Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

1985, New Year's Day.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, a grand wedding was being held at Suifeng Hotel.

The heroes and heroines of this wedding are none other than Deng Shirong's second nephews, Bu Zhongshi and Liang Yuqing.

After visiting the house, Liang Yunfei found some time to tell Deng Shirong, the matchmaker, about his father. Originally, both parties were quite satisfied with the marriage, but now that Mr. Liang was involved, getting married as soon as possible would be a win-win for both parties. Things to see.

After all, if Mr. Liang really cannot survive this year as he said, then the marriage will have to be delayed for at least one or two years or even two or three years, which will be very difficult for both the man and the woman. .

Therefore, after discussion, the two parties decided to hold a banquet at Suifeng Hotel on New Year's Day in 1985.

The reason why we chose to serve wine in the county seat instead of in Bu Zhongshi's hometown was mainly to fulfill Mr. Liang's wish, so that he could see his only granddaughter get married and attend her wedding. , you can also rest in peace.

The man came to attend the wedding. In addition to his own relatives and friends, there were also people from every household in Baoshan Village.

If other people get married, in this era, the villagers are allowed to take their own cars to the county town to have a wedding banquet. If they are not on good terms or close friends, they will probably receive red envelopes but not the people.

After all, there are not many shuttle buses from Shuangwang to Bobai. How can there be room for so many people?

To go to Bobai, many people have to walk more than ten kilometers to Tanlian intersection to take a bus. In order to pay for your wedding banquet, who is willing to go through such trouble if we are not close enough?

But this time the person getting married was Bu Zhongshi, who owned five large trucks. That was completely different. There was no problem at all in using his five large trucks to bring relatives, friends and villagers to Bobai County.

Therefore, a large number of villagers came to attend his wedding this time, because going to a large hotel in the county to drink wedding wine was a very novel experience for many villagers, and it was something they could use to brag.

The villagers of Baoshan Village had long known that Bu Zhongshi's uncle had opened a large hotel in the county town, but they had no idea how big the hotel was.

It was only now that I came to attend Bu Zhongshi's wedding and saw the very high-end decorated hotel with more than 1,000 square meters in front of me, and everyone was amazed.

The county town can be regarded as the woman’s home field. Although the woman does not have many relatives here, she still has many friends and colleagues.

There were 22 tables in total for this wedding, which was quite a big scene.

Of course, it can't be compared with those weddings in later generations that often had dozens of tables. The main reason is that people in this era did not have as broad a social network as people in later generations.

When people in later generations get married, they can invite hundreds of people just from elementary school, junior high school, high school, and university, as well as friends they have made in society. When you meet She Niu, it's not surprising that you have thousands or hundreds of friends in society.

This is not the first time that Suifeng Hotel has organized weddings for guests. Although it has not been held for many weddings in the past two years, it has been done five or six times, so it already has rich experience.

Moreover, weddings in this era were not as complicated as those in later generations. They just said a few words and announced the ceremony. There were no weddings like those in later generations where many people turned the wedding scene into a dance party, where the bride and groom, the best man and the bridesmaids took the stage to sing and dance. The bride can't do it without some talent.

The whole wedding process went smoothly, the food was rich and delicious, and the ceremony was very honorable, which made the guests praise them endlessly.

After the banquet, because the male guests were far away, Bu Zhongshi needed to send a car to send them back, so none of the guests were in a hurry to leave. The first to leave were the female guests.

Before leaving, the old man surnamed Liang grabbed Bu Zhongshi's hand, looked at him with some cloudy eyes, and warned: "From now on, my Xiaoqing will be handed over to you. You must treat her well, and the husband and wife will be harmonious and beautiful." life, you know?”

Bu Zhongshi nodded and replied solemnly: "Grandpa, I understand. Don't worry, I will treat Yuqing well."

The old man surnamed Liang hummed with satisfaction, then looked at his granddaughter and confessed: "Xiaoqing, you must also be a good wife and mother, and take good care of your husband and raise your children."

Liang Yuqing responded obediently: "I know, Grandpa!"

The old man surnamed Liang said: "Then let's leave first!"

Bu Zhongshi immediately said: "Grandpa, I will drive you back."

"No need, it's not far away. It's just a short walk away."

After speaking, the old man surnamed Liang took the lead in greeting his in-laws and Deng Shirong, the matchmaker and uncle.

Seeing her grandfather, parents and relatives leaving, the bride Liang Yuqing was naturally in a low mood. Fortunately, she would continue to live here in the county and could see her grandfather and parents at any time, which was not as bad as other brides. Sad and want to cry.

…

One night a month later, the old man surnamed Liang fell asleep and never woke up again, walking peacefully.

This incident shocked everyone in the Liang family, especially Liang Yuqing, a teacher who did not believe in ghosts and gods. It was even more unbelievable.

Although Liang Yuqing cooperated and got married, the main reason why she got married so quickly was because she was relatively satisfied with the marriage. It was not that she really believed that her healthy grandfather would not survive this year, but now the facts are before her eyes. , she really had to believe it.

When the news reached Deng Shirong, he was not too surprised. After all, even such outrageous things as rebirth could happen to him. So what's so surprising about the fact that the old man named Liang could predict when he would die?

Because the old man surnamed Liang repeatedly emphasized this matter, when he really passed away silently, his relatives were not only shocked but also not too sad.

After all, I have already been mentally prepared, and at the age of 79, I am fully qualified to be called a happy and mourning person in this era.

Of course, the most important thing is that the old man surnamed Liang has no illness or disaster, and he died a normal life. If he died of a sudden illness, the feelings of his relatives will naturally be different.

…

Beijing.

A canteen on the Peking University campus.

As usual, the Guangxi Fellows Association organized a gathering here before the holidays. The purpose was naturally to count the number of people going home for the New Year, so that when the school holidays come, everyone can go home together.

And fellow villagers who choose not to go back to celebrate the New Year can also spend the New Year together at school.

The benefits of going out in groups and setting off together are really great. If you are alone, if something happens and there is no one to help you, it will be very miserable.

This time, Zhao Changzheng, the old president, Song Yu, a fellow from Bobai, Liu Shangwen, a Yulin fellow with a wife and children, and familiar faces such as Pang Feilong, Lin Jianjun, and Sun Baoguo are no longer here. They have all graduated and participated. Already working.

Even Deng Yunheng is now a senior in college, and he will graduate and start working next year!

When they were almost finished eating, Deng Yunheng asked: "Fellow fellow villagers, if anyone wants to go home to celebrate the New Year this year, please raise your hand."

After finishing speaking, Deng Yunheng was the first to raise his hand. Since he came to the capital to study, he has always chosen to go home during the summer vacation. He has not gone back to celebrate the New Year for two consecutive years.

Originally, if he went back during the summer vacation this year, he would probably stay at school during the Spring Festival. However, this summer he had to prepare for the National Day military parade to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, so he didn't have time to go home. So he had to go back during the Spring Festival this year.

After all, he will graduate and start working next year. He has to go back and have a good chat with his father and listen to his father's advice.

Soon, Liu Xiaoman and other fellow villagers raised their hands. More than half of the fellow villagers chose to go back to celebrate the New Year, and a small half of the fellow villagers chose to stay in school to celebrate the New Year.

When Deng Yunheng saw this, he said: "Okay, we're basically clear. Those who choose to go back for the New Year should gather here with me. Let's discuss buying tickets to go back together. For those of you who don't want to go back for the New Year, you can also communicate with each other. Everyone will take care of you if you stay in school.”

After hearing this, the fellow villagers quickly divided into two teams and started discussing with each other.

…

As the Spring Festival Transport of 1985 was approaching, the number of passengers returning home from Guangdong was increasing day by day.

When the Spring Festival transportation officially arrived, Tenglong Passenger Transport Company made a big move and directly transferred 15 idle buses back from their hometown and put them into the cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, and Huizhou.

Among them, the two heavyweight cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen have each added 4 buses. In addition to the original 2 buses, these two routes each have 6 buses. Normal driving can arrange 3 departures every day. , if we implement the Spring Festival Transport strategy like last year where people parked their cars non-stop, the number of daily flights can continue to increase.

In this way, it can cope with the huge passenger traffic in these two cities.

Dongguan has added 2 buses. In addition to the original 1 bus, it now has 3 buses.

For the other five cities, one bus will be added to each city, and the original number will be two buses.

With this allocation, as long as the non-stop strategy of parking for people is implemented, it should be able to cope with the surge in the number of passengers this year.

Seeing the big move of Tenglong Passenger Transport Company, the Jin Yuanbao brothers who had already concentrated on running the Maoming route were sweating profusely. Even Huang Qiang and Huang Qi, who had never thought of competing with Tenglong Passenger Transport Company at the beginning, were frightened.

The opponent's strength is really too strong. There are 25 buses running in Guangdong. If there is normal competition, who has the ability to survive under their attack?

As for the abnormal competition methods, there is no need to mention them. The Jin Yuanbao brothers have received two yellow card warnings from different forces before.

I'm afraid they will never forget the bitter feeling of being slapped in the face in public. Unless their brains are flooded one day, they will not dare to have any evil thoughts about Tenglong Passenger Transport Company again.

…

night.

Guangzhou.

A factory dormitory.

Now that the factory is on holiday, several workers in the dormitory have begun to pack their luggage and prepare to take the bus home early tomorrow morning.

However, the passenger flow during the Spring Festival is getting higher year by year. Several workers in the dormitory frowned at the thought of taking the bus. Only Li Zonghe from Bobai was happy.

Before last year, the situation in the dormitory was completely opposite. Li Zonghe from Bobai got a headache when he thought of taking a bus home.

Because there was no direct bus to Bobai at that time, every time I went home, I had to take a bus back to Wuzhou, and then transfer to Bobai. It was quite a hassle on the way, especially if I couldn’t pick up Bobai’s bus when I returned to Wuzhou. After waiting a day in Wuzhou, we could take a bus back to Bobai the next day.

This process is scary even when I think about it.

But things are different now. Since last year, Bobai has also had direct buses to Guangzhou. He only needs to go to Xiuyue Station to take the bus, and he can go directly to Bobai Station without having to worry about it.

"Damn, it's getting harder and harder to get home by car now. Last year, a fellow countryman and I almost couldn't squeeze into the car because we had to squeeze in through the car window."

"Yeah, it was almost the same when I went back last year. I almost squeezed my shit out of the queue to buy tickets. There were so many people!"

"Now when I think about going home, my head starts to hurt. I don't know why there are so many people."

“There are indeed more and more fellow villagers coming out to work now. Let’s take our town for example. In the past few years, there were only a few people coming out to work, but now there are more and more people coming out to work every year. In the future, the number of people coming out to work may become more and more. It’s getting harder.”

"I have no choice. I go out to work and only return home once a year. No matter how hard it is, I have to go home to celebrate the New Year. I can only endure it!"

"..."

Several workers chatted with each other, and they all lamented that buying tickets and taking the bus is getting more and more difficult every year.

At this time, some workers saw Li Zonghe's leisurely appearance and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Li, you were worried about going home last year, why are you not worried at all this year?"

Li Zonghe said with a smile: "I was worried about going home before because I had to take a bus to Wuzhou first, and then transfer to Bobai. Even if it went well, it would take two days, and if it didn't go well, it would even take three days to get home.

But starting from last year, our county also has direct buses to Guangzhou. I will go directly to the bus station to take the bus tomorrow, and I can go directly to Bobai. Of course, I don’t have to worry anymore. "

“Damn it, it’s so cool to have a bus that goes directly to the county seat!”

"Yeah, this is so cool. Who the hell wants to take a train if there's a bus?"

"Taking a bus is indeed much more comfortable than taking a train. Unfortunately, there is no direct bus to Guangzhou in our county. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to go to the train station to fight for tickets."

"..."

All the workers expressed their envy towards Li Zonghe, which made Li Zonghe secretly happy.

In the past, he was envious of other workers who had direct trains to their hometowns, but now things have changed and the workers are also envious of him.

…

The same scene has been staged in various factories in Guangzhou. Anyone who has taken a bus during the Spring Festival travel period in this era knows how difficult it is to buy a ticket and take the bus. The thought of it really makes people's scalp numb.

Compared with workers from other provinces, workers from Bobai, Guangxi are much calmer because they all know that Bobai has direct buses to Guangzhou, and when they took the bus last year, they were told clearly that there would be more buses from Bobai this year. The free flight to Guangzhou ensures that they can buy tickets smoothly.

With such a guarantee, many workers from Bobai no longer have to worry about returning home.

…

Early the next morning.

Li Zonghe had some breakfast and took the bus to Xiuyue Station with his luggage.

When he came to take the bus last year, someone held a Bobai sign there to remind fellow Bobai people that Bobai people working in Guangzhou at that time didn’t know Bobai had a direct bus to Guangzhou, so such a reminder is very necessary. of.

However, after last year's Spring Festival travel, almost all Bobai people working in Guangzhou knew that there were Bobai buses at Xiuyue Station, so naturally they no longer had to ask people to raise signs to remind them.

When Li Zonghe arrived at the station, he deftly queued up to buy tickets. Compared with the terrifying long queue at the train station, the passenger flow at the bus station was naturally not so exaggerated. After queuing for twenty minutes, it was his turn to buy a ticket. .

Needless to say, the result was that I successfully bought my Bobai ticket.

At this time, Chen Guohui and Chen Guomei, two sisters who took the bus back with Li Zonghe last year, also brought several little sisters from the village to buy tickets and take the bus.

These little sisters in the village were brought out to work by the two sisters last year, and they entered the same factory.

In addition to them, other Bobai people also came over one after another.

Soon the bus on this flight was full, and then it stopped stopping and started home immediately.

…

The same goes for Shenzhen, Dongguan, Zhuhai and other cities.

As long as the passengers are full, they just drive away. Unlike other buses, as long as the bus can be filled, they will squeeze in as hard as they can. Many buses make a lot of money because they recklessly overtake passengers and exaggerate their ability to overtake them. More than ten or twenty people.

In these buses, there are usually small pandas prepared for overloaded passengers to sit on.

You can indeed make a lot of money by doing this. After all, the cost is the same. Every extra customer is equivalent to getting a piece of money for free. These more than ten or twenty customers can make a lot of money in just one trip. It’s really a huge profit during the Spring Festival.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that nine out of ten buses in this era will be overloaded. The difference is that some are overloaded regardless of the consequences, and some are just a few passengers, and they can operate honestly and according to regulations. There are really very few buses.

Since its establishment, Tenglong Passenger Transport Company has always insisted on operating according to regulations and never overloaded its passengers.

This is the rule set by Deng Shirong from the beginning.

Overloading can indeed bring huge economic benefits. This is undeniable, but while increasing benefits, it is also accompanied by high risks. Since you can make a lot of money by operating according to regulations, why bother to make the kind of high risks? Where's the money?

…

That night.

Chengdong Village.

The three brothers Jin Yuanbao are dividing the money.

It has been several days since the Spring Festival travel season began, and the bus business of the three brothers has also begun to boom. It is full of passengers almost every day, and they earn hundreds and hundreds of dollars every day, which makes the Jin Yuanbao brothers very happy.

At this time, the three brothers had already divided the money. Qin Bao took the hundreds of dollars in his hand and said with a heartbroken face: "It is indeed very profitable to run a passenger transport business. If our brothers can proceed as planned, then one step How much money will you make if you win all the Guangdong cars in one step?

It's a pity that we encountered Tenglong Company, a dragon crossing the river that we can't afford to offend. It's really...sigh..."

Qin Yuan also looked regretful and nodded: "Yes, we only travel in Maoming with one car and can earn hundreds of dollars a day. There are twenty-five buses from Tenglong Company, and they can all travel farther than us. The ticket price is also more expensive, and you can earn at least more than 20,000 yuan in one day. This makes money faster than robbery."

Qin Jin also sighed: "This is what Tenglong Company's buses can earn without overloading. If they are willing to overload, it is absolutely no problem to earn more than 30,000 yuan a day. This earning power is really terrifying." ”

Thinking of the income of Tenglong Company, and then comparing their income, the Jin Yuanbao brothers instantly felt that the several hundred yuan in their hands no longer tasted good.

As the saying goes, contentment always brings happiness. This is really a wise saying.

Why is it that some people's living conditions are obviously better than those of the average person, but they are unhappy?

There is only one main reason, and that is that the mentality has not been adjusted well. I always envy how others are living, and never thought that his life is also the envy of others.

This kind of person, even if he becomes a billionaire, he probably won't be happy, because after reaching that level, the people he comes into contact with will be at a higher level, and there will be more people with better conditions than him, and it will naturally start again Envy others.

The current Jin Yuanbao brothers also have a similar mentality. Originally, with the speed at which they made money, they were already an outstanding group of people in the county town of this era. However, they had to compete with Tenglong Company, so naturally there was a psychological gap. .

In stark contrast to the three brothers, Huang Qiang and Huang Qi from Chengxi Village were also splitting the money. The two of them chose the Zhanjiang line, which was a better route than the Maoming line, although not as good as the one chosen by Tenglong Passenger Transport Company. Those routes, but they are pretty good.

Now that the Spring Festival is coming, the two of them are making hundreds of dollars every day. Unlike the Jin Yuanbao brothers, Huang Qiang and Huang Qi are very satisfied with this income. They happily share the money and then make some snacks and drinks. Cup, it’s really delicious.

…

Five p.m.

The bus from Nanning to Bobai stopped at Bobai Station.

Deng Yunheng got out of the car with his suitcase and couldn't help but let out a long breath.

The experience of taking the bus back from the capital this time is really hard to describe. If there were not a dozen or twenty fellow villagers coming back together in a group, but coming back alone, the process from buying the ticket to squeezing into the bus would probably be overwhelming. .

Not to mention, those few days and nights in the car were not ordinary hardships. There were so many people in the carriage that it was extremely difficult to go to the toilet. It was not surprising to have to wait in line for an hour or two. Many people were choked with excrement and urine. His face turned green.

In short, it is really terrible to choose to take a bus during the peak period of Spring Festival travel!

Fortunately, I finally got through these days!

Deng Yunheng has already decided that this is the first time he has chosen to take a train during the Spring Festival travel period, and it is probably the last time. If there are no special circumstances in the future, he will never choose to take a train during the Spring Festival travel season again.

Once, I was scared!