Chapter 134 Li Chunhua was deceived
Li Chunhua’s distress was quickly diluted by the feeling of returning home after getting on the bus home.
His home is in the new rural area of the county near Guang'an. It only takes 4 hours to get directly to the county seat by bus. Then take a minibus to the village and walk for a while.
Li Chunhua actually took a vacation half a year ago. According to the normal vacation cycle, he would have to wait at least half a year before he can take a vacation.
So this unexpected annual vacation was a surprise to him.
In order to give my family a surprise, I deliberately did not notify them in advance.
His family is a self-built house with three permanent residents - father, mother and newlywed wife. My parents are in their 50s and still working as farmers, and my wife works in a nearby county.
Li Chunhua bought her a scooter, which was a 20-minute drive one way, which wasn’t too far.
When we arrived at the county station, it was already dark and the street lights were on one by one.
Li Chunhua excitedly took a few people to the minibus stop, but after waiting for half an hour, there was still no bus.
Although several people were dressed thickly, it was a bit too much to be exposed to the wind all the time in the winter. Lin Fan, in particular, huddled in his newly bought cotton-padded jacket and kept stamping his feet.
Song Ren, Gao Fei and Ji Yu all crowded around her to help her block the wind.
"Hey, don't wait, the minibus is broken." A three-wheel drive stopped in front of a few people, and the driver said in Mandarin with a dialect.
"It's broken? Why is it broken?" Li Chunhua asked hurriedly.
Although Lin Fan did not complain loudly, Li Chunhua looked at her state with anxiety and shame.
The departure times from stations in the county are not so accurate, but they usually arrive in about 20 minutes. Is there really something wrong with the long wait this time?
“It’s a collision. The two cars collided together.” The driver saw that Li Chunhua was a local and replied in dialect.
"What? Two cars in the same class collided with each other?" Li Chunhua's eyes widened.
"Yes, I got hit at the station and couldn't get out at all." The driver smiled and said, "Where are you going? I'll let you go. Don't wait. It's cold, girl." I can’t bear it.”
Li Chunhua didn’t quite believe what this person said, but looking at Lin Fan behind him, he was no longer confused. At least Sanbengzi had a shed. He was a local, so he wouldn't be deceived into taking the long way around. "Dali Village, how much is it?"
"Five people?" The driver smiled even more when he heard there was business.
“Five people.” Li Chunhua bargained with the driver, quickly settled on the price, and let a few people get on the bus quickly.
"What's going on?" Lin Fan asked, "Aren't you taking a minibus?"
Lin Fan had been tricked by a black cab before and was a little unsure about this mode of transportation.
“It’s said that a car crashed. If it can’t be repaired immediately, there won’t be a car behind it.” Li Chunhua explained, “Normally there should be a train in 20 minutes, but it’s been more than 40 minutes. It’s too cold. No more waiting.”
Everyone quickly got into their cloaks. Lin Fan sat with his back against the driver, and the other four people sat on the side facing each other.
The tricycle started quickly and drove quite fast. There was a shed to block the wind and it was not that cold.
"How long does it take to get to your home?" Gao Fei asked.
It is getting darker and darker, and there are fewer street lights on the roads far away from the county seat. Buildings and trees only left dark shadows in the night.
"Ten or twenty minutes." Li Chunhua wasn't sure. He had never sat on a three-wheeler.
Usually the bus takes about twenty minutes. Although Sanbengzi is slower, there are no stops along the way, so the time should be about the same.
There were no lights in the shed and no street lights outside. Li Chunhua kept looking for some topics to ease the current embarrassment.
Lin Fan suddenly asked: "Is the one we were waiting for before No. 12?"
"Yes, what's the matter?" Li Chunhua was stunned and looked at Lin Fan.
In the darkness, everyone’s faces were vaguely visible.
"Here, look at the back." Lin Fan immediately spotted the lighted minibus because he was facing the back.
When several people looked back, they could only see that it was a minibus, and they could not clearly see the numbers on the license plate. Even Song Ren, who has the best eyesight, can't see clearly.
Is Lin Fan’s eyesight so good? Several people thought in unison.
After waiting for a while, the minibus caught up and it turned out to be No. 12.
The bright carriage was empty, and he passed Santengzi with a swish.
"..." The group of people looked at Li Chunhua silently. Didn't he say that he didn't have a car? It's only been a few minutes.
The Sanbengzi has no lights and is bumpy. Although it can block some wind, the riding experience is not really good. I originally thought that since there was no minibus, I would just make do with it. As a result, the minibus just passed by...
Li Chunhua's face instantly burned and he asked loudly: "Master, didn't you say that the car broke down and there is no car?"
The smiling voice of the master in front came through the shed, "Oh, it must have been repaired. It has to be repaired."
Li Chunhua choked. He was deceived! Still in my hometown, I was deceived by the locals.
His face felt hot and he was about to get angry, but Lin Fan persuaded him to stop. "Forget it, we've already gone up, and now we have to wait for the bus, so we might as well just sit here."
It was my first time to take a colleague home, but he acted so frustrated as soon as he got off the bus. Li Chunhua felt that he had lost his master, so he covered his face with his hands and refused to let go for a long time.
“Hey, Li Chunhua.” Lin Fan called him, “There are so many of us, can your house accommodate us?”
Li Chunhua realized that Lin Fan was trying to save him, and he didn’t want to be too pretentious. , rubbed his face and replied: "It can be accommodated. Our house has a kang, a big bunk bed, and it can accommodate ten people in a row. There are two rooms."
"Is there a Pan Kang in Sichuan Province?" Ji Yu said suddenly, "How do I remember that there is no Pan Kang here?"
"We are far north, and the terrain is relatively flat, not in a basin, and the winter is colder. "Li Chunhua explained.
"I haven't slept on the kang yet." Lin Fan was a little curious.
"Me neither." Gao Fei's family belongs to the south, and there is no guarantee of snow, let alone a fire bed.
"Me neither." Ji Yu is a native of Gaohe. Along the coast, the winter temperature is two to three degrees higher than inland.
Everyone looked at Song Ren, he was an authentic northerner.
"I have slept on a kang, but not at home. Our home is in the city and has heating in winter." Song Rendao.
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A few people chatted and laughed in the dark, and soon arrived at the entrance of the village.
The driver was unwilling to send him inside, and Li Chunhua didn't want to waste any more time, so he gave him the money and sent him away quickly.
A group of people walked towards the village under the stars and the moon. When passing by other people's yards, they would always make that family's dog bark.
After walking about seven or eight hundred meters, we arrived at a small courtyard with a lighted door.
Because it was dark and could not see the whole picture, I could only see the vermilion tiles pasted on the door frame, and the two door gods posted on the large red double iron doors, looking at the people outside the door with a look of confusion.
Li Chunhua went up and knocked on the courtyard door.
“Where is your key?” Gao Fei asked strangely. Don’t most people take out their own keys to open the door when they go home?
"There are usually people in my house, so I usually don't need to bring a key." Li Chunhua saw no response from inside and continued to take photos.
"Who is it?" There was a sound of opening the door in the courtyard, and then the lights turned on, and a thick middle-aged male voice asked.
“Oh, Dad, I’m back!” Li Chunhua shouted back.
“Hua Zi?” The male voice was stunned for a moment and hesitated.
"It's me, dad, open the door quickly, I brought my friend back." At this time, Li Chunhua suddenly felt that not bringing the key was not a good thing.
"Why did I hear Hua Zi's voice?" A middle-aged female voice came from the courtyard again.
"Mom, it's me, please open the door quickly. Several of my friends are freezing." Li Chunhua became even more excited when he heard his mother's voice.
"Hurry, hurry, old man, it's Hua Zi who's back, open the door quickly!" After a while of urging, footsteps approached quickly, and the iron door opened from the inside.
“Dad!” Li Chunhua hugged his old father excitedly when he saw his old father whom he hadn’t seen for half a year.
"Hua Zi!" A simple middle-aged woman also appeared behind the door, her eyes shining with joy.
"Mom!" Li Chunhua also gave a thick bear hug. "Where is Miaomiao?"
He looked up and saw a person standing at the door of the main room. She held the door with one hand and stood on the steps without walking down, looking at him and smiling.
It is his childhood sweetheart's newlywed wife, Shimiao.
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(End of this chapter)