6月29日，是鍾一男在武漢街頭送外賣的第10天。這位剛高考完的07年大男孩，沒有選擇悠閒度過假期，而是穿上騎手服，一頭扎進了武昌街道口高峰期的車流裡。
While many students unwind after the national college entrance exam (gaokao), 17-year-old Zhong Yinan chose a different path: delivering food in the sweltering summer heat of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.
Sunday marked the tenth day on the job for Zhong, an energetic young man born in 2007, who recently completed the gaokao. Despite having already been admitted as a high-level athlete to the University of Science and Technology Beijing — achieving the academic score required for admission — Zhong decided not to rest on his laurels.
鍾一男選擇街道口站點，看中的是這裡高校雲集、訂單密集。“這邊單會比較多一些。”他算得很清楚：每天努力跑上30多單，收入大約能有150元。這份在別人看來枯燥甚至辛苦的工作，鍾一男卻幹得特別有勁兒。
Instead, he donned a delivery uniform and jumped into the chaotic traffic around Wuchang's busy Jiedaokou area — a hub of universities with a high-density of orders. "There are more orders here," he explained simply.
“每跑一單，看著單量增多，自己賺的錢特別有分量。”他坦言“有趣的事情其實不多，也挺枯燥的”，但緊接著語氣就亮了起來：“但我特別樂意跑！”他要靠自己的汗水，買下一把心儀的貝斯。“因為我有一個買貝斯的目標，所以很有動力。”他說，家裡條件不是很好，這把貝斯，他希望能靠自己掙來。
What's fueling this determination? A dream to buy a bass guitar. "My family isn't well off," he said. "I want to buy it with the money I earn myself."
工作節奏緊張。每天十點開工，到下午三點多才能歇口氣吃上午飯。大學城附近的小吃街就成了他的首選。“便宜量大，划算。”他這樣評價。晚上八九點收工回家時，常常已是飢腸轆轆，幸好家裡總有媽媽留好的熱飯。
6月以來，武漢的雨連綿不斷。剛開始跑單，一場毫無防備的大雨給初來乍到的他一個教訓。手機被徹底淋溼，螢幕失靈，修一次花掉了他辛苦跑一天的收入。“當時經驗不足嘛！”提起這事，他語氣裡沒有抱怨，只是有點懊惱。但第二天，他就給手機套上了防水袋，繼續出發。困難發生了，解決掉，然後繼續向前，這就是他的應對方式。
問他累不累？作為足球一級運動員，他笑著擺擺手：“比平時訓練量小多了。”但每晚回家，鍾一男總是枕上枕頭就能睡著。
When asked if he finds the job exhausting, Zhong — a first-class football player — waved it off with a laugh: "It's nothing compared to my regular training." At night, he's so worn out he falls asleep the moment his head hits the pillow.
這份需要不停奔波的工作，意外地讓這個被媽媽評價為“有點浮躁”“靜不下來”的少年找到了專注的力量。“至少讓我能專注做一件事。我覺得一個人能專注做事很難，能堅持下來也很厲害。”
那筆正在累積的收入，他早已有了規劃：拿下那把心儀的貝斯，還想給父母買份禮物，表達一份心意。送滿兩個月，到8月中旬，他計劃和同學去重慶玩一趟——這趟旅程的花費，他也打算自己承擔。對於即將開始的大學生活，他同樣充滿期待：加入音樂社團，學好體育教育，還想嘗試修個雙學位。他已經在計劃著，未來的寒暑假，還要繼續做些兼職，靠自己的努力去實現更多願望。
Zhong already has other plans for the money he's earning. In addition to the bass guitar, he wants to buy a gift for his parents as a token of gratitude. When his two-month stint ends in mid-August, he's also planning a self-funded trip to Chongqing with friends.
As for the next chapter in his academic life, Zhong is brimming with ambition for college, hoping to join a music club, major in physical education, and perhaps even pursue a second degree.
編輯：左卓
見習編輯：裴禧盈
來源：人民日報 湖北日報
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