The train rattled and shook slightly with a fixed rhythm. Sitting by the window, Xiao Jinlang tilted his head to look at the field scenery that was constantly passing by the window.
Construction of the 120 kilometers per hour Beijing-Kowloon Line has not yet started. Nowadays, domestic trains can run at 90 kilometers per hour even if they are fast, and some of them are only at 60 kilometers per hour.
Although the speed is slow, the fare is still cheap. If ordinary people want to travel far, they must find ways to queue up at the train station to buy tickets.
Because of the large flow of people and the difficulty of management, railway stations are places where public security is chaotic, no matter what cities across the country.
Petty theft, bullying and slaughter, underworld forces, these are nothing new.
Lao Xiao left Tianyang with anger and couldn't get a sleeper in a hurry, so he could only buy a hard seat with his work permit and return to the imperial capital. This return journey will take about two or three days, during which you have to change trains, which is very troublesome.
In fact, Lao Xiao is lucky and has at least a seat. Unlike his melancholy face, the passengers in the same compartment are ordinary people.
Those who go out these days are often a large family with pots and pans. If you encounter a slow train that stops at all stations, chickens and ducks can get on the train in a basket. The crowd gathered together and was lively.
It's early summer now, the cabins are sultry, and there is no air conditioning. Hundreds of people crowded together, sweat, fart, feet, all the smells were mixed, it was really unpleasant.
Especially near the toilet, even if the window is opened, the wind blowing in is smelly.
If the smell of food is added to these smells, it will be fatal.
Now instant noodles are still a luxury item. Many trains have only one dining car and cannot provide boxed meals. Most people can only bring their own dry food for steamed buns and steamed buns for a long journey.
From morning to night, people in the car are held in a narrow carriage. I quickly finished reading the literature on the street stalls I bought, and I could only spend some time chatting with melon seeds.
The people in the same seat asked Old Xiao intimately, "Master, you came from Tianyang. I heard that your Tianyang is pretty good now."
Xiao Jinlang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I'm not from Tianyang, I'm just going on a business trip."
When it comes to Tianyang, there are many topics.
An old farmer got on the bus halfway and sat in the aisle with a fertilizer bag with luggage as a seat. His face was wrinkled and black, but he said excitedly, "The money from Tianyang is good."
Making money is a fascinating thing, and the passengers in the rows of seats turned their heads to take a look.
The old farmer probably came out of the mountain, carrying the cart on the fertilizer bag with a pole. He casually took out a few oranges from a bag and gave them to everyone with a smile.
"There is a company in Tianyang that collects canned food. The fruits and vegetables in several counties nearby have sold for a good price this year, which is twice as expensive as in previous years."
This is a business opportunity. There are a lot of people on the train going north and south. Immediately someone came over, handed a cigarette to the old farmer, and asked, "Old man, what company collects canned food?"
"This is not clear." The old farmer usually smokes dry cigarettes, and a cigarette with a filter makes him grin honestly, "Anyway, the business of the cannery in our county is doing well this year.
In the past, we had to ask them to harvest the oranges we planted. This year they drove by themselves to make the contract.
The people from the rural technical institute in the township are also diligent recently. It is said that they have received a special support fund, and they have also given us pesticides and fertilizers.
In order to collect more oranges in autumn, canneries in different counties are about to fight. The village even got a loan of more than 100,000 yuan to repair the roads in many villages. "
The old farmer's swarthy face glowed with a smile.
Xiao Jinlang divided a piece of tangerine given by the other party, so he said, "It's Tianyang's'Harmonious Chamber of Commerce'.
This company signed a contract with the city to issue loans in kind. But they were still in charge of building roads, which was really unexpected. "
"Yes, yes, yes!" shouted a fat woman next door, happily shouting: "That's the name. The color TV refrigerator sold by this company is so cheap.
My relative's son got married last week, and it only cost 8,000 yuan to get all kinds of home appliances.
You want to get all kinds of good things you can't think of, and they all have them. Especially the color TV he bought is really big. "
The fat woman opened her hand and described the big color TV she saw in an exaggerated tone. Someone in her seat didn't believe it, "Is it possible to buy such a big color TV for 8,000 yuan? The domestic ones are not so cheap."
"My relatives bought them imported. The foreign letters printed on the brand look high-end." The fat woman was not convinced, trying to prove that she was absolutely not deceiving.
Hearing that it was a sign made up of letters, no one in the carriage retorted, only surprised.
The fat woman continued to shout: "The new wife my relatives married is really a blessing. Eight thousand yuan is more than just a color TV. He has a washing machine, a rice cooker, and even uses an electric kettle for boiling water.
Having said that you don’t understand, my relatives also bought a satellite receiver. Caidian watched foreign TV stations and spoke foreign languages. That's a foreign style! "
The fat woman has a loud voice, and the people in half of the carriage are poking their heads. People couldn't bear to be curious, and they all came over to listen. When she saw that there were many people, she was even more excited about the rumors that seemed to sound and even filled her brain.
"My relative's child just graduated from technical secondary school, but he got a good job. He joined the best company in Tianyang, "Shengguang Machinery", which specializes in making cars. A month’s salary and bonus are four to five hundred Piece."
Just graduated from technical secondary school, can you get four to five hundred a month
There was an uproar.
This income is definitely the top one percent among the more than 200 passengers in the carriage.
The numbers are too unbelievable, and many people don't believe it, thinking that fat women are talking nonsense.
Hearing the word'Holy Light', Old Xiao felt uncomfortable.
He couldn't help but say, "It's not the best company that makes tricycles. As for the home appliances bought by your relatives, they are also smuggled second-hand goods."
'Building a car' and'building a tricycle' are two different things, and there was another laughter in the carriage, as if it had solved the mystery.
Seeing someone demolish the stage, the fat woman was furious and sternly cursed: "You can't see how others are doing well? How can it be impossible to make three rounds
Did you know that those three wheels also have motors, which can be used as a small truck and run around. Now this car is out of stock. I don't know how many people want to buy it but can't buy it.
Besides, my relative's child has just graduated from technical secondary school. Isn't it good to make three or four hundred a month? How many people here can make so much? I will ask you, how much can you earn in a month? "
The fat woman's words seemed like a blast, and Xiao Jinlang couldn't speak. His salary in the imperial capital is not low, and he has spent five to six hundred in a month for all kinds of subsidies.
But Lao Xiao worked in the Imperial Capital Daily, and he had been working for more than 20 years. He had just joined the company that year, and it was only ten yuan a month.
How can this be comparable
Old Xiao had nothing to say, the fat woman became more energetic, and shouted: "My relatives bought smuggled second-hand goods, but what about it? It works better than new domestic products.
Do you know how many people go to Tianyang to buy electricity by car
There is no need to go through the road, a 24-inch large color TV only costs 2,000 yuan, repairs, refunds, and home delivery. There are people robbing it every day. Only those who have never seen the world will be sour. "
Xiao Jinlang wanted to shout, "I don't see it? Zhou Qingfeng, who has made such a mess, has to recruit me. Will I be ignorant? 'But he was angry again, turned his head away, and didn't bother to be familiar with a woman.
The fat woman yelled comfortably, just like a hen who had just laid eggs, giggling and telling other travelers about her own experiences in the sun. There is too much information in her words, and there are really many people around to listen.
Inside the carriage is a lively small society, and Lao Xiao stooped into it, and there was a melancholy of "everybody is turbulent, I am alone". He took a deep breath and sighed at the window, releasing his depression.
I don't know someone who just defecated in the toilet in the car. When the suction toilet flushed, a odor diffused, and as the air flow poured in from the car window, he was sucked up by Lao Xiao.
Fuck, is this the spur of society