The jeep was speeding across the Gobi desert, much faster than the truck.
Yang Xiaotao held the steering wheel tightly, with excitement on his face.
The young man on the side looked at Yang Xiaotao nervously, holding the handle of the car tightly with one hand.
The driver behind him admired Yang Xiaotao's driving skills. He had the most say on how difficult it was to drive this jeep manufactured in Shanghai.
But in Yang Xiaotao's hands, it was not as smooth as the original car.
"Comrade Gao Yu, relax, this speed will be fine."
Yang Xiaotao looked at the nervous look of the young man beside him and opened his mouth to comfort him.
Once you come to such a flat place with no roads, there will naturally be no spoiled 'children', and you can drive freely without restraint.
Moreover, there are no traffic lights, there are only forks in the road, and there are few turns. All you need to do is hold the steering wheel tightly and step on the accelerator.
Besides, this car is really not very fast.
The engine of this domestically produced Jeep is obviously not good, but it feels like it would be good if it could reach fifty.
Compared to later generations who could ride a bicycle at 80, 90, or more than 100 kilometers per hour, it was simply a tractor.
This is also the reason why Yang Xiaotao wants to drive.
I haven't used the driving proficiency skills I've obtained yet, but this time I finally have a use for them.
"Teacher Yang, have you ever driven a car before?"
The driver Lao Ma's voice came from behind, and Yang Xiaotao nodded.
"Drive by, tractor."
Well, it’s considered driving.
"Teacher Yang, I heard that you produced the tractors on the farm?"
"No, I designed it and the big guy did it."
"You are so awesome."
"Haha, it's just so so. What I'm best at is driving. Sit tight, it's time to go uphill."
When the car rushed up the slope with a roar, and then flew away from the highest point, the three people's hearts suddenly became weightless and empty.
boom
The wheels hit the ground with a bang and continued to move forward.
“It’s cool~~~”
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the car finally stopped in a place in Xihe Town.
The hearts of the two accompanying people also returned to their stomachs. The driver, Lao Ma, had made up his mind to drive by himself tomorrow and not let this little lunatic drive.
The three people went to the local government, explained the situation, showed their IDs, and found a resting place locally.
When he arrived at his residence, Yang Xiaotao put down his greetings and went with the two of them to find a restaurant in the town for dinner and asked about the situation on the farm.
Although he asked about it in the car, Gao Yu didn't say much. Now he took advantage of the meal to ask.
The three of them went to the restaurant arranged by the local comrades, and each of them ordered a bowl of wide noodles. Then Gao Yu took out the local food stamps from his briefcase and handed them 50 cents to the local comrades.
Yang Xiaotao looked at it, got up and went to the side to ask what special dishes there were. The staff smiled and said there was mixed mutton.
Yang Xiaotao asked for one. Gao Yu looked embarrassed. He only had a small amount of funds to approve this time. This plate of mutton cost at least one yuan.
Unexpectedly, before Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, he asked the staff to add another fire. Gao Yu couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Lao Ma.
He has been driving all year round and has seen many things. He can see that Yang Xiaotao is not a careless person, so he tells him not to worry.
Then Yang Xiaotao asked for a bottle of wine and took out a stack of money bills from his pocket.
"Comrade, I don't have local food stamps. I only have national food stamps. That's okay."
The local staff were shocked when they saw the thick stack of national food stamps. These are great things. Not only can they buy food, but more importantly, they can buy cooking oil.
Seeing Yang Xiaotao ask this, he nodded quickly, "Okay, okay."
"Okay, these are all for me, you can do the math."
"By the way, just give me some food stamps for the extra money."
Yang Xiaotao handed over a ten-pound national food stamp, and the staff immediately took it with a smile. After looking at it carefully, they found a stack of local food stamps.
When Yang Xiaotao sat back and waited, Gao Yu and Lao Ma were also shocked.
Everyone will take some national food stamps with them when they go out, but it is rare to see them take out a handful.
In fact, these food stamps are only part of it.
"Teacher Yang, I'm so sorry that I ask you to treat me when I go out to eat."
Lao Ma smiled and spoke, as did Gao Yu beside him, "When I came here, the field director specially approved the note, but I didn't expect..."
Yang Xiaotao waved his hand, "I brought this from Sijiu City, but it turned out to be a big circle, and I didn't use anything. If I hadn't come here this time, I wouldn't have spent it."
The two laughed.
After a while, the restaurant staff brought the mixed mutton and a plate of soy sauce and garlic paste as a side dish.
Then there are three roasted noodles, each of which weighs half a catty and is much stronger than a bowl of wide noodles.
When Lao Ma saw that there was wine, he quickly took the wine cups and filled them one by one.
Drinking some wine on a cold day will warm you up.
The three of them drank wine and ate food, and soon became familiar with each other.
Gao Yu is young and doesn't drink much. He gets drunk on his face after just one drink and talks a little loudly.
At that time, Lao Ma drank most of the wine with Yang Xiaotao. He was not drunk at all, but he started talking more.
"Lao Ma, Xiao Gao, how is the situation on the farm?"
"Teacher Yang, I also heard that you made this corn."
Gao Yu said and Yang Xiaotao waved his hand, "I'm one year older than you, just call me Brother Yang."
"No, it can't be done. The field director said, you are Teacher Yang."
"Okay, that's up to you. Is your place far from here?"
"It's far. Fill up the tank, and you have to bring another bucket."
Lao Ma said while holding the wine glass. Yang Xiaotao picked it up and touched it, "Are the children okay?"
"When I first arrived, I got sick a lot and couldn't adapt to the climate. That's the case for adults, let alone children."
Lao Ma sighed with emotion, and Gao Yu on the side quickly explained, "Everything is fine now, it's okay."
Lao Ma nodded, and Yang Xiaotao felt relieved.
Don't look at it. Nowadays, twelve-year-old children in rural areas have begun to work in the fields to earn work points, which can be regarded as half a labor force.
But in Yang Xiaotao's view, the children in Yangjiazhuang School have embarked on another path, a different path to success.
After this trip, it must be a test for these children.
Jade is useless if it is not cut into pieces. If you don’t step out and take a look, you will never know how vast the world is!
"Where's Director Gao?"
"Thin."
"Is the farm big?"
"Pretty big!"
"Lao Ma, can we arrive tomorrow?"
"Almost. Let's leave early. If we hurry, we'll be there before dark."
"That's good."
Yang Xiaotao didn't ask what he was going to do, and Gao Yufeng didn't say anything in the letter. He probably wouldn't have said anything even if he had asked.
After the three of them finished eating, Yang Xiaotao suggested that they go buy something. Gao Yu nodded and did not refuse, and the two followed Yang Xiaotao around the town.
It was getting dark, and the two of them came to the local supply and marketing cooperative, and then they were dumbfounded.
Although it is a supply and marketing cooperative in the town, the things inside are really incomparable to those in Sijiucheng. Not only is the store small, there are only two salespersons, and most of it is a non-staple food area.
This time Yang Xiaotao wanted to buy more things to bring to the children.
Unexpectedly, there were not many things in the supply and marketing cooperative. Yang Xiaotao wanted to buy sugar, but he was told that there was only maltose, which was only one or two kilograms.
I have no choice but to buy it.
As for the White Rabbit toffee, the salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative said that she had never seen it.
Since he couldn't buy any sugar, Yang Xiaotao had to buy all the dried fruit cakes on the counter.
Now it was the others' turn to be dumbfounded.
The salesperson was a little surprised, who bought so much?
Either this was hoarding, or it was a joke, teasing the two little girls.
It was only when I saw Yang Xiaotao taking out the money note seriously that I came to my senses. They were serious!
The two of them packed the things on the counter according to Yang Xiaotao's request.
As a result, Lao Ma had a big package in his hand.
Before this was over, Yang Xiaotao looked at other items and saw a basket of eggs on the counter.
Without thinking much, I bought them all.
The two salesmen smiled, their task was overfulfilled.
Then I found that there was nothing but cloth, no tobacco or alcohol at all, no melon seeds, and a lot of matches and so on. After thinking about it, I decided to buy all the cloth.
This time it was even more surprising.
The same goes for Gao Yu and Lao Ma.
Cloth stamps are no better than food stamps and meat stamps. They are rare items. There is not much cloth in this supply and marketing cooperative, but they can be sold for a long time.
On the farm, the amount allocated by the superiors every year is just this much.
The farm manager was reluctant to use it and kept it in the warehouse as a precious commodity.
Now, if someone wants to buy them all, how many cloth tickets will they need?
In the confusion of the staff, Yang Xiaotao pulled out a few cloth tickets from the bundle. After confirming that they were correct, they looked at the remaining tickets and were speechless.
I guess if I buy twice as much cloth here, people will be able to afford it.
At this time, the two saleswomen also knew that Yang Xiaotao was from Sijiu City, and they felt in their hearts that he was indeed from Sijiu City.
The older one seems to have started to help the consultant buy some things. The younger one is more shy, but he also inquires about news from time to time, almost asking if he is married.
If you're not married, I wouldn't mind going back to Sijiu City with you.
This fact really made Lao Ma, who was still a bachelor, very happy.
Yang Xiaotao was thinking about buying things, but he didn't pay attention to this.
"Do we have any meat here?"
Yang Xiaotao once again picked out a few meat tickets from a pile of tickets, and the two saleswomen's eyes almost went straight.
They have worked in this supply and marketing cooperative for a long time, but this is the first time they have seen so many tickets to buy meat.
How much does this cost?
The younger one said directly, "There isn't much meat in the first place, and it was sold out early in the morning."
"Oh, it seems to be the same everywhere."
Yang Xiaotao remembered that it was the same in Sijiu City. When buying meat, you had to queue up. If you arrived late, you wouldn't have any money left.
Yang Xiaotao was a little disappointed when he didn't buy any meat.
What he wants most is to take the meat and cook a delicious meal for his children.
"If you are not in a hurry, come early tomorrow. Uncle Asang will slaughter a sheep."
The older man on the side suddenly spoke, and Yang Xiaotao suddenly became interested.
"No hurry, what time is it?"
"It will be delivered at five o'clock, but the supply and marketing cooperative won't open until eight o'clock."
Yang Xiaotao suddenly laughed, "Two lesbians, I'm here to buy supplies on behalf of the farm this time. Can you please be accommodating? I don't want more, just half the mutton. Of course, the other heads, bones, internal organs, etc., if you can."
If so, you can give it to me as well."
After saying that, the two salesmen looked at each other and then nodded.
"Okay, we open at six o'clock, you can come earlier."
"Thank you so much."
"No, they are all serving the people, as they should be."
The two saleswomen spoke enthusiastically, which made Lao Ma feel jealous.
If you were so enthusiastic about him, you would have seized the opportunity long ago.
Finally, Yang Xiaotao and Lao Ma walked back together holding their things.
Gao Yu was carrying the cloth with a look of shame on his face.
I was sent to pick up someone, but ended up asking someone to buy a gift. How should I explain it to the director when I go back?
Wait until you get back to your station.
After running all the way, the three of them washed up and went to bed.
Yang Xiaotao lives in the same house, Lao Ma and Gao Yu live in the same house.
Not long after I lay down, I heard the sound of snoring.
A hundred miles away, Liu Daming and his party were getting on the train, starting slowly and heading towards home.
