Ecological Farm Author: Farmers are flying

Chapter 70: Returning Home

After staying at the only hotel in Lewiston, Tagawa collected his mood and went out for a walk while it was still early. This is the first time in the nearly ten days that he has been in the United States that he has gone shopping without purpose.

The small town of Lewiston has only one main street, along which Tagawa walked slowly. He asked the front desk of the hotel before heading out and there were a few good shops at the west end of town.

When he walked through the second street corner, he noticed that there were more than a dozen people gathered in front of a house, which is extremely rare in the United States. Sensing that there should be no danger, he walked over.

When he got closer, he noticed that the garage door was open, and there were many things in front of the door, on the inside of the door, and on the table. A large card stood on the wall outside the door, with a big word written on it: "SALE". Tagawa inquired with the people present, and it turned out that this house was holding a garage sale. It is to put out the things that are not used at home and sell them, the price is generally very cheap, and the things that cannot be sold at night are often donated or thrown away.

Tagawa looked at the items, from tables, chairs, furniture to ovens and microwaves, from tableware to toys, from books to tools, there were many varieties, most of them with price tags, mostly selling for a few dollars, and few more than ten dollars. And the onlookers watched more and bought less.

He looked closely at what was laid out, and there was little use for him, and finally he noticed a stack of books on a table.

These books are relatively new, some are literary, and some are about human geography, but they are suitable for Xiaohui to read, which can not only learn English, but also open his eyes and understand some American social life. He suddenly thought that this time he came to the United States, he would always bring something back to Xiaohui. and Xu Jingyi, although she decided not to be a lover anymore, as a friend, she also wanted to bring some gifts back. In addition, I have to bring gifts for my parents, family, and friends, and there are many things I need to buy.

He chose two books for one dollar each. A backpacker's travelogue in the western states of the United States, complete with numerous photographs. The other is about California's population composition and immigration. Both books have not been published for a long time, and the readability is quite good.

As he was leaving, he found a small cylindrical object carved from bone in a pile of toys with Indian-style motifs carved into it. Suspecting that it might be an Indian wrench, he picked it out of the pile of toys, and asked his master, "What is this?"

The owner said, "It seems to be something Indian, I played with when I was a child." Two dollars. Tagawa gave the money, took the wrench and left.

When you walk to the westernmost end of the street, there is a leather goods store on the side of the road, which was introduced by the front desk of the hotel. Tagawa walked into the store, the area inside was quite large, there were saddles on the special shelves, and various harnesses, leather boots, and the like were placed on the shelves, and the goods were sparsely placed, not too much. A large workbench was placed in the middle, and an old man with gray hair with glasses sat on a stool in front of the workbench, fiddling with a beautiful riding boot with long tassels on the side, like the one worn at a cowboy race.

Tian Chuan explained his intention and wanted to buy some small leather goods to return to China to give away. The old man said: "There are more tourists who give people to buy bags, which are mechanical, and here are handmade, and the price is marked on it." ”

Tagawa looked at it, there were all kinds of wallets, ladies bags and something, and some gun holsters, belts and so on. Tagawa was not interested in the holster, he didn't use this thing. Take a closer look at the various bags and belts, the price is not expensive, the wallet of the mechanism is about ten dollars, and the handmade one is more expensive, twenty or thirty. Tagawa didn't ask for a mechanism, so he chose a few handmade wallets and a few smaller women's bags.

Out of the leather goods shop, there is a special shop of Indians in front of it, and I picked some wood carvings in it. As he was about to leave the house, he took out the wrench he had just bought in the garage and asked the Indians at the shop to help him see what it was. The middle-aged Indian took it and looked at it, and said, "This is for drawing a bow." As he spoke, he took off a bow on the wall, put the wrench on his finger, made a gesture of drawing the bow, and hung the bowstring on the wrench, explaining: "With this bow, the finger does not hurt." ”

Tagawa thanked him and asked what kind of bone it was made of. The Indian said it was a bison bone. The bison is a mythical beast of Indian legend, and it is said that a wrench made from bison bone can improve the accuracy of the bow and arrow, and has a blessing effect.

He said that this spanner has been around for a long time, but it is difficult to say how many years it has.

After a few hours, Tagawa's homesickness gradually eased, and after returning to the hotel for a night's rest, he drove west the next day, heading towards Great Falls.

The main purpose of this trip to the United States has been achieved, and the thought that he will be returning from San Francisco tomorrow swept away yesterday's homesickness and became cheerful.

Not far out of Lewiston in the morning, the road was quiet, and the snow on the roadside had not yet completely melted. As he drove, Tagawa was distracted by the view of the pastures on both sides, which were wide and flat, dotted with a small hill or a forest. The weather was clear, and the rising sun was shining from behind, which made him feel that his vision was very open.

A little further ahead, he saw a dark shadow swaying in a grove of trees beside the road in front of him, and he took the initiative to slow down. Sure enough, a few minutes later, when he drove closer, he found a herd of bison slowly crossing the road. Completely ignoring the arrival of Tagawa's car, he took care of himself and walked slowly on the road with the big cow protecting the calf.

Tagawa stopped the car, grabbed the camera in the passenger seat, and took several photos in a row. It is said that there are indeed more wild animals in Montana, and from yesterday afternoon to now, this herd of bison is the fourth batch of large wild animals he has seen. It's just that I've seen it from a distance before, and this is the first time I've seen it up close.

He waited for the bison herd to go far before he got back on his way. There were no accidents along the way, and at noon, we arrived at Grand Falls, Montana's tourist mecca.

It was winter, and there were no tourists in Great Falls, and Tagawa had no interest in visiting, so he just had lunch there and headed in the direction of Helena.

It's on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, and the road is lined with snow-capped mountains. Fortunately, the road conditions were good and there were no cars, so he galloped all the way to Helena, the capital of Montana, at four o'clock in the afternoon.

Drove directly to the airport, returned the car, and the plane to San Francisco was still an hour away. Check-in, baggage check-in, boarding and a series of other things are busy, and the plane is about to take off.

Three hours later, Tagawa was already on the ground in San Francisco. After leaving the airport and getting into the car to the hotel, he felt a little tired, and talked with the driver without a ride, and soon came to the hotel.

After checking in, he asked the waiter to bring dinner to the room.

After a full night's sleep, the next morning, Tian Chuan met Professor Zhao and Wei Wenqiang, who had been separated for a week, in the restaurant. After the two broke up with Tagawa, they stayed in Chicago for three days and then stayed in Los Angeles until yesterday, when they arrived in San Francisco.

The plane to the capital will board at two o'clock in the afternoon, and before that, Tagawa and they still have one morning's time. Tagawa was going to spend the morning shopping, and in the more than ten days in the United States, he had not yet found time to buy the things he wanted to take home. And Professor Zhao's things have already been bought in Los Angeles, and he is going to see the Golden Gate Bridge. Meet at the airport at noon, and they each head to their destination.

What Tagawa hopes to buy in San Francisco is for his parents, sisters, and Xiao Hui Xu Jingyi and other family members, and he plans to buy some luxury goods.

Tian Chuan came to the famous Union Square Pedestrian Street, patronized several world-famous brands* stores, bought watches, jewelry, clothes, etc. for his family, but the gifts for Xiaohui and Xu Jingyi were quite thoughtful.

Neither of them is his real girlfriend, and Xiaohui is still a child, so neither of them can give too valuable things.

It is best to give Xiaohui school supplies, or some small souvenirs and the like. In the end, he chose VCDs of classic songs and new blockbuster movies, as well as a Dell laptop.

Xu Jingyi was also given a laptop, perfume and a designer bag. Tian Chuan was a little worried that Xu Jingyi might refuse because the value was too high.

Speaking of the current relationship between him and Xu Jingyi, it is indeed a little embarrassing. had already broken up, but Tian Chuan still had the desire to care in his heart, and neither party mentioned the breakup to their relatives and friends. The two have not met since they broke up, nor have they called, but the text message contact has not been broken, and they have to send several messages to each other almost every night, and even Tagawa has not been interrupted in the United States these days.

"Forget it," Tagawa comforted himself, "I've already bought it anyway, let's go back and talk about it." ”

After getting on the plane, before taking off, something happened that made Tagawa cry and laugh. A Chinese couple in their 40s sitting in business class had an argument with a United flight attendant because of a language barrier, and Tagawa was making a lot of noise when he boarded the plane. The couple may have some status in the country, speaking a southern dialect, yelling at the flight attendants, and the two flight attendants were completely unable to calm their emotions, so the captain appeared.

The captain's words were not as tactful as those of the flight attendant, which angered the couple even more, and they actually chased after the captain.

Soon, four strong security guards put an end to the farce and forcibly took the couple away. The captain informed everyone that the plane would be delayed for safety reasons, as if to find the couple's luggage.

When Tian Chuan returned, he learned that the husband of the couple was the secretary of the municipal party committee of a poor city in the south and had come to the United States to inspect investors. His interpreter could not return with him because he was sick, so he only put him on the plane back to China, but he didn't expect something to happen before takeoff.

After being taken off the plane, they were detained for endangering the safety of navigation, and then returned home after resolving the issue through the embassy. But the matter is not over yet, after he returned to China, he was first investigated for taking his wife abroad, and then he was involved in the problem of unknown sources of huge amounts of property, and then there were various economic problems, which was a complete tragedy.

Having said that, after dealing with this matter, it has been more than an hour later. The plane finally took off just before evening and flew towards the airport in Beijing, China, which Tagawa had dreamed of.