"Big brother, when people over there heard about Henan people in the past, they had a good impression, but when I met you this time, I realized that they were all rumors. If it weren't for you, big brother, I probably wouldn't have been able to come back. "It seems that the farmer brother is sitting in a sleeper car for the first time, and he has been touching and looking here and there on that sleeper.

"Big brother, my name is Ye Qiang, you can call me Ye Qiang or Qiangzi in the future. I don't know what your name is? "The most important thing is that he has a good impression of me, and this is also an important reason why I spend money, and I have to rely on him when I get to the boundary of Shaanxi. I came out alone this time, so one more friend and multiple paths can be regarded as a good fate.

"My name is Li Erwa, the second in the family, and the people in our village call me Hawa, so you can call me like that." Brother Li lay on the bed, I basically buy the lower berth every time I buy a sleeper, which is more convenient, unless there is no more or the time is urgent, I buy the middle berth.

This green slow train runs very slowly, and it has to stop at both big and small stations, and sometimes it has to stop temporarily to make way for other cars. The distance from Henan to Shaanxi was not too far, but this trip took a whole night.

This night, I basically never fell asleep, and my heart kept thinking about my grandfather. Seeing that the people next to him were asleep, I suddenly felt a little lonely, if only the big head was there, it would be good to relieve boredom.

Listening to the train conductor holding the station name one station at a time, after Luoyang, after Sanmenxia, after Lingbao handed over to the Shaanxi boundary.

A long time ago, I came to Shaanxi, but at that time I came to travel, and I knew a little about Shaanxi. The conductor reported the station again, Huashan Station, when he came to Shaanxi to travel, he went to climb Huashan. But now it's dark outside, and you can't see anything.

Looking at the time, it was already about four o'clock in the middle of the night, and in more than two hours, I should be able to get to Xi'an, I lay on the bed and forced myself to sleep quickly for a while, otherwise I would definitely have no energy in the future. I don't have a day to waste right now, I have to find my grandfather as soon as possible.

I didn't feel like I had slept for long, and I was woken up in a daze, it turned out that Xi'an Railway Station had arrived, and the terminal of this train was Xi'an.

When I walked out of the train station, it was just getting dark outside. Since Brother Li's home is still far away from Xi'an, he needs to take a two-hour long-distance bus and go to the bus station to buy a ticket. The first bus departs at half past eight, and it is not yet half past six, and it will take two hours.

I took Brother Li to sit down at a small restaurant near the train station and ordered a few local foods. The snacks in Xi'an are relatively famous, but the taste near the train station is very poor.

"Qiangzi, you are a waste of money, everyone who goes out knows that the food in front of the train station is expensive and unpalatable, and they all kill you openly." Brother Li looked at me with some complaints, he had already said this when I said I was going to come in before. Now he finished the meal, even though it tasted bad.

Now I don't have the heart to argue with him about this, so I have a place to rest and rest, and wait until half-past eight to get on the train, and do I have to curl up outside the train station for two hours like them. It's not that I look down on migrant workers, it's that I've been used to sitting in shops all these years, and I can't bear that hardship.

Brother Li didn't say anything when he saw that I didn't speak, but just said that when I got to them, he would invite me to eat the most authentic Shaanxi food, what beef and mutton steamed buns, vegetable steamed buns and meat steamed buns, and the dough was numb, and what you wanted to eat, the taste was absolutely authentic.

Although the taste of the small restaurant is not good, but the business has passed, the flow of people near the railway station is very large, Xi'an Railway Station is also a big station, and the railway station is opposite the bus station, the business is naturally not bad.

The two of us sat at the tavern until about eight o'clock before we got up and headed for the bus station. After checking the ticket and getting on the bus, I fell asleep, but this sleep was not very peaceful, Brother Li seemed to rarely take the car, on the long-distance bus, before he reached the halfway point, he began to vomit. Although I prepared a plastic bag in advance, I was sick to my stomach when I saw it, and I had to take care of him, so I naturally didn't sleep.

After Brother Li got better, I began to look at the scenery outside the window. In those years, the roads in many places were not hardened, and the scenes of dust blowing through the wind were everywhere. reminds me of the very famous sentence describing Shaanxi: "Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan are dusty, and 30 million old Shaanxi people are roaring in Qin's voice".

The character of Shaanxi people can also be seen from Brother Li, which is relatively simple and upright, and does not have so many crooked intestines. If you are good to him, he will be good to you, which is more to my temper. And the Qin dialect mentioned in that sentence is a native of Shaanxi, and all of them are roared out, which also reflects the bold spirit of the Northwest man.

Two hours ago, I helped Brother Li get on and off the bus in a small town, Brother Li was very weak after getting off the bus, and the unpalatable things he ate in the morning were vomited all this time.

"Qiangzi, find a place to rest, I can't walk." After Brother Li got out of the car, he vomited on the side of the road for a while before he said to me slowly. I unscrewed the water bottle and rinsed his mouth, and helped him up, looking at his limp appearance, he really needed to rest well, otherwise he would not be able to lead the way.

"Brother Li, where can I eat around here, I haven't eaten much in the morning, and you've vomited all the food, now find a place to eat and rest." Hearing me say to eat, although Brother Li was tired, his spirit was much better, and he immediately pointed out to me two or three places where the food in this town was good.

In the end, I supported Brother Li to find a restaurant that he said, the best restaurant to make mutton steamed buns, went in and ordered two large bowls of steamed buns, last time I came to Shaanxi to eat everything else, I didn't eat steamed buns, some regrets, this time it was made up.

Brother Li is right, this mutton steamed bun is delicious, and the small restaurant near the train station is simply pig food compared to here. I don't know if when Brother Li said pig food, he didn't think that he would desperately finish it in the morning.

After eating and drinking, it was already noon. Brother Li's house is still some distance from the town, and there are no cars to get to them, so they can only walk there. Fortunately, this is a plain, and occasionally there are not many mountain roads with a few large dirt bags, but it is a lot better.

After eating, Brother Li was in a lot better spirits and took the two of me to walk in the direction of their house. Before going home, Brother Li also went to the bank to check the account, and after finding that the 4,000 yuan had arrived, he became even more enthusiastic about me. I think Brother Li is in good spirits, and it has a direct relationship with the money.

Along the way, Brother Li roared in Qin's voice, I have to say that Brother Li's voice is not very good, if he goes to sing, he will probably be able to sing the company down. Although I don't understand the Qin dialect sung in Shaanxi dialect, but looking at Brother Li's devotion and the vicissitudes of life, it also has a unique charm.

The sky was overcast, there was no sun, and it looked like it was about to rain. When we arrived at Brother Li's house, it was already two or three o'clock in the afternoon. Brother Li's wife looks like a standard rural housewife, and when she saw Brother Li coming back with me, she first brought tea and poured water, and then called Brother Li to the back with a look.

Although their conversation was already very low, I was able to hear it clearly because I was quite excited. When Brother Li's daughter-in-law pulled Brother Li to the back, she asked in a low voice, "How is it, has it been sold, and how much has it been sold?" ”

"That's five thousand." When Brother Li said five thousand yuan, he was a little excited, and there was some pride in his voice. I smiled and didn't listen again, but looked at the situation at Brother Li's house.

Brother Li's family is not bad, many people in the village are still tiled houses, and their homes are already bungalows, so they won't leak rain on rainy days. And there was a 21-inch color TV on the table, looking at the set-top box and the white line sewn down from the wall, it seemed that there should be a large pot lid (satellite receiver) on the roof.

It didn't take long for Brother Li to come in, and when he saw me sitting there, he said to me: "Qiangzi, it's here, it's going to rain today, and I'm tired after tossing and turning back and forth for a day and a night, I'm resting at my house today, I asked my daughter-in-law to get dinner, let's eat and sleep, and I'll take you there tomorrow morning." ”

I looked outside, it was already windy, and there were gusts of thunder, and it looked like it was really going to rain. Although I was more anxious, there was no good way for a while, so I had to do this first. And I didn't sleep much last night, and I'm sleepy now.

I chatted with Brother Li and watched TV there, and I knew about the things in Brother Li's house almost clearly. Brother Li's five brothers and sisters have all been separated, and the first two old men have also been gone for three or four years. He has a pair of children at home, the eldest son is in the fifth grade this year, and the younger daughter is in the third grade in the village primary school, and it is estimated that they will return from school in a while.

Just when Brother Li's daughter-in-law finished the meal and before it was served, Brother Li's children came back. The two children are quite delicate, but the younger daughter is lively and not afraid of life, but the eldest son is a little shy when he sees me. Brother Li laughed and scolded, this kid will definitely have no interest when he grows up, and he can't please his daughter-in-law with such a thin skin.

Looking at the simple and warm scene of Brother Li's family, it once again reminded me of my grandfather. Brother Li's doting expression towards his son reminded me of what my grandfather seemed to say about me when I was a child.

Before I finished eating, the heavy rain outside had already fallen, and the frightened brother Li's daughter-in-law hurriedly turned off the TV, afraid that watching TV during a thunderstorm would damage the TV. provoked Brother Li's children to hold their mouths and look unhappy, it seems that the cauldron lid still has this shortcoming.

I was a little distraught by the rain, and after eating, I sat in the doorway and looked at the rain-soaked ground outside, thinking about what to do next. But after thinking about it, I still don't have a clue, it seems that I still have to go to the place that Brother Li said tomorrow first, for fear that this rain will cover up all the clues, and it will be even more difficult to check.

While I was thinking about my thoughts, Brother Li's son stood in front of me, looking like he wanted to say something. Looking at the shy appearance of this little boy, I felt cute and my mood was much better.

"Uncle, can you help me see what to do with this question?" The boy's voice was like that of a mosquito, and I wouldn't be able to hear it clearly if I wasn't so close. But looking at his flushed face, you know that he made a lot of determination to ask.

Although I haven't been to school for some years, the math problems in this primary school are still difficult for me. After reading the problem once, I used two or three ways to solve the problem, and explained all of them to the little boy. The little boy listened very carefully, and Brother Li also smiled with satisfaction when he saw his son listening carefully.

Brother Li's house has only three rooms, usually one room for the two of them, and one room for each of their children. Since I was going to live here tonight, Brother Li asked his daughter to live with his daughter-in-law, and he squeezed with me.