Chapter 9: Delicate Sneaky Worms, and Rushing Babas
My aunt's family lives in the countryside, and the family's biggest source of income is not the land used to grow rice, but an orchard they have contracted from the village.
For them, a micro-truck is enough.
The price of domestic micro cards is very cheap, the cheapest is only more than 30,000, the mid-range is 50,000 or 60,000, and the most expensive is only more than 100,000.
Two months ago, this money could be regarded as a lot of money for Lin Zhicheng, but now, he still has a lot of dollars in his account, and the price of a micro truck is really nothing.
Just like ordinary people who buy a few more eggs when they go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, Lin Zhicheng did not hesitate at all, and after the idea came to him, he immediately made a decision to send a small truck to his uncle's house as a gift.
The only thing that made him a little tangled was the question of 'where to place the order'.
Although the purpose of buying a car is to make my uncle's family happy, for now, it is also a very important reason to load and bring back the gifts I brought back.
If you want to go by the way, it's best to buy a car here in the magic capital. However, Lin Zhicheng only has a driver's license for an automatic transmission car, and according to the regulations, he is not qualified to drive a manual transmission pickup truck, that is to say, if he buys a car in the magic capital, then how to drive the car back will become a new problem.
After worrying for a while, Lin Zhicheng finally chose to go back first.
First, it's to avoid being nagged by my aunt, after all, the same style of car must be sold in my hometown, if I have to get it back from the magic capital, the extra expense is undoubtedly unnecessary waste in the eyes of my aunt, and for my aunt who has been living in the countryside, the most unseen thing is extravagance and waste.
Second, although Lin Zhicheng just wants to buy a domestic micro truck, no matter what brand this model is, it is basically distributed nationwide, and there should be no trouble in the later stages such as maintenance and maintenance. However, for the sake of insurance, it is better to go home first to see what is going on in your hometown, and then it is not too late to pay for it after determining which model has the largest sales and is the most convenient to repair.
found a car rental company, got an automatic car, and then, Lin Zhicheng spent another day to get familiar with it - not only to familiarize himself with the performance of the rented car, but more importantly, to practice, after all, his driver's license was taken when he was in college before, and he hadn't touched the steering wheel for almost two years, which was somewhat rusty.
After another day, Lin Zhicheng moved the gifts he brought back from home, loaded them into the car, and embarked on the journey back to his hometown.
Lin Zhicheng's hometown is in Luzhou, Jiangxi Province, and it is more than a thousand miles away from the magic capital. The veteran drivers who run long distances all year round only run this distance for about a day, but for Lin Zhicheng, who is a little rusty with technology and has no one else to help him in shifts, it is not so easy.
When I got on the highway, I only dared to run at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour, and I had to go to the rest station from time to time to stop and slow down. It took Lin Zhicheng two days to travel more than 1,000 miles, and it took him two days to drive off the highway and into the urban area of Luzhou on the afternoon of the third day after departure.
It takes an hour to get from the city to the county, and from the county to the village, it's almost another hour. Estimating the time, he felt that he should be able to arrive at his aunt's house before dinner, Lin Zhicheng's slightly tired face finally showed a faint smile, and his heart became more and more anticipated.
Isn't it true that you want to buy a car after you go back to your hometown? Why do you want to go back directly? Shouldn't you stop in the city now, buy a car, and then bring a new car with you?
It's not that Lin Zhicheng changed his hexagram too quickly, the key is that the food along the way is too poor. At this moment, Lin Zhicheng's mind was full of peasant meals cooked by his aunt, and the idea of feasting on food had already taken over.
As for not being able to give his uncle a big surprise, well, Lin Zhicheng has already thought of a reason for himself - although his uncle hasn't bought a car yet, but maybe he has already taken a fancy to a certain model in his heart? For the sake of insurance, it is better to take his uncle with him and let him go to the store to choose a car in person.
The heart of a foodie attacked, and even the speed of the car was a little faster, and it took another hour and a half or so, Lin Zhicheng finally returned to his real hometown, a small village located at the foot of the mountain.
It was the autumn harvest, and some of the rice fields on the side of the road had been harvested, revealing a short stubble, and some had not yet had time to harvest, with the breeze of the sunset, the heavy rice crops surged with bursts of golden waves.
On the ridge of the field, a few schoolchildren in school uniforms were jumping and laughing, carrying crayfish and frogs in their hands, and their sandals were also stained with mud, as if they had just played in the small ditch at the edge of the field.
In the distance, the old man who was still working in the fields saw these children, and leaned over his waist and scolded a few words loudly.
The children scattered in a hurry, and ran back to the village like frightened rabbits, and some small birds in the rice fields also flew up one after another under the old man's loud voice.
Continuing along the uneven loess road, although it was a little bumpy, Lin Zhicheng in the car did not feel uncomfortable at all. Because of the scene in front of him, the fatigue he had accumulated along the way was unconsciously relieved a lot.
There is a large open space paved with cement in the north of the village, which used to be used as a temporary parking lot - with the improvement of living standards, several families in the village have bought private cars, because the roads inside the village are relatively narrow, they rarely drive their cars into the village and park in their yards, but park very casually in this open space at the north entrance of the village.
Now, during the autumn harvest, the cement floor is covered with rice that is drying. There are no cars parked here, only a few people who are busy collecting rice in the setting sun.
Lin Zhicheng also had a good eye and didn't stop the car, in fact, he didn't plan to park the car here in the first place. After all, the orchard contracted by my aunt's family was in the south of the village, some distance from here, and his car was rented, so if he parked here and was scratched by the naughty bear children, it would not be a big trouble to turn back.
Cautiously drove into the village, continued along the winding and narrow path, and after more than ten minutes, Lin Zhicheng finally drove the car to the gate of his aunt's yard.
"Aunt~~~!" Before I stopped, I already saw my aunt washing vegetables by the pressure well in the yard. The feelings in his heart came to his head, and Lin Zhicheng couldn't help but shout from afar.
"Xiao Cheng?" raised his head and saw Lin Zhicheng who was closing the car door. My aunt hurriedly put down the greens and stood up, wiped her hands on her apron, and came out towards the gate of the courtyard.
"Auntie, I'm back, is my aunt at home?" As soon as he got closer, he was grabbed by his aunt's right hand. Although his water-stained hands were still a little cold, looking at his aunt's smile, Lin Zhicheng's heart was indeed full of warmth.
"Yes, yes, he's in the house. While agreeing, he pulled Lin Zhicheng into the house. Before anyone entered the door, my aunt shouted into the house at the top of her voice: "Lao Cao~~! Cao is honest~~~!Xiao Cheng is here~~!"
Hearing the shouts of his aunt, his uncle, nicknamed Cao Laoshi, also came out of the house. Like his aunt, as soon as he saw Lin Zhicheng, a happy smile appeared on his already honest face.
Immediately afterward, there was movement from upstairs, and with a snapping sound, two young and lovely little girls jumped down the stairs behind the corner.
"Cousin Makoto?"
"Wow~~!Long time no see, cousin, why are you here?"
I just said hello to my uncle, and when I turned my head, Lin Zhicheng saw two cousins again. Maybe it's because it's hot, or maybe it's because they're at home, the two girls are dressed very coolly, but even when they see their 'disheveled' appearance, Lin Zhicheng's eyes and expressions have not changed at all, and they still greeted happily just now: "Yo, smart ghosts, fine insects, are you also at home?"
"How many times have you said it, don't call that nickname anymore~~!"
"That's it, stinky cousin, don't forget, you still have a nickname for running around~!"
When Lin Zhicheng was young, their family had not moved to the magic capital, and the two families would always get together before the New Year's holiday. The adults were chatting or playing mahjong, and he and his two cousins would always huddle in front of the TV to watch the classics that had been replayed countless times.
Whether it was an adult's joke or a casual remark by children when they were playing, I can't remember the reason for these nicknames in the first place. It's just that it's funny, and at the same time, there is a sense of closeness, so even though Lin Zhicheng and his two cousins have grown up, they still retain their childhood nicknames.
The only thing that has changed is probably the relationship between Lin Zhicheng and his two cousins. When he was young, Lin Zhicheng, who was always louder, won in the end, but now, in the face of his cousins who are more and more neat and have more and more tacit understanding with each other, Lin Zhicheng is not an opponent.
That's right, it's just a simple quarrel, but it's not because Lin Zhicheng understands what a gentleman's character is. The so-called gentlemanly demeanor, that is, to outsiders, in the face of two cousins who are close like a family, he will never be polite.
Fortunately, there was a more pungent aunt present, although she was not helping Lin Zhicheng with a purpose, but her words still relieved him: "Ah~~~~! You two dead girls, running around barefoot? How old are these people, and they are not sensible? Hurry up, go and put on the slippers, do you hear me?!"