The train started slowly, and the platform was filled with people saying goodbye. In these days, farewell is an unavoidable topic in every household.
Whether it is an ordinary family or a powerful family, parting is inevitable.
"Woooo..."
Zhou Rong cried and turned into a little cat. She was crying, running and waving her hands.
There were many people like her at the scene, so her crying was not noticeable.
On the other side, Li Suhua also had red eyes, but compared to Zhou Rong's outward expression, her sadness was more reserved.
"well."
Not long after, Li Suhua sighed with a heavy tone. When she thought about having to send away her two sons one after another, the sadness in her heart instantly overflowed.
Last night, she had a heart-to-heart talk with Zhou Zhigang. Both of them were very pessimistic about the future.
I don’t know which year the next family reunion will be.
Maybe, the eldest son and the younger son will never come back after leaving.
After all, the slogan above is that the policy of educated youth taking root in the countryside and going to the mountains and countryside has been implemented for several years.
Until now, they have not heard that any child from any family has returned.
'It would be better if I didn't have this household registration.'
Suddenly, Li Suhua began to dislike urban hukou.
Their family originally had a rural registered permanent residence. It was not until Zhou Zhigang entered a factory and became a worker that they changed from a rural registered permanent residence to an urban registered permanent residence.
If their family still had a rural registered permanent residence, their family would not be separated.
After all, rural areas are the target of assistance.
Of course, Li Suhua just thought about it. If she were really asked to give up her urban household registration, she would be reluctant to do so.
Farmers work too hard. They are busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year and may not always have enough to eat. If there is a famine, people may even starve to death.
This is not alarmist.
Although Li Suhua had not seen it with her own eyes, she had heard of such a thing.
At that time, she was extremely lucky. Fortunately, they were city dwellers. No matter how difficult the situation was, they just didn't have enough to eat and had never heard of people starving to death.
On the way back, there was silence all the way, everyone was immersed in farewell, although Li Jie was used to it.
But he didn't ruin the atmosphere.
Mere verbal encouragement is pale.
A few days later, the Zhou family sent Zhou Bingyi away again, and the parting scene happened again. This time, Zhou Rong cried again.
It's just that she didn't cry as sadly as last time.
On this day, the Zhou family also bid farewell to Hao Dongmei.
Although Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei left on the same day, they were not on the same train. Zhou Bingyi took the military train, while Hao Dongmei took the informed train.
Originally, Hao Dongmei was supposed to leave before Zhou Bingyi, but due to train scheduling issues, her train was delayed.
Zhou Bingyi was sent away in the morning, and Hao Dongmei was sent away in the afternoon. They were sent away at the same time in one day. Mother Zhou couldn't bear it.
Although Hao Dongmei's surname is not Zhou, in her eyes, Hao Dongmei is already her daughter-in-law and a member of the family.
On this day, the day for Li Jie's departure was also decided.
In a week, he will go to the educated youth point and go to the countryside with other educated people.
Li Jie didn't feel anything about going to the countryside, because he could live well no matter where he was.
But for Zhou's mother, the situation is different.
Among the several children, her youngest son was her favorite. When she learned that the little boy was leaving, she didn't say anything.
But for several days, she was packing her luggage.
Even if she had already packed it up, she would still take the trouble to check it every morning when she got up, for fear of leaving something behind.
She packed a big bag with just clothes and a lot of food. The only two cans in the house, she stuffed them all into her youngest son.
Even though Zhou Rong was licking her lips, she didn't stay.
She has lived in the countryside, and she knows how hard life is in the countryside, and what she does every day is hard physical work.
'Bingkun' has grown up in the city since he was a child. He has never seen that kind of life.
"Bingkun, remember to use this bottle of safflower oil. Don't be reluctant to part with it. If it runs out, remember to write a letter home and I will send it to you."
Li Suhua took the glass bottle without any markings and gave her instructions tirelessly.
These days, she has lost count of how many times she has said it.
"Um."
Li Jie nodded lightly. In later generations, this bottle of oil could be bought everywhere, but in the 1960s and 1970s, this thing was not very easy to buy.
"and this."
As she said that, Li Suhua picked up another thing, which was a pair of cotton trousers, which she had knitted all night long these days.
"It's cold, don't forget to wear some clothes."
Immediately afterwards, Li Suhua kept asking, and she took out everything and then put it away again.
Although seventeen years old is almost an adult, in the eyes of elders, children will always be children, even if they are thirty or forty years old, they are still children.
In a blink of an eye, the day for Li Jie to leave has arrived.
The place he went to was close to a county under Jichun City, so he didn't need to take a train to leave.
On this day, Li Suhua and Zhou Rong carried their luggage and accompanied Li Jie to the bus station.
On the way to the station, Zhou Rong was still thinking of joking.
"It's a pity, little brother, you're going so close this time that you can't take the train."
Zhou Rong had never traveled far, so she had never taken a train. When she was saying goodbye, she saw the train slowly leaving the station, and she would think about it.
What does it feel like to take a train?
People on the train must be interesting, right?
You may also hear many stories.
Hearing this, Li Jie raised his eyelids and ignored Zhou Rong.
He didn't feel it when he was watching TV, but now he just feels that Zhou Rong is completely a child who won't grow up.
And he is still in the rebellious stage of youth.
Her rebellious period is a bit long, and she has not recovered even after she is nineteen years old, and it is foreseeable that her rebellious period will continue for a long time.
After this, Cai Xiaoguang will suffer, but with Cai Xiaoguang's temperament, he may still enjoy this feeling.
winter!
On the other side, Li Suhua heard her daughter chirping along the way and felt very annoyed, so she couldn't help but hit Zhou Rong on the head.
My brother is leaving, can I be so happy as a sister?
Yes, compared to the previous times when she was sad, Zhou Rong was very happy this time, even a little impatient.
My brother is finally leaving!
The only person in the family who knew her secret was finally gone!
From now on, she no longer has to worry about her secret being exposed.
"Ouch."
Zhou Rong couldn't help but scream after being beaten so suddenly.
"Oh, you ghost!"
Li Suhua glared at her angrily, and then glanced at the luggage in Li Jie's hand.
"Didn't you see your brother carrying so many things in his hands?"
"I don't know how to help carry some."
Zhou Rong pursed her lips, I am too partial.
It’s not that she didn’t help, it’s just that she is a girl and has little strength, so it’s reasonable to take less, right?