After returning home, the two sisters began to retell the plot to their mother. Yang Xinhua took the time to hide in the house and draw the picture of the big ferry he expected. Two sides, two fronts, and a long view. After finishing the drawing, he fell asleep without even washing his feet.

At dawn, I was woken up by a pee. After urinating, I felt that something was wrong. I stood there alone and was stunned. The second sister had been waiting at the door for too long. She probably couldn't hold it in any longer. She angrily asked, "Damn it, mistress, you."

Are you alright? This is your Garden of Eden. Dominate it and don’t let others do it.”

Hearing the second sister's questioning, Yang Xinhua's soul returned to its original place, hurriedly stuffed the bird back, and ran back to the house. At that moment, he captured the reason for his uneasiness, which was whether the landform along the river was suitable for a ship to dock.

Because the height of the water surface is not fixed, it cannot build a wharf like a fixed port. The water surface is one meter high and one meter low, all of which are operated by loaders or cranes.

After thinking about this, Yang Xinhua got dressed excitedly and said to his second sister who was squatting in the toilet, "Don't wait for me for breakfast. I have something to do when I go out."

The second sister's personal matter has not been settled yet, so it is impossible to chase her with her pants up. Yang Xinhua rode a bicycle to Gengdukou. This Phoenix bicycle is ten years old. His father gave it to him when he was in third grade. Every time there were damaged or defective parts.

When riding, my father would ride it to the factory, and when he came back, it would be smoother than the one he bought new.

It was not the wheat harvest season, so the ferry was quiet and cold. There was only one ferry tied to the shore. He might have been sleeping in at home and hadn't come over yet. The water level of the river dropped sharply during this season, and the exposed riverbed on both sides was exactly the 45-degree slope expected.

The situation on the other side is not much different from here. The details will have to wait until Mr. Shao comes. I think Mr. Shao will come soon, as two pedestrians have already arrived on the shore.

After being happy, Yang Xinhua squatted down to the river to wash his face. It was early autumn and the river was clear. Several birds flew over his head. From the reflection in the water, he judged at a glance that they were turtle doves. Two propeller boats drove over and took them with him.

The waves intensified, so he stood up and took two steps back, fearing that his shoes would get wet. At this time, the boatman came over. He was an old man with a short beard. He had been in the water for a long time, and his hair and beard were more than half white. He boarded the boat and went to the other side.

, when the boat arrived at the bank, Shaogong collected the money for crossing the river. Yang Xinhua dug through his pockets and realized that he had forgotten to bring the money. Shaogong did not say anything and let him go down. He measured and calculated on the riverbed slope as he did on the south bank, and collected all the data.

When he wanted to board the boat again, Shao Gong was unhappy and stopped him and said, "Young man, you have to pay for crossing the river first. You didn't even pay for the boat just now, and you want to take advantage of me!"

The boat was full of people, but Mr. Shao really didn't take him. When the boat sailed to the other side of the river, Yang Xinhua was very bored. He found a place to sit under a tree and wait. He didn't say the purpose of coming here just now, so he decided to explain it to the old man this time.

We don’t even have money to cross the river, let alone food. The longer we delay, the hungrier we will become. It’s only twelve or three miles from here to the county seat, and we won’t even have the energy to go home.

The more anxious I became, there was no one coming to cross the river. I watched the old man take out his lunch, sit on the platform at the back of the ferry, and eat everything. Although there was a river across the river, people with empty stomachs saw it.

When you go to eat with other people, your mouth will water unsatisfactorily!

"Fucking hell, you can do such a ridiculous thing," Yang Xinhua slapped the ground with one hand in self-reproach, stood up angrily, and wandered around the cornfield at the edge of the river. The corn cobs were filling and emitting a sweet smell. I really wanted to break them off.

When the two ears are removed, whether they are raw or cooked, gnaw them down first and weigh the belly. Hungry is like two hands, rubbing back and forth in the belly. It doesn't hurt, but it is itchy and makes people feel heart-wrenching!

A penny stumps a heroic man, but he is not a hero. The embarrassment of not being able to get the two cents to cross the river suddenly made him pay attention to money. His father is the secretary of a shipyard, and his family is in better condition. When he goes to school, he pays tuition fees

He has never been embarrassed about food and clothing, so he is a lucky man. Today, he suddenly encountered something related to money, and truly understood the relationship between people and money. He secretly warned himself that he must work hard in the future.

Don't let money embarrass you.

At this time, a miracle happened. After the old man had eaten and packed up, the boat came over empty. As soon as it docked, the old man shouted, "Young man, tell me the truth. Is the Transportation Bureau coming to weld it for us?"

From the ferry?”

Yang Xinhua jumped on the boat first and answered truthfully, "Old man, it's true that I came to measure the dock and weld the ferry, but I'm not from the Transportation Bureau, but from the county shipyard."

"One by one, it's almost the same!" Mr. Shao said with some helplessness. "In the past, we had to pull wheat for seven or eight days to build the boat bridge. Seeing that this year, all the land has been allocated to private hands. If the superiors say they won't let it, they won't let it.

We took the boat bridge and used the new ferry to transport lame carts. Every household was scrambling to get it. The result was unknown. The people were unsure. When I saw what you were measuring and drawing just now, I guessed that you were

I'm here to get the ferry, and I feel uncomfortable. If I punish you, I won't do it to you personally!"

The old man was chattering, and the boat had docked. It seemed that the grievances in his stomach had not been exhausted. Yang Xinhua thought that the old man was too pessimistic. Why not think about the problem in a better direction? For example, the ferry boat kept moving back and forth, not the bridge.

, there are five or six hours every day for the boat to pass. Generally speaking, the ferry should be smoother than the bridge. But the people are not in the habit of thinking from another angle.

Riding a bicycle on an empty stomach was a first experience for Yang Xinhua, just like crossing the river without paying. He went back along the canal flood embankment. Both sides of the flood embankment were covered with locust trees, which showed that the road was very old and vicissitudes of life.

After riding for several miles, I was already sweating. The Phoenix bicycle, which was easy to ride, felt like it was driving on cotton. I exhausted all my strength and the wheel could not move forward very much.

At this time, a young man ran up from behind and caught up with Yang Xinhua. When he was on par with Yang Xinhua, he smiled at him and said, "Look at you, you're a cyclist, you look like you haven't had lunch."

Yang Xinhua didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but when he saw that he was shirtless, wearing a pair of large military trousers, the big toes of his blue cloth shoes were quietly arched out, and he was holding a blue vest in his hand, when he spoke, it was obvious that he had a very heavy

Even though he was worried, he still laughed and tried his best to look carefree.

Yang Xinhua told him feebly, "You're right, I really didn't have lunch! I'm hungry."

The young man glanced at the village below and said, "Wait a minute." After that, he ran towards the village. As the dogs barked continuously in the village, Yang Xinhua was really worried that he was exposing too much of his body and that the dogs would not be able to withstand the temptation!

After a while, the young man came up with a lotus leaf bag in his hand and a lotus pod in the other hand. After climbing up the flood embankment, he said in embarrassment, "The people in this village are a bit bad. They don't even give me food when they beg, and they don't let me pick more lotus pods."

,Okay, just drink the water from the lotus leaf to support your belly."

Yang Xinhua was suddenly moved. The water wrapped in the lotus leaf was quite refreshing. He drank it in several mouthfuls and tore open the lotus seeds. He had no time to clean out the hard work in the lotus seeds and stuffed them into his mouth to chew. Young men who have eaten lotus seeds naturally know the bitterness of lotus seeds.

Drool flowed from the corner of his mouth in worry for Yang Xinhua.

"My name is Yang Xinhua and I work in a shipyard. What about you?"

"Me," the young man said embarrassedly, "my name is Zheng Wei, and I am just a temporary worker at the Nandaqiao construction site. They saw that I had a sharp mind and sent me to learn electric welding. Sometimes I worked overtime at night and hung a few welders on a bridge dozens of meters high.

Individuals, including me.”

"Are you still pretty good?" Yang Xinhua has been studying abroad for more than two years. He only heard that a bridge is being built next to the South Bridge, turning north-south traffic into a two-way street.

"Are you from the shipyard?" Zheng Wei said as if he was remembering something, "Do you know Liu Mei?"

"Liu Mei" Hearing these two words, Yang Xinhua had forgotten about being hungry, and a peaceful and happy light appeared on his face. Zheng Wei didn't wait for him to answer, and joked, "You like Liu Mei, right?"

Yang Xinhua's face instantly turned red when his "nonsense talk" was exposed.

"Actually, with your good looks, you can definitely match her." Zheng Wei changed the topic and continued, "Liu Mei is the most skilled in our training class. Maybe her family is very poor and she often goes to our construction site to work overtime.
Chapter completed!