Early the next morning, when the sky was just dawning, Tian Guo said to his grandmother while combing his hair in the mirror after washing: "Grandma, I will go to Mentougou in the morning, lunch is ready for you, put it on the table in the outhouse, you can make do with a meal at noon, and I will come back in the afternoon." ”

"Mentougou? I went to work in the countryside again, didn't I just come back the day before yesterday? "Grandma just woke up, and she is still a little blind.

"It's not to work, it's my own personal matter." Tian Guo walked into the inner room and stood beside the bed to help his grandmother fold the quilt, "Yesterday's weather forecast said that today is sunny, and the temperature is expected to be 25 degrees, I will help you put the chair in the yard for a while, the old man has to bask in the sun to supplement calcium, you don't always do needlework in the house, the air is good in spring, you should go out for a walk, the light in the house is dark, you should have problems with your eyes after you always do needlework." ”

Putting the chair under the begonia tree, Tian Guo asked his grandmother a few more words and then picked up his schoolbag and went out. Same as the last route, take the bus to the Liuliqiao long-distance bus station, and then reverse to Mentougou.

Today, the driver drove fast and arrived in less than three hours, but it was not as targeted as last time and stopped at the entrance of Zaozhuang Village. People fixed the stop sign, Tian Guomeng, forgot jì when I went out, and after getting off the car with my schoolbag, I found myself standing in the place where there was no store in front of the village, and two rows of aspen were planted along the road, and the wind blew, and the green leaves brushed and pulled.

In the distance, there are large fields of wheat.

Just when I didn't know what to do, an old man pulling red bricks happened to drive a donkey cart by, Tian Guo quickly stopped and asked, "Uncle, please ask, where is this?" ”

"Where are you going?"

"Go to Zaozhuang!"

"There are three Zaozhuang here, one in the east, one in the west, and one in the north, which one are you going to?"

Tian Guo said: "I want to go to the jujube village where Wu Dagui lives. ”

Wu Dagui is "Uncle Wu".

As soon as he heard Wu Dagui, the old man immediately understood, and pointed to the north of the road with his horsewhip: "You have to go that way, follow that road all the way to the north." First pass through Xinzhuang, and then Zaozhuang. ”

"Far from it?"

"Look at how you've passed. If you take a tractor, it will be faster, it will take about 20 minutes, if you take a horse-drawn cart and a donkey cart, it will be slower, it will take 30 minutes, and if you walk by these two feet, it is estimated that it will be after noon. ”

Tian Guo is flat-footed, and it is estimated that it will be finished with two feet when he walks over. I looked at the uncle's donkey cart and felt that it was quite sturdy, so I said, "Uncle, I think your car is very good, can you rent your car?" It's okay, the price is yours! As much as you want, you're welcome! ”

In fact, Tian Guo had a price in her heart, and she had already calculated it in her heart, and after waiting for the old man to quote the price, she pretended to be pitiful and bargained.

As a result, the old man didn't have a chance for her at all, and when he heard that he wanted to rent a car, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Oh, don't rent or rent, my donkey is tired enough to pull a cart of bricks, and you have to make it sick if you have one more, now a donkey is very expensive, and our family relies on it to work hard to make money to feed." ”

"Yes, yes, this donkey is tired, but I'm not sinking, don't look at my height, in fact, I'm less than 100 pounds, it's better to sink a bag of corn kernels, you can do it, take me to Zaozhuang, okay?" It's really not good to put it in Xinzhuang, you said that this is not a place where there is no store in front of the village, and it is not safe for me to stand alone as a big girl, in case a bad person comes, I will pull it down! In this way, for the sake of your donkey, I will pay twice the price today, okay? ”

"Oh, we're not on the way!" The uncle's tone softened and began to hesitate.

"By the way, I'll pay you twice the price, and you won't stop by the way?"

"Twice is a bit less, my donkey is very delicate."

Tian Guo gritted his teeth, thinking that your donkey was made by the big girl of Huanghua? Since he was reincarnated as an animal in this life, he should show some professionalism that an animal should have, and it is his duty to work hard and complain! I've paid twice as much as the cost, or can't I?

In any case, Tian Guo will not pay three times the price. Three times too much, she would rather crawl over it. Just then, a tractor drove by.

"Tian Guo!" The driver shouted, as if he thought it was incredible.

"Lisheng?"

"Oh, it's you!" Li Sheng shouted happily, his swarthy face shining in the sun. The tractor drove fast and stopped in front of Tian Guo in a few seconds. "Why are you here?"

"I" Tian Guo didn't have time to speak, when he saw another person standing on the tractor, tall, tanned, wearing a common white coat in the countryside, with sleeves rolled up, revealing a strong forearm, wearing a big straw hat on his head, and in the shadows, a pair of good-looking eyes were looking at Tian Guo with bright eyes.

"Huh? Brother Huan Ran! Tian Guo ran over and smiled at him.

In the morning, Niu Huanran accompanied Li Sheng to the town, firstly, to deliver the newly harvested vegetables in the village to the town's supply station, and secondly, to buy some things to be used for next month's marriage.

"Come up!" He stretched out a hand and dragged her onto the tractor, and Tian Guo was dusty, so Huan Ran asked her, "Why are you here?" ”

The tractor was full of things to be used for marriage, Tian Guo found a place that was out of the way and sat down, and then said, "It's not a big deal, I just brought something from the city to Aunt Wu and Erxi." ”

Huan Ran was just about to ask, "What did you buy?" Li Sheng in front of him turned around and shouted: "Brother, you want to drive, you hurry up and sit down!" ”

After he sat down, the tractor drove forward "suddenly". In the blue-black smoke, the old man who drove the donkey cart shook his head depressedly and said, "The female doll from this city is not real, why did the donkey cart that said that I want to rent it come up with that kid's tractor?" The boiled duck just flew like that, and it made me happy. ”

Sitting on the bumpy tractor, there are two spittoons printed with big red characters on one side of Tianguo, two hot water kettles printed with happy characters on the other side, and the rest of them have candy, tea, tobacco and alcohol gift boxes, dried fruits such as hazelnuts, pine nuts, melon seeds, peanuts, etc., wrapped in bags and bags, and the paper is also festive red. These things don't break easily and are easy to store, while things like pastries and biscuits have to wait until two days before the wedding to go to the town to buy. It is estimated that everything is ready, and it will take four or five more runs.

"Even if I run a hundred times, I'm happy to do it!" Lisheng happily drove the tractor, and the corners of his grinning mouth were almost open to the base of his ears.

The kettle was fragile, so Tian Guo held it, and at that time he didn't pay attention to packaging, and the plastic rope was tied up. So Niu Huanran, who was sitting opposite, looked at Tian Guo who was holding two red warm pots in her arms, the warm pot was reflective, and her face was also red, like being smeared with several layers of rouge powder, and Huan Ran suddenly felt very festive.

Basking in the sun all the way, the top of his head was hot, and his heart was even warmer, he had an illusion, as if it was not Lisheng and Erxi who were married, but Tian Guo and him.

Thinking so, he took off his straw hat and threw it at Tian Guo's feet with a dart throwing motion, "Hey, put it on." ”

"No, you don't." Tian Guo is not so squeamish. How good it is to bask in the sun, supplement calcium and prevent depression.

Huan Ran frowned and kicked her newly brushed white sneakers: "Put them on, it's time to tan in a while." ”

Tian Guo was helpless, and moved the two thermos in his arms to indicate that it was inconvenient for him. Huan sighed, shifted his ass to sit next to her, and then took the straw hat and put it on her head.

"You haven't washed your hair in a few days?" As soon as he put on his hat, Tian Guo showed a disgusted expression.

Huan Ran smiled: "I've never washed it, just wait for you to come over today and smell it, how about it, does it smell better than toilet water?" ”

"It doesn't smell as good as toilet water, but the effect is definitely similar to that of toilet water, if I wear this hat for the summer, I will not attract mosquitoes on dog days."

Her teasing made him laugh, and Lisheng, who was driving in front of him, looked back and always felt that this picture was very beautiful. "Brother Huanran, you should find a daughter-in-law."

"Really?" The corners of Huan Ran's mouth were dyed with a smile, and he looked down at Tian Guo's spotlessly brushed white sneakers and said, "I think it is, too." ”

Lisheng wanted Tian Guo to go to his house for dinner, but Tian Guo said no, I'd better go to Erxi's house. When Lisheng's tractor was parked at the door of Erxi's house, it happened that Aunt Wu came back from the field, saw Tian Guo, Huanran, and her prospective son-in-law coming, and pulled all three of them into the house with a wave of her hand.

"Ah, Sister Tian Guo, why are you here?" Hearing the movement, Erxi ran out of the kitchen, and the white flour was still on the flower cloth apron, "It's just right, my family is eating eggplant lo mein today, come into the house and drink saliva, and we'll eat in a while." ”

Li Sheng was reluctant to let his daughter-in-law work alone, scooped out a scoop of water from the tank, washed his hands, and went into the kitchen to help Erxi prepare lunch. Here, Tian Guo followed Aunt Wu into the main house with a schoolbag on his back. Aunt Wu went to pour water for her and Niu Huanran, and Tian Guo said, "Auntie, don't be busy, I'm not thirsty." Then he took out two bottles of canned fruit that he bought at the grocery store yesterday, a box of poria cakes, two taels of three-color fruit candy, and a box of milk tablets from his school bag.

"Hey, you girl just come, why are you bringing such a thing, is it because you have too much money and no flowers?" Aunt Wu said angrily, put two glasses of water on the table, and beckoned Huan Ran in the courtyard, "Comrade Xiao Niu, come in and drink water." ”

Huan Ran sometimes followed Li Sheng to Aunt Wu's house, but always stood outside the door and waited, Aunt Wu only knew that his surname was "Niu", and he didn't like to talk much, but he was full of farm work and walked in a tiger's style, especially a pair of eyes that were good-looking, bright, just like the stars that night. Aunt Wu has two daughters, and sighs that if there is another girl, she must find a matchmaker to tell Comrade Xiao Niu.

Huan Ran was polite for a while before walking into the house, sitting next to Tian Guo, looking at a table full of expensive hard goods, he looked at Tian Guo suspiciously, thought for a while, and saw that Aunt Wu walked into the back room and didn't know what to do, so he gently tugged Tian Guo's sleeve, "Come out, I have something to ask you." ”

Tian Guo thinks that Niu Huanran is good at everything, the only bad thing is that he likes to speak in a commanding tone, as if everyone else should listen to him. This time, Tian Guo deliberately rubbed for a while before going out.

Huan Ran's tone was a little rushed, and he asked her, "Yonedaguo, how much do you earn a month?" ”

"Not much." Tian Guo's tone was light.

"Since you don't know much, why did you buy so many things for Aunt Wu? Do you have too much money to spend? His face was very stinky, as if Tian Guo was spending his money.

Tian Guo didn't plan to tell Sù Niu Huanran the purpose of his trip, but said: "Erxi will get married next month, it's not easy for me to come here, I have to buy something decent." ”

"Oh? Decent stuff? Then you should go to Ruifuxiang in Dashilar to buy a few more batches of silk, that's even better! ”

Tian Guo felt that Niu Huanran was so angry and inexplicable, I didn't spend your money, as for it. Besides, how do you know the little calculation in my heart. If you ask someone to do things with just one mouth, you can't send something decent to put on a façade. She didn't want to quarrel with Niu Huanran, mainly because she knew that he was actually doing it for her good, after all, her little belongings were really shabby. Tian Guo adjusted his expression and criticized himself: "Well, I was a little more generous today, and I will pay attention to it in the future, by the way, these two things are for you, and I bought them from the grocery store." ”

With his eyes down, he watched Tian Guo take out a box of large front doors and a bag of figs from the cloth bag he was carrying. "I'll leave in the afternoon, you take these two things, smoke less, ten a day is about the same. And this fig, you still love to eat it, right? I remember when you were a kid you could eat four or five bags at a time. ”