“大站快车”迎着朝阳送菜农
“Express Bus with Major Stops” Offers Bus Rides at Dawn to Farmers
极目新闻记者李辉 摄（Photographed by Jimu News Reporter Li Hui）
学珍戴着头灯采摘新鲜蔬菜（Luo Xuezhen wears a headlamp to harvest fresh vegetables）
罗学珍（左）的新鲜蔬菜很受欢迎（Luo Xuezhen (left) is well known for her fresh produce）
清晨，菜农们乘坐“卖菜公交”出发（Early in the morning hours, farmers take the “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers”）
极目新闻记者 潘锡珩 胡勇谋 通讯员 王丹 吴念 摄影：极目新闻记者 李辉
Jimu News Reporters: Pan Xiheng，Hu Yongmou
Jimu News Correspondents: Wang Dan，Wu Nian
Jimu News Photographer: Li Hui
翻译：罗悦婷 邓祉妍 宋婷（湖北大学）
Translators: Luo Yueting, Deng Zhiyan, Song Ting (Hubei University)
每天清晨提前半小时开班，变身“卖菜专线”，就为了早一刻将菜农送进城卖菜——这就是武汉“卖菜公交”J202路。
Each morning, one bus departs half an hour earlier, transforming into a “greengrocer’s line” that shuttles farmers heading to the city to sell their produce. The now dubbed “Express Bus for Farmers” is Wuhan’s local bus line J202.
8月1日，楚天都市报·极目新闻《武汉有条“卖菜公交”》报道推出后，引起全网关注，新华社、中国日报等媒体纷纷跟进报道，引发广泛热议和点赞。
A previous news article by Jimu News titled Wuhan has an “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers”, received immediate online attention, prompting local outlets such as Xinhua News, China Daily and others to cover the story, which sparked much online discussion, was well received by netizens.
网友“江金凤”等留言说：“为武汉公交点个赞！勤劳致富，国人本色。这样的报道真的是好暖心。”“交通活了，农民富了，市民乐了，政通人和了！了不起的一条公交线！”
Online user “Jiang Jinfeng” and others commented: “Thumbs up to the Wuhan bus. Hard work is a badge of honor for us as Chinese people, and it does pay off. Such reports are really heart-warming.” “This is a win for both our transportation system and the farmers who are profiting from the set-up. It’s thanks to efficient governance that we are able to live so comfortably. What a great bus line!”
采访中，也有菜农提出，公交车要是缩减一些站点，能更早一点出发就更好了，这样行驶更快，早卖完早回家。
During the interview, some farmers also suggested that if the bus could make fewer some stops and depart earlier, they could commute faster, and the earlier they sold the produce, the sooner they could return home.
时隔月余，极目新闻记者从J202路公交运营方——武汉城发集团所属省客集团江夏公交公司获悉，他们根据菜农意见和网友呼声，从9月6日起，开通J202路“卖菜公交大站快车”，将沿线60个停靠站点压缩到10个，让菜农们能更早进城，将菜卖个好价钱。
After a month, reporters learned from the J202 Bus operator Jiangxia Public Transport Co. of Wuhan Urban Development Group Co.Ltd that in response to the farmers’ suggestions and netizens’ requests, it introduced the J202 Bus “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers” on September 6. By reducing the 60 stops along the route to 10, farmers can arrive in the city earlier and sell their produce at a good price.
“卖菜公交”提速首日，运营状况如何？9月6日凌晨，极目新闻记者来到武汉市江夏区菜农罗学珍家中，跟随她一起从田间地头出发，直击蔬菜的进城之旅。
How is the bus faring on its first day operating through the shortened route as an “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers?” On the early morning of September 6th, a reporter arrived at the home of Luo Xuezhen, a vegetable farmer in Jiangxia District, Wuhan city, and followed along her journey to the city as a greengrocer. Their first stop was the vegetable field.
提前开班 迎着朝阳送菜农
Bus services at dawn to transport farmers
6日凌晨3时30分许，夜色深沉，万籁俱寂。静谧的田野里，虫鸣阵阵。
At about 3:30 a.m. on September 6, the night was dark and all was quiet. In the tranquil fields, a chorus of chirping insects fills the air.
在武汉市江夏区乌龙泉街民主村，63岁的罗学珍早早起床。简单洗漱后，她提上菜篮，戴好头灯，直奔自家菜地。
Luo Xuezhen, 63 years old, got up early in Minzhu Village, Wulongquan Street, Jiangxia District, Wuhan. After a simple wash, she took the vegetable basket, put on the headlamp, and went straight to her vegetable field.
“最近高温，有点影响蔬菜的生长，昨天没有采摘，今天应该可以多摘一些去卖。”罗学珍说。她种了5亩地，有稻谷、芝麻，还有蔬菜。一双儿女都已成家，家里只有她和丈夫两人常住，吃不完的蔬菜瓜果，她就拿到城里去卖。
“The recent high temperature has somewhat affected the growth of my vegetables. We did not pick any yesterday, so I should be able to harvest more to sell today,” Luo Xuezhen said. She cultivates about 0.8 acres of land, growing crops such as rice, sesame seeds, and vegetables. As her son and daughter are both married, only she and her husband live here, so she sells any surplus produce in the city.
记者跟着罗学珍在地里埋头采摘，来时空空的菜篮子，渐渐装满苕尖、丝瓜、茄子、秋葵、辣椒、竹叶菜等。罗学珍掏出手机看看时间，已经过去2个小时。“回家，把菜打理一下，就可以去赶公交进城了。”她招呼道。
The reporter followed Luo Xuezhen as she picked fresh vegetables in the field, the empty basket gradually filling up with sweet potato greens, sponge gourds, eggplants, okras, peppers, water spinach and other vegetables. Luo Xuezhen took out her phone, to find that two hours had passed. “Let’s head home to clean up the produce, and then we can catch the bus to the city,” she said.
弯弯曲曲的田埂上，就着头灯的光，挎着沉甸甸的菜篮子，罗学珍健步如飞。5时40分许，她回到家中。
On the winding ridge of the field, with the light of the headlamp, carrying a heavy vegetable basket, Luo Xuezhen strode back home and arrived at about 5:40 a.m.
从后院打起清澈凉爽的井水，罗学珍麻溜地给刚刚摘回的蔬菜洗了个澡。菜叶表面挂满晶莹的水珠，看上去更加鲜嫩。
With the clear and cool water from the backyard well, she quickly gave the freshly picked vegetables a thorough wash. The surface of the leaves was covered in glistening beads of water, appearing all the more tender.
几乎同一时刻，20公里外的江夏区贺站停车场，J202路首班车迎着朝霞缓缓启动。这趟车比常规公交开班时间提前半小时，前2个班次作为“菜篮子专线”，专门接送沿线进城卖菜的菜农。
Almost at the same time, the earliest J202 Bus at the Hezhan station parking lot in Jiangxia, was up and running at the crack of dawn 20 kilometers away from here. The bus runs half an hour earlier than the regular bus, with the first two shifts serving as a “greengrocers’ line” that picks up farmers along its route who are heading to the city to sell vegetables.
罗学珍告诉记者，以前没有这趟公交的时候，他们要么把菜以较低的价格批发给中间商，要么几个村民搭伙打的进城。“现在坐公交车，车费比打的便宜不少，冬暖夏凉，开得又稳。再过2年，我还可以办老年优待证，坐车就不要钱了！”罗学珍笑着说。
Luo Xuezhen told the reporter that in past times before the launching of this line, they either wholesaled vegetables to middlemen at a lower price, or hailed a taxi into the city along with several other villagers. “Now with the express bus, the fare is much cheaper than the taxi, and it is warm in winter and cool in summer. The driving is much more steadier too. After 2 years, I can apply for a Courtesy Card for Senior Citizens, and then I won’t have to pay for public transportation anymore!” Luo Xuezhen said with a smile.
行驶平稳 方便菜农们小憩
A stable and restful bus for farmers
清晨6时许，天空泛起梦幻般的粉红色。罗学珍将各种蔬菜码放整齐，拖着平板小车，向村口外的J202路纸贺路张家湾站赶去。
Around 6 a.m, as the rosy dawn light painted the sky, Luo Xuezhen hauled her cart of neatly arranged produce to the Zhangjiawan Station on the Zhihe Road to catch the J202 Bus, located outside her village.
站台上，罗学珍一眼就注意到了写着“卖菜公交候车点”的新牌子。“前天还没有，这是新变化。”罗学珍对记者说。
On the platform, Luo Xuezhen was quick to notice a new sign which read “Stations for the Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers.” She said, “It wasn’t here the day before yesterday. This is new.”
6时15分，一辆J202路公交车缓缓进站。车门打开，只见车厢内已经摆满箩筐和菜篮。“坐不下了，请等下一趟，后面的车马上到。”司机提醒道。
At 6:15 a.m, a J202 bus arrived. The door opened, but the bus was filled with vegetable baskets already. The driver suggested we wait for the next bus as the current one was full.
不到5分钟，又一辆J202路公交到站。随车安全员下车，帮罗学珍把菜篮子和小平板车搬进车厢。随后，五六位菜农陆续赶到，装着各种新鲜蔬菜的菜篮子摆满车厢过道。
Within 5 minutes, there came another J202 Bus. The bus safety officer helped Luo Xuezhen get her vegetable baskets and cart onto the bus. Soon, five or six farmers arrived one after another, filling the aisle of the bus with baskets of various fresh vegetables.
随车安全员介绍，从9月6日起，J202路头2班车被定为“卖菜公交大站快车”，沿途原有60个站点，现在只停靠菜农集中上车的10个站，大幅缩减了运行时间。
As the bus safety officer introduced, the J202 Bus is designated to be the “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers.” To save time, the bus now only stops at 10 stations instead of the previous 60 stations.
“这真是太好了！”听闻消息，罗学珍和车上的菜农都很高兴。因为，他们早一点到市场，不但能占个好摊位，还能赶上第一波销售高峰，早卖完早回家。
Luo Xuezhen and the other farmers were excited to hear this news, as an earlier arrival at the market entailed finding a good stall, in turn welcoming the first wave of customers and an early return home.
车厢里弥漫着新鲜蔬菜的清香。菜农们彼此交流着最新的菜价，说起下个月即将到来的销售旺季，大家都很兴奋。
The bus permeated with the scent of fresh vegetables, as the farmers were exchanged information about vegetable prices. Their faces lit up with excitement when discussing the upcoming peak sales season next month.
据了解，J202路挑选驾驶技术、服务态度俱佳的驾驶员，组成“为民号”党员先锋示范车组，承担“卖菜公交”运营。“菜农们经常会带鸡蛋等易碎物品，所以必须稳字当头。我们比较熟悉路况，能及时避开坑洼，还会把空调开到合适的温度，让早起劳作的菜农们在车上能舒适地休息一下。”司机胡四民说。
It is known that drivers with excellent driving skills and with good service were selected by J202 Bus to form a team responsible for the operation of “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers.” Hu Simin, one of the drivers, noted that being steady is paramount because farmers often carry fragile goods like eggs with them. The drivers of the J202 Bus are familiar with the road conditions, thus potholes can be avoided in time. They also adjust the air conditioner to a comfortable temperature, allowing the early-rising farmers to rest in the vehicle.
提前抵达
Earlier arrival
正赶上销售高峰
Just in time for peak sales
罗学珍上车后，J202路公交车只停靠了乌龙泉南站和乌龙泉街站，就直奔菜农们此行的目的地——江夏区中心城区的北华街站，到站时还不到7时。
After Luo Xuezhen boarded J202 Bus, the bus only stopped at the Wulongquan South stop and Wulongquan Street stop and then traveled straight towards the Beihua Street stop located at the centre of Jiangxia district, which is the destination of the farmers. It was not 7 a.m. yet when the bus arrived at the stop.
“真快啊！比以前提前了半个小时。”罗学珍边说边拖着小车快步奔向市场。
“That was so fast! I arrived half an hour earlier than before,”Luo Xuezhen said while dragging the cart and quickly ran to the market.
来到摊位前，菜品还未摆好，已有顾客上前挑选。“今天来得挺早啊，罗大姐。昨天你怎么没来？我在市场里转了好几圈没找到你。”一位乘坐地铁7号线从湖北大学附近赶来的老顾客，一见到罗学珍就热情打招呼。
The vegetables had not been set up at the stall, yet customers had already come forward to choose.“Ms. Luo, you are here so early today! Why didn’t you come yesterday? I walked around the market several times but didn’t find you.”A regular customer who came from the near Hubei University on Metro Line 7 greeted Luo Xuezhen warmly as soon as he met her.
“最近天热，田里菜不多，我隔天来一次。”罗学珍回答。她逢人便说“卖菜公交”开通大站快车了：“以后我提前半个小时到，欢迎你们也早点来，来晚了菜就卖光了。”
“It’s been hot recently and there are fewer vegetables in the field. So I come here every other day,” Luo Xuezhen replied. She remarked to everyone she met that the “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers” had been launched, and she would “arrive half an hour earlier from now on, so feel free to come early or the vegetables might sell out.”
由于赶上了第一波销售高峰，上午9时不到，罗学珍带来的30多公斤蔬菜便销售一空。“来得早果然卖得更快。以前有时到晚了，错过高峰，要一直卖到中午。”罗学珍说。
As Luo Xuezhen had arrived just in time for the earliest wave of a peak in buyers, she sold out the more than 30 kilograms of vegetables she brought before 9 a.m. “Coming earlier is really a fast track to selling out. I used to arrive late sometimes and miss the best selling time so that I had to sell my produce till noon,” Luo Xuezhen said.
从母亲手中接过锄头和菜篮子，罗学珍与农田已经打了30多年交道。她的丈夫以前在家附近的工厂打工，很少务农。去年一场大病后，丈夫留在家中，但种菜、采摘、卖菜还是罗学珍一肩挑。
Taking the hoe and basket from her mother, Luo has dealt with the farm fields for more than 30 years. Her husband used to work in a factory near their home and rarely farmed. After a serious illness last year, her husband stayed at home, but Luo Xuezhen still does all sorts of things alone including growing vegetables, picking and selling vegetables.
如今，一双儿女都已成家，在武汉中心城区工作，他们每月给父母发“养老金”，让父母不再操劳。但罗学珍割舍不了对土地的眷恋，虽然不必为生计奔波，但她依然习惯每天下地劳作。除了种田、种菜，她还养了50多只走地鸡。搭乘着“卖菜公交”，这些农产品都能在城里卖出好价钱。
Now, her two children are married, working in the central city of Wuhan, and they give their parents a “pension” every month, so that their parents will not have to work hard. But Luo cannot give up her attachment to the land. Although without the need to hustle for living, she is accustomed to working on the fields every day. In addition to farming and growing vegetables, she also raises more than 50 free range chickens. On the “vegetable bus”, the produce can be sold in the city at a good price.
去年，罗学珍拿出10余万元积蓄，在后院盖了3间新房，配备了新的厨房和卫生间，居住条件大大改善。
Last year, Luo saved more than 100,000 yuan to build three new rooms in the backyard, equipped with a new kitchen and bathroom. It greatly improved her living conditions.
“这些年，多亏了‘卖菜公交’，方便我们出行。现在，我们每年有几万元的稳定收入，日子越过越好啦！”罗学珍说。
“These years, thanks to the “vegetable bus”, traveling has become much more easier. Now, we have a stable income of tens of thousands of yuan every year, life is getting better each day!” Luo Xuezhen said.
继续优化
Keep improving
可直达农贸市场
Direct access to the farmer’s market
每天运送上百名菜农，将数千公斤新鲜果蔬送到千家万户，J202路“卖菜公交”连接城乡，为鲜活农产品开辟了便捷、稳定、优惠的运输通道，成为助力乡村振兴的坚实力量。每一趟车抵达终点站后，司机和保洁人员都会认真清理车厢内散落的菜叶、泥土等，确保车辆干净整洁地投入下一次运营。
Every day, hundreds of farmers are transported by the J202 Bus, delivering thousands of kilograms of fresh fruit and vegetables to thousands of households. The J202 Bus “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers” connects the urban and rural areas, opening up a convenient, stable and affordable mode of transportation for fresh agricultural produce, and becoming a solid force for rural vitalization. After each bus arrives at the terminal, the driver and cleaning staff carefully clean up the scattered vegetable leaves and soil in the bus to ensure that the vehicle is clean and tidy, ready for the next operation.
“卖菜公交大站快车”开通首日，J202路线路负责人跟车收集了不少菜农的意见和建议，得知大家都很赞同这样的变化，他感到十分欣慰。
On the first day of the opening of “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers,” the person in charge of J202 Bus collected many opinions and suggestions from farmers while on the ride. He was very glad to learn that all agreed with the change.
武汉城发集团所属省客集团江夏公交公司负责人代钢告诉记者，极目新闻的“卖菜公交”报道影响很大，越来越多的乘客提出意见和建议。有菜农表示，他们卖菜的农贸市场位于北华街公交站正对面，下车后他们还要拖着小车横过马路，希望J202路对停靠站点进行优化。公交公司经过详细论证，于9月8日起将北华街站迁移到靠近市场一侧，这样菜农们下车后就能直奔市场，更加方便，也减少了横穿马路带来的安全隐患。
Dai Gang, director of Jiangxia Public Transport Co. of Wuhan Urban Development Group Co.Ltd, told reporters that the news article on the “Express Bus for Vegetable Farmers” from Jimu News made a tremendous difference, and more passengers are voicing their opinions and suggestions. Some farmers said that the farmer’s market where they sell vegetables is located opposite to the Beihua Street Station. After getting off, they would have to drag the cart across the road. So they hope that J202 Bus can improve the station. After detailed research, the bus company moved the Beihua Street station to the other side near the market on September 8, thus ensuring the farmers can get straight to the market once disembarking from the bus, which is more practical and reduces the safety risks of crossing the road.
审校：孙喆 彭媛苑 Reviser：Sun Zhe Peng Yuanyuan