He looked at the team in front of him and saw that there were still seven or eight people.
So, he raised his left hand and glanced at his watch. It was already half past nine. He estimated that he would be able to buy a ticket in ten minutes.
In that case, I still have time to buy some local specialties and take them with me, so as not to go back to my hometown empty-handed.
He did not turn around and talk to the middle-aged man behind him, but concentrated on thinking about things.
Soon, it was Xie Liuyun's turn to buy a ticket. He lowered his head and passed the small window and asked the conductor: "Are there any tickets for the eleven o'clock bus to Kaifeng?"
"Yes, how many do you want?" the ticket sales lady replied politely.
"One piece, how much does it cost?"
"Six dollars, do you have checked luggage?"
"Without luggage, how long will it take to arrive?" As he spoke, Xie Liuyun counted six yuan in banknotes and handed them to the conductor.
The conductor borrowed the money and after verifying that it was correct, he typed out the ticket and handed it to Xie Liuyun, "It will take two days. You can bring your own dry food, or you can eat and drink at the stops along the way."
"Thanks for reminding!"
"You're welcome, please go!"
Xie Liuyun took the ticket and turned to leave the ticket window. He smiled and nodded with the middle-aged man and the boy behind him before walking out of the ticket office.
The middle-aged man looked at Xie Liuyun's retreating back and signaled to the boy beside him. The boy immediately turned around and followed him knowingly.
The middle-aged man sneered, turned around and walked to the ticket window to ask about the situation.
The conductor looked at the middle-aged man with confusion and asked, "You are a bit interesting. You don't buy tickets, but you always ask where others are going and what they want to do?"
The middle-aged man smiled naively and said: "The person who bought the ticket just now is my son. This time he went back to his hometown for the master and his wife to visit their relatives. However, the master and his wife were worried that he would go on the road alone, so they ordered me to follow them. However, the master did not know
Why don't you let me follow you? I have to find out if the place he is going to is his hometown, so that I can go back and report back to the master and his wife."
The middle-aged man was very experienced, and his words were impeccable, which dispelled the conductor's doubts. After hearing this, he said: "Your son bought a ticket to Kaifeng at 11 o'clock. There is still some time before the train leaves.
It’s too late.”
"Thank you. I'll go home and resume my duties soon. Let's see what the master and missus arrange."
The middle-aged man said his thanks, turned around and left with a smile. The moment he turned around, the smile on his face immediately disappeared and became extremely cold.
He and his apprentice pretended to be traveling jugglers who were going out in a car. Their only purpose was to keep an eye on Xie Liuyun and know what he was going to do next.
The middle-aged man stood close to the door and cautiously walked towards the ticket office, looking around secretly for Xie Liuyun.
He saw his apprentice squatting by the flower bed in front of the station from a distance, so he walked over, sat next to him by the flower bed, and asked, "Master Xie, what are you doing?"
"Master, he went into some grocery stores over there, as if he wanted to buy something? I didn't dare to follow him, so I could only watch from a distance."
The middle-aged man looked at the five or six shops about thirty to forty meters away from them. Most of them were shops selling local specialties. There was nothing special about them.
"Master Xie, which shop are you in now?"
"It's in the second shop, not long after entering." The boy answered, pointing to the shop.
"Put your hands down. I've told you so many times. It's easy to attract attention by pointing outside. It's not like I don't have ears. All you have to do is speak with your mouth."
The middle-aged man scolded his apprentice, staring in the direction of the shop.
The boy lowered his head and agreed, a little listlessly.
"Did he have anything in his hand when he went in?"
"No, I guess I haven't picked out anything I like yet."
The middle-aged man glanced at the wall clock on the station gate. It was already five minutes past ten, and he told his apprentice: "You must keep an eye on it here, and you must not be careless. This person is someone the class leader values extremely. I am
Just go back and resume your duties and wait for arrangements."
"Master, it's time for the train to depart later. If Mr. Xie gets on the train, what should I do?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said helplessly: "Did I ask you to keep an eye on him here and follow him to get on the bus? You just have to keep an eye on him at the station. When he gets there, your task will be
finished."
When the boy heard what his master said, he suddenly looked relieved, "That's good, I know, master, I just keep an eye on him until he gets in the car."
After the middle-aged man finished arranging his apprentice's tasks, he stood up, dusted the dirt off his butt, patted his apprentice on the head, and walked towards the north gate of Tonglu County.
The boy watched his master go away motionlessly, then turned his head and stared at the store Xie Liuyun was shopping, fearing that he might be missed by accident.
Xie Liuyun was selecting suitable local products in the grocery store. While he was picking from left to right, he would pay attention to what was going on outside through the glass on the shop door from time to time.
After choosing for a while, there was nothing that he was satisfied with. Xie Liuyun walked out of the store and walked into the store next door.
The items sold in this store are basically the same as those in the previous two stores. There are shelves on three sides, filled with products, most of which are their local specialty foods, and of course some are handicrafts. These are very suitable as hand companions.
Give gifts to relatives and friends.
Standing at the counter was a short man in his thirties, who looked like a shopkeeper. He was calculating the accounts with his head down. When he saw Xie Liuyun pushing the door open and coming in, he quickly raised his head to greet him with a smile.
"Here you go, sir, what do you need to buy?"
There was a boy in the store who was about 12 or 13 years old. He was wiping the shelves and sorting the products with a rag.
Xie Liuyun was looking for a shop like this, so he walked to the counter and asked: "Shopkeeper, do you have any gift boxes here?"
"Yes! Of course there are. Other stores don't have them all here. Look at the shelves opposite me. They are all gift boxes. They are meticulously made and beautifully packaged. It will definitely make you look good to give them away."
"Okay! Let me take a look first."
"Just take a look and take it if you like it. The price is guaranteed to be fair."
The shopkeeper spoke enthusiastically, then continued to look down at the account book and make calculations.
Xie Liuyun walked to the shelf where the shopkeeper was talking and looked carefully at the gift boxes placed on it.
Then, he pointed to the second row of the shelf and said to the boy next to him: "Man, help me get these two gift boxes and let me take a look."
"okay!"
The boy agreed, took the two gift boxes designated by Xie Liuyun from the shelf, and placed them on the counter in front of Xie Liuyun for him to choose from.
Xie Liuyun picked up a gift box and looked at it from side to side. He felt that the gift box was really well made and the workmanship was very exquisite.