There was silence in the car, as if no one knew what to say.

After a long time, Niu Er, who was driving, broke this dull atmosphere.

"Beard, second brother asks you a word!"

Hu Liang sat in the back seat, his numb eyes swept the scenery speeding by the roadside, bare branches and withered yellow weeds, no life at all, just like his mood at the moment.

Hearing Niu Er's question, Hu Liang retracted his gaze and sat upright, "Second brother, please ask!" ”

Up to now, Hu Liang knows that this unattractive driver is not an ordinary person, but the legendary master of the rivers and lakes.

Don't dare to slack off.

Niu Er asked, "Do you know what it means for a man to kneel?" ”

There are some things that Niu Er didn't want to say, he was not familiar with Hu Liang originally, so how did he live? But now that he is with Xiaobai, this must be said.

Hu Liang pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer.

Zhang Xiaobai lit a cigarette and said: "On the first day of college, because I had no money to pay the tuition, I went directly to the president's office, knelt down for him and begged him to borrow money!" Later, it turned out that I was not wrong to kneel, and his old man deserved to kneel. Beard, I know this is your attitude towards life, but no matter how humble you are, you have to have a degree, right? ”

Hu Liang was silent for a while and said, "Second brother, Brother Bai, I also ask you a question!" If someone points to your nose and says, "You kneel for me, and I give you 10,000 yuan," will you kneel? ”

The two men sitting in front of them shook their heads.

Hu Liang seemed to guess the answer, and continued: "What if 100,000? What about a million? What about 10 million? ”

Niu Er smiled and said, "Huzi, the second brother told you in his heart, if someone really dares to do this to me, do you believe that I will be killed directly?" Of course, I have to take the money. You have your attitude towards life, and I also have my principles of life, you can be beaten to death, and no one can convince me! ”

Zhang Xiaobai thought for a while and said, "Huzi, let me ask you a question, if someone buys your life with 1 million, 10 million or even 100 million, will you sell it?" I'm sure you won't sell? ”

"Money is a good thing, but life is more important! Taking that money, to me it is a bent backbone and no dignity, what is the point of my life? That's the end of your life! That's why I really don't kneel! ”

In Hu Liang's consciousness, no one should brag about how arrogant and loyal he is, it's not that he doesn't want to bend down and kneel, it's just that he doesn't have enough chips.

However, after listening to Niu Er and Zhang Xiaobai's answers, Hu Liang fell into silence, and he suddenly felt that the truth he had always thought was just what he thought, not everyone thought so.

After a long time, Hu Liang took a deep breath and said, "Brother Bai, do you remember that I didn't study in the second year of junior high school?" ”

Zhang Xiaobai said with a smile: "Remember, you said that you were going to the south, and you won't come back if you don't mess around!" ”

Hu Liang's eyes fell on the window again, the corners of his mouth outlined a self-deprecating smile, and muttered: "I did go to the south, mixed for three years, and then ......"

Hu Liang's smile gradually retracted, revealing a painful look, "I'm asking for food all the way back!" ”

Silence again.

Zhang Xiaobai still remembers what happened at that time, and suddenly one day, Hu Liang called him out to go up a Hongta Mountain, and said coawardly, "Brother Bai, this kind of day is not energetic at all, buddy is going to the south, when you come back, please eat big fish and meat, let's smoke him Hongta Mountain every day." ”

Since then, he has never seen Hu Liang again until this reunion.

Hu Liang never forgot those miserable days for the rest of his life, and when he walked out of the school gate, he was full of ambition and high spirits, thinking that the whole world was his, until he went to the south.

worked as a coolie, worked as a salesman, did a small business, and then was deceived into a worthless person, and in the end even the ID card was stolen, and it was impossible to even work part-time.

He didn't know how to go, but he knew that he would go all the way north and ask for food all the way back.

When I came home that night, I suddenly didn't dare to enter the house, so I cried at the door all night!

Retracting his thoughts, Hu Liang said: "Brother Bai, second brother, I believe your answer, but do you believe it?" The vast majority of people in this world will choose to kneel and ask for money! ”

"Second brother, I don't have your good skills, Brother Bai, I don't have your mind and your skills. I am a poor child in a small mountain village, with no education and no background, and my family has no mine, so I beg for mercy from this society. It's not just me, a lot of people are doing it. ”

"It's not that we don't have dignity, it's not that we have a weak backbone, it's that we're scarred and incompletely tormented by this doggy life."

"How many people are like me, humble and cowardly, we bow our heads and bend over and laugh, kneel and kowtow to others and stretch out our hands to ask for food, just to feed our family!"

After speaking, Hu Liang let out a long breath, and his eyes were firm again.

He always felt that it was the right thing to do.

Niu Er didn't refute and sighed lightly.

Zhang Xiaobai said: "Life is compelling, I can understand. Beard, follow me, I'll let you make money standing up! ”

Hu Liang smiled, this time the smile came from the bottom of his heart, "Brother Bai, of course I have to follow you, now you are my big boss!" ”

Back at Tianyu Mining, Hu Liang drove back to Lai County.

When I got home, there was a steaming meal on the table, a pot of wine was scalded, my wife was still busy in the kitchen with an apron, and a pair of twin daughters were watching TV on the sofa.

"Daddy, Daddy!"

When the two girls saw their father coming back, they jumped off the sofa and ran over.

Hu Liang squatted down and opened his arms, picked them up one by one, and kissed them in turn.

"What a big smell of smoke!" The boss said with a look of disgust.

"I think it's okay!" The second child said like a dog.

Hu Liang put down his daughter and hurriedly went to the bathroom to wash his hands and brush his teeth.

The happiest days are when I go home and play with the two girls.

It is only at this time that he will completely forget the troubles in reality.

It is only at this time that he is not the grandson of this society, he is just a father of two children, a man of a woman.

Everything is done for them and for this family!

After eating, Hu Liang accompanied the two daughters to watch TV, and his wife brought a footbath to wash his feet.

"Are you tired today?" The woman said.

Hu Liang smiled: "Don't be tired! ”

The woman said, "You didn't say you were tired." ”

In fact, she knows best that her own men are so tired every day.

Hu Liang grinned.

After coaxing the two children to sleep, the couple lay on the bed.

Looking at the ceiling, Hu Liang said: "Daughter-in-law, I may be about to develop!" ”

The woman was sleepy and said in a daze, "Do you talk in your dreams?" ”

Hu Liang smiled proudly.