Chapter 41 I'm here in Chaocheng
Just then, the minibus pulled into the station.
"The bus from Qingyang County to Liu County has arrived at the station. Passengers, please take your belongings and prepare to get off the bus..."
Ye Xiaomei protected her backpack and followed the crowd to get off the bus.
There was a hustle and bustle behind me, and in front of me, there were passengers waiting to return to Qingyang County from Liu County, like a beehive, and they started to squeeze in before the passengers got off.
Ye Xiaomei was squeezed so hard that she couldn't breathe. The passengers behind her who didn't have time to get off the bus and were squeezed in again were yelling:
"If any bastard tries to squeeze me again, I will squeeze his head off."
Ye Xiaomei was afraid of wasting time, so she grabbed an old man as soon as she came in and out:
"Uncle, what time is it?"
Arrested him just because this uncle was wearing a watch on his wrist.
"Four fifty-five."
"Thank you!" Ye Xiaomei didn't even have the time to see the good man's face clearly before she ran into the station.
The station in Liuxian is similar to that in Qingyang, but the only difference is that there are several passenger buses in the station in Liuxian, so you have to find them one by one.
"Please queue up here from Liuxian to Yancheng. We'll be leaving soon..." The ticket seller waved in the crowd with a shoulder bag hanging on his shoulder, his voice was particularly loud.
"There are still seats available from Liuxian to Changhe Town. You should go to Changhe Town to buy your tickets. There are still seats available. There are still seats available..."
"We have three tickets."
Ye Xiaomei was squeezed by the crowd and was forced to spin in place. The sweat on her forehead had already soaked her clothes.
"Are there any passengers heading to Chaocheng? If not, we will leave now."
A familiar name came from the distance amid the noise. Ye Xiaomei gritted her teeth, pushed through the crowd, and squeezed towards the direction of the voice:
"I, I'm going to Chaocheng."
Ye Xiaomei's arms were almost broken, and her delicate voice was drowned out by the noise.
I watched the minibus heading out of the station, and soon it was crowded with people and I couldn't catch it: "Wait, I want to go to Chaocheng."
When Ye Xiaomei finally rushed out of the crowd, she could only see the taillights of a minibus heading towards Chaocheng.
Disbelief flashed across her large eyes. Just a tiny difference? If she had half the voice of the big-mouthed aunt, the ticket seller would have heard it.
Ye Xiaomei looked at the car disappearing in a cloud of dust in confusion, her breathing quickening. No, if she missed this bus her trip would be in vain.
Ye Xiaomei ran after him, taking off her bag that was in the way and picking it up with her hands as she ran.
Unexpectedly, the car stopped suddenly.
Ye Xiaomei quickly quickened her pace and the car door opened automatically.
I saw the familiar old man talking to the driver: "It's not easy for the girl, just delay for a minute, here, I'll buy the ticket."
Ye Xiaomei looked at the older sister who had already taken the seat, and they smiled at each other.
Ye Xiaomei let out a long breath, then quickly stopped him: "Thank you, big brother. I'll buy the ticket myself."
"You're welcome. I'll buy it for you."
"Really, that's not necessary." Ye Xiaomei didn't give him a chance. It was already a great favor that he kindly asked the driver to stop and wait for her.
The man politely put away the change, thinking that he might have offended the girl with his previous rude words, so she didn't appreciate it at all.
Ye Xiaomei quickly stuffed five yuan into the ticket seller's pocket. She sat by the window with a hot face and kept fanning herself with her hands. There were too many people just now and they were waiting for the bus. Now she was hot and tired.
Once they sat down, they would go straight to Chaocheng. Even if Ye Xiaomei fell asleep in the car, they could still reach Chaocheng. Phew... they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The car slowly left Liu County, and the restlessness gradually turned into calm, with several gentlemen snoring against the car windows.
Only the chickens held by the old lady in the front seat were left, still clucking in dissatisfaction.
And just now the elder brother and elder sister whispered to each other: "Xiao Yun, even though we don't have a fever anymore, I think we still need to go to Chaocheng for a checkup."
The elder sister looked at the child in her arms with heartache and said: "Now that we are here, we must get a check-up. Isn't the reason we saved this money just for the safety of the child?"
The two looked at each other and then looked at Ye Xiaomei who was looking at the scenery outside the window.
The older brother on the side took the sleeping little boy from his wife's arms, and then there was one more person beside Ye Xiaomei.
"Girl, what are you going to Chaocheng for?" The elder sister wanted to get closer, and actually wanted to apologize, but she ignored her man when she bought the ticket just now.
Ye Xiaomei was slightly startled. She had never been out of the county before and was quietly fascinated by the scenery outside, including the highways she had never seen before:
"Going to see a friend."
"Oh, I'm here to see a friend." The elder sister smiled, but the girl just stared out the window, as if it was difficult to approach her.
The woman looked back at the man in embarrassment, and the man gave her an affirmative look.
"Thank you, I...my son is no longer feverish. There was indeed a misunderstanding between my husband and me just now. What I said to you were not very nice. I am sorry to you." The woman finally mustered up the courage to state her purpose.
"It's OK."
Ye Xiaomei didn't even turn her head, her mind glided from the scenery passing by the window to Ma Qijun.
What if he really had his limbs amputated...it would be a bottomless pit, and he would never be able to stand up again in his lifetime.
The eldest sister's face was full of embarrassment. Look at her dress. There are patches on her floral jacket, which is very common. But her clothes have five buttons in total, and three of them are different. They are obviously taken from other old clothes.
It seems that her family is not well off, but she just refused her man's offer to pay for her train fare:
"Hey... little sister, where are you from?"
Ye Xiaomei then glanced at her elder sister, then turned to look out the window, hoping that by the time she got to the Chaocheng Military General Hospital, she would have Big Brother Ma still not have his limb amputated:
"Plum Blossom Village."
"Oh, you're from Meihua Village. I'm from Qingyang County. Which family in Meihua Village are you from?" The elder sister then discovered that this method could basically be used to start a conversation between two women.
"Ye family."
"Oh, the Ye family. I...did hear that there is a Ye family in Meihua Village."
Ye Xiaomei could tell that her elder sister's laughter sounded a bit awkward, which was normal. In fact, the Mei family was one of the most wealthy families in the entire Meihua Village. It was said that several of their ancestors were outsiders who came here to escape famine, and later discovered coal mines and made a fortune and settled down here. Almost all Mei families had moved to the city for generations.
As for a small family like the Ye family, their ancestors were all scattered surnames who fled famine and settled here, but they all came later.
Ye Xiaomei rubbed her hands and looked out the window. Seeing that they could not continue the conversation, the elder sister returned to the seat next to the man and muttered, "This girl is not very talkative. Let's forget it."
The scenery outside the window was receding rapidly. After coming down the winding mountain road, Ye Xiaomei stared at the words on the road sign.
She definitely knew these two characters. The "chao" in "chaoyang" is a polyphonetic character, and the other character is "cheng".
Towards the city, she has arrived.
"Brother Ma, I'm here, you must wait for me..."
Ye Xiaomei prayed in her heart, and suddenly she was alone - when did I start to care so much about Ma Qijun?
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