You Guoqing and Xiao Tiezhu rode hard to Nanfeng Town, but they did not catch up with Liang Xiaonan. The bus to Cao Xiaoyuan County had already left.
It was the first time for Liang Xiaobei to travel far away, thousands of miles away at once, but with his sister and brother-in-law accompanying him, he was not too nervous.
It was completely different from taking the train last year. Because of the meningitis outbreak, many people died. The superiors urgently issued a document to cancel the free travel benefits for students, and various places no longer receive students free of charge.
Around the Spring Festival, almost all of the students who were living abroad were sent back to their place of origin in batches, except for those who were sick and had not yet recovered.
Either you work hard, or your family is willing to support you, so it doesn't matter if you just hang out. School is not in session anyway.
Putting aside those free tours, there are really very few people on the train now.
Now there are no migrant workers entering the city. They are all working hard in the production teams and are not allowed to leave their place of origin at will. How many workers can go on a business trip? So the bus is very empty.
Liang Xiaonan said: "Let's just take a hard seat. It's so empty. One person can sleep in three rows of seats, which is almost the same as a sleeper."
Liang Xiaobei also meant the same thing. He was used to saving, so he couldn't bear to buy a sleeper. His sister said that a sleeper was more than twice as expensive as a hard seat.
Zhou Yan said: "It doesn't matter whether it's empty or not. It takes two days to get to Metropolis. The sleeper is comfortable."
He had already asked someone to help buy tickets for the three of them, which were two lower berths and one middle berth. They could have bought three lower berths, but it would be more convenient for the three of them to be in the same carriage and take care of each other.
Liang Xiaobei was always very excited and couldn't sleep at all.
Lunch boxes on the train are now available as normal. They cost 30 cents to eat a box of rice. The conductor also told them: "If you are not full, you can add rice."
This is really affordable.
They arrived at Modu, got off the train, and saw Jiang Can at the exit. He received a telegram from Zhou Yan and was waiting at the station.
He saw Liang Xiaobei at a glance. He was 14 years old and about 1.4 meters tall. Jiang Can's first impression was that he was too small.
But Liang Xiaobei now has a rosy complexion, eyes like stars, and excellent facial features. He looks like a good boy, and Jiang Can likes him immediately.
"Xiaobei?" he called tentatively.
"Master Jiang Can." Liang Xiaobei was a little embarrassed. On the way here, he asked Zhou Yan, how should he call Jiang Can and what should he call him?
Zhou Yan said that you can call him master or brother.
When Jiang Can heard Liang Xiaobei calling him master, he immediately became happy. He said "Hey" and patted his shoulder sheepishly, saying: "Xiaobei, don't be afraid of anything you don't know in the future. I'll teach you and we'll write it together."
Better songs.”
Liang Xiaobei obediently agreed, and Jiang Can carefully placed his luggage, especially his guitar, in the car and asked him to sit in his passenger seat.
As for Zhou Yan and Liang Xiaonan, he ignored them.
Zhou Yan and Liang Xiaonan didn't care either. They were eager for Jiang Can to like Liang Xiaobei.
Jiang Can did not push Liang Xiaobei directly to the leadership of the unit. He said to Zhou Yan and Liang Xiaonan: "I am going to teach him the basics for a while and ask him to follow me. I will make other arrangements for him later depending on the situation.
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He wanted to see Liang Xiaobei's learning ability first.
In fact, Jiang Can and Zhou Yan are about the same age, but he has always been obsessed with music and has a simpler mind than Zhou Yan.
Seeing how much Liang Xiaobei liked him, I wanted to give him all my best things.
Zhou Yan said: "Don't worry, he doesn't have any foundation. You have to teach him bit by bit. If that doesn't work, ask him to serve you for two years first and then you can start teaching him things."
Liang Xiaonan also agreed and said: "Yes, he is still young. Don't worry. Let him train with you for two years first. In the past, when a master took an apprentice, he would chop wood for three years first."
Jiang Can was so happy that he asked for leave from his work unit and took the three of them back to his home. Liang Xiaobei was looking forward to staying in Melbourne for a long time. He had time to take Xiaobei to play.
Liang Xiaonan also wanted to visit Jiang's house. Jiang Can had always wanted Liang Xiaobei to live with him, but Liang Xiaonan still wanted Liang Xiaobei to live in her own home. The last time she came to Modu, the garden house on Fukai Road
, if Xiaobei moves in, she will connect the phone line for him.
That house is very good. The only problem is that it is too big for Xiaobei to live alone.
They went to Jiang's house, and Jiang's mother and father came back early. Because of the top-quality cordyceps given by Zhou Yan two years ago, they all survived the cold winter. Jiang's father's emphysema was cured, and his health is gradually improving now.
Liang Xiaonan took out a box of old wild ginseng. It's not that she didn't want to part with the 200-year-old ginseng. She also has 500-year-old ginseng in the space, but it's not a good thing to get rid of 500-year-old ginseng at every turn.
After struggling to dig out a 200-year-old wild ginseng, I was already shocked. Don’t do it again with such an old age. It’s better to be a little more stable.
Jiang's father kept medicine jars all year round and had a doctor at home. The Chinese medicine doctor looked at this ginseng. Although he had never seen ginseng that was more than 100 years old, he was sure that this ginseng was definitely more than 100 years old.
I excitedly told Jiang’s father: “Manager Jiang, this ginseng must be more than 150 years old and is a rare treasure.”
Jiang's father didn't want it and thought it was too precious. Liang Xiaonan said: "My brother will study with Jiang Can in the future. He will have to trouble his uncle and aunt. This ginseng expresses my feelings."
Father Jiang looked at the ginseng over and over and said: "Speaking of which, the Sushi Country and the Kimchi Country really love our country's old wild ginseng. Last year, a ginseng digger sold a 100-year-old ginseng here.
Sold to people in sushi country for 100,000 yuan."
Liang Xiaonan knew that if it were really an old ginseng grown in nature for 100 years, 100,000 yuan was really not expensive. Besides, there was no pressure at all to make foreign money.
When Mother Jiang heard that a ginseng was so expensive, she couldn't help but carefully take the ginseng given by Liang Xiaonan and look at it again and again. She felt that this daughter-in-law of the Zhou family was really generous.
After all, she is Zhou Bantian’s grandson and daughter-in-law. Even though her family is in decline, her actions are still extraordinary!
She was also envious in her heart. Although this daughter-in-law was a rural girl, her appearance and demeanor were not inferior to those of the Modu people. No, she didn't even think they were inferior to her husband, Jiang.
Alas, when will Jiang Can wake up?
Jiang Can insisted on keeping Liang Xiaobei by his side to teach. The Jiang family only had one child, Jiang Can, and the house at home was quite spacious. Jiang Can gave Liang Xiaobei a small room next to his bedroom, and Liang Xiaonan and Zhou Yan did not have one.
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After coming out of Jiang's house, Zhou Yan said, "I have already booked a room at the Meijiao Hotel, shall we stay there?"
Liang Xiaonan nodded and took Xiaobei with her. She and Zhou Yan were still in Modu, so there was no need to leave her brother in someone else's house. Besides, Liang Xiaonan felt that the Beauty Island Hotel was luxurious, and with Xiaobei's temperament, they didn't want to leave her brother at home.
He brought it with him, and he was not willing to stay in such a nice hotel.
She wanted to take her brother to expand his horizons, including restaurants in the outside world.
Zhou Yan said: "Xiaonan, you accompany Xiaobei to play in Motor City. I have to go and take care of it beforehand. You guys will stay in this hotel. I will come find you then."
When Zhou Yan walked forward, Liang Xiaonan turned to Liang Xiaobei and said, "Xiaobei, just wait. I'll borrow a car from Mr. Xie to take you for fun. It's too inconvenient not to have a car."