The first prologue boyhood(1/4)
Section 1 Peach Ruibao
Life is wonderful. Children from poor families can always grow up quickly and become stronger. How can you know the sweetness of suffering without experiencing the pain of hardships? How you treat others when you get along with them will also receive the same results.
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There will never be true equality in life. The fate between people is not necessarily to meet and know each other, but may also be to respect and fear each other in a fight. The conditions for equal dialogue usually need to be achieved by force, so it has always been Ma Rulong's choice to fight.
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One summer in the 1980s, in a place called Haizibian in a certain city in a certain country, there was a very rare small pool. The place was not big, but it was enough for children to play and enjoy the cool air in the summer.
It is cool and refreshing in the hot summer, and the water pool attracts many adults and children.
Little Taozi stood next to the pool, staring at her already big eyes, staring intently at the precious treasure, Ma Rulong, playing in the pool and touching the snails.
At this moment, she looked unconvinced and dissatisfied. But Xiao Taozi thought of the spicy and fragrant fried snails in her mind, and couldn't help but swallow again. She had no choice but to pouted her little mouth and waited obediently by the pool.
Although Ruibao is only two years older than Taozi, he has always been more mature and domineering than Taozi. Although little Taozi is an eccentric elf, in the face of Ruibao's domineering and invincible temperament, she can only be a good and obedient girl.
Just like now that Ruibao told Taozi not to go into the water, Taozi could only stand by the pool obediently. Ruibao's task for Taozi was to take care of the snails we salvaged from the pool.
Taozi watched us happily playing in the pool, and she felt extremely aggrieved. The reason why Ruibao didn't let Taozi go into the water was very simple. Taozi was the youngest and her legs were not long enough, so she could easily drown in the pool.
But the three of us knew each other very well. The real reason why Ruibao didn't let Little Taozi play in the water was because he was afraid that the snails we just fished out from the pool would be stolen by other idlers.
That’s why Ruibao asked Little Taozi, who was still enjoying playing and had just started playing, to look at everyone’s trophies by the pool. But how could the naughty little Taozi be willing to just stay by the pool and watch us play? At this moment, she was thinking
There is unwillingness.
Little Taozi looked at Ruibao, who was playing very happily in the river, and then looked at her legs, which no matter how she looked, seemed to be a little shorter than Ruibao.
Taozi felt deeply aggrieved and unwilling. She thought for a long time and felt that everything should be fair, and at the end of the day, three people should take turns to take care of this common harvest.
Xiao Taozi was about to use her invincible ultimate move, the Lion's Roar in the Pool, to attract my and Ruibao's attention. She wanted to express her strong dissatisfaction in this way.
Taozi Luck was about to roar. Suddenly she seemed to be frightened, and she swallowed back the breath that came out of her mouth.
She had a pair of beautiful big eyes, which were as wide as copper bells because she swallowed her breath forcibly, choking.
A group of teenagers walked over not far away. At first glance, they looked like a group of delinquent boys. They all had long, crooked faces, and they thought they were very handsome. Their slanted eyebrows and frowning eyes had the words "I am" written all over their faces.
Rogue, whose expression am I afraid of?
Xiao Taozi suddenly used her little hands to cover the small iron bucket that was half filled with snails. Her deceptive behavior attracted the attention of these boys.
Tao Zi knew this group of wild children who lived in the compound of the military area. Because their parents had been stationed in the army for a long time, they seriously lacked parental supervision.
In addition, the adults only come back a few times a year, the education method is simple and crude, and the eternal theme is that filial sons emerge from the stick. Therefore, these children from the families of middle-level cadres in the army military compound not only stick together as one, but also act wildly.
Taozi lived on the street next to the military compound. She had been robbed of her toys by these wild children several times in the past. If Ma Rulong hadn't been angry, he helped her fight with these lawless and wild children.
The gifts that Aunt Taozi brought back to her from abroad will definitely be plundered and very few will be left.
Tao Zi has never understood the logic of a bunch of stinky men snatching girls' toys.
Could it be that they, these wild children who don't even bother to take a bath, love to sleep with their dolls in their arms at night?
Tao Zi will never understand that in this era of scarce resources, she, who comes from a wealthy family, goes out with all kinds of toys in her hands.
How tempting this is to other children, to ordinary family children who can only play with peeing and mud for a day. The toy in Taozi's hand is the ultimate possession of her dream.
This gang of shady boys came to the water pool, and the leader, Wang Lijun, recognized Taozi at a glance, standing very conspicuously by the water pool.
However, Tao Zi tried to cover up the situation by protecting the bucket with her little hands, which was very childish. Even a fool could guess that the bucket contained fresh snails that had just been fished out.
Li Jun glanced at Ma Rulong and Ruibao who were playing in the pool, and seemed a little hesitant. The fried snails were sweet and satisfying, and the taste was tempting his body, and the impact tortured Li Jun's taste buds.
You must know that in the 1980s, food was not very abundant, and many families still had problems with food and clothing. Being able to eat toothpaste as a natural product was delicious. This was enough to make these children want to be evil.
Gluttony is the nature of children, but getting something for nothing is the original intention of children like Li Jun. He hesitated again and again, maybe because he thought of Ma Rulong's super terrifying fighting power after his eyes turned red. Or maybe he thought of Little Taozi wearing gold.
Jade, the proud parents who picked her up and dropped her off in the car. It was more likely that she was reminded of Ruibao, the legendary father in the family who was a high official.
After hesitating for a long time, Li Jun turned around and led his group of little brothers towards another group of children who looked easier to bully.
When I was in the pool, I had already noticed the arrival of Li Jun and the other children, but I pretended not to care and played and played in the water with Ruibao.
I finally breathed a sigh of relief when they left. I thought it was going to be another fierce fight, but my fortune turned out to be good. It seemed that the last fight with these little bandits was not in vain.
I seemed to feel that the two scars on my back, which had long since healed, started to feel a dull pain again. I had wanted to get back the toys that they had robbed for Taozi.
Half a year ago, I had a real fight with these guys with real swords and guns. Although the fight in which less defeated many sounded enjoyable, in reality, only I knew the pain I suffered.
Moreover, that fight in which less prevailed over more was infinitely close to a blood-soaked gangster fight between adults in society.
The fight between me and the boys from the military area led by Li Jun was red-hot. My bare hands escalated to killing with weapons.
Li Jun, the birdman, actually carried a small ax with him. I had the upper hand and I accidentally hit him twice with the ax in the back. In anger, I showed off my power and picked up Li Jun, and then I threw him on his back and hips.
Li Jun had never seen this kind of dismissal before. In an instant, three souls and seven souls escaped from his body after being beaten by me.
He was lying on the ground holding a pig's head on his head and breathing heavily.
My clothes are stained white with blood, and the dragon swims in the shallows.
Although he was unable to defeat the four-handed fighter with his two fists, he became more and more courageous as he fought, fearless of life and death, and displayed a crazy spirit.
In the end, the two wounds on my back were not serious and were just superficial wounds. However, the blood flow continued and I lost all my strength.
Li Jun looked at me who looked like a demon and a beast, cursed me as a madman, and left in anger with his younger brothers.
I feel very brave, as if I have the fearless and heroic spirit of the previous martyrs.
However, Taozi and Ruibao were frightened by my desperate spirit and body. During that time, I was like a grandfather, being served by Ruibao and Taozi.
After I recovered, I saw that I was wearing a white shirt and it was stained with blood. I was still wondering why I could start jumping around after a few days without going to the hospital for rescue.
Taozi said to me seriously.
That's because I have more blood than a normal human, so there's no problem in wasting some.
Li Jun saw that I didn't tell my parents or the police uncle, so he later praised me as a man. So today's peace is the result of yesterday's fight.
The two blows Li Jun gave me were not in vain, because since Li Jun was beaten into a pig's head by me, he has been somewhat wary of me.
Li Jun asked the wild children in the compound not to snatch Taozi's toys in the future, so as not to attract the evil lone wolf like me again.
From then on, Little Taozi lived a happy life in this street where she openly embraced toys and no one cared about her. The bloody struggle ended with both sides losing, but now Taozi would not be bullied by wild children.
I am cautious by nature, and I had a grudge and thought it would be better to collect the insurance as soon as possible. I took my little peach with me, who still wanted to play in the water, pouting her mouth and squinting her eyes, as if she was blaming myself.
Leading Ruibao, who looks calm on the outside but extremely nervous inside, has extraordinary acting skills but is betrayed by his rapid breathing.
The three of us returned to my home carrying the rich loot.
My experience of being beaten last time has already been deeply reflected in the hearts of these two girls. The three of us little adults have been silently supporting us until now with the mentality of solving our own problems and never causing trouble to the adults in the family.
The main reason is still the fear of losing the free and happy life now. But Taozi and Ruibao, whenever they think of the blood-stained battle suit that I once had, they still have lingering fears.
These two precocious children, even though they didn't say anything, they still felt guilty for me in their hearts.
My heart is as big as a fight, and I don't care much about these things at all. The pain in my heart has long gone with the wind.
Now I look at myself and the two girls, reaping the so-called fruits of labor while playing. I finally feel comfortable.
Sunday afternoon is a happy and happy time for me. The reason is very simple. I don’t have to go to school and I can play freely and play as I please.
At this time, there were only three of us children at home, but the adults in the family couldn't help themselves. They were still busy running around for life on Sundays.
Section 2 The Five Tigers of the Gao Family
I grew up in an ordinary family of four. I have a sister, Ma Li, who is six years younger than me. My parents are both ordinary workers in the factory. My parents work hard to make a living for the family of four, providing them with three meals a day.
Our family rents a bungalow with its own courtyard facing the street. There are only two houses in this independent courtyard, and the area of the two bungalows is not very large.
One of the bungalows has a curtain directly hung in the middle for my sister Ma Li and I to live in. The other house is occupied by my parents. Together with the slightly larger kitchen in the courtyard, the total is only a few dozen square meters.
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Fortunately, the public restroom is not far from my home, so life is quite convenient.
This kind of single-family structure makes me feel extremely comfortable. And my clingy sister Ma Li basically pesters my parents to live in their house every day. So I basically have an independent space of my own.
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According to my parents, I weighed only three pounds when I was born, and I almost died at one time. Therefore, I was very weak since I was a child, so my father sent me to an old wrestling master on the street early to practice wrestling to strengthen my body.
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My parents do not want to inherit and carry forward the national culture, but just want me to have a good physical quality. The so-called innate deficiencies can be improved later, and hard work pays off. Now I am in better health and eat better.
From the unfair battle between me and Li Jun, you can see that my physical fitness is at the level of an animal. I even have a small reputation in this area due to my extremely strong body. The average naughty kid is really not.
Dare to mess with me.
The peach's name is Li Tao.
Ruibao's real name is Yang Rui.
Taozi and Ruibao live across the street from my house, but just this step separates two worlds.
The place they live in is not only a private house named after private property, but also a super mansion with a large courtyard with three entrances and three exits.
All the rooms in their house are large, and there are toilets and bathrooms in the yard. This house is said to belong to the Li Tao family.
To be continued...