Chapter Ninety-Six: Reunion after a long absence
The boss saw that I was from outside and asked me, "Where are you from?" How did you get to this place? ”
I said in my heart that it doesn't matter if I tell the truth to someone like him: "My friend is working here, I'll come and see."
"Girlfriend, huh?" He asked me with a smile.
I shook my head.
He looked a little surprised, and said, "Then you are really iron, and you actually came to such a place."
I asked him how to get to Xiao Fang from here and if there was a shuttle.
He smiled again: "We're not the same here as yours. You're lucky to find someone willing to take you in a carriage. He took a bite and continued, "Actually, it's better to go to that place by car than on horseback."
"Horseback riding?" I said in my heart that I don't know how to ride a horse, and I can't ride a horse in a ravine in this kind of place?
He nodded, "Horseback, but you probably won't." If you take a horse-drawn carriage, we may not be able to find it here. Otherwise, I'll help you inquire tomorrow morning, but they may not take you with you as an outsider. ”
I thanked the boss for his kindness, but he stretched out his hand: "Give me 50 yuan first, and then give 50 yuan if I find it."
I quickly took out the money, although it was not a free service, but it was much better for those who asked for money openly than those who secretly cheated for money.
After eating, I took a shower in their "bathroom", and then went back to the house to rest, and I hid all my money under my pillow, which is the old way.
The next morning, the boss was gone, I don't know if it was to help me find transportation, I just felt empty, I bought a lot of food in a nearby supermarket that looked good, some of it was eaten by myself, and a larger part was ready to be brought to Xiao Fang, there were all kinds of snacks or something.
As soon as I got back to the house, the boss ran back and called me and said, "Quick, I've found a car for you, and they'll leave right away, hurry up."
I hurriedly packed up my things, and those with bags of food went out with him, and as I went, I wondered, what kind of carriage would it be, was it really a carriage?
Fortunately, it was an old man waiting for me at the door in a carriage, although the horse was a little thin. It is estimated that they came to deliver dirt goods, and the car was full of dirt. The innkeeper pulled me a sack out of nowhere and put it on the car. I have no choice but to sit on this.
I gave him the remaining fifty, and he was so pleased that I came back and stayed with him.
Then the old man talked to him in a language I didn't understand, and the boss said to me, "He wants you to pay for the journey, you can give him 20 wen."
I just paid for it. The old man took the money and shone under the sun for a long time, and then said something to the boss that I didn't understand, and then started the carriage.
Although the road was bumpy, I was excited, and although I kept some contact with her intermittently, I hadn't seen her for more than two years. She may not feel anything, but I can say that I think about her day and night.
Finally, the old man brought me into the village, and I saw from the hillside that there were only a few houses in this place, and they all looked relatively simple, not as fancy as the small western-style houses in our village. There are a lot of wooden fences around, but they are all old and broken.
The old man threw me on the side of the road and pointed in one direction, which was a nice-looking courtyard, which was quite large in the whole place. He said a few words to me that I didn't understand at all, and rode home by himself.
I thought to myself that if I couldn't get out then, I would have to come to him, give him twenty, and he should know where I was going.
I followed the direction he was pointing and walked towards the house over there, my heart pounding. As soon as I got to the door, I knew that it must be here, and all kinds of familiar tools and equipment for Jinshi in the courtyard were still parked.
I heard the voices of people talking around me, not one or two people, I looked at the sky, and guessed it was lunch in the kitchen.
I quickly fiddled with my windswept hairstyle, straightened my clothes, cleared my throat, and panicked.
I walked over there, and sure enough, I saw a lot of people eating inside from the door, I walked to the door, blocked the light, someone noticed me, and then everyone slowly quieted down and looked at me, and I was even more panicked by so many people staring at me, and quickly went to scan in the crowd.
Finally I saw the familiar face in the crowd, and although she was a little "grizzled", she was still so pretty, and she was looking at me with a surprised face.
I didn't know what to say, I just stood there and smiled at her.
Finally, an older, somewhat obese, dark-skinned man stood up and asked me very vigilantly, "Hello, is there anything wrong with you?"
I looked at his appearance, he was very prominent in this group of young people, and it seemed that he should be the leading teacher, so I quickly said to him very politely: "Hello, I am Xiao Fang's old classmate, come to see her."
When he saw me say this, he relaxed a lot, and looked at Xiao Fang again, Xiao Fang nodded, and he completely became a very polite person, and greeted: "Don't stand there, haven't eaten, come and eat together." Saying that, make room for me next to Xiao Fang.
I thought it was better to be respectful, so I put everything aside and walked over there and sat down. Many undergraduate children next to him began to chatter, and a few girls were still laughing secretly.
Xiao Fang looked at me, I also looked at her, she said, "You, really come?"
"yes, it's just that this place is too remote and hard to find."
She smiled a little awkwardly, then pointed to the person who brought me the bowl and said, "This is my mentor, Teacher Ouyang Yu."
I didn't expect this unattractive person to still have a compound surname, and few people I have met in my life have seen many compound surnames, probably because of this, it's easy to remember.
I took the dishes and chopsticks and politely said to him, "Thank you, Mr. Ouyang."
"No, no, no, I'm hungry all the way, eat quickly." As he spoke, he began to serve me vegetables.
As I ate, other students went to rest after eating, and Teacher Ouyang said this and that to me enthusiastically, so that I didn't have much chance to talk to Xiao Fang. But she didn't leave after eating, and she still sat here.
Actually, I wasn't that hungry, but I ate some, and after I was full, Mr. Ouyang arranged a place for me to rest, which was with the boys in the undergraduate.
I gave Xiao Fang all the snacks and everything, and she took them a little embarrassed and said thank you to me.
Teacher Ouyang asked me: "You are also a student of Jinshi, and it seems that you are quite experienced, why don't you go to the construction site with us in the afternoon?"
I looked at Xiao Fang next to me, and of course I agreed. But I also thought in my heart how I promised my mother, but... Ahem, people are here.
Then we were ready to go back to the house to rest, Xiao Fang went to the girls' dormitory, I don't know if she gave the food to the girls, and there was a shout inside after entering.
Teacher Ouyang looked at me helplessly and smiled: "No way, a bunch of crazy girls."
I also smiled, politely greeted him, and went back to my room to rest, Teacher Ouyang said that there was a vacant seat inside.
After entering, before I could find the bed, several boys surrounded me and asked me with a stupid look: "Senior, senior, are you Xiao Fang's boyfriend?" Hearing this, a few people who had fallen asleep in the bunks next to me also sat up and looked at me expectantly.
I said in my heart that today's boys are also so gossipy? Smiled and shook his head: "No, we are old classmates."
"Hey, do you like her too?"
Also? What do you call also? No way!
Although my heart was very confused, I still pretended to smile curiously: "Oh? Does anyone else like her? ”
"Hey, hey, I'm panicking, I really like her." A guy I don't know said that, and the others laughed too.
"Hey, who else do you mean?"
"Don't you know, Senior Sister is a well-known iceberg beauty in our department. Not only in their class, but also many seniors in the school have chased her, but don't worry, they were all rejected. ”
Iceberg Beauty ...... This statement makes me want to laugh a little, but I also have enough sense of crisis, it seems that wherever a good girl is placed, it will attract the attention of many men.
"Hey, senior, tell us about you and her! It's definitely not a general relationship that you can get here. ”
I looked at the person next to me who had been talking to me and asked him half-jokingly, "Who are you?" Why should I tell you. ”
Someone next to him accosted: "He's just a second-rate son, senior, you take care of him."
I smiled and said to him, "Second rate, no wonder you're so interested in these things." Go to bed, I won't be able to do any work in the afternoon. So I lay down in the bed that had been reserved for me. When they saw that they could not find anything, they all rested.
I was lying down, but I couldn't sleep at all. I'm not tired at first, but it's more important because of what the "second-rate" told me just now. In their school, there should be a lot of powerful people, whether it is money, wealth or social status, if it is these people who are chasing Xiao Fang, I really can't compare. I remember when I was in school, there wasn't much to chase her, or...... It's just that I don't know.
My heart began to beat a drum, although she rejected these suitors, but who knows if she would agree to one that she liked in the future? From my point of view, if I can't catch up with her anymore, the hope is really getting smaller and smaller.
But I also know that this is a matter of fate, has she rejected me less often, she is fearless, and I am afraid that I will not come here.
After a while, Teacher Ouyang Yu called someone in the courtyard, it should be time to go to work in the afternoon. The students got out of bed with a tired look on their faces, and looking at them reminded me of what our internship was like.
Teacher Ouyang also brought me a pair of tools very enthusiastically, and whispered to me: "In the afternoon, I will first ask her to take you to understand the construction site, and then you can help her work, listen to me, so you can get it right."
It seems that it is not only these undergraduate students who gossip or "care" about Xiao Fang's singleness.