Chapter 2 There is still a long way to go
After being delayed for more than half an hour, the shuttle bus to Tangguan was finally late. The body is dirty, and even the windows are broken several times, which makes people really worry, will this car be broken and unable to walk on the road?
Seeing the car coming, a large group of people rushed up, scrambling to squeeze in, and many people even rolled in through the windows. By the time Lin Chendui squeezed into the car, the car was already full, and as for the seat that originally belonged to him, a man with shabby clothes and dark skin had already sat in, talking loudly to the people next to him with a mouth full of words, his voice was hoarse and rough and ugly.
Before Lin Chendui came to Yunyan County, he had already inquired about the situation here and was mentally prepared, so he was not surprised. He stood in the aisle with his duffel bag in one hand and the black and shiny handle in the other. As soon as he stood still, a hot body came up, and with the crowd pushing around, two masses of softness that seemed to exude infinite heat kept rubbing on his back.
Feeling a little embarrassed, Lin Chendui glanced back and found that it was the woman who was eating melon seeds in the waiting room just now, although she was without makeup, but she was dignified and charming, and her dress could be said to be extremely fashionable compared to people in the car. Seeing Lin Chendui coming over, she wiped the fine beads of sweat on her face with a handkerchief very delicately, and smiled at Lin Chendui very politely, as if she was born to know how to show her charm, even Lin Chendui couldn't help but stare at her a few more times.
I don't know what's going on, Lin Chendui always feels that this woman is a little familiar, and she seems to have seen it somewhere.
At the time of departure, the car was already crowded with people and goods, and the whole carriage was like a big steamer, even if all the windows were open, everyone was still sweating, and the carriage was filled with an extremely unpleasant smell. Fortunately, after the car left the city, people got on and off one after another along the way, but there were more people getting off the car than getting on the bus, and the carriage was somewhat looser, which made Lin Chenwan feel a lot more relaxed, and couldn't help but move his body and take a deep breath out of the window.
After walking for more than half an hour, the car drove off the smooth road and turned into a muddy road, with one pit after another, and the big pit was covered with small potholes, and the speed of the car slowed down, not much faster than the ox cart, but even so, it was like dancing in a dance hall, swaying from side to side, and about to fall apart. The passengers in the car also swayed. Lin Chendui involuntarily had countless intimate contacts with the woman behind him in the bumps. Although through the clothes, I can still feel the smooth and greasy soft and elastic body.
After the car enters the mountain, the road is even more steep, and it is usually difficult to see any people after walking far away. Due to the special shape of the mountain, the road is almost climbing along the mountain, with cliffs tens of meters high on one side and steep mountains on the other side, and the craggy rocks are crumbling, as if they may fall at any time. There were several sharp bends, and the wheels almost brushed the edge of the cliff, and Lin Chendu's heart was tightened, for fear that if the car accidentally slipped off the cliff, he would die before the head of Xinzha Township could take office.
Seeing this, Lin Chenwan was deeply touched that the reason why Guantang Township was poor and backward was that traffic was a big problem. If we want to improve and develop Guantang, we can't do it without solving this problem. But it is not easy to build a road in such a dangerous place, and the funds alone will not be a small amount. And the city's financial situation is not optimistic, and it may be difficult to get much support from Yang Weiguo.
After thinking about it for a long time, Lin Chenwan didn't think of a good way, so he could only sigh, everything can only be said after he arrived in Guantang, no matter how he thinks about it now, it's just a fantasy.
His sigh was small, but it reached the ears of the woman behind him. The woman glanced at the man in front of her with some curiosity, wondering why he sighed for no reason? And in the sigh, it still gives people a bit of compassion? What exactly does he do?
Just after twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the car came to a stop in a small town that was in tatters and had a head in sight. The driver didn't greet everyone, opened the car door by himself, and went to a small restaurant on the side of the road to eat and drink. Other people in the car also got out of the car, and there were a few in the bag, and they also went down to eat something to cushion their stomachs, and those who had no money in the bag also went down to breathe, and went to the toilet by the way.
It's been a bumpy ride, and no one wants to stay in that broken car.
Lin Chendui knew that there must be something wrong with this small restaurant and the driver, or it would not stop anywhere else, but it would stop at the door of this house? But he didn't say anything, after a long time of bumps, he was also hungry, got out of the car, and walked to the small restaurant.
The restaurant is simple, but it looks clean. Five or six tables were sitting for the most part, and before he could sit down, a thin man bared his yellow teeth and asked him with a smile what he wanted to eat.
Lin Chenwan casually asked for a bowl of noodles, regardless of whether it was delicious or not, Xili snorted and ate it cleanly, and when he checked out, he asked for five yuan, which was more expensive than that in Yunyan County. However, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, others opened restaurants in this place where there was no village in front of the village and no store in the back, and he might be counting on this business every day, he didn't say anything, and gave the money happily.
Walking out of the restaurant, the driver finished eating, but the boss diligently made him a cup of tea, and was drinking tea there with a good taste. The other passengers seemed to have been accustomed to this, and no one urged them, some got on the bus first, and some acquaintances squatted in the corner smoking and chatting, and from time to time there was a vulgar chatter with a handle.
Lin Chenwan stood next to the car, habitually took out a cigarette, and as soon as he lit it, he heard someone on the side say, "Can you give me one?" ”
He turned his head to see that it was the young woman who had been standing behind him, who had not been seen during the meal and had not known where she had gone. Lin Chendui was stunned for a moment, but still took out a cigarette and handed it over, and lit a fire for her.
"Thank you!" The woman spit out a puff of cigarette very elegantly, and it seems that she has not been smoking for a day or two, and she is very sophisticated.
Although there are many ladies smoking in the institution, Lin Chenwan has always been a little difficult to accept. He just wanted to leave, but he heard the woman ask, "Are you going to Tangguan too?" ”
Lin Chenwan nodded, and asked with some curiosity, "How do you know?" ”
The woman smiled, spit out another smoke ring, and said softly: "This has passed through Shahe Town, and there is no one all the way to Guantang, since you haven't left Shahe, where else can you go if you don't go to Guantang?" But in that poor place in Guantang, what are you going to do, go to relatives? ”
"Then what are you doing in Guantang?" Lin Chenwan asked without answering. Since we are going to carry out work in Guantang, it is also good to know more about the situation in Guantang from the side. And many cases, often not seen above.
"If it weren't for the family, the ghost would go to that place!" The woman pursed her lips, but soon sighed again and said, "I haven't been back for almost two years, I really don't know ......" The voice behind her became smaller and smaller, almost inaudible, and Lin Chenwan didn't hear it clearly, but she could feel a lot of pain and helplessness from her tone.
Lin Chenwan couldn't help but be stunned, this young woman didn't look very old, but listening to her, it seemed like she had gone through vicissitudes. He just wanted to say something, but a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he pointed to the woman and said with some surprise: "It's you?" ”
Seeing that Lin Chendui recognized herself, the corners of the woman's eyebrows showed a little panic, but it quickly flashed away, and she smiled at him and said, "Hehe, what a coincidence, I didn't expect you to go to Guantang too." ”。
Lin Chenwan looked at the woman carefully, and then couldn't help but be amazed. Just looking at her current outfit makes it completely difficult for people to relate to the heavily makeup and scantily clad warbler she met in that small hotel last night.
"You...... How will it be done...... That one? After the words were spoken, Lin Chenwan felt that he was a little reckless, how could he ask others like this?
The woman's face couldn't help but turn red when she heard this, but she quickly brushed her hair that was a little messy by the wind, and replied indifferently: "I'm a woman, I don't know anything, what are you going to do if you don't do this?" At the very least, they don't steal or rob and support themselves. ”
Lin Chenwan didn't expect this woman to be so calm, she spoke eloquently, frowned slightly, and said, "It's rare that you can't support yourself in Guantang?" ”
"How to feed? Just rely on Yamada, who is less than three points? The woman pursed her lips and said disdainfully, "Do you know how much our family can earn after working hard for a year?" Before Lin Chenwan could answer, she said angrily: "Let me tell you, there is not a penny, there is a lot of white strips, but fertilizers, pesticides, films, etc., but a lot of money is owed." At the end of the year, I can't even eat enough......"
Lin Chendui was a little silent. Although he knew before that Guantang Township was located in a mountainous area, with inconvenient transportation, small cultivated land, barren land, and no mineral resources, and a per capita annual income of less than 500 yuan, it was a well-known poor township in Huachuan. When he was appointed as the head of Guantang Township, Yang Weiguo also talked to him earnestly, hoping that he could overcome difficulties and make achievements, but he never expected that the situation would be so serious. For a while, my heart couldn't help but feel a little heavy, and at the same time, I felt that I had a long way to go.
"Can you ...... Please? It seemed that after venting, the woman glanced at Lin Chenwan with some hesitation and said hesitantly.
"What's the matter? You said. Lin Chenwan also woke up from his thoughts and raised his head and asked.
"You went to Guantang, can you ...... Don't ...... me Things to do in Yunyan...... Tell someone? ”
Lin Chendui looked at the woman, only to see that her eyebrows were burning, as if she was afraid that she would not agree, for a while, her heart was full of mixed feelings, and she couldn't say anything, she just nodded heavily.