At five o'clock in the morning, the room is dark and the street lights are bright. The city has begun to bustle. I also joined in the excitement.
The big trucks on the road don’t know where they come from and where they are going. They are rumbling and roaring. They are about the same height, running side by side or next to each other. The couple in the cab may be you again. The person who took my place ran all night, and now I was bleary-eyed to welcome the arrival of dawn. The dump trucks were not to be outdone, relying on their familiarity with the road and running all the way. Each extra truck would mean more money to support the family. As for where you might fall if you're not careful, it's hard to think too carefully. Fortunately, there had just been a light rain on the road, so there was no dust. If there was dust on the road during the day, the sprinkler truck would have to be used again, carrying chicken farts and singing about shoes and hats. The small tricycle may be electric, and it runs silently. The cart is filled with vegetables and fruits. The vendors driving the cart are both men and women. They are all hardworking. They are not afraid of danger. The small cart does not have the wheels of the big cart. Gao, also followed the cart, in order to rush to the market to get a good position. The young man riding the motorcycle was very energetic. He had a helmet on his head and a backpack on his back. He just heard the sound of the car and before he could look around, he had already disappeared. Only one person can ride a motorcycle. In the early days, men and women hugged each other tightly and passed by silently. It's also a tricycle. I heard a very special sound from a distance, like a mix of firecrackers and explosions. The driver was shaking exaggeratedly as it was speeding by. This kind of flatbed does not even have a body. , or he could go straight to a certain construction site.
There are people riding bicycles, and there are people wearing plastic helmets and thick clothes, alone or as a couple. It is still hot during the day, the temperature is low when you get up early, and electric vehicles run fast, so it is natural to Wear thicker clothes. They went to a relatively wide triangular intersection or roadside, gathered together from different places, and waited with their heads hunched until a foreman who had had enough sleep took them to the required construction site. Recently, due to organic renewal, the old streets and alleys have been wiped out. They may not be able to live in new buildings, but they are the founders and builders of new buildings. The male cleaner at the north end of Hongqiao seems to be a little disabled. His head is always tilted. He sweeps the floor and digs through the trash can. Wearing a unique yellow overall, he cleans the section of the road he is responsible for. Some people who keep talking about how to fulfill their responsibilities are doing a good job. They walk here six times a day and enjoy the fruits of their simple but necessary labor. I always think that although they are humble, they are noble, just like some people are noble but despicable. .
The elders still get up early, in twos and threes or alone, and they are all full of energy. Some are trotting along, some are strutting, and some are following suit. At this time and at this age, people are free. Some are holding long sticks, holding the sticks from both ends behind their backs with both hands, and tying themselves up on their backs, while others are holding short sticks and shaking them while walking. In short, the old men’s magical tricks are innovative. It can surprise you. There was one person who was even more peculiar. He walked crookedly and howled at the same time. When I had never seen him before, it always made me think about the problem from the perspective of public security. Only when I saw him later did I realize that this was the transformation after experiencing life and death. This sounds like He made a very harsh cry, which was actually a struggle for life. The sound disappeared after screaming, but before it disappeared, he had howled desperately. There was also an elderly couple. The man was bald and limping. The woman was supporting him and walking with difficulty. This is the support of a couple in need before dawn. When they were healthy before, they might not know the importance of each other, but now they can't even walk without each other. Maybe a few years ago, a couple only had one child, but now the child is no longer around, and the waning old people can only rely on each other. The rhetoric has long been ineffective. Not to be outdone, the old lady stood by the river and shouted so loudly that the people on the other side of the river were frightened and the dogs stood still and listened. The square dance team has not gathered yet, and the music has not started playing yet. These will be available later, and the strong beat will make it difficult for you to enjoy the lazy moment in the morning. In the spring, the aunties are covered with tea trees, and in the autumn, the aunties occupy the riverside. The weather-beaten aunties are destined to have a place in the world.
The fruits of the ginkgo tree fall to the ground, next to them are drooping leaves. This species is called a living plant fossil, but it is not uncommon in this city. You can often see it on the roadside, with its branches reaching into the sky.
At this time, the sweet-scented osmanthus is already fragrant. You can't see clearly in the early morning, but you can smell it clearly. There is a fragrance in the nursery of Hexian Mountain and the yard of Xixian. The various plants in Qiaotou Small Park are still lush and lush, with no signs of autumn leaves fading, but the breeze passing by your sweaty chin reminds you that the breath of autumn is getting stronger. I really want to go to the banks of the Guandu River or the Huaihe River to see the autumn colors. One is a well-manicured scenery with exquisite artificial carvings, and the other is ancient and simple with thousands of years of vicissitudes, and some natural beauty. These are different from Shihe River. The Shihe River originates from the rolling mountains near Shencheng. The river water is sometimes abundant and sometimes dry. In early autumn, the river bed is clearly visible. Fishermen wear leather clothes and go directly into the water. They pull up fine nets and catch the fish until their offspring are extinct. There are many fish on the bank. In order to make a living selling small fish, there is also a dish called small river fish in the restaurant. I wonder how the people who often release fish by the river feel about this situation.
Because the water is shallow, the bottom of the river is clearly visible, and the ripples of the river flow are also very clear. There are occasional water outlets from the shore, which are the metabolites of men, women, adults and children in high-rise buildings at night, and maybe there are spermatozoa struggling to swim. When there is abundant rain, there are streams from the mountains, which are clean water that has passed through the atmospheric circulation. There are patches of oil on the river. Is this the metabolized residue of the fat that millions of households ate yesterday? There are white birds with long slender legs, walking slowly in the water, probably looking for something to eat. No matter how white they are, they must have something to eat. Nobility presupposes a full stomach. For people, warehouses are Know the etiquette realistically, not to mention other animals. The cruelty of tigers and lions, the shamelessness of hyenas, the fights of male animals, and the disputes of female animals all arise from this, sometimes directly, sometimes euphemistically, but in the end they all have a point, and this is how the world comes into being. bustling and chaotic. The world is so wonderful, I don’t want to know it.
The world at five o'clock in the morning is a world from darkness to light, everything is happy and everything has just begun. At five o'clock in the morning, sometimes it is rainy and sometimes sunny; sometimes the wind is clear and sometimes the clouds are light.
On the bank of the Shihe River on September 4, 2021