Chapter 33: Returning Home
A small truck drove on the winding mountain road, because the road was not paved with cement and asphalt, it was very bumpy, the road was full of potholes, the car shook in the east, shook in the west, climbed the mountain and waded through the water, crossed the mountain and crossed the bridge, and drove all the way to Chenjia Village.
Chen Shi sat in the co-pilot's seat, leaned forward, looked ahead as much as possible, his eyes were about to pop out, but he hadn't seen the face of his hometown yet.
Before yesterday, he arranged everything, said goodbye to everyone, and was about to go to the station to buy a ticket home, but suddenly remembered his parents who worked hard at home, so he turned back and bought a lot of things, bought a few sets of clothes and some supplements for his parents, bought some school supplies for his younger siblings, bought a lot of extracurricular books, and bought a suitcase for his sister. In the end, he bought another TV, and of course he couldn't take away so many things alone, so he found a truck along the way, and brought it with him by the way.
Now it is difficult to find a car to his hometown, but his luck is good, and he just happened to meet a big brother who is doing business in the township.
This eldest brother's surname is Wang, and his name is Wang Jin. In his previous life, Chen Shi also heard his name, and later when the highway was opened, he bought a bus, specializing in passenger transportation, and the business was doing well, and Chen Shi went home to make his bus. Now he is just a vendor selling a little groceries, but he is also relatively famous, because he has a small truck, it is easier to get in and out of the county, and there are more people who ask him to do errands, so there are many people in the nearby towns who know him.
"It's about ten minutes away. Chen Shi looked forward and said to Wang Jin, the driver next to him.
Wang Jin took a cigarette in his mouth, concentrated on driving, and said to Chen Shi distractedly: "I know, I am very familiar with Chenjia Village, and there are often people in your village who ask me to do things, and you know someone named Tao Fugui, right?"
Of course Chen Shi knows that Tao Fugui is the secretary of the village party committee and the village head, and he has been a soldier and is very happy. He said: "Yes, he is the secretary of our village party committee. ”
Wang Jin said again: "Your surname is Chen, I don't know who Chen Dazhi is?"
Chen Dazhi is Chen Shi's uncle, but he is not a real uncle, he is a cousin, he has a good relationship with Chen Shi's father, the two often drink and chat together, and Chen Shi is also close, because he is only ten years older than Chen Shi, therefore, Chen Shi almost played behind his ass when he was a child, and now he is working outside, I heard that he is doing construction, very hard and tiring work, and the risk factor is also very high.
Chen Shi was surprised that Wang Jin actually knew his cousin, and asked curiously: "How do you know him? He is my cousin, and now he works outside the province and rarely goes home." ”
Wang Jin smiled and said: "I also worked outside the province, and I met him outside, I couldn't stand the suffering outside, so I saved some money and came back to do some business on my own, barely able to make a living." ”
When it comes to Chen Dazhi, the relationship between the two has been pulled into a lot, they started chatting with Chen Dazhi, and then told each other about their respective situations, especially after hearing that Chen Shi broke out of the county alone, Wang Jin couldn't help but look at him, with more admiration in his eyes, and his eyes were no longer the kind of adults looking at children.
After a while, Chenjiacun was already in sight, and everything familiar with his hometown slowly came into his eyes, although he had only been away for two or three months, it seemed like more than ten years away for Chen Shi. Since he went out to start a business, his heart is still in his previous life, and he seems to have forgotten his hometown, knowing that he thinks of his parents, his sister and younger siblings in the dead of night.
Now that his hometown is in sight, his eyes involuntarily turned red, and tears kept rolling in his eyes, falling drop by drop. Wang Jin concentrated on driving and didn't see his tears, otherwise he would definitely laugh at him.
The truck descended a slope and drove directly on the flat river, then climbed up a small mound and stopped in front of a small bungalow. This small bungalow is the village party secretary Tao Fugui's house, here is not only the best house in the village, but also a small square in front of the house is also the village meeting place, the village party secretary's office is also in his own home, so the village people will come here if they have anything to do.
The car stopped, and a group of people playing in the small square suddenly looked over.
These people are just teenagers, and the oldest is only 14 years old and in junior high school. Seeing Chen Shi get out of the car, someone immediately recognized him and exclaimed, "It's Chen Shishi." ”
Chen Shi's nickname in the village is Chen Shishi, no matter how big or small, almost everyone calls him that, only his parents call him Xiaoshi. Chen Shi was not surprised, and said to a child who was more familiar with him: "Huzi, go and call Chen Dong to help me move things." ”
Huzi is the son of his cousin Chen Dazhi, who is only ten years old this year, has just entered the third grade, and is familiar with Chen Shi.
"Brother Shi, what are you calling Brother Dongzi for?" Huzi asked in a stunned state. 、
Chen Shi said angrily: "Why are you asking so much? If you call it, go quickly, and you will say that I am back, and let him help carry things, hurry up, use to run." ”
The truck could not reach his door, which was still four or five minutes away from his house, and the dirt roads were very narrow and impassable, so they had to stop here to unload. Chen Shi and Wang Jin took all the goods down and placed them on the side of the road, surrounded by a group of children, chattering non-stop.
The children in the village have never seen the world, and everything is new, and finally a truck came, of course they want to see what it is, not to mention that Chen Shi bought a TV set, plus a pot for receiving satellites, piled it on the ground, which is very rare.
At this time, although the village is electrified, no one has installed a television set yet, and some people only occasionally show movies in the small square, but it is difficult to come once a year, and it seems that they will not come again after this year, so people are more curious about entertainment things, especially children.
Moving the goods down, Wang Jin wanted to leave, Chen Shi said: "Brother Jin stays for dinner and then leaves!"
Wang Jin refused: "No, your cousin is not at home, I will come to him for a drink when he comes back." ”
Chen Shi saw that he had no intention of staying, and he no longer persuaded him, and gave him the fare, and he did not refuse, favors belong to favors, and business belongs to business. Wang Jin started the pickup truck, waved goodbye to Chen Shi, and then staggered away.
After Wang Jin left, Chen Shi waited here for four or five minutes before seeing his younger brother Chen Dong.
Only Chen Dong came alone, Chen Shi frowned slightly, the two brothers definitely couldn't move at once, he asked Chen Dong: "Where are your parents?"
Chen Dong said: "Mom is at home, and Dad is working in the fields. ”
"Where's the sister?, are you gone?" It's almost September, and he doesn't know when his sister will sign up, but it should be recently.
Chen Dong said that he didn't leave, so Chen Shi asked him to watch here, and he walked home with the TV, while Huzi followed him with a bag. Chen Shi said to him: "Huzi stays, what are you scaring away?" and Brother Dongzi are here to watch, don't let others take the things away before they get their hands on them." ”
Huzi was unconvinced, but Chen Shi glared at him fiercely and didn't dare to follow behind.
When Chen Shi returned home with the TV, his mother was cooking, his sister was helping, and his sister was chattering on the side, and she wanted to run out to play, but her mother didn't dare to slip away.
Seeing Chen Shi, her sister Chen Yingteng stood up suddenly, and said in surprise: "Brother, are you back? What are you holding?
Chen Shi smiled and nodded, and asked her to come over to help, and the two put the TV on the table, but the mother complained and stepped forward to take a look and said, "What is the purpose of buying a TV?
Chen Shi said: "Mom, it doesn't cost much, there are still a lot of things in the square, I can't move back at one time, I have to run a few more times, my sister also followed me, I bought some things, and the whole family has them." ”
Although the mother's eyes were surprised, her face was worried: "What are you buying? Where did you get so much money?"
The matter of money and money will not be explained clearly for a while, and Chen Shi has no time to explain at this time, so he has to prevaricate: "Mom, move the things back first, Dongzi is still watching." ”
My sister also came over and said, "Yes, move back first, talk about anything in the evening, wait for my dad to come back and talk about it, otherwise I have to say it a second time." ”
The mother glared at her sister and said, "You go and move by yourself, I have to cook." ”
"I'm going, I'm going. Her sister Chen Ying couldn't stay at home for a long time, and hurried to the river like a bird with joy. Chen Shi and his sister followed behind, along the way, Chen Shi asked his sister when to sign up, and my sister said that she would leave in a few days, if he didn't come back, he wouldn't be able to see her, which was really a coincidence, he came back in time, if it was two or three days later, my sister went to school, and I don't know what year it would take to meet.
When they arrived at the river, the four siblings moved everything at once. Chen Shi carried the antenna satellite receiving pot alone, and the other things were divided between his sister and younger siblings. Parents' clothes and supplements, younger siblings' school supplies, and sister's suitcases, a lot of things, when they were moving, like moving, along the way, the villagers pointed and asked questions, and Chen Shi tried his best to keep a smile and answer them one by one.
For the blind dates, Chen Shi's home this time can be described as infinitely beautiful, just a TV set is enviable, now no one in the village has installed a TV, only in the township can you see the pot received by the antenna satellite, so everyone immediately looked at Chen Shi.
Returning home is the dream of almost every migrant worker, who doesn't want to be in front of their hometown? Who doesn't want to be the focus of others? Who doesn't want to be a model of success?
Chen Shi has only been away from home for about three months, and as soon as he comes back, he is so beautiful, there are many people who are red-eyed, and there are many people who are envious, but the rural people are simple, no one is talking nonsense behind their backs, even if there is, it is a minority, all Chen Shi heard was the praise of the blind dates.