Return To 1977 Chapter 60: Looking forward

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The afternoon of March 21, 1977.

Hong Yanwu, who returned to this era in 2012, saw his father and sister. After coming out of home, he did not go directly to the bathhouse. Instead, after passing through the street building, he ran north and couldn't wait to go to Nanheng Street. Rushed to the coal plant.

Undoubtedly, what he wants now is to find Chen Liquan as soon as possible. He also must confirm that his childhood friend, his best friend, and his senior brother, Quanzi, are still living safely in this world. Then he can do other things with peace of mind.

Looking at the time, Izumi should be getting off work soon. If they can meet, then of course it is best for the two of them to take a shower together.

This is the most familiar route in Hong Yanwu's memory, because the intersection of Guancaiyuan Hutong is the place where he and Chen Liquan have walked together more than a thousand times.

This fork is actually a very important geographical point. From here to the west is the Nanheng Street Coal Factory, from here to the north is the small courtyard where Mr. Yu lived during his lifetime, and from here to the east is the Panjia Hutong where he lived. Entering the "Jianghu" with Chen Liquan became the starting point for professional "players".

It was there, in a long and narrow alley separated from the Taoranting Police Station in Jiajia Hutong, that he and Chen Liquan completed the first feat of "washing the Buddha" together. (See Volume 1, "Chapter 9: Becoming a Rich Man")

Hong Yanwu still remembers that after Yuye passed away, Yuye’s small courtyard was taken back by the state, and Chen Liquan had to move back home. So when they met again, they naturally mixed up again.

And at that time, he was extremely short of money because he was with Fang Ting. Moreover, he had already learned a lot about how "players" and "academy factions" make money from Gao Ming and Gao Fang. , his heart has long been wild, so naturally, he also had the idea of ​​​​setting up his own business, so he used friendship as bait to lure Chen Liquan into the water.

Unexpectedly, that time he took action for real, as a veteran of beating people, he got big eyesight because the knife felt strange to him.

Things were done in a very unfavorable manner. Thanks to the presence of Chen Liquan, we did not suffer a greater loss.

Actually, he may have used the small broken knife that Gao Ming gave him once in his life, but that time it got caught in his clothes when he pulled out the knife, and he couldn't pull it out even if he thought about it. It's really not a good taste.

What’s interesting is that at the beginning, after brothers Gao Ming and Gao Fang learned that he and Chen Liquan had formed a separate business and officially became the “players” of “Shou Fo Ye”, they didn’t know whether it was because they were reluctant to part with it. After losing him as a high-quality thug, they were still dissatisfied and fearful that he had left them alone and wanted to do it alone. Anyway, the reaction to this matter was somewhat sour.

The two boys also made some small moves behind the scenes. Not only did they find excuses to ask him to move out of the "Third General Staff Institute", they also quietly said outside that the "academy faction" of the "Third General Staff Institute" would not be with him in the future. They parted ways and took no responsibility for any of his actions. They seemed to be very optimistic about the future of him and Chen Liquan's gang.

This naturally had some influence on Fang Ting. She was accustomed to judging people by their appearance, and did not think highly of Chen Liquan. She always felt that Quanzi was rustic and stupid, like a fool who had never seen anything.

In particular, she was worried that losing her relationship with Gao Ming and Gao Fang would be detrimental to her own future. For this reason, she threatened him with breaking up several times, asking him to give up his unrealistic ideas and return to the "General Staff" "Three Institutes" camp.

But they were indeed mistaken. Slowly, they realized how capable he and Chen Liquan were together.

As long as there is a fight, no matter whether the opponent is a cunning and famous "old gunner" or a new generation of gangsters with a large number of people and a rising power, there will never be a time when the two brothers do not win an overwhelming victory. , played a majestic game.

He and Quanzi cooperate very well, neither of them is afraid of bleeding and injury, and each has superb wrestling skills. Over time, they have also developed a unique style of holding weapons that is close to their signature, that is, they do not use armed belts, knives, or "tubes" when fighting, but only rolling pins.

Every time before the "ballast frame", they would carry the guy in their sleeves, and if they made a move, they would pull it out with a "swish", and they would be sure to hit their opponents with knives and spring locks all over their heads. His face was bleeding.

Because of this, when people outside mention the names of "Red Boy" and "Chen Da Bangchui" again, not to mention the entire XW District, including Chongwen, Fengtai, Haidian, Xicheng, and these surrounding areas, which girl raised them? Don't be afraid of them!

At this point, not to mention Fang Ting, even Gao Ming and Gao Fang, two blind boys, had to start fawning over them again.

Naturally, there are more people who want to beg him and obey him, and Quanzi does not compete with him for anything, whether it is money or the opportunity to show off his power and "get a share", these all make him Feeling satisfied.

At that time, he no longer needed anything else. He occupied two bus lines and had a fixed "Buddha" under him to pay him at designated points. Even those respectable "old gunners" have to give him face when they see him, otherwise they themselves will never have any hope of having any more face.

And once he helped others, he paid nothing but went to treat them. Together, he and Quanzi ate in almost all the good restaurants in the capital, and he also successfully taught Quanzi to smoke and drink.

On that last occasion, if nothing happened, I would have definitely eaten the roast duck from "Judequan". Gao Ming and Gao Fang, two bastards, even boasted about letting them drink Maotai. Unexpectedly, he and Quanzi fell into it without drinking the wine...

Hong Yanwu finally reached the area of ​​Nanheng West Street. He thought that he should buy something to celebrate the meeting between the two people, so he stopped at a grocery store passing by and bought two packs of cigarettes.

According to his original intention, he wanted to buy "Peony", which was Chen Liquan's favorite brand.

But it was a pity that the famous brand cigarettes of that year were Class A cigarettes. Although he had money and cigarette tickets, they were not readily available on the market, so he had to make do with two boxes of "Daqianmen".

"Daqianmen", "Hengda" and "Dachongjiu" are both Class B cigarettes, priced at 39 cents, and require a Class B cigarette ticket. In those days, people generally smoked "handshake" for 9 cents. ", "Fight", and "Goldfish" were already considered fine cigarettes in the age of 15 cents.

Although there are always goods in the store, few people buy them, so Hong Yanwu's "bully purchase" of two boxes caused the salesperson to stare at him for a long time, as if he felt that he shouldn't buy such a good product based on his appearance. Cigarette, it seemed that he wanted to ask more about it, but he didn't ask anymore, probably because he felt a little embarrassed.

To be honest, Hong Yanwu felt even more awkward. Originally, he wanted to buy some other things, such as cans, rice rolls, and Erguotou. He and Chen Liquan could go to the bathhouse and have a drink after taking a bath. However, the salesperson was clearly discriminating based on appearance. , so that in the end he did not dare to take out more money to buy things, and had to leave quickly without interest to avoid being questioned without reason.

But having said that, no matter how much he bought, he would probably feel ashamed when he saw Chen Liquan, because if he thought about it carefully, he did not rely on anyone else for his own misfortune in life. It was all his own fault, but Quanzi's fault. In this life, I have really been dragged down by him.

Looking back on the past, if we say that when he was a child, he was favored by Chen Deyuan and cultivated by Master Yu, and at the same time he had to be a good boy to bully the kind Chen Liquan. He was still young and ignorant, deliberately pretending to be a grandson.

Then he deliberately went to the Xuanwu Sports School to cause a scene, ruining Quanzi's future as a champion, and then forced Quanzi to board a pirate ship and hang out with him in the "player" circle. The thing is, it’s really selfish and narrow-minded.

Because the results of these two incidents not only directly destroyed Chen Liquan's supposedly bright and promising championship future, but also dragged him into prison. In the end, even Quanzi's mother was heartbroken because of Quanzi's forced labor camp. He Yujie was so angry that he died early.

Strictly speaking, it can even be said that he caused Quanzi to lose her mother and become a pure orphan.

But how did Quanzi treat him?

Not only has he been willing to suffer losses and hardships since he was a child, he never cares about him and tolerates him to the extreme. Even at critical moments, Quanzi would often risk being misunderstood, criticized, or even endangered by him to help him, support him, and provide help in times of need.

In the labor reform circle in Chadian, he was often the leader who resisted labor, caused trouble, and even fought. But Quanzi not only took the initiative to help him dig earthwork and work hard, but also fought with others every time, and even got beaten up afterwards. He was not ignored even once by the disciplinary punishment.

Especially when the Tangshan earthquake in 1976 happened. When the brick houses in the circle collapsed due to the aftershocks, he originally wanted to follow some unwise parenting and take the opportunity to escape.

But at the critical moment, it was Quanzi who calmly reminded him that he realized the risk of being shot if he escaped at that time, and promptly grasped the major opportunity to make meritorious deeds by working hard to provide disaster relief in times of crisis.

Thus, there was another different result in which he and Quanzi were excommunicated in advance for saving people. It can be said that if it had not been for Quanzi that time, he would not have wandered around the world as a wanted criminal and lived a life of A life of escape where there are neither humans nor ghosts, which is to be shot to death and end one's life prematurely.

But not only did he not cherish this rare opportunity in life, he still hung out in society complaining about others after he was released from prison. Even in the later stages of his life when he was proud, he always felt that his life was miserable and that life owed him so much. More, no matter how much he gets, it is just a kind of compensation that should belong to him.

But he never thought about a problem from another angle. Chen Liquan was far worse than him, because in the end, Quanzi even risked his life for him.

When he thought of this, Hong Yanwu was so ashamed that he wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground.

Quanzi really regarded him as a friend, but he never regarded him as a friend.

Quanzi worked hard because of him, and Quanzi's mother died. Quanzi lived alone, but why did he care about these things in his last life, and why did he ever think about it?

Ask yourself, throughout his life, he has failed the people who should least be let down, and ignored the people who should least be ignored.

That's so stupid!

After walking for another five or six minutes, Hong Yanwu finally saw the black cast iron gate of the Nanheng Street Coal Factory. The large coal factory under the cover of a green iron shed was once the place where Chen Deyuan presided over, and it should also be where Chen Li is now. This is where Quanzi inherited his father's business and works every day.

This made him feel inexplicably excited when he stepped into the coal factory.

It's a little sour, a little warm, a little anxious, a little melancholy, and even a little on tenterhooks.

Good brother, Quanzi!

Are you still alive?