boyutpedia Chapter 218 The Road
Chapter 218 The Road
After two days and two nights on the train, Gu Zhan and his three companions dragged their tired bodies out of Yuncheng Railway Station at noon on the third day.
Yuncheng is located in the south, and the weather in May is not very cool. As soon as I got out of the train station, a wave of heat hit me in the face.
Yuncheng is not the final destination. They need to change buses and continue to Yang County, which is under Yuncheng.
Under the scorching sun, Gu Zhan found a local on the roadside and asked for the specific location of the bus station, and the three of them continued to head towards the bus station.
Except for Wen Chunming, the other two are authentic northerners. When faced with such hot weather, they can only sweat profusely.
Fortunately, the bus station is not far from the train station, only half an hour's walk away.
Carrying their luggage into the bus station, the clothes on their backs were already soaked with sweat.
"Oh, finally there's some shade." Huang Yue sighed while fanning the air with his hands.
"Yes, even if I were a true Southerner, I couldn't stand this heat."
Gu Zhan sat on the stool and took a long time to recover some of his strength. After all, in this life, Gu Zhan had not experienced the extensive investigations and visits he had made in his previous life, so he was still lacking in physical strength.
"You still have to be young. Look at our little Gu, he is in very good spirits." Huang Yue teased when he saw Gu Zhan sitting upright on the stool.
Gu Zhan responded with a smile: "The weather is indeed a bit hot."
After resting for a few minutes, they took their certificates and went to the station to buy tickets to Yang County.
The car set off at three o'clock. Huang Yue took the two of them out for dinner before getting on the bus to Yang County.
The road to Yang County was not easy to travel on. The road was covered with gravel of various sizes. The car was moving slowly forward on the winding mountain road, and the squeaking sound filled Gu Zhan's mind.
In a blink of an eye, his thoughts drifted to Shanghe Village again.
In his previous life, he also walked out of Shanghe Village along such a road. At that time, he knew that he was about to head towards a bright future. He never thought that when he walked on such a gravel road for the first time and looked back, he would already be separated from his wife.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhan once touched the pocket containing the photo, and his heart gradually felt at ease.
Since graduating from university, Wen Chunming has been assigned to teach at the Agricultural University. Although he has suffered some hardships in recent years, he has never walked on such a steep mountain road.
Feeling the carriage swaying left and right, up and down, and having eaten a bowl of noodles before departure, he felt his stomach churning.
"Master, stop the car. I'm going to vomit." Wen Chunming shouted with a pale face.
The bus driver was clearly accustomed to this kind of scene. He shouted at the top of his voice, "Hey, this is an uphill road, and the road is too steep. It'll be hard to stop and then move on. Just bear with it. We'll stop you in another 10 or 20 minutes when we get to the downhill road. You can vomit as much as you want."
The driver's words caused everyone in the car to burst into laughter.
Wen Chunming had a bitter face and endured it again and again, but in the end, he really couldn't bear it anymore.
At this moment, the driver spoke again: "My friend, if you really can't help it, it's the same if you open the car window and vomit."
Wen Chunming was also surprised by the driver's words and opened the car window... What if there was someone outside?
There were crackling and clanging sounds outside the carriage as stones flew up and hit the chassis.
This time, Wen Chunming couldn't help himself: "Ugh..."
Wen Chunming covered his mouth with one hand, and with the other hand he struggled to open the window grille, stuck his head out and started vomiting.
The shuttle bus continued to move forward against the mountain wind, showing no sign of stopping.
Finally, after vomiting out all the food in his stomach, Wen Chunming felt that he was alive again.
"Are you comfortable?" asked the shuttle bus driver.
Wen Chunming said embarrassedly: "Much more comfortable."
Gu Zhan and Huang Yue saw that Wen Chunming looked pale and wanted to go over to help, but the aisle of the shuttle bus was filled with the luggage of the passengers, and it was blocked tightly, making it impossible to get through. Even though they were anxious, there was nothing they could do.
Seeing Wen Chunming say that he felt much better, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, after a bumpy ride up and down the mountain, we were on a flat gravel road, and soon more and more people began to appear in our sight.
"Fellow countrymen, pack your things, don't take the wrong things, and don't squeeze. When we arrive at the station, we will get off one by one." The bus driver's voice of advice came from the front again.
Gu Zhan sat on the outside of the seat, found his and Huang Yue's luggage from the pile of luggage in the aisle, and placed them on their legs.
About ten minutes later, the bus arrived at the station and people got off in droves.
"Ha, I was wondering why the bus driver had to give instructions. In this situation, he really did have to give instructions." Huang Yue said with a smile.
After a while, everyone in the car left, and Gu Zhan and Huang Yue stood up from their seats in the back and walked to the front next to Wen Chunming. Gu Zhan helped carry his luggage, and then they got out of the car.
The shuttle bus driver jumped out of the car and looked at Wen Chunming, who still looked a little unwell, and said comfortingly: "There are many mountain roads here. People who are walking on mountain roads for the first time are almost like you."
After saying that, he smiled brightly and jumped off the bus behind a few people.
Huang Yue saw that the shuttle bus driver was a nice guy, so he reached into his pocket and took out a cigarette, handed it to the driver, and asked quickly, "Master, can you tell me where our guesthouse is?"
"The guesthouse is right in the middle of our main street. Walk north for about a hundred meters and you will reach the main street. Turn left and keep walking along the street, and you will see the guesthouse sign.
"Okay, thank you brother." Huang Yue thanked with a smile.
Following the driver's instructions, they walked for about twenty minutes and finally arrived at the guesthouse.
The procedures for showing proof and checking in are still the same as in other places.
Huang Yue and Gu Zhan live in one room, and Wen Chunming lives in a room by himself.
Before going to bed, Wen Chunming came to find Huang Yue and Gu Zhan. He asked hesitantly, "Which unit should we look for tomorrow?"
Gu Zhan had been saying that he could cooperate with local government departments, but he didn't say which department. Wen Chunming was worried and afraid that something might go wrong tomorrow, so he came over to confirm it again.
"Agriculture Bureau, let's go to the Agriculture Bureau first. They know the most about agriculture in the entire county."
"Well, that makes sense."
"Also, we now have to consider not only finding the most suitable population, but also the promotion of our varieties once they are developed. If we go through the Agricultural Bureau, then subsequent promotion of improved varieties can also be prioritized in this area, which solves our promotion problem."
In the past, the cultivation of improved varieties for agriculture and animal husbandry was a long and arduous task, and subsequent promotion was the key to the survival of the variety. In the past, many improved varieties were cultivated, but they were not widely promoted in the market, which to some extent led to the slow development of agriculture.
"You kid, I told you it's not just a simple request for help."
Huang Yue couldn't help but admire the foresight of this young man Gu Zhan.