Ciyuan Ciyuan Xiaochat 2022-07-06 00:00 published in Henan
has lived in the provincial capital for decades, and is very likely to live for a lifetime. But somehow, I always feel like I'm living in a foreign land. A home that doesn't feel like this is a place that is thousands of miles away and always lingers in dreams. Although I remember it fondly, I have almost no chance to go back. However, I clearly remember the way back. On this road, there are 11 caves to drill. Of course, this is when taking a train. If you take a car, you only need to drive through a long winding mountain road.
A while ago, I was going back by car. The car stopped just after passing through the cave. The reason was that a car in front of me broke down and was being repaired. The car being repaired blocked the way in and out, making it impossible to pass. So, I got out of the car. I got out of the car not because I wanted to take in some fresh air, but because I was anxious. It was midnight, and it was pitch dark. I didn’t have to look for a dark place because the color was everywhere, and I didn’t have to worry about a passenger of the opposite sex saying the word “disgusting.” However, when I was enjoying myself, the car started. I didn't pay attention at the time and thought the driver was doing warm-up exercises for it, because I specifically greeted him when I got off the car, but I don't know if he forgot or something, the car drove off. Although I thought my shouting was very loud in the empty space, the car drove away without hesitation. At that time, I imagined that the driver would remember me and reverse the car to pick me up, but after waiting for five or six minutes, the car did not come back. Disappointed, I started to stop cars, but unfortunately no car was willing to stop. I don’t blame these drivers. Think about it from another perspective. If I were driving and someone blocked my car in the middle of the night on this winding mountain road, I would not dare to stop anyway: I don’t say words like car bandits and road tyrants. If I drive in the middle of the night, I might be a coward. People still regard me as a ghost.
When I was completely disappointed, I walked forward on foot. A lot of trees on the mountain have been cut down in the past few years. There was no sound of wild beasts, only the gentle wind blowing past my ears mixed with natural whistles in the night, which made my hair stand on end.
Going this way is not the answer, but not going is even less the answer. Finally, I didn't have the strength to walk any longer, so I risked death and lay down in the middle of the road. This trick really worked, and a car was forced to stop next to me. It had no choice but to run over me or stop and move away from me. The car stopped in front of me for half a minute, and the horn kept blaring. Finally, the people in the car couldn't bear it anymore, and someone got out of the car, as if he wanted to see if I would live or die. He kicked me, and I grabbed his feet, causing him to scream.
told him what happened to me and told him that I was just trying to hitch a ride. He dubiously agreed, but on one condition: tie me up. As long as you give me a ride, I can't think of anything to disagree with. He tied me up with a long and thick rope and threw me into the back of the car. However, Xu Shi was still worried about me. At the driver's suggestion, he held a hammer and looked at me nervously, as if he was afraid that I would break the rope because of my hard Qigong practice. At dawn, the car entered a county town. He untied me and said apologetically that it wasn't that he didn't believe me, but that he was really afraid of an accident. He also said that I could continue to ride and would not tie me up again. But I went down anyway. After walking far away, when I looked back, I saw him and the driver still waving at me. The scene was like saying goodbye to a friend.
In fact, we are very strangers, but the family affection between strangers often arises spontaneously after misunderstandings.
(20131208 Xin'an Evening News)
