Chapter 3: Fire (Part 2)
Running errands, to put it mildly, is actually a kind of tourism in disguise, but the "attractions" we usually go to are not very willing to go. Of course, there will be times of good luck, just like this time, it is a real trip, plus the junior brother is attentive to Ah Li, before and after the saddle, jumping up and down, buying food, drinking and buying tickets, which is louder than the father-in-law next to Cixi, and Ah Li will always give me half of her share, and I will follow a little light. Don't say it, the feeling of being served by someone is cool, no wonder in ancient times, everyone was vying to be a Buddha, clothes to reach out for food to open their mouths, and there was no all day long.
Early in the morning, we drank mutton steamed buns on ** Street, and then took the bus to the train station and took the earliest 306 to Lintong. Or I sat side by side with Ah Li, the junior brother sat by the window behind Ah Li, and on my right hand side was the aisle, and there were two foreigners sitting in the aisle, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, high nose bridge, and very white skin, like Russians.
When the crowd was full, the car departed. The two foreigners were probably coming to Xi'an for the first time, and they were very excited, and said in a few half-baked Chinese: "Xi'an...... It's really hot! Than the Northeast ...... It's really hot! One of the guys in front of me was probably from Xi'an, so he smiled and said, "That's our Xi'an people, enthusiastic!" The foreigner who leaned into the aisle immediately gave a thumbs up: "Xi'an...... Fire! It's really hot! ”
The people in the car laughed, and the old man turned around and patiently explained to him: "It's warm and friendly!" Friendly! Wearefriendly!” When the foreigner heard this, his big nose immediately wrinkled, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "nonono...... Dura Dura Dura Dura (Russian, incomprehensible), fire ...... Thought I ...... In the Northeast! Then he made a fist swing.
Now, I probably understand that he may be saying that Xi'an people have a hot temper. Combined with my own experience, it is not difficult to understand, as a Chinese, I can still feel the inferior service attitude of some attraction staff, not to mention foreign friends who do not understand the language, their situation can be imagined, but it is undeniable that the people of Xi'an are still very simple and hospitable, whether you are asking for directions, borrowing fire, or simply chatting, Xi'an's uncles and aunts are very enthusiastic, this foreigner is afraid that it is a bit generalized.
As a patriotic youth, I still have to maintain my international image at this time, so I said: "You may have misunderstood, we are friendly, and you are welcome in Xi'an!" ”
I blurted out that my mother spoke Chinese, and the two foreigners stared at me with big eyes, shook their heads and spread their hands to me, and did not understand a word. The guy in the front row was in a hurry, jumped up directly, grabbed the foreigner sitting outside, hugged him, and shouted: "wearefriends!friends!"
The foreigner smiled inexplicably and said a word in Russian, which no one understood, but looking at their expressions, it seemed to say, "This old man is crazy!" ”
The other Chinese tourists on the bus also became anxious, dancing and explaining to the two foreigners in a mixed manner: We are a friendly nation, Xi'an welcomes you, and China welcomes you...... In the end, everyone's tongues seemed to be knotted, and they couldn't tell which language it was in their mouths, and even the young and beautiful ticket lady jumped out in French, but unfortunately no one understood anyone, so anxious that the ticket lady was about to cry.
I am also in a hurry, now the exchanges between the small people of various countries, almost rely on the travel between them, and the tourist city I visited, it is no exaggeration to say, is an international resume handed by the people of the country to foreign friends, and finally there is a column of scoring blank, no matter how the previous resume blows, if the back of the score is not good, then this international candidate, in the hearts of the people of the world, I am afraid that the image will also plummet.
But none of us in this carload can speak Russian, so I'm really anxious! Just when the crowd was in full swing, Ah Li suddenly poked her head out of it and said a few words to the foreigner, and the two foreigners immediately sighed twice, with a suddenly realized expression, and stretched out a thumbs up to Ah Li.
Everyone in the car was also stunned, their faces were amazed, and they were relieved, and finally someone who could speak. I was also stunned, I didn't know that Ah Li could speak Russian, and I was about to ask her, but the foreigner sitting next to me happened to ask Ah Li at this time, Ah Li looked at me and smiled, suddenly leaned on my shoulder, and said something, and then the two foreigners laughed at me.
I was stunned, a little embarrassed, and I didn't understand what it meant, so I could only smile at them and ask Ah Li in a low voice, "What are they laughing at?" Ah Li ignored me, but explained to the foreigner again, and the foreigner on the side immediately laughed and said to me: "No...... Shy, yourwife...... good! Very ...... Very...... good! Youarealuckman!”
To be honest, listening to the Russians speak foreign language is more uncomfortable than listening to them say Chinese, I am still digesting what the "Auntie Wa" is, and the junior brother has already jumped up from the seat, grabbed Ah Li's head, and forced her away from my shoulder, and said to the foreigner: "nonononono...... Youmadeaseriousmistake,sheisnottheidiot‘swife,sheismywife. My!! Fuck!!!” The foreigner on the side probably understood, or, understood, and immediately pouted and shrugged at me: "You...... danger!” A look of deep sympathy.
After the junior brother made such a confluency, I also probably understood the general meaning of the conversation between Ah Li and the foreigner just now. Originally, this kind of thing is related to the reputation of girls, and it should be explained by me, the client, but I thought that since this joke was made by Ah Li, it means that Ah Li herself doesn't mind, and now it's the junior brother who is so angry that she jumps her feet, so why don't I take this opportunity to do the right thing for heaven?
Thinking about it, I said to the foreigner: "Thankyouforremindingme, butpleasebeassured. Heismybrother,Iknowhim,his**ualityalittlehelikesyouknow.”
The foreigner was still at a loss at first, and the foreigner sitting by the window whispered a few words into his ear, and the foreigner immediately laughed and glanced at the junior brother meaningfully: "Iknow...... Iknow ...... "I was so angry that my junior brother jumped up and down, and a series of foreign words came out, but because the speed of speech was so fast, I could only understand one word-**."
The group of people in the car didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, although they couldn't understand what the junior brother was saying, but when they saw this scene, they also understood a rough idea in their hearts, so they also followed the foreigner to coax blindly. Later, it was too noisy in the car, and Ah Li and I watched a movie with one headset, and before we finished watching a movie, the car arrived at the station.
When the Terracotta Warriors and I came two years ago, there was little change, the only change was that the price of tickets had increased (from student tickets to adult tickets). In fact, according to the appearance of Ah Li and me, there is absolutely no problem with changing into student clothes to pretend to be students, the key is junior brother, this kid is on crutches to that station, and some people dare to call him grandpa.
In Grandpa's ...... Ano, under the obligation of the junior brother, we completed the three pits in less than an hour and a half. In fact, the younger brother is quite talented as a tour guide, with clear thinking, articulate, humorous and funny, and good looks.
At noon, we had dinner on the flavor of the folk street, all the way to the exit of the station, there happened to be a tourist bus to the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum is departing, we hurried to catch up with the easy, who knows that the fart is a little bigger, but five or six minutes to the station.
It was noon, it was very hot, and as soon as we got off the bus, a staff member wearing a white shirt and suit pants came over there, shouting to us: "Everyone pay attention to listen, and individual customers pay attention to listen!" I'll just say it once! We don't have a tour guide here yet, but, in order to facilitate everyone to better understand the culture of Qin Shi Huang's underground palace, we will arrange a volunteer docent for everyone for free, who is our staff here, and there is no charge. It's a hot day, it's not easy for everyone to come to the north and south, it's fate to get together, but if you don't want to listen to the explanation, you have to see it yourself, we don't force it, just pay attention to safety! Now, if you need to listen to the volunteer explanation, come here with me! ”
I asked Ah Li's opinion, and Ah Li said listen to me, in fact, I want to listen to the explanation, on the one hand, I was originally interested in these historical and cultural things, on the other hand, the things we brought back from Bishan last time, I haven't had time to study them, but since it is a small seal of the Qin Dynasty, it is also beneficial to know more about the history of the old man of the Qin Emperor now. I followed the crowd.
The staff here are all gay, and they are all wearing white shirts and black pants, just looking at the back, like a gourd baby, they can't tell the difference, plus there are many tourists in front, there are seven or eight circles inside and out, and even the shadow of the narrator can't be seen, only the voice from the mini microphone can be heard: "Everyone concentrate, don't get separated!" When I got here, there was a saying I had to say: one point to see, nine points to listen. Let's follow closely, I'm not a tour guide, I'm not a nanny, just a staff here, volunteer to do this explanation, you can listen if you want to listen, if you don't want to listen, you can see it yourself, there is a little, don't talk, I can't shout you alone......"
"Senior brother, this voice ...... Have you heard of it somewhere? The junior brother suddenly whispered to me.