Especially when I sit with my father and neither of them says a word, I feel as if there are maggots on my back, and I don’t dare to rub or scratch them, as if I’m being tortured.

It's a beautiful day today! The sky is clear and cloudless. The green soybeans, corns and rice are refreshing and refreshing, but what Lin Ze sees is dark clouds, and thunderstorms don't know when they will hit.

In order to ease the embarrassment, he tried to find something to say, such as the weather was good today and the crops in the fields were growing well.

However, Lao Lin always had a sullen face, occasionally saying "huh" as a response. Seeing his father's serious face, he felt even more unsure, so he had to hang his head and say nothing.

In fact, Lao Lin was so nervous that his palms were all sweaty. He said he was going to the countryside on the way because he didn't want his son to know that he did it on purpose.

He also wanted to have a long talk with his son like in the past, but when the words came to his mouth, it was as if someone had blocked them with a rag, and no sound came out; he wanted to show his son a loving smile, but for some reason, his cheeks Twitching all the time.

After finally getting there, Lao Lin finally got the opportunity to show his kindness to his son, helped him carry his luggage, and said with trembling lips:

"Your waist is just right, leave it there and let me take it!"

Just this sentence made the tip of Lin Ze's nose sore and tears welling up in his eyes. He quickly turned his back and forced the tears to fall into his stomach.

When they arrived at the station, Lin Ze persuaded his father to go back. He would write a letter to his family when he got to Shanyan. Lao Lin said nothing and turned around and left.

Lin Ze stood in the crowd and waited for more than ten minutes. Finally, when the train came, the passengers crowded onto the train for fear of not being able to grab a seat. Lin Ze had a lot of luggage and was squeezed in the back. At this time, suddenly behind him A familiar call came:

"Ozawako, Ozawako, Lin Ze!"

Lin Ze had already walked up the stairs of the line car. He turned around and saw his father holding two bags of Guoguang apples in his hand, and his red vest was soaked with sweat.

Lin Ze quickly said to the driver: "Master, please wait a moment!"

He squeezed out of the crowd, and his father arrived just in time, handed him two bags of apples, and said breathlessly:

"I bought it from the street. You can take it with you to eat on the road. When I went out this morning, your mother specially asked me to buy some apples on the street. It is easy to get angry when you go out, so eat some fruit to avoid a bad mouth."

Lin Ze burst into tears and realized that he was away from home this time and he didn't know how long it would take him to come back.

"Dad, take care of yourself and my mother..."

Old Lin waved his hand, and Lin Ze got into the car again with two bags of apples. He watched with blurred eyes as his father stood bent over the roadside, his vest soaked through, and he was as thin as a mop head, gradually disappearing. .

"If you don't travel far away when your parents are here, you will have a good time."

Lin Ze secretly vowed that he would stand out this time and would not let his parents down again.

……

After struggling all day, he finally bought a bus ticket to Danjiang at 5 a.m. after dark.

There were still eight or nine hours before morning, and he was reluctant to spend money to stay in a guest house. Remembering that his middle school classmate He Miao's house was nearby, he decided to spend the night at He Miao's house first.

Holding his luggage, he got on a scurrying three-wheeler and wandered through the dark alleys. He finally found the bungalow where He Miao's family lived based on his memory. He put away his luggage and was about to knock on the door when he heard the house

There was a violent quarrel.

"You're the only one who's a bad person. One borrows money today and the other borrows food stamps tomorrow. What kind of family is that? You didn't realize that your family has been eating cornstarch for a month!"

"But that's my brother. His wife doesn't have enough milk during confinement. She has to eat more good food to make up for it. Otherwise, let alone the adults, the children will be hungry!"

"What does it have to do with you whether my wife has enough milk? What's going on with you two? Is the child yours?"

"Why are you so unreasonable, you old ladies!"

Accompanied by the high-pitched chorus of children and the duet of pots and pans banging on the floor, the young couple in the room became more and more noisy and excited.

Lin Ze was a little embarrassed when a couple came over to complain after a fight. He couldn't knock the door with his hand. It was July anyway, and it wasn't cold at night. At worst, he could sit at the station all night and it would be dawn in a few hours.<

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After making up his mind, Lin Ze quietly took his luggage and walked a few steps back to the station.

At this time, there were several people lying on bedrolls near the station, and they seemed to be preparing to make do with it until dawn.

Lin Ze touched the food stamps and money hidden in his trousers. He later found this when he was digging through the woven bag for dry food. His mother must have noticed that he had taken out the food stamps and secretly stuffed them into his bag.

In the bag of dry food.

He was worried that there were too many people and chaos near the station, and he had so many food stamps on him, so he didn't dare to sleep anymore because he was worried about the thieves. He sat there with his arms crossed and his eyes wide open until dawn.

The bus was quite on time. This time he finally got a seat and held his luggage tightly in his arms.

After the bus started slowly, the warm wind blew, and tiredness gradually came over him. Lin Ze fell asleep holding the bag in his arms.

In a daze, the bus stopped for several stops, and the people sitting next to Lin Ze changed several times.

Finally, Danjiang arrived.

Lin Ze rubbed his eyes and stood up. Suddenly he found that the woven bag in his arms was much lighter than when he got in the car. His head was agitated, and when he opened the bag, he was dumbfounded——

When he came out from home, his mother baked ten kilograms of cakes for him, and also put a few pickle dumplings in them. He ate one kilogram yesterday, and there should be more than half of it, but now the cakes and pickles are gone, only a few green ones are left.

little apple and two changes of clothes.

Lin Ze was about to cry but had no tears. He quickly touched his body and suddenly found that his trouser pocket had been cut open with a sharp weapon and the money in it was missing.

He raised his head and looked around. He was the only passenger left in the entire bus and the conductor standing at the door.

He stopped the conductor and briefly told his story, asking him to help him find it.

"I said, big brother, is this your first time going out? If you don't take good care of your things, you will blame someone if you throw them away. Now everyone is getting off the bus. You don't even know who stole it or what he looks like. Where are you going?

Looking for it?"

Lin Ze was completely confused. He didn't expect that for the first time he went on a long trip, he would be robbed before he even got there. He hadn't bought Shanyan's ticket yet!

What to do next?

Danjiang's passenger station is bustling with people. Many small vendors are crowded along the roadside, selling goods to travelers. It's very lively.

Next to Lin Ze, there was a middle-aged man selling roasted corn and sweet potatoes, the aroma was fragrant.

Lin Ze had slept all day, and now he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. He was smelling the fragrant food and even greeted the whole family of the little thief who stole from him.

He took out an apple from his woven bag, gnawed it as if to vent his anger, and walked towards the Danjiang Railway Station.

Now, the only ten dollars he has on him are hidden in the rubber shoes he wears. This is his last resort.

He had to use this money to buy a train ticket to Shanyan. Fortunately, although the thief was clever, he couldn't steal it on the soles of his feet; unfortunately, there might not be any money left after buying the ticket together.

How much is it?
Chapter completed!