Xia Xiaona looked at Li Xin, who was sitting at the desk with her head bowed, speechless.

His lonely, speechless demeanor contrasted sharply with his energetic and eloquent demeanor before going to the general manager's office to talk.

In such a situation, Xia Xiaona felt familiar.

She was very impressed, at the beginning of the year, when Wu Bin rejected his proposal to sell inventory in the futures market, Li Xin had such an expression at that time.

Xia Xiaona accompanied the general manager Wu Bin to many sugar factories and the company's station office, and had some understanding of the following situation, where the situation was very difficult and life was very boring.

She herself found it difficult to stay in that environment for a day, so she knew what it would be like for Li Xin, who was used to staying in the company's office, to go to the permanent residence.

Thinking back to Li Xin who didn't understand anything just now, she looked to Lin Li with dark eyes to ask this and that, and asked what things to pay attention to when she went to the office, she suddenly felt that Li Xin was like a guinea pig in a glass box, facing a prospect that she couldn't see clearly, no matter which direction she went in, she would return in vain.

And he seemed to know some things that Li Xin didn't know, but he didn't know how to say it to him.

Thinking of this, a faint trace of pity filled her heart.

At this time, Li Xin's mood was extremely low.

It won't be long before the whole company from top to bottom will know that they have been assigned to the office below. As long as he is not an idiot, everyone can see that he, Li Xin, has become the first person to set fire to the new general manager after taking office.

According to Li Xin's arrogant character, he would never endure such humiliation.

But at this time, the huge loss on the futures account made him powerless to fight, even though he had all kinds of resentment in his heart, he could only silently accept the company's punitive arrangement.

Early the next morning, Li Xin, who was very worried, and his colleagues set off from the company and went straight to Yuanshan Station.

Santana galloped for more than three hours on the winding mountain road, and at 13:00 noon, they finally arrived at Wonsan County, which is still six or seven kilometers away from Wonsan Railway Station.

It was no longer convenient to go to the station to eat at this time, so the three of them found a restaurant in the county town and stopped to eat.

After entering the restaurant, as soon as he sat down, Li Xin faintly felt a wave of nausea, and hurriedly ran to the door, squatting on the steps, wanting to vomit, but couldn't vomit. The taste is really unspeakably uncomfortable.

He endured it for a while with his eyes closed, and when he ate, he had no appetite at all, just a little pickles and a bowl of soup.

"Is it motion sickness?" asked Master Su.

"Maybe, I rarely get motion sickness, it's so uncomfortable!" Li Xin said.

The driver smiled and said: "Maybe it's too fast, this road is a winding road, there are many curves, and you are more likely to get motion sickness when you sit in the back." ”

Master Su said, "After you arrive at the office for a while, you can sleep and rest, and you will be fine." ”

The office is located in one of the buildings of the railway station, on the third floor, with two rooms, inside and outside. One inside is a bedroom, with two beds side by side, which are relatively shabbyly furnished, and the outside is an office with two desks and two chairs by the window, and a three-seater sofa in the middle of the house, a small coffee table next to the sofa, and a TV by the wall.

After entering the house, Li Xin put down his things, simply cleaned up the bed, and lay down to rest.

The fatigue and motion sickness along the way made him sleep groggily for more than two hours, and after waking up, it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon.

There are no bathrooms in the rooms here, toilets and washrooms are shared, at the end of each floor, and there is no hot water, if you need hot water, you have to use a thermos to the boiling water room of the station cafeteria.

Li Xin took out a toothbrush and a towel, went to the bathroom and washed it with cold tap water, the biting cold water froze his fingers red, and after the wet towel wiped his face, he was still a little drowsy and his mind was much clearer.

The glass windows at the end of the corridor were broken, and the cold wind blew in through the cracks, passing through the corridor, taking away the heat from the corridor, making the whole building as cold as the outside.

After returning to the room, as soon as Li Xin dried the towel, Master Su came in, "Let's go, let's eat." ”

Li Xin asked, "Where to eat?"

"The canteen at the station, I ate three meals a day in the canteen. Master Su said with a smile.

"Oh. Li Xin replied that he hadn't eaten much at lunch, and now he was really feeling a little hungry.

Master Su picked up his own dishes and chopsticks and asked Li Xin, "Have you brought dishes and chopsticks?"

"Nope. Li Xin said.

"It's okay, there's one in the commissary below, just buy a set now." There are also dishes and chopsticks in the station cafeteria, but if you want to eat them for a long time, it is best to buy your own. ”

Master Su said, picked up the two thermos resting in the corner, and the two went downstairs together and walked to the cafeteria.

"How's the food in the cafeteria?" Li Xin took the thermos in Master Su's hand and asked as he walked.

Master Su said: "In that case, how good will the food in the canteen be? There are a little more people who eat at noon, and many station workers also eat here." In the evening, there are very few people who eat, basically the people of the offices of various units eat in it, and the dishes cooked in the canteen are relatively small, and if you go late, there is nothing. ”

"How long have you been here?" asked Li Xin.

"I've been here for eight or nine years. Master Su said.

"No wonder I rarely see you in the company. Li Xin said.

"I spend two-thirds of the year here, and I have very little time to go back to the company, only when the warehouse is out of stock. Master Su said.

"What are you doing here, do you want to contact the wagon project or something?" Li Xin asked.

Master Su said: "If it is our own sugar, it is our own business to apply for the wagon plan, but this time we don't have to worry about this, these sugars belong to other companies, we just need to do a good job of checking the warehousing and warehousing." ”

After eating, after the two went back to the room and put down the thermos and chopsticks, Li Xin felt bored staying in the house, and said that he wanted to go downstairs to go around, so he went downstairs.

Although the station is located on the edge of a remote county, it is the necessary place for the railway trunk line to the northwest provinces in the province, so this station is a very important railway freight transfer station in the province, and there are many businesses stationed on the station for a long time, and there are rows of tall warehouses along both sides of the railway platform.

Li Xin walked out of the platform after a while and walked far along the railway.

At a railway bridge, he stopped, looked back at the station in the twilight, and then at the railroad tracks that stretched out beneath his feet, and his heart was full of loneliness. I thought to myself, is this where I want to be for a long time to come?

Last night, he called Li Ying and said that he was going to be stationed in the office here, and also mentioned that he wanted to leave the sugar company.

Li Ying supported his idea of a job transfer, but strongly opposed his resignation. Regarding the permanent stay in the office, she only advised him to be patient for the time being and slowly find a way in the future.

In this strange place, facing strange people and things, Li Xin's heart was full of loneliness and loneliness.

The railway was lined with endless fields, and there was silence except for the sound of the wind.

If it weren't for the late day, he would really want to continue walking along the railway, so that at least he would still be moving forward. If you go back, you won't be able to go there except to stay in the house and watch TV.

It's only been a few hours since he got here, and he's so depressed that he can't stand it. The night before him was gradually falling, just like the future he faced, became darker and darker.

He regretted a little that he didn't listen to Lin Li's advice and bring a few books, even if he listened to Xia Xiaona's words and asked her to borrow a few novels to pass the time.

It's as if I've stuffed a Walkman and a few cassettes of pop songs in my backpack, and if you're really bored, just listen to the songs.

When I got back to my room, it was already dark. Master Su sat on the sofa and watched TV, Li Xin didn't have the heart to watch TV, poured some hot water and washed his face and feet, and then returned to the bedroom and lay on the bed to listen to the Walkman.

The loneliness of the mood and the hard wooden bed made Li Xin toss and turn, and she slept very unsteadily all night.

For more than half a month after that, Li Xin repeated the simple and boring work every day, as long as there was sugar in or out of the warehouse, he had to go to the warehouse for inspection.

And this kind of warehousing or warehousing time is not fixed, it is possible at any time. Sometimes it's daytime, sometimes it's night, and it's often one or two hundred tons or more. Each bag of sucrose weighs 50 kilograms, which is thousands of bales.

If you don't want to make a mistake, you have to watch the count intently the whole time, and this trip is a few hours, and it is not uncommon to finish it at two or three o'clock at night.

Whether it's day or night, it's okay to be a little busy, but what Li Xin is most afraid of is that when she has nothing to do, she will be idle and panic.

There are no good friends to chat with here, and when you are bored, you either walk around the station or watch TV in your room, and even take a shower and watch movies and videos to go to the county seat a few kilometers away.

What worries him even more is that the price of sugar futures is getting lower and lower, and the huge position in his hand is getting bigger and bigger.

Such days make Li Xin feel like a year.