The Garden Life of a Little Gardener

Holding Chlorophytum in his arms, carrying a backpack, and pulling a trolley case, Zhou Quan followed the crowd out of the coach station.

On the passenger station square outside the station, seeing the flow of people coming out, the yelling of businessmen outside immediately became louder.

"Hey, Laoniuwopu, the Gujiadian shop in Mongolia, Yaniuyingzi, if anyone wants to go, there is only one person missing."

"Guzhuling, Heishui Township, 21st place, 21st place, as long as there are enough people, we will leave."

"Pancakes and fruit finger cakes, 6 yuan for a full meal, 8 yuan for a good meal, and 10 yuan for a big chicken chop."

"Roasted sweet potatoes, soft sweet potatoes. Roasted purple potatoes, sandy sweet purple potatoes."

Some car owners felt that shouting alone was not enough, and they had already walked towards the crowd to solicit business, constantly shuttled through the crowd, and asked the passengers about their destinations.

A young man like Zhou Quan with a lot of luggage, who looks like he is going out and returning home, is the focus of the drivers who are soliciting business.

It was less than 100 meters from the exit of the passenger station to the passenger plaza. Zhou Quan had already been questioned by the drivers no less than three or four times.

Once again politely dismissed a driver who came to inquire about his destination, bypassed the taxis who automatically slowed down to wait for customers when they saw the crowd pouring out, took a few steps at a very high speed, Zhouquan finally managed to pass through Passed the busy road.

"Phew, I haven't been back for a few years. The station in my hometown is still so lively. It seems that those guys are responsible for the management of this city."

This is a prefecture-level city in the Northeast, and it can't be said that there are several lines, because Zhou Quan himself doesn't understand how the cities of these lines are divided.

For him, his hometown is his hometown. Although it is not as prosperous and majestic as those first-tier big cities, it has its own unique places in this city that he remembers deeply.

Dragging their belongings to the opposite side of the road, the flow of people here is much more dispersed than that of the Passenger Plaza.

Passing through the bustling crowd, avoiding the bus stop not far away, Zhouquan dragged his luggage and continued walking forward.

The city's traffic construction is almost all concentrated in the same area, and the railway station, bus station, and bus terminal are all on a long street.

As a city that used to be a small transportation hub, it was originally designed to facilitate passengers to transfer to each other.

Zhou Quan, who knows everything in this city, walked quickly with a trolley suitcase. Today's long-distance bus arrived at the station a little late. If he didn't catch up, he couldn't get on the bus he wanted to take.

Panting, Zhou Quan went straight to the bus terminal hundreds of meters away from the passenger terminal, and when he turned into the big square waiting for the departure, the first bus in line was the one he wanted to take.

The departure station of the bus here, whether it is going to the outer suburbs or the inner suburbs, is the bus terminal. The bus that Zhou Quan wants to take is a popular route. It is difficult to find a seat after leaving the departure station.

Carrying, hugging and carrying a lot of things, Zhou Quan didn't want to stand all the way home at all.

"Thank God I finally caught up." Zhou Quan said after getting into the car and looking down for change.

"Hey, isn't this Ah Quan? You came back from the imperial capital?"

Just as Zhou Quan was digging through his pockets, he suddenly heard someone say this to him.

Zhou Quan, who thought he ran into someone he knew, looked up, and saw a dark-skinned bus driver wearing brown sunglasses looking at him in surprise on the opposite side of the driving seat.

Probably too surprised, the bus driver on the opposite side raised his eyebrows involuntarily at this moment, and the sunglasses that were originally resting on the bridge of his nose slipped down, revealing his slightly slitted eyes.

"Brother Wen Li, it's you? Are you retired from the army?"

It was an unexpected surprise for Zhou Quan to meet Fa Xiao from the same village as him on the bus.

What's more, this Faxiao is his best friend and cousin, and the two families are not far from each other, so the relationship is naturally close.

Excited, Zhou Quan ignored his cousin's obstruction and insisted on putting the fare into the coin box.

He knew that the current public transport was no better than in the past, and the inspection and control were very strict. If his ticket was really exempted, the money would have to be paid by his cousin himself.

Originally, Zhou Quan, who was dragging his suitcase and luggage, wanted to go back after getting in the car, so as not to block the way at the door.

But after meeting an acquaintance, he changed his mind. Cousin Wen Li helped him put his luggage together, and he sat in the front seat of the bus.

After leaving the urban area, the two people who hadn't seen each other for several years gradually chatted on the road in the suburbs with few people and few cars.

"Brother Wen Li, after you discharged from the army, you were assigned to work in a bus company?"

"No, I found the job myself. You also know that your brother has been an auto soldier for several years, and I dare not say that he has absolute skills. As far as this car and the road conditions are concerned, there must be no problems."

"That's right, my brother is the technical pacesetter of the automobile company, the kind who has won a certificate."

"Hahaha, that happened a few years ago, do you still remember? By the way, I don't think you come back to see the big and small bags. Why don't you want to stay in the imperial capital? This is planning to go home gone?"

"Well, the pace of life there is too fast and the pressure is too high. I have worked hard there for three years after graduating from university, but I have no sense of belonging at all. I was always suffering from insomnia and headaches. I went to the hospital and said it was neurasthenia because of too much pressure. It caused a lot of trouble. I went back to the rented house and thought about it, why did I think it was necessary? So I resigned and came back.”

"Come back. If you want me to tell you what's good about those big cities, there are too many people, too many things, and the high housing prices are not good. You listen to my brother, nothing is as good as home. Isn't the old saying that gold nests are not as good as silver nests?" Your own kennel. You don’t have to worry when you come back, graduates from prestigious universities in the imperial capital can find suitable jobs anywhere.”

Knowing that his cousin was trying to comfort him, but hearing the care from his relatives, Zhou Quan still felt warm in his heart, and laughed happily.

Chen Wenli, who was driving, turned his head towards Zhou Quan at this moment and wanted to continue talking with him, but the young man against the light had a bright smile like Chunshan, and the dimple on one cheek could attract people's attention firmly, and The long and thick eyelashes are fan-like, and when they hang down, they seem to have their own eyeliner.

Staring at his cousin for a few seconds, cousin Wen Li suddenly felt a little embarrassed for some reason.

He turned his head and coughed a few times uncomfortably, silently recalling the beautiful heroine in the TV series he was chasing recently in his heart.

After a while, Cousin Wen Li shook his head slightly and said: "Ah Quan, listen to my brother, don't smile like this at other people when you are out, it is easy to call the wolf back. I have known since I was a child that you are good-looking, and you are so white. You are so delicate and delicate. When you were in school, many teachers misunderstood you as a girl. Later, I left as a soldier, and you went to the imperial capital to study. I thought you would be better when you grow up, but it turned out to be even more evil. The beautiful boy turned into a beautiful girl. youth."

Zhou Quan couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words, "Brother, you're making fun of me again."

"I'm not joking. When we were in Chinese class, I remembered that there was a section in ancient Chinese. While the teacher was reading the sentence Yingying Gongfubu, slowly walking in the mansion, he peeked at you from the podium, and the whole class watched it. Arrived, I’m not talking nonsense.”

Zhou Quan shook his head repeatedly, not knowing whether to laugh or laugh: "Brother, that sentence is about a person's calm attitude after becoming an official, and it is about appearance, not appearance. At that time, I had the best grades in our class, and I was the most likely to pass the exam. The teacher is Encouraging me."

Before joking, the bus was driving all the way forward. About half an hour later, the bus stop announcer sounded and said: "The next stop is Liangsurname Village. Guests who have to get off the bus, please prepare in advance."

A few minutes later, the bus came to a steady stop at the entrance of the village. Chen Wenli helped Zhou Quan get off the bus with his luggage. When he got back to the driver's seat, he still poked his head out of the window and said, "Ah Quan, remember to come tonight. For dinner at my house, I will ask my mother to cook a table of good dishes for you."

"Okay, it just so happens that I miss my aunt and uncle too."

Zhou Quan's grandma and Chen Wenli's grandma were sisters, so Zhou Quan called the old man Aunt, the eldest son in the aunt's family Big Cousin, and Chen Wenli Cousin.

The two families lived close to each other and had a close relationship.

After waving off the bus driven by his cousin, Zhou Quan continued walking into the village with his luggage and flowers in his arms.

It has been three or four years since I came back, and the village has changed a lot.

Not only many new houses were built, but also the dirt road leading to the village was re-paved with asphalt, and even the two original dirt bridges above the village creek have become new bridges mixed with reinforced concrete.

Along the way, Zhou Quan kept saying hello to everyone in the book, calling out to my cousin, cousin, cousin, and uncle.

After dragging his luggage and walking for another ten minutes, Zhouquan saw his old house under the cover of a green apricot tree in the distance.

It was a very ordinary two-story building with a flat roof and no balcony. The outside of the walls were covered with white wall tiles, and some pieces of the wall tiles had fallen off in some places due to time constraints.

It is such a building that still retains the style of the small second floor more than ten years ago, but it is all the miss when Zhou Quan returned.

There is no feeling of being close to home. When he saw the house, he felt a sense of belonging.

Just like a tired bird returning to its nest, even if the outside world is wonderful, home is an irreplaceable existence at any time.

His eyes were fixed on the house all the time, and he couldn't help but walk faster and faster.

The trolley case in his hand was rolling on the ground due to the speed.

Crossing the new bridge and bypassing the apricot forest, the gate of the family compound is in sight.

He took out his key and opened the door. Although he knew that no one would respond, Zhou Quan couldn't help but whispered at the door: "I'm back."