This article continues to interpret Chapter 13 of Part 2 of "Ordinary World".
As mentioned last time, Sun Shaoping finally walked out of Shuangshui Village with courage and came to Huangyuan City. The prototype of this Huangyuan City is actually the current Yan'an, which is of great significance to him.
He first came to the first place that meant a lot to him: Dongguan Bridgehead, which was where he began to "look for a job".
But on this first day, he was not picked up by the contractor. This is also a matter of course - how can life be so easy, otherwise it would not be an "ordinary world", but a "lucky world".
And not being able to get a job means that he has nowhere to live.
His best friend Jin Bo is in Huangyuan, but Shaoping is reluctant to go to him, because "he doesn't want to look like this to find his friends", and young people always want to save face.
Then stay in a hotel?But this will not be an option. It's not because he has no money, "he has fifteen yuan from his brother on him", and there are many hotels of all kinds, but he is "reluctant to spend money". This money is not easy to come by, it is the hard-earned money of his father and brother, how can he use it for "enjoyment"?
He thought of going to the waiting room at the bus station, "where there are long wooden railing chairs, and it's good to sleep." He really went, but as soon as he arrived at the door of the waiting room, he was stopped by the old man on duty.
Although Shaoping was disappointed, he also understood: "If you can spend the night here, then it's strange that the laborers can't squeeze this place!."”
Of course, it was even more impossible for him to go to Tian Xiaoxia.
At this time, Sun Shaoping was really called "cornered" and returned to Dongguan Bridge.
So, run to the mountains for the night?But "it's only the beginning of April in the lunar calendar, and the weather is still not warm;Especially at night, it's quite cold";Spending the night on the streets?No, "if the police take it away, they will hurriedly say that they will not understand". At that time, the security environment was different from now.
When he was hesitant, Shaoping suddenly remembered that his father had told him when he left home, "There is a son of an uncle of his uncle in Huangyuancheng, who lives in the Yanggou Brigade in Beiguan, and you can go to him if you have anything." As soon as I heard this arrangement, I knew that this kinship was really a bit far away, but it was also called "uncle", and it was better than looking for a pure person.
Sun Shaoping planned whether to go to this distant uncle.
It's strange, why would Shaoping rather find such a distant relative who can only be wiped by three poles, but he is not willing to find his good friend Jin Bo?
This involves the particularity of traditional Chinese "relatives", the so-called "visiting relatives and friends", relatives seem to be naturally able to defect.
In "Dream of Red Mansions", Grandma Liu came to Rongguo Mansion to "fight the autumn breeze", although she had no bottom in her heart, she was also justified - who called us "godparents"?Wang Xifeng had never heard of this relative, but he also agreed that relatives should move around more, saying that even the royal family had three poor relatives.
That is, if it is difficult to find relatives, there is no shame;Friends, that may not be, at least, you have to talk about "equality".
But the problem is that Shaoping "is not familiar with the road of life, so he has to inquire while walking, and he may not be able to find this relative in the morning." So you don't have to think about it for a while.
At this time, Shaoping remembered "a half-baked person": the poet Jia Bing. There should be friends who remember that in the first part, Shaoping and Xiaoxia came to Huangyuan City to tell a story, and at that time, they followed the director of the county cultural center, Du, and were invited to have a meal at the house of Mr. Jia Bing, a fellow villager in Yuanxi County.
He still remembers the road to Mr. Jia's house, and remembers that "there are several caves in their house". He even thought, "Maybe I'll be able to make do with it for a few nights there!"As long as he has a place to stay at night, he can come to the bridge during the day to find work;As long as you find a job, at least you will have food and shelter."
However, when he found Jia Bing's house, Jia Bing no longer knew him. Jia Bing can't be blamed for this: "He is too ordinary." It was only a one-sided acquaintance that year, and it was still Director Du who took him, how could people remember him?”
In fact, Jia Bing should be thanked, because although he remembered his past impressions after being reminded by Shaoping, he led him directly to his home, and did not leave him because Shaoping showed little interest in poetry, and arranged accommodation for him.
However, Jia Bing's lover "neither glanced at Shaoping nor spoke, and seemed to be quite unwelcome to him as an uninvited guest." But Sun Shaoping "did not have a bad opinion of Jia Bing's lover because of this", but thought, "It is estimated that this family has received many relatives and fellow villagers like him who came to Huangyuan to make a living, and over time, they will naturally become bored."
I think that's a very valuable quality. It is not natural to get what you need from others, but to understand each other.
In short, this night, Shaoping settled down like this, and the next day, let's talk about it next time. We will find that sometimes, relatives are really not as good as half-baked people or even strangers like Jia Bing and his wife.
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