Reborn since 2005

Chapter 86 The taste of home

Yan Xin had already arrived in the city before six o'clock, but the bus to the county didn't leave the city until ten past seven.

At half past eight, Yan Xin arrived at the county and waited for the bus to their village.

I waited until ten o'clock for the minibus to arrive.

After getting on the minibus, we waited for another hour, wandered back and forth on a road, and picked up a group of passengers. It wasn't until eleven o'clock that the bus left the county.

This is not because the driver deliberately delays time, but because they have a time limit for when the train will depart. Before that time, they can only wait there.

It was very hard to wait for the bus, but there was no way. There was only one minibus passing through their village, one round trip in the morning and one round trip in the afternoon.

If you meet it, you'll meet it. If you miss it, you have to wait for the three o'clock afternoon trip.

If you don't want to wait for a bus, you can take a taxi back directly if you have money.

If you have some money but not enough money, you can choose to take a car to the town first, and then take a motorcycle home after arriving in the town.

Yan Xin doesn't want to rent a motorcycle to go home.

In fact, the money is not that much more. The main reason is that my family still lives in a dilapidated adobe house, but I have to spend extra money to rent a motorcycle to go home. It sounds very unpleasant to say that I am like a prodigal son.

After getting on the bus, I called the owner of the small shop in my group and asked him to inform his father. He said that he had already boarded the bus back to the village and would be home at noon.

The minibus was also crowded with people and drove very slowly.

The road from the county town to the town is a cement road, but from the town to the village, it is a dirt road. It goes uphill and downhill all the way, and there are many potholes. There are so many people in the car. If you drive too fast, you will definitely

There will be problems.

In Yan Xin's memory, the road into the village was only paved with cement in 2008.

There are still more than two years left.

It was supposed to take 40 to 50 minutes to get there, but it took over an hour.

It was already half past twelve when Yan Xin got off the bus.

As soon as he got off the car, he saw his father standing under the awning of the roadside canteen, waiting.

"Dad! I'm back!" Yan Xin shouted, with a smile on his face.

In his previous life, after his father passed away, he also returned home, but there was no one at home anymore.

I felt very bad at that time.

Now, when I return to my hometown, there is still such a person waiting at the intersection, which is really good.

Perhaps just because of the waiting of their loved ones, many people go all the way back to their hometowns during the Chinese New Year to spend a reunited New Year together.

The cotton-padded jacket his father was wearing was very old, and he didn’t know when he bought it. In Yan Xin’s memory, this set of clothes had accompanied his father for several winters.

Seeing Yan Xin, his father showed a smile on his face, walked over and said, "The meal is ready, just waiting for you to eat."

When he comes over, I have to help him get his backpack.

It was only a hundred meters from here to home, and he was still worried that his son would be exhausted.

At this moment, Yan Xin's nose was a little sore, but his face was still full of smiles. He also picked up the three nutritional supplements in his hands and said with a smile:

"Dad, I bought this for you. You have worked too hard these years and your health is not good. It's time for you to replenish it. You can take it."

The three nutritional supplements look big, but they actually weigh very little, not even half the weight of the backpack.

His father took the three nutritional supplements and complained: "This must be very expensive, right? Why do I have money to buy this? I'm in good health."

There were still a few idlers playing cards in the canteen. When they saw the three nutritional supplements brought over by Yan Xin, they all started to praise them:

"This thing looks valuable, Lao Yan, your son is so filial!"

"Bird's nest? This must be expensive, right?"

"Old Yan, please stop complaining. This is your son's responsibility. You will be blessed with such a sensible son in the future."

Father Yan defended in a low voice: "I just think this is too expensive and not worth it."

He turned around and said to his son: "Don't buy such expensive things in the future. If you have the money, you can keep it for yourself."

Yan Xin smiled and said, "It's okay. I've worked hard for half my life. It's not illegal to eat something good."

In fact, it is not certain how nutritious this thing is. Adding the three pieces together, the nutritional value may not be higher than a pound of pork.

But this is a gift from Ellie. Regardless of whether it is nutritious or not, it cannot be thrown away.

And it also looks good when you take it out.

If Yan Xin had to choose, he would rather use the money to weigh a few more kilograms of meat. This is the nutrition his father needs most.

He had the same idea as his father on this point, thinking this thing was flashy.

But when I took out this thing and received compliments from passers-by, I thought it would be nice to be flashy once in a while.

The two of them walked dozens of meters and made sure that no one else could hear them. Then Yan Xin smiled and explained to his father:

"I didn't buy this, it was given to me by the company leader. It didn't cost a penny, so don't feel sad."

It's not a very honorable thing to give gifts to others, so he doesn't want others to hear about it.

He knows very well that he has face and can get more praise from people, which will make his father happier.

His father felt relieved and said with emotion: "The leaders of your company are so kind to you."

"Isn't it?" Yan Xin thought of Ai Lili and sighed. He picked up the uneaten snack bag and showed it to his father, "She bought this for me too."

"Then for such a good leader, you should work hard there and don't let others feel sorry for you." His father said again.

"That's necessary." Yan Xin smiled.

His dad was walking in front. Looking at the old cotton-padded jacket his dad was wearing, Yan Xin thought to himself: "I don't know how many years I have worn these clothes. They are no longer warm. I have to go to town to buy some for him tomorrow."

Better clothes.”

I just thought about it and didn't say it out loud.

If he spoke out, his father would definitely object.

Only when you buy it back and create a fait accompli can you passively accept it.

After walking for about a hundred meters, we turned a corner along the mountain, and there was another row of people living there.

The second house you walk past is the Yan family.

In the neighboring houses, one family has built a building, and the other has a brick house. His family only has an adobe house, which is old and dilapidated, and looks particularly shabby.

After staying in a modern city for several months and facing a house like this, Yan Xin felt like his head was a little big.

The food has been prepared. Today is the Chinese New Year and Yan Xin is coming home, so Yan’s father also indulged himself in luxury and cooked four dishes in total.

There are three dishes on the table, all with bowls turned upside down to keep them warm.

When he opened the closed bowls one by one, several dishes were still steaming.

One is fried bacon with white pepper, one is fried fish, and the other is fried cabbage heart.

Another dish is native chicken stewed with carrots, which is still simmering in the pot, waiting for Yan Xin to come back.

Put a large bowl of chicken nuggets in the pot, put rice on top, and the father and son ate.

The taste is that of home-cooked food and has nothing to do with deliciousness.

But taking that bite can bring Yan Xin a deep sense of happiness.

——That’s the taste of home.

(End of chapter)