Chapter 105 Can you do me a favor?
On the day of the return visit, He Tingyue asked He Feiyan to go to the canteen to get some food and eat it.
He and Jiang Yu were going back to his mother's house. They would have lunch in Nanhe Village and dinner at Yao Xiangling's.
Fortunately, the three younger brothers and sisters at home were not too young and did not need to be watched all the time.
Originally, he thought that each of them would ride a bicycle to go out, so as to save the trouble of asking others for help.
Unexpectedly, when they were going out, Tong Fang took his son back to visit his grandmother and wanted to borrow a bicycle from He Tingyue.
His wife left early, and Tong Fang did not marry a new wife afterwards. Instead, he hired a fellow villager to take care of the children at home, and would take the children to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law from time to time.
Tong Fang rarely asked, and He Tingyue could not refuse, so he lent his 28-bar bicycle.
He was happy to ride the same bike with Jiang Yu.
When leaving the house, Zeng Chang walked out with his hands behind his back.
"Xiao He."
He Tingyue turned to look at him, "Uncle Zeng, what's wrong?"
"You are going to Funan Commune, right?"
"Uncle Zeng, just speak frankly. I'm in a hurry with my wife."
Zeng Chang was a cook in the cafeteria of the second factory. It was not a high position, but he always liked to show off.
The young people in the compound were willing to respect him. That was respecting the old and loving the young, and they felt that there was no need to care.
But Zeng Chang was particularly unconscious. He was praised more and more and called himself the second master of the compound.
"I'm going to Funan Commune as well, so I'll go with you guys."
Jiang Yu asked, "Uncle Zeng, what are you going to Funan Commune for? Visiting relatives?"
Zeng Chang straightened his chest, "To talk to your village party secretary."
"You know our party secretary?" Jiang Yu was a little surprised.
Zeng Chang said cheerfully, "Old Chen, he just shows off his authority in front of you. I used to call him Erleng. We were good brothers when we were young. When he wore open-crotch pants, we played together..."
He wanted to have a good talk with Jiang Yu, but He Tingyue rode his bicycle and slipped out of the big compound and drove out of the alley in the blink of an eye.
Zeng Chang's face turned the color of pig liver and he said "Puh".
"It's great to have a bicycle!"
When he was rushing to the bus station, He Tingyue and Jiang Yu had already bought tickets and got on the bus, occupying a good seat.
Zeng Chang was nowhere to be seen until the bus left.
"Strange, didn't Uncle Zeng say he was going to talk to our branch secretary?"
He Tingyue said in a calm voice, "Don't pay attention to him."
Not long after the bus drove out, Jiang Yu seemed to hear Zeng Chang's voice and gasped for breath.
She glanced out of the window and saw him kicking the stone pillar on the side of the road in anger, but the stone pillar didn't move, and he jumped up with his feet hugged.
Jiang Yu couldn't help laughing, "He's quite funny."
The car shuttled through the mountain paths. Jiang Yu had walked this road many times.
Unexpectedly, this time, she was going back to her mother's house. She felt quite touched.
Jiang Yu looked out the window, and the bus suddenly stopped.
The master started the engine several times, but failed to start.
Master Zhang shouted, "The bus may be broken. I'll go down to check it. You wait in the bus."
Hearing that the bus broke down, the passengers became anxious.
"What's going on? I'm in a hurry to go home for dinner!"
"When can it be fixed? Even if it can't be fixed, how can we go home!"
"Hurry up and contact someone to send a car to pick us up. Why are you still repairing the car?"
Master Zhang was annoyed and shouted, "Where can I contact someone in this remote place? You are the ones who are anxious, not me!"
He Tingyue patted the back of Jiang Yu's hand, "Wife, wait for me in the car, I'll go down and take a look."
"Okay, be careful."
He Tingyue just got out of the car and saw a tractor rumbling past him.
Zeng Chang sat on it and waved to him with a smile.
"Hey, Xiao He, is the car broken? Do you want me to ask someone to take you for a ride?"
He Tingyue shook his head, "No, Uncle Zeng, you go first."
"Okay, then I'll go first!"
Zeng Chang was very proud, and his laughter gradually faded away.
Fortunately, with the help of He Tingyue, the car quickly restarted amid the cheers of the crowd.
Master Zhang smiled and patted He Tingyue on the shoulder, "Brother, you have great skills!"
He Tingyue smiled lightly, "I drove the car before, and Master Zhang could fix it without me."
He was as steady as a mountain, and he was still able to remain neither humble nor arrogant in the face of everyone's praise, and went straight back to Jiang Yu.
"You are really amazing." Jiang Yu gave him a thumbs up.
He Tingyue held her hand and smiled, "I just have more experience than others."
Just like driving a car, how many people will never have the opportunity to experience it in their lifetime.
Fortunately, everything went well afterwards and the car did not break down again.
The two arrived at Funan Commune and walked back to Nanhe Village with their things.
At the entrance of the village, they met Zeng Chang.
"Xiao He, you are finally here!"
He Tingyue said in a light voice, "Uncle Zeng, don't you know where the secretary's house is? I thought you should know it with your friendship with the secretary."
Zeng Chang was a little embarrassed and smiled and said, "It's not that Nanhe Village has changed so much that I forgot it for a while."
Jiang Yu showed him the way, "It happens to be in the same direction as my house, Uncle Zeng, come with us."
"Okay!"
The three of them walked forward, but Jiang Yu didn't know that she had been watched since she entered the village.
"Is he here?"
"Sister Li, he's here! Are you talking about the man who followed Sister Jiang Yu?"
Jiang Li nodded excitedly, "That's him! Ershuan, call him to the pond, and the fifty cents is yours!"
Ershuan held the fifty cents, which was enough to buy popsicles!
"Sister Li, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
"Why would I lie to you? Cooperate with me as I say, and if things work out, Sister Li will give you twenty cents!"
Ershuan pocketed the fifty cents and ran away.
He had been asking his friends to keep an eye on the man.
"Da Pao, where is he?"
"Brother Ershuan, he went to the secretary's house!"
Ershuan frowned, "This is a bit difficult to deal with, I'll go over and take a look."
As soon as he ran over, he saw Zeng Chang being blasted out by the secretary.
"We have been friends for a long time. Why are you trying to get close to me today? Get out of here! You want to eat some meat with two taels of brown sugar? Do you think I am still the same idiot you used to be and let you fool me?" Zeng Chang
was kicked out of the house. He cursed and spat at the door before leaving.
Ershuan stood there for a long time. He could not see clearly because he was far away. He only knew that Jiang Yu was walking with him and asked Dapao to follow him.
But now that he got closer, he realized that this was an old man.
He couldn't help but wonder, did Jiang Li really like this man? Why does he look a little old?
"Uncle... Grandpa!" When the title came to his lips, Ershuan felt that it was not appropriate and changed it to another one.
Zeng Chang stopped and asked, "What's the matter?"
Er Shuan looked up at him. He looked old and shabby.
"Can you help me? I'm in a hurry."
Zeng Chang thought about what kind of favor a child could ask him to do. At most, he could help him pick up a kite or something.
"Okay, tell me."
"It's over there by the pond. Follow me!"