There is no moon or stars in the sky.
Every household had lit up lanterns, and the carriage could only illuminate a small area around it, which was surrounded by darkness.
Occasionally, the howls of animals could be heard around, which scared the grass in the car and burrowed into the old lady's arms.
Uncle Ma got out of the car and quickly adjusted the positions of several cars in the convoy.
The car he drove with Gu Zhang was the first, and the car Gu Sanlang drove with his eldest uncle was the last.
My eldest uncle is from the mountains and often goes hunting in the mountains. Although he is a bit older, over fifty, he is courageous and experienced. He is the last to go and can respond to any emergencies in time.
After adjusting, keep moving forward.
At this time, the people walking were clinging to the side of the car. The unknown darkness was really scary.
If you walk the ten miles quickly, you'll be there in two-quarters of an hour.
But this group of people was very tired after walking for a day, and it took almost half an hour to arrive at the inn that Uncle Ma mentioned.
Everyone was overjoyed to see the light in the inn.
The inn is surrounded by a low loess wall, which means to circle the place.
Everyone rushed the car in, and the waiter at the door shouted, "We are here -"
The group of people had no experience in going out, and the car was not unloaded, so they all rushed into the inn.
Qian found a bench and collapsed on it.
Li's body was already weak. Although she rested in the car several times along the way, she was no better than Qian. She leaned on a chair and panted.
Li Chunhua and Chen were in good condition, and they hurriedly unpacked their bags and got water to drink.
The men were all gathered in front of the counter. Uncle Ma was asking the shopkeeper, "How can I stay in the shopkeeper's hotel?"
The shopkeeper glanced at the clothes of the group of people and saw that they were all country men. He said slowly: "One tael of silver in the house. Four buckets of hot water are provided. The remaining rooms are 500 yuan a night. Only one bucket of hot water is provided. A bunk bed is 20 yuan per person per night. There is nothing. You have to use your own bedding and luggage. If you want bedding, you have to pay extra. "
The fodder for the rest of the animals costs five cents a bundle. If you want it, go to the waiter and buy it yourself."
The village chief frowned, "Shopkeeper, this shop is not cheap for twenty cents, and you can't even provide a bowl of water." ?"
The shopkeeper raised his eyes and said, "It's good to have a shelter from the wind for 20 cents. Do you want some water?"
"You can buy some water if you want. It's a bucket for 100 cents. If you want to drink it, you can pick it up yourself. Burn the firewood yourself."
Boss Zhang shouted first, "Isn't this water too expensive for you?"
The shopkeeper shook his head, "Do you know where the water comes from? I hired someone to do it! Go to the Yangshizi River more than ten miles away to pick it up. I will pay you dozens of coins for a bucket of water. If you find it expensive, go pick it up from the river yourself."
Everyone was silent. The drought is getting worse.
When I came out this morning, there was only half a bucket of muddy water in the house.
Uncle Ma didn't say anything. He looked at everyone. He was just on his way. As for how everyone wanted to stay in the hotel, everyone had their own ideas and he couldn't control it.
The village chief spoke up first, "My family lives in Tongpu, and there are still pimples growing on the road, so money is not cheap."
"Buy another bucket of water and we will burn it ourselves."
Everyone also made a mental calculation that it was more cost-effective to live in Tongpu.
The village chief's family consists of eight people, including the elderly couple, two sons, two daughters-in-law, a teenage grandson, and a nine-year-old granddaughter.
The village chief took out the money bag from his arms, and while counting the coins, he said to the shopkeeper: "I have two children at home, so I don't need to pay for them,
right?" The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, "Why not? Doesn't your baby take up space when sleeping?" "