Twenty years ago, Enshi Grand Canyon had not been discovered and developed. At that time, no Wuhan people went to Sumadang in Lichuan to buy a house for the summer, and there was no "iron bus" (railway, highway and medium-sized airport) in Enshi. At that time, there was only one "3 18" national highway and one "Yun 8" small plane in and out of Enshi.
At that time, China Huarong Company had just been established, and each province had set up an office named after the provincial capital. Hubei calls it "Wuhan office", and its office is naturally in Wuhan. Huarong's function is to dispose of non-performing loans transferred from ICBC, which are all over the province. I was arranged by the unit to dock Enshi's piece.
I became a frequent visitor to the "3 18" national highway and the "Yun 8" small plane.
First, drive.
In and out of Enshi all year round, the most used means of transportation is the bus. It is fast, stable and safe to take Hanguang high-speed bus in Yichang section of Wuhan. Take the long-distance sleeper in Enshi section of Yichang, the sleeper will arrive at night, and take the only famous "3 18" national road to enter and leave Enshi.
The Yichang-Enshi section of "3 18" national highway is not in Sichuan, but "it is hard to go" is not inferior, with high mountains, long slopes and twists and turns. Sometimes you just turn a pass, followed by a steep downhill turn, and there is a car right in front of you, leaving or staying in an instant! There is Li Bai's poem "Difficult Road to Shu" as evidence: "Barely one foot below the highest cliff in the sky, it is drooping, head down, and off the cliff. A thousand waterfalls rushed out, sending out the thunder of rotating stones in ten thousand valleys. " There is a dangerous place on the "3 18" national road 20 kilometers away from Longtangou Bridge in Lang Ping Town, Changyang County. It needs to turn 360 degrees and go down 20 meters through the hanging hole, such as winding on the back of a snail, which is thrilling. 1in April, 984, our beloved comrade Hu Yaobang passed through this place on his way to Enshi, and deliberately got off. We can't guess what this great man is thinking at the moment, whether he is thinking about China's revolutionary road like this snail's back, or whether he is lamenting that life is too long.
I don't remember how many times I walked on the "3 18" national road, but I still clearly remember that once I returned to Wuhan from Enshi, and got on the coach from Enshi to Xiangfan at Wuyangba Station (not called Xiangyang at that time), and I was going to get off at Yichang and then transfer to Hanguang Expressway for Wuhan. Experienced drivers in mountainous areas know that it is safer to drive at night than during the day in mountainous areas, because when you meet oncoming cars on mountain roads, you can see them clearly. The car shop stopped at Dazhiping Town for dinner, each table had 10 people, headed by 25 yuan. The driver's meal boss has other arrangements, free of charge. The mountainous area is rich in potatoes, and no matter what table or mat Enshi has, potatoes are indispensable. After dinner, I got on the bus and was about to leave when a Henan man hurried in with more than 20 sheep. The Henan man wants to sell the sheep to Xiangfan and then transfer to Henan. When the driver saw the business, he was full of joy and took the money to hide and smoke. I want to know, where are the sheep clothes? It won't be in the bus. Just as I was thinking this way, I saw that the Henan people found a ladder and put it on the car. One hand grabbed the sheep's hind leg and put it on the roof rack. They were so busy and sweaty, but as soon as they put a sheep off the roof, the sheep under the car ran away. Henan people hurried to the car, and they were too tired to even care about the head and tail. Getting on the sheep is getting slower and slower. Two hours passed and no one helped. People seem to care about waiting time. I have important documents with me, and I dare not get off to help because I left them in the car. It's getting late and dark. I thought of entrusting the file package to the driver for safekeeping, so that I could lend a helping hand to the people of Henan. The driver readily promised to look after the file package, and I quickly got off. "Boss, I'll watch the sheep for you, so you can get on the sheep." The people of Henan gratefully replied, "Great, thank you." Henan people and I climbed the roof to count sheep and found that two sheep were missing. People in Henan were anxious, and Bazaar kept saying with tears that it was broken, lost and missed. I mobilized two young people to look around for about half an hour, and finally got two sheep back, and the sleeper car began to move on. After getting on the bus, the boss in Henan told me that both of them were laid-off workers. This time they came to Badong to sell sheep by themselves. The first two times they came together, but their mother-in-law was ill and their children had to go to school. There is only one person to sell sheep. The boss in Henan repeatedly asked for my phone number and said that I was a good man. I really received his blessing before the Spring Festival.
I am really happy and willing to do something useful. Although I am ordinary and unable to do some "good things", I am still a little satisfied with helping the disadvantaged groups this time. I want to thank this laid-off worker from Henan for giving me this opportunity and making me vain!
Besides kindness, what else am I?
The "3 18" national road from Yichang to Enshi is a long road with frequent accidents, and traffic accidents can be seen almost every time. I'm in danger, too
On one occasion, I also went back to Wuhan from Enshi and took a long-distance sleeper in Enshi to Yichang. It was early winter, there was snow on the mountain and ice on the road. The driver tied the tire with a snow chain, and the car climbed a big uphill with difficulty and snored to the highest place in Yesanguan Town. Drivers who have used snow chains know that after the tires are fitted with snow chains, they drive slowly, the tires are broken and the pants are broken. It is a downhill slope of more than ten kilometers immediately. After the car went down the slope, the road was frozen again. The sleeping car rocked violently from side to side on the super-slippery ice and snow road, waking up all the passengers. Some female passengers screamed "Ah! Mom! " I realize that there is a big problem, but I don't know what it is. My brain was nervous for a while, and my brain went blank. At that time, I thought, my son is still young and I don't know where to go. At that time, although the long-distance sleeper had a seat belt, it was uncomfortable to wear it when lying down. Most people haven't worn it. Some seat belts are still broken, and so are mine. Although I am particularly nervous, I know that the only thing I have to do is to grab the post. After a few minutes, the bus finally stopped. I was relieved and found that my underwear was wet and my hands could not be squeezed normally.
Walking under the car, I saw a bleak moon hanging in the night sky. Damn it, God bless me, I'm still alive! A man on a bus angrily scolded the driver for the way he drove the car. The driver said that if there is no snow on the mountain, it is even more impossible to have snow under the mountain. Then we knew that there was snow at the foot of the mountain. After analysis, it may be that the road maintenance workers only sprinkled salt on the mountain, but not under the mountain. On that day, the temperature dropped again and the road below the mountain was frozen.
I don't mean to blame drivers and road maintenance workers. They must have many problems and reasons. I feel lucky to think of my young children and that I am still alive.
But I decided never to take this bus again tonight. There are two passengers who have the same idea as me. We decided to walk nearly ten kilometers to Yesanguan Town. At dawn, we found a hotel and lay in a warm quilt. I can't sleep. I just got up and ate something when I fell asleep.
I'm a little scared after thinking about it. I really went that day. How should my young children and elderly mothers live? I'm afraid my relatives are worried. This is the first time I've said that.
Second, fly.
At the beginning of 2000, at that time, Xujiaping Airport in Enshi was small in scale and had not been expanded, so it could only take off and land "Yun 8" small aircraft. Enshi is located in the mountainous area, and it is often foggy. Whether it can take off or land depends entirely on the weather. Experienced passengers often call friends in Enshi before taking off in Wuhan to ask about the weather in Enshi. Before Enshi flies to Wuhan, they will look in the direction of Xujiaping Airport to see if there are clouds in the sky. This method is more accurate than the information released by the airport.
Enshi airport is small, with few flights every day, mainly flying to Wuhan. Airport staff are always there, and people who fly are always familiar faces, most of whom are for business and dinner. After a long time, they smiled at each other and nodded, which means they meet you again.
The first time I took the "Yun 8" to Enshi was in the midsummer of 200 1. Shortly after the plane took off, I suddenly saw the cabin was white and foggy. I suddenly became nervous. Oh, there is no smell, and the passengers are not responding. That's weird. I asked my neighbor, what's wrong with this? My neighbor told me that the plane opened the skylight and cold air came in to cool down and save fuel. Oh, this is really a good thing.
The punctuality rate of Enshi route depends on the weather. I usually choose it when things are not too urgent, but sometimes it is not allowed. It was the spring of 2002, about 9 am. Before boarding the plane, I called a friend of Enshi ICBC. The weather is fine. The plane took off on time and taxied for a while. Suddenly, it was announced that the weather at Enshi Airport had changed, and we went back to the terminal to wait for the order. At noon, we took off at 3 pm and flew for 50 minutes. We saw Enshi airport, and it was a little foggy. The plane circled once and the broadcast rang again.
After a day of tossing, some passengers clamored for a refund, and the airline gave them a refund, but the airport never announced the cancellation of the flight and always explained the weather. At 6: 30, a friend of Enshi ICBC called and said that the weather has improved now and there seems to be no cloud over the airport. Soon, the radio informed us to board the plane, and finally I arrived in Enshi at 8 pm.
Sometimes, patience is more important than results!
Third, become an Enshi person.
Enshi is the farthest city from Wuhan, and it takes 3 or 4 days to go back and forth. There is no expressway from Enshi to the counties and cities, and it takes 6 to 7 hours to go to the farthest Hefeng County. In those years, I spent about one-third of my time in Wuhan, Enshi and the road.
I have been running in Wuhan and Enshi for five or six years, and I don't even know where I work. People think I'm a local. Enshi people often meet the first sentence: Shaanxi *, Hui, Wuhan is also the same sentence. People who check in and check in at Enshi Airport are also familiar with it. Instead of greeting people at the big airport, they said: Here we are, and the waiter at the national highway 3 18 also said: Here we are.
In those years, walking on the way to and from Enshi and closing your eyes, you can think of every turn on the "3 18" national highway, the smiling faces of airport staff and the old customers on the "Yun 8" plane;
In those years, I traveled all over the counties and cities in Enshi, eating bacon, drinking corn wine in a big bowl, watching Tujia rock dance and listening to Six Bowls of Tea.
In those years, I asked about the livelihood of restructured enterprises, visited the sufferings of laid-off workers, and fought against the bad habit of "evading debts" to compete for the harvest of the national treasury.
Accustomed to the sour and spicy taste of residue, potato and common ear (houttuynia cordata Thunb.) root. ), I lost the aroma of coffee. Over the past six years, I have been walking on the way back and forth from Enshi, bumping all the way, dusty all the way, and properly becoming a mountaineer-speaking briefly, straight, suffering from loss, being flustered by praise, doing things according to the rules, and not asking about the future.
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