Chapter 18: The Roadside Shop
The snow flew, the earth was white, and there was no path to see when I walked out of the cave, and I stumbled for a long time to find the concrete road. I don't think I have to go to a more positive position, I can keep walking along the concrete road, at least not in the ditch. Now there is a shortage of water and food, and the mobile phone is almost out of battery, and if we continue blindly, we may soon not even be able to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest.
As he walked, the snow creaked as he stepped on, and a long trail trailed behind him. Actually, we don't hate this snow, it's better to snow than rain, we don't get wet, and there are no drops of water on the blades of grass. It's just that no one has the leisure to enjoy the snow scene now, which is actually a very beautiful scenery, and it is the scene that has drifted into our dreams countless times later.
We trekked hard along the main road, getting more and more tired, until we came across a small shop at noon.
This is a small store run by a roadside farmer, with few goods, mostly oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. And we don't have anything to be picky about, one person makes a bowl of instant noodles, and I don't know how comfortable it is to eat it! The owner was also very welcoming and invited us into the house to sit down and charge our phones.
In fact, we also passed through a few villages along the way, but the kind of warm picture of people only seems to be available on TV, or because we are thin-skinned and don't want to provoke strange eyes.
With food in the stomach, people follow the spirit! Seeing that I was getting closer and closer to my destination, I started to get a little excited. Because it is not easy to go down this way, who would know that a trip can encounter so many difficulties and obstacles, and even go home.
While waiting for the phone to charge, Zhou Jie answered a call, and his face suddenly became very bad. I didn't want to ask about people, so I pretended not to see it, but when I was in a hurry, I shouted three times before he slowed down.
Hu Shanshan looked at Lan Xin, as if she saw Zhou Jie's thoughts, and tried to ask: "Little brother, you don't look very happy!" ”
Zhou Jie paced, frowned and said, "Just now my boss called me and said that there was a construction site that was very tight and asked me to go to work." ”
"Now?" Hu Shanshan asked in surprise: "Do you still go to work for the Chinese New Year?" What a unit, ah, this. ”
Zhou Jie grabbed his scalp and smiled bitterly, as if there was something else unspeakable.
I think Zhou Jie may have something else to do, or he doesn't want to go home for the New Year, so he made up such a statement.
"Then you have to think clearly, it's still the New Year, and it's three times the salary to go to work!" I remind.
After speaking, I saw Hu Shanshan give me a blank look, maybe she also thought that Zhou Jie was talking hesitantly, there must be some difficulty, she thought about it for a while, and then asked: "This place is already very close to your home, should you go home first?" ”
Zhou Jie nodded, but quickly shook his head again and said:
"I don't really want to go back!"
"Hmmm! Engaging in construction is the great righteousness of the nation, and I support you! ”
I was encouraging him on the side, but I was thinking in my heart: whether you go home or not has little to do with me, your personal rights.
"Are you really going?" Hu Shanshan asked.
Zhou Jie was even more entangled, biting his lower lip at a loss. Later, when he saw that we were drifting apart, he chased after us.
"You're not going to get involved in nation-building? What about triple wages? ”
Seeing that I was sneering, Hu Shanshan pinched my arm and didn't let me speak.
Zhou Jie just scratched his cheeks and smiled awkwardly. "Oh! I still think it's important to show you the way. ”
"Forget it! I don't want to sleep in a bridge hole anymore. I said.
Wang Yuqing's desire to survive was stronger, and he suddenly turned back and asked, "Huh?" Do you still want to live in the bridge cave? ”
"Not anymore!" Zhou Jie rushed forward and pointed to the hill in the distance, "Do you see that mountain?" If you turn over, you can see Xishui County. ”
Wang Yuqing, who saw hope, was overjoyed: "Ah~! I can finally go home. ”
was complacent, but was splashed with cold water by Zhou Jie: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to get there today, and I have to walk more than ten kilometers over the mountain to get to the county seat." ”
Wang Yuqing was enjoying the joy of victory with his face raised, and suddenly his face suddenly changed, and he looked at Zhou Jie coldly.
"I know you're not reliable!"
"But there is a township over the mountain, and you can stay in a hotel." Zhou Jie said and looked at me and Hu Shanshan, "Anyway, you have to drive a distance when you get to Xishui, so it will take two days." ”
Wang Yuqing was like a deflated balloon, and sighed mournfully: "Ah~! Why am I so miserable! ”
Zhao Ziwu grabbed Wang Yuqing's shoulders and wanted to comfort him. But Wang Yuqing shook his shoulders hard, and after breaking free, he glared angrily and said, "You are not reliable!" ”