Far away in Moscow

Chapter 161 First day at work

After spending several hours together in Natasha's room, Hu Yi returned to his room on time at ten o'clock in the evening despite 1 reluctance.

Tomorrow is the first day of work, so I should strive to arrive at the market as soon as possible, at least not later than the boss.

The earliest bus and subway are at five o'clock, and it takes about an hour on the road.Since Fu Jiahui said that there is no need to go too early, it should be no problem to arrive at six o'clock.

After taking a shower, I hurried to bed, the lingering sweetness just now was still rippling in my mind.Hu Yi set the alarm clock and forced himself not to think about Natasha, but he still lay in bed tossing and turning for a long time before falling asleep.

The alarm clock rang exactly at five o'clock in the morning.Hu Yi opened his eyes in a jerk, struggled to get out of bed and yawned.

Caihua sat in front of the computer with his two swollen eyes open, the light from the screen reflected his greasy face.After Hu Yi finished washing, he came back and put on his clothes while frowning: "What time is it? Don't go to bed yet, how about practicing all night?"

"Just sleep, sleep now." Cauliflower turned off the computer, took off her clothes and glasses, and lay down on the bed: "Leaving so early? Be careful on the road... be safe..."

Just as Hu Yi was about to answer, Cauliflower was already snoring.

"Fuck, kid." Hu Yi scolded with a smile, wrapped his coat tightly and went downstairs.

Moscow is still immersed in the thick night at this time, the knife-like cold wind is mixed with sporadic snowflakes, and the feeling of blowing on the face is particularly unforgettable.

The last time I got up at five o'clock was also to go to the market.But that time, a group of Ma Ji preparatory students went to eat breakfast with Lu Tao and Yan Zhiwen.

Three years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the faces of some students have become slightly blurred in their minds.Hu Yi huddled under the bus stop sign and sighed, and took the bus to the subway station.

The subway in the early morning is very empty and absolutely safe.Skinheads are determined not to go out at this time, and they occasionally encounter a few drunks who are muttering, and they are basically in a state of being unable to walk in a straight line.

Amidst the noisy rumbling of the train, Hu Yi slept and woke up at one stop, and it was exactly six o'clock when he arrived at the market.The entire New Sun Area was quiet, all the boxes were closed and no one could see them.

what happened?Am I here too early?Hu Yi walked around in a circle, and returned to Fu Jiahui's box in a daze, feeling at a loss.

The heat accumulated in the subway has dissipated, and my body is chilly, and my stomach has begun to deflate.He remembered the breakfast shop where he ate deep-fried dough sticks back then, and couldn't help swallowing.But the market is so big, I don't even know which district the store is located in, and it's so dark that I can't find it.

There are still snowflakes in the sky, and the layers of clothes on my body are almost frozen through.Hu Yi thought for a moment, and decided to go inside the box to avoid the cold.

As soon as he opened a padlock, two people appeared from the gap between the containers in the distance. They seemed to have passed through the adjacent District 9, holding a strong flashlight in their hands and kept shining in this direction: "Who is there?" Side? What are you doing? Don't move!" said Russian.

Hu Yi raised his hand to block the light of the flashlight: "I work here!"

The two creaked and stepped on the snow and walked closer, took a few photos on Hu Yi, and lowered the flashlight: "Are you coming to work? What time is it?"

"It's my first day at work. What time should I come?" Hu Yi took a look. The two people in front of him were wearing uniform cotton uniforms, cotton caps and leather boots, and they were probably security guards in the market.

"You don't know what time you come to work?" One of the tall men smiled and reached out to him: "Here's your ID."

"What certificate?" Hu Yi also smiled.He has been in Moscow for several years, even if he has never worked in the market, he knows that students are not allowed to work.

Although the two people in front of them are not like the police, it is always right to be careful.So he spread his hands and tentatively replied, "I don't have any documents."

Sure enough, the two of them stopped entangled in the issue of documents.The tall man pointed to the container behind him: "It's too early, it's not yet dawn, so we can't open the box."

"Why not?" Hu Yi shrank his neck: "It's too cold outside, I want to go in and sit for a while."

"For the safety of the goods." The tall man replied coldly.Then he paused for a while, and changed his tone again: "Can I have a cup of tea?"

"It's my first day at work, how can I have the money to buy you tea?" Hu Yi knew this trick of begging for small money, and looked at the other party with a half-smile: "But if you take me to a place where you can drink tea?" place, I can buy each of you a drink. Oh, it must be indoors, it's too cold outside."

"That can't be done." The two security guards looked at each other, seeming very embarrassed.The tall man turned around and pointed to the distance: "At this time, we can only find a room for drinking tea in the Seagull District, but we are on duty and cannot take you there."

Hu Yi didn't know whether what he said was true or not, and he didn't know where the seagull area was, so he shrugged at them: "Then there is no way."

"Okay." The two tilted their heads slightly, then turned to leave.

"Wait a minute." Hu Yi pondered for a while, took off his gloves, took out his wallet from his pocket, and stuffed twenty rubles in each of their hands: "It's hard work on duty, let's go buy a cup of tea after get off work."

"Thank you, you are such a good comrade and friend!" The two shook hands with Hu Yi with joy: "What's your name?"

"My name is Anton." Hu Yi smiled slightly: "I will work here in the future, I hope we can get along happily."

"Happy! Must be happy!" The tall man raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "It's too early, you'd better find a warm place to stay, such as a subway station."

"It's okay, I'll just wait in the box for a while." Hu Yi didn't know what time Fu Jiahui would arrive, if he came, he was still waiting at the subway station, wouldn't he wake up early in the morning to catch an evening show?

"Okay, please go ahead." The two security guards smiled cheerfully, turned around and continued to inspect other areas.

Hu Yi opened the container, and it was pitch black inside, and he couldn't see anything.With the faint light of the mobile phone screen, one can vaguely see that there are several stacks of large bags stacked high in the depths of the box.

The package was large, but relatively flat, with a stiff surface, presumably the trousers inside had been pressed firmly.He looked around with his mobile phone, chose a stack of relatively short packages and sat on it.

The inside of the box can barely shelter from wind and snow, but it is no warmer than outside.Clothes, shoes and hats were frozen through, Hu Yi curled up on the cold and stiff knitted bag, his teeth chattering.

Grandma's, it's too cold.He was tired, but he couldn't sleep at all, and if he did, he would catch a cold.

The mere cold is tolerable, but nothing to do in the darkness is the most painful.Hu Yi began to fill his mind with all warm things: the scorching summer in his hometown, sizzling kebabs, steaming hot pot, hot bathhouse...

But none of these seemed to be able to bring warmth to the body, but instead increased hunger and cold.He went to recall the fire in Building 6 that day, and closed his eyes to imagine how he felt in the sea of ​​flames.

Also not helpful.Hu Yi got up and moved his stiff hands and feet in the box, and then thought of Natasha.

Sure enough, only she can bring him peace and warmth.He thought about the good times he spent with Natasha to his heart's content, and couldn't help smiling in the dark.

While moving my body and thinking wildly, I finally persisted until after seven o'clock, and it was still dark and silent outside, except for the occasional security guards who passed by, there was no one in sight.

Winter mornings are hard.Hu Yi stroked his heavy eyelids, and was considering whether to go out for a few laps, when the phone rang, and it was a text message from Natasha: "Honey, I just woke up, have you gone to work yet?"

Hu Yi felt a burst of sweetness in his heart, and immediately put the cold behind him, took off his gloves and moved his fingers vigorously, typing with difficulty and replied: "Good morning, dear, I have arrived."

"Is everything going well? Have you had breakfast? It seems cold outside, and I'm afraid you'll freeze in the market."

Hu Yi's eye sockets were slightly hot, but they were quickly frozen again.He sniffled hard, and wrote tremblingly: "Just finished eating, everything went very well! Don't worry, the place where I work is very warm."

After clicking send, I added another one: "You don't even need to wear a coat!"

Natasha sent a smiley face symbol: "That's good. I have to go out to work today. The nearby kangaroo supermarket hires people to do promotional activities. I signed up and can earn a small amount of money."

"Indoors? Or on the street?"

"On the street, but don't worry, my clothes keep me warm."

Hu Yi felt a little sad.According to experience, the "small amount of money" that Natasha can earn is only two to three hundred rubles at best, but she has to work hard to sell it in the cold wind for a day.

But at this time, I have nothing to say, so I can only reply: "Understood, we must pay attention to safety and keep warm."

After chatting with Natasha for a few more words, I felt a little warmth on my body.Hu Yi went back to the woven bag and sat down, staring at the passing of time, and couldn't help dozing off.

I don't know how long it took, but half asleep and half awake, I suddenly heard the sound of metal clashing in the distance.Hu Yi opened his eyes in a jerk, and found that light had penetrated through the crack of the door.

He took out his phone to check the time, it was almost nine o'clock.He hurriedly got up and pushed open the box door, his eyes were immediately blinded by the sunlight.

Several boxes were opened in the distance, and the sound of metal clashing just now was the sound of doors being opened and locks being picked.There were a few people standing sparsely on the road, all covered tightly, including Chinese and foreigners.

Hu Yi yawned and stretched, and was looking for a place to buy a bottle of water when he saw Fu Jiahui walking towards this side while exchanging greetings with other bosses.

"Hey, you're already here?" Seeing Hu Yi standing at the door of the box, Fu Jiahui smiled faintly: "I came a little earlier on purpose, but I didn't expect it to be later than you."

Came a little early on purpose?Hu Yi looked up at the sun, squeezed his cold ears and smiled bitterly: "Didn't you say that other districts open at five o'clock? I came at six o'clock, and I was worried about being late."

(End of this chapter)