169 Return to his hometown
The summer vacation did come quickly, Zhao Lele couldn't go to the capital to do something, and when she came back, Xing Ming urged her to prepare for going back to her hometown.
Zhao Lele raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, it is only the beginning of June, and there should be another month to look for it again during the summer vacation, so why prepare so long in advance.
Xing Ming explained that his class ended early, and he could take time to accompany her back to her hometown in late June, because he still had an international conference to hold in early July, so he had to go back early.
Zhao Lele has already decided to go back, it doesn't matter if it's early or late, it's good to go back while the weather is not too hot, it's convenient for everyone. They have to go back to their hometown during the summer vacation, and they will be embarrassed when they encounter busy farming.
Xing Ming suggested driving back, but Zhao Lele said that he was too tired to drive back after booking a ticket back.
"We walked at high speed all the way, and it would take about ten hours to get there, and the two of us wouldn't be too tired to change drives." Xing Ming still feels that driving is more convenient.
Zhao Lele saw that Xing Ming didn't listen to his advice, so he simply told him directly that the family who drove back thought that she or he was rich and easy to cause trouble, so it was better to fly back.
Xing Ming decided to listen to Zhao Lele's words, after all, he didn't know his relatives in his hometown as well as her, and he wouldn't underestimate the complexity of human nature.
Zhao Lele booked two round-trip tickets, and she planned to return as planned no matter what happened.
Xing Ming has to go to work, and she is responsible for packing her luggage and preparing gifts. She directly opened a list and bought gifts according to the list, ensuring that everyone in the family would have a share, and no one would be left behind, let alone offend anyone.
On the day of departure, Xing Ming found that the two of them didn't have much luggage, most of them were gifts to bring back, and they didn't know what Zhao Lele had bought.
It only takes more than an hour to fly to the destination from Yangcheng, and after landing, it takes more than an hour to take a bus to the county seat of my hometown.
Zhao Lele walked out of the county bus station, looked at the familiar street scene around him, and suddenly felt a trance. She has been away from her hometown for many years, and every time she returns to her hometown, the dilapidated station is still the same, and there is no change at all, not even the trees at the exit of the station.
Xing Ming often goes out in the wild, and he is used to the dirty mess of the small county town. He refused all the black car drivers who surrounded him to solicit customers, and asked Zhao Lele what to do next.
Zhao Lele picked an honest and reliable one from the black car driver he drove away, and asked how much money it would cost to send them to their destination.
The black car driver was just about to quote a high price, but Zhao Lele suddenly added in his hometown dialect.
The other party muttered unhappily, the voice was too small, Zhao Lele and Xing Ming didn't hear it clearly, but Xing Ming didn't understand the local dialect, and it was useless to hear it.
What can the black car driver say, but he complains that Zhao Lele has to pretend to be when he goes home, and he has to learn what Mandarin the people on TV say.
It's also strange that the two of them kept talking in Mandarin when they got out of the car, so that the black car driver who was waiting for the customer thought that the two of them were outsiders, and they rushed forward one by one with the mentality of being able to kill customers.
Lao Wang, who was selected by Zhao Lele, was also a little jealous by a group of black car drivers, and when they heard Zhao Lele's familiar native accent, they found that Lao Wang was of course unhappy.
Lao Wang is not happy and can't push the guests out, especially the village where Zhao Lele went is not close, and the price given is not too ruthless, and he can't push it out if he can make a small profit.
Lao Wang drove his dilapidated old Santana to the remote town, and drove to the dilapidated village road in the town, Lao Wang refused to go any further, and Xing Ming couldn't add money to him.
Zhao Lele didn't want to beg him, and he knew that it was useless to beg him. After paying the fare, she pulled Xing Ming out of the car, and the two of them found another tricycle.
This kind of tricycle for pulling goods and people is the main means of transportation in the township.
Zhao Lele jumped up with a bump when he sat on it, and his head almost hit the roof of the car. Xing Ming was frightened on the side, and quickly took her hand and circled her in the cup so that she would not be affected by the bumps.
The speed of the tricycle is fast, and the driver doesn't care about the potholes on the road, anyway, his car is not worth much, and it is the last word to make money.
When the tricycle stopped, Zhao Lele could feel his buttocks numb. Xing Ming is no better than her, he is still responsible for carrying the luggage, and the result is that he limps when he walks around.
Zhao Lele saw that he didn't look right, and shouted at him to stop and rest for a few minutes to get better.
Zhao Lele went directly to Carpenter Tan's house to see Qian Manzhi first, so she and Xing Ming didn't know anyone on the road, but there was no shortage of curious eyes.
In the countryside, most people don't close the gate during the day, and Qian Manzhi also opens the gate to work in the backyard.
Zhao Lele didn't knock on the door, and stood directly outside the door shouting Qian Manzhi.
Qian Manzhi was feeding pigs in the backyard, and when she heard someone shouting "Mom", the voice was not a soldier, and she thought it was a neighbor's child coming back.
Zhao Lele saw that no one answered, knowing that Xiaobing should be at school, he still shouted his name. This time, Qian Manzhi heard that something was wrong, and she threw down the pig food bucket and ran to the door.
"Lele, it's you, why are you back!" Qian Manzhi excitedly wanted to pull Zhao Lele's hand, but reflected that she still had coarse chaff on her hands, and she wiped her hand twice on the clothes behind her before stretching it out.
Zhao Lele saw it in his eyes, frowned and asked, "What are you busy with?" ”
"Feed the pigs, you sit down first, and I'll feed the pigs before they come out." Qian Manzhi didn't have Xing Ming in his eyes from beginning to end, let alone asked who he was.
Zhao Lele asked Xing Ming to sit down and rest first, and the rest would be talked about later.
When Qian Manzhi came back again, she still had two cups of tea in her hand, and it seemed that she deliberately ignored Xing Ming just now.
Zhao Lele's eyes flashed, and he took the initiative to stretch out his hand and introduce: "Mom, this is my boyfriend Xing Ming, the two of us plan to get married, I'll take him home to see." ”
Xing Ming showed a shy and flattering smile and said, "Auntie, hello! ”
Qian Manzhi glanced at him and asked Zhao Lele in his hometown dialect why he didn't greet anyone and took him home.
Xing Ming kept smiling embarrassedly, Zhao Lele comforted him with his eyes, and said to Qian Manzhi: "Mom, haven't you been urging me to get married early, and you are not satisfied with bringing people back now, what should you do?" ”
Qian Manzhi complained: "I am urging you to get married, but you find a foreigner and don't say it, and you don't have my consent, what if you are deceived?" ”
"I'm not a three-year-old child, I took Xing Ming home because of careful consideration, don't introduce me to the young talents from my hometown, I'm not worthy of others." Zhao Lele didn't want to complain about Qian Manzhi's eyes, anyway, she wouldn't listen to her family's arrangements.
Qian Manzhi was even more angry when he talked about this, pointing at Zhao Lele and saying a lot, completely ignoring the fact that Xing Ming was standing on the side for the first time, and it could even be said that he did not show mercy to Zhao Lele.
Zhao Lele waited for her to finish speaking, and then said calmly: "Mom, if you don't welcome me, I'll go to my grandmother's house now." ”
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