Although he couldn't understand Cantonese, Su Jianmin guessed that what they said was not nice.
The atmosphere became a little tense, and no one spoke again after that.
The passenger bus meanders along the bumpy mountain road, with ups and downs, and sometimes encounters very steep slopes. The driver slams on the brakes, causing the brake pads to make a squeaking sound.
Bai Lu felt her whole heart lifted up and held her husband's arm tightly.
After sitting for two hours, she clutched her chest, feeling uncomfortable and wanting to vomit.
Jinbao also felt that it was very uncomfortable to sit on it, and he felt as if he was weightless on a pirate ship.
Noticing that his sister's face was pale, Su Wennian quickly hugged her into his arms to make her feel calmer.
"Would you like some water?" After descending another steep slope, he opened the thermos, poured the water into a cup and took a sip. After making sure it was warm water that would not burn your mouth, he handed it to Jinbao, "Would you like some water?
It will be more comfortable."
"Thank you, Third Brother!" Jinbao drank two sips of water and handed the water to her mother, "Mom, drink it too."
Bai Lu hurriedly waved her hands, holding back her discomfort and said: "I won't drink, you can drink, Xiaosi and Xiaowu also drink some..."
When the bus finally arrived at Luohu Village, it was completely dark.
A group of villagers got off the bus carrying daily necessities and rice, flour, oil and salt bought from the supply and marketing cooperative.
The Su family brought the most luggage. Luo Zhongqiang originally wanted to help them move some things, but his eldest brother forcibly took them away.
By the time Su Jianmin and Su Wenian unloaded the last two pieces of luggage, the villagers who were in the car with them had already gone away.
"Dad, they look at us very strangely, as if they don't like us," Su Xiaowu said.
Su Xiaosi nodded, "That's strange, isn't it said that rural people are simple and kind, very enthusiastic and like to help others? I didn't feel it at all..."
Su Jianmin said amusedly: "Who told you this?"
"The teacher said it in class."
"I can't say what your teacher said is completely wrong, but most people have a sense of territoriality. Especially when resources are relatively scarce, they will be more resistant to outsiders. We are outsiders now."
Su Jianmin patted his fourth son's shoulders a few times and said, "It will be fine if we slowly integrate into it later."
Jinbao supported her mother at this time and asked worriedly: "Mom, are you okay?"
"Well, it's okay..." Bai Lu rubbed her temples, "I felt much better after getting off the car. It was really uncomfortable in the car just now. The driver was driving too fast. I was really afraid of something happening."
She said, ready to help carry the luggage together, but was immediately stopped by her husband.
"Don't take it. Wen Nian and I will carry a few more things," Su Jianmin looked at his wife's haggard face and said with a distressed tone, "Look at the blood on your face. You must have a good rest today. What?
Stop doing any work."
"Yes, Mom, you should be responsible for holding Jinbao. Dad and I will just carry the luggage."
"Xiao Wu and I can also get more." Su Xiaosi said.
His fifth brother nodded hurriedly, "Yes, Mom, we are men and we have a lot of strength."
Bai Lu was still dizzy and lacked energy at first, but now she felt relieved and said with a smile: "You and Xiao Si are now little men."
"Xiao Wu is a little man, and I am a big man." Su Xiaosi corrected.
Not to be outdone, Su Xiaowu said, "I am also a man!"
"Okay, they are all men."
Although the journey was twists and turns, the family finally arrived at the destination and the family was still in a very happy mood. On the way to the village, they talked and laughed. The cheerful atmosphere swept away the fatigue from the previous car ride.
In order to see the path under her feet clearly, Jinbao took out a flashlight and lit it up in front with her mother.
At this time, the villagers learned that the outsiders who came to jump in the queue were coming, and they all started talking.
They talked a lot, mostly complaining.
"I really don't know why this family came to our village. Don't they have their own hometown?"
"Just saying, he came all the way to our poor village to earn work points and share the money with us all."
"Everyone in our village has their own family, either Luo or Huang. Suddenly there are so many people with foreign surnames..."
"When they arrive, none of us should pay attention to them. They might just go back and forth from wherever they came from."
In Luohu Village, the two main surnames are Luo and Huang, and there are also some people named Li.
Since the surname Li is a marginalized figure in the village, has no ancestral hall, and is looked down upon by others, people surnamed Luo and Huang will automatically ignore the villagers surnamed Li and treat them as if they do not exist.
The villagers surnamed Li sat silently by the threshold, with curiosity in their eyes.
I heard from the captain of the production team that this family is from Jinghai City and was originally from the city.
I wonder what kind of people come from this big city and how many days they can stay in the village...
Not long after, Jinbao's family walked into the village along the river.
"Hello, may I ask the captain of the production team..."
Before Su Jianmin could finish asking, the other party immediately waved his hand, "I don't know."
After that, the Su family asked several people where the production team leader's home was, but no one paid any attention to them.
In the end, Luo Zhongqiang, who had been chatting with Su Jianmin in the car before, couldn't stand it anymore. He walked up and said: "My dad went to dig bamboo shoots in the back mountain and will be back soon. You guys wait a little longer..."
"So you are the son of the production team captain?" Su Jianmin asked in surprise.
"Yes, I forgot to introduce you before. My name is Luo Zhongqiang, and my father's name is Luo Youlong. He told me that you were the director of a machinery factory before. You are so awesome!" Luo Zhongqiang gave a thumbs up, "I admire you very much.
Oh."
"That's all in the past. Now that our family has come to the village to install an account, we will ask you to take care of us in the future."
Just as Luo Zhongqiang was about to respond with a smile, his family members coughed hard several times to express their dissatisfaction.
Several people spoke a lot of local dialects, and Luo Zhongqiang said in a strong tone: "It's your business whether you don't want to see them, and it has nothing to do with me (it's none of my business whether you want to see them)."
After that, he said to Su Jianmin: "My father has prepared a house for you. That house is a bit old. It belonged to a grandmother in our village. She is gone, and her grandson has not come back for many years. There is no one here."
Stay.
I'll take you to the house first, and you can pack your things, it will be very cold here at night."
Su Jianmin was originally worried that he would have to wait a long time. His wife and children were running around for several days and could not get a good rest at night. Now after hearing what Luo Zhongqiang said, he breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him: "Thank you very much."
Jinbao stood next to her father and said thanks in a sweet voice: "Thank you, big brother!"
She used to call him uncle in the car, but because she thought he seemed quite nice, she changed her name to brother.
On Luo Zhongqiang's dark skin, a pair of bright black eyes immediately curved up, "No thank you, no thank you."