After her son resigned from Zhonghai, he became even busier than before. He had just returned home for a few days and was about to go out again. Although Zhuang's mother was a little reluctant to leave, she didn't say anything. She just told Zhuang Rui to drive more carefully on the road.
In fact, if he hadn't attended the wedding of his third son and then had to go to Shanxi to attend the International Tibetan Mastiff Exchange Conference, and had to take the snow mastiff with him, Zhuang Rui would have planned to fly to Shaanxi, and the excitement of driving would have passed long ago.
Although Zhuang Rui didn't buy a car for a long time, he couldn't bear to run long distances. After one trip, he was almost exhausted. Reiki? Come on, that can only eliminate physical fatigue. It's not suitable for people who are highly nervous.
Nerves don't help.
Because Zhou Rui and Liu Chuan were preparing to attend the Tibetan Mastiff Exchange Meeting, Zhuang Rui could only drive alone this time. The distance from Pengcheng to Weishi, Shaanxi Province was more than 800 kilometers, which was quite a journey for him.
It’s a challenge, because there is a section of the road that does not have a high speed, and it is also a mountainous road, which requires absolute concentration. If you are not careful, it will result in a car overturning and death.
From Xiaoxian, Anhui Province, take the expressway, then go straight to Shangqiu and enter Henan, passing through Lankao, Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, Luoyang and Lingbao, Shaanxi Province. It is an expressway all the way. Zhuang Rui's car is very fast. It started at 6 o'clock in the morning, and now it is only in the afternoon.
At one point, we have already entered the territory of Shaanxi.
After carefully driving a not-so-easy road, and passing through Tongguan and Huaxian, two very famous places, Zhuang Rui arrived at the hometown of Lao San, Wei City, Shaanxi.
There are many historical cities that we pass along this way, especially in Henan Province, which have witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties in history. Zhuang Rui also has some regrets. If he has enough time, he can go slowly. Presumably in those cities
, you can find a lot of good items.
Wei City is located in the eastern part of Shaanxi Province. It has a long history and a long history. From Zhou and Qin to Han and Tang for more than two thousand years, it has been the capital of twelve dynasties. Agriculture, animal husbandry, handicrafts, commerce, and transportation are all relatively developed.
It has formed many famous cities and ancient towns and is also the gateway to Xi'an. It is known as "the main road of the Three Qin Dynasties and the thoroughfare of eight provinces".
Wei City is known for its agriculture. It has vast land, a mild climate, sufficient sunlight, and moderate precipitation. Its arable land accounts for 96% of the total area. It provides favorable conditions for the comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and sideline fishery, and for the regionalization, commercialization, and modernization of agriculture.
, among which the total output of grain, cotton and oil crops ranks among the top in the province, and it is known as the "Shaanxi Granary".
The third child and Zhang Rong were both from a county under Wei City. After graduating from Zhonghai, they passed the civil service examination and worked in the small county in their hometown. The third child was in the Grain Bureau and Zhang Rong was in the Finance Bureau. They were both pretty good.
Both departments are part of the overall situation locally.
Zhuang Rui drove the car directly to the door of Zhang Rong's unit. He saw Zhang Rong standing under a tree at the door and looking around. He parked the car, lowered the window and asked: "Sister-in-law, where is the third brother? He is willing to give up."
Let you, the bride, appear in public?"
"You're just poor. Something happened at Changfa's work unit. I was called back to work overtime. You should be able to come back tonight. I'll take you to stay at his house first. It's a rented house in the county town, so it's not very convenient.
"
Zhang Rong opened the car door and got in. She didn't know what her husband's work was doing. She called Liu Changfa to the work yesterday. She hadn't seen anyone in the past two days. If Liu Changfa hadn't called back, she wouldn't have been there.
She thought her husband had been kidnapped. Of course, this was an idea she only came up with after having the 1 million. In the past, who would have kidnapped her poor husband.
"Why don't you buy a house in the city? The house price shouldn't be very expensive, right?" Zhuang Rui started the car and asked casually.
"It's easy for you to say. How could we have money to buy a house before? Changfa's parents built a house at home and owed a lot of debt. I have been looking at houses these days, but I can't make it in time for the wedding. I want to buy a house.
It will take several months to decorate it again."
Zhang Rong's family is from the county town. They originally planned to pool some money to buy a house in the county town. However, Liu Changfa's parents refused to agree to anything and insisted on building a house at home. They spent a lot of money, but they may not be able to do so in the future.
I've had time to live there.
Zhang Rong also has a good temper and can understand the thoughts of the third child's parents. If it were anyone else, he would have started to make a fuss over his nose and eyes. This is why he only complained a few words to Zhuang Rui.
The third child's family was in a rural area, close to the boundary of Lintong. When they arrived, it was almost dark, and a small village with smoke rising from the kitchens and the crowing of chickens and dogs barking appeared in front of Zhuang Rui.
When Zhuang Rui drove the car into the village, a group of naked children appeared out of nowhere, chasing after the car and playing around. A few local dogs also joined in the fun, walking on both sides of the narrow road in the village.
, and there were adults squatting at the door of the house with their rice bowls in hand, yelling at the children, but their eyes were fixed on Zhuang Rui's car, full of curiosity.
Under Zhang Rong's guidance, after parking the car at the door of Lao San's house, the children chasing behind the car dispersed, but they did not leave, standing far away and looking this way.
When country people get married, the most important thing is the house. If parents cannot build a house for their son, they will be looked down upon. Although Liu Changfa spent a lot of money to go to college, his family still borrowed money next to the old house.
He built a bungalow with five rooms and a yard outside. It was the best in the whole village.
In fact, Laosan and Zhang Rong may not be able to live here. It is still twenty or thirty kilometers away from the county town where they work, and it is too inconvenient to go back and forth.
The third child didn't want the house to be built at that time, but there was only one college student in the whole village, and his daughter-in-law was also a college student, so it was very honorable, so Liu's father borrowed a lot of money by selling iron and steel and built it anyway.
If it weren't for the one million given by Zhuang Rui, I'm afraid that within four or five years after Lao San and Zhang Rong get married, the salary will belong to others.
After Zhuang Rui and Zhang Rong got out of the car, Liu Changfa's parents also came out of the house to greet them. They were both in their early fifties, probably because they had been doing farm work all year round, and their faces looked a bit older. They knew that Zhuang Rui was his son's classmate.
, very enthusiastically, together with several younger brothers and sisters of the third child, gathered around and welcomed Zhuang Rui into the house.
"Baby, you are such a big dog. No one in our village can compare with you. Come on, come and eat. Are you hungry?"
Looking at the white lion following Zhuang Rui, Liu's father had a vigilant expression on his face and rushed the children into the back room, fearing that the white lion would break out and hurt someone.
They had known for a long time that their son's classmates were coming, so the parents of the third child had prepared meals early and had been waiting for them.
"It's okay, uncle, this dog doesn't bite."
Zhuang Rui was also a little helpless. The white lion was now too big and it was not very convenient to go anywhere. In this rural area where local dogs were running around everywhere, it could actually scare others.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Rui had a headache. When he went to Beijing to go to school in the future, this white lion was also a big problem. It had been with him almost since he was born. If he put it in the villa, no one would be able to take care of it.
The food and wine prepared by Liu's father are all specialties of Shaanxi. The food is beef and mutton, and the wine is Xifeng wine. This is a famous wine in Shaanxi, and ordinary guests will not bring it out. The staple food is hot steamed noodles with some sprinkled on top.
The tangy aroma of chopped green onions whetted Zhuang Rui's appetite, and he stopped being polite. After sitting at the table, he poured wine for Liu's father, and the father and son started drinking.
Zhang Rong went to prepare food for the white lion. She knew that this was Zhuang Rui's treasure, so she made a plate full of bones with minced meat and brought it out, but she still asked Zhuang Rui to take it and put it on the table.
The white lion will only eat when it is on the ground. Even at home, the white lion will only eat the food that Zhuang's mother asks for, and will not even smell other people's food.
Father Liu didn't talk much. He was a simple rural man. He just kept urging Zhuang Rui to drink wine. Xifeng wine had a strong stamina. After one meal, Zhuang Rui was quite drunk.
Fell asleep.
Country people are most afraid of girls sleeping in new houses when they get married, but if you are a young man, there is no such taboo. The third child has not lived in the new house for a day, so Zhuang Rui gave it a try.
After driving for a day, Zhuang Rui was very tired, and as he smelled of alcohol, he fell into a deep sleep. It wasn't until the next morning that he was woken up by the noise in the yard.
In rural areas, weddings and banquets still follow the old rules of the past, with flowing tables, people are replaced after one table is finished, dishes are served non-stop, and there are a lot of things to buy, so preparations have to be made several days in advance. This is where the noisy people come.
Delivering dishes.
"Third brother, when did you come back?"
Zhuang Rui got up and walked to the yard, where he saw Lao San going around offering cigarettes to people.
"I came back last night. It was a bit late. I didn't call you when I saw you were asleep. I'm really sorry, youngest. There was something urgent at work. It was just settled yesterday."
The third child turned around and saw Zhuang Rui, and ran over quickly. Naturally, his brothers were there to take care of things over there.
Zhuang Rui knew the nature of the job of the third child, and couldn't help but feel a little strange, and asked: "Aren't you in the finance department? No matter how urgent the matter is, it doesn't matter to you. I'm going to get married soon, why are you bothering me?"
"Don't mention it, we will soon become famous all over the country..." The third child's expression was a little strange.
"What's going on? Tell me..." Zhuang Rui became interested.
"Hey, a bunch of tomb robbers didn't do their job properly. They left so many ancient tombs unexcavated. Instead, they stole oil. They almost emptied an oil storage tank in our county. They called me in yesterday to count the losses.
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"Grave robbers stole oil? Cooking oil?"
Zhuang Rui also felt a little incredible after hearing what the third child said.
