"Boss Chen, you're a new recruit! Recruit me one someday. ”

"No, no, Manager Wang, this is my brother, he came here to do business by himself. Look at my small business, how can I hire a man. What do you want this time? Boss Chen said, and gave the plastic bag containing analgin and cooling oil to Yang Liufang.

Yang Liufang hurriedly took it: "Squeak Gini (Wenzhou dialect: thank you), brother!" ”

"Vice yelling khaki (Wenzhou dialect: you're welcome). By the way, brother, it's autumn, it's cool in the mountains here, you go to No. 78 in the shoes and clothing area to find Boss Zhou to buy a dress, just say I'll let you come. ”

"Thank you so much, brother."

"My brother, do business well, hurry up."

After Yang Liu thanked Boss Chen, he walked towards the shoes and clothing area. At this time, Li Tongfu, who was in the shoe and clothing area, had just completed the delivery, and he had just finished receiving the money and leaving with Officer Li. And the No. 78 booth is the Wenzhou villager who received Li Tongfu's shoes - Boss Yang. Two strange brothers who are looking for each other coincidentally miss the opportunity to meet.

"Boss Zhou, Nihe (Wenzhou dialect: hello)! Brother Chen in the department store asked me to buy a dress. ”

"Nihe, Nihe, Adi, wait a minute, I'll collect the goods." Saying that, he picked up two travel bags from the ground, and Yang Liufang didn't look at it, but was taken aback. Although these two travel bags are dirty, it can still be seen at a glance that these are the two bags that Li Tongfuti used for shoes. In order to further confirm, Yang Liufang hurriedly stepped forward to help, and asked anxiously:

"Boss Zhou, are these two bags our Wenzhou leather shoes?"

"yes, brother, how do you know?"

"The people who sell shoes are from Wenzhou? Called Li Tongfu? ”

"Yes, brother, do you know? It's just that I didn't have time to ask what his name was. ”

"What about others?" Yang Liufang asked anxiously.

"I was taken away by the police, saying that I didn't have an ID card and was going to be sent back to my hometown."

"Ah, Boss Zhou, do you know where to send it from?"

"I don't know, it should be the station police station."

"Oh, thank you, Boss Zhou." Yang Liufang didn't care about buying clothes, carried a sewing kit and a medicine kit, and ran away. Ran out of the market gate, turned left, ran all the way to the opposite side of the train station, regardless of the traffic coming and going, crossed the sidewalk, ran to the railway station square, only to hear the scolding behind me:

"Look for death, ha!"

Ran to the square in front of the station and saw the police patrolling, so he panted forward and asked: "Police, police uncle, I, I think, I want to ask, the police station, how to get to the police station?" ”

"What's wrong? Homosexuals. Don't rush, speak slowly. ”

"I, I'm looking for someone, Li Tongfu, from Wenzhou." Yang Liufang breathed a sigh of relief and said incoherently.

"Oh, comrade, do you know his physiognomy features, age, where he lives, etc.? And who are you? ”

Yang Liufang was stunned for a moment, yes, what does Li Tongfu look like? "Yes, medium build, I love to laugh when I see people. I, I'm his brother. ”

The policeman was instantly amused. "Comrade, thousands of people move around in our square every day, can you be more specific?"

"Specifically, yes, he doesn't have an ID card, and he said he wants to be repatriated. Oh, he's from Wenzhou to sell shoes. ”

"Shoe sellers? Oh, isn't it the guy who Lu bought the shoes in the morning? The patrol officer asked his colleagues. Wasn't he taken by Chen Qiang to find the shoes? I asked. The police turned on the walkie-talkie and called Chen Qiang amid the sound of "呲呑" radio waves.

"Chen Qiang, Chen Qiang, please reply when you receive it, please reply when you receive it."

"Roger, receiving, please."

"In the morning, I found a person who didn't have an ID card and sold shoes from Wenzhou, is it called Li Tongfu?"

"Yes, yes."

"Is he on the deportation list?"

"No, he has a certificate from a unit that does not meet the conditions for repatriation, so he asked him to buy his own ticket and leave."

"Roger, Roger."

"Comrade. Did you hear that? The person you're looking for has already bought a ticket to go back. What's your name? How old is it? Do you have an ID card? ”

"My name is Yang Liufang and I am 17 years old. I don't have an ID card yet. ”

"Oh, don't forget to handle it when you're old. Go ahead. ”

Yang Liu Fang was stunned, so he had to return to the wholesale market the same way and find Boss Zhou's stall.

"Found it?"

"No, he's gone."

"Oh, I just called you back, I guess you ran fast and didn't hear it, what kind of blessing did you say?"

"Li Tongfu."

"Oh, yes, Li Tongfu, he will come back, because I haven't paid for the shoes yet. Brother, you can leave a message, and when he gets his ID card and comes back to pick up the payment, I will tell him. ”

"Thank you, Boss Zhou. Please borrow a pen and paper. ”

"Well, let's write it here." Boss Zhou handed over a shipping bill with a plastic plate and a cylindrical pen.

Yang Liufang took it and wrote on the back of a blank shipping list: Brother Tongfu, I am Yang Liufang, and when I came to Boss Zhou, you had already left. After I came to Xizhou, when you didn't arrive, I started to do a small business in the mountain village, and now it is very stable, so don't worry. I often come to a tail shop in the department store area of the market to buy goods, and the owner is a fellow villager of ours, surnamed Chen, who also takes good care of me. If you come, be sure to leave a letter to me.

Yang Liufang finished writing and handed it to Boss Zhou, asking him to wait for Li Tongfu to come back and hand it over, and then start choosing clothes.

"Boss Zhou, I just started doing business, I often go back and forth to the mountains, and now I don't have much money, you see what kind of suitable one I choose."

"Oh, Xiao Yang, your surname is Yang, right?"

"Yes, Boss Zhou."

"Just now Lao Chen told me about your situation, you wear work clothes, the labor cloth is durable and practical. 5 yuan a set. ”

"I... Boss Zhou, let me buy a pair of pants first. ”

"This is sold in sets, why isn't there enough money?" Boss Zhou saw Yang Liufang's embarrassment.

"Hmm." Yang Liufang replied shyly.

"It's okay, pick a suitable size, take it back and wear it, they are all fellow villagers, give it to me when you have money."

"No, no, thank you, Boss Zhou. Well, I'll give you 3 pieces first. Wait for the next time I come to buy and make up for it. ”

"Okay, that's fine, my brother will settle the score."

Yang Liufang chose a suitable number, asked Boss Zhou for a plastic bag, put a brand new blue labor cloth work clothes, and said goodbye to Boss Zhou. Before leaving, he explained again and again, and when Li Tongfu came back, he would definitely hand over the letter to him.

Turning his head to think of something, he returned to the boss of the department store at the end of the shop. Boss Chen has already sent the guests away. I just saw Li Tongfu's travel bag selling shoes from Boss Zhou, and then went to the police station to find him.

"Oh, I said that Lao Zhou came over just now, and said that you seemed to have seen an acquaintance, and ran to look for him without buying clothes. Just leave a letter, and you can get in touch when he comes. ”

"Brother, I left a letter saying that he would often come to our store to load the goods, if he comes, please help keep an eye on it."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, they're all fellow villagers!"

"Brother, I just bought clothes, and I didn't have enough money, so I only paid part of the money, and promised Boss Zhou to come back next time to make it up for him. Now that I have some left, I want to buy two more bars of soap and give them away, a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste for my own use. ”

"Oh, okay, I'll get it for you."

"Give you money." Yang Liufang handed over 1 yuan.

"Do you still accept it?"

"Brother, this has to be collected."

"That's good, my brother will settle the accounts and collect the cost, 8 cents. You give me 1 piece, and find you 2 cents. Boss Chen handed the change to Yang Liufang while thinking about it.

After Yang Liufang took it, he said goodbye to Boss Chen and returned to the mountain village.