PDLP Chapter 151 The Next Journey
Chapter 151 The Next Journey
Chapter 151 The Next Journey
After watching the drama, it was already past 8 o'clock when we walked out. Qiu Huoming got the car. People at the theater entrance were still talking, and they were all very emotional.
Gu Xiaoran tugged at his collar and asked, "Do you feel your blood boiling?"
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go, I'll take you home first."
"No need, I'll take you home first, and then I'll ride back..."
Gu Xiaoran directed him, and after pushing the car out of the crowd, he said, "There are a lot of people in Shenhai at night, too. Don't worry about me. Remember to write to me when you get to school, and...you have to send me your new novel, too..."
"Okay, one letter a week."
"Pin pinky promise." Gu Xiaoran stood on the street and extended his right little finger to him.
Qiu Huoming patted her shoulder and said, "Too childish. I really can't bring myself to do that..."
As soon as he finished speaking, his hand was caught by her, and then his pinky was quickly hooked by Gu Xiaoran's pinky, and then released. A smile of success appeared on her face, "Okay, we've made the promise, so don't deny it. Let's go, let's go."
"You can actually attack suddenly. You are a teachable boy..." Qiu Huoming didn't mind. He jumped into the car and drove south along the main road with Gu Xiaoran.
This kind of thing was something his younger sister liked to do, and he was forced to cooperate with her a few times. He had already gotten used to it, but it was his first time doing it in public.
After many detours, he returned to Wendeli.
Those people who were enjoying the cool breeze in the alley had already gone home one after another. There were not many people on the road, but the noise from the houses on both sides was still noisy. Qiu Huoming parked the car in front of Aunt Ye's house.
He pointed at the door and asked quietly, "Would you like to come in and sit for a while?"
Gu Xiaoran shook his head. "It's too late. I have to go back."
"Also, I won't send you off tomorrow. Be careful on your way..."
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "I'm a grown man, what can happen to me? But you should ride your bike on the main road instead of the small road..."
It was late at night and there were rustling sounds of insects in the alley.
There was only a faint light from inside the room at the door, and it was pitch black all around.
Gu Xiaoran suddenly raised his head and said, "Close your eyes."
Qiu Huoming took a step back, "You don't want to give me something, do you..."
"You wish, don't open your eyes!"
Qiu Huoming snorted and closed his eyes.
Gu Xiaoran suddenly approached him, she stretched out her hand, gently wrapped her arms around Qiu Huoming's waist, and let go after a moment.
"Let's go." She turned and kicked off the car stand.
Qiu Huoming opened his eyes and watched her get into the car without looking back and disappear around the corner.
He felt a little melancholy for a moment, with mixed feelings.
Qiu Huoming sighed and was about to turn around when he saw Mou Jinshan suddenly walk out of the narrow alley between the two doors. He glanced at Qiu Huoming with some surprise on his face.
"Open the door, come in, I have something to tell you..."
Qiu Huoming felt a little uneasy. Was this uncle here to catch him? He didn't seem to have done anything...
He took out the key and opened the door.
Aunt Ye's voice came from the bedroom on the first floor, "Xiao Qiu is back?"
Qiu Huoming responded, "Aunt Ye, it's me."
"The hot water is ready, let's go to the bathroom..." (The hot water is ready, put it in the bathroom)
"Okay, thank you Aunt Ye..."
"Don't be polite... I'm going to sleep first..." (Don't be polite, I'm going to sleep first)
The door was closed by Mou Jinshan with a bang.
He followed Qiu Huoming up to the second floor. After entering the bedroom, he pulled over a chair and sat down. He glanced at the open collection of essays on the table, sighed for a long time, and took out an envelope and a square box from his arms.
"The money in the envelope is to return it to you, and this watch is a gift for you."
When Qiu Huoming heard this, his hand trembled as he took the box. "It's too expensive, Uncle Mou, I can't take it!"
"You are Lao Qiu's son, and you kept this shit from me. If I hadn't called back to work, you would still be in the dark... Forget it, don't make a fuss about it. This is a gift from my elders, so just keep it!"
Mu Jinshan glared at him and said, "Go to Yangcheng and study hard. Don't... ahem, don't mess with girls everywhere!"
Qiu Huoming opened his innocent eyes and said, "I..."
"What do you mean by 'me'? You... ahem, you did to Xiaoran... ahem, I just saw it. If you were..." He organized his words for a long time but couldn't make any sense.
"Forget it, forget it. You young people should handle your own affairs. I have been running around for a whole day, and now I have to come here to suffer your anger! I am leaving now. You go to the dock tomorrow, don't be late..."
Mou Jinshan said this, stood up and left.
"Hey, I'll take you there..." Qiu Huoming hurriedly chased after him.
"Get out of here! I feel annoyed when I see you. Go take a shower and go to bed early!" Mou Jinshan left angrily.
Qiu Huoming was completely confused by his words.
Uncle Mou must have taken the wrong medicine today. One moment he is like a spring breeze to me, and the next moment he is like a class enemy... I am afraid that men also go through menopause when they reach middle age.
Returning to the bedroom, he looked at the box beside the bed and was delighted. He immediately unpacked it. Inside the box lay a "Shenhai" brand men's watch with a date.
Wow, this is the latest model.
He wound up his watch, adjusted the time to the alarm clock, put it on his wrist and admired it for a while. After a moment, he took it off and quickly went downstairs. The clothes hanging in the patio were already dry.
He gathered his clothes, put them in the basin, went into the bathroom and prepared to take a bath.
We will be on the boat tomorrow for three days, and there is no one familiar to watch over our belongings, so we probably won't be able to take a shower.
He had been running all day today, and his sweat had soaked him in sweat and dried him up again. He would feel better after taking a shower. Aunt Ye's soap and shampoo smelled great. There were three bottles of hot water behind the door, and he happily washed himself from head to toe.
The dirty clothes were washed by hand and still hung in the patio.
He went upstairs and opened the envelope. He was dumbfounded when he saw the ten big unity notes neatly placed inside. Uncle Mou gave him too much!
There was a small note under the words "Great Unity" and he took it out and took a look at it.
[The extra money is a gift. How could Old Qiu give birth to a son like you who is so extravagant? You should be more careful with your money... Mou Jinshan. ]
Qiu Huoming raised the corner of his mouth. Dad is a good boss and he is easy to get along with.
His hair was dry. He packed his luggage and set the alarm clock. Just as he was about to draw the curtains, a wild cat jumped onto the windowsill and leisurely licked it with its paw.
Qiu Huoming said regretfully: "There is nothing to eat today..."
The wild cat remained unmoved and simply lay down, turned its head to look at him, and continued to lick its fur.
Qiu Huoming closed the curtains, turned off the lights, and returned to bed.
I was indeed very tired today. Not long after I laid eyes on the pillow, I fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, he was awakened by the alarm clock. After stopping the alarm, he quickly got out of bed. As soon as he opened the curtains, he was startled to see a dead mouse lying straight on the windowsill.
Qiu Huoming touched his nose and looked around. There was no one in the alley. He quickly took off his shoes and pushed the dead rat down with the soles of his shoes.
Then I closed the window and carried my luggage downstairs. Aunt Ye had already bought breakfast and put it on the table. She seemed to be in a hurry to go out. She hurriedly ordered: "Go to Renmin Road and take the No. 16 tram to Shilupu. Give the conductor 4 cents. If you take the bus, give 5 cents..." (Tongdian, money)
She put the change on the table and said, "I'm leaving now. I have to go to work early. Please have breakfast. Bye..."
"Thank you, Auntie Ye. Take care. I'll leave later. I'll leave the key on the table..."
"Okay..." Aunt Ye went out with her bag on her back.
The door closed with a bang.
Qiu Huoming put down his luggage and went to the patio to wash up. He also collected all the clothes in the patio and stuffed them into his backpack.
After having breakfast and leaving the keys on the table, he went out with two bags on his back. He glanced at his watch at the door. It was still early. It was convenient to have a watch as he didn't have to worry about missing it.
Renmin Road was very close to where he lived. There were already several people standing on the platform. Qiu Huoming looked around at the station, mainly to see the direction of the train. The direction was correct, so he felt relieved. Not long after waiting, the tram creaked and pulled up to the station.
He put his backpack on his chest and his guitar bag on his shoulder, then got on the bus from the front door with the other passengers. After squeezing into the middle seat, he handed the money to the conductor.
There were a lot of people going to work early in the morning. There were people on both sides and all the seats were full. He stood in the middle of the car with his other hand holding the horizontal bar on the car.
It’s not far from here to Shilupu, and it takes about 20 minutes to get there. The ticket seller announced the station name.
Qiu Huoming squeezed out of the car from the back and checked his backpack and trouser pockets. Fortunately, everything was safe and sound.
The sky is gray today, and the wind is a bit strong, but the temperature has not dropped. I feel warm all over, and it looks like it is going to rain today.
Qiu Huoming quickly checked his ticket and boarded the ship with his luggage. He bought a fourth-class cabin located in the middle and rear part of the second floor of the ship, which was the departure station. There was no one else inside when he came in. There were 16 berths in the cabin, all upper and lower berths. His seat was close to the door and was a lower berth.
Not long after he put down his luggage, people started coming into the cabin one after another. All the tickets for the ship had been sold, which meant that the ship was full.
Qiu Huoming hung up his guitar, and then he had to carry this backpack with him. No matter whether it was the money or documents inside, if they were lost, it would be a big problem. It is better to be careful when going out.
The thermos in the cabin was full, apparently filled by the ship's staff. He took out the enamel teacup, rinsed it with hot water, then filled it up and placed it directly on the bench at the head of his bed.
The difference between the fourth class cabin and the third class cabin he had taken before was that there was no sink here, which meant that to wash up, one had to walk out of the cabin door and go to the public sink in the middle of the ship. In addition, there were more beds here, and everything else was similar.
He sat on the edge of the bed and took out the script he bought at the theater yesterday. Every scene in the four-act drama was described in detail. He was reading it with great interest when he suddenly heard a whistle "Woo..." in his ears.
The ship started to move, and he suddenly realized that it was moving.
Qiu Huoming walked out of the cabin and, like the other passengers, leaned on the railing, looking at the pier that was gradually moving away. The two big words "Shenhai" were also gradually shrinking...
The waves hit the hull, and a passenger nearby said, "The waves are quite big, could there be a typhoon?"
"Bah, bah, bah, don't talk nonsense, there's a typhoon and this ship won't sail at all!"
"Yes, yes, it's probably going to rain. Look at the sky ahead, it's so dark..."
Qiu Huoming turned his head and looked to the east, and sure enough, the dark clouds there were already rolling.
Fortunately, the ship is already sailing, so there is no need to worry about it being suspended.
He stretched and returned to the cabin. He would spend the next three days and two nights on the ship. Soon, the passengers who were outside looking at the scenery came in one after another.
The people in the same cabin with him had varying ages, ranging from 60 to a few years old. Sure enough, all 16 beds were full. The person living on the bunk above him was an aunt, who was now moving a stool and sitting in front of his bed, chatting with a couple diagonally opposite.
In just a short while, everyone in the cabin became familiar with each other.
Judging from their accents, half of the people here are from Shenhai. Most of them are on business trips, and some travel between the two places for business. Like Qiu Huoming, he is the only one who comes here purely for transfer.
The conversation in the cabin was lively, but Qiu Huoming had no interest in joining in. He lay on the bed, took out a notebook and began to record recent events.
Not long after, a thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, which scared Qiu Huoming, and then the rain fell down with a crackling sound.
The wind and waves were obviously stronger, and the boat was shaking slightly.
He was close to the cabin door. He looked at the river that had been blocked by the rain. The heat that had been sticking to his body was gradually cooling down. He sat up, picked up the teacup on the stool, and drank a sip of water. An old man opposite him asked him, "Little giant, are you from Shenhaining?" (Little boy, are you from Shenhaining too?)
"Uncle, it's not me. I'm just passing by." Qiu Huoming put away his notebook and replied.
The old man immediately lost interest and started chatting with the person next to him.
A young man with half-long hair on the bed next to him was quite interested in him. He pointed at the guitar bag hanging next to his bed and asked, "Is that a guitar in your bag?"
Qiu Huoming nodded.
The young man lifted a guitar case from his bed that was much more upscale than Qiu Huoming's guitar case, "I have one too."
He put down the guitar case and extended his hand through the baffle, "My name is Qian Feng, nice to meet you!"
Qiu Huoming shook his hand and said, "My name is Qiu Huoming, nice to meet you."
"Is this a hobby for you? Or are you a professional musician?" Qian Feng asked.
"A hobby, what about you?"
"Yes, I'm going to the Han River to look for someone. From your appearance, you are going to study, right?"
"Yes, good eyesight, I need to change trains at the Han River."
"Dude, you've come a long way!"
"That's right. It will take several days." Qiu Huoming said with a yawn.
"You're free anyway, why not sing a song?" Qian Feng invited.
"Come on, it's so early in the morning, let me take my time..."
"It's too boring to be alone, so I'll wait until you feel better..."
The sound of rain outside was urgent, and the conversation inside was a little hazy. Qiu Huoming leaned on the bed, feeling a little drowsy.
Not only him, there were several others who were yawning and preparing to go to bed for a nap.
I couldn't go out that day, so I had to sleep.
Qiu Huoming placed his backpack next to his pillow. There was no one beside his head, and there was a wall there, so it was relatively safe.
After taking off his shoes, he lay down, put one hand lightly on his backpack, turned over and closed his eyes to rest.
I fell asleep in a daze, and when I woke up, the rain had stopped.
He opened his eyes and looked outside. The sky outside was much brighter and several people were standing outside the cabin door looking at the scenery.
Perhaps it was because everyone in the cabin had talked to each other before, and now they were divided into several small groups with clear boundaries.
He sat up and saw at a glance that Qian Feng, who was lying alone in the bed next to him, was also alone.
Qian Feng was sitting on the bed with his legs crossed and his eyes closed, meditating quietly.
Qiu Huoming laughed in silence. He got out of bed, put on his shoes, and walked out.
The surface of the river was a little turbid after the rain, and the sky was still a little gray.
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