Cage - Chapter 3

? Three weeks after the start of school, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. During this period of time, besides going to class, Daqi was delivering food, and he had less communication with Li Xin.

Li Xin suddenly called him on Thursday night and asked him if he wanted to go home with him during the Mid-Autumn Festival. ‘Go home’, this familiar yet unfamiliar word, still made Da Qi excited when he heard it. That night he tossed and turned and couldn’t sleep. I have already remembered the zero o'clock bell. Daqi is still thinking about what happened in the village in the past, thinking about every bit of his life in the village. He wants to put on his wings and fly back right away. He doesn't know when he will sleep. On fire.

If last night was the brewing stage of homesickness, then this morning Daqi felt like he was sleepwalking. As for what the teacher was talking about, he didn’t know anything. He just looked at the teacher’s upper lip. He pressed his lower lip repeatedly and violently beat him, and occasionally nodded mechanically in response to the teacher. I finally got through the morning class. Although Da Qi was at school, I didn’t know that I had been back home a few times. Just after class, I called Li Xin and arranged to meet at the train station. I went back to the dormitory to simply pack my clothes and left without even eating lunch.

After waiting for a while at the train station, Li Xin also arrived, and the two of them went to buy tickets and prepare to enter the station. There are already a lot of people in the waiting room during the Mid-Autumn Festival. People from the south and the north gather at the train station. Various accents and tones are billowing in the air. Together with the waiting information broadcast on the radio, they return home during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The flow reaches its climax.

When the train came around 2 o'clock, Da Qi and Li Xin checked their tickets and got on the train. It left within a few minutes. Watching the subway lines gradually receding on both sides, rows of disappearing private houses, and the sleepers left behind one by one, Daqi set out on his way home. The place that haunted him in his dreams was approaching him step by step. .

Yes, he is coming; so, is it still there?

It was already past 6 pm when we arrived at the county seat. This is a train station built halfway up the mountain facing east and west. After they left the station, the sun was already setting in the west. The setting sun was shining with all its strength, plating the entire train station in golden yellow. Together with the surrounding loess plateau, the dilapidated train station was like a mysterious ancient building in the movie. The fort seems to contain many unknown stories, making it appear more solemn and solemn.

At this time, Li Xin's phone rang. He answered the call, told the person on the phone the location, then smiled mysteriously at Da Qi and said:

"Wait. I will meet someone for you." The mystery is still on his face.

"Who is it, making it so mysterious?"

"You will know later."

Seeing this great weapon, I stopped asking questions. . After a while, the man appeared. It turned out to be his teenage friend Jia Ren. It turned out that after Li Xin returned to Xi'an, in addition to contacting Da Qi, he later found out that Jia Ren had recently returned from other places and was helping out in a relative's restaurant in the county town. At this time, the young friends can meet again, and naturally they are excited. Yes, childhood friends who once lived together later went their separate ways to live their own lives, and finally returned to the place where childhood began by some coincidence. Who said this was not arranged by God?

That day In the evening, Daqi and Li Xin were led by Jia Ren to his relative's restaurant. During this period, they also introduced his girlfriend Luo Qingqing, who also worked in this restaurant. Everyone was here, they ordered a few dishes and four bottles of beer, and then started chatting, mostly about topics such as the difficulty of life and the low salary. After a conversation between Da Qi and Jia Ren, they found out that he was also doing well at the construction site. In recent years, it is also due to the changes in the social environment that it has become more and more difficult to find a job. Now the haze is particularly serious, and the country has stepped up environmental management, resulting in many construction sites often shutting down. They work for three days, fishing and two days sunbathing. Internet, so he simply came back and wanted to find another job. At this point, both brothers cast envious eyes on Daqi. They both said that he was a college student now, and it would be easier to find a job in the future. He was more promising than the two of them, so he would definitely help them in the future. Hearing this big thing, I could only smile helplessly and defended:

"Actually, the signboard of college students is not that easy to use anymore. Nowadays, there are more and more college students.

The title of a college student is like a layer of bubble. When this layer of bubble is popped, people outside will see clearly how different they are from them. "

No one noticed that Luo Qingqing's eyes lit up after hearing these words. Luo Qingqing interrupted: "That's better than us who have nothing. You are also a college student after all. ”

Only then did Daqi notice Luo Qingqing, his brother’s girlfriend. She was pretty good-looking, and she had a carefree personality when it came to drinking and eating.

In Qingqing's eyes, Daqi is unique among the boys she has been exposed to since she was a child.

Daqi has a calm demeanor and does not express her emotions easily. She is good at listening but not good at telling. He is neither stingy nor extravagant, behaves appropriately, speaks well, is both approachable and mysterious, completely different from his two brothers.

Moreover, it is Daqi who makes Qingqing’s heart move the most. He rarely talks to her, or to women, let alone takes the initiative to be intimate.

He is naturally picky about girls and is not as easy-going as he is with the same sex.

Qing. Qing looked at the 'college student' carefully while eating, with a satisfied smile on his face.

At this moment, the door of the restaurant opened, and a group of people, men and women, came in. **The five of them must not be locals. Jia Ren and Qing Qing quickly stood up and asked the group to sit down. They took out the menu and asked them what they wanted to order. A man in sportswear who looked like the leader said:

"Just do something now."

"Brother, you can't fool us like this after we have been with you for so many days," one person said. p>

"That's right, brother, we can't eat anything good after wandering around in the valley all day," another person added casually.

The man grinned like a lotus flower. He couldn't stop laughing, and while ordering, he said: "Don't worry, brothers, after we finish this trip, we will go to the city, and I will entertain you. You guys can just grab some food tonight, go back and have a good rest, and we'll leave after this time. "

Daqi looked at the group of people, and he suddenly felt suspicious: I wonder what those people do? Jia Ren and Luo Qingqing had to greet the group of people. After about half an hour, the group of people arrived After eating and leaving, Jia Ren and Luo Qingqing cleared the table and continued chatting with Da Qi and the others. Jia Ren arranged a place for Da Qi and Li Xin to stay, and the two slept in bed until dawn.

The next day Daqi and Li Xin said goodbye to Jia Ren and Luo Qingqing and went home. After more than three hours of turbulence, they finally arrived. He didn't know how to express his longing for this dream in countless ways. The longing for this place can't be expressed except for the sudden sadness in his heart.

Yes, this is the place that his heart longs for. Although the environment is harsh, it is more shaping. Human spirit. The people here are more virtuous and resolute, blending in with the thick loess.

After breaking up with Li Xin in the village, Da Qi went home directly.

For Daqi, home is not only hometown, longing, and true home, but also a place where all kinds of emotions reunite and reunite.

I heard that the house will be lost after people leave. Angry. In the past few months since he left, the weeds at the door have grown as tall as people, and the paint on the door is stained because no one has visited it for a long time. The big lock on the door has also been locked. There were stains all over the place, and the whole house seemed to have been abandoned for a long time. Da Qi went into the house and took out all the bedding in the cabinet to dry in the sun. He also briefly cleaned the house. After finishing it, it was almost noon, and Li Xin came over to call. Qi went to his house for dinner, and Da Qi didn't refuse. During the meal with Li Xin's family, Li Xin's parents asked Da Qi many times how his father was doing and whether his life and work were going well over there. Daqi answered them one by one and thanked them for their concern.

After dinner, Daqi went home and started picking up the weeds in front of the house. Daqi grew up in the countryside. Growing up, I always maintained my love for labor, which is a characteristic of a rural child.

Although there are fewer work opportunities after high school, he has not lost his characteristics as a rural person. The significance of labor is not only to complete the task, but also to improve the human heart. Through hard work and hard work, the personality is gradually improved while the performance is achieved.

The sun at noon during the Mid-Autumn Festival has lost its former toxicity and has become more gentle. Daqi wore short-sleeved shirts and took a hoe to clear away the weeds in the front yard and backyard, and also picked up the garbage.

The house is basically clean.

Daqi took the incense, wax, paper, watch and sickle to the mountain behind the house. My mother's grave is here. The weeds around the tomb have grown very tall without anyone taking care of them during the summer vacation, and the location of the tomb entrance can no longer be seen clearly. Daqi put down the sacrifice and took care of the land patiently and carefully, for fear of waking up his sleeping mother. My mother was born to be a light sleeper and could not bear the noise. After everything is put away, candles are lit, incense is burned, paper is burned, and watches are burned. During this period, it is natural to have a heart-to-heart talk with my mother, talking about my studies, my father's work, and my country's life. In short, everything is done according to my mother's wishes. Something I heard. After the paper and table were burned, Daqi lay on his mother's grave and cried loudly. He cried until it hurt. Daqi couldn't help but roar:

? Come in the house

The house full of people is quiet

? The night is silent

The home is deep and deep

? My mother is lying in it sleeping soundly

? But, can you know me? - Of - Return - Come

The word "来" was drawn out very long, and it rang in the empty valley for a long time, until it reached the distant sky. Standing on the top of the mountain, the dazzling sunset gave my mother an orange coat, and the incense smoke also fluttered in the wind towards the peaceful villages below the mountain, just like the scene in "Covered Bridge's Lost Dreams". ?

After Daqi came down the mountain, he tidied up his room and saw that it was almost time to go to Li Xin’s house for dinner. During the meal, Li Xin's parents said that several people would come to the village that afternoon. They announced that there would be activities in the village tomorrow and asked everyone to bring small stools to listen. Small gifts would be given out at that time. Both Da Qi and Li Xin thought this was a scam. This kind of marketers usually give you small, worthless items to attract you to buy their stuff. This is very common in other places, and reminded Li Xin's parents not to be easily fooled. Daqi went home and slept after dinner.

At dawn the next day, rural people had already begun to clean their homes, and the sounds of talking, brooms scrubbing the floor, and cooking outside were also heard one after another. Daqi packed up the room and went to Li Xin's house when it was almost 7 o'clock. The food was already placed on the table, and the two of them ate happily. But they couldn't have such a sumptuous breakfast at school: a bowl of porridge, a plate of yellow light, and a plate of yellow light. Pickles and steamed buns, this is more delicious than meat! Da Qi will now say:

"Why don't you see your uncle and aunt?"

"My dad and mom went to see the promotional event and collect the items."

"Oh, let's go over there after dinner to see what they are selling."

After they finished eating, they followed the sound to the promotion site. Looking from a distance, a young man in sportswear stood on a high place and spoke to everyone without sparing any effort. There were also several people who distributed some small items to the participants. When I walked to the scene, I saw that the man in sportswear was the leading brother I met in Jia Ren. Most of the people sitting underneath were old people and children, as well as middle-aged women. They were holding spoons, plastic combs and other gifts in their hands. I heard that they are engaged in many businesses. They sell health care products, which they say can cure various diseases, and there are witnesses on site; they also sell soymilk machines, which claim to be able to break even bricks; the most tempting thing is that they only need to be placed next to the table. Register your mobile phone number and take a photo of your ID number to get a pot of oil.

I saw the elder brother taking out a box of red-packaged health care products and saying to the people below:

"How about my product? Is the packaging of this product grand?"

The people below were holding back. Taking a breath, laughing and shouting together:

"Atmosphere".

"Would it be a good idea to take it out?"

"Having face".

"Then let's talk about this effect. Isn't this someone who has used it? Let him tell you, can you trust it?"

"Can you trust it?"

At this time, a man came from the side and said: "Everyone knows that I am from the village next to ours, and I also have poor legs and feet. It has been more than ten years. At first, I didn't believe in this thing. I thought that if you get sick, you have to take medicine. I was hospitalized. I took a lot of medicine for a long time and went to the hospital many times, but my condition did not improve. I spent almost all my family savings on it, so I spent 300 yuan to buy it first. After one box, the feeling was relieved, and then I bought another box. Now my legs are back to normal, and I can even work in the fields. Look, these legs are so solid." He said and gave the legs two hard hammers. Down.

"Okay, everyone has listened to what he said. Does anyone need this health care product now? The first 10 people only need 80 yuan per box, and the rest are 200 yuan. This is available in large shopping malls in provincial capitals. There are also, the price is 399 yuan.”

Just when people were doubtful, three people walked out of the crowd and bought two boxes, two boxes, and three boxes each. Seeing the few health care products left, the old people exploded. Those who had money immediately took out the money to buy it. Those who didn't had money scratched their heads and scratched their heads. They scraped together some money and held it tightly in their hands. They were all handed over to the person selling health care products. The old man next to me told others that she bought two boxes because her daughter’s arms and waist were also bad, so she also bought one box for her daughter.

By the way, the staff next to me began to demonstrate the soymilk machine. He took out a few small tiles from the portable box and put them into the soy milk machine. As the soymilk machine shook violently and buzzed, the soymilk machine started, and the rubble inside made an ear-piercing scream. Over time, the screams died down, until they disappeared and the rubble turned into a pile of gray powder. The staff member opened the soymilk machine and held a handful of rubble powder in his hand. The fine powder kept slipping between his fingers and scattered in the wind. There was a commotion at the scene, and several elderly people walked up to the stage with their heads held high and bought soymilk machines, holding them like treasures.

Seeing that the sales were almost completed, the leader said:

"Don’t be discouraged if you haven’t bought yet. There is still one last part of our activity. You only need to tell us your mobile phone number." Once you log in with your ID card, you can get a pot of oil. This is for the elderly who haven’t bought anything.”

When the elderly heard this, they all smiled and rushed to register. message, and happily went home with a small pot of oil. Before the leader left, he also left a mobile phone number for everyone and said that if anyone wanted to buy health products, they could contact him and he would deliver to their doorsteps at any time.

After finishing the work, Daqi went home. Daqi was fine for the next two days. On the last day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, he and Li Xin planned to return to Xi'an. When they arrived at the county town, Jia Ren and Luo Qingqing also packed their things. They also discussed with their families and thought that they should go to the provincial town to find a job. The wages here are too low, and it is not convenient for them to be alone, so the four of them went together. Went to Xi'an.