Yan Ning walked over curiously and asked, "Old man, is this car used to pick up passengers?"
The old man saw that he had come to life and stood up quickly. "Yes, girl, where are you going?"
As the old man spoke, a puff of white air came out of his mouth.
Yan Ning: "Uncle, I'm going back to Daliushu. How about you give me a ride back? I'll pay for your round trip fare."
The old man thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I've been sitting here all day with no business.
But girl, I’ll charge one dollar for this round trip, what do you think?”
Yan Ning responded, "Old man, I'll give you two dollars. It's not easy for you to come out and solicit customers in this cold weather."
"Girl, you are such a kind person. Come up quickly. I will take you to the big willow tree."
As he said this, the old man stood up happily, moved his seat and sat up straight, then pulled the reins and prepared to drive the carriage.
Yan Ning carried the box onto the sled and found a place to sit down.
"Old man, which brigade are you from in Anping Commune?"
The old man started on his way, driving his horse. "I'm from the Lijia Village Brigade, which is very close to the commune, so I thought of coming to the commune to pick up customers and earn some money for the New Year."
The horses pulled the sled out of the commune and drove on the empty dirt roads around.
Without the shelter of buildings, the biting cold wind was even more rampant.
After driving for more than half an hour, the sled finally arrived at the entrance of Daliushu Village.
Yan Ning asked the old man to take her to the intersection outside the Yan family's yard at the foot of the mountain.
Finally, Yan Ning paid two dollars and fifty cents and got off the sled with the box.
"Hey... girl, you gave me fifty cents too much..." The old man raised the fifty cents in his hand and shouted at Yan Ning's back.
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