After a few rounds of drinking, the workers who were too strong to drink also got a few drunk. Yang Liufang took advantage of his sobriety and explained to the village chief that after he and Ah Fu went home for the New Year, he asked him and the master to divide the vegetables and meat in the canteen into six parts, and they and his four apprentices shared some. It is hard work in the factory, and the village chief often arranges people to come and see it, and pay attention to fire prevention.

After explaining, seeing that the workers were still eating and drinking with their families, some drunk women actually twisted Yangge. It was rare for everyone to get together harmoniously at the end of the year, Yang Liufang couldn't bear to disturb, and whispered a few words to Li Tongfu and Qin Jiajun beside him, and they went to pack the gifts and luggage they needed to bring home, and waited for them to finish packing. Yang Liufang said goodbye to the head of Shishi Village again, sneaked out by himself, so as not to ruin everyone's interest, and then got on the truck and set off for Xizhou together.

When they arrived at the train station, Qin Jiajun and Yanhua bought platform tickets, bought them some snacks and water to eat on the way, and sent them on the train before leaving. When I was about to get off the train, I didn't forget to tell my uncle and aunt to pay New Year's greetings on their behalf.

The train started, and there was a pleasant sound of light music on the radio, accompanied by the music broadcaster began to broadcast: "Comrades passengers, today is February 4, 1989, the twenty-eighth day of the lunar calendar, which belongs to the Spring Festival of our country, thank you for taking this train, this train is ......"

"Brother, it's spring."

"yes, spring came so early this year."

"Well, it's just that we're going to spend the New Year on the train."

"Yo, that's better than if we don't go back and let the godfather and mother be alone at home."

"Yes. Brother, I may be drunk, I'll get some sleep first. ”

"Well, then you can sleep on the top bunk, no one will disturb you."

"Thank you, brother." Yang Liufang said, took off his shoes, climbed to the top bunk, sat on it, lowered his head and unfolded the quilt to get in, and quickly fell asleep under the influence of alcohol.

When he woke up, it was pitch black outside the window, and in addition to the snoring of passengers in the sleeper compartment, there was only a faint light in the corridor. Yang Liufang was a little anxious and needed to go to the toilet, so he climbed down cautiously for fear of disturbing the elder brother in the lower bunk. As a result, he was adrift all the year round, and Li Tongfu, who slept lightly, was still woken up by him.

"Brother, you're awake."

"Brother, I'm sorry, I went to the toilet and woke you up."

"It's okay, I sleep lightly."

"Where?"

"It seems to have passed Baoji."

The two whispered conversations, Yang Liufang put on his shoes and walked along the corridor towards the bathroom. Yang Liufang came back from the toilet, and Li Tongfu hadn't slept yet.

"Brother, is there any water?"

"Yes, I'll get it for you, are you hungry?"

"Not hungry. Just drink water. ”

After drinking the water, Yang Liufang continued to climb to the top bunk to sleep. I can't sleep when I wake up, and every once in a while there is a sound of announcing the station in the train. In this way, he did not fall asleep until he passed Xi'an. Li Tongfu knew that he tossed and turned before dawn, and he didn't wake him up to eat, Yang Liufang slept until Shangnan and entered Henan before waking up. Stretching out his head to look at the lower bunk, Li Tongfu was sitting on the sleeper, leaning on the quilt pillow to read his book of Kazuo Inamori's "Dry Law".

"Brother, it's good-looking."

"Well, it's easy to understand, it's quite practical. When you wake up, go wash up and I'll get you something to eat." ”

"Got something to eat?"

"Yes, Brother Shi brought ten catties of cooked mutton and ten catties of cooked beef, and Brother Qin and Yanhua bought some water and snacks."

"Oh, okay." Yang Liufang climbed down from the sleeper, took out his towel and toiletries, and went to the bathroom to wash. Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is more than ten o'clock in the morning, everyone should go home early in the house to make dumplings and stew, there are few people in the washing area, Yang Liufang does not need to wait, and the washing is completed soon. When he came back, Li Tongfu had already cut a piece of cooked beef and a piece of cooked mutton.

"Finished washing? Come and eat. ”

"Well, brother, you are also with you."

"I ate it in the morning, and my sister-in-law's stewed beef and mutton is very good."

"Oh, I'll try it." Yang Liufang pinched a piece of beef with his fingers, took a bite, it was indeed soft and delicious, and began to feast as if no one was around. After eating two pieces of meat and drinking a few sips of water, he soon felt full, Yang Liufang went to wash his hands with a full burp, and when he came back, he looked for books to read like his brother and stayed until night. The train passed Xinyang, and there were train salesmen pushing small carts to sell snacks and dumplings. Yang Liufang and Li Tongfu asked for one by one, although it was not delicious, but after all, it was Chinese New Year's Eve, and the sense of ceremony was there.

The train arrived in Hangzhou at four o'clock in the morning, because Wenzhou and Hangzhou are not connected by train, they can only go out of the station to Wulinmen long-distance bus station, and wait for dawn to buy a bus ticket back. The two dragged their luggage to the railway station square, only sparse passengers, compared to the lights of thousands of homes in Hangzhou City at the moment and the bright fireworks flying high from time to time, it is indeed very deserted here, Yang Liufang and Li Tongfu feel lonely in such an atmosphere.

"Brother, let's take a taxi to Wulin Gate."

"Well, the yellow croaker car must be gone at this time, take a taxi."

"Happy New Year, brothers, where are you from? Where to go by taxi? ”

"Oh, happy new year, big brother, we are going back to Wenzhou, now take a taxi to Wulinmen long-distance bus station."

"You don't ride often. The long-distance station is closed today, and it is closed on the first day of the new year. ”

"Ah, what then? Brother, is it possible that we want to stay in a hotel? ”

"Don't worry, brother. Big brother, it looks like you're just like us, where are you going? ”

"I'm going back to Cangnan, and I'm trying to figure out a way to go back."

"Oh, big brother, let's go by the way, let's go to Yang City, or let's fight a car back, if the three of us fight, it's almost the same as buying scalper tickets."

"That's what I thought, too, and that's why I took the liberty to bother."

"Oh, that's great. Let's stop the car. ”

The three of them carried their luggage and followed each other to the side of the road, the road was deserted on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and they waited for half an hour and did not see a car coming, Yang Liufang wrapped the military coat on his body. Seeing that the eldest brother who was traveling with him was shivering with cold, Yang Liufang remembered that there was still a work clothes in his bag, and he took it back to change and wear, so he took it out and gave it to the eldest brother, and the eldest brother took it without hesitation and quickly put it on his body.

At this time, a Toyota Crown taxi came, and the three of them waved desperately, and the car pulled over.

"Master, are you leaving?"

"Where are you going?" The master spoke Hangzhou dialect in Henan dialect, it turned out to be a Henan driver, Yang Liufang instantly thought of his past, and accepted the help of the Henan driver, feeling very cordial. Busy said stepped forward and said, "Master, let's go to Wenzhou." ”

"Wenzhou?! It's too far away, not pulling, not pulling. ”

"Let's add money." The big brother, who was shivering from the cold, said boldly.

"You can't afford it, so let's wait for Xiali." The three of them looked at each other as soon as they could ask, and before they could understand, the driver started his Toyota Crown and ran away, leaving only a choking smell of gasoline.

The three of them waited for a while, and a lonely red car on the road in front of the station swayed towards them. The three of them hurriedly ran to the middle of the road and waved to stop the car.

"I don't want to live anymore, it's a big New Year, what are you doing! I just got out of the car, and I crashed, and I was so bad! After the driver braked suddenly, he shook down the glass, stuck out his head, and scolded them in standard Henan dialect.

"I'm sorry, master, I'm sorry." The three hurriedly apologized.

"Master, we want to take a ride." Yang Liufang ran to the driver.

"Pull back to the Buddha (say), pull back to the Buddha (say)."

The three of them returned to the luggage, the driver pulled over in front, and the three hurriedly chased after him, afraid that he would run away.

"Where are you going? Returning home for the New Year? ”

"Master, Happy New Year, let's go back to Wenzhou."

"Good fellow, far away."

"How much do you pay?"

"Master, how much do you think is appropriate?"

"You have to take a long-distance bus for one hundred, so let's do it, two hundred for one person, and I have to come back empty."

"Okay, master, let's sit."

"But the chassis of this car is low, and I can get down to the uneven road section."

"Good! Master, we listen to you. ”

"Come on then."

The trio opened the trunk and loaded their luggage inside.

"Take off your coat too, it's not crowded to sit, it's a long way, it takes five or six hours, and I'll turn on the warm air."

"Do you want to add money?" Yang Liufang asked stupidly.

"What's the money! I can't air conditioner in this car, but the temperature is high and the heater is good. The three got into the car, and the driver started the car and drove towards Wenzhou.

"Let's just put it aside to do business."

"Yes, master. My brother and I make furniture in the northwest. ”

"Well, it's not easy for young people to blame."

"You?" The master asked the eldest brother sitting in the passenger seat.

"Oh, master, I sell mattresses."

"Mattresses, mattresses still need to be bought? Isn't it a mattress? Yang Liufang asked curiously.

"Yes, but unlike the mattress you said, I sell Simmons. We're half a peer. ”

"What is Simmons?"

"Mattress."

"Oh." Yang Liufang pretended to understand.

"Master, why are our taxi drivers in Hangzhou all from Henan?"

"There's a story to tell. Listen to me tell you about it. The driver told me eloquently.

In the late 80s, taxis in Hangzhou were just getting started, and a taxi company was initially set up by CITIC Group, providing 40 Nissan luxury cars, but only for high-end hotels and foreign guests. Later, it was found that the demand for 40 cars was far from enough, and 30 Japanese-made Toyota crown sedans were introduced, which were also high-end sedans in that year, but the cars introduced in Hangzhou are said to have run more than 500,000 kilometers in developed countries to eliminate cars, although they are second-hand cars, but after being put into the market, they are still monopolized by hotels and foreign-related hotels, and people have no chance to spend money on cars. Therefore, the above-mentioned cars are put into the Hangzhou market, which is still far from enough for the growing Hangzhou economy.

At the beginning of last year, Hangzhou introduced a batch of Xiali, which is the one they sat on by Yangliufang, because the price is cheap and the fuel consumption is also provincial, so the people can afford to consume, which is very popular with the citizens of Hangzhou. Because there are some Henan drivers in the taxi company established by CITIC before, they are hardworking, not afraid of hardship or tiredness, good driving skills, driving more, easy communication with each other, and familiar with the road. Therefore, it slowly became a monopoly on the Hangzhou taxi market.