At this time, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, and the lights in the carriage had been completely turned off.

I came to the side of the carriage in the dark.

"Why did you go? So long? I just went looking for you and couldn't find it! ”

As soon as I came over, I heard Wang Qiuju asking there.

Yang Xiaole climbed into bed and said, "Oh, Uncle called me, the two of us chatted for a while, just came back, it's okay, go to sleep!" ”

Didn't say what happened today.

Otherwise, it's another nag.

Hearing this, Wang Qiuju didn't think much about it, lay down and continued to sleep.

Not long after lying down, the train stopped, and this stop was more than three hours, and I knew that it was because the station was going to load and unload the car.

And it's not just this stop, the stops along the way are very long.

Otherwise, even at the current speed of 3 or 40 kilometers per hour, it will be a day and a night.

But the stop in the middle made it take the train nearly three days to reach Xinyang Railway Station.

At noon on the fourth day, the train reached its destination this time.

Xinyang Station.

I slept in the train for too long, and after getting off the train, I felt a little vain when I walked.

"You said that you didn't tell me about such a dangerous thing, did you?"

Wang Qiuju was carrying things, and kept nagging there with Yang Xiaole.

Yang Xiaole was also speechless for a while.

In the end, she knew what was going on in the car, and the source of the information was naturally because of Captain Wang, because the other party came to thank her.

Just say that the guy with the gun is a big fish.

I won't go into details.

looked at the old lady who kept nagging next to her, and knew that it was for his good, so she could only say helplessly: "It's all over, what do you keep saying?" Your son is a hero now! ”

"Phew! Heroes, heroes like you. ”

The old lady spat him angrily.

Approaching the office area of the train station, she looked around: "How to go next?" ”

"I don't know!"

Yang Xiaole made a joke angrily.

Wang Qiuju, who listened to it, gritted her teeth for a while: "It's itchy, right?" You really thought I wouldn't dare beat you, did I? ”

Yang Xiaole pursed his lips and came to the ticket office.

The train station is very simple, just a two-storey white-walled brick house with a ticket window and a few other staff.

When he came to the place where the ticket was sold, Yang Xiaole spoke with the accent of his hometown and asked inside: "Sister, ask something, go to Feishi and always press it." Is there a car that can get there? ”

The other party was a woman in her thirties.

Knitting sweaters there.

Hearing the voice, the other party looked up and said, "There is no car, there is a car from Zhumadian, but there is no here." ”

Yang Xiaole nodded: "Then is there a train to Feishi today?" ”

Not to mention that taking a car is less than half the road, it also saves trouble. Just get off the bus halfway and look for it.

"Yes, during this time, there are two or three vehicles a day to pull supplies."

"Which was the first bus? Give me the two earliest tickets. ”

"There is a car has arrived, departing at half past two in the afternoon, 6 yuan, 2 cents and 8 cents a ticket, do you want a sleeper? Sleepers are a bit more expensive. 10 pieces ...... 6"

Wang Qiuju has been staring at it for a long time! Hearing the conversation, he hurriedly came out to stop it: "Hey, don't sleep, just a hard seat, just give us two hard seats." ”

Yang Xiaole shrugged when he saw this: "Okay, give us two hard seats!" ”

As he spoke, he handed over the money.

It didn't take long to get two tickets.

smiled at the old lady and said, "This is going down, right?" Let's go, get hungry, go eat! Mother, don't let me eat that cake anymore, you smell that smell, it's all rancid, and you are not allowed to eat it. If you eat a bad stomach, the medical expenses are more than just those money. ”

At noon, the train arrived at the station, and the two of them hadn't eaten yet!

There was an uncle before, and the food in the car was all covered by the uncle.

Wang Qiuju was entangled for a while when she heard this.

I thought about it and finally followed.

Once you come out, you'll find a road, surrounded by low-rise brick houses and obviously some large warehouses.

There are quite a few shops along the street.

looked around, pointed in one direction and said; "Mother, go over there, there's a restaurant over there."

Wang Qiuju was a little distressed about money.

But she still has to eat, and she is really afraid that her son will spoil his stomach.

I could only follow him.

"Mother, you follow me! There's a lot of people over there! Don't get something. ”

After coming out and walking for a while, he saw a group of people in ragged clothes, with crutches and broken bowls in their hands, and they looked like people who had come out to beg.

There were too many people, a dozen or so people.

Most of them are elderly people and children.

Wang Qiuju naturally saw it, sighed, and made a slight detour.

They wanted to get around, but others didn't think so, and after squatting for a long time, they saw two brightly dressed people coming out of the train station.

A swarm of them rushed over.

"Okay, okay, give me something to eat."

"yes, we haven't eaten in a long time......"

"Please......"

People gathered around and pleaded and pleaded.

A group of people grabbed the clothes and bags of the two men.

There are even children who directly began to open the bags in the hands of two people.

Yang Xiaole frowned when he saw this, the two of them were already surrounded by people, and they couldn't break free after a few times.

Of course, the main thing is that he doesn't dare to push too hard.

It's either an old man or a child, and they're all skinny, so don't get hurt all at once.

"Hey, don't drag it!"

Wang Qiuju saw that the bag was opened, and hurriedly shouted.

"Eat!"

Suddenly, an immature voice came, and it was Yang Xiaole's back package that was opened, revealing the tortillas inside.

Suddenly, a group of people went up and grabbed the things.

"Hey, that's nasty, don't eat bad stomach."

Seeing this, Wang Qiuju shouted anxiously.

But no one listened to her.

After a while, the pile of tortillas brought with them were snatched clean, and the crowd dispersed.

Leaving two people dazed.

Yang Xiaole shook his head when he saw this, and repacked his bag.

looked at the tangled Wang Qiuju and comforted her, "Forget it, mother, if it's gone, it's gone!" I don't eat it anyway, so I'll just pay attention to it later. ”

Those people just now weren't enough for him to punch each person.

But he really couldn't do it.

Wang Qiuju also sighed: "I didn't mean this, why is it so difficult here?" This is the city! ”

Yang Xiaole cleaned up, picked up the bag and said; "You think it's a joke that the whole country is supporting Kyoto! When you go to the village in a while, you pay attention, don't get into trouble. ”

There are some things that he doesn't dare to say yet.

River N is a place where they seem to have their presence every time there is a major drought.

It's also the worst place.

And Huizhou, which is next to it, is also not much better.

After packing up, the two continued to the restaurant across the road.

When I came in, there wasn't much of anyone inside.

There were only a few waiters, sitting there lazily.

Yang Xiaole looked at the wall, there were three dishes in total.

Stir-fried shredded radish, stir-fried lotus root slices, and stir-fried spinach are all vegetables, not even a little meat, and there is no egg soup.

The staple food is white rice.

After reading it, he said to the waiter: "Give me a portion of these three dishes, and then one and a half catties of rice." ”

Three dishes, rice is a little less.

The waitress came to him and said lightly to him: "One and a half pounds of food stamps plus 9 cents and 2 cents." ”

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole directly took out one and a half catties of national food stamps and one dollar.

Seeing the national food stamps, the other party's eyes lit up, put away the money and tickets, and said with a smile: "Find a place to sit, it will be fine in a while." ”

Yang Xiaole nodded, and took the old lady to find a slightly cleaner table and sit down.

There is only vegetables and no meat, and the serving speed is still very fast.

The two of them ate there quietly.

There's not a lot of time left, so I'm going to have to hurry back to catch the train!

Nothing happened during the meal, and after eating, the two of them went back directly with their things.

After waiting at the station for a while, I got on the train directly.

The hard seat of the green train is a thin layer of cushion on top of the wooden plank, which is hard.

The journey of more than 300 kilometers is about 1 o'clock in the morning when I come out of the train station.

Coming out of the station, Yang Xiaole shook his head with something on his back: "Mother, next time I won't sit in a hard seat, my butt hurts." ”

Wang Qiuju shook her head indifferently: "No, it's better to sit on a hard seat." ”

It's hard and comfortable, but it's too expensive. Nearly double the price.

It's okay for short distances, but it's too much for long distances.

At every turn, it is an extra month's salary.

Who took it.

Yang Xiaole shrugged, and he reminded him in advance, anyway, next time he buys it, he will definitely buy a sleeper, which is really offended.

Today's hard seats are not like later generations, they all have soft cushions.

Ten hours or so was ok.

If you sit in a hard seat in the car for two or three days, your butt will be numb by then.

When I got out of the train station, it was pitch black outside.

Wang Qiuju looked at the dark sky outside and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

There is an asphalt road in front of the station, and the sporadic street lamps, emitting an orange glow, look a little gloomy.

Yang Xiaole shook his head when he heard this: "I don't know, I haven't been here either, you wait a minute, I'll ask." ”

I put my things on the ground and asked the patrol people about the situation.

When he came back, he carried his things and said: "The car stands on the east side, less than two miles, there is a guest house in the middle, go there for one night, the earliest car there is half past six, get up early tomorrow and go to ask." ”

Wang Qiuju nodded when she saw this.

No matter how worried about the money, I can only live in a guest house at such a late hour.

Along the asphalt road, borrowing the faint street lamp, a guest house appeared on the side of the road after about ten minutes.

It's a cement compound.

At the door, it is written in black on a white background that reads the guest house in front of the station.

The two of them went straight in.

There were people from the security department at the gate of the compound, and when they saw two people carrying luggage, they didn't care, and continued to sleep on him.

Inside, there are many ordinary red brick houses, and on the left there is a red brick hall that is clearly a registration office.

"Mother, wait a minute! I'll ask. ”

Yang Xiaole asked him to wait here.

Now the guest house is divided into 5 classes and 13 levels, the best is a double room, and the worst is even a room for twenty people.

If the old lady goes, it must be the cheapest.

Wang Qiuju didn't think much about it, nodded, and looked at the package waiting there.

After Yang Xiaole pushed open the door and came in, it was dark inside.

"Anyone?"

After shouting a few times, a voice came from the service desk: "Wait a minute! ”

After a while, the lights were turned on, and an aunt in her forties climbed up from the small bed behind the bar with her glasses rubbed and worried, wearing a thick military coat.

The aunt squinted and asked, "Accommodation?" How many people, did you bring a letter of introduction? ”

"Well, bring it, is there a double room? Give me two, I'll be with my mother. ”

As he spoke, he handed her the certificate.

The aunt took the money, looked at it, and nodded: "Yes, 1 yuan 2 a bed." ”

Yang Xiaole nodded and handed her the money directly.

After the aunt took the money, she took the letter of introduction and registered, tore off two handwritten sub-couplets and handed them over: "This is the list and the key, room 103, you can't take a bath now, there is a bottle of hot water there, bring it over later." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a pile of thermos in the corner.

After yawning, he went back in a daze.

Yang Xiaole took a look, took a worn-out iron hot water bottle and went out, but before he could go out, the light was turned off.

"How? Did you get it? ”

Wang Qiuju saw him coming over and hurriedly asked.

Yang Xiaole nodded.

"Let's go! It's on. 103.”

After saying that, he took her to find room 103 in a row of brick houses in the compound.

After opening it, Wang Qiuju saw that it was two beds, so she asked there: "How do you open two beds, it will be dawn in a while, and it will be fine." ”

Yang Xiaole ignored her.

"What time is it! Go to bed, you'll have to wake up early tomorrow! Besides, the house where the dozen or so people live is cheap, and everyone lives in it, what if the money is lost? And it's not convenient! ”

I took out my towel, went to the triangular washstand, found the basin for washing my face and feet, and began to wash it.

The horizontal warmth is poor, and the water is no longer hot at this time.

Seeing this, Wang Qiuju didn't say anything more.

nodded, washed with him, and went straight to sleep.

After washing and making it, the light was turned off, and Yang Xiaole lay on the bed and couldn't sleep for a long time.

In my previous life, I grew up in this city.

I didn't expect it to come back now.

It's impossible to go to the orphanage at this point, so I can only wait to see it when I come back.

According to his age, the old dean should still be a child, in the orphanage.

How did you go to the orphanage in your last life?

At this time, he wanted to know why he didn't abandon himself at the door of the orphanage, because he was physically intact and not disabled in his previous life.

The thoughts in my head were always circling there.

The bits and pieces of my past life have reappeared in my mind.

I don't know if there is a person in this parallel world of my own, but even if there is, I don't know if it's still not me.

He shook his head, and then stopped thinking about it.

After a long, long time, he gradually fell asleep, and in a daze, he returned to the orphanage and continued that life again.

Until the moment he died, it was like a movie and it was all over again.

"Xiaole, Xiaole!"

The incessant shouting sound made Yang Xiaole reopen his eyes.

I saw Wang Qiuju looking at him with concern.

"Whew~~"

Yang Xiaole breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously, "Mother, what's wrong?" You don't sleep, do you? ”

Wang Qiuju shook her head: "Wake up, it's almost dawn this day, what's wrong with you?" Isn't it a nightmare? I listen to what you are calling the dean grandpa, fat man, what don't fight, what let me go. ”

Yang Xiaole shook his head when he heard this.

Feeling a little soreness on his body, he glanced out the window, which was already slightly shining.

At first glance, the time should be almost six o'clock.

Hurriedly sat up: "Mother, I'm fine, hurry up, it's too late in a while." ”

Wang Qiuju was relieved to see that he was fine.

"Well, just wash and go."

After saying that, the two of them began to wash up with half a bottle of hot water from last night with a little lukewarm.

Pack up and hurry out.

After coming out, many people in the compound also got up, and they should have hurried like them.

Walk on the road.

Although it is the provincial capital, it has only been the provincial capital for a short time, and most of the buildings are dilapidated brick houses, interspersed with some adobe houses, except for some new ones.

I came to the compound of the bus station, asked around inside, and found the car that went to the Lu'an area.

At this time, Lu'an has not yet established a city, but it is only a special area, but the authority is not smaller than that of the city.

Also go there to Jinzhai.

Seeing that there were about twenty minutes before the departure of the train, Yang Xiaole quickly ran out of the station and bought a few meat buns and came back.

The two of them were eating buns and waiting there.

The road of more than 90 kilometers took four hours, and it was not until half past ten at noon that I arrived at the destination.

A smaller, more run-down county town.

Without delay, Yang Xiaole inquired about the address on the letter near the station.

Finally knew the car to go there.

It's just that there is only one bus a day, go in the morning, and the driver comes back from eating there at noon.

There was no car to go there, there was no navigation now, and Yang Xiaole didn't know the way, so he could only have lunch in the county town and find a guest house to live again.

Early the next morning, I got on the bus to Jinzhai Commune.

It is less than 70 kilometers of road, because the car has to stop in the commune and the more populated villages, and there are many detours.

In the later life, the road of more than an hour was stunned for four hours.

By the time we arrived at the commune, it was already noon.

And when you get to the commune, the next road is the most troublesome.

Because Jinzhai is very large, there are 100 kilometers of road from the edge to the farthest place, and it is also a mountain road.

Although the old lady's home is not on the very edge, it is also in the middle, with more than 40 kilometers of road.

If he was alone, he could still put the car out and find it better while asking.

But if you take the old lady, you can only obediently find the car over there.

Follow the instructions of the people at the station, come to the intersection to the west and wait, see if there is any car going there.

Came to the place, where the two of them waited.

Fortunately, the two of them were lucky, and after waiting for about an hour, a mule cart was a car bound for the brigade.

The driver was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a torn cotton jacket.

Knowing where the two were going, let the two get into the carriage.

There were a lot of things piled up on the car.

During the chat, the two also knew each other's situation, and like Zhang Laohan, they were people from the brigade sales agency who came to the commune to buy goods.

Li Changshun

Li Changshun drove the car and asked curiously, "You said you are Wang Shuisheng's sister?" I know Shuisheng, but it's a pity that he left last year, when did he have a sister! ”

"Oh, I married Yangtai, and I escaped from the famine in the year of the 42nd drought."

Hearing this, Li Changshun suddenly realized that in the past few years, many people had escaped from the neighborhood, and some people also came here, and asked casually: "You said you are from Yangjiazhuang?" Do you know Yang Manchu? ”

The big and small people in the brigade, he basically knows his peers, and he also knows some things.

Seeing this, Wang Qiuju said directly: "That's my uncle!" ”

Li Changshun thought of something, and asked curiously: "Oh~ I know, is your father-in-law's name Yang Mancang?" ”

"Hey, yes, yes, it's our house!"

"Then I see! You've had a good life out there in the past few years! ”

He could still see the dress of the two people, except for a few people in the commune, who could dress like this.

Wang Qiuju also sighed: "What's good, I just entered the city last year." ”

Although Wang Qiuju is several years younger, after all, they are the same age, and Wang Qiuju was seventeen or eighteen years old when she left, and many things can still be vaguely remembered.

The two can also talk together.

After an hour's drive out of the commune, and began to enter the dense mountainous area, Li Changshun picked up a shotgun next to him and put it next to him.

Wang Qiuju was surprised for a while when she saw this: "Brother Li! You still have a gun with you when you go out! ”

Li Changshun sighed when he heard this: "The current world is not peaceful!" Luckily you came here at noon, and it would be dangerous to walk on this road at night. ”

"Is there a wolf?"

Wang Qiuju didn't understand, and thought that there were wolves in this mountain!

Hearing this, Li Changshun thought about it and nodded lightly: "Almost, there are sometimes wolves in this mountain, but there are more disgusting than wolves?" ”

"What is it?"

"People!"

Wang Qiuju didn't understand what was going on after hearing it, "What's wrong with people?" ”

Li Changshun thought about it and said; "During the New Year, the commune found a man who had come back to visit his relatives and died. Only the skeleton remained. ”

When Wang Qiuju heard this, she was subconsciously afraid.

Someone visiting relatives?

It's not like them.

But thinking of what Li Changshun said just now, Wang Qiuju's eyes widened, and her lips trembled: "Brother Li, you ...... What do you mean...... Is that...... What did people do? ”

Li Changshun nodded with a calm face.

When I was in a hurry, my eyes also looked at both sides of the road from time to time, especially some hidden grasses.

Hearing this, Wang Qiuju felt a churning in her stomach.

My throat and eyes are a little itchy.

Feeling a little nauseous.

Yang Xiaole listened beside him and did not speak.

This kind of thing exists, and it is not unheard of that it has happened that it is easy to eat, but this kind of person is a minority after all.

But once you meet this kind of race, it is very dangerous.

(End of chapter)