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Chapter 1 Meet in a Narrow Path

After 1978, the spring breeze of reform blew all over China.

With the joy of just getting rid of imprisonment, the Republic is bathed in the glory of the new era.

Although the general social environment continues to improve.

However, not all people can turn around the decline in the first time in their life and rush to a happy road.

Because there is a saying that all happy people are the same, while the unfortunate people have their own misfortunes.

Don't forget, five fingers are not long on one side.

There are always a few people in the world, which is a special case of extreme memorization.

They didn't do anything wrong, but their life was getting deeper and deeper in the sour and bitter water, and there was no sign of improvement.

People cannot help feeling sympathy.

But even such a poor man is still not the worst case.

Because what is more desolate than a poor person is that two such poor people met together.

And between these two poor people, there is also a fundamental conflict of interest related to survival.

To put it bluntly, it's just like the "bitter comparison" in the movie "Tong Pak Fu Dian Qiu Xiang". That's what makes people tick!

This is not nonsense. In real life, there is such a thing.

If you don't mention it elsewhere, let's talk about the old and young people in Yard 2, Fan'er Hutong, Meishi Street, Beijing.

They belong to two unlucky people who met on such a narrow road.

The old man is called Kang Shude.

Born in 1918, his ancestral home is Jinghai, Jinmen.

When he was young, he escaped from famine and came to the capital. Later, he took "playing small drums" as his career.

Because in the old days, there were only two industries in Beijing that gained the most money.

One is for tiles, and the other is for curios.

Kang Shude not only married in the capital, but also bought a house.

In fact, he is the landlord of No. 2 Courtyard of Fan'er Hutong.

It's just the change of times, but it's hard to grasp the direction of life.

After liberation, Kang Shude's family returned to their hometown.

After more than ten years of vicissitudes, he became alone.

In 1979, the house in his hometown collapsed again due to rain, and Kang Shude came back to the capital again.

When we meet again, these old tenants in the yard feel sympathy for Kang Shude.

Because his poor appearance is not inferior to his description of begging for food in Beijing.

So under the words of several tenants, it was approved by the street and housing management department.

Kang Shude moved into the two small north rooms where he had lived before and took shelter for the time being.

Due to the process of household registration application, Kang Shude's food collection is temporary, and the monthly salt and vinegar needs the help of neighbors for the time being.

As for the economic source, Kang Shude had to live by pasting paper boxes for Tongrentang, which was renamed "Beijing Chinese Medicine Store" during the campaign.

Is this situation pitiful for people of such a large age?

Although he is pathetic, there are others more pathetic than him.

It's an evil way to speak, but it's not so coincidental.

It happened that old man Kang barely settled down soon.

Another owner, who also has the right to live in these two small rooms, also ran back to the capital in the winter of 1979.

This is to return to the city to educate the youth and defend the people.

Speaking of this boy, he is even more bitter.

Ning Weimin was born in 1961, and his father, Ning Changyou, is a tricycle driver of the Dashilan Lifting Society.

When he was two years old, he had brain congestion due to excessive smoking and drinking, and passed away early.

The Ning family is honest and has no relatives or friends.

So the child who lost his father when he was young had not even had a good day.

It was all brought up by his widowed mother who worked in the street sewing agency.

As for their moving to No. 2 Yard of Fan'er Hutong, of course it was after the Kangshude family moved away.

It is mainly because the street cadres take special care of them, and it is not easy for them to feel sorry for the widows who have lost their jobs.

I think if they move here, their work will be near.

After moving here, the Ning family lived well. Why did they leave these two rooms vacant?

It can only be said that fate played a trick.

After graduating from junior high school, Ganqing Ning Weimin went to Fangshan in the suburbs of Beijing to join the queue.

But in 1977, his mother died of a traffic accident on the way to Fangshan to see him.

Ning Weimin did not have sewing skills to take over his mother's job, and could not move back his household registration according to the policy until two years later.

But Ning Weimin's succession was unexpected.

When he finally returned to the capital, he found that he had no place to stay.

His family has moved in to a strange old man.

What kind of hold back is this?

No wonder people say that if you carry it on your back, you can't even drink cold water without filling your teeth and farting without jumping on your heels.

In a word, the two desperate people pointed to these two small rooms for the rest of their lives, and this matter soon turned sour.

Both Kang Shude and Ning Weimin want each other to leave.

For this reason, they not only let the neighbors in the small yard judge, but also had a fierce dispute, which suddenly made it to the street cadres.

But to be honest, in the face of such a situation, street cadres and neighbors are also in a dilemma and difficult to judge.

Whoever deserves sympathy and help.

No matter who they are, they have legitimate reasons to claim power for themselves.

So hard! How to solve this problem is really embarrassing!

Don't mention the two unfortunate people. They are worried and worried.

Even these people around them shook their heads and sighed for them and sucked their teeth in embarrassment.

So after a lot of summation and discussion, the solution finally proposed by the street cadres can only be the one without solution - equal sharing!

Since it is inappropriate for anyone to move away.

Two small rooms, one for each person.

To tell the truth, no one can be comfortable with this result, whether it is Kang Laoer or Ning Weimin.

Because this is not a kindergarten where children sit in rows and share fruits.

First of all, the inside and outside of the room is a problem.

These two small rooms are actually the easternmost two of the five north rooms on the front of the courtyard.

It is equivalent to a suite with one door inside and one door outside.

It is certainly unrealistic to break a door temporarily.

Money can't be put aside. Just to keep warm, we have to wait for spring flowers to bloom.

Who's out there?

Both want to live inside, and both know they are disturbed outside.

For this reason, we have to fight first.

The old man's dependence on the old has played a role.

He said he was too old to bear the wind.

He won a game temporarily and moved into the interior.

But within two days, he took the initiative to change from the inner room.

For nothing else, it was because Ning Weimin hung the portrait of his parents on the west wall of the outer room.

Every day when he comes out and goes in, he has to meet the dead people in the photos.

After a long time, he couldn't stand it.

Rather than let Ning Weimin's parents stare at him, he would rather eat the wind with his old bones.

This is just the beginning, and there are more disputes in the future.

For example, Ning Weimin hates old man Kang snoring.

Kang Shude also dislikes Ning Weimin for his bad manners.

Another example is that Ning Weimin blames Kang Shude for making the outer room full of paper boxes every day, and the smell of stinky paste can't be dispersed.

As for old man Kang, he also resolutely refused to let Ning Weimin smoke in the house for fear that he might lead the paper box.

And he retorted that he would go to bed without washing his feet, which was more delicious than paste.

What's more, it is better for the people to have no income, but they also have to eat and drink.

He used old man Kang's rice, noodles and coal fire without hesitation.

How can old man Kang be willing to work?

Of course, he had to cover it and didn't want to be a big enemy.

But Ning Weimin also said that the furniture, stove and pots and pans in this room were all his.

Don't use it if you don't want to eat or drink.

In this way, the two people have been quarreling so much that they startled the neighbors. Only after everyone's persuasion and witness, they have negotiated a solution.

That is, Ning Weimin has to help paste a certain number of paper boxes every day, and also has to take out the non-staple food books and share them with the old man Kang.

This old man can provide free food, drink and coal fire.

In a word, the old and young have never had a good impression on each other since they met to fight for housing.

With such great differences in personal emotions and living habits, it's natural that we can't live together.

For them, everything can become a contradiction. It's good that human brains are not like dog brains.

This is also a problem for the whole yard.

Several neighbors are annoyed. When it comes to persuading these two people to fight, everyone has a headache.

The difficulty lies in that it is no good to be partial to one thing or to one thing or another. What should we do is wrong.

Let alone say that everyone thinks that Kang Laotou and Ning Weimin will go farther and farther on the road of weak and weak.

There will be no other possible time except for mutual injury.

Destiny has arranged another very wonderful plot, which turns the situation from bad to good.

It was around the Spring Festival in 1980.

These two people, who can be called enemies in the past and rivals in the present, not only completely resolve the old contradictions, but also become close to each other.

What happened?

In fact, the answer is very simple, just five words!

The cause of this change occurred on the 28th day of December.

Old people get up early when they feel less.

When Kang Shude got up that day, he found that the smell of coal fire in the room was wrong.

Wearing a piece of clothes, he found the taste and found Ning Weimin's door.

There was no response in the room after a knock on the door.

The old man was worried at once and knew that it was not good.

Resolutely took the stool and smashed the window of the inner room, which saved Ning Weimin's life.

It happened that after years, it was Kang Shude's turn to have an accident.

At noon on a weekday, Ning Weimin hurried back from outside to have a meal.

Instead of eating, I found the old man holding the paper box in his hand and lying on the table with his eyes closed.

You can't wake up by shouting.

Another touch, the forehead is burning.

Come on, Ning Weimin is not ambiguous, and quickly carries Kang Shude on his back.

He also greeted his neighbor at home, retired Uncle Bian, and Aunt Bian, the director of the neighborhood committee.

Several people together sent the old man to Friendship Hospital.

Unexpectedly, the situation is not very optimistic. Not only do I have to take intravenous drip, but also I have to be hospitalized for observation for two days.

The problem is that Kang Shude has to pay his own expenses to see a doctor. Who will pay for it?

When Aunt Bian rubbed the lip with the hospital and asked if the neighborhood committee could be insured.

To everyone's surprise, Ning Weimin went out for a while.

He came back more than half an hour later, just like juggling, and he sold 60 yuan on the spot.

What's more unexpected is that I have paid the money in a hurry.

Without allowing Aunt Bian and Uncle Bian to intervene, Ning Weimin fell to the ground.

The scene was in chaos.

The old couple of the Bian family were also frightened, so they hurriedly called the passing doctor to see what was going on.

Then the answer was completely revealed.

Where did the money come from?

I dare say Ning Weimin is quick to get wise. He just went to the blood drawing room to donate blood.

The list in the pocket is clearly written.

He drew 300CC from him in exchange for this life-saving money.

And don't forget, when is it?

Ning Weimin didn't eat until this time.

He went to the hospital with a person on his back. He was hungry and bled. He had a fire in his heart. He didn't even drink a mouthful of water. How could he not faint?

Let's think about it. What will Kang Shude feel when he is saved and knows what happened?

People's hearts are all flesh and blood. Even in daily life, no matter how many disagreements there are, it is not worth living a life of friendship, is it?

In a word, no one in this age group expected that the other party would do so at a critical moment.

So after all this trouble, they all felt that the other side could share weal and woe.

When they read each other's good thoughts, they naturally became reconciled.

Later, it must be different.

The weak and weak have become one another. Ning Weimin respects the old and Kang Shude loves the young.

Even if there is any contradiction between them, they can tolerate each other.

They never spoke with anger again, but they often laughed and talked with each other.

People who don't know, they thought that this man and his son were from the same family.

In this way, the street cadres were relieved at last, and even wanted to merge the old and the young, so that they could become a family.

The neighbors of Fan'er Hutong also smiled happily, and regarded this as a model of "true love exists in the world", and talked about it endlessly.

But here, there is a sentence that needs to be clarified first.

This seems to have been a satisfactory result, but it is not the end of the story, just the beginning of the story.

Because fate plays with this flower, its unimaginable degree is far beyond people's imagination.

No one can realize that the Ning Weimin in their eyes is not the Ning Weimin in the past.

The boy's body has been replaced with a new soul

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