外卖骑手的一天

晚上wǎn shang七qī点diǎn，城市chéng shì里lǐ下xià着zhuó小xiǎo雨yǔ，路上lù shang的de车chē灯dēng连lián成chéng了liǎo一yī条tiáo河hé。小xiǎo李lǐ骑qí着zhuó电动车diàn dòng chē，在zài高gāo楼lóu之间zhī jiān穿chuān行háng，手机shǒu jī不停bù tíng地dì响xiǎng：又yòu有yǒu新xīn订单dìng dān了liǎo。

Seven in the evening, light rain over the city, car lights forming a river. Li rides his scooter between towers while his phone keeps buzzing: new orders.

小xiǎo李lǐ今年jīn nián二èr十shí四sì岁suì，做zuò外卖wài mài骑qí手shǒu已经yǐ jīng两liǎng年nián了liǎo。他tā每měi天tiān早上zǎo shang十shí点diǎn出门chū mén，晚上wǎn shang十shí点diǎn回家huí jiā，一yī天tiān要yào送sòng四sì十shí多duō单dān。

Li is twenty-four and has delivered food for two years. He leaves at ten each morning, returns at ten at night, forty orders a day.

这zhè份fèn工作gōng zuò很hěn辛苦xīn kǔ。夏天xià tiān最zuì热rè的de时候shí hou，衣服yī fu湿shī了liǎo又yòu干gàn，干gàn了liǎo又yòu湿shī；冬天dōng tiān最zuì冷lěng的de时候shí hou，手shǒu冻dòng得děi几乎jī hū握wò不bù住zhù车chē把bǎ。

The work is hard. In peak summer his clothes dry only to soak again; in deepest winter his hands can barely hold the handlebars.

有yǒu一yī次cì下xià大dà雨yǔ，小xiǎo李lǐ把bǎ一yī份fèn饭fàn送到sòng dào一yī个gè老lǎo小区xiǎo qū。那nà栋dòng楼lóu没有méi yǒu电梯diàn tī，他tā一口气yī kǒu qì爬pá上shàng七qī楼lóu，把bǎ还huán热rè着zhuó的de饭fàn交jiāo到dào客人kè rén手里shǒu lǐ。

Once in heavy rain he delivered to an old compound. No elevator: he climbed seven floors and handed over the meal, still warm.

开kāi门mén的de是shì一yī位wèi老lǎo奶奶nǎi nai。她tā看到kàn dào小xiǎo李lǐ全身quán shēn都dōu湿shī了liǎo，说shuō了liǎo声shēng辛苦xīn kǔ你nǐ了liǎo，还huán递给dì gěi他tā一yī条tiáo干gàn毛巾máo jīn。小xiǎo李lǐ说shuō，那nà一yī刻kè他tā心里xīn li暖nuǎn暖nuǎn的de。

An old lady opened the door. Seeing him soaked, she said thank you for the trouble and handed him a dry towel. In that moment, he says, his heart warmed.

当然dāng rán，也yě有yǒu难过nán guò的de时候shí hou。有yǒu一yī次cì因为yīn wèi堵车dǔ chē，饭fàn晚wǎn到dào了liǎo十分shí fēn钟zhōng，客人kè rén不但bù dàn给gěi了liǎo差chà评píng，还huán说shuō了liǎo很hěn难听nán tīng的话de huà。

Of course there are hard moments. Once, stuck in traffic, a meal arrived ten minutes late; the customer left a bad review and said ugly things.

小xiǎo李lǐ没有méi yǒu争辩zhēng biàn。他tā知道zhī dào，客人kè rén看kān不见bù jiàn他tā一路上yī lù shàng闯chuǎng了liǎo多少duō shao红灯hóng dēng、冒mào了liǎo多duō大dà的de雨yǔ。

Li did not argue. The customer could not see the red lights he had run, the rain he had ridden through.

虽然suī rán辛苦xīn kǔ，小xiǎo李lǐ却què有yǒu自己zì jǐ的de打算dǎ suàn。他tā把bǎ每měi个gè月yuè挣zhèng的de钱qián分成fēn chéng三sān份fèn：一yī份fèn寄jì给gěi老家lǎo jiā的de父母fù mǔ，一yī份fèn交jiāo房租fáng zū和hé生活费shēng huó fèi，还有hái yǒu一yī份fèn存cún起来qǐ lai。

Hard as it is, Li has a plan. Each month he splits his pay in three: one part to his parents back home, one for rent and living, one saved.

我wǒ最zuì大dà的de梦想mèng xiǎng，是shì三sān年nián以后yǐ hòu回huí老家lǎo jiā开kāi一yī家jiā小xiǎo餐馆cān guǎn，小xiǎo李lǐ说shuō，到dào时候shí hou就jìu不用bù yòng每měi天tiān在zài路上lù shang跑pǎo了liǎo。

My dream is to go home in three years and open a small restaurant, he says. Then I won't spend every day on the road.

说shuō起qǐ未来wèi lái，他tā的de眼睛yǎn jing亮liàng亮liàng的de。雨yǔ还huán在zài下xià，小xiǎo李lǐ擦cā了liǎo擦cā脸liǎn上shàng的de雨水yǔ shuǐ，又yòu骑qí上shàng了liǎo车chē。

Speaking of the future, his eyes brighten. The rain continues; he wipes his face and rides on.

小xiǎo李lǐ最zuì怕pà的de不bù是shì累lèi，是shì超chāo时shí。系统xì tǒng给gěi每měi一yī单dān都dōu定dìng了liǎo时间shí jiān，超chāo时shí就要jìu yào扣kòu钱qián。为了wèi le不bù迟到chí dào，他tā只能zhǐ néng把bǎ车速chē sù拧nǐng到dào最zuì大dà，在zài人群rén qún里lǐ钻zuān来lái钻zuān去qù。

What Li fears most is not tiredness but overtime. The system times every order and late means a fine; to avoid it he pushes the scooter to full speed through the crowds.

有人yǒu rén问wèn他tā，为什么wèi shén me不bù找zhǎo个gè轻松qīng sōng点diǎn的de工作gōng zuò。小xiǎo李lǐ笑xiào笑xiào说shuō：轻松qīng sōng的de工作gōng zuò挣钱zhèng qián少shǎo。我wǒ年轻nián qīng，累lèi一yī点diǎn没关系méi guān xi，攒zǎn够gòu了liǎo钱qián，路lù就jìu宽kuān了liǎo。

Asked why he doesn't find easier work, Li smiles: easy work pays little. I am young; a bit of hardship is fine. Save enough, and the road widens.

下雨xià yǔ天tiān订单dìng dān最多zuì duō，也yě最zuì容易róng yì出事chū shì。他tā说shuō有yǒu一yī次cì在zài路口lù kǒu滑huá倒dào了liǎo，饭fàn撒sā了liǎo一yī地dì。他tā先xiān爬pá起来qǐ lai看kān了liǎo看kān腿tuǐ，然后rán hòu赶紧gǎn jǐn给gěi客人kè rén打电话dǎ diàn huà道歉dào qiàn。

Rain brings the most orders and the most accidents. Once he slid at a crossing and the meal spilled everywhere; he got up, checked his leg, then called the customer to apologize.

在zài这zhè座zuò城市chéng shì里lǐ，像xiàng小xiǎo李lǐ这样zhè yàng的de骑qí手shǒu有yǒu几jǐ十shí万wàn个gè。他们tā men让ràng生活shēng huó更gèng方便fāng biàn，也yě让ràng这zhè座zuò城市chéng shì运转yùn zhuǎn得děi更gèng快kuài。

In this city there are hundreds of thousands of riders like him. They make life more convenient, and make the city run faster.