Return to the small mountain village in 1986

After the truck rolled and fell into the valley, the body of the truck rolled over and the small half of the body had sunk into the mud of the ditch. At this time, the body of the truck was severely deformed and all the glass of the windows was shattered.

No body of Driver Li was seen near the wreckage of the truck, and there was not even a trace of blood. Also, there were no daily necessities that Driver Li carried with him in the co-pilot. It looked like someone had taken the things away.

Gao Mingcheng and the other two people circled around the wreckage of the truck. Because no body was seen, Xiao Jinfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There may be a village nearby. Let's go look for it and find someone to ask about the situation." "

A truckload of coal was missing. It might have been taken away by people from a nearby village, but it might also have been taken away by a passing driver.

You need to look for this along the way. If there is a village nearby, the probability of the villagers taking it away will be much greater.

The three climbed up the hill again and drove to search. This time, Xiao Jinfeng drove the car himself, while Gao Mingcheng and Gao Mingwan helped look at the situation on both sides of the car window.

After driving for less than two minutes, Gao Mingcheng noticed the situation. He pointed at a place and said, "Look, do you think there are traces of someone falling here?"

Xiao Jinfeng stopped the car immediately, and the three of them got out of the car to check. Standing on the edge of the hillside, they saw some traces of loose soil and rocks and trees being crushed. In addition, there were some blood stains.

Gao Mingcheng followed the blood stains in a few steps to check the situation.

There are still a lot of footprints near the bloodstains, but because a few days have passed, the crushed weeds have grown up again. Soon, these traces will be erased by nature.

Still no body was found, which made it impossible for them to determine whether the blood stain was left by Driver Li, but by someone else.

Gao Mingcheng stretched out his hand to grab the bamboo growing on the hillside and climbed up using his strength. This kind of bamboo is very small and grows together in clusters, which is very lush.

"Keep moving forward and look for it." Gao Mingcheng stamped his feet and shook off the dirt on the soles of his shoes before getting in the car.

Xiao Jinfeng continued to drive, driving slowly all the way. After driving for about five minutes, the mountain road began to go downhill, and then it became smooth.

In the distance, there are villages living here. The houses in the villages are built against the mountains, with fertile fields at the bottom, and terraces on the gentle slopes used to grow vegetables.

From a distance, it can be seen that there are only about ten households, making it a very small village.

When the three people in the car saw this, their eyes instantly lit up. There was a village near the truck accident, which meant that Driver Li was likely to be rescued!

With this hope in mind, Xiao Jinfeng drove over quickly and did not pull over until there was no more road.

He casually picked up the bag he brought with him. There were some cigarettes in it, which could be used to disperse cigarettes and ask questions.

"Let's go."

The three of them got out of the car and walked towards the village.

At this time, the villagers living in a corner are still living a life of working at sunrise and returning at sunset. There are people working in the rice fields and fields.

There are naughty children chasing and playing in the streets.

The village is built against a mountain, and on the other side of the mountain, a two-meter-high waterfall slides down and forms a small pool in a low-lying area. The excess water flows along the ditch and becomes a water source for irrigating the rice fields.

The sound of gurgling water is quite pleasant. It also brings a bit of coolness to the June sky.

With cigarettes opening the way, it was easy to strike up a conversation with the villagers. The person who spoke to Xiao Jinfeng was a man in his forties. After hearing their purpose, he immediately showed a hearty smile: "The one you are looking for Comrade Li is at the home of our village chief! His leg was broken and he couldn't move. We couldn't send him to the city for medical treatment, so we could only use some herbal medicine for him."

"Come with me, I will take you to find him."

A local led the way, and they soon arrived at a house. While walking around the village, Gao Mingcheng discovered that the village was relatively poor. Although they did not live in thatched houses, there were still adobe houses, and some people lived in wooden houses.

The village chief's house is a blue brick house, but the walls are made of mud in some places, which can save some of the blue bricks.

The strong man went to the village chief and explained the purpose of Gao Mingcheng and others' visit, and they soon met Driver Li.

"Old Li! Just hope you're fine!" After seeing Driver Li, Xiao Jinfeng's worries were relieved.

Gao Mingwan also stepped forward to say hello: "Brother Li, we are here to find you!"

Driver Li is in his thirties. His skin is tanned due to frequent driving, and his teeth are a little yellowed from smoking. But the most noticeable thing is the large and small wounds on his body and the immovable right leg. leg.

After seeing Driver Li, Gao Mingcheng and the others knew what happened.

It turned out that on the day of loading, Driver Li had been queuing up until after ten o'clock in the morning when he finally loaded a truck of coal. After loading and hitting the road, he didn't delay and kept rushing back.

He was so focused on driving that he didn't pay attention to the coal situation behind him. When he was passing by this village, he was spotted by a villager working in the fields, who followed the car all the way and loudly told him that the car was on fire.

Driver Li said with shame: "I heard someone shouting. When I looked back, I saw coal on fire. In panic, I quickly stepped on the brakes. As a result, before the car stopped, I jumped out of the car and hurriedly walked down the hillside. It fell down!"

"After I jumped out of the car, it slid forward for a while, then lost balance and rolled over."

"I am also a good fortune teller, and I was rescued quickly. They also helped to pour water on the cart of coal, and it took another two days to carry all the coal back to the village on poles. "

"Old Xiao, the people in this village are all good people! I originally thought they wanted to take possession of the coal, but the village chief said that they moved the coal to the village because they were afraid that leaving it there would cause wildfires and that passers-by would take it. The coal was taken away, and they were told that when my leg healed or someone came to see me, they would take the coal away with them!”

At this point, Driver Li's eyes turned red and tears welled up.

He has been racing cars for several years and has encountered many things along the way. Now that he meets a kind-hearted person, he naturally feels very emotional.

Xiao Jinfeng didn't expect this to happen, but he had already decided in his heart that he didn't want the coal.

Firstly, his truck has been completely written off and there is no need to repair it, so there is no truck to load the goods. Secondly, even if there is a truck to load the goods, he does not dare to take the goods back!
Who knows if spontaneous coal combustion will happen again along the way?
Due to spontaneous combustion and rollover, the quantity of coal will inevitably be reduced. Even if he finds a way to transport the coal back, the owner of the cargo will ask him to pay liquidated damages on the grounds that he has signed a contract.

Instead of doing this, we might as well just give up the truck of coal and thank them for saving Driver Li!
Xiao Jinfeng thought so and did the same thing. When the people in the village heard that they didn't want coal, they were stunned for a while. The village chief wanted to persuade them to take the coal away, but Xiao Jinfeng had made up his mind and refused to ask for it anymore. Understand.

After thanking the villagers, Xiao Jinfeng prepared to take the injured Driver Li away, but was turned away by the enthusiastic village chief.

"It's already eleven o'clock. If you leave at this time, you'll be hungry! Let's do this. You have lunch at my house, and then you can leave!" The village chief invited the guests warmly, but they couldn't refuse, so they agreed to stay here for lunch. .

So the village elder's wife and several other women began to get busy. They prepared a table of farm food, including fish from the pond, loaches and eels from the fields, and various seasonal vegetables from the fields. Flavorful.

Taking advantage of the time before dinner, Gao Mingcheng walked around the village. It was also a small mountain village, but this village was different from Gaojia Village.

There are tall mountains, streams, waterfalls, and clear pools here. The people who live here have a different perception of life from the villagers in Gaojia Village.

He also saw the coal piled in the drying yard.

All the coal was piled together instead of being divided among the villagers, which showed that what the village chief said before was true.

These coals had spontaneously ignited and were wetted by villagers splashing water on them, but after being piled for two days, they looked very dry on the surface.

If such dry coal is not regularly sprinkled with water, there is a risk of spontaneous combustion during transportation.

These coals are pure coal. If you want to make briquettes for household use, you need to add loess in a certain proportion. After stirring evenly, use a mold to press it into honeycomb briquettes and then dry it in the sun.

This is simple to say, but it is still quite difficult to operate. You must master the ratio of coal and loess. If there is too much loess, the fire produced by the briquettes will be too small. If there is too little loess, the briquettes will burn quickly and the fire will be fierce. , it’s a bit wasteful.

Returning to the village chief's home, Gao Mingcheng suggested that the village chief distribute the coal to the villagers and then put it in a cool place and not expose it to the sun.

The village chief was quite worried about this and said: "Why don't you take the coal away! Our village doesn't have the tools to process briquettes! All year round, we can just collect firewood from the mountains!"

Only people in the city use briquettes. People in small mountain villages rely on mountains and rivers to eat. If they go into the mountains, they can pick up a lot of firewood.

Gao Mingcheng was a little dumbfounded. This was the first time he met such a person who wasted money without knowing anything!

Maybe coal is really difficult to handle?

Although the village chief doesn't want it in every possible way, he will never take it away.

The car Gao Mingcheng drove was a new one!
After loading a cart of coal back, his brand new white car would turn dark several times in the blink of an eye!
Besides, if his car is full, it can only hold a quarter of the coal... So, it's not necessary, it's really unnecessary!

At noon, we had a sumptuous lunch at the village chief's house. Xiao Jinfeng gave all the cigarettes he brought to the village chief as a token of his gratitude.

"Goodbye!" Xiao Jinfeng waved goodbye to the village chief and others.

"Thank you for saving me, thank you!" Driver Li also thanked him with a grateful face.

After the two parties said goodbye, Xiao Jinfeng and Gao Mingwan helped Driver Li get into the car, while Gao Mingcheng sat in the driver's seat and prepared to drive back.

This time I went out to look for a car and people. Although the car and goods were gone, and the people were injured, they were not dead, which was a blessing in misfortune.

Driver Li blamed himself for the losses he caused to the company, but Xiao Jinfeng did not blame him.

He will take the next order, and if he makes money, he will take the lion's share. Driver Li is the one driving the car. Now that there is an accident, he is also mainly responsible.

Xiao Jinfeng saw clearly and reflected on himself.

There was a contract, and even if the other party was deliberately trying to harm him, he could only hold his nose and admit it.

As the saying goes, one learns from every mistake, and he will definitely not make this kind of mistake again in the future.

Xiao Jinfeng thought calmly, but the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

It’s okay to pay, he accepted it!

But you must give the opponent a good beating to relieve his anger!
After going back, look for a dark windy night with a high moonlight, and the sack will start walking!
Xiao Jinfeng secretly thought of bad ideas in his heart, while Gao Mingcheng drove steadily all the way, but no matter how fast he drove, he could not rush back to the county on the same day. He could only find a hotel to stay and continue his journey the next day.

The next morning, they returned to the county, but instead of going home directly, they first sent Driver Li to the hospital for treatment.

The small mountain village where Driver Li was rescued was too remote. Not to mention the health center, even the barefoot doctor was not serious. However, some elderly people in the village still used some common herbal medicines.

They know more or less what herbs stop bleeding and which herbs make sweating.

The wounds on Driver Li's body were also covered with herbs they obtained to stop bleeding and reduce inflammation. However, if a broken bone is broken, it is not enough to stop bleeding and reduce inflammation. The bone must be set and then fixed and recuperated.

After finishing this task, it was already noon when Gao Mingcheng returned to the clothing store.

Looking at the car covered in mud, he felt that it was time for him to wash the car, but when he needed to wash the car in his previous life, he always sent the car to a car wash shop. He had never done this job himself!

I want to wash my car, but I don’t want to do the work!
Holding the thick red envelope given by Xiao Jinfeng, Gao Mingcheng decided to spend money to eliminate the disaster and find someone to wash his car!

Gao Mingcheng originally wanted to find someone nearby to help him wash his car, but after learning about it, Duo Mei and others disagreed.

It's just a car wash, why bother paying someone to wash it!

Many Mei rolled up their sleeves and wanted to work, but they had to accompany Xiao Xuxu to take a nap first. Gao Shufang and Zhang Jinling were also willing to wash the car, but there were frequent customers in the store, so they still had to give priority to selling goods!

In the end, the car was cleaned by Gao Mingli who came back from get off work.

Gao Mingli didn't ask his second brother for money, but wanted his second brother to teach him how to drive!
When he can drive, wouldn't the car be able to be driven by himself as long as the second brother doesn't want to use the car?
With this idea in mind, Gao Mingli worked seriously, and said that as long as Gao Mingcheng teaches him to drive, the maintenance of the car will be left to him in the future!
Seeing that his attitude was quite positive, Gao Mingcheng naturally agreed.

For Gao Mingcheng, he only gained some knowledge after a trip outside. As for the matters between Xiao Jinfeng and the cargo owner who was suspected of cheating him, Xiao Jinfeng did not call him for help, and he did not rush there, but it was He mentioned it to Xiao Jinfeng and asked Xiao Jinfeng to bring more spices back when his car went to the provincial capital.

The seasonings in the county are not all available, and the retail prices are more expensive, but there are already places specializing in wholesale seasonings in the provincial capital. If you buy more of each, the prices can be cheaper.

These condiments are to prepare for the subsequent opening of foreign fast food. (End of chapter)