I used rebirth to bury his captivating gaze.

Chapter 18 Exploring the Ancient City County

The next morning, after breakfast, Yang Yuhan, Yang Yuqiu, Yang Zhanbei, Zou Laxian, Zou Jun, Yu Yanli, and three others boarded a white horse-drawn cart driven by an old ox from the village, preparing to go to the county town.

The village production team's horse-drawn carriage couldn't be used for free; afterwards, they had to pay the brigade some money for the carriage. The white carriage traveled for about half an hour to the West Bus Station of Tuandingshan Commune Street, just as the bus to the county town was parked on the side of the road.

The driver wasn't in the car; he was waiting for departure time inside the two small red-brick and tile passenger station buildings at the back.

The doors were closed, and the bus entrance was crowded with passengers eager to board, like a swarm of sticky rice cakes steaming in a large iron pot in a rural kitchen, with everyone seemingly ready to rush onto the bus at any moment.

The six men got off the white carriage. The old ox turned the carriage around and drove away. He went to the soybean oil factory on the east side of the street to buy some soybean cakes to mix with hay for the horses.

Old Niu then went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the center of the street and bought three catties of coarse salt for his own kitchen. He also fed a little of this coarse salt to the horse.

In those days, people and horses ate the same loose salt, and the same baked soybean cakes were used to mix with the horses' feed, which people could also eat. He put the things he had bought onto the cart, and then he drove home.

Yang Yuqiu and Zou Jun went for a physical examination, while the others accompanied them.

It's nice to have some company while also having some fun, considering that Daxingan Village is more than an hour away from the county center by bus.

I rarely go out unless I have something to do with my family, so it's nice to come out for some fresh air and a relaxing break!

In those days, winters were very cold. Passengers waiting to board the train would shiver from the cold and keep kicking their feet up and down to improve blood circulation and keep warm.

After about ten minutes, the driver slowly walked out of the small bus station. At this point, the people at the bus entrance began to stir.

Judging from the way they were getting on the bus, Yang Yuhan knew that whoever got on first would get a seat.

Those who fall behind and don't take any action might have to stand all the way, and then stand for more than an hour to get on the train.

"Four Uncle"

"What? Yu Han?"

"Like this..." she whispered a few words in Yang Zhanbei's ear, and then whispered a few words in Zou Jun's ear.

Then he whispered something in the ears of Yuqiu and Zou Laxian respectively.

Yu Yanli glared at her. Yu Han simply ignored her; whether she had a seat or not was her own fault for not being able to get on the train.

Then, she fixed her large eyes on the bus driver, and just as he was about to approach the bus door, she gave the order. Those standing on the outermost edge of the crowd by the door, without thinking of a plan, would definitely be the last to board.

Time passed second by second, and the driver was only a few steps away when he reached the passengers who had completely blocked the car door, leaving no gap.

No one wanted to move aside, fearing that if anyone wasn't careful and moved even slightly, they would be pushed out of the crowd.

The driver walked up and glanced sideways at them. Without saying a word, the passengers blocking the door immediately made way for him to open it. They had no choice but to move back.

Then, this movement actually resulted in some people who were standing near other entrances being squeezed out.

At that moment, Yang Yuhan gave a signal by coughing twice. The instant the driver opened the tram door, the five people she had whispered to instantly lined up and rushed towards the door!

Damn it, what time is it? Who knows who? Forget everything else, getting a seat is the most important thing. Save the energy from standing tickets for wandering around town.

No one will praise you for being a Good Samaritan if you don't try to squeeze to the front! We'll see if you encounter someone elderly once you're on the bus!

Yang Zhanbei was at the very front, followed closely by Yang Zhanbei, then Yang Yuqiu, Yang Yuhan, and Zou Laxian.

This move was incredibly effective. The five people stood close together, forming a line, and the force of their forward charge was like a steel cable whipping a powerful enemy.

Enraged by this sudden appearance of a human chain, the weak, the poor, the women and children, fighting alone, were pushed to the perimeter. How could they possibly withstand the human chain of the Yang family's soldiers? Those who were eliminated glared at them, almost crying out for their parents, but they didn't dare to utter a curse.

Because this group of five people all looked too unusual.

They're either too handsome, broad-shouldered and muscular, gentle and tender, too beautiful, or have a hooked nose and beady eyes.

Regardless, all five people who went up got a seat, and it was the best front row seat at that!

After driving for a while, Zou Jun realized that someone was missing from his side.

"Mother?"

"Son, Zou Jun, wait for me! I'm outside the bus. You left me behind. Tell the bus driver to stop and wait for me..."

Yu Yanli didn't get on the bus, and then she started wailing in despair!

On this freezing day, with tears streaming down my face and my nose running, I watched the departing gentleman walk away, stamping my feet in frustration.

At first, Yang Yuhan, inside the bus, looked at Yu Yanli outside and laughed until she cried. Then she couldn't help but scold herself, "I'm so bad, why didn't I arrange for Zou's mother to stand in the line?" The bus started to accelerate, and through the rear window, Yu Yanli's shadow became smaller and smaller.

At that moment, Yu Yanli was still staring at the tiny back of the bus that had just driven away. She looked confused and disoriented when suddenly someone patted her on the shoulder from behind.

She turned around. "Oh, it's you? What are you doing here? Are you going to the county town too?"

"I'm not going. I came to buy things. The old lady gave me the money to buy them. You accompanied Zou Jun and the others to the county town for their medical check-ups, why didn't you go? Instead, you're just standing here in a daze. Aren't you cold?"

"There were too many people on the bus, and I couldn't get on. They pushed me off. Besides, even if I had managed to get on, they would have broken my bones."

“I heard from Zou Laqian when he came back to my house that your relative is visiting. I’ll invite him over for a meal when I have time, since he’s a relative after all. I heard he’s quite handsome? Zhan Bei was good-looking even when he was little.”

“My fourth brother-in-law has been away from home for several years. The family was surprised to see him, so of course the food couldn’t be the same as before. We had to change the meals every few days instead of just cabbage, radishes and potatoes every day.”

"Will he leave again this time?"

"I don't know if they're leaving or not. But there's something else: Fourth Brother-in-law still hasn't forgiven Grandpa and Grandma."

"When I found out about this, it was all over the village. When he ran away from home, your parents-in-law found him a wife."

"There's more to their relationship than that. Even Zhanbei himself might not know. Once, I got up to use the restroom in the middle of the night and overheard the old lady and old man in the east wing talking about Fourth Uncle..."

"What did you hear about your fourth brother-in-law?" Yu Yanli asked in surprise.

After more than an hour's bus ride, Yu Han and his group safely arrived at the pedestrian street stop in Gucheng County and got off the bus.

The five of them first strolled along the pedestrian street, then walked out and hailed two taxis, with Zou Jun covering all the expenses.

After taking a taxi to the nunnery and looking around, it was lunchtime. Each person ate a bowl of vegetarian food, which cost one yuan.

After resting at the nunnery for about half an hour, we planned to take a taxi to the Beijiang River in the county town to take a boat ride.

The small county town is a well-known ancient town in northern China, a town that was once considered narrow-minded and ignorant during the Song Dynasty. It was the filming location for two movies, "My Youth, My Dream" and "The Love Story of Yilan." Of course, these films were all made after 2020. People in the late 1970s would hardly know about these movies.

The movie "Aolei Yilan" was filmed in this small county town and was released in 1979. At that time, black and white televisions, which marked the beginning of the modern era, were not yet widespread in rural areas.

Only working people with urban household registration, and most of them have a black and white television at home, can watch this newly released movie, "Aolei Yilan".

The female protagonist had obviously seen this film in her previous life, and she was also one of the most beautiful women in this northern city.

There's a saying that this place is known for its beautiful women.

We got out of two taxis at Beijiangyan. Beijiangyan is a very long river that leads to the Songhua River in all parts of the country.

The Beijiang Riverbank here is a small section of the Songhua River. There are several small wooden boats on this bank, and a medium-sized tourist ship is floating in the river.

Zou Jun bought five tourist boat tickets, each costing five yuan. The five-yuan ticket only covered boarding the boat on one side and then taking a short, thirty-minute ride on a fast ferry to the other side.

Zou Laxian, Zou Jun, and Yang Yuqiu had already entered the cabin and were sitting there watching.

Yu Han and the handsome fourth uncle stood by the railing outside the cabin.

The handsome fourth uncle's face, dried by the cold wind, was a mix of red and white, but he was radiant and elegant. His large, fair hands gently stroked the white railing, and his eyes, bright with joy, gazed at the distant, winding mountains on the opposite bank!

Yu Han looked into her fourth uncle's eyes and saw that they looked more and more like the captivating eyes of a boy from her past life!