Express delivery is a high-risk occupation

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Xu Mu sat on the suitcase with two long legs arched, and counted the damp money in his hands again, carefully folded the stack of old and new pink bills, stuffed them back into the inner pocket of the backpack, and put The backpack was held tightly in his arms.That H-shaped black leather backpack, although the metal buckle is bright in color, has deep wrinkles and wear on the strap, and there are mottled and small stubbles on all four corners, obviously it has been used with care. Many years.The buckle is decorated with a yellow knot with a fiery red bead, about the size of an adult's thumbnail. He swayed with it when he moved. The color of the rope has been worn to a little white, but the bead is still bright and eye-catching. There is a flash of light.

In Shanghai City in July, there is a flood of people and the scorching sun.

The huge square in front of the station was filled with passers-by, everyone was in a hurry, and a wave of scorching air surged up, almost suffocating.Xu Mu, who was sitting under the clock tower, felt like a steamed bun that was about to be steamed. The heat in his body was swollen, and beads of sweat rushed out of his temples, flowing down his smooth cheeks and neck. A graffiti-style t-shirt that was stained and faded from washing.

A few steps away is a cold drink shop. The red freezer with a transparent glass door is filled with various kinds of iced drinks, and the fat and thin people stand in rows, hooking up pedestrians in the scorching heat.Occasionally, there will be a cool breeze blowing between the switch cabinet doors, making people feel refreshed.The person holding the backpack touched the coins in his pocket and swallowed. Finally, like a cabbage that had been sunburned, he lowered his head listlessly and stared at the pair of half-worn sneakers on his feet.

Seven hundred and nine dollars.This is all Xu Mu's current possessions and all living expenses before school starts.Shang Hai is no better than the small fourth- and fifth-tier cities in his hometown. At this moment, he dare not spend a penny recklessly.

Xu Mu's grandparents died early. When he was six years old, his parents also died in a mudslide disaster. He was brought up by his uncle He Qiang since he was a child.In order to support Xu Mu, He Qiang, who was originally a soldier in the army, applied to change his job and became a driver in a freight company. In recent years, he has earned more subsidies and simply started long-distance running. On average, he stays at home for less than two days a week.After going back and forth, even my own marriage was delayed. In my early 30s, I was still a bachelor, and I brought my nephew to depend on each other.On the day Xu Mu received the admission notice from Shanghai N University, He Qiang was so happy that he didn't sleep all night. Early in the morning, he took a big bag and took his nephew to the bus twice to visit the grave of his sister and brother-in-law. He knelt in front of the grave and cried. There was a lot of noise.Afterwards, he left Xu Mu 1000 yuan for living expenses, and devoted himself to earning tuition for his nephew.

Xu Mu used to work part-time at a store near his home during the holiday before, and wanted to help share some pressure, but He Qiang forced him to resign after knowing about it. On the one hand, he wanted him to concentrate on his studies; I feel sorry for my nephew.Now that the college entrance examination is over and the admission notice is in hand, Xu Mu starts thinking about part-time work again.So, a certain prospective college student was thinking about it at home, and finally decided to avoid his uncle's "obstruction" by packing up and coming to Shanghai in advance, and finding a part-time job near N University to make money before school started.

In the entire Shanghai City, Xu Mu only knew one person, Feng Yuan.

Feng Yuan is six years older than Xu Mu, a master's degree student majoring in architectural design at N University, Xu Mu's most admired and admired object since he was a child, and currently works in a well-known design institute in Shanghai.If Xu Mu had to choose a male god in his mind, it would be Feng Yuan.Even at N University, he followed in Feng Yuan's footsteps and applied for the exam.The two grew up in the same building, and their relationship is as close as brothers with different surnames. The backpack and mobile phone that Xu Mu uses now are all birthday presents from Feng Yuan.It was Feng Yuan who confirmed that he could provide accommodation, so Xu Mu dared to run over without telling He Qiang.

However, the male god has a huge problem --- get up angry, if you wake him up on a rest day, it will be similar to waking up a fire-breathing dragon, and you will definitely be attacked indiscriminately.Unfortunately, today is the rest day of the Great Demon King.

Xu Mu hugged his backpack and tried his best to move his body into the shadows. He didn't dare to call Feng Yuan until the huge clock above his head sounded ten o'clock.Is it time to get up at ten o'clock?

Beep~~~~~~, beep~~~~~~, the sound of the mechanized electric bell pulled Xu Mu's heart into his throat, and his mood became more and more disturbed.

"Hello?" Just when Xu Mu was about to hang up in guilty conscience, the phone was connected. Feng Yuan's deep and depressed voice came out from the speaker, and the thick nasal voice was faintly sullen.Oops, aware that the other party was reading a note and brewing anger, Xu Mu's soles felt cold, he squeezed the phone tightly and blinked awkwardly, not knowing how to speak for a moment.

"Wake me up early in the morning, you better be in a hurry." The voice on the other end of the phone was not loud, but not angry, every word was filled with sub-zero icicles, through the microphone I can feel the chill.

Early in the morning?Xu Mu looked at his phone with a sad face, it was already ten o'clock!It's too late to regret now, he hesitated for a few seconds, and mustered up the courage to say, "Brother Feng Yuan, it's me."

"Xiaomu?"

"Brother, I'm in the square of Shanghai Railway Station now, can you come and pick me up?" Xu Mu bit the bullet and said, he had clearly texted him before, why now it sounds like Feng Yuan is saying this Completely forgot?

"Are you at the train station?" The voice on the speaker suddenly increased, and there was a rustling sound, and the person on the other end of the phone was obviously a little surprised.

"Yes, it's right under that bell tower," Xu Mu replied cautiously, not familiar with the place, so he dared not run far away, with a hint of flattery, for fear of touching the backs of someone who was angry about getting up, "We Didn’t you say July 7th?”

"Damn! So it's July 7th! Stay there and wait for me." Feng Yuan swears rarely, and then hastily hung up the phone after telling him.

Xu Mu clicked on the chat history between himself and Feng Yuan, and found that he only said the number 25 carelessly in the text message, and didn't type July at all!Combined with the current situation, Feng Yuan obviously understood it as August.God is pitiful, today is my eighteenth birthday, I actually made a big oolong after waking up Feng Yuan, I hope Feng Yuan won't lose his temper because of his birthday when we meet later, Xu Mu looked at the cotton candy-like cloud above his head, praying pitifully.

In order to save 170 yuan, Xu Mu bought the slow train. Last night he stayed up on the hard seat of the green leather train all night. At this moment, he was tired and his eyelids became extremely heavy.He simply leaned on the backpack with his head turned sideways and his eyes closed. He estimated that it would take some time for Feng Yuan to come over, so he could take a nap.The passers-by in the square were in a hurry, and no one noticed the red light rolling on the boy who was dozing in the shadow of the clock tower, and then disappeared in a flash.

"Strawberry flavor, strawberry flavor is delicious!"

"No, I just like the banana flavor. I'm the oldest, so listen to me."

"Don't be stupid, even if you live for 1000 or [-] years, you are still just a teapot, not making tea, so why listen to you."

"If you have the ability, you pay for it yourself!...Oh, oh, little fox, how dare you bite me!"

"Oh~~~ Qilin Bead!"

Xu Mu felt as if he had been steamed in a steamer for a while, and every pore on his body was bubbling with heat. After struggling for a long time, he finally fell asleep again, when two voices came There were endless quarrels in his ears, one was a little immature, the other was loud, and finally something hit his ankle.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a puppy with brown-red fur dragging a surprisingly fluffy tail running into the green belt in a panic. It seemed to be holding an azure jar in its mouth, rattling as it ran. There was a sound like a rattling piggy bank.

Xu Mujiong stared intently at the green belt, feeling that he was not fully awake yet, what a teapot was arguing with a puppy, it must be a dream!

The phone buzzed and vibrated to interrupt someone's daze, "Come to the side of the road!"

A silver-gray car was parked on the side of the road next to the clock tower with double flashing lights. The young man standing by the door was wearing a light blue polo shirt. He was at least 1.8 meters five in height, with jet-black hair color and forehead. Slightly longer, covering the forehead slightly, and the temple hair on both sides is extremely short, making the whole person look neat and tidy.He is even more handsome with sharp eyebrows and stars, and is not inferior to the popular actor on the huge light box advertisement in the department store opposite, but the lip line is thin, with a knife-like sternness.Seeing Xu Mu poking his head out from behind the clock tower in doubt, he raised the corners of his lips and waved lovingly.

"Brother!" Xu Mu stood up abruptly, completely exhausted, hurriedly dragging his suitcase and rushing over there, like a lost pet that has finally found its owner. The wind blows.It wasn't until this moment that his restless heart returned to its original place. It was the first time he had traveled far alone by himself at such a young age. It was impossible to say that he wasn't nervous.

"Brother, when did you buy the car?" Realizing that Feng Yuan didn't intend to settle accounts after autumn, Xu Mu who was sitting in the car recovered his nature, like a lively little animal, looking around and looking around curiously.The beige-toned carriage is simple and clean, with a faint citrus fragrance. Apart from a bottle of golden car perfume and half a box of tissues, there are no other sundries, which is very in line with Feng Yuan's straightforward personality.Xu Mu's phone in his trouser pocket vibrated at this moment, and a text message appeared on the screen, [Today at 04:30 pm, please come to Qianli Express for an interview at No. 178 Heshun Road, Pinghe District, contact Zhang Chunsheng. 】

"If you want to buy it, you have to wait for a few years. This is rented." Feng Yuan took out two tissues and patted Xu Mu's sweaty forehead, signaling the bastard to wipe it off quickly.He is a person who pays great attention to the quality of life. He will not wrong himself in all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation. He is never soft when spending money on the basis of living within his means.Of course, this is also the reason why he started to make money in his junior year but has no savings so far.

"Rent? It's not for picking me up, is it?" Xu Mu took a tissue and dabbed it on his face, looked around, and finally had to temporarily stuff the used tissue into the side pocket of his backpack.The car is so clean that there is no place to put garbage, and it doesn't feel right to put it anywhere.

"You are so beautiful!" Feng Yuan rolled his eyes at someone, skillfully controlled the steering wheel with one hand and drove out of the parking belt on the roadside. He was so handsome, the sun shone through the car window, making the edges of his arms slightly shiny.Such a handsome car!Xu Mu enviously followed the gestures, imagining that he was sitting in the driver's seat, but knocked his hand on the windshield with a "slap", which made him grin his teeth in pain, and the backpack on his knee almost fell off. in place.

"Sit honestly." Feng Yuan's tone was slightly stern, but there was a smile in his eyes, this child is still so stupid.He was so far away, and he dared to rush straight to him from his hometown before he was sure about the date. If he didn't answer the phone just now, he would have squatted at the train station all day.

Xu Mu immediately straightened his back and sat upright with his backpack in his arms, probably out of admiration. He has always had a sense of blind obedience and awe to Feng Yuan's words, which is close to the level of a fan.

"By the way, what part-time job are you going to find?"

"Express delivery!" Xu Mu raised his eyebrows, thinking of the text message he just received, he replied confidently.