Qi Tongwei: Can I be young again?

"monkey?"

Qi Tongwei almost didn't recognize him.

"It's me, senior!"

"hug!"

Before Qi Tongwei could react, Hou Liangping pounced on him.

Although he has lost weight, he still weighs 200 pounds.

Qi Tongwei was slightly out of breath from being hugged so tightly.

"Senior, it's so good to see you."

"I heard you encountered a spy during the New Year and almost lost your life. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep well for days."

"Later I borrowed money from Chen Hai for travel expenses, wanting to go to the capital to find you, but my sister-in-law wouldn't let me go, and told me to come to Shaanxi and Gansu first."

"I'm so miserable. This place is no place for a human to live. I can't even buy a bottle of Coke for dozens of miles. Senior... this is so hard for me."

"..."

"It's great to see you here. That bastard Li Dakang has been bullying me these past few days. You have to give me an explanation."

"He's just an executive deputy county head, not a high-ranking official, but he's got a lot of airs. He's always bossing me and Sun Liancheng around, ordering us around. If you didn't know better, you'd think he was the county party secretary."

"..."

As soon as the two met, Hou Liangping started complaining like a wronged woman.

The spraying environment is poor.

There's no Coke to drink.

Spray Li Dakang.

"Monkey, you've worked so hard, do you want to go back?"

"I'm not going back." Hou Liangping shook his head vigorously and said seriously, "I said, wherever you are, I will be."

Qi Tongwei nodded in satisfaction.

He then opened his backpack, took out a 2.5-liter bottle of Coke, and handed it over.

"This is something I brought for you from the capital. Drink up."

After taking the Coke, Hou Liangping rubbed his eyes; he was about to cry.

I opened the bottle and took a small sip.

So delicious.

It's just as good as the finest nectar from the Jade Pool.

After screwing the bottle cap back on, Hou Liangping found another helmet in the trunk and handed it to Qi Tongwei.

"Senior, let's go."

"Where?"

"Yanyuan County!" Hou Liangping patted the back seat as he got on the motorcycle. "Senior, hold on tight, I'm going really fast!"

Chapter 172 Military Order

Yanhong City, Yanyuan County, Shaanxi-Gansu Province.

This county can be considered the poorest county in the entire Northwest.

In 96, the entire county government only had one car; other staff members traveled by bicycle or motorcycle.

Where did that car go?

It was damaged by Li Dakang's showing off and is now waiting for major repairs.

Left with no other choice, Qi Tongwei, the county party secretary, had to ride on Hou Liangping's motorcycle and speed along the road.

To be honest, he originally didn't want to wear a helmet.

Since it was his first time in Shaanxi and Gansu, he wanted to enjoy the local scenery and landforms.

But once I started riding the motorcycle, my whole body went numb.

Dust filled the air.

Without a helmet, it's difficult to breathe.

However, Hou Liangping seemed to have adapted to the environment. Just as he said, he almost made the little motorcycle fly.

Long Trip.

It takes about ten hours by donkey cart and about two hours by motorcycle.

Hou Liangping stopped halfway through the journey.

"what happened?"

"We're almost out of gas." Hou Liangping said helplessly, "Senior, hold on tight, I'll take you to the gas station via a shortcut."

Then, with a twist of the accelerator, we left the highway and circled onto the mountain road.

What is a mountain road?

There was no road, only the tracks left by people and livestock.

To be fair, Hou Liangping has a very good sense of direction.

After much searching, he actually found a private gas station.

This gas station is located in a row of cave dwellings.

The boss has a gap-toothed smile.

Dark black.

Upon seeing Hou Liangping, he grinned and said, "Brother, keep it up!"

"Okay." Hou Liangping nodded, took out five yuan, and said, "Fill it up."

"okay."

He responded and the man with the gap-toothed teeth took a pot out of the cave.

The bottle contained gasoline.

"Monkey, is this how it is when you refuel here?"

"Not really." Hou Liangping took out a cigarette and lit it for Qi Tongwei. "Hehe, there are gas stations on the highway, but this one is cheaper and they can issue receipts."

"Invoice? How do I get one?"

"You'll know in a minute."

After filling up the tank, the shopkeeper with the gap-toothed grin handed me a handwritten receipt.

The receipt says "ten yuan" for gas.

Hou Liangping made a net profit of five yuan with just this one move, feeling quite pleased with himself.

"Senior, I'm not embezzling money. It's just ten yuan to fill up the gas tank on the highway."

"Where does the extra five yuan go?"

"The children's mouths," Hou Liangping said with a hint of pride. "Now I'm not only the director of the county party committee office, but also Teacher Hou. The children at the school haven't been able to eat meat even once every two weeks. It's tough for them!"

"If I add five yuan, I can buy two jin of meat and improve the children's meals."

Looking at Hou Liangping in front of him, Qi Tongwei felt somewhat unfamiliar with him.

changed.

It has really changed.

Besides looking thinner and darker, he also seems to have matured mentally.

Hou Liangping used to only know how to eat and drink excessively.

He spent several months in Shaanxi and Gansu, not only doing his regular job but also working as a school teacher. Thumbs up to him!

Now they even know how to be flexible.

Gasoline costs ten yuan, diesel costs five yuan, and the five yuan saved is used to improve the children's meals. That's remarkable.

It seems that not giving up on him back then was the right choice.

"Hey bosses, we have some really exciting shows too, only ten yuan, want them?"

After filling up the gas tank, the man with the gap-toothed mouth leaned closer, grinning mischievously.

"A great show? What show?" Upon arriving in Shaanxi and Gansu, Qi Tongwei was more like a novice.

Hou Liangping, however, pulled Qi Tongwei over and whispered, "Senior, you can't watch this exciting show."

"why?"

"Your sister-in-law will twist your head off!"