This is the happiest era to raise a big car.
It is also the most glorious period of a truck driver's career.
Some dry food was prepared in the car, but an experienced driver like Ma Jianping, who had run several long distances and was familiar with the route, would not allow himself to deal with a meal in the car.
It's not a problem to wander around for two or three hours, and you can go to a familiar or delicious little shop next to the national highway and cook a couple of dishes seriously.
The higher the shipping cost, the more you earn.
Wei Tao took the initiative to settle the payment for dinner, which was only a few dozen yuan. Ma Jianping did not hesitate to give or take the money. After dinner, he made a large bottle of strong tea, started the car, and drove on the highway in a direction away from the setting sun. Head northeast.
Wei Tao did not go to sleep in the back berth. He sat in the passenger seat and kept chatting with Ma Jianping. Most of the time, he would choose to ask. After a few hours, he learned many twists and turns in the transportation industry that he did not understand at all. Through Ma Jianping, I have a superficial understanding of it.
It wasn't a secret, and Ma Jianping didn't hide it when we talked about it. If Wei Tao asked him about some industry insider information, he wouldn't tell it.
Having someone to chat with while driving makes it less likely to feel sleepy, especially at night, as it prevents you from dozing off and getting distracted.
Although Wei Tao said that we should find a place to rest when we are tired, Ma Jianping always smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, drive a little longer, and I will take you to a fun place later."
Smoking one cigarette after another and drinking a large bottle of strong tea, Ma Jianping drove the car off the national highway at around two o'clock in the morning. After a few kilometers, he turned into a huge yard where many large cars were parked. Even though it was this time, after the car drove in, people still walked out of the townhouse.
"Lao Ma, are you following the same rules?"
Ma Jianping followed the car lights and looked around: "I'll park the car in a shady place and leave tomorrow afternoon."
"there."
Wei Tao suffers from back pain. He was busy all night last night and spent half a day loading the car today. In the afternoon and night, although he was not tired, he could not stretch his body while sitting in the car and it felt uncomfortable. , thinking about finding a place to have a good sleep.
result……
Each row of bungalows is a separate room. Although there is no decoration, they all have a separate simple bathroom, where you can use the toilet, shower, and have air conditioning.
The small pink light in the house showed his identity. Wei Tao knew why Ma Jianping came here to rest after working until early in the morning.
As soon as he sat down, there was a knock on the door.
Uh, forget it, there is Weining to compare with, the gap is too big, I will sleep.
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This night, Wei Tao didn't sleep well. It was three o'clock in the morning, and the sound insulation around him was not very good, and there were various notes floating around. Fortunately, he was really sleepy and prepared to fall asleep in the bumpy car. Now he had a room where he could stretch out and rest. The lack of sound insulation was not a big problem.
I woke up and couldn't afford it. Even though it was a small pink lamp in the style of a farmhouse, the house was also very simple, but the basic sanitary conditions were good. The sheets, quilts and pillows were very clean. I didn't pay too much attention to them when I was out. Can accept it.
I was confused, half asleep and half awake. When I finally got up, it was already twelve o'clock and I took a shower. It was very comfortable to sleep in an air-conditioned room in this weather. After getting up, I took a shower and changed clothes.
The two T-shirts I brought with me have been washed several times in the past few days, but I can't be too particular about the pants. I wore one until it became "greasy-stained" and changed it to the other one. As a result, the other one also looked like this, so I had to wear it again. One piece.
I took off my cloth shoes and spent a few dollars to buy a pair of slippers. My bare feet were a bit dirty, but they weren’t hot or smelly. There was a place on the roadside where I could rest with some water, wash my feet, wash my face, and wipe my body. .
The price is not expensive, two people live, one person lights the pink lantern, plus a meal of one meat, one vegetarian and one soup, it costs 420 yuan.
Wei Tao still took the initiative to pay, but this time Ma Jianping was polite: "Oh brother, I don't have to pay for this kind of thing..."
Wei Tao hummed and was vague. When the other party saw that this was sincerity, he said nothing more. While chatting on the road, some more useful information came out of his mouth, with his back turned to the setting sun. We drove all the way until midnight.
"There is a mountainous area ahead, so I will go straight to the high speed, pass the first pass in the world, and then take the bottom road."
Ma Jianping showed the "boldness" that Northeastern men like to do, but was it the money that was missing? What's missing is respect and understanding. Since my little brother is so sensible, I'm not short of money either. Isn't it just the highway fee? It doesn't matter.
After getting on the expressway, the speed increased. Ma Jianping drove all the way into the Northeast. It was already dawn and he got off the expressway. He was so tired that he held his waist and stretched continuously. Fortunately, Wei Tao didn't close his eyes that night. He chatted with him and talked nonsense. Most of them were "meat". It was a bit awkward for the two old men to exchange sports experiences. However, in this special environment, driving for a long time, sleepiness and fatigue came over like a wave. Wei Tao was worried about safety, but also unwilling to do more. The first time you open your mouth to ask the other person to stop, you can only chat and talk about exciting topics.
He also saw that Ma Jianping was really good at burning the midnight oil. He would not suffer in the summer if he turned black and white upside down, and it was worth it if his biological clock was disrupted.
"Brother Ma, find a place where you can get something meaty, mutton soup pie and a pound of lamb chops, how about that?"
"You tell me, I'm so hungry."
Food was not the key. The two found a small roadside hotel to rest. The room conditions were much worse, but the price was cheap, only thirty yuan per person.
Stinky feet, smelly sweat, snoring, farting, grinding teeth.
It’s not that I’m short of money, it’s just that the conditions next to the highway can only be like this. The city is definitely not suitable for driving a large freight truck. It’s also troublesome to park cars in some towns and villages. It’s even more difficult to park a car like this carrying fruits or vegetables. Parking randomly on the roadside in some towns, any accidents that happen are unaffordable for car owners and cargo owners.
By default, you rest on highways, national highways, and provincial highways. When you get off the bus, you must go to a roadside place with a large yard or spacious place. Restaurants and hotels have overlapping functions and can help look at the car. This is what drivers want. needs. No matter how bad the conditions of the hotel are, they are definitely better than the ones in the car. As for other things, if you don’t need money, you don’t need money. You don’t have to be poor. I am happy to spend money when I need to enjoy it, and I can bear the hardship when it is necessary.
Smoking in the car, after the smell of sweat and cigarette smoke is mixed, and I stay in the car continuously, there is no good smell anymore. The hotel is just a place to sleep. Old drivers have this ability, just fall asleep , washing and washing can be done after waking up.
Wei Tao still went to the public bathroom to wash himself off. The water was not hot either, and it was so warm that it was barely cold enough.
The bathroom was connected to the toilet, and the pungent smell hit his nostrils along with the sultry summer heat. He just quickly rinsed away the sweat stains on his body, not wanting to be clean, as long as he felt comfortable overall.
He put his pants back on, then put on his T-shirt after thinking about it, and went back to the bed to lie down. The bedding conditions here were so hygienic that he didn't want to take off his clothes to sleep. There were burnt marks on the white sheets. Shinobu could pinch his nose. He could bear it, but given the choice, he would rather sleep in slightly damp clothes that smelled of his own sweat and cigarette smoke, rather than letting his body come into direct contact with the bedding.
Before lying down and touching the pillow, I would think a lot. But once I actually touch the pillow, the smells and sounds in the room will soon disappear. Compared to working, staying up like this in a small space is actually more tiring.
After a few hours, the energy replenished by sleep made Wei Tao less tired. He heard the sound of snoring in his ears. After he woke up slightly, the smell of smelly feet in his nose made him wake up instantly. He didn't want to stay in this room for a moment. He got up. Later, I saw that Ma Jianping was still snoring, so he went into the bathroom again and took a shower. He had no clothes or anything to wear anymore. He was shirtless and put on jeans. He looked shiny and shiny. He had a pair of slippers under his feet and borrowed a basin. When he was about to wash the two T-shirts, Ma Jianping yawned with a dark yellow face. He wiped the gum from the corners of his eyes and walked out to stop him: "Don't wash it. It's cloudy. I won't sleep anymore. Let's go straight away. Try to wait until midnight." I’ll give you a place to do it.”
The so-called reciprocation of love is a matter of human nature.
A bottle of drink for each person and an ice cream for each person. Wei Tao bought some snacks at the front desk of this small hotel. He still had enough cigarettes and could smoke again. It had only been two days. Wei Yong threw one in the car.
The closer they got to home, the more energetic Wei Tao became. They passed by a small town at night and parked on the side of the road. The two of them had a barbecue and were full. Wei Tao went to the nearby grocery store and bought a few bottles of Red Bull. After a journey of several hundred kilometers, at midnight, the car drove into the fruit wholesale market.
There were no accidents along the way, no problems with the car, thank God. Landed safely, just in time.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Wei Tao started making phone calls. Liu Dalong was not here, so Liu Lei arranged for loaders.
"Brother, don't worry. I'll park the car here and sleep in the car. You can unload it slowly. Don't worry. I'll leave tomorrow morning."
Along the way, eating, drinking and having fun, and spending more than 1,000 yuan was not in vain. Ma Jianping, who kept talking about fellow Northeasterners helping each other when they had something to say, although his fat head and face full of flesh did not look like a person who does open things. , really made, not bad at all.
Zhu Xichun and Qiu Bo saw Wei Tao, who hadn't shaved for nearly three days and had a sloppy smell all over his body. They looked at each other and didn't know what to say. He left after withdrawing his shares. Both of them had always felt guilty, but they didn't Thinking of the first thing Wei Tao would do when he came back, he would call them and tell them that they had just picked the Concubine Xiao lychees and come over to take care of them.
When they met, the two of them clenched their fists, smiled bitterly with apologetic words that were blocked by Wei Tao's eyes, and chose to lightly punch his shoulder.
it is more than words.
Perhaps, we should grow up, otherwise it would be difficult to maintain the loyalty of brothers according to our own wishes. This feeling is really uncomfortable.
Zhou Xinglian was accompanied by Guan Jinyue. Seeing Wei Tao's unshaven beard and pungent smell all over his body, she felt distressed. She wanted to pull her son and say, what are you doing? Isn't our family making money? As for working so hard?
Guan Jinyue handed him the backpack Wei Tao asked to bring, and looked at the redness in his eyes. When she got closer, she could see the sallow cheeks that only appeared after a lot of effort. You don’t need to hear him say it himself, but the corresponding picture can emerge in your mind. A person goes to the south alone, and then follows the car back for nearly 3,000 kilometers. The hard work on the road is visible on the surface, and the hard work of how to complete this business before loading the car. , who knows the taste of bitter, spicy, sour and sweet.
In Guan Jinyue's ears, the sounds of surprise and approval from everyone who tasted the food after unboxing could be heard were like an aura, an aura added to Wei Tao's body.
At this moment, Guan Jinyue felt that no matter how many great heroes or ordinary heroes there were in the world, in this family, he was the hero, the one who shouldered everything and moved forward.
"The nineteen-year-old him, and the eighteen-year-old me, it turns out that I am not as strong and outstanding as I thought. I have never admired anyone, but I didn't expect that today I finally have an idol of my own."
