Chapter 578
In the distance, a Kongming lantern is floating towards the dark blue night sky. On the lantern paper is written "May we live long", and the reflection of the spring water makes it look gentle.
On the way back, we passed by Shuyu Spring. Under the moonlight and lamplight, there were several bowls at the bottom of the spring, with auspicious words written on the inside of the porcelain bowls.
The administrator held a basket of pebbles and explained that this was today's exclusive "throwing stones to ask for directions" activity, and there would be a prize for throwing a stone with the word "Fu" in it.
Su Yuan was trying it out with great interest, but after three throws, the stone always playfully bounced on the bowl with the word "Shou" written on it.
Seeing this, the administrator smiled and joked, "Comrade, you're quite lucky. You hit the longevity mark three times. You'll definitely live a long and healthy life!"
These words made everyone around laugh.
It was Su Miao's turn to try, but she missed all three times. She shook her head awkwardly, indicating that this was not an easy game.
That night, the father and daughter slept particularly soundly in the guesthouse. The cramped feeling they had in the luxury hotel last night, which they had always felt like they were getting used to their bed, was gone here at all.
Fortunately, they had a good rest, because the journey from Quancheng to Jinling was long and it was a tough battle.
Before leaving, they went to a restaurant for a delicious meal, changed the restaurant, and tried different dishes.
The crispy and refreshing fried double crisps, the rich and fragrant jar meat, the soft and juicy four-happiness meatballs, and the golden and crispy pot-fried tofu, one delicious dish after another is placed on the table.
The father and daughter ate with relish, their stomachs full. In the middle of the meal, Su Miao even went to use the toilet and continued eating after emptying her stomach.
It's really good that she can poop as soon as she eats. She never gets constipated and can even hold more.
Before leaving, she packed some straw buns, wrapped them in three layers inside and three layers outside, and covered them with a quilt so that she could eat them when she was hungry in the car.
Su Yuanzheng looked at the straw bun in his hand and asked in confusion, "Why is a good bun named straw bun? It sounds like an insult."
The current Caobao Baozi shop is now under a contract management system. The cashier said with a smile:
"This is because our founder was a simple and honest person who was not good at talking and laughing. He worked hard all day long, so the neighbors nicknamed him "strawberry bag."
Su Yuanzheng nodded in understanding and said, "I see. It seems that the word 'straw bag' is not a derogatory term, but a compliment."
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the car slowly drove out of Quancheng. Su Miao rolled down the window, letting the cool wind brush across her cheeks. The unique crisp smell of spring water penetrated her nostrils. This was the last breath of air Quancheng left for her.
However, once we got on the highway, the air became gray.
The dust raised by the car in front lingered for a long time, like a gray cloud covering the road.
Su Miao regretfully rolled up the car window to keep the polluted air out.
Driving through some damaged sections of road, the car bumped through the potholes like a boat, with stones occasionally flying up and hitting the chassis, making crisp noises.
"Ouch!" Su Miao was startled by a particularly large pit. If he hadn't been wearing a seat belt, his head would have hit the roof of the car.
Su Yuan was gripping the steering wheel tightly and could only slow down the car and pay attention to the road conditions.
"This stretch of road is worse than the last two days. At this speed, we may not reach Jinling before dark."
"Dad, safety is the most important thing. We don't need to rush anyway, so it's okay to choose a place to stay for the night along the way."
"Okay, then let's stop in Xuzhou. We'll be halfway there."
However, before they reached Xuzhou, the car broke down again.
After checking everything, Su Yuanzheng returned to the driver's seat without closing the hood and said to his daughter:
"The water tank must have overheated. We need to find a place to repair the car nearby."
Su Miao looked at the empty road and said, "Dad, where are we?"
"We just passed Zaozhuang. This side... I need to check the map."
Just as Su Yuan was spreading out the map, he heard a "bang bang bang" sound from behind.
"Dad, there's a tractor coming up behind us! Let's ask for directions."
The tractor was loaded with sacks, so full that the sound of the engine was made heavier.
Su Yuanzheng hurriedly got off to stop a car and ask for directions. He handed over a cigarette. After the uncle driving the tractor took it, he enthusiastically gestured to him for a while and explained in detail the nearby car repair places.
After asking for directions, Su Yuanzheng looked at the front of the car, closed the hood, and returned to the car and said to his daughter:
"Taizhuang is just ahead. Let's go there to repair the car."
"Great! Taizhuang is a water town in the north of the Yangtze River and an ancient canal town. It's worth a visit, but can our car still go?"
"Sure, the car has cooled down. It won't be a problem to hold it for a while."
After entering Taizhuang and driving along the main road for a while, we easily found the repair shop that the tractor driver had mentioned.
It is called a car repair shop, but in fact it is just a small open space and a few low tiled houses. There are also scrapped tires and rusted parts piled up on the edge of the open space.
The owner of the repair shop was named Zhou, in his fifties, with rough, protruding finger joints. He was playing chess with an old man wearing glasses.
Lao Zhou looked up and said, "Repair the car? Wait a minute."
Su Miao took a closer look at the chessboard and discovered that it was a rare "blind chess". The old man wearing glasses had cloudy eyes and seemed to have poor eyesight. The glasses were of no help to him and he had to rely entirely on his brain.
Ten minutes later, when the game was over, Lao Zhou got up to check their car. It was indeed just a minor problem and all they needed to do was add some coolant.
Su Miao was waiting on the side when the old man next to him suddenly started coughing violently.
Su Miao saw a thermos cup on the table, so he handed it over and said:
"Hello, is this silver cup yours?"
The old man nodded, opened the cup and drank some water. The itching in his throat was much better, and he said:
"Thank you, girl. Where are you going?"
"Our next stop is Jinling."
"Well, that's still a long way to go."
"Grandpa...is the clay pot chicken at the place next door delicious?"
As soon as Su Miao arrived, he set his eyes on the small restaurant next door. The sign on it said "Clay Pot Chicken".
The old man was stunned. He didn't expect Su Miao to escape the topic so quickly. Then he smiled and said:
“It’s delicious and has been around for several years.”
During the short time the car was being repaired, Su Yuanzheng started chatting with Lao Zhou, and Su Miao and Grandpa Xu also joined in the conversation.
So after repairing the car, the father and daughter invited the two to go next door to eat clay pot chicken.
The shop is not big, with four or five square wooden tables, yellowed celebrity calendars on the wall, and an old-fashioned radio in the corner, playing the theme song of "Desire".
The proprietress was a straightforward person. When she saw them come in, she immediately greeted them:
"Old Zhou, are you bringing your relatives over for dinner?"
Lao Zhou smiled and waved his hand, saying, "The boss wants to treat me to a meal."
Then he recommended it to Su Yuanzheng: "The clay pot chicken here is made with chickens raised by our relatives in the village. It is very fragrant. One pot is enough."
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