eurekapd Chapter 139: Years of cultivation and sharing the same boat
Chapter 139: Years of cultivation and sharing the same boat
Chapter 139: A Hundred Years of Cultivation to Cross the River Together
Mou Jinshan walked to Gu Xiaoran's side with a gloomy look on his face, half-knelt on the ground, and began to check what was missing from the briefcase.
Qiu Huoming reached out and took his guitar bag from Gu Xiaoran, "Look at that scratch. The knife wasn't very sharp and the area is not large."
"Maybe your uncle dressed too fashionably and someone noticed him."
Mou Jinshan suddenly raised his head, as if he had thought of something, "Fuck, I remember that little jerk who sat next to me when he got on the bus!"
It was because of this little jerk that Gu Xiaoran was pushed to the back and was taken advantage of by Qiu Huoming...
Mou Jinshan blocked the hole with his clothes and stood up with his bag. "Only the money is lost. The pen next to it is still there. Xiaoran, please return my ticket money to Xiaoqiu as well."
Gu Xiaoran said "hmm" and asked, "How much?"
"26 for two people." said Mou Jinshan.
Gu Xiaoran lowered his head and rummaged in his bag, then looked up helplessly, "Uncle, I only have 25 yuan... Can we eat on the road..."
Qiu Huoming waved his hand, "Don't give it to me. I still need to stay in Shenhai for a day or two. I don't need the money urgently..."
Originally, Mou Jinshan had some suspicion that Qiu Huoming had some relationship with his subordinate Qiu Jianshe, but now seeing that this guy seemed to have plenty of money, he immediately gave up the idea.
Qiu Jianshe, the stingy man who would rather make every penny count, is completely different from the carefree boy in front of him who makes him angry just by looking at him.
Mou Jinshan took all the 25 yuan from Gu Xiaoran and stuffed the money directly into Qiu Huoming's hand. "I'll owe you the rest first and return it to you when we get to Shenhai."
Qiu Huoming did not refuse and took the money directly. He handed all the tickets to Gu Xiaoran, "Two lower berths and one upper berth, you can choose."
It takes one to spend a night on the boat to get to Shenhai, and the arrival time is the next afternoon.
Mou Jinshan grabbed the ticket, took a look at it first, separated the adjacent numbers, and took one of the lower berths.
Gu Xiaoran glanced at Qiu Huoming and simply chose an upper bunk.
Qiu Huoming took the remaining tickets and said, "Gu Xiaoran, if you are not used to climbing onto the berth, feel free to ask me to change."
"If you want to find someone, look for me..." Mou Jinshan said coldly.
Qiu Huoming touched his nose. Where did this uncle's anger come from? Could it be that a pickpocket stole something and he blamed him for it?
Gu Xiaoran raised his hand and looked at his watch. "We have to set off."
There are large ships at Pier 8, but there is only one passenger ship docked there at the moment. This passenger ship is four stories high and looks particularly tall.
After getting on the ship, we found that the third-class cabin was located in the middle and rear part of the third deck of the ship. Their cabin had 10 berths, all upper and lower bunks. There was also a washbasin in each cabin, which was considered quite high-end.
On the other hand, more than half of the passengers who boarded the ship brought their own bedding. Upon inquiry, it was found that they had bought fifth-class tickets and there were no beds, so they could only find an open space to sleep on the floor at night.
The only difference between fourth class and third class is that they have more berths and no private washbasin.
Qiu Huoming was the first to walk into the cabin. He put down his backpack and guitar first, then stood up and looked around.
In addition to our group, there were five other passengers in the cabin, a young couple and three gay men.
Among the three men, two were middle-aged, one wore a hat, one had thin hair, and the remaining one was a short, dark and thin young man. The three of them were huddled together, talking about something.
The young couple was probably in love; they were sitting on the lower bunk diagonally opposite Qiu Huoming, close to each other. When they saw Qiu Huoming and his group coming in, everyone in the cabin looked over at them.
It seems that in this room, Qiu Huoming and his group are the only new passengers on board.
"Wow, how come your whole family is so handsome?" A middle-aged man wearing a hat praised with his thick lips grinning.
Another companion next to him with sparse hair echoed, "Yes, yes, yes, very handsome. Is your family moving to Jiangning City or Shenhai City?"
The two men spoke with a southern accent and their Mandarin was extremely unstandard.
The young man was thin, had dark skin and was not tall. He let go of the railing of the upper bunk and smiled back at them.
The couple didn't make any movement. As soon as the man glanced at Gu Xiaoran, his girlfriend twisted his lower back hard.
Mou Jinshan hung his handbag on the hook on the bed, turned around and scanned the faces of everyone present. He had just experienced a theft incident and was in a bad mood. He immediately replied in a cold voice: "Do we look like a family?"
"We are all in the same boat. As the old saying goes, it takes a hundred years to be able to travel on the same boat..." The uncle in the hat was quite talkative.
"When you go out, rely on your friends..." He grinned, took out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket, walked over, took out a cigarette, and was about to hand it to Mou Jinshan.
Seeing his attentiveness, Mou Jinshan could no longer keep a straight face. He shook his hands repeatedly and said, "No smoking. There are women here."
The uncle in the hat was stunned for a moment, then said, "Haha, wait for the formation to go out and smoke."
"Let me introduce myself to you..." The uncle wearing the hat probably came early and had already found out the backgrounds of everyone on the boat.
"My name is Huang Chao, I'm from Guangsai, and this one is Ma Sixi, my fellow villager." Huang Chao pulled up the brim of his hat and pointed at the middle-aged man with thinning hair and introduced him.
Then he pointed at the short, dark-skinned young man and said, "He is He Liu, also from Guangsai. The young couple is Xiao Li and his wife Xiao Chen. They are from Anqi and came to Shenhai to buy wedding supplies..."
Seeing that they introduced it in such detail, Mou Jinshan thought it would be impolite if he didn't introduce himself.
He coughed lightly, "My last name is Mou, this is my niece, her last name is Gu, that little brother's last name is Qiu, we are going back to Shenhai..."
"Wow, we're from Shenhai!" Huang Chao exclaimed.
The couple was immediately interested.
Xiao Li let go of Xiao Chen's hand and asked with a smile, "I heard that with foreign exchange coupons, you can buy foreign goods at the Friendship Store?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the hull suddenly shook, and then the hull swayed slightly, "Woo..." The whistle sounded beside his ear.
"The boat is moving. Classmate Gu, do you want to go out and take a look?" Qiu Huoming invited.
"Okay, wait a minute." Gu Xiaoran put the backpack on Mou Jinshan's bed, and then put Qiu Huoming's backpack and guitar together.
"Uncle, please help us look after our luggage."
Mou Jinshan's words, "I want to go out and take a look too," were immediately suppressed.
Over there, Gu Xiaoran and Qiu Huoming were already walking out.
He withdrew his gaze depressedly, turned to look at the bags of different sizes on his bed, reached out to move them a little, and sat down on them.
I reached out and took down the handbag hanging on it. After searching for a while, I found that my teacup was also gone. I didn't know if it was stolen or dropped along the way...
Xiao Li was still waiting for his reply when Mou Jinshan came back to his senses. He nodded and said, "That's right, but it is only limited to foreign guests or people with passports..."
Xiao Li and Xiao Chen looked at each other, and Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Even if we can get in, we don't have foreign exchange coupons. Let's just buy some silk and face and some 'White Rabbit' candy... and take some photos at the Bund..."
The young couple whispered about what to do next.
Outside the cruise ship, there were a lot of people standing on the deck. Some were taking a cruise for the first time and came out to see something new, while more came out to get some fresh air.
Qiu Huoming was on the third floor of the passenger ship, near the stern. The deck on the first floor was even more crowded, with no space left even for the handrails.
You get what you pay for. Qiu Huoming withdrew his gaze.
The ship has left the dock and is heading towards the wide river channel. The water surface is sparkling under the sunlight. Thick smoke is billowing in the direction of the ship and dissipating with the wind.
"How magnificent!" Gu Xiaoran looked around and exclaimed in admiration.
"I heard that there are many ferries to the east and west banks at your Shilupu Wharf. Have you ever taken one?"
Gu Xiaoran shook his head. "I've never been to the east. It's all countryside. I don't have any relatives there, and I don't have the chance to go there. Have you ever heard a nursery rhyme?"
Qiu Huoming thought that it would be the center of the financial center in the future, and every inch of land there would be worth a lot of money.
"I would rather have a bed on the west side than a house on the east side..." Gu Xiaoran has already said it.
Maybe it was because she was about to go home, her mood was inexplicably high.
At least this time, she was not a stray dog returning home in panic, but a warrior returning in triumph.
She returned here again with her own abilities.
"Gu Xiaoran, your going back this time, in my opinion, is a straight-up slap in the face plot in a novel..." Qiu Huoming turned around, leaned against the railing, squinted his eyes and looked at her in the dazzling light.
"A slap in the face plot? Can you tell me about it?"
"Look, you were kicked out of the house originally. Those bad guys in your family thought you were a brainless coward who ran away in anger. Unexpectedly, you didn't follow the script they wrote. You went to the capital instead and caught them off guard..."
"In their minds, you either can't stay in this small place any longer and beg them to let you come back, or you degenerate and settle for a small place. To them, you are worthless..."
Gu Xiaoran raised his lips slightly, "So this is what a slap in the face is. It's a pity that you don't write novels with your brain. When I have the ability in the future, I will buy a publishing house!"
"Boss Gu, are you trying to flatter me? Welcome, welcome. I'll give you a 20% discount!"
"By the way, what is the situation at your house? It seems quite complicated."
"My family? Let me put it this way. A big family means big business and big fights. It's actually a good thing for me to leave this circle. Even my uncle praised me. He saved his energy and waited for the right opportunity. That's what a wise man does."
"My dad is the third child in his generation, my uncle is the fourth child, and there are even more people in my generation. I also have a biological brother who has the same father and mother. It's a pity. If he could be more motivated, I wouldn't have to work so hard."
Qiu Huoming has a good impression of Gu Xiaoran. He has memories of his past life, so he can thrive in this era.
But Gu Xiaoran is a real contemporary person. She was able to fight her way out of the college entrance examination on her own. This ability in itself is incredible.
The ship turned and the sun began to shine directly towards them.
"It's too sunny, let's go..." Gu Xiaoran said, covering his brows with his hands.
"Okay, we have to have lunch soon. I have four fragrant eggs and three meat buns. It's summer, so it doesn't matter if they are cold..."
Gu Xiaoran paused, "Yes, I am penniless now."
Qiu Huoming took out a five-dollar bill from his trouser pocket. It was windy and he was afraid it would fall, so he stuffed it directly into her hand.
"Your uncle is very uncomfortable. I was afraid that if I didn't take your boat fee, he would think too much. If you still don't have enough money later, just ask me for it. It's up to you whether you want to pay it back or not. I'm calling it playing the long game to catch a big fish..."
Gu Xiaoran put the money into his bag and said, "Thank you. I will sell you for money when we get to Shenhai."
"Too cruel, as expected." Qiu Huoming sighed, "She is so beautiful that women can't mess with her."
Gu Xiaoran's ears turned slightly red and he took a step forward.
In the cabin, Mou Jinshan had been chatting with Huang Chao for a while. Huang Chao was quite worldly-wise, and after a few words, Mou Jinshan became somewhat interested.
"It's not easy to make a living outside. This time I'm going to Shenhai to try to find a way out. Shenhai products are of good quality and are very popular there."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Sixi, who was traveling with him, pulled his clothes.
He smiled and said, "They are all friends. I just like making friends..."
The young couple next to them, Xiao Chen, the woman, suddenly stood up and said, "Is it time for dinner? It smells so good! Brother Li, let's go to the restaurant to eat."
"Let's go together." The outgoing Huang Chao also stood up.
Mou Jinshan suddenly remembered that he had just spent all of his niece's belongings.
"I'm not hungry yet. Let me take a rest first. You guys go and eat." Mou Jinshan looked calm and stretched lazily.
"Hehe, let's go eat first."
After a while, they each left the cabin with their small bags.
Qiu Huoming took out the lunch box and the oil paper bag, "Uncle Mou, let's eat these first, otherwise I'm afraid they will get spoiled if we keep them for too long."
"Oh, that's right. It's summer now." Mu Jinshan stood up, took a meat bun and a fragrant egg in his hand, "Then I'll be disrespectful to refuse it."
Gu Xiaoran held back his laughter and directly took a fragrant egg.
Qiu Huoming took out the military water bottle and took a big gulp. The water was already cold, but it was very refreshing to drink in the hot summer.
Mou Jinshan's throat rolled up and down.
The niece beside him also took out a thermos from her backpack, opened the cap, and took a sip of water.
Mou Jinshan suddenly felt even more thirsty.
"Hey, do you have any extra cups? I can't find mine..."
"Yes, Uncle Mou, wait a minute." Qiu Huoming opened his mouth and bit the meat bun, freed his hand, reached into the outside of the backpack, and took out an enamel teacup. The paint on the outside of the teacup had fallen off a little, and it looked a little shabby.
Mou Jinshan didn't care about being disgusted at this moment. He reached out to take it, walked quickly to the corner, opened the thermos there, filled up most of the teacup with water, and then walked back.
He placed the teacup on the stool and breathed a sigh of relief.
After finishing a meat bun, he felt even more thirsty. He didn't care that the water was hot, so he picked up the enamel teacup, carefully turned the edge of the teacup and drank slowly.
After drinking a few sips, he finally quenched his thirst. He warned, "The people on this ship are very complicated. Don't reveal your background casually. The more enthusiastic they are, the more suspicious they are."
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