Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 126 Traffic Jam!

When the silence in the cab was broken, the two quickly became familiar with each other. Wu Aiguo introduced himself to Ma Meifang and learned that Ma Meifang worked at the Chaoyang Subdistrict Office.

Ma Meifang returned to Baoding mainly because her natal family suddenly sent a telegram saying that her father was unwell, so she took leave to return to Baoding.

Chatting and chatting, before I knew it, it was twelve o'clock in the noon. Wu Aiguo, who was feeling a little hungry, saw that there was an open space on the side of the road, so he parked the car on the side of the road, and said to Ma Meifang with a smile: " Sister Meifang! It's almost time for lunch, let's rest here for a while, and then cook something for a simple meal."

When Ma Meifang heard what Wu Aiguo said, she quickly said to Wu Aiguo: "Brother Patriot! I brought dry food, you don't have to worry about me."

Wu Aiguo heard Ma Meifang's words and replied with a smile: "Sister Mei Fang! It's fate that we can meet each other. Besides, I brought a lot of food with me in the car. I'll set up a pot on the roadside later." , heat it up and you can eat it.”

As soon as Wu Aiguo said this, he immediately opened the car door, first found two stones on the side of the road, and respectively supported the rear wheels of the pickup truck to prevent the car from slipping away.

Then, under the cover of the carriage, he took out an iron pot and two lunch boxes from the still world, and said to Ma Meifang who was standing on the side of the road: "Sister Meifang! I will build a simple stove with stones first, you go to the nearby See if you can pick up some firewood and come back."

When Ma Meifang saw Wu Aiguo, she didn't insist on her own ideas anymore, so she went to the grove on the roadside to pick up branches.

Wu Aiguo built a simple earthen stove with three stones, then put the iron pot into the earthen stove, poured some water into the pot, and put two lunch boxes into the iron pot.

Not long after, Ma Meifang picked up a lot of branches and walked out of the woods. Wu Aiguo immediately went up to him, took the branches from the other party, and started to heat up the meal.

While the food was being heated, Wu Aiguo took out two small mats and a small square table from the carriage, placed them in the open space next to the carriage, and greeted Ma Meifang with a smile: "Sister Mei Fang! Come and sit here first. , after the steamed buns and vegetables are heated up, we can start eating."

It didn't take long for the steamed buns and dishes to heat up. Wu Aiguo brought the two lunch boxes to the small square table. The moment the lunch boxes were opened, a smell of meat came out of the lunch boxes, making Ma Meifang, who was sitting on the mat, Instinctively swallowed his saliva.

Wu Aiguo saw the reaction of Ma Meifang's saliva, pretended not to see it, opened another lunch box, smiled and said to Ma Meifang: "Sister Meifang! This pork belly was cooked just this morning, and it was eaten with steamed buns. Absolutely awesome!"

Although Ma Meifang works in the street, the monthly meat quota for the couple is only four taels. Because of this, Ma Meifang has not eaten meat for more than half a month.

Ma Meifang looked at the braised pork in a big lunch box in front of her, smelled the smell of meat in the lunch box, heard Wu Aiguo's words, and said to Wu Aiguo with some embarrassment: "Patriotic! Keep it for yourself to eat?"

Hearing Ma Meifang's answer, Wu Aiguo saw Ma Meifang's salivating expression, and said to Ma Meifang with a smile, "Sister Meifang! It's so hot, if you don't eat this box of pork belly, it will definitely make a fuss tomorrow, you Just treat it as helping me, help me eliminate some!"

When Ma Meifang heard what Wu Aiguo said, how could she not understand that what Wu Aiguo said was polite, and looking at the delicious pork belly in the lunch box, Ma Meifang swallowed her saliva, smiled and said to Wu Aiguo: "Patriotic! Since you said so Well, then I won't be polite to you."

Hearing Ma Meifang's words, Wu Aiguo replied with a smile: "Sister Meifang! Don't be polite to me, let's fill up our stomachs quickly, and then we are on our way, trying to reach Yi County when it gets dark, and find a hostel to settle down in." come down."

In this way, the two of them ate and chatted, and soon wiped out the steamed buns and braised pork in the lunch box. After Ma Meifang helped Wu Aiguo pack everything, he sat in Wu Aiguo's car and continued on the road.

The small truck was speeding along the road at a speed of thirty or forty kilometers per hour. Until about three o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Aiguo had to stop the car due to the scene of congestion in front of him.

Wu Aiguo looked at the carriages and trucks parked on the road in front of him, and immediately realized that something must have happened ahead.

Wu Aiguo parked the car, opened the car door, came to the middle-aged men standing on the side of the road smoking, and asked politely: "Several masters! What happened in front of you?"

Several middle-aged people who were chatting, heard Wu Aiguo's question, and one of them replied with a smile: "Little comrade! There is a road landslide ahead. Although the people from the road administration department are rushing to repair it, this In a while, I'm afraid it won't be repaired."

Wu Aiguo couldn't help frowning when he heard the news of the road collapse. According to his plan, he could arrive at Yi County to spend the night just tonight. The traffic jam now means that this night, they can only spend the night in the wilderness. overnight.

If Wu Aiguo was alone, spending the night in the wilderness would not be a problem. Now there is Ma Meifang sitting in his car. It will cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.

Thinking of this question, Wu Aiguo frowned tightly and thanked the middle-aged man with a smile: "Comrade! Thank you!"

After Wu Aiguo expressed his thanks to the middle-aged man, he walked back to the pickup truck, and Ma Meifang, who got out of the vehicle to stretch his muscles, asked curiously to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! here?"

Wu Aiguo heard Ma Meifang's question, and replied helplessly, "Sister Meifang! The road ahead has collapsed, and people from the road administration department are rushing to repair it. I'm afraid we won't be able to walk for a while."

When Ma Meifang heard Wu Aiguo's introduction, she was obviously taken aback, and quickly asked Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! How long will it take to get through this road? Can we reach Yi County tonight?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Ma Meifang's inquiry, he calculated in his mind for a while and introduced to Ma Meifang: "Sister Mei Fang! If the road can be restored to traffic within an hour, we will definitely be able to reach Yixian tonight. If it cannot be repaired within an hour, we will have to spend the night in the wild tonight."

When Ma Meifang heard Wu Aiguo's news that it was possible to spend the night in the wild, she immediately regretted secretly in her heart, regretting that she wanted to save money on the train ticket.

At this moment, Ma Meifang can only pray that the road administration department can repair the road as soon as possible, so that they don't have to spend the night in the wilderness.

(End of this chapter)