"Tell you, kid, I live in this area, and you dare to challenge my authority. You must be tired of living!"
The bald man gritted his teeth and rushed forward, the dagger in his hand slashing towards Lin Xiao with strong wind.
Lin Xiao dodged and swept the brick in his hand from bottom to top towards the bald man's chin.
The bald man shrank in fear and took a step back hastily.
"Stop! Where did you come from? It's impossible for someone from the countryside to have such good skills and courage."
The bald man asked coldly and took two steps back.
Lin Xiao grinned and said calmly: "If you want to hit me, hurry up. Anyway, the money is no longer with me."
"You have the guts to be so calm in a fight against six.
Okay, what I want is money. "
The bald man borrowed the donkey from the slope, and as he said that, he turned around and left.
Just when Lin Xiao was feeling strange, an old man suddenly walked over from behind him.
The old man looked about sixty or seventy years old. He was thin and well-dressed.
"What's wrong with young people? Making a living out of fighting?"
The old man walked to Lin Xiao and said in a cold voice.
"No, they robbed me of my money."
Lin Xiao quickly explained.
"Robbing you of your money? Then you shouldn't go here. You should go to a crowded place. Also, life is more important than money, right?"
The old man frowned and looked at Lin Xiao as he spoke.
Lin Xiao felt a little unhappy. He replied coldly: "I'm not used to them. They can do whatever they want and get something for nothing just because they have a large number of people. I have to let them know how powerful they are."
After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he walked quickly out of the alley. The old man opened his mouth, but the words reached his throat and he swallowed them back.
As soon as Lin Xiao walked out of the alley, Chen Erniu ran over quickly.
"Are you okay? It scared me to death."
As Chen Erniu spoke, he pulled Lin Xiao over and looked at him all over.
Lin Xiao chuckled and said: "Don't look at it, there is no fight, it should be..."
Lin Xiao stopped when he said this. He suddenly felt that the reason why the bald man didn't make a move just now was because he was afraid of him, but because he saw the old man walking behind him.
Doesn't this old man have some special identity?
Chen Erniu was a little scared. He saw Lin Xiao stop mid-sentence. He did not chase Lin Xiao anymore, but took Lin Xiao to the train station.
There was a train passing by from Qindong County to Nanyang Township, but after getting off the train they had to walk more than 20 miles of mountain road to reach Banpo Village.
This is a slow train. It is said that it is only a dozen kilometers to Nanyang Township, so you have to get off the train soon after getting on the train.
In order to save money, Lin Xiao took Chen Erniu and walked three or four miles from the east station entrance, bypassing the ticket gate and entering the platform.
After all the hard work, it was already dark by the time the train arrived at Nanyang Station.
But the two of them were very happy at this time. They talked all the way and returned to Banpo Village in the night.
When they returned to Lin Xiao's house, Hu Zi was already waiting for them. Everyone was very anxious. When they saw Lin Xiao and Chen Erniu came back safely, everyone started talking and laughing.
Liu Xiuzhi was very happy. Although it was a near miss, Lin Xiao did get a lot of money back for their family with the pig.
She immediately brought the prepared meal, and Huzi ate with Lin Xiao and Chen Erniu.
Just when Lin Xiao was enjoying his meal, suddenly a figure flashed and Zhao Yulian from the village walked in.
This is an honest person, in her forties, but her hair has turned gray due to long-term hard work.
Zhao Yulian's sons, Zhao Qiang and Lin Xiao, grew up. Zhao Qiang lost his father when Zhao Qiang was ten years old, so Zhao Qiang matured earlier than his peers.
He got married two years ago, but more than a year after the marriage, he went to jail for theft.
"Auntie! What's wrong with you?"
When Lin Xiao saw Zhao Yulian coming, he jumped off the kang and asked.
Zhao Yulian had a sad look on her face. She glanced at everyone and shook her head in panic.
Lin Xiao frowned and asked quickly: "Do you want to borrow money? How much? Just ask."
Zhao Yulian still shook her head, and she whispered: "Come outside with me, and I will tell you something."
Lin Xiao responded quickly, put on his shoes and followed Zhao Yulian through the door.
When Zhao Yulian came to a big locust tree and made sure it was safe, she cried softly: "Lin Xiao! You and my Zhao Qiang are good friends. I watched you grow up, so you have to help me." Zhao Qiang."
"What happened, auntie?"
Lin Xiao asked quickly.
Zhao Yulian approached Lin Xiao, and then whispered in his ear: "Zhao Qiang's wife and Liu Xiong are hooking up. They used to go behind my back, but now at night, Liu Xiong comes directly to my house and treats me as a dead."
"What? What a beast, but I..."
Lin Xiao was so angry that he cursed, but how could he take care of such a thing?
Zhao Yulian sighed and said, "Forget it if you are in trouble. I think as far as our village is concerned, Liu Xiong is only afraid of you. It is useless to find anyone else. What's more, I can't afford to lose this person."
When Lin Xiao heard what Zhao Yulian said, he felt that Zhao Yulian was treating him as one of his own by telling him such things.
Zhao Qiang was his childhood friend and a good friend, and he was forced to steal because of his life. His wife's behavior would not only be immoral and disgraceful to the Zhao family, but might also lead to the breakdown of their marriage.
He couldn't just sit back and watch what happened to his good brother, not to mention that Zhao Qiang was still in prison.
"Auntie! You must not tell anyone about this. Just go back. I know what to do."
Lin Xiao's heart skipped a beat, he already had an idea.
When Zhao Yulian heard this, she turned around and disappeared into the night.
When Lin Xiao returned home, Chen Erniu and Huzi had already gone home.
"What does Zhao Yulian want from you? It can't be Zhao Qiang's business, right?"
Mom asked softly with concern.
Lin Xiao: "Oh!" he said, "Let me write a letter to Zhao Qiang and persuade him to reform."
"Zhao Qiang went in, and it wasn't his wife who harmed him. He was lazy and dressed up like a vixen every day."
Lin Qian said coldly from the side.
The mother rolled her eyes at her and said, "What do children know? Go to sleep!"
Lin Xiao suddenly said to his sister: "You are only in the fifth grade. I am going home now, why don't you continue going to school?"
"I don't. There are so many things going on at home. Besides, I'm sixteen years old and I still go to school. That's not a shame."
After Lin Qian finished speaking, she went back to her room.
Lin Xiao said hello to his father, who was pretending to sleep with his eyes half closed, and he also returned to his west room.
***
The night was getting darker, and Banpo Village was unusually quiet. There was not even a dog barking in the dark village.
A dark figure suddenly appeared on the wall of Zhao Qiang's house at the east end of the village.
The black shadow landed in the yard as light as a swallow, and then listened quietly.
Suddenly, a strange cry came from the west room. It seemed like a woman was crying or laughing.
The black shadow stood up suddenly and rushed towards the west room like an arrow.
