I wasn't very happy at first, but I couldn't stand my mother's threats with the rolling pin, so I had no choice but to nod and agree.
It was already the end of October, and the weather was getting colder. Before I left, I went to a department store to buy some clothes for my return home. As soon as I walked into a store, I saw Wang Jie coming out of the store.
When Wang Jie saw me, he was a little surprised at first. He smiled and said, What a coincidence, you are here to buy clothes? I said yes, what are you doing here? He said that someone reported that a thief was encountered in this shop.
So come and have a look.
I said, oh, has the thief been caught? Wang Jie said no, he was just checking the surveillance. He also said that since the last case was investigated, he has not encountered any major cases recently, and he patrols with a few auxiliary police officers all day long.
Dealing with trivial things is boring to death.
After chatting for a while, Wang Jie asked me about my current situation again. I told him the truth and told him that I was going to visit my relatives in Ma Tian Town. Wang Jie immediately patted me and said haha, that’s a coincidence, he also has a family in Ma Tian Town.
Relatives, something happened at a relative's house recently. Wang Jie is planning to go and have a look. Since everything goes well, we can go together.
I was feeling bored, so I immediately agreed and made an appointment with him to set off together tomorrow morning, then walked into the shop to pick out clothes.
The next morning, when I was changing my clothes, I received a call from Wang Jie, asking me if I was ready to go.
I hurriedly went downstairs and saw a jeep parked on the side of the road. It honked its horn twice and rolled down the window. Wang Jie waved to me and said this way!
I got into the passenger seat of the jeep and said half-jokingly, "You are so corrupt. You are picked up and dropped off wherever you go."
He laughed and scolded me, "What are you talking about? This car was bought by my own family. I just remembered that Wang Jie also has a wealthy family. Although it is not a wealthy family, it is much better than ordinary families.
Just joking with him, why do you still want to be a policeman if your family is so rich?
He was holding a cigarette in his mouth, pretending to be serious, and said that this was his wish since he was a child. I laughed and said, okay! Then asked him about the investigation of the small case yesterday, Wang Jie casually talked to me a few words, and asked me
Said, "How many relatives do you have in Matian Town?"
I shook my head and didn't have much to say. Apart from my uncle, there were only a few cousins from my family, but I haven't seen them in several years. Since my mother got married, she rarely took me to my grandmother's house. It is said that
Because the relationship between my sister-in-law is not very harmonious, I don’t bother to ask about the previous generation’s affairs.
The journey was boring, so Wang Jie and I kept chatting. After about two hours, Wang Jie drove to Matian Town, got out of the car, and pointed at an old house at the end of the town.
He said that his relatives lived here and asked me if I wanted to go in and sit there.
I looked at the sky and felt that it was going to rain, so I shook my head and refused. I hurried to a small supermarket in the town and bought several boxes of gifts, large and small. When I was checking out, I found that the sky was really gloomy, and I opened the door.
There was a thunder.
The traffic in the town was not very developed, so I couldn't find a taxi, so I had to hide in the small supermarket to take shelter from the rain. It wasn't until the rain stopped that I thought about how to get to my uncle's house. But at this time, there were suddenly several horns blaring from the street.
, I looked back and saw a man wearing a black jacket, riding a motorcycle, looking at me with a smile on his face.
I felt that this face was a bit familiar, but I couldn't remember his name for a while. It wasn't until he jumped off the motorcycle and walked towards me that I remembered some childhood memories. I smiled at the man and said,
"Haozi, it's you."
He rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Lin Feng, you haven't been back to Ma Tian Town for many years, I almost didn't recognize you!"
Haozi and I grew up and lived in my uncle's village. When I was young, before my grandparents passed away, I would come to Matian Town almost every year. At that time, he was the king of children and often took me into the mountains to catch wild animals.
After so many years, his appearance has changed a lot. He has dark skin, is very lean, grins with yellow teeth, and has an ugly smile, like a middle-aged man who has gone through many vicissitudes of life.
The old friends were naturally very happy to meet each other. When Haozi saw that I was carrying big and small bags, he already guessed that I was going to celebrate my uncle's birthday, so he patted the motorcycle seat and said, "Why are you carrying so many things?"
Village, why don't you get in my car and go back."
I didn't want to be polite to him and nodded. After getting on the motorcycle, Haozi turned the accelerator and drove a broken motorcycle out of the racing car. The road in the mountains was very muddy and full of stones. I was a little nervous, so I reminded him
He drives slower.
Haozi smiled and said, "It's okay, I keep my eyes open like this all day long, and I can go back with my eyes closed."
I asked him why he stayed in his hometown and didn't consider going to a big city to make a living. Haozi sighed, "You also know the situation in my family. I have asthma and get sick every day. I can't live without people. My second sister is also young.
, I’m still in junior high school, what will happen to my family when I leave?”
I'm not very sad. The economic environment in the southwest is not good, especially in rural areas in the mountains. The environment is even worse. In fact, Haozi is only two years older than me. But when I got in the car, I found that the corners of his eyes had grown.
The wrinkles appear, presumably because of the pressure of life.
However, this boy has a cheerful personality and has not been dulled by the poor life. Along the way, he talked to me a lot about his childhood. His face was full of memories. He asked me if I still remembered that when I was a child, I loved to go to Xiongren Ridge to pick food.
Sweet potato, but almost got its butt eaten by a wild boar.
"There were six of us in the group, but you were the most timid. You were so scared that you cried all the way home..."
Recalling the past, I smiled sheepishly and asked, "Are you still going to that place now?"
Haozi said, "Well, I have been helping at home since I graduated from junior high school. During the off-season, I go back to the mountains to collect some medicinal materials, set up some animal cages, prepare some game and sell it to restaurants in the town. I am going there tonight. If you have
Sora, you can also come with me."
I said it might not work tonight, let’s wait until tomorrow..
When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I jumped off Haozi's motorcycle, carried the things I bought in the town, and went straight to my uncle's house. The banquet had already begun. Several uncles from the family were there. The atmosphere was lively, but there were not many outsiders.
In the house, I saw my uncle whom I had not seen for several years. I handed over all the gifts I had bought and said hello politely.
The uncle took the gift box with a smile and asked me again, why are you coming back alone, where is your mother? I quickly explained that my mother's workplace is too busy and she has to work overtime recently, so she really can't go back to her hometown to congratulate you.
My uncle sighed, feeling a little regretful, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, my aunt stood there with her hands on her waist and said in a sinister tone, "People from the city don't remember us poor relatives from the countryside?"
After hearing this, my ears turned red and I pretended to be deaf. My uncle suddenly stood up, glared at my aunt, took my hand and said, "Lin Feng, your aunt is small-minded and has no knowledge. You are
People who have gone to college and are educated should not be like her."
I quickly said, "Uncle, where did you go? I am a junior, how can I have any complaints?"