To get from their village to the county town, they had to wait by the roadside and flag down a passing bus from the town to the county town. The fare was fifteen fen per person, but the buses could take a long time to come.
"Grandma, you don't get carsick, do you?"
"No, no, I don't get motion sickness no matter where I go!"
"That's good."
They waited by the roadside for over an hour before a bus finally came along. After paying and getting their tickets, they took their seats.
The route from the village to the county town went through the mountains. There were no expressways yet, and the bus stirred up clouds of dust as it drove along the mountain road covered in dirt and gravel. All Ye Yaodong could see outside the window was dust. Despite the heat, he didn't dare open it.
The mountain road twisted and turned, swaying the passengers from side to side. They could only grip the armrests beside their seats. After nearly an hour of winding along, the bus finally reached the main road.
In later years, with the expressway, it would take only fifteen minutes to get from their village to the county town. Transportation was still undeveloped now.
Luckily, the Old Lady didn't get carsick and was still quite hale and hearty. Otherwise, at her age, he wouldn't have dared bring her out.
Throughout the journey, he kept hearing someone vomiting in the back row.
After reaching the main road, the bus drove for another ten minutes before arriving at the station. He stopped the Old Lady as she started to stand. "There's no hurry. Let's let everyone else get off first."
The Old Lady's eyes creased with her smile. "All right, all right..."
The Old Lady moved