Ye Cheng

Early the next morning, Cai Jinzhi came over to Ye Cheng's small courtyard to help them pack their bags. The first tractor to go into the mountains was at nine o'clock, so they still had plenty of time.

When Ye Cheng got up to brush his teeth, he found two tractor inner tubes in the yard, so he asked his grandmother, "Where did these come from?"

"You mean the tires? It's not your uncle. Last time I brought a few pairs of shoes to mend them. After I went back, he and your aunt watched them for a long time. They also thought that you mended them well. Yesterday I said that you were going to enter eighteenth. Ling, he went out in the middle of the night and came home in the middle of the night, let me bring you these two things in the morning."

"Your uncle is just a fool. He just has a bad mouth, and he doesn't have a doorman. He spouts all day long. But his heart is still good, so you should remember his goodness. We should listen to him when he scolds. Not yet, huh?"

"Yeah." Ye Cheng nodded, and put the two inner tubes into the wooden box behind the bicycle after brushing his teeth.

After a while, Lu Mingyuan also got up, picked up the toothbrush that Ye Cheng had just used, squeezed a little needle on it, and stood by the ditch in the yard to brush his teeth.He never greeted Cai Jinzhi when he saw him, and Cai Jinzhi didn't talk to him very much, just kept nagging Ye Cheng.

Cai Jinzhi prepared some pickles and meat pies for Ye Cheng and the others, and put a few catties of rice in a plastic bag, and took a big lunch box for them to take: "Remember, be polite when you go out to other people's homes. Bring the mia dishes with you, and let them steam them for you when they cook, don't keep eating other people's food."

"Ye Cheng, are you alright?" Ah Qing yelled outside before 08:30.

"Hurry up, come out soon." Cai Jinzhi responded quickly, packed up everything quickly, and sent Ye Cheng and the others out: "Ah Qing, Ye Cheng and the others will trouble you these two days Now, please help me look at it."

"Hey, your family, Ye Cheng, wants me to watch it? I've been on the car and train, so what's the Eighteen Ridges, isn't it Ye Cheng?" Ah Qing said.

"What are you talking about? This is, you can go to heaven by car or train?" Cai Jinzhi said.

"That's not enough, you can go to the sky only by flying." Ah Qing said with a smile.

"Why do you think you are so good at talking?" Cai Jinzhi also laughed: "Be careful on the road, I won't go out with you, Shouwan still has work to do."

"Don't worry, Aunt Jinzhi, I can't lose my baby grandson, and I'll bring it back to you in a few days."

Ah Qing took Ye Cheng and the others out of the village entrance. The road that entered their village from the highway was still a dirt road, and a section was paved with stones. The bicycles were not easy to push, especially when the two children were so young, so Ah Qing took over. Pushed them.

Usually, people don't take this road very often when they leave the village. There is a small road behind the village to get on the road, but because it is full of steps, bicycles can't go up it.

When they got to the side of the road, it was still very early. They sat under the tree and waited for a long time before finally waiting for the tractor to arrive. There were many people when they first got on the truck. After the three of them got up, they forced a bicycle into it. , the tractors were all crowded.

Some men just stood outside, with their feet on the outermost point, and their whole bodies outside the car, holding onto the upper shelf with their hands. A few men stood there, almost tilting the front of the tractor, However, the drivers in the mountains are bold. They drive the eighteen bends of the mountain road every day, and they probably have some skills. Just like that, they drove a car full of people to the deep mountains.

The more the car drove, the fewer people were in the car. When they reached Shiba Ridge, there were not many people in the car. After Ye Cheng and the others got out of the car, the tractor continued to drive deep into the mountains.

The scenery of Shiba Ridge is still good. It is said that a few years ago, it was planned to develop a tourist area here. Later, it seemed that it was because of traffic or some other reasons, but there was no movement in the end.The place where Ye Cheng and the others got off the car was on a ridge. After getting off the car and walking a few steps, they saw a small village. The view of this small village was very wide. Women are washing clothes by the reservoir.

Ah Qing's natal family is in this village. As soon as she got out of the car, many people greeted her, chatted and laughed, and entered the village. Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan followed behind.The people in the mountains were very enthusiastic, and Ah Qing's mother didn't ask Ye Cheng what they were doing, so she dragged them to the house first, saying that they wanted to boil eggs.

"Mother, don't cook, he is here to do business." Ah Qing said with a smile.

"You can't eat two eggs when you're doing business? What do you say?" The aunt said and quickly cleaned the pot.

"Mom, do you know what they are here for this time?"

"I don't know, why are you here?" Ah Qing's mother looked at Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan. If the two babies didn't go to the mountain to visit relatives, what else could they be doing?

"Shoe repair." Lu Mingyuan said seriously.

"What? Repairing shoes?" The old man who had been sitting silently by the side spoke suddenly, and it should be Ah Qing's father.

"You don't know, the two dolls in our village are very skilled, and the masters in the town are not as good as them." Ah Qing quickly praised Ye Cheng and the others for coming.

"Don't blow it up, what about your village? Which village is your village?" They all said that the married daughter splashed the water, but the old man obviously didn't like to hear these words.

"Hey, it's from Daqiang's village, haha." Ah Qing quickly changed his words.

"Don't talk to that old man, it's so awkward. If my daughter marries into his family, she won't belong to his family anymore?" Ah Qing's mother couldn't bear the little temper of his old man. "Besides, these two dolls can really repair shoes?"

"It can be repaired really. Do you have broken shoes at home? You can see for yourself."

"Yes, there are, just the pair of suede cloth shoes you bought for me last time. I wear them so well. I washed them a while ago and put them in the cabinet and they were bitten by bugs. Oh, my heart hurts so much. "Ah Qing's mother frowned, probably feeling distressed right now.

"What kind of bite?" Ah Qing asked.

"Both of them were bitten. Look, the uppers of the shoes are like this. I took them to the town a few days ago, but I went to the shoe repair stand to check. His threads were not the right color, so they didn't mend them. Those who mend clothes can't mend shoe uppers."

"What's the matter? You didn't put mothballs, so there are still good clothes in the closet?"

"Hey, I'm old and confused. I also bit two pieces of clothes, but they are all old clothes. If I bite them, I bite them. I can't bear these shoes."

"Ye Cheng, can these shoes still be repaired?" Ah Qing was not sure, although the people in the village said that Ye Cheng and the others were good at their workmanship, but it would definitely not be easy to repair these shoes to look neat and tidy.

"It can be repaired." Ye Cheng nodded and took the shoes. There are no other problems with this pair of shoes, except that there are many small holes on the upper. You need to use black cotton cloth as the base, and step on the whole pair once.

"Can it be repaired?" Ah Qing's mother is still not at ease, he is worried that these two dolls will ruin the shoes, after all, she is still reluctant to throw them away.

"He said he can fix it if he can. Don't worry, this kid can't brag." Hearing what Ye Cheng said, Ah Qing quickly moved a stool to the yard and helped Ye Cheng unload the things behind the bicycle. As soon as the things are put out, they appear professional. You can see that there are several kinds of threads, unlike the shoe repair masters in their town, who use a white fishing line to the end.

Ye Cheng first asked Ah Qing and the others to find a piece of black cotton cloth, the color of which was as close as possible to the upper of the shoe, the better, and then he cut a piece of cloth according to the shape of the upper.Over there, Lu Mingyuan had already threaded the black cotton thread on the shoe repair machine and waited. He took the shoes and pieces of cloth handed over by Ye Cheng, arranged them and put them on the shoe repair machine, stepping on the thread round and round.

Stepping on the thread on the entire pair of shoes, no customer has ever repaired shoes like this, but Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan practiced like this when they first learned to use this shoe repair machine.Old man Wu said that this is the way to practice, otherwise, if you only practice a few positions that are easy to step on the line, you will not be able to practice hard when you encounter difficult places in the future.

The upper is black, the inside is black cloth, and the black thread is also used. Stepping on it in circles, among other things, the eyes alone can't bear it.Lu Mingyuan finally finished stepping on one pair, raised his head and rubbed his eyes, it seemed that he was very sore, so Ye Cheng asked him to get up, and he made the back one by himself.

Ye Cheng was sitting there repairing the upper of the shoe, and more and more people were watching. Several elderly aunts took turns to look at the repaired shoe.

"Oh, this stitch, this doll is incredible!"

"I'm dazzled just looking at it. You're talking about how the doll's eyes are so good. Look around."

"They learned their skills from the master masters in the city. Many people in our village have asked them to repair them, and they all agreed." Ah Qing started our village again, but this time her father didn't say anything, but Moved a chair and sat next to Ye Cheng, watching him press the thread round and round.

"Which family are these two children from? How can they be so successful?" Someone couldn't help asking.

"Ye Cheng, do you know? I heard that the child whose parents both got AIDS and died." Those who knew the truth said.

"Shh, you people, don't keep talking about this."

"Where did the doll who repaired this shoe come from? I've never heard of it."

"Ye Cheng brought it back from the city. I heard that he got lost with his parents."

"What a wonderful child, why is life so hard..."

While these people were muttering, Ye Cheng had already finished the other shoe. A few aunts took the two shoes and compared them, and there was really no difference. Otherwise, no one would know. It's the work of two people.

"Hey, tell me, the apprentices brought out by this master are pretty much the same." Ah Qing's mother was very happy, and immediately put the shoes on her feet: "It's comfortable, it doesn't hurt your feet at all, and it's more comfortable to wear with this layer of cotton cloth inside." comfortable."

"The upper of this shoe is stepped on with thin lines, and it looks good." The woman next to him said.

"It takes a lot of work to repair this pair of shoes, how much does it cost?" Ah Qing's father asked.

"One piece." Lu Mingyuan replied.

"I want it, it takes a lot of work." Ah Qing's mother said.

"My grandma won't let me take money from Ah Qing's family." Ye Cheng quickly said that Cai Jinzhi had told him that they were going to trouble Ah Qing's family these few days, and they must not take money for shoe repairs.

"Stupid boy, can my aunt still take advantage of you?" Ah Qing's mother gave the money as soon as she said that, no matter what Ye Cheng said, she had to take it if she didn't want it.

Then more people came to Ye Cheng and the others to repair their shoes. People in the mountains went out less often. Some shoes were broken. If they were not willing to throw them away, they should be put away first. Now, many people could bring out many pairs of broken shoes. Most of the old shoes are cloth shoes with Jiefang heels, and there are very few leather shoes, which are hardly seen.

Ordinary shoes only cost thirty or fifty cents. If there is a major repair, like Daqiang’s pair of Jiefang shoes a few days ago, and Ah Qing’s mother just now, I will charge one piece.

When Ah Qing's family was cooking at noon, Ye Cheng washed out the rice he brought, added a meat pie and some pickles, and asked Ah Qing's mother to help steam it.As a result, when he was eating, he found that there were two more golden-fried poached eggs in the lunch box. Ye Cheng felt even more uncomfortable. He felt more and more that they shouldn't be charged for the shoe repair, but he still doesn't want to go back now. .

The two of them sat in the yard and ate the big box of lunch separately. It was still the same as before, one used the lunch box and the other used the lid of the lunch box.

Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan didn't stop for the whole afternoon. The two of them switched jobs. The main reason was that they were tired of repairing shoe uppers. After working with their heads down for a long time, their necks and eyes were sore, so they couldn't do it without switching jobs.It was not until the sun was about to set that they finally finished all the work they had taken over.

Ah Qing and his family had a spare room, and Ah Qing Niang changed them into clean quilt covers, but she didn't let them go to bed so early.After dinner, most people in their village stayed in the yard to enjoy the shade. A few benches were set up, and a pile of mosquito repellent grass was lit beside it. It was a bit like a bonfire party. The old people and children talked and laughed, It's riddle guessing and storytelling, which is very interesting.