Finally, the rear compartment quieted down. The driver could no longer take advantage of the situation, as the pager on his waist suddenly started to ring.
The driver stepped on the accelerator and pulled the car to the side of the road, then said, "Excuse me! Let me take a look!"
Then he took out his pager from his waistband and squinted his eyes to look at it for a while, then stepped on the accelerator and rushed forward like the wind, which scared Lin Shumei and Xu Xuejun, and they quickly grabbed the handle on the wall of the car.
"Master... Master..."
"Squeak~"
The car braked suddenly again. Lin Shumei grabbed the handle and hit her head on the back of the seat in front of her, leaving a layer of powder on it.
"No, Master, I said..."
"Let me make a phone call!"
The driver hurriedly opened the car door and rushed out, running towards the small shop with a public telephone sign on the side, leaving the two young men in the car looking at each other in bewilderment.
Lin Shumei stuck her head out and looked around. What kind of place was this? It looked like we were already out of the city, so this was the suburbs? Why did this place look so much like a village road?
"Just now I saw that we had already passed the Qiantang River Bridge."
Just as Lin Shumei was looking around in panic, Xu Xuejun took out a folded map from his bag, spread it out and began to study it in front of Lin Shumei's shocked eyes.
"Now... maybe we're in Changhe? We should be there in another two hours."
Lin Shumei glanced outside again, seeing the chef still dancing and talking on the phone in the small shop, and said with a worried look, "Do you think this chef will leave us here?"
Half a minute later, when the driver rushed back to open the trunk and take out Lin Shumei's luggage bag, Lin Shumei really wanted to slap herself.
Crow's mouth!
"I'm sorry! Something happened to my child and I have to go back. Please take another taxi!" The driver looked embarrassed, but he decisively kicked the two out of the car.
"You don't have to pay me for the fare for this leg of the journey. Just use the hundred yuan I just paid for it! Come on, little girl, hurry up. I'm so anxious! My child fell down the stairs and is waiting for me at the hospital!"
"Let's go! Sorry! Goodbye!"
"Hey! No!" Lin Shumei was still in shock. Looking at the exhaust fumes from the car, she couldn't help but reach out her hand. "That section of the road just now costs 100??"
She even turned around and asked Xu Xuejun, "Did you see the meter in front of the master? Does it cost a hundred?"
Xu Xuejun: ...It's less than fifty, where did you get the hundred? Even if you include the empty car fare, it won't cost a hundred!
"Swindler!" Lin Shumei cursed softly, "So... what should we do now? Are we really in Changhe? Can we get a taxi here?"
Lin Shumei stared at the map with her eyes almost flaming with anger. They just threw it here in the middle of the night!
Ninety percent of the time, you can’t get through. This came from the shop owner whom the master just called.
"Where can we get taxis in town? I don't even know where the buses are. We always rowed boats to the other side of the river. If it's farther, we can take the train. But our train station is quite small, so there aren't many places we can go."
The proprietress with half-white hair was sitting at the counter, cracking melon seeds. Under the dim light bulb above her head, she looked up and down at the two young men who were dressed in bright and beautiful clothes. She seemed quite kind.
"Where are you going, young men? Do you want me to call a boat for you?"
"Can you help us call a boat?" Xu Xuejun asked quickly. If they could really call a boat, they would probably be able to get home before 10 o'clock in the evening.
"Of course I can! But it's already dark now, and most of the boat owners are at home lying down. If you want to call a boat again, you will definitely have to pay extra."
Seeing their youth, the landlady kindly suggested, "Actually, I think you two should just get a room and leave at daybreak tomorrow. It'll be safer. Otherwise, if something happens on the river, you'll be left with nothing to show for it."
After saying that, he asked uncertainly, "You two...are you a couple?"
"no!"
"no!"
“Oh.” The proprietress didn’t make a fuss and continued, “It’s okay for young couples. In our small place, you can stay in a small hotel by paying money. You don’t need a marriage certificate.” It doesn’t even matter whether they see the ID card or not ╮(╯_╰)╭.
Lin Shumei's cheeks burned as she gritted her teeth, "No! They're! Just! Ordinary! Friends!"
Unfortunately, the boss lady and the driver seemed to be in the same family, and I just couldn't believe it.
If you ask her, which ordinary friends of the opposite sex would get together late at night?
Even though Xu Xuejun had originally wanted to find a place to stay for the night, he didn't dare to think about it anymore. He discussed with Lin Shumei whether they should find a way to go home. After all, Sihe Village was not close, but it was not far either.
As long as I get home, even if it is midnight, I will feel at ease!
Lin Shumei also felt so. She rarely felt so eager to go home as she did now. It seemed that by returning home, she could prove that both she and Xu Xuejun were innocent!
The boat still didn't call. Just like the proprietress said, if something happened in the river, there would be nowhere to hide, so it would be better to be on the ground.
Finally, with the help of the boss's wife, they found a rickshaw driver nearby. The driver didn't even turn on the lights at home, saying that he couldn't pay the electricity bill. He went to bed early after dinner. When he heard that there was work, he got up, dressed and went out without saying a word.
Nowadays, tricycles usually deliver shorter distances, and the price for one or two kilometers is about three yuan. It was the first time for the master to take such a long order, and he had no experience. The two sides discussed for a long time and finally decided on a price of 150 yuan to deliver to Sihe Village.
This price is almost half a month's salary for a basic worker, but Lin Shumei and Xu Xuejun didn't bargain at this moment. They got on the car as soon as they were sure they could leave.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master. Please hurry up."
A rickshaw isn't as spacious as a taxi, so two people can sit comfortably in it, shoulder to shoulder, arm to arm. The rickshaw is wobbly, and even the slightest stone can cause a serious jolt, forcing the two of you to squeeze even closer. Sitting for too long can even cause your butt to ache.
The only good thing is that this master is not a talkative person, and is even a bit taciturn.
Rickshaws require a lot of manpower. The driver has to pedal for so long that it is tiring enough. How could he even think about making fun of the passengers behind him?
With a cigarette in his mouth, he pedaled hard, following the headlights on the front of the tricycle.
Lin Shumei finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then whispered "I'm sorry" to Xu Xuejun who was standing next to her.
Xu Xuejun: “Hmm?”
"If I hadn't insisted on taking the bus back..." She rarely reflected on whether she was too pampered. If she had accepted to take the bus at the beginning, things wouldn't be like this now.
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