The journey back to my hometown is not long, a three-hour drive.
However, after getting off the outer ring road of Tianzhou, there is still a section of patchy road. The road conditions are bumpy and the speed of the car will inevitably slow down.
Fortunately, the scenery on the road was pleasant, the air was fresh, and there were flowers, grass, mountains and water, which finally reduced some of the boredom of the journey.
Su Qing and Xiao Man played together in the back and got along very well.
Sophie asked out of curiosity: "Zhao Dong, are you going the wrong way?"
Zhao Dong pointed, "You can't be wrong, I went back once three years ago."
"The section just now is at the junction of two cities, so the road maintenance has not kept up. It will be fine in a while!"
"Besides, aren't there road signs?"
Sophie turned around and saw that there were still ten kilometers away in the direction of Kaoshan Town.
Among them, there is a scenic spot sign behind Kaoshan Town.
Sophie asked curiously: "Is your hometown still a scenic spot?"
Zhao Dong put a cigarette in his mouth, lowered the window and said, "There seems to be an ancient town there and a general's temple."
"In the past, the relevant local departments planned to turn it into a tourist attraction, but later, for some unknown reason, it was not implemented."
"Actually, it's not my hometown. To be precise, it's my father's hometown."
"After my father came out, he rarely went back."
"I am a native of Tianzhou, and my eldest brother has gone back more often than me."
As he spoke, a boundary monument appeared not far away, indicating that if he went further, he would leave Tianzhou and enter the boundary of Tiandu City!
Zhao Dong explained while driving.
In fact, if divided according to geographical location, Kaoshan Town should be closer to Tianzhou City, at least half closer.
It was only because of some historical issues that it was assigned to Tiandu City.
As he said that, the two cars passed the boundary marker at the same time, and the road conditions gradually improved.
Zhao Dong looked at the map on his phone and said, "We should be there after crossing the bridge in front!"
Su Qing lowered the window, put her hand out the window and said, "Wow, we're finally here, my waist is almost broken!"
As soon as I finished speaking, a stone bridge appeared in sight. Judging from its shape, it must be quite old.
Zhao Dong was about to drive past, but when he got closer, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
There is a railing across the bridge head, and the back is blocked tightly with stones.
Su Qing was depressed, "What do you mean? A dead end?"
"Brother-in-law, can you do it? Could it be that you really drove the wrong way?"
"I don't want to sit back again, I'm exhausted!"
Zhao Dong looked at the map on his mobile phone and confirmed that the direction was correct. Could it be that it was for road construction?
As we approached, two men with red armbands signaled to stop.
Two cars stopped one behind the other.
Zhao Dong looked over and asked in a lower tone: "Brother, are the roads being built here?"
The man smoked a cigarette and said, "The roadbed of the bridge is under maintenance and is closed to traffic!"
Zhao Dong asked again, "What should we do? Can we just turn back the way we came?"
The man grinned and said, "It's simple, just pay me a maintenance fee and I'll have people move the stones away, and I can give you a special release!"
"Based on the car, it's 200 for five seats and 300 for seven seats!"
Zhao Dong didn't ask any more questions. No need to think about it, he was meeting Roadhog.
If he were alone, he would definitely not pay this unjust amount of money, let alone nourish the unhealthy tendencies of these people!
But not right now, there are family members in both cars.
Moreover, this time he was returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors. It was better to do less than to do more. He was not willing to cause this trouble.
Zhao Dong kept an eye out, "Can I transfer money via WeChat?"
The man was already on guard, "No, only cash, and no invoice!"
“If you don’t bring cash, there is a small supermarket over there where you can exchange change!”