Chapter 189: The Wood-Burning Car
When I came to the county seat, the old cloth shoes on my feet were stained with mud.
Jiazhen asked him to take them off and put on new cloth shoes, and she took the old cloth shoes back and washed them when it was sunny.
"Okay, Jiazhen, you and Fengxia go to school, don't be late."
Jiazhen hummed softly, reluctantly tidied up his shirt, and then took Feng Xia's hand and walked in the direction of the county elementary school.
"Dad, don't forget Fengxia." Feng Xia waved his hand vigorously, and her voice was as crisp and loud as ever.
Xu Fugui also waved his hand, and he didn't withdraw his gaze until the backs of Jiazhen and Feng Xia disappeared into the street.
"Xingwang, fifth brother, I'm sorry for your trouble, send me all the way to the county seat." Xu Fugui turned his head and said.
Hu Xingwang and Chen Yunsheng waved their hands indifferently, "What's this, by the way, we originally planned to come to the county seat to do something." ”
After chatting for a while, Xu Fugui thanked them again, then gave Laishun a few words, and then turned around and walked into the bus station.
The bus station in Yunxi County has only been established recently, and two wooden stakes stand on both sides, with a wooden sign hanging on it, which reads Yunxi Bus Station.
Walking in, the ground is very flat, but unfortunately it is a dirt floor, the internal place is not large, you can see the bottom at a glance, only a red and white car parked under the carport.
Xu Fugui walked through the brick house where tickets were sold, and said through the iron window: "Comrade, I want a ticket to the Wenchang area." ”
The conductor was a middle-aged woman, looked at him, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Fugui, go to the Wenchang area, right?" Three bucks. ”
"Tsk, it's not cheap."
Xu Fugui took out a five-yuan note, and the middle-aged woman retrieved a two-yuan note, as well as a very simple ticket.
The ticket is handwritten, with the year, month and day, the number of trains from Yunxi County to the Wenchang area, and the most valuable estimate is the red seal.
But to be honest, if someone really wants to copy it, they can really write this ticket.
"Fugui, aren't you being the branch secretary of the model village, why do you suddenly want to go to the region? Is it a job assigned to you by the county magistrate? ”
The station was deserted, and it was estimated that the middle-aged woman was also bored, so she found a way to talk to him.
Xu Fugui didn't wonder why she knew herself, and casually accosted her.
"Fugui, I know you haven't left yet." Two voices came from behind, and when I turned my head, I saw that it was Du Yuzhi and Zhong Shouzheng.
"Sister Yuzhi, Brother Zhong, why are you here?" Xu Fugui said hello, and the conductor in the iron window quickly stood up and respectfully called out to County Magistrate Du and Director Zhong.
Du Yuzhi waved his hand, "Let's pass by, by the way, let's see you off, how about it, the first time you go out, you don't feel steady, right?" ”
Xu Fugui nodded generously, "Indeed, people outside are unfamiliar with the place, what if they get lost?" ”
"Haha, as long as you can read and write, you can speak, and you can ask the place, but I'll tell you how to go."
The two said some precautions for going out, Du Yuzhi raised his wrist and glanced at the silver watch on his wrist, "Okay, we still have something to do, go out, be careful yourself, you can eat these canned beef on the way." ”
Zhong Shouzheng took the opportunity to hand over the red net bag he was carrying, which contained not only canned beef, but also a few fruits and a bag of peach crisp.
Xu Fugui didn't refuse, but Zhong Shouzheng took two more big solidarity and stuffed them into his hand, and without waiting for him to refuse, he smiled and said: "A little heart, when you go out, it's always good to have more money on you." ”
"I've been working with your sister Yuzhi for so many years, and this little money is nothing."
Xu Fugui was silent, nodded, and accepted the money.
"Alright, let's go."
Xu Fugui sent them outside the station, and after returning to the station, the conductor waved warmly, "Fugui, come in and sit for a while, you have to wait for a while, and I will call you when the driver comes." ”
Xu Fugui walked in, sat on the bamboo chair, subconsciously took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, and when he saw the conductor staring at him, he took out another one and handed it over, "Come on?" ”
The conductor covered his mouth, "Fugui, you are really joking, how can there be a woman who smokes?" ”
Xu Fugui took back his cigarette, struck a match and lit it, and let out a long puff of cyan smoke.
After smoking a cigarette, I waited for another half an hour, and a few more passengers came halfway, and the clothes on their bodies were generally of high grade, either the wealthy businessmen in Yunxi County, or the staff of Xintu.
These people knew him, greeted him warmly, sat beside him and talked to him.
Xu Fugui didn't know their names, but the chat was quite harmonious, and he learned a lot about the situation in Wenchang from them.
In their mouths, the Wenchang area is much larger than Yunxi County, the streets are full of bluestone roads, the shops are scaly, people come and go, it is not lively, and there are many goods, and there are many strange things.
As for why it is called Wenchang, I heard the locals say that there is a very large Wenchang Bodhisattva Temple immediately, and over time the city is called Wenchang.
As for whether the real reason is this, it is unknown.
During the chat, the driver in the green military uniform finally arrived, and the crowd began to get into the car.
The car is not large, and the seats inside are all wooden, like benches in the park of later generations.
There is a large steering wheel in the driver's seat, and there is an iron fence on top of the car with a large net pocket on it.
What made Xu Fugui feel the most novel was that there was still firewood on the butt of the car, and the driver lit the firewood, as if he wanted to set the vehicle on fire.
After the explanations of the people around him, he realized that charcoal was used as power, otherwise the car would not be able to run.
"Come on, everyone's luggage is on the roof of the car."
The driver wiped a handful of hot sweat and greeted everyone with full of energy, Xu Fugui held two large wicker boxes in his hands, and when it was his turn, he handed the wicker boxes to the driver.
"Oh, what's in it, it's so heavy!"
The driver grinned and took the wicker box, put it on the roof of the car, and then fixed it with hemp rope, and then covered it with a net bag, and the luggage was placed.
Xu Fugui sat on the wooden seat of the car again, looking at the surrounding environment in a novel way, it was the first time he had taken a car.
Even in his previous life, he had never made a car, because almost all of his life tracks were in Xujia Village, even if he went to Yunxi County, he relied on his legs, and he had no chance to take a car at all.
"Sit tight, everyone, I'm going to go."
The driver greeted again, and after some incomprehensible operation, the car started slowly, and then left the station slowly, and came to the dirt road to the Wenchang area.
Xu Fugui was full of curiosity at first, but after a while, he felt his head groggy and his stomach churned.
"Fugui, you won't be motion sickness, right?
In a trance, he heard someone next to him say.
(End of chapter)