Chapter 23: Hurrying the bus, seat dispute
The mooyu team is a commune under the city. It takes less than half a day to get there by bus. It is very worry-free because there is no need to travel long distances.
When Liu Xinghe got on the bus, there were not many people. After chatting with Zhou Xiaomei for a while, the bus was full of people. The bus started slowly and left the station. As soon as
the bus started, Liu Xinghe felt sleepy. After saying something to Zhou Xiaomei beside him, he put his hands in his pockets, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The swaying driving of the car on the national highway was like a cradle, which made people sleepy immediately. In addition, the car was very quiet, so it was easy to fall asleep.
When he woke up again, four and a half hours had passed, and the bus had just arrived at the station.
The conductor on the train yelled, "We've arrived at Le County. Those who are still asleep, wake up! Those sitting next to you, please help and hurry up to get your things and get off the train."
Liu Xinghe woke up Zhou Xiaomei who was sitting next to him, waited for the train to stop completely, stood up, picked up his luggage, and followed the crowd of people getting off the train.
"Xinghe, we can quickly get into the hall by taking the path here. We need to go to the hall to buy tickets back to the commune. We have to hurry and try to get in front of the line. I just saw that our commune's bus seems to be parked inside the station. We must catch this bus, otherwise we can only leave the station and go to the outside to catch the bus. At that time, we have to squeeze with other people to get on the bus, and there will be no seats. Dad, you should hurry too."
After Zhou Xiaomei finished speaking, she pulled Liu Xinghe to a path, and then went through it to the window where they lined up to buy tickets.
The memory in Liu Xinghe's mind clearly told her the difficulty of a group of people squeezing to get on the bus, the discomfort of having no seat to sit, and now it is July and the weather is hot. The strong smell when squeezed in the crowd can be imagined to be how intoxicating it is.
No, I must get a seat today.
The pace of their feet could not help but increase by several points, and it was Liu Xinghe who pulled Zhou Xiaomei to run forward.
The three of them quickly lined up to buy tickets.
Liu Xinghe had just walked towards the entrance with the ticket when he heard a man standing at the entrance of Qingyong Commune shouting towards the line to buy tickets:
"Are there any people going to Qingyong Commune? There are only four seats left. If there are any, please come quickly, the bus will leave soon."
"Yes, there are three here, comrade, wait a moment." Liu Xinghe raised his ticket and waved his hand and replied loudly.
The ticket inspector heard it and shouted, "If you want to leave, hurry up, it's almost time."
"I'm coming." Zhou Xiaomei waved while running after getting her ticket, and turned to urge Director Zhou who was buying tickets at the window: "Old man, hurry up, the train is leaving."
"Okay, you run first, I'll be right there." Director Zhou responded and looked at the staff in the window who were working slowly and anxiously, but he didn't dare to urge them at all.
As the director of the grocery store, he knew very well that the more time came, the more he couldn't urge the staff, otherwise it would be counterproductive. Who said this is a stable job.
So he had to worry about it himself and look at the entrance.
The moment he got the ticket, Director Zhou used all his old bones to fight and ran over there as fast as he could.
Zhou Xiaomei even came back to pull her father.
Finally, he caught up with the gate one second before it closed.
After entering the gate, the three followed the ticket inspector to the corresponding bus. When the ticket inspector behind them got on the bus, the door behind them slammed shut.
The ticket inspector reminded: "Hurry up and find a seat, the bus is leaving."
"Okay, okay."
There were only four empty seats left on the bus. There were two seats next to each other in the last row. Liu Xinghe and Zhou Xiaomei walked over quickly and sat down. Director Zhou also sat down in another seat close to them.
Liu Xinghe breathed a sigh of relief after sitting down. He took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead. When he saw the bus started, he quickly opened the window to let in some air. He took a sip of water from the kettle and slowly felt a little more comfortable.
It's really hot to run in this hot summer.
"We almost had to wait for the next bus there, and this time we had to wait for several hours. We were so lucky that we made it." Zhou Xiaomei patted her chest to relieve her breath and smiled happily.
"We are indeed quite lucky. Now there is only that one seat left. If we go out of the platform to grab a seat, we will definitely not be able to grab
it." Liu Xinghe looked at the only seat left on the bus, wondering who would grab it later. There
are very few rural buses, and if you miss this bus, you will have to wait for a long time. People who are in a hurry choose to stand at the intersection not far from the bus station to get on the bus. If you can't wait for a direct bus, you can take a passing bus, which can save a lot of time. The key is that it can be a little cheaper than buying a ticket in the station.
You can imagine how many people are waiting for the bus there.
"I've never managed to get a seat, and it's always so uncomfortable." Zhou Xiaomei feels uncomfortable when she recalls the time when she was squeezed. She almost vomited the food she had eaten the previous night.
Zhou Xiaomei looked outside again, pointed at the crowd and said to Liu Xinghe, "We're here. Look, there are so many people outside. No, I have to pull you a little, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be pushed out of my seat by the crowd." Liu Xinghe
saw that there were indeed a lot of people, just as many as when she squeezed into the bus to Hengdian to film.
Now she has a seat, she's not one of those who's trying to get a seat, and she doesn't have a phone to swipe. She has nothing to do while sitting, and she was sleepy enough before, and she's very bored. She suddenly looks forward to who will take the remaining seat.
Liu Xinghe looked at the crowd. Before the car stopped, a group of people swarmed in. They were squeezing forward with all their might. Their eyes were fixed on the car door, waiting for the car to stop and open the door to squeeze in.
"Xinghe, who do you think will be the first to sit in the seat?"
Zhou Xiaomei also looked over there. It can be said that almost everyone in the car was paying attention to the situation of getting on the car at the door. Who said that everyone had nothing to do?
"The two uncles and aunts in front have a good chance. Let's see who can get in first." The uncles and aunts were quick
to grab anything. Looking at the vigor they were pulling for the car door, they could not be wrong.
"I guessed that the eldest lady would get there first. The door is open. Here she comes."
Zhou Xiaomei sat in the aisle
. Fearing that she would be carried away by the crowd, she quickly took Liu Xinghe's hand and moved closer to the seat. She did not forget to look at the door and whispered to Liu Xinghe in her ear. "Ah, the eldest lady pushed the eldest master aside and got in first. The eldest lady must have gotten the seat."
However, Liu Xinghe and Zhou Xiaomei both guessed wrong. When the eldest lady was one step away from her seat, someone got there first. A figure grabbed a car and climbed in through the window, landing right on the empty seat.
Liu Xinghe and Zhou Xiaomei only saw the back of a person sitting on the seat, and didn't notice how the person climbed up.
The old lady didn't expect to leave the others behind and take the lead, but the position was taken by a young man. She cursed angrily, unwilling to accept it. She stared at the man with a gloomy and sour tone.
"Young people nowadays don't know any rules and etiquette. They have the nerve to take my seat. Their faces are thicker than the ash on the bottom of the pot. Are you ashamed? They are still grown men."
Liu Xinghe, who was a little bored in the car, suddenly lit up her eyes. Is there a show to watch? Then she would watch it.
"Hey, auntie, just shout and see if this seat will respond to you."
The man was not afraid of being scorned. He sat steadily on the seat with his arms folded, tilted his head and looked at the aunt and retorted:
"It's up to you whether you understand the rules or not. Whoever grabs the seat gets to sit. Why, the seat I grabbed with all my strength is yours? Why are you embarrassed to sit down? Why is it embarrassing? You, an old man, have the nerve to ask for a seat. Why am I embarrassed? Is it because you are old? Sorry, I'm still young. I'm sitting here today." So handsome
! Liu Xinghe admires this young man, and he needs a warrior who is not afraid and can argue with the aunt.
Why is this young man's voice so familiar? I have heard of it before.