Chapter Thirty-Eight: It's Raining
"Hey, hey, boy, don't sleep, the train is stopped."
A faint voice rang in his ears, and his arm was pushed and pulled several times. Li Dong raised his head in a daze, wiped his face with both hands, didn't react for a while, and thought it was on the bed at home.
"Come and see, young man, what's going on?"
The frightened voice of the eldest lady finally made Li Dong completely sober up, and he remembered the eldest lady opposite, that's right, before getting into the car, he chatted with her for a while.
"Auntie, what's wrong?" Li Dong asked puzzled.
"Young man, the train just stopped suddenly, and it looks like a sandstorm." The eldest lady said worriedly.
Li Dong turned his head to look out of the car window, and by the faint light of the carriage, the visibility was less than two meters, and the wind mixed with sand and gravel hit the glass.
"Auntie, you're right, it's true that the sandstorm is coming, and the train conductor probably stopped the train for safety."
"What can I do, my wife is still waiting for me to come home, if I can't pick up someone, I won't be in a hurry." The eldest lady took the train for the first time, in order to go to the capital to see the eldest grandson, and it was easy to get nervous.
"It's okay, auntie, there will definitely be a notice at the train station, you don't have to worry about uncle." Li Dong comforted.
"That's good, alas, I don't know how long this sandstorm will take, isn't that a delay?" The eldest lady just let go of her worries, and complained about the weather in a blink of an eye.
"It depends on the situation, it should be scraped overnight, and the aunt will sleep if she is fine, I hope there will be good weather tomorrow."
Generally speaking, sandstorms are rare in winter, and if they do, they will last for a short time. Don't ask why, Li Dong doesn't know, this is a summary of his experience from childhood to adulthood.
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Early in the morning, Li Dong woke up very early, followed everyone to the outside of the car for convenience, twisted his waist, last night was really uncomfortable, he slept with a sore back. Although the sky is still gloomy, the sandstorm has weakened significantly, and it seems that we will be able to continue our journey after a while.
"It's raining, it's raining......"
A young woman suddenly called out loudly, her voice full of surprise. Li Dong stretched out his hands, and sure enough, he received a few drops of raindrops, which hit the palms of his hands, cold and cold, both familiar and unfamiliar.
It was the first rain in more than four months, and he almost forgot about the rain, and subconsciously took the sunny day for granted.
"Wow......"
"Great......"
"It's finally raining......"
More and more people cheered, and soon, all the passengers left the carriages, whether they were seated or berthed. Everyone sang and danced in the rain and enjoyed this blessing from God, which was the happiest moment.
Half an hour later, the rain stopped, and the rain in the last days was so delicate, always belatedly and regretting the "word" like gold. The train has restarted, the speed has increased a lot, and it should be able to recover some time.
"Chi Ning Station has arrived, please get ready for passengers who need to get off the train......" The train radio rang in real time, Li Dong looked at his watch, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and it was delayed for six hours.
After leaving the station, Li Dong did not go to the bus station, but found a restaurant and had a good meal. He hadn't eaten a full meal since last night, just those tomatoes, which would have been hungry for a long time.
After filling his stomach, Li Dong went to the bus station and got on the shuttle bus back to Ping'an City. It also rained in the morning in Chining City, and there was still a lot of mud on the ground, and the vehicles were driving very slowly, mainly because the road was too difficult to walk.
When I got home, it was almost five o'clock, and sure enough, the door was closed, Li Dong took out the key and opened the door, put the luggage into the bedroom, turned around and went to the old store.
"A-Niang, Daguo is back." When the little girl saw Li Dong, she immediately shouted.
"Dongzi, just come back, let my mother take a good look." Lu Xiumei circled around Li Dong several times.
"Auntie, I'm fine, I promise not to lose a single hair. Is the family okay, are the vegetables enough? ”
"It's all good, the vegetables are still there, and they can last for two days. It's that your father is running out of money, and I just got him 5,000 yuan yesterday. Lu Xiumei was still a little distressed about the 5,000 yuan, this was the first time she had sold so much money.
"Really? I didn't expect the business to be so good, it seems that I have to find time to dispose of the waste. Li Dong said thoughtfully, he just bought agricultural machinery, and the space can be expanded a little more.
"Cousin, is the capital fun?" Lu Feng interjected at this time, and it could be seen that she was very yearning for life there.
"It's okay, it's quite lively, I'll take you to see it when I have a chance, it's not too far anyway."
"Daguo, even if you want to go to ......" Although the little girl didn't know what the capital was, she would take it first.
"Okay, don't drag, don't worry, you'll be there soon." Li Dong said meaningfully.
Lu Xiumei didn't hear the deep meaning of this sentence, she only thought that her eldest son was coaxing the little girl to be happy, and she didn't take it to heart. She confessed a few words to Lu Feng, asked her to look at the shop, and went home first. In the past few days, Lu Feng has learned very quickly, and she can already sell vegetables independently, she is still very relieved.
On the way back, Li Dong bought a big rooster, and the rooster last time was taken back to his grandmother's house by his mother, and the chicken stewed mushrooms were never eaten. I just have time today, plus I bought a new house, I should celebrate it well, and by the way, I will stop the little girl's mouth, so that she will not go around saying that she is not trustworthy.
"Daguo, I want a gift, take it out quickly."
As soon as she got home, the little girl shouted loudly, according to her understanding, every time Daguo came back, she would bring her gifts, without exception.
Li Dong took out a giant panda puppet from his duffel bag, half a meter high, round and very cute. This is what he found by chance, a famous national treasure in his previous life, it was a killing of all ages, and he immediately decided to buy it, and the little girl must like it.
"Wow, that's cute, big fruit, what kind of animal is this?" The little girl's eyes were full of stars, and she hugged the puppet and couldn't put it down.
"It's a giant panda, it's a pity it's extinct, remember?" Li Dong touched the little girl's head and introduced it earnestly, no one could understand his complicated feelings.
"Remember, even if you protect it." The little girl swore an oath.
"I hope so!" Li Dong replied softly.
The dinner was very hearty, especially the dish of chicken stewed with mushrooms, which was well received by everyone. Lu Xiumei also specially asked her eldest son about the method, preparing to honor her father and mother in the future, it is tender and crisp, which is very suitable for the elderly.
In the space, with the assistance of the hole-punching machine, Li Dong's speed was very fast, and he planted all the fruit tree seedlings in three or four hours. Then he moved the lamb so that he would not destroy the pasture. Finally, a few bales of grass were added to the cage, and the small fish ate a lot of food, and yesterday's grass had already been eaten up.