I have ten trillion licking dog gold

Chapter 314
"Dear passengers, Shacheng Station has arrived. Passengers who get off the bus, please bring your luggage. Thank you for this ride."

Among the bustling crowd, Jiang Chen carried his suitcase and walked towards the exit.

"Songshi, is anyone going to Songshi? No. 51, leave immediately!"

"Jianli, hurry up Jianli, there is only one position left!"

Grumbling sounds kept ringing out, carrying Jiang Chen's familiar accent.

Each face has different expressions, some are looking forward to it, some are smiling, some are picking up people, and some are soliciting customers.

There was a lot of people at the exit.

After checking the tickets, Jiang Chen dragged his suitcase and walked out of the station alone.

"Young man, do you want to take a car?"

"Need not."

After politely rejecting the black car driver's kindness, Jiang Chen walked to the taxi stand right at the entrance of the train station and lined up.

About ten minutes later, he came to the front.

"Baoshan."

The suitcase was put into the trunk, and Jiang Chen got into the car.

The taxi leaves the train station.

Shacheng.

Located in the Jianghan Plain, the geographical location is superior, and it has been known as a battleground since ancient times. In the 90s, it also had a short period of glory. Local brands such as Vitality 38 are well-known throughout the country.

However, in the past 20 years, the development of this ancient city with a long history has been unsatisfactory. It has almost stagnated, and has been overtaken by brother cities in the same province one after another.

Jiang Chen has heard many people scold that Shacheng has been reduced to such a state, because several leaders are not good enough, this is indeed a very important reason.

It was only after entering university that Jiang Chen realized that the more important thing was that Shacheng lacked heavy industry.

Light industry can only be icing on the cake, while heavy industry is the "foundation" of a city.

It's like Yicheng next door.

Relying on the bonus of the Three Gorges Dam, the economy has taken off rapidly, and it is now a rising star in the central region. However, due to the lack of a firm foundation, Shacheng, which was proud of the others, will collapse under the torrent of the times.

But small towns also have their benefits.

Even if the economic development is not good, but although the sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs. It can be said that ordinary people live here quite comfortably, especially after staying in a place like the East China Sea for a long time, and coming back suddenly, the feeling is even deeper.

"Thank you, I don't smoke."

The master driver handed over a cigarette, but Jiang Chen politely refused.

"Yo, good habit, there is really nothing to smoke."

After all, the driver himself took a cigarette and lit it without hesitation.

"Come back for the New Year?"

"Ah."

"Working outside or going to school?"

"go to school."

"How old are you?"

"Senior."

Jiang Chen leaned back on the chair lazily, speaking in a dialect, although the development of Shacheng was indeed backward, but it made him feel a sense of belonging that other places would never be able to bring.

Perhaps this is the meaning of the word hometown.

"I'm graduating soon."

The driver took a breath, "Which university?"

"Donghai University."

"East China Sea?"

The driver was respectful, and looked at Jiang Chen in surprise and envy.

"I haven't been to the East China Sea yet. If I can go to the Pujiang River and see the Oriental Pearl Tower in my life, it will be worth it."

Jiang Chen smiled.

"Didn't Shacheng build an airport? It's very convenient to go there."

The driver smoked a cigarette and sighed with a smile: "It's convenient, but my girl just went to college, and she has to work hard to make money."

Jiang Chen remained silent.

Parents seem to be like this.

He paid for his children without complaint or regret, but completely ignored himself.

The newly built airport in Shacheng only takes two hours to fly to the East China Sea, and the air ticket is [-] yuan, but this driver may not be able to visit the East China Sea in his life.

"In fact, the East China Sea is just like that. It's just that there are more cars on the road, taller buildings, and a bigger city. Compared with our Mahe River, the Pujiang River is not much stronger."

The driver was taken aback, then laughed.

"Young man, there is nothing wrong with your words!"

When passing by a flower shop, Jiang Chen asked the driver to stop,

"Master, it may take some time for you. We will calculate the fare later."

"It's okay, you go, I'll wait for you."

The driver waved his hand nonchalantly.

Jiang Chen got out of the car and bought a bunch of lilies.

Seeing him come back holding flowers, the driver seemed to realize something.

"Young man, you went to Baoshan to..."

"Look at my parents."

The driver was startled, then fell silent.

Jiang Chen closed the car door.

"Let's go."

Baoshan Cemetery.

"Go, I'll wait for you, and I'll take care of you and send you home today."

The driver said lightly.

Jiang Chen took the flowers, pushed the door and got off the car.

The weather is cold today, with occasional gusts of cold wind. When I came to my parents' tomb, there was a bouquet of daisies in front of the monument.

still very fresh,

Apparently it took almost two days to put it down.

Who has been here?
Jiang Chen looked at the black and white photo on the tombstone, bent down, and slowly put Lily down.

He didn't speak, just stood quietly in the cold wind for a long time.

"Young man, don't be too sad. If I were your parents, I would definitely be proud of you."

The driver who had been waiting patiently looked at Jiang Chen who was getting into the car.

Jiang Chen smiled gratefully.

"Where are you going now?"

"Dongmen, go home."

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Shacheng is divided into the ancient city and the outer city.

Jiang Chen's home is inside the city.

Those big yamen in Kyoto grew up under the roots of the imperial city, and he also grew up under the roots of the ancient city. From home, walk 5 minutes and you can see the ancient city walls.

The former provincial construction unit can also be called a state-owned enterprise, but because of the wave of reform and opening up, many agencies have been abolished one after another, and his father's unit has not escaped the wave of bankruptcy.

When he was in Jiang Chen Elementary School, his father was forced to lay off his job because of the bankruptcy of the unit, and he became unemployed since then. If it wasn't for this, his family wouldn't be so impoverished.

of course.

Although the unit closed down, the staff compound has been preserved, which can be regarded as leaving the last foundation for these employees to survive, so that they will not be displaced.

Seeing the young man dragging his suitcase into the Sanjian compound, the driver, who insisted on confiscating the money, restrained his smile and sighed secretly. When he was about to drive away, he glanced casually, only to find that the passenger seat was stuffed in the gap. A few banknotes.

There are five hundred.

He was taken aback, pulled out the money, and was about to push the door and get out of the car to chase after him, but the hand on the doorknob suddenly stopped.

There are three thousand diseases in life and age.

This is helpless.

This young man is open-minded, and he is also a top student at Tunghai University. His future prospects are limitless.

It seems that there is nothing to be pitied about.

The master driver turned his head, watching the back of the young man outside the car window gradually go away, and finally put away the money.

He is a rough man with little culture, but he understands that sometimes compassion is not a virtue.

"Closing work, I went to the vegetable market to buy a piece of fish. I haven't cooked for my daughter for a long time. Today I will show my hands well,"

The taxi leaves.

Residents in the compound come and go, because they used to be employees of the same unit, and they have lived here for decades, most of them know each other, and they will say hello when they meet, and stop and chat for a few minutes if they are okay. sentence.

What is the atmosphere of the market, this is it.

There are eight staff buildings.

Because it has been nearly 30 years, plus it is a laid-off worker building, there is no property at all. In the absence of repairs, the building looks quite old, and the peeling off walls are the traces left by the years.

A house decades ago, of course, couldn’t be an elevator room. There are two households on the first floor. Because there are steps, Jiang Chen can only go upstairs with his suitcase. Fortunately, the floors are not high, and there are only eight floors in total. Chen's home is on the sixth floor.

Arriving at the door of the house, Jiang Chen put down the suitcase, took out the key, and was about to open the door, when there was movement from the opposite door.

"Kang,"

The door opened, and a man with gray temples came out carrying a garbage bag.

Jiang Chen turned his head and said with a smile, "Uncle Fang."

The other party was taken aback, and it took a while to react.

"Jiang Chen?!"

"My boy, I thought you weren't coming back!"

Excitedly, he quickly approached, raised his hand and pressed Jiang Chen's shoulder.

"I haven't seen you for a year, I've grown stronger and more handsome!"

Jiang Chen smiled shyly.

"Uncle Fang, I would be embarrassed if you praised me so much."

"Haha, you boy is not so thin-skinned."

"What are you talking about?! Hurry up and take out the trash, and don't forget about the vinegar!"

A fierce shout came from the opposite room, and then a very ordinary housewife appeared at the door.

"Look who's back."

"Xiao Chen?!"

Seeing Jiang Chen, the middle-aged woman was also extremely surprised, her reaction was exactly the same as her husband's.

"Aunt Pan."

Jiang Chen shouted.

"You child, didn't the school have been on vacation for a long time? Why did you come back?"

The other party showed accusation.

Obviously, these two are Jiang Chen's neighbors, they lived here before Jiang Chen was born, it can be said that they watched Jiang Chen grow up, the relationship between the two is self-evident.

"Isn't he going to graduate soon? Because of the graduation thesis, it was delayed for a few days."

The woman changed her yelling at her husband's toughness and had a kind face, "Just come back, just come back."

"I'll go buy vinegar first."

"Uncle Fang, you are busy."

Fang Weiguo went downstairs carrying the trash.

"Xiaochen, you haven't come back for so long, the house should need to be cleaned up, how about Aunt Pan help you?"

"No need for Aunt Pan, I can do it myself."

"Success, if you need help, just tell Aunt Pan, don't be polite."

Jiang Chen nodded,

After greeting the Fang family, Jiang Chen opened the door and entered the house.

Two rooms and one living room, more than sixty square meters, many of the putty on the walls have fallen off, and there are spider webs on the ceiling. Although it is not a bare house, it can be called a standard shabby room.

Jiang Chen was not in a hurry to pack his luggage, he put down the suitcase and started cleaning first.

"Dong dong dong..."

Just as he had just finished cleaning the living room, there was a knock on the door.

He put down the mop, wiped his sweat, walked to the door, and opened it.

He thought it was the Fang family couple, but it turned out not to be.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Outside.

A girl in prime of her prime stood there slim and graceful, with long hair draped over her shoulders, her once youthful face had turned into a gentle and charming one.

With four eyes facing each other, the corners of Jiang Chen's mouth raised unconsciously.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

(End of this chapter)