Chapter 9: Awkward Memories 1
If it weren't for the legendary stories in this magazine, which aroused his heart and made his heart tumble, then he would not have taken the initiative to think about it. Because this matter is so mysterious, he has a chilling feeling, and intends to bury it deep in his heart.
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Some people from the original workshop defected to him, which made him quite proud, and the five tiger generals were all together, and the next thing was to show off their ambitions. Although he was told that the bath industry was seasonal, and he was a little uneasy, he felt that things were man-made and there was no hurdle that he couldn't get over. Let's take one step at a time, and we must turn things around through extraordinary efforts.
Of course, the reason why he is so confident is also largely due to that magical bank card.
Being able to operate the Longquan Pavilion bathroom to this point is a phased victory he has achieved in the struggle of his life, and it is not easy to come by.
I think that at the beginning, after he resigned, during the period of exhaustion, his father unfortunately passed away again. It's really internal and external troubles, which makes him haggard. He wanted to buy a cemetery, but his mother said that his father had expressed his desire to be buried in his hometown. So, he had no choice but to fulfill his father's last wish and bury his father in the ravine of his hometown.
Jiang Tao's fathers have many buddies and brothers. But now, some have accidents, some have passed away due to illness, and things are scattered. And the few elders who are left have become living treasures. And the one who needs to be taken care of the most is the uncle.
Uncle's intelligence is not as good as ordinary people, but he has not yet reached the point of being stupid, and he can still take care of himself. This old pimple, who has never married in his life, now lives alone in the countryside and has become a five-guarantee household in the village.
One day, Jiang Tao suddenly received a call from his aunt, saying that he wanted to celebrate his uncle's 60th birthday.
Zhang Luo congratulated his uncle on his birthday, it was the second aunt and the old aunt, the reason why the two sisters were so enthusiastic was that they hoped to take this opportunity to raise some pocket money for the uncle.
On the day I went to celebrate my uncle's birthday, the sky was a little cloudy from early in the morning.
Jiang Tao looked out the window and the hazy weather, and called the eldest brother of the uncle's family. He wanted to make sure he hadn't misremembered the time of his birthday celebration.
The eldest brother said on the phone: "That's right, it's a banquet today, and it's scheduled to start at 10 o'clock." I inquired yesterday and the long-distance bus to Huanshan Town departs at 7:50. I've made a reservation with your second uncle's brothers, and we'll meet at the station. If you can make it, I'll buy the ticket together. β
Jiang Tao said: "I'm afraid I'll have to delay for a while, big brother, don't wait for me." β
In fact, he didn't plan to take a crowded, filthy, snail-crawling long-distance bus. He had already made up his mind in his heart, and when he got to the station, he gathered four people and chartered a taxi to go over, which was convenient and fast.
In fact, the location of the taxi stop is close to the long-distance bus station, but Jiang Tao wants to be a lone ranger and do his own thing. What's more, he felt that after he resigned, he would achieve nothing, and he was a little ashamed to meet people. If it weren't for his uncle's birthday, he wouldn't have shown his face in front of his relatives.
At this moment, it was drizzling in the sky. In the rain, he got into a Jetta taxi. In the co-pilot's seat, there was already a male passenger, and in the back seat, there was also a slender girl. Just get one more and you're ready to go. But before he could sit down, the girl pushed the door and went down. He also said to himself: "I'm going to eat KFC and I'll leave later." β
And Jiang Tao, who was in a hurry, couldn't help but be a little disappointed, she had just come up, why did she leave? In this way, she had to wait for two more passengers. He muttered dissatisfiedly, "What's the matter?"
The driver looked at the girl's back, and echoed with a wicked smile: "It's not what's wrong, if you want to eat 'chicken', you don't have to get out of the car, we have it here, whoever you like to eat eats whomever you like." β
The three men in the car burst into laughter.
The young man who was soliciting business outside the car, seeing that the car was so lively, stretched his neck and asked, "Well, what's the situation?"
The driver pointed at the girl's back and told him, "That girl said she was going to eat KFC." β
The young man stomped his foot and said very regretfully: "Oh, I have a 'chicken' to eat, ready-made." β
"Hahaha......"
Another burst of unbridled laughter.
After a moment of happiness, Jiang Tao couldn't help but feel anxious, he still had to hurry. Fortunately, as soon as the car door opened at this moment, another girl came up, which finally made his mood improve slightly. Then I happily thought, today is really a peach blossom luck, and it is good to have a girl along the way.
Before the girl's ass could sit firmly, she was anxious to ask, "When are you going to drive?"
The driver was still immersed in the fun just now, and when he saw this, he teased the girl: "Yadan, if you are in a hurry, you will have an extra ten yuan, let's leave now." What's going on?"
The girl frowned, pouted, dragged a long tail note, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why should I take more moneyββ?
"Aren't you in a hurry to leave?"
"If you're in a hurry, you can't let me take it myself?"
Jiang Tao looked out the car window, the passers-by who were in a hurry in the smoke and rain, thinking about the 10 o'clock banquet instructed by the eldest brother, and there was no time to spend here, so he grabbed the conversation and said briskly: "I have ten more yuan, let's go quickly." β
Of course, the driver is happy, and if he can leave early, he can make a few more trips. However, he didn't forget to tease the girl, "Yadan, don't just follow the light, but also share the five yuan, right?"
The girl dragged out the tail again: "Whyββ? it's not me in a hurry to leave?"
Jiang Tao was amused in her heart, she said she was in a hurry just now, but now she heard that she would have to pay more, and she was not in a hurry. In terms of economic accounting, women's reaction speed is often beyond the reach of men.
He folded his hands on his shoulders and leaned back in his chair. As soon as I looked down, I caught a glimpse of the girl's short skirt, which was slightly fat, but white and smooth legs. I thought comfortably that I wouldn't be lonely along the way.
And the driver was driving, and he was still unsatisfied, still teasing the girl without a ride. "Yadan, why are you so picky?"
"Who's picking?"
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In the drizzle, a taxi came from the opposite side, and the headlights flashed sharply, which was a signal. There has already been a tacit understanding between taxi drivers, which signals that they are going to swap passengers with each other. Because in this way, the taxi can turn back halfway, and both parties can be more productive.
Taxi reversal and merging have always been expressly prohibited by the traffic management department. But in doing so, it is beneficial to the driver. Passengers also generally acquiesce because of the affordability.
So, two men and one woman got out of the car, changed to a taxi in Haifeng City, and continued to march in the rain. However, Jiang Tao is going to Huanshan Town, and Haifeng City is still more than half of Huanshan Town. Jiang Tao asked the driver: "Master, how much does it cost to take a taxi to Huanshan Town?"
"Fifty or sixty dollars. β
Jiang Tao said: "The last time I went there, it was fifty. β
The driver immediately said, "Then I'll help you get in touch?"
Jiang Tao felt that it was a point to be able to save a little. So he added: "I'm going alone, and you ask him if he can go at forty?"
The driver immediately called. Then he said, "For forty dollars, you have to agree to let him take a pass." β
Jiang Tao nodded, but reminded: "I'm in a hurry, he has to promise that I must arrive in Huanshan Town at 10 o'clock." β
That's it. As soon as the car entered Haifeng City, there was already a sky blue taxi waiting for him on the side of the road. However, what Jiang Tao didn't expect was that in order to save the ten yuan, he delayed a lot of time.
In fact, with that magical bank card, there is no need for him to be so stingy. But he felt that if he could not use the money in that card, he would try not to use it. Because who knows, maybe one day a stunned dad will pop up and say that the money in the card is his. Say it's because the bank's procedures went wrong and the money was transferred to your card. Aren't you grasshopper eyesβhave they grown? It's unlikely, but you have to guard against it. It's not money that you earn by yourself, and you always look forward and backward when you spend it, and you are timid, and you are not hard-hearted.
This time, the driver who served Jiang Tao was a thin monkey with glasses and was quite talkative. After chatting, the two of them are still fellow villagers in Huanshan Town. But the townsfolk return to the hometown, and the business belongs to the business. The thin monkey did not delay his business because of this, but still stopped and stopped, constantly soliciting passengers, and shouted at the pedestrians on the side of the road: "Around the mountain, around the mountain!
Haifeng City is a county-level city with poor economic strength. Looking at it, although there are many small western-style buildings in the fields, they are all superficial. In fact, most people are still very poor, and it can be seen from the stinginess of taking a taxi that every steel hammer in their hands can hold out water. Although the driver no longer charges the starting price, there are still no taxi people.
In the drizzle, the weather was cool and pleasant. Jiang Tao was also interested, rolled down the car window, and shouted to help: "Yanlou, Mulan, Huanshan!
People waiting on the side of the road shook their heads. Occasionally, I met a few people who were interested in taking a taxi, but said they wanted to go to Xiushui. The driver poured bitter water helplessly, "Damn, it's like Chengxin can't get along with you." I'll go to Xiushui, they all said to go to Huanshan. When I went to Huanshan, they said to go to Xiushui again. It's always a fucking mistake, and there's no time to go well. β
In fact, Jiang Tao is not short of adding a few extra dollars. But then I thought about it, since I am a fellow countryman, I don't take care of it at all, so why should I be a big head? Forget it, turn it slowly, and it will be a tourist tour.
Fortunately, after some bargaining, two passengers finally came up. The driver also stopped going around in circles, increased the horsepower, and galloped. At this time, he hadn't forgotten to remind Jiang Tao with a sneer: "I'm sorry, buddy, it may be ten or eight minutes late." β
Jiang Tao felt that this guy was giving himself regret medicine. But he didn't care and said, "It's too late, it's too late, there's no way." Drive slowly, safety first. β
The fields and farmhouses continued to sweep backwards, and under the eaves, the girls watching the rain were also slim, and the golden phoenix flew out of the chicken coop. Far and near, the green trees are verdant, and the distant mountains are like daisies.
Mulan Town is ahead. Seeing the boundary sign of Mulan Town, Jiang Tao couldn't help but want to laugh. Because Mulan Town has produced two people who turned artists, they are famous far and wide. It's just that the two-person people who walk the streets and alleys are generally vulgar, but they are very funny, very funny, and laugh so much that people's stomachs hurt.
The skinny monkey's driving skills are good, coupled with the fact that there are few pedestrians and vehicles on the road on rainy days, and it passes through the town in the blink of an eye.
When the taxi drove into Huanshan Town with stagnant water and rain, it was neither morning nor night, exactly 10 o'clock.
However, what made Jiang Tao feel quite different was that when passing by Mulan Town, he remembered that he had seen the time, and at that time, it was already 10:05. But right now, why is it exactly 10 o'clock? Is this ......? Could it be that I was wrong just now?
Just when he was confused, he saw the thin monkey staring at his watch, and he also wondered: "Hey, what's the matter, how can this ......?"
Jiang Tao hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
The thin monkey grinned awkwardly, stopped talking and said, "Oh, it's nothing, maybe I'm slow." β
Jiang Tao asked again: "What time is it?"
"10 o'clock. However, it must be that the table is slow. β
Jiang Tao smiled and said triumphantly: "Your watch is fine, it shows on my mobile phone, and it is also 10 o'clock." β
He was secretly proud in his heart, this is really like divine help.