At the entrance of the Qionghai vegetable market in Hainan, there is an old man in his 70s from Northeast China who has set up a stall here to get a haircut, and I chatted with him during the haircut.
The old man told me that his family is in the suburbs of Changchun City, Jilin Province, and he has been doing hairdressing all his life, and he belongs to a collective enterprise worker, and his monthly pension is 2,800 yuan. Because of my health, I have come here in winter to escape the cold. In September, I come back in June, live in the Northeast for three months, and are authentic migratory birds.
Most people think that the migratory birds who come to the island are the middle class who can live a reasonable life, and it is a bit difficult to be a migratory bird with a pension of 2,800 yuan.
The old man saw my hesitation, and then told me: he rented a house here for 600 yuan a month, a single room, no living room, can make do with electricity for cooking, even the induction cooker is his own, and there is no TV, although the conditions are poor, but after all, the climate here is good for his body, so he comes here every year to spend the winter.
I asked him how he got hereBy plane or by train?Because in the off-season, sometimes planes are cheaper than trains. He said that he did not dare to take a plane, and every time he came by train, the sleeper cost about seven or eight hundred yuan, three days and two nights. He said that every time he came to buy a hard-seat ticket, more than 400 yuan.
I said that it was a sin, such an old age. He said that there are also tricks to taking the train, bring their own bedding rolls, and lie down in the open space by the door at night, and sleep until dawn, the conductor doesn't care, which is similar to a sleeper. I see.
The old man went on to say that he had known this craft since he was a child, and it came in handy when he arrived at this place. When there are many people, there are more than ten haircuts a day, each of which is 10 yuan, which is enough for a day's living expenses. It's really a way to live. Emotional
After the haircut, WeChat payment, I paid him fifteen yuan.