Pengcheng Shenzhen, in mid-June, the high temperature is coming, and the humidity has not receded.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Ma Guiying just got off work, took the elevator to the 12th floor after parking the car, got out of the elevator and opened the door, pushed the door only to feel that the house was stuffy, she shouted "I'm back" - no one answered.

She took off her high heels, changed into slippers, put away the keys, hung up her purse, and then walked through the hallway, bypassing the dining room and living room, and striding to the room of her youngest daughter, Yangyang. Gui Ying gently pushed the door open, and when she saw that the light was turned off, she didn't know if her daughter was asleep, she whispered in the crack of the door and whispered: "He Yiyang, are you asleep?" Mommy is back! Seeing that her daughter didn't answer, she slowly closed the door, thinking that children are the species with the best sleep quality in the universe.

Gui Ying turned around and went to the back room, which was the room of her son He Yiming. The door was ajar, the lights inside were bright, his son was lying on the bed holding his mobile phone and laughing, Gui Ying pushed open the door and asked, "What are you looking at?" Laugh like that! ”

"Nothing! Mom, you're back so early today! ”

"yes, it's not a big deal for the company."

"Oh......" Tsai said and looked down at his phone.

Gui Ying then walked to the opposite bedroom and saw her husband He Zhiyuan typing in front of the desk with headphones, his back was never majestic, but handsome and charming, especially when working, his elegance was fully revealed. Gui Ying walked over quietly, wanting to scare him, who wanted to go far and suddenly turned around and spoke first: "Hey, you're back!" ”

"yes, I'll be back early today! I'm brewing on the road to go out for a walk, and you see Yangyang falling asleep again! ”

"She had a good time with Zhou Zhou at noon today, and she didn't take a lunch break, and she was playing again after school, and she had dinner at night...... The eyes are asleep and the mouth is eating...... It's funny! So saying, the two of them sat down on the bed.

"A little tired! No business, no energy! ”

"Then go to bed early today!"

"How's your novel going?"

"My outline was sixty chapters, and now I've written forty chapters! Soon! ”

"It's so good, come on, husband!"

Gui Ying said and fell into Zhiyuan's arms and yawned. With both children and daughters, plus a talented, meticulous, diligent, peaceful and tolerant husband, the corners of Gui Ying's mouth are also curved when she yawns. Zhiyuan leaned on the head of the bed and hugged Gui Ying, enjoying his lover's dependence on him motionlessly.

The phone rang, Gui Ying took out her mobile phone and saw that it was the phone of her second brother Ma Xingsheng, and she quickly answered it.

"Hello? Elder brother! ”

"Hmmm! Yingying, are you off work? ”

"Just got off work! Are you going to send me any more fruit? Are our apricots almost ripe? ”

"You're right, the apricots are ripe! Oops...... I'm ...... now" Xingsheng squatted under the persimmon tree at the door, his left hand covering his sad face, he lowered his voice, and stopped talking.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Gui Ying asked hurriedly.

"I'm ...... I really couldn't help it, I hesitated for more than a month before I called you! "Prosperity is anxious.

"How do you say that?" Gui Ying was lying in Zhiyuan's arms to answer the phone, but when she heard this, she sat up straight.

"Do you know about our big foot injury?"

"I know, there was a fight between the two people in the village, and he went to persuade him to fight and was knocked down - he broke his foot! Didn't you just buy him a few boxes of imported medicine and send them over! ”

"Do you know how to harvest wheat some time ago?"

"I know, you said it last time I called!"

"Hey, he's got a broken foot! During this time, I was harvesting wheat and working in the orchard, and I didn't have time to cook at all. You have to eat this and eat that! If I didn't cook for him properly, he would get angry. One night I came home late and he scolded me for more than two hours. Some time ago, he had to ask me to cook for him before he could go to the field! I'm ...... Tut! Ma Xingsheng on the other end of the phone scratched his hair indiscriminately, and his tone was full of helplessness.

"Isn't there a restaurant in the village?"

"At first, he couldn't walk, and I bought him food seven or eight times. Later, he was able to go and eat by himself, but the Yangzi family was also busy with the wheat harvest, and he disliked the slow cooking of others, saying that the noodles made by others were too soft, the dumpling filling was overnight, and the cold skin was not strong...... It's okay two or three times, you keep muttering! Later, Yangzi knew that he came at noon, and as soon as it was noon, the people flashed - went to work, and stopped selling food! Tell me about it! ”

"Tsk, this old man...... That's a lot! Gui Ying stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the bedroom balcony, holding the phone in her right hand and scratching the root of her ear with her left hand.

"I can't help it now! I can only open this mouth with you! ”

"What's the opening?" Gui Ying was so surprised that the flesh on her face condensed into a flower roll.

"Let the big ...... Let the big go and live there for a while! In the joy of the crickets, Xingsheng finally said this long-accumulated sentence.

"You want him to come to Shenzhen!" Gui Ying instantly changed to a loud voice yelling in the alley of her hometown, and He Zhiyuan, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, was also shocked.

"Hmm!" Xingsheng nodded very affirmatively in the dark alleyway.

"Oh my God! I can't! You know my temper, I can't get along with him, when do I go home and don't quarrel? You know that! No way! There's absolutely no way he's going to come to me......" Gui Ying was anxious.

"I know he won't take the initiative to come, you invite him to come, let him come to Shenzhen for a trip! Brother really can't help it, the apricots are to be picked, the plums and hard peaches are almost ripe, and there are walnuts and grapes to get in August...... I am the only laborer in the more than ten acres of orchards at home, to be honest, I spend money to hire people and I can't be busy, not to mention that I have to serve him and listen to him pick thorns and be reprimanded by him! I came back at eight o'clock that night, as soon as I got home, I didn't stop to cook, he didn't squeak I thought he was fine, but the meal was ready and brought to him, he asked me what time it was, I said nine o'clock, he didn't say anything and threw my hard-earned noodles to the dog! Then he said what to eat at nine o'clock! I...... I was tired for most of the day and finally didn't eat a bite of food. When I got up the next morning, I cooked for him first, and I was still scolding me! Yingying, my brother really can't hold on...... Can you help my brother! "Prosperity is pleading over there.

"I know, I know! Oh, you ......" Gui Ying leaned against the wall and sighed.

"It's good to stay for a while, and send him back when his feet are better, at most three months, it's a pity that you haven't lived with a big life for more than 20 years, right? Would you like to give it a try? Yingying, you can help my brother! Now you can count on it......" Prosperity was so anxious that the stars flew around.

"Hey!" Gui Ying wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "I asked him to come, but he may not come!" ”

"You spoke too impulsively, you let Zhiyuan mention it. Zhiyuan invited him, he will definitely come! It's really not okay to let Tsai Tsai call, and he may be able to listen to Tsai's words! Don't talk about it anymore, just come and pick someone up! ”

"Ahem!" Gui Ying laughed awkwardly: "That's okay, then I'll discuss it with Zhiyuan!" When Zhiyuan heard this, he also sat up straight with a sideways face.

"What are you talking about? Today - buy tickets now and let Zhiyuan come over tomorrow! ”

"Uhh......h

The brother and sister holding the phone were silent for a long time.

"Okay? Give a word! "Prosperity urges.

"Okay! I'm going to hang up first, I'm going to ...... I'm going to sort out my mood. ”

"Okay, then you hang up!"

After hanging up the phone, Gui Ying turned to Zhiyuan and said, "The great man of Majiatun is coming over!" Come to Shenzhen! Come to your house! After speaking, he lay on the bed and sighed: "Oh my God! Gee...... Oops......"

"It's okay, don't make a fuss." Zhiyuan appeased.

Hearing this, Tsai ran over and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with my mother?" ”

"Your grandfather is coming to our house!"

"Come on, come on! Grandma has been here before! ”

Gui Ying heard that Tsai Tsai was so ignorant, and suddenly sat up: "Come on?" Oh my! You don't know anything, and you dare to say that you can come! I feel the need to have a family meeting to talk about it! ”

"Still in a meeting?" Tsai Tsai looked at Zhiyuan disdainfully and smiled.

"Your mom is a little anxious!"

"Am I anxious for you?"

"Is it that scary?"

"It's not scary, but your grandfather is here to live in a room with you!" Gui Ying playfully teased her son.

"Why! Grandpa can live with Yangyang, so my dad doesn't have to coax her to sleep every night, how trouble-free! Let me declare first, he will never live in my house! ”

"The second brother named and said that you should pick up Village Chief Ma!" Gui Ying pretended to be innocent and said to Zhiyuan a little lucky.

"Why me? Shouldn't it be you who go? Me and ...... I don't know my dad well, I don't know each other at all! You know he ...... me He hasn't looked down on me all the time! Zhiyuan stammered.

"You see, all of them are anxious, right? Hehe! I said I was going to have a meeting, and I was going to have a meeting now. Yangyang sleep abstained, the three of us opened! Gui Ying's outstretched index finger drew a small circle in the air.

"What do you say in a meeting?"

"I don't sleep in the same room with him anyway! When I was a child, I accidentally knocked down his hookah and immediately yelled and scolded, but it was scary! I don't care, I have my final exam in a month and a half, don't affect my studies! ”

"Now the orchard at the second uncle's house is very busy, and your second uncle can't take care of the old man's foot injury, I have promised to let him come to our house, and there is no way to shirk this. The first item in the meeting was who was going to pick him up. ”

"Of course you go!" Tsai Tsai was the first to speak, and his outstretched index finger was aimed at Ma Guiying.

"If I go, he probably won't come to Shenzhen!"

"That's not good, everyone is happy! Universal celebration! Tsai spread his hands, snorted impatiently, and turned his head to look at his father.

Zhiyuan didn't speak.

"Forget it, I'll go! You went and quarreled, but it caused trouble for the second brother! The second brother is now the busiest time of the year, and the harvest is all at this moment. ”

"That's right! The second brother also means this! Gui Ying nodded, clasped her hands together, and looked at her husband coquettishly.

"Hey, okay, I'll go." Zhiyuan drooped down the hard door of the head.

"Well, that's the first thing in the meeting! OK. The second is where he came and lived? This is not negotiable, and today's meeting is to inform you - He Yiming! In the future, Ma Jianguo, the old village chief of Majiatun, will live in the same house with you! Gui Ying's index finger also pointed "retaliatory" at her son, who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

Tsai stood up with a whoosh and said, "I made it clear that I don't live in the same room with him, what do you mean?" ”

"Yes, then you sleep on the sofa in the living room, and the room is given to him, are you satisfied?"

"Why should I give my house to someone else!" Tsai Tsai twisted his youthful face into a wrinkle, and then said, "I'll spend my own money tomorrow to change the locks—no one wants to enter my house!" Have your own meetings! Bye! ”

After saying that, he turned and left, and then slammed the door of his room shut. The family meeting broke up unhappily.

"Oh my God, don't wake up Yangyang!" Zhiyuan immediately walked to the door of his daughter's room and eavesdropped for a few minutes. There was no movement, and he turned around and went back to the bedroom. Gui Ying collapsed on the bed and continued to sigh.

"It's okay! Look at who you're doing! Dad is a member of the family, not to mention that your father and daughter haven't lived in so many years - how strange! This is an opportunity that you should cherish! ”

"Heh!" Gui Ying grinned and deduced these two words with a crucifixion expression.

"I'm going to buy a ticket! Digest it yourself! ”

"Do you buy a plane ticket or a high-speed rail ticket?"

"High-speed rail ticket, Dali Station is just to the county seat. The airport is in Xianyang, I am not familiar with the people of Xianyang, and the language is not understood, and it is convenient for the high-speed rail. ”

"Okay."

Zhiyuan returned to the computer desk and quickly bought a high-speed rail ticket the day after tomorrow.

Gui Ying had insomnia this night, and she remembered a lot of pictures of living in Majiatun. She misses Majiatun and even dreams. The memories and the memories of myself that night are all innocent and romantic. But once the picture brushes the village chief, the memories and the self he is recalling all change, and sour, difficult, and resentful emotions come to my heart. Gui Ying thinks that as long as her life cuts off the intersection with Ma Jianguo, the rest is happy and beautiful.

The next day, Tsai Tsai went to school, Gui Ying went to work, and Zhiyuan sent Yangyang to kindergarten, everything was the same as before, but everything was different from then on.

Early in the morning of the third day, Zhiyuan packed his luggage, sent Yangyang to school first, and then went straight to Shenzhen North Railway Station. Arrived in Xi'an at half past nine in the evening and stayed in the hotel I had booked. The next day, I took the high-speed train to Dali Station, and when I stood in the most conspicuous place, I saw a dark-covered person, that was the second brother Ma Xingsheng. Xingsheng waited at the station entrance for a long time. Zhiyuan waved his hand to call the second brother, Xingsheng also waved his hand, and his body leaning on the saddle stood upright, only to see a height of one meter seven or eight, a stocky and slightly chubby body, a plaid shirt, big shorts, a pair of sneakers, and an old straw hat.

I haven't seen each other for a long time, and the two shy men don't shake hands or hug when they meet, they just smile shyly. Talking about the family all the way is happy, but when it comes to Lao Ma, it is either heavy, serious or a little embarrassing.

Escorted by the fruits and vegetables of the Guanzhong Plain and the unique flavor of the loess along the way, they soon went from Dali County to Duanjia Town, and then from Duanjia Town to Majiatun. This is the first time that Zhiyuan has returned to his hometown in Shaanxi during the non-Spring Festival, and he looked at the scenery all the way, which was beautiful and full of joy.

The smooth asphalt road is sandwiched by green grass, and the orchards on both sides are slippery, and the fruit is within reach. Zhiyuan's eyes widened to see the unripe peaches, plums, apples, walnuts, persimmons, pears, grapes, as well as peanuts, sweet potatoes, sesame seeds, corn, peppers, melons, and pumpkins growing in the ground...... The Guanzhong Plain is really a treasure land of feng shui, everything can be planted, and everything grows well! If it weren't for Gui Ying's obstruction, he really wanted to go back to his father-in-law's house several times a year to enjoy the countryside in spring, summer, autumn and winter. The beauty of nature is truly incomparable. Especially in the modern era of semi-mechanization, people have regulated the fields neatly, arranged the cultivation of the four seasons properly, and reaped the fruits at the same time. Zhiyuan couldn't help but sigh, and wanted to stop the car and go to someone else's orchard to touch and smell it first.

Soon, the car stopped and arrived home. The red lacquer gate was open on both sides, and the four yellow dogs were lying on their stomachs at the door, and they all waged their tails to meet Xingsheng when they saw them, they obviously knew Zhiyuan, so they didn't bark or get close when they met.

"Lao Huang, come here!" A rough and majestic male voice came through the door, and the four dogs all turned around and ran in.

Entering the door is the garage, where a black Santana and a floor slipper are parked on the porcelain tile floor on the left, and tricycles, motorcycles, bicycles, and trolleys are parked on the concrete floor on the right.

Inside, there is a small courtyard with a light-revealing shed, with cannas, grapevines, henna, and soup flowers planted on the west side, and a sink on the east side, a water bottle, a bucket, a washing machine, and a long rope for drying clothes.

Further inside, there is a glass door that stretches and closes left and right, and when you enter the main hall of the house, a large living room of dozens of square meters. The slightly stylish porcelain tile ground, porcelain wall, south, west, and north three walls are hung in turn with the mountains and rivers of the motherland, Huashan welcome pine, and the leader of the leader, and the leader in the portrait is taller than the real person. Under the west wall of the living room, there is a soft cotton sofa, opposite is a set of combined solid wood sofas, in the middle of the two sets of sofas is a large square coffee table, the coffee table is full of things but not messy at all, the south side of the coffee table is a large size TV, the TV is on. There is a large recliner under the leader's picture, and a person is lying on the recliner, who has been the village chief of Majiatun for 21 years, leading and witnessing Majiatun from a poor village to the richest village in the county. This person is called the old village chief, and his surname is Ma Jianguo.

1.8 meters, white vest, big pants, shaking a fan in his left hand, holding a remote control in his right hand, and wearing a white plaster cast on his right foot and right leg. The whole person lay moist, and his eyes were squinting at the four yellow dogs. Zhiyuan looked at it, and quickly bent down and shouted: "Dad! ”

"Hmm!" The old horse looked at the four dogs and whispered in response.

"Great, Zhiyuan is here!" Xingsheng smiled and pointed at Zhiyuan.

"Dad!" Zhiyuan shouted loudly again.

"Why are you here?" The old horse had a pair of eagle eyes, the corners of his mouth were facing the ground, and he turned his head and glanced at Zhiyuan quickly.

"Yingying, she is very busy with work, so if she doesn't ask for leave, I'll come."

"What are you doing here?"

"Tsk! Doesn't that mean it's okay? You go to Yingying's house to live for a while, and now I'm too busy picking fruits! You just took advantage of this effort to go to Shenzhen for a spin, don't you want to see ***? Shenzhen has *** image, sea, coconut tree...... And the boys! Didn't you make a Buddha statue for Tsai Tsai? Xingsheng stood next to him and hurriedly answered.

The old horse sat on the chair and did not move, three meters in front of him was the TV, two meters to the right was the fan, and one meter to the left was four dogs. He looked up, too lazy to speak. has been a village chief for more than 20 years, and he has also been to big cities, but he has never been to big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, let alone live. In the previous paragraph, Xingsheng Lao shouted for him to go to Yingying's house to live and recuperate from his foot injury, he was unhappy on his lips, but itchy in his heart, who would have thought that Ma Guiying would never mention this stubble.

"It's almost twelve o'clock, let's eat first! Zhiyuan, you put your luggage there, sit with the big party, and I'll fry the dishes and start the next noodle meal immediately. Xingsheng turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

"Dad, how are your feet now?"

"That's all!" The old horse pointed to his feet with his chin and continued to watch TV.

Zhiyuan sat there like a pins and needles, so tormented. After a while, he stood up and said, "Dad, I'll help my second brother cook!" After saying that, he immediately left. The old horse glanced at Zhiyuan's back, turned around and touched a few dogs, and sighed.

Majiatun is located at the junction of Dali County and Pucheng County, with a vast and sparsely populated area, many families and large yards. In the early years, it was a floor house, at least more than 30 meters long from the door to the backyard, in addition to the living room, three or five houses, kitchens and latrines, as well as the front yard and the backyard and places for parking, raising pigs, putting firewood, and hanging farm tools. Gui Ying's family has a total of four houses, one side of the big earthen kang is used for heating by Lao Ma and Xingsheng in winter, Xingsheng's house is in the east, and the other two houses are prepared for Gui Ying and his eldest brother Ma Xingbang, but unfortunately it has become an empty house for groceries all year round. The kitchen was behind, and Zhiyuan walked through a room to find the second brother.

Soon the meal was ready, and on the one-foot-high coffee table, two large plates of cold dishes, three bowls of mung bean soup and three bowls of Zhenzi noodles were placed, and the three men quietly finished the meal. In the afternoon, the old horse snored on the chaise longue, Xingbang snored in the room, and the four dogs rubbed on the water under the pergola. Zhiyuan was very tired but couldn't sleep, so he began to choose the route and ticket for the return trip. The ticket is set for the day after tomorrow - it is Saturday, and it is more convenient for Gui Ying to pick up people. I thought that I had to go to Xi'an the day after tomorrow, and I was afraid that I would have to ask my family to send it from the village to Xi'an, but fortunately, the family had a car.

In the evening, Xingsheng took Zhiyuan to visit relatives. The second uncle passed away very early, and the second aunt was still there, and when I saw the second aunt, I met two cousins, Xingcai and Xingbo. The third uncle left a few years ago, and the third aunt was in good health, and when he saw the third aunt, Xingcheng set up a table of delicious food at home - a basket of apricots, a plate of plums, a bowl of peeled walnuts for the next year, a pot of big lily winter dates, seven or eight cooked early-maturing corn, as well as the pretzel cake that the third aunt baked in advance and the hot leek vermicelli rolls that the fifth daughter-in-law had just steamed. Xingcai, Xingbo, Xingcheng, Xingsheng and Zhiyuan - five men sit around a table, you talk and eat one sentence at a time. Blindly Shaanxi dialect Zhiyuan occasionally doesn't ask if he doesn't understand, and he sees that the table is full of delicious food, and he eats a lot of everything.

They talked about Xingbang and Guiying, about the bathroom at home, about the purified water, about each family's harvest this year and next year's plans, and about the children of the next generation...... Zhiyuan found that they had the same boldness, sincerity, humor and kindness as Gui Ying. In fact, He Zhiyuan likes the living atmosphere of this big family, and he thinks that he goes back to his hometown Yongzhou, Hunan every year for the New Year, and the clear soup between relatives is very light, and there is no interesting and enthusiastic people in front of him, especially after he got married and his mother remarried, many relatives in Hunan have stopped moving.

During the day, the alleys are noisy, and at night, the crickets in the courtyard take the stage to sing. After nine o'clock, the pigs, sheep, chickens and dogs in the village all slept. In mid-June, the temperature was in the thirties and the night was a little cooler. The old horse slept on the bamboo bed on the east side of the living room, and his forehead and belly often blocked the evening breeze from north to south at the door. Xingsheng slept in his own room, and couldn't sleep in the summer, so he made a mat on the ground, and fell asleep by the cold of the ground. Zhiyuan took the initiative to ask to sleep on the kang - the cement kang of the old horse in the back room, with a mat and a fan, is really different from the bed, which is very strange. In the small country village surrounded by the huge and boundless darkness and tranquility, Zhiyuan quickly fell asleep, and slept very sweetly and steadily. For him, that night was the happiest he ever had when he returned to Guiying's house after marriage.

The next day, Xingsheng got up early in the morning to work in the orchard, and Zhiyuan also wanted to go to the orchard for sightseeing, but Xingsheng refused to let him go to the ground, and finally bought vegetables and cooked, fed pigs, sheep, chickens and dogs, and received water and laundry. Zhiyuan has never lived in the countryside, and he almost doesn't know about Majiatun, and it's not that Lao Ma points to where he goes, and he will do whatever Lao Ma asks him to do. The orchard at home that he had been thinking about was not completed, but he went through the village shops, medical stations, vegetable sellers, meat sellers, tofu sellers, and even the village committee.

The third day was June 21st, and I had to go to Xi'an. After eating at noon, Zhiyuan and Xingsheng began to pack up the old horse's things, clothes, daily necessities, and small bits and pieces...... Soon a large box was stuffed. Xingcai and they also came, saying that at four o'clock in the afternoon, only Xingbo would drive the two to Xi'an, but the two aunts in their sixties, their younger brothers, daughters-in-law, and children all came, and the living room was very lively. The old horse sat in the crowd and didn't say much, but almost all of them unconsciously swept the dark folds of his face when they finished speaking.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the whole family went to Xingcai's house for dinner, and the second aunt and two younger daughters-in-law specially prepared a small table. At four o'clock, everyone came to see them off again. Before leaving, the neighbors also came out one after another when they heard the news, and the lively people in the alley were picking vegetables and smoking cigarettes waiting for the car to pass by at the door of each house.

Before leaving, the house was crowded with people, and the old men of the seven or eight alleys and the leaders of the village also made a special trip to the house to see off the old horse, and the old horse sat on the recliner and greeted everyone lightly and humiliated-sure enough, he was a leader, and Zhiyuan secretly admired his father-in-law. When they left, Xingbo and Xingcheng drove on the old horse, Xingsheng and Zhiyuan moved things, but the aunts and sisters-in-law couldn't intervene.

After the car started, the window was open, Xingbo sat in the driver's seat, Lao Ma was in the co-pilot's position, and the people in the alley on both sides kept raising their hands to say hello. Zhiyuan knew that his father-in-law had been the village chief in the village for more than 20 years, but he didn't expect the movement to be so big and the scene so grand, he always heard Gui Ying say that the old man was not good or bad, and when he saw this posture today, Zhiyuan's evaluation of his father-in-law changed from usual, but he thought that Gui Ying was a little prejudiced against his father!

When leaving the entrance of the village, there were still more than a dozen people standing at the entrance of the village, waving goodbye. The four dogs were even more reluctant, and the old horse scolded for a mile before stopping. Zhiyuan sat in the back and looked around the scenery outside the window, and was also reluctant. But the old horse didn't feel anything, after all, he would come back when his feet were ready, and there were still many things in the village that could not be separated from him.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, I arrived at the hotel in Xi'an, and after parking the car, Xingbo helped the uncle, and Zhiyuan carried the luggage in large bags, stopping and stopping all the way, and arrived at the hotel at more than seven o'clock. Zhiyuan felt that he couldn't handle it alone when he entered the high-speed rail tomorrow, so he stayed with Xingbo to help send it to the high-speed rail station, and Xingbo was also willing to send it to the station. At six o'clock the next day, the three of them set off, the road was inconvenient but smooth, at nine o'clock, Zhiyuan and Lao Ma finally stepped into the high-speed rail to Shenzhen, the Special Economic Zone.

Along the way, Weng and his son-in-law didn't talk much, and occasionally chatted a few words. After lunch, Lao Ma was addicted to cigarettes and couldn't hold it anymore and wanted to smoke. It was clearly written on the high-speed train that smoking was prohibited, and he endured it for three hours, but he couldn't help it, so he took out the hookah from his bag, shook the water, filled it with tobacco, and went to the bathroom to smoke it.

"Dad, if you don't let you smoke it on the high-speed rail, you will be fined." Zhiyuan leaned over and whispered to remind his father-in-law.

"Oops! It's okay! The old horse waved his hand and said slowly, then got up, and Zhiyuan hurriedly went up to help.

"The fine is heavy!" Zhiyuan whispered and persuaded.

"What the hell do I know if I'm smoking in the toilet?" The old horse gave his son-in-law a blank look.

Zhiyuan didn't say anything, helped him to the bathroom, and then guarded outside the door.

Lao Ma took out a hookah from the big trouser pocket of the boss's pants, lit it with a lighter, leaned against the window and began to smoke. Looking at the green fields in Guanzhong speeding outside the window, I thought about the first time I went to live so far away from home, and my heart was happy. The smoke came out slowly, adding a layer of haze to the splendid hometown outside the window, which was beautiful! The old horse was intoxicated, and when he saw that a pot of cigarettes was almost finished, he slowed down his pace, smoked slowly, and stood for a while to stretch his knees.

Dingding...... A high-decibel ringing came from the old horse's head, and the old man was so frightened that he didn't know what was going on, and he was stunned there.

"Ahh Zhiyuan was startled, and reacted that the smoke alarm went off, thinking that this was not good.

"Dad, come out! Let the smoke disperse and you'll be fine! He Zhiyuan knocked on the small door of the bathroom.

The door of the high-speed rail toilet opened, and the old horse slowly moved out and looked at the carriages on both sides, and dozens of people in the carriages on both sides also hung their heads in the aisle to look back at the old horse. The old horse's face was expressionless, and at this time, a uniformed conductor walked in the aisle on both sides.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Seniors don't know they can't smoke! Excuse me! Zhiyuan apologized frequently to the conductors on both sides.

One of the young conductors squeezed between Lao Ma and Zhiyuan to check the bathroom, and after exiting, he played with the smoke in front of him with his palm and said, "Such a big smoke!" Fines are required! ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhiyuan nodded in response.

"Comrade, I took two puffs of cigarettes, let's warn it!" The old horse shook in the air with two fingers upright.

"Can two puffs of smoke set off a smoke alarm?" Another older male conductor glanced at the old horse, then took out a small notebook and pen - to write a fine note.

"It's okay, it's okay, we accept the fine!" Zhiyuan was worried that Lao Ma's temper would cause a dispute, and if he would be punished more.

"Uncle, is this thing still smoking?" The young conductor said, pointing to the hookah in the old horse's hand.

Everyone looked down at the hookah, and the old horse held up the hookah and pressed his thumb against the cigarette bin and shouted, "Young man, this is not a thing, remember, this is called a hookah—the ancestors used it!" ”

The young man covered his mouth and smiled.

The older conductor tore off the fine slip and handed it to Zhiyuan, who asked, "Scan the code or cash?" ”

"Cash!"

"Uh...... I'll have to make up for a moment, huh. Zhiyuan strode back to his seat, took out his backpack from the shelf where he put his bag, took out his wallet from his backpack, and looked at it - not enough! He took a deep breath and continued to search for change on his body and in his bag......

"There you go!" The person who issued the ticket motioned for the other person to collect the fine, and he turned around and walked away. The old horse followed the young man to his seat.

The cash was not enough, Zhiyuan was very embarrassed, asked the passengers around to borrow cash, and asked three people, but none of them were there.

"How much worse?" The old horse was a little irritable.

"More than two hundred!"

"How much was the fine?"

"Five hundred!"

The old horse glared at him when he heard the five hundred, and quickly withdrew his surprise, then took out a small purse of black cowhide from his trouser pocket, and took out five of them for the young man in uniform, and the young man departed.

"You don't even have five hundred?" After sitting down, the old horse was slightly angry.

"I brought a lot of them when I came, don't you give red envelopes to my aunt and children? Yingying said that she would give a red envelope directly without bringing anything! ”

"Ying Ying said Ying Ying said Ying Ying said...... Ay! The old horse sighed.

Weng and his son-in-law were silent again, and Zhiyuan had no choice but to take out his mobile phone and browse at will.

The young man on the other side of the aisle watched the excitement for a long time, and finally couldn't help it, pointed to the hookah on the old horse's small table and said, "Uncle, you are a rare thing!" ”

"Not really!"

"How do you smoke this? Is it easy to smoke? ”

"That's it!"

"Copper, huh?"

"Copper! Pure! It's been pumping for decades...... Uh, fifty years is there! The old horse was slightly proudly holding the hookah back and forth, pointing and pointing.

"There's a carving on the side!"

"Not flowers! This is Maitreya Buddha, this is a landscape painting, I specially asked the master to carve it! ”

"Hmmm! It's a good thing! Do you have a big hookah? ”

"Poof...... The best tobacco leaves you buy must be strong! ”

"Isn't there a lot of smoke?" The young man laughed first with bad intentions.

"You lad!" The old horse nodded at the man with his index finger and smiled.