Chapter One Hundred and Seventieth: Departure
After dinner, Shi Dayong went to Zhang Qiang's house. He wanted to hear Zhang Qiang's opinion about the business trip to SD Province.
Zhang Qiang and Shi Dayong had the same idea. He also wanted to sit at Shi Dayong's house. He opened the courtyard door and walked out. Unexpectedly, Shi Dayong raised his hand and was about to knock on the door. The door suddenly opened from the inside, knocking both of them.
Startled.
"Hey, Dayong, what a coincidence. I was just going to find you. Let's sit in the room." Zhang Qiang hurriedly moved people into the room.
Zhang Jun was leading his younger brother to run wildly in the yard. When he saw Shi Dayong, he ran over and politely shouted, "Uncle Shi."
"Uncle Shi." Zhang Bing also imitated his elder brother, raised his little face and called him "Uncle."
"Hey." Shi Dayong regarded the two children as his own nephews. He touched the heads of the two children affectionately and asked with a crooked eyebrow: "Have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten." Zhang Jun replied, chasing his brother and starting to fight again.
Zhang Qiang himself has two sons, but he thinks that the daughter of Shi Dayong's family is nice, gentle and quiet, unlike these two brats who scream and scream all day long.
"Junzi." Zhang Qiang shouted, "Take your brother out to play, and I'll have a chat with your Uncle Shi."
Usually Zhang Jun is not afraid of his father at all, but it will be different if his father loses his temper. Zhang Jun is as honest as a kitten and quickly agrees, "Oh."
"Junzi." Shi Dayong hurriedly called to the two of them, "You go and play with your sister. My uncle bought a watermelon today, but An An accidentally broke it. He asked your aunt to cut it for you to eat."
When Zhang Jun heard that there was watermelon, he agreed very happily, "Hey!" After saying that, he pulled Zhang Bing and ran away.
Shi Dayong habitually took out his cigarette case, and when he was about to give up the cigarette, Zhang Qiang had already handed it over, "Smoke mine."
"oh."
It seems that smoking is the first conversation between men, and they always get down to the topic after lighting up the cigarette.
"Brother Zhang, have you signed up for the business trip to SD?" Shi Dayong struck a match and helped Zhang Qiang light a cigarette.
Zhang Qiang took a deep breath against the flame. Seeing the cigarette butt glowing red, he raised his head and said, "I've reported it. Have you reported it?"
"I also reported it." Shi Dayong threw away the match head in his hand, "I originally thought you didn't know about this, so I wanted to come and tell you."
Due to Wang Ying's leg injury some time ago, Shi Dayong changed shifts with his colleagues and did not go out for the time being. Otherwise, he and Zhang Qiang were inseparable. Meng was inseparable. If something happened and they needed separate ventilation, they would have signed up together long ago.
"The pay for this job is pretty good. Wouldn't you be stupid if you don't go?" Shi Dayong felt very proud of his smart decision. He crossed his legs and swayed his big feet.
"I think so too. Anyway, I will only be busy for two months." Zhang Qiang and Shi Dayong are heroes who have the same views.
The two of them smoked cigarettes and chatted for a while. Cui Yunxiang came out of the kitchen. She took off her apron and wiped her hands and asked, "Dayong, are you going on this business trip?"
"Go." Shi Dayong pulled the ashtray and flicked the ash into it.
"That's good, your brothers can still take care of each other." Their families live close to each other, and Cui Yunxiang also hopes that the two of them will go together if something happens.
Wang Ying kept in mind what the blind man said. Everyone said that there is a chance that the child can be found within three years. Wang Ying looked forward to the stars and the moon, counting on her fingers every day. In the end, after three years, there was still no news at all.
Wang Ying was disappointed and pinned her hopes on the next three years.
Wang Ying will be in a daze when she is not doing anything. She thinks about her child according to the normal development stages of life. How tall should he be at the age of six and what should he do at the age of seven. Now the child is more than eight years old. If it is normal, he should be in the second grade.
students, I don’t know if their children are in school now.
He is leaving tomorrow. Going out this time is different from stationing. The stationing station is close and he can come back as soon as he comes back. Shi Dayong always saves the dirty clothes and brings them back to Wang Ying for washing when he returns home.
This time they were far away. Wang Ying knew that Shi Dayong was lazy, so he packed a large bag of luggage for Shi Dayong, including underwear, panties, and socks. After checking that there was nothing missing, he went to the drawer and took it out.
A bunch of missing persons notices came out, and she took the time to copy them. Shi Dayong would take a few of them with him every time he went out. This time, he would take more with him as he was going far.
"Everything is packed?" Shi Dayong wiped his face and put the used towel into his bag.
Wang Ying saw a look of disapproval on her face, and she glanced at Shi Dayong, "No one has been waiting for you in the past two months. You can't just mess around with your towels like this. They'll get rancid over time. You also have to work hard on your clothes."
Change it a bit, even if I bring you a lot, it won't last for two months. You should also wash yourself, otherwise you will be stinky when you go out, and people will laugh at you."
"Stinky, what are you afraid of? Do you know why men are called stinky men?" Shi Dayong approached Wang Ying's face with a playful smile, "Stinky is the real manhood."
"Nonsense." Wang Ying slapped Shi Dayong and pushed him away. "If you stink like you just rolled in a thatch, do you think I will let you in our house?"
Ever since Wang Ying came out of his hometown, the couple hadn't been separated for such a long time. Shi Dayong reluctantly grabbed Wang Ying's hand and said, "Yingzi, I've worked hard on you these past two months, and my mother, please help me too."
Yes, my mother sometimes does something wrong, please don’t argue with her because of her age."
People say that there is a three-year generation gap. Sun Xiufang and Wang Ying are separated by more than a few three years. Her thoughts are still stuck in the thinking that people of her age should have, so in her eyes, Wang Ying, the daughter-in-law, does
It was still very unsatisfactory, and if she couldn't stand it, she would say it. Anyway, as a mother-in-law, she couldn't live her life in silence every day.
Wang Ying felt very wronged. She felt that she had done well enough, but her mother-in-law was still dissatisfied. Sometimes Wang Ying was filled with anger, but she took care of the old man's face without saying a word, and only waited for Shi Dayong to get back under the covers when he returned home.
Complain to him.
A total of fifty people were dispatched for this business trip, not only drivers, but also some maintenance workers. The scene of more than thirty cars queuing up to travel at the same time was also spectacular. Both sides of the road to the family courtyard were filled with farewells.
family members.
Today, An An and Xiang Xiang did not go to kindergarten. The two sisters stood on the side of the road with their mother, grandmother, and younger brother, waiting for their father's car to arrive.
The motorcade moved slowly, and even slower when it reached the gate of the family home. They all took the time to repeat what they had explained.
"Dad! Dad!" Seeing her father's car, An An ran up the slope for several steps, and then followed her father's car down a little bit.
"An An, listen to your mother at home and wait for your father to come back to buy you something delicious." Shi Dayong half-stepped on the brakes and let the car slide forward steadily.
"Yes, I'm obedient." An An's little head nodded little by little.
When the car drove to Wang Ying, Shi Dayong stopped the car. He leaned out and spoke to Sun Xiufang first, "Mom, take care of yourself."
When it comes to filial piety, Shi Dayong is too filial. At this time, Sun Xiufang, because she has been doing farm work, has a very strong body. She walks with a high spirit and a lot of energy. If she walks with Shi Dayong, she will be very strong.
It didn't work, so Shi Dayong went with his mother.
"Don't worry, mother is fine." Sun Xiufang waved to her son.
"Goodbye, dad." Wang Ying held Shi Nian's little hand and shook it to Shi Dayong, "Dayong," she shouted, "I'm thinking about the letter when I get there."
"I got it, take your child home quickly. Clean the dust on the road and don't choke the child." Shi Dayong looked at Wang Ying. Although he didn't say anything sweet, Wang Ying could understand the reluctance and love in his eyes.
"Well, I understand, please pay attention to safety on the road, don't drive fast, take a break when you are tired when working, take care of yourself, go to bed early, eat more..." Wang Ying rambled, always feeling that there was something good to say.
Not finished yet.
"I know, I'm not a three-year-old child, why do I need you to tell me how to eat and sleep?" The car in front has already driven some distance, and there is a large queue of cars behind it. Shi Dayong can't stop here all the time.
When Sun Xiufang didn't notice, he pouted and blew a kiss to Wang Ying, "I'm leaving." After saying that, he released the accelerator and chased the car in front of him.
Although Shi Dayong's car was driving in front, he kept looking behind him through the rearview mirror. Wang Ying stood on the roadside and waited until Shi Dayong's car was no longer visible, then took the children home.
The project was indeed very tight. When Shi Dayong and the others arrived at their destination, they were assigned to different shifts as soon as they checked in. They got familiar with the route and construction site that day, and then got into busy work the next day.
Compared with the comrades in the transportation team and the engineering team, it was really much easier. Just as Shi Dayong thought, he could rest while waiting for the truck to be loaded, so Shi Dayong didn't feel too tired and went to work and off work normally every day.
Eat and sleep.
Time flies by so fast, two months seems to be just a blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, the project is coming to an end. If nothing else happens, they will be able to go home in a few days. Taking advantage of their free time from shift work, Shi Dayong and Zhang Qiang are preparing to go to L City.
Went there for a walk and bought some gifts for my family.
Shi Dayong carries a bag wherever he goes. It contains not only money, but also missing person notices and paste. Posting missing person notices is a habit he has developed over the years. Whenever he goes to a new place, he has to put it in a conspicuous place.
Posting a few posters, he knew in his heart that the possibility of finding the child in this way was very slim, but he always persevered, success or failure, and every notice he posted was a hope.
Zhang Qiang never said much. Even though he understood that his brother was doing useless work, he still helped Shi Dayong to apply paste when he posted notices.
The two of them bought a bunch of things, their stomachs were growling after shopping, and they were going to find a restaurant to try the special dishes here.
You have to be careful when finding a restaurant to eat. You can't go to a crowded restaurant. The taste will definitely be unsatisfactory. There is a saying that the public's eyes are sharp. If you want to go, go to a crowded place. Whichever restaurant is lively is like going to a big market. Their home cooks it.
The food is absolutely delicious too.
There is a small door in front, which looks like two rooms. There are bicycles parked at the door. Through the window glass, you can clearly see the bustle of people inside.
"Yimeng Firewood Turkey." Zhang Qiang looked at the signboard and muttered, then raised his hand and said, "Dayong, we ate here. I've heard that the chicken stewed with moths here is delicious. I don't know what moths are.
Woolen cloth."
Chapter completed!