Aunt Hong shook her head and said with a smile: "Nothing, Lan Lan, go wash the dishes."
"Okay~" Zhao Minglan turned around and went to wash the dishes.
Uncle Zhao stepped forward, hugged Aunt Hong, and said softly: "If our son could be saved, he should be that old by now."
Hearing Uncle Zhao's words, Aunt Hong's body shook violently, which seemed to touch her heart, and her tears flowed out again.
Uncle Zhao thought he had said something wrong and quickly hugged Aunt Hong and apologized.
Aunt Hong didn't say anything. In her mind, the rainy night eighteen years ago and that man gradually came to mind...
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Ten minutes later, Ma Xiaoquan came back with four bottles of soda. After placing the soda on the table, Ma Xiaoquan also put down 46 cents.
"Eh? Four bottles of soda cost 80 cents. You should get 20 cents back. How do you get back 46 cents?" Uncle Zhao asked Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "Isn't it about to get off work in the sales department? Uncle Zhang and the others got together to play poker. I saw that Uncle Zhang lost several yuan, so I gave him a trick. Not only did he get his money back, but he also won.
Five dollars, Uncle Zhang gave me a few when he was in a good mood, well, it seems like he gave me too much."
"Boy, do you know how to play cards?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Actually, that's not the case. I peeked and saw the cards of the other two people, so I secretly revealed a little bit to Uncle Zhang, hehe~~"
"You kid~~" Uncle Zhao laughed, "Yes, a kid can be taught."
Ma Xiaoquan opened the soda with a smile and handed a bottle to Uncle Zhao and Aunt Hong. After Zhao Minglan finished washing the dishes, he opened a bottle and gave it to Zhao Minglan.
After all three of them had it, Ma Xiaoquan opened the last bottle for himself.
Aunt Hong looked at Ma Xiaoquan, and the more she looked at him, the more she liked him. She thought that such a young man would be difficult to manage, but now it seems that he is not only polite, but also very smart.
After Zhao Minglan quickly drank the soda, she went back to the house to read.
Because Ma Xiaoquan was bored, he asked Uncle Zhao and his wife to go downstairs and walk around to familiarize themselves with the environment.
The weather is good today, so even though it is already half dark, there are still many residents out for a walk in the community.
As soon as Ma Xiaoquan came downstairs, he met Aunt Zhang who lived on the first floor.
Aunt Zhang's husband died early, and her son and daughter did not return from foreign enemies. Therefore, Aunt Zhang would always take part in all the affairs of this building. Over time, she was elected as the building manager of this building.
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan, Aunt Zhang asked enthusiastically: "Xiaohu, what's going on? Are you going out for a walk?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded politely and said: "Hello, Aunt Zhang. Yes, I went out for a walk. I have been here for a while and I need to get familiar with the surrounding environment. By the way, Aunt Zhang, is there any place nearby that I can visit?"
Aunt Zhang blinked and thought for a while and said: "Yes, there is a stadium next to Zhongshan Park. Many young people like you gather there when they have nothing to do. It only takes half an hour to walk there. Look at this
It's already half dark, why don't you go back tomorrow?"
"How can that be done? I've already come down. I can't go back. Aunt Zhang, is there a shortcut to get there?"
"Well, you kid, there's a shortcut. When you go out of our community, don't take the big road on the left. Take the road on the right, which is also a big road, but it's a little roundabout and the street lights are not very good. At night, there are usually no people walking there.
Yes, you're just a teenage doll, so you'd better not go."
Ma Xiaoquan said sincerely that you told me not to go, but in fact you told me how to go. I'm afraid, Aunt Zhang, you have something to ask me for?
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoquan patted his chest and said, "Aunt Zhang, I am a man anyway. It's a little dark, but there are no ghosts. I want to go there and have a look." With that, Ma Xiaoquan turned to leave.
"Wait a minute~" Aunt Zhang grabbed Ma Xiaoquan and said sheepishly, "Xiaohu, there is something. Aunt Zhang wants to ask you for a favor."
Ma Xiaoquan said that this was indeed the case, but on the face of it he was still very enthusiastic and said: "Aunt Zhang, just say it, if I can help, I will definitely help."
As early as the first few days after arriving, Ma Xiaoquan, Uncle Zhao and Aunt Hong got to know the households in their building. Among them, Aunt Zhang was specially named several times by Uncle Zhao and Aunt Hong.
Although her name is Aunt Zhang, she is actually a few years older than Aunt Hong. She is still less than 50 years old. Because she is still very young and her family conditions are not bad, this old woman likes to gossip. Not only that, because her family
She is currently alone. In order to resist the bullying of her neighbors, she has developed the skill of being a shrew who is not afraid of boiling water. In addition, her children are said to be promiscuous, so under normal circumstances, no one dares to mess with her.
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Aunt Hong specially told Ma Xiaoquan that people like Aunt Zhang should be supported and coaxed. As long as she thinks you are a good person, she can protect you even if the neighbors around you have objections to you.
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan so happy, Aunt Zhang's eyes lit up and she said: "On the street you passed by, there is a man named Wang Li. He owes me fifteen yuan and has never paid me back. Please help me take a look.
Is he at home?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and raised his eyebrows: "That's it?"
Aunt Zhang blushed and snorted softly.
Ma Xiaoquan took a sip and thought to himself that Aunt Zhang was blushing, maybe it had something to do with this guy named Wang Li.
"Okay, don't worry, Aunt Zhang. If he doesn't pay back the money he owes, I'll beat him to death~" As he said that, Ma Xiaoquan raised his fist and waved it twice, as if he didn't want to hit someone if he was in debt.
"Hey, hey, don't, it's not like he won't pay it back, so don't do anything!" Aunt Zhang warned, "Xiaohu, Aunt Zhang told you this matter alone, you can't talk nonsense to others.
ah."
Ma Xiaoquan put down his fist and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Aunt Zhang, I'll sneak around and see if he's there. If he's there, I'll come back and tell you that you can go and ask him for money in person tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay, okay, it's settled!" Aunt Zhang patted Ma Xiaoquan on the shoulder, "Okay, then, Xiaohu, without further ado, you go now."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, said goodbye to Aunt Zhang, and followed the route given by Aunt Zhang to the stadium.
Sure enough, as Aunt Zhang said, although this road is also a main road, there are many detours, and the street lights are not repaired in time, causing the road to be dim and bright. Most people don't dare to walk if they don't have the courage.
Ma Xiaoquan did not walk in the middle of the road without authorization. He walked slowly along the roadside, his eyes constantly looking around, and his hands clenched into fists involuntarily.
After walking around a few corners and finding it safe, Ma Xiaoquan relaxed his vigilance a little, but he still picked up a wooden stick from the roadside for self-defense. If someone suddenly appeared, he could use the wooden stick to fight the opponent.
Two rounds.
Just as he was about to walk out of the street, there was a sudden roar from behind, and then, more than a dozen young men rushed towards Ma Xiaoquan with weapons in their hands.
Ma Xiaoquan was startled and wondered why he encountered such difficulties when he first came to this era.
Although he now has the body of a 17-year-old, his body is more agile and flexible, but in terms of strength and skills, he has also become a seventeen-year-old. In addition, he has basically lost the superpowers he relied on in the past. In other words
By the way, if Ma Xiaoquan now relies on his own skills, he can hit two or three at most. If there are more, he will be a punching bag.
After concluding that he could not compete with these dozen people, Ma Xiaoquan did not hesitate, turned around and ran away.
This group of people seemed to have been eyeing Ma Xiaoquan for a long time. When they saw him running away, they laughed and chased after him with the guy in hand.
Just as he was about to run out of the street, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly noticed that there were more than ten young men squatting at the other end of the street, each with a dick in their hands. When they saw Ma Xiaoquan, they roared at the same time and chased him.
Being attacked from both front and back, Ma Xiaoquan cursed in his mind that it was impossible to get out now, so he could only find a way to escape.
When he was in a panic, Ma Xiaoquan could only grit his teeth and choose a side road to get in.
After the two groups met, they immediately pursued Ma Xiaoquan along the branch road he had run on.
They are all natives here. Even though there are no street lights on the branch road, the road is already familiar to them.
Although Ma Xiaoquan kept running, he could always feel that someone was chasing after him.
"Damn it, you and I don't know each other~" Ma Xiaoquan cursed angrily. If he really couldn't do it, he would just fight. If he couldn't fight, he could just physically travel back and avoid it.
He ran all the way, was chased all the way, and finally, in front of a lake, Ma Xiaoquan stopped.
On the path in front of the lake, the street lights are larger than other places, and the lighting is naturally better. However, limited by the overall economic level and technological level of this era, the dark yellow lights still appear not bright enough.
There was a lake in front of him, and Ma Xiaoquan didn't know how deep it was. Besides, it was already dark, so he didn't dare to jump into the lake rashly.
The two groups behind also caught up. When they saw Ma Xiaoquan stop, a man in the leader laughed, took two steps forward with a cigarette in his mouth, raised the long stick in his hand and pointed at Ma Xiaoquan and said: "Young man, you can run fast."
It's quite honest. I've been keeping an eye on you for a long time recently. If you hadn't been following Zhao Shanhe, I would have killed you immediately."
Ma Xiaoquan frowned and asked, "I don't know you, why are you chasing me?"
"Of course we don't know each other, but your brother is very familiar with me~" The man blew out the cigarette with a sigh, tilted his neck and said, "Your name is Ma Xiaohu, right? Is your brother's name Ma Xiaolong?"
Ma Xiaoquan wanted to answer no, but if these people knew his current false identity, it proved that he must have been watched for a long time.