Chapter 220 Where is your car?
Zhou Zhengfu took Zhou Dabao around the county town for most of the day. After having lunch at Zhou Yueyi's house, he took the bus back with Zhou Dabao.
Last night after dinner, the family held a special meeting to discuss how to resolve the issue between Luo Macheng and Luo Huahua today.
Originally, there was no need to do this. To deal with Luo Macheng, one could have used the simplest and most brutal method - beat him out.
But because of the appearance of Luo Huahua, and just because of what Zhou Zhengfu said, "It is rare for good bamboo shoots to grow from bad bamboo", he thought that his cousin Luo Huahua was innocent and should not be involved. In order to prevent Luo Macheng from taking his anger out on her when he returns, he has to make new plans.
But plans are plans, and sometimes no matter how many plans you make, they cannot keep up with changes. After being away for most of the day, you also want to know what the current situation at home is and whether things are going smoothly.
Therefore, he couldn't wait until Zhou Nanxu drove to the county town to pick them up in the evening as agreed upon when they came, so he took Zhou Dabao back by bus.
The county bus only passes by Ertuozi Village, and it takes about 20 minutes to walk from the get-off point to the village entrance.
Zhou Zhengfu lifted Zhou Dabao onto his shoulders, and the father and son chatted casually.
Suddenly, Zhou Dabao reached out and patted Zhou Zhengfu on the shoulder, motioning him to look ahead, "Dad, look, what's burning over there? There's so much smoke."
Zhou Zhengfu looked in the direction his son pointed, and there was indeed smoke, and that direction was the village entrance.
It is not uncommon to burn the hay removed from the fields during spring planting or to burn some straw during autumn harvest. But now it is neither spring planting nor autumn harvest. Who would go out to work in the fields in such a cold weather when they can just stay at home? And make a fire?
Zhou Zhengfu was curious and quickened his pace as he walked towards the village entrance.
"uncle?"
Zhou Zhengfu seriously suspected that he had seen it wrong. Although he didn't want to acknowledge Luo Macheng as his uncle, in order to make sure that he had not recognized the wrong person, he still called him by the name he hadn't called for a long time.
Upon closer inspection, the man squatting on the ground, shivering with cold, and warming himself with the scattered firelight on the ground, was none other than Luo Macheng.
What surprised him even more was that there was smoke coming out of his clothes. Was he going to be roasted along with them?
The father and son seemed to be in perfect sync with each other. Zhou Dabao sat on his father's shoulder and was extremely curious about the "weirdo" in front of him. He stretched out his little finger to his father, "Dad, look, this man is also smoking. Did he do something wrong, so he wants to roast himself?" He raised his head and was completely dumbfounded to see Zhou Zhengfu appear in front of him.
Luo Macheng, who originally felt that he was in a trance, stood up suddenly after hearing the sound. As a result, he stood up too quickly and staggered, and almost lost his balance. However, these were not what he cared about at the moment.
The only thing he cared about now was, "Zhengfu, why are you alone?!" While asking the question, he looked around again and again.
Facing Luo Macheng's questioning tone, Zhou Zhengfu frowned even more, "Uncle, are you confused? I am not alone here, don't I have Dabao here?"
Is this man who seems to be a bit weird in front of him the same uncle who used to bully him? Zhou Zhengfu is a little skeptical.
"No, where is your car?!" Luo Macheng still didn't care about Zhou Zhengfu's words. When he found that there were no cars on the roads around him, only Zhou Zhengfu's figure, he continued to ask eagerly.
"What car?" Now Zhou Zhengfu was confused.
Luo Macheng, "Where is the car you drove to the county town?"
Although Zhou Zhengfu didn't understand, he still answered truthfully, "Dabao and I took the bus. I don't know how to drive a car."
Boom!!!!
Luo Macheng felt like the sky was falling. It was a freezing cold day, he was hungry and wearing wet clothes. He just got some dry firewood and started a fire to keep warm, just to be able to ride in a car. But now not only was there no car, but his nephew didn't even know how to drive one.
Oh my God, you can’t bully people like this!
After Zhou Zhengfu came back, Luo Huahua went back to Luojiatun by herself. As for how she would explain to Luo Macheng after returning to Luojiatun, Rong Mei and the others didn't know.
However, Luo Macheng seemed to have calmed down and hadn't come to Zhou's house for two consecutive days.
During this period, Zhou Zhengmei came over. The family went back to discuss Liu Rong's proposal for two days. At first, Zhou Zhengmei's father-in-law and mother-in-law agreed. The daughter-in-law's family was prosperous, and it was of course a great thing to take the daughter-in-law out to make money.
But the next day, Zhou Zhengmei's mother-in-law changed her mind immediately after going out. She refused to let Zhou Zhengmei go to Hebei Province with her family and even threatened her that if she went, the old couple would not help her take care of the children.
Because of this, Zhou Zhengmei was so angry that she didn't eat for a whole day. She really couldn't understand why her parents-in-law, who were so supportive of her yesterday, immediately changed their minds after going out and also changed their usual attitude.
What do you mean they won't help her take care of the child? The child's surname is Cao, and he has the blood of his family. He is not her child alone, and she has called him grandparents for so many years. This made her unable to tell whether her parents-in-law had been hiding it too well in the past few years, or whether she was too stupid.
The sudden opposition from her parents-in-law made Zhou Zhengmei, who had never said a harsh word to her elders in the several years since she got married, get very angry at home. Finally, she forced out her parents-in-law's words.
It turned out that my mother-in-law was thinking that she was going on a long journey, so she had to bring some food with her along the way, so she cooked a few tea eggs to eat. However, the eggs at home had just been taken to the county town by my father-in-law to be sold the day before, and there were only two or three left at home, so she went to the next door to borrow some eggs.
My mother-in-law was a person who couldn't keep secrets, so she told everyone that she was going to Hebei Province.
As a result, after hearing this, the neighbors immediately instigated Zhou Zhengmei's mother-in-law, saying that she must not go. Once this woman has money and sees the world outside, she will never think of coming back to this home.
The girl born at home, just abandon her. Once she leaves, she will run away with another man. Then your Zhengyuan will be left without a wife, and Fangfang will be left without a mother. This is the situation in every family...
After hearing the exaggerated story from the neighbor next door, Zhou Zhengmei's mother-in-law was immediately frightened and changed her attitude after returning home. If Zhou Zhengmei hadn't made such a fuss, she probably wouldn't have given in.
After saying this, Zhou Zhengmei became even angrier. Although she was instigated by someone, her parents-in-law were either brainless or they simply thought that was who she was. If her husband had not stood on her side in this matter, Zhou Zhengmei would have packed up and left immediately.
However, Zhou Zhengmei did not tell Liu Rong and the others about these things. After telling Liu Rong their decision, she went home to pack her things.
Because Zhou Zhengmei and Uncle Li were going back with them, there was not enough space in the car.
Therefore, they had to split into two routes, either car or train. Rong Mei and Zhou Nanxu both had to drive, so they definitely ruled out taking the train.
Then the remaining ones were Liu Rong, Zhou Zhengmei, Uncle Li, Zhou Zhengfu and Zhou Dabao. Originally, they had planned to have the two men take the train, so Liu Rong and Zhou Zhengmei took Zhou Dabao in a car.
But Uncle Li used to be a car soldier in the army, so he is quite capable of driving. Having one more person to drive would reduce the burden on Rong Mei and Zhou Nanxu.
Therefore, the final result of the discussion was that Liu Rong, Rong Mei, Zhou Nanxu, Uncle Li and Zhou Dabao would take the car, while Zhou Zhengfu and Zhou Zhengmei would take the train.
As for the luggage, they were all placed in Rong Mei's car, and the brother and sister just took some food with them so that they could travel easily.
Meanwhile, Liu Rong watched Rong Mei and the other two driving back and forth, while she could only sit there and do nothing to help. For the first time, she felt a strong urge to learn how to drive.
She looked at Uncle Li who was sitting next to her, "Comrade Li Hongsheng, do you know where there is a place in the provincial capital where you can learn to drive?"
Uncle Li was holding Zhou Dabao in his arms. The little guy was sleeping soundly in his arms. He looked surprised and asked, "Where do you learn to drive? Comrade Liu Rong, you want to learn to drive?"
Liu Rong nodded and looked at Rong Mei who was driving. "Yes, I see you all know how to drive, but I can't. I want to learn it, but I don't know if it's difficult."
She saw that Rong Mei's operation seemed very simple on the surface, but she also found it a little unbelievable. Could she control this big thing just by turning the steering wheel with two hands?
Uncle Li smiled and replied, "It's not difficult. If you want to learn, I'll teach you when you get to Hebei Province. When I was in the army in the early years, I taught many people. Those who learn quickly can quickly master the essentials of hands and feet. They can learn it in a few hours, and those who are slower can only take a few days."
Liu Rong wanted to learn how to drive, so of course he was the first to teach her, so that the two of them could have more opportunities to be alone. As for those who failed to learn after almost a month of study and directly transferred to another camp, he did not even mention it. If he mentioned this failure case, wouldn't Liu Rong back off before she even started?
Rong Mei, who was driving, also agreed, "Mom, Uncle Li is right. Learning to drive is very easy. Once you learn, you can drive anywhere by yourself. How convenient! If you don't learn, my car will be left at home without anyone to drive it, and it will break down. I think Uncle Li's driving skills are also first-class. We don't need to find other teachers to teach us. It's enough for you to have Uncle Li to teach you."
There were no special driving schools in those days. Those who wanted to learn to drive would find a skilled driver to take them on a couple of drives. Once they were good at driving, they could just find someone they knew to get their license.
You can get any license you want. Even if you have never driven a car, as long as you have the right connections, you can get a driver’s license for not only a car but also a truck.
The traffic police were simply directing traffic. It was not like in later times when you had to remember to bring your driver's license when driving out, in case the traffic police might check it at any time.
Of course, Rong Mei mainly wanted to create an opportunity for Uncle Li and Liu Rong. The two were obviously dating. Although middle-aged people are not as talkative as young people when it comes to dating, it is uncommon for couples to call each other comrade. That is too polite.
It’s like they are two strangers but are strangely in love.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Rong's clothing store opened for the first day after the New Year. Business was booming. If she hadn't replenished the stock before the New Year, the store would probably have been emptied. But with the addition of Zhou Zhengmei to the store, Liu Rong could save a lot of worry.
After returning from Harbin, Rong Mei has been staying in the staff quarters and hasn't even left the house. The main reason is that she can't take a step out. As soon as someone leaves, another one comes.
Those who came to see her were all sisters-in-law from the same compound. They brought similar gifts and said similar words. In short, they all came to thank Rong Mei because it was because of her that she organized the street stall economy, which allowed their families to have a fertile year.
After finally getting rid of her sisters-in-law, Rong Mei also wanted to talk to Guo Jiming about her resignation.
The focus this year is mostly on Shenzhen, and she has very little time to stay in Hebei Province. Even if she comes back, she will not have the time to help deal with the affairs of the family compound. She cannot get over the hurdle of just taking subsidies without doing any practical work.
She is used to doing something and then doing it to the extreme.
Just as I got up, there was another knock on the door.
Rong Mei frowned and thought for a while. She had already received all the sisters-in-law in the compound with whom she had a good relationship. Who was coming now? Could she please be quiet for a while and give her some time to catch her breath?
Seeing that no one came to open the door, a voice rang out from outside the door, "Rongrong, are you home?"
Rong Mei, who was planning to just play dead and not make a sound, finally had a light in her eyes after hearing the voice, and immediately went to open the door.
Sure enough, who else could be standing outside the door but Kang Xiangtong?
"Rongrong, Happy New Year! I missed you so much. I finally see you!" As soon as the door opened, Kang Xiangtong rushed over and gave her a big hug.
The two haven't seen each other since Rong Mei went to Shenzhen. Even when Rong Mei came back before the New Year, they were unable to meet. Kang Xiangtong's group was at its busiest time, and Rong Mei had been busy for several days after she came back, so the two had no chance to meet.
After a brief hug, Rong Mei let Kang Xiangtong into the house.
As soon as Kang Xiangtong entered the room, she started pestering Rong Mei with questions.
"Rongrong, did you meet Brother Bowen when you went to Shenzhen this time? How was it, did Brother Bowen find a girlfriend?"
"Rongrong, I heard from Qin Cheng that you made a lot of money in Shenzhen and bought a car to drive back. Where is the car? Can you take me for a ride later? I want to ride in your car."
"Rongrong, how was your New Year's holiday back home? Did you get any New Year's money? Did you encounter any fun things?"
Although Rong Mei felt that Kang Xiangtong's chattering gave her a headache, she still patiently answered her many questions one by one.
However, Rong Mei also smelled something different from Kang Xiangtong's many questions.
Qin Cheng?
This girl used to call Qin Cheng "Captain Qin". When did she start calling him by his real name?
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