There is a special subway line in Chongqing, Rail Transit Line 4, and every day a group of elderly people take the subway with baskets on their backs to sell vegetables in the city. Locals have given this subway line a name, "Basket Line".
Some time ago, some netizens suggested that the "back basket line" prohibits passengers from carrying vegetable baskets during the morning rush hour, because this "may take up too much space and bring trouble to other passengers". Chongqing Rail Transit responded quickly: as long as the items and behaviors are compliant, it will not interfere. Let netizens praise it one after another.
What kind of subway line is this, and what does it mean to the elderly? Recently, Zhuang Shengchun, a reporter from CCTV News "Theory of Relativity", squatted on the "special line for carrying baskets" to see the families behind the baskets
In the early morning, the old people arrived at the stone boat station of the "basket line" one after another. An elderly man said that he got up at 3 o'clock in the morning to tidy up the dishes.
Most of these elderly people are over 65 years old and do not cost money to take the subway. An old man introduced the vegetables in his back basket to reporters: "coriander, folded ear root, lettuce, ......" The old man said that when he was young, he was engaged in construction and tunneling for the country, and now he sells side dishes. ”
In the crowd, there was an old couple Wang Shangming and Liu Dunsu, one carrying a basket of 30 catties of vegetables and a pair of 100 catties of oranges. The two old men planned to go a little farther and go to the Guanyinqiao Market in the city. "A pound of blood oranges sells for 1.5 yuan in the town, and it can be sold for 2 yuan or 2.5 yuan in the city. ”
After getting off the subway, the two old men accelerated to the market. In the morning market, there are stalls on both sides, and there is no place to come in the evening.
Before noon, the two old people's vegetables were sold out, but there were still many old people in the market who were still trying to sell them.
Two years ago, the subway was repaired to the entrance of the village with the planning of the Liangjiang New Area, and the old man Wang Shangming planted a lot of vegetables, cowpeas, corn, and scattered fruit trees. Although he is in his 70s, he feels that he can still keep busy and goes out almost every day.
On this day, reporter Zhuang Shengchun agreed to follow Wang Shangming and his wife to pick vegetables. At 4 o'clock in the morning, when the reporter arrived at the old couple's house, they had already packed up the oranges.
After that, the reporter followed to the vegetable field to pick vegetables. Grandpa Wang repeatedly emphasized that we must choose tender ones and only cut those that have not bloomed. When packing, Grandpa Wang bundled the vegetables into a pound and a handful, and each handful would add thirty or forty grams, and the roots had to be cut neatly and "beautiful".
At 5 o'clock in the morning, the old man set off, and it took thirty or forty minutes to walk to the nearest subway station.
There is a dirt road in the village, and the road is bumpy. Grandpa Wang is 72 years old this year, and his knees and feet were injured at work when he was young, and he needs to take painkillers every day. It wasn't until he walked on the flat Liangjiang Avenue that the old man breathed a sigh of relief.
The more you go to the subway station, the more elderly people carry baskets on their backs. At 6 o'clock, everyone gathered at the station entrance, waiting for the first train, and looking forward to the day when their dishes could be sold at a good price.
Grandpa Wang has two daughters, both of whom work in the city. The kids didn't want him to work so hard, but he felt like he could still keep busy. Like most grandparents, they are like this, carrying their children and grandchildren into the city one by one.
In fact, there are several such "basket lines" in Chongqing, all of which lead to the suburbs. Su Kui, the stationmaster on duty at Shichuan Station, said that in order to facilitate the elderly to get on the bus, the staff will open the escalator early before the first train departs. In addition, the elderly will be notified in advance of the arrival station where they are going to get off the train, so please take care of them at any time.
Not long ago, Chongqing's "Basket Line" also piloted the use of Chongqing dialect to report station names. Grandparents are easier to hear and understand, and say "Hello"!
Some people say that the tolerance of a subway and a city is not only able to fit a briefcase, but also a basket and a flat burden. Some people also say that this rail transit not only runs out of the speed, but also "runs" out of the temperature of convenience and benefit.
In each basket, the livelihood of the family is loaded, and the temperature of the city is also carried. This subway not only carries their hopes, but also takes them into spring.