Mountain driving career since 1982

Chapter 373

Chapter 373

When he woke up in the morning, Lu Lu's arms and thighs were numb, and it took him a while to get better.

With yesterday's running-in, Chen Xiuyu has become proficient at handling green onions, and can speed up her pace appropriately.

The two rode their horses and began to trot along the road.

The speed suddenly increased a lot.

There is a main road leading to Tangyuan County, and there are forest farms and mines on the side. From time to time, you can see cars transporting things along the way, and there are still cars that have not been completely eliminated. It can be heard from far away.

However, what Lu Lu didn't expect was that the weather was good in the morning, he rested at noon, he hunted prey and fed the dogs, and the weather changed not long after the two of them started their journey in the afternoon.

The north wind came quickly and blew.

It looks like there will be a good rain.

At this time, they had already walked out of the mountains, and it was quite far away from Tangwang County, so they could reach it by running with all their strength, but Yuanbao and the others couldn't bear such a long-distance running.

"We have to find a place to live tonight. Otherwise, it will rain and we will suffer in the little tent!"

Lu Lu didn't care about it himself, but he was mainly worried that Chen Xiuyu would not be able to bear it.

Chen Xiuyu raised her head to look at the gray sky, and then looked at the fields in the vast mountains beyond sight, she could only nod her head: "But where are we going to live?"

Entering the Pingyuan area, there are fertile fields everywhere, and there are dotted villages mixed in it, but there are actually quite a few.

This large piece 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 has been taken over and turned into a state-run hotel, the state-run hotel is fine , we can live in with our ID card.”

Lu Lu thought for a while, and then said: "If it's really not possible, just find a village nearby, or find a farmer's house to live in, at worst, pay a little more money."

"Ok!"

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 recognized the direction and began to ride Chasing Wind along the dirt road. Chen Xiuyu also hurriedly rode to follow, and the six dogs lagged behind and tried their best to follow.

Chen Xiuyu looked at a field of hundreds of acres, and she suddenly felt how pitiful her eight acres of land was.

Especially when she saw the roaring harvester in the paddy field, she was even more envious. She urged the horse to catch up with Lu Lu, and she asked loudly, "Brother Lu, do all the farms use machines to harvest crops?"

"Yeah, if we don't use machines, we can harvest so much food by hand like we do, and there are too many people who want it, and it's too late. The food produced here can feed many, many people."

Lu Lu said loudly: "These farms in the Great Wilderness are the veritable super iron rice bowls of our country."

"Tell me, are there any machines smaller than those that can be used in our village?"

Chen Xiuyu is mainly envious of those machines, which look too fast and easy, really like shaving her head: "Didn't you say you can drive it?"

"You will know if there is one when you arrive at the farm. Daughter-in-law, don't talk, the weather is getting cold, don't let the cold air pour into your mouth, you will easily get sick, let's go to the farm, I will show you to take a good look!"

Lu Lu said loudly.

It will take a lot of time to farm the land with machines, so as not to have to drive the horses around in circles. One or two acres of land is tiring all day long. This is a problem that Lu Lu has already thought about.

When he went to the farm this time, Lu Luben also planned to ask Raymond.Most of the machines used on the farm are large machines. He wants to see if there are any small machines that can be used in the mountains and villages. When the time comes, we will get one to facilitate farming.

After running vigorously for more than 20 minutes, rain stars gradually floated in the sky, and Lu Lu also saw a big smoking chimney not far away, and he suddenly became happy.

He pulled the rein slightly to slow down Zhuifeng's pace, and Chen Xiuyu quickly followed.

The six dogs who had already run with their mouths wide open and their tongues sticking out were finally able to slow down.

"Did you see the big smoking chimney? That's the big car shop where I used to live. It's still smoking, which means it's still in business. Let's go and have a look."

As Lu Lu said, he stepped forward to lead the way and trot, and after a while, a large courtyard appeared in front of him.

There is a rough pine board hanging on the gate of the courtyard, with the words "Lao Jin Da Car Shop" written on it.

Old gold big car shop?

Lu Lu was stunned for a moment. From his memory, this place was clearly called Laoma Dachedian. Has the owner changed?

Looking at the big courtyard again, the big room with the earth wall and thatched roof has not changed much, and it is still the same as before.Only on the left and right sides, two rows of board and mud houses were built.

The frame of this kind of house is similar to that of woodcuts, but the materials and workmanship are not so particular. The surface layer is pasted with yellow mud from the black soil, and then flattened.

Looking at the sliding doors above, the two rows of slab-and-mud houses should be divided into several small rooms.

Although it looks simple, it is much more exquisite than the earthen houses in the Tongjian.

There are two rows of stables in the courtyard, which are used to tie horses and put cars.Rooms are, of course, used to house people.

Lu Lu used to live in an earthen house.

He still remembered that there was a big kang in the north and south of the room, and each big kang could accommodate more than 20 people. On the ground between the kang and the kang, there were several long benches and a washbasin shelf. A few washbasins, a few pieces of soap (soap) and a few towels are the furnishings of this Datong shop.

At that time, the conditions were much worse than now, and they were not so particular about it. It was not bad to have a hot bed to sleep on.

Lu Lu led Chen Xiuyu directly into the yard, but there were no carriages or horses in the yard, so there should be no people there.

Thinking about it, it's not long after the afternoon, and there are not many people. Usually, there are more people who go out in the morning and those who come in the evening.

Hearing the noise from outside, a woman in her 20s came out from inside, and when she saw a guest coming in, she quickly greeted her.

But as soon as she got to the front, she suddenly heard the ferocious noises of Yuan Bao and a few puppies in front of her. She was startled immediately, stopped quickly, and asked with a smile while guarding against the puppies: "Where are you?" Do you want to hit the tip or stay in a hotel?"

Hitting the tip of the tongue means eating.

This is a commonly used colloquial language in Beijing and Tianjin.

In fact, this word is used in many places, especially those who open big car shops.

"With this weather, it's obvious that we can't go!" Lu Lu laughed.

"Then do you live in Datong shop or private room!" The woman continued to ask.

"Single room of course!"

Just kidding, leading the daughter-in-law to the Datong bunk to squeeze together with a group of old men, how can that work!

Lu Luben just came to take a look. If there is a single room, there is no problem in staying in it. If it is only a Datong shop, then you can only choose another place.

At the beginning, there was no separation of men and women in the big car shop, and everyone slept on a big kang.Considering the difference between men and women, at most the female guests are placed in the corner, and if you are more particular, you can draw a curtain and add an extra urinal.

However, this is the beginning, how many years have passed, and nothing has changed, so why not.

Lu Lu knew it was all right when he saw the two rows of mud houses.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some people lead female guests to live in Datong shop in order to save money.

The woman smiled, and glanced at Lu Lu and Chen Xiuyu: "Do you want one or two?"

"one!"

With the proof, I am not afraid of being unclear, Lu Lu replied decisively: "In addition, feed our two horses some good food, and boil more corn noodles to feed the dogs."

We have to see if the weather will allow us to go on the road tomorrow, but today, two horses and six dogs can be fed.

The woman nodded and weighed it up: "I have to give me one yuan and fifty cents!"

Lu Lu fumbled in his inner pocket, took out a 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 to have a wardrobe (bedding)?"

The big car shop is still not comparable to a regular hotel or guest house, except for the big kang, there is no bedding.

In the past, most of them were car owners and travelers who traveled far away. In the era of less affluence, they were away from home. Although these beddings can't cost much to rent a set, most of them are still reluctant.

When it was cold, most of them wore thick clothes, and the kang in the big car shop was very hot. They usually took off their coats and put them on their bodies, curled up, and made do for the night.

"We brought it ourselves!"

The main reason is that Lu Lu had rented those beddings before, and to be honest, the feeling of using them is hard to describe in words.

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 horse.

The woman opened the door of the room, and Lu Lu went in to have a look. It was about seven or eight square meters, and the big kang was inside. When it was built, the big kang should also be connected, but a partition wall was added.

There are mats on the kang, which are fairly clean.

Lu Lu also relievedly took off the tent on his horse and moved into the house, while Chen Xiuyu took off the bedding and followed in.

"If you want to eat, go to Datong Shop inside. There are several tables to eat. You can tell the shop what you want to eat. As long as there is something in the shop, you can do it!" The woman looked at it, turned and went into Datong Shop.

Yuan Bao and the others were called in. After the dogs came in, they quickly went to the side to rest on their stomachs.

Lu Lu closed the door and opened the window a little.

In this way, even if you are lying on the kang, you can see people coming in and out through this gap.

After another ten minutes, the sky became more and more gloomy, and the raindrops also became heavier.

Not long after, the female shopkeeper in the cart shop brought some corn to feed the horses, and also brought a pot of boiled corn noodles to Lu Lu to feed the dogs.

Seeing that it was getting late and the rain never stopped, Lu Lu went to find the shopkeeper of the big car shop. Seeing that there were fresh corn pancakes in the shop, Lu Lu bought some and came back early after filling his stomach. Lie down on the kang.

Seeing that it was getting late, someone came in with a carriage at this time.

Intermittently, it has been dark for a long time, but there are still people coming, and the whole big car shop is gradually becoming lively.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

When Lu Lu opened the door, he frowned, "It's you!"

　Thank you book friend Xiaoma for your sweet reward.

Thank you for your monthly pass!thank you all!

(End of this chapter)