When Lu Lu woke up in the morning, his arms and thighs were numb. He rubbed them for a while before they got better.
After yesterday's running-in, Chen Xiuyu has become proficient in controlling green onions and can speed up the pace appropriately.
The two rode horses and began to trot along the road.
The speed suddenly became much faster.
There is a main road leading to Tangyuan County, with forest farms and mines on the side. From time to time, you can see cars transporting things, and there are still some car owners who have not been completely eliminated, driving carriages and pulling things along the way, with bells clanging.
The sound can be heard from far away.
However, what Lu Lu didn't expect was that the weather was fine in the morning. He took a break at noon and hunted prey to feed the dogs. In the afternoon, not long after the two started on their way, the weather changed.
The north wind comes quickly and blows loudly.
It looks like there will be a good rain.
At this time, we have already walked out of the mountains and are quite far away from Tangwang County. We can reach them by running with all our strength, but Yuanbao and the others cannot bear such a long distance run.
"We must find a place to stay tonight. Otherwise, if it starts to rain, the little tent will be in trouble!"
Lu Lu didn't care, he was mainly worried that Chen Xiuyu couldn't bear it.
Chen Xiuyu looked up at the gray sky, and then at the fields in the vast mountains and plains, and could only nod her head: "But where should we live?"
Entering the Pingyuan area, there are fertile fields and fields everywhere, and there are quite a few villages dotted in between.
This large area of land already belongs to the scope of Bazitou Farm.
"Lu Lu thought for a moment. I'll take you to a place. It's a big car shop. I used to stay there when I was an educated youth on a mission. I don't know if it was taken over and turned into a state-owned hotel. State-owned hotels are fine.
, we can move in with our identification documents."
Lu Lu thought for a while and then said: "If it doesn't work, just find a village nearby or live with a farmer. At most, you can pay more."
"Um!"
When she was away from home, Chen Xiuyu was very unfamiliar with this place. Since Lu Lu knew about it, she naturally chose to listen to Lu Lu.
Lu Lu identified the direction and began to ride Zhui Feng along the dirt road. Chen Xiuyu also hurriedly followed on horseback. Six dogs fell behind and tried their best to follow.
Chen Xiuyu looked at how often a field could cover hundreds of acres, and she suddenly felt how pitiful her eight acres of land, which others considered a lot, were.
Especially when she saw the roaring harvesters in the paddy fields, she was even more envious. She urged the horses to catch up with Lu Lu, and asked loudly: "Brother Lu, do all the farms use machines to harvest crops?"
"Yes, if we don't use machines and harvest by hand like we do, there will be so many people who need so much food, and it will be too late. The food produced here can feed many, many people."
Lu Lu said loudly: "These farms in the wilderness are our country's veritable super iron rice bowl."
"Tell me, are there any smaller machines than those that can be used in our village?"
Chen Xiuyu mainly envied those machines. They looked so fast and easy, as if they were having their heads shaved: "Didn't you say you could drive them?"
"You will know if there is one when you get to the farm. Wife, don't talk. The weather is getting cold. Don't let the air conditioner pour into your mouth. You will easily get sick. When we get to the farm, I will take you to take a good look!"
Lu Lu said loudly.
Using a machine to farm the land would save you having to drive a horse around the fields all day long. It would be tiring and would take a lot of time to cultivate one or two acres of land. This was something Lu Lu had already thought about.
When he went to the farm this time, Lu Luben asked Raymond about his plan. Most of the machines used on the farm were large machines. He wanted to see if there were any small ones that could be used in the mountains and villages. It would be convenient to get one by then.
Farming.
After running hard for more than 20 minutes, rain stars gradually began to appear in the sky. Lu Lu also saw the eye-catching large smoking chimney not far away, and he suddenly became happy.
He tightened the reins slightly and asked Zhui Feng to slow down, and Chen Xiuyu quickly followed.
The six dogs, which had already been running with their mouths wide open and tongues hanging out, were finally able to slow down for a while.
"If you see the big smoking chimney, that's the big car shop I used to live in. It's still smoking, which means it's still in business. Let's go over and have a look."
Lu Lu said, stepped forward and trotted to lead the way. After a while, a large courtyard appeared in front of him.
A rough pine board hangs at the entrance of the courtyard, with the words "Lao Jin Big Car Shop" written on it.
Laojin Car Shop?
Lu Lu was stunned for a moment. In his memory, this place was clearly called Lao Ma Car Shop. Has the owner changed?
Looking at this large courtyard, the large room with earth walls and thatched roof has not changed much, and it is still vaguely the same as before. Only on the left and right sides, two rows of mud houses with boards have been added.
The frame of this kind of house is similar to that of wood carving, except that the materials and workmanship are not so particular. The surface is made of yellow mud from the black soil and then smoothed.
Looking at the row of doors above, the two rows of mud houses should be divided into several small rooms.
Although it looks simple, it is much more elegant than the mud house with one room.
There are two rows of stables in the courtyard, which are used to tie horses and put cars. The rooms are naturally used to live in.
Lu Lu used to live in a mud house.
He still remembered that there was a large Kang in the north and south of the room. Each Kang could accommodate more than twenty people. On the ground between the Kangs, there were several long benches and a washbasin stand.
A few washbasins, a few soaps (soap) and a few towels are the furnishings of this Datong shop.
At that time, the conditions were much worse than now, and there were not so many things to pay attention to. It was good to have a hot bed to sleep on.
Lu Lu led Chen Xiuyu directly into the courtyard. There were no carriages or horses in the courtyard, so there must be no people there.
Thinking about it, it was just after the afternoon and there were not many people there yet. Usually there are more people traveling in the morning and people coming in the evening.
Hearing the noise outside, a woman in her twenties came out. When she saw a guest coming in, she quickly came over to greet her.
But as soon as she arrived, she suddenly heard the fierce sounds of Yuan Bao and several dogs in front of her. She was immediately startled and stopped quickly. While guarding against the dogs, she asked with a smile: "What are you doing?"
Should I get a tip or stay in a hotel?”
To shoot the tip of the tongue means to eat.
This is a common spoken language in Beijing and Tianjin.
In fact, this term is used in many places, especially those who open large car shops.
"With the weather like this, it's obvious that we can't walk!" Lu Lu said with a smile.
"Then do you live in a Datongbu or a single room?" the woman continued to ask.
“Of course it’s a private room!”
Just kidding, how can you take your daughter-in-law to a Chase store and squeeze in with a group of big men?
Lu Lu was just here to take a look. If there was a single room, there would be no problem in checking in. If it was just a Datong shop, then he would have to choose another place.
In the beginning, there was no separation between men and women in the big car shop. Everyone slept on the same big bed. Considering the differences between men and women, the most they could do was place the female guests in a corner. If they were more particular, they could draw a curtain and add an extra urinal.
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However, this was the beginning. How many years have passed and nothing has changed, so why bother?
Lu Lu knew there was no problem when he saw these two rows of houses made of boards and mud.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some people take female guests to live in Datongbu in order to save money.
The woman smiled and glanced at Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu: "Do you want one room or two?"
"One room!"
With proof and no fear of being unclear, Lu Lu answered decisively: "In addition, feed our two horses some good food, and boil more corn flour to feed the dogs."
We have to wait and see if the weather allows us to travel tomorrow, but today, the two horses and six dogs can be fed.
The woman nodded and weighed it: "You have to give me one dollar and fifty cents!"
Lu Lu fumbled around in his inner pocket, took out one dollar and fifty cents and handed it to the woman.
After the woman took it, she turned and left. After taking two steps, she turned around and asked, "Do you want some clothes (bedding)?"
A big car shop can never compare to a regular hotel or guest house. Apart from a big kang, there is no bedding inside.
Those who passed by were mostly car owners and travelers traveling far away. In the not-rich era, when traveling, even though it didn’t cost much to rent a set of these beddings, most of them still couldn’t bear to part with them.
When the weather is cold, most of them wear thick clothes, and the big kang in the big car shop is very hot. They usually take off their coats, put them on themselves, huddle up, and spend the night.
"We brought it ourselves!"
The main thing is that Lu Lu also rented those beddings. To be honest, it’s hard to describe my feelings about using them.
Not long after, the woman came over with a bunch of keys: "These houses are all similar inside, which one do you choose?"
Lu Lu looked at it and chose the one facing the horses.
The woman opened the door to the room, and Lu Lu went in and took a look. It was about seven or eight square meters, and the big kang was inside. When it was built, the big kang should have been connected to the room, but a partition wall was added.
A kang mat was placed on the kang, which was kept fairly clean.
Lu Lu then untied the tent on his horse and moved into the house, while Chen Xiuyu took off his bedding and followed him in.
"If you want to eat, go to the Datong Shop inside. There are several tables to eat. You can tell the store what you want to eat. As long as the store has it, we can make it!" The woman looked at it, turned around and entered the Datong Store.
They called Yuanbao and the others in. After several dogs came in, they quickly went to the side to lie down and rest.
Lu Lu closed the door and opened the window a crack.
In this way, even if you are lying on the kang, you can still see people coming in and out through this gap.
After another ten minutes, the sky became increasingly gloomy and the raindrops became heavier.
Not long after, the female shopkeeper from the big car shop brought some corn to feed the horses, and also brought a pot of cooked corn noodles to Lu Lu to feed the dog.
Seeing that it was getting late and the rain never stopped, Lu Lu ran to find the female shopkeeper of the big car shop. Seeing that there were fresh corn pancakes in the shop, Lu Lu bought some. After filling his stomach, he went to the store early in the morning.
Lie down on the kang.
Seeing that it was getting late, someone drove a carriage in just then.
Intermittently, even after dark, people still came, and the entire big car shop gradually became lively.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
Lu Lu opened the door and took a look, his brows suddenly furrowed: "It's you!"
Thanks to book friend Xiaoma Ge for the sweet reward.