On the way back from Fang's house, Li Heng thought of the inexplicable feeling in the eyes of Fang's parents and Fang's mother when they looked at him before leaving.
He had never met the woman's parents in his previous life, but he would react to them whenever he saw one. The look in his eyes was like that, the flowers I had worked so hard to raise for more than twenty years were about to be taken away by this brat in front of him who even carried the pot.
The inexplicable emotion of leaving was both angry and relieved.
However, Fang's parents' attitudes changed quickly enough. In just a few days, they seemed to have accepted Li Heng.
There is nothing they can do. Their daughter has never been able to have normal interactions with other members of the opposite sex. They can't really watch her stay single for the rest of her life.
As for whether getting engaged to their younger brother or dating his older brother after his younger brother is gone will attract gossip from others, they no longer care about that much. Their daughter's lifelong happiness is the most important thing.
…
After Li Heng returned to the house and washed himself, he lay down on the bed and unconsciously thought of Lao Zheng and the bag of things he gave to him.
The fact that this person is alive is actually a big threat to him. After all, he guessed the other party's identity but did not report it. This alone cannot be justified.
But everything will be fine after tonight. As for Lao Zheng's regret and not committing suicide? Haha, it's up to him. No matter what he does, he won't be able to see the sun tomorrow.
And he will definitely try his best to help him do the two things he asked for.
In fact, the money is a bit useless to him. He can decide whether to spend it or not, at least he doesn't dare to spend it casually.
But yes, these days you have nowhere to spend the money you have. If you spend too much money that exceeds your salary, see if anyone reports you.
Don't worry, there are people who have nothing to do to help you keep track of how much you spend every month.
Living in this kind of courtyard is like this. What you buy, what you cook every day, what time you go out in the morning, and what time you come back in the evening are all seen by others and they silently write them down for you. For living in the same courtyard,
For people, almost everyone has no secrets at all.
Um?
Li Heng, who was lying on the bed, suddenly thought of the stack of tickets in the bag that Lao Zheng gave him, and it appeared in his hand with a thought.
Good guy, he was shocked at this sight. They were all national food stamps, which were ten centimeters thick. It seemed that this old boy had made a lot of preparations for escaping before, but why this time?
Why don't you run away again?
Who could guess what he was thinking? After a while, he put the tickets back into the warehouse.
This thing is hard currency, which is more useful than money in a sense, especially after two or three years.
Nowadays, many people use food stamps directly to go shopping, but no one will use the national ones to spend them casually. Even if they want to use them, they should first exchange them for local food stamps, so that they can exchange more and then use them.
Okay, stop thinking about it and go to sleep!
The night was getting deeper and deeper, and the courtyard was silent.
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Thursday, April 26, 1956, the weather was cloudy
When he got up in the morning, Li Heng went out for a run and exercised as usual, and then ate two steamed buns at a roadside restaurant before returning.
The public toilet at the entrance of the alley is like a war every morning, and almost every day there are people arguing here.
The courtyard was also very lively with people washing up, cooking, and people chatting and spanking when they got up early. It seemed a bit messy, but it gave people a feeling of prosperity.
The third uncle always sits at the door of his house and looks in the direction of the door. He knows who comes in and out of the yard. He is responsible for opening the door every morning and locking it at night. In fact, he is a good person, but he is forced to do so by real life.
Don't take advantage here and there, and make calculations everywhere.
"Er Heng is back from training."
"Good morning, Third Uncle. I have developed a habit in the army. If I don't go out for a run every morning, I always feel weak."
"This is a good habit! The boys in our family are lazier than the other, and they can't even wake up in the morning."
"Haha, my children must be sleepy when they are young, and I was the same before I joined the army."
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While Li Heng was still chatting with the people in the yard, several people in the cooking class at the entrance of the waste station were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
They come earlier than others every day, mainly to boil water for everyone and ensure that everyone has hot water to drink when they come to work later.
Just when several people were worried about not being able to open the door, Team Leader Li from the cooking team came over after going to the meat factory early in the morning to buy meat.
"Squad leader, Lao Zheng doesn't know what's going on. We've been knocking on the door for a long time and no one has come to open it."
"Come on, you guys can help me and let Xiao Jiang go in and take a look."
Logically speaking, Lao Zheng usually opens the door very early, so there is no need for them to come and knock on the door. I don't know what happened today.
Not even a minute after Xiao Jiang was pushed in by everyone, a squealing voice came from inside.
Monitor Li slammed the door anxiously: "Xiao Jiang, what's going on? Open the door first."
"Class... monitor... monitor, Lao Zheng... Lao Zheng seems to be dead."
While talking, Xiao Jiang trembled all over and pulled the latch of the small door open from the inside.
"died?"
A few people outside were talking about something, but they fell silent in an instant.
Just at this time, the door was opened, and several people ran to the guard room at once.
I saw Lao Zheng lying on the ground in the room, his eyes wide open, giving people the feeling of not being able to rest in peace. No wonder Xiao Jiang was scared.
Without going in, everyone can see that no one is there.
At this time, many people had gathered around the door, and Xiao Jiang's voice just now attracted people nearby.
Squad leader Li was still calm. He pushed the person standing next to him and said, "Go to the station leader quickly."
"Oh, I'll go right away."
"Get on my bike and run faster."
As for calling the police, there is no such thing. The leader will come over first and then talk about it. He, a temporary worker, cannot make the decision on this matter.
Just like that, when Li Heng came wandering over on his bicycle, the people from the East Fourth Branch had already arrived before him. Following him closely was Director Wang from the Subdistrict Office.
If someone is dead, Lao Zhang will definitely call the police when he comes over. However, before calling the police, he should report it to the street office and obtain the consent of the leader first.
After Li Heng came over, he didn't deliberately avoid it, nor did he deliberately come closer. He was just like those who were watching, watching from a distance.
Although he was the last one to leave the unit last night and was questioned by the police, after he left, Lao Zheng still watched others playing chess in the alley next to him for a long time. Now there is no suspicion at all.
Half of the morning passed in this way while the police were investigating and visiting. It was almost eleven o'clock when the policemen were completely evacuated from here.