Chapter 52: Leaving Home
"Don't mind!"
Wen Shuo jumped up in shock, since the last time he turned over the courtyard wall and courtyard gate of the old house, he has a subversive understanding of his mother's consumption concept - becoming the champion of the city's college entrance examination to the present, all kinds of subsidies and bonuses add up, the family does have a lot of spare money, but when he thinks that his mother is likely to dare to spend thousands of yuan to buy clothes, Wen Shuo's heart hurts!
Although he still has 240,000 yuan in savings, isn't it said that the old saying goes, money is hard to make and is hard to eat, and this money is not easy to come by!
"Mom, I'll buy it myself, you finally asked for leave, rest at home." β
"What are you going to do? careless, and reluctant to spend money......"
Hearing this, Wen Shuo was even more frightened, and hurriedly said: "I can, don't worry, I have to buy myself a few more clothes, it's still summer, and it's going to be autumn soon, and I have to buy autumn clothes, right?"
As he spoke, he got up and strode outβhe didn't dare to let his mother follow, and when the time came, he would spend so much money that he would not find a place to cry.
On the way to the mall, Wen Shuo made a calculation in his heart: the summer is about to pass, so there is no need to buy summer clothes, a few days ago his mother bought a new one, plus the old clothes will deal with the summer in a few days, autumn clothes...... After arriving at Beijing University, the first is military training, and you need to spend money to buy military training uniforms, which is considered an autumn uniform, and you must also buy a school uniform, and another one, two clothes can be worn in turn, and there is no need to buy new clothes. There are also shoes, in the spring, I still make do with the shoes I bought last year, and now they are already one size smaller, and in the summer, I basically made do with sandals and slippers, and I am going to go to college in the capital, so I have to buy two pairs of sneakers.
Wen Shuo calculated, today's cost can't exceed 100 yuan!
As for whether the dress is shabby, will it make people laugh and despise when they arrive in the capital...... Wen Shuo didn't think about it at all.
After all, after so many years, he has long been used to it, and no one talks about what he wears in ordinary life, so in Wen Shuo's subconscious, he doesn't have any cognition of the taste of dressing, let alone cares about this.
Even though his mother had reminded him that if he didn't dress well, he would be laughed at and looked down upon at Beijing University, Wen Shuo still felt that it didn't matter - because he insisted that in life, it is not that you can be looked down upon by wearing a famous brand, nor that you will be despised if you wear a vest, big pants and sandals.
The influence of the living environment and conditions since childhood has caused the young and frivolous Wen Shuo to have too narrow vision, too little knowledge, and too much self in this regard.
Outside the Dongyun shopping mall, there are many shops selling clothes and shoes on both sides of the street, Wen Shuo walked around the mall and left quickly, the clothes and shoes inside seemed to him to be too expensive, so expensive that he would rather be bare in the future. So, he went to those small shops on the street, looking for shoes and clothes to deal with, and finally spent 70 yuan to buy two pairs of sneakers, and spent 80 yuan to buy a dark blue sports suit - although he didn't plan to buy clothes when he came, Wen Shuo considered that if he didn't buy a dress symbolically, his mother would complain about him and buy it himself, so he had to buy a bargain himself, which was much more cost-effective than his mother to buy it.
Even so, when he got home, he was nagged by his mother, and he talked so badly that he persuaded his mother not to buy clothes again.
Early the next morning.
After Wen Shuo finished eating a large bowl of noodles with three poached eggs, and repeatedly begged his mother not to send him, he walked out of the community alone, wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt, gray pants, sneakers, and an old khaki canvas bag.
"Shuo, are you going to the capital?"
"I'm a college student in the future, you have to take care of yourself outside, don't let your mother worry about it!"
"Grandma just bought the baked cakes, stuffed the bag and ate it on the way......"
"I've got tea eggs here, put a few of them!"
"Come, take a few buns and bring them, you, you have a lot of food, and you are so tall and fat, what should you do if you are hungry on the road? Also, if you are not familiar with life in the capital, be more careful. β
......
From the entrance of the unit to the bus stop sign opposite the gate of the community, along the way, the residents of the community and the owners of the shops outside chatted with Wen Shuo with great enthusiasm, stuffing buns, baked cakes, tea eggs, melon seeds, and apples into his canvas bag...... Boss Yang of the Sheep Soup Restaurant saw that Wen Shuo's canvas bag really couldn't hold too many things, so he took out a plastic bag from the store and helped pack all the food for Wen Shuo to carry.
At this time, dozens of people had gathered outside the gate of the community, men, women, old and young, all of whom followed Wen Shuo all the way to here.
Wen Shuo couldn't help but reddened his eyes, and wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth.
Just then, the bus came and came to a slow stop.
Wen Shuo raised his hand to wipe his face, strode on the bus, the driver and conductor, as well as the passengers on the bus, all recognized him, and also opened their mouths to say hello, congratulating him on his admission to Beijing University, and wishing him a smooth journey and all safety......
When the green train to the capital left the Dongyun Railway Station at 10:10 a.m., Li Qin walked into the office of the director of the farmers' market and submitted his resignation.
Starting today, she will no longer be a cleaner at the farmers' market.
At that time, the orphans and widows were unwilling to be frustrated by fate, and they hoped to give their son a better life, so they lost money in business and owed huge debts, Li Qin was hit hard, she endured humiliation at a young age, and was willing to be a cleaner that only middle-aged and elderly people would do, just because although this job is hard, dirty, and has little salary, at least, it is stable and thrifty to support the family.
Now that his son is going to college, the family still has some surplus money, but Li Qin knows very well that this money is far from enough for his son to go to college for four years.
Moreover, I must save more money for my son's future!
So Li Qin decided to quit her job as a cleaner at the farmers' market, and then pedal three wheels, learning from her son's old example, picking up trash and collecting waste.
She also wants to open it, there is nothing to be ashamed of picking up rags and collecting waste, it earns more than being a cleaner, and it is more free - in Liujiaying Village, there are more than three acres of fertile land inherited by her son from Lao Hantou, and it is a pity to rent it to others to plant.
Besides, there is a son who was admitted to Jingcheng University......
Li Qin felt that if she didn't say that she went to pick up rags and collect waste, she was going to dig out dung, and no one would look down on her and laugh at her, but would admire and envy her!
Dongyun is not far from the capital, more than 200 kilometers away.
Even though it was stopped, the slowest green train only took more than three hours to enter the Beijing East Railway Station.
Wen Shuo carried food in his right hand, a large canvas bag in his left hand, coupled with his old-fashioned clothes, he was full of curiosity about everything, and his expression was full of excitement. And his fat figure, fair complexion, and quite delicate facial features are not so handsome because he is too fat, but he looks honest, which adds an indescribable feeling to him, making people feel that he is a bully.
As the surging crowd mixed with the strong smell of sweat walked out of the station, Wen Shuo stood in the crowded square, carrying canvas bags and plastic bags and looking around, frowning slightly.
It was nearly noon, the sun was scorching, and the temperature in the square was very high.
There are a lot of black car drivers and people from small hotels who are shouting and shouting, or taking the initiative to come up and talk to the tourists, hoping to get a guest or two. Not far away, three policemen were drinking tea under a large parasol, sometimes observing the situation in the square, especially in crowded places, and taking a few more looks.
At the edge of the plaza near the road, there is a long, striking row of improvised aluminium pergolas with banners hanging from them, and a number of young faces below, men and women, wearing sunhats and T-shirts with the university's name on them.
They are volunteers at several well-known universities in the capital and are responsible for hosting new students at the station.
When the train entered the realm of the capital before, Wen Shuo, who practiced the Xuanfa and already had a keen perception of the natural qi of heaven and earth, noticed the abnormality of the natural qi machine, or rather, the change, which was completely different from the state of the five elements of aura in the natural world of heaven and earth in Dongy County, in Linguan City, in the area where the road passed.
Wen Shuo, who went out for the first time, was inevitably a little nervous, so he became more and more cautious.
What's going on?
Because the outside world is exciting, and there are youkai in the outside world?
As I walked out of the train station, the abnormal natural qi became more and more obvious and ...... Powerful, faintly, actually caused great pressure on Wen Shuo's psychology, as if there was some mysterious force in the dark, demonstrating to him, warning him, don't act rashly, otherwise he will suffer an unpredictable blow.
This made Wen Shuo more and more frightened, and he was also a little annoyed: "Damn, it's the first time Lao Tzu has gone far away, who did he provoke?"
When I was in my own trance, I heard someone say, "Brother, do you want to take a taxi?"
"Brother, where are you going?"
"Little brother, do you want to go to the hotel to rest first? There is a massage, foot washing ......"
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The black car drivers and small hotel people who have been in the train station all the year round have already practiced the skills of "discerning people", so whenever a train arrives at the station and a large number of passengers pour out of the station, they seem to shout loudly without any purpose, or walk up to meet people and ask, but in fact, they will also watch people put off the dishes to minimize unnecessary conversations.
But as this group of travelers scattered, they had no goal for the time being, and saw a white and chubby, from the perspective of dress and appearance, it was obvious that he was a poor boy from the countryside, standing under the sun in a daze, looking like a six gods and no owner, and several people gathered around with the mentality of trying it out and asked with "concern".