Chapter 144: Missed the bus
In the afternoon, a bus drove along a rugged mountain road on the China-Myanmar border. On the body of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info bus, the four big characters of "Jinxin Bus" are particularly conspicuous.
Compared to ordinary buses, this shuttle bus is very empty, with only thirteen people. But it is the largest group of guests in recent months, and the destinations are Banzhu Township, a small township with only a few hundred people, and there are more than a dozen villages in the township.
The bus, which had thirteen passengers, paced down the winding road at its usual speed of about thirty yards.
In the car, half of the people were people who came to the county from Banzhu Township to buy and sell things. In addition, there are some in-depth tourists, or traders who come to buy medicinal herbs.
Speaking of medicinal materials, Qiongniao Mountain in Banzhu Township is rich in a variety of precious Chinese herbal medicines, especially the star anise lotus is the most famous. This herb can disperse wind and expectoration, disinfect and relieve swelling, and is a more commonly used Chinese herbal medicine.
Although the star anise lotus is not uncommon, the star anise lotus on Qiongniao Mountain is more than ten times stronger than that in other places, and when mixed with several other Chinese herbs, it can even directly solve the snake venom of the five-step snake.
Of course, there are not a few people who fall off the cliff and die every year because of going to Qiongniao Mountain to collect medicine. Most of them can't even find their bones. It's just that this huge temptation of money still makes many young guys risk their lives.
A slightly chubby Han man wears a thick platinum ring on his white finger, inlaid with an emerald, and a consecrated jade pendant of great value hangs around his neck.
In the past few years, he has frequently traveled to Banzhu Township, purchased a lot of cheap and rare medicinal materials, and really made a lot of money. It's just that this time he went out, he felt a little weak in spirit, and he almost missed the bus.
In addition, a few days ago, I met a wandering feng shui master, saying that he should not argue with others recently, otherwise there will be a disaster of blood and light. So much so that along the way, he didn't even dare to say a word more.
At this moment, he was frowning and closing his eyes to rest. The rhythmic amplitude made him want to vomit.
Next to the chubby man, a tourist who came to take an in-depth tour happened to be the opposite, excitedly holding a single-lens reflex camera and taking pictures of the scenery outside through the glass window of the car. This speed is quite suitable for shooting. It would be better if you could stop in the middle and get out of the car and shoot again.
In the back row of the car, a man in a baseball cap with the brim pulled so low that his face was not visible at all. His hands were in his wide pockets, and he didn't say a word from beginning to end.
There was also a woman holding a baby in the car, humming a lullaby to lull the child to sleep.
The others, mostly Banzhu villagers, communicate there in their own language. Of course, they can also understand Mandarin, but they just can't speak it.
The driver is also Han Chinese, and he has been driving this road for three years and is very skilled. However, the bus was activated just three days ago. For this reason, he also went out of his way to ask for a car trailer.
This is a string of Buddha statues hanging on the car, and there is a golden sign with the words "smooth sailing" hanging underneath. The car trailer also shook badly because of the shaking of the car.
In the county station.
"What? Every three days! There's no room for people there, huh? Zhao Dapeng was yelling at the station staff at the moment. The key is that the bus that runs every three days has just driven away for more than ten minutes.
"I'm really sorry, the shuttle bus to Banzhu Township used to be a Monday class, but now it is frequent, you can live in the town for a few days, and the scenery of the surrounding towns is also very good." The staff tried to explain in a not very smooth Mandarin. Who made this chubby passenger so fierce.
"What if we have something urgent? Wait three days too? "Accustomed to the fast pace of the coastal area, even Zhao Dapeng, who is usually not fast-paced, still can't stand this place, it seems that everything is slow.
I've never heard of a bus running every three days. There are not even taxis, let alone taxis, even if there is a tractor to Banzhu Township. Could it be that the people there live the life of primitive indigenous people?
"So what's your urgency?" The staff asked curiously and seriously.
Belch! This question stumped Zhao Dapeng. He really didn't have anything to do, but it was because he was ten minutes late and had to wait for three days that he felt particularly depressed.
"We have a guest house at the station, why don't you open the room?" The staff at this station are very considerate of the company.
Zhao Dapeng looked at Zeng Yifan, thinking that this workaholic would not be willing to waste three days in vain.
Zeng Yifan looked at Zhang Mengmeng, he didn't care. Compared to Lingcheng, the air here is really fresh, and the key rhythm is slow, but you can really relax.
Sure enough, I hurried to the airport and happened to meet Zhang Mengmeng. However, Zeng Yifan pushed everything to Zhao Dapeng. That's right, he wanted to come here. In this regard, Zhao Dapeng, who has a big nerve, has no objection.
Therefore, Zeng Yifan didn't care at all about whether he could go to Banzhu Township today. Horizontally and vertically, Zhang Mengmeng is in his line of sight, and he will not be deceived by that beast. That's right, I'm just worried that there will be one more girl who has been deceived, nothing else.
Regarding Zeng Yifan's sudden appearance at the airport, Zhang Mengmeng was both surprised and disappointed. I was surprised that he really came, and I was disappointed that it turned out to be because of something else. What a coincidence.
Zhang Mengmeng frowned, picked up her mobile phone and made a call to her tutor, but unfortunately she couldn't get through for the time being. In fact, she didn't have any hope, in that mountain, if she could get through ten times on the phone, she would burn high incense.
Just when the three of them had no choice but to stay temporarily, a middle-aged man with a wide-brimmed cowhide hat patted Zhao Dapeng on the shoulder.
"Are you going to Banzhu Township? I have a car. ”
The middle-aged man spoke Chinese, but the accent was mixed with too many dialects, or if he was a minority at all, in short, it was similar to listening to birds.
But there are two words that are clear, "Banzhu Township" and "have a car", and that is enough.
The three of them almost ran into a savior, and they nodded together like chickens pecking rice.
The middle-aged man grinned with satisfaction and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of counting the money. Obviously, he is not happy to help others, he has a car to go back to Banzhu Township, take a few people to make some money, this trip is a double harvest.
In this regard, Zeng Yifan and the three of them, who came from the coastal city, were not surprised at all.
The price level here is not high, from the station to Banzhu Township, the journey takes more than an hour, but the ticket is only 5 yuan. Almost a quarter of the cost in coastal cities.
But because the three of them took a special car this time, Zeng Yifan boldly took out fifty yuan and handed it to the middle-aged man, and said that there was no need to look for it. After all, if there is a taxi, fifty dollars may not be enough.