Age: My Small World

Chapter 197: Trip to the Provincial Capital

Lunch during the New Year is actually just a makeshift meal, and the main focus is the evening meal.

But because Yang Jun often brought some good things home before, the Yang family’s New Year’s Eve dinner was not much different from usual.

A plate of dumplings is a must, followed by braised rabbit meat, steamed fish, and tofu with green onions. The only thing missing is green onions, so wild garlic is used instead, which tastes even better. There is also a pork stewed with radish vermicelli, which is the meat my mother bought herself, and it's rare to get a small piece.

My second sister also cooked some wild vegetables she picked with eggs into soup, which looked delicious.

The glutinous rice contributed by the eldest sister was specially made into rice cakes. After dipping it in some white sugar, it was sticky and sweet. It was simply a delicacy and was the favorite of countless children when they were young.

The portion of each dish is very large, usually one dish is more than enough for one person, but today the portion was increased.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t finish it. Food doesn’t spoil easily in winter, so you can eat the leftovers for a few more days.

Even this is something that many people only dream of. Many people's New Year's Eve dinner is not enough to eat, and the plates can be licked clean.

If you only have one good meal a year, you’d be eager to have leftovers.

Yang Jun's appetite had probably reached its limit. Two bowls of rice and a lot of glutinous rice cakes were enough to make him full.

Everyone enjoyed a lot of food and the atmosphere in the house was full of joy.

At the dinner table, Yang Hongmei also told him something. The steel plant's security team leader Yan Wu asked him when he would go to the steel plant again.

Yang Jun was inevitably surprised. He didn't expect Captain Yan to still be talking about him.

He had been there twice before and had Captain Yan check the progress of his martial arts. He had indeed received praise from Captain Yan, who probably couldn't bear to see his martial arts skills buried.

Thinking of this, Yang Jun asked his eldest sister to bring him a message when she returned to the factory in two days, saying that it would take him about ten days or half a month to get there.

Before that, we must first prepare for the trip to the provincial capital.

After the New Year, time flies even faster.

In the blink of an eye, it was the seventh day of the lunar calendar.

Yang Jun chose this day specifically because the second and seventh days of the Lunar New Year are market days in the county, and there are many people there, so it would be easy for him to take advantage of the situation and escape.

The market is not as big as a small dark market, but it is bustling with everyone gathered in one place.

As soon as we entered the city, the crowded streets showed everyone's eagerness to go to the market.

And on this day, the villagers can openly take things out to sell.

Of course, now most of the time only teams are allowed to sell together, rather than individuals selling items.

If a single person wants to sell goods, he or she must go to the tax office to obtain a business license.

But nowadays, not many people can afford to pay business taxes, so most of them sell secretly.

This is why the dark market is so popular.

Even if you get a certificate...

Anyone who has watched the TV series Furong Town should know that it is better to be cautious these days.

"Brother Xiaoshan, it's so lively today."

Mi Shan and Mi Liang had already followed behind Yang Jun, like the two generals Heng and Ha.

"Stop looking, we still have to hurry to the provincial capital." Mi Shan slapped Mi Liang, who was looking around, to bring him back to his senses.

Mi Liang said aggrievedly: "Brother, I'm just taking a look."

Mi Shan said seriously, "We are following Brother Xiaoshan to do things. Listen to his instructions honestly and don't be distracted. Otherwise, Brother Xiaoshan won't tell you, but I won't forgive you."

When it came to business, Mi Liang immediately shut up. Although he was not smart, he understood that no matter how big or small the matter was, he could not delay Xiaoshan's affairs.

Yang Jun didn't say anything. He had no intention of interrupting Mi Shan.

It's better to be cautious when going to the provincial capital to do things. Especially when dealing with local tyrants like Zhang Hu, if Mi Liang reveals a flaw, it will be a big loss.

So he didn't mind Mi Shan teaching Mi Liang how to do things.

After the two of them finished talking, he turned around and said with a smile, "Let's go directly to the North Gate to catch a bus. It's still early when we get to the provincial capital. Let's buy two steamed buns to eat on the way."

As he spoke, he handed Mi Liang fifty cents and a few food coupons and said, "Xiaoliang, you go."

Originally, he planned to name the two brothers Da Mi and Xiaomi, but these names sounded too technological, so he changed them to Da Shan and Xiao Liang. Although they still sounded a bit strange, he could accept them.

"I understand, Brother Xiaoshan." Mi Liang was very happy to be asked to buy something. He took the money and went without being restrained at all.

Mi Shan followed Yang Jun obediently, looking at passers-by from time to time.

Even though he knew Yang Jun's skills, he subconsciously played the role of a bodyguard, which made Yang Jun laugh and cry.

It's over. Now is not the past.

He was not a rich young master, so he wanted to use the two as servants, mostly because he saw them as employees he had recruited.

It is also the boss's responsibility to consider the employees more.

After a while, after Mi Liang came back with a few big steamed buns, they headed straight for the north gate.

They were lucky enough to have calculated that the bus that could arrive today had just arrived, so the three of them boarded the bus to the provincial capital.

This was the second time for the Mi brothers to take the bus. They were still very curious and looked around.

The three of them sat in a row, placing Yang Jun right by the window.

But he gave his seat to Mi Liang because this guy was carsick and it would be terrible if he accidentally vomited.

If you are at the window, it is better to open it and vomit.

Some people have seen that kind of scene: when a bus passes by, a person leans out of the window and vomits all over the ground. The stench is so bad that it can be smelled for miles.

There is nothing that can be done about it. Some people don’t want this to happen, but motion sickness is uncontrollable.

Mi Shan sat at the outermost seat, feeling somewhat guilty. He was also prone to motion sickness, having endured the nausea and vomiting during the last trip. This time, he wasn't sure if he could endure it after sitting for so long.

The last wisp of east wind blowing in through the window is no longer so cold, and spring is coming soon.

"Comrade, are you also students of Lu Province University?"

Yang Jun was just closing his eyes to rest when someone suddenly spoke next to him.

He was a not very tall boy, about eighteen or nineteen years old, very young, with traces of acne on his face.

Even so, he was older than the three of them.

The Mi brothers are eighteen years old, while Yang Jun is only sixteen.

"No, but if you're a college student, isn't it too early to go to school now?"

The Mi brothers couldn't respond, so Yang Jun took over.

Apart from Jiang Xueying's good friend Zhao Yiqing, this should be the second college student he met. They were both from Shandong University, which was quite a coincidence.

The young man was a little disappointed, but he didn't hesitate to answer, "It's late. If I go now, I can read books for free and have the opportunity to ask questions to the teachers. I heard that the teachers returned to school yesterday, so it's already late for me to go today."

It turned out that it was to read free books.

"I heard you guys have to undergo a year of military training in your freshman year. Can you go to class now?"

"You know this, you are definitely not an ordinary person."

He could see that Yang Jun was different. If ordinary people knew he was a college student, they would have hesitated to speak with him. However, Yang Jun spoke clearly and articulately, which was not the behavior of ordinary people.

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