Reaching out and opening the door, a large swath of light came into view.
What caught his eye were a dozen tall and strong men surrounding the door.
Some were topless, revealing their muscular bodies; some were blinded in one eye due to a fight and wore an eyepatch; some were short in stature and had vulgar faces; some were covered in scars...
They come from the Qianmo Division, an organization divided by the government to manage the area around Lingding Lane.
Evil people need to be punished by evil people.
If some weak officials are allowed to govern, I'm afraid they won't be able to suppress the villains. Therefore, the government organized some volunteers to protect Lingding Lane and its surrounding areas.
The young man glanced at these people and then turned to the leader.
He was tall and strong, with a strong back and a strong back. The two teenagers together might not be able to match him. His face was not fierce, but more serious and cold.
"Hello, Brother Peng, you haven't eaten yet, can you have some?" The young man held the oiled paper bag in his hands, his tone full of respect.
Brother Peng is the leader.
Brother Peng looked at the young man and then at the oil paper bag. He frowned slightly but did not reach out to take it or make a sound.
At this time, a swarthy strong man behind Brother Peng walked up carelessly and said, "Show me what this is?" He opened the mouth of the oil paper bag with his rough fingers, and there was still a steaming bun inside. When the strong man saw it, he said with a smile: "Hey, that's right. I happen to be hungry, and this bun is just enough for one bite. You are quite sensible."
As he said that, the strong man grabbed the oil paper bag with one hand.
"Pah!" "Ouch!"
Brother Peng's face was slightly cold, he withdrew the hand that had just slapped the strong man, and coldly spit out one syllable from his mouth: "Get out!"
Because of the strong man's dark complexion, the slap from Brother Peng inevitably turned red.
It can be seen that Brother Peng did not stop at all in that move.
The strong man was bored, so he had to walk back angrily, pouting in grievance.
Brother Peng raised his eyes, glanced inside the room, and saw the pale little guy sitting on the chair, "Isn't it just you and your sister? Who is that?"
"She is Aunt Zhang's daughter. Aunt Zhang passed away due to lung disease half a month ago. After discussing with my sister, I took Aunt Zhang's daughter over." The young man did not hide anything.
Brother Peng nodded, "You are as kind-hearted as Mrs. Bai."
When Mrs. Bai was mentioned, the young man's eyes darkened, "Grandma's teachings cannot be forgotten."
"Old Mrs. Bai is a good person, and so are you." Brother Peng looked at the young man, then glanced at the table, "Four buns, enough?"
"That's enough, just eat some."
"You want to eat two?"
"I ate on the way back, two for each of my sisters."
The young man smiled, and his sallow complexion made Brother Peng frown even more. Brother Peng took the oil paper bag, took out two buns from it, and put them in the boy's hands, "When you are growing tall, take them."
Seeing that the young man still wanted to evade, Brother Peng's tone became more stern, "Take it!"
Only then did the young man take it.
Brother Peng casually threw the oil paper bag to the person behind him, looked at the boy, and then at the two little guys in the room. His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't.
After brewing for a long time, Brother Peng only said one sentence: "Live well."
Patting the young man's shoulder, Brother Peng asked everyone to leave.
"Brother Peng, walk slowly." The young man bowed in the direction where Brother Peng left.
Seeing that everyone had gone away, the young man walked back into the house, closed the door, and locked it.
The room was dark again.
The young man walked to the table, put down the two buns, sorted out his somewhat chaotic thoughts, and then smiled: "Eat, eat slowly, there are still a few buns left."
The boy's second sister looked at the boy's forced smile, picked up a bun and stuffed it into the boy's hand, "Brother, you can eat it too."
Feeling that his sister's tone was a bit dull, the boy asked, "What's wrong?"
After hesitating for a moment, he swallowed the bun in his mouth, and the second young sister spoke: "Brother, why is Brother Peng so nice to us?"
It's not like she hasn't seen them in their usual appearance, which is called vicious and arrogant. Why are you so...gentle towards your own family?
The young man was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Because of grandma."
That is the old lady Bai in Brother Peng's mouth.
It turns out that there is an old lady with a good reputation in Lingding Lane. She has done good things throughout her life. Although she has no children, she often takes in poor abandoned children.
The boy is one of them.
Mrs. Bai often does her best to help other people in Lingding Lane. Today she helps the Li family in East Lane to mend clothes, and tomorrow she sends some food to the Wang family in West Lane. It can be said that Mrs. Bai has walked through the entire Lingding Lane.
The good deeds of the elderly are not limited to those in poverty, but even the villains who are avoided by the people in Lingding Lane. When the elderly see someone in trouble, they will help them.
People often ask the elderly, why do the elderly want to help them when those people are so vicious?
Whenever this happens, Mrs. Bai will smile and then answer with a very plain sentence.
"What happened to the bad guys? They are children too, and they also need to eat. They are all poor people in Lingding Lane. Please help if you can."
Brother Peng is one of the poor people who was rescued by Mrs. Bai.
At that time, Brother Peng was not as famous as he is now, he was just a little gangster. Once, he messed up something he was told by his superiors and was punished. He was beaten all over and left in the rain at the end of Lingding Alley.
It happened that Mrs. Bai was passing by and saw that Brother Peng was dying. She couldn't bear it, so she called two people to help move Brother Peng back home.
In that rainy season, Mrs. Bai fed Brother Peng a little bit of porridge and a little leftover soup every day. Sometimes I didn't even eat, and gave all the food I begged and picked up to Brother Peng to eat.
It was under Mrs. Bai's care that Brother Peng slowly recovered.
It can be said that Brother Peng's life was picked up by Old Mrs. Bai, and En Tong reborn as his parents. Because of this, Brother Peng has great respect for Mrs. Bai.
Later, Brother Peng changed his mind, joined Qian Mosi, and started working to protect others.
After Mrs. Bai adopted the boy, Brother Peng often visited the old man and gradually became familiar with the boy.
The boy's name was given by Brother Peng.
His name is Bai Gu.
Following the surname of the old lady Bai, she was a poor child who didn't know her parents, so she took the lone character.
At first, Mrs. Bai didn't agree with the name. She thought it was too miserable and she was worried that the child would have a bad life in the future. But after some persuasion from Brother Peng, he agreed.
If you have a tougher name, you will be able to survive no matter how difficult life is in the future.
And Brother Peng has inherited Mrs. Bai's kindness to this day. Even though the rules in Qianmo Division are strict and the salary is not high, Brother Peng still takes good care of Bai Gu and the others.
However, Bai Gu and Brother Peng both had an uneasy concern in their hearts.
I don’t know how long Mrs. Bai’s kindness can last.
He also refuses to accept Brother Peng's daily food aid, and his food has been unstable. Long-term malnutrition has made the sixteen-year-old Bai Gu now only about five feet tall, and he is so thin that there is not even a ounce of extra meat in his body.
With a sallow face, sunken eye sockets, and white lips, he was as skinny as a person recovering from a serious illness. Living in such a harsh environment in Lingding Alley, both of them couldn't help but feel a little worried.
How long can this guy live?
Yes, even Bai Gu himself thinks so. After all, I still have some idea of what kind of physical condition I have and what kind of conditions I live under.
Moreover, Brother Peng doesn't know how long he can hold on to Qian Mosi.
The Qianmo Division has issued an order prohibiting his subordinates from giving or receiving privately to the people, regardless of money or friendship, and the rules are extremely strict. It's not good to let Brother Peng keep doing things according to the rules.
Brother Peng doesn't know how long he can survive, and Bai Gu doesn't know how many years he can live.
In fact, Brother Peng wanted to get Bai Gu into Qian Mosi more than once, so that even if he favored Bai Gu, the people inside would not be able to say anything.
But Bai Gu didn't want to drag Brother Peng down.
On weekdays, Brother Peng is enough to take care of him. If he agrees to Brother Peng's wishes and joins Qianmo Division, his life may be easier, but I'm afraid he will have to rely on Brother Peng to live in the future.
Bai Gu doesn't want to live like that, he wants to live on his own.
Even if it was like now, looking like he couldn't survive, Bai Gu would still like it.
The mountain spring water you drink yourself will always taste sweeter.
Bai Gu held a bun in his hand and his thoughts were confused.
In this Lingding Alley, I wonder every day whether I can have food and whether I can take one more look at the sun in the sky.
The three members of the family were all born with yellow lotus fate, and they suffered to the core of their bones. I want to change, but I can't.
I can only hope that my body can live up to my expectations and be able to hang around for a few more days.
As Brother Peng said, live well.
These four words sound reassuring. They are extremely simple to say, but extremely difficult to do.
It's both ridiculous and sad.
This life is so fucking helpless.
