That night, the power suddenly broke down, only the bathtub was out of power, and the street lights on both sides of the street outside were still brightly lit. The bathhouse owner Zhang Yan and I are both women and know nothing about circuits. Zhang Yan called the electrician and asked the electrician to come over to find out what the reason was and restore power supply so as not to affect business.
Electrician is a local who lives in a village in the city and is called Li Shuwen. Li Shuwen often comes to the bathtub to take a bath, but he rarely gives money, and he can give him one or two washes ten times. Li Shuwen has a catchphrase: "I'm anxious to go out. I don't even bring my wallet and mobile phone. I will definitely make up for it next time."
Several times I saw Li Shuwen walked out of the bathtub and took out his cell phone to make a call. Zhang Yan and I looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They were electricians, so we couldn't afford to mess with them. Fortunately, there was not much cost to take a shower, and we didn't care about Li Shuwen.
In addition to being greedy for small gains, Li Shuwen is still fine in other aspects. When the bathhouse needs him, he can come over quickly. Zhang Yan thought that Li Shuwen could be on call this time, but unexpectedly, Li Shuwen said, "You can find someone else. I am not at home and I am on a long journey. I will not be able to come back for a while."
There are four male guests taking a bath in the male bathroom, and six female guests taking a bath in the female bath. The power suddenly broke down at night, and the bathroom was dark. How do customers take a bath? Zhang Yan was very anxious.
Put down the phone, Zhang Yan asked me to hold the flashlight and light her. Before we came to meter box , Zhang Yan opened the meter box and found no problems inside. Zhang Yan shook her head and said, "Let's go back, we can't do this kind of technical job."
Zhang Yan and I returned to the reception room and lit a candle. Zhang Yan said, "I'll buy a generator tomorrow, and I won't be afraid of a sudden power outage."
Zhang Yan and I were talking, and the guests who took a bath in the male bathroom and the guests who took a bath in the female bathroom all came out one after another. Some people still had unrinsed shampoo foam hanging on their hair.
Zhang Yan said embarrassedly: "Sorry, it has caused you inconvenience. You can go, you don't have to pay."
Lao Ma was also in the crowd. He came from the countryside to work in the city, rented a house and lived in a city village, and worked as a doorman in a hotel. Lao Ma is a honest man. He said, "How can this work? You have a cost. We have to pay when we spend it. Besides, you are good to everyone on weekdays, but you are unwilling to do so when the power is out. The responsibility is not on you. I still have to give the money that should be given."
Lao Ma scans the code for mobile phone and pays the money. Under his leadership, other customers also scan the code for payment.
All the guests left, and two male bath scrubbers also returned to their residence to rest. Zhang Yan and I had nothing to do. It was less than nine o'clock, and I didn't want to go home so early. My husband went on a business trip outside, and I was alone when I got home.
Zhang Yan suggested: "It's rare to be idle, let's go outside for a walk."
Although the bathhouse is open in the urban village, Zhang Yan and I rarely go around the urban village. We have never been to some places. Zhang Yan and I left the bathhouse and wandered aimlessly in the village in the city.
Although the village is not big and the streets are not wide, there are many people living here. Because the rent here is relatively cheap, single people can also rent it together, so it is often late at night, and there are many pedestrians passing by on the street.
On both sides of the not-so-wide street, one by one, one by one, there are various shops, including snack shops, convenience stores, barber shops, express delivery points, massage shops... When we passed by a massage shop, Zhang Yan suddenly stopped. She said: "We work hard every day and do work to serve others. We should also enjoy it. We press it. My shoulders are a little uncomfortable recently and my neck is stiff."
Zhang Yan said she treats her, and we walked into the massage parlor. The massage therapist in the store was a middle-aged man in his forties, and he warmly greeted him. The massage master said, "Hello, do you want to massage?"
Zhang Yan said, "Well, my shoulders and neck are not very strong. You press me one, how much does it cost?"
The massage master said, "Fifty."The price of
Zhang Yan could accept it. She lay on the massage table, and the massage master asked Zhang Yan to adjust her posture. He thought it was OK and told Zhang Yan not to move, and then started to massage Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan has a cheerful personality. While enjoying the comfort of the massage, she chatted with the massage master. Zhang Yan asked the massage master and said, "You are from another place, have you just arrived? I've never seen you before. "
The massage master said: "Yes, I am from , Sichuan . I have studied massage with my father since I was a child. After getting married, I opened my own store. I have been traveling to many places and have just arrived here. ”
Zhang Yan said: “Have your wife followed you too?
The massage master said, "We came here together, but now she is back to her hometown. My mother is sick. She goes home to take care of my mother."
Zhang Yan said "Oh". Judging from her meaning, she seems to have many questions to ask the massage master. I joked with her and said, "Don't ask the bottom line. Do you know if they are willing to tell you everything?"
massage master smiled and said, "It's okay, I live a frank life, there is no secret that cannot be told. Besides, we meet is fate, friends, we should be honest with each other and be careful of others everywhere. Life will be very tiring."
massage the massage Zhang Yan while saying to Zhang Yan, "If you have any questions, ask me, I will say everything."
Zhang Yan said, "Forget it, I'm a little sorry."
massage the massage the driver smiled again, stopped talking, and focused on giving Zhang Yan massage. Suddenly, the phone ringtone rang, it was not mine or Zhang Yan's. The massage master said to Zhang Yan, "Sorry, I'll answer the phone."
The massage master walked to the wall, his top was hung on the wall, and the massage master took out his cell phone from his top pocket, and after pressing the answer button, a woman's voice came out.
woman said, "Have your stomach disease improved? Remember not to eat cold food, take medicine on time, I am not by your side, you have to take good care of yourself."
masseur said, "Don't worry, I have no problem, my stomach doesn't hurt at all, how is our mother now? Is her condition better?"
woman's voice said, "It's much better, you don't have to worry, I will take good care of her. Okay, you should also take good care of her, don't be too tired."
masseur said, "I understand."
hung up the phone, and the masseur came back to continue to massage Zhang Yan. As he pressed, he suddenly stopped and said to Zhang Yan, "Sorry, my stomach disease has happened again. I forgot to take medicine tonight. I will take pills first."
massage master took out a medicine box from a small cabinet, took out a pill and put it in his mouth. There was a water cup on the cabinet, and half a cup of water was in the water cup. The massage therapist drank half a cup of water.
After taking the medicine, the massage therapist came back and wanted to continue to massage Zhang Yan, but Zhang Yan had already sat up. She said to the massage master, "You should have a rest, and you can't ignore your health just to make money."
massage master said, "It's okay, this minor illness is nothing. I want to earn more money, otherwise I will use filial piety to my parents? What can I use to make my wife and children live a good life? I am the whole world, and I need to shelter my parents, wife and children from the wind and rain."
massage master asked Zhang Yan to lie down and continue to massage Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan said: "I suddenly thought of something. I have to do it immediately. I can't stay anymore. Your massage skills are very good. I will come often in the future."
Zhang Yan took out a hundred yuan, put it on the massage bed, and then took my hand and hurriedly left the massage shop. The massage master was shouting, "I haven't asked you for money yet, wait."
Zhang Yan held my hand, and we turned into an alley without turning back. I joked and asked Zhang Yan, "You are very stingy on weekdays, but today you are generous. You should give 100 yuan for fifty. Do you have any ideas about the massage master? You can't do anything to your husband."
Zhang Yan knew I was joking. She was not angry at all and said solemnly: "I admire the massage master's character. He is responsible and has a sense of responsibility to his family. We should respect such a man, and we should help him with his ability. "
I know Zhang Yan's personality. She is kind and kind.
Zhang Yan and I continued along the alley. As we walked, we saw a woman wearing a hard hat on her head and a light on her hat. She squatted on the ground, with wrench , screwdriver and other maintenance tools beside her.
The woman was repairing an electric tricycle . She used a wrench to twist it here, and tightened the screws and other screwdriver. She was very skillful in movement.
Zhang Yan was curious. She was like a child, interested in everything, and wanted to understand everything. Zhang Yan walked to the middle-aged woman and squatted down to ask her, "This sister, you, a woman, can repair cars, it's not simple. "
The middle-aged woman looked at Zhang Yan and said with a smile: "I didn't know anything before, it was tempered. In fact, the repair of a car is not very complicated, and practice makes perfect. ”
Zhang Yan said: “Where is your husband? Why doesn’t he help you? Don’t worry about you being outside alone in the middle of the night? "
The middle-aged woman was very honest. She did not refuse to answer Zhang Yan's questions because she didn't know Zhang Yan. The middle-aged woman told Zhang Yan that she was from another province and that her husband was from another province. They came here to work and make a living. Her husband had to sell fruits during the day and went to the wholesale market to purchase goods early tomorrow morning. She had to get up at three or four o'clock. She wanted her husband to rest for a while before she could repair the tricycle with some problems.
Zhang Yan said: "Do you have no job? "
The middle-aged woman said: "Yes, I sell vegetables to others in the vegetable market, so I don't have to go too early, and it's okay to go to bed late. "
Middle-aged woman added some lubricating oil to some parts of the tricycle, then she patted the dust on her body, packed the repair tools, stood up and smiled at us, and walked into a nearby house with her things.
Middle-aged woman went home. Zhang Yan looked at her simple back and sighed thoughtfully: "People are really different. Our hands-on ability, or our ability to survive is too poor. We can't even repair the power outage, but she can repair the electric car. In the future, we must learn more skills, and do not suppress our body. Master one skill and life will be more convenient. "
Zhang Yan and I walked out of the alley and turned to another street.
This street is similar to the one just now. There are various shops on both sides of the street. Each shop has lights on, and most of these shops are opened by outsiders. They leave their homes and businesses to make a living. Everyone wants to earn a little more, and it is relatively late to close the door.
Zhang Yan and I were walking, looking at the shops on both sides. We walked and chatted, and we were in a good mood. Suddenly, Zhang Yan pointed to a figure in front and said to me, "That person seems to be the wife of an electrician Li Shuwen. We caught up with her and asked, did Li Shuwen really go out? I don’t believe what Li Shuwen said. "
Zhang Yan and I walked a few steps quickly and caught up with the figure. It was indeed Li Shuwen's wife. She was holding a plastic bag in her hand, which seemed to contain the buns I just bought.
Zhang Yan stopped Li Shuwen's wife and said, "Sister-in-law, what a coincidence, we met you when we came out for a walk. What are you doing? ”
Li Shuwen’s wife knew us, and she replied to Zhang Yan: “I just came back from my parents’ house and hadn’t eaten yet, so I went to buy two buns. ”
Zhang Yan said: “Why don’t you come back after you go back to your parents’ home? Why don’t your elder brother come to pick you up? "
Li Shuwen's wife sighed and said, "Oh, Lao Li is not at home. My mother is sick. He and my brother took my mother to another place for medical treatment. I went to see my father. I handed my father over to my younger brother and sister to take care of him. There is also a mother-in-law at home. Her health is not good. I came back to take care of my mother-in-law.”
Zhang Yan asked with concern: “What is the disease of your mother? Is it serious? "
Li Shuwen's wife said: "I'm an old problem. I have a few times a year. In order to treat her, my brother and I spent a lot of money. My mother-in-law is in poor health and is accompanied by medicine all year round. For the sake of the two elderly people, we are reluctant to eat and spend. As long as the two elderly people can live for a few more years, it is worth it for us to suffer. "
Zhang Yan and I didn't expect that Li Shuwen's family was not having a good life. We suddenly felt very sympathetic to Li Shuwen and understood why he didn't like to give money to take a bath. He had no choice but to give money to take a bath. Although no matter what the reason for Li Shuwen was, it was wrong to give money to take a bath, but he was also an ordinary person. No one was perfect. Who had no shortcomings? Li Shuwen's filial piety to the two old men can make up for his insignificant shortcomings.
Li Shuwen's wife suddenly said, "I remembered something. Li Shuwen called me and said that your bathtub was out of power. Let's go and take a look when I have time. ”
Zhang Yan asked Li Shuwen’s wife and said, “Do you understand electricity? If you don't understand, it's dangerous. "
Li Shuwen's wife said: "It's okay, I know the importance of it. If I can't handle it, I won't show off. I will be influenced by it. I know a little bit about it. "
The three of us returned to the bathtub. Li Shuwen's wife went to the meter box to look at it and it turned out that it was turned on and tripped. She said that it might be caused by the instantaneous power consumption. She reset the switch and the light in the bathtub was turned on again.
Li Shuwen's wife said she wanted to go home to take care of her mother-in-law, so she left.
Zhang Yan and I sat in the bright reception room, looking at the street outside. There were pedestrians coming and going on the street from time to time. Some people just got off the night shift, and some people just left. Some people were tired for a day and went out to relax and walk back.
This urban village lives in people from all directions, with different ages and men There are girls, but they have a common characteristic: they are all working hard for life. They do not complain or compare, they are down-to-earth, and move forward steadily step by step.
This night when the power outage of the bath, Zhang Yan and I went to the urban village to wander, which made me deeply touched. I knew what life is, and I knew that there are countless unknown ordinary people who shoulder the heavy responsibility, but they work hard to live every day with a smile. From them, I learned a lot.
This is an unforgettable experience and a wonderful experience, and I benefited a lot.