Chapter 6 Deception
A bag and a bag are all Zhang Xiaobai's belongings, except for the big willow tree and three graves, there is no longer any connection to Wolong Village.
The slowest green train made a "clang" sound, and the air in the carriage was dirty and noisy.
Squeezing through the crowd, Zhang Xiaobai put his luggage away and sat on the seat. The next seat was a tall and thin middle-aged man, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, wearing a suit and leather shoes, with a parted head, and he was meticulously dressed.
This kind of dress is a little out of place with the whole carriage, and when you look up, most of them are rural people who can be seen at a glance.
What kind of car you take can distinguish the gap between the rich and the poor.
Zhang Xiaobai was accustomed to this train, and after sitting down, he took out a book called "Principles of Economics", which was extremely well preserved and looked unusually neat.
On the title page of the book is a sentence - the longed-for life begins here! Su Tong gifts! 18 August 1997.
The middle-aged man's eyes swept over the book, and then at the young man who was reading the book, and a trace of curiosity flashed on his face.
Zhang Xiaobai seemed to be aware of it, raised his eyes to look at each other, and the two nodded and smiled to greet each other.
The train moved forward in a noisy manner, and the waiter pushed a small cart and began to sell boxed lunches, and it was time for lunch.
Zhang Xiaobai closed the book, rubbed his eyes, took out a piece of flatbread from his bag and chewed it slowly.
He has always eaten slowly, and he is used to a hungry life, so he must make sure that the food in his mouth is completely digested.
After eating the cake and drinking water, Zhang Xiaobai took out a cucumber and gnawed it, and the fragrance immediately filled the entire carriage, attracting people's envious eyes.
Zhang Xiaobai smiled and thought of the scene of doing business on the train.
After lunch, the carriage is quiet, and the passengers take a nap with their eyes closed.
A simple-looking rural man opened a can of drink, took a sip and weighed it carefully with the lid of the drink, and then asked a man who looked very cultured next to him, "Big brother, can you help me see what is written on this?" I can't read! ”
The man lifted his glasses and was shocked after reading them, "Young man, you have won the lottery, 10,000 yuan!" ”
When these words came out, the eyes of the entire carriage were focused on the seat.
Zhang Xiaobai leaned on the back of the seat, never opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a mocking smile.
The rural man snatched the lid of the drink with a ruddy face and asked, "What you said is true?" ”
The man with glasses pursed his lips, "I'm a teacher, how can I deceive people?" You really won the lottery, you have to go to Yanjing to claim the prize, and it will expire the day after tomorrow! ”
The rural people cried, "Ah, I don't have time to receive the award, I have to accompany my wife when she is sick and hospitalized!" ”
He began to cry as he spoke.
The man with glasses was silent for a while, and then said, "Otherwise, you sell me this cover, and I'll give you cash!" ”
Rural people stopped crying and nodded gratefully.
The man with glasses said again: "I can't give you 10,000 yuan, I have to go to Yanjing and live in a hotel to take a taxi or something, it's all expenses, you have to be cheaper." ”
Then the two began to bargain, and finally the deal was six thousand dollars, and the man with glasses took money from his delicate leather bag.
took out a wad of money, the man with glasses spat at the count, and after counting, he showed a regretful expression, "I'm three thousand now!" ”
The rural people pouted and were unhappy, "No, it's too little, I won't sell it to you", and then shouted to the entire carriage, "Whoever wants it, 6,000 yuan to go to Yanjing can become 10,000!" ”
The rural people shook the caps of their bottles and began to shout, changing the whole carriage, and more people were just curious, but still no one bought.
Seeing that there was no one, the rural people began to cry again.
The man with glasses stood up and clenched his fists and said: "Passengers and friends, this young man is not easy, everyone help him, and there is money to be made, I have three thousand here, who can take out another three thousand, this cover belongs to us together." ”
While talking, the man with glasses began to walk around the carriage, and the first one came to Zhang Xiaobai's seat, but not to him, but to the person next to him.
"Big brother, look at how you are dressed, you are not an ordinary person, do good deeds!"
Zhang Xiaobai opened his eyes and frowned, but his legs under the seat stretched out, as if he had inadvertently touched the man in the suit.
The man in the suit smiled: "I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry this time, and I didn't bring so much cash." ”
The man in glasses continued to walk away.
In the end, the man with glasses really found one, who didn't look rich, but had two thousand cash in his pocket. I discussed it with the farmer again, and finally bought the bottle cap for 5,000 yuan.
The man with glasses was very generous and handed the cap to the man who came later.
One more stop.
Get out of the car and get in the car, after a period of noise, you can no longer find the figure of the rural man and the man with glasses.
The man with the bottle cap suddenly slapped himself a few big mouths and wailed!
Zhang Xiaobai turned a deaf ear and continued to read.
The man in the suit next to him said, "Thank you!" Brother! ”
Zhang Xiaobai smiled, "You're welcome, it's a gesture!" ”
The man in the suit sighed, "That man is also pitiful!" ”
Zhang Xiaobai smiled and didn't speak, poor people must have something to hate.
The two said no more, and the train continued to move.
In fact, there were many people in the carriage who saw this scam, but they didn't say anything.
In such an indifferent era, people wear defensive armor and rarely talk to people, and even less are kind to people.
It's not about oneself to hang high, it has become a motto for people, and more often than not, they would rather be a spectator.
Journeys without scenery are always long, and people just do one thing - stay up for time.
Zhang Xiaobai's heart is very quiet, although he has read this book once, and read it a second time, he feels that it is even more obscure, frowning and thinking from time to time, or looking away to solve his doubts.
At this time, he felt that what Su Tong said was very reasonable.
A book, first read thick, then thin, the book can be understood.
Before I knew it, it was twelve o'clock in the evening.
Most of the passengers were asleep, and the people in the aisles were resting with their eyes closed.
Zhang Xiaobai opened his eyes suddenly.
As far as the eye can see, a woman sitting outside is holding a child in her arms, holding a bag strap in her hand, and she is now asleep.
Beside her were three men standing, two blocking the view of others, and one leaning against his chair, slowly crouching down, his hand about to reach into the woman's bag.
Zhang Xiaobai paid attention to the woman, no matter how noisy and naughty the child was, the cloth bag never left his hand, and those who were interested could see at a glance that there was something in the bag.
Zhang Xiaobai sighed lightly and closed his eyes again.
The man in the suit beside him also put everything in his eyes, saw Zhang Xiaobai's performance, shook his head slightly, and then stood up.