Extra 3: Jin Zhengtai and Gu Jingxiu
Gu Jingxiu was sitting in the passenger seat, admiring the scenery outside the car window. Suddenly, she couldn't hear Jin Zhengtai chattering about the people and geography here. She turned around and glanced at the man driving the car.
He looked gloomy, his lips tightly pursed, looking ahead, driving attentively.
"Brother Jinzi, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Jingxiu asked softly.
Jin Zhengtai looked at her with a sidelong smile, "It's okay, this road is not easy to drive, I'm nervous."
He is really nervous!
It has been more than three years since his grandmother passed away, and he has never returned here.
At this moment, he really felt homesick.
Gu Jingxiu noticed Jin Zhengtai's change in mood, and sat in his seat obediently without saying a word.
She was nervous too.
I don’t know what I will face next.
If we visit the old man's grave, we will definitely run into Jin Zhengtai's father and family, right?
The car drove off the concrete road and started onto a bumpy dirt road.
Jin Zhengtai said to Gu Jingxiu, "Jingxiu, come to our town."
Gu Jingxiu looked out of the car window and saw rows of houses and narrow streets, which looked even more backward than their town.
It was already evening, and Gu Jingxiu asked, "Then shall we stay here tonight?"
Jin Zhengtai nodded, "Let's stay at the guesthouse and rest for a night before going back to the village. We'll find a place to eat first."
As soon as the car stopped, it attracted a group of adults and children to watch.
The simple rural people were surprised to see such a cool car.
Gu Jingxiu was in an unfamiliar environment and always felt nervous and scared.
Especially the people around them, all looked at them with such inquiring eyes.
Jin Zhengtai said to the children who were playing around, "Everyone, please stand far away and don't touch the car. This thing is expensive. Let's not cause trouble for our parents."
After parking the car, Jin Zhengtai took Gu Jingxiu into a mutton noodle restaurant.
I ordered two bowls of mutton noodles and ten skewers of mutton.
He wiped the stool and asked Gu Jingxiu to sit down.
I also gave her some scientific knowledge, "Jingxiu, this is the specialty of our town, the mutton skewers are especially delicious.
You can try it later."
In a backward town, a guest with elegant temperament and good clothes would always attract all kinds of attention, and the barbecue apprentice would also keep staring at them.
Jin Zhengtai felt mixed emotions as he looked at the furnishings of this simple noodle shop.
Three years ago, after his grandmother passed away, before he left, he had a bowl of noodles at Lao Ma Mutton Noodles.
At that time, I was so sad that tears fell into the bowl while I was eating.
The boss saw this, brought him a few skewers of lamb, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Young man, no matter how big the matter is, don't be unhappy with your stomach. Try my cooking. Good food can heal people."
That day, the boss's simple words comforted him. He finished his noodles and lamb skewers, packed his bag and left his hometown.
For him, this noodle shop tastes like his hometown.
"Young man, are you from outside the city?
That car outside, is it yours?"
The boss wearing a white cap looked at Jin Zhengtai, pointed at the car outside that was surrounded by a group of children, and asked curiously.
Jin Zhengtai looked at the middle-aged man's familiar face, which was shiny and smoky, and smiled, "Boss, I'm a local."
“Local?”
The noodle shop owner looked at him and shook his head, "No."
“I’ve eaten noodles here before.
You also gave me a skewer of meat, have you forgotten? "
The boss was stunned, stared at him for a few seconds, and suddenly realized, "Oh, I remember, it's you."
The boss smiled and asked, "Did you make a fortune in another place?"
Jin Zhengtai was too modest, "No, I just work part-time."
"Well done, young man. You are getting braver with every setback."
The boss looked at him with a face full of relief. The young man who left his hometown in tears three years ago, returned home in glory driving a car three years later.
very nice.
"Eat and drink well."
The boss exchanged a few words with him.
I am very busy.
"The noodles are here."
The waiter from the noodle shop brought up two large bowls of noodles on a plate and shouted.
"Eat it."
Jin Zhengtai gave Gu Jingxiu a white porcelain cup.
Gu Jingxiu looked at the bowl in front of him that was bigger than his head, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "I'm afraid I can't finish this bowl."
This is bigger than the beef noodle bowl they have back home.
"Try it. You will definitely finish it. It's really delicious."
Jin Zhengtai took the roasted lamb skewers and placed them on a plate. "And these skewers. Noodles taste better with skewers."
Gu Jingxiu took a bite and found it was indeed delicious.
The two of them finished their noodles and mutton skewers.
With a full stomach, Gu Jingxiu followed Jin Zhengtai out of the restaurant and stayed at the guesthouse.
The only guesthouse in the town is connected to the town government and is also a public asset.
There was a yard inside the guesthouse. Jin Zhengtai parked the car in the yard and repeatedly reminded the owner to keep a good eye on the car.
After checking into the room, the two went upstairs to rest.
As soon as they closed the door, the boss hurriedly asked the staff of the guesthouse to watch the car, and he ran to the staff quarters of the town government.
At this time, the town government leaders had all gone off work, and the guesthouse owner ran to the door of one of the leaders in the family compound and knocked on it.
"Lao Liu, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
The town leader looked at him and asked suspiciously.
The hostel owner wiped his sweat and said, "Secretary, this is incredible. A man driving a car has come to our town. I wonder if he is the boss or the leader."
"Driving a sedan?"
The town leaders were surprised.
"Yes, it's a very cool little car, more impressive than the government cars you ride in."
The hostel owner described it vividly, "And those two young men, they look very handsome, and they wear the same clothes as the people on TV, like big bosses."
The town leader asked, "Is it someone's family visiting relatives?"
"I don't know, but I'll let you know anyway. What if it's a leader from somewhere who's here to visit incognito? Or maybe it's a big boss who's here to inspect. As leaders, you should be mentally prepared."
"Okay, I got it."
As soon as the guesthouse owner left, the town leader went out and secretly took a look at the guesthouse compound?
There was indeed a cool car parked there.
The town leaders quickly informed several other cadres and improved the town’s sanitation overnight.
No matter what this person does, he must leave a good impression on others, just in case he comes to bring blessings to their poor and backward town.
…
Jin Zhengtai was tired after driving all day today, so he stopped driving and fell asleep peacefully on the bed.
The next morning, they got up and planned to go to the town to buy breakfast and some things for visiting the graves.
As soon as we left the guesthouse, the boss came up to us enthusiastically and asked us about our well-being.
Ask them if they sleep well, and if there are fleas in the house at night...
Jin Zhengtai felt the love and enthusiasm of his hometown people and was deeply moved.
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