July, the hottest season of the year; at this time, a motorcycle slowly drove on the road, raising a cloud of dust.
Nowadays, even bicycles can raise dust when they pass by.
Liu Yuyan gripped Han Songlin's clothes, while keeping an eye on Han Ting, who was sandwiched between the two of them.
Han Songlin was not riding fast, only 20 to 30 kilometres per hour.
He dared not go faster on this road.
Another reason was that Han Songlin was worried that if they did encounter a sudden brake, they would be carried forward, with Han Ting in between them.
Today, they were going to their hometown in the countryside.
Since moving to the city, Han Songlin and his family had not been back.
For Han Songlin, it didn't matter whether they went back or not.
But Han Songlin knew in his heart that if they didn't go back, there would be big problems.
First of all, he didn't want to bear the reputation of being an unfilial son. Since he had become Uncle Songlin and inherited the good things he had left behind, he naturally had to inherit his responsibilities and obligations as well.
This was something that Han Songlin had always upheld.
On top of the car's gas tank, there were still quite a few things that Liu Yuyan had bought.
Things like black sesame paste and lotus root powder.
These were the kinds of things that people gave to the elderly these days.
As for health products, there are now some scattered products on the market, and Liu Yuyan wanted to buy some, but Han Songlin stopped her.
It's not true to say that health products are completely ineffective; but if they really have such a big effect, then the merchants are surely blowing hot air.
Right now, it's still the beginning of a health product market, and the real big era has yet to come.
Han Songlin naturally understands this.
Throughout the 1990s, it was quite a bit like a dance of demons.
Well, in those days, there was none of that!
He got off the highway and onto a small road. The road was a so-called machine-ploughed road. Han Songlin had never seen any machine ploughing, and he wondered what the situation had been like in the past.
After all, large agricultural machinery simply could not enter the hilly areas.
And after the land was contracted out, individual families simply could not afford agricultural machinery.
It was not until after the new century that agricultural machinery entered the countryside in large numbers.
That was after the agricultural tax was abolished.
In the future, each household in the team will pay according to the number of people in the household to hire a bulldozer to dig a road. Now it is obvious that the road is not yet there.
Therefore, Han Songlin is extremely careful when pushing the cart downhill.
Liu Yuyan and Han Ting are walking behind carrying things.
As for why Han Songlin doesn't park the cart by the side of the road, it goes without saying that he is afraid of it being stolen.
Being poor, to a certain extent, is the original sin!
Because they are poor, they dare to do anything.
The current security environment is not good. To put it bluntly, it is not poverty that is causing the trouble.
When the granary is full, one knows propriety; when one has enough to eat and wear, one knows what is shame!
Han Songlin knows that the time when there are no lost items on the streets is coming soon.
Perhaps it is coming!
'Han Songlin, I heard that you are doing well in the city, and it is true!'
Han Songlin's movement walking forward was directly halted. He knows this person!
Grandpa Han Shunyuan!
A few years ago, when Han Zeke returned home on leave, he happened to meet him just before he died, and even attended his funeral!
Naturally, Han Songlin was a little startled when the living Han Shunyuan suddenly appeared in front of him.
'Ahem, it's Uncle Yuan! Have you eaten yet?' Han Songlin quickly recovered, and naturally knew that he was seeing a living person.
'Uncle Yuan, have an apple!' Liu Yuyan held up the bag and opened it for Han Shunyuan to take one.
Han Shunyuan reached out and took an apple. This kind of thing was rare in the countryside.
In this era, the countryside had not yet begun to plant large quantities of various fruits and the like.
Therefore, the fruits on the market were expensive and the quantities were relatively small.
'Thank you!'
Liu Yuyan said with a smile, 'Don't thank me, I'm just grabbing some candy!'
Han Shunyuan quickly waved his hand and said, 'I don't want this!'
'It's okay, there's plenty! Try it.'
Nowadays, the Big White Rabbit still dominates the market for candy, but other types of candy have also appeared.
For example, soft candy!
This type of candy is quite popular with children.
Han Shunyuan grabbed a few candies and thanked him again.
'Then, Uncle Yuan, we'll go first!'
'Sure! Take your time.'
'Okay!'
Opening the long-unoccupied house, he was immediately covered in cobwebs!
Han Songlin didn't react for a while and slowly took two steps back.
Then he reached out and removed the cobwebs.
What was going on?
Was there something wrong with them, weaving webs inside the house, to catch insects?
Every summer, under the eaves of rural houses, spiders would weave a web with a diameter of half a metre.
Some large spiders can weave webs with a diameter of one metre, which is relatively rare.
When he was a child, he still remembered deliberately catching a cicada and releasing it near the spider web.
Naturally, it was stuck to the web.
Liu Yuyan noticed Han Songlin's dilemma and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: 'The house hasn't been lived in for a long time, so it is like this.'
Han Songlin: 'This house, I don't think we will be able to use it in the future!'
What happens if the house is not lived in for a long time?
To be honest, the outcome is already predetermined.
The house was built in the 1980s, so don't really expect much from its quality.
If it had been maintained every year, it would naturally have been livable for a long time.
But now, it seems unlikely.
Liu Yuyan's lips moved slightly, but in the end she didn't speak; she understood that Han Songlin was telling the truth.
This house contained so many memories for Liu Yuyan.
She got married and became a bride, gave birth to children and became a mother, and she did it all here.
Han Songlin and Liu Yuyan quickly left with Han Ting to go to Han Songcai's house.
The two families lived close to each other, just a few steps away.
'Welcome back!'
Han Songlin looked at his mother. Perhaps because her son had become successful, her complexion now looked much more rosy.
Usually, Han Songlin often asked Han Songcai to bring back some meat or something.
He would then make meatballs directly for his mother to eat.
'Mom, are you feeling well?'
Han's mother asked, motioning for Liu Yuyan to sit down. She was extremely happy, petting Han Ting's little face with her hand, and said, 'If you eat well and sleep well every day, you'll be healthy!'
'That's good!'
The old lady looked at the things Han Songlin and the others had brought back again, the fruit, sweets, and what was in the two big bags.
Liu Yuyan introduced with a smile, 'Mom, this is black sesame paste, drink it with boiled water! This is lotus root powder, also drink it with boiled water.'
Han's mother looked at the lotus root powder and said, 'I had lotus root powder once more than ten years ago, and it wasn't very tasty!'
What a thing to say!
The taste of lotus root powder is on the light side, so it's normal for some people to find it unappealing.
Food is a matter of personal taste.