Chapter 74 (2)
About three months after returning, I held a very small funeral for Pan Zi and gave a small memorial service. Pan Zi's tomb was six tablets away from Da Kui. No one was visiting the tomb in front of Da Kui's tomb, and it was already in a mess. I simply cleaned it up. After that, I helped Pan Zi deal with some trivial matters that he had not had time to deal with during his lifetime.
When I entered Panzi's rental house, I saw a bowl of rotten and moldy noodles on the table. The chopsticks were right next to it, and a stack of moldy tofu in the bowl had completely turned black and dried.
Obviously, before Pan Zi left, he was eating this bowl of noodles. He left without even having time to clean up and could never come back.
I always feel that he knows that he will definitely not be able to come back, so he doesn't do anything.
I sat in front of the table for a while, opened two bottles of beer, drank a bottle by myself, then poured the bowl of noodles and washed the bowls. Then, I went out and found Pan Zi's landlord, and made up for the rent that was arrears.
The landlord was still very curious: "Where is that guy?"
I thought about it and said to him: "Go back to my hometown to get married."
This is what I think Pan Zi's best ending. He had the chance to leave this circle, but he chose an old path. Although I don't know which ending he prefers. In Pan Zi's case, he might prefer the current ending, but for outsiders, he chose the wrong one.
The fat man stayed in Banai. It was not convenient to contact him by phone, so I could only call Agui and ask about the fat man’s recent situation. Agui said that the fat man’s life is very regular now, doing farm work during the day, shaking the dustpan, cooking at night, and staring at the moon in a daze. Many times he and the fat man can only say two or three sentences a day.
I asked the fat man if he was feeling anything? Or was he completely dull like before?
Agui said he couldn't tell anything about his emotions, but the fat man worked very quickly and didn't talk much. It was better than before, because he could say a few jokes in many cases.
I told Agui that if the fat man was short of money there, he would tell me directly and I would send him a transfer.
I think the fat man will get better. The fat man is not a person who can immerse himself in depression. He knows that Yuncai definitely doesn't want to see the fat boss become less fun. The fat man will get better slowly, although, in this matter, he will definitely leave scars that cannot be healed in his heart. However, the fat man is a good person and God will not make things difficult for too long.
After I raised his salary, Wang Meng became much more positive in his work attitude. In addition, I also returned to the shop, and the business of the third uncle would report to me in the shop. Many people didn’t know my relationship with him, thinking that he was my confidant and flattered him. His life value seemed to be slowly emerging, and his spirit improved a lot.
When he had a good attitude towards work, I slowly began to teach him how to handle some work matters. He got it very quickly and later he could indeed help me a lot. Although I didn't expect him to become a right-hand man like Pan Zi, I began to feel that I could rely on him.
Lao Hai contacted me several times afterwards because of business matters. Lao Hai's business developed very quickly, but it seemed that he was targeted by a relevant department. He was always unclear in taxation, and antique transactions have always been underground cash transactions, so he later did things very cautiously. In order to avoid implicating him, we used many strange tricks. He did not come forward with many transactions, but directly contacted the buyer, and then exchanged the money for physical goods or gold to bring it to his girl.
The girl in his family was originally the type I like very much, the playful little Huang Rong. However, since we met that time, we really rarely met. Later, she gradually grew up and matured, and the love I liked her at the beginning gradually faded.
Once when I went out to relax, I passed by Hero Mountain. On weekends, I found Lao Hai's shop in a variety of shops, but the roller shutter door was locked. I knew he was inside, but when I thought of various greetings, I felt too tired and turned around and left. As time went by, we gradually became less connected. I don't know if he went in or escaped abroad later.
Chapter completed!