Since ancient times, there had been people who were diligent and studious, and there were also people who had endured the pain of castration and still wrote unprecedented works. However, in this era where everyone had short hair and wore long robes, such people were not only rare, but almost extinct.
Qiao Liansheng didn't know that it was special for her to read a book day and night in the prison cell. However, Qiao Liansheng, who didn't know what was special by nature, calmly imitated Old Xu's attitude. She held a book while eating and when she went to the toilet. Moreover, her eyes were shining.
Old Xu took three days to finish reading the book," The Ancient Emperors of China ". Qiao Liansheng spent an entire week lying on the bed and closing the yellowed pages. Qiao Liansheng closed his eyes, and his mind was filled with the story in the book. Qiao Liansheng wasn't a lunatic who had a photographic memory. After reading it once, he could only remember the events in the book where the dynasty fell because of women. It was so filthy that he felt ashamed.
"You understand?" Old Xu, who had become idle because he had no books, paid close attention to Qiao Liansheng's progress. Seeing that he had closed his book, he stuck out his big belly and leaned over to ask with a smile.
Qiao Liansheng opened his eyes and nodded vigorously like a young man who was in a fit of anger." Yes, historical stories are always interesting!”Out of unwillingness to admit defeat, Qiao Liansheng even pretended to be deep in thought and commented awkwardly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Old Xu knocked Qiao Liansheng's head and scolded,""You blockhead! Rotten wood can't be carved, mud can't be supported to the wall!”
"Old Xu, did I say something wrong?”Qiao Liansheng scratched his head in confusion. It was just a book full of stories, he really couldn't see anything else from it.
"Continue watching! If you can't see anything after watching it three to five times, then stop looking. You're not cut out for it.”Old Xu was a little disappointed. For the first time, his old face revealed the vicissitudes of life that it should have.
Qiao Liansheng was stunned. The way he looked at Old Xu changed slightly, and he began to suspect that the toothpick had revealed something. He remembered Toothpick saying that Old Xu had entered the office because of corruption and bribery. Toothpick also said that Old Xu, the deputy section chief of the Chaoyang District Local Revenue Bureau, had entered the office, but the others in the bureau were living a carefree life.
Qiao Liansheng wondered if Old Xu was awesome or not. Qiao Liansheng had no way to verify it, but she felt that this was definitely not as simple as a yes or no question.
"Qiao Liansheng." Old Xu stood up and took two steps before he turned around and shouted.
"Hmm?"
"Put some stuff in your head that people should put in. Don't always think about dirty things.”Old Xu was like an elder, teaching earnestly. His eyes under his presbyopic glasses were much sharper.
Qiao Liansheng nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. Her face was slightly red, like a woman whose thoughts had been seen through.
Old Xu's earnest words had an effect on Qiao Liansheng. This young man, who was just over twenty years old but had been charged with intentional assault, once again began to seriously flip through " The Biography of Ancient Emperors of China ".
Perhaps it was because she was so engrossed in this book, but although Qiao Liansheng would still take out that piece of paper with a series of numbers to read in the middle of the night, she wasn't as focused as before.
The second time she finished reading this book, Qiao Lian took ten days, three days longer than the last time. After reading it, Qiao Liansheng's expression changed. The dirty smile was gone, and there was some heartfelt admiration. It wasn't admiration for Old Xu or the emperors in the books, but the way they played with the officials in the blink of an eye.
"You understand?" Old Xu looked at Qiao Liansheng with a faint smile, a hint of hope in his eyes.
Qiao Liansheng shook his head honestly." I can't even say that I know a little. I can only prostrate myself in admiration.”Even though emperors had special identities and were influenced by them since they were young, Qiao Lian understood the saying," The environment is born, people are formed."
"You are quite honest." Old Xu nodded approvingly. He reached into his pocket and actually took out a pack of Soft Zhonghua, handing one to Qiao Liansheng.
" This…" Qiao Liansheng had been a flower shop owner before, so he knew that the people who bullied China in Beijing were wealthy. Moreover, in this prison where they could fight over a cigarette, a person who could smoke Soft China like this was naturally more than one level stronger. For a moment, Qiao Liansheng felt as if he was looking up to Old Xu.
Old Xu smiled as if nothing had happened. He lit a cigarette and threw the lighter into Qiao Liansheng's hand. He exhaled a mouthful of smoke and said lightly,""This is nothing. This prison is like my own home. As long as I want to, I can enter and leave as I want.”
Qiao Liansheng snorted softly. He wasn't the kind of fool who would treat others as if they were awesome just because they did something awesome. If someone who had been in prison all day told him that going in and out of prison was as easy as that bastard Zhang Yong taking off a girl's pants, if he really believed it, he wouldn't be a scholar who had been taught by a half-blind woman.
Old Xu glanced at Qiao Liansheng's expression and smiled faintly. He didn't waste his breath explaining and stood up, patting Qiao Liansheng's shoulder. He pointed at the Emperor's Legend and said,""Look at it a few more times before you go out. I don't plan to give this treasure to you. I want to keep it to relieve my boredom!”
After saying that, he patted his butt, straightened his big belly, and took a leisurely walk to the side to bask in the sun.
Qiao Liansheng was stunned by his words. This Old Xu, who sat and lay calmly in his cell like a Buddha, seemed to see through him. He was like an invisible person in front of him. This piqued Qiao Lian Sheng's interest.
If one did not pay attention, they would not know. However, when they observed, they were shocked. After two days of observation, Qiao Liansheng realized that Old Xu was indeed not as simple as his dirty little head had thought.
Indeed, as Old Xu had said, this prison was not much different from his own home. A few other prisoners could not enter the place even if they begged or even stuffed money into it, but he could come and go as he pleased. There was once when Qiao Liansheng saw Old Xu chatting and laughing with the warden in the office, smoking a cigarette. What made Qiao Liansheng even more confused was that the warden still had a respectful expression on his face.
Qiao Liansheng was completely convinced. Even though he didn't understand the ins and outs of the matter, he could vaguely guess. At least, he knew that Old Xu was not imprisoned for corruption and bribery as Toothpick had said.
On the third reading of " The Legend of Ancient Emperors of China," Qiao Liansheng spent fifteen days. She took a notebook and pen that Old Xu had obtained from god knows where and wrote a lot of words in circles on the notebook. It was so dense that only he could understand it.
"You know it?" Unlike the previous two times, Old Xu had an obvious smile on his face. There seemed to be some relief in his smile.
Qiao Liansheng, however, shook his head honestly like last time." I'm not even half a strategist on paper. This thing is profound!”
In reality, Qiao Lian had written a series of names on the notebook and connected them with each other. On each line, the relationship between the two people was written. It seemed simple, but it was complicated.
"No hurry, as long as you can enlighten the Apertures." Old Xu laughed.
Qiao Liansheng nodded. He was getting more and more addicted to this game of connecting names. It was like the Go game played by Lunatic Zhang and Qiao Xianjing ten years ago. It seemed as simple as eating a big dragon to determine the outcome, but it contained endless variables.
After watching it for the third time, Qiao Liansheng's admiration for those emperors was no longer as shallow as prostrating herself on the ground. She was worshipping them like idols, even worshipping them.
"Put away the things first! Someone came to visit." Old Xu patted Qiao Liansheng's shoulder and said indifferently.
"Who is it?" Qiao Liansheng didn't react for a moment.
"I'm talking to you. Who else could it be?”Old Xu's expression was a little strange. He looked at Qiao Lian Sheng and sighed lightly, urging,""Hurry up and go!"
Qiao Liansheng was stunned for a moment. Frowning slightly, she put away her book and notebook and walked out of the cell in confusion. Qiao Liansheng couldn't figure out who would come to visit the prison. After the previous conversation, Ma Houwen wouldn't come again. Qiao Liansheng was very sure of this.
She came to the visiting room with wild guesses. When she looked up, she saw Lame Ma, Ma Hongde, who had limped to Lu Gou Village's old Qiao family to propose marriage through the thick transparent glass. He was carrying a bag of things and sitting weakly on a chair. Perhaps it was because he was in a hurry on the way, his eyes were red and he looked a little tired.
Qiao Liansheng stopped in his tracks and looked around Lame Ma in panic. It was empty. There was no one around. Qiao Liansheng's heart sank in an instant. It was as heavy as lead, and it hurt a little.
When Lame Ma saw Qiao Liansheng, he held a bag and waved it at Qiao Liansheng through the transparent glass. His slightly thin face opened slightly, revealing a forced smile.
"Where's my sister?" Qiao Liansheng asked gloomily the moment he picked up the microphone. His sharp eyes stared at Lame Ma, his gaze bone-chilling.
Out of instinct, Lame Ma timidly leaned back, as if afraid that Qiao Liansheng, who was separated by the transparent glass, would pounce on him and bite him.
"Speak!" Qiao Liansheng was like a hungry wolf, as if he would pounce on Lame Ma and bite him if he said anything inappropriate.
This time, Lame Ma wasn't frightened. He lowered his head, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes as he sobbed,""Uncle…Lian Sheng, Lianxiang has left…"
"Speak clearly." Qiao Liansheng's tone was very calm and he was very quiet. However, as he stared coldly at Lame Ma, his hand that was holding the microphone was so tight that his elbow was trembling.
Ma Hongde of Ma Jiawan, Lame Ma, had married a beautiful wife. Her name was Qiao Lianxiang, and she was from Lugou Village. The villagers of Ma Jiawan said during the wedding banquet at Lame Ma's house that they never expected that the poor Lugou Village could raise such a beautiful woman. She was considered lucky to have married into Ma Jiawan.
These words were said in front of the Ma family's daughter-in-law, but the Ma family's daughter-in-law did not refute, nor did she have a black face like the other village women.
The second day after the daughter-in-law of the Ma family was married, she ran to the county town and found a job in a shoe factory. She was a piece-work operator. There were quite a few villagers from Ma Jiawan who worked in the shoe factory. They all saw the diligence of the Ma family's daughter-in-law. They often gathered together and sighed, saying that Lame Ma's ancestors had accumulated virtue and married a beautiful and capable daughter-in-law.
A few days later, they realized that this newly married wife of the Ma family never seemed to rest. She worked both day and night shifts, and even ate two steamed buns per meal.
When she asked her why she was working so hard, the Ma family's daughter-in-law smiled faintly and said,"My Qiao family has a college student who is studying in Beijing and needs money."
"Isn't there Lame Ma? Lame Ma was the son of Ma Jiawan Village Chief. How could he not be able to afford a university student?!”The people from Ma Jiawan were puzzled.
However, the Ma family's daughter-in-law shook her head gently and nibbled on the hard steamed bun. She said," That's the Ma family, not the Qiao family. The Qiao family can't owe others a favor. Lian Sheng isn't willing either. Lian Sheng can spend the money I earn in peace."
The people from Ma Jiawan didn't say anything else. The Ma Family's daughter-in-law also worked as usual, working the day shift and night shift.
Two months later, the daughter-in-law of the Ma family fell ill. She was as thin as skin and bones. Her figure had changed, but she still held on in the shoe factory and carried the responsibility of being an elder sister. The people of Ma Jiawan felt their hearts ache when they saw her, but they could not persuade her. This woman who married from Lugou Village was so stubborn that it made their hearts ache.
" He left a month ago. I asked someone to contact you, but I couldn't get in touch. I didn't expect you…" Lame Ma paused again when he said this because he saw a hideous face stuck to the transparent glass.
"Ah!"
Qiao Liansheng suddenly stood up and pressed his face against the transparent glass. Like a mad dog, he rammed his face against the glass again and again, but his eyes were still staring at Lame Ma with bloodlust.
Lame Ma was so frightened that he fell backward and sat on the ground. He waved his hands in panic." It wasn't me! It's not me…I've always been good to her…It's not me! It really wasn't me…"
Qiao Liansheng pretended not to hear anything and rammed his head against the transparent glass in a frenzy. Blood gradually flowed out of his forehead and down his face, looking bloodthirsty and hideous.
The prison guard rushed over and forcefully pulled Qiao Liansheng to the side, pressing him firmly to the ground.
Qiao Liansheng, who could no longer move, suddenly burst into tears like a child. Her face was distorted and her body was twitching…
The prison guards released Qiao Liansheng and quietly left the visiting room.
Qiao Liansheng was left alone, curled up with a slightly thin body, crying as if no one was around. There was also Lame Ma, who had already stood up and watched Qiao Liansheng wipe away his tears through the transparent glass…
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