„Han Qianshan! Yourgetting downtimedied!”Even the propellersuchbignoise, cannotblock the Mrs. Guoshout.
“韩千山!你下来时候死定了!”即使是螺旋桨这么大的噪音,也没能挡住郭母的喊声。In the helicopter, there is a heart of mancoolly, the smallHan Xuanracket the fathershoulder, continuedto looktowardout of the window,leaving behind the biologicalfatherwas alone sad.
在直升机里,有个男人的心都凉了下来,小韩宣拍拍父亲肩膀,继续往窗外看去,留下亲老子独自忧伤。Aswhite/shellMi212helicoptersclimb up, to about onekilometeraltitude, the Lake Rotaappearancegraduallyshowed.
随着贝尓212直升机攀爬,到了一千米左右的高度,罗塔湖的面貌逐渐展现出来。Thisis a long and narrowlake, seems like the leaf, shorewhite birchShulin, the widthis about several hundredmeters, the entirepastureseems like, somewhatlightpurpleintent.
这是一个狭长的湖,看起来像是树叶,岸边白桦树林,宽度有几百米左右,整个牧场看上去,都有些淡淡的紫意。
The noise in engine roomis very big, the youngboytakes back the line of sight, askedwithear shieldbuilt-inradio communication: „Where do wego to?”
机舱里的噪音很大,小男孩收回视线,用耳罩内置的无线电通讯器问道:“我们去哪里?”„Howgoes toAugusta, orisGreat Falls? The farwordsonly hadBillings.”Guo Muzhousaidto poke head, shoutsto the pilotloudly: „Can ourpresentoilgo toBillings?”
“去奥古斯塔怎么样,或者是大瀑布城?再远的话只有比林斯了。”郭穆州说完探出头,对驾驶员大声喊道:“我们现在的油可以去比林斯吗?”
The pilotslooked at the measuring appliance, is pressing the ear shieldopens the mouth: „Arrived that probably about 200kilometers, was enough! In the morninghad just refueledin the Shelbytown/subdues, Boss.”
驾驶员看了看仪表,按着耳罩开口:“到那大概200公里左右,足够了!早上刚在谢尔比镇加过油,老板。”Guo Muzhougesticulates the okhand signal, hinted itselfto hear, turned aroundto askto the boy: „What kind of? Cannot go.”郭穆州比划个ok的手势,示意自己听到了,转身问向男孩:“怎么样?去不去。”„How longwantsto be able?”
“要多长时间才能到?”
The old manthinks saying: „Probably more than onehour.”
老头想了想说道:“大概一个小时多一点。”„Thatgoes toBillings!”
“那就去比林斯!”„WhatBillings?”Father Hanslow the godhas asked that no onereplied that hiswords, the helicopteris slantingis transferring the direction, flewtoward the south-east side.
“什么比林斯?”韩父缓过神来问道,没人回答他的话,直升机已经斜着调转方向,往东南边飞去了。Waits for the flight altitudestablyin1500meters, Guo Muzhouto untie the seat belt, that side the walkingbar, took the bottleto press out the fruit juiceto the grandchildfresh, has been placedin the smallrefrigerator, the boyreceiveditstimeto be cool.
等飞行高度稳定在一千五百米,郭穆州解开安全带,走去吧台那边,给外孙拿了瓶鲜榨果汁,一直被放在小冰箱里,男孩接过它时候还凉凉的。
The helicoptergoes throughunder the cloud layer, the nimbus cloudsare quite low, raise the headcansee.
直升机在云层底下穿行,积雨云比较低,抬头就能看到。
The pilotsturn around, hintmakes the bosssit.
驾驶员转身,示意让老板坐好。Alsoreferred to the bottle in Han Xuan, the handtoward an abovevertical stroke , indicating that mustclimbagain.
又指了指韩宣手里的瓶子,手往上面一竖,表示要再次爬升。Whendoes not know, the firstbunch of sunlightappeared.
不知什么时候,第一束阳光出现了。Insuchnearspace, bydark cloudbeing divided intotwoworld.
在这么近的空间里,被乌云给分成了两个世界。Looksfrom the window, the top of the headisdeepblue colorsky, the pollution of Montanastateis small, thereforealsoseemspurer.
从窗子望去,头顶是湛蓝色天空,蒙大拿州的污染非常小,所以也显得更加纯净。
The photo of sunlightfrom the cockpitcomes , the distant placehorizonis the blueandgreyjunctiondemarcation line, waited tillnearbyGreat Falls, evenclouds that turned into the white.
太阳光从驾驶舱前面照进来,远处天际是蓝和灰的交界线,等到了大瀑布城附近,连云都变成了白色。Herehas not rained, white cloudsstopunder the helicopter, the pilotseesseveralpeople of interests, reminded the soundto startto drop.
这里没有下雨,一朵朵的白云停在直升机下方,驾驶员看出几人的兴趣,提醒了声开始下降。Boysand otherout of the windowfogdiverge, rushto sitto the windownear, lowers the headlooksdownward.
男孩等窗外云雾散去,赶忙坐到窗边,低头往下看。Hereis the plainterrain, has the place of wheat fieldconvenientlyis the golden yellow, is very bigwheat field, looksverymagnificent.
这里是平原地形,有麦田的地方便是金黄色,都是很大的麦田,看上去非常壮观。
The grandiosecowturned into the smallsunspotat this moment, the flock of sheep is like the clouds, is the bigpiecewhite, but also the rooms of someredtopsare also situated during, is embellishingthislandstogether.
壮硕的牛此刻变成了小黑点,羊群和云朵一样,都是大片白色,还有些红顶的屋子也坐落在其间,共同点缀着这片土地。Missouri River that flowscurvinglyturned into a line, cannot see the endin the field of vision, Great Fallsbehindthem, as the enginebuzz the whining noisevanishesgradually.
弯曲流淌的密苏里河变成了一条线,在视野里看不到尽头,大瀑布城在他们背后,随着发动机嗡鸣声渐渐消失。SmallHan Xuanlooked at the little whilethento have no interest, gazed in the vision the engine room.
小韩宣又看了会儿便没了兴趣,把目光注视到机舱内。
The seatis the whiteleather, the arm restmakeswith the red wood, seems like very upscaleappearance, suddenlyside the discoveryhas a smallwooden table, the boyheartmoves, raised the headasksto the grandfather: „Does herehave the paper and pen?”
座椅是白色皮制,扶手用红木做成,看上去很高档的样子,忽然发现旁边有个小木桌,男孩心头一动,抬头对外公问道:“这里有纸和笔吗?”„Has, in that side, doing that youwant.”
“有啊,就在那边,你要的干嘛。”„Fatheryourhe, is definitely communicatingwithNew Yorkthatlittle missleave alone, telephonewelldoes not hit, mustmovewriting by hand.”Han Qianshanin a few wordsthen the sonselling, annoyed a boybigsupercilious look.
“爸你别管他,肯定是在和纽约那个小姑娘通信,好好的电话不打,非要动手写。”韩千山三言两语便把儿子给卖了,惹来男孩一个大大的白眼。Lightsnort/hum the soundpaid no attention tohim, unties the seat belt, goes to the smalltabledrawerto turnto look.
轻哼了声不理他,解开安全带,去小桌抽屉里翻找起来。Looks atgrandchild'sback, the old mansearchesquietly the bodyside, thatEight Trigrams (gossip)lookwhocanunderstand.
瞧了瞧外孙的背影,老头悄悄把身子探到旁边,那八卦眼神谁都能懂。Afteronehour of flight, Billings.
经过一个多小时的飞行,比林斯到了。Althoughitis the Montanastatebiggestcity,
虽说它是蒙大拿州最大的城市,
The populationactually about 80,000, cannot comparein a New Yorkvillage, obviouslyherehasvast territory with a sparse populationhow. Han Xuanlooks,almosteverybrings a courtyard, littlesaid that alsohasover a hundreddraws, herelandis not valuable.
人口其实也就八万左右,在纽约连个村都比不上,可见这里有多么地广人稀。韩宣一路看过来,几乎每家都带个大院子,少说也有上百平,这里的土地太不值钱了。Alsoseveral minutes later, Bell212dropslowly, anchorsin the roof, hereis the location in sosconvenience store.
又过了几分钟,贝尔212慢慢下降,停靠在楼顶上,这里是sos便利店的所在地。
The companystaff memberhears the sound, runsto come torooftopto examine, knowsHan Qianshanprobably , helping themopen the doorwith a smile.
公司职员听到声音,跑来天台查看,大概是认识韩千山,笑着帮他们开了门。
The under footisfivelittlebuilding, occupies a land area ofprobably about 3000squares, sidealsohas a parking lot. Fromrooftop was full of the car(riage), is just in the weekend, the passed in and outpersonare many, the businessis prosperous.
脚下是栋五层的小楼,占地大概三千平方左右,旁边还有个停车场。从天台看过去里面停满了车,刚好是周末,进出的人很多,生意非常红火。Considering the Montanaspecial condition, heresosconvenience storenot onlysellsvarioustypes of food and groceries, evenclotheselectric applianceanythinghas.
考虑到蒙大拿的特殊环境,这边sos便利店不仅卖各种食物和杂货,连衣服电器什么的都有。
The populationlittlealsomeans the customerto be few, otherbusinessare not willingto come. Buttheyhave not thought, the owner in thesepastureandagriculturalfactory, is actually veryrich.
人口少也就意味着顾客少,其他商家不愿意过来。可他们没想到,这些牧场、农厂的主人,其实都是非常有钱的。Goes downstairsto arrive atfivetimes, thatstaffleadsthemto the lounge, quickhad a womanto come.
下楼来到五层时候,那个员工把他们带到休息室,很快就有个女人过来了。Sheis a black person, the curlhairmakes the braid, throws overneatlyin the shoulderplace, the bodywears the womansuit.
她是位黑人,卷曲头发扎成辫子,整齐披在肩膀处,身上穿着女士西装。
The chest front the worksign, abovedo not writemanager, opens the doorto seeHan Qianshan, puts out a handimmediately, the femalemanagersaid: „Mr. Han, youare the inspection tour?”
胸前別着个工作牌,上面写有经理职务,开门见到韩千山,立马伸出了手,女经理说道:“韩先生,你们是来考察工作的吗?”„Ms.Whitney, todayis onlyplays, does not needto care aboutus.”
“惠特尼女士,今天只是来玩的,并不用在意我们。”Father Hanbeckons with the handhastily, points atGuo Muzhou saying: „Thisismyfather-in-law , he my son, previoustime you have seen.”韩父连忙摆手,指着郭穆州说道:“这位是我的岳父,还有他,我儿子,上次你见过的。”„AuntWhitney, hello/you good.”
“惠特尼阿姨,你好。”„Boy, twomonthsdoes not seeyouto grow.” The femalemanagerbends the waistto rub the boyhead, raised the headto asktoHan Qianshan: „What do Ihave to helpyou?”
“男孩,两个月不见你长高啦。”女经理弯下腰揉揉男孩脑袋,抬起头问向韩千山:“我有什么能够帮助到你们的吗?”„It‘s nothingneedyoudo, so long asprovides a car(riage)on the line.”
“没什么需要你做的,只要提供辆车就行。”„GoodMr. Han, Iwill make one dothismatter, hownowcomes to seehere?”Whitneysaid: „Starts doing businessnow, youhave not come.”
“好的韩先生,我会让人去做这件事的,现在来看看这里怎么样?”惠特尼说道:“开业到现在,你们都没怎么来过。”SeesHan Qianshanto nod, the femalemanagerhintsthemto walktoward the channel, goes downstairswhileis introducing: „Herebuildingis a convenience store, twobuildingssell the electric applianceand so onthing.”
见韩千山点头,女经理示意他们往通道走去,边下楼边介绍着:“这里一楼是便利店,二楼卖电器之类的用品。”„Againupward, respectivelyis the women's item and men's wear, wejustin the place, is the staffis usedto work.”Said that referred toout of the windowlittlebuilding: „That sideis the warehouse, companyallcargos there.”
“再往上,分别是女士用品和男装,我们刚刚在的地方,是员工用来工作的。”说完指了指窗外的小楼:“那边是仓库,公司所有的货物都在那里。”Nextare not manytofourtimecustomers, onlysomeyoungmen and womenstroll, buttothreebuildings, the situation is completely different.
下到四层时候顾客并不多,只有些年轻男女闲逛,而到三楼,情况就完全不一样了。Noworin the morning, the cosmeticsspecial counterthenfilled the person.
现在还是早上,化妆品专柜便排满了人。
The low-gradethingconvenience storehas the sale, canplacehere the counter, issomefamousbrands, for exampleEstee LauderandChirand so on.
低档用品便利店就有销售,能把柜台放在这里的,都是些有名气的品牌,比如雅诗兰黛、契尔氏之类。
The clothingboxwraps in the left side, HermesandKouYi, ChanelandYSLthesehas, Han Xuanpersonallysaw, to have a girlto wear the classicssmallblackskirt of Chanel.
服装箱包在左侧,爱马仕、寇依、香奈儿、YSL这些都有,韩宣就亲眼看见,有个女孩穿走了香奈儿的经典小黑裙。ManagerWhitneysmiles, explained: „The turnover of thisbuilding, has addedto be higher than otherplaces, the presentischanging to the clothing of the new seasontime, the corporationwas considering that mustalsodo thatinothersosconvenience stores.”
惠特尼经理笑了笑,解释道:“这层楼的营业额,已经比其他地方加起来都高了,现在是换季的时候,总公司正考虑要不要在其他sos便利店也这么做呢。”Arrived attwobuildingsalong the staircase, big brotherTaisho on counterputsatcentral, 29cuns (2.5 cm)bigscreencolor televisioncomposed the wall, attractedmanycustomersto surround.
沿着楼梯来到二楼,柜台上的大哥大正摆在中央,29寸大屏彩电组成了墙,引来不少顾客围观。In a convenience store, the blackironshelfis arrangingneatly, the lightis very bright, oftencansee the symbol of SOS Corporation, thatonlylovablecartoondragon.
一层便利店里,黑色铁质的货架整齐排列着,灯光很明亮,不时能见到sos公司的标志,那只可爱的卡通龙。Han Qianshanput on airswith a bottle of water, went to the registerto pay a bill, thoughtprobably the servicewas good, satisfactionnods.韩千山装模作样拿了瓶水,也去收银台付账,大概是觉得服务还不错,满意点了点头。
The old manlikelooking at the foolvisitshim, femalemanagerbeyondhow manymeters, is a conspicuousblack person, was the blind person the bankers?
老头像看傻子一样看着他,女经理就在几米外,又是位显眼的黑人,把收银员都当瞎子了吗?Seesout the glass, the staffwavestothem, Han Xuanrushesto pull out the father, was really disgraced.
看到玻璃门外,员工向他们招手,韩宣赶忙把父亲拉出去,真是太丢人了。
The roadtwo sidesare not the highbuildings, somewhatlookshas the sense of historyvery much, approximatelytoNankai78minutes, the old manlet the Han Qianshancorner, entered a lane the car(riage).
路两边都是不高的楼房,有些看上去很有历史感,大约向南开了七八分钟,老头让韩千山拐弯,将车进了一条巷子。Han Xuanby the window, seesin the smallrestaurantgate, unexpectedlyis hanging a woodensignboard.韩宣透过窗子,看到小餐馆门上,居然挂着个木制牌匾。Abovealsowrites„ShuSichuan”inChinesetwocharacters, thisreallylethissomesurprisebut actually.
上面还用中文写着“蜀川”两个字,这倒真是让他有些诧异了。Guo Muzhouhappilysmiles, enters the gate, was sayingto30 -year-old man: „littleyellow, comes the tableauthenticSichuan cuisine, Ileadmygrandchildto taste.”郭穆州得意一笑,走进门,对着个三十来岁的男人说道:“小黄,来桌正宗的川菜,我带我外孙尝尝。”Seessomepeoplewith, thatpersonstares: „Were yourgranddaughterssobig?”
见有人跟过来,那人一愣:“你外孙都这么大了?”
The Han Qianshanwhole facecaramel color, the behindboysmilesto tumble, almostlayon the threshold.韩千山满脸酱色,后面男孩笑跌倒,差点趴在了门槛上。
The tableisfoursquare tables, the nearbyis putting a bench, seeming like the seatare not many.
桌子是四方桌,边上放着长条椅,看上去座位不多。
The old manbynear the counter, chattedwith the hotelowner: „Businessrecentlyhow?”
老头靠在柜台边,和饭店老板闲聊:“生意最近怎么样?”„It is not half-dead, studiesis making the taste that someAmericanliked, a dayalsoon34tables of people, manyChineseconsiders the business.” The bossis hefting the cauldron, insideflamefleeshalfmeterhigh, thinksthen saying: „Assemblesis living.”
“还不是半死不活的,学着做了些美国人喜欢的口味,一天也就三四桌人,许多还是华人来照顾生意。”老板掂着大锅,里面火苗窜起半米高,想了想接着说道:“凑合着过日子呗。”„Ilook atyouamgruff, Iandyour fatherknew that so manyyears, were the cheftohere, havinganythingare not good.”Guo Muzhoushakes the head, arrives at the tableto sit down.
“我看你就是倔,我和你爸都认识那么多年了,到我这里来当厨师,有什么不好的。”郭穆州摇了摇头,走到桌边坐下。
The firstdishcame upquickly, isMapo bean curd that Han Xuanseveralyearshas not seen, does not attend toitalsoburning, non-stopthrowingtoward the mouthbreathes outwhileto eat,
第一道菜很快就上来了,是韩宣几年没见的麻婆豆腐,不顾它还烫着,不停往嘴里扔一边哈着气一边吃,„The meal that yourmothermakeshas not progressed, whatto slander.” The grandfathershakes the head, took up the chopsticksto eat, keptin the boybowlclamping the vegetable/dish.
“你妈做的菜没长进吗,都谗成什么样了。”外公摇了摇头,也拿起筷子吃了起来,不停男孩碗里夹菜。
The gongbao chicken and spicy beefcome upone after another, the bossfinds the fragrance that theyeat, points at the lungpiece saying: „Herepersondoes not likeeatingthis, Ilookspeciallyfrom the slaughter house.”
宫保鸡丁和夫妻肺片接连上来,老板瞧见他们吃的香,指着肺片说道:“这边人都不爱吃这个,我专门从屠宰场找来的。”
The boysput out a handto the bossgesticulate a thumb, the bosssmileandturn back the kitchen.
男孩伸手向老板比划个大拇指,老板笑了笑又走回厨房。Father Hanhas not eaten such spicything, wanted: the waterraised headto drink, lookedold mansighed the cup„Countsyoufragily, mygrandchildalsonot.”韩父从来没吃过这么辣的东西,要了杯水仰头就喝了下去,看的老头一阵叹气:“就数你最娇气,我外孙还没怎么样呢。”Han Xuanhearsthissaying, puts down the chopsticksto point at the tongue: „Is swollen, but alsohemp.”韩宣听到这话,放下筷子指着舌头:“呐肿了,还麻。”„Boss, comes the cupwateragain!”
“老板,再来杯水!”OnFather Hanonestiff, turned headto see the father-in-law, justdid not saytooneself......韩父手上一僵,扭头看了看岳父,刚刚对自己可不是这么说的啊......
The component of vegetable/dishis very full, fronttheseadd onthisto stir-fry before stewing the goodshredded meatdry/does, enoughtheyate. Finallypays up35US dollars, the old manthrows downtentips, ridicules saying: „No wonderyoucannot make money.”
菜的份量很足,前面那些加上这道干煸牛肉丝,足够他们吃了。最后结账才35美元,老头又丢下十块的小费,笑骂道:“难怪你赚不到钱。”
The bosssmilescheerfully, gets to the entranceto wavetothem.
老板乐呵一笑,走到门口对他们挥挥手。Sitsin the vehicleback row, Han Xuanfeels the bellyto make a belch, raises one's headasksforward: „Grandfather, nowgoes?”
坐在车子后排,韩宣摸着肚子打了个嗝,伸头向前问道:“外公,现在去哪?”
The old manwas crooked the mouthto think the half of the dayhas not found out the funplace, thensaid: „Or, went back?”
老头歪着嘴想了半天也没想出好玩的地方,回头说道:“要不,回去了?”„Is so far, has the lunch?!”
“这么远过来,就吃顿午饭?!”Drivingspent for 20minutescirclingBillings, the helicopterflew awayfinally.
开车花了二十分钟将比林斯给绕了一圈,直升机终于还是飞走了。Han Qianshancloselyis holding a bag, aboveis printed withEnglishletterHermes( Hermes), thisiscanmakehimaccompany the goodthing of crime.韩千山紧紧抱着个袋子,上面印有英文字母Hermes(爱马仕),这可是能让他陪罪的好东西。
The boyslookto the roof, Whitneynoticehim, swungwaved the handon the envelope, made the okhand signal.
男孩看向屋顶,惠特尼注意到他,摇了摇手上信封,做出ok手势。
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