Lu Pingnan and Zhao Qiang had slacked off because they were discharged from the army, but when Li Xiucheng recruited them, they immediately started training again, because they knew that what Li Xiucheng valued most about them was their extraordinary force value!
Coupled with the improved living standards and adequate nutritional supplements, the two's physical fitness has returned to its peak.
Even with their strength, lifting all the items out of the trunk still weighed them down and made them uncomfortable walking.
Of course it's not really heavy, it's just that there are too many things and it would be too difficult for them to carry it.
"Why are you still taking so many things?" Liu Zhiguo recovered from his shock and hurriedly said to Li Xiucheng, "I'm treating you to dinner. Aren't you making it difficult for me by doing this?"
"It's not anything valuable, just some food materials." Li Xiucheng smiled and grabbed his arm to lead him to the road. He said as he walked: "And we don't know how long we will be delayed here. In the past few days, I have to eat this lunch at your place.
Think of it as a partner! "
This was obviously an excuse. Of course Liu Zhiguo understood that this was trying to find a reason for him, and he felt grateful and uneasy at the same time.
Seeing the farmhouse approaching, it finally turned into a long sigh.
"I... deserve it!"
Li Xiucheng could feel that although the burden of life bent his waist, it did not destroy his spine, nor did it erase the last stubbornness and dignity in his heart.
All in all, he is a strong and courageous old man!
Passing through the bamboo forest path, there is a relatively flat mud courtyard. Fortunately, there has been no rain in the past two days, and although there are potholes in the courtyard, there is no muddy accumulation.
Li Xiucheng's eyes swept over the dilapidated house and the leaky kitchen, and found that it looked even more dilapidated up close than from a distance. There was a building next to it, but it was already overgrown and no trace of human life.
Thinking about it, only Liu Zhiguo would live here if he had no choice but to do so.
Liu Zhiguo walked to the door, took out the key tied with a wire from his waistband, and opened the rusty lock on the door. After a slight pause, he suddenly opened his arms and pushed the door open.
Squeak~
The wooden hinges made a dry friction sound, and daylight rushed into the room.
Li Xiucheng's eyes pierced through the door, and after seeing clearly the situation inside the house, the faint smile on his lips suddenly became stiff.
There were no windows on both sides of the house, only an irregular hole the size of a basin on the top of the back wall. A beam of light shone from the hole, mixing with the light from the doorway to dispel the darkness in the room.
There is a large wooden bed against the back wall. There is someone crawling on the bed. Due to the light and viewing angle, it is not possible to see the person clearly. Only a ball of white hair can be seen.
There was a chair on the left side of the bed, with a person sitting on it tilted. Because the light from the hole happened to fall on the person, Li Xiucheng could see clearly this time.
It was a man in his twenties or thirties wearing a clean gray short shirt. He had a shaved head and his head was tilted to one side. He was drooling and looking towards the door, making an unexplained "Oh" sound from his mouth.
There was an iron chain as thick as a finger on the ground. One end of the chain was tied to the man's bare feet, and the other end was fixed out of sight under the bed.
There was a spittoon with fallen enamel next to the chair. As the door opened, an unpleasant stench spread from the room, waking Li Xiucheng up.
Liu Zhiguo opened the door but didn't stop. He turned his back and said, "Open the door to get some air. I'll go cook right away."
Because he couldn't see his face, Li Xiucheng didn't know what his expression was now, but he could roughly guess it.
It always takes great courage to show the scars in your heart to others!
He took a step back and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao is a good cook. Why don't we chat? I have some ideas that I want to talk to Master Liu."
Zhao Qiang and Lu Pingnan had already put their things in the kitchen. Standing behind them, they could roughly see the situation in the room. After the shock, they fell into silence.
Hearing this, he immediately replied: "Yes, we will make it, and it will be delicious."
After saying that, they really didn't dare to watch anymore and strode to the kitchen to start cooking.
Listening to the clanging sound in the kitchen, Liu Zhiguo finally let go of his hand. After living a lifetime, he can still tell a good person from a bad person.
He could feel a special temperament from Li Xiucheng, one that was tolerant and extremely steady, which really didn't seem like the temperament that a young man in his twenties could have.
But it makes him feel comfortable, easy to get along with, and makes people feel at ease and trust him!
"Mr. Li, wait a minute. I'll lift a stool and we'll go to the yard to bask in the sun."
"good!"
Li Xiucheng nodded and watched Liu Zhiguo enter the room. He walked to the right side of the main room and struggled to move a large wooden box so that he could take out the bench underneath.
He hurriedly stepped forward to help lift it, and then he noticed that the box was full of books, and there were also piles of torn tomes on the broken stool next to it.
Looking at the titles, most of them are about mechanical manufacturing and industry.
Seeing this, Li Xiucheng was once again convinced that Zhao Xue was not bragging. If he could read these books to this extent, he definitely had something in his stomach.
The two of them took out the stools and sat down outside. I don't know if it was because of the presence of an outsider, but Li Xiucheng didn't hear anyone talking in the room from beginning to end.
The scene just now was too tragic and impactful. Li Xiucheng couldn't change his mind for a while and didn't know what to say.
Speaking of which, his experience in his previous life was not good, but it could only be regarded as heartbreak. What Lao Liu is experiencing now is a double serious injury of heartbreak and life.
A certain person had a sense of empathy, as if he was not the current Li Xiucheng, but the middle-aged and elderly Li Xiucheng who had gone through everything in the world in his previous life.
Subconsciously, he reached out and patted Liu Zhiguo on the shoulder: "Old Liu, everything you have endured is suffering, but the best and most precious gift that God has given to your family is you!
Trust me, the road ahead will be good. "
Liu Zhiguo looked at Li Xiucheng blankly. He felt that Li Xiucheng's eyes, tone and demeanor were completely different at this moment. He didn't look like a young man but like... a peer who had gone through ups and downs together and had seen through the world.
But as soon as this thought arose, he shook his head and shook it away.
It's so ridiculous, I actually started to have random thoughts!
He laughed to himself and stared straight into the darkness of the bamboo forest ahead.
"I don't have any ideas. Now I just want to try my best to keep going until one day...I can't do it anymore...then I will wipe out everything with a fire.
I... don't want to leave my mother-in-law to suffer in this world! "
Li Xiucheng's heart thumped, as if his heart had been squeezed hard by someone's hand.
He knew that Liu Zhiguo was telling the truth, but then he thought if it were him...
I'm afraid I will make the same choice!
Sometimes the word "purgatory on earth" is so bloody.
He took out the cigarette box, handed one to Liu Zhiguo, and then lit one himself. Looking at the wisps of smoke floating from the cigarette butt, he suddenly said: "I heard that you used to work as a mechanic at Zhongshan Shipyard? What were your specific responsibilities?"
