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Chapter 280 Five Dead, Alive

(Let Zhao Chuxi slow down, let Zhao Chuxi be quiet, in the next chapter, Zhao Chuxi will come back)

The train headed north and soon left the Chengdu Plain. Zhao Chuxi was the only one in the carriage at first, and then two men came up. They were the most ordinary Sichuan migrant workers who had left their hometowns to work in the north.In the past, I bought hard seats. This time, one of them was suffering from an old illness and could not sit for too long. I originally wanted to buy a hard sleeper, but who knew that the hard sleeper was sold out, so I had to buy a soft sleeper. In their eyes, there is no difference between a soft sleeper and a hard sleeper. There is no difference, or it is no different from hard seats, as long as you can reach the terminal.

Normally, Zhao Chuxi would have chatted with them a few words, but this time Zhao Chuxi was not in the mood to chat, except for a few chats with them when they first came in. When they asked Zhao Chuxi where he was going, Zhao Chuxi said he was going to the north to see Seeing old people, Zhao Chuxi spent most of the time sitting outside in the corridor looking at the scenery outside the window. There are mountains, rivers, cities and villages. The scenery is constantly changing, and the passengers around are also constantly changing. You come and go, you go to me Down.Zhao Chuxi doesn't know how many people a person will meet in this life, but he knows that most people just pass by, maybe it's just a look, and there will be no intersection in this life. Relationship, if you think about it carefully, it will make people a little inexplicably sad.

In the evening, the train had already left Sichuan. Zhao Chuxi felt a little sleepy, so he went back to sleep in the carriage. He forced himself not to think about Fenghuang Village, but sleep was the best solution. The two The migrant workers who were chatting saw Zhao Chuxi sleeping, so they deliberately lowered their voices. They might feel that Zhao Chuxi seemed to be in a bad mood. No matter at any time, a careful movement was a kind of comfort to others.

This time, Zhao Chuxi slept longer than last night. He slept until the next morning, a full twelve hours. It was the migrant worker in the same carriage who woke Zhao Chuxi up and said with a smile, "Young man!" , we will arrive in Taiyuan in half an hour, wash your face and get ready to get off the bus."

Yes, the terminal of this train was Taiyuan, Shanxi, but it was not the terminal of Zhao Chuxi.Zhao Chuxi smiled at them, then got up to wash his face, and smoked a cigarette there to satisfy his hunger.Half an hour later, the train arrived at the station, and it was more than ten minutes late. Unexpectedly, it was considered rare. Zhao Chuxi carried his backpack, said goodbye to the two migrant workers, and got off the train with the crowd.

The train station in any place is full of people. When he was in Fenghuang Village, Zhao Chuxi had never seen so many people. Sometimes Zhao Chuxi was curious why there were so many people in big cities, maybe more They are all small people like him from small places, and everyone is a herd animal. No wonder the so-called big city becomes a lifeless empty city during the Spring Festival every year.

After getting out of the train station, Zhao Chuxi walked a long distance before taking a taxi. When he was in Xi’an, he learned many life skills from the people on the construction site. For example, there are the most black car drivers near the train station, and he likes to cheat people from other places, so it’s best to take a taxi Stay away from the train station.It is not easy for the ordinary people at the bottom to earn some money, so they naturally have to save and spend. They don't have the confidence to spend millions, so they learn some skills.

After getting a taxi, Zhao Chuxi asked the driver to take him to the nearest big supermarket, such as Wal-Mart and China Resources Vanguard. In the supermarket, Zhao Chuxi went into the supermarket and picked out four or five gifts, including tea leaves that were nutritious and equal. He spent almost a thousand dollars, but he didn't feel bad at all. Then he checked out and took a taxi. This time, Zhao Chuxi asked the driver to pull him directly To the long-distance bus station that can go to Pingyao.

The driver seemed unwilling to run so far, and muttered a few words. Zhao Chuxi casually added 20 yuan, and the driver immediately beamed with joy. Without saying a word, he was happy to go on the road. It's okay to let Mo Tui ghost.

The long-distance bus station from Taiyuan to Pingyao is called Jiannan Bus Station. The driver said that it runs every 10 minutes or so, and there is almost no need to wait. Zhao Chuxi followed the driver's instructions and bought a ticket to enter the station. He found the bus to Pingyao and got on the bus. He waited for about 6 minutes Five or six minutes later, the driver set off on the road. At this moment, Zhao Chuxi's heart suddenly became very quiet, and he smiled lightly, "Xiao Ran, I'll come and see you."

That's right, the place Zhao Chuxi was going to was NO.16's hometown, the ancient city of Pingyao...

Zhao Chuxi wanted to go out for a walk, and wanted to be quiet. Fenghuang Village could not go back. This was the vow Zhao Chuxi made the day he left. Han Sanqiang, after much deliberation, it seems that the only place he can go is the ancient city of Pingyao. At the beginning, he promised NO.16 that he would definitely go to the ancient city of Pingyao if he had the opportunity. Unfortunately, NO.16 left later.Think about it, it has been more than half a year since NO.16 left, Zhao Chuxi couldn't help but miss her a little, so he just took the opportunity to visit her and let her see himself now.

It only takes two hours by bus from Taiyuan to the ancient city of Pingyao. Compared with the 16-hour train journey, this is just a blink of an eye for Zhao Chuxi. No.38's bit by bit, I don't know where Ding Ge and No. 16 are now, and how they are doing. Compared with No.38, the ending of No. 38 is much better.Except for Ding Ge, No. [-], and Huang Mao, who is still working as a bartender at Muse, has he been implicated in his own affairs?I don't know if Shanshuiqing, which was closed for rectification, will continue to operate, and if there is another batch of girls inside, selling their bodies for a living.

The ancient city of Pingyao, a famous cultural city with a history of more than 00 years, is known as "the four most well-preserved ancient cities" together with Langzhong in Sichuan, Lijiang in Yunnan, and Shexian in Anhui. One of the two ancient county towns.

In addition to the most well-preserved ancient city, Pingyao is one of the most famous birthplaces of "Shanxi Merchants". In the late Qing Dynasty, Pingyao's financial industry was extremely developed, and it was the location of the most influential bank headquarters and the most concentrated financial industry headquarters. In its heyday, there were as many as 22 bank accounts here, and it once became the center of China's financial industry, manipulating and controlling China's modern financial industry.

Two hours passed quickly. After Zhao Chuxi arrived in Pingyao County, he took a taxi directly and searched for No.16's home according to the memory of chatting with No.16. It seemed that the place was called Chengnanbao Village, which was just south of the ancient city and belonged to Pingyao. In the county seat, between Shuguang Road and County Road 375, Zhao Chuxi asked the taxi driver to take him to Chengnanbao Village, and then began to inquire all the way. It took almost half an hour to find out the address of NO.16.

The man who led the way for Zhao Chuxi knew NO.16. His name was Qin Bing. He was about the same age as NO.16 and was married.Said to be Qin Ran's elementary school classmate, when the two talked about Qin Ran, they both felt lost and sighed.Qin Bing asked about the relationship between Zhao Chuxi and Qin Ran. Zhao Chuxi thought for a while and smiled, "I'm Qin Ran's boyfriend."

Qin Bing glanced at Zhao Chuxi for a few moments, then patted Zhao Chuxi on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you are caring, there are not many people like you, enough man."

Qin Bing and Qin Ran's family can be regarded as the same family, but the seniority has been a little far away. Just now at the door of the house, Zhao Chuxi asked where Qin Ran's family was. He was quite surprised to see that Zhao Chuxi was an outsider. Knowing that Qin Ran had passed away half a year ago, he still took Zhao Chuxi to Qin's house and asked about the relationship between Zhao Chuxi and Qin Ran on the way. Hearing such an answer, he couldn't help but be amazed.Ordinary people, who would have such thoughts. After all, Zhao Chuxi and Qin Ran are just boyfriend and girlfriend, and they are not married and engaged. Qin Ran has passed away, and the two should have nothing to do with each other. Now that Zhao Chuxi came here not far away Looking at Qin Ran's parents in Pingyao, they can be regarded as emphasizing affection and righteousness.

"Who's the buddy?" Qin Bing couldn't help but increase his affection for Zhao Chuxi, and asked with a smile.

Zhao Chuxi said in a deep voice, "From Qinghai, he used to work in Xi'an, but now he works in Chengdu."

"Did Qin Ran leave Xi'an after he left?" Qin Bing said that I understand.

Zhao Chuxi didn't deny it and said, "It's sort of like that."

Soon the two of them arrived at the entrance of an old house in the middle of the street. The house was a one-story house, which looked old and was out of place with other houses around. A white-haired woman in plain clothes was guarding her. The woman's face was well contoured, and she was quite handsome when she was young.Next to the woman was an old man in a wheelchair. The man was drowsy, his face was yellow and dark, his hair had been stripped, and his face had more wrinkles than the woman's.

Qin Bing muttered softly, "This is Qin Ran's parents."

After Qin Bing finished speaking, he came forward to greet the woman with a smile and said, "Sixth Aunt, why don't you take my Sixth Uncle to bask in the sun?"

The woman held the old cloth shoes in her hand and was putting on the soles. It seemed that her ears were not working well, and she paused for a few seconds before raising her head. When she saw Qin Bing, she smiled and asked, "Bingzi, are you shopping?"

Qin Bing said with a chuckle, "Sixth Aunt, if you don't want to buy anything, why don't you take my Sixth Uncle to bask in the sun?"

The woman put down the old cloth shoes in her hand, turned her head to look at the boss sitting in the wheelchair, and said, "The doctor said, it's good for him to spend more time in the sun, anyway, he's fine when he's idle."

The old man in the wheelchair was drowsy all the time and was not disturbed at all. The woman noticed Zhao Chuxi who was carrying a lot of things in his hands, and said to Qin Bing, "Bingzi, are you visiting?"

"Sixth aunt, this is not my guest, but yours. His name is Zhao Chuxi, and he is here to see you and my sixth uncle?" Zhao Chuxi walked forward wisely, Qin Bing took this opportunity to introduce Zhao Chuxi and said .

There were people at the gates of every household in the streets on both sides. At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the gates of Lao Qin's house. There was nothing to do, anyway, to watch the excitement.

"My guest? Come to see us? Why don't I know him?" The woman asked with a puzzled expression.

Qin Bing looked at Zhao Chuxi with a smile. Zhao Chuxi knew that he had to introduce himself, and smiled lightly, "Auntie, you must have never seen me, but you must have heard of me. I am Xiao Ran's boyfriend. My name is Zhao Chuxi." promising"

"Ran Ran's boyfriend?" The woman stared at Zhao Chuxi with a look of surprise, obviously feeling a little unbelievable, she never thought that it would be her deceased daughter's boyfriend.

After a long time, after the woman came back to her senses, she excitedly called to her wife beside her, "Old Qin, Lao Qin, wake up, Ran Ran's boyfriend is here to see us"

Soon, the man who was about to fall asleep in the wheelchair was woken up by the woman, looked at Zhao Chuxi and asked, "Are you Ran Ran's boyfriend?"

Zhao Chuxi said loudly, "Uncle, I'm Ran Ran's boyfriend, I'm late."

"It's not too late, it's not too late, good boy, good boy." Thinking of his dead daughter, the man burst into tears instantly, holding Zhao Chuxi's hand, and said at a loss.

Qin Bing was confused by the atmosphere, his eyes turned red unconsciously, and he hurriedly said, "Dude, please stay with my sixth aunt and sixth uncle, they are all hard-working people, thank you"

Zhao Chuxi said calmly, "I will stay in Pingyao for two days. If there is nothing to do in the evening, we can drink together."

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Qin Bingdui said with a smile. He liked Zhao Chuxi, who was affectionate and forthright.

After Qin Ran's parents regained their composure, they took Zhao Chuxi back to sit in the house. Zhao Chuxi could hear the people talking at the door around him. in this way.

Qin Ran's father is Qin Sheng, and his mother is Tang Li. The Qin family used to have a good family background. Qin Sheng was a teacher in the county middle school, teaching and educating people. His salary is still moderate in this small county. It's just that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage many years ago and almost died. , From then on, this family was completely lonely.Tang Li is a worker in a textile factory. After her husband collapsed, she had to go out of business and go home to take care of her. There was no other way. Her husband was unable to take care of himself due to his illness and needed her, not to mention two children who were in school.The family lives on the subsistence allowances and the daily income from the canteen. The only thing that makes the old couple happy is that their children have good academic performance, and both of them have been admitted to college, which is a good story in this street.After her daughter graduated, her working environment was good and she earned a lot of money, so she could support her son to go to college. The situation in their family finally began to improve, and the mood of the two of them became better and better. Who knew that such a big incident would happen in the past few months. In an accident, my daughter left so suddenly. Two old men with white hair and black hair who were over half a century old, how could they bear such a big blow, both fell ill, and instantly aged a lot. Didn't slow down.

As Qin Ran told Zhao Chuxi, after Zhao Chuxi entered the Qin family, he found that the Qin family's condition was very bad, the yard was dilapidated, the house was moldy and old, and it was gloomy. He said embarrassedly, "This is the situation at home, you will make do with it"

Zhao Chuxi shook his head and said, "Auntie, uncle, don't be so ignorant. I used to be Qin Ran's boyfriend, and I will be in the future. I will come back to see you every year when I have time. Just treat me like half a son. I'm a rough man." , it doesn’t matter that much.”

Qin Sheng and Tang Li sat face to face, looked at Zhao Chuxi, and couldn't help being moved and didn't know what to say. How could they have thought that Zhao Chuxi would still have such a heart?

"Have you eaten? If not, I'll order some noodles for you. Don't be hungry, just treat yourself as your own home." Tang Li asked a little excitedly.

Zhao Chuxi said very bluntly, "Auntie, I really haven't eaten this."

"It's fine if you don't eat, I'll make it for you right now," Tang Li said happily. Zhao Chuxi knew that the more rude and casual he was, the better he could get along with the two old people.

After Qin Ran's mother left, Qin Ran's father hissed and asked, "Qin, where are you from?"

"Uncle, I came from Chengdu. I was supposed to see you and auntie very early. When Ran Ran just left, the company sent me abroad for a few months on business. After I came back, I was transferred from Xi'an to Chengdu. I'm wasting time, I just came to see you because I'm working just right here," Zhao Chuxi explained in a low voice.

Not only was Qin Sheng not angry, but he comforted Zhao Chuxi and said, "Qixi, we also know that Ran Ran's departure has hit you hard. Since you can come to Pingyao to see our old couple, it means that you and Ran Ran have a very good relationship and like Ran Ran very much. At the beginning, our old couple, like you, couldn’t make it through this hurdle, but things have happened, what can we do, this may be fate, maybe God likes Ran Ran, so he let her go back early. We have to be happy for her, Don’t be muddled, she will definitely be sad when she sees it in the sky. Those who are dead, they can rest in the ground, and those who are alive, we must continue to live, not only to live, but also to live well.”

Those who are dead should rest in the ground, and those who are alive should continue to live, not only to live, but also to live well.This is the emotion of a man who is almost sixty but has lost his daughter. Whether he really can think about it or is helpless, or in other words, he can think about it after being helpless.

Zhao Chuxi said with some emotion, "Uncle, what you said is that we living people have to live well. The better we live, the more at ease they will be in heaven."

After all, Qin Sheng used to be a middle school teacher with a high level of education, so what he said was very philosophical, and he continued, "Uncle knows why you came to see our old couple, and he must be worried about us. Don't worry, we are not as fragile as you think , there are many people in this world who are worse than us. Those people can't live on. If they can live on, can't we live on? Besides, we have a son who will marry a wife and have children. I believe that our family will grow stronger It’s better to come. People who have lived most of their lives have never seen any ups and downs. After a long time, even the hurdles that cannot be overcome have to be passed. You can’t look back at the road behind, you have to look up at the road ahead.”

Zhao Chuxi didn't expect Qin Ran's father to see it so openly, and he was very pleased and said, "Uncle, you are more open than me."

"What can you do if you can't see it? You can't live as usual. People not only live for themselves, but also for others. Prospect, don't have any psychological burden. You should work and fall in love. The happier you are, the happier she is, the more relieved she will be, and the more unhappy and unhappy you are, the more worried she will be." Originally, it was Zhao Chuxi who came to comfort the two old people, but in the end it became the old man who comforted Zhao in turn. promising.

Zhao Chuxi smiled and said, "Uncle, I know what I should do."

"It's no fun to accompany me, an old man. Go around the yard. We have cleaned up Ran Ran's room. You can take a look. We haven't moved her things. If you are free in the afternoon, I will have someone take you Let’s go for a stroll in the ancient city.” Qin Sheng lost the initial drowsiness and was in a good state of mind.

Zhao Chuxi smiled and got up, left the room, looked around the whole house, Tang Li was busy in the kitchen, saw Zhao Chuxi and said with a smile, "Wait a little longer, it will be ready soon."

"Auntie, I like chili peppers, so put more chili peppers," Zhao Chuxi said cheerfully.

Tang Li said happily, "Okay, I will remember to put more chili peppers"

After Zhao Chuxi came out of the kitchen, he walked into Qin Ran's room. Compared with Qin Sheng and Tang Li's room, Qin Ran's room was much brighter and cleaner. It had curtains, a desk, a A bookcase, a bed, a wardrobe, a chair, and nothing else.There is a photo of Qin Ran on the desk. The background of the photo is Qin Ran's graduation gown. In the photo, Qin Ran is throwing a bachelor's cap and smiling happily. It seems that nothing happened, staying in that summer.

Zhao Chuxi didn't stay in the room for long before he was called out by Tang Li, who had already cooked the meal. In the room, Zhao Chuxi was holding a big wrist, eating the noodles Qin Ran's mother made for her with garlic, with two eggs in it. Chuxi ate with big gulps, while the two old men watched quietly. For some reason, Zhao Chuxi's eyes turned red while eating. He could feel a sense of home, very warm and cozy.It was difficult for a child like him without a father or mother to feel it. Zhao Chuxi paused and took a deep breath to calm himself down before continuing to eat.

In the afternoon, Qin Sheng called Qin Bing over again, and asked Qin Bing to take Zhao Chuxi to see Qin Ran. Without saying a word, Qin Bing rode a motorcycle and took Zhao Chuxi to a cemetery some distance from the county town. The two talked on the road Chatting with a smile.

Compared with big cities, this small county still maintains burials, and cremation is still not popular here. This is a kind of distance.Although Qin Yan was cremated in Xi'an, according to tradition, the Qin family still built a grave for her, and the tombstone said the tomb of his beloved daughter Qin Ran.

Qin Bing hid far away, Zhao Chuxi stood in front of Qin Ran's grave, and said with a smirk, "Qin Ran, I've come to see you, I'm fine, how about you? How are you doing?"

Zhao Chuxi knew that Qin Ran hated others calling her No. 16, especially remembering that night, Qin Ran asked him with red eyes, Zhao Chuxi, do you remember my name?Zhao Chuxi knew that she was afraid that he would forget her name, but how could Zhao Chuxi forget it? This name would never be forgotten for the rest of her life.

"Are you surprised that I came to see you? You must have guessed that I was lying, yes, I lied, I have been very bad recently, Fenghuang Village is gone, everything is gone, the whole village is gone, I I want to be quiet, I don’t know where to go, I don’t know who to talk to about these things, I can only come to you, I know, you won’t hate me, and you will listen to my complaints quietly. So can you now Hear what I said, tell me, what should I do, how should I go?" Zhao Chuxi squatted beside the tombstone, talking about his life like an old friend.Except for the gentle breeze, there was no other movement around, but Zhao Chuxi, Qin Ran could hear and see.

"My parents left early when I was a child. The old monk and the people of Fenghuang Village raised me. The old monk said that one should not forget one's roots. I have always kept this sentence in mind, so I left Fenghuang Village and came to a big city. In particular, I want to get ahead and do something to change the appearance of Fenghuang Village, so that those children can walk out of the mountains and change their destiny like me. I work hard, I work hard, I struggle, I can do anything, but now, even if I am rich and rich, but what's the point, Qin Ran, what do you think, don't you?"

"Maybe it is, maybe it's not. I'm conflicted in my heart, so I want to come out and be quiet. Maybe as I walk, I will understand what to do..."

Zhao Chuxi just squatted by the tombstone, talking neither sad nor happy, and kept talking, saying everything he wanted to say and what he should say.

I don't know how long it took, maybe because he felt that it was getting dark, Zhao Chuxi got up slowly, stared at the tombstone, looked again and again, and said with a smile, "Qin Ran, I feel much better after I told you so much. It's getting dark, I should go, don't worry, I will visit you every year in the future, and I won't leave you alone."

At this time, Qin Bing saw Zhao Chuxi get up and slowly walk over, Zhao Chuxi smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk, it's time to go, see you next time"