The crisp sound of the whip exploded in the air ——, dispersed the morning mist and startled the birds in the woods beside the road.

The sun had just shown half of its face from the mountain, and there was light and darkness in the ravine, and the white mist was like a band. Occasionally, two long "cuckoo-" calls the mountains more quiet.

A large carriage clattered through the mountain road, and the fat man sat on the wooden cart board, and his body fell together. He wears a vest on his upper body, and the fat on his body fans rhythmically. Although after more than half a month of wind and sun, his face became more and more white and tender, which was really the envy of those big girls and little daughters-in-law in the village.

Sitting next to the fat man was Xiao Qiqi, a pair of overenergetic little eyes rolling around, looking at the scenery on both sides: "Grandpa Sancang, what did the cuckoo say?"

Wang Sanpao rubbed on her little brain: "Haha, the cuckoo's mind is only known to the woods." ”

Kiki didn't get the answer he wanted, so he immediately changed the subject: "How far is the county from us?"

"One hundred and fifty miles, just before dark. The car boss shook the whip and said happily, for the farmers who rely on the mountains, it is rare to have a chance to enter the city once a year, and some women have never been to the county seat until now.

Therefore, going to the city was tantamount to a pilgrimage for the peasants of this era.

The fat man is also full of expectations for this trip, and his main purpose is to sell the ginseng, and then take a good look at it and seek a way to develop. Since you are ready to mix in this era, you must at least have no worries about food and clothing, and live a comfortable life.

The reason why Wang Sanpao had to accompany him was mainly because a friend in the city had been asking him to buy wild boar cubs, although his marksmanship was good, and he could often hit "eye to eye", but it was still difficult to catch live piglets.

After talking to Qiqi, her mouth was almost worn out, so she asked her old man for approval and agreed to give up the two. But in exchange, she had to be taken hunting later.

Although he knew that hunting with a child was a bit unusual, Wang Sanpao could only agree to it: The child is a family, and he will probably forget about it in two days.

So, next to the car owner, there was also a big wicker hoard, and two boar cubs were humming and chirping in it.

At Qiqi's request, Wang Sanpao opened the chatterbox, talking about the situation of his own siege, the fat man and Qiqi stared at each other with wide eyes, and listened attentively. Of course, the fat man is the small eye, and the Kiki is the big eye.

Go all the way, it's not lonely, the only thing that makes the fat man dissatisfied is that the road is really difficult to walk, if you want to get rich and build the road first, the fat man's mind can't help but come up with this classic sentence that is now a bit ahead of its time.

After two hours of bumping, the road gradually came out of the mountain, and the road was finally smooth, after noon, I actually walked on an asphalt road, and occasionally there was a small green jeep whistling by, or a sudden walk-behind tractor, the front of the car was three wheels, and the first one stretched out far away, so that the fat man and Qiqi were dizzy.

Of course, there are also slow ox carts, and the old oxen pulling the cart are taking square steps and chewing with taste in their mouths.

Occasionally, I saw a little daughter-in-law riding a donkey, which made Qiqi envious, and she was eager to try. If the owner hadn't stopped her, she would have had to get on the horse.

Until the sun turns west, the county town is finally seen in front, and three or five large chimneys standing tall are symbols.

There are more and more people, and the clothes on their bodies are obviously neater than those in the mountains, but they are mostly gray and blue, and in the summer, the fat man didn't even see a few people wearing skirts, of course, Xiao Qiqi is an exception.

The fat man noticed that many people cast surprised glances at the car, and gradually realized that there were too few people like him, and the fat and amiable people were almost invisible on the road.

Even in the county seat, the vast majority of people have just solved the problem of food and clothing.

However, the fat man also noticed another problem, most people's faces revealed a kind of energy, it was a longing for a better life, and there was rarely the decadence of his time.

The street is square, shaped like a chessboard, and there are mostly bungalows on both sides of the street, with blue bricks and red tiles and stone walls, and there are few buildings. Along the way, only the place where the sign of "Daiichi Department Store" was hung was the second floor.

Whether it is the car boss or Wang Sanpao, when he saw this signboard, the look on his face was very expectant, this is the headquarters of the supply and marketing cooperatives of the commune below, and there are many good things.

The fat man took out a piece of paper from his pocket, which was densely packed with memories: Aunt Zhang's two-foot white flag, the fat aunt wants one meter and two is really cool, and the big-footed sister-in-law wants a pair of sandals, well, this is a bit difficult to buy......

It seems that these things will have to be bought tomorrow, and the shops are all closed.

After turning a few streets, the owner of the carriage screamed, and the carriage came to an abrupt halt. The fat man looked up and saw a bungalow on the side of the road, on which were written the three big characters "Big Car Shop".

Behind the big car shop is an empty yard, there are many carriages parked in it, the owner of the car unloads the people and goods, so he drives the carriage inside, begins to unload the car, and leads the horse to the shed next to it, where there is a row of wooden mangers, and there is no delay in eating and drinking.

A few people ate a bite of bread at noon, and they were already hungry, so they started eating first. The square table and bench, sitting in a group, Qiqi made a bench for the first time, but sat on one end and almost fell down.

Fortunately, now the fat man is quick and pulls her back, so Qiqi sits honestly in the middle, holding a pair of chopsticks in his hand, waiting for the food to be served.

More than a dozen tables were full, the heat of the food diffused in the room, and people chatted all over the world, which was very lively.

Soon a plate of white flour steamed buns was served, all of them were the size of a bowl, the scalp of the steamed buns was tightly erected, shining with a layer of luster, and the fat man smelled a fragrance without waiting for a bite.

Kiki took a bite: "It's better than bread." ”

The fat man took two bites and wondered in his heart: it is indeed different, and he has never eaten less steamed buns, and he has never tasted this taste.

Then a pot of egg soup was served, with some green onion leaves floating on it, yellow, white and green, delicious and beautiful.

The fat man and Qiqi eat fresh, but for farmers like Boss Che and Wang Sanpao, they only eat a few white flour steamed buns during the Chinese New Year, so the two of them eat more deliciously.

After eliminating five steamed buns, the fat man put off his chopsticks, and Qiqi also ate one, which was already a miracle for her.

The car boss took out a cloth bag from the pocket of his clothes, and when he opened it, there were more than a dozen banknotes, one yuan, two yuan, and the maximum face value was five yuan, the kind called workers, peasants and soldiers, and there were several steel hammers of one and a half cents.

Although the fat man has more than 200 yuan, he doesn't dare to take it out, the earliest is the 1995 version, and I'm afraid it will be earth-shattering to take it out, so I will pay the bill by the car boss first, and then calculate it together when I go back.

The waiter crackled, steamed buns for 8 cents, sixteen steamed buns for two cents and eight cents each, and egg soup for two cents and a pot, and this meal cost a total of four cents and eight cents.

Three adults and a doll can eat well! The fat man finally had a new understanding of the prices of goods in this era, and he sincerely admired: "The renminbi at this time is really strong." ”