nucmednet Chapter 264
Chapter 264
It’s hot in midsummer, and the most comfortable time to travel is at night.
Gu Jiu asked someone to buy two sleeper tickets from the provincial capital to the ancient capital in the northwest, and then transfer to another train when he arrived.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the whole city had lost the heat of the day and the evening breeze was blowing. While the two children were asleep, Gu Jiu and Lin Shu said goodbye to their family and took a taxi to the train station.
"What do you think? Will Dabao and Erbao cry if they don't see us when they wake up tomorrow?"
Standing in the square in front of the train station, Lin Shu did not go into the waiting room immediately. Instead, he stood at the door and looked in the direction of home, with worry on his face.
Gu Jiu dragged the luggage and stepped forward to hold her shoulders. "Children don't remember much. They may look for us at first, but when they encounter something fun and delicious, believe it or not, they can immediately forget about you. Don't worry, your parents are taking good care of you at home."
Lin Shu brushed the strands of hair that were blown in front of her eyes by the evening breeze behind her ears, glanced at the occasional car passing by outside, and was led by Gu Jiu into the waiting room.
The train to the ancient capital of the northwest arrived at the station at 10:20 pm. The couple entered the waiting room and queued up for ticket checking without stopping.
Only after getting on the train and putting his luggage away did Lin Shu have time to look around their carriage.
There were already two people living in the sleeper car they were in at the station in front, occupying the upper and lower bunks on the left side.
Lin Shu and his friends bought two beds, one on the right side and one on the lower side. The beds were a bit messy, probably because the two people had sat or lay on them before.
Although there is no need to be too particular when going out, Lin Shu still doesn't like others to move around the place where she sleeps.
So he took out a set of quilt covers and sheets from his luggage bag and put them on again.
Gu Jiu came to help.
After the sheets and quilt covers were changed, Lin Shu fell directly into bed and fell asleep. It was the first time he left his two children at home, and he missed them a lot. Perhaps he would stop thinking about them when he fell asleep.
"Hey, young man, I see you two are together, what's your relationship?" An old man on the upper bunk opposite was lying on the bed watching them busy. Now that they were done, he couldn't help but ask.
Gu Jiu took out the thermos cup and placed it on the small table. He glanced at the quilt and sheets on the upper bunk, which were all clean. He then climbed onto the bed and looked at the old man opposite him at eye level before answering, "We are a couple."
"Oh, no wonder." The old man nodded.
Gu Jiu didn't know what the old man meant by this, "???"
The old man wanted to lie down, but when he met Gu Jiu's puzzled eyes, he smiled and said, "No wonder you both look good and are a good match."
Gu Jiu smiled without comment, leaned back on the folded quilt and pillow, and closed his eyes to rest.
It's almost eleven o'clock. If it weren't for the arrival of the station and the need to pick up passengers, the two people in the carriage would have fallen asleep by now.
Since Gu Jiu and his wife got in the car tactfully without any further delay, the two people who had gotten in the car earlier were eager to continue sleeping.
It takes more than twenty hours to drive from the provincial capital to the ancient capital in the northwest. The other two passengers also got off at the ancient capital, and gradually everyone became familiar with each other.
They would chat when they were bored along the way, and from the chat, Gu Jiu learned that they were from Tongchuan in the northwest.
It was just that when they changed trains midway, the four of them were not assigned to the same carriage.
This is quite regrettable. Lin Shu knew that there were big mountains to the west of Tongchuan, and he originally wanted to ask them whether there were any walnuts and red dates produced in their hometown.
Arriving at the ancient capital of the northwest, Gu Jiu and Lin Shu found a guesthouse to rest for a night. Business was the most important thing, and they didn't have time to wander around the ancient capital.
Instead, he took a train for a few stops toward the northwest and learned from people on the train that there were more jujube trees planted in Yan'an and Yulin.
The couple changed their mind about getting off in Tongchuan and decided to walk a little further northwest.
For the time being, Gu Jiu wanted to visit several nearby counties to find out which counties had large-scale production and then place orders there.
At this time of year, the scenery in the northwest is not as withered and yellow as it is in autumn and winter. Some places with rivers are full of vitality and the scenery is beautiful.
"The scenery in the northwest is vast with mountains and land. The view is obviously different from ours. It seems that even the sky is vast here."
Gu Jiu chuckled after hearing this: "When you follow me into the mountains, you will feel differently. When I first came to the northwest and entered the mountains, my first feeling was that it was not easy to come in from the outside, and secondly, I felt that it was even more difficult to walk out again."
Lin Shu joked, "If I follow you in this time, will it feel like I'll never come out again and just live with me in the mountains?"
Gu Jiu just smiled and said nothing.
I have only seen the Loess Plateau in books before, but when you actually enter it, all you can see are mountains and countless ravines. It feels like you are trapped in this world.
After arriving at the county town, the couple first went to the post office to call home to report that they were safe, and then they found a guesthouse to settle down.
Rest for a night, the next day.
Gu Jiu took Lin Shu to have breakfast first, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative when it started working.
In their office building, Gu Jiu found the director of their purchasing department.
From Gu Jiu, Lin Shu learned that the director's surname was Zeng, and his name was Zeng Yuanhang.
He once worked under Gu Changsheng, and later when he returned to his hometown, he was assigned to work in a supply and marketing cooperative.
"Uncle Zeng."
The office door was not closed, and Gu Jiu stood at the door and shouted inside.
Zeng Yuanhang had just sat down after making his tea and hadn't finished reading an article in the newspaper when he heard someone calling him at the door.
He looked up and said, "Oh! It's Brother Jiu. When did you arrive? Why didn't you notify me so that I could pick you up at the station?"
Zeng Yuanhang stood up and welcomed Gu Jiu and Lin Shu in with a smile.
After asking them to sit down, he was busy pouring them water and giving them snacks.
Seeing him busy, Gu Jiu hurriedly stopped him: "Uncle Zeng, we just came here after breakfast, you don't have to be busy, sit down and have a rest, we uncle and nephew can have a good talk."
"As it should be. After breakfast, it's just right to drink some tea to calm the stomach."
Zeng Yuanhang poured the tea and arranged the snacks, then wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down.
Through Gu Jiu's care, he knew that Lin Shu was Gu Jiu's wife, and they exchanged greetings again.
"Brother Jiu, you came all the way here this time, what's the matter?"
Gu Jiu told his friends here that he had asked them to help him buy agricultural and sideline products. "Since the prices are too high, I want to come here in the fall to have a look. If I find something suitable, I will sign a contract with the village or the collection point."
Zeng Yuanhang asked with interest, "I didn't expect that after a few years away, you have not only started a family, but also opened your own food factory. You have come back from your mistakes, and a prodigal son who returns is more valuable than gold. Good job, keep it up."
Gu Jiu's mouth twitched after hearing this, "Uncle Zeng, my wife is still here. If she hears what you said, what if my wife misunderstands how much of a jerk I was in the past?"
Zeng Yuanhang laughed loudly upon hearing this and said to Lin Shu, "My niece, just listen to what he said and you will know how much of a bastard he was before. He was just a wild bull that refused to obey discipline. Fortunately, he married you now and you put a bridle on him."
Lin Shu smiled and said, "Uncle Zeng, he is the same before and after marriage. As long as he is responsible and takes care of the family, I like him no matter what he is like."
The result was another hearty laugh like Zeng Yuan's.
"I didn't expect that a rascal like you would be so lucky to find a good wife. Be good to her in the future. If I find out that you are naughty, I will not forgive you first. I will take a train to the provincial capital to support my niece's wife."
"Niece-in-law, if this kid behaves unreasonably in the future, you can call me and I will help you beat him up."
"Then I would like to thank Uncle Zeng first." Lin Shu and Gu Jiu smiled at each other.
Closer to home.
In the Loess Plateau in the northwest, almost every village has jujube trees, and some of them are large-scale jujube forests.
Then 40% of the villages can be eliminated.
Zeng Yuanhang suggested: "Our supply and marketing cooperative also needs to go down to the countryside to purchase some agricultural and sideline products. Since you are here, why don't you take a day off first, and then we can go to the countryside together the day after tomorrow?"
"Okay, then we'll follow Uncle Zeng's arrangements and go to the countryside together the day after tomorrow."
After chatting for a while, Gu Jiu offered to leave. Zeng Yuanhang wanted to invite them to have lunch together, but was rejected by Gu Jiu.
"Uncle Zeng, this is the first time my wife has come to your place. I will take advantage of the two days of free time to show her around. You can just go to work and we don't need you to make any arrangements."