Before six o'clock, Yan Xin had already arrived in the city, but the bus to the county did not leave the city until ten o'clock.

At half past eight, Yan Xin arrived in the county, and then waited for the car to go to their village.

I waited until ten o'clock before waiting for the minibus.

After getting on the minibus, I waited for another hour, dangled back and forth on a road, pulled a group of passengers, and did not leave the county until eleven o'clock.

It's not that the driver deliberately delays time, but that they have a time limit for when they depart, and they can only wait there before that time.

It was very hard to wait for the bus, but there was no way, the minibus passing by their village was just like this, running one round trip in the morning and one round trip in the afternoon.

If you meet it, you will meet it, and if you miss it, you will have to wait for the trip at three o'clock in the afternoon.

If you don't want to wait for the car, you can take a taxi back if you have money.

If you have a little money but don't have enough money, you can choose to take a car to the town first, and then take a motorcycle home when you get to the town.

Yan Xin didn't want to rent a motorcycle to go home.

In fact, there is not much money, mainly because the family still lives in a dilapidated adobe house, but it is necessary to spend more money to rent a motorcycle home, which is very unpleasant to say, like a loser.

After getting into the car, he called the owner of the small shop in the group and asked him to inform his father, saying that he had gotten on the bus back to the village and could return home at noon.

The minibus was also crowded with people and drove very slowly.

The road from the county seat to the town is a cement road, but from the town to the village, it is a dirt road, all the way uphill and downhill, potholes, there are so many people in the car, if you drive too fast, there will definitely be problems.

In Yan Xin's memory, the road into the village was only built into a cement pavement in 2008.

There are still more than two years to go.

It was originally possible to arrive in forty or fifty minutes, but it took more than an hour to drive.

When Yan Xin got out of the car, it was already half past twelve.

When he got out of the car, he saw his father standing under the canopy of the roadside store waiting.

"Dad! I'm back! Yan Xin screamed, with a smile on his face.

In his previous life, after his father died, he also returned home, but there was no one at home anymore.

It was a very bad feeling at that time.

Now, back in my hometown, it's really nice to have such a person waiting at the intersection.

Maybe many people are waiting for this loved one, so they will work tirelessly and return to their hometown during the New Year to spend a reunion year together.

The padded jacket his father was wearing was very old, and he didn't know when he bought it, in Yan Xin's memory, this set of clothes accompanied his father for several winters.

Seeing Yan Xin, his father had a smile on his face, walked over to this side, and said, "The meal is ready, just waiting for you to eat." ”

When I came over, I had to help him with his backpack.

From here to home, it is only a hundred meters, and he is still worried that his son is tired.

At this moment, Yan Xin's nose was a little sour, but his face was still full of smiles, and he picked up the three nutritional products in his hand, and said with a smile:

"Dad, this is what I bought for you, you have worked too hard all these years, your health is not good, you should make up for it, you take it."

The three supplements look huge, but they don't weigh much, not even half the weight of a backpack.

His dad took the three nutritional supplements and complained, "This thing must be expensive, right?" What do you do if you have the money to buy this, I'm still in good health. ”

There were still a few idlers playing cards in the commissary, and when they saw the three nutritional products brought by Yan Xin, they all praised them:

"This thing looks valuable, Lao Yan, your son is so filial!"

"Bird's nest? This should be expensive, right? ”

"Lao Yan, don't complain, this is your son's heart, with such a sensible son, you will be happy in the future."

Yan's father defended in a low voice: "I just think this is too expensive and not worth it." ”

He turned around and said to his son: "Don't buy such expensive things in the future, you can keep the money and eat it yourself." ”

Yan Xin said with a smile: "It's okay, I've worked hard for half a lifetime, and it's not illegal to eat something good." ”

In fact, if this thing is more nutritious, it is not necessarily, the nutritional value of the three pieces together may not be higher than a pound of pork.

But this is a gift from Arili, whether it is nutritious or not, it can't be thrown away.

And it also has a face when it is taken out.

If Yan Xin was allowed to choose, he would rather weigh a few catties of meat with this money, which was the nutrition that his father needed most.

He thought the same thing as his dad, and thought it was flashy.

But when I saw that I took out this thing, I received praise from passers-by, and I felt that it seemed good to be flashy occasionally.

The two of them walked dozens of meters, and after making sure that others couldn't hear it, Yan Xin explained to his father with a smile:

"I didn't buy this, it was given to me by the company's leaders, and I didn't spend a penny, so don't be heartbroken."

Taking something from someone else as a gift is not a face-saving thing, so he doesn't want others to hear it.

He knows very well that he has face, and being praised by more people will make his father happier in his heart.

His father was relieved at this time, and sighed with emotion: "Your company leader is really good to you." ”

"Isn't it?" Yan Xin thought of Ellili, and sighed with emotion, and picked up the snack bag that he hadn't finished eating and showed it to his father, "This is also what she bought for me." ”

"That's such a good leader, you have to work hard there, don't be sorry for others." His dad said again.

"That's a must." Yan Xin said with a smile.

His father walked in front, looking at the old padded jacket his father was wearing, Yan Xin thought to himself: "I don't know how many years this dress has been worn, it is no longer warm, I have to go to the town tomorrow to buy him a few better clothes." ”

I just thought about it, but didn't say it.

If he said it, his father would definitely object.

Only when it is bought back and creates a fait accompli, can it be passively accepted.

After walking for a hundred meters, I turned a corner along the mountain, and there was a row of people living there.

Walking over, the second household is the Yan family.

Left and right neighbors, one family has built a building, the other is a brick house, and there is also an adobe house in his house, which is old and dilapidated, and looks particularly shabby.

After staying in a modern city for a few months, facing such a house, Yan Xin felt that his head was a little big.

The meals have been prepared, today is the New Year, and Yan Xin is home, so Yan's father also had the luxury of making a total of four dishes.

There are three dishes on the table, all of which are upside down with bowls, which is to keep warm.

Uncover the bowls one by one, and a few dishes are still steaming.

One is fried white pepper with bacon, one is fried fish, and the other is stir-fried choy sum.

There is also a dish of local chicken stewed carrots, which is still simmering in the pot, waiting for Yan Xin to come back.

Go to the pot and put a big bowl of chicken nuggets, then fill it with rice, and the father and son will eat.

The taste is the taste of home-cooked food, and it has nothing to do with deliciousness.

But eating that bite can bring Yan Xin a deep sense of happiness.

- That's the smell of home.