There have been many, many stories on the long platform, and these stories have gone through many, many years......

In the last century, the platform is like a small microcosm of life, where there is the pain of parting and the joy of gathering.

This is the starting point of poetry and distance, and it is also the return of a wandering wanderer, with his father's not necessarily tall but extremely warm back, and his mother's pretty face when she was young.

At that time, you can always see a pair of lovers on the platform, whether they are separated or together, they are as sweet as honey.

At that time, there were all kinds of vendors on the platform, some selling steamed buns, some selling fruits, and some selling roast chicken and pork...... All kinds of shouts came and went, and it was as lively as a bazaar.

Since the sale of platform tickets has ceased to be sold on the railway, it is rare to see these lively scenes on the long platforms, and there are many fewer options for customers on the journey.

However, the old Jinling railway station where X164 stops still retains some of the features of the last century.

There are also some stalls for rent on the platform, and vendors selling all kinds of convenience food and fruits will shout for their goods whenever they see a train stop, and when an ordinary express or green car comes to the platform, crowds of customers will walk down the train and bargain with them.

It's just that as the number of ordinary express trains becomes less and less, platform vendors will eventually become a sunset industry, and it may not take a few years to completely disappear from the long platform and become a memory only in literary works......

Leaving the train and getting straight to the platform, taking a few deep breaths of fresh air, and then pulling on a thick or thin cigarette is always an indispensable pleasure during the journey.

Nowadays, this kind of enjoyment only belongs to passengers on ordinary express trains and green cars, and passengers of high-speed trains and bullet trains do not dare to get off the train easily, otherwise they are likely to be abandoned by the train that leaves quickly on an unfamiliar platform......

At the old Jinling Railway Station, X164 will stop for half an hour, which is almost enough for passengers to start a new love affair on the platform.

In fact, the first thing many men who travel alone do when they get off the train is to search for beautiful sellers with their eyes, but the old Jinling Railway Station has disappointed them a little, and the vendors here are either rough men or grandmothers......

But that didn't dampen their enthusiasm for shopping, and soon several stalls on the platform were filled with passengers.

Jinling's specialty salted duck still has to buy one or two to taste, and the steaming lotus leaf steamed pork is also very good; Although the bento on the x164 is said to be delicious, in the eyes of some 'carnivores', even the level of shredded potato rice bowls cannot be compared to steamed pork.

Zhou Zhou walked to the platform, took out a 'Xuanhe Gate' lit it and took a breath, and gently spit out a few smoke rings; Zhou Zhou in this world has the same hobby as him, they are all smokers, and they like cigarette brands that are available in both worlds.

As soon as I took a puff of cigarette, my phone rang, and the caller ID was 'old lady'.

Zhou Zhou answered the phone with a smile, although he was a human being in two lives, the voice on the phone was still so familiar.

"Son, you should have arrived at Jinling Station when you count the time, right?

Mom, if you're not mistaken, you're going to smoke on the platform again, aren't you? Smash, smoke less, smoke too much is not good for your health! ”

The mothers of the two worlds all have the same voice and the same care and advice, which makes Zhou Zhou's heart warm: "Don't worry, Mom, I know, there is still ...... Is my dad okay? ”

If there is any biggest expectation after crossing into this parallel world, it is his father Zhou Yujun.

In his original world, his father, a taxi driver, was paralyzed in bed in a car accident when he was in junior high school and died shortly after.

So Zhou Zhou is very much looking forward to seeing his father alive and healthy in this world, and at present, judging from the information that Chen Yan and his colleagues on the car occasionally fed back, the father of this world is no longer a taxi driver, but a retired railway employee, and the change in his life trajectory should help him avoid the disaster.

At this moment, his heart was already in the air, quietly waiting for his mother to bring good news.

"Can you please stop mentioning that old immortal! I'm angry when I mention him! ”

The voice on the phone suddenly rose two octaves, almost deafening Zhou Zhou's ears.

"That old immortal knows how to drink and gamble every day, and he doesn't care about anything at home, when will he have our mother and son in his heart!

When it comes to betting on football...... Oh, my God! I'm going to die! My passbook, my passbook!

Smash, don't say it, I have to rush to the nearby sports lottery betting station as soon as possible, the passbook at home is gone!

It's all my fault, how did I forget that the World Cup has begun, how can this old immortal not go to bet on football? This old immortal is a dog who can't change eating!

Zhou Yujun, I'm not done with you——! ”

The family phone call between mother and son came to an abrupt end, and Zhou Zhou put away the phone, but his heart was full of joy.

It's good that my father is still there, and he was able to steal the family's passbook to gamble, he was so happy.

After strolling around the platform for a while, the grandmother who sold lotus leaf steamed pork attracted Zhouzhou's attention.

This old woman is a little different from the usual people who sell tamales, the steamer next to her with a faint smell of meat has opened the lid, but it is covered with fresh lotus leaves of turquoise; And next to the steamer, there is a large basket made of bamboo strips, which is also covered with lotus leaves, and when some passengers go to ask, the grandmother will lift the lotus leaves to reveal the fresh lotus canopy underneath.

The weather at the beginning of August is hot, and these fresh lotus leaves can be kept fresh all the time covered with lotus flowers, and this attention to detail shows that this old woman is a real old trader.

Zhou Zhou thought for a moment, and walked to the grandmother's stall with a smile: "Grandma, how can this lotus pod be sold?" ”

"One dollar a piece, if you buy enough ten yuan at a time, you will get one."

The old grandmother responded with a smile: "Young man, my lotus pod is cheap, not expensive." ”

"It's not expensive."

Zhou Zhou nodded, the things on the platform will always be two or three percent more expensive than elsewhere, the price this old woman wants is really not high, this is the freshest lotus pod.

"That's okay, how many lotus pods do you have, I'm all round, you don't need to give me a discount, I just want some lotus leaves, do you have more fresh lotus leaves here?"

"Young man, do you want lotus leaves? Okay, these lotus leaves were originally used to keep the lotus canopy fresh, not a valuable thing, I still have more than 50 lotus leaves here, all of which are given to you. ”

The old grandmother counted it and said, "It's a total of one hundred and thirteen lotus pods, you can give one hundred yuan, buy so much at once, grandma must give you a discount." ”

"No, no, the lotus leaf you gave me is a discount. I'll sweep you 113 yuan, grandma, have you received the money? ”

"Received it, young man, you are really a kind person, no wonder you will attract little girls."

The old grandmother smiled and glanced at Chen Yan, who had just walked out of x164 and was peeking at Zhouzhou, and smiled a little meaningfully.

Zhou Zhou was stunned, and saw Chen Yan along the grandmother's line of sight; Chen Yan trotted over and said with a smile: "Lao Zhou, buy lotus pods, I like to eat this thing the most, give me one." ”

"Let's go back and eat in the car, help me hold the lotus leaf first."

Zhou Zhou was carrying two large bags of lotus flowers, and it was really inconvenient to take lotus leaves.

"Well, give me the lotus leaf...... I said, Lao Zhou, what are you doing with so many lotus pods and lotus leaves? ”

Zhou Zhou said with a smile: "Definitely not all eat by yourself, this is the ingredient to be used for breakfast tomorrow, I have to find Aunt Xia for reimbursement when I go back." ”

"So you made breakfast?"

Chen Yan licked her lips lightly: "The lotus pod can be used to boil lotus seed porridge, but what can lotus leaves do?" ”

"Don't worry, won't you know tomorrow?"