Paper horse incense shop

Chapter 436 The clouds open and the moon appears
I slept well this time.

Even when I woke up, it was still not wonderful.

I was awakened by the earthquake.

Where I was born, there have been no major earthquakes for hundreds of years. I have never encountered earthquakes in the places I have traveled, and I have no experience in facing earthquakes.

So, the first time the bed started shaking, I thought it was because Gong Shuji was not sleeping well and kicked the foot of the wooden bed beneath me.

I drowsily shouted "Gongshuji" and turned over and fell asleep again, but soon the second earthquake shake came.

This time, everyone noticed something was wrong.

Gong Shuji jumped up from the ground almost instantly. Taking advantage of his height and long hands, he picked me up from the bed and put me on his shoulders. Then he took a few steps with his long legs and rushed out of the door, pushing me out into the open. direction belt.

I was stunned by what he did, and when I walked out the door and took a closer look at the open space, I realized what was wrong -

Except for the two of us who were in a panic, the other villagers who rushed out looked very happy.

Dozens of men, women and children, carrying various bamboo products from their homes, gathered around a truck pulling a half-truck, looking excited to buy groceries.

That’s right, grocery shopping.

The compartments on both sides of the semi-truck are open and divided into upper and lower layers. Below are some convenient and fastest-selling vegetables and fruits.

The upper floor contains some daily furniture items, ranging from brushes, paper towels, soaps to quilts and wheelchairs.

This semi-truck truck that went to the countryside seemed to be doing a good job. When we rushed out, the boss was standing next to the car, jumping up and down, holding things and putting them on the scale.

But now, I am stunned, Gong Shuji is stunned.

All the villagers, including the boss, were stunned.

Chen Dongchun, who was holding a pamphlet and taking notes next to the car, was a little confused when he saw us in disheveled clothes and carrying people on our backs. He said hello and walked towards us:

"What's going on here?"

what happened?
Naturally, we originally thought that the vibrations caused by the half-stuck passing through the village were earthquakes, so we ran out in embarrassment.
The air was suffocating and awkward. I patted Gong Shuji on the back and motioned for him to put me down. Only then did I meet Teacher Chen Dongchun’s eyes and bravely began to talk:
"Good morning, Teacher Chen. Have you eaten? Have you slept? Did you brush your teeth this morning?"

The moment I opened my mouth, Gong Shuji covered his face and said feebly:
"That's not what nagging is about. Forget it."

He took me back to get a pen and paper, and then he wrote:

"Sorry, we just thought it was an earthquake. Is this a vegetable cart?"

Teacher Chen Dongchun was overjoyed after reading the words on the paper, but he also expressed his understanding:
"It's not an earthquake. Don't be afraid. Relax. This is an ordinary truck that goes to the mountains and countryside to sell vegetables and daily necessities. Since it has to carry a lot of things, it is equivalent to a small supermarket, so the vehicle is large and the movement of the village is It is also relatively large, and our houses are all small wooden houses, which are prone to shaking. The first time I saw it, people thought it was an earthquake, and it was normal to be scared. "

"Except for being woken up by the car, did you sleep well last night?"

Gong Shuji chatted with Chen Dongchun for a few words. I looked at him again and again, but I couldn't see any difference between Chen Dongchun and yesterday.

He still has the same kind and gentle look, even the oily spots he accidentally picked up while frying eggs on his chest yesterday are still the same.

no change.

The rising sun still rises as usual, and the world continues to function as usual.

There are no sudden changes, betrayal, or behind-the-scenes plots. The world finally showed me the gentle look it should have. Teacher Chen Dongchun, who chatted with Gong Shuji for a few words, pointed to the car with a smile:

"No problem, you can stay here as long as you want!"

"You don't have to worry about food. Even if you want to buy some daily necessities, now is a good time. It's not that I don't want to entertain you with things. It's just that I, a single man, only had to eat and wear clothes. I don't have much to prepare."

"You can live here with peace of mind. I can live in the students' homes and help them with their homework. You can talk to me about anything. Although I am just a teacher in the countryside, people in the village are willing to give me some respect."

This was already quite a kind statement.

In a corner of the world, there can be a kind-hearted person who is not a relative but is willing to provide a place to live and some food. Only those who have experienced it know how rare this is.

Gong Shuji and I didn’t shirk it. We thanked Teacher Chen Dongchun for his kindness and followed him to the semi-truck in a few steps.

There was a crowd in front of the car. Teacher Chen Dongchun was still holding his old notebook and counting the transactions between the villagers and the driver one by one.

We didn't squeeze in for a while, and we weren't in a hurry to join the crowd. After standing for a while, we realized what was going on with this huge crowd.

It turns out that the driver who went to the countryside to sell goods also took delivery of goods.

When I entered the village yesterday, I saw bamboo products at the door of every house. Now I took them all out and stacked them on the driver's car. The driver helped move the goods, but did not pay the money immediately. Instead, Chen Dongchun The teacher wrote down the value of the things the villagers sold and bought, and then calculated the difference and subsidized it to the party with more value.

This is a fairly simple but mature trading market.

I think for many years, the villagers here have relied on this method to survive.

Although it’s hard work, I’m still alive.

And everyone looked happy.

The wall named suspicion, suspicion, and confusion in my heart finally fell to the ground after crumbling many times.

Although Chen Dongchun did not admit it, he was definitely one of the two young men who led the villagers to resist.

For many years, he must have suffered from the pain of why he did not go with his first wife, so he said something like "the young man who 'resisted' was dead."

But the fact is that for so many years, even now, everyone still has Chen Dongchun as the backbone.

He may have some secrets, and he may make a disguise in front of us, but with so many people here, no one can leak any flaws.

In the crowd, I also saw the two Qing siblings. They were still holding baskets in their mouths and crowded in the front. The driver also paid more attention to them, took the eggs in the basket and replaced them with some paper. Pens, books, and clean clothes.

Perhaps because they had limited mobility and the contents of the basket they were holding blocked their view, they did not see us. The two siblings walked side by side slowly along the path they came from, their steps very brisk.

Everyone is so happy, so... from the bottom of their hearts.

Chen Dongchun didn't lie, the haze on Longhu had dissipated early.

And this world is real.

The sun finally shines on me.

Boom boom boom boom on time!