I want to be a good person

Chapter 21 Money moves people’s hearts

"Second in command, the gunner, the one with the best shooting skills, we lost several brothers."

The bearded second in command stood with his hands behind his back, looking honest and simple, and he didn't look like a bandit at all.

"Keep an eye on him. I'm going to find my eldest brother and avenge my brothers."

The second in command stretched out his hand, patted his sheepskin coat, lowered his head and squeezed out of the crowd, and walked towards a snack stand. There were four men sitting there, drinking porridge and eating buns, and some of them were even taking a sip.

The second in command walked up to the man in the middle and whispered, "Brother, we saw that tough guy. We lost five of our brothers in his hands."

"See clearly"

"Well, Lao Ba is watching."

"Did you see the guy?"

"No, Lao Liu looked back last time and saw that he was using a spear."

"Where is Mr. Chen?"

"Old Four is watching"

"Let Lao Wu, Lao Liu and Lao Si come together. We need both hostages and revenge."

"Brother, let's ambush him in advance. There is only one way back and forth."

"Okay, the remaining five of us will go and kill him. Let Lao Ba keep an eye on him first."

"Okay, I see."

"Walk"

The four people got up and left the stall, and bought some buns and sesame cakes before leaving.

Zhang Aiguo was still strolling around. Big markets are usually on the main road. He was carrying a lot of things, so his hands were full.

With a whoosh, Zhang Aiguo hid in an alley and tried to put the things away in a place where no one was around.

When they saw Zhang Aiguo hiding in the alley, the three or four groups of people became a little anxious. The target was gone, but the fat sheep could still run away.

When we all act together, we find that there are men around us who are scheming against us, and money can tempt people.

After smiling at each other and probably reaching a tacit understanding, a local man hummed a little tune and walked towards the entrance of the alley.

Before he got there, Zhang Aiguo came out with empty hands.

“Where are the things? So many!”

Among the crowd who tried to take action, a few felt something was wrong and thought that the other side might have people as well, so they backed off and slowly dispersed and walked away.

There were also some who did not believe in it and still followed Zhang Aiguo. Zhang Aiguo did not pay attention at first. After all, his pockets had been touched several times and were always empty. Most people would give up when they saw the difficulty, but unfortunately there were many people in Class 2 who were very stubborn.

It was not until Zhang Aiguo came out of the alley for the second time that he instinctively felt something was wrong and realized that he was being targeted.

Human nature is kind, and it’s the end of the year again, so everyone is having a hard time, so just relax.

Forgetting that human nature is selfish, and pinning hopes on people to be righteous and to restrain themselves is like expecting a thirsty person to remain indifferent to a trickle of water. It is foreseeable that after the thirsty person has drunk his fill, he will still think about digging a bigger pool to get more water.

Zhuangzi once said: Everyone knows the use of useful things, but no one knows the use of useless things.

No one has ever been able to understand it, just because they have been involved in the world and are involved in the dust.

Greed has always been in people's blood. It is a human obsession. Everyone wants to live a good life and have more, but they can never be satisfied. There has never been a saint in this world. If there is, it is because they are artificially beautified and deified out of some need.

Buddhism teaches that “all appearances are illusory”, but great monks from past lives can also go in and out and become lost in hallucinations.

Zhang Aiguo understood a lot in an instant. Although he said that he didn't want to be a good person anymore, the kindness in his heart still appeared. Since this was the case, he might as well let nature take its course. Why force anything? It was all fate.

Still pretending nothing had happened, he continued to buy the daily necessities he needed, such as lard, soybean oil, salt, and grain. Man is iron and rice is steel, and he will be hungry if he doesn't eat for a meal.

A lot of cooked meats and dishes such as flatbreads and sauces were also collected as food reserves.

Once he entered the alley, he found that there were three groups of people following him. One group looked like thugs, one group looked like soldiers, and the remaining one was just one person, the eighth among the bandits.

Zhang Aiguo analyzed it in his mind. He thought that the person who was following him the most was either fearless or had great ambitions. He thought about it and realized that he had nothing worthwhile on him, except money and his life. Yes, life. It seemed that he was a bandit.

The ocean is still very valuable at this time, but legal tender will be issued next year, which is a pitfall, and there are countless more pits waiting to be jumped into.

People kept buying things, and the money was decreasing. Slowly, people left, and the thugs retreated. There was something evil about this operation. Now only those who didn't believe in it were left. They had guns in their hands and were not panicked.

He looked at his pocket watch and decided it was time to go, so he loaded the bullet into the chamber.

I returned to the place where the livestock were looked after, paid the storage fee, and gave extra money for fodder and water. I ate a meat bun in my hand and waited for Sister Mao to meet me.

This time the supplies were not put away. On the donkey cart were thrown half a pork butt, a few pig's trotters, a pig's head, cabbage vermicelli, potatoes, radishes, tofu, a bag of sorghum for feed, some other New Year's goods, two small jars of Laobai liquor, and a few strings of firecrackers. Delivery service is now available, and the guys will help to deliver the goods to the cart.

"Brother, how come you came back so quickly? I saw you catching a bus and thought it would take a long time."

"When we men buy things, we buy them right away, unlike you women who are always nagging and shopping aimlessly."

"Hehe, you're still a man, your hair hasn't even grown out yet"

"No way, it's very dense. Look at my hair. If you want to feel it, just reach out and touch it."

"Go ahead, don't be ashamed"

"Okay, okay, let's talk about it when no one is around. Let's go, let's go."

Sister Mao glanced at the things in the car.

“Oh, you bought a lot.”

"It's OK. I can't finish it by myself. Let me buy this first."

"oh"

Sister Mao remembered something, her face darkened for a moment, and then she started laughing again.

Cars, money, and houses have been the secret recipe for picking up girls since ancient times.

"Let's go, take the car you didn't pay for"

"Walking"

The reins were tightened and the donkey started to move forward.

"Here, have one. It's delicious."

Zhang Aiguo handed over a hot meat bun.

Sister Mao was a little embarrassed and didn't want to answer.

"Go on, what's the matter, are you afraid that I will drug you and sell you out?"

"That's not the case. It's just a free ride, but I'm eating your food. That's unacceptable."

"Hahaha, it's okay. Well, we are destined to meet. Here are two hair flowers I bought for your girl. They are a gift from your uncle for the New Year."

"Ah, how can I accept your gift?"

"I earn money by myself, I can't spend it all, take it"

Zhang Aiguo had a sincere, honest face and was smiling.

"Then I will take it"

"Um"

"That's right, what did you buy?"

"I bought a pound of flour, an ounce of fat meat, and a head of cabbage, and made some dumplings for dinner."

"Alas, didn't you buy yourself anything?"

"Oh, why buy anything? It's just Chinese New Year. As long as I can have enough food on weekdays, that's fine."

"Too"

“You cook alone”

"Oh, no, I'm staying at the home of a village chief now. I'll talk about it after the New Year."