Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Sometimes life is just a continuous...
At ten o'clock in the evening, the dim white lights in the train car went out on time. The only night light left in the entire sleeper car was the small night light under the small table in the corridor. The light was small and very dim yellow, as if it was just reminding passers-by that there was a small table here, which was an obstacle, so please be careful and walk slowly.
Rather than lighting people.
The light from outside the window shines into the interior of the carriage, and gradually blooms and fades as the train continues to move forward.
Sometimes life is a journey of constant farewells.
And we are always on the road.
Jiangzai was sleeping soundly in Xia Li's arms. Perhaps he had experienced too much during the day, so even though such a noisy thing happened in the middle of the night, Jiangzai still slept soundly and was not woken up.
At that time, the train seemed to be about to arrive at a new station, and its speed slowly slowed down. After braking, a sound of air brake deflating seemed to come from a distant place, even a little ethereal. For a period of time afterwards, the entire carriage, the entire train, the entire station and platform seemed exceptionally quiet.
The light no longer moves.
It was as if I had accidentally entered a different world.
It was in this silence that Charlie woke up, and even after regaining consciousness she still felt dazed.
Until the train conductor came to open the door, and then an iron plate was placed between the platform and the door of the train car to prevent people from accidentally falling into the gap between the train and the platform.
The sound of footsteps in twos and threes began to be heard, as if people were getting on and off the bus. However, judging by the sounds, it didn't seem like there were many people.
Charlie kept her eyes open and looked outside for a while, but it was already midnight and soon her eyelids began to droop, indicating that she was feeling sleepy again.
In the dim light from outside the car, she glanced at Jiang Zai, who was still sleeping peacefully. Then, as if unconsciously stretching herself, her right hand reached under the pillow to feel around, and she felt relieved and went back to sleep.
But I couldn't sleep well that night.
Charlie woke up again, but this time she didn't wake up naturally, but was woken up by the light of the flashlight.
She couldn't see clearly who was so unethical as to point a flashlight at someone in the middle of the night, but the person seemed to be just confirming something and quickly moved away.
She finally opened her eyes and looked around, only to find that the lights inside the car seemed to be turned on as well.
I looked out the window and it was still dark. It wasn't dawn yet.
The person who was shining the flashlight just now was the train conductor. Why are the police here too? What happened?
She realized that this might not be an ordinary situation, so she stopped supporting herself and simply sat up halfway on the bed.
The train car was actually quite noisy at that moment. There were a lot of people talking, but someone seemed to be crying, and the sound seemed to come from the next door, the next door, the next door. Someone else was whispering something in a low, coherent, and excited tone, and it was obvious that this might be the truth she wanted to know.
The people on the upper bunks seemed to have been woken up as well, and they were craning their heads to look outside. They were also looking at the person on the lower bunk, as if they wanted to know what had happened from her.
Charlie pricked up her ears and finally heard something: someone had been robbed. A woman had taken a train for a long journey with several hundred yuan in cash, intending to use it for her daughter's wedding.
As a result, when he woke up, he found that his money had been stolen.
When Charlie heard that someone's money had been stolen, she felt uneasy. Unfortunately, she fell asleep too.
I cursed in my heart, which bastard actually stole someone's money while they were sleeping. What a wicked person.
She was worried about the money under her pillow, and was also worried that if she rashly looked under her pillow, she would alert the thief. What if the thief was still in the car, or his accomplices were also in the car? That would be a perfect opportunity for her to take advantage of this time while everyone was checking the safety of their finances and look for her target.
That would be exactly what she wanted.
No, don't panic, take it slow and pretend it's casual.
You can't be like other people who, when they hear that someone has had a lot of money stolen, rush to touch their own body. It's so conspicuous.
The conductor stayed in this carriage, looking for clues, going back and forth several times.
Only then did she understand that the conductor was checking everyone one by one to check with the conductor on the people in the carriage.
The woman who lost her money was really anxious. Who would have thought that she put the bag next to her pillow, in the gap between the pillow and the wall. She thought it was right in front of her eyes, a very safe and secure place, but she didn't expect that she was still targeted.
She really wanted to die.
With so much property lost, the train police naturally did not dare to slack off. However, both the owners' accounts and the clues from the investigation on the train pointed to one fact: the money would definitely not be recovered.
The thief either had his eyes on her before, or took advantage of the night when everyone was asleep to commit the crime. While the woman was asleep, he sneaked up to her bedside and stole the small bag that she obviously valued very much.
The train had stopped at a station before, but by now everyone had probably gotten off and disappeared.
This can't be blamed on the police for not doing their job. On the contrary, many people will feel a little sympathy after learning about the situation, but they will also think that the woman was stupid and lacked vigilance. Anyone traveling far away at this time of year knows that the roads are chaotic and petty theft is all too common. Who doesn't know that money should be kept in pockets and wallets? Who would go to the trouble of hiding their money everywhere?
It's not money that can be shady, it's money I earned honestly. They don't know that the inside of socks is dirty, and they don't know that it's hard to get inside underwear.
This is something you can't help when you're out and about. They say being careful is key to success. If you don't take good care of yourself, you can't blame others.
This is what most people think in this era.
I only know that the conductor and the train attendant tried to comfort him for a long time, but I don't know what happened.
The radio on the bus also sounded in the middle of the night, reminding passengers to pay attention to the safety of their property.
Xia Li looked at Jiang Zai who was still sleeping and thought that he was sleeping well and was not woken up by the loud noise.
After that, the lights in the carriage did not go out, but stayed on all night.
What a sleepless night it will be for some.
Charlie was in the lowest bunk, with the car lights on top, so as long as she didn't face forward and slept with her head tilted, she wouldn't feel any sense of the light. What's more, as long as a person wanted to sleep, even the Lord couldn't help.
Charlie fell into a drowsy sleep and didn't even wake up.
When she woke up to the news broadcast and opened her eyes, it was already bright outside the window.
What time is it?
Charlie looked up at her wrist and saw that the time on her watch clearly showed eight o'clock in the morning.
She really sleeps a lot, how come she has slept until this hour?
But where is the child?
She was just thinking that this bed would feel okay to sleep in, and it wouldn't be that crowded once two people got used to it.
It turned out that I had occupied the entire bunk by myself.
Xia Li sat up suddenly. Where did Jiang Zai go?
Many bad guesses flashed through her mind.
So she hurriedly stood up from her bunk and found that some of the people in the bunk above her were still sleeping. The man in the bunk opposite her was nowhere to be seen, but his coat was still there, and it didn't look like he got off the train.
At this time, Xia Li no longer cared about her image. She didn't wash her face, comb her hair, or tidy up her clothes. After sleeping for a night, her clothes were actually wrinkled.
She walked to the middle of the aisle, looked left and right, and finally followed the sound of children playing and saw Jiang Zai.
The group of children was to Charlie's right. From her position, she could only see pairs of legs and feet lying on the ground. If she wasn't paying attention, she might not have seen them.
Xia Li walked over and saw Jiang Zai among the children.
Several children were gathered around a lower bunk, heads touching each other, with their legs and feet on the floor, some kneeling and some lying on their stomachs.
Charlie leaned over to take a look and saw that the children were still playing with the same things. She couldn't understand what was so fun about these things that little boys could play with them every day without getting tired.
The person sitting on the bench in the aisle of this bunk may be the child's parent, who is probably also the owner of this lower bunk.
When she saw Charlie coming, she knew she was looking for her child, so she told Charlie not to worry, the child was on the train and would not be lost. There was nothing else fun to do on the train, so let the child play here, as they were all children.
Charlie greeted her and asked her to take care of the child first.
After all, she had just woken up and needed to wash and tidy up.
I have to go back quickly now, after all, no one has checked my luggage yet.
Jiangzai was having so much fun playing with his new friends that he didn't notice his mother had just come and gone.
He slept very well at night, but children don't sleep much, so he woke up early.
When he woke up, he saw his mother still sleeping, completely still. But then he heard other children talking outside. He had seen several children around his age the night before, so he gently crawled out of his mother's arms.
When his little feet landed on the ground, he saw the uncle who had been standing opposite them looking at him. However, Jiang Zai didn't know why he didn't feel scared at all. He felt that this uncle was not a bad person.
So, he smiled gently, put on his shoes and ran away.
He couldn't help but go play with the other kids, he really couldn't help it now.
Xu Zhining was a little worried when he saw that he had gone out to play without telling his mother. But his mother was fast asleep, so he didn't want to wake her up.
I followed him to the aisle and saw the child gathered with a few peers. They didn't run around, but seemed to be playing something together, so I went back to my bunk.
When Xia Li saw Jiang Zai over there, she felt relieved. After she returned, she tidied up most of the things on the bunk and went to wash up.
But for her, going to the toilet is really a very frustrating thing, especially in the morning. Not only does it require a long waiting time, but sometimes she also has to face the difficult-to-use toilet.
When she finally finished everything, she breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the bunk.
Just now, on her way back, she saw that the children were still the same as before. She thought that these little boys were really dirty. When the train conductor came to clean up later, there would be no need to mop the floor that area.
She drank some water and ate something as breakfast.
I thought the child must not have eaten anything, because the bag containing the food was still intact and looked like no one had touched it.
I thought about calling him back now, but the day is still long. If he wants to play, let him play. He is not a little baby who can't talk. He will come back by himself when he is hungry or tired.
Under his mother Charlie's guidance, Jiang Cub had a lot of fun playing. Children are amazing. They have their own way of dealing with things, different from adults. They can play together quickly without knowing each other's names or ages, without any pretense.
Then, Charlie waited for an hour before he came back.
As for Jiang Zai, he didn't realize that he had gone out to play without telling his mother until he saw her, even though she was sleeping at that time. However, when he went out to play without telling his grandmother before, her grandmother would be very angry.
He was a little scared, so he stopped and didn't dare to move forward.
He just looked at Charlie with some trepidation.
It's like a human-like puppy that sneaked out and was caught by its owner. When it first sees its owner, it will run back quickly, but when it is almost to the owner, it will hesitate and will not run over again unless the owner smiles.
Maybe this analogy is not very appropriate, but both are very sincere lives.
Of course, Xia Li was not angry at all. She also realized that Jiang Zai was probably worried that she was angry, so she took the initiative to call him over.
Fortunately, Xia Li still had a good reputation in his heart, so when Jiang Zai heard the sound, he quickly trotted over.
Maybe he was having fun, and he even smiled at Charlie, albeit a bit ingratiatingly.
Charlie told him to look at the things in the bag and eat something, and not to go hungry, as there was still a long time before lunch.
Jiangzai really likes the steamed buns made by his grandmother. Even though it is the third day, the buns are still delicious. Xia Li took out the pickled vegetables from the can and let him eat them with them so that he won’t find the buns tasteless after eating them for a long time.
Worried that he was thirsty again, I placed a cup of water in front of him.
Jiang Zai would take two bites of steamed bun and one bite of pickled vegetables. When he felt dry, he would put down the steamed bun and drink some water from the cup.
Charlie looked at the scenery outside, then at the children eating with an appetite-inducing look, and found it particularly interesting.
The view outside the window at this time is very different from yesterday.
Mountains, rivers, streams, green hills and strange peaks.
There are more mountains and more water.
Sometimes the train even has to pass through a tunnel.
At first, it suddenly went dark. Jiangzai, who had never experienced this before, was startled. His little hands immediately reached out and grabbed Xia Li's clothes. When people are panicked, they subconsciously rely on the people they trust most.
Charlie sensed Jiangzai's fear, so she reached out, hugged his shoulders, and patted him gently.
Just as I was about to speak, the train pulled out of the tunnel and suddenly the sky became bright.
By the time she cleared her throat and was about to speak again, the train carriage suddenly became dark again.
Well, there must be too many mountains here, the train has entered the tunnel again.
The little hand beside me had loosened up before, but now it grabbed me again.
The trains went in and out of the tunnel more and more frequently, and Jiangzai's little hands clung on tightly.
Xia Li also took the opportunity to comfort her son, telling him not to be afraid. This was because the train they were riding had gone into the mountains, so they couldn't see the sun. It would be fine after the train drove out.
Because she was worried about his emotions, as soon as the carriage became dark, she talked to Jiang Zai, letting him know that his mother was always by his side to give him a sense of security.
Later, they passed through a particularly long tunnel and felt that they should be coming out soon. It had been so long, but it was still dark outside the train and they couldn't see anything. There were some small lights in the carriage, which was a little comfort.
When Charlie saw this, she picked up Jiangzai and put him on her lap, keeping him in her arms.
The two of them were like a mother and son who would depend on each other from now on.
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