Return To 1998

While drinking porridge with pickles, Tongdao Xu did not frown, even though his food was much better than this before his rebirth.

Because of such hard times, he had lived too much before, and life forced him to adapt.

In the original time and space, after his father disappeared, he has done many kinds of work successively.

Construction site workers, restaurant chores, security guards, cutting and matching, foreman, bricklayers, water and electricity, packaging workers, housing agents, takeaways... and so on.

There is almost no easy job, and the easiest one is probably the half-year working as a security guard.

He has eaten big fish and big meat, and he is just taking it easy.

Brother, where did you say Dad went? Will he come back?

Ge Yuzhu, who was sitting on the bench on the other side of the Eight Immortals Table, asked Xu Tongdao softly.

When Xu Tongdao heard the words, he didn't raise his head, and just replied casually: You just treat him as dead, and don't ask again! Remember?

Ge Yuzhu looked at him and whispered Oh.

Tongdao Xu drank the porridge very quickly, and he drank half a bowl in a few sips. When he stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the pickles again, he glanced at Ge Yuzhu who was silent beside him, and asked, Do you remember coming to our house two days ago to ask for it? Who are those people who are in debt and moving things?

Ge Yuzhu frowned and blinked, her expression a little puzzled, Brother, why are you asking this? Mom said those things were moved away, so we moved them away, or our family will not come back.

Tongdao Xu didn't argue with her, but just frowned and asked, You don't need to worry about so much, just tell me, how many people do you remember who came to move things that day? Tell me all!

Big brother...

Ge Yuzhu called him weakly, obviously trying to persuade him.

But under Xu Tongdao's gaze, she finally did not dare to persuade her, she lowered her head slightly, and whispered the names of a few people.

As far as Xu Tongdao is concerned, this incident is too long ago. It happened more than 20 years ago. He only remembers a few impressive ones, and he can't remember the others.

And his sister Ge Yuzhu couldn't remember the people who came to their house a few days ago to ask for debts and move things, and there might be some of them she didn't know.

Tongdao Xu silently listened to the names she said, his expression still very calm, he only nodded slightly, and then drank the remaining half bowl of porridge.

After drinking, I put down my chopsticks, got up and went to the gate to change my rubber boots. It was still raining outside, and the village was full of muddy roads, which were very muddy.

Seeing that he was about to go out, it seemed that he was going to find those people to settle accounts. Ge Yuzhu's face turned pale, she quickly followed, and hurriedly persuaded: Big brother, big brother! Where are you going? Don't you go? Mom says it's okay. now...

never mind?

Xu Tongdao was unmoved.

In the original time and space, he and his younger brother listened to their mother's words. Forget it, they didn't bother to find those people, but what happened?

Those creditors who evacuated his house came to their house to move again when the food was received back then. If he and his younger brother Xu Tonglu had not fought with those people with a kitchen knife and an axe, their family would still have to pay. was evacuated once.

It's like driving their whole family to death.

Therefore, Tongdao Xu just made a decision in his heart. Since this matter is not over yet, he should finish it as soon as possible. Whether it is literary or martial, he will accompany all.

Fearlessness is a character he developed long before his rebirth.

After Yuan Shikong's father disappeared, life at home was so difficult, he and his younger brother fought a lot.

And if there are more fights, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Everyone is carrying a head on a pair of shoulders, so who do you need to be afraid of?

You washed the pots and dishes at home and prepared the lunch for lunch. You don't need to worry about the rest! Be obedient!

Xu Tongdao, who had changed into rubber boots, took off an old umbrella hanging on the wall, instructed his sister, raised his feet and went out.

A worried call from the younger sister came from behind: Big brother! Big brother, don't go! Big brother, come back...

Tongdao Xu heard that there was already a cry in his sister's voice.

But he didn't look back, holding an umbrella and walking towards the village head with a cold face.

His father was gone and disappeared disgracefully. There were rumors in several nearby villages that his father had eloped with his aunt and left a pile of gambling debts for their orphans and widows.

If he doesn't make changes in this life, he knows better than anyone how sad the next days will be.

In his memory, Yuan Shikong not only received the food this year, but the creditors also came to his house to grab it once, and for many years, the whole family could not raise their heads in the village.

Those people in the village not only laughed at their family behind their backs and even face to face, some old bachelors and second-raters in the village also wanted to beat his mother and his sister.

Neither he nor his brother were taken seriously.

It is assumed that there are no men in their family, and there are only two and a half children left, and no one dares to bully them.

He and his brother fought for these things back then, and I don't know how many times they fought with people.

Fighting is bad, he knows that.

But it turns out that every time he and his younger brother fought over these broken things, their family's life in the village would be a little easier.

At least, there are fewer and fewer people who dare to bully their family, his mother and his sister, and gradually disappear.

As for the police?

It's not that they haven't tried.

But it is impossible for the police to protect their family 24 hours a day. Their Xujia Village, after all, is only a small mountain village below the small county town. There are some things that must be faced by themselves.

People are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden.

This truth, Xu Tongdao has long understood.

It may be better in the city, but in the countryside, especially in this day and age, if a family wants to avoid being bullied by others, they must have a man who can be feared.

...

Xujia Village is located between two mountains, one big and one small.

A long ditch runs through the middle of the village. On a rainy day like today, the rainwater from the mountains will make the water in this ditch soar and rush towards the village.

It will eventually flow into the West River about a mile away.

As for Xihe?

That's where it flows into the Yangtze River.

Tongdao Xu held an umbrella and walked on the dirt road beside the ditch. He heard the sound of running water in the ditch. His face was cold, but his expression was calm.

At this time, a group of women, children, and a few old men and women sat chatting at the mouth of the canteen, and the hostess of the canteen, Wang Cuihua, sat behind the counter and slapped melon seeds with a smile.

When these people saw Tongdao Xu who was holding an umbrella and walked over with a cold face, they all looked at Tongdao Xu with different expressions, and the chatter gradually stopped.

An old lady asked curiously, Xiaodao, are you here to buy something? Does your family still have money to buy something?

Tongdao Xu ignored her and walked over to the counter with a cold face without looking sideways, and said to Wang Cuihua inside the counter, Where's your Jinshan? Let him come out!