1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

Doudou was quite concerned about buying firecrackers. Otherwise, there was so much fun at home, why wouldn't I bring you to the county?

But even if the little guy was thinking about it, he was brought to Niu Er's store first.

"Good guy, I'm planning to treat you to a meal, why did you prepare it in advance?" Chen Tiezhu asked in surprise.

"I didn't prepare anything, just some mutton hotpot. It doesn't matter who treats whom. Are the child's parents happy? Have you contacted the little boy's parents?" Niu Er asked with a smile.

"The little boy hasn't been contacted yet. He had an operation in the county hospital for acute appendicitis. I think he can recover a little today. Let's see if we can contact him tomorrow, otherwise he will have to spend the New Year in the hospital." Chen Tiezhu said.

"No matter what, I have to thank you this time. If your brothers hadn't provided us with the information, it would have been a lifetime regret if this matter had not been handled well."

"You are too kind. To be honest, I also benefited from this matter. I came back yesterday and didn't sleep for half a night. I drank half a catty of wine, and the more I drank, the more energetic I became." Niu Er said with a smile.

"That's right, we drank a lot when we got home." Chen Tiezhu was also happy.

"Other hardships are really incomparable to this. The little girl in our village was actually scared and needed some time to recover."

"If you have similar news in the future, talk to Captain Jiang. This is not just a matter of a child, but a whole family, and the lives of several people."

"That's right, otherwise I wouldn't be so happy. Brother Tiezhu, I guess you can drink a lot, anyway, you can drink as much as you want today." Niu Er said.

"You can't drink too much, since you drove here. I've made an appointment with Jiang Chaoyang and Li Yinglin to go to my house to drink in the evening." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Oh, this mutton is pretty good. It's very tender and tastes like it's not from our local area. Where did you get it from? It's really good."

"I have a little brother who has relatives in Inner Mongolia. He knows I like this, so he got a few sheep for him a few days ago." Niu Er said with a smile.

"If you are proud, pack one when you leave. The sheep there are really different from ours, and they don't have such a strong smell."

"Yeah, delicious."

Doudou nodded his head with a large chopstick of meat.

"Hahaha, Doudou likes it? Then eat more." Niu Er said with a smile.

"Brother Tiezhu, although I wanted to leave the place early in the morning, I can't just ignore these brothers under me."

"Let me be honest with you. In addition to this billiard hall and the video hall next to it, I also help others to watch two places and earn some hard-earned money."

"What are you doing? Are you reporting to me?" Chen Tiezhu was happy.

Niu Er shook his head, "I told my opponent yesterday that I won't do this job anymore. I will use these two businesses to support my brothers, and see if I can do something else in the future."

Chen Tiezhu frowned, "Why did you feel so touched? It can't be because you put handcuffs on those two people that you have an idea?"

"Brother Tiezhu, let me say something harsh. I am not afraid of wearing handcuffs. There have been cases of bullying, but my brothers and I will never touch anyone's life." Niu Er said seriously.

"I was really irritated. It was Erlin's mother. My brothers were not liked by their parents. How could I be the eldest brother? Even if you eat and drink well outside, what can you do? Even your family members look down on you."

"Some of these brothers under my command were led by me before, and some of them were met by me when I was squatting in the fence. Life is not easy inside, and I will share some of the food and drink with them, so there is a relationship."

Chen Tiezhu nodded, "You can say that, I feel much more comfortable in my heart. Otherwise, I don't know how to repay you for yesterday's matter."

"What should I repay? In the end, I still have to thank Director Han... the current Mayor Han? To be honest, he worried about my brothers and helped them solve problems." Niu Er said.

"To put it bluntly, who would like us who came out of there? If I don't take them in, what can they do?"

"Just say that the people who dig holes in the door and steal holes spend money to find connections to arrange a job, who would dare to hire them? No matter what kind of connections you find, no matter how much money you spend, people won't dare to do it."

"All of us have been labeled. Those who have connections with us have also been labeled. So I must treat you to this meal today, not to curry favor with you, but to thank you."

"Without what happened yesterday,Although I know that we are not well-liked, I did not expect that the brothers were not well-liked by their families. "

"Let's go, you have such words, I think highly of you." Chen Tiezhu picked up the wine glass and said seriously.

This is not a polite remark, it is not necessary at all.

He originally defined Niu Er as a gangster leader who wanted to stop when he saw that the situation was not good.

But these words just overturned his original impression of Niu Er.

"Hey..., I said too much, a little hypocritical." After drinking, Niu Er felt a little embarrassed.

"Not hypocritical at all, some words will not have that effect if they are not said clearly." Chen Tiezhu shook his head.

"At least I know what you think in your heart now, which is similar to mine. It's just that I want our villagers to live a good life, and you are thinking about these brothers under you."

"From this point of view, you are responsible. People who are responsible generally do things well. But it seems to me that your path is a little difficult to walk."

After saying that, Chen Tiezhu picked up the wine glass and took another sip.

Niu Er smiled bitterly and nodded, "It is indeed difficult to walk, especially since I have to restrain them. No one wants to be controlled, right? Not to mention that my influence is not as good as before."

"Before, it was because I could help them get back on track. Now, I just want to do some things as long as they are almost done, and I won't do anything if I can."

"Doing evil will definitely make money quickly. I don't know how many people will be left around me in one or two years, or two or three years. How much restraint I will have."

"But I still have to do what I should do. These things are not easy to tell others. Anyone who hears them will think I am hypocritical, and not many people think I will think of taking the right path."

As he said this, his face was also full of helplessness, and he drank the wine in the glass.

Chen Tiezhu glanced at him and refilled his wine, "You can't drink your wine for nothing. Do you want me to help you find a way? "

When Niu Er heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Just that look startled Doudou, who was concentrating on eating shabu-shabu.