At dawn, the surroundings became quiet and the wind seemed to be stronger. Only then did the three of them close their eyes a little.

As soon as it dawned, the three of them walked up to the bridge deck. When they looked at each other, they were both angry and funny. It turned out that mosquitoes had their faces that were bitten into red rashes the size of beans.

"Is it the same on my face? It's so ugly!"

Li Yun stroked his cheek and said.

"Yes, but it's still that good-looking."

Adult Jie said.

"Forget it, I haven't washed my face for a few days, so it's impossible to be ugly." Li Yun said dejectedly, "Senior Brother, where are you looking for it today?"

"Let's go to another industrial area to have a look." Lei Xiong replied.

The three of them bid farewell to the young and old, crossed the bridge, and walked along the street. Although the sun had not yet come out, it was still hot at this moment.

Suddenly, a "ding-ting" sound rang out quickly behind him, and the three of them flashed aside.

A bicycle ran past him, and at the same time, a pink envelope fell.

"Senior brother, look!" Li Yun picked up the envelope, opened it and took a look, and hurriedly handed it to Lei Xiong.

Lei Xiong opened it and saw several blue hundred-yuan bills inside. He said without thinking: "You can't ask for this money. That person runs so fast. There must be something urgent to use this money." He shouted, strode away and chased the bicycle that had already gone away.

The speed of the bicycle slowly decreased. When the two were about ten meters apart, the rider turned his head suddenly and rode back.

The man was about thirty years old, with a very messy hair, a pair of thick eyebrows and a pair of small eyes that looked very disproportionate. When he saw Lei Xiong, he asked, "Brother, have you seen a red envelope?"

Lei Xiong raised the envelope in his hand and said, "Here I see you falling."

The man was overjoyed and said, "It's just this, there's 2,000 yuan in it! My wife is sick and is waiting to use it in a hurry."

Lei Xiong smiled and said, "I'll give it back to you."

The man shook the envelope and poured out 500 yuan. His face turned black and his eyes were fierce, and he said, "No, it's obviously 2,000 yuan, why is it only 500 yuan? Boy, did you take it? Come back soon!"

Lei Xiong said: "I saw that there are only so many inside. Did you remember it wrong?"

The man gritted his teeth and said, "Boy, you must have taken it, you will have it soon for 1,500!" He glanced at Lei Xiong and stared at Lei Xiong's trouser bag. The wooden box showed a small rectangular shape outside the trouser bag.

"See if my stuff is in your pocket and take it out!"

"This is my thing, why should I give it to you?" Lei Xiong said with a giggle.

"Then you give me 1,500 back!" The man's tone eased.

"If I want to take it, why give it to you? Mine is mine, no one can take it. I won't want yours, even if it falls from the sky."

The man nodded, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was talking to someone: "Haha, I won, I won!"

Suddenly, two aggressive people came from nearby. One of them waved his fists to Lei Xiong and said, "Boy, are you just coming from the countryside? Either pay back the money, and if you don't have money, just take me an old punch." As he said that, he punched Lei Xiong in the face. Lei Xiong put one side of his face, raised his right hand, and grabbed the guy's arm.

Adult Jie rushed forward and said, "You rest, I'll deal with these people. I think you are kind to be treated as a donkey." Without waiting for the three of them to take action, "dongdongdongdongdong" swept the legs and immediately kicked the three of them upside down.

Later, the two men got up and ran away.

The man riding a bicycle walked to Lei Xiong and wanted to grab his hand.

Lei Xiong had quick eyes and quick hands. He grabbed his wrist first and used a little force, and the face turned into a pig's liver color.

"Scammer! What else do you want to do?"

Although the man was in unbearable pain, he did not struggle. He grabbed him and said, "Brother, you, you are the first person who has not been trapped by us."

Lei Xiong said: "Don't play tricks for me!" He increased his strength again.

The man was so painful that his body was shortened, but he still refused to beg for mercy and said, "To be honest, I... have been tired of doing this business for a long time, just for the so-called loyalty of my buddies."

Lei Xiong was suspicious, let go of his hand, and said, "It's a good thing that you can go back if you lose your way."

The man shook his hands and looked at the three of them, saying, "Did you just come out of your home and haven't found a job?"

Cheng Renjie said: "Lei Xiong, stop talking nonsense to him! If you can't do anything, I'll teach him a lesson!"

The man ignored it and continued, "I can help you."

Lei Xiong has always been open-minded and said, "Anyway, we have no place to live and are not familiar with our lives, so it is better to believe you once."

"Okay, let's see what tricks he has." said Cheng Renjie.

The man said happily, "Then come with me!" He pushed the bicycle in front of him and walked to the end of the street. There was no more road, leading the three of them to a barren mountain.

The three of them followed closely behind the man and saw that it was a deserted Huangniba Mountain, they couldn't help but secretly aroused suspicion in their hearts.

The man seemed to see their thoughts, and laughed and said to Lei Xiong: "Brother, don't be afraid! I won't harm you."

“Where is this going?”

"A friend of mine will know in a while." The man turned around and said, "I'm going to tell you, I've been cheating people for five years, and I'm the first to send money back like you, brother. I once wanted to stop doing this, but they refused, saying that no one now is not greedy, and this is the best way to make money. I swear that if one day I really meet someone who sends money back, I'll wash my hands and stop doing it."

"So you just said you won, is that what it means?" Lei Xiong asked.

"Yes! Brother, I finally met you today. My vow came true and I won."

Lei Xiong was also happy for him when he heard his heartfelt words from the bottom of his heart, and the doubts in his heart disappeared.

"What if you regret it again?" Cheng Renjie asked disdainfully.

"If I regret it, I will not die a bad death in my wife."

Lei Xiong laughed in his heart and thought to himself: This person is really interesting. He violated his oath, but he swears with his wife's life. When he first met, he said this person was a bit straightforward.

"Your wife has a deep hatred with you?" Li Yun couldn't stand it anymore and asked.

"I won't mention this one for now." The man said again. His name was He Zhiyou, nicknamed "Rabbit", and he was from Kaidu Sheng. He has been in Luangang Town for five years. He has been in several factories, but he has not made any money. One day, he picked up the money that he fell to the ground. As a result, he couldn't extort him and deceived him. He had no job at the time and was worried about his livelihood, so he started to cheat. Several people shared the spoils every day.

"You really decided to wash your hands and stop washing them. Will they cause trouble for you?"

"They are willing to do anything to me."

He Zhiyou was used to seeing people's greed, lucky and fearful faces, and also tasted the contempt of people. At this moment, although Lei Xiong was torn clothes, his eyes were clear and his temperament was different from ordinary people. Although he was much younger than himself, he was already convinced by him in his heart, saying, "When you are at home, rely on friends when you go out, and you are in a foreign land, you must help each other. If you don't dislike me, I want to make a friend with you."

Lei Xiong said: "Okay, Brother He. Everyone has times when they make mistakes. If you are lost, who will dislike you?"

While everyone was talking, they had already crossed a hill, turned several times, passed through a forest, and came to a mountain depression.

There is a large oval shed here. Below the shed is a wall of about four meters high built with bricks. There is a door hole of more than one person every seven or eight meters away on the wall, but the doors are blocked. A tall chimney is firm on the top of the shed, and it is a brick and tile factory.

He Zhiyou led them into a small house, and a man in charge of the business greeted him with a smile, looked at the three of them, and asked He Zhiyou: "'Rabbit', what you entrusted to you will be done so quickly?"

He Zhiyou said: "This is my friend, you can take care of it in the future."

"Don't worry, you can't be neglected. Come with me!"

The three followed the in charge to the shed. The people inside were busy and the machines rang. The in charge pointed at the brick machine to arrange work for them. The in charge was arranged in the process of cutting large strips, and was responsible for cutting the pile of mud out of the mud mouth into long strips with a piece of iron wire. When they arrived at Li Yun, they stepped on the valve and pushed the long strip of mud blanks into bricks. After flowing to the next process, Lei Xiong was responsible for pulling the bricks to the drying yard and placing them and drying them.

The in charge took them to the dormitory to arrange accommodation. The dormitory was made of asbestos tiles, with a odor inside. The bed frame was built with bamboo, with two upper and lower layers. The middle aisle was very narrow, just for a person to pass through. The ground was very wet, and there was a thick layer of semi-dry mud and cigarette butts that were stepped into the mud. Fortunately, the shed was taller and not very hot. Because there were few people in the female dormitory, there was only one layer, and the things inside were much neatly arranged than those in the male dormitory.

The three of them followed the in charge to the canteen again. The in charge said that because the equipment was not enough and there was no hot water to take a bath, they had to dig the well water to the toilet to wash. Finally, they glanced at them sly and said, "The construction will officially start tomorrow. Can you suffer this hardship?"

The three of them looked at each other and said in unison: "Okay!"

After a while, He Zhiyou had bought several sets of young people's clothes, shoes, socks and toiletries, and asked the three of them to change it.

After taking a shower, the three of them changed into the newly bought clothes. They felt as if they had relaxed dozens of pounds and felt refreshed.

"So spiritual! Brother, although this place is simple, you have to find a place to settle down first. When you get familiar with this area, you will find a good job." He Zhiyou said to Lei Xiong who had changed into new clothes.

"Brother, thank you! We will do a good job and will not embarrass you." Lei Xiong replied.

"Okay, I will come to see you from time to time. Goodbye!" He Zhiyou pushed the bicycle and disappeared into the woods.

After lunch, the three of them walked around the brick and tile factory and found another road leading to the market at the foot of the mountain. In the afternoon, they rested on their respective berths. They didn't sleep all night last night. Although the environment was not good, the three of them slept until the evening before they woke up. The in charge asked them to have supper again.

The food in the brick factory was very simple. The three of them made a bowl of each, but they felt that the rice was rough and hard, and the dishes were hard to swallow. Although the three of them were from rural areas and had been simple since childhood. They were not delicious, but they were also delicious. They had never eaten such difficult food. Others were eating it. There were a few people in their forties and fifties, with gray hair, wrinkles on their faces, and their faces were rough and red by the sun. This made Lei Xiong feel a sense of intimacy, and unconsciously remembered his parents and fellow villagers in his hometown. He buried his head and ate without saying a word.
Chapter completed!