I'm waiting for you in the wind and snow

Chapter 242

It's already two o'clock in the middle of the night, and Nicole and I have been staying in the "Women's Flower" bar, but the message Nicole sent to Ye Zhi has not been answered.I'm already very tired, but I'm still waiting... Even though the person Ye Zhi was talking to was Nicole, not myself.

Nicole yawned, and then said to me: "Mi Gao, you should go back to bed first, and I will call you as soon as I have a letter."

"I'll smoke another cigarette and leave when I'm done."

"Then hurry up and smoke, I'm really sleepy..."

Under the dim light of the bar, I took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and lit it, while Nicole returned to the cubicle where she lived, began to remove her makeup, and made preparations before going to bed.

Just at this moment, I am very lonely, I really want to fly out, glide in the lights of the city, and see everything in the secret night... But at this moment, I am so terrible, all my imagination is blurred The extravagant hope derived from the night; this, I have always understood.

Squinting his eyes, he took a deep breath of the cigarette, and then emptied himself out, listening to the sound of water flowing from the compartment in a daze, until the cigarette was exhausted.

I wanted to smoke another cigarette, but when I took it out of the cigarette box, my throat hurt so badly, so I gave up; I drank the boiled water on the table, and then said to Nicole in the room: "Then I will Let's go first, call me if you have a letter."

"Understood, go back to sleep quickly, you are tired enough."

"Remember to call me."

"Keep that in mind, let's go!"

……

With Nicole’s urging, I left the bar, and then walked alone on the bar street. The bar street is another world. Even though it was two o’clock in the middle of the night, it was still singing and dancing. Limbs, crazy people under the flashing lights, I was also delusional, I don't know what they are thinking at the moment, but I know, they must have forgotten that today is New Year's Eve, and when the dawn sun pierces When we leave this world, it is the most reunion moment of the year.

But, what should I eat for New Year's Eve dinner, and who should I eat it with?

I don't seem to be in so much pain anymore, but I am very concerned about this problem.

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Before I knew it, I passed by Cao Xiaobei's "Yang Yang Café" again. The door of the store was locked from inside, but Cao Xiaobei was still inside, with a cigarette in his hand, staring at the computer screen intently Look, he hasn't changed, he is still a game fanatic regardless of day or night.

I was a little bored, knocked on the glass door, shouted "the ghost is here" again, and then ran away quickly...

I don't know if I scared Cao Xiaobei, but I ran really fast, and I arrived at the main road of the ancient city in a blink of an eye. I found some change in my pocket, and then bought a bottle from the vending machine. mineral water.

I found a comfortable place to sit down, and while drinking water, I lost my mind at the empty streets. At this moment, except for the bar street, the whole ancient city seemed extremely deserted.

Suddenly, the phone vibrated. Thinking it was from Nicole, she took it out of her pocket like an electric shock, but it only vibrated once. It turned out to be a junk gambling message about "Macao Louis XIII Casino".

The devil knows what a fucking thing this "Louis XIII Casino" is.

I cursed under my breath, then picked up the mineral water bottle and poured water into my mouth.

……

Under the dim street light, a small figure was rummaging for something in the trash can; after a short while, he took out a mineral water bottle from it, and then walked to the trash can opposite me. After reaching the position, continue Rummaging inside.

I read that right, it was a granny in tatters who was picking up empty bottles.

She turned around with the flashlight, found nothing, and then set her eyes on me. She sat down opposite me. I thought she was tired, but she kept looking at me with only a drink in my hand. Bottle half full of water.

After I realized it, I speeded up the drinking water, and then walked towards this grandma with the empty bottle, and while handing it to her, I asked, "Grandma, why are you still out to pick up the bottle so late?"

Grandma's ears are not very good.

I asked again, and she replied in the local dialect: "... Xiaoling is on the night shift, so I will come out to pick up bottles..."

"Xiaoling?"

Grandma opened the conversation and said to me: "Xiaoling is my granddaughter... She works in a nearby police station... She has a serious job, and she loses face when she comes out to pick up bottles during the day, but no one sees her at night, pick up some bottles Sell ​​it, so I can help her share some of it."

I smiled and replied: "Grandma, you are wrong to think so. She doesn't let you pick up the bottle because she is afraid that you will be tired, not because she is afraid of losing face."

Grandma smiled, probably knowing it in her heart, but coming out to pick up bottles at such an old age will indeed make her children and grandchildren bear criticism from others. Grandma also understands this, so she chose such a time to do this.

I feel very sad for her. If she can enjoy her old age peacefully, who would want to come out and do this? It is estimated that the conditions are really bad.

"Grandma, wait here for a while, I'll get you something good..."

Grandma looked at me, I smiled at her, and ran to the "Jiulongju" not far away. There are many empty bottles thrown away by customers in my place, and Brother Ping also discarded a lot. It would be better to give it to her.

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Ten minutes later, I returned to the original place with two sacks of empty bottles on my back. Grandma didn't wait for me, but she didn't go far. She rummaged through another trash can nearby.

I chased after her, put the sack on the ground, and said, "Grandma, you can take these empty bottles, they are all left by guests at my inn, and I don't need them."

"Young man, this can sell for a lot of money..."

"It's okay, it will take up space with me... I can't find anyone to collect the bottle, so you can sell it."

As I said that, I carried the sack on my shoulders and urged my grandma: "This bottle is quite heavy. Where do you live, I will send it to you."

Grandma hesitated, probably the value of these empty bottles is really not a small sum in her eyes.

I said again: "Grandma, can you see if this works? You can sell the bottle. When you're done, how much will you sell for? The two of us will be half and half, and no one will suffer."

Grandma just nodded...then led me to the place where she lives.

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Grandma's house is the kind of old house with civil structure that is common in Dali. The walls of the house are thick, but the windows are small, with a few pieces of bacon hanging on it. At first glance, it feels depressing, but it is small The yard is quite refreshing. There is a Bougainvillea planted inside, and the flowers are in full bloom, bringing a lively atmosphere and vitality.

I found a corner, put the bottle down, and then said to Grandma: "There are a lot of bottles here, so don't pick them up tonight."

"Well, well..."

"Then I'll go first."

Grandma stopped me and asked, "The bottle is sold, how can I find you?"

"I often wander around in that area. When I come across it, just give it to me."

"That's not going to work... You're not sure what you said."

Grandma said, then turned around and went back to the house. When she came out, she was already holding a net bag with eggs in it. She said to me: "These eggs are all laid by your own chickens, you take them home and eat them... Grandma is not blind, I know what you think, but it is not easy for you young people, Grandma can't take advantage of you."

I smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've eaten free-range eggs, grandma, this is a good way... I won't be polite to you."

Just when I took the net bag from my grandma, the door of the old house was suddenly pushed open, and what I saw was a woman in a police uniform... We were all surprised by each other's appearance, and then looked at each other ...

How to describe it?Probably because she has been working outdoors for a long time, and Dali's ultraviolet rays are strong, so her skin is a bit dark, but her overall temperament is very clean, and she looks very capable, but if you must judge women's beauty and ugliness, she is not a Beauty... She has short hair that reaches her ears, but she has a very ordinary appearance.

The woman was very vigilant, she hurriedly stood beside grandma, and while protecting her, she asked, "Grandma, who is this man, why did he come to our house?"

"The young man has a good character... He gave me Lao Duo's bottle. He was afraid that I wouldn't be able to carry it, so he sent it home for me."

The woman complained: "I just came back here to take a look because I was worried about you. I didn't think about it, you still ran out to pick up the bottle... You are so old, it's not safe to be outside alone!..."

The old lady didn't say a word, like a child who has done something wrong. It is estimated that the two of them had arguing about this matter, and I stood aside in embarrassment...

This woman named Xiaoling finally turned to me and asked, "Are you a local?"

"No, I opened an inn here, and there happened to be many empty bottles left by the guests in the inn, so I brought them to grandma."

"Oh...thank you, but when we meet in the future, I can't give her these things, or she will miss it even more."

"I understand what you mean...but you also have to understand the old lady, she just wants to help you share a little bit."

She looked at grandma and couldn't bear to blame her anymore.

She pulled me aside again, and said to me in a low voice: "I know you guys who work in inns don't go to bed early, please help me to look at it, I have been working night shift recently, and I can't take care of her, if you If you saw her picking up bottles nearby, call me... My name is Wang Xiaoling, and I am a policeman from the Gucheng Police Station, please write down my phone number."

"Sure, I'm willing to help with this matter."

As I spoke, I wrote down Wang Xiaoling's phone number on my phone.

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Back at the inn, it was already three o'clock in the morning. Even after taking a hot bath, I was still in a foggy state, but I couldn't sleep. I always felt that everything I experienced today was like a dream.

If Ye Zhi hadn't gone far away, she would have gotten off the plane at this time, and she didn't know if she had replied to Nicole's message, but she was afraid that she would, but Nicole fell asleep.

Thinking of the arrogant Ye Zhi, inexplicably thinking of the film policeman named Wang Xiaoling I met just now. Compared with Ye Zhi, she is really an ordinary woman who can't be more ordinary. The salary is too high, not to mention that there is an old lady in the family, so it is difficult to live.

But I don't understand, the same flesh and blood, the same race, why the gap between people is so huge...In my cognition, although I know that some old people have a hard life, but when I really meet them, the true love is in my heart. shocking...

So far, I have seen all kinds of people in the dye vat of Dali. I don’t know if there will be deeper intersections in the future, but I can see myself clearly. Compared with some people, I am actually very lucky. up!

At least, I still have room to work hard, and I have ways to make money, but most people don't have these... What I can do is the most primitive way of digging through trash and picking up bottles.Whenever I look at these people, I am very puzzled, such as Shanghai, how did the luxury and prosperity come about; and how did these people come to be humble?

(End of this chapter)