A wanderer who has not returned home for a long time can feel the taste of home there, and the snacks in his hometown and the meals made by his mother will feel even more.
Although Chen Xinhua hadn't eaten the meal cooked by his mother for more than two months, it felt like a long time had passed since he was a human being in two lifetimes.
Eating familiar food, listening to his mother talking about what happened in the village, it was all about family matters. The meal was about to finish, Chen Xinhua said: "My classmate brought some money back to his family, and I will send it to his family in the afternoon."
"Should have sent it earlier to let his family know that he is fine with everything when he works outside, so he can rest assured. Oh, the bicycle at home is still good, you can ride it."
"I'm done eating, Mom, then I'll go first."
Mother was still eating, and waved him away with her hand.
In the afternoon, apart from sending money to Wang Hongliang to his mother, there is another important thing to do, which is the driver's license. There is a driving school in the town five or six miles away from home, where his previous driver's license was tested. People do instant work, and everyone knows what instant work means.
Chen Xinhua pushed the bike out from the corner, checked whether it was gas-filled, and pumped it up again. Everything else was normal. He went out and rode the bike to his classmate's house.
In July, which is the hottest time of the year, Chen Xinhua was sweating and out of breath after riding for a long time. The car was dodging left and right on the dirt road with bumps and holes. It had not been such a dirt road for a long time. .
? When Chen Xinhua came to Wang Hongliang's house, he looked like he was fished out of the water, and his coat was all wet with sweat. Fortunately, his mother was at home, otherwise the trip would be in vain.
When he was studying in the past, Chen Xinhua often went to Wang Hongliang's house, and his mother was also very familiar with Chen Xinhua.
She saw Chen Xinhua as soon as he entered the yard.
"Daxin, you are back, come in and blow on the fan, sweating so much," let Chen Xinhua into the room, fixed the fan and poured a glass of water.
Chen Xinhua sat beside the fan, his whole body was covered with sweat, and the wind blew it very cool. Chen Xinhua wiped the sweat off his face, and said, "Auntie, Hong Liang asked me to bring you a thousand yuan. You can take a look, right?" ,¡± said and handed her the one thousand yuan prepared in the envelope.
He took the money and said: "The money is definitely not wrong. In such a hot day, I would trouble you to send it over. Thank you very much."
She said no need to count, but she still counted.
Chen Xinhua said: "Auntie, Hong Liang and I are good classmates, so it's not right to do small things."
After finishing the main task, Chen Xinhua chatted with her, mostly talking about Wang Hongliang's situation in Shenzhen.
Chen Xinhua looked at the time, it was past two o'clock, and he had to go to the town to apply for a driver's license, and said, "Auntie, I have to go to the town to do some errands, so I'm leaving first."
"You have to go to work, so I won't keep you. I have a lot of time on the way to come home."
"Okay, I'm leaving."
Chen Xinhua stepped into the car and walked out of the yard. From here to the town, it is a provincial road. The road condition is quite good, and it is much easier to ride than the dirt road. It only takes half an hour to arrive at the driving school.
The person in charge of the driving school heard that a fast-track driver's license is required, so he introduced it more enthusiastically. The registration fee for a normal driver's license is 1600, but there are two types of fast-track driver's licenses. Don't worry about it, what about the money? It will cost 5,000, and it will be enough to get the certificate in half a month.
Without even thinking about it, Chen Xinhua counted 5,000 yuan and paid the fee. The person in charge of the driving school immediately arranged for someone to copy Chen Xinhua's ID card and take a photo, and go through the relevant procedures. As for whether you can drive with a driver's license, that's not up to him. Whatever it is, he just needs to get you a driver's license.
Chen Xinhua made an appointment with the person in charge of the driving school to pick up the license, and left him a phone number to call him if there was anything.
Chen Xinhua took the receipt and left the driving school. He looked at the time and found that it would take less than half an hour to complete the business here. He thought to himself, five thousand yuan can buy a road killer certificate. I don't know if it will be a blessing or a curse for the holder .
Chen Xinhua returned home sweaty again, but there was no one in the house, the door was open, and his mother had gone to work somewhere.
Chen Xinhua fetched two buckets of water in the well, and took a vigorous bath by the well. When he came back, his mother had already arrived home. After asking about sending money, she went to the kitchen.
Say hello to my mother, cook less, go to grandpa's house for dinner, and leave.
Grandpa made dinner earlier than usual today, and when Chen Xinhua arrived, the dishes were already on the table.
Grandpa never drank alcohol, so he didn¡¯t have any alcohol if he wanted to. Eating with him is just eating. Grandpa¡¯s cooking skills are not very good. The dishes are oily and salty. To be honest, Chen Xinhua is not used to this kind of food. up.
Chen Xinhua took a bowl and filled a bowl full of rice. Although he is not used to this kind of food, after eating it for many years, Chen Xinhua still eats it very deliciously. People are so weird. If you eat this kind of food outside , I definitely can¡¯t eat it, but I can do it at home. This may be the mentality that people often say, the golden nest and the silver nest are not your own doghouse.
After a good meal, grandpa drove him home. The way he expressed the feelings of the older generation towards the younger generation was very understandable, and so was Chen Xinhua.
As long as you know that grandpa cares about him, don¡¯t think too much about other things. On the way home, if you meet some villagers who have come back from work outside, you will call them according to their seniority, smoke a cigarette, and say a few words Gossip
The next day, when Chen Xinhua opened his eyes, it was already past nine o'clock. Last night, he went to bed late, and talked with his mother about things in Shenzhen. I know how my son worked in Shenzhen.
Chen Xinhua then inquired about the situation of the second sister, the third sister and some close relatives, and learned from the mother that the second sister and the third sister were still the same in the previous life and had not changed. I was very happy to know this situation, and when I thought about going to Shengze, I would take a bus to Yingtan in a neighboring county and visit my second sister's house.
After breakfast and a visit to a few uncles' homes, I planned to marry into the elder sister's house in a neighboring village. My brother-in-law often went out, and my eldest sister was a primary school teacher and would not come back until after school.
Chen Xinhua came back from the outside, but the eldest sister came to the house. Chen Xinhua called her and said, "I was planning to go to your place, but Xiaofei didn't come."
The mother spoke, "Yesterday I asked the school student in the village to bring a message to your sister. Anyway, there are only two of them in the house. It will be troublesome if you go."
The eldest sister took the conversation and said: "Your brother-in-law went out two days ago, and I didn't have class in the last period, so he came here first. Xiaofei will come by herself after school."
"oh."
Everyone came to the kitchen and cooked together around the stove. Chen Xinhua sat in front of the earthen stove, burning firewood, and talked to his elder sister about his future plans. The meal was ready, and Xiao Fei came back from school.
Chen Xinhua stepped forward and touched her. She was no longer the big girl in previous memories, but now a little girl who had just started studying, and said, "Uncle didn't sell you food this time, so I will give you money to buy it yourself, okay?"
The niece exclaimed happily: "Okay, thank you uncle."
Chen Xinhua took 600 yuan from his wallet and gave it to Xiaofei. The eldest sister saw it and said quickly, "Daxin, what are you doing for so much money?"
Before Chen Xinhua could say anything, his mother answered, "He earned a lot this time, and he gave it to his niece, so don't stop him."
"Yes, I'm her uncle. Don't worry about it. I'm going to Jiangsu in the afternoon. I'm going to have dinner now. I'll leave early."
The mother said in surprise: "Didn't you say to stay at home for three days?"
In fact, Chen Xinhua didn't want to go to Shengze so early. Seeing that everything was fine at home, he felt relieved, and would come back in a few days.
"Oh, Jiangsu called yesterday and wanted to rush there in advance. I will be back in half a month."
The eldest sister comforted: "Mom, don't be sad, Daxin has something to do, and he will come back in a few days."
After lunch, Chen Xinhua went to bid farewell to his grandfather, but his grandfather just said to take care of his health outside, and then let him go back.
Chen Xinhua was carrying the trip, and his mother and eldest sister sent Chen Xinhua to Provincial Highway 307 to wait for the bus. At this time, it was the time for the country bus to enter the city, and soon a bus came to the neighboring county. It is also possible to go to the neighboring county of Yingtan. It is convenient to take the train in this county, and it is convenient to take a car to neighboring counties.
Chen Xinhua got into the car and didn't say goodbye to them. Looking at the two people outside the window, as the car drove, it became more and more blurred, and Chen Xinhua's eye circles also began to moisten. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com