At the West District Farmers' Market in Zhonghai City, the noisy pedestrians and vehicles shuttled through the evening with mercy.
The ground with the sewage in the vegetable leaves and sewage flowing, and the shop signs withered in various colors, and occasionally a few monotonous neon lights have flashed.
The workers who go home, the children who come out of school, the elderly who buy vegetables, and all kinds of passers-by make the gray sky look more dull.
Perhaps in such an international metropolis, such blocks are like the stains that look down on oneself the most in people's minds, and they just hope they have never appeared.
A short wall near the intersection, there was a man leisurely doing something that was not very glorious to others.
This is a young man selling mutton skewers, wearing a white vest, with oil stains and black all over his body, and a pair of brown shorts underneath, and wearing a pair of dull blue plastic slippers.
The young man's hair is a little messy, but a handsome face with a slightly mature face and a straight facial features. If you look closely, it will still have the scent of a man.
Unfortunately, no matter how it looks, the girls who walk on the street will not look at him more, because he is just a mutton skewers.
The young man put aside a few skewers of freshly grilled meat skewers. The weather is hot and it is easy to grill, but it is difficult to sell. Although it is already quite cheap for 50 cents to two skewers, he only earned more than ten yuan in the whole day, which was just enough to have two meals.
However, the young man was not very depressed, but with a look of satisfaction and leisurely expression, he sat down on the small stool behind him, looking at the busy and anxious scene in front of him. Such a scene seemed to be the most beautiful scenery.
Lao Li, I should have paid the money I promised two days ago!A duck-like voice suddenly appeared aside.
The three boys who looked less than twenty years old were dressed up, and one of them had his hair erected, with silver metal chains hanging, and several holes dug in his jeans. His face was a little thin, and he was still holding a cigarette in his mouth.
Lao Li is a vendor selling fried snacks, right next to the young man. Similarly, there is no business in the hot weather and is sitting and worrying.
This... Old Li has a bitter face, my little master, please bear with me. Look at the hot weather, how can I pay for it without business...
I said to Lao Li, don’t be shameless. If it weren’t for our Brother Feng here to protect you, your stall would have been demolished.The little brother who followed him said intimidating and flatteringly.
The gangster named Feng seemed very proud, grinned and patted the flattering little man, and said to Lao Li: Whether you give this protection fee today or not, I must get the money, otherwise I will be able to break up your stall now!After saying that, he picked up a string of ham sausages on his own, chewed them twice, and threw half of them on the ground.
Old Li was at a loss and held the small stack of banknotes in his pocket, intending to waste it just like that. It was the money for his wife to treat her doctor and buy medicine. How could he bear to be so filial to these rascals!?
I'll help him.The young man selling mutton skewers suddenly came over and took out a few dry bills from his pants pocket. The total amount was no more than one hundred yuan. He handed it over and said indifferently: That's it. Old Li is old and urgently needs money. You can also accumulate some good deeds.
The gangster squinted his eyes and smiled, reached out and took the bills and handed them to the younger brother behind him. Yang Chen, you have to pretend to be a good person, you haven't paid your own protection fee yet!
Yang Chen frowned, feeling in his heart that these little guys are not studying hard at such a young age, so why are they gangsters? But he is not their father, so he doesn't want to say much or cause more trouble. He said lightly: Let's go tomorrow, let's get along tomorrow.
OK, I am not an unreasonable person either. We work hard, I will protect your business, and you pay me money, it is natural... I will collect it tomorrow.After saying that, the gangster took two followers to swagger the vendors from other places.
Lao Li's eyes were already red at this moment, and he looked at Yang Chen with a little bitterness. Xiao Yang, why are you doing this? You always help me pay for those little kids, so how can I feel at ease...
Lao Li, don’t say that. When I first came here, I was unfamiliar with the place. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have half a friend to talk to.You are my benefactor, and I will repay you.
You young man... what's the point of saying you... Old Li seemed to know that he couldn't resist Yang Chen, so he could only sigh silently.
Yang Chen smiled distractedly. He smiled very lightly, but he was very real. He was not affected by the blackmail just now. By the way, how is your wife's illness?
Lao Li's eyes were full of gratitude. Thanks to the money you borrowed me a while ago for surgery for my wife. Now you just need to go for more examinations and take some medicine.
Oh, that's good, I wish her early recovery.Yang Chen nodded with satisfaction.
Lao Li smiled bitterly, Xiao Yang, I will definitely pay you back the money you lend me. If I can't pay it back until I die, I will ask my daughter to continue to pay you back... Alas, if it weren't for me, you would definitely be able to open a good store for more than 100,000 yuan. How could you come and sell mutton skewers? You are also cowardly angry by those gangsters.
Yang Chen curled his lips, I really like this kind of life. It is also good to sell mutton skewers, and it is simple and can make a few meals.
I said you... Old Li said a little depressedly: Xiao Yang Ah, you are only twenty-three or four years old. At this age, if you are not in college or trying to climb up, you don’t even have a girlfriend now. Do you plan to sell mutton skewers like this?You are not in a hurry, I am anxious when I look at it.
Seeing that Old Li was worried about himself with true feelings, Yang Chen unconsciously showed a little bitterness on the corner of his mouth. He was not in a hurry, but he didn't think about it at all.
******
After nightfall, Yang Chen cleaned up his stall and pushed the single-wheeled car back to the dilapidated apartment he rented.
This is a small building that has been around for many years. The monthly rent is only 100, and it is so cheap because no one lives in it. Yang Chen is not worried about the collapse of the house like others. Seeing that it was very cheap, he moved in.
The decorations in Yang Chen's house are very simple, almost all second-hand goods picked up from outside, such as beds, cabinets, chairs, and a TV set that only CCTV can watch.
After pushing the things from the stall into his small room, Yang Chen looked at the calendar on the wall, and calculated the days. After suddenly remembering something, he immediately ran into the toilet.
Within five minutes, after taking a cold shower, Yang Chen, naked, walked out of the bathroom. His skin was healthy wheat-colored, with even lines. Each muscle was not very conspicuous, but if you observe carefully, you could feel a hidden masculine beauty.
Walking to the big wooden cabinet beside the bed, Yang Chen grabbed his wet hair in distress, looked at the messy clothes inside, and after choosing a few, he finally put on a beige shirt, wearing a pair of light linen pants, and the plastic slippers were still on his feet.
After leaving the house, Yang Chen headed straight to the most prosperous commercial street in the West District, which was also the only street in the dilapidated West District that could be seen, and was called the Bar Street.
The nightlife of bright lights and wine is already filled with the colorful skirts and the varied perfume smell. As soon as you enter the bar street, the urban atmosphere swept over.
Instead of drooling at the white woman on the street like other young people, Yang Chen did not, like other young people, drool and spit on her, but walked straight to the door of a bar called ROSE.
The neon signs in the bar are not very dazzling, they can only be considered as medium-sized bars that exude a somewhat ambiguous atmosphere, with colorful rose-like lights dotted on the billboards.
After entering the bar, Yang Chen walked along the side to the bar counter and sat down close to the corner.
Brother Chen, you are here.When the young bartender in a black suit and vest saw Yang Chen, he smiled enthusiastically and gave him a glass of water. Sister Qiangwei has been waiting for you for a long time.
Yang Chen smiled at him, took the glass and drank a sip of water. Sister Qiangwei wasn't angry, I'm a little late to go home, so I'm late.
Don't be angry or angry.Xiao Zhao Yuanyuan's face seemed to be laughing, and said to Yang Chen secretly: Brother Chen, if you have time, teach me, what methods can you use to even be able to soak in Sister Rose?You should know that men who are interested in our boss’s wife in Zhonghai City can line up from the west district to the entrance of the sea. I haven’t seen our boss’s wife care about a man so much for so many years.But now, just asking you if you have come, I have asked me no less than five times today...
Don’t talk nonsense, Sister Qiangwei and I don’t have as many things as you think about… Yang Chen replied helplessly.
Xiao Zhao looked like I didn't believe it if I beat him to death, and then sighed again, "Ah... Brother Chen, to be honest, your coldness is really here."If you can get a beautiful country like our boss, no man can stick to it every day.It's only you, it's so rare that you can come here once, and you'll still keep the beauty waiting for you.Otherwise, what is the best thing to say is not enough, and this is also applicable to women...
Just as Xiao Zhao was talking exaggeratedly, a charming and graceful voice came from behind him, Xiao Zhao, how many times did you think your salary can be deducted by me?
Xiao Zhao seemed to have been penetrated by electric current, and was stunned. As soon as he came to his senses, he immediately flashed to the side and continued to pretend to be serious and cocky, as if nothing had happened, but the cold sweat on his forehead showed the timidity in his heart.
A modern and magnificent cheongsam, with a charming and sexy look that vaguely emerges from the slit to the root of the thigh, her plump breasts and slender waist, paired with a face that is as smooth as a carefully carved porcelain, and her hair with a strap of lavender straps, is such a young woman like a painting, walking in front of Yang Chen.
Yang Chen smiled with a smile on his eyes, looked at the woman without embarrassment, and said sincerely: Sister Qiangwei, you are so beautiful, I wish you a happy birthday.
The ground with the sewage in the vegetable leaves and sewage flowing, and the shop signs withered in various colors, and occasionally a few monotonous neon lights have flashed.
The workers who go home, the children who come out of school, the elderly who buy vegetables, and all kinds of passers-by make the gray sky look more dull.
Perhaps in such an international metropolis, such blocks are like the stains that look down on oneself the most in people's minds, and they just hope they have never appeared.
A short wall near the intersection, there was a man leisurely doing something that was not very glorious to others.
This is a young man selling mutton skewers, wearing a white vest, with oil stains and black all over his body, and a pair of brown shorts underneath, and wearing a pair of dull blue plastic slippers.
The young man's hair is a little messy, but a handsome face with a slightly mature face and a straight facial features. If you look closely, it will still have the scent of a man.
Unfortunately, no matter how it looks, the girls who walk on the street will not look at him more, because he is just a mutton skewers.
The young man put aside a few skewers of freshly grilled meat skewers. The weather is hot and it is easy to grill, but it is difficult to sell. Although it is already quite cheap for 50 cents to two skewers, he only earned more than ten yuan in the whole day, which was just enough to have two meals.
However, the young man was not very depressed, but with a look of satisfaction and leisurely expression, he sat down on the small stool behind him, looking at the busy and anxious scene in front of him. Such a scene seemed to be the most beautiful scenery.
Lao Li, I should have paid the money I promised two days ago!A duck-like voice suddenly appeared aside.
The three boys who looked less than twenty years old were dressed up, and one of them had his hair erected, with silver metal chains hanging, and several holes dug in his jeans. His face was a little thin, and he was still holding a cigarette in his mouth.
Lao Li is a vendor selling fried snacks, right next to the young man. Similarly, there is no business in the hot weather and is sitting and worrying.
This... Old Li has a bitter face, my little master, please bear with me. Look at the hot weather, how can I pay for it without business...
I said to Lao Li, don’t be shameless. If it weren’t for our Brother Feng here to protect you, your stall would have been demolished.The little brother who followed him said intimidating and flatteringly.
The gangster named Feng seemed very proud, grinned and patted the flattering little man, and said to Lao Li: Whether you give this protection fee today or not, I must get the money, otherwise I will be able to break up your stall now!After saying that, he picked up a string of ham sausages on his own, chewed them twice, and threw half of them on the ground.
Old Li was at a loss and held the small stack of banknotes in his pocket, intending to waste it just like that. It was the money for his wife to treat her doctor and buy medicine. How could he bear to be so filial to these rascals!?
I'll help him.The young man selling mutton skewers suddenly came over and took out a few dry bills from his pants pocket. The total amount was no more than one hundred yuan. He handed it over and said indifferently: That's it. Old Li is old and urgently needs money. You can also accumulate some good deeds.
The gangster squinted his eyes and smiled, reached out and took the bills and handed them to the younger brother behind him. Yang Chen, you have to pretend to be a good person, you haven't paid your own protection fee yet!
Yang Chen frowned, feeling in his heart that these little guys are not studying hard at such a young age, so why are they gangsters? But he is not their father, so he doesn't want to say much or cause more trouble. He said lightly: Let's go tomorrow, let's get along tomorrow.
OK, I am not an unreasonable person either. We work hard, I will protect your business, and you pay me money, it is natural... I will collect it tomorrow.After saying that, the gangster took two followers to swagger the vendors from other places.
Lao Li's eyes were already red at this moment, and he looked at Yang Chen with a little bitterness. Xiao Yang, why are you doing this? You always help me pay for those little kids, so how can I feel at ease...
Lao Li, don’t say that. When I first came here, I was unfamiliar with the place. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have half a friend to talk to.You are my benefactor, and I will repay you.
You young man... what's the point of saying you... Old Li seemed to know that he couldn't resist Yang Chen, so he could only sigh silently.
Yang Chen smiled distractedly. He smiled very lightly, but he was very real. He was not affected by the blackmail just now. By the way, how is your wife's illness?
Lao Li's eyes were full of gratitude. Thanks to the money you borrowed me a while ago for surgery for my wife. Now you just need to go for more examinations and take some medicine.
Oh, that's good, I wish her early recovery.Yang Chen nodded with satisfaction.
Lao Li smiled bitterly, Xiao Yang, I will definitely pay you back the money you lend me. If I can't pay it back until I die, I will ask my daughter to continue to pay you back... Alas, if it weren't for me, you would definitely be able to open a good store for more than 100,000 yuan. How could you come and sell mutton skewers? You are also cowardly angry by those gangsters.
Yang Chen curled his lips, I really like this kind of life. It is also good to sell mutton skewers, and it is simple and can make a few meals.
I said you... Old Li said a little depressedly: Xiao Yang Ah, you are only twenty-three or four years old. At this age, if you are not in college or trying to climb up, you don’t even have a girlfriend now. Do you plan to sell mutton skewers like this?You are not in a hurry, I am anxious when I look at it.
Seeing that Old Li was worried about himself with true feelings, Yang Chen unconsciously showed a little bitterness on the corner of his mouth. He was not in a hurry, but he didn't think about it at all.
******
After nightfall, Yang Chen cleaned up his stall and pushed the single-wheeled car back to the dilapidated apartment he rented.
This is a small building that has been around for many years. The monthly rent is only 100, and it is so cheap because no one lives in it. Yang Chen is not worried about the collapse of the house like others. Seeing that it was very cheap, he moved in.
The decorations in Yang Chen's house are very simple, almost all second-hand goods picked up from outside, such as beds, cabinets, chairs, and a TV set that only CCTV can watch.
After pushing the things from the stall into his small room, Yang Chen looked at the calendar on the wall, and calculated the days. After suddenly remembering something, he immediately ran into the toilet.
Within five minutes, after taking a cold shower, Yang Chen, naked, walked out of the bathroom. His skin was healthy wheat-colored, with even lines. Each muscle was not very conspicuous, but if you observe carefully, you could feel a hidden masculine beauty.
Walking to the big wooden cabinet beside the bed, Yang Chen grabbed his wet hair in distress, looked at the messy clothes inside, and after choosing a few, he finally put on a beige shirt, wearing a pair of light linen pants, and the plastic slippers were still on his feet.
After leaving the house, Yang Chen headed straight to the most prosperous commercial street in the West District, which was also the only street in the dilapidated West District that could be seen, and was called the Bar Street.
The nightlife of bright lights and wine is already filled with the colorful skirts and the varied perfume smell. As soon as you enter the bar street, the urban atmosphere swept over.
Instead of drooling at the white woman on the street like other young people, Yang Chen did not, like other young people, drool and spit on her, but walked straight to the door of a bar called ROSE.
The neon signs in the bar are not very dazzling, they can only be considered as medium-sized bars that exude a somewhat ambiguous atmosphere, with colorful rose-like lights dotted on the billboards.
After entering the bar, Yang Chen walked along the side to the bar counter and sat down close to the corner.
Brother Chen, you are here.When the young bartender in a black suit and vest saw Yang Chen, he smiled enthusiastically and gave him a glass of water. Sister Qiangwei has been waiting for you for a long time.
Yang Chen smiled at him, took the glass and drank a sip of water. Sister Qiangwei wasn't angry, I'm a little late to go home, so I'm late.
Don't be angry or angry.Xiao Zhao Yuanyuan's face seemed to be laughing, and said to Yang Chen secretly: Brother Chen, if you have time, teach me, what methods can you use to even be able to soak in Sister Rose?You should know that men who are interested in our boss’s wife in Zhonghai City can line up from the west district to the entrance of the sea. I haven’t seen our boss’s wife care about a man so much for so many years.But now, just asking you if you have come, I have asked me no less than five times today...
Don’t talk nonsense, Sister Qiangwei and I don’t have as many things as you think about… Yang Chen replied helplessly.
Xiao Zhao looked like I didn't believe it if I beat him to death, and then sighed again, "Ah... Brother Chen, to be honest, your coldness is really here."If you can get a beautiful country like our boss, no man can stick to it every day.It's only you, it's so rare that you can come here once, and you'll still keep the beauty waiting for you.Otherwise, what is the best thing to say is not enough, and this is also applicable to women...
Just as Xiao Zhao was talking exaggeratedly, a charming and graceful voice came from behind him, Xiao Zhao, how many times did you think your salary can be deducted by me?
Xiao Zhao seemed to have been penetrated by electric current, and was stunned. As soon as he came to his senses, he immediately flashed to the side and continued to pretend to be serious and cocky, as if nothing had happened, but the cold sweat on his forehead showed the timidity in his heart.
A modern and magnificent cheongsam, with a charming and sexy look that vaguely emerges from the slit to the root of the thigh, her plump breasts and slender waist, paired with a face that is as smooth as a carefully carved porcelain, and her hair with a strap of lavender straps, is such a young woman like a painting, walking in front of Yang Chen.
Yang Chen smiled with a smile on his eyes, looked at the woman without embarrassment, and said sincerely: Sister Qiangwei, you are so beautiful, I wish you a happy birthday.