I Run a Gas Station in the Northwest

Whether starting from Ningxi or Lanjing, the highway network entering Xinjiang, Qi and Mengge has been increasingly perfected in the past few years. In the past few years, there were even talks about overbuilding. No one mentioned it anymore.

On one of the roads that connects the two main lines to the north, there is a petrol station of a small size, right in front of the green belt beside the road.

This road is a branch road. There are not many vehicles passing by. In the off-season of tourism, it is sometimes difficult to see a car for a long time. However, it is essential when the main road encounters sandstorms. To the role of dredging.

At this time, there were no customers in the petrol station.

The flag on the side above the gas station with "Snacks and Water" was extremely deserted under the strong wind.

Although the door of the business room was tightly closed, Chen Mu still felt cold. While doing the inventory, he couldn't help but yanked his collar to protect his neck tightly.

The Uyghur old man Aizimaiti meticulously packed the things in the business room, and slowly dragged his lame leg to leave.

"Xiao Mu, I'm going back."

"Go, go, be careful on the way... well, say hello to Aunt Gulistan for me."

Chen Mu waved to the old man and watched him walk out of the business room, then pulled out the sparsely hairy little donkey behind him, and then rode on the back of the donkey with difficulty, heading home. Then he looked back and put it back. On the list at the bottom.

"The profit is two hundred and eight... let's do it."

Chen Mu couldn't help but recalculate the list in his hand, feeling that the business was a bit boring. Rather than making do with such a day by day, it would be better to find a chance to get rid of the stall earlier.

The gas station is the legacy left by Chen Mu’s parents. At that time, both of them were demobilized soldiers who came out of the army. They worked hard and earnestly for half their lives when they returned to their hometowns. They made some money by doing small business, which is quite good in the village. People who are more inadequate than inferior.

Ten years ago, due to the changes in the economic environment, the business that the couple had originally made became less and less profitable. It happened to be in full swing to catch up with the development of the western region, so they made a decision that surprised everyone. I took out all the money in it, pooled 5 million yuan, and went to the northwest to buy such a gas station to operate it.

At that time, in order to attract investment, the government gave a very good policy. The right to operate gas stations was exclusive in this area. The entire gas station and the surrounding ten acres of land were allocated to them for use.If such a thing were put to this day, there would be no door at all.

Over the past ten years, the couple has been rooted in the Northwest. Regardless of the operation of the gas station, just say that the land and the right to operate have appreciated a lot, which is a very good investment.

The couple were ready to work until their son graduated, so they sold the gas station and returned to their hometown for retirement. But before New Year’s Eve this year, they rushed back to their hometown to spend the New Year with their son. They encountered a serious car accident when they were approaching their homes and died. Died.

Then, Chen Mu, who was just in his sophomore year, finished his parents' funeral and simply applied for a leave of absence. He came to the Northwest alone and inherited their gas station.

From the beginning, everything was fresh to a little numb, and from numbness to now tiredness, Chen Mu only took less than two months.

Sometimes, looking at the wind and sand everywhere, he really wanted to leave this ghost place where no one could be seen all day.

Of course, less than half a year after his parents passed away, Chen Mu felt unwilling to put aside their hard work for many years in his life, so he made up his mind to stick to it and talk about it after at least a year.

After putting away the list in his hand, Chen Mu closed the iron gate of the business room unfamiliarly, then turned around and walked to the business room, ready to make something to fill his stomach.

The design concept of the gas station is "front shop and back residence", so the front is the business area, and the back is the living area.

In addition to the large warehouse, the living area also has a three-bedroom and two-living room with a kitchen, bathroom, and toilet. A garage and cellar are built next to it, which are closely connected to the business room.

Walking into the kitchen, Chen Mu quickly made a bowl of wonton noodles, patted a cucumber, then opened a bottle of Coke, and began to eat it with gusto.

The nearest town is a three-hour drive away. Under normal circumstances, Chen Mu only goes out once a week to buy supplies. The supplies are not rich, so it’s good to have a bowl of wonton noodles and cucumbers.

The wonton noodles are steaming hot, and there is also a bit of famous chili sauce from Sichuan Province in it. It tastes particularly exciting, and the coldness on the body has been removed in a while.

After eating the noodles, I was sipping the remaining Coke, and suddenly heard a muffled noise from the business room, like a window or door was slammed by something.

"This...what's the situation?"

Chen Mu immediately put down the Coke and trot to the business room, wanting to see what happened.

Take a quick glance before getting to the surveillance and scan the split screens of several cameras.

The camera on the front of the gas station didn't see anything, but the camera facing the Dongshou window caught something weird.

On that split screen, a camel actually appeared.

What the hell?

Chen Mu blinked, a little confused about the situation, why a camel came out of the gas station.

There was only one hump on the camel's back, it was thin and didn't look tall.

Moreover, the hair on its body sticks together piece by piece, dirty and ugly, not like a lost domestic camel, but like a wild species.

"Dang..."

On the screen, the camel did not know what was going crazy, and slammed his head against the iron gate on the window, making a muffled noise.

Chen Mu frowned, turned around and took a self-defense knife, then took a flashlight and a long stick and ran out from the side door of the business room.

Although I don't know what that wild camel is going crazy, but if it hits it like this, the window will be damaged in minutes, so it must be stopped.

After Chen Mu left the door, he quickly walked around to the window and didn't get too close. He just stood far away and knocked on the ground with a long stick, shouting loudly.

Before, he heard Uighur elderly people talk about the situation here. There are often some wild animals like lynx and fox near the gas station. If you want to drive them away, you just need to shout twice. These wild animals are alert and sensitive, and you usually hear them. The sound will leave by itself, and will not actively attack people.

Although the Uyghur old man never mentioned that there would be wild camels nearby, he didn't know if yelling would work, but Chen Mu felt that he should try it.

really

Hearing the shout, the camel stopped immediately, seeming to be frightened.

It turned its head to look at Chen Mu in a naive way, and its eyes blinked. It looked very vivid.

Hey, it seems to be useful...then, um, hurry up if you know how good it is!

Chen Mu hit the iron while it was hot, and hurriedly tapped the ground several times with a long stick, and continued to shout.

The camel took a step back, and his nostrils moved, showing a frightened expression.

Just when Chen Mu felt it was going to leave, he didn't expect it to rush forward and hit the iron gate on the window with his head.

"Dang!"

This is a heavy blow, louder than before.

Foggy grass, useless!

Chen Mu was taken aback.

I can’t scare people away, and I’m not really good at driving, whether it’s hurting the camel or hurting myself is not good, now he is completely gone.

Just when he didn't know what to do, he saw the camel stick out his tongue suddenly and licked twice on the iron gate.

Ok?

Chen Mu dumbly watched the guy's movements, and quickly swept across the iron gate where he was licked, and found that there was a large advertising sticker covering almost the entire iron gate surface.

The advertising sticker is a glass of poured milk, the milk splashes all over, the white flowers are particularly dynamic.

Uh……

Seeing that camel slammed his head against the iron gate again, Chen Mu's brain hole seemed to be "slammed" into a gap.

He quickly turned around and ran back. After a while, he came back with a carton of milk and a large bowl. He quickly opened the milk and poured it into the bowl. After the pouring, he backed away and yelled at the camel: "Hey, go here. Look, do you want to drink... want to drink this? Come here, here..."

The camel stopped when he heard the sound, turned his head to look at Chen Mu, then looked at the big bowl of milk, motionless, as if thinking.

"Drink if you want, brother please, you are welcome!"

Chen Mu saw that there was a play, and quickly lowered his voice, becoming particularly soft.

The camel paused for a long time, finally couldn't help the temptation of milk, and cautiously stepped forward, first watched Chen Mu vigilantly for a while, then tentatively moved his head to the bowl and licked it.

Chen Mu knew that the critical moment had come, and couldn't help being motionless, even breathing very lightly.

After the camel licked a mouthful of milk, he saw that Chen Mu didn't respond, and quickly licked it a second, three, and four times... and then licked faster and faster, and simply put his head in the bowl.

"call……"

Now Chen Mu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and thought to himself: "If you want to drink milk, you should have said earlier, you almost took down Brother's gas station.