The reborn peasant girl has space for farming

Chapter 903
Bai Meixi returned to Atu Town. HT City is considered a big city in the northwest. There are buses between Atu Town, but there are very few buses here. There is only one bus every three days.

Bai Meixi's luck was not good. When she rushed to the bus station, the bus to Hotan had just left.

"Give me a ticket for three days from now."

Bai Meixi was afraid that she would not be able to buy a ticket, and wanted to confirm the matter as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, the conductor was very unique. She told Bai Meixi that tickets here were never sold in advance.

"Come back in three days. If there is a car, go back. If there is no car, go back."

The conductor kept fiddling with the nail clippers in her hand and didn't even look at Bai Meixi. She snorted from time to time, feeling that Bai Meixi, a foreigner, didn't understand the rules.

The bus station here is close to the desert and will encounter many unexpected weather conditions. It is not certain whether the bus will arrive in three days. Pre-selling tickets at the bus station will only cause trouble for yourself.

Everyone nearby knows this rule. If you want to take a bus, you should come with your luggage and wait according to the time. If you are lucky enough to catch the bus, it will leave on time. If you are unlucky, you can only admit that you are unlucky and blame others.

"Three days? Why do we have to wait three days? Didn't the train leave at one o'clock in the afternoon?"

An old lady at the station didn't catch the train either. She was panting from exhaustion while carrying two huge packages. Her scarf and clothes were covered in sand and dust. She didn't look like someone who lived in the small town of Atu. But they came here specially from other towns.

"It's natural to drive when the seats are full. Why don't you just come earlier next time? Many people came here last night to catch this bus. Whoever is like you and only comes when they are about to drive is asking for trouble!"

The conductor was jealous of everyone and wanted to coax all the people waiting at the bus terminal away. After hearing her words, the old lady burst into tears and even dropped the package on her shoulder to the ground.

"Comrade, please help me think of a way. My daughter is about to give birth. I went over to help her during her confinement period. If I can't go to Hotan, I can just change trains."

The aunt kept begging the conductor. She looked at the information on so many vehicles on the blackboard and felt that there would always be a car that would be able to take her to Hotan.

"I told you there's no car, can't you hear me? Hurry up and don't block other people's places here."

The conductor began to chase people away, and his tone became increasingly harsh.

The aunt could only leave with her luggage, but she was afraid that she would miss the next bus, so she didn't dare to look for a place to live. She just huddled up under one roof and prepared to survive the next three days.

"Actually, you two don't have to take a car to go to Hotan. It's faster to ride a camel. It will take you a whole day at most."

A middle-aged man pulling two camels pointed out the way to Bai Meixi and the aunt. If they were willing to take a camel there, he could help, and the price was only three times the bus ticket.

"Why is it so expensive? Moreover, the camel is not as fast as the car. It should be cheaper."

The aunt became anxious as soon as she heard the price. The bus ticket was not cheap to begin with. If it was three times more expensive, she simply couldn't afford it.

"The camels have to eat fodder, and I have to go with you. I have to walk in the desert for a whole day, and there is still a journey back. Don't these all have to be calculated?"

The middle-aged man led the camel and looked at the ticket office again, his tone full of indifference.

"If you don't want to, forget it, but I have to remind you that there are often strong winds during this period, and the next bus may not come in three days." The aunt was gradually persuaded, and she pinched her pocket. In order to see his daughter earlier, he nodded.

"What about this big girl? If you don't go, I will have to charge her five times the price. Otherwise, my business will not be worthwhile."

The middle-aged man collected the money from the aunt, but did not let her get on the camel. Instead, he kept looking at Bai Meixi and waiting for her decision.

This feeling of sitting on the ground and raising prices made Bai Meixi feel very disgusted, but the aunt looked at her pitifully, which made Bai Meixi feel full of sympathy.

Bai Meixi thought it would be good to have someone with her. She didn't have to waste three days here, and maybe she could get some more news about the HT market from this middle-aged man.

She also nodded, took out the money from her pocket, and got on the camel with the aunt.

The three of them walked in the desert for more than an hour. Bai Meixi kept looking at the compass in her hand. She saw that the camels were traveling in the right direction and at a not slow speed. This made her gradually let down her guard and felt that this trip was more trustworthy than she imagined. .

However, the temperature in the desert was hotter than expected. Bai Meixi soon became drenched in sweat, and the aunt's condition was even worse. She didn't bring much water at all, and she almost drank it all by now.
"Brother, can you give me some water?"

After they walked in the desert for most of the day, the aunt finally couldn't help but ask for help. Her throat was so thirsty that she was almost out of breath.

"Okay, a drink of water costs 10 yuan."

The middle-aged man was very happy when he heard that the aunt wanted to drink water. He untied a kettle from the camel, waved it in front of the aunt, and at the same time proposed a sky-high price.

"What! 10 yuan, didn't I just give you 10 yuan for travel expenses?"

The aunt screamed. The 10 yuan toll was already the limit of what she could bear. Now even water costs 10 yuan. How would she survive the second half of the journey?

"You said the 10 yuan is the toll. What I charge now is the water fee. You don't have to drink it, but I have to remind you that this is a desert. If you don't drink water, you will die soon."

The middle-aged man tried every means to make money, and now they have entered the depths of the desert. Bai Meixi and this aunt are just meat on his chopping board, and they will get as much as he says.

"Auntie, drink from me." Bai Meixi handed over her water. The water in her kettle was spiritual spring water, which not only quenches thirst, but also helps people regain their physical strength.

The aunt took the kettle over gratefully and drank several sips. The sweetness of the spiritual spring water made her feel much better than before.

But the middle-aged man's face was full of black lines, and he felt that Bai Meixi was simply causing trouble.
He shouted to the two camels, who immediately knelt down in the desert and stopped going any further.

"The money you pay can only go so far. Either add more money, or go to Hotan yourself!"

The middle-aged man's tone was harsh. He asked Bai Meixi and the aunt to come out with another 50 yuan each, otherwise they would stay here.

This incident completely angered Bai Meixi. She looked at the man in front of her and decided to teach him a lesson.

(End of this chapter)