Chapter 9
If you say this on a bus in a big city, there are basically no people who can actually move things, but in this small city of C, such behavior is very common. Impatient, only a simple smile.

Qin Huanran walked slowly to her seat and sat down by the window. At this time, the station attendant also started to check the tickets. She was different from everyone else in the car. She looked cold, her face was white and tender, very A bit rich, with a notepad in his hand, he asked the conductor arrogantly about the number of conductors and the situation of ticket sales.

In China, the Spring Festival is the biggest festival of the year. Every time at this time, there will be a large-scale passenger flow no matter whether it is airplane, railway or automobile, and it is also the best time to make money.Especially in small towns with little passenger flow, they will not let go of this good opportunity to make money.

"Your car is limited to 31 people. No matter how I look at it, it looks like there are 51 seats. It's so full." The female administrator gave a soft smile.

"It's indeed 31 people. I counted them several times." The fat conductor smiled obsequiously. If the conductor at the station didn't fill in the form, they couldn't get out of the station.It was almost time for their car to leave the station, and after this time, they would be fined again.

"Really? I'll count again. At the end of the year, some car owners who don't follow the rules want to make more money and get used to hiding people, and they don't know how much to worry about the safety of passengers." The administrator said it was reasonable, with that look But it also made people not see a bit of sincerity. She walked a few steps and carefully checked whether there were any extra people in the car. It was easy to see that she had to check several times.

This car left the station at six o'clock, but now at five fifty-five, the administrator has not filled out the form, and if this continues, he will definitely be fined.The chubby conductor stood aside, not daring to show nervousness, "We are well-behaved country folks, how could we not keep our promises. Look, you have already counted them, don't you have no extra people? "

"Countryside talents are hard to guard against. They are honest and honest, and they have a lot of heart." When the female manager said this sentence, it obviously angered the passengers in the car, and there was a whisper in the car for a while.

"What's wrong with us country people? We don't depend on you for food and clothing. What face do you have to despise us?"

"Without the hard work of our country people, you self-righteous city people will drink the northwest wind sooner or later."

"Now that the national policy is good, we country people have fields no matter what. You people in the city can't lift your shoulders or hands. What can you do? If you don't have a job, you can only starve to death."

"..."

Listening to the voices around him, Qin Huanran almost laughed out loud, he really likes this place a little bit.Seeing that it was not long before the departure time, he got up and said something: "Comrade administrator, you are serious and responsible in your work. We are grateful for people like you who have worked hard for our journey. But it is not easy for everyone. Hurrying back It’s New Years at home, and it wouldn’t be nice if it took you back home for dinner, would it?”

The female administrator watched the imposing man find a step for her, her tender cheeks turned rosy, she quickly filled out the form, and got out of the car in a hurry.Everyone in the car breathed a sigh of relief, and the driver hurriedly started the car and left the station before six o'clock.

Air conditioners are seldom installed in cars in townships, and this car also has a strong gasoline smell, which intensifies during driving, so Qin Huanran opened a window to let the air circulate, and at the same time, he can enjoy the Take a look at the surrounding scenery.

The car walked out of the urban area after 10 minutes of driving, and the road changed from an asphalt road to an ordinary road paved with gravel. The smoke and ash billowing outside the car also covered the barren rice fields on both sides with a thick layer of ash. Now it is winter and there is no farming, and only the short rice roots harvested in autumn are left in the fields, which are scattered all over the fields in the color of trees.Occasionally, there are tall or short haystacks made of straw, which flash past as the speed of the car increases.

Jiang Xiaoyu also looked out of the window. She is not familiar with this road. She only passed by it once eight years ago. It was the first time she stepped on a bus to the city. The place is the middle school in the town.That time she followed the villagers into the city, but she didn't expect that it would be eight years since she left. This road became the road she loved and feared in her memory. Mood, boundless sadness, and the reluctance on Grandpa's face when he sent her to the car.

In the past, she didn't think about things at home very often, but now she is on her way home, and she will be able to return home after walking through a section of mountain road tomorrow morning. The feeling of being close to home and all the grievances suddenly come to mind , sourness and joy welled up together, gathering into the wetness in the eyes.

"There's still more than an hour to go, so you don't need to let yourself be tired from the memories first." Qin Huanran turned his head and met Jiang Xiaoyu's tear-filled eyes.

He knew how bad that feeling was, and he was afraid that all her eager expectations would be hit by reality in the end.She has never told him the details of her family, but he can also know that her situation in her family is similar to his. Otherwise, why did she mention her grandfather the most when she talked about the people in her family? People hardly mention it.In the years of getting along, the mobile phone he bought for her has almost never rang, and no one has called her except him, but she has always had the habit of carrying a mobile phone, and she will call her every short time. I will take it out to see if there are any missed calls, but every time I put it down in disappointment.

"En." Jiang Xiaoyu nodded, tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes, blinked, and smiled at Qin Huanran.

In fact, she was so nervous that her hands and feet were shaking, and she had to take deep breaths to make her feel better.

As the car stopped and went, the car gradually became empty. A passenger sitting next to Jiang Xiaoyu said happy new year to her and Qin Huanran, and got out of the car with his belongings full of joy. , followed by the long-awaited family on the side of the road to go home together.

There are many people in the countryside who only go home once a year. All the money they earn in a year is just to have a good year, buy some good cotton clothes for the elderly at home, buy more candy and books for their children, and buy a share for their wives. The skin care products that country women don't often use make up their beauty.

Jiang Xiaoyu stared at the smiling family member who followed her on the path home with envy in her heart.She didn't know if her family would pick her up tomorrow, maybe she should call home at night.

The fat conductor went to the empty seat next to Jiang Xiaoyu and sat down, and asked enthusiastically, "Where are you going?"

"Tangkou Town." Jiang Xiaoyu replied.

"Oh. There is still more than an hour left in Tangkou. Tangkou has developed really well in recent years. A real estate agent in Guangzhou came here to develop and built two new schools. People from other towns also sent their children there. Tangkou comes to school, and my children also go to Tangkou’s school. Speaking of which, Tangkou is the most developed town in the vicinity. Many people in the town made money by selling land and moved to C City. There are not many local people left. Where are you from in Tangkou?" The conductor was very enthusiastic and kept smiling at Qin Huanran, expressing gratitude for Qin Huanran's outspoken words at the station.

"Jiangjiawan." Jiang Xiaoyu listened to the conductor very seriously, she didn't know anything about what she said.

"There is a good man in Jiangjiawan, Mr. Jiang, do you know that?" the conductor asked very talkatively.

"Yes, I know." Jiang Xiaoyu nodded dully.

"This Mr. Jiang is 75 this year, and he is in good health. When he was poor, Mr. Jiang was the only scholar in the surrounding villages. He also understands the benefits of studying. When life was very difficult, he paid for his own room. The school teaches the people in the village how to read. Now life is better, everyone has some spare money, and is willing to teach some tuition fees, and asks him to help teach the children, but he always refuses to accept it, saying that this book and knowledge are shared by everyone and cannot be accepted. Money. Everyone is ashamed to always bear the affection of his old man, and they will be the first to send it to his old man on New Years and holidays or when someone’s family has something delicious. They all hope that he will live a long and healthy life... Hey, girl, you What's the matter? Is the car bumpy and uncomfortable? The roads in this country are like this, just bear with it." The conductor's voice was full of concern, and he looked at Jiang Xiaoyu who was inexplicably crying.

"Go on, she likes to listen to stories. What about the rest of Mr. Jiang's family?" Qin Huanran took Jiang Xiaoyu's shoulders and patted Quan twice as comfort.

"Oh. Mr. Jiang has a grandson. This grandson is the first college student in Jiangjiawan. This young man is really good. He didn't stay in a big city after graduating from university. He came back as soon as he graduated. I heard that he came back to plant flowers. Last year he spent a year It seems to have failed. This year, I found new flower seeds, which grew well and made a lot of money. Like his grandfather, this child is not secretive at all. He gave the collected flower seeds to other people in the village, so that other people in the village Follow to make money."

"Master Jiang is just a grandson?" Qin Huanran asked thoughtfully.

"No, I heard that there is another granddaughter. That girl is in the same class as my sister-in-law. She has good academic performance. She got very good grades in the high school entrance examination. Unfortunately, she was not allowed to study at home, so she went out to work and hasn't seen her back for several years. Her family didn't mention it, she probably got married."

Qin Huanran's heart tightened suddenly, it was almost the most intense heartache in his life, he just felt sorry for Jiang Xiaoyu, her grievances were much more than he imagined.Will she have doubts in her heart, about her grandfather and her parents, why she is not allowed to continue to go to school, maybe her fate will be very different?

When the car arrived at Tangkou, it was already dark, and there were no street lights in the town, so we could only rely on the light from the villagers' houses on the side of the road to see the road.

"Tonight, you stay in a hotel first. There is a Wanfu Hotel in the town. Just go along the original old street." The conductor helped them get off the bus, and after a few more instructions, they got on the bus and left.

Jiang Xiaoyu looked around, and there was no other light except for a little light from the surrounding houses. That little light only illuminated a distance of four or five meters, and it couldn't disperse the light of the long road at all.

"I'll carry the luggage, and you use my mobile phone to watch the road." Qin Huanran took out the mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Xiaoyu, then bent down and handed the luggage.

(End of this chapter)

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