Chapter 451 General Deng: Damn, am I seeing right? This is my hometown?
By the time Deng Shirong, his son and his two sons returned to their mansion in Wuyue Square, it was already 1:30 in the morning.
At this time, Zhang Xiuping still hadn't gone back to sleep, but was waiting for news in the living room. After all, the incident happened in her eldest brother's snail shop, and she would naturally be worried until she confirmed that the matter had been handled.
Seeing her father-in-law and others coming back, Zhang Xiuping immediately went to greet them and asked, "Dad, you're back. Are my eldest brother and sister-in-law okay? Have you dealt with the problem?"
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Your elder brother and sister-in-law are fine, and the matter has been dealt with now."
Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Deng Yuntai told his wife what had happened.
When she heard about her father-in-law being pointed at with a gun and then directly snatching the gun and pointing it back at the other person, Zhang Xiuping couldn't help but exclaimed: "Dad, you are taking too much risk. There are so many security personnel, you can just let them take action. Why are you rushing in the front? What if something unexpected happens?"
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "It's okay. I will only take action when I am absolutely sure. If I let the security personnel take action, it may cause unnecessary casualties if the fire is accidentally discharged."
Deng Shirong said: "I understand what you said. This approach can indeed achieve the purpose of establishing authority, and even make these bad guys shudder when they mention the snack street. But once this is done, it will create a mortal enemy.
Although I'm not afraid, your sister-in-law's brothers all do business in the snack street. If they really want to take revenge, it would be very easy.
So, for the sake of your sister-in-law's brothers, I did not take extreme measures. Anyway, the Wolf Gang is now aware of our strength, and my courage to snatch the gun with my bare hands also left a deep impression on them.
In the eyes of outsiders, I now have money, people, and courage. As long as those people in the Wolf Gang are sane, they will never mess with me again.
If there is someone who is blind, I will definitely make him regret it for the rest of his life."
Deng Yunhua said with emotion: "Dad is really thoughtful. There are many ruthless people in this era. If you do something extreme, unless you make it impossible for the other party to turn over, it will indeed bring a great risk of revenge."
Deng Shirong said: "As the saying goes, porcelain should not touch tiles. In this era, many people who come out to make trouble are desperate, and some even have killed people. It's enough to let others know that we are not easy to mess with. There is no need to be too harsh, otherwise we will always be on guard against bullets fired from the crowd one day, and the loss will outweigh the gain."
Think about it, in the future, even a person of Asan's status and position could not escape assassination. Apart from him who had the cheat, who among his children, daughters-in-law and relatives could escape the bullet?
After all, Deng Shirong was not a hot-blooded young man in his teens or twenties. Collecting protection money was a common thing in that era. No one on his side was injured. Although the Wolf Gang leader dared to point a gun at him, he snatched the gun away in less than three seconds and pointed it back at him, forcing him to admit his mistake and beg for mercy.
That's enough! Using cruel means to establish authority can indeed scare those who bully the weak and fear the strong, but it really can't scare desperate criminals.
Brothers Deng Yuntai and Deng Yunhua nodded after hearing this, and Zhang Xiuping, as a woman, agreed more with her father-in-law's words. Fighting and killing always make people frightened.
As it was really late, after discussing the issue for a while, we went to our respective rooms to rest.
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The next day.
What happened in the snack street last night spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred, and soon spread throughout Nanning.
"Have you heard? Something big happened at the snack street last night!"
"What's the big deal?"
"Do you know about the new wolf gang in Nanning?"
"I know. My cousin's grandson-in-law opened a restaurant, and the Wolf Gang came to his house and demanded protection money. They demanded several hundred yuan a month!"
"Last night, the Wolf Gang went to the snack street to collect protection money. Guess what happened?"
"Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me what happened?"
"As a result, the big boss of the snack street showed up, and brought dozens of people with him. They were all armed and looked very powerful. The Wolf Gang leader had a gun and was arrogant, but he never expected that the big boss of the snack street was actually a legendary martial arts master. He snatched the gun away and pointed it at the head of the Wolf Gang leader. I heard that the Wolf Gang leader was so scared that he pissed himself!"
"Fuck, this is so exciting, is it true?"
"It's absolutely true. My neighbor's grandson told me. He was at the scene last night."
"Did the two gangs fight in the end?"
"Yes, they did. I heard that the members of the Wolf Gang were beaten so badly that they cried for their parents!"
“Awesome!”
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"Brother, have you heard? A big fight broke out in the snack street last night, and I heard that guns were used!"
"Holy crap, a fight broke out in the snack street? Who's fighting whom?"
"I heard that the Wolf Gang and the snack street boss had a fight, and the fight was so bloody that it flowed like a river."
"Is anyone dead?"
"I haven't heard of this, but I heard that many people were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, but I don't know if they can be saved."
"It was so brutal. Who won in the end?"
"The big boss of the snack street won..."
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Rumors are like this, and when they are passed around by different people, the versions that come out become more and more outrageous.
As the story spread, it turned out that the boss of the snack bar had turned out to be a hidden martial arts master, and his marksmanship was superb. He led his men to beat the Wolf Gang into a miserable state.
Not to mention how ordinary people spread the news of this conflict, those who are in the underworld know more details about this conflict. They also received the words released by the big boss of the snack street through the Wolf Gang, and knew that this big boss was the same person as the big boss of Wuyue Plaza.
Although the gangsters were unhappy about this, no one dared to go to the snack street to collect protection fees.
To put it bluntly, in addition to Wuyue Square and the snack street, there are a lot of merchants in the whole of Nanning. If they want money, they can just go after these soft persimmons. There is no need to confront powerful people like the big boss of the snack street. If they fail to chew this hard bone and instead get their teeth broken, they will become a laughing stock in the world.
The four brothers Zhang Shouguo also became famous in the snack street. The merchants knew that they were relatives of the big boss of the snack street. After seeing the big boss's power, they were all willing to follow the Zhang brothers' lead.
At the same time, Deng Yunhua, the actual person in charge of the snack street, immediately recruited ten veterans to serve as security guards of the snack street.
Before, no one thought that someone would come to the snack street to collect protection fees, so Deng Yunhua only hired two staff members to manage the various trivial matters of the snack street, and did not think about hiring security. Now that this incident has happened, security must be hired.
When he finished all these things, colleges and universities all over the country had started the new semester, so Deng Yunhua bought another plane ticket to escort his fiancée back to school.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the elders of both sides met and set a wedding date for Deng Yunhua and Fan Yuemei. Now their relationship has taken a step further and they can be called an engaged couple.
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Capital city.
A military hospital.
An old lady was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face. She looked at her son who was sitting next to her and trying to smile. She said, "Ayong, you don't have to be sad. As the old saying goes, it's rare for a person to live to seventy. Mom is already seventy-three this year. I am very satisfied to have lived to this age."
Deng Changyong asked with red eyes: "Mom, do you have any other wishes?"
If I have any other wishes, it is that although the capital is great, it is not our hometown after all. Your grandparents and your father are buried in our hometown. I want to go back to our hometown to take a look before I leave, and then be buried with your father after I leave."
Deng Changyong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away. Our family hasn't been back to our hometown for more than ten years. It's a good opportunity to go back and see how our hometown has developed over the past decade."
Our country has emphasized returning to one's roots since ancient times. Although the old woman has lived in the capital for more than ten years, she has never been able to regard this place as her real home. In her heart, only her hometown is her real home.
Over the past decade, she has actually wanted to return to her hometown many times, but her son was worried about her going back alone without anyone to take care of her, so he kept persuading her to stay here. She didn't want to make her son worry, so she suppressed her longing for her hometown deep in her heart.
Now, she is terminally ill, and in the last moments of her life, all she thinks about is her hometown.
Hearing her son agree to take her back, the old woman smiled and said, "Just accompany me back. It will take a long time to go back and forth, and it will also take a long time to take care of my funeral. Ah Fang and her grandchildren and their wives all have their own work to do. There's no need to delay their work for me."
Deng Changyong held back his tears and said, "Mom, don't worry. I will tell their leaders and it won't affect the work."
After hearing what her son said, the old woman stopped talking. Her family was not large to begin with, and had been a single-son family for three generations. If her daughter-in-law and grandchildren's wives did not come back, then even if she passed away, it would be a lonely death. Moreover, without a grandson to see her off for the last time, it was inevitable that people would gossip about her in the countryside.
Because his mother didn't have much time left, Deng Changyong acted very quickly. In just two days, the family finished their work matters and then flew directly to Nanning.
After resting for a night in Nanning, the family boarded a bus back to Bobai the next day.
It was already afternoon when we arrived in Bobai.
Deng Changyong looked at his mother who was not in good spirits and said, "Mom, you must be tired after sitting in the car for such a long time. Let's stay in Bobai to rest for a night and go back to Shuangwang tomorrow!"
Although the old woman wanted to go back immediately, she knew that her body could not bear it, so she could only nod and said, "Then take a night's rest. I don't know if your fourth uncle and fourth aunt are still alive after more than ten years. I don't know what your fourth aunt heard from someone back then, but she was always unfriendly to me and didn't even say hello when we met.
Later you took me to Beijing, and I haven’t contacted them for more than ten years, and I don’t know how they are doing now.”
Deng Changyong said: "We are all relatives of the same great grandfather. If there is anything, just talk it out. If my fourth uncle and fourth aunt are still here, I will help them when I come back this time!"
The old woman nodded and sighed, "There are also a few people in the village who are about my age. I don't know if they are still here."
"There must be some still there."
At this point, Deng Changyong looked at the time and said, "Mom, it's getting late. Let's go eat first, and then find a guesthouse to stay for the night."
"Um!"
Liu Fang supported her mother-in-law and asked, "Mom, what do you want to eat?"
The old woman said, "I don't have much appetite now, just give me some porridge, you can eat whatever you want, don't worry about me."
Liu Fang said: "Then let's go to the restaurant and see what's available to eat."
The family walked towards the crowded direction, with Deng Sigui and his wife He Jinfeng walking behind.
He Jinfeng is from Beijing. She has been married to Deng Sigui for five years, but this is the first time she has accompanied him back to his hometown. She looked at the nice-looking buildings in front of her and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Husband, is this the county town of your hometown? It looks pretty good."
Deng Sigui was also looking at everything in the county town at this time. He was born and raised in Beijing. He didn't have much affection for his hometown. He only came back once with his parents more than ten years ago. In his impression, the county town of his hometown was not big. Compared with the prosperous Beijing, it was really a world of difference.
But now, the county town has changed a lot compared with what it was more than a decade ago. Buildings can be seen everywhere, and some of them are no different from those in Nanning.
While watching, Deng Sigui responded: "This is the county town of my hometown. I remember it was shabby more than ten years ago. I didn't expect it to have changed so much now. It seems that the development of my hometown in the past ten years is still good."
Soon, the family arrived at the south gate of Naye Deng’s Community. Looking at the name of the community, Deng Changyong was slightly stunned, but he did not think much about it. He just sighed with his family that this community was so beautifully built, that was all.
Because his mother was not in good spirits and had to go back to the guesthouse to rest, Deng Changyong and others had no intention of visiting this beautiful community. Instead, they found a small restaurant nearby, had a quick meal, and then went to find a guesthouse to stay in.
After a night's rest, the old woman's spirits improved a little. After breakfast, the family got on the bus back home.
Returning to his hometown from Bobai, Deng Changyong had the impression that the road from Bobai to Tanlian was a county road and was relatively easy to travel. However, he was more worried about the road from Tanlian back to his hometown. The road was so bumpy that even a normal person would feel uncomfortable, and his mother's health might make it even more uncomfortable.
So, Deng Changyong was already prepared. When he arrived at that section of road, he greeted the driver and asked him to drive as slowly as possible.
An hour and a half later, the bus arrived smoothly at Tanlian intersection. Deng Changyong was ready to speak, but he found that the bus was not driving on the muddy road as he had imagined, but a brand new asphalt road that was no smaller than the county road.
At first, Deng Changyong thought that only the road of a hundred or so meters at the intersection was like this. As the bus drove farther and farther, he saw that the road surface was all brand new asphalt. He was really surprised that a county road had been built in his hometown. This was really beyond his expectation.
After being surprised, Deng Changyong felt a little happy. With this flat asphalt road, his mother would not have to suffer the bumpy ride when returning to her hometown.
More than twenty minutes later, the bus passed Shuangwangwei.
Deng Sigui introduced it to his wife, "This is the town where I came from."
He Jinfeng looked at this tiny place and whispered, "Even the towns are so bad, wouldn't the villages be even worse? I don't know why grandma insisted on coming back. Wouldn't it be better for her to stay in the capital?"
Deng Sigui also replied in a low voice: "Grandma spent most of her life in her hometown in the countryside, so she is naturally full of affection for her hometown. Moreover, if she died in Beijing, she would be cremated directly, but in her hometown, she can be buried. This is one of the reasons why grandma wants to return to her hometown. It is difficult for the older generation of rural people to accept cremation."
He Jinfeng nodded, agreeing with her husband's statement.
Soon, the bus passed through Shuangwang Market and continued to drive towards Naye Village.
In less than two minutes, when the bus drove up "Mangtouling" and then went downhill, Deng Changyong and his family were stunned by the scene before them.
First of all, the road goes directly from the original county road to the "national highway". There is a row of ginkgo trees planted on both sides and in the middle of the national highway. Although this season is not the most beautiful time for ginkgo trees, the neat and uniform ginkgo trees, coupled with the wide concrete road surface, would be amazing even if they appeared in the provincial capital, let alone in the "deserted" rural area. This completely subverted the imagination of Deng Changyong's family.
Not only that, on the left side of this "national highway" is a row of villas that stretch as far as the eye can see. If there were only three or five or even ten or eight beautiful villas, it would be surprising, but certainly not shocking.
But this villa complex was endless, there were definitely hundreds of villas connected together, which made Deng Changyong and his family stunned.
Because this 60-meter avenue is so large and the road surface is flat, the bus was naturally traveling at a fast speed. By the time Deng Changyong and his family came to their senses from the shock, the bus had already arrived at its destination - the brigade (village office).
Then, Deng Changyong and his family got off the car with excitement, especially Deng Changyong and his mother, who were eager to know what had happened in their hometown and why there had been such earth-shaking changes in just over a decade since they had returned.
The brigade is the absolute center of Bangjie Village and also the largest intelligence station in the village. Every day, when the villagers have nothing to do after eating, those who live nearby will go to the brigade to take a look and chat with others about the gossip in the village.
Especially the elderly, they like to come here to chat the most.
At this time, several elderly people were sitting at the entrance of the convenience store, chatting about gossip.
When the bus came back, they all looked over habitually, and soon they saw Deng Changyong helping his mother get off the bus. After carefully identifying him, several elderly people couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Third sister-in-law, Ayong."
Deng Changyong and his mother looked in the direction of the voice. Although they hadn't seen each other for more than ten years, people's appearance doesn't change much after they reach adulthood, so they recognized the identities of these elderly people immediately and greeted them:
"Yun Qian, Yun Sheng, Yun Lin, Yun Ping."
"Fifth uncle, Uncle Yunsheng, Uncle Yunlin, Uncle Yunping."
"Third sister-in-law, Ayong, you are finally back."
Deng Yunqian walked over, looked at Deng Sigui and his wife, and asked, "Ayong, this is your son and daughter-in-law, right?"
Deng Changyong nodded and said, "Yes, Ah Gui, Ah Feng, call for help quickly."
Deng Sigui and his wife hurriedly greeted them, "Mr. Wu, Mr. Yunsheng, Mr. Yunlin, and Mr. Yunping."
Among the four old men, Deng Yunqian is from the same village as Deng Changyong, and they are also cousins.
At this time, Deng Yunqian also noticed that the third sister-in-law's face looked a little off, and hurriedly asked with concern: "Third sister-in-law, you don't look very good, are you feeling unwell?"
The old woman forced a smile and said, "It's true that he was in poor health and didn't have many days left to live. Before he left, he wanted to come back to see his parents and fellow villagers and be buried in his hometown."
Several elderly people were shocked when they heard this. They looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The old woman smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. I am considered to be a long-lived person at my age. I can go back to my hometown to take a look before I leave. I have no regrets."
Deng Yunqian took a deep breath and asked, "Ayong, have you taken your mother to a big hospital?"
Deng Changyong felt a little uncomfortable and said, "I've seen it at a big hospital in Beijing."
The old woman interrupted, "Okay, don't talk about these unhappy things. I haven't been back for more than ten years. My hometown has changed a lot. Who built those hundreds of beautiful houses by the river?"
Hearing this, Deng Changyong's family pricked up their ears, wanting to know who built that row of houses that looked quite extraordinary.
"That villa complex was built by our Naye Deng family, and every household in the clan owns a share."
At this point, Deng Yunqian said with some regret: "Third sister-in-law, Ayong, your family originally had a share, but unfortunately the clan didn't have your contact information before, so you missed the most important development of the clan.
Now that you are back, after you are settled, I will accompany you to discuss with the clan leader to see if we can get him to convene a clan meeting and give you the opportunity to invest in the Deng Group."
Deng Changyong's family were shocked when they heard this. Such a beautiful villa was actually built by the clan, and every household had a share in it. This was simply a fantasy. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.
What on earth happened in the clan in recent years? How did they become so rich?
And what about this Deng Group?
At this moment, Deng Changyong and his family were full of questions.
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PS: The small attempt in the previous chapter directly stirred up a hornet's nest. It seems that I still have to write about what I am good at. In addition, I am very grateful to Ah Biao who is still subscribing and voting for the monthly ticket.
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