No.10 Fire?
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It's late summer and early autumn, and although there are some days when the temperature difference between rain and temperature changes abruptly, most of them are sunny days and the sun is like fire.
It takes two hours to get from my hometown to Changsha at the earliest. So, when I arrived at the train station in Changsha, it was already dark, and the latest train departed at 6 p.m. As a result, I missed the best period for the ride.
The station was full of people, because I hadn't decided which train to take to Beijing, and it happened to be night, so I quietly found a place closer to the ticket office and sat down, because it was more safe there.
Like me, there are many people who stay at the train station, but most of them are forced to stay because they missed the waiting time. Although it has been 23 years since the founding of the liberation, my heart is still restless.
There are usually a lot of stars on summer nights, but when I was bored tonight, I made a special trip to pass the time and gazed at the sky, but I found that there were very few stars. I felt a sign that something bad was about to happen, but when a pleasant cool breeze gently blew through my ears, my heart was reassured. I also occasionally looked at the people around me, and when I found that many people were not sleepy, they were willing to immerse themselves in such a quiet night.
??? "Huh...... Have you heard? This year's food stamps have gone up in price. ”
??? "Yes, I heard that most of China has just ended the war, many people are still in a state of turmoil, and the territorial rights of many places are not perfect, not to mention the hunger and satiety of these people, and even the origin of the roots of food cannot solve the supply problem. ”
??? "So...... Many people died of famine, and the food imported from abroad was not enough to supply, so it was ...... that the price of food stamps would increase significantly."
……
Suddenly, I heard a conversation between two people next to me, and my brain was very clear.
These things are within the scope of my worries, why don't I care, but unfortunately, I was born weak but I can't do anything, so I think of the events that my grandmother paid for a living.
At that time, all the food in the house was bran. I still vividly remember that when I was eight years old, because two major events happened in a row, although I don't remember what I did in the two things, I heard my grandmother say that I almost lost my life when I saved people twice. I spent almost half of the year in a hospital bed, and I was too worried about being bedridden, and my grandmother thought that I was too poor to eat bran every day. So, in order to exchange for some rice grains, grandma tried everything she could.
Grandma was willing to sign a one-year "Labor for Grain Contract Agreement" with the most cruel landlord family in return for a low salary.
The most cruel thing is that my grandmother has to get up early and work for the landlord every day despite hunger, and only get a small half bowl of rice in one day. Those who did not do well were brutally beaten, and many people lost their lives as a result. My grandmother had a finger removed from her landlord because of this, and when I saw that the bloody hand was well hidden by my frail and eighty-year-old grandmother, I regretted my cowardice and bitterness. However, I was frail and sickly, but I could not do anything, just like a bodhisattva, lying on the bed and praying quietly, asking for more blessings, preferring to eat bran safely with my grandmother as before, and not to ask for anything, rather than let my grandmother be subjected to the fish and meat under the knife of others.
"Goo~"
It was at this point that I realized that I was hungry. It seems that it is not easy to survive until tonight by relying on wild fruits to satisfy hunger in the past two days.
I subconsciously looked at the pouch that was resting on my knees and clinging to my hands, my eyes were a little glazed, and my hands holding the cloth bag were also tightened.
What the hell am I thinking, I can't play this little money idea. No, I can't buy food, and if I do, it won't be enough to get home.
"Sell baked potatoes! Fragrant and sweet baked potatoes for two cents a ......"
When I was eagerly looking for a voice from somewhere, I smelled the fragrance coming to my nose, and I was already salivating, and my hunger made me think about the only six yuan in my bag.
And then when I heard two cents a piece...... I'm still hesitant, how can I afford it when it's so expensive......
The other place, however, was quiet late at night, and the mad old man was restless since the girl left. Soon after the girl left, he spent several hours rummaging through the house, and after dark another half an hour tending to the grass and smoke he had hidden during the day, and then closed the door and hurried away.
On the way away, the old man happily sang the ballad, "What a wine shop ten miles away...... Every day is looking forward to longing, looking forward to ...... But the day is finally coming true......"
The mad old man sang a ballad passionately, and it was not difficult to see that he was a drunkard, and it was obvious that these sun-dried grass cigarettes were all exchanged for wine, and the old man loved wine more than smoking, but he did not know that when he was leaving, a tiny smoke had begun to burn somewhere.
After thinking about it for a long time, my eyes were glazed, and I realized that the old man who bought baked potatoes had left me, and I should have gone to the shopping mall over there.
I suddenly regretted that I was slightly cold when I felt the hunger attack, so I couldn't help but force me to chase after the old man who sold baked potatoes.
"Huh...... Grandma, wait! I hurriedly stretched out my arms to block the old man's face.
"Is the little girl here to buy baked potatoes?" The old man's eyes lit up when he saw me.
"Uh-huh." Constantly irritated by the scent, I nodded without hesitation.
"Oh, you see my baked potatoes are freshly baked, and it's not too expensive to sell you for two cents a piece." Grandma smiled.
"Ah...... It's not too expensive, you must know that you can buy half a catty of pork for the money you sell a sweet potato......" I was very dissatisfied, "Grandma, look, it takes a lot, I'll buy you a few more." ”
"Hehe...... grandma smiled awkwardly, "little girl, it's not that I don't sell you...... Don't you know, there has been a drought in the past two years, and you see that the rainfall is so low that most of the crops cannot continue to grow, and the grain that can be grown is also extremely scarce. Therefore, a large number of food stamps have also increased in price, and you can see that the food stamps have risen, and it is not too expensive for me to sell two cents a piece. The old man explained.
"Grandma, you just do something good, I don't have much money on me, if I buy your baked potatoes, my money won't be enough to ride in the car."
"But...... This baked potato of mine is not easy to come by, and I will lose money if I sell you at a low price......" The old man still didn't want to.
"Grandma...... But I'm so hungry that I can't do it anymore. Can you just sell it to me cheaply? "I'm dead-faced.
"But...... If I sell you low, and others will see it and buy my baked potatoes at a low price, then wouldn't I be ......?"
"Oops...... Don't do it......" I quickly cut off the old man's words.
……
Somewhere, a fire had broken out in an old house, and the people in the village and the neighbors around the house were asleep. Then, I don't know that the sound of the owner coughing due to the smoke came from a certain house, and the barking of dogs in the surrounding neighbors.
Finally, someone couldn't help but be awakened, so he ran out with sleepy eyes and looked at it, and was frightened when he saw a fire burning violently somewhere.
"Oh no! Oh no, it's on fire! It's on fire! Following the owner's barking, the dog's barking became more and more intense.
More people were awakened.
"Someone's coming! Quickly put out the fire......"
……
After a while, I was stalked, and finally persuaded the old man that she would sell me a dime and a half, but I was so hungry that I bought two at once.
Just as I was munching on the hot potato and getting started, I heard a conversation between the two of them in a shopping mall not far away.
"Huh? Have you heard? Changsha has just established a rapid route to Beijing? ”
"Really? I've only heard that it's to other provinces, and I haven't heard of a direct railway from Changsha to Beijing. ”
"Haven't you really heard of it...... What about the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway? ”
"You're not saying the railroad is expected to be built in three years. Although I heard that the road is the shortest road from Changsha to Beijing, due to the incomplete engineering facilities, the construction cannot be completed for the time being......
"You are stupid, in fact, the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway has already been built, but the new facilities have not yet been tested, and the train has not been tested and the safety is unknown. However, there will be a train to Changsha Station tomorrow, this train is currently the only one that can test drive the newly built Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, and this train is fast, and it is still on the way from Guangzhou to Changsha, and it is estimated that it will arrive at six o'clock tomorrow morning. ”
After listening to this lifesaver conversation, I felt that I could hope to go home quickly.
It seems that I was kept in the dark without knowing it. This time, I was so happy that I nibbled on baked potatoes all the way back to the ticket office at the train station. After asking several people, I found the ticket station for the sale of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway.
"Hello, conductor, are you selling train tickets for the Beijing-Guangzhou railway route here?"
"Well, exactly."
"Then I can inquire, when will the earliest train arrive at Changsha Station tomorrow?"
"I'm sorry, little girl. We only sell one train ticket at this ticket office, and the estimated arrival time of the train is around 5:30-6:00. You may not know that at present, there is only one train pre-run on the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, and if you miss it, there will be no more. The conductor explained carefully.
"Oh, thank you." I was a little embarrassed, I almost forgot the important content of the conversation just now, and I scratched my head a little embarrassed, "That...... I can also ask how long it will take to get to Beijing by this train. ”
"Estimated in a day or so." The conductor pondered.
"So fast? Then I'm going to buy one...... "I'm not shocked, I used to take at least two days on other trains.
"These newly built Beijing-Guangzhou routes are the shortest routes established from Guangzhou to Beijing. However, this is only the first pre-built train, and tomorrow's train will also complete the inspection of this railway, so the safety guarantee is not very large, so I hope you will consider it carefully. ”
"It's okay, my family is sick and she's still waiting for me. I can't waste too much time on the road...... "I don't care about that much."
"Are you sure you want to buy a ticket?"
"Hmm. How much does it cost? "I was a little nervous, probably worried that I wouldn't have enough money.
"Five dollars." Conductor fixed price.
"So cheap, huh? One less piece than the normal ones. "Hearing that the price was within my limited range made my heartbeat beat skip a beat.
"Because the safety guarantee is not very strong, the ticket price is naturally lowered." The conductor patiently explained.
"It doesn't matter, nothing matters, as long as I can return to Beijing quickly, I am willing to do anything." I weighed the weight in my heart, who called a woman so good to me, I can't lose her.
"Okay." The conductor immediately tore off a ticket and stamped it, "Hello, please show me your ID." ”
"Hmm." I quickly pulled my ID out of my pocket.
The conductor took it and checked the contents of the ID card and looked at me, "Are you from the Miao ethnic group?" ”
"Hmm." I bit my lip a little embarrassed.
"Actually, it doesn't matter, in Xiangxi Province, many places are inhabited by Miao people of your generation, and I often see several of them in the station."
"Oh......"
"Tomorrow, all you have to do is give this to the ticket inspector." The conductor gave me careful instructions.
"Okay."
……
However, somewhere in the middle of the night in a distant town, the lights of a liquor store are particularly abrupt and dazzling in the dark night. The door of the liquor store was wide open, and there were some liquor bottles next to the door.
Who is the shopkeeper who is so desperate, in order to make money, the business has not stopped in the middle of the night. However, when the laughter of the two of them was heard from time to time in the house, it was clear that the owner of the shop was still enjoying himself.
"Boss Chen is really good at reaching out, otherwise, let's have another game." The old man, who was already drunk, refused to give up.
"Good. Since you don't feel sleepy, I'll be with you to the end. But if anyone loses, they have to continue drinking...... "The shopkeeper also drank numb."
"Good ......" the crazy old man was also delirious.
"However, you pay for the wine......"
"And how about I take all the grass smoke I've cultivated?"
…… It turned out that the sound of two people playing chess and gambling and drinking was in the room. The two of them were so happy, I am afraid that they planned to have fun until dawn......
After buying the ticket, I suddenly fell on a big rock in my heart. Just as he was about to close his eyes and sleep peacefully for a while, he suddenly heard the sound of rats clattering the wall.
No, there will be rats under this public court, and the sound is all within reach......
So, I couldn't help but open my eyes curiously. but suddenly found that there was an extra person next to him.
Moreover, this person is still a young and handsome little fireman, and after discovering me, he was still weakly knocking melon seeds. Seeing such a handsome face made my heart flutter, but it was more alienated.
I was often reluctant to spend time with good-looking people for fear of damaging the positive attitude and self-esteem that I had just built. In order to get rid of the people next to me, I tried my best. However, I was overwhelmed when I met good-looking people.
I finally came up with a clever plan.
I deliberately pretended to vomit next to him, but he remained indifferent, and the people next to me looked at my wonderful performance and the change in the boys' expressions with strange eyes.
Unfortunately, just as I was about to retract the prank, a cold sneeze suddenly made my snot gradually fall onto the boy's beautiful shoes.
"Excuse me! Excuse me! I quickly took out the tissue in my pocket and carefully wiped it off for him.
"Hey......
When I looked up at him in embarrassment, I noticed that the boy had been smiling silly at me.
At that moment, his perfect image crumbled in my heart. Seeing him smiling stupidly, the melon seeds in his hand are showing some ground, and he is also interested in an ugly person like me, it should be a brain problem.
He always giggles but doesn't speak, and seems to have been born with dementia. I also got up and walked away with a sense of humor.
"Help! Help me! ”
As I searched for a chair, I noticed that the sound was coming from a crowd gathered somewhere.
I don't like to join in the fun, but I don't care when I hear about the fatal incident. However, when I rushed to the scene and entered the crowd, I saw such a bloody scene......
A woman was lying in blood, and I heard that she had been stabbed several times by the bad guys. The culprit has fled, and the police are in pursuit. And the baby lying next to her was crying "wow, wow, ......". And the woman's hand was still clutching the torn half of the food stamp.
It is not difficult to see that the woman was killed because of the food stamps. In addition to pointing and pointing, the people around are in the name of watching the excitement. No one was going to pick up the poor baby.
My conscience found that I really couldn't stand it...... Finally, I couldn't help but pick up the baby. Suddenly, there were many gossip around me, and looking at these people who were talking nonsense, my heart was full of goosebumps. When I was distracted, suddenly a force snatched the baby from my hand.
"Thank you." When he turned his head, he realized that it was a tall and handsome male police officer who had just arrived temporarily.
After my stunned eyes, I had another good-looking face, much better than the idiot stupid man just now.
But these are things I shouldn't be thinking about...... When things calmed down, I went back to my previous seat, only to find that the stupid man had long since left. So I sat down again, only to find that there was half a bag of uneaten melon seeds in the place where the stupid man was sitting next to me.
I thought he was going to the toilet, but I found that he didn't come back for more than two hours.
Whether he came back or not, I didn't move a minute. Just half-awake and half-asleep lying on a chair, quietly watching the sky.
I felt my right eye pounding violently. I've heard that the right eyebeat is a sign that something bad is coming, and I'm not God and I don't know what's going to happen.
There have been so many things that have happened lately that I feel faintly uneasy.
Hopefully the rumors are false, and then tomorrow's trip will go well......
Also, did the half bag of melon seeds also leave it for me?