The two hid under the mattress and groped around, and one of them shared a piece of pot helmet stained with egg liquid. The sticky Guokui was hard and fishy. Yang Liufang choked and rolled his eyes before even taking two bites. His throat hurt when he swallowed. In a hurry, he took out an egg and knocked it on the roof of the carriage. He felt that the eggshell had cracked, so he bit it open with his teeth and drank it raw, regardless of whether there was any chicken manure residue on the eggshell.
"Third brother, raw eggs can quench your thirst."
"Ah, you just swallowed the raw egg?"
"Well, crack the eggshell."
Wang Shan also drank one, but soon he started retching. The smell of raw eggs was not something ordinary people could bear. After eating a piece of Guokui and drinking three raw eggs in a row, Yang Liufang's hunger was relieved. His energy quickly recovered and his symptoms of hypoglycemia disappeared. Wang Shan couldn't eat the pot helmet anymore, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and drink another raw egg. He suppressed his nausea and didn't let himself vomit, and he squealed under the mattress.
The sky gradually darkened, and the blackness swallowed up the diffuse yellow sand. Night was coming, and it seemed that they were going to camp out in the wilderness. The two huddled under the mattress, back to back, leaning on each other and fell asleep.
The next day, they were awakened by a tractor pulling bricks and a frightened horse. Because Wang Shan tied the horse's reins to his calves before going to bed, after dawn, the "chugging" sound of the tractor frightened the horse. It pushed the ground with its front hooves, stood up, and suddenly pulled Wang Shan a Raise your head forward.
Yang Liufang, who had his back against Wang Shan, immediately lay down and hit his head on the ground because he lost his support. He hurriedly got up, forgetting about the car above his head, and bumped his head into it. Immediately, he covered his head with "hiss-hiss..." and ignored his own pain. He quickly helped Wang Shan untie the horse's reins and led the horse to hide on the side of the road.
Only then did Yang Liufang see clearly that it was already bright, and as far as he could see there was sand all over the ground. Even when people walked over, they felt like the dust was flying, making a "puff, puff, puff" sound. Wang Shan climbed up with difficulty and went to argue with the tractor driver in disgrace.
"You two idiots, why are you sleeping here?" Before Wang Shan could say anything, the driver yelled.
"You're hiding from the evil wind! How did you drive! Didn't you see anyone? It almost killed me!" Wang Shan ignored him.
"I'm sorry, Ni!"
Hearing the driver's apology, Wang Shan didn't have anything to say. He patted the dirt off his body, turned around and untied the rope tied to the car, hitched the carriage, turned the car around, and let the driver pass first. The dust kicked up by the tractor splashed all over them again.
The two of them worked together to beat the mattress clean, tied the horse to a tree, and started looking for things. Except for the toothpaste and toothbrush, the remaining needles had long been blown away by the wind and sand. Seeing that there was no hope, he got on the carriage and rushed to Wangshawan. The loess road, which was originally covered with loose soil, was covered with a thicker layer after being deposited by sandstorms and winds. The horses' hooves would raise dust when they stepped on them. When crossing Zhaomagou, the two of them tied their horses to a willow tree by the river and went into the river to wash themselves off.
After the sandstorm, Zhaomagou returned to calm. The river water was still dim, but it could still reflect the two people's reflections. Looking through the water, Willow Fang saw that his hair was as disheveled as a beggar's. Turning to look at Wang Shan, he found that just like himself, his hair was disheveled, his face was gray and lifeless.
He found that Wang Shan was missing something than when he set out, yes, a cadre hat! Yang Liufang was born in the south and had hardly ever worn a hat. He didn't pay attention to it all the way. It was only now that he noticed that Wang Shan's hat was lost. It was estimated that the cadre hat had been blown away by the wind. The two of them faced the river water and washed themselves randomly. Finally, Wang Shan simply untied the horse and brought it to the river to drink water.
When the carriage was about to enter the village, Yang Liufang took out ten yuan and gave it to Wang Shan and said, "Third brother, you have worked hard. You can buy cigarettes and smoke them yourself."
"That's so embarrassing!"
"No, no, third brother, if you weren't here, I would have faced this evil wind alone and would have met the King of Hell. This is what you deserve."
"Well, I won't be polite, brother Xiao Yang." Wang Shan took it and put it away.
As soon as the two entered the village, someone had already informed the village chief, who anxiously came out of the village to pick them up.
"San'er, it scared me to death! Your mother didn't even sleep a wink all night. Are you okay all the way?"
"Da, Mu (it's okay), it's not good for you!"
"Where are you sheltering from the wind?"
Wang Shan told him about hiding from the wind on the road, and the old village chief was very satisfied with his son's performance. Yang Liufang also stepped forward, thanked the old village chief, and told him about Hongtu Village's regular request for soap. The old village chief asked them to go home quickly, wash their clothes, have a good meal and have a good sleep.
After entering the old village head's house, Wang Shan's mother ran over excitedly when she saw her son coming back. She looked around carefully while muttering "good boy". When she found that he was not injured, she went to kill chickens, wash potatoes and give them to them with peace of mind. Make a big plate of chicken. The eight willow trees in the yard have been cut into sections and stacked neatly, waiting for them to dry and Yinhua's father will send someone to pull them out.
At noon, the two devoured most of the large plate of chicken and two bowls of lasagna, as if they wanted to make up for all their hunger from yesterday.
"Slow down, no one will grab it for you." The old village chief accompanied them to eat and served them meat.
"Sou (Uncle), when can Brother Shitou come? I want to go back to Xizhou as soon as possible to buy tools. The goods that third brother and I owe others must be paid as soon as possible."
"Eat first! After eating, have a good sleep. In the afternoon (I) will send someone to notify him to pick you up."
The two had a steady meal. After the meal, Wang Shan sent Yang Liufang back to the village headquarters to rest. When he arrived at the village headquarters, he originally wanted to take a shower, but he didn't want to move after sitting on the stool. He unconsciously fell asleep on the conference table. After being hungry all day and night, and now feeling full, there was nothing that made Yang Liufang feel more comfortable than taking a nap.
When I woke up, the head of Shitou Village was already here. Originally, the old village chief wanted to send someone to notify him, but he thought that the wood for his brother-in-law Wang Shan's wedding had been prepared, and he was afraid that his mother's family would come to pull it. Wang Shan was not at home with Yang Liufang selling goods, and his father-in-law was old. , there was no one in the family who was contributing, so he came over to have a look. Unexpectedly, he just caught up with Yang Liufang and the others coming back. This deep sleep is particularly refreshing. Young people are already full of energy, and Yang Liufang has a "big" business, so he is even more energetic and full of energy.
Yang Liufang asked the head of Shitou Village to wait while he went to get a basin of cold water from the nearby waterlogged dam. In the bathroom of the village headquarters, he took a towel and scrubbed himself with soap because he knew that when he arrived at Shiyi Village, the people there The water is much more valuable than here. The head of Shitou Village worked early in the morning and worked late at night to haul it back from more than ten miles away in a donkey cart.
After washing, I packed up, said goodbye to the village chief and Wang Shan, then got on the donkey cart of the village chief Shitou and rushed to Shiyi Village. It was already very late when we arrived at Shiyi Village. Since he was too full from lunch, Yang Liufang only ate one potato for dinner and went to bed early. The next morning, I got up together with the head of Shitou village who went to fetch water. They worked together to lift the bucket onto the donkey cart and fixed it before going out. This time, the village head Shitou still sent Yang Liufang to the three-way intersection to wait for the bus, and the two agreed that the village head Shitou would continue to come here to pick up Yang Liufang tomorrow afternoon.
Yang Liufang was familiar with the road and hitchhiked to Yantan first. When we arrived at Yantan, we found that the green vegetables that were once all over the ground were gone. The vegetable fields of the vegetable farmers had been plowed, and the newly planted winter vegetables had not yet sprouted, so the whole vegetable field looked very empty. I went to look at the shack at the head of the vegetable field of the vegetable farmer uncle, but no one was there.
Yes, the busy farming season is over now. Winter vegetables such as cabbage and spinach require little care after planting. Plus, they are cheap, so there is no need to look at the vegetables and pick them early in the morning. Yang Liufang felt a little sad, walked out of the shack and walked towards the station. When I was about to arrive at the station, I thought I should go back and leave a message to tell the vegetable farmer that I was back. Don't come back here at night and live in a shack without saying hello, which would scare the vegetable farmer, which would be impolite and embarrassing. Thinking of this, he went back again, found a branch, and wrote on the ground: "Uncle, I am Yang Liufang. I am back to buy goods. I need to stay at your place for the night. Please bear with me. I have caused you trouble." After I finished writing, I looked at it and felt uneasy, so I leaned on the branch on the bed before leaving.
