"Dharma Tide?"
"No, no, we have to repair the car."
Lao Sun skillfully knocked the cigarette ashes on the edge of the car, raised his head and said something with a smile, which was extremely chic.
Wearing a tight black hood that looked like stockings, only his facial features were exposed. The serious-looking motorcyclist nodded, then skillfully retracted the foot brake and continued driving forward.
The soles of the flip-flops were polished to a shiny shine, and the reflected light made me unable to open my eyes.
I twitched the corner of my mouth and resisted the urge to complain in my heart. It took a long time before I finally managed to say:
"This man has quite a personality."
"For southerners, those provinces each have unique characteristics."
Lao Sun slowly puffed out his eyes, seemed to say something with emotion, then casually threw down the cigarette butt, stamped it out, and put his arm around my shoulder.
"How are you resting? Keep pushing the cart. I'll have to rely on you, Lao Chuan, for a while. My old arms and legs are not good enough."
I was speechless. As I became more and more familiar with Lao Sun, the strange feeling that his identity brought to me was gradually disappearing. Now, it is even gone.
This is just a useless monkey hair that wants hotpot too much.
"Lao Chuan, you have to follow me closely. I have to be by your side to be seen. You must not leave me while the hot pot is cooking."
Lao Sun kept chattering on the side, and it could be seen that his chatty nature had started again.
"You can't use any force when you say this. Also, where is the car repair place? Why haven't I seen it yet?"
I replied angrily, wanting to kick the middle-aged mature man next to me who was blowing smoke rings coolly.
Is there any point in pretending to be handsome now?
There aren't even any female animals around here, so why don't you push them all together?
"Didn't I tell you, Lao Chuan, my old arms and legs are not working anymore? Bah, come on, give me another one!"
"Gone!"
I covered my trouser pockets with one hand and looked at Lao Sun with a wary expression. There were only a few left. The weather was so cold, so I couldn't count on this product, and there was no end to the car repair station.
My whole body was sore and my back was aching, and I was almost exhausted. I was still waiting for these few life-saving tubes. How could I keep this guy buzzing?
"Look at how stingy you are!"
Lao Sun curled his lips and retracted his hand with a look of unwillingness.
"... I'll give you one at the end and we can help push the cart together, okay?"
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
I stood back with a helpless look on my face, pressed my back against the butt of the car, took out the cigarette case from my trouser pocket, took out one and threw it to Lao Sun.
"hey-hey."
Lao Sun chuckled, rubbed his hands, skillfully took out a lighter and lit it for himself, and continued to be carefree, blowing smoke rings with a happy face.
Well, the lighter was mine just now.
"You said you're just a hairless person, why are you so addicted to smoking?"
I gritted my teeth, used all my strength to continue pushing the cart, and casually asked Lao Sun next to me who was also using his hands hard.
"Having a craving for cigarettes? I don't have a craving for cigarettes!"
Old Sun looked surprised, and then he seemed to think of something, holding a cigarette in his mouth and smiled,
"Smoking is harmful to health, but for me, it's not harmful at all, so when I smoke it, the taste of good cigarettes and bad cigarettes are almost the same. I just enjoy the heat."
I was silent for a few seconds, and then put the cigarette case in my pocket into Lao Sun's hand.
"What? Lao Chuan, it's so cold and you have a fever now?!"
"That's nonsense. I won't smoke anymore. I'll quit smoking from now on. If you smoke in the future, stay away from me."
I don't know why, but it was obviously a normal casual comment from Lao Sun, but I couldn't help but think of my old man's previous nagging. He also often said "smoking is harmful to health" and so on, but he only said a few words.
"I must pay attention to maintenance and strive to live a thousand years!"
I smiled somewhat relaxedly and said, obviously the old man couldn't quit smoking even after saying it so many times before, but now he made up his mind because of Lao Sun's casual words.
What is this?
A bitch? In other words, do you need a magical goal?
"I can't tell that you, Lao Chuan, still have the heart to be a bastard."
Lao Sun stuffed the cigarette case firmly into his pocket with satisfaction, but extinguished the sparks in his hand, and continued with the same smile,
"A thousand-year-old king and an eighty-thousand-year-old turtle, you, Lao Chuan, have never heard of this saying, right?"
My face turned dark and I replied angrily, "Then I can live for ten thousand years, right?"
"Ten thousand years, this is the little sister in the photo. If you have to live for ten thousand years, I really love you so deeply. I have to love you for ten thousand years!"
I'm too lazy to talk. What's the point of arguing with a piece of monkey hair? Besides, you can't fight it.
This is a hair from the black hole explosion to the hot pot base, from the origin of mankind to the hot pot base, from the economic depression to the hot pot base.
Hot pot monkey hair?
Thinking about the nickname I just gave to my grandson, I laughed out loud for no reason.
"Why are you laughing? When I look at you, Lao Chuan, I'm like...hey, it's here!!"
Lao Sun shouted excitedly, immediately got off the car and trotted forward, shouting loudly as he ran,
"Hey people, people, we have business, the boss comes out quickly to help repair the car!"
I struggled to hold on to the butt of the car, trying hard not to move backwards. After all my efforts, I finally pushed the van up a very flat slope and looked around.
After looking in the direction where Old Sun ran for three minutes, I finally found a somewhat damaged small wooden board among the piles of firewood, corn, and dried peppers, and vaguely made out the words "Repair" written on it. The word "car".
Well, it is indeed biased enough and hidden enough.
At this time, Lao Sun, with a serious look on his face, stared at the middle-aged man with a tall build and beard in front of him, and stretched out his palms to make gestures.
The bearded man tentatively made a sign of ten, then made an eight with a smile.
Lao Sun shook his head and made an eight sign.
The bearded man's eyes widened, full of disbelief, and he extended his palms to make a five sign.
Lao Sun shook his head, his gesture still firmly maintained at eight.
The bearded man didn't believe in evil and gritted his teeth and made a three sign.
Lao Sun looked serious and shook his head slowly, still making the same figure-eight shape.
The bearded man's shoulders shook in anger, and he turned around and returned to the house behind him.
Just when I looked nervous and was about to go over and ask what was going on, a man with a beard walked out with a calm look on his face, holding a toolbox, and walked straight up to me.
"Eight hundred!"
Seeing that I was a little dazed, the bearded man added angrily,
"Pay the bill first, then repair the car. Otherwise, you can go find another place to repair it."
"Eight hundred is eight hundred. I'll definitely give you the negotiated price. Lao Chuan, pay for it."
Hearing Lao Sun's voice, I subconsciously took out my trouser pocket, then took out my somewhat deflated wallet, took out the banknotes, and then rummaged through my pockets and found a few steel coins.
"Well, what, I only have seven hundred and ninety-three yuan."
I looked at the extremely shriveled wallet in my hand and said with some embarrassment.
If I understood it correctly at the beginning, Lao Sun directly cut the price from 8,000 yuan to 800 yuan. As a result, I can't even make up 800 yuan now.
"An engine!"
I turned my head away in embarrassment.
"Four tires!"
Lao Sun's eyes wandered.
"Even if this is second-hand, not counting my technical fees and labor costs, I will repair it for you for free, but Dumade will still have to pay a few hundred yuan!"
The bearded man snatched a handful of wrinkled banknotes from my hand, along with a few steel coins, and threw them into the tool box angrily, saying with a complaining look on his face,
"If it weren't for the fact that you all have local accents and there aren't many people around here, I'd be a fool to help you like this. It's not even 800 yuan. It's like squeezing out toothpaste!"
The bearded man complained as he skillfully removed the tires, pushed over a few grey, worn tires, stepped on the golden top, and skillfully replaced them.
"Did you take over the zoo in the north?"
"Ah, uh-huh."
I looked up at Lao Sun's eyes and responded quickly. Only then did I understand why I could get a 10% discount on repairing the car.
"Oh, that's good. Seeing that you're not too old or too young, take over and do your best. People in several nearby villages used to make money from the tourists in the zoo.
Now it is deserted, but the older generation in the village still look forward to remembering the past, the food stalls, the bustle, and most importantly, it was cheap. Visiting the zoo every day was more exciting than visiting the temple fair. "
The bearded man seemed to be nostalgic and a little disappointed, then he opened the hood, picked up an engine that he obviously didn't know how to do, and wired it skillfully.
"But now it is said to be demolished. There are only some monkeys left in the animals. There is not much to see. The old people in the nearby villages are all old and have inconvenient legs and feet. All the young people have rushed to the city. Who is there to see? Gotta go here.
Demolition is a national matter. Who can oppose it? Moreover, many people still hope for demolition. Those who have houses to be demolished will be given some money, and those who do not hope that the country will complete the demolition and construction and develop in the future. "
Bang!
The bearded man put down the hood heavily, wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled at me, and continued to say with emotion,
"It's impossible to expect the zoo to become popular again, and I didn't expect anyone to be able to run it again. But you didn't take over it. Although you probably wanted the demolition money, I still want to take the risk of begging you.
I mean, can you decorate the zoo and open it for a little bit the night before your demolition date? I will take the old people from the nearby villages to join in the fun for you. I can also relive the happy days of my childhood. "
I was a little dazed, and my mood was a little heavy. I turned sideways and looked at the Wuling Hongguang, which was repaired in less than ten minutes. The four tires were solid, and a sense of stability exuded from the inside out.
The jack was even more wet. I lowered my head and looked at Beard's legs that were shaking uncontrollably and the ground that was almost soaked.
Is there anything that can make a car repairman expend all his energy and money to repair a broken van as quickly as possible?
Yes, childhood memories.
I couldn't help but remain silent and could only nod my head heavily.
"That's a good relationship, hahaha. I'm forty-eight years old this year. Can't you tell? This beard makes me look younger."
The bearded man raised his head, showing off his beard like a show off, and said with a proud smile. He turned around and picked up a large bucket of oil, and filled the Wuling Hongguang, which was almost brand new, with oil.
"Just this mobile number, hey, walk slowly!"
"Buzz~buzz~, woo!"
Lao Sun's face was full of excitement, he smiled and waved his hand, stepped on the accelerator lightly, and rushed straight away, bringing up a dust on the ground.
In the passenger seat, I looked through the rearview mirror at the bearded man smiling and waving in the dust behind the car, feeling so silent that I didn't want to say anything.
Although I am almost thirty years old, I am starting to become sentimental like a teenager.
"Hot pot! Hot pot! My grandson is here!!"
