Chapter 60 "The Fragrance of Rice"
Zhou Yihang took a deep breath after picking up the microphone. He has become more and more accustomed to the effect of empathy.
He remembers this train.
That was the train he took when he resigned for the first time.
As if he had cast time magic, he went back to the past.
"Next stop, Suining, please get off the bus in an orderly manner..."
Zhou Yihang stood up stiffly and moved his muscles.
He still remembers that he sat on a hard seat for 28 hours from Shanghai to Chengdu.
"Young man," the old man next to him slept all night and finally became active when he saw that he was about to arrive home: "Is this big bag going home?"
"That's right." Zhou Yihang's answer was ambiguous.
After all, after he went back, he just rented a new house and found another job.
"It's good to go home." The old man smiled: "Everyone has to go home when the leaves fall and return to their roots."
The young man next to him sneered: "What's so good about going home? The salary is low. Who doesn't go to big cities these days? Who would want to go home if they don't have the ability!"
The old man shook his head: "Why are people today so impetuous! My grandson is also working outside. I don't think he makes much, but he just doesn't want to come back."
At that time, Zhou Yihang only felt that the old man did not understand the current employment situation.
At least at that time, he gave up on himself and was even worried that he would not be able to find a job after he returned.
These are all Zhou Yihang's memories of that journey. He thinks it is the beginning of his failed life.
But in the dream, he was obviously on the train, but he saw something different.
As he walked back and forth on the train, it was as if these people couldn't see him, acting out their lives.
That was a girl he hadn't noticed since he got in the car.
She leaned against her boyfriend and couldn't hold back her smile, thinking about the future:
"Hey, hubby, can we buy a house after we go back?"
"Yes, the money we saved from working together, plus what our parents gave us, is enough for the down payment of a house."
"It's great!" She said excitedly: "After I go back, the pressure is not so great, and there are many classmates and friends..."
A man in a suit leaned against the window and sighed into the phone:
"Mom, we'll be here in one hour."
On the other end of the phone, my mother’s voice was filled with uncontrollable joy:
"Then I'll cook. Your dad and I will buy your favorite food."
"Mom," the man lowered his voice, his face full of exhaustion: "Don't you think I'm embarrassed? I've been hanging around outside for so many years. I haven't made a name for myself, but I finally came back."
"It's good to be back!" The mother smiled heartily: "It's not about going to work, but working for others anyway. Let me tell you, when we chat with several best friends now, we don't talk about whose child earns more.
Who can go home more often!"
A slightly embarrassed couple picked up their mobile phones and adjusted the camera awkwardly.
After seeing the girl opposite, they waved excitedly:
"Baby, mom and dad will be home soon!"
"Mom! Dad!" The girl jumped up and down excitedly on the screen: "Then when are you leaving this time?"
"We are not leaving this time. We will stay and grow up with you."
There are several middle-aged men with sallow faces and thin muscles in the corner.
Although they complained about the boss not paying wages, everyone laughed when they talked about their old mother, daughter-in-law and children.
"It's always good to go home, let's go home first."
"Don't think so much, go home and rest for a few days before talking."
"I've been tired for a year, so it's better to go home!"
Zhou Yihang lowered his eyes and realized that there were so many people looking forward to going home in a place he had never discovered before.
Even compared to some people, I just haven't found a suitable job and returned to the provincial capital due to the pressure of rent. It's hypocritical.
At that time, he was always angry, complaining, and underappreciated.
When the train passed through the golden wheat fields, Zhou Yihang realized that the scenery along the way turned out to be so beautiful.
When Zhou Yihang started singing, many townspeople who were shaking their heads almost instantly raised their heads and opened their eyes.
The children stopped chirping and stared blankly at the handsome big brother.
The boy's voice sounded much better than they imagined.
Clean and pure, like a breeze, bringing a touch of coolness to this sultry summer night.
The milk tea shop owner listened to the song intently, even deliberately listening to every word in the lyrics.
Suddenly, he felt like his heart was hit hard.
【If you have too many complaints about this world
If you fall, you won’t dare to move forward
Why do people have to be so fragile and corrupt?
Please turn on the TV and watch
How many people are working hard to go on bravely for their lives
Should we be content?
Cherish everything even if you don’t have it]
He just felt that every word in it was talking about himself.
He even nodded involuntarily.
This was the first time he listened to a song, and he felt like he was having a conversation with the singer and creator.
"Should people be content?"
The boss looked around, looking at these familiar fellow villagers, looking at the town where he had lived for decades, and he felt very complicated.
"What are you thinking about?"
The boss heard the sound, turned around and found that it was Teacher Huang.
"I've always wanted to ask you, didn't you go to Longcheng to study at university?"
He and Teacher Huang were high school classmates. When he returned home this time, he discovered that this old classmate was actually a teacher in the town.
"Yes, I studied there for two years first." Teacher Huang sighed: "I work overtime until ten o'clock every day, and I will call you at any time on weekends and holidays to inform you about work... On those days, even if the salary is high, I
I don’t want to go through it again.”
"Then I resigned and decided to go home and rest for a while. But the school happened to be recruiting people, so I applied."
She smiled: "I'm much happier every day now, and I don't have to order takeout. My mother cooks delicious food for me in different ways."
"Then you won't go back?" The boss asked: "You said that we finally got into college, and we just wanted to go out and establish ourselves in a big city. If we just come back like this, wouldn't we have studied in vain?"<
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"I can't answer this question for you."
She raised her head and looked at Zhou Yihang, at the stars in the sky, and at the children who were listening to the songs attentively:
"At least I don't want to leave now. Maybe in the future, I will leave. At the moment, I quite love it here."
"Isn't it just sung in this song? People must learn to be content!"
In the dream, Zhou Yihang continued to move forward along a mountain road.
"I'm actually here. I haven't been here for many years." He was a little surprised.
Chapter completed!