In the dark night the ship (ship home the night)
- "Xiang-line Walden" is a new chapter
Two days before New Year's Eve night will soon come that afternoon due to a temporary offer, decisions and a friend from afar, hastily rushed to the Changsha Xiangjiang River Port Authority terminal, in the chaos of work relying on their own documents, the smooth boarded a small passenger ferry heading for the Dongting Lake area, "Chang-II."
Although born in Hunan, and has been brought up in the mainland, but this is his first ride inland passenger vessels, the hearts inevitably touch of novelty and curiosity. Dense crowd showed already seriously overloaded ferry: sleeper and hard seat has long been overcrowded, young and old, or sitting cross-legged or on the grounds of's clothes, restaurants, and even underground Lu Xiangting cargo, and all the aisles were filled with eager to return home all kinds of travelers. Previously available only in literature or film camera in order to see the scenes, like a great time and even the war years, the "escape" scene, even vividly displayed in front of people today. The only difference is, but fortunately, filed enter the premises but not impatient passengers busy, orderly chaos.
So he had to stick with a chance of psychological, recourse to the captain to help solve a shop. The captain who skinny little look of sincerity, and the other slightly-rich state director of the smiling. 2 "boatman" at first warm and politely requested "not to offend," of those seeking help, savoring the taste of their well-fired bream and then to express sincere "sorry" was intended. Because seeking help have been told: this ship almost every corner, have been crowded with people, "If a little earlier greeted right away." Difficulties for overloading, "boatman" rather reluctantly, said: alter-ego, often non-transport, near the end of many people, there is nothing to do, check the spring water is not as stringent as land transport Moreover, efficiency is much better than usual ... ... Yuyanyouzhi, people will soon realize their "hiding something"! But it does not have the heart to let seekers disappointing them, or put forward an effective compromise: If the "journalist comrades" not afraid of grievances, then it would go to the cockpit to sit a night. At least at that time appears to have been no more wonderful than that the "good approach", and "reporter comrades" he kept express thanks.
"Boatman," led "reporter comrades" all the way talking about family, so that "the journalist comrades" doubts and misunderstandings. The ship worth 2.5 million yuan of the ferry from Yichang Three Gorges Project Corporation casting bearing system, load Capacity: 220 people, but in fact completely overloaded, it can be mounted under the Qi Babai number of people. Therefore, "Chang II" Today's carrying capacity is probably nothing. Heard of "boatman," detailed family property, "Reporters comrades" feel a little nervous at first greatly calmed down. However, people did not expect is that when the "boatman" with a "reporter comrades" came on the third floor of the cockpit when you open the black one, which came the voice of that, "Reporters comrades" was originally was originally an unpopular The role: "Where to a reporter ah? boss you have a small snack-speaking good!" However, the shoes and have empathy for "reporter comrade" soon became a very happy here, would appreciate further details of loyal listeners. The cockpit inside the atmosphere and tone, thus gradually become calm and peaceful together. One lives in water-Zhou Lu (Cheung Sha Chau Mei Orange area) of the old crew and began patiently, "journalist comrades" introduced one by one very familiar, "We have this tour boats every day from Changsha issue, the afternoon of the first down from the Xiangjiang River downstream, after After-owned water, Dongting Lake, Yuanshui, re-entry Lishui upstream, the next morning went to the (destination). "evening-morning, overnight trip all over Hunan four water is really a very wonderful feel! "Reporter comrades" could not help a little bit excited, restless, but the EVA's marquee has been gradually pulled down.
Looming in the night lights, cockpit instruments inside the special eye-catching colors, the intolerable loneliness "reporter comrades" with interest humbly ask you: "Master, cabin lights do not? Good uncomfortable." The tone is simply no question to answer room, "the cockpit can not turn on the lights, so easy to observe the water level in order to facilitate driving, only Heidengxiahuo to do!" see a number of sitting up straight in front of a motionless face up to the crew members, "Reporters comrades" expressed concern that "This very tired, right? "," long used to it, safe driving is the lifeline of our crew first! ", then open the cartridge before, I heard I do not know from which direction emerge tenor Shude sounded," Reporters comrades ah, previously not often say that Let the workers have the power to do? What is the strength of our workers are now gone! "" journalist comrades "Hearing this surprised, but also no time to carefully reaction, the atmosphere inside the cockpit suddenly becomes imposing them. "Reporter comrades, could you give us a photograph, reports coverage of our work?" Unfortunately, "Reporters comrades" solely for this trip to visit friends in the whole family, rather than news gathering. "Comrade's" only a very low-spirited answer: "so sorry, ladies and master. This time I did not bring the camera out, the next round will please accept my good interview." They will no longer say anything. Yi Gu mixed with beer, cigarettes, betel nut-flavored chaotic air, and gradually spread out and let the once-sleepy but unable to sleep near a "journalist comrades" irresistible to become their "Community" in a . Normal non-smoking "reporter comrades", but also cautiously from the "Water Zhou Lu," I do not know what took over a brand of cigarettes began to puff up, numb to feel a sort of strange taste. There is no doubt, the beer, cigarettes and betel nuts have become numerous as they are tonight's the night loneliness of the best partners, and this time came to a unexpected "reporter comrades." On both sides, a little hasty, a bit strange, but also a little surprise. In fact, Bush and Osama bin Laden sort of news, and occasionally will also become passionate about their topic. Generally considered well-informed "journalist comrades", the same result and listen into the fan ... ...
Chinese New Year just around the corner, how the exchange of New Year is inevitable. "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and wish you had a good year. Working so hard, you have a lot of year-end bonuses, right?" Silence for a long time after the burst of endless "water Zhou Lu," hear "reporter comrades" of the questions one pops up: "talk about contributions to not talk about money, talk about money to hurt!" in the "journalist comrades" of the repeated requests, the "water-Zhou Lu," was irate dumping of a disgruntled, "(2002 ) 10 to 12 month salaries A few days ago, then this down; one month's wages to 600 yuan, after taking out 55, after only 545 old-age pensions, not to mention the monthly awards; how the Chinese New Year ah, the higher the hair of 100 condolences to King! "Another voice then in the past," 50 more than the previous year. "" Comrade's "determined to talk more light-hearted topics, such as" water Zhou Lu, "family life. Did not think they can not be avoided heavy: "I Tang Ke (Changsha dialect 'wife' of the meaning) nothing better to do (in the end is unemployed after being laid off at home, or have no job, said he did not Kenming); son was junior high school, and achievements mess would like the computer is a computer thing that he know everything! "" to his son buy a computer it? "After a good while," water Zhou Lu, "it sighed," a family of three people crowded into 20 square meter house, Where can I put a computer? with my wages, but also have families to feed. "hear out" water Zhou Lu "sound has been far less than previously ruled the high-pitched. "Reporter comrades" strong consolation to counsel him, "Brother, this time you asked me to smoke, I drink next time how you like. The phone number tell me." "No." "Home phone?" Is still a "no." However, he said quite solemnly explained, "because the residents to move out of water Zhou Lu (Author note: Changsha Municipal Government is currently being implemented the overall planning of Orange Island and rehabilitation programs, including water, including all of Orange Zhou Lu Chau residents should be moving out), inconvenient to install phone! "" journalist comrades "Seeing not forget to congratulate him in advance of the move of joy," It is necessary to live in your home new homes, and Congratulations! "unexpectedly" water Zhou Lu, "another high-pitched voice of Doudi up "How can things ah? a labor camp heard that the government bought the old house and we live, where to go to work was far from it! I have lived more than 20 years old house, this time we must live in the new house , and should be sixty or seventy square meters because as even out the money to buy Fine! Otherwise, let them move me, and I would never move in! "He also came close to a number of radical words to say, other his voice was echoing the "water Zhou Lu" point of view, and mixed with a wide range of Mamalielie, because most of them live together. In the past have had a silver tongue, and eloquent and resourceful "reporter comrades", at this moment actually feel kind of awkward and have never experienced a loss, only rushed off to "water-Zhou Lu" to tobacco smoke. Cockpit caught up in a moment of silence among, and even the meter is running a "ticking" sound can be clearly heard ... ... With the burst of firecrackers sounded on shore, "water Zhou Lu," in turn from nagging to buy from the Dongting Lake region good fish upper affordable home New Year thing. The clock has been pointing to 4:00, while the river surface extravehicular aids to navigation lights, increasingly has become hazy, Hu Ming suddenly destroy them. "Reporter comrades" thoughts also come to hover in the current, ambiguous on.
Groping in the dark, in the middle of the night before the trip, "Chang II" of the crew beacon of life, is so vague and elusive! Just after dawn even though they know it will reach their destinations, but one of the miserable and struggling with inner processes, for them it is so at a loss and hopelessness! Their voices, someone heard it? Their strength, but also go? Faced with this situation, even on the ship's "reporter comrades", but also could not help feeling that they are like a deep-running in the vast darkness of "Night ship"! In addition to cautious temper to be no alternative. Because of a vast dark outside the cabin, he can not even remember who the crew were disappointed and angry face expression. However, as Li Yi-an word of the lay of the graceful ease of it, "Where is home? Forgotten unless drunk!" In his hometown of Hunan, about to leave, and went north when the ship home the night, in the dark forward night boat, just as a lightning scar deep in his mind with the mind as where to get rid of long-lasting. But people will never despair, in the dark of the night on board, blowing in the dark, seemingly endless, but in reality, though not at your fingertips, but it can be striking, and far way, the home is still ahead with, difficult to forward the ... ...
Out of here, in order to better keep in mind here, remembered here.
Good-bye, home the night the ship!
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