The train slowed down and "rumbled" all the way.

The smell of feet, the smell of sweat, the smell of smoke, crying, laughter, noise...... In the carriage, all kinds of smells and sounds hit in unison, almost making Wang Manyin dizzy.

In particular, when the train passed through the cave tunnel, the strong smell of diesel smoke emitted by the internal combustion engine continued to drift into the window, causing passengers to cough repeatedly.

It's not a pleasure to travel by train these days.

Wang Manyin still had egg baked cakes in his satchel, and he originally planned to eat them on the road, but now he has completely lost his appetite.

After more than an hour of travel, the train finally stopped at a stop. All the passengers next to Wang Manyin got off the bus, including the young man who occupied the seat just now.

But then a large crowd of people crowded into the carriage.

The passenger next to Wang Manyin was replaced by an old man with gray hair. The other party was wearing a tunic with two pens pinned to his neckline, and he looked like a cultural person.

Opposite the window was a young man with glasses. Directly opposite sat a chubby middle-aged man, dressed quite stylishly. He struggled to shove the snakeskin bag under his seat, then pulled out his cigarette.

This person was not stingy, and directly took out three cigarettes and let them over one by one.

"Thank you, no," Wang Manyin waved his hand directly and refused. When he was away, he never let his guard down. Something given by a stranger, resolutely do not touch.

The young man next to him also refused.

The old man, a smoker, simply reached out and took the cigarette and lit it.

The middle-aged man looked particularly active, smoking a cigarette and turning his head to gossip with the young man next to him.

Soon, he asked Wang Manyin again: "Brother, where are you going?" ”

"Beijing,"

"Coincidentally, I'm also in the capital, so let's just stop by. What does a brother do? The other party looked at it a few times, and then said, "Looking at your dress, won't you also make a small deal?" ”

"No, I'm going to visit relatives in the capital." Wang Manyin smiled and responded. When you meet people, you only say three points, and you can't throw away all your hearts. Of course, he won't tell the other person the truth.

"To be able to have relatives at the feet of the Son of Heaven, brothers are definitely not simple people...... I'm a small businessman. Now the import of goods from the south to the capital is twice the profit. The clothes I sold this time are all trendy goods, and I can earn at least a few hundred yuan......"

Wang Manyin's heart immediately became vigilant!

Tell your story clearly when you meet for the first time, this kind of person is either a little stupid and bold, or has another purpose. If the other party really goes south and north to do business, there must be more eyes in his heart than lotus vegetable holes, how can he talk like this.

As expected, after listening to the "brilliant" deeds of the middle-aged man, the faces of the old man and the young man by the window showed interest.

"Is it really that profitable...... Can you earn hundreds of dollars a trip? The old man asked with some eagerness.

"This can still be fake, take this dress as an example, ten yuan a piece in the south, and it will be transported to the capital for at least thirty. There are also electronic watches, a few dollars each, and dozens of dollars change hands......"

Then, the middle-aged man patted the wallet on his waist again and said, "I earn all the hard-earned money, which is far worse than my classmates." My father is a factory director in a state-owned unit, and he is in charge of the steel in demand, and he casually signs and releases a batch of them, and he gets a few hundred yuan......"

Wang Manyin didn't know if the other party was bragging, but such things were not uncommon.

Now that the price is dual-track, the contradiction between supply and demand in the market is prominent, and many controlled materials have become scarce, which also provides fertile soil for reselling approvals.

All kinds of people with access do everything possible to get approval from the relationship, and sell it for hundreds or thousands, or even tens of thousands of profits.

The middle-aged man talked about these secrets, which attracted the envy of the old man and the young man. Even the passengers who were close to the seats also turned their heads one after another, lying on the back of the seat to listen to each other's boasting.

After talking for a while, this person suddenly took out a box of unopened playing cards from his clothes, and said to Wang Manyin: "Brother, it will take more than ten hours to go to the capital, let's play playing cards to pass the time, right?" Recently, two to one has become popular in the south, and it is very fun. ”

"I'm sorry, I can't play, you find someone else." Seeing that the other party took out the playing cards, Wang Manyin became more and more vigilant, and simply refused to do so.

"Can't play what I taught you, very simple. Three people play together, and each is dealt eighteen cards, one of which is face-up. The face-up player draws one from the other two players...... It is divided into pairs, three generations and one, and straights......"

didn't wait for the other party to finish the introduction, Wang Manyin heard it clearly. This kind of two-on-one gameplay is not much different from the popular landlord fighting in later generations.

Fighting landlords is a favorite of gambling dogs.

"I really don't know how to play cards, you can find someone else. I was too tired from squeezing the train before, and I wanted to sleep and rest for a while," Wang Manyin still shook his head. The idea in his heart is very simple, no matter what the other party's idea is, just don't touch it.

"Little brother, let's play a few games, shall we? Kill time. ”

Seeing that Wang Manyin still disagreed, the middle-aged man was a little disappointed, and turned his head to invite the people around him.

The young man was probably thin-skinned and joined in a few times.

After the old man got the invitation, he also nodded.

The trio cleaned up the small table and began to deal the cards.

Although the young man played for the first time, he was very lucky, and he won the big and small king in the first game.

After he was thoroughly familiar with the gameplay of "two against one", he won several games in a row.

The middle-aged man couldn't help but praise: "Okay, little brother, it's amazing!" is worthy of being a cultural person, and he is really good at counting cards. Brother, I have played cards so many times, I am not as good as you as a novice! ”

"Hmph, that's luck," the old man retorted unconvinced.

Wang Manyin now completely understands: the old man and the middle-aged man obviously belong to the same group. Just now, the old man obviously had a manageable card in his hand, but he deliberately dismantled it. And this man pretends not to play, but shuffles the cards very slippery.

If nothing else, it's time to gamble.

Sure enough, after a few more rounds, the old man said: "It's not interesting to play like this, why don't we add some color?" ”

"Caitou, how do you want to add it?" The middle-aged man immediately asked rhetorically.

"Five cents per person in a game, not much to win or lose, just kill time."

"Gambling money, I...... Don't come. The young man replied with some hesitation.

"It's okay, what are you afraid of, card counting is so powerful. Maybe after a few rounds, the fare of this trip will be earned! The middle-aged man persuaded loudly.

Under the persuasion of the two one after another, the young man half-pushed and half-joined them.

As Wang Manyin expected, under the water of the two liars, the young people kept winning money in the first few rounds.

In the blink of an eye, there were five or six more on the table in front of him.

Seeing that the time was ripe, the old man began to increase the weight: "It's not interesting to make a small fuss, how about we just make a dollar for a game?" ”

The young man won so many games in a row, and he also thought that his hand skills were very good, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

It turned out to be a slap in the face, and soon he began to lose money.

Fighting landlords has a characteristic: a game is very short, it can be ended in two or three minutes, and winning and losing is also very fast.

In the next hour or so, the young man lost more and won less, and the money in his pocket kept pulling out.

According to Wang Manyin's estimate, at least hundreds of yuan will be lost.

He wasn't trying to meddle with things. In the final analysis, it is mainly the greed of young people who blame it. It's good to suffer a loss, just buy a lesson, after all, the other party still has a long way to go.

At the end of another game, the middle-aged man looked at the watch, got up and said, "I'll go to the toilet, the little brother will help take a look at the salute, and when we come back, we will continue to play cards!" ”

"I'll ...... too," the old man got up.

Wang Manyin knew that the two liars were about to slip away.

After more than ten minutes, the train stopped at the station again, and many people got off the train, but they never saw the two return.

When the train started, the young man finally realized that something was wrong. He turned his head to Wang Manyin and asked, "Big brother, why haven't they come back yet?" You won't be wrong about the carriage. ”

"I don't know," Wang Manyin smiled in response, not intending to remind.

"Young man, you were deceived, the two of them were in a gang just now, and they probably got out of the car and ran away." At this time, the passengers in the front seats couldn't help but speak.

"No way, they're still here." The young man had disbelief on his face.

"If you open the snakeskin pouch and look at it, there must be something worthless in it. This kind of scam I saw people play with some time ago......" the passenger responded again.

Seeing the other party's words, the young man opened the snakeskin bag in disbelief. He found that he had guessed it, and it was stuffed with leaves, so it looked bulging.

The other passengers around also muttered, glad they weren't playing cards just now.

Listening to the discussion, the young man's face turned blue and red for a while.

Then, he shouted angrily: "You know that they are liars, why didn't you remind ...... just now?"

The passenger didn't expect the other party to suddenly point the finger at him, and responded with some anger: "Young man, why are you unreasonable, I kindly remind you." ”

"You're an afterthought, what kind of reminder, you clearly want to see my jokes......"

The passenger just wanted to continue to argue, but was pulled by the person next to him, and simply stopped speaking.

Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, the young man gave up.

Wang Manyin was a little glad that he didn't say much just now. Being deceived does not find the reason from yourself, but instead attributes it to other people, which can only make people see jokes.

The two scammers were supposed to buy tickets for the back station, so there was no one sitting in the empty seats yet.

Wang Manyin originally wanted to give up his seat after a while, but now it is easier. He hurriedly said to the woman on the ground: "Eldest sister, there is no one in this position, you two should sit down quickly." ”

The middle-aged woman got up with the child in her arms, and after sitting down, she thanked her again.

The next part of the journey was calm, during which Wang Manyin wanted to go to the toilet, but it was easy to walk to the end of the carriage, only to find that there were people standing in the bathroom.

Waiting for the other party to come out, Wang Manyin closed the door and noticed that there was a circular hole under the urinal. Through the hole, the wind is constantly pouring in.

Boy! This kind of toilet is too green and environmentally friendly, and the urine and urine are directly integrated with the earth.

He finally knew where the stench that had come in from the window before.

As it got dark, the flight attendants began to push the food cart and shout for food. The middle-aged woman opened her package, took out eggs and steamed buns from it and handed them over.

Wang Manyin excused himself again and again, and also took out the baked cakes and eggs......

***

The train arrived the next morning.

After Wang Manyin got out of the car, he felt that his bones were a little stiff.

He stood there for a few moments before following the crowd out of the station.

In the end, it is a big city, and you can already see a lot of modern atmosphere.

Especially the young people on the street have changed drastically in their dress.

Perm hair, bell bottoms, sunglasses, high heels, suit and tie trench coat...... In short, it gives a very stylish feel.

On the streets, bicycles merge into a rolling torrent. From time to time, motorcycles also speed by, leaving behind a loud roar. Many riders don't wear helmets at all, just to experience the feeling of being in the air.

These guys, who have no sense of security at all, are simply joking with their lives. It is no wonder that later generations often said, "If you want to die quickly, buy a kick".

In later generations, Wang Manyin came to the capital several times.

But after so much time, the original impression has long been completely blurred, and I don't know how to ride the bus at all.

The road is in the mouth, though.

Wang Manyin directly stopped a local uncle, asked in Mandarin, and quickly squeezed into a bus.

After turning around twice, he finally arrived near Xie Liansheng's repair shop.

Wang Manyin did not come to the door immediately, but found a small alley to hide and disappeared. When he reappeared, he had a snakeskin bag and a satchel in his hand.

After asking a few people, he finally found the "Liansheng Electrical Repair Shop".

More than two years ago, Xie Liansheng returned to the city with his aunt Wang Aihua and two children, and remarried soon after. At Wang Manyin's suggestion, the two used borrowed money to rent a storefront and open an electrical repair shop.

When they wrote to the village of jars, they said that business was very good.

Knowing that Wang Manyin was coming to the capital this time, the old man Wang Guifa specially sent half a bag of millet and sesame seeds to help bring to his daughter and son-in-law.

Because of this, he came to the door as soon as possible.

There was no one in the store at this time, Xie Liansheng was immersed in repairing a radio, and his mother-in-law was cleaning the counter with a rag on the side.

Seeing someone coming in, Wang Aihua immediately turned her head.

Immediately, she called out incredulously: "Man Yin, you...... Why did you come to the capital? ”

"Full silver, really full silver," Xie Liansheng looked up, with the same indescribable excitement. He hurried forward to help remove the snakeskin bag.

"Aunt, uncle, I'm here to do something in the capital, and I'll come and see you by the way!"

I haven't seen each other for more than two years, and the two of them have gained a lot of weight, and their faces are full of smiles.

It can be seen that they are not lying in the letter, and they are living a good life.

After some conversation, Wang Manyin explained his intentions.

"We don't understand the registered trademark, let Lian Sheng take you to see it in the afternoon...... It's almost noon now, let's go home and have dinner! ”

Xie Liansheng did not object, and hurriedly locked the repair shop.

In this way, Wang Manyin followed the couple and entered a courtyard.

When she was about to arrive at the door of her house, and saw her two children, Wang Aihua shouted loudly: "Dog eggs, cat eggs, look who is coming, do you still know each other?" ”

"It's ...... Brother Manyin! Seeing the person clearly, the two children rushed over excitedly. They enter the market to buy things from the consignment point, how can they not know each other.

Taking advantage of Wang Aihua's cooking, Xie Liansheng introduced his own residence.

"When we came back, we didn't divide the house and rented two public rooms temporarily. It's very cheap, just over four dollars a month. ”

"Uncle Lian Sheng, if you have money in hand, you still have to buy a house as soon as possible. I've heard that there are also a lot of private houses in the capital now. Wang Manyin couldn't help but remind.

"Full silver, you don't know how expensive a private house is. Those courtyards, a little better, a set of tens of thousands of yuan, in our hometown, can hoop a large cave. How can you afford it. After hearing this, Wang Aihua shook her head again and again.

(End of chapter)