The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

Noon the next day.

West of the city.

Li Ming came to the research institute to have lunch with Zhou Xiaobai as usual.

At the gate, there were two young men arguing with Scarface.

After Parking the car, Section Chief Li stepped forward in an imposing manner and asked, "Why don't you go to school properly and come here to cause trouble?"

The little guy wearing glasses asked his companion, "Yuan Jun, do you know him?"

Yuan Jun was speechless, "Zheng Tong, I thought you knew each other!"

"Who are you? Don't care about us!"

Both of them are students of Yuying School and are Zhong Yuemin's close buddies.

Li Ming deceived the bold young woman Liu Yan to find Zhong Yuemin. With the woman, the three friends spent less time together.

The energy was sent back more or less automatically from time to time. He estimated that these people's lives were very colorful, so he didn't bother with it.

Li Ming reached out to stop Scarface's report, and said to the two of them: "You two are obviously students. You must have received the notice that the middle school will not have winter vacation."

"If you don't reform the school properly and run wild on the street, why can't I control it?"

Zheng Tong quickly stopped Yuan Jun, who was unconvinced and wanted to talk back, "Let's leave now and go back to school."

Li Ming said to Yuan Jun: "You are quite unconvinced."

"I'll give you a chance today. I'll beat you with only one hand to let you know there's someone out there."

Hearing such crazy words, Zheng Tong let go of his hand.

Scarface was very self-conscious and stood aside to watch Chief Li show off his power.

Yuan Jun wanted to introduce himself in an imposing manner, "My name is your uncle."

Before he finished speaking, Li Ming slapped him.

Zheng Tong was stunned for a while, and then he rushed over to check on his good brother's injury. The two had bickered and had conflicts since childhood, but their relationship was still very strong.

"Yuan Jun, how are you?"

Yuan Jun, who was knocked to the ground, shook his head to come back to his senses. Before he could say anything, he wanted to fight with the spring lock hidden in his schoolbag.

Zheng Tong was a bystander and knew that this person was not someone to be trifled with, so he quickly grabbed Yuan Jun's hand and said, "Yuan Jun, don't be impulsive. The words he used just now will cost you your life."

Li Ming chuckled and said, "Can you talk well now?"

Yuan Jun is always enthusiastic, but he is not stupid but quite smart.

He couldn't react to the speed just now, so Yuan Jun decisively admitted defeat, "For what you are capable of, my brother is not as good as you."

Li Ming began to ask: "Who encouraged you to come here?"

The Institute of Innovation and Technology is in a small alley, and ordinary people cannot find it here.

Adjusting his glasses, Zheng Tong replied: "We passed by here when we were wandering around. When we saw so many signboards, we wanted to go in and learn more."

Li Ming pointed out: "Did you see the words instant noodles and ham sausage?"

Without denying it, Zheng Tong complained bitterly: "This is not the end of the year. The family really can't open the pot, so we just thought that the research institute should have some scraps or something."

"We don't mind it, as long as we can make do with a good meal."

Li Ming knew them well and could not be fooled, "The clothes you two are wearing are not cheap."

Zheng Tong took a look at the military uniforms of himself and his companions, and knew that they couldn't be fooled. "It doesn't matter that what we are wearing is okay. Even though we look glamorous on the surface, we are actually drinking from the northwest wind."

"The monthly living allowance is not enough for us to eat, and we will have no food before the end of the month."

Li Ming hit the nail on the head and said: "Fifteen yuan a month. The living expenses of the lonely elderly people in Beijing are not as much as yours."

"Today you can buy a month's ration of grain. If you buy 30 kilograms of the most expensive Fuqiang powder at 7 cents a kilogram, it only costs 5 yuan and 15 cents in total. Will yuan not be enough for you to eat?"

The accurate data made Zheng Tong, who was very good at talking nonsense, suddenly stuck.

These children don't think of money as money, they want to eat and drink well every day, and there are loud voices complaining that they don't have enough money to eat.

Living expenses are 15 yuan per person, and a family of three would have 45 yuan for living expenses. With this income, it is impossible to eat meat every day, but it is certainly okay to eat meat every now and then.

These kids just live the lives of ordinary people and scream.

For families receiving relief, the minimum standard amount is 8.7 yuan per month for one person, 13.15 yuan for two people, and 17.85 yuan for three people. This money guarantees firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vegetables, water and electricity bills, etc.

No budget for meat, no fruit, no tea, no vinegar, etc.

This is too difficult to discuss.

But it shows that the living expenses of 15 yuan per person per month will not cut off food.

Many of the parents of these children returned to work in 67 and 68. By 72 and 73, most of those who had been laid off had their original wages restored.

They just experienced the life of ordinary people for a short period of time.

Some people understand the situation and want to lead everyone to improve it together, while some people only think that they have suffered.

There are so many different things.

Yuan Jun's slapped face began to swell a little, and he suffered from pain, heat, numbness, etc., but he did not speak out to quibble.

Zheng Tong continued to argue: "We are growing, and even one pound of food in one meal is not enough to eat. We will not be able to eat until the end of the month."

Li Ming was too lazy to tease them any more, "Okay, okay, don't fool around with me. I know you spend your money on restaurants and smoking."

"Do you have younger brothers and sisters at home? Don't just worry about eating and drinking, think more about your family."

Being poked in a painful spot, Zheng Tong was speechless.

Li Ming warned: "This place is my territory. Don't cause trouble for me."

"To tell you the truth, there is really no instant noodles or ham sausage here. During the experiment, I kept eating them until I was about to vomit. Once the research is over, there will be no more instant noodles here."

"If you don't believe me, ask the person next to you."

Scarface said in a very silly way: "When I hear the name of instant noodles, I feel a little nauseous. It will take at least half a year before I dare to eat instant noodles."

They wanted to eat but couldn't. Others had already eaten until they felt like vomiting. Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong were speechless.

Li Ming told Scarface, "Go and take off the brands of instant noodles and ham sausages. What we are currently specializing in is food additives."

"I don't bother to lie to you. The contents of those things are measured in micrograms and milligrams, and the raw materials are chemicals. People will be poisoned if they take even a small bite."

Scarface acted immediately, "I'll do it right now."

Zhou Xiaobai heard the noise and came out, "What's wrong?"

Li Ming said softly: "It's nothing. Why did you come out? It's very cold outside."

Zhou Xiaobai said crisply: "I happened to hear your voice, so I came over to take a look."

When they saw a pretty little girl coming out, Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong, who didn't dare to talk to girls yet, wanted to take the opportunity to escape.

Li Ming saw the two people's little moves, "If you are not convinced and want to regain your position, you can go to the security department of the Red Star Rolling Mill to find me. My name is Li Ming."

His bold words made the other party feel guilty and accountable.

The two friends pushing the bicycle didn't say anything. They got on the bicycle and ran away without looking back.

The two ran all the way back to Yuan Jun's new home, an 8-square-meter bungalow. The apartment building's home was sealed, and they were given a single room. Zheng Tongdong looked around and said, "Yuan Jun, where did you put your towel? I'll get you some hot water to apply on it to reduce the swelling."

Yuan Jun bared his teeth and asked, "Is my face very swollen?"

"Look at yourself in the mirror."

Zheng Tong said with some fear: "That man's hands are really strong and his attacks are ruthless."

Yuan Jun looked for a towel by himself and said bluntly: "The attack was too fast. I was hit before I even saw it clearly."

The two of them haven't finished struggling yet.

Zhong Yuemin pushed open the unlocked door and said, "Holy shit, Yuan Jun, your face looks like a pig's head."

Yuan Jun came back quickly to avoid rumors. If others saw him, he would definitely be laughed at for a long time.

At Zhong Yuemin's voice, Yuan Jun immediately pulled him into the house and locked the door.

"You want to shout so that everyone in the hospital will know, right?"

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Who did it? Let's go find the place together."

Zheng Tong, who was tinkering with the coal stove, said something discouraging, "The three of us together can't even make up for one person's hand."

Yuan Jun often ridiculed Zheng Tong for not being able to fight, but this time he agreed with his words, "With that speed and strength, we are really no match for him."

Zhong Yuemin was very curious, "I have never seen anyone who can convince you, Yuan Jun. Who is he? With such great ability."

Yuan Jun said depressedly: "The person from the security department of the Red Star Rolling Mill is called Li Ming. I seem to have heard this name somewhere. He should be a person."

Zheng Tong has a good memory, "It's the one from the ham sausage processing factory that paid 1 yuan."

"You have already calculated how many times we can go to Xinqiao Hotel if we have 1 yuan."

Yuan Jun said angrily: "It turns out to be him! I just said, this name is very familiar."

Zhong Yuemin said doubtfully: "You guys have made me a little confused."

Zheng Tong first briefly told the story of the fight, and then said depressedly: "We thought that there would be a lot of food in the institute, but we didn't expect that we were beaten at the gate."

"There's nothing serious to eat in it. They're all chemical raw materials. You'll be poisoned if you eat them."

Zhong Yuemin saw that Yuan Jun kept covering his face with a hot towel, "Yuan Jun, are you planning to just let it go?"

Bai received a slap, and Yuan Jun was very annoyed, "My skills are not as good as others, so there is nothing I can do about it."

Zhong Yuemin said very loyally: "Let's call all the brothers. I don't believe he has three heads and two arms."

A penny stumped the heroic men. Yuan Jun's voice was a little soft, "I don't have money to buy them cigarettes."

Unlike the gangs in Hong Kong City that require appearance fees, the gangs in the capital city are just young people fooling around and fighting over their own wills, and most of them talk about brotherhood.

There is no need to pay an appearance fee, but if someone comes to help, the offender still has to hand out some cigarettes for everyone to smoke, and things need to be done in a dignified manner!
For these young people with no income, it is still a bit difficult to create a big scene.

Zhong Yuemin takes money lightly, "I still have some valuable things at home that I can sell for money."

Yuan Jun knew that his good friend was also short of money, "You should keep it for yourself."

Zheng Tong also said: "Yes, Yuemin, your expenses are high. Let's think of a way."

"Yuan Jun, why don't you pry into your house?"

Life without money was difficult, so Yuan Jun agreed, "Okay! Go climb the wall and pry open my house in the afternoon. I also have some valuable items in my house."

Zheng Tong wondered: "We should pry it at night, right? If someone sees it in broad daylight, they will be arrested!"

Yuan Jun was obviously inspired by Zhong Yuemin's prodigal behavior and had already been observing the situation and preparing to take action.

"There are neighbors at home at night, but during the day the old lady is deaf and can't hear anything."

Zheng Tong had actually wanted to instigate Yuan Jun to pry into the family, so he said excitedly, "Then we'll go in the afternoon."

Zhong Yuemin hesitated and said, "I promised that I would go skating in the afternoon."

"Yuan Jun, your face is not swollen yet. You are too conspicuous when you go out now. How about we go together tomorrow afternoon."

Zheng Tong also changed the direction of the situation, "Yuemin is right. The two of us hurried back as hard as we could, just to prevent everyone from knowing about your swollen face."

Yuan Jun thought for a while and agreed: "Then tomorrow."

"The main thing is that it's the 26th day of the year tomorrow. If we don't sell the things for a while after we get them back, we won't be able to have a good year."

Zhong Yuemin, who has a girlfriend, has sold property many times and is already familiar with the business. "Don't worry, they will be open all year round."

"And there are brothers here. As long as I have a dry drink, I won't let you drink watery drinks."

There is no parental control, and the living expenses are paid to these people in one lump sum. Many people have the experience of eating and drinking freely at the beginning of the month and eating everywhere at the end of the month.

The elder brother in the courtyard has a thicker skin, he has food to eat everywhere, and his status is that of a 'child who can be well educated'. There is no way to avoid him, not to mention that the comrades of his father's generation are all close friends.

After the matter was finalized, Zheng Tong asked: "Yuemin, what are you doing here today?"

Yuan Jun also responded, "Yeah? What do you want from me?"

Zhong Yuemin said: "Didn't I just say that I made an appointment for skating in the afternoon? I'll come and call you."

"I'm not going." "I'm not going either." Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong said one after another.

Zhong Yuemin said: "Zheng Tong, why don't you go?"

"My two younger sisters are at home during the winter vacation."

"Now that you are thinking of your two sisters, have you prepared lunch for me?"

"Yuan Jun had lunch at my house. We had lunch early before going out."

While they were chatting, someone in the yard outside the door shouted, "Is Zhong Yuemin here?"

Zhong Yuemin asked strangely: "Who found this place?"

Yuan Jun and Zheng Tong looked at each other, feeling strange as well.

Zhong Yuemin went to open the door as he spoke. Then he saw an acquaintance in the yard and said enthusiastically: "It's aid to Korea! Why are you here today?"

Li Yuanchao led a group of people in the yard, "Find a friend and listen to them say they saw you coming here. I'll say hello to you."

Zhong Yuemin had already taken the initiative to walk to the courtyard, "I'm also here to see a friend. It just so happens that I have something to ask you for help."

Li Yuanchao smiled kindly and said, "You tell me, I will definitely help you."

Zhong Yuemin was not too polite, "I have a buddy who suffered a little loss. He is from the security department of the Red Star Rolling Mill. His name is Li Ming."

Before Li Yuanchao spoke, the person next to him asked in surprise: "Who are you talking about?"

Before Yuan Jun left the room, Zheng Tongyou followed him out, "Li Ming from the security department of the Red Star Rolling Mill."

Li Yuanchao still had a smile on his face, "Yuemin, to tell you the truth. Several of us have met that Li Ming."

"This is my good buddy, Ning Xiaofeng. He is very well-informed."

Ning Xiaofeng, who was also wearing a military uniform, pointed to the crossbody bag on his body, "Can't you tell what's hidden in this bag?"

"When I first met him, I was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Haiyang's introduction that he was very good at fighting, but Li Ming only took one look and pointed out that there was a steel pipe in my bag."

Li Yuanchao advised tactfully: "Yuemin, that Li Ming is really quite capable."

"I have a good friend, Liu Guoping, who showed off to us for several days with a steel pipe broken by Li Ming with his bare hands." (End of Chapter)