Hearing Chen Fan's words, Zhang Wenliang said casually, "Big and small are not all the same, since you only love to eat small, why don't you make them all small?" ”

Zhang Juemin took a bite of the rice ball, only to feel that his mouth was full of oily fragrance, "Huh, there is still bacon?!" The living conditions are very good. ”

Then he looked at Chen Fan and followed Zhang Wenliang's words and said, "Yes, your rice ball is big and small, it shouldn't be made by one person, right?" If we don't come with you, can you still throw away the big ones? ”

Chen Fan shrugged, ignoring who did it, ate the rice balls slowly, and said with a smile,

"It's impossible to throw it, and Captain Ye didn't say that he would accompany me before, so I ate these rice balls by myself, so it doesn't matter how big or small. Isn't it you here now, I can't eat and watch you, then I will naturally have to pick and choose. ”

Zhang Wenliang turned his head and glared at him, "Why do I feel like I'm eating your leftovers?" ”

Chen Fan grinned, "You can also think the other way around, your big and my small are what I eat from you." ”

Zhang Juemin didn't care who ate the leftovers, a fist-sized rice ball was eaten in three or two bites, and he took another one from Chen Fan's hand, and ate two rice balls in a row before waving his hand to stop.

The three of them brought kettles, and after eating and drinking, they squatted on the side and smoked, waiting for the driver to come.

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing cyan and blue cloth overalls swaggered over on the side, still shouting, "Who the hell let you smoke here, you're blind, you can't see the words posted on the wall?" Get out of the way. ”

Chen Fan and the three of them were stunned, were they being scolded?

He looked back, okay, only to see a piece of A4 paper-sized red paper pasted on the wall, on which was written with a brush, "Smoking is strictly prohibited here"?!

Zhang Wenliang frowned, ready to scold back, he became a militia company commander when he was a teenager, and now for seven or eight years, except for the elders of the family and the leaders of the brigade department, he has not been scolded, this person dares to scold him, can this bear it?

But before he could speak, he was grabbed by Zhang Juemin.

At this time, Chen Fan obediently threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stood up and stepped on it with his foot, and smiled at the man, "I'm sorry, I didn't see the words on the wall just now, we won't smoke." ”

The man was stunned when he saw Chen Fan, a little hesitant, and asked softly, "Are you Teacher Chen from Lujiawan?" ”

In these years, the height of the people is generally not high, especially in the southern region, more than 1.6 meters for men and 1.5 meters for women, that is the norm, and it is not uncommon for them to be lower. The male is more than 1.7 meters and the female is more than 1.6 meters, even if the height is relatively high, even if it is more advantageous to find a partner.

Of course, it is not for nothing that it is taller, but in this part of Nanhu Commune, a big man like Chen Fan who is 1.8 meters old is indeed very rare, plus he looks white and clean, and his face is better than that of a movie actor, these characteristics can be combined to draw conclusions.

Chen Fan was not surprised, there were many people who recognized him on this street, and he was not one of them.

Immediately smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm Chen Fan from Lujiawan." ”

The man smiled a little apologetically, took two steps forward and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't recognize it just now." ”

Then he whispered, "I'm the driver, there's oil in the car, those seats are cloth, and the organic oil in the cab doesn't know when, if it hits Mars, a car can burn out immediately." ”

Chen Fan suddenly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we don't know." ”

Zhang Wenliang, who was still a little angry next to him, also straightened his eyes and didn't dare to say anything more. He, the militia company commander, is not bad, but the driver is much more powerful than him, claiming that he will not change a cadre, not to mention the safety of a car, if he really wants to make trouble, no matter who he is in front of, he will not take care of it.

When he calmed down, he couldn't help but glance at Chen Fan, and silently muttered "little monster" in his heart. It's really strange when I'm young and vigorous, but I don't have a temper at all when I'm scolded.

He didn't know where Chen Fan had no temper, but planned to find a dog later, buy it with a rice ball, and bite the person all over the place.

Of course, this idea has certainly been dispelled now.

Chen Fan also remembered at this time that he had heard the company's driver say that when his master ran long-distance trucks in the army in the 6th and 70s, the first iron rule was not to smoke in the car, because the cars at that time were basically "stupid and coarse", and they couldn't break without much oil, and after so much engine oil, as long as the car ran up, no matter how clean it was, the oil couldn't stop coming out, and the whole cab was like an oil drum.

At that time, the oil may have been different from the later oil formula, and it can easily ignite when exposed to open flames, especially when sparks fall on the seat and there are combustibles. At that time, there were incidents of vehicles igniting due to smoking almost every year, but after strict prevention, it gradually decreased.

You are not allowed to smoke while driving, and there is no requirement for drinking, as long as you don't get drunk, you can do anything.

Some old drivers even have the habit of "getting in the car and taking three sips of wine", because the steering wheel at that time did not have a booster, and drinking some alcohol will help increase the strength and make the steering wheel smoother. In addition, the speed of the cars at that time was not fast, and there were not many people on the highway, so as long as they were not drunk, it hardly affected much.

This is one of the differences in the times.

Hearing Chen Fan's words, the driver waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's okay, just say it." ”

He immediately looked at the three of them, "Are you going to the county seat?" ”

Zhang Wenliang finally seized the opportunity to speak, and immediately pointed to Chen Fan and said, "Our teacher Chen compiled a set of 'first aid manuals' a few days ago, which is dedicated to how to save people urgently, and ......

Chen Fan wanted to stop him next to him, but he couldn't stop it.

It is indeed a little embarrassing to be praised so much in person.

The driver's mouth opened and he was amazed, and when Zhang Wenliang finished speaking, he immediately grabbed Chen Fan's hand and held it tightly, "Oh, Teacher Chen's merits are immeasurable!" This is to win glory for our Nanhu Commune! ”

With two exclamations in a row, without waiting for Chen Fan to speak, he immediately took out the key and went to the car door, "Come on, come on, you guys get in the car and sit first, and I'll leave immediately." ”

Chen Fan was unambiguous, immediately boarded the car, sat down behind the co-pilot, and said, "Thank you, but it's not two o'clock yet, right?" ”

Zhang Juemin and Zhang Wenliang also came up and found a place to sit down.

The driver had already gotten into the driver's seat, but instead of sitting down, he took out a Z-shaped iron rod from under the seat, pushed open the cab door, inserted the iron rod into the front of the car, and shook it vigorously.

Soon the engine was rumbling.

Chen Fan was a little confused.

No, he'd only heard of tractors and trucks starting with a crank, and it turns out that even buses were started with a crank?

The engine turned, the driver quickly pulled out the rocker, turned around and threw the rocker under the seat, then got in the car and closed the door, turned his head to look at Chen Fan, saw his strange face, guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile, "The engine of this kind of station wagon still uses the kind of truck, so the starting method is the same, you have to use the rocker." ”

Station wagon?

Chen Fan's eyes rolled slightly, and he looked at the interior of the minibus, "This kind of car is called a station wagon?" ”

The driver nodded, rolled down the window, and said with a smile, "Yes, the bus is a very long car, a bit like the bus in the city, and this kind of short-distance bus is called a station wagon."

Now the best station wagon, one is the Shanghai bus factory, the other is the Tianjin bus factory 'Tianjin' brand 620 type, I heard that they have models that can not be used to shake the handle, but unfortunately we are not, just Jiangnan bus factory itself production of the car, very old. ”

Chen Fan laughed dryly, okay, useless knowledge has increased again.

At this time, the conductor sitting at the intersection walked over, leaned on the cab window, and shouted to the driver, "Brother Meng, it's still a few minutes away, why did it start so quickly?" ”

If you don't shout, you can't do it, the engine is too loud, and you can't hear it when you talk quietly.

Brother Meng, the driver, pointed back at Chen Fan, "Teacher Chen is going to the prefectural committee, there is an important task, I will send him to the county to take the car first, isn't it just a few minutes, those who are in a hurry will arrive early, and those who are not in a hurry will let them take tomorrow's car." ”

"Teacher Chen?"

The conductor turned his head and looked inside, and his eyes lit up, "Yo, it's Mr. Chen, I didn't see it just now, forgive me for being clumsy, I'll invite you to dinner when you come back." ”

Chen Fan smiled and waved his hand, and handed over another cigarette, "I'm in trouble." ”

The conductor put the cigarette on his ear, and the corners of his mouth grinned behind the root of his ear, "What's the trouble?" ”

Then he took two steps back and waved his hand, "Since Teacher Chen has an important task, let's go first." ”

Chen Fan hurriedly said, "No, no, just open it on time." ”

The driver, Brother Meng, stepped on the clutch gear, and while driving, he said, "It's okay, he will set the alarm clock 5 minutes faster later, won't it be on time." ”

The car slowly drove to the intersection, then turned east, and after a long roar, the pedestrians on the road quickly dodged, and the driver, Meng Ge, stepped on the accelerator wildly and rushed forward with a bang.

Chen Fan looked back and saw that the conductor was fiddling with the alarm clock, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, this is okay?

Now there were only three passengers in the car, Chen Fan watched as the supply and marketing cooperative's sales department, Xinhua bookstore, state-run restaurant, health center, veterinary station, repair shop, stone shop and other units were left behind, and after a while, he drove out of the town and into a section of road with vegetable gardens on both sides.

The driver, Brother Meng, glanced up at the rearview mirror, saw Chen Fan's curious face, and said with a smile, "Teacher Chen hasn't gone out before?" ”

Chen Fan came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head, "No." ”

Later, Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin glanced at each other, and they could see the meaning in each other's eyes.

Fortunately, Mr. Chen only forgot where he came from and how he was going, but he remembered all kinds of skills. If it's the other way around, then he's basically useless.

Brother Meng glanced at the rearview mirror again and said, "This place is the Nanhu Vegetable Farm, don't look at them as growing vegetables, but they are authentic regular workers, and their benefits are better than those of many factories." ”

Chen Fan rubbed his face, feeling a little funny inexplicably.

Obviously, there are so many rural villages in the north and south of the town, and he can purchase enough vegetables casually, but he still needs to build a vegetable farm, and he doesn't know how the brain circuits of the commune leaders are long.

Passing through the vegetable patches and the scattered miniature chicken and duck farms, a long slope suddenly appears ahead.

Chen Fan saw the long embankment at the end of the long slope, and couldn't help but say, "This is the river embankment, right?" ”

Later, Zhang Wenliang was about to speak, but Brother Meng preemptively said, "Yes, it is the embankment of the river that encloses your Lujiawan, there is a wharf in front of it, starting from this wharf, you can take the waterway directly to the county seat and the prefectural committee, and the prefectural committee is closer than the county seat, because this river is a curved ......."

Listening to Brother Meng's chatter, the car suddenly began to climb, and Chen Fan vaguely heard Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin both snorting.

He looked back and saw that both of them were pale and clenched, as if they were facing some dangerous situation.

Chen Fan was a little confused, "What's wrong with you?" ”

When Brother Meng heard his words, he raised his head and looked at it, and said with a smile, "It's okay, maybe a little motion sickness." ”

Then he shouted, "Little master by the window, it will be more comfortable if you open the window." ”

Well, he still doesn't know what the last two people's surnames are.

Zhang Wenliang immediately pulled the window and pushed it back, and a gust of wind blew in, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Fan took the opportunity to introduce, "The one who is by the window is our militia company commander, who has been a company commander since he was a teenager and has great ability. This slightly older person is the barefoot doctor of our production team and the eldest brother of Company Commander Zhang. They all accompanied me to the local commission. ”

Brother Meng nodded and said with a smile, "They are all important people in Lujiawan." ”

After a polite sentence, he said again, "It's going downhill, two Master Zhang, be careful." ”

Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Resident were about to ask how to be careful, but the car swooped down, and the discomfort that they had endured just now was suddenly like a river overturning, and they couldn't bear it anymore. Zhang Wenliang turned around abruptly and poked his head out of the window, how did the two rice balls he ate just now get in, and how can he get out now.

Zhang Juemin originally thought that he could bear it, but as soon as the people around him vomited, he couldn't bear it anymore. Immediately ran to the other side and opened the window, sticking out his head for a while.

Chen Fan covered his face helplessly, okay, the two tigers of the Zhang family collectively failed to succeed and vomited halfway.

Before leaving, he swore to take care of me, who took care of whom?

But motion sickness is also a helpless thing, I can't help myself, and I can't help it!

Brother Meng was accustomed to it, controlled the car to go downhill slowly, and said, "I see that you all have brought water, first rinse your mouths with water, and then see if there is anything with smell on your body, holding it to block your nose, it will be much more comfortable." ”

After a pause, he said, "When we cross the river and go to Thanh Shan Commune on the other bank, I will step on the brakes at the gate of the health center, and you go buy some motion sickness medicine, and you will be fine if you take it." ”

Only then did Chen Fan notice that the car was parked on a ramp, and there was a boiling river in front of it, and if it went further, it would have to cross the river.

Meng Ge pulled the handbrake and honked the horn a few times, and a whistle came from a steamer on the opposite side.

He put his hand on the window, turned his head to Chen Fan and smiled, "This ferry boat is managed by the people of the ferry station, the ferry station and the water transport company are not the same, they are also independent units, but they only have this one boat, and there are only seven or eight people, his boat is fixed, and he doesn't even need a helmsman, it is a 'small yamen'." ”

As he spoke, he turned his head and pointed in the direction of Lujiawan, "If there is a passenger terminal here, you can take a boat to the prefectural committee, but unfortunately, only the county seat has a passenger terminal in the county, so if you want to go to the prefectural committee, you still have to go to the county seat first." ”

Chen Fan sat in his position, looked left and right, and saw that the steamer on the opposite bank was slowly driving towards this side along a few steel cables, and then looked at the Yellow River-like river, and couldn't help but feel very surprised.

He has sat on airplanes and high-speed trains, crossed the river by car and boat, and it is a boat without power, and this is the first time that the two eras combined!

This section of the river was not short, and it took about 5 minutes for the ship to slowly come to shore.

It is a ferryboat that looks like a moving floating island, and has no other function than to move back and forth between the two shores by the towing of a steel cable.

(That's it, only the winch without the barge)

When the ferry stopped, Meng Ge immediately put up gear and drove forward, carefully drove the car up, and stopped firmly in the middle of the ferry.

Only then did he turn off the car, open the door, turn his head and say, "Teacher Chen, two Master Zhang, go down and breathe." ”

Zhang Juemin and Zhang Wenliang were like destroyed flowers and willows, helping things all the way to get out of the car.

Chen Fan also followed.

Below, on the corner of the ferry, a man in his forties and fifties was chatting with Brother Meng, "It seems to be a little early today?" ”

Brother Meng handed over a cigarette, leaned on the railing and lit it, took a puff, and then put on a non-noteworthy look, pointed at Chen Fan and said, "This is Teacher Chen from Lujiawan,......"

Before he finished speaking, the man looked at Chen Fan with a surprised face, "Yo, Teacher Chen, hello, hello, hello." ”

People are so enthusiastic, Chen Fan naturally greeted him politely and offered another cigarette.

As for Zhang Juemin and Zhang Wenliang, they had already been spitting clouds and fog away from the car on the side.

Meng Ge continued, "Mr. Chen was specially invited by the Health Bureau of the prefectural committee to write a book. ”

The man's eyes widened instantly, "Go to the health bureau of the prefectural committee to write a book?" ”

Brother Meng didn't notice Chen Fan's embarrassed expression at all, and said with honor, "Isn't it, let me tell you, Mr. Chen has great skills and understands medical skills, and has compiled a 'first aid manual',......"

Chen Fan stood on the side, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

This ferry can be said to be the main traffic route of Nanhu Commune from east to west, and the ability to spread news is stronger than that of Brother Meng, but I am afraid that I have not yet arrived at the prefectural committee, and the news that I want to go to the prefectural committee to write a book will spread throughout the entire Gufeng County, right? !

The 5-minute crossing time was not enough for Brother Meng to play, and when the ferry docked, he waved his hand unsatisfied, "I'll send Mr. Chen to the county to take the car first, and I'll tell you when I come back." ”

The man nodded immediately, "Then hurry up, I'll wait to hear the second half." ”

Then he waved goodbye to Chen Fan, "Teacher Chen is hard, hard. ”

(End of chapter)