258. It's a road trip
Mohe is known as the northernmost village in China, and its natural climate is very different from other places. It is the end of the short summer, the warmest time of the year, but the temperature is only less than twenty or thirty, which can be said to be extremely comfortable.
Hao Dong and the others had just come up from the ground, and all the clothes on their bodies were put on, but they were not hot at all. Walking behind Amba, I felt that this place was quiet, and it was really a feeling of being away from the hustle and bustle.
In fact, many of the places they have been to before are not very populated. But at that time, it was all a large group of people and horses, and they carried a lot of baggage, even if there was no one around them, they were enough to make a fuss.
Walking here at this time, Anti-Ba is not a very good talker, so he leads the way in front of him, Qi Jue is relatively silent, Hao Dong feels that except for the rustle of grass and branches under his feet, the peace of heaven and earth is incredible.
Coupled with the high sky overhead, and the not-so-warm sun hanging obliquely on the horizon, it seems that it has jumped out of human society all of a sudden.
Noticing that Hao Dong's walking speed had slowed down, Anba's family was a farmhouse after all, and he was more accustomed to this situation, so he took the initiative to explain to Hao Dong:
"We're here for the polar day, and in the summer the sun looks like this every day, and at night it's a little darker, but it's not that dark. If you're lucky, you might even see the Northern Lights, which are more beautiful. ”
Hao Dong has really only heard of this kind of thing in his life, but Mohe is famous for the aurora, and he suddenly felt that if he didn't wait to take a look and leave, it would be a loss!
Qi Jue seemed to understand what he was thinking, and rubbed his head again: "Let's stay for a few more days, and then leave when we see it." ”
Amba really laughed out loud this time: "This is really hard to say, we all say that the aurora appears and talks about fate, and it may not be necessary to wait, it is better for the little brother to look away." ”
For the first time in his life, Qi Jue was called a little brother, and he was refuted by others, and he suddenly felt an embarrassment that he didn't know how to continue.
Fortunately, Amba's original intention was not to hit him, and continued: "But the weather has been fine these days, you see, it is very sunny. Auroras are prone to occur on a clear day, so you might be lucky enough to see them. ”
Hao Dong was curious: "Big brother, have you ever seen the aurora?" ”
At this time, they had returned to the courtyard, and Amba opened the door while beckoning them to come in and sit, and when he heard Hao Dong's question, he actually recalled it seriously:
"When I was a child, I studied and lived in school, and then I also worked in the city, and it was only three years since I came back here. I can't remember things very clearly when I was a child, but I've seen it a few times in the past few years. It's not as many times as you might think, but it's beautiful. ”
Anti-Ba is also accustomed to following the family to introduce things to guests, seeing that Hao Dong is interested, after entering the house, he deliberately flipped out a photo album: "This is a photo taken every year when my grandfather was still there, you can take a look." ”
When he gave the album to Hao Dong, he seemed to suddenly remember: "That, was there a particularly big cow in the basement just now?" ”
Hao Dong was stunned for a moment, and just wanted to make up some excuse to prevaricate the past, but Antiba changed the focus of the topic: "What does it eat?" If you eat meat, it's so big, I probably won't be able to take that much here at once......"
This Qi Jue and Hao Dong were stunned together, but Hao Dong reacted quickly: "Well, cows don't eat meat." "Why does that feel weird......
Amba smiled heartily: "That's good, I thought it was the kind of book left by my grandfather, then I'll go and prepare hay for it." It doesn't attack people, does it? I'm going to pick it up in a moment? ”
Hao Dong did hear him say that his grandfather had done something to Ru Shunhua before, but now that it seems that the relationship is not bad? Otherwise, where did Antigua and Barbuda be sure that when they got out of the elevator almost twenty years ago, the animals that followed them must be unusual?
Hao Dong's attention finally diverted from the aurora: "Don't worry, the cow is omnivorous, and he was full before he came up." You said your grandfather left you a notebook? Can you show me? ”
Hao Dong was a little apprehensive, this request was actually quite abrupt.
But Anti-Ba obviously didn't think about it so much, so he ran to the house and took out a student workbook with a brown cover: "That's it, just read it." Grandpa said that if someone really came down from there, he would show it to you. ”
It seems that Ru Shunhua has everything ready.
Qi Jue took out the note he found on the steering wheel of the car before: "We're going to this place to refuel, do you know the road?" ”
Amba took the pitchfork, apparently intending to prepare food for the cow. Hearing Qi Jue's question, he glanced at it, and then continued:
"This is my brother-in-law's gas station, which has been open for many years, and it is the only one in our Arctic Village. Don't worry, take a break, eat something and take a shower, and I'll take you there. ”
Eat something and take a shower, this suggestion really makes Hao Dong grateful.
After a month underground, I was not used to it at first, and then I was simply numb. At this moment, when I suddenly returned to the ground, it was as if I had suddenly arrived in a civilized society from a primitive society, and it was really uncomfortable to be disgraced.
It is said that the sun here in Mohe is not very different from the south, and it is only a little past noon now, so it is not very dazzling, otherwise Hao Dong estimates that he will not be able to open his eyes as soon as he comes out of the underground garage.
There is not much recorded in that notebook, and it also deviates from Hao Dong's guess: it was not left by Ru Shunhua, but a little record made by Grandpa An Ba at that time.
Hao Dong flipped through it for a while and finished reading, and looked up to find that Qi Jue had already come in with hot steamed buns and soup. After eating, the two went to take a shower, although the water was not very hot, but it was still a very pleasant thing to be able to rub off the mud skin that had been stored on their bodies for a month.
Anticipa had opened the garage door and gotten the bull out during their rest. However, Hao Dong's car couldn't drive out without gas, so they could only lock it underground first.
When he returned to the house, Hao Dong and the others had just finished cleaning up, looking at the sun, it seemed to be early, and they were considering whether to go to the town.
The small house here in Antigua and Barbuda usually comes to take care of it every now and then, and it is okay to boil water and get some food, but the conditions for entertaining people to live are indeed relatively cramped.
Since Hao Dong and the others proposed to go to the town, he simply proposed: "The town is generally lived, so it is better to go home with me to live." My family runs a farmhouse, and the conditions are somewhat better. You are all friends and do not take money. ”
Antiba's personality can be seen to be bold in doing things, and he is also calm when he says this, obviously he really wants to entertain them like friends.
Hao Dong was still a little hesitant, but Qi Jue felt that a person with such a personality must be good, so he simply agreed: "Okay, I'm sorry for you." ”
An Ba waved his hand: "Don't bother, grandpa explained the matter, you are all important guests." ”
So saying, he ran out of the house and called home to prepare the room and food.
Hao Dong was a little reluctant, and pulled his sleeves: "Isn't this okay?" Otherwise, we still give the money secretly? ”
Qi Jue felt cute when he saw his cautious appearance, and couldn't help but take it into his arms and rub his head fiercely, until Hao Dong reached out to break his hand and didn't let go:
"It's okay, we can bring a little more souvenir when we leave. It's always bad to refute people's good intentions. ”
Wake up the person in the dream with a word, Hao Dong suddenly realized that Qi Jue was six or seven years older than him, and he was really more thoughtful.
This is the north, and most of the residents have a hearty personality, and there are not so many twists and turns, and there are not so many face-saving projects. If others don't accept their kindness, they don't give face.
So if you feel that you can't go, you can make up for it in other places, but don't live up to the kindness of the host.
It didn't take long for Antibar to explain to his family, and when he saw that the time was not too early, he came into the house to greet Hao Dong and them:
"We are still about 20 kilometers away from Mohe County, and more than 80 kilometers from Mohe to Beibei Village, and now it's more than four o'clock in the afternoon, let's hurry up, just in time to rush back for dinner."
Hao Dong was startled by the time reported by Antigua and Ba, looked up at the sun, and finally remembered to look at the time on his watch.
This was a big surprise, obviously the sun in the middle of the sky looked like it was ten o'clock in the morning on a cloudy day, but it turned out to be dusk!
Anti-Barbuda obviously saw a lot of Hao Dong's like this, and he didn't explain much, so he let him go through the process from surprise to habit, and ran to drive the car over first.
It was a half-worn Liberation truck with a large body and a large trailer-like platform in the rear body.
Amba jumped down from the cab and asked them, "Are your cattle going to take you with you?" If I want, I'll go and wrap my head around the back, it can stand. ”
Hao Dong then remembered that Da Niu and Bai Xing had been left behind by him, and hurriedly ran back: "I'll take a look." ”
Bai Xing was long gone, but Hao Dong was used to it. Anyway, that guy will show up when he wants to show up, and he won't be lost.
Da Niu expressed a meaning of "I want to stay here", Hao Dong was a little worried, but Amba felt that it didn't matter:
"There's plenty of food here, and it's so big that ordinary people can't steal it. Moreover, not far from here is the target shooting training ground of the border station, and the safety factor is quite high. But if you're particularly worried, then I'm going to lay the board and let it get on the bus. ”
The big cow sat on the ground like a fool, Hao Dong was taken aback, Qi Jue frowned, and Amba laughed: "It seems that this friend doesn't want to toss anymore, just let it stay here." I guarantee that there will be no dangerous wildlife in the area. ”
With this posture at the moment, even if Hao Dong doesn't want to, he can't help it. Thinking about it anyway, Bai Xing must be nearby, and there shouldn't be anything serious, so Hao Dong can only give up.
As a result, Amba was laughing all the way, and kept asking:
"How the hell do you train? That cow is too human. I went to feed it grass before it came, and it mooed at me, as if to say thank you. At the time, I thought it was my own delusion, but it didn't seem to be good. ”
Hao Dongxin said that the cow has a human IQ, isn't it human nature. However, judging from Grandpa Amba's notebook, his family should still not know about the fact that there are reformed people, so they just laughed and didn't say anything more.
The road of more than 100 kilometers is not long or short.
In late summer and early autumn, the road conditions here are the best of the year, the roads are not icy, and the car can be driven at a high speed. And at this time, the scenery outside the car window is also the best.
Mohe is close to the large and small Xing'an Mountains, except for the white stone ground is the green pine trees, large and small are continuous, and you can't see the end at a glance.
Even if it can't be compared with the real Xing'an Mountains, in this open place, such a large area of green is enough to render a full natural flavor.
Hao Dong suddenly had the illusion that they were like tired travelers, and the car broke down halfway, so he caught the car of the local enthusiastic fellow and was speeding all the way to the paradise.
When he was dazed, this thought suddenly appeared in his mind: This is actually a road trip full of twists and turns, right?