Chapter Ninety-Six: The Storm
"That's right, when I went to Qufu last time, I was going to go to Laoshan for the next stop, but I didn't expect the plan to be disrupted, this time you just have time, so let's go shopping."
Xue Xinyan smiled, and the cocktail bottle in her hand trembled slightly.
After hearing this, Brother Scumbag looked at Xue Xinyan and said with a smile: "Laoshan beer is very delicious, remember to bring two bottles back." ”
"Brother scumbag, you are really enough, you can buy beer anywhere."
I sighed, picked up a peanut and threw it in my mouth.
Xue Xinyan was interested, she wanted to leave tomorrow, took out her mobile phone, looked down and carefully searched for the ticket, she looked for a long time, and said disappointedly: "The ticket is gone, the high-speed rail ticket is gone, it seems that I have to take the train again." ”
"The train is also very good, both safe and comfortable, the last time we went to climb Mount Tai, wasn't it also a train."
I bumped the bottle with the scumbag and drank the small half bottle of beer.
I burped, looked at Xue Xinyan and said, "Xinyan, why don't we go, there are many tourist attractions nearby, so there is no need to go to Qingdao." ”
"No, if you say it before, you must go."
Xue Xinyan curled the corners of her mouth and rejected my request without question.
She grabbed the cocktail on the table, took two large sips, choked, I handed her a tissue, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said excitedly, "Then book two train tickets for tomorrow." ”
I can't resist her, anyway, I have a broken arm in the past few days, I can't get out of the stall, and the lady has relaxed the policy, so go out for a walk, there are too many things that have happened to me during this time, just to reduce pressure appropriately, and enhance the relationship between Xinyan.
That night, the three of us drank staggeringly, the table was a mess, two dozen beers were wiped out by my scumbag, the scumbag fell on the bed and snored, Xue Xinyan and I squeezed into a bed, she breathed smoothly and slept very deeply, I put her upstairs in my arms and slept happily.
When the day was almost dawn, I was woken up by thirst, it was raining hard outside, bursts of water vapor drifted into the basement, and the cool and damp feeling surrounded me, I climbed out of bed, covered the quilt tightly for Xue Xinyan, and glanced at the time, at five o'clock in the morning, the scumbag brother was still asleep.
I remembered that I was going to take a train to Qingdao today, and the departure time was 7:10 in the morning, so I should have prepared some breakfast.
When I walked out of the basement, I saw a thunderstorm outside, and the laurel trees in the yard were beaten by the fierce raindrops, and the underground drain at the corner of the courtyard gate made a rattling sound.
I frowned, I was going out today, just to catch such bad weather, I stood in the basement doorway, lit a cigarette.
The sky was overcast, thick black clouds covered the sky, the earth was like a chaotic beginning, washed away by the rain, a gust of wind blew away the soot in my hands, the rain in late autumn, finally made me feel a chill.
I threw the cigarette butt into a puddle in the yard, and the dry filter was instantly soaked by the rain and turned black and gray.
I shuddered, turned around and walked back to the basement, the scumbag had woken up, he had a cigarette in his mouth, staring at the cement shed as if nothing had happened.
"Aren't you going out today, call a taxi, otherwise it will be difficult to stop the car in the heavy rain."
The scumbag said hoarsely, took the phone in one hand and looked at the time.
"Brother scumbag, don't go out of the stall in this weather, there are no customers at all."
I walked over to my bed and touched Xue Xinyan's hair.
"Let's see, in case the rain stops."
Brother Scumbag sat up, pulled on his slippers, and walked out of the basement to go conveniently.
Xue Xinyan's head moved slightly, slowly opened her eyes, pursed her seductive thin lips again, looked at me and said, "What time is it?" ”
"Let's sleep again, there's enough time."
I stuffed her exposed wrist into the quilt, took out my mobile phone and prepared to order a few takeouts, but the rain was so heavy that the takeaway brother was enough to deliver breakfast in time, and when I was frowning, Xue Xinyan sat up.
"Uh, isn't it raining outside?"
She brushed her loose hair and looked at me with a puzzled look on her face.
"Hmm."
"Then are we going to go?"
"The tickets are all bought, how can there be any reason not to go."
She put on her clothes, yawned, took her phone and looked at the time, then turned back and said, "If you go, you have to hold on." ”
Brother Scumbag walked into the basement and said with emotion: "Winter goes to spring and comes for another year, the rain outside here is cold, not as warm as summer." ”
I cleaned up briefly, took a few pieces of commonly worn clothes, chargers, ID cards, power banks, etc., stuffed into the travel bag, I walked out of the basement, picked up a handful of rainwater by the pool and washed my face, and then took the basin into the house, boiled the kettle water with a quick open kettle, poured it into the basin, mixed it with two scoops of cold water, adjusted to the appropriate water temperature, and said to Xue Xinyan: "Xinyan, you wash up first, and go out for breakfast later." ”
I took out my phone again and called my mother, they planned to go home today, but I didn't expect it to rain heavily, so I had to postpone it until tomorrow.
Everything was ready, I called a taxi, and after saying goodbye to Brother Scum, I carried my travel bag and got into the car with Xue Xinyan.
In the car, Xue Xinyan frowned and said, "It's all my fault, I knew I should have checked the weather forecast in advance." ”
I comforted her and said, "It's okay, it's raining here, it doesn't mean it's raining in other places." ”
I parked in the car in front of a breakfast shop, I paid, held up an umbrella outside the car, and walked into the breakfast shop with Xue Xinyan.
Walking into the store, I looked at the time, 6:30, there were less than 40 minutes left, I looked up at the crowded crowd in the store, and frowned, do people have a great appetite on rainy days, this shop is bleak on weekdays, there are few diners, I really don't understand whether they come in to hide from the rain or come to have breakfast.
I managed to squeeze to the counter.
"Boss, two servings of soy milk, four fritters, and a plate of pickles."
I held Xue Xinyan's hand, there was no spare table in the huge shop, and a few people had obviously finished eating, but they just occupied the pit and didn't, smoking a cigarette leisurely, and shaving their black and yellow teeth with toothpicks from time to time.
"Eat standing up, hurry."
Xue Xinyan and I squeezed into a corner of the counter, the bandages around my neck made me a little upset, and I inserted the straw into the soy milk package and handed it to Xue Xinyan.
I was very embarrassed to eat this breakfast, because the time was too tight, I was not left-handed, and I ate pickles with my left hand, much like a beggar fleeing from the famine.
After breakfast, Xue Xinyan and I walked out of the store, the sky still showed no signs of clearing, I held an umbrella, stood on the side of the road for a long time, only to see an empty car driving over, I was overjoyed, hurriedly waved to stop, Xue Xinyan got into the back seat, I put away the umbrella, and was about to get on the car, a man ran out of the breakfast shop, he looked panicked, the briefcase in his hand was on his head, short stature, but untimely wearing a pair of fat and big jeans, he saw the taxi on the side of the road, and ran over directly, went straight into the co-pilot of the car and said hurriedly: "Master, drive quickly, I'm going to be late for work." ”
He has a large front teeth, much like those of a rodent, with unusually thick lips, very small eyes, and ugly features that appear in the dark of night and can scare a child into tears.
The taxi driver looked at me hesitantly, as if he couldn't make up his mind.
Seeing this scene, I instantly became angry and said coldly: "Hey, we stopped this car first, if you are in a hurry, just call another car." ”
Who knew that he said unceremoniously: "I'm sending you off after sending it off, I'm in a hurry to go to work." ”
After saying that, he urged the driver to hurry up and drive.
"Hey, you're in a hurry to get to work, I'm still in a hurry to catch the train."
I was furious and yelled at him.
Because it's almost seven o'clock, after a while, I really can't catch the car.
He said shamelessly: "Why don't you stop the car again and yell at me?" ”
I didn't have time to dwell on him, so I opened the co-pilot's door, grabbed his arm, pulled him out with a hard pull, and he fell to the ground with a rolling belt.
"Fuck, where did you get the stupid coins?"
He picked up the briefcase and quickly got up, the rain soaked my clothes and hair, Xue Xinyan got out of the car and opened the umbrella to shield me from the rain.
He was so angry that he felt that he had lost face, so he picked up his briefcase and threw it at me, and I leaned back, dodging the blow, looking at him with disgust on my face, not wanting to mess with him.
He saw me with a plaster cast on my arm, which inspired him to think that I was disabled and would be a good bully.
He rushed over again with his teeth and claws, I frowned, showed a look of disgust on my face, kicked him in the stomach, he snorted, and almost fell, he scolded: "You can touch a stupid coin early in the morning, it's too unlucky, don't run if you have the ability, wait here." ”
After saying that, he took the briefcase and fled.
I looked down at my watch, at seven o'clock, and hurriedly said to Xue Xinyan, "Get in the car quickly, there is not enough time." ”
The two of us got into the car and hurriedly said to the driver: "Master, get to the train station, hurry up." ”
The taxi roared through the rainstorm-eroded streets, blurring out the windows and crackling as raindrops swept across the top of the car.
The train station was crowded, and the rainstorm did not delay the passengers, Xue Xinyan and I came to the ticket hall, and after getting the tickets, we hurriedly ran to the waiting room.
It is crowded with passengers, some of them are carrying large bags and small bags in their hands, and they are anxiously looking at the train timetable, for fear that they will not be able to return to their hometown if they are one step late, and some people are sitting on the rest chair very leisurely, crossing Erlang's legs, bowing their heads and playing with their mobile phones, and there is also a couple trotting with a panicked look, they pass through the ticket gate and run to the platform, this couple is me and Xue Xinyan.
After finding the train number, I saw a police officer bending over to collect the pedals, so I took Xue Xinyan's hand and hurriedly ran over and showed him the ticket.
"Why are you in such a hurry, the car will be driving in a few minutes."
"I'm sorry, I'm delayed."
I guiltily put my ticket in my pocket.
"Come on."
Xue Xinyan and I bought sleeper tickets, and after finding a bunk, our tense nerves relaxed.
But a girl sitting in the corridor caught my eye, she was in her early twenties, wearing a white sandy shirt, a short black skirt, white sandals on her feet, her hair hanging down on her shoulders, heavy makeup, and black eyeshadow applied to her eyes, unable to distinguish between eyelids and eyeballs.
This girl is so familiar, I try to remember, and suddenly, I think of a person, is she?