Chapter 1: Strange Rules
My name is Ding Haoning, in the third month of unemployment, my cousin and grandfather who I have never met introduced a job that charges at night at the Yellow River ferry, with a monthly salary of 12,000, and only three night shifts a week, and a bonus at the end of the year, the only requirement is: you must be bold.
For the sake of money, I went to work at the ferry that night.
Wang Jiliang, the director of the factory, warned me of three rules.
First, there are two types of cars that must not be charged: white buses with yellow lights and black cars running backwards.
Second, if someone knocks on the door at night and asks for water, he must open the door and collect money, but he must give more and give less, and never find money.
The third rule is that if a wet woman begs for water, not only can she not ask for money, but she must not say a word to him.
After arranging everything, Wang Jiliang repeatedly told me to remember these rules and not go wrong.
Seeing his back disappear, I sat down at the toll window and started the first night's work.
At first, I was very energetic, but it was not easy to find such a good job with a lantern. But after two or three hours, there was not a single car, and then the fatigue hit, and I couldn't help but yawn twice.
Just want to play with your phone! Idle is idle anyway.
Who knows how to take out the phone, only to find that there is no signal on the screen.
I didn't expect that today in the 21st century, there are still places in Jin Province that cannot be covered by mobile signals.
I didn't think much about it, I opened the web novel I downloaded before, and read it with my head down.
I was reading a very nervous passage when I heard a knock on the door.
"Smack—smack—"
The sound was not high, but in such a quiet environment, I was still caught off guard, and I was so shocked that I almost dropped my phone.
"Who!"
"I'm sorry, I want to ask for some water!"
An old man's voice came from outside the door.
"Oh! Come in, the door is unlocked. ”
I breathed a sigh of relief and stood up.
With a "squeak", the door opened, and an emaciated old man in dark clothes walked in.
"There's hot water in the water dispenser, pour it yourself!" I pointed to the water dispenser on the side, remembering Wang Jiliang's advice, there is a certain charge for begging for water to drink - but the other party is an old man, how can I be embarrassed to speak!
I don't know if it's because of the lights in the house, but the old man who drank water with a water cup looked as white as paper.
What I didn't expect was that he seemed to be very thirsty, and after drinking three bowls in a row, the old man took the initiative to take out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to me, but without saying anything, he turned around and walked out of the house.
Wang Jiliang told me that no matter how much money the other party gives, I must accept it, and I can't find the money, so I'm not polite.
I sat down and continued to read the novel, and after just a few minutes of reading, I was startled when I unintentionally looked up.
A white bus is less than ten meters from the toll window.
Depend on! Why is there no sound in this car! Looking at it again, the headlights are yellow, and they are still the kind of yellow that shines green, giving people a very strange feeling.
What the fuck is this!
I muttered, the car had already driven over, and then I remembered Wang Jiliang's words, I can't charge when I encounter this kind of car, so I quickly pressed the gear lever.
The white bus didn't stop, slowly passing me, and through the front windshield, I saw that the bus driver was also dressed in white, and he smiled at me when they met their eyes.
I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but I think this person's appearance has a sense of déjà vu, and I feel that he laughs weirdly.
I instinctively wanted to smile in response, but as soon as I grinned, I saw the passenger behind the driver.
At least a dozen or twenty passengers in the car, all of them were wearing dark clothes, and they all bowed their heads and drooped their faces.
I wanted to see through the glass on one side of the car again - what the hell is going on with these people?
Who knew that the car glass on both sides was opaque, and I only looked lonely.
I had a vague feeling that something was wrong, and it wasn't until the car disappeared into the darkness that I remembered what was wrong.
Not to mention the peculiar shape of this car, let's just say that the brightness of the lights is not enough for night lighting.
Also, it's one o'clock in the morning, how can there be so many strange passengers?
"No! Tomorrow I have to ask Wang Jiliang anyway. ”
For the rest of the day, I was nervous and sleepless.
At about three or four o'clock, there was another knock on the door to ask for water, this time it was a middle-aged woman, wearing a brown cotton dress, which obviously did not match the current hot season, and the most awkward thing was her makeup - her hair was coiled, her face was covered with a thick foundation, her lips were painted purple, and she was wearing heavy eyeshadow.
reminds me of the old lady in "Journey to the West".
In short, it is quite shocking to see such a living treasure in such a place.
Like the old man before, the woman drank three glasses of water in one go, then handed me a hundred-dollar bill, didn't say a word, turned around and walked out, the whole process expressionless.