Ling Mei entered the city for the first time in her life, followed Lan Xin to go, set off by minibus, and had to rely on the ferry on the way, although the journey was smooth, the whole journey still took half a day.

At this time, the heat has passed, and the heat is still unabated. Especially after nine o'clock in the morning, the autumn tiger launched Weilai is also tantamount to summer summer. Vehicles are parked at the ferry port and queue up for the ferry to arrive. At first, there were people who sat in the car and didn't want to get out, they were dressed in new and bright clothes, probably because they didn't want their clothes and shoes to get on the mud and sand on the shore, after all, everyone wanted to appear in the city decently, not in the image of mud legs. It's just that the team that didn't move made them gradually unable to sit still, especially after the car stopped, there was no wind brought by the rapid advance, and the car looked even more stuffy and dry.

The ferry port was very lively - really hot and lively, although there seemed to be a fresh breeze blowing on the water, but the crowd was impenetrable. In addition to the passengers, the driver and the staff on the ferry, there was also a group of women wearing straw hats and casually dressed, who appeared out of nowhere, with sturdy bodies, dark and red skin, either holding bamboo baskets or carrying wooden boxes, and very nimbly shuttling between the parked vehicles and the flowing crowd. The shouts of "spicy tofu, spicy fish, chicken feet, duck palms, ham sausages, melon seeds, peanuts, lotus seeds, rice, cigarettes, betel nuts, mineral water, ......" came and went. They used a completely different local accent to connect the names of various snacks and snacks into a string of shouting tones, followed by bursts of aroma to the face, tempting people's revelry.

It's a long layover, and it's best to have some snacks to pass the time. So they were constantly greeted by people:

"A string of tofu."

"Here's a fish."

……

Upon hearing this call, several women will immediately appear at the same time, and they will recommend their own food to the target customer:

"My tofu is fried in the morning, and it is fragrant, I don't believe you smell it."

"This fish is fresh, it was only fished out of the river last night, I fried it myself, you just have to eat it with confidence."

……

It all sounds good, but often only one person makes a deal, and once the passenger has decided on a deal, the other women will disperse on their own to find the next target. If the Ling family relies on the mountains to eat the mountains, then this group of women relies on water to eat water. The reason is very simple, as long as you are diligent and willing to work, you will not starve to death.

Ling Mei saw this kind of scene for the first time, and she couldn't help but be curious. She has observed several successful transactions and found that this way of trading is unique and very convenient, and there is no need to make change. The price of snacks is basically in units of one, two, and five yuan. Even if in order to stand out from the crowd of competitors, the promised small concessions lead to the need to find a small change, the woman will quickly deliver a bottle of mineral water and say empathetically:

"It's been a while to get on the ferry, so take it to quench your thirst."

People who love spicy food will not know that after eating a few strings of tofu or a crucian carp, this bottle of water is necessary to quench their thirst and rinse their mouths, unless they go out with water, they will be boldly catched.

Regardless of whether the other party accepts this method of change, the woman will recommend one or two other snacks to the passenger by the way. Some passengers who originally only needed one or two dollars ended up in a business of five or ten dollars. This makes people have to admire them, not only have a pair of dexterous hands, but also a delicate heart. It's so hot, black sweat is flowing, and all you earn is hard-earned money.

Ling Mei's gaze kept following them, but she ignored the people around her. Lan Xin on the side asked softly:

"Want to eat?"

"Oh? No! ”

Ling Mei immediately denied that a spicy crucian carp cost five yuan, which was equivalent to her ticket for this trip.

"There's nothing coincidental about the spicy taste, and I make it better than theirs."

Lan Xin said disdainfully, as if she had really done it. However, going up the mountain and down to the field, at home and outside the home, it seems that there is really nothing in this world that can be difficult to live for her.

Ling Mei comprehended and understood the overtone of this sentence, so she kept her eyes and stopped looking at them.

When the ferry finally arrived, the drivers of each car began to beckon their passengers to board the car, and the staff on the ferry were ready to pick up the ferry. The tumultuous crossing was quiet again, and the women were gone. In life, many people who are not easy and take care of themselves can take care of the fate of others?

No wonder Lan Xin chose to set off at dawn, because he was afraid of being delayed on the ferry. On the ferry, Lan Xin was in a good mood and said in a brisk tone:

"It's already fast, and it's still in time for lunch."

In this way, if there is a slight problem, it is not impossible to start at night. Ling Mei had a knot: It's not easy to go to the city this time, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to return to my hometown in the future.

Lan Xin seemed to have guessed Ling Mei's thoughts, and said earnestly: "Don't always want to come back if you go this time, if you are admitted to the university and jump out of the farm, your fate will change." ”

Ling Mei bowed her head and was silent, but what she thought in her heart was: Is it like Ling Xiao? The man who would praise him just by mentioning his name. A person who has never wanted to be in a corner of peace, now to let her stay by the side of such a scorching person, the pressure is not ordinary!

Ferries travel from one shore to the other, and passengers travel from the countryside to the city. When you get to the city, you have to change to the bus, five cents a person, no one sells tickets, the passengers are very conscious of putting coins on the bus, and the driver only cares about the full departure. Ling Mei, who usually only rides a bicycle, took the bus, ferry, and bus on this trip, and it was incredible to think about it. Many things that once seemed unattainable will one day be experienced.

The mother and daughter of the Ling family came on this trip, not to visit relatives and friends, but to succeed in their studies. For this purpose, Lan Xin gave up the near and far and sent Ling Mei to the city, just because she always believed that the quality of teaching in the city would definitely be higher than that in the township.

A few days ago, Lan Xin and Ling Xiao talked on the phone, and her mother was worried, she was concerned about his life and work, and after hearing that he was going to enter the ranks of people's teachers, she praised a few good words, and talked about the recent situation at home, and mentioned that Ling Mei was about to enter high school, but he said without thinking:

"Let her come and read."

Lan Xin naturally couldn't ask for it when she heard it, usually she was in charge of all the big and small things in the family, but she also asked Ling Song about Ling Mei's schooling, needless to say, he also thought the idea was good, so he just said:

"Isn't that a problem for him?"

Lan Xin glanced at him and said impatiently:

"This is his proposal, he himself is not afraid of trouble, you have to worry about it."

Saying this, Ling Song didn't say much.