There are only two buses from Minghai City to Bainan County in the morning and afternoon every day.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Yi got into the car, carrying only a bag and a peaked cap. There were a few textbooks stuffed in the bag.

If you go home without a book, you will probably get a few words from your mother.

Originally, Da Zhuang planned to drive Lin Yi back in person.

In Da Zhuang's eyes, Lin Yi is simply his reborn parent.

But Lin Yi simply refused.

The car was bumpy all the way.

The bus traveling to Bainan County is still an old-fashioned bus from many years ago. The entire bus can only hold 24 people at most. The seats are old and the windows are somewhat shabby.

The journey takes about one and a half hours. Because the road from Minghai City to Bainan County is on the road, and the driver chose to take the highway instead of taking the bus in order to save 20 yuan in tolls, the time was lengthened by a lot.

More than half an hour.

The bus stopped and stopped, the woman selling tickets leaned in front of the door, and people got on the bus from time to time along the way, mostly for short distances.

The surrounding scenery ranges from high-rise buildings in the city to a field of rice fields. As far as the eye can see, you can see rolling mountains. Rows of low houses line up along the road, surrounded by children riding bicycles and shouting back and forth.

When passing through small towns along the way, there were many old people selling food along the street.

Most of these people look slightly older.

At 5:10 in the afternoon, the bus arrived at Bainan County Station. Lin Yi got off the bus with his bag on his back.

"In my last life, I spent my entire childhood here. Hundreds of years flew by in a blink of an eye. I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to return here."

Lin Yi looked at the dilapidated waiting hall in front of him. Because it was already late, there were more travelers inside the station who had just arrived. In addition, there were some station staff who were cleaning.

"Where are you going? Do you want to take a three-wheeler?"

"Child, do you want to ride in the car?"

"Want to take a ride?"

As soon as we walked out of the station, a group of people came up and talked all over the place.

The most common means of transportation in Bainan County, apart from electric scooters and bicycles, are small three-wheeled vehicles. The front is the same as a motorcycle, and a passenger box is installed in the back. Each vehicle is not very big.

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In the past, the price per trip was only two yuan. Later, with the economic development, the price began to rise, and it became five yuan per trip.

In such a small county, taxis are used for short-distance travel, and three-wheelers are basically used for short distances. The entire county does not occupy a large area.

"No thanks."

Lin Yi shook his head and passed through the crowd.

It was after five o'clock, and it was still dark. When we left the station, we were surrounded by dilapidated small high-rise buildings. There were quite a few people. You could see children chasing each other on bicycles everywhere on the road.

Walking on the way home, Lin Yi looked at everything around him, which was familiar yet unfamiliar, and his steps were not fast. Based on Lin Yi's temperament, looking at all this, his heart felt inexplicably hot.

The more you step on the sword and see prosperity, the more you understand the value of the ordinary.

While passing by a snack street, Lin Yi bought a few mutton skewers and a portion of fried noodles plus a bottle of iced Coke. The mutton skewers and fried noodles asked to be spicier.

"It still tastes the same as before. My favorite mutton skewers cost at least three yuan per skewer and six yuan for a portion of fried noodles. At that time, I couldn't bear to eat them. But now, it feels like yesterday."

Lin Yi sighed in his heart.

When he had no money before, Lin Yi also fantasized about having a lot of money, not for his own enjoyment, but to give Zheng Jiayun a better life. However, the cruelty and paleness of reality made Lin Yi feel depressed for a time.

Lin Yi felt very sad every time she saw Zheng Jiayun having to cook, clean and do housework after work every day, looking very tired all day long.

"Mom, Xiaoyi has grown up now and can protect you."

Lin Yi took a sip of Coca-Cola, and the cold feeling went down from his throat, refreshing his heart and spleen, and his eyes were determined.

Lin Yi threw the can into the trash can on the roadside and headed home.

Lin Yi's home is located in the east of Bainan County, where there are rows of small bungalows, each of which is about sixty square meters.

Most of the people living here are poor people from Bainan County.

Over the years, Bainan County has developed rapidly, with various demolitions and constructions, but these things have little to do with people like Zheng Jiayun who work conscientiously.

Zheng Jiayun's salary is only more than two thousand a month. Usually, every month, except for living expenses, plus the living expenses for Lin Yi, and some school supplies, there is basically no money left.

Over the years, wages have not increased in such a big place as Bainan County, but housing prices have continued to rise. From the initial price of more than 1,000 yuan per square meter, it suddenly rose to more than 6,000 yuan per square meter. In better places, even

It reached more than 8,000.

This abnormal housing price can only make the poor poorer and the rich richer. The local government has not regulated it. Those real estate developers have made a lot of money, but the poor people at the bottom seem to be forever trapped.

Trapped in a ghetto and unable to get out.

Countless fragments flashed through Lin Yi's mind, and before his eyes, he could already see rows of dilapidated bungalows.

Those bungalows look very dilapidated from a distance, but as you go inside, they become even more dilapidated.

"Xiao Yi, are you back? Are you okay outside?"

Not far away, a middle-aged woman holding a vegetable basket walked over. When she saw Lin Yi, her face lit up.

"It's okay, isn't this a holiday?"

Lin Yi smiled. The middle-aged woman in front of him was named Cai Hua, who was about the same age as Lin Yi's mother Zheng Jiayun. At that time, Lin Yi was very young and had not started school yet. Zheng Jiayun had to go to school to teach every day, and Lin Yi had

I spent a lot of time with Cai Hua, and Cai Hua helped guide me.

Cai Hua opened a chess and card room at home, and usually made a living by inviting people around him to play mahjong together, earning 40 yuan in table fees for each mahjong game.

She has a son who joined the army three years ago and has many connections.

"Oh, I even asked your mother. I asked her why you haven't come back since the holiday. I was worried that something had happened to you."

"By the way, you haven't eaten yet, right? I bought fish tonight and let's eat together. I haven't seen you for a long time. You're growing. You're growing."

Cai Hua babbled, with a simple smile on her face.

"I've already eaten. Let me get it for you."

Lin Yi took the vegetable basket from Cai Hua's hand and walked towards home together.

"Oh, it really feels like I haven't seen you for a long time. Xiaoyi has become a lot more sensible. I asked your mother some time ago. What competitions did your mother say you went out to participate in?"

"It's good to be able to participate in competitions. Don't be like your brother who didn't study hard and ended up joining the army. He's still in the army now!"

The brother Cai Hua was talking about was Lin Yi's son, named Cai Donglai. Cai Hua had divorced her husband due to domestic violence earlier and lived alone with Cai Donglai. Speaking of which, she and Zheng Jiayun felt that they were in the same boat.
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