Chapter 29 The Last Step
"Brother, you are such a good person, thank you so much!"
Yesterday, Li Po asked someone to find out that this person was going to drive a cotton truck to another province, so she quickly approached him to get close to him, and finally gave him some money and got a ride.
There is a passenger seat in the front of the truck, which is stuffed with some of the truck driver's own things, making it seem a bit crowded. I guess only one person can sit in the front.
The driver got on first: "Hurry up and get on the bus. One person will sit in the front and two will sit in the back."
"Qiangzi, you are very weak, you can sit in the front, and the second kid and I can sit in the back."
Grandma Li looked at Qiangzi carrying the heavy bamboo basket with heartache.
"Mom, what are you talking about? You are the oldest, so you can sit in the front, and the two of us brothers can just sit in the back."
Qiangzi was about to agree, but when he opened his mouth, he noticed the truck driver's disapproving look, so he quickly changed his words and helped Li Po into the car while speaking.
Li Po squeezed her way up and got in first. Qiangzi and Hei Mozi climbed onto the back carriage with bamboo baskets on their backs, leaned against the front of the carriage, and hid behind the cotton bags to block the wind.
The truck driver and the other three sat down firmly, started the truck and set off.
"Brother, what's your name?"
Grandma Li began to try to get closer to him, speaking in a low voice.
"What's wrong with your voice? Just call me Lao Niu. Stop leaning towards me all the time. You're blocking my way!"
Lao Niu is straightforward and doesn't fall for Li Po's tricks. After all, he is married!
"Hehe, Brother Niu...wait, where are you going?"
Seeing more and more people gathered around her, Li Po felt a little nervous and asked quickly.
"Oh, I came to the department store to buy some things for my wife. You just wait for me in the car. It will be very quick."
Master Niu jumped off the truck, closed the door, and strode to the department store.
The big truck was parked next to the department store, which happened to be a four-way intersection. People were coming and going, and from time to time someone would look at the cotton in the back of the truck.
The three people in the car were almost scared to death. Qiangzi pushed the backpack containing the little fat boy to the corner of the car, and Hei Mozi and he sat in the front to block it.
The two people were wearing very thin clothes. The temperature had not risen yet in the early morning, and the four-way intersection was a drafty place.
The cold wind was blowing, cutting their faces like a knife. It was really a torture.
"Oh my god, I'm freezing. Why hasn't this person come back yet?"
Hei Mole could hardly bear it anymore. He rubbed his arms and looked towards the department store.
"This building is really impressive and so tall!"
He thought that he had never bought anything in such a grand building before, so he decided to wait and see how this good stuff would sell.
After getting the money, Hei Mozi also wants to go here to have a look and see the world.
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"All reactionaries are paper tigers! Big sister, how are you selling the stuff you use to wipe your hands and face?"
Master Niu was almost dazzled by the rows of neatly arranged cosmetics.
Lin Xiaotong was in charge of the toiletries area. She was chatting with Yan Yue next to her. When she looked up, she saw a burly middle-aged man standing by the cosmetics area and looking at it.
"Uncle, you can tell at a glance that you bought this for Auntie. Look at this, Great Friendship Vanishing Cream, a top-notch product."
Lin Xiaotong's counter is generally visited by more women than men.
"Hey! I'm going to buy some face wash for my wife. It's a rare trip to Beijing, so I have to bring some for her. It's not easy for my wife to take care of the baby alone at home."
Although Master Niu looks fierce, he can't help but smile when he talks about his wife, although his smile is still a bit scary.
"I can tell from the looks of it that you love your wife so much. I'm so lucky!"
Lin Xiaotong pointed at the Great Friendship Vanishing Cream and Clam Oil, which were just right.
"Come over here and take a look. For face wash, the best-selling product is the Great Friendship Vanishing Cream. It smells really good. The Clam Oil is also good for hands and is very affordable."
"Okay, okay, give me two cans of each."
Master Niu took out a roll of money and bills from his pocket and handed it to Lin Xiaotong without blinking.
"Please take your things and receipts, and take care."
As he spoke, he took out a paper bag with the words "Jingshi Department Store" printed on it and handed the things to Master Niu from under the counter.
"Why."
Master Niu carefully picked up the things and walked out.
"This uncle didn't even buy cigarettes for himself when he came, but instead bought something for his wife. He's a good guy."
Yan Yue was watching from the side and suddenly said something.
"That's right. This kind of friendship doesn't come cheap. His clothes smell like diesel. I guess he drives a truck."
Sister Mei, who knits wool, is knowledgeable and understood Master Niu's profession at a glance.
"You're such a fool! You didn't even think to buy some more soap."
He Cuicui shook her head, holding her head high with a proud look on her face.
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"Ah, ah, how long do we have to wait?"
Black Mole, who was sitting in the back of the car, had a runny nose and was hugging his arms. He felt hungry and cold.
Mrs. Li was also talking sweetly in the front seat.
"Here I come."
Qiangzi could hardly bear it any longer, and he shrank his neck as he saw Master Niu coming towards him.
"We've bought the things, let's go."
Master Niu got in the car, started the truck, and set off with a rumble.
After leaving the city, the road was bumpy and the car was shaking a lot. Qiangzi and Heimezi's internal organs were almost shaken out, and they could only hold on to the car railings with both hands.
The bamboo basket in the corner was shaking and making a loud noise. Qiangzi was afraid of being discovered by Master Niu, so he could only use one hand to hold the bamboo basket.
"You're going back so far and you're bringing a live chicken? This chicken flutters around so vigorously."
When Master Niu heard the noise inside the bamboo basket, he thought there was a chicken inside and said something casually.
"Ahhh... oh yes, my daughter-in-law is pregnant, so I bought a chicken and took her back. My black boy's illness has been cured, so we hurried back to the countryside."
Grandma Li responded with a twitch of her lips.
Qiangzi and Heimezi were almost scared to death.
Qiangzi quietly lifted the bamboo basket and saw that the little fat boy Wu Jiabao had blurry eyes and his mouth was tied so he couldn't speak.
Qiangzi took a look at the cotton cart, then reached out and took Wu Jiabao out, put him in a pile of scattered cotton, and covered him tightly.
"What are you doing? Get out of the car and check it out."
When the truck was about to reach the exit point, it was stopped and the traffic police were conducting a routine inspection.
"I'm a truck driver for the Jinshi Textile Factory, transporting cotton. Here's my letter of introduction."
Master Niu opened the car door and got out to hand over the letter of introduction.
"Well, the documents are all in order. What's the matter with the other three people in your car?"
The person asking the question pointed at the tattered trio and asked.
"He said it was a fellow villager who hitchhiked."
Master Niu tells the truth.
"Where are your three letters of introduction?"
"We came to Beijing City to see a doctor. Here is a letter of introduction."
Li Po got out of the car and took out a wrinkled letter of introduction from her small bag with trembling hands. It was forged by someone on the black market.
I didn’t expect to actually use it.
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