Chapter Twenty-Three: On the Way Home
Located in the five green mountains at the southern end of Raozhong City, Tay Giang Province, Daao Village is a small mountain village with a beautiful environment, but it is relatively remote and backward, and it is Lin Musen's home there.
It takes about fifty or sixty kilometers from Raozhong City to arrive, and because of the rugged mountain roads and winding circles, drivers who are generally not familiar with the road conditions have to drive for at least one and a half hours.
Wuqingshan is a large group of mountains, connecting Beihu Province on the top and Hunan Province on the bottom, which is considered a place where three provinces meet, but Xijiang Province occupies a large area and naturally belongs to its jurisdiction.
As Raozhong City slowly began to develop tourism, the beautiful scenery of Wuqing Mountain gradually became known, and the number of tourists increased day by day.
There was no dream all night, Lin Musen slept until the next morning, it should be because he was too tired, it seemed that he would not be able to be strong in the future, and now he was still sick, so he sat on the bed and warned himself.
Lin Musen washed up briefly, then took Mu Mu and his suitcase to the front desk to check out.
It's about 8 o'clock in the morning, this hotel is located in the central square, and after you go out, you can see all kinds of old men and old ladies in the square, playing chess, dancing and dancing...... It's not lively.
Behind the square is the pedestrian street, which is also the most prosperous place in Raozhong City, where there is everything to eat, drink and play, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar environment around him, Lin Musen can't help but have a feeling that he has not felt for a long time.
The first middle school in Rao Middle School, which is on the high school of Lin Musen, is at the intersection of Zhongting Avenue, two streets away from the square.
Lin Musen thought about whether to go and see Teacher Wang, who had brought him for three years, he had seen Teacher Wang in the high school group before, he had added friends but had never spoken, people he hadn't seen for many years, he would always miss him very much, not to mention that he was still a person who had a deep influence on him.
Since there was no phone and I was afraid that Mr. Wang would be busy, I gave up this plan, thinking that I would wait for the contact information to determine the time and visit at the door.
Lin Musen was thinking about it, when suddenly a strong fragrance wafted over, instantly evoking many memories of Lin Musen and his appetite, the fragrance was a breakfast shop along the side of the road, but he only sold one kind of food, soup powder.
Speaking of food, whether it is YN's rice noodles or TJ's Goubuli, there is always a food that can represent the customs of a place, and the breakfast of Raozhong people almost starts from this bowl of soup powder, representing the history and culture of many years here.
There are only seven or eight wooden tables in the stall, but they are all full of people, and there are still people coming and leaving, which shows how busy it is.
Lin Musen came to the stall and shouted to the boss: "Boss, a bowl of shredded meat soup powder, no ginger, no coriander." ”
If you say more and add more meat, I don't know if you will be beaten, Lin Musen thought naughtily, and when he returned to a familiar place, he felt kind to everyone.
When the boss heard it, he glanced at Lin Musen and shouted in a thick country accent, "Okay!"
Lin Musen found a vacant seat and sat down with Mu Mu in his arms, and then admired the boss's skillful production process.
I saw that the boss first put the rice noodles in the boiling water for scalding, then fished them out with a colander, put the seasoning, put coriander, ginger shreds and shallots according to the taste and requirements of the guests, and then poured on the shredded meat soup that had already been cooked, and a bowl of shredded meat soup powder did this.
When the boss put the powder in Lin Musen, he picked up the chopsticks that had been prepared for harm a long time ago and started to move, "Uh-huh......" and ate it in one bite, which made people can't help but make a hmm-out sound.
It is this familiar taste, delicious pork, and the elastic rice noodles are matched with the meat made of big bones, which makes Lin Musen's index finger move at all, Mu Mu looked at Lin Musen, who was eating very happily, and couldn't help but smack his mouth.
After eating the hot powder, he took a look at himself with satisfaction, and found that Mu Mu was staring at himself with his small eyes, as if to say, "Mine, mine." ”
Lin Musen touched it and said, "I've finished eating, so you can go back and eat dog food obediently." ”
Mu Mu instantly hung his head and became depressed.
I paid very happily, he hadn't eaten the food of his hometown for a long time, and he was full of longing and expectation for the next life, and after getting in the car, Lin Musen fed Mu Mu some food, and set off in the direction of his hometown.
After driving for a while from the center of Raozhong, the wide asphalt road began to become narrow, and the surrounding scenery changed from high-rise buildings to various buildings and villages.
So Lin Musen opened the car window and enjoyed the mountain breeze and air, Mu Mu was in the position, and his hair was blown up by the wind as if it had exploded, which made Lin Musen laugh non-stop.
Then, after passing through a small town, it completely enters the range of Wuqing Mountain, that is, the stage of the mountain road, which can be described as the eighteen bends of the mountain road.
The road is built around the mountain, winding around the uneven hills, like a white ribbon around the mountains.
When entering the mountain road, Lin Musen began to cheer up, this is not a joke, some of the high hills can be hundreds of meters high, if one is not careful, he fell down with people and dogs, there must be dead and lifeless.
I remember coming back to take the bus before, the driver drove fast again, every time I saw myself so high from the ground was frightened, like having done a roller coaster, fortunately he was experienced, otherwise how would ordinary people dare to drive like him.
Now that he is driving into the mountains by himself, he is still quite apprehensive.
There are other vehicles on this road, but they are all more cautious than driving, without the slightest feeling of overtaking, very smooth, except for the bus!
After passing this rugged mountain road, the car entered a smaller, smoother road, not as twisted as before.
Subsequently, Lin Musen drove along the road into Qingshan Town, Daao Village is a village under the jurisdiction of Qingshan Town, but Daao Village is the farthest village.
The town is also very different from two years ago, the old buildings are still there, but now the streets of Qingshan Town are neat, three- and four-story buildings abound, as well as supermarkets and KTVs...... It doesn't look like a town in the mountains at all.
sighed at the rapid change, and then Lin Musen and the memory in his mind drove towards Daao Village, Lin Musen's car is still quite conspicuous in the town, although there are BMWs and Mercedes-Benz on the road, but compared with Lin Musen's jeep, it is a bit childish, so it has attracted the attention of many people.
Lin Musen was timid because of his hometown, so he quickly drove through the main road in Qingshan Town and came to a three-way intersection.
There are four or five tricycles on the side of the road, burning oil, the kind with sheds and belts, which have been slightly renovated and used by the nearby villagers.
It looks very simple, but in fact it is even more shabby inside, and the wind will blow hard inside after the car is driven, and you have to hold on steadily, otherwise the car will drive fast and shake you out.
Because there are many villages in Qingshan Town that are quite far away, and the bus from the city to the town cannot reach the nearby villages, this kind of small mountain wheel is derived.
It is convenient for people to travel, catch up with the market and the like, because there are quite a lot of people in the nearby villages, and there are many people who use them.
Lin Musen also sat on it, otherwise it would take at least half an hour to walk from the town to Da'ao Village, and in the past, a seat for a dollar could be reached by almost all nearby villages, but now he doesn't know.
Since the tricycle goes in different directions and the villages it passes through, you must ask for the direction you are going before getting on the bus, otherwise you won't know where to take you.
However, some frugal old people still prefer to walk, and in their opinion, they can save a dollar and buy a bag of salt.
Lin Musen's grandmother is such a thrifty old man, he can't resist his grandmother, so every time he finishes the market, he will accompany his grandmother to walk back on the mountain road for more than half an hour, tired but happy.
Now I want to come to the older generation of people are not only industrious but also very thrifty, and they can't wait to break a penny into two petals, which is completely incomparable to today's people.
And the current road is not like the stone path before, it is also an ordinary cement road, and it will not be as strenuous to walk as before, but it is not wide............
Some of my thoughts seem to drift a little farther away, probably because I am getting closer and closer to home.
At this time, when Lin Musen was about to drive towards the road in Daao Village on the left side of the three-way intersection, an old man with gray hair was next to the three wheels, attracting Lin Musen's attention.
He was staring at Lin Musen through the car window, frowning as if he was thinking about something.
Lin Musen also found him, felt a little familiar, and looked carefully with his eyes, the old man's body looked quite tough, with a bamboo basket behind his back, wrinkles on his face, and a very kind look......
These are all normal, but how could Lin Musen find out that he is a little like his grandfather.
Then he patted his head and remembered who it was, so he immediately shouted to him: "Second uncle, why are you here!"