Chapter 160 Lao Geng's Story
Although Lu Xiao didn't know why Su Tang said that, he still nodded in agreement.
Lao Geng is no longer in the county town. He moved to a farther place and now works as a car repairman.
Business is booming.
Seeing Su Tang and Lu Xiao coming over, he smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Brother Geng, I'm sorry to trouble you again this time."
Su Tang put the things he brought on the table and said very embarrassedly.
"I came here this time for something. I want you to help me check someone."
"Checking someone?"
Lao Geng wiped his greasy hands, stood up from the toolbox, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
"Who does my sister-in-law want to investigate?"
Su Tang held his hand and spoke slowly.
"It's a man named Zhou Rui,"
She tried to keep her tone steady.
"He's probably in his twenties or thirties, looks like this. I can't quite remember. Oh, yes, he's in Hong Kong now. He left here."
Lao Geng frowned and looked at Su Tang's gestures.
Su Tang also described it based on the photos in the magical book he had read.
Although she couldn't see clearly, she always felt a sense of familiarity.
Perhaps, I know this person.
"Rui...this name sounds familiar."
"Many people go to Hong Kong from here, but do you know Mu Tianrui?"
Su Tang's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and Lu Xiao's eyes became sharp in an instant.
"He's quite tall, with fair skin. Unlike us who do manual labor, he has a crescent-shaped scar on his left wrist."
"Some time ago, Grandpa Mu came to me to buy parts and said that Mu Tianrui is doing well in Hong Kong and is even a big leader."
"Besides, to be able to come to Hong Kong from here, you must have some money. The Mu family is not short of money. Mu Tianrui's name also has the word 'Rui' in it."
Su Tang was stunned. It was so similar. The description was basically the same as in the book.
Mu Tianrui is Zhou Rui, the male protagonist.
After leaving Lao Geng's place, Su Tang has been absent-minded.
Although she didn't say anything, Lu Xiao vaguely felt that this was not a good thing.
"What are you thinking about? So serious?"
After hearing Lu Xiao's words, Su Tang came back to his senses and shook his head.
"I just didn't expect that my original guesses were all true."
But Mu Tianrui himself looked very gentle, and when they first met, Su Tang didn't think there was anything special about him at all.
"Don't think too much. No matter how powerful he is, he is still a human being."
Lu Xiao just didn't believe that if a person had no flaws, he could be defeated.
He is not even afraid of the dead, so how could he be afraid of a human being?
"You're right. Since we've already reported this to the higher-ups, they'll definitely mobilize other forces."
Some things are far beyond their capabilities.
Leave professional matters to professionals.
"By the way, I've always wanted to ask, how does Lao Geng know so much?"
She only knew that Lao Geng and Lu Xiao were close friends, and that he knew everyone from all walks of life.
But isn't the scope of his knowledge too broad?
Lu Xiao's tone became a little deeper.
"After he retired from the army, he worked in a transport team, traveling extensively and following many caravans along the border."
"Back then, it was different from today. The roads were not peaceful. We had to deal with checkpoints, be wary of robbers, and maintain good relations with local tyrants. Over time, I got to know all kinds of people and developed a photographic memory."
"Later, the transport team disbanded, and he returned to the county town. He wanted to live a quiet life, but he couldn't stand the people he knew from the past constantly coming to him for help. Some wanted to inquire about the source of goods, while others wanted to ask him for help. As time went by, he became a news relay station."
Su Tang suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Lao Geng knew Mu Tianrui's background so well. It turned out that he had such a past.
"A few years ago, Lao Geng was helping a friend and was tricked. He injured his leg and couldn't walk far."
"He's quite open-minded. He said that repairing a car doesn't require any brainpower, just tightening the screws is fine."
But everyone knows that running a successful auto repair shop in the mixed suburbs of a city is not something that can be achieved simply by screwing screws.
Who would dare to do this job without real skills?
"In fact, he could have gone somewhere else, but he stayed here because he didn't have a wife yet."
"When he was in the army, there was no news for several years. The girl thought he was dead and was forced to marry him."
Lu Xiao's voice was lower and filled with melancholy.
"The girl married into a bad family. The man was a gambler. He squandered all the family wealth within two years and was a frequent abuser. When Old Geng came back and learned about this, he went over with red eyes and wanted to take the man away.
But the girl already had a child at that time and was reluctant to leave, so she advised him to stop worrying and just live his own life."
Su Tang felt upset after hearing this: "What happened next?"
"Later, Lao Geng stayed here, saying he could help if there was anything."
"He didn't bother her often, but he would occasionally send food and other daily necessities to the child. Last year, the gambler got drunk and fell into the river and drowned, and the girl finally breathed a sigh of relief.
A while ago, I went to see Lao Geng and saw that he had a new sewing machine in his shop. He said that the girl wanted to do some needlework to supplement the family income, so he prepared it for her.
I didn't expect that a rough guy like Lao Geng could be so tender.
"He is a man of long-lasting affection."
Lu Xiao hummed, reaching out to straighten her bangs that were messed up by the wind: "He always said that you have to pay back what you owe to others slowly. People of our generation are stubborn."
Once you decide on something that will last a lifetime, it will last a lifetime.
Even ten oxen couldn't pull it back.
Lao Geng liked that girl all his life.
He has always blamed himself. If he could have come back, she might not have to get married.
"The world is unpredictable. Who could have thought it?"
Su Tang said with emotion, and Lu Xiao nodded.
"We haven't been to the county town for a long time. We're short of everything at home. Would you like to go and have a look?"
Since you are here, you might as well take a look around.
Su Tang nodded and decided to go and relax. Maybe he would feel different.
In addition, there is a shortage of supplies in the northwest now.
The recent flood has brought about obvious changes in their lives.
It would be great if the supply and marketing cooperative had what they needed.
The two of them entered the supply and marketing cooperative, and found that the things there were sparsely distributed and not very many.
Su Tang looked at these things and felt a little bored.
The useful things have long been snatched away.
Naturally, the two people gained nothing.
It’s true nowadays that even if you have money, you can’t buy good things.
However, as soon as the two of them returned, they saw Wang Xinxin holding Chen Zhengnian's hand at the door of their house.
Because they were far away, they couldn't hear clearly what Wang Xinxin said. Chen Zhengnian lowered his head and said something, and Wang Xinxin was a little unhappy.
"Wang Xinxin!"
Just as Lu Xiao was about to shout, Su Tang quickly covered his mouth.
"What are you doing?"
"Her! Didn't you see her?"
"What's wrong with seeing that? Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Shut up!"
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