Gu Jingxiu was sitting in the passenger seat, admiring the scenery outside the car window. Suddenly she couldn't hear Jin Zhengtai chirping and introducing her to the humanities and geography here. She turned back and glanced at the man driving the car.
I saw that his expression was dim, his mouth was pursed tightly, he was looking ahead, and he was concentrating on driving.
"Brother Jinzi, what's wrong with you?" Gu Jingxiu asked softly.
Jin Zhengtai looked sideways at her, with a smile on his lips, "It's okay, this road is not easy to drive, I'm nervous."
He is really nervous!
It has been more than three years since his grandma passed away, and he has never been back here again. .??.
At this time, he really felt a sense of cowardice in his hometown.
Gu Jingxiu noticed the change in Jin Zhengtai's mood and sat down in his seat without saying anything.
She is also nervous.
I don't know what I will face next.
If you go to visit the grave of an old man, you will definitely meet Kim Jung-tai's father and family, right?
The car got off the cement road and started driving on the bumpy dirt road.
Jin Zhengtai said to Gu Jingxiu, "Jingxiu, you have arrived in our town."
Gu Jingxiu looked out of the car window and saw rows of private houses and narrow streets, which looked even more backward than their town.
It was already evening, and Gu Jingxiu asked, "Shall we stay here tonight?"
Jin Zhengtai nodded, "Let's stay in the guest house and rest for one night before going to the village. Let's find a place to eat first."
As soon as the car stopped, a group of adults and children gathered around to watch.
Simple rural people are very curious when they see a cool car.
When Gu Jingxiu enters a strange environment, he is always a little nervous and scared.
Especially the people around them looked at them with such inquiring eyes.
Jin Zhengtai said to the children playing around him, "Everyone, please stay away and don't touch the car. This thing is relatively expensive. Let's not cause trouble for our adults."
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After parking the car, Jin Zhengtai took Gu Jingxiu into a mutton noodle shop.
I ordered two bowls of mutton noodles and ten skewers of mutton.
He wiped the stool and asked Gu Jingxiu to sit down. He also gave her some information, "Jingxiu, this is a specialty of our town. The mutton skewers are particularly delicious. You can try it later."
In a backward town, a guest with extraordinary temperament and well-dressed clothes will always attract all kinds of eyes, and the young barbecue apprentice will also keep looking at them.
Jin Zhengtai looked at the furnishings of this simple noodle shop with mixed emotions.
Three years ago, after his grandma passed away, before he left, he had a bowl of noodles at Lao Ma Mutton Noodles.
At that time, I was so sad that my tears fell into the bowl while I was eating.
When the boss saw it, he brought him a few skewers of mutton, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Young man, no matter what the big deal, don't worry about your stomach. You can try my cooking. It's delicious."
Food can heal people."
That day, the boss's simple words comforted him. After finishing his noodles and mutton skewers, he packed his luggage and left his hometown.
For him, this noodle shop is the taste of his hometown.
"Young man, are you a foreigner? Is that car outside yours?"
The boss wearing a white hat looked at Kim Jung-tai, pointed to the car surrounded by a group of children outside, and asked curiously.
Jin Zhengtai smiled when he saw the middle-aged uncle's simple and familiar face that was shiny with oil smoke and said, "Boss, I'm a local."
"Local?" The noodle shop owner looked at him and shook his head, "It doesn't look like that."
"Have I ever eaten noodles at your place before? You even gave me meat skewers. I forgot.
Already?"
The boss was stunned, stared at him for a few seconds, and suddenly realized, "Oh, I remembered, it's you."
The boss smiled and said, "Going to other places to make a fortune?"
Jin Zhengtai was too modest, "If you don't have any, just work part-time."
"Young man, well done. The more you are frustrated, the more courage you get." The boss looked at him with a face full of joy. The young man who left his hometown in tears three years ago returned home three years later, driving a car in fine clothes.
very nice.
"It's nice to eat and drink." The boss greeted him for a few words and then went to work.
"The noodles are here."
The waiter at the noodle shop brought two large bowls of noodles on a plate and shouted.
"Eat." Jin Zhengtai brought a white porcelain spoon to Gu Jingxiu.
Gu Jingxiu looked at the bowl in front of him that was bigger than his head, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to finish this bowl."
This is bigger than their hometown beef noodle bowl.
"Try it, you will definitely finish it. It is very delicious." Jin Zhengtai took the grilled mutton skewers and put them on the plate, "There are also these skewers. You must eat them with the skewers to make them delicious."
Gu Jingxiu took a bite, and sure enough, it tasted delicious.
The two of them finished eating noodles and mutton skewers.
Gu Jingxiu held his stomach and followed Jin Zhengtai out of the restaurant and went to the guest house.
The only guest house in the town is connected with the town government and is also a public asset.
There was a yard inside the guest house. Jin Zhengtai parked the car in the yard and repeatedly told the boss to keep an eye on the car.
After checking in to the room, the two of them went to the second floor to rest.
As soon as they closed the door, the boss hurriedly asked the guest house staff to look at the car, while he ran to the town government family home.
At this moment, the town government leaders have all gone off work and are entertaining
The boss of the institute ran to the door of one of the leaders of the family home and knocked on the door.
"Old Liu, what are you doing in such a hurry?" the town leader asked suspiciously when he saw him.
The owner of the guest house wiped his sweat and said, "Secretary, this is terrible, there is a car driver in our town. I don't know if he is the boss or the leader."
"Driving a car?" The town leader was surprised.
"Yes, it's a very stylish car, even more stylish than the public cars you ride in."
The owner of the guest house said lively, "There are also those two young people. They are very tall and energetic. They are dressed like the people on TV. They look like big bosses."
The town leader asked, "Is he a relative from someone else's family?"
"I don't know. Anyway, I'll let you know. In case a leader comes from somewhere to visit incognito, or maybe a big boss comes to inspect. As leaders, you should be mentally prepared."
"Okay, I get it."
As soon as the owner of the guest house left, the town leader went out and secretly took a look at the guest house courtyard?
There was indeed a cool car parked there.
The town leaders quickly ventilated several other cadres and improved the town's sanitation overnight.
No matter what this person does, he must leave a good impression on others, in case he is sending welfare to their poor and backward town.
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Kim Jung-tae was tired from driving all day today and did not drive in bed. He fell asleep peacefully.
The next morning, the two of them got up and planned to go to town to buy breakfast and some things for visiting the grave.
As soon as I left the guest house, the boss followed me enthusiastically and asked for help.
Ask them if they slept well and if there were any fleas in the house at night...
Kim Jung Tae felt deeply moved by the love and enthusiasm shown to him by the people in his hometown.