Liu Lingzhong's Selected Short Stories Serialized (1129)

Under the Mask (4)

Although it took a lot of trouble for him and the old cousin to rent the abandoned land of the farm to raise ducks, they were sincere to each other, and the two sides compromised on the terms. That has already been decided, about 5,000 square meters. After the family emigrated, Guo Jia first raised it on the roof, and the smell of the summer caused dissatisfaction among the new neighbors, and he almost went to his father to protest in person, and saw Guo Jia borrowing rice from him to repay his chaff. Rural people still have the idea that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and no one is willing to stiffen the relationship with their neighbors from the beginning for a trivial matter. Including his parents, they are firmly opposed to him continuing to raise them on the roof, and it is true that raising that batch of ducks does not make money, and it is actually a loss to count the labor into it, Guo Jia summed up his experience because the terrain is too small. He was originally unwilling to admit defeat. Only his wife fully supports Guo Jia's development in breeding, it may be that his pillow usually blows a lot of wind, and the two of them are familiar with the benefits of the breeding industry. Dong Xueqin thought that there was a lot to do, and she was even more ambitious, Guo Jia didn't have enough money, and she was very annoyed when she asked her parents to borrow pension money but didn't get permission. After the couple went to visit someone else on a motorcycle, they were full of anticipation for raising dried turkeys.

Dong Xueqin didn't know what method he used to brainwash Chen Houjing, he was willing to fight and take out the money. Although Guo Jia hated the old watch, she had no choice but to listen to her mother-in-law's arrangement, and the two of them went to the base to play the front station first, and if the first batch of raising was successful, she would go again to expand the scale. Chen Houjing is actually quite hard-working, and he found three terrains for Guo Jia to choose, maybe Dong Xueqin poured ecstasy soup on him during his part-time job in Foot Washing City, and even he felt that Guo Jia had experience in raising ducks, and he relied on his cousin to make a fortune. It is entirely possible that Chen Houjing has other plans, but Guo Jia has no choice but to pretend not to know. He had never thought of any intrigue at all. In the end, the two of them chose the terrain 57 kilometers away from their home, and the boss surnamed Zhong who answered the phone, but it was Wang Fengshuo, a teacher from the former leprosy school, who actually came forward to sign the contract, and he worked for Boss Zhong for a long time after resigning, representing the boss with full authority. For the gentle and kind Wang Fengshuo, they both know each other, and they know each other tacitly, and he is also the guide of many middle school male classmates in life. Although they never revealed the truth to each other, they couldn't hide that they were handsome and handsome when they were young, and the knowledgeable teacher was their original treasure finding partner, instructing their classmates on how to fatten guide cats.

Guo Jia is even convinced that some people went to the exit of Yanying Railway Station in groups to meet Mu Tangjie, and they were also inspired by Wang Fengshuo. His younger partner, Long Fei, was actually Wang Fengshuo's student. It's just that the new treasure hunters of their generation are not only more selfish, but also narcissistic. The young man caused trouble everywhere, so Guo Jia let unknown people shoot and injure him, but Long Fei himself quietly disappeared.

"Are you sure it's really just because Long Fei is selfish?"

"And very timid. Guo Jia told me.

I said, "I might have another idea!"

Guo Jia looked up at me in confusion.

Ding Qiang, a native of Hunan, is a complete exception, it is said that he has admired his teacher's name for a long time, came from afar, and worshiped Wang Fengshuo so much that he threw himself into the ground. I had never met a teacher at a leper school, and at first I just heard Fat Ding Qiang talk about it, but then it dawned on me that my treasure search partner, including his old cousin Chen Houjing, actually had a relationship with that mysterious person. I feel that he is the rural version, the magician Qiu Enlian on our street.

"I also have a different opinion of Ding Qiang than you. ”

"Tian Sen, you tell me the truth. Guo Jia looked at me.

"Fat Ding Qiang is definitely not simple. I said.

Guo Jia often said that he misses his friendship with me very much, and that our generation of treasure partners has an absolute foundation of trust and believes that they can completely hand over their backs to each other. Long Fei: These young people can't do it. I once asked him rhetorically, Chen Houjing is a treasure hunter of the same age as him, can he be completely at ease with his old watch? Ding Qiang is about the same age as Long Fei, and he also gives his back to Wang Fengshuo with confidence. It can be seen that the relationship between choosing a treasure partner and the age of the other party is not the most important, but it is related to character. I don't really know much about Ding Qiang, he has always been without a trace, to be honest, he is more mysterious than the teacher. But he is not selfish, and he knows how to control the balance and heat, which is also an important reason why I have treated him as a friend for a long time.

"Ding Qiang always has something wrong, sometimes there is a layer of paper, and in a blink of an eye, I feel that there are several mountains, and I can't grasp it. ”

"I haven't dealt with him, and at best I don't think he's bad. ”

"You're hearsay at best," I said, "you know Wang Fengshuo, are they reliable as treasure partners?"

"No one really knows what the teacher thinks. Guo Jia said.

I suddenly asked, "Do you think Wang Fengshuo may have instructed Ding Qiang to shoot you?"

Guo Jia raised his head and said, "I suspect Long Fei instead." ”

"Why do you think that? There should always be clues. ”

"Someone in the cold drink shop said that Ding Qiang took Long Fei away. ”

"Even so, it's more to shoot at you. ”

"It's just a mess. Guo Jia said.

I felt in my heart that Guo Jia knew why someone would shoot at him, but after five years of interruption of contact, the two of us became ordinary friends, and he didn't want to talk about it. I won't force it.

"Tian Sen, I hope you can continue to treat my own people. ”

"Of course it will!" I said to Guo Jia.

On the rivers and lakes, to narrow down the scope of involvement, to be precise, it was the group of friends who went to dance at the masquerade dance in the square square at the entrance of the castle after drinking orange soda at the cold drink shop in Maguan Town, and I am afraid that the real identity of Ding Qiang, who plays the flying knight, is more interesting than the leper school teacher. He could never be undercover, nor was he wanted, a long-time absconding suspect, and he had never heard of him blackmailing anyone.

"But he really is the kind of person who is most like. Qin Feng said.

I immediately shook my head: "I have dealt with Ding Qiang many times, but he didn't get an inch, but I think he is reasonable." ”

"Well, bad people never write bad on their faces. ”

Once after I drank orange soda, I raised my chin and asked Guo Jia:

"Who do you think is going to call me and tell me you've been shot?"

"It's either Long Fei or Ding Qiang, they have to run anyway. ”

"Did you know that Long Fei was going to run?" I asked.

"I don't need to hide it from you, it was Wang Fengshuo who told me. ”

Guo Jia and his duck breeding partner Chen Houjing did not suspect the leper school teacher, and the first few times they negotiated with Boss Zhong on the phone, the kind of wariness that they should have with each other has disappeared. Wang Fengshuo got straight to the point and said: "Boss Zhong has three pieces of terrain for you two brothers to choose from, Xiao Chen has already seen it, I personally think the school is suitable, of course it is just a suggestion." It has an area of 5,665 square meters, and it was rented to others to process luminous pebbles in the past. They relied on sending people to all parts of the country to solicit business, and if they had work, they would do it for two days, and if they didn't work, it would be empty for the whole month. So Boss Zhong is going to send them away, and the terrain will give you ducks. The roof is slightly worse and needs to be repaired, but the money can be deducted from the rent, and Boss Zhong hopes to cooperate for a long time in the future. The two of you have studied there, quite close to the adolescent forest and the cat cemetery, the surrounding scenery is good, there is electricity and water, and there are five universities nearby, I have read your plans repeatedly, as long as you manage to keep up and make a fortune, it is no problem. ”

"The house was built by the people who worked on the fake gems in front. ”

"So has Boss Zhong's contract with the Hunan people expired?"

"Tian Sen, how do you know that it is indeed Ding Qiang who used that terrain in front of us. He bribed Long Fei. ”

"I can see why someone would shoot at you. ”

"Even if he is angry, he should go to Wang Fengshuo. ”

"If you don't even believe in ghosts without a backstage, he's a teacher who resigned from middle school, and he dares to tear it up casually when the contract is torn up. Ding Qiang can't afford to provoke Boss Zhong, so he can only look for you. ”

Guo Jia suppressed his inner excitement: "It was not my idea to drive away the Hunan people. Even if there is no one of us to raise ducks, Boss Zhong will still find an excuse to drive Ding Qiang away. And he secretly invited my treasure partner Long Fei to go on a date at the Iron Factory Hotel many times in the middle, he should know the inside story, from beginning to end, Chen Houjing is Zhang Luo, and I am only responsible for technology. ”

"He shoots at you, and he can do twice the result with half the effort. ”

"Tian Sen, you know that raising dry fire ducks when the accident happened has already been a complete failure, and Chen Houjing and I have lost all our money. I even suspect that Lao Biao has done something in it, and in a fit of anger, I plan to discuss with you, Dong Xueqin chased after her on a motorcycle, she seems to have this habit. Not so lucky this time!"

"You dare to pat her chest, you didn't kill her on purpose. ”

"No, she's clearly dead. Guo Jia said.

Guo Jia and I left the cat cemetery, walked five miles, and decided to take a ropeway car up. In this way, it can save at least two hours by avoiding wandering around the garden of the Suozaogou Psychiatric Hospital.

I originally thought that I would be very scared to take the ropeway, but I have a fear of heights and never take a plane unless there are special circumstances. The result was unexpected but quite smooth. The Changgou Leper School is on the top of the mountain, and I was a little nervous to meet Wang Fengshuo, a figure like Qiu Enlian, a magician on our street.

"Tian Sen, he is quite easy-going person. Guo Jia said.

"You're the kind of person who sells it and helps you count the money. ”

"I've actually known Wang Fengshuo for almost 30 years. Guo Jia said, "It's been a long time before I become a treasure partner with you." ”

At that time, he was about fourteen years old, and Guo Jia had talked about it before.

I even suspect that there is no Boss Zhong at all, it is a person.

"Do you think Boss Zhong is Wang Fengshuo? Tian Sen. ”

Guo Jia had a surprised expression on his face, feeling that he had fallen into a pit.

"Dealing with serious people has nothing to do with the length of time you've known each other, it's still the old saying that character matters. ”

"It's too late to wake up now. Guo Jia said.

The rain and fog were also very thick, and because you couldn't see how high it was, you couldn't talk about fear. Is it useful to find Wang Fengshuo?

Guo Jia said in a daze: "I just want to ask him a word." ”