The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 38 Green Grass Lake

Jiang Cheng did not plan to drive directly to AQ City overnight, but to continue driving for a few dozen kilometers, and there would be a large lake called Qingcao Lake.

There are many good things to catch there now, Jiang Cheng plans to go there to catch some. The fish in the lake are bigger and fatter than those in the river, and there are many varieties, Jiang Cheng will not miss it.

It's just that his portable space ability is very strong against rivers, but it's difficult to catch big fish in a large lake with a diameter of five meters. Unless you use bait to make a nest to attract big fish, you can catch a lot of fish.

We continued driving from Wangjiang County towards Anqing for more than an hour. It was already getting dark when we finally arrived at Qingcao Lake.

The car stopped by the roadside. Jiang Cheng got out and leaned against the door, smoking a cigarette and watching the sunset falling on the lake not far away.

In this situation, Jiang Cheng wanted to recite a poem.

Ah~ What a beautiful lake! Let me fish in it. Fish and fish and fish until I reach the surface of the lake.

In this era, the original ecological environment in many places is really good. There are many reeds by the lake, and there are many water birds and the like among the reeds. You can see a lot of wild ducks in the river alone.

Jiang Chengdu didn't recognize many species of birds. He knew that if he didn't catch them, others would catch them in a few decades and make them protected species, so it would be a waste if he didn't catch them.

One or two birds might be very alert, but there were flocks of birds near the lake. Jiang Cheng felt that he could get close to them and catch quite a few.

If there were people around at this time, they would see Jiang Cheng chasing birds by the lake like a fool. The birds would not let him get close to a certain range, because if he got close, the birds would disappear.

If it were in the future, the birds Jiang Cheng caught today would be enough for him to operate a sewing machine for the rest of his life.

After catching the bird, Jiang Cheng started fishing. The lake had more species than the river, at least big crabs, perch, big black carp, and delicious yellow croaker. Yellow croaker is called yellow girl in Changcheng, and its meat is very tender.

After playing until dark, Jiang Cheng found a place to build a fire. He grilled a fish and two crabs. Jiang Cheng in the 21st century would not grill things with an open fire, but the original owner of the body did know how to grill a little, after all, he had been in the army for more than four years. It was normal for even a car soldier to know how to grill a little.

In fact, if you have a pot, you can also make a fire and cook outside, but it is not necessary for drivers. Drivers will prepare some food in the car, and eating out is also a common thing. It is not to the point of cooking by yourself, but it is common to eat cold rice and cold dishes.

The crabs in the lake and the river taste different and delicious, unlike the crabs in the ditches in the fields, which have a strong earthy smell.

Steamed buns, grilled fish and crabs are Jiang Cheng's dinner. After dinner, he eats a few loquats and smokes a cigarette to feel comfortable.

"I just need a woman by my side. Otherwise, I can live without a mobile phone. But~." After eating and drinking, Jiang Cheng wanted to lie down in the back of the car to look at the stars. But there were no stars in the sky, and it looked like it was going to rain again. It was cool at night by the lake. After taking a shower, Jiang Cheng sat in the car with the windows open. The natural breeze was very comfortable, but it would be nice if there were no mosquitoes.

At around eight o'clock, Jiang Cheng got rid of the mosquitoes, closed the car windows and went to sleep. After some time, he heard the sound of raindrops hitting the roof and windshield. However, it did not affect Jiang Cheng's continued sleep.

The next day Jiang Cheng woke up early, put on his raincoat and rain boots, opened the door and started the car. The road was not easy to drive on rainy days, but parking on a dirt road was even worse.

After driving for two hours, they finally arrived in Anqing. When they were in Anqing, the loquats that were delivered here had already appeared in the back of the car. However, when they were on their way to the destination, Jiang Cheng went to a restaurant to eat a bowl of noodles and asked if the restaurant wanted fish.

I sold 50 kilograms of fish at the restaurant and earned a few dozen yuan, then I unloaded the goods according to the destination. After unloading the goods, the person in charge of receiving the goods weighed them and did not find that there were dozens of kilograms of goods missing. He was even very satisfied with the goods, and there was no rotten ones at all.

Maybe when loading the goods, the people at the loquat orchard were afraid that the weather would be hot and there would be some loss, so they would only load more, not less. On the other hand, in Anqing, they would not care about the overall deviation at all. Anyway, the delivery note on Jiang Cheng's side was signed and stamped by the consignee, so this product had nothing to do with Jiang Cheng in the future.

When unloading in Anqing, Jiang Cheng was given two packs of cigarettes, again of different brands. One pack was Guangming brand, which Jiang Cheng had never heard of. But he was familiar with the other pack, a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes wrapped in tin foil. He had never smoked this brand, but he knew the brand.

Jiang Cheng did not stay in Anqing, as he still had medicinal materials to send to Yancheng. It was already the third day since he left Changcheng, and at this speed, it would take more than half a month to reach Yancheng.

During the rainy season, the rain is sometimes heavy and sometimes light, but truck drivers are afraid of landslides unless they are driving on mountain roads. It is impossible not to drive when it rains heavily. Jiang Cheng still wants to go back early to marry Zhou Lingying and sleep with her.

Jiang Cheng drove for three days in a row, and the rain never stopped during these three days. Maybe it was because of the rain that Jiang Cheng did not meet any company that wanted him to deliver goods on the road. It may also be that the novice period is over and the good luck is gone. If the driver can meet people who need help on the road every day, then the gains in a month are too much.

But Jiang Cheng didn't care. Whenever he passed by the county town or the city, he would go to the restaurant and ask if they would accept fish. There was no restaurant that didn't accept fish. The most that could happen was a question of how much they wanted and the price. Some county restaurants might not want much, but if the price was cheap, selling it for 40 cents a pound, the internal staff would just pay for it themselves.

But in some urban areas, the minimum price is 60 cents or more. Jiang Cheng also encountered one or two situations where passers-by saw him selling fish to restaurants and begged to buy one or two fish to take home.

After three days of continuous driving, Jiang Cheng was almost at his destination, Yancheng. If it hadn't been raining, and Jiang Cheng was not familiar with the road, he would have been unable to find the road signs in some places and would have had to ask people everywhere. He also took the wrong road and had to turn back. In addition, some sections of the road were difficult to drive on, with potholes and potholes, so the speed was very slow.

There is a huge difference between a familiar route and an unfamiliar one. If Jiang Cheng returns along the same route and the weather is good, he can guarantee that he will be at least two or three days faster.

At this time, it had actually been raining for four or five days in a row in Jinhe Commune, Changcheng. It should be said that many cities in the south had been experiencing heavy rains, and many places were flooded.

The educated youth team leader in Jinhe Commune is a bit worried now. The educated youth dormitory room was flooded at night, which was not a big problem. The educated youth team leader arranged people to check the drainage outside. There were drainage facilities around the dormitory. It was found that the drainage was blocked by some shrubs washed down by rainwater, which could be cleaned up. However, some educated youth hid some food under the bed, and now it is soaked.

(End of this chapter)