The car went around the center of the small town of Amber.
I heard that this was the center of the town, and everyone in the bus looked confused.
Zhang Juan asked: "This is the center of the town? The small square at the entrance of our village used to be more grand than this one. Are you from the United States?"
Along the way, Zhang Juan felt that her impression of the United States was completely shattered.
In her imagination, what was the United States like? It was a place where everyone lived in villas, every house had a swimming pool, and everyone drank soy milk in the morning. But when she came out of Los Angeles and walked to her brother's house, she was originally excited.
My originally restless heart began to change.
More and more pastures and farms appear in sight, some are very good, the pastures are beautiful, just like in the paintings, but most of the time the pastures and farms are dilapidated.
In her memory, the original houses made of asbestos tiles in her hometown disappeared more than ten years ago, but here, in the United States, the most complete country on earth in her mind, she can still see them, and from time to time when passing through the city, she can still see them.
Homeless people can be seen living on both sides of the road.
Although the city is broken, it is undeniable that as we get closer and closer to my brother's home, the style of the roads on both sides becomes better and better. There are green trees everywhere. When there are no green trees, all you can see is lush pastures.
, it stretches and rises and falls as if reaching the horizon.
There are countless cows and sheep on the pasture, grazing carelessly on the grass. Occasionally, one of them will raise his head and look at the large RV on the roadside, and there seems to be a spiritual energy in his eyes.
Now, the United States seemed to have become the United States in her imagination, a beautiful country.
"It seems like it's a lot more broken along the way than when we came here last time?" Miao Guifang turned to her wife next to her and asked.
Zhang Jiaren thought for a while and nodded: "It seems that nothing has changed, especially in that small town. Most of the buildings that I saw before are still there, and the roads are also the same."
The couple came to the United States many years ago. At that time, they were more excited than now. At that time, they felt that the United States was paradise on earth, and all the beautiful words could be used here in the United States.
But this time they came, they were very disappointed. They thought that America must be better than before after not coming here for so many years.
Who would have thought that after looking at this journey, the two of them felt that most of the places in their memories had not changed. The shops in the town were still the same as they had been before, and even the paint on the doors seemed to be the same as it was more than ten years ago.
In their minds, Folsom is just a town, even worse than the town in their hometown. But they don’t know that Folsom is actually a city. Although it is not the largest city in the entire continent, it is not that small. The state here
The total population of the entire city is less than 30,000.
The town that we saw more than ten years ago is the same as it is now, with no change at all. Zhang Jiaren, the four people who have been here, naturally have some emotions.
"Why are there still people riding Sanbengzi?"
While the two were talking, a cowboy riding a three-bouncer passed by the side of the car.
The cowboy riding the three-bouncer is about forty years old. He has a hairy beard that almost covers his entire face. He has a red scarf with white flowers printed on it around his neck. He is wearing a light brown plaid shirt on his upper body and a light brown plaid shirt on his lower body.
It's jeans and a pair of black sneakers.
.... Zhang Chi recognizes this label. It is made in China and sells for more than 100 yuan in China, but he doesn't know how much it sells here.
Zhang Chi didn’t want to know. He had already guessed that this business belonged to Brother Ma. Ever since Zhang Chi connected Brother Ma and the cowboys from Amber, the entire town of Amber has almost become a Chinese daily necessities exhibition.
On the spot.
The cowboy was also strange at this moment, with a confused look on his face. He probably couldn't understand why such a luxury bus and RV appeared in the town.
The cowboy outside the car looks at the car, and the Zhang family inside the car looks at the cowboy.
A foreigner riding a three-bengzi suddenly attracted the attention of everyone on the bus. They just stood on the window and looked at the cowboy with a beard, a cowboy outfit, and a cowboy hat riding a three-bengzi.
He passed by the car as if he was looking at some Western scene.
Zhang Chi said with a smile: "I have some credit for this. In the past, my ranch was the first to open this thing. Later, they thought it worked, so they popularized it. This thing is used to pull cattle.
Cow dung and other things are less labor-intensive than the handcarts they used before, and pickup trucks save money. Now almost every farm and ranch has several of them, which are really good helpers in work."
After hearing this, Zhang Juan glanced at her brother with disdain: "You should teach me a little better. We are going abroad to have a look, not to change places to watch people riding three-bouncers. I here thought everything about cowboys is the same as in the movies."
, riding a horse, with a revolver on his waist, reaching out to pull the brim of his hat when he saw anyone, the kind of gentleman...".
Zhang Chi's forehead was covered with black lines and he retorted: "Sister, I haven't heard them quarreling. The spray from their mouths is not much cleaner than the spray from two old ladies in our hometown."
"Uncle, why haven't you arrived yet?"
The little nephew was a little excited about being a big hauba at first, but after sitting down for a few hours, the original excitement had long been lost in Java, and now he was looking forward to going to his uncle's house.
"Right away, turn around right away and someone will be waiting for us." Zhang Chi immediately comforted his nephew.
The little guy stopped fussing, and after a grunt, he started to hold the window open again and put his face against the window glass.
The little guy's favorite thing to see along the way is animals, such as horses and cows, which can arouse his excitement every time. But he has no interest in people, let alone street culture.
The car kept going in, and when it reached the intersection, a pickup truck stopped on the side of the road.
Melika and Zhang Youliang were looking eagerly at the approaching bus, especially Zhang Youliang, whose mouth corners were twitching slightly in excitement, and his eyes were already covered with mist.
"Auntie!"
The little nephew pointed at Melika outside, turned his head and said loudly to Zhang Chi.
After hearing this, Zhang Chi stretched out his hand and rubbed his little nephew's forehead. Although the little nephew and Melika have never met in real life, they have chatted several times. The little guy thinks his aunt is very good and he likes her.
This foreign aunt.
"Oh, this Xiaomei looks taller than the one inside."
Miao Guifang looked at her grandson-in-law not far away and said with emotion.
…."It's not good to be tall. In Lao Zhang's family, one is wider and the other is shorter. Xiaomei can help improve the genes. Grandma, you should be snickering," Zhang Juan said with a smile.
As he was talking, the car stopped beside everyone.
It is difficult for the bus to turn in, because this RV bus is too long, much longer than a truck. It can be driven into the pasture, but it will definitely crush the grass when turning out, so Merica took Uncle Zhang with her.
Youliang and his aunt Gu Ying came to the intersection and waited.
The car stopped and Zhang Chi was the first to get out.
After getting off, he stood at the door and reached out to help grandpa get out of the car.
"uncle!"
Zhang Youliang called him uncle, and after that he stretched out his hand to support Zhang Jiaren's arm. He wanted to say something to say hello, but it seemed that his throat was stuck and he couldn't utter a word, but tears suddenly burst out from his eyes.
out.
Zhang Jiaren couldn't help but sigh when he saw his nephew like this. He took two steps and got out of the car to make way for his wife behind him.
He stretched out his hands to hold his nephew's arm, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "He looks a lot younger, and a little richer...".
"I'm okay, you really look younger than last time..." Zhang Youliang looked at his uncle, and then a smile appeared on his face, but this smile was a bit funny, for someone in his fifties or sixties,
With tears still hanging on his face, he laughed again.
Gu Ying stepped forward at this time and said to Miao Guifang: "Aunt, you look younger too. You are in much better spirits than last time you came here. Has your hair been dyed? It is better than when you came last time.
There are fewer gray hairs.”
"No dye, no dye!"
Miao Guifang laughed. Over the past year or so, Miao Guifang felt that she was really younger than before. Her hair was originally gray, but now it is black, and her energy and energy seemed to be much better than before.
At the beginning, Miao Guifang was a little scared, wondering if it was a comeback or something. Everyone knows that some elderly people are most afraid of death. What's more, she has not yet hugged her great-grandson, but she can't bear to die now.
So my family took me for a check-up. The doctor said that all physical indicators were very good, better than many young people today, and I felt relieved.
Now Miao Guifang likes people to say she is young, and her nephew-in-law's words scratched her heart.
"Brother, sister-in-law".
Zhang Youpeng and his wife Zhang Youliang said hello and went to the side. It was not appropriate for them to move up at this time.
"Dad, Mom!"
As a China expert, Melika is familiar with the general customs in China. Americans actually do call mom and dad, but they are very rare. They usually only call their parents, not their parents-in-law.
Most of the time, parents-in-law are called by their first names.
"Hey, hey!"
Li Xiumei was so happy that she didn't know what to say. She reached out and took Melika's hand.
But then it became a bit embarrassing, because Merica was a bit tall, and Li Xiumei, who was not tall even among Chinese women, was a bit out of place in front of her daughter-in-law's height, so she had to hold her head up when speaking.
When Melica saw it, she couldn't help but squat down a little, and talked to her mother-in-law at eye level.
"No, no, you have a baby in your belly. It's so tiring to stand up straight and talk to me like this." Li Xiumei was satisfied with her daughter-in-law's thoughtfulness, but when she thought about her daughter-in-law's baby granddaughter, she immediately asked her to stand up again.
stand up.
This guy was making such a noise that Zhang Chi felt like he was following a duck coop, and his ears were filled with squawking sounds.
"Everyone, go home. What are you talking about here? If we have anything to say, let's go home and talk." Zhang Chi said loudly while carrying his luggage.
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