In autumn, it got dark earlier and earlier.
"Barbecue! Give me a barbecue skewer! Hot barbecue skewers! "
Aunt Li and her husband had put on thin cotton-padded jackets when they were old.
Their cotton-padded jackets had been replaced by their son's old ones. Both of them were smoky all day, so they were always splashed with grease and soup. That was why they never bought new clothes, not because they wanted to save money — that's what they said when people asked them.
Working by the stove in the autumn wind, it could be said that the fire was burning in front of their chest and the cold wind was blowing on their backs. It was not a good feeling, but they were already used to it.
Aunt Li looked up at the sky and said to her husband, "Husband, it's getting dark. Let's close the stall."
Her husband looked at the old man's cell phone in confusion, "It's getting dark, but it's still early. It's only seven o 'clock. Don't we usually close the stall at nine o' clock?"
Aunt Li and her husband had set up a stall across the road from the Amazing Fate Pet Shop. They sold breakfast in the morning and barbecue skewers in the evening. They worked hard to earn money. Although it was not a lot, it was enough to support their family and support their son's high school education. Their son grew up safely every day, and that was their biggest comfort.
It was seven o 'clock in the evening. Although the rush hour for office workers had passed and most students had gone home, there were still some pedestrians on the road. From time to time, people stopped in front of the stall to buy barbecue skewers, take them away, or sit down to eat.
They could make more money if they closed the stall later.
Aunt Li looked at the Amazing Fate Pet Shop across the road worriedly. She winked at her husband and whispered, "It's not peaceful these two days. Let's close the stall early."
The lights were still on in the Amazing Fate Pet Shop. Through the glass door, she could see a few people inside, including the young store manager.
She secretly felt sorry for Zhang Zian. Why didn't he listen to her advice and close the shop to avoid the trouble? Wasn't he just waiting to be bitten by those crazy dogs?
Her husband didn't agree. He pointed at the barbecue skewers and fish skewers in the tricycle and said, "We haven't sold them out yet. They will go bad after one night! There's not much left. We'll leave after they're sold out. It's not a big deal. It's still early. "
Aunty Li's eyelids kept twitching. She was flustered and confused, but she forgot which eye was twitching and which eye was twitching. Since that's the case, I'll just treat it as jumping into a disaster.
"This won't do. Run! I'm very nervous! "Aunt Li shook her head firmly." I'm afraid something bad will happen. "
The wife pointed at the pet shop and said, "You are a woman. Why are you panicking? Look, he's not panicking, so why are you panicking? Besides, it has nothing to do with us! "
Just then, a customer on a bicycle stopped to ask about the price of the skewers. His wife immediately smiled and started promoting the skewers to the customer.
Aunt Li was furious and raised her voice. "What do you mean it has nothing to do with us? Have you forgotten how our shop was smashed? "
When the customer saw that the stall owner was quarreling, he stopped buying skewers and rode away on his bicycle.
Her husband's eyes widened at the mention of this sad matter. "Did I forget? How could I forget? "
He suddenly rolled up his sleeves. On his left arm, there was a three-inch long dark red scar.
"Ask it if it has forgotten!"
This was the souvenir of that horrible night.
Uncle Li was also a hot-blooded man back then. How could he just watch others smash his store? He immediately picked up a kitchen knife and a ladle and fought with those people. However, he was outnumbered and was defeated in two moves.
How could he forget the lesson of blood?
Seeing the long scar, Aunt Li's eyes immediately turned red. She sat down on the chair prepared for the customer, wiped her tears and complained, "You didn't forget? I think you've forgotten. You don't learn from your mistakes. Can't you see the current situation clearly? That store manager offended people just like us. Who knows when he will … "
Her husband was silent.
"I know," he said in a hoarse voice.
Aunt Li patted her thigh and said, "If you know, why don't you leave? If we're dragged into this … "
"I know, so I can't leave," said her husband.
"You …" Aunt Li raised her head in shock.
"Our shop was smashed. You have the heart to watch other people's shops get smashed too?" The veins on her husband's temples were bulging. Her eyes were filled with anger. However, this anger was not directed at Aunt Li, but at those scumbags.
Aunt Li trembled and stood up. She pointed at him and said, "Husband, what are you going to do? I'm telling you, don't show off! Last time, those people cut your arm. What if they stab your stomach this time? If something were to happen to you, how would the child and I continue to live? "
Her husband sighed. The anger in his eyes was gradually extinguished.
"I know. I'm too old to show off." He said, "But I still can't leave. If I stay here, I can at least call the police and an ambulance for that young man."
Aunt Li looked at her husband in disbelief. The shock and confusion in her eyes were gradually replaced by respect. After being married for so many years, she had looked at him shyly, angrily, resentfully, and exasperatedly. But this was the first time she had looked at him with respect.
She only considered the safety of her family. She thought she had done her best by warning Zhang Zian. If Zhang Zian didn't listen to her advice, then it was his own business. However, her husband, who was usually quiet, was more like an indomitable man than anyone else!
People would always worship heroes, even if they were just ordinary heroes.
Her husband was a little shy. He turned his head and said, "You go first. I'll stay here until nine o 'clock. Then I'll go back. You go back to the kids first. I'll pack up. "
Aunt Li didn't say much. She just picked up the rolling pin from the back of the cart and put it in her pocket. Anyway, their clothes were their son's old clothes. They were fat and big in them. Not to mention one rolling pin, they could carry two or three of them.
She made her attitude clear.
Her husband looked at her deeply and nodded. He knew it was useless to persuade her.
"Skewers! Give me a skewer! Hot skewers! It's cheap! One yuan for a skewer! "
The couple greeted the passers-by enthusiastically.
As long as there were enough people here, maybe they could scare those crazy dogs.
As time went by, there were not many skewers left. The couple gradually relaxed.
There were fewer and fewer people in the pet shop. Only the young owner and a customer were left. It was probably going to close soon.
They should be able to get through the day safely.
The life of the poor was to live one day at a time.
At 19: 45, with a sharp braking sound, a van without a license plate stopped on the opposite sidewalk.
The couple's heart suddenly tightened.
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