Just when Lin Qiu's mind was full of confusion and he couldn't figure out his thoughts clearly.
The driver reminded him: "Brother, we have arrived."
Only then did Lin Qiu come to his senses. The most important thing was to help the monkey and the monkey's mother get through this difficult time. It doesn't make any sense for him to think about the past now.
He rushed out of the taxi and immediately ran towards the green train. At this time, the green train was stopping at the station to rest. There would be about ten minutes of rest at each station. Lin Qiu did not dare to relax and immediately climbed onto the train.
Trains in this era allowed you to get on the train first and pay for your ticket later. So the train conductor just looked at Lin Qiu up and down.
At this time, Lin Qiu was looking back and forth from one carriage to another. Fortunately, this time did not catch up with the Spring Festival travel rush, and it was not the peak tourist season. There were relatively few people in the train, and they were not crowded to the point where their feet could not touch the ground.
Lin Qiu quickly found the monkey in the carriage with a gloomy face and a depressed mood.
He immediately rushed to the monkey and sat down: "Monkey, get out of the car with me."
Monkey suddenly became excited when he saw Lin Qiu: "I went to school to look for you, but you didn't even know where you were."
He came to this city on Lin Qiu's suggestion. The best friend in this city was Lin Qiu, but just when he was at his most vulnerable, Lin Qiu disappeared.
This made the monkey feel a little resentful. But when he saw Lin Qiu's face in the car, the resentment in his heart immediately dissipated.
"I was on a business trip at that time. Let's get off the bus first." Lin Qiu wanted to come over and pull the monkey away.
The monkey suddenly became aggressive: "Why did you take me out of the car? I want to go home to see my mother. She is sick!" His voice became louder and louder, and in the end he roared. Everyone in the entire carriage cast curious glances this way.
Lin Qiu immediately explained: "I read the letter on your bed, and I know your mother is sick. The green train is too slow. By the time you go back, you won't know the year of the monkey and the month of the horse. Let's take a taxi. , come back faster."
After hearing Lingqiu's words, Monkey also realized that he had misunderstood Lin Qiu, but he could not take back what he had just shouted. I could only get out of the car in silence.
Lin Qiu followed Monkey behind him. When he looked at Monkey just now, his eyelids were swollen and bloodshot. I cried for a long time when I saw it. Monkey has been dependent on his mother since he was a child and is a very strong man. Even though I was bullied and tortured by other children in the village because of my single-parent family, I never cried.
Today the monkey is really worried about his mother. Lin Qiu didn't mind at all that Monkey was in a strange mood just now. He could completely understand Monkey's current mood.
After the two of them got off the train, they immediately stopped a truck. This place is a long way from their hometown town. In this era, there was no transportation like buses. Trucks have become a way for many people to get home.
The main reason is that long-distance trucks cover relatively long distances and are much easier to use than minivans.
Lin Qiu took out one hundred from his schoolbag and handed it to the truck driver: "Can you take us back to Pingchi Village? We are a little anxious."
The truck driver had a yellow cigarette in his mouth, and his teeth were even more yellow than the cigarette handle.
"I'm anxious. I need more money if I'm anxious. One hundred is not enough." The corner of his mouth curled up, thinking about how much money he could get from these two students.
Lin Qiu lowered his head and took a deep breath. This driver actually dared to say something like this. One hundred yuan was enough for him to go back and forth twice, but now he was under the control of others and could only pay this amount.
Monkey heard on the side that even 100 was not enough, and his mouth opened wide: "Are you fucking sick? You want so much money all at once, why don't you rob a bank?"
Lin Qiu raised his hand to cover the monkey's mouth: "We'll add money, but you'd better go faster. As long as it doesn't delay our business, any amount is fine." These words he said made the truck driver's His face turned from gloomy to clear. The eyes that were covered with a layer of oil seemed to suddenly become brighter.
"You two young masters, get in the car quickly! Don't freeze down there." The driver suddenly changed his attitude and tone, which made Lin Qiu feel very sick. The monkey also secretly rolled his eyes at the driver.
Lin Qiu took out two hundred dollars from his pocket. The two pieces of money were crumpled.
This was Lin Qiu's specialty. He had already guessed that they were in a hurry today and someone would definitely want to raise the price, so he prepared two pieces of wrinkled paper in advance and put them in his pocket. I put most of the other money in my schoolbag to prevent it from being exposed.
After the driver took two hundred yuan, he immediately turned away and started on the road.
Monkey and Lin Qiu were standing in the carriage of the truck.
The monkey couldn't help but ask, "Why did you give him so much money?" Two hundred yuan might be able to cure his mother's disease.
Lin Qiu said: "Your mother's illness is the most important thing. I am just spending money to buy time. No matter how much money I pay now, it is worth it."
When the monkey heard what he said, his eyes suddenly turned red. These two hundred yuan may only be a month's income for Lin Qiu, but it is about half a year's salary for him.
Lin Qiu said take it. He must have taken his brother seriously. And yesterday, he was still resenting Lin Qiu for that little thing. This made him feel guilty all of a sudden.
He squatted on the ground and said helplessly: "Lin Qiu, if something happens to my mother, what should I do?" He continued to ramble as if he didn't need Lin Qiu's reply.
"My mother raised me by herself, and I can't be so sorry to her. I haven't gotten married yet, she hasn't had a grandson in her arms, she hasn't enjoyed family happiness, and I haven't properly fulfilled her filial piety by her side... ..." The monkey was completely immersed in the pain of losing his mother.
Lin Qiu was furious when she saw the monkey looking so decadent. He immediately grabbed the monkey and slapped him in the face: "Where is the mourning? Your mother hasn't had an accident yet. You're waiting until something really happens before you cry."
The monkey was stunned by Lin Qiu's slap. He said aggrievedly: "But I haven't cried yet."
Lin Qiu became even more angry when he heard this: "Your mother is dying of illness, and you don't cry. Are you still her son?" When he first heard the news that Monkey's mother was critically ill, his eyes were red.
The monkey felt even more aggrieved: "I cried all day yesterday, but there are no tears today. Why should I cry..."
Now Lin Qiu's mood is more excited than that of Monkey. The two people's states are directly reversed compared to just now. Lin Qiu's words are much tighter now than just now.
All Lin Qiu's thoughts were in his head, causing him to lose control of his emotions today. He slowly loosened his grip on the monkey.
"Sorry, Monkey, I, I'm not in the right state today. I'm really worried about your mother." Lin Qiu said slowly.
"This is my mom, why are you more excited than me?" Although Monkey was even more excited yesterday, he was rolling around on the bed and crying without any trace.
