Chapter 258: The Heart is Separated from the Belly
Gao Mingcheng drove a tractor to the transportation company.
The bicycle was left at home for many girls to use for transportation. As for the tractor, he was the only one in the whole village who could drive it. There were two people in the team who could drive it, but...what did it have to do with him?
Driving a brand new tractor on the road is actually quite cool.
When we arrived at the transportation company, we saw Xiao Jinfeng repairing a truck with a bag of repair tools piled around him.
"Mingcheng is here. Have you had breakfast? There are some buns in the kitchen. My mother made them herself." Xiao Jinfeng greeted him with a smile.
Gao Mingcheng was a little surprised. Few people here eat buns, and even fewer know how to make them.
Seeing his surprise, Xiao Jinfeng said, "My mother learned how to make these from someone else. She's not very good at it, so the steamed buns aren't soft enough, but they taste okay. There are a lot of people eating at the company now, so my mother makes a bunch of buns when she's free and leaves them there. If you're hungry, you can just steam them and eat them."
"I had porridge this morning, but it would be nice to try Auntie's cooking." Gao Mingcheng said as he went into the kitchen.
There was a three-layer steamer in the big iron pot in the kitchen. When I opened the lid, I saw more than a dozen buns inside. The fire in the stove had gone out, but the buns were still warm and ready to eat.
The buns were as big as an adult's palm, and the dough was a bit hard and yellow, not white and soft like the ones sold here. This was probably because the flour was not fermented well.
The first bite was good, with a wheaty aroma, and the filling was pork and chives. The skin of this bun was a little worse than the ones sold, but the filling was much more substantial, with more juicy meat, and very delicious.
Gao Mingcheng picked up two buns and walked to Xiao Jinfeng while eating.
Xiao Jinfeng turned his head to look at him and said with a smile: "How is it? Is my mother's cooking skill okay?"
"Not bad, very good. Is there any work today?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
Xiao Jinfeng said: "There are jobs every day, but they are assigned to other drivers. You just arrived, so you should adapt first before driving the car."
"Okay." Gao Mingcheng had no objection. He just stood by and watched Xiao Jinfeng repair the car. When he encountered something he didn't understand, he asked a few questions.
In his previous life, when he learned to drive, there were already quite a few repair shops. Whenever the car broke down, he would send it to a repair shop and never repaired it himself.
But there are no repair shops now, so I have to learn some car repair skills. In case the car has an accident on the road, I have to rely on myself to repair it in the wilderness.
Xiao Jinfeng also wanted to teach him, so Gao Mingcheng stayed here for most of the morning to learn how to repair the car.
Of course, what we learn are superficial knowledge, and also the knowledge about common problems with cars.
After lunch, Xiao Jinfeng said to Gao Mingcheng, "Before you go to the provincial capital, please help me go to Zhangshu first. The wine I brought last time has been sold out, and I need to go to get another batch of goods. You know the way and the location of the winery, so you are the most suitable person to make this trip. I have already agreed with the winery to go there to load the goods at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. You drive there now and sleep there tonight."
Since they were here to work for others, they naturally had to listen to orders. Gao Mingcheng had no objection to this and naturally agreed.
He drove the largest truck because he had to load a lot of goods back this time.
He drove all the way towards the camphor tree.
Last time he and Xiao Jinfeng drove to Zhangshu, now he knew the route, so the journey was smooth. After a few hours, the car arrived at Zhangshu.
Gao Mingcheng was relatively familiar with Zhangshu, but the two times he came here were both during the medicine fairs. At that time, drug dealers from all over the country gathered here, and the area around Yaodu Hotel was particularly lively.
But now is not the time for the medicine trade fair, and the whole Zhangshu seems to be much quieter. He drove all the way to the winery, planning to find a place to live near the winery.
When he got off the bus, he carried a travel bag with him, which was full of money, including money for the goods to the winery and money for Gao Mingcheng's food and accommodation.
As soon as I arrived at a hotel to check in, someone came over.
"Brother, are you here to purchase goods from the winery?" The man had a dignified appearance and clear articulation, and looked like a shrewd businessman.
Gao Mingcheng looked at him without saying anything.
Although he didn't say anything, the man didn't give up and continued to talk a lot, saying that he came here to do business and planned to buy a batch of ready-made medicines and some Si Te liquor.
"Site Liquor is selling very well now. You know, this liquor often appears in the Great Hall of the People! Many people who hold banquets are scrambling to order Si Te Liquor!"
"Winter is coming, and more and more people will be hosting banquets. Brother, are you driving for others, or are you buying goods to sell yourself?"
"What's it got to do with you? Move aside. I'm going to eat." Gao Mingcheng didn't intend to pay attention to anyone. When you are out, it is important to pay less attention to others!
Because you don’t know whether that person is good or bad, you might fall into the trap if you are not careful.
Gao Mingcheng had a tough attitude, and the man let it go seeing that he was not interested.
But after Gao Mingcheng finished his meal, the man came over again. This time there were two people beside him, a man and a woman. The woman was dressed fashionably, had makeup on, and had her hair permed. Her facial features were pretty, especially her pair of phoenix eyes, which seemed to be full of affection when she looked at people.
"Haha, brother, nice to see you again! A few of us are planning to play mahjong, but we're short of one. Do you want to join us?" the man invited.
Before Gao Mingcheng could refuse, the woman said delicately, "Brother, let's play mahjong together! We have nothing to do anyway, and it's boring to stay in the room."
Gao Mingcheng looked at them indifferently and ruthlessly refused: "I can't fight."
The woman was stunned for a few seconds, then said, "Then playing cards is also OK! Let me tell you, I am very good at playing cards and mahjong!"
"Haha, brother, this is Lili. She's really good at playing cards and often wins our money." The man also laughed, livening up the atmosphere, and said repeatedly: "Come on, let's go play cards! Shall we go to my room? Or you can go to your room, brother!"
Gao Mingcheng didn't say anything, just looked at them. After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, I'm pretty good at playing cards too! How much do we want to bet?"
"Haha, just for fun, I definitely won't bet big, how about a dollar?"
"OK!"
So the four of them went into a room together.
The room is quite large and has a mahjong table already set up.
The first person to talk to Gao Mingcheng immediately stepped forward to clean up the mahjong tiles on the table. As he was cleaning up, he said, "In the morning, we originally found someone to play mahjong with, but after lunch, he drove away. Alas, there is no way, we can't play without one person."
"But playing cards is fine, as long as it can kill time!"
Soon, the mahjong was put away, and then the man took out a brand new deck of cards and opened it in front of Gao Mingcheng.
Everything they did was quite aboveboard, and their words and deeds revealed information that made Gao Mingcheng feel at ease.
But can Gao Mingcheng rest assured?
He watched these people's actions coldly, wondering how he would end it.
(End of this chapter)
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