Chapter 53: Knife work
Xia Maosheng said: "I have been there. That's the wholesale market, the three northeastern provinces, Menggu, and the north of Yibei are all on this to get the goods back to sell, and some of the people on the Tianjing side are running here, and the goods that people go that day are all about 100,000 yuan, and we people don't care about buying or not. ”
Chen Hui nodded and said: "Lao Maozi, North Korea has come to this market to buy goods, that person, let's put it this way, Xiaohong, you have to lose it yourself, there are too many people, I can't squeeze it." ”
Xiaohong turned her head to look at Xiaowei, and Xiaowei said: "Look at me, Gaha, do you still want to go? Just buy a sweater, look for it in the night market here, it's really not rare to go to Wuai again, okay? It's too early, you don't go to school?"
Xiaohong pouted and said, "There are no classes on Sundays." You don't go on either. ”
Xiao Wei looked at Chen Hui and asked, "How far is it from here?"
Chen Hui thought for a while, and said: "There are more than ten miles of land, from the singing area tonight all the way to the east, no need to turn around, ten stops to arrive, but there is no bus in the morning, you have to take a taxi, twenty yuan." ”
Xiaohong asked: "There are no cheap cars?
Chen Hui said: "Most of the people from other places come by car, park directly outside the market, and go in to get the goods at the point. The local ones either have a car, or the night before it will pass, and they will live in a small hotel on the side, which is not expensive, and they can sleep a little longer. There is a small bus with five loves at the South Railway Station, but you can't sit on it, it's crowded and broken, and it's sinful, and it's five dollars a person, and it's not cheap. ”
Xiaohong didn't believe it and said, "Doesn't the bus have a seat?
Chen Hui said: "Seats, who are doing the seats, how many people can be pulled? It's all small benches, and those who are finished standing, they have to be crowded anyway, until they really can't squeeze in, if you can get a small bench, it's okay, if you stand up, you will suffer, the car is short, you can't stand straight at all, and you don't even have a place to catch, so you pout to the place." ”
Xia Maosheng said: "I've seen it, it's really like that, at that time, there was no distinction between men, women and children, anyway, it was crowded into a pile, I didn't dare to sit." ”
Chen Hui thought for a while and said: "Actually, you don't have to go so early, it's okay to get there around nine o'clock, the goods are almost gone, and there are fewer people." It's just that the time is a little not enough, and I can't finish it, the market is too big, and it takes half a day to walk around from beginning to night. ”
Xiaohong said: "Then let's go at half past seven, take the bus, and get to eight o'clock, isn't it?"
Xiao Wei glanced at Xiao Hong and said, "Let's go to the night market tomorrow first, and then talk about it." ”
Xiaohong glanced at Xiaowei, and stopped talking.
After eating, Xiaohong cleaned up, Chen Hui went upstairs and went home, Xia Maosheng lived in the empty house. Xiaowei accompanied him into the house, turned on the light, and saw the military quilt on the bed, Xia Maosheng smiled and said: "You are really good, get two beds in the dormitory, and there are many beds at home?"
Xiaowei smiled and said, "Keep your eyes open, I bought this military quilt from the army, you can buy this set for forty yuan to try." ”
Xia Maosheng bent down and stretched out his hand to touch it and said, "It's really different, I see that you are military inside and out, and your family has a relationship with the army?"
Xiaowei shook his head and said, "No, my uncle bought it, he is a policeman, and he spent more than 500 or 600 yuan on a discount for his police officer card." And the things on this unit are really good, light and warm. ”
Xia Maosheng nodded, shook his head again and said: "The luggage is okay, the clothes are too ugly, you are not short of money, buy two sets of better clothes, and your daughter-in-law, these are all college students, you have to be foreign, if you don't study, you will laugh at her." ”
Xiaowei thought about it for a while and nodded, he really didn't pay attention to it, Xiaohong never said it, today is the first time to say that the classmate's sweater is good-looking, they are wearing Xiaohong's mother and Xiaohong's original knitting.
In fact, in the early 90s, people's pursuit of dressing up was not as serious as it is now, and there must be a psychology of comparison, but it is relatively just like that, everyone is important to live, and no one is willing to spend money on it. However, the difference between the city and the countryside is still there, even greater than it is now, and the two places were like two worlds that were completely different and did not intersect.
After arranging Xia Maosheng to come out, Xiaohong has already returned to the house, Xiaowei entered his room, lying on the bed, thinking about what Xiaohong is wearing now, and thinking about the dress of the girls in the class, and then thinking about Li Na and a few of them, I haven't paid attention to it.
Why were there so many arrogant and domineering people in the 90s? Why was the gap between urban and rural areas so big in the 90s? Why was there such a big regional difference in the 90s? They were all the pots of information circulation. As information becomes more and more accessible, this gap continues to decrease, and in 2017, it is not uncommon for people in the countryside to carry bags on their backs. When people sit at home and know the whole world, information is unimpeded, people's horizons are opened, and regional differences will slowly disappear.
The next day, when Xiaowei and Xia Maosheng arrived at the Cultural Palace, it was already a little late, and Teacher Lan had already started to lecture. He thought a little too much last night, he slept a little late, Xia Maosheng this guy changed to a comfortable bed and slept even harder, if Xiaowei didn't call him, he could sleep for a day.
Before sitting down, he glanced at the crowd, Li Mingguang and An Saijun were not there, and Xiaowei didn't do anything, and sat down with Xia Maosheng to listen to the class.
Today I will talk about knife work.
Mr. Lan has always been humorous and witty, holding chalk to scratch a knife on the blackboard, and also said that his paintings are quite standard, with the potential of world famous paintings, which has been praised by students.
Straight knife, oblique knife, cross knife, tic-tac-toe knife, peony knife, even knife, lantern knife, slice picking, cutting, chopping, Ding piece, piece of silk, what like an eye piece, oblique piece, crescent piece, anyway, except for Xiaowei, everyone else listened to it like a drunken idiot, Xiaowei took a lot of notes, his eyes were chaotic, and he didn't know what to say at all, this thing still had to be practiced, and he really couldn't understand it.
During the lunch break, Xiaowei and Xia Maosheng went to the restaurant on the first floor to find Li Na, Li Na was in the underground kitchen, and the two of them came out again and went down the stairs to the ground. Anyway, I've been studying here for a long time, it's been almost ten days, and it's the first time for both of them to come down.
Halfway down the stairs, I smelled a heavy musty smell in the air, and the stairwell became dark, illuminated by a few fluorescent lamps.
Descending the stairs and walking through a short dark and damp corridor, there was an open door, and from it came the sound of people and stir-frying, and a faint oil smoke permeated.