He Siwei was suspicious, why did Jiang Lifeng, who should be at the battalion headquarters, appear here?
When they arrived at the bus station, there was only one car parked in the courtyard. He Siwei looked around for a week and did not see Jiang Lifeng. She bought a bus ticket at the window. The bus ticket to Longzhen cost 1 yuan and 20 cents.
After getting on the bus, He Siwei also noticed the two women who lived in the same guest house. The one in military uniform was sitting in the front, and the one in pudding was sitting in the last row of the car.
Most of the people were already sitting in the car, mostly men. There was no sign of Jiang Lifeng in the car. He Siwei wondered if she had seen it wrong?
She walked to the last row and sat next to the woman.
The bag Wang Jianguo gave her was not big, so she stuffed it into another bag of hers. The two packages were packed together, making it easy to carry. After sitting down, she held the bag in her arms.
The woman next to him nodded politely after seeing He Siwei, and He Siwei smiled politely back.
After sitting for a while, the conductor got on the bus. She was a woman in her thirties. She also had a student haircut. At this time, there was a good difference between a married woman and an unmarried woman. She wore two long braids on her sides. In front of the shoulders, there are mostly young girls, and usually married people will cut their hair.
The conductor was wearing the same red plaid coat as He Siwei, with a cross-body bag in front of him. He was counting people from the back of the car to the front. Halfway through the count, a middle-aged man and two younger men got on the bus, interrupting the conversation. There were several conductors, and the conductor looked a little unhappy and urged them to hurry up.
The conductor's attitude was very bad. When he saw that the middle-aged man had a lame leg, his words became even worse, "Hurry up and find a seat and sit down. My legs and feet are not good. What are you doing out there?"
The middle-aged man said nothing, but the two younger men behind him looked over dissatisfied with the conductor's attitude.
The conductor was not afraid and said, "What are you looking at? Find a place to sit quickly and don't block the road. There are people getting on the bus behind you."
He Siwei looked out the window and saw there was no one behind.
The middle-aged man came back. He was wearing a blue tunic suit. Over time, the color of the clothes had faded and the cuffs were frayed. As he walked back, where there was room, someone immediately took his bag. Put it up and your dislike will be clearly visible.
He Siwei couldn't stand it, so he waved and said, "Old comrade, there is a place over here."
The road is not good now, and it is bumpier when sitting in the back than in the front.
So no one likes to sit in the last row.
The middle-aged man gave He Siwei a kind smile, limped over and sat down next to He Siwei. The other two young men sat down next to the middle-aged man. There were exactly five people sitting in the back row, and this time they all sat down. It was full.
After the conductor in front counted the people, he started to walk to the back of the car, shouting to take out the tickets and check them.
When people arrived at the back, when they came to the middle-aged man, they found that the middle-aged man's ticket was handed over by the young man next to him. The conductor looked disgusted and still pointed out the man's lameness and said, "My legs and feet are not good, what are you going to do? Even the ticket." If you have to ask others to help you, isn’t this going to cause trouble?”
The middle-aged man said, "Comrade, disabled people also have the right to go out. When you serve the people, you must have a correct attitude in your service."
The conductor said arrogantly, "Hey, I see that your legs and feet are not good, but you like to give opinions. Do you want to give advice? OK, go to the company to give advice. If you have to get off the car, hurry up and don't delay everyone's journey."
The middle-aged man said seriously, "What is your attitude? As a service staff, you have no affinity, and you still make sarcastic remarks when the masses raise their opinions? Is this what your leaders usually teach you?"
The conductor said sarcastically, "Disabled people like you have the most troubles. You are physically disabled and mentally unbalanced, so you always look for trouble and create conflicts. I also tell you, I am an iron rice bowl. If you think my words are unpleasant, you have to stand up, or you can quit." Whether you want to sit in a car or not, no one is asking you to sit in it."
The words became more and more unpleasant. The bully was that the conductor stood there and refused to leave. The more he said, the more he said, "If you are not satisfied, get off the bus. Get off quickly, but the ticket will not be refunded."
The middle-aged man stood up angrily, "What's your attitude as a conductor?"
The conductor replied in a leisurely manner, "I'm an iron bowler. With this attitude, it's useless if you're not satisfied."
Everyone in the car watched silently, and no one made a sound.
He Siwei was sitting next to the middle-aged man. When he saw his body shaking slightly because of anger, he didn't want to bear it anymore. He said to the conductor, "The iron rice bowl makes you forget to speak human words? Are you a disabled person who is open-mouthed and silent? Hurry up. It’s okay to get off the car. Call your leaders. We, the masses, will ask your leaders face to face if this is what your automobile company taught you. What’s wrong with you, a conductor, who is a guaranteed rice bowl? The state gives you wages to make you Serving the people does not mean you have a high profile and look down upon others."
The conductor got angry and went to He Siwei, "Who are you calling a dog? We won't pull you, you get off the car immediately."
The middle-aged man didn't expect that the little girl next to him would stand up, so he remained silent for a while.
He Siwei leaned back in the chair, "The car doesn't belong to your family, you are just an employee. When did you get the privilege to decide whether to let others ride in the car?"
The conductor was used to being arrogant and had never met anyone who dared to stand up to her like this. Before she could speak, she saw the little girl in front of her shouting at the people in the car.
"You can go to the car company to ask for compensation for the food and accommodation expenses after delaying everyone's journey and missing the train. Everyone is watching this matter, and it has nothing to do with me."
The conductor's eyes widened with anger. When He Siwei said this, the people in the car who were in a hurry also started talking. They were all rushing to catch the train. Who wouldn't feel bad about the extra cost of not catching the train?
Finally, the driver also urged the conductor to hurry up and the matter was over.
He Siwei ignored the conductor's glare and said to the middle-aged man next to him, "What she says goes in one ear and out the other. In comparison, she is the most pitiful."
The middle-aged man asked, "Why?"
He Siwei smiled and said, "She is mentally disabled."
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and then smiled. The woman sitting by the window secretly glanced at He Siwei.
Praise her, "You are right, her mental disability is more pitiful, but you are so brave and dare to stand up."
He Siwei whispered, "There were so many people in the car that I gained courage."
The woman smiled and stretched out her hand towards He Siwei, "My name is Dai Meixiu, nice to meet you."
Later, during the conversation between the two, they exchanged names. Dai Meixiu was from Beijing, and she was going home to visit relatives this time. When he heard that she was from Beijing, He Siwei was really surprised. Judging from Dai Meixiu's clothes, it was really It was impossible to tell that she was from the capital.
Dai Meixiu saw the surprise flashing in He Siwei's eyes and said with a smile, "There are also poor people in Beijing."
He Siwei explained awkwardly, "That's not what I meant."
He was actually from the capital. In He Siwei's mind, that was the capital, and the people there must be great.
Dai Meixiu looks quite simple, but as long as she speaks, her simple clothes cannot block her brilliance.
It was then that He Siwei discovered that Dai Mei's long and delicate features were not as 'little family' as people misunderstood when they first met her.
The car slowly drove out of the farm and headed for Long Town.
Jiang Lifeng walked out of a corner and looked at the passing bus, with a complex look in his eyes that was difficult to see through.
