Chapter 7: Running to the provincial capital at night

"If you go out, it's all up to you, in a word, be honest and upright, don't embarrass our old Zheng family. Zheng Fang's father turned his head and told Zheng Fang.

"I asked his mother to pack some things for him. After speaking, he stood up and said to Director Liang.

Although Director Liang repeatedly emphasized that the school had everything, so that Zheng Fang's father and mother did not have to prepare, Zheng Fangniang still packed a small package and handed it over, and the couple sent Zheng Fang, Director Liang, and Xiao He out of the house with thousands of instructions.

"Everything I said today is a state secret, please pay attention to confidentiality, this is also related to whether Zheng Fang and they can get a stable learning environment, I say this, can you understand?" Director Liang stood on the threshold and reminded Zheng Fang's father and mother who saw him off.

"Director Liang, please rest assured, we won't talk nonsense about public affairs. Zheng Fang's father nodded and replied.

"Later, there will be local people who will handle Zheng Fang's household registration and student status move-out procedures, you don't have to worry about it, just help them handle it. Director Liang added a few more words, as well as the precautions for his family after Zheng Fang left.

"The luggage at my school, don't forget to ask Zheng Dong to get it back for me, a brand new quilt. Zheng Fang also explained some of his own things to the family, Zheng Fangniang nodded in response, and he remembered that the squad leader Lin Xiaojuan paid the accommodation fee for him, and he didn't know if she paid it, but he still talked to his mother.

"I didn't live in the school for a few days, just bring the words, and let her take care of the school. Zheng Fang reminded.

"Zheng Dong, go home for dinner, there are good dishes. The old man of the Zheng family by the door shouted again when he saw someone approaching. Although Zheng Fang was full of excitement and anticipation for going to the northern capital, the moment he left the house, he couldn't help but feel a strong reluctance in his heart, he squatted down beside his grandfather and patted his grandfather's dusty placket.

"I'm Zheng Fang, I'm going to the Northern Capital!" Zheng Fang said in a low voice.

"I know, Dongfang Hong, the sun rises ......." The old man of the Zheng family was happy, his eyes looking into the distance.

"Grandpa......" Zheng Fang shouted, tears rolling in his eyes.

"Zheng Fang, just go, grandma's family will take care of it. Zheng Fang's father said.

"Fang, don't be naughty when you go out, listen to the leader, don't fight with people......" Zheng Fangniang's voice was a little choked.

Walking to the car, Zheng Fang looked back at his father and mother who were standing by the door hand in hand to see him off, and waved his hand vigorously.

"Study hard, don't forget your last name!" Daddy's voice was a little louder, drowning out the roar of the car engine.

"Goodbye brother, goodbye brother......" Zheng Hong and Zheng Yang also ran out of the house at this time, leaning on the door frame to say goodbye to Zheng Fang.

"Come on, and you'll understand later that we're working for them. Director Liang greeted.

"Daddy, Zheng Hong, Zheng Yang, I'm leaving!" Zheng Fang waved his hand again to say goodbye to his family, he turned around and got into the car, and the car roared out and drove out.

The night was like water, Zheng Fang looked at the mother and younger siblings who caught up with him in the rearview mirror, and the tears couldn't stop flowing again, no one in the village was walking outside, but the sound of cars was heard, and there were still people who opened the doors and windows and peeked quietly.

"Rush to Lakeside City overnight tonight, and try to catch the train to the northern capital tomorrow morning. The car quickly turned out of the dirt road in the countryside and drove onto the main road, Director Liang lit a cigarette and said to Xiao He.

He propped his arm on the window, and the sparks of the cigarette butt lit up little by little.

After sobbing for a long time, Zheng Fang slowly slowed down, he opened the burden given by his mother and looked at it, what made him cry and laugh was that under a few changes of clothes shirts and a pair of cloth shoes made by his mother, he actually wrapped the leftovers of the night in layers of newspapers, pig's head meat, pig's trotters...... The same thing was carefully wrapped in oiled paper, for fear that the oil would come out, and the outside was wrapped in four or five layers of thick newspaper. Underneath the leftovers, there was a small envelope, which was the leftover money that he handed over to Director Liang to his mother, and it was placed in the envelope one by one, looking at the money, his tears flowed down again, mother, mother...... He muttered in his heart.

"Crying again, are you annoying, you kid, a big man is crying and crying, and there is no way!" Director Liang's impatient voice rang out, Zheng Fang suddenly became angry, stood up suddenly, put his head on the carport, and slammed the leftovers on Director Liang's leg along with the envelope that revealed the money.

"I'll just cry, it's useless, what can you do?" Zheng Fang glared at Director Liang's side face hatefully, and Director Liang looked down at the thing on his lap and paused.

"Yes, yes, Xiao He, we have a supper at night. Unashamedly, he stuffed the envelope into his pocket, then picked up a piece of pork head meat with his fingers and put it in his mouth and chewed it.

"The craftsmanship of this braised vegetable in your village is still okay, chewy. Director Liang praised vaguely while eating.

Xiao He also smiled, and while driving, he stretched out his right hand without a match, and took the braised vegetables on Liang's long leg and sent it to his mouth.

"How about it? Why don't you have some too?" Director Liang turned back to Zheng Fang and smiled while eating, Zheng Fang was going to be angry and not eat, but when he thought about it, his younger brothers and sisters couldn't eat it anyway, but they couldn't be cheap These two bad guys, and they didn't speak, and the cat was about to grab the paper bag on Director Liang's long leg.

"Don't take it all, we still have to eat!" While dodging, Director Liang shouted.

"Don't make a fuss! Don't make a fuss! I can't even hang up. Xiao He shouted nervously.

Grabbing a pack of pig ears, Zheng Fang squeaked and bitten while glaring at Director Liang from behind hatefully.

This day was also tossed enough, after eating a few pig ears, Zheng Fang's upper eyelids and lower eyelids began to fight, and he fell asleep after a while, but he didn't sleep well, woke up several times, felt that the car was still moving, the night outside the car was still deep, the last time, he was woken up by Director Liang, he was in a daze and saw that the car was parked in front of a swarthy building, it was still dark outside the car, Director Liang half-carried and half-dragged Zheng Fang out of the car, Zheng Fang was dizzy and followed Director Liang behind his mother's package into the building, there were lights in the building, but it was very dim, as if there was a woman's voice, Zheng Fang didn't understand what was said, and then went upstairs, and then, Zheng Fang somehow lay on a bed, and then fell asleep again.

When Zheng Fang was woken up by Director Liang again, he didn't know where he was, he looked at the room in front of him sleepily, two beds, the head of the bed is a big glass window, the end of the bed is a sofa, a tea machine, a thermos bottle and a few white porcelain cups resting on the coffee table, and the fluorescent lamp above his head is dazzling.

"Where am I?"

"Lakeside City, hurry up, hurry up and brush your teeth and wash your face, we have to catch the train at 7 o'clock. Director Liang said on the side.

Zheng Fang's spirits were lifted, amazing, for him, the provincial city is a legendary place, those people in the village who have been to the provincial capital, but they have really seen the world, they boasted about what they saw and heard in the provincial capital, Zheng Fang didn't even dare to talk, only stared and listened. I didn't expect me to come, Zheng Fang thought happily, and ran to the window with his shoes on, but before he could take two steps, the back placket was lifted.

"What did I say? Didn't you hear me, hurry up and brush your teeth and wash your face!" As he spoke, Director Liang stuffed a towel into Zheng Fang's hand and pushed Zheng Fang into the next room.

Next door is a simple bathroom, but in those days it was not simple, Director Liang did not take out the letter of introduction of the Central Dispatch Department, but he couldn't live in such a high-end place, it was the standard for receiving foreign guests.

Of course, Zheng Fang didn't know this, he looked east and west, and everything was fresh, which made Director Liang outside urge him vigorously.

"Hurry up, hurry up, you don't want someone to help you wipe your buttocks, do you?"

Opening the towel in his hand, Zheng Fang saw that there was still a toothbrush wrapped in it, a small tube of toothpaste, all new, he put the towel on his face, a fragrance of fabric made him want to stop, he lived so big, he had never used such a good thing, he was really reluctant to use it, so he took the water with his hand and washed his face, studied the toilet again, and then hesitated and awkwardly pulled Pao Xiang, not to mention, it was really unaccustomed to sitting and pulling.

"What's the situation?" Although Director Liang was waiting impatiently outside earlier, it can be seen that when this kid sneakily came out with a new towel, he was still stunned, wouldn't he have not washed it?

"That ......," Zheng Fang embarrassedly handed the towel back to Director Liang, "I'm not used to it." ”

"Have you washed it or not?" asked Director Liang, shaking his head.

"Washed, and pulled Pao Xiang!" Zheng Fang hurriedly replied.

Just wash it, Director Liang snatched the towel and stuffed it into Zheng Fang's package, and didn't care whether he washed it or not, he pulled him out of the room. Before Zheng Fang could figure out what the thick carpet under his feet was, he was dragged downstairs by Director Liang, Xiao He was waiting by the car downstairs, and a middle-aged woman who was slightly blessed was waiting on the side.

The two saw Director Liang come down, and got into the car without saying a word, this time it was a middle-aged woman driving, Xiao He sat in the co-pilot, Director Liang took Zheng Fang to sit in the back seat, Zheng Fang entered the car, and saw a big bulging bag on the back seat, I don't know what it was, and looked at Director Liang.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to make it in the morning, so I've prepared some dry food for you. The woman in the driver's seat noticed Zheng Fang's eyes and explained with a smile.

Director Liang was not polite, nodded, and motioned to Zheng Fang to hold the bag in his arms, and as soon as the group sat down, the car drove out in a hurry.

In the early morning of the provincial capital, there were few people, the car was driving fast on the road, Director Liang opened the bag, which contained dozens of hot buns, Director Liang handed one to Zheng Fang, and another to Xiao He, and was about to hand one to the woman who was driving.

"I've eaten it in the morning, so eat it. The woman smiled and refused, so Director Liang took one and took a heavy bite.

Eating the buns, Zheng Fang felt that his heart was about to fly, he was extremely sure that this was the best thing he had ever eaten in his life, the fragrant and slightly sweet meat juice spread in his mouth, and he was almost reluctant to take a second bite.