Chapter 53: Interesting Facts in the Car
After checking the tickets, I hurried onto the train, and after finding my carriage and berth, I took out the power bank from my luggage bag and threw it on the luggage rack.
I was lucky enough to buy a lower bunk, there were very few people in this carriage, and I was alone in the huge 6 bunks, and I secretly rejoiced in my heart.
Moments later, the train let out a few long, high-pitched beeps and left the station.
I downloaded a few movies on my phone in advance, and I was afraid that the road would be boring, and I would have to take a 22-hour train ride, which was really difficult enough.
About half an hour before the next stop, I was so drowsy that I didn't know the train had stopped.
I was woken up by the ringing of the phone, I picked up my phone to check, it was my dad calling, my heart was tight, how long had I not been on the phone with my family, I answered the phone with some guilt.
"Son, are you back?"
It was my father's rough and hoarse voice, and I felt a little sad after listening to it.
"Well, on the train."
"Buy something to eat in the car, don't get hungry, you know."
"Okay, got it, how are the wedding preparations for Sun Kai and their side?"
Dad paused and said, "After Sun Kai came back, he said that everything was low-key and simple at the wedding, and there was not much movement, but the old grandson was busy and couldn't stop." ”
I talked to my dad a few more words and hung up.
At this time, I realized that there were already many people in the sleeper car, and in my bed, there was a new young boy of eighteen or nineteen, and an old man in his sixties.
The young boy looked childish, like a student, he was on the top bunk opposite me, with headphones tucked in, half-leaning on the carriage, wearing pale yellow casual clothes, white shirts, and a portrait of Luffy from "One Piece" printed on the shirt, staring at me with clear eyes with vigilance and questions in his eyes.
The old man sat opposite me, also in the lower bunk, he held a white steel-colored teacup in his hand, gray hair, full of dust and vicissitudes, there was no brilliance in his cloudy eyes, he was dressed in a black simple cloth coat, dark gray net shoes, he looked very much like an old farmer who came out of the field, with a deep earthy smell.
When the old man saw me staring at him, he said a little uncomfortably, "Well, where is the young man?" ”
I retracted my gaze a little embarrassed, rubbed my nose and said, "I'm going to the north, what about you?" ”
After hearing this, the old man took a sip of water and said thoughtfully: "I'm going home, this place is not suitable for an old man like me." ”
I was a little surprised, so I asked, "Why not, what are you doing in the south?" ”
The old man put the cup on the storage board, took off the dark gray net shoes, put the white pillow on the inside of the bunk, and half lay down.
He sighed deeply, and after a while, he muttered: "I came to see my grandson, but I didn't expect that after just living at my son's house for three days, the little two would quarrel, I really couldn't bear it, so I returned to my hometown." ”
Maybe the old people and young people have different ideas, plus the difference in lifestyle and work and rest habits, which will lead to the dissatisfaction of the daughter-in-law, but the son can't look past it, so he can't avoid quarrels.
At this moment, the flight attendant's voice sounded, and it was so loud and penetrating that I could hear it very clearly even if I was far away.
"Come on, come on, take out the ticket, check it."
I hurriedly took out my trouser pocket and took out my ID card, but the ticket was nowhere to be found, I was a little panicked, hurriedly stood up and took off the luggage bag, opened the zipper, and rummaged through inside, but still did not find the ticket.
I was so anxious that I tried to remember the scene after I got in the car, and I was obviously stuffed into my pants pocket with my ID card, why was it gone?
The attendant had already walked to my berth, and the old man and the young man had finished picking up the tickets in turn, and I stood there a little confused and said, "I, my ticket is missing." ”
After hearing this, the flight attendant said unhurriedly: "Give me your ID card." ”
I hurriedly handed it over, he took it in his hand, entered my ID number on a mobile phone-like device, and a moment later, he wrote down my shop number and name in the notebook.
After doing this, he looked at me and said, "Now the tickets are all real-name authenticated, even if you lose them, don't panic, just make up one." ”
After hearing this, my nervousness instantly relaxed, and I hurriedly asked the flight attendant, "Do I have to pay extra for the ticket?" ”
He looked down at the notebook in his hand and said hoarsely, "No, there is a record." ”
After speaking, he turned around and continued to shout: "Come on, come on, take out the ticket, check the ticket." ”
He looked me up and down a few more times, then turned and walked away.
I took my phone and looked at the time, and at half past one in the afternoon, I hadn't eaten since I got in the car, and my stomach was already rumbling several times like a protest.
I want to go to the food truck for some food, but it seems that lunch has run out at this time, so I should buy a bucket of instant noodles and eat it.
As soon as I stood up, a food cart was pushed by a middle-aged woman in her forties, who whispered, "It's a boxed lunch, it's a hot boxed lunch." ”
Seeing this, I was overjoyed, and hurriedly walked over and asked, "How much is a boxed lunch?" ”
The middle-aged woman stroked her somewhat messy bangs and said, "Twenty-five yuan a piece." ”
I thought to myself, it's so expensive, and I asked, "What kind of dishes are there?" ”
She said a little impatiently: "If you eat it, you will know, do you want to buy it?" ”
The attitude is bad, and the face is full of meat, but I am really a little hungry, so I just buy one.
The white bubble-wrapped lunch box was weightless in her hand, and it didn't have the temperature she said.
I walked back to my bunk and sat down, opened the lunch box, there was a dish inside, fried green peppers with potato chips, I took a bite and put it in my mouth, chewed a few times, cold prickly teeth, the rice still has a thick frost, as if it had just been taken out of the refrigerator, people can't swallow, this is simply dark cuisine, I want to find her theory, but when I think of the mother-in-law with a full face, I retreated, more than one thing, I think I am unlucky.
I ate half of the box and threw the rest in the trash.
After eating, I lay on the bed and picked up my mobile phone, I clicked on WeChat, and saw that Sun Kai posted several small videos in the circle of friends, so I hurriedly clicked on it to check.
But I had no choice but to surf the Internet on the train too slowly, and I waited for a long time to open a video, which was probably the venue for his wedding, and the laughing expressions of his relatives.
I turned off WeChat, remembered Xue Xinyan in a foreign country, clicked on E-mail again, entered her email address, and the title read: Xinyan, how are you doing?
The text reads: Xinyan, I may not have time to tell you that Sun Kai is married, and I am now on the train home to attend his wedding, and Xiao Qing is also back.
How are you lately, I met a kind person a few days ago, my name is Professor Liu, she is going to take me to New York to visit you, I am very excited at the thought of seeing you right away, I hope my arrival will not add a burden to you.
Love you Xiaotao.
I checked the email again, and felt that there was no problem, so I clicked the send button, and the network speed was still very slow, and after waiting for a while, the phone showed that the sending was successful, and I put the phone down.
I saw the old man on the opposite side covered with a white quilt, lying flat on the bed, sleeping soundly, the young man on his upper bunk was lying there playing with his mobile phone, and suddenly felt a little boring, a sense of loneliness quietly hit, making my heart empty, if only the scumbag brother could be around.
I sat on the folding seat in the corridor passage, looked at the scenery outside the car window, recalled some of my experiences from leaving my hometown and returning to my hometown, I just came to this city, I had no relatives, I was deceived in renting a house, and after I came to the basement, I met the scumbag brother, went to the workshop, paid too much sweat, and kept gritting my teeth and persevering, until the appearance of the two scoundrels, I fought and left the post.
After walking out of the factory, I met Zhang Xueyao, the beautiful and kind, the girl who loves to cry at every turn, her appearance has affected my life, whether it was she who helped me, or I reciprocated to her, thinking of the time with her, some strange and alternative things can happen, but the inner touch is only increasing, and I hope that girl can always live happily.
I looked in a trance, my heart was melancholy, whether it was the person I loved or the person I loved, in my hurried life, it brought me infinite emotion and tears.
Outside the car window is a wide rice field, as far as the eye can see, a piece of green, there are many old farmers working in the field, modern sowing and harvesting equipment, slowly shuttling in the rice field, saving farmers a lot of trouble.
I went to the smoking place, lit a cigarette, and just took two puffs, and then a man in a black striped shirt and light blue denim came over, he shaved his hair and looked like he was about thirty years old. ”
I took out a lighter and lit it for him, he took a puff of cigarette, looked at me and said, "Where's my brother?" ”
I said lightly, "Northerners." ”
"Are you going home to visit your family?"
"Sort of, my friend got married, go back to the wedding."
He flicked the ashes of his cigarette and asked, "Where is my brother?" ”
"Part-time job, mixed food."
I suddenly felt a little disgusted, and I didn't want to continue the conversation with him, so I put out my cigarette and prepared to turn and leave.
Who knew that he asked again: "I have a project here, which is very suitable for your age to do, are you interested?" ”
I turned my head, looked at him, frowned, and said, "What project?" ”
When he saw that I was interested in listening, he leaned over and whispered, "Do you know how to skate?" ”
I instantly understood what he meant, he wanted me to sell drugs, and I said in a disgusted tone, "I'm not interested, stay away from me." ”
After hearing this, he muttered a little unhappily: "Grass, what to pretend." ”
Although the voice was small, I could hear it very clearly, and I quickly turned around, grabbed his neck, and said loudly, "What did you just say?" Say it again. ”
When he saw that my eyes were full of fire and his face was flushed, he hurriedly apologized: "Brother, extinguish the fire, I'm sorry." ”
I stared at him for another minute, then let go of my hand, and when he saw that I had let him go, he hurriedly snuffed out his cigarette butt and ran back to his car in a panic.
I walked back to my bunk, took off my shoes, lay down on the soft pillow, and fell asleep in a daze.
I don't know how long I slept, but I was awakened by a violent shaking.