My 1979

The 18-story international hotel stands out in this small border trade town. The entrance to the hotel was very lively, with groups of people coming in and out.

Li He pointed at the people at the door and said, "Are they all here for business?"

Dong Jianjin smiled and said, "Many of them are tourists. In the past two years, border tourism has been opened, which is all cross-border tourism. There are also many tourists who later found it profitable and started to become hustlers. There are long-term, one day ferry, this Agricultural machinery, fertilizers, steel, and soda ash all come from Maozi. We mainly export long-term light textile products. Even though this city is small, the monthly transaction volume is 30 to 40 million Swiss francs. The main transactions The market is on Daheihe Island. If you are not in a hurry this time, I can take you to see it."

The group of people entered the hotel lobby chatting and laughing. Li He looked around and looked at the brilliant lamp wall and said, "It's quite beautiful."

Dong Jinjin pointed to the light channel above his head, "Including this electricity, it is imported from Russia through 110-volt high-voltage international transmission lines."

"It's a thousand volts." There was no way, because of the obsessive-compulsive disorder of science students, Li He had to correct him.

"Yes, yes, it's a thousand volts." Dong Jinjin scratched his head and said, "Haha, you're a big boss."

He was probably a regular visitor here. Before a few people had even waited for the elevator for a few minutes, many people were already greeting him enthusiastically.

Dong Jinjin always responded enthusiastically regardless of his level.

Without the waiter's guidance, he led Li He into a private room with familiarity.

He said to his subordinates, "Hurry up and get the best ones."

Mrs. He's anxiety is written on her face from the moment she walked in until now. Li He had to say to Dong Jinjin, "Old Dong, don't do those troublesome things. Stewing, boiling, it's all troublesome. Just ask them to make something hot. Serve whatever is ready-made, and finish it." Hurry up and hurry up, it would be great if you have ready-made millet porridge."

"Hey, Boss Li, you are not an outsider, and you don't care about this meal. Since you are in a hurry, I won't do all this nonsense. I will make arrangements." At this time, the waiter brought tea over, and Dong Jinjin gave everyone I filled a cup of tea and hurried out.

Within five minutes, the waiter brought out a large bowl of lamb chops, small stewed fish, and a pot of porridge, and Dong Jinjin also came in with a bottle of wine.

"Hericium and salmon are the specialties here. You don't have a chance to eat them here. You must try them later."

Just as he was about to drink, Li He stopped him, "If you don't drink, it will delay things."

Dong Jinjin smiled and said, "It's okay. We, the third brother, just have this bottle. There are people driving on the road, so we can just sleep after drinking, and we will wake up when the wine is over."

When he saw Li He nodding, he started from He Long, then went to Li He, and finally poured some for the old lady.

"You guys drink." Mrs. He just scooped out a bowl of porridge for herself.

A bottle of wine was just enough for three people to share the glasses. There was no scene of you and I recommending each other. We drank and ate quickly.

After eating, everyone didn’t even take a break, they just got in the car and left.

As soon as the car left the urban area, Dong Jinjin got out of the car and arranged for someone to tie a few more mining searchlights to the roof of the car. Seeing Li He's confusion, he smiled and said, "There are no street lights on the road ahead, and the road condition is not good. The headlights are not very useful."

The car with a searchlight attached took the lead and continued to move forward. Through the car window, I could see large tracts of birch forest flashing quickly.

The road condition of this northernmost road in China is very poor. For more than an hour, many places were just a dirt road with potholes and bumps, and the car engine made a squeaking sound.

After driving for nearly two hours, the car in front suddenly stopped, and the car behind also braked suddenly.

Li He, who had been dozing off, was also awakened by something. He saw Dong Jinjin, who was sitting in the car in front, getting out of the car, and he also got off.

"what happened?"

Dong Jinjin handed Li He a pipe and said, "Take a rest for a while. During the day, the water reaches the road and the road to Huma is full of mud."

"What should we do?" Li He lit up his cigarette and did not worry. Dong Jinjin was so calm, so he must have his own solution.

Dong Jinjin shined a flashlight on his wrist, and then said with a smile, "Let's wait until about two o'clock in the morning. By then, the temperature will be lower, the road will be frozen, and the car will not get stuck. You can still walk now, but there is no So safe.”

He Long also stomped his feet on the ground a few times, and then said, "You have to wait. In the past, Naozi Jie Dao didn't dare to come out during the day. He usually slept during the day and came out to be arrogant at night."

Li Hexiao asked, "Why?"

He Long said, "It's broad daylight, the sun is shining, and the snow melts quickly. If you step a few feet deep, it will be useless even if the black blind man comes. He still comes out in the middle of the night. Like when we usually go to the market, we leave before dawn. We’ll be home before the sun rises.”

Li He and Dong Jinjin finished smoking half a pack of cigarettes before getting back on the road.

It was already 5 o'clock in the morning when we arrived at the location, and the journey of more than 200 kilometers took nearly seven hours.

It's daybreak and all the stalls in the morning market are open. Li He proposed to have breakfast, but Mrs. He didn't want to waste time at the stall, so he had to buy a few steamed buns and soy milk, and everyone took them.

Returning to her own territory, the old lady was particularly energetic. She pointed the way towards the only hospital in the small town.

The small town has changed a lot, like a newborn baby, everything is brand new. Although the roads are still so narrow, they are clean.

The hospital was very small, just a two-story building. The relatives of the He family gathered at the door of the hospital to chat. When they saw Mrs. He getting out of the car, they almost didn't recognize her. It was only when they saw He Long that they were completely sure.

The two remaining brothers and an aunt of the He family were all there, and they were very happy to see the old lady and Li He coming.

Li He stepped forward to say hello to each other, and after toasting cigarettes, he helped light the fire, "Second uncle, how are you doing?"

He Fang's father is the eldest son of the He family, followed by two brothers, two sisters, and the youngest sister who is sick.

The second uncle of the He family took a puff of cigarette and pointed at his head, "It's not that bright. I thought I couldn't survive it yesterday, but when I looked at it this morning, I found it wasn't bad."

Li He breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."

Mrs. He and her sisters-in-law had already entered the hospital first, and he followed suit.

My sister-in-law, whose surname was Fang, suddenly saw Li He and felt very sorry. She said to Li He, "You have a lot of things to do, what are you doing here?"

"It won't delay anything. I'm still thinking about your roast lamb." After Li He finished speaking, he saw the swollen eyelids of the little cousin of the Fang family next to him. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on, sleepy."

This is no longer the child who drank corn dregs from a chipped bowl a few years ago. He looks like a half-grown boy.