2 Southern Anhui Chapter 2: A small city in southern Anhui

Ah Cheng walked in Hefei Xinqiao Airport with his luggage with his boarding pass, there were familiar local sounds everywhere, he had not returned here for five years, this time he came back, Ah Cheng felt the warm breath, and it was good to be in his hometown after all.

Ah Cheng left the terminal and called a Didi car to go to Mansion One, which was one of his family's estates and was now run by his second uncle. Ah Cheng got out of the car and looked at the western-style building, the mansion was closed during the day, so now the door was closed, but there were still people on duty inside, he walked up to the door, and the automatic door opened for him.

As soon as he took a step, a waiter inside opened his hand and came over to stop him: "I'm sorry sir, this mansion is open at seven o'clock in the evening, and it's closing time now" Ah Cheng waved his hand: "I'm not here to play, I'm here to find the boss." ”

"I'm sorry sir, the boss isn't there," the waiter said impatiently, "we can't reach him." ”

"Then I'll get in touch." Saying that, Ah Cheng took out his mobile phone, "Second uncle, I'm at the door of Mansion No. 1, I'll go in and take a look." ”

The waiter looked surprised, when did the boss have such a nephew? He immediately contacted the manager on duty, and the manager was also curious, so he walked to the door and looked at it, and walked over apologetically: "I'm sorry, Cheng Gongzi, the new waiter didn't recognize you." Then he glared at the waiter on the side, and the waiter was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak. The manager led Ah Cheng into the door: "Cheng Gongzi has been out for five years, it's good to come back, my mother wants you to die." Ah Cheng waved his hand lightly: "I know, I came back to see it this time, and by the way, I will accompany my mother for the New Year." I'll go around here, and I'll go home first. I'll just ask my second uncle to leave a car at my mother's house. I'm probably going to need it. ”

"No problem, no problem, small things, Cheng Gongzi, you see that the construction of this mansion is okay." Ah Cheng glanced around: "It's okay, it's the same as before I left, there hasn't been much change, and there are still no guests, right?" With that, he left the mansion, leaving the manager on duty and the waiter with a stunned face......

Ah Cheng stopped a taxi, went to the South Gate Passenger Transport Center, had a light meal, and then bought a ticket and squeezed into a minibus bound for his hometown with his luggage, the road was repaired very well, not as dilapidated as before, Ah Cheng thought, five years have not returned, the change in his hometown is still quite big.

The car was speeding all the way, and Ah Cheng leaned back in his chair and fell asleep...... Drove for more than an hour, the car stopped in a small passenger station, Ah Cheng lit a cigarette with his luggage, walked on the familiar path, the town is not big, it doesn't take too much time to go anywhere, the home to the bus station is only ten minutes away, Ah Cheng met the primary school along the way, the school was crowded with parents who picked up and dropped off their children, he was also a student of this primary school, and walked home with his partner at such a time, Ah Hao is one of them, the others, he doesn't remember much, only remember when school is out, A few of them were eating roadside stalls together, walking in the sunset, Ah Hao and him were still quite stupid and comfortable at that time, thinking about it, Ah Cheng suddenly laughed...

He turned the corner in front and arrived home, he could already vaguely see the building, his house was on the first floor, and there was a relatively large courtyard. He pushed open the door and walked in, his mother's clothes were hanging on the clothes pole, the bicycle he used to ride was still leaning against the wall, full of dust, his mother's car was still outside, it seemed that his mother was at home, he took out the key and opened the lock.

"Mom, I'm back," he cried out, "Mom, are you home?" No one answered, and he walked into the living room, where his mom was asleep on the couch and the TV was still on.

"I can fall asleep like this, my mother is old after all." He muttered, went to the room and got a quilt for his mother, looking at his mother's gray hair, he still couldn't bear to wake her up. "Just let her sleep," Ah Cheng thought to himself, "It seems that she is too tired, and also, she hasn't been home for a few years, and her mother probably misses herself very much." Saying that, Ah Cheng pushed the suitcase and pushed open his bedroom, the furnishings were still like that, the quilt was clean and tidy, and the room was spotlessly cleaned, Ah Cheng was a little moved......

"Ahem" Mom's cough came from the living room, "Is Xiaocheng back?" ”

Ah Cheng immediately put down his things and ran out: "Yes, Mom, I'm back." Ah Cheng ran to his mother's side, "I haven't been able to come home for five years because of some circumstances, which makes you worried." ”

"The stinky boy still knows to come back, you know that you haven't contacted me, and the uncles and aunts at home say you're gone, you know!" Then his mother said, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back." ”

"I'm not out to make some money, and I'm returning home." Ah Cheng said apologetically.

"Whoever asked you to return home, you won't know how to come back when you go out" His mother still couldn't help but be a little angry.

"I'm either back, it's just a little late." Ah Cheng continued, "I met something outside and delayed for a long time. ”

"You, ......" his mother didn't know how to answer......

That night, Ah Cheng, who had returned home after a long absence, had a rich dinner with his mother, and the two of them ate very warmly, just like they had lived in a small town before. After eating, his mother went out to work the night shift, Ah Cheng went out alone to wander around, first went to Ah Hao's house to see, he knew that Ah Hao's family was no one, but the two families were close, or wanted to go to see, walked to the front of the building, looked up, of course Ah Hao's house was not lit, the curtains were also drawn, everything was as before, Ah Cheng went to the favorite place to play in his previous memory, and turned around.

"No matter how many years have passed, the small town has largely remained the same." Ah Cheng sighed. When I got home, there was a new car parked outside the house, Paramela, with a license plate that is common in the family and has a tail number of 8.

"The key is placed on the table in the living room", the second uncle sent a WeChat voice, "Big nephew, have a good rest at home these days, the car is out for you, just use it when you need it." Ah Cheng put away the car keys, went back to his bed, and closed his eyes......