Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

The distance from Beijing to Ji'an is about 1000 kilometers. In later times, it only takes 4 hours to get there by high-speed rail. But in this era of dirt roads, they need to drive for a whole day to get there.

However, humans are not machines and always need to rest. In this era, driving is more like physical labor than a technical job. The steering wheel has no power assistance and is very heavy to turn. Even Li Weidong's well-trained arms will feel sore in his wrists after driving for two hours.

On this trip, Li Weidong naturally took on the main driving responsibility, and Niu Meng assisted him. Considering Niu Meng's lack of experience, Niu Meng was responsible for the section from the city to the suburbs. Li Weidong marked the driving route and important signs on the map. In this way, on roads with few forks, he could let Niu Meng drive and he could take a break.

Zhou Rong watched them busying themselves with boredom, and immediately moved closer to Li Weidong. Watching him scribbling on the map, she began to ask questions curiously. Li Weidong patiently answered them one by one. On a long journey with a lack of entertainment, talking to people is a good way to relieve loneliness.

Zhou Rong was in a very good mood when she saw Li Weidong showing a rare good temper. She also became bolder and more direct when asking questions. After all, she was admitted to Peking University and had a very quick mind, but she didn't use her brain in the right place.

As Zhou Rong spoke, she smelled the pleasant aroma emanating from Li Weidong, which made her salivate. She suddenly felt dry mouth and hot body. She passed Li Weidong and prepared to roll down the window. Niu Meng, who had been driving, had long been dissatisfied with Zhou Rong, but it was difficult to speak. Now seeing Zhou Rong's whole body pressed against Li Weidong, he could no longer bear it.

"Oops, there's a puddle ahead!"

The truck braked suddenly, making a sharp sound.

Zhou Rong's head slammed hard on the dashboard.

"Haha, sorry, Zhou Rong, does it hurt?"

"it's okay no problem."

Niu Meng's prank was successful and he glanced at Zhou Rong smugly.

This person is so annoying. He always takes advantage of the master.

She was teaching her a lesson on behalf of her master's mother!

Seeing that Zhou Rong had calmed down a lot and her sitting posture had become more dignified, Niu Meng released the brake, changed gears, and gently stepped on the accelerator.

The truck restarted with black smoke and drove out of the city.

There are wooden signs on the road just out of the capital.

As we drove on, there were fewer and fewer houses on the roadside and the road was not as smooth as before.

Especially at the turns, Niu Meng almost missed it many times and the tires almost touched the roadside.

Li Weidong took over the steering wheel and taught Niu Meng some important matters while driving.

Even though Niu Yong is in the team, Niu Meng usually doesn't get long-distance missions.

However, necessary teaching should still be carried out to prevent students from not knowing how to deal with unexpected situations.

Niu Meng listened very carefully.

If I encounter something I don’t understand, I will write it down first and then ask questions after Li Weidong finishes speaking.

And so they stayed on the road for two or three hours.

Zhou Rong also slowly returned to her original state and became the cold queen again.

With two women chatting with him, Li Weidong didn't feel lonely.

At noon, the three of them were hungry. Li Weidong looked at the map and found that the nearest town was more than a hundred miles away. So he had to park the truck on the side of the road and prepare to cook. There was no portable gas stove here, but they could find some branches and haystacks on the side of the road. Li Weidong asked Zhou Rong and Niu Meng to collect firewood, and he took out the steel pot he carried with him and started to cook porridge. If it was at night, Li Weidong would not choose to do this.

After cooking the porridge, he sprinkled some salt on it. The three of them divided it into three portions, broke up the steamed buns and threw them into the porridge, and then had some pickled vegetables and sticks for lunch. After a short rest, they worked together to clean up the scene and then continued on their way. They stopped and started along the way, and their luck was pretty good. They arrived at a small town in the evening. Li Weidong decided to spend the night here temporarily and continue on his way after daybreak. The so-called overnight stay actually meant parking the truck near the police station. They did not get off the truck, but spent the night in the truck.

In such a strange place, Li Weidong was worried that staying in a hotel would be risky. If he woke up and found that the truck was gone, the consequences would be disastrous. He once heard Lao Bai say: "A person is a person during the day, but who knows what he will become at night?" When you go out, you must be more careful to prevent accidents. Niu Meng didn't think too much about this. She had long understood that as a driver, sometimes you need to spend the night in the car. Zhou Rong seemed a little restrained and said nothing.

The three of them were squeezed together in the narrow cab, like a big bunk bed in the countryside, which made her feel very embarrassed. Li Weidong frowned and suggested: "Why don't you go to the hotel to sleep? I have a letter of introduction from the steel mill here." Zhou Rong was a little worried and insisted on staying in the car with them. "Okay, let's put the seat down." Li Weidong helped Zhou Rong adjust the seat, then took out a quilt to cover her. A day of hard work finally made him yawn tiredly and ready to rest.

However, Niu Meng suddenly said coldly: "Wait, I'm the youngest, I should sleep in the middle." She pouted, obviously dissatisfied. Zhou Rong had no choice but to reluctantly move to the co-pilot seat. Li Weidong shook his head and sighed: The path of the apprentice is too narrow.

Although the weather was very cold, the three of them squeezed into the cab and it became very warm. Li Weidong closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully, without any dreams that night.

After daybreak, they simply washed up and continued their journey. Surprisingly, Zhou Rong did not complain along the way. When the car was about to reach Jichun, her originally calm expression began to become panic. Thinking of the situation she might face when she returned home, she asked Li Weidong for help: "Brother, can you stop me at a friend's house? I don't want to go home." Li Weidong glanced at her and refused without hesitation. He didn't want to interfere in Zhou Rong's private affairs, but he knew her character. If he didn't send her home directly, she would definitely try every means to escape. If something unexpected happened, Zhou Zhigang might fight him to the death.

"Don't daydream. I've already contacted your neighborhood committee. They will take care of sending you home. If you run away, who will take responsibility? Instead of worrying about these things, you might as well think about how to explain to your parents." Zhou Rong's face became even gloomier after hearing this. From the former king to a foolish girl who was deceived, this huge gap was hard for her to accept. She could only continue to plead with Li Weidong, but he was determined not to move.

Zhou Rong felt desperate and even wanted to jump out of the car to escape from it all, but she was afraid of death. Jumping out of the car on the highway could leave her with lifelong disabilities even if she didn't die. Moreover, if she jumped out of the car and died, she couldn't claim compensation from Li Weidong. All the persuasion was ineffective, and the truck continued to move forward and finally entered Jichun City. Looking at the huge city in the distance, Zhou Rong was completely desperate, sat on the ground, and stopped talking. Li Weidong glanced at her and drove to the Guangzi area.

Now, Jichun is still a very important industrial city, and it has not even been rated as a first-class city. Looking around, there is a busy scene everywhere, and people are full of confidence and expectations for this new country. Everyone works together to create many miracles. The workers in blue-black work clothes have the unique pride of the older generation on their faces. The vehicle driven by Li Weidong was produced in Jichun Automobile Manufacturing Plant. In addition to the well-known automobile factory, Jichun also has a world-famous film studio, such as "White Haired Girl", "Iron Warrior" and "The Battle of Shangganling" and other classic movies are produced here.

In addition, the Jichun Institute of Optics, Precision Mechanics and Physics of the National Academy of Sciences is also located here. This institute has made remarkable achievements, developed China's first ruby ​​laser and large-scale movie theodolite and other advanced equipment, created many "firsts", and participated in major projects such as the "two bombs and one satellite" and manned space flight. Many scientific research institutions, universities and enterprises have also been established here, including important scientific research results such as "Shenzhou V" and "Shenzhou VI", becoming the main research and development base for aerospace optical remote sensing and mapping equipment, and having an important impact on the fields of optoelectronic confrontation and ground-based space detection.

Li Weidong came to Jichun hoping to gain something. He was immersed in his thoughts and unknowingly arrived at the Guangzi area.

The streets in the Guangzi area are narrow, with low and narrow houses on both sides, and the whole area looks a bit gloomy.

Li Weidong held the steering wheel, avoided a pedestrian, turned around and asked Zhou Rong, who was frail beside him, "Where do you live?"

Zhou Rong calmed down and replied casually, "Keep going forward, turn right at the crossroads, and it's the second door."

After hearing her answer, Li Weidong continued to drive forward, seemingly unaffected by Zhou Rong's negative attitude. He was secretly smug, after all, it was not him who suffered, but Zhou Rong herself. Since the housing and transportation expenses had been paid, Zhou Rong's future had nothing to do with him. Moreover, he had Cai Xiaoguang as his backer along the way, so he naturally had nothing to be afraid of.

Soon, they arrived at the door of Lao Zhou's house. Lao Zhou's house was particularly conspicuous in the neighborhood. The elegant courtyard and bright light green windows all showed its superior status. The arrival of the truck attracted many people's attention. Before it stopped, several neighbors looked in from the cracks of their doors curiously.

It was lunchtime, and many people were having dinner. Guangzipian, a place rarely visited by vehicles, especially such a huge truck, naturally aroused people's curiosity.

At the old Zhou family, Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Bingkun took leave to stay home to accompany their sick mother, Li Sufen. Li Sufen's physical condition was not optimistic, and the departure of her daughter Zhou Rong was a great blow to her, and even her eyesight was affected. Before Zhou Zhigang left, he specifically told his two sons to take good care of Li Sufen before he returned home to avoid any accidents. Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Bingkun naturally could not refuse, as they could not bear to see their seriously ill mother facing the troubles of life alone.

Hearing the commotion outside, Li Sufen asked Zhou Bingkun to go out and check. Zhou Bingkun ran out of the house quickly and energetically, not yet crushed by the burden of life. As soon as he went out, he saw Zhou Rong getting out of the car. He was surprised and could hardly believe his eyes.

"sister?"