离lí家jiā进jìn城chéng的de那nà一yī天tiān

在zài我wǒ生shēng活huó的de村cūn庄zhuāng里lǐ，有yǒu一yī个gè小xiǎo小xiǎo的de大dà巴bā车chē站zhàn。大dà巴bā车chē站zhàn虽suī然rán小xiǎo，但dàn是shì人rén来lái车chē往wǎng，非fēi常cháng热rè闹nao，地dì上shang常cháng常cháng堆duī满mǎn了le装zhuāng载zài的de货huò物wù，售shòu票piào员yuán叫jiào喊hǎn着zhe大dà巴bā车chē开kāi往wǎng的de方fāng向xiàng。

The small bus stop in my village was busy with people and buses coming and going. On the ground there were often piles of things to load. Touts were shouting the names where their buses were going.

我wǒ听tīng到dào售shòu票piào员yuán喊hǎn“进jìn城chéng啦la！进jìn城chéng啦la！往wǎng西xī去qù！”这zhè就jiù是shì我wǒ要yào乘chéng坐zuò的de大dà巴bā车chē。

“City! City! Going west!” I heard a tout shouting. That was the bus I needed to catch.

进jìn城chéng的de大dà巴bā车chē几jī乎hū坐zuò满mǎn了le，但dàn是shì人rén们men还hái是shi不bù停tíng地de往wǎng里lǐ面miàn挤jǐ。一yī些xiē人rén把bǎ行xíng李li放fàng在zài车chē顶dǐng，还hái有yǒu一yī些xiē人rén把bǎ行xíng李li放fàng在zài车chē厢xiāng里lǐ的de架jià子zi上shàng。

The city bus was almost full, but more people were still pushing to get on. Some packed their luggage on the roof of the bus. Others put theirs on the racks inside.

刚gāng上shàng车chē的de乘chéng客kè们men紧jǐn紧jǐn地de抓zhuā着zhe他tā们men的de车chē票piào，在zài拥yōng挤jǐ的de车chē厢xiāng里lǐ寻xún找zhǎo座zuò位wèi，带dài着zhe小xiǎo孩hái的de妇fù女nǚ们men都dōu坐zuò得de舒shū舒shu服fu服fu的de。

New passengers clutched their tickets as they looked for somewhere to sit in the crowded bus. Women with young children were all sitting comfortably.

我wǒ挤jǐ到dào了le窗chuāng边biān的de一yī个gè座zuò位wèi里lǐ。旁páng边biān的de乘chéng客kè紧jǐn紧jǐn地de抓zhuā着zhe一yī个gè绿lǜ色sè的de塑sù料liào包bāo裹guǒ。他tā穿chuān着zhe破pò旧jiù的de凉liáng鞋xié和hé外wài套tào，看kàn起qǐ来lai很hěn紧jǐn张zhāng。

I squeezed in next to a window. The person sitting next to me was holding tightly to a green plastic bag. He wore old sandals, a worn out coat, and he looked nervous.

我wǒ朝cháo窗chuāng外wài看kàn去qù，这zhè才cái意yì识shí到dào，我wǒ正zhèng在zài离lí开kāi我wǒ长zhǎng大dà的de村cūn庄zhuāng，我wǒ要yào进jìn城chéng了le！

I looked outside the bus and realised that I was leaving my village, the place where I had grown up. I was going to the big city.

货huò物wù都dōu装zhuāng载zài完wán了le，乘chéng客kè们men都dōu坐zuò好hǎo了le。小xiǎo商shāng贩fàn们men还hái在zài努nǔ力lì地de挤jǐ到dào车chē厢xiāng里lǐ，向xiàng乘chéng客kè们men大dà声shēng叫jiào卖mài着zhe货huò物wù。他tā们men的de话huà听tīng起qi来lai怪guài好hǎo笑xiào的de。

The loading was completed and all passengers were seated. Hawkers still pushed their way into the bus to sell their goods to the passengers. Everyone was shouting the names of what was available for sale. The words sounded funny to me.

有yǒu一yī些xiē乘chéng客kè买mǎi了le饮yǐn料liào，还hái有yǒu一yī些xiē乘chéng客kè买mǎi了le零líng食shí，正zhèng准zhǔn备bèi拆chāi开kāi来lái吃chī。像xiàng我wǒ一yī样yàng没méi有yǒu钱qián的de人rén只zhǐ能néng看kàn着zhe。

A few passengers bought drinks, others bought small snacks and began to chew. Those who did not have any money, like me, just watched.

大dà巴bā车chē滴dī滴dī叫jiào了le两liǎng声shēng，要yào开kāi了le，小xiǎo商shāng贩fàn的de活huó动dòng戛jiá然rán而ér止zhǐ。售shòu票piào员yuán喊hǎn着zhe，赶gǎn他tā们men下xià车chē。

These activities were interrupted when the bus hooted twice, a sign that we were ready to leave. The tout yelled at the hawkers to get out.

小xiǎo商shāng贩fàn们men推tuī推tuī搡sǎng搡sǎng下xià了le车chē。一yī些xiē人rén还hái在zài忙máng着zhe找zhǎo零líng钱qián，还hái有yǒu一yī些xiē人rén赖lài着zhe想xiǎng最zuì后hòu再zài做zuò点diǎn生shēng意yi。

Hawkers pushed each other to make their way out of the bus. Some gave back change to the travellers. Others made last minute attempts to sell more items.

大dà巴bā车chē缓huǎn缓huǎn离lí开kāi了le车chē站zhàn，我wǒ看kàn着zhe窗chuāng外wài，不bù知zhī道dào今jīn后hòu会huì不bù会huì有yǒu机jī会huì回huí来lai了le。

As the bus left the bus stop, I stared out of the window. I wondered if I would ever go back to my village again.

旅lǚ程chéng渐jiàn渐jiàn展zhǎn开kāi，车chē厢xiāng里lǐ慢màn慢màn热rè了le起qǐ来lai，我wǒ闭bì上shang眼yǎn睛jing，想xiǎng小xiǎo睡shuì一yī会huì儿r。

As the journey progressed, the inside of the bus got very hot. I closed my eyes hoping to sleep.

但dàn我wǒ的de思sī绪xù却què飞fēi回huí了le家jiā。我wǒ的de妈mā妈ma安ān全quán吗ma？我wǒ的de兔tù子zi会huì卖mài了le赚zhuàn钱qián吗ma？我wǒ的de弟dì弟di会huì帮bāng着zhe给gěi小xiǎo树shù苗miáo浇jiāo水shuǐ吗ma？

But my mind drifted back home. Will my mother be safe? Will my rabbits fetch any money? Will my brother help to water my tree seedlings?

在zài路lù上shang，我wǒ努nǔ力lì记jì住zhu我wǒ叔shū叔shu在zài城chéng市shì里lǐ的de地dì址zhǐ。我wǒ迷mí迷mí糊hū糊hū地de说shuō着zhe地dì址zhǐ，沉chén沉chén地de睡shuì去qù。

On the way, I memorised the name of the place where my uncle lived in the big city. I was still mumbling it when I fell asleep.

过guò了le九jiǔ个gè小xiǎo时shí，我wǒ被bèi售shòu票piào员yuán的de叫jiào喊hǎn声shēng吵chǎo醒xǐng了le，他tā在zài喊hǎn乘chéng客kè坐zuò车chē回huí村cūn庄zhuāng。我wǒ一yī把bǎ抓zhuā住zhù我wǒ的de包bāo，跳tiào下xià了le车chē。

Nine hours later, I was woken up by the tout calling for passengers going back to my village. I grabbed my small bag and jumped out of the bus.

回huí程chéng的de大dà巴bā车chē很hěn快kuài就jiù坐zuò满mǎn了le，不bù久jiǔ就jiù要yào开kāi回huí东dōng边bian的de村cūn庄zhuāng去qù了le。对duì我wǒ来lái说shuō，现xiàn在zài最zuì重zhòng要yào的de事shì情qing就jiù是shì找zhǎo到dào我wǒ叔shū叔shu的de家jiā。

The return bus was filling up quickly. Soon it would make its way back east. The most important thing for me now, was to start looking for my uncle’s house.