Chapter 35: Returning Home for the First Time
Since Liao Su saw Zhou Xiang's knife in the classroom last time, he had been thinking that he had to buy one too, but he was not too familiar with Liao Su in Xicheng, so he planned to ask Liu Qing.
After self-study on Thursday night, Liao Su packed up his things and found Liu Qing, Liu Qing saw Liao Su coming over and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Liao Su saw that Liu Qing's things hadn't been packed yet, so he said, "You pack up first, and I'll tell you on the road." ”
Liu Qing was a little confused by Liao Su's sudden "enthusiasm", so he had to quickly pack up his things and walk out of the classroom with Liao Su.
On the way, Liu Qing took the lead in asking, "Is there something wrong?" “
Liao Su didn't ask directly, but said, "By the way, are you familiar with Zhou Xiang?" ”
Liu Qing was a little confused, why did he ask Zhou Xiang again for no reason, he replied: "It's just one class, I haven't spoken, why did you suddenly ask this?" ”
Liao Su didn't say anything about seeing Zhou Xiang with a knife, but said: "I saw him and Mei Pan walking together before, I don't know if they are together." ”
When Liu Qing heard Liao Su's words, he said with a smile: "What about them, they are not all the way, they seem to have fought before." ”
Liao Su was a little surprised to learn that they had fought, and asked, "What?" Is there any holiday between them? ”
Liu Qing explained: "When I was studying on the same day, our class was very noisy, and the teacher asked who it was, but Zhou Xiang was very "straightforward" and directly told the teacher their names. ”
However, the teacher did not delve into this matter, and after school, several of them "blocked" Zhou Xiang, and I think this will definitely be a fight. However, no one cared about it, and thought that they were ruthless, but they didn't expect Zhou Xiang to come to school the next day. ”
Liao Su linked this matter with Zhou Xiang's knife, if he wanted to fight and force Zhou Xiang to be anxious, he would definitely have to use the knife, but he was not injured, it seemed that Zhou Xiang showed the knife before the fight, so that they didn't dare to do it directly.
Seeing that Liao Su didn't answer, Liu Qing became more and more curious about what Liao Su was going to ask, so he said, "You don't just want to say this, do you?" ”
Liao Su no longer concealed it, and said directly: "I plan to buy a knife, do you know where to sell it?" ”
Originally, Liu Qing thought that Liao Su wanted to ask about the relationship between his classmates, but he didn't expect Liao Su to ask him about buying a knife, so he hurriedly asked, "Okay, what are you buying a knife for?" ”
Liao Su replied perfunctorily with a smile: "It's just bought for fun, and it is usually used to peel fruits at home." ”
Liu Qing didn't suspect anything anymore, so he said to Liao Su: "There should be Xiguan (the name of a small market in the west of Xicheng). ”
Liao Su made a note of it, and he didn't talk to Liu Qing about buying a knife.
At night, the dormitory people continued to play "brushing", this time carrying the person from the dormitory next door, the person "resisted" abnormally, originally to brush the door, and finally was carried to the inside of the dormitory, but the person kicked and smashed the cabinet door.
Seeing that the dormitory things were broken, everyone stopped, and the person who was brushed also hurriedly took the opportunity to "escape", after such a fuss, there was unprecedented silence in the dormitory, and Liao Su was rarely quiet and wanted to write a good diary.
The diary was placed under the pillow, but it was empty when he reached out to touch it, and Liao Su was a little panicked, and hurriedly took the pillow away, but there was nothing under the pillow, which made Liao Su a little "collapsed" This is his own "spiritual sustenance" all along, how could it be gone?
The next day, Friday, Liao Su has always liked liberal arts, and he listened carefully to the liberal arts classes, and when he planned to divide the subjects next semester, he would choose liberal arts.
And in today's physics class, there was a little episode, Liao Su also listened very carefully in the previous class, and he could also get 80 or above in the monthly exam, but I don't know what happened in this class, Liao Su suddenly wanted to write geography homework.
So, when the physics teacher turned his head to talk about the topic, he took out his geography homework and wrote it, I don't know if the physics teacher had already discovered it or just happened to see it, just when Liao Su was about to write the last empty space, a piece of chalk flew over.
Liao Su saw with his own eyes that the chalk smashed straight over, and the force was definitely not small, and there was no tendency to fall, but this did not hit Liao Su, but smashed straight on the physics book 20 cm in front of Liao Su's eyes.
The distance between Liao Su and the physics teacher will not exceed 3 meters, if the teacher really wants to smash Liao Su, this distance cannot be missed, Liao Su knows that this is just a warning from the teacher. The physics teacher reprimanded Liao Su in front of the class for a minute, and then continued to lecture again.
Liao Su bowed his head a little embarrassed when he knew that he was wrong, maybe the physics teacher seemed a little lost when he saw the teacher, and after talking for two minutes, he said: "I will give a lecture, you are kind to listen." I've been teaching on this very hard, and it's disrespectful for you to listen to it from morning to now. ”
After the physics teacher said this, the whole class was silent Liao Su didn't dare to say a word, it seemed to be a little "cold", and the physics teacher continued to ask: "Hey, isn't it?" ”
Everyone hurriedly replied, "Yes...... It's ......"
Liao Su also nodded again and again, he now regretted it extremely in his heart, he shouldn't have done anything else, and said to the teacher in his heart: "Teacher, I'm sorry." ”
It's really a good thing, bad things come one after another, I just lost my diary last night, and this morning I was reprimanded by the teacher in front of the whole class, which is really unlucky.
After physics class, Zhang Yuanbao looked at Liao Su and asked, "Why do you do other things in class, this physics teacher is not easy to class." ”
Liao Su originally thought it was nothing, but when he heard that it was not simple, he asked: "Ou~ How is it not simple?" ”
Zhang Yuanbao replied: "He is the head teacher of Primary 5 Class (the best class in Xicheng No. 1 Middle School), and he seems to be known as the first person in a kind of physics in Xicheng. “
Liao Su had already made up his mind to study liberal arts, so he was still a little unconcerned about the subject of physics, so he replied: "Don't you eat a trench to grow wise, I won't dare next time." ”
After talking to Zhang Yuanbao, Liao Su saw Zhou Xiang at the door, and he also walked out, he wanted to ask the source of the knife in person.
Zhou Xiang half leaned on the balcony, Liao Su gently patted Zhou Xiang's shoulder, Zhou Xiang turned his head to look at Liao Su, Liao Su smiled and said, "Ask you something." ”
Zhou Xiang turned around and said, "Ask." ”
Liao Su asked, "Where can I buy military tools in Xicheng?" ”
Zhou Xiang looked puzzled and asked, "What military tools?" ”
Liao Su explained: "I just want gloves, ropes, knives and the like. ”
Zhou Xiang only knew what Liao Su meant when he heard the "knife", so he said: "If you want to buy knives and guns, you must go to Xiguan, which is known as the "Xicheng Arsenal", so what do you want. ”
It's reasonable to say that this knife is sold, but is it also a random sale of guns? Liao Su asked rhetorically: "Can you still buy guns here?" ”
Zhou Xiang said lightly: "This is not a real gun, it's just some simulation, but the knives are real guys." ”
Zhou Xiang and Liu Qing both said that they would go to Xiguan to buy knives, and it seems that they are absolutely right there, and they can go after school in the afternoon.
Since the last time Liu Hui "spread rumors" that Liao Su liked Li Yan, Li Yan really didn't talk to Liao Su anymore, but Liao Su didn't really like her, so it didn't matter.
In the afternoon afternoon, under self-study, Zhou Xiang sat next to Liao Su and took the initiative to explain to Liao Su where to buy a knife and the skills of choosing a knife.
Liao Su didn't care, but he didn't want the female classmate to accidentally fall to the ground, so Liao Su witnessed that he would go up to help. At this time, Li Yan also came over, she thought that Liao Su tripped the female classmate, so she said to Liao Su: "Liao Su, don't bully my 514 people." ”
This was also a joke, and Liao Su didn't explain it, the two helped the female classmate up, and it seemed that the "frozen" relationship between the two began to melt from this moment.
Finally, after school on Friday, Liao Su hurriedly packed his things in the dormitory and went straight to the hotel.
Ah Jing was still watching the drama in the bar, and Liao Su "rushed" into the door and shouted to the bar: "Sister Jing, I'm here." ”
After finishing speaking, he went directly to the second floor without raising his head, Ah Jing raised his head and saw Liao Su walking over in a hurry, and thought that something had happened and chased after him.
The house of 204 has always been opened with a room card before, and Ah Jing directly gave Liao Su a white magnetic card in order to save trouble, so that he could enter directly without recharging at the bar every time.
Liao Su had been thinking about buying a knife in his heart, and hurriedly put his things in the room and was about to go out, when he turned his head and saw Ah Jing, she held on to the door frame with one hand and blocked Liao Su's way.
Ah Jing looked at Liao Su and asked, "What's going on, in a hurry?" ”
Liao Su naturally couldn't say that he wanted to buy a knife, so he said with a smile: "I made an appointment with a few classmates to go have dinner in the evening." ”
Ah Jing didn't doubt it, but just asked: "Okay, it's better to drink less, I don't care if I'm drunk." ”
After speaking, Ah Jing turned around and left, and when Liao Su closed the door and went to the gate, she had already heard Ah Jing's laughter, and she started to watch dramas again.
Xicheng No. 1 Middle School is located in the southwest of Xicheng, and there is still a long way to go from Xiguan, but this cannot stop Liao Su's "enthusiasm" to buy knives.
When I left, it was still early, and there were not many vehicles on the road, and it took about half an hour for Liao Su to arrive at Xiguan, but Liao Su didn't know anything about Xiguan, and even if he arrived, he didn't know that there was a shop selling knives there.
After a few rounds around the city, I didn't find a place to sell knives, but I found a place to sell beef and mutton.
It's rare to eat once, this taste makes Liao Su very unforgettable, he hasn't gone back to his hometown to take a look at it for so long, and seeing this beef and mutton today makes Liao Su feel homesick.
Xiguan further southeast through an alley is the Muma River, the mother river that has nurtured the people of Xicheng for thousands of years, and Liao Su arrived at the river after walking.
In the past, when I was in other places, the local government did a very good job of developing scenic spots, but wherever there are rivers, small gardens or wetland parks must be built, which are not only charming but also free to open.
When we reached the river, it was desolate and unsightly, and there was hardly any artificially carved place to be seen, except for a little artificial fence on the embankment.
Now that winter is approaching, the river has entered a dry season, half of the 30-meter-wide riverbed is exposed, and if a dam can be built, it will leave a river of green water, but now there is nothing to see.
It didn't take long for the sky to get dark, and some lampposts on the riverside were sparse and sparse about a hundred meters, and most of the lights were already on at this time, but they still couldn't illuminate the entire embankment, and some of the lamps were damaged and no one repaired them.
There were hardly any people to see on the riverside, and it was getting late, so Liao Su wanted to return to the hotel as soon as possible, the night in Xicheng was indeed not peaceful, let alone in such a sparsely populated place, it was even more impossible to stay for a long time.
Pushing the door into the hotel, Ah Jing was eating dumplings, Liao Su smelled the fragrance of dumplings and instantly felt hungry in his stomach, and in the afternoon he only cared about looking for a place where knives were sold, but he forgot to eat.
Seeing that Liao Su was back, Ah Jing asked, "Why did you eat this meal for so long?" ”
Liao Su had no choice but to say casually: "After eating, let's go to the other side of the Muma River for a meeting." ”
Ah Jing said while eating dumplings: "There are not many people on the other side of the Muma River, and there is no fun place over there!" ”
Liao Su became more and more hungry in his stomach, the fragrance of dumplings was too strong, he replied as he walked to the second floor: "I just want to get familiar with the environment of Xicheng, I am a little tired after walking for a long time, so I will go to rest first tonight." ”
Liao Su was about to go upstairs, but he wanted to go home anyway, he still had to go back to see, he stopped again, and Ah Jing saw that Liao Su didn't go up, so he asked, "What's wrong?" Anything else? ”
Liao Su was a little embarrassed, although Aunt Yang didn't give much salary, but it was not good to "ask for leave" so frequently, Ah Jing was a little anxious when she saw Liao Su a little "twisted", and asked, "What's wrong?" Is something wrong? ”
Liao Su said: "It's been almost a few months since I came back, and I haven't been back to my hometown to see it." ”
When Ah Jing said this, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Harm~ I thought something was wrong, it turned out that I was homesick, so let's go back." ”
Liao Su said: "However, Aunt Yang's side ......"
Ah Jing said: "It's okay, you didn't "sell" to Aunt Yang, this favor is still there, when do you plan to go back?" ”
Liao Su thought for a while and replied, "Early tomorrow morning, then Aunt Yang's side, I ......"
Ah Jing directly interrupted Liao Su and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Yang, I'll tell you." ”
Liao Su went upstairs at this time, lay on the bed and prepared to sleep, he was still so hungry that he couldn't sleep, and suddenly, he thought that there should be some food in his bag.
Liao Su opened the bag, Zhang Yuanbao gave Liao Su those things to eat, many of the packages were in English, according to Zhang Yuanbao said that this is to be prepared for export, although it is produced domestically, but this kind of snack cannot be bought in China.
There are six packs in total, not big and only about 200 grams, Liao Su opened a bag at random, it seemed to be potato chips, but the taste was completely different after taking a bite, not potato chips The taste is more like fruit...... After eating 3 packs in one go, Liao Su fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Liao Su went to the station, this is the first time Liao Su came to the bus station by himself, when he was a child, he often got motion sickness when he was a child, and the feeling of sickness made Liao Su feel "life is better than death", but now it will never be.
According to the normal procedure, it should be to buy a ticket in the station, Liao Su looked for a car that did not return to his hometown for a long time, so he had to go to the window to ask, and there were many people who bought tickets in the morning, and Liao Su was in the 6th place.
After queuing, Liao Su listened to the whereabouts of the people in front of him, these are all going out to make a living, although his hometown is nostalgic, but he has to leave his hometown for his livelihood.
When it was Liao Su's turn, Liao Su said, "Hello, I want a ticket to Xizhen." ”
The conductor's aunt had been staring at the computer screen all the time, but when she heard Xizhen, she looked up at Liao Su directly and said, "Only long-distance buses and cross-county buses are sold here, and there are no cars going to Xizhen here." ”
After speaking, the conductor's aunt turned her head to stare at the screen again, and the person behind her also said: "You are going to Xizhen, just stop a big car outside and go." ”
Liao Su had no choice but to walk out of the station, there were basically not many cars on the road that occasionally passed by one, and there was a sign on the left side of these cars that said where they were going.
After waiting for more than an hour, Liao Su saw a car with the brand name Xicheng - Xizhen, he quickly stopped the car, the car was 19 seats, and more than 30 people were squeezed on it, but there was no way but to take this car.
Liao Su is already very satisfied in his heart, you must know that when he was in his father's generation, he only had to walk, but now that he has a car, he will squeeze a little.
The car is driving along the national highway, as long as the place along the national highway in Xizhen can be delivered, Liao Su's house is still a dirt road away from the national highway, that is no car can only walk.
After taking the car for more than an hour, I arrived at the entrance of the village where Liao Su was located, and there was about 20 minutes of walking on the dirt road, and I came out of the hotel at 7 o'clock in the morning, and it was already 12 noon when Liao Su arrived home.
Liao Su rummaged out the key from the bag, the big lock at the door had already been rusted, the lock cylinder seemed to be rusted to death, he inserted the key into the lock hole but couldn't turn or open, I don't know if the key is wrong, Liao Su is trying not to want the key to break in the lock hole.
Liao Su thought to himself: "These are over, they can't be opened at all." ”
When there was no way, Liao Su caught a glimpse of a stone in the courtyard, so he took the stone and threw it at the lock, which was already very rusty, and the lock was smashed open in a few clicks.
Pushing open the door, a cool breeze came out of the house, this cool breeze was mixed with a strong musty smell, this house has not been lived in for several years without a trace of "popularity".
Liao Su walked in, all sides were locked up and there was no light to penetrate in, except for a few broken stools and beds, the house could be said to be surrounded by four walls, and it was covered with thick dust.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Liao Su did not regret coming back, no matter how dilapidated this place is, it is his own home, starting from his grandfather, his father and himself have been raised in this house for three generations.