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I pretended to be surprised. "What's the matter?"

"Just now, the company's inspector department called and said that a subscriber in our station still hasn't received today's newspaper. As soon as I heard the address, he's from your district, and the inspector department requires that this complaint must be handled well and must not be slept in." Following that, Yuan Duo gave me the exact address.

Zhang Xiaotian suddenly became relaxed and patted me on the shoulder: "Bro, handing over quality is a big deal, you should go quickly, we can't delay any longer."

I sincerely apologize to the subscriber, then remind him that I did put the newspaper in the box, but the box broke down, could someone have taken the newspaper out of the hole?

I have never had a quality problem with a delivery, and my master was very sincere when he saw me. Hearing my words, he also agreed with me.

So I hit the iron while it was hot and said I would change the new newspaper box now, and Master was very happy to hear that.

I called Yuan Duo, told him about the situation, and said that I would change the report box for the subscriber, and would not be able to participate in winery anymore.

Zhang Xiaotian was finally relieved.

And I, too, escaped disaster.

In a sense, Zhang Xiaotian and I could be said to have a win-win situation.

On the second day, when we were standing at the entrance, Yuan Duo told me about last night's meal and how Qiu Tong had asked me a lot of questions about the cooperation between the newspaper companies. At the beginning, Zhang Xiaotian was able to answer them freely, but later on, he started to sweat profusely and frowned several times.

I understand, Qiu Tong must have suspected Zhang Xiaotian's identity as a master planner, so he can only copy my things, but not innovate or reveal anything. If Qiu Tong were to ask to a deeper degree, it would be hard to avoid being exposed, and Yuan Duo might not be able to detect it, but it can't be hidden from Qiu Tong's intelligent eyes.

I couldn't help but curse Zhang Xiaotian for not being able to live up to his expectations, and silently prayed that he could smoothly pass through the final few days.

On the evening of October 3, at 11: 10 PM, Yuan Duo and I boarded the train that the Haizhou had sent to Tongliao. We bought two black-hearted train attendant's horses at a high price and sat down in the aisle between the two carriages.

I wanted to buy a berth, but I didn't even have a seat. I only got two tickets. I was a little dejected, but Yuan Duo didn't mind. She was already used to standing without a seat.

In the foul air, Yuan Duo and I snuggled up to each other and began our midnight long journey towards the vast grasslands in the far north.

Before I left, I didn't go online. After thinking about it for the past few days, I finally made a difficult decision: after I quit my job after the holidays, I would delete the Floating Life from my button, and make Qiu Tong, the beauty from the virtual world and reality, disappear from my memory forever.

After making this decision, I felt a little relieved, but also a little unable to let it go.

Deep in the night, Yuan Duo had fallen asleep on my knees.

I didn't feel sleepy at all. I opened my eyes wide and looked at the endless night outside the carriage, listened to the rhythmic sounds of the train, lit a cigarette, and thought about the river of time that didn't have a navigation mark on it. I thought about the unknown tomorrow, about Yun Er who was deeply engraved in my memories, about Miss Yuan Duo in front of me, about Qiu Tong in her reality, about the virtual world, about Qiu Tong, and about floating like a dream …

My heart kept churning, my eyes were sore, and I gently closed them.

The night was long and the road was long.

The second day, at 2 pm, we arrived at the Tongliao train station. Yuan Duo and I took the Chinese bus and continued to head north, the further we went, the more uneven the road became, the wider our horizons became, the more blue the sky became, and the less human traffic there was.

Just as I was at a loss, a young man's voice suddenly called out from behind me, "Sis — Sis —"

Turning around, I saw a young man with a strong face and a dark complexion. He was riding on the back of a dark red horse, waving his whip and smiling at us. He was also leading a white horse.

Yuan Duo immediately revealed a bright smile and ran over to the young lad who jumped down from his horse to pull him together. "Bart – Little Brother –"

This is Yuan Duo's little brother, Bart. He went to college at Huhe Hao Hao and came back to pick us up during the holidays.

Then, Yuan Duo came over and pulled me along as she said to the Bart, "Brother, this is Big Brother Yi Ke, my colleague. He came to the grasslands on holiday to play and is staying at our house."

Then, Yuan Duo said to me, "This is my little brother, Yunba. We all call him Bart, and the Mongolian language is the meaning of a hero.

Bart made her praise me so much that she felt embarrassed. She scratched her head and bowed to me politely.

As soon as I met him, I liked this simple and honest college student of the prairie, Bart. I opened my arms and hugged him, "Bart, you are big sister's pride, and also the pride of the people of the prairie."

Bart became more bashful. He turned around and hurriedly carried the luggage on her horse and then got on the horse with a beautiful action. "Elder sister, let's go.

Yuan Duo nodded his head: "Alright, you go first, I will come with brother Yi Ke shortly!"

Bart nodded at me, then grabbed onto the back of the horse, causing the horse to gallop away. and I were the only ones left.

I looked at Yuan Duo and asked, "How do we go?"

"Ride on my snow." Yuan Duo said as he pulled his white horse: "This is my good friend, it's been a long time since we last met. We'll ride Snow White back home together."

I was a little apprehensive and hesitant. I had never ridden a horse before and had even wanted to ride together with Yuan Duo.

Yuan Duo seemed to have seen through my thoughts, and laughed: "Silly brother, sit behind me, and hug my waist."

As he said that, Yuan Duo jumped onto the horse skillfully and pulled me up.

Embarrassed, I placed my arms in front of Yuan Duo, but did not embrace him.

Yuan Duo pursed her lips and laughed, she brandished her whip and let out a crisp "Pa" sound, the horse suddenly trotted, my body swayed, I almost dodged to the side, but tensed up and immediately hugged Yuan Duo's waist tightly.

"Ride — — White Snow, it's time to go home. Brother Yi Ke, hug me tight!" Yuan Duo called out complacently. Accompanied by a bell-like laughter, the horse moved its four hooves as it carried Yuan Duo and I deep into the plains.

When night fell, Yuan Duo and I finally arrived at Yuan Duo's home in the depths of the great prairie. It was not the yurt that I had imagined, but rather the newly constructed pastoral settlement that was supported by the government.

The dinner was very sumptuous, it was filled with a large table filled with specialties from the prairie. Although I was not used to the taste of the milk, when I saw the simple smiles on Yuan Duo's parents' faces, I forced my appetite to accept these new varieties of food. I drank a large gulp of horse milk, vigorously chewing on my cheesecake to make myself look delicious.

From the way Yuan Duo's parents were staring at me, I seemed to have realized something and started to feel uneasy.

That night, I stayed in the single room that Yuan Duo's family had specially prepared for me.

Lying on the large, comfortable, soft, and warm brick bed, he couldn't help but feel a sense of belonging.

The night in the prairie was especially quiet. Occasionally, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance. It was the herdsmen returning late at night.

I fell asleep.

It was the first time in months that he had slept so comfortably.

The next morning, Yuan Duo, who was sleeping soundly, felt an itch on my face and opened my eyes. Yuan Duo's smiling face was right in front of me, the ends of her hair brushing against my skin.

Seeing that I had woken up, Yuan Duo giggled. "Big Brother, did you sleep well?"

I rubbed my eyes and sat up. "Good. It's been a long time since I slept so well. I slept so deeply."

"Really?" Yuan Duo tilted her head.

"It's true!" I nodded seriously.

Yuan Duo looked at me with her big eyes and suddenly felt a bit wet. She anxiously turned her head and said: "Big brother, get up and eat breakfast. After eating, I will bring you to the plains to ride a horse."

As soon as I heard it, I hurriedly got out of bed to wash up. On the way here yesterday, Yuan Duo taught me a few basic aspects of riding horses and was very interested in riding horses.

During breakfast, I didn't see the Bart. Yuan Duo said that my brother had taken an old horse from his family and went to the nearby Pearl River Grassland tourist area to earn money. When she met a lot of riders, she could earn more than 200 yuan a day. Bart worked all summer and saved up enough tuition fees for this semester.

Looking at Yuan Duo's narration of the Bart, the proud expression of her and her parents made me deeply moved.

After breakfast, Yuan Duo brought out two horses. One was her Snow White and the other one was a date colored horse for me to ride.

When the horses saw Yuan Duo, they all nodded their heads warmly and carried their hooves. Yuan Duo caressed the head of the horse: "Jujube, today my big brother wants to be your partner, you must give me face, be obedient … …"

After that, Yuan Duo and I rode our horses towards the boundless Great Prairie.

Yuan Duo's riding skills were superb, she performed several kinds of riding skills for me, causing me to be impressed.

The jujube is not sour, and with my cooperation also tacit understanding, very soon I can ride by myself, galloping in the autumn grassland, that feeling is indeed very beautiful, broad-minded.

After a while, Yuan Duo started singing loudly, "Father once described the fragrance of the grassland, making him never forget it even at the ends of the earth. Mother always depicted the great river flowing in my distant hometown in the Mongolian Plateau.