C7 Father's Steppe Mother's River

I pretended to be surprised. "What's the matter?"

"Just now, the company's inspector department called and said that a subscriber in our station still hasn't received today's newspaper. As soon as I heard the address, he's from your district, and the inspector department requires that this complaint must be handled well and must not be slept in." Then Yuan Duo gave me the exact address.

I said, "Strange. I clearly remember that the subscriber sent the newspaper. How could it not be received? What should I do? "

"What else can we do? I'll find you a copy of today's newspaper. Hurry over to the subscriber's house and apologize. "You might not be able to make it to this winery, but something just happened, sigh …" Yuan Duo's expression was somewhat sorrowful.

Zhang Xiaotian suddenly relaxed, and patted me on the shoulder. "Bro, handing in quality is a big deal. Hurry up and go, we can't delay any longer."

I said, "Then you guys can go first. I'll go handle the complaint right now."

Yuan Duo nodded helplessly, "If you deal with it quickly, you can go straight to the hotel."

I nodded. "I'll do my best to deal with it as quickly as possible before heading over there."

The expression on Zhang Xiaotian's face looked a little uneasy. It looked quite comical.

I took the paper straight to the subscriber.

I didn't give him the subscriber's newspaper at all today. I already saw that the subscriber's newspaper box was broken, so I chose him.

I sincerely apologize to the subscriber, then remind him that I did put the newspaper in the box, but the box broke down, could someone have taken the newspaper out of the hole?

I have never had a quality problem with a delivery, and my master was very sincere when he saw me. Hearing my words, he also agreed with me.

So I hit the iron while it was hot and said I would change the new newspaper box now, and Master was very happy to hear that.

I called Yuan Duo, told her about the situation, and said that I was going to change the press release box for the subscriber, so I couldn't go to the winery.

Zhang Xiaotian was finally relieved.

And I, too, escaped disaster.

In a sense, Zhang Xiaotian and I could be said to have a win-win situation.

The next day, in the station, Yuan Duo told me about our dinner last night. She said that Qiu Tong asked Zhang Xiaotian a lot of questions about the cooperation between the newspaper and the company, and Zhang Xiaotian was able to answer them easily at first.

I understand that Qiu Tong must have suspected the identity of Zhang Xiaotian as a master planner. Zhang Xiaotian can only copy my stuff, but not bring it out or create new ones. If Qiu Tong asks for a deeper degree, I can't help but reveal my secret, Yuan Duo might not be able to detect it, but I can't hide it from Qiu Tong's intelligent eyes.

I couldn't help but silently curse Zhang Xiaotian for not being able to live up to his expectations. I prayed that he would be able to successfully pass the last few days.

At 11: 10 P.M. on the evening of October 3, Yuan Duo and I boarded the train that was to be dispatched to Tongliao in Haizhou. We bought two small Mazas of black-hearted conductor at a high price and sat in the aisle between the two carriages.

I wanted to buy a berth, but I didn't even have a seat. I only got two tickets. I was a little depressed, but Yuan Duo didn't mind. She said that she would stand without a seat, she was already used to it.

In the foul air, Yuan Duo and I snuggled together, and began the long run in the middle of the night, heading towards the vast grasslands in the far north.

Before I left, I didn't go online. After thinking about it for a few days, I finally made a difficult decision: after I quit my job after the holidays, I would remove the Floating Life from my buckle and make the beautiful Qiu Tong from my memory forever disappear.

After making this decision, I felt a little relieved, but also a little unable to let it go.

It was late at night and Yuan Duo was sleeping soundly in my lap.

I was not sleepy at all, my eyes wide open as I looked out into the endless night, listening to the rhythmic sounds of the train, lighting a cigarette, thinking of my long river of time without a navigation mark, thinking of the unknown tomorrow, and the unforgettable Yun'er in my memory, and the Yuan Duo girl in front of me, and the reality and the virtual world of Qiu Tong and the floating dream …

My heart kept churning, my eyes were sore, and I gently closed them.

The night was long and the road was long.

The next day at 2 pm, we arrived at Tongliao railway station, Yuan Duo and I changed again to China and Pakistan, and continued north, the further we went, the more uneven the road, the wider the horizon, the bluer the sky, the less human.

After bumping for more than three hours, we got off the bus at a place where we didn't have to go to the back of the village.

Just as I was at a loss, a young man's voice suddenly called out from behind me, "Sis — Sis —"

Looking back, I saw a young man with a dark, stocky face riding a bay horse. He was waving his whip and smiling at us and leading a white horse.

Yuan Duo immediately burst into a bright smile and ran over to join the young man who had jumped down from the horse. "Bart — Little Brother — —"

So this is Yuan Duo's younger brother, Bart, who went to college in Hohhot and came home to pick us up during the holidays.

Yuan Duo then pulled me over and said to Bart, "Brother, this is Brother Yke, my colleague. He came to the grassland during the holidays and lives with us."

Then Yuan Duo said to me, "This is my younger brother, Yunba. We all call him Bart, and the Mongolian language is the meaning of a hero. My younger brother is a hawk flying on the prairie, a little hero in my heart."

Bart made my sister praise him with a bit of embarrassment. He scratched his head, then bowed to me politely. "Brother Yke, how are you? Welcome to the grasslands."

As soon as I met him, I liked this simple and honest university student, Bart. I stretched out my arms and hugged him. "Bart, you are my sister's pride, you are also the pride of the grassland people."

Bart became increasingly bashful. He turned around and hurriedly carried the luggage on his horse, and then he got on the horse in a beautiful motion, "Sister, let's go. Mom and Dad are all waiting at home."

Yuan Duo nodded, "Ok, you go first. I will come with you shortly!"

Bart nodded to me, then put his legs on the horse's back and the horse galloped off, leaving me and Yuan Duo alone.

I looked at Yuan Duo and said, "How do we go?"

"Ride on my snow." Yuan Duo said as she pulled her white horse, "This is my good companion. It's been a long time since we last met. Let's ride Snowy home together."

I was scared and hesitant. I had never ridden a horse before and had to ride with Yuan Duo.

Yuan Duo seemed to have guessed my thoughts and smiled, "Foolish brother, sit behind me and hug my waist."

With that, Yuan Duo deftly jumped on the horse and reached out to pull me up.

Embarrassed, I put my arm in front of Yuan Duo, but didn't put my arm around her.

Yuan Duo pursed her lips into a smile and brandished her horsewhip. With a crisp "Pa" sound, the horse suddenly trotted. My body swayed and I almost slipped down. I tensed up and immediately hugged Yuan Duo's waist tightly.

"Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! [1]" Jiiixue, it's time to go home, Big Brother Jiike, hug tight! " Yuan Duo gave a satisfied cry, and with a bell-like laughter, the horse galloped on, carrying me and Yuan Duo deep into the grassland.

When night fell, Yuan Duo and I finally arrived at Yuan Duo's house in the depths of the great prairie in Kathin — not the yurt that I had imagined, but the neat new pastoral settlement supported by the government, with a brick bungalow in front of us and an animal pen in the backyard.

At Yuan Duo's house, I received a VIP reception from Yuan Duo's family. The dinner was very sumptuous, filling up a large table, which was filled with specialties from the prairie style. Although I was not used to the taste of milk, when I saw Yuan Duo's parents' simple and smiling faces, I forced my appetite to accept these new varieties of food.

From the way Yuan Duo's parents were staring at me, it seemed like I suddenly realized something. I couldn't help but feel uneasy …

That night, I stayed in a room specially prepared for me by Yuan Duo's family. The bedding was new, and it gave off a fresh and pleasant smell.

Lying on the large, comfortable, soft, and warm brick bed, he couldn't help but feel a sense of belonging.

The night in the prairie was especially quiet. Occasionally, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance. It was the herdsmen returning late at night.

I fell asleep.

It was the first time in months that he had slept so comfortably.

The next morning, I was sleeping soundly, my face itchy. Opening my eyes, I saw Yuan Duo's smiling face in front of me, the ends of her hair brushing against my skin.

Seeing that I had woken up, Yuan Duo giggled. "Big Brother, did you sleep well?"

I rubbed my eyes and sat up. "Good. It's been a long time since I slept so well. I slept so deeply."

"Really?" Yuan Duo tilted her head.

"It's true!" I nodded seriously.

Yuan Duo's large eyes looked at me and suddenly felt a little wet. She hurriedly turned her head and said, "Big Brother, get up and eat breakfast. After eating, I'll bring you to the prairie to ride a horse."

As soon as I heard it, I hurriedly got out of bed to wash up. On the way here yesterday, Yuan Duo taught me some of the basics of riding and was interested in riding.

At breakfast, I did not see Bart, Yuan Duo said that his brother led an old horse to the nearby Pearl River Prairie tourist area to earn money. When he met a lot of riders, he could earn more than 200 yuan a day. Bart saved up his tuition for the semester after a summer vacation this year.

Looking at Yuan Duo's proud expression when she described Bart and her parents, I was deeply moved.

After breakfast, Yuan Duo took out two horses, one was her snow, the other was a date colored horse for me to ride.

When the horses saw Yuan Duo, they nodded their heads affectionately and kicked the horse's head. Yuan Duo stroked the head of the horse and said, "Jujube, today my big brother wants to be your partner. You must give me face and be obedient … …"

Jujube nodded meekly, and I couldn't help but laugh.

After that, Yuan Duo and I mounted our horses and rode straight towards the boundless prairie.

Yuan Duo's horsemanship was very good, and she showed me several kinds of horsemanship, which made me admire her greatly.

The jujube is not sour, and with my cooperation also tacit understanding, very soon I can ride by myself, galloping in the autumn grassland, that feeling is indeed very beautiful, broad-minded.

After a while, Yuan Duo began to sing loudly, "Father once described the fragrance of the grassland, and made him never forget it, even at the ends of the earth. Mother always depicted the great river flowing in my distant hometown on the Mongolian plateau. Now I finally see the vast land. Standing on the fragrant grassland, my tears fall like rain …"

The song was so long that I fell into a trance and stared at Yuan Duo.