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Selected Short Stories by Lao She

Selected Short Stories by Lao She

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Chapter 1 mr breeches

Selected Short Stories by Lao She 老舍 2692Words 2023-02-05
mr breeches Before the train left at Beiping East Station, the roommate who slept on the upper bunk was wearing breeches, plain glasses, a blue satin dress upper body, lower script cashmere pens in the breast pocket, and green velvet fast boots asked: Are you too? Getting on the bus from Peiping?Very kind. I'm a little lost, the train hasn't moved yet, if I don't get on the train from Peiping, where is the reason?I had to counterattack: Where did you get in the car?Very kind.I very much hope that he said to get on the train from Hankou or Suiyuan, because if so, then Chinese trains must already be trackless, and you can walk around casually; how free it is!

He said nothing.Looking at the bunk, he shouted with all his strength, if not his whole body, waiter! The waiter was busy moving things and finding berths for the guests.But when he heard such an urgent cry, he had to let go even if there was an important matter, and the waiter came running. Get the blanket!cried Mr. Breeches. Please stay a little longer, sir, the waiter said very kindly, as soon as the car is driven, it will be paved for you.Mr. Breeches picked his nostril with his forefinger, but did not move. The waiter just took two steps away. waiter!Even the train seemed to be shaking this time.

The waiter turned like a whirlwind. For the pillow, Mr. Breeches must have admitted that the blanket could be delayed, but the pillow should be brought first. Please wait, sir, when I am done with my work, the blankets and pillows will be ready. The waiter spoke quickly, but he was still very kind. The waiter saw that the guest in breeches didn't make any sign, and just turned around to leave, but this time the train was indeed rattling for a long time, waiter! The waiter was almost startled and turned around quickly. get tea! Sir, please wait for a while, and the tea will come as soon as the car is driven.

Mr. Breeches didn't say anything.The waiter deliberately smiled and apologized.Then he turned around slowly while striking up a conversation, so as not to turn around quickly and get scared again.After turning around, my legs were just ready to walk quickly, when there was a thunderbolt behind me, waiter! The waiter either pretended not to hear, or his ears were already deafened, so he didn't look back and walked away quickly. waiter!waiter!waiter!Mr. Breeches kept shouting, louder and louder.A group of people seeing off passengers on the platform ran past, thinking that there was a fire in the car, or that someone was killed.The waiter never looked back.Mr. Breeches picked his nostrils again and sat down on my bed.Just sit down, waiter!The waiter still didn't come.

Looking at his knees, his face sank to the longest limit, and when he picked his nostrils with his fingers, his face seemed to snap back again.Then, you sit second class?This is asking me.I'm freaking out again, I did buy a second-class car, did I get in the wrong car? And you?I asked. second class.This is second class.Second class has sleeper berths.Are you going to drive soon?waiter! I pick up the newspaper. He stood up and counted his own luggage, there were eight pieces in total, all piled up on the other berth and the two top berths were occupied by him.I counted twice and spoke again, where is your luggage?I have no words.It turned out that I misunderstood: he was kind, because he then said, "Damn waiter, why didn't you carry your luggage?"

I must speak: I have no luggage. vomit? !He was really taken aback, as if it was outrageous to travel in a car without luggage.If I had known earlier, my four suitcases would not need a luggage ticket! This time it's my turn, ugh? !I thought to myself, fortunately, this is the case, otherwise, the four suitcases will also be moved in, and there will be a place to sleep? ! There is also a guest in the bunk opposite me, and he has no luggage, except for a flat wallet in his hand. vomit? !Mr. Breeches said again, if I had known that you all had no luggage, you wouldn’t have to pay for the coffin?

I made a decision.Next time you travel, you must bring your luggage; if you really want to sleep with the coffin overnight, who can stand it! The waiter walked past the door. waiter!Take the towel! Wait, the waiter seems to have made up his mind to resist. Mr. Breeches untied his tie, took off his collar, and hung them on iron hooks: all the hooks were occupied, and his hat and windbreaker had occupied two. As the car drove away, he suddenly thought of buying a newspaper, waiter! The waiter did not come.I give him my gift; the idea of ​​my ears. He climbed onto the top bunk, took off his boots on my head, and beat the dirt off the soles of the boots.With a suitcase under his pillow and my newspaper covering his face, he fell asleep before the car reached Yongdingmen.

I feel much more at ease. When we arrived in Fengtai, before the car stopped, there was a sound from above, the waiter! Before the waiter could answer, he fell asleep again; probably this time he was talking in his sleep. After passing Fengtai, the waiter brought two pots of hot tea.The guest opposite me and I chatted over tea, an ordinary man in his forties with a fair amount of flesh on his face.Probably before reaching the gallery, there was another thunder from above, waiter! When the waiter came, his eyebrows were furrowed as if he wanted to eat someone. what?gentlemen get tea!The thunder above was loud.

Isn't this two pots?The waiter pointed to the small table and said. I want another pot on top! All right!The waiter exits. waiter! The waiter's eyebrows were furrowed. No tea, but a pot of boiling water! all right! waiter! I'm afraid that the attendant's eyebrows will come off! Take a blanket, take a pillow, take a towel, I don't seem to remember what to take. Please wait a moment, sir.There are still guests in Tianjin; we will clean up after Tianjin, and it won't delay your sleep!After the waiter finished speaking in a hurry, he turned his head and left, as if he never wanted to come back.

After waiting for a while, the boiling water arrived, and Mr. Breeches fell asleep again, his voice was only a little lower than that of the waiter.But it is even and continuous effort, sometimes the voice is a little lower, and it is made up by gritting the teeth. Boiling water, sir!waiter! Here it is; boiling water! Good at toilet paper! There are in the toilet. waiter!Where is the toilet? Everywhere. waiter! See you later. waiter!waiter! !waiter! ! ! There was no response. He fell asleep again. interesting! Arrived in Tianjin.More passengers came up.Mr Breeches woke up and drank from the spout.And hit the sole of my boot on my head.Putting on his boots, he slipped out, picked his nostril with his index finger, and looked outside.

waiter! It happened that the waiter passed by the door. Get the blanket! Here comes the blanket. Mr. Breeches went out and stood blankly in the middle of the corridor, specially for the passengers and porters who hindered them. Suddenly he picked his nostrils hard and left.When I got out of the car, I looked at the pears, but I didn't buy them; I looked at the newspapers, but I didn't buy them;Came up again and greeted me, Tianjin, huh?I have no words.He said to himself, ask the waiter, followed by a thunder, waiter!I regretted it, and hurriedly said, it was Tianjin, that's right. Always ask the waiter; the waiter! I laughed and couldn't help it anymore. The car finally drove away from Tianjin again. As soon as we drove off, the waiter brought Mr. Breeches the first blanket, pillow, and hand towel.Mr. Breeches drilled all the earholes and nostrils with a towel, and wiped it for at least a quarter of an hour, and finally wiped the dirt on the suitcase with the towel. I counted for him, and within ten minutes from the old station to the terminus, he called the waiter forty or fifty times. The waiter only came once, and his question was which way was the train going?The waiter's answer was that he didn't know, so he suggested that someone in the car should know, and the waiter should be responsible for asking.The waiter said that even the drivers don't know the east, west, north, south.So he almost changed his color, what if the car got lost? !The waiter didn't reply, but lost a few more eyebrows. He fell asleep again, and this time he dropped his sock on his head, but he didn't spit out a mouthful of phlegm, but took care of the roof of the car. It's natural that I can't sleep, I have already seen clearly, unless I have a pair of earmuffs, of course I can't fall asleep.It's a pity that the people in the other house were not prepared to stay up all night, but they had no choice but to stare blankly all night under the cries of hooks. My destination is Texas, and it will be there in the morning.Thank goodness! The car stopped here for half an hour, I hired a car, went into the city, and heard the teahouse clearly! It's been more than a week, and I'm still thinking about the attendant's eyebrows.
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