After leaving the airport, Li Qinghe got on the bus with a suitcase.
After just one stop, an old man wearing ripped jeans and leading a sheep tried to squeeze in.
"Hey, people can go up there, but sheep can't!"
The conductor extended his hand and stopped the old man.
The old man looked puzzled, "Why not? I hold it even on the train, why not in the car?"
Trains of this era could actually carry livestock, and even until the 1980s, people were allowed to bring livestock on trains.
So, everyone who has experienced it knows that on the train, the person sitting next to you may not be a person, but a pig or a few chickens.
You can even see chickens and ducks running around, with several people chasing them.
Therefore, the carriage was filled with all kinds of strange smells. Needless to say, just think about it and you will know how addictive they were.
In addition, there are many people on the bus, and animals are crowded together with people. The smell of sweat, stinky feet, livestock, feces and urine are mixed together. The smell is so complicated that it can cure rhinitis.
So, in the old man’s opinion, if trains can carry livestock, why can’t cars?
The conductor frowned and said, "I said no, it's no. Don't you know how bad the smell of sheep is? We are operating a vehicle, we can't bring it."
"Why?" The old man got angry. "The train is an operating vehicle. How can they take it? Why don't you let them get on? Who gave you the authority?"
"Old comrade, please don't make it difficult for me. Once you get on the bus, everyone on the bus will suffer." The conductor still insisted, "Don't you see that some people are carsick? They are already feeling uncomfortable enough. If you get on, they will vomit. Ask the passengers if they are willing to do so."
Hearing the conductor say this, the old man quickly looked at the passengers in the car, hoping they would support him.
But he was destined to be disappointed.
"Old comrade, it's not that we don't want you to get in, but the car is already stuffy enough, and there's a gasoline smell. How about you think of another way?"
"Yeah, the car is already crowded, and if there's another sheep, it's hard to bear."
"I'm already suffering from motion sickness, and if there's another sheep, I'll have to go to the hospital today."
There were sporadic voices, and they refused to let the sheep get on the bus.
Some people still wanted to say a few nice words and felt that it was not good to reject an elderly person.
But looking at those people who were dizzy and green-faced, they were already feeling wilted due to motion sickness, how could they bear the impact of the mutton smell, and they swallowed their words helplessly.
In this era, due to inconvenient transportation, buses are an important means for people to go out, but their number is really limited.
So, every car is packed with people, and sometimes there is no place to stand.
Also, don't forget that it's summer now, and there's no air conditioning in the car. Everyone is sweating profusely and the smell is very unpleasant.
This is already a torture for people who suffer from motion sickness. If an animal comes along, not to mention people who suffer from motion sickness, even people who don't suffer from motion sickness won't be able to bear it.
The old man was disappointed when he saw this, but he was also a reasonable man. Seeing this, he could only sigh helplessly, turn around and leave with the sheep.
The conductor immediately asked the driver to close the door. He encountered several people like this old man every day.
At first I felt sorry for them, but after seeing them so many times, I became numb.
"Wait a minute, I'll get off."
Li Qinghe looked at the disappointed old man and still felt sympathy for him.
When he was a child in his previous life, every summer when the watermelons in the fields were ripe, his grandmother would pick a few and bring them to him to eat. Sometimes, she would also bring some chickens or rabbits raised at home to supplement his nutrition.
However, every time she took the livestock, the driver would not let my grandmother get on the bus, so she had to carry the load and walk dozens of miles over.
The old man's back reminded him of his grandmother, but his grandmother passed away due to illness when he was five years old. Thinking about it now, his grandmother's appearance is vague in his memory.
"Let me make a deal first. Your ticket money won't be refunded if you get off the bus," said the conductor.
In this era, buses charge based on distance. When you get on the bus, you first tell the address and then buy a ticket based on the distance.
Li Qinghe waved his hand and said, "No, I have something urgent to do, so I won't refund the ticket money."
He doesn't care about a few cents, so there's no need to argue with others over it.
At this time, the old man was already leading the sheep along the street, and the direction was exactly the direction the bus was leaving.
For a farmer, a sheep or a pig may be his entire fortune.
Li Qinghe followed with the box and finally saw the old man's wool clearly.
He wore a tattered straw hat on his head and his clothes had several patches, especially his pants, which had several holes in them and had not been repaired.
"Old man." Li Qinghe quickly caught up.
The old man turned around, revealing his rough, dark, and sallow face, and asked in confusion: "Little comrade, you called me?"
There was envy in his eyes. The attire that Li Qinghe wore showed that he was a well-off city dweller, which made him feel a little inferior.
"Yes, I'm calling you." Li Qinghe nodded with a smile, "Where are you going? Why are you leading the sheep?"
"Nothing, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." The old man seemed a little alert and held the rope tighter.
This sheep is his most valuable possession, so anyone who comes into contact with it becomes instinctively alert.
If a stranger comes up to you and asks you where you are going and is also concerned about his sheep, something must be fishy if you are not alert.
Li Qinghe was stunned, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Does this mean you think you are a bad person?
"No, sir, don't misunderstand me. I don't mean anything else. I just want to ask where you are going."
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