A thousand miles in the last days

"It's so hot!" As soon as Xiao Leng walked out of the supermarket, he was hit by a heat wave. August is the hottest month. If it is not necessary, most people will not easily leave the house. They would rather stay at home with the air conditioner and watch TV.For Xiao Leng, who is from a poor family, a room like a steamer is his nightmare.

"I really don't want to go back, it's really cool in the supermarket!" Xiao Xiao glanced back at the supermarket coldly, and walked home with a plastic bag of instant noodles. In fact, he didn't have anything to buy at all, he just came to blow on the air conditioner after work that's all...

The place where Xiao Leng works is a small restaurant. He usually just nestles in the back kitchen, washing dishes, chopping vegetables and so on. On a hot day, a group of people are sweating profusely in the kitchen. Even if you suggested it to the proprietress, she would ignore you. She rolled her eyes, and the meaning was very clear: If you love it, don’t do it, don’t do it!They can only bear it. In this day and age, it is not easy to find a job.

So after get off work, Xiao Leng, who walks home, will go to the nearby supermarket for a long time, but usually when he comes out, he will always have something in his hand, such as a sandwich biscuit for [-] yuan, a bag of buns that were sold out in the morning Or the instant noodles in his hand at the moment, so that dinner and the next day's breakfast will be settled. Fortunately, the proprietress will take care of it, and lunch is still in charge. Although the food is not good, Xiao Leng is quite satisfied.

I stretch out my hand to block the sunlight that seems to be coming from all directions, but it doesn't work. How much space can one hand block?Occasionally, a girl with a parasol walks by her side, her high-heeled sandals slamming loudly. Xiao Leng can't help but think of the woman at the cashier counter in the supermarket, talking and laughing loudly with the clerk, and ignoring her every time she greets her to check out. Reason, stepping on the high heels, and throwing the things aside after brushing, with a supercilious look by the way.That's right, when other people enter the supermarket, there are big bags and small bags, but I come every day to be guarded by thieves.

I don't live up to expectations, and I don't blame others for being snobbish.His parents divorced and they didn't want him. He didn't finish high school, so he came out to work to support himself. The money he promised to send every year has long since disappeared. What can he do? Go to court to sue his parents?Knowing that they each have a family and a child, I'm afraid they have long forgotten that they had a child... Anyway, as long as he has hands and feet and can't starve to death, why should he bother others!

Twisted into the small alley, inside is a group of low bungalows, people who have never been here would not have thought that there is such a dilapidated place in N City, which has a bright and beautiful appearance.Walking to the innermost wooden door and stopping, Xiao Leng took out the key in his trouser pocket and entered the door. The narrow yard was empty, and the place where some vegetables were planted was almost dry by the sun. Xiao Leng didn't have the heart to pay attention to it. He went straight into the house and closed the door tightly, lest there be hot air coming in.In fact, there is not much difference, the inside is still like a steam oven.

Xiao Leng went to the bathroom to wash his face. In fact, the so-called bathroom is a palm-sized area divided into two by wooden boards. Generally, half of the kitchen is the bathroom. In the kitchen, there is only a pool for washing vegetables, a coal stove, and a cabinet. The bathroom ... Forget it, don't be too civilized, it's just a toilet plus a washbasin.

Xiao Leng put the instant noodles in the cupboard, and there were very few things in it, except for a few cracked steamed buns, a few packs of pickled mustard, and half a pack of dried noodles, there were only instant noodles bought today.There are rice jars and noodle jars under the cabinet, and the capacity is not much. Xiao Leng looked around at the chopping board under the window. There are only a few dried chilies and sun-baked shallots. Let’s cook dried noodles at night, clear water, small Think coldly.

When he got out of the kitchen, Xiao Leng wiped the sweat from his head. He looked at the empty house in a daze. When he rented the yard, it was an empty room for rent. Because it was in a small alley, it was very cheap. It had been several years. I don’t have any spare money to buy furniture, except for some necessary items: coal stove, pots, bowls and chopsticks, cabinets are in the kitchen, washbasin towels are in the toilet, looking around the whole house, there is only one bed, and the paint on the other is peeling off. The table and a few round stools are all bought by him in the second-hand market, which are very cheap.

The space behind the bed is partitioned off by myself with a thick curtain, so that I can pretend that I also have a small bedroom.Speaking of the curtain fabric, I worked as a part-time worker in a family a year ago, and later caught up with the family's move. The curtains in this big bedroom really don't want to be cleaned up, so tell him to remove the curtains and take them away. The dark red heavy curtains with complicated patterns , It can almost match Xiao Leng's two-month salary at that time, so I was so happy that I stayed here to help people move the house.

This curtain is also the only valuable thing in this room, Xiao Leng sighed and pulled the curtain, which is now the bed curtain, to reveal his narrow wooden bed, which was covered with the summer mat he just bought this summer. One-fifth of his salary, if he didn't think it would be more durable, he would just buy a straw mat.He pounced on it, but... fell flat, the bed board was too hard, and he was too thin, so it was really not suitable for him to pounce on it!Grinning her teeth, Xiao Leng got up and didn't lie down anymore. When the day became hot, the mat turned into a hot mat, and it wasn't cool at all.

There is no TV, and there are no other entertainment measures, so Xiao Leng moved a stool and sat under the window sill in a daze. The window next to the bed happened to be in the shade, facing someone's yard, and Xiao Leng hadn't seen anyone appear for a long time , probably moved away a long time ago, there are a few pomegranate trees still growing tenaciously in the yard, but depending on the situation, they may not live for long.However, what is striking is that in N City, where every household has running water, there is actually a well under the pomegranate tree.

Xiao Leng was fascinated as soon as he sat down, and it was getting dark gradually. Xiao Leng glanced at the alarm clock on the window sill, it was almost eight o'clock, because the restaurant he was in was operating outdoor barbecues at night, so his shift only lasted until 06: 30. The barbecue continued until midnight. At night, the streets were very unsafe, especially in small alleys like where he lived. In order to save his life, he had to give up half a day's wages.

He boiled water, ordered some noodles, and after Xiao Leng ate, he was going to go out to digest food as usual, but when he opened the door, he was hit by a heat wave, which made him slam the door shut again.Why is it still so hot? A few days ago, I heard from people in the store that the temperature was around 35 degrees recently. Today, it must be 40 degrees, and it lasted until after [-] o'clock in the evening!Xiao Leng felt a little dizzy, he took off his underpants, poured a glass of cold water, and lay down on the bed. I no longer know……

Tonight, all the doctors and nurses in the major hospitals in N City are busy. The corridors are full of doctors and doctors. It is a busy day. If you eat too much cold food, you will have diarrhea, and you will catch a cold easily. People suffering from air-conditioning problems... Of course, the most common ones are those suffering from heatstroke, and even some doctors and nurses are not spared. There are adults and children everywhere who register to get medicine, injections and hang water according to the order. The hospital is as noisy as a vegetable market.

In this kind of high-intensity weather, the elderly and children must pay special attention, otherwise you really have no place to cry if something happens!

In the middle of the night, a big shiver suddenly woke up the sleeping Xiao Leng, or to be more precise, he actually passed out from the heat... Rubbing his goose-skinned arms, Xiao Leng wondered, is it raining, why is it so so in the room? cold?Putting on his clothes casually, Xiao Leng pushed open the door, the weather was still very clear, and there were still some twinkling stars in the dark night sky. The only difference from the daytime was the sudden drop in temperature. Xiao Leng moved a bench comfortably in the yard After sitting for a while, although there is no wind, the air is cool and comfortable.

That night, Xiao Leng had his first peaceful sleep since the beginning of summer. He got up in the morning refreshed, washed his face and brushed his teeth, and then made bread for himself. After eating, Xiao Leng felt that there was something wrong. He looked around After looking at myself, I realized that the long-sleeved shirt I put on casually last night was still on my body!It is very abnormal to wear long sleeves in summer, but I didn’t feel the heat. Xiao Leng felt strange. The temperature yesterday was far worse than today’s. Today’s weather is really unpredictable, no wonder I get sick every day There are so many people!

So, at almost 10 o'clock, Xiao Leng put on this long sleeve and went out to work.

When he first walked out, Xiao Leng was met with weird looks from people nearby. He didn't pay attention to it, but it got hotter and hotter as he walked. Xiao Leng had to roll up his sleeves and walk into the store with his head down. Sure enough, the weather was as hot as ever. , I am ashamed of myself!

Xiao Leng went straight into the back kitchen with his head down, and was laughed at by Master Li, who was in charge of cooking, "Xiao Leng, you are following other people's fashion, and you wear long sleeves in hot weather to avoid tanning your skin? You are not a girl. !"

Everyone in the room laughed, and Xiao Leng could only smile awkwardly, but he only wore this one, and it was not good for him to be naked in front of a room full of men and women, so he had to endure the heat to work.While scrubbing the dishes to be plated today, Xiaoleng listened to the chefs talking about the abnormally high temperature in the past two days, and who in the family had heatstroke and was still lying in the hospital!Xiao Leng suddenly remembered the feeling of discomfort before going to bed yesterday, could it be also heatstroke?

But I'm still standing here, shouldn't I be... Xiao Leng wanted to tell them about the sudden coolness in the middle of the night last night, but the proprietress suddenly rushed in and shouted, "Xiao Leng! Hurry up and serve this dish 3 Go to the number box, the guests are urging you!"

Xiao Leng had to swallow the words quickly, work is the most important thing!Then the ensuing busyness made Xiao Leng forget about this matter, until it was time to get off work again, Xiao Leng patted his dizzy forehead and left the back door of the restaurant. Before leaving, Wu Qianqian, the waitress in the shop, looked at him His complexion was not good, and he asked worriedly if he also had heatstroke, and told him to go to the hospital to have a look. Xiao Leng nodded gratefully. No one cared about him for a long time.

They walked crookedly along the way, and were almost hit by a car. They were confused and saw the driver jump out and yell at him, but Xiao Leng didn't respond. The car ran away!So Xiao Leng finally returned home without any danger.

As soon as he approached the yard, Xiao Leng felt a shock all over his body, and his mind was awake for a moment. The coolness he felt in the middle of the night came again. Xiao Leng looked at the sky, and the sun was still hot. Whose air conditioner was leaking? ?But there is only one family in this alley, and it was still very hot when we walked here just now.In order to prove that she was not hallucinating from dizziness, Xiao Leng went to the front several houses to try again. After going back and forth like this, Xiao Leng finally confirmed that it was her own house that was cooler!

"Is your brain burned out? Are you still pulling something? Is it interesting to walk like this?" Three questions came to him, and Xiao Leng raised his eyes blankly, only to see a distance of about one meter above his head, floating A man with long hair is looking at him with a puzzled expression on his face. The reason why he said floating is because there is really nothing under this man, just sitting cross-legged in the air——

Xiao Leng's eyes darkened, and he didn't know anything in an instant.

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