The two tricycles zigzagged to the station road that Yang Liufang was familiar with. They followed the station road and turned into a small alley next to the market. A small hotel with yellow letters on a red background appeared: Xizhou Ning'an Hotel, look. The name does give people a sense of security. Boss Chen and Boss Zhou parked the car under the sign and took Yang Liufang into the hotel. In the narrow hall, two middle-aged men and two middle-aged women were playing mahjong. When they saw guests coming, one of them had wavy hair. The woman clasped her card, stood up and asked, "Staying in the hotel? How many people are there?"
"One, my brother."
"Bring me your ID card."
"I'm sorry, boss, I'm not over 18 years old and I don't have an ID card."
"Do you have proof? The household registration book will also do."
"without."
"Hey, boss, we are all doing business in the market and we are all neighbors, so why are we so serious! I can't run away, so why don't I give you my ID card?" Boss Zhou said.
"Oh, it's not that we are strict, the Public Security Bureau has regulations. Since we are neighbors, it's okay to register you."
"Let's register mine." Possibly because he felt that it had little to do with Boss Zhou's interests, Boss Chen said and handed over his ID card.
"Chen Xinfa, 330300...561X, 10 yuan with bathroom, 5 yuan without bathroom."
"My brother lives here, so of course he has to have a bathroom."
"No, no, brother, can I have one without a bathroom? Anyway, I just want to sleep."
"you can?"
"No problem, brother, I went to sell goods and even lived in the vegetable field and the well. This is already very good."
"Well, just listen to him."
"Okay, come with me."
Yang Liufang followed the big wave through a clean staircase. As soon as he turned and entered the second floor, the stairs became dilapidated. After entering the corridor on the second floor, there is a row of rooms with white wooden doors and red wooden doors marked with numbers. Moving forward, the big wave stopped in front of a red wooden door marked with the number 309. Opening the door, inside the narrow room was a bed covered with white sheets. There was a folded quilt with a white quilt cover piled at the head of the bed, and pillows were placed on the quilt. At the end of the bed is an old table with a thermos bottle and a white porcelain teacup with a lid on it.
Boss Chen and Boss Zhou also looked into the room and felt it was quite clean, so they said goodbye to Yang Liufang and explained that they could go to the market to pick up the goods at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Yang Liufang sent them to the stairs and then returned to the room. The big wave was still there.
"At the end of the corridor is the bathroom, where there are free toothpaste and toothbrushes for washing up."
"Thank you, eldest sister, where can I get hot water?"
"Oh, I'll bring it to you in a minute." He then picked up the thermos bottle on the table and walked away.
Yang Liufang closed the door in the room. He had just taken off his sandals and put on the hotel's plastic slippers, one small and one large, when there was a knock on the door.
"The hot water is left at the door for you. You can get it yourself."
"Thank you!" Yang Liufang said and opened the door. Sure enough, he saw a thermos bottle at the door. He brought it in and poured himself a cup of hot water. I opened the book I just bought in the afternoon and read "Chinese Furniture" first. Only then did I realize that the author of this book, Ellsworth, was actually a foreigner. He was the first person from the United States to study Chinese classical furniture and the first to publish Chinese Ming Dynasty furniture. The foreigners who produced style furniture and books were also named "Kings of the Ming Dynasty" by their country's "New York Times". This antique dealer, collector, and scholar, recognized in the Western art world as having the most vision and taste, has dedicated his life to the study of Chinese classical furniture.
Yang Liufang read page after page carefully, and actually forgot about the water he poured. He didn't remember until his throat was burning with thirst. I picked up the tea cup to drink and found that the hot water had become cold. After drinking the water, Yang Liufang continued reading and fell asleep with his clothes on unknowingly.
When he woke up, the book fell to the ground. Yang Liufang opened the door and went to the bathroom at the end of the corridor. When he was about to reach the end, he found a round electronic clock hanging on the wall at the end of the corridor. The clicking hour hand moved again, and the time It's 2:23 in the morning. Yang Liufang came back from the bathroom, stripped herself naked, and enjoyed the white sheets and quilt, otherwise the five yuan would have been a waste.
Because there were no windows in this room, Yang Liufang didn't know if it was daylight. I can only wake up and go to the end of the corridor to look at the clock. It's 6:20 for the first time and come back to sleep again. After waking up again, I went to see it again. I panicked and actually slept until 9:30. After running to the bathroom and washing up randomly, he returned to the room and picked up his book. He carefully checked that nothing had been left behind, then ran out of the room, ran down the stairs, and rushed towards the market.
When we arrived at the market, it was already full of people. I first went to Boss Zhou and paid for the clothes and shoes. Then I went to Boss Chen’s tail shop. Seeing that he was busy, I naturally went to help for a while. Seeing that the flow of people was a little less, Boss Chen went to ride a yellow fish cart, loaded Yang Liufang's goods, asked his neighbors to help look after the store, took Yang Liufang to the station, dropped him off, unloaded the goods, and told Yang Liu apologetically Fang: "Brother, you see the market is busy. I can't delay, so I can't help you load the truck."
"Brother, thank you very much. Go and get busy."
"Well, okay, see you later."
"Goodbye."
When the bus entered the station, Yang Liufang carried the goods in one by one. Because the goods occupied a seat, Yang Liufang consciously bought two tickets. Afraid that someone would think he was occupying a seat, he posted the ticket on the piled goods. Fortunately, the peak period has passed, and there are not many people taking the bus. No one came to take this seat until the terminal station Yantan. When we reached the end, only Yang Liufang, the flight attendant and the driver were left in the car. The driver and crew helped him unload the cargo and stack it under the stop sign.
After the bus drove away, only Yang Liufang was left guarding the pile of goods. If you want to move, you are afraid that you won’t be able to finish the move and lose the goods. If you don’t move, you will have to wait, which may delay the purchase of woodworking tools. He was at a loss and looked around anxiously, hoping that someone could help him, even if he paid for it himself. Time passed little by little, and the more I waited, the more anxious I became, and sweat started to form on the tip of my nose.
At this time, a military truck drove over on the way, and Yang Liufang finally saw his savior. The People's Liberation Army was the most trustworthy person, and maybe it was the Qin Army's car that he often rode in.
This man really didn't care about it. The car drove to Yang Liufang and stopped. What popped out of the window was indeed Qin Jiajun's head.
"Hey! Brother Xiao Yang, how many goods did you buy?"
"Brother Qin!" Yang Liufang was also surprised. "Oh, it's really you! Brother Qin, I was just asking you. I really met my relatives. Can you help me take a look at the goods? I will move them to the vegetable field."
"Oh, how about I help you move it? Just keep an eye on it."
"No need, Brother Qin. I can move it myself. I'd be very grateful to you for keeping an eye on it for me."
"Okay, let's go."
Yang Liufang first moved the toothpaste and toothbrush. When he arrived at the end of the field and before entering the shack, the vegetable farmer who was weeding the spinach looked up and saw him. He hurriedly dropped his work and walked towards him.
"Sou (Uncle), are you there?"
"Yes, I saw the words you left on the ground. Well, you have been waiting for you in the fields for the past two days. Last night, you asked your aunt to cook for you. But when I came over this morning, I saw that the food was not moved, so I knew that you were not there. Come back. Is there any more?"
"Yes, yes, old man, it's at the station. I'll put it down and we can go there together."
"good!"
Yang Liufang put the toothpaste and toothbrush into the shack, and the two of them walked towards the station. The vegetable farmer had the strength to lift a box of soap and left, and told Yang Liufang: "This is heavy, and that box is also there, come and move it." Yang Liufang was not polite, because he really couldn't move 100 pieces of soap.
It took the two of them three trips to finish the move. Yang Liufang opened the cigarettes and took out a pack to thank Qin Jiajun. Qin Jiajun said nothing and said the troops had discipline.
"when are you leaving?"
"Brother Qin, I have to go to the Chengbei Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy carpentry tools. I don't think I can set off until three or four in the afternoon."
"Oh, wait a minute and let me take a look." Qin Jiajun opened the driving record book and checked it. "Well, at four o'clock in the afternoon, I will switch shifts with the company's driver on duty and pick you up. If there is an emergency mission and I don't switch shifts, my comrades will be here waiting for you."
"Thank you, Brother Qin."
"It's okay. Our truck is empty when we go to the oil field anyway. We should do something to help the people! See you in the afternoon."
"See you in the afternoon."
The Qin family army activated the military card and left. Yang Liufang forced the pack of cigarettes he took out to the vegetable farmer.
"Uncle, I have to go to the Chengbei Supply and Marketing Cooperative and be back before four o'clock. I also need you to help me look after this batch of goods."
"Well, let's go, let's go, I'm here, don't worry." The vegetable farmer walked towards the vegetable field, leaving Yang Liufang waiting for the bus at the station.
