That year, I took a ferry to Yangtze River . The unforgettable emotional past of my 30-year-old vegetable seller
narration: Lao Liang
compilation: Brother Minghao
pictures: from the Internet infringement
The water of the Yangtze River, rolling eastward, nourishing the land on both sides of the straits, raising East Hubei , a rich fish and rice land. My hometown is a small town in Jiangbei, across the river from the small town in Jiangnan. The two sides were originally one, and their economic development was at the same level. Later, it was divided into two places, and the development of Jiangnan gradually surpassed that of Jiangbei. People on both sides have similar accents, interact with each other, study and work, and invest and start businesses.
The small town in Jiangnan is developing rapidly, with high-rise buildings rising from the ground, the streets are wide and traffic is rife. In contrast, in Jiangbei, the low buildings and narrow streets are still stuck in the past, as if there has been no change in ten years. In this way, many people from Jiangbei go to work or do business in Jiangnan, and more people go to Jiangbei. This is also a rule, and the flow of people flows from economic backward places to economically developed places.
At that time, the Yangtze River Bridge between the two sides had not been built, and the people on both sides were all dependent on ferries. I was 25 years old at the time and worked as a salesperson in a small town in Jiangnan. I took the ferry to Jiangnan early in the morning every day, and took the ferry back to Jiangbei after get off work, regardless of wind and rain.
A very ordinary day, as usual, I left the dock with the crowd, stepped onto the springboard, and walked towards the ferry. I was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, with the collar and cuffs neatly buttoned. This outfit was not something I like, it was a job requirement. I was carrying a briefcase and patted the dust on the corners of my pants while humming minor tune , enjoying myself.
Suddenly, I felt something hit my calves. When I looked back, I saw a basket of vegetables covered in mud was still swaying there, full of fresh vegetables , my poor straight trousers, a road of mud was crossing above, which was so eye-catching, and the rate of turning back was always high!
I shouted angrily, "Why are you so careless? I'll see the customer later, how do you do it?"
The one who was carrying the vegetable basket was an older sister in her thirties. She apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I accidentally met you. I usually clean the vegetable basket. I walked in a hurry today and forgot, so I'll wipe it for you." After that, put down the vegetable basket, squatted down, and wiped it with my sleeves.
At that time, every day, small vendors carried agricultural products and took ferries from Jiangbei to Jiangnan to sell them. The ferry staff did not stop them because they were all ordinary people who were busy with their lives, and the ferry was for ordinary people. I meet many vendors every day and I don’t have any intersections. I didn’t expect to have a story with a vegetable seller this time.
The eldest sister dressed very simply, but she was clean and tidy, her hair was combed neatly, and her tired eyes could not cover her beautiful face. If it weren't for this load of vegetables, I wouldn't have thought that she was a vegetable seller.
I said to her, "Okay, if you wipe it like this, you will get your own sleeves dirty. I will do it myself." I took out a tissue from my briefcase and started to wipe it myself.
The eldest sister felt a little embarrassed and apologized repeatedly. I am not a nonsense person, and I am also from a poor family, so I said to her, "It doesn't matter, it's a small matter." The ferry started, stirring up huge splashes, which was very spectacular. I admired the endless river water outside the window, which was very comfortable. I accidentally turned my head and happened to look at my eyes. It was the eldest sister selling vegetables. She sat next to me and kept staring at me.
Her face turned slightly red, and she felt a little embarrassed, and said to me, "Brother, that's right. I don't look like you do ordinary things. It should be something that the unit can speak. Can you help me ask your unit's canteen? I will give you vegetables to your canteen every day, which is guaranteed to be fresher and cheaper than outside. You can try it twice. If it doesn't work, I won't charge you."
I smiled and said, "First of all, my outfit is purely for work needs. I'm just an ordinary salesperson, not a leader; secondly, I can ask you about our canteen. Is it OK? It's them who have the idea. I'll just introduce it."
The eldest sister thanked her repeatedly. With this preparation, we became familiar from strangers and started chatting. The eldest sister used to study in a secondary school accounting major and was assigned to work in the finance department of a state-owned beverage factory in Jiangbei to assist the section chief. She originally studied in the school just a superficial job, but she managed to do so in the state-owned factory. Unexpectedly, a few years later, the beverage factory was not well managed and was on the verge of bankruptcy, leaving only the backbone, and the rest were laid off. She had not made much progress in her work for several years, nor did she have other skills, so it was difficult to find a job.
had no choice but to listen to other people's introductions. From Jiangbei to Jiangnan's Jiangbian Market, Jiangnan's vegetables are good and sell fast. It's also cost-effective to minus the ferry tickets. A woman who used to be a worker in the office has been selling vegetables for two years. It's hard to say.
After I returned to the company, I told the head of the administrative department and the canteen. I didn't expect that they were very interested. There were dozens of people in the factory to eat. It was originally a troublesome thing to buy vegetables, but now someone The food is delivered to our door, fresh and cheap, why not? In this era, it is common to have food delivered to the factory canteen. However, at that time, it was considered a new idea.
I met my elder sister on the agreed time. On the second day on the ferry, I took her to our company to interview the canteen. After delivering the food for two days, the canteen manager agreed to cooperate for a long time. The elder sister jumped up happily. Since then, the elder sister delivered the vegetables to our factory canteen every day, and I have more opportunities to meet her.
Not long after, there was Once I took a ferry back to Jiangbei after get off work, and I met my elder sister. She invited me to dinner and said thank you for my introduction. At the dinner table, I looked at my elder sister carefully and found that she was actually a very attractive woman with a good figure. But the pressure of life made her carry the burden and she had no time or conditions to clean up herself.
She asked me if I had any girlfriend, and I said to her: "My home is in a remote hill where many girls are married, but few are married. I am now renting a house near the ferry in Jiangbei City. I don't have the ability to buy a house. It feels so difficult to find a girlfriend! ”
When talking about this topic, I remembered something and asked her: “You work so hard every day, didn’t your husband help you? "
She smiled bitterly and said, "I left when I was laid off two years ago. I disliked me for not having a child. "
I sympathize with her very much, but I don't know how to comfort her in this kind of thing.
The eldest sister is Li Lifen, and she asked me to call her "Sister Fen" or "Afen". I said she called her "Afen". "Sister Fen" called her old, and she smiled and said, "Afen was old at all.
Afen talked about her plans and was talking to several restaurants in Jiangnan to help them deliver vegetables. It would be great if they could get the talk. They could hire workers, because they were not that tired.
I underestimated this woman. Later, she really got the vegetable business in the restaurant and hired two workers to help her transport vegetables. Later, she rented a shop at the Jiangbian vegetable market in Jiangnan to make wholesale vegetables. The vegetable vendors in Jiangbei delivered the vegetables themselves, so she didn't have to run around by herself.
Afen's business was going smoothly and asked me if I could go to help her. I happily agreed and quit my job as a salesperson in the company before and tried my best to help her. I saw her from one The vegetable vendor who worked hard to pick up vegetables and ferry across the river has achieved this. I sincerely admire her perseverance and perseverance.
While getting along day and night, I fell in love with this woman who is five years older than me and confessed to her. She hesitated and worried that she would harm me if she couldn't have children. I said that I don't care about these things, I just want to have a happy life for two people. It doesn't matter whether they have children or not. If I really want them, I can adopt one.
Afen Still married me. What was surprising after marriage was that Afen became pregnant. She cried with joy. After careful care, she gave birth to a healthy boy in the second year. I heard that Afen's ex-husband also gave birth to a child after remarrying. They were unable to have children when they were together, but they could have children when they were with me. Only medical experts can explain this reason.
Afen and I live happily, and I didn't expect that the elder sister who sold vegetables on the ferry would become my lifelong love!
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