Chapter 45: Most of the Righteous Are Butchers

Accompanied by Wang Yongsheng, Xu Qiang first returned to his single dormitory, changed into a set of clean clothes, and then went to the bathroom to wipe the blood off his body.

Although my head still hurts a little, it has eased a lot compared to before.

In fact, Xu Qiang knew in his heart that the conflict between him and the Zhao family would explode sooner or later, but Xu Qiang could not swallow his anger and give up his factory quota and the property divided among the brigade just to appease the Zhao father and son. This would be difficult for other villagers to accept.

Poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people. It can only be said that the place Xu Qiang traveled through was not very good, and many things were basically inevitable.

And if Xu Qiang were given the chance to do it again, he would still choose to fight against the Zhao father and son!
After everything was ready, Xu Qiang and Wang Yongsheng came to the "Wuqi Restaurant" at the entrance of the living area.

The so-called "May 7th Restaurant" was actually a small canteen for the students and cadres of the factory's May 7th Cadre School.

Since the beginning of last year, the state has issued relevant documents, and all the May 7th Cadre Schools in the country have been closed one after another. The original cadre canteen has become a part of the factory's tertiary industry. The meals are prepared in a small stove and there are more dishes than in the canteen. The prices are slightly more expensive but still reasonable, so the business has been pretty good since it opened to the public.

The two found a seat by the window and sat down. Within a moment, several regular workers from the same team came over.

These young workers were familiar faces to Xu Qiang and usually hung out with Wang Yongsheng. After seeing Xu Qiang, they took the initiative to greet him and asked him how he got injured.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Wang Yongsheng's friends are just like him. They used to be troublemakers in various workshops. They were difficult to manage because of their leaders. In addition, they also made some mistakes. Eventually, they were "demoted" to the chemical workshop to work with a group of temporary workers.

The reason why they were more "recognizable" to Xu Qiang was very simple. In their hearts, they couldn't stand people who were submissive to their leaders and were ordered around like dogs. Xu Qiang dared to confront the squad leader face to face, which made them feel that Xu Qiang was a "kind of person", and therefore they were willing to make friends with him.

After just talking to each other for a while, Xu Qiang found that people like Wang Yongsheng were not bad people at heart. They were just a little cynical because of their youth. They had just entered society not long ago and their edges had not yet been smoothed out.

"...I said before that the three Zhao brothers were not good people. I have disliked them for a long time. Why don't we just beat them up today and avenge our brother Xu Qiang!"

A short and strong man named Luo Zhongshun, who was sitting opposite Xu Qiang, spoke indignantly after learning about Xu Qiang's situation.

Don't be fooled by Luo Zhongshun's short stature, he is actually very strong. His nickname is 'Little Cannon'. He is very fierce in fighting and is second only to Wang Yongsheng in their group.

"Thanks, brother, but I think I'll let it go." Xu Qiang replied gratefully, and then said: "In fact, we are all from the same village. We will see each other every day in the future. It's not good to do such a ruthless thing..."

Xu Qiang just wanted to settle the matter peacefully. Besides, two of the three brothers of the Zhao family were injured by Xu Qiang, so it was not a loss. Therefore, Xu Qiang did not want to dwell on the matter any more.

After all, Xu Qiang has lived two lives. In his previous life, he was already over 40 years old and had let go of many things. He had no interest in the bravery and aggressiveness of young people.

Just at this moment, the door of the restaurant was pushed open and several people walked in from outside.

Xu Qiang just took a glance and was stunned for a moment.

It turned out that the people who came at this time were none other than the three brothers of the Zhao family.

At this time, among the three brothers, the eldest brother Zhao Xuenong and the third brother Zhao Xuejun also had gauze wrapped around their heads. The second brother was better, but he also had bruises on his face.

"Huh?" Wang Yongsheng stood up suddenly upon seeing this.

When the three Zhao brothers saw Xu Qiang, Wang Yongsheng and others, they were also stunned.

But soon, the three brothers exchanged glances and turned to leave. "Forget it." Xu Qiang pulled Wang Yongsheng next to him.

But unexpectedly, the little cannon sitting opposite suddenly ran to the door and stood in front of the three brothers.

"It was you three who beat up my brother."

Little Gangpao was half a head shorter than the Zhao brothers, but he spoke with the aura of a two-meter-tall strong man, and there was a bit of ruthlessness in his eyes, which was really frightening.

"Snapped!"

Seeing that the three men were silent, Little Cannon raised his hand and slapped the eldest brother Zhao Xuenong in the face. The sound was so crisp that everyone in the restaurant was stunned.

"say!!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Zhao Xuenong apologized repeatedly after being slapped.

Xu Qiang was stunned to see such a scene. You know, if this happened in their village, it would be unimaginable. From childhood to adulthood, the brothers of the Zhao family have always been arrogant in the village. No farmer in the village dared to beat them, let alone scold them!
But in the factory, the Zhao brothers are nothing. They can only act tough in front of temporary workers, but in front of these second-generation factory workers in big factories, they can only keep their tails between their legs.

After seeing this scene, Xu Qiang knew that he would really have to hang out with this group of people in the future.

Those who are loyal are mostly butchers, and those who are unfaithful are mostly scholars.

This reminded Xu Qiang of his school days. Xu Qiang was rather thin at that time. Whenever he was bullied by students from other classes, the good students with whom he had a good relationship would avoid him. Instead, a few poor students would stand up for him. This was quite ironic to think about.

But no matter what, Xu Qiang already owed this group of people a favor.

"That's enough!" Seeing that Xu Qiang wanted to calm things down, Wang Yongsheng waved to the little cannon.

"Be more careful next time." Xiao Gangpao said, and then let the three brothers leave.

"Thank you." Xu Qiang thanked him.

"No need. We are brothers in the future and will take care of each other if anything happens." After Wang Yongsheng finished speaking, he took out a bottle of wine from his arms. Several people sat together, talking and laughing, and prepared to eat.

The meal was quite sumptuous, with fish and meat, as well as a large plate of braised pork intestines that Wang Yongsheng had specially asked the kitchen to prepare.

Such a food standard really surprised Xu Qiang. You know, even though the wages of workers at Shengli Machinery Factory are generally higher than those of surrounding enterprises, they cannot afford such lavish expenses on eating and drinking.

However, after talking to them, I learned that this group of people eat at this standard almost every day, and this meal costs seven or eight yuan, which is almost equivalent to more than a week's salary for an ordinary worker.

But soon, Xu Qiang found out the reason.

It turns out that this group of people are the kind of people who can feed the whole family if one person is well fed. They have no partner and are not married, so naturally they don't have any family burden. They live a carefree life day by day and spend all their wages every month.

And most importantly, they have been doing various small businesses in the factory, selling cooked meat, snacks, soap and shampoo. Anyway, they sell whatever is in short supply in the factory, and they can earn at least 100 to 80 yuan every month...

(End of this chapter)