The day before departure, everyone gathered together.
Going to the provincial capital to take the assessment should be the biggest happy event that their family has encountered now.
Being able to work in the county is a good thing for the people in the village. Being able to work in the provincial capital is simply unthinkable.
Even marrying into the county is enough to make people enviable.
But now that I have left the mountains to work in a provincial capital, it is even more enviable.
When the people in the village heard about it, they all looked incredulous.
Because he had to ask the village chief for a letter of introduction before leaving the village, the whole village knew about it.
Chen Sanmei is going to work in the provincial capital, which is the hottest topic in the village now.
They just wanted to go to the provincial capital. Although things were good, the provincial capital was so far away and they had never been far away. Liu Guihua and the others were happy but worried and uneasy.
Very worried about them.
"It's okay." Chen Zhaozhao said, "Don't worry, I'm here. You'll just get used to it when you get to the place."
Although Chen Zhaozhao said this, everyone's worries cannot be alleviated.
Although Chen Zhaozhao is usually very good, he is at home. In a city as big as a provincial capital, he cannot be compared to a small county town.
Yu Jinggui was not very relieved either, he even wanted to accompany them.
Chen Zhaozhao was helpless, "I'm not a child, don't worry, it's no problem."
She had been to many places in her previous life and was not afraid of traveling. She was also familiar with the provincial capital and had stayed there for several years in her previous life.
"I'm so powerful, no problem." Chen Zhaozhao shook hands and said to Jing Gui: "The soy sauce factory is at a critical stage of development and cannot live without you. Don't worry, I'll be there for a few days."
Yu Jinggui thought of Chen Zhaozhao's strength and nodded, "Then I will send a telegram to my elder brother and ask him..."
"Don't." Chen Zhaozhao interrupted before he finished speaking, "Let your elder brother know, I'm afraid I will be in trouble later."
Yu Jinggui, "..."
He originally wanted his elder brother to take care of him, but then he thought about the situation behind him.
"Forget it then, I just want to take the job assessment and it will definitely go smoothly."
"Yes."
The next day, when Yu Jing returned, Chen Simei and Liu Guihua sent Chen Zhaozhao and Chen Sanmei to the station.
When we arrived at the station, Li Mubai was already waiting there.
The lovers parted, and Chen Zhaozhao and the others gave Li Mubai and Chen Sanmei time to say goodbye alone.
Li Mubai took out a silver bracelet from his pocket and handed it to Chen Sanmei, "I bought this yesterday for you."
Chen Sanmei took it and said, "Thank you, I will keep it well."
"When we get there..." Li Mubai wanted Chen Sanmei to write him a letter, but he didn't dare to say it because he didn't know whether the two of them would have a future.
"I will write to you." Chen Sanmei said.
Li Mubai smiled and nodded.
"Mubai." Chen Sanmei said solemnly: "I want to ask you again, if the college entrance examination is resumed next year, do you plan to take the exam in the provincial capital?"
Li Mubai was silent for a moment and shook his head, "I don't know."
"Oh." Chen Sanmei responded.
If the two of you are alone, don't let this end.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the car." Li Mubai said.
Chen Sanmei nodded.
The group of people walked to the station. There were no restrictions on entering the bus station in the small county town, and those seeing them off could come and go as they pleased.
As they were walking, they saw an acquaintance.
"Captain Lu!" Chen Simei greeted in surprise as she looked at Lu Linfeng who was carrying a gift bag.
She didn't expect to meet Lu Linfeng here.
She was not in the art troupe yesterday, and she didn't see him in the previous three days.
Lu Linfeng didn't expect to meet Chen Simei and the others here. He didn't know anything about Chen Sanmei.
After greeting each other and explaining the situation, Lu Linfeng clearly expressed his blessings to Chen Sanmei.
"Where are you going?" Chen Sanmei asked.
"I'm going home." Lu Linfeng said.
"What's the matter with going back at this time?"
Lu Linfeng thought of his purpose of going back and glanced at Chen Simei quietly, feeling embarrassed.
However, others couldn't tell because of his expressionless face. He said calmly: "Something happened."
Seeing that he didn't say anything specific, Chen Sanmei didn't ask any more questions.
"Will you be back for a long time?" Chen Simei hesitated for a long time and mustered up the courage to ask.
Lu Linfeng won't leave forever, right?
"Just a few days." Lu Linfeng said.
Chen Simei nodded with relief.
It was almost time to depart, and Chen Zhaozhao, Chen Sanmei, and Lu Linfeng got on the bus together.
Watch the car drive away slowly.
Liu Guihua's eyes were red with reluctance.
Li Mubai's mood hit rock bottom.
Now that Chen Sanmei leaves, if he doesn't have the chance to go to the provincial capital, he doesn't know when he can see her again.
Chen Sanmei looked at her family and her hometown further and further away from the car window, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
If she passes the assessment, once she leaves, she doesn’t know when she will come back.
"Third sister." Chen Zhaozhao hugged Chen Sanmei.
Chen Sanmei took a deep breath and said, "Zhaozhao, I suddenly don't want to leave."
"Third sister, it's normal to be reluctant to let go, but once you make a decision, you must complete it unswervingly."
"I..." Chen Sanmei exhaled heavily, "Now that I leave, if I enter the Academy of Fine Arts, I don't know when I will come back. I won't be able to see you, and I will feel uncomfortable."
These days, hard work and progress are advocated, and there is no holiday during the Chinese New Year. Coupled with the inconvenient transportation, it is difficult for Chen Sanmei to come back when she goes to the provincial capital for work.
In the past, many people like her who worked far away from home did not return home for several years or even more than ten years, unless their jobs were transferred.
Those who are single will start a family at work, and those who are already married will try to find a way to let another partner come with the children.
"Don't worry, we can see you next year." Chen Zhaozhao said easily, "Even if there is no college entrance examination next year, we can still go to the provincial capital to find you. We have money and time, so why worry about not being able to see you?"
Chen Sanmei smiled and nodded.
Chen Zhaozhao looked out the window. With rapid development in the future, travel will no longer be restricted and it will become easy to travel from the county seat to the provincial capital.
Of course ~ no matter now or in the future.
For those who say they are too far away to go home, one reason is that they are busy with work and have no time, but the most important thing is that they have no money.
If you are like them, both have money and want to meet, it will not be difficult at all.
The car entered the city bus station at five o'clock in the afternoon, and Lu Linfeng took them to a nearby guest house.
Originally he wanted to invite them to dinner, but Chen Zhaozhao and Chen Sanmei refused, so he didn't insist and hurried home.
It was still early, so Chen Zhaozhao and Chen Sanmei went for a stroll in the city.
They will stay in the city for one night and take the train to the provincial capital at around 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
There are two trains from the city to the provincial capital, one at around 2pm and one at around 4pm.
Normally, they would stay on the train for two nights and arrive in the provincial capital on the morning of the last day.
The next day, after a good night's rest, the two sisters boarded the train to the provincial capital.
They bought hard sleeper tickets because most of the people who take long-distance trains these days are going to other places for business.
There are not too many people going out of town for business, and everyone is economical and rarely buy sleeper tickets.
Therefore, the hard-seat carriage of the train they took was overcrowded, but the huge sleeper carriage had not many people.
Chen Sanmei’s first train ride experience was very good.
This was the first time she had seen a train and the first time she had taken a train. Chen Sanmei was very excited. Everything she saw was very novel.
Chen Zhaozhao was filled with emotion in her heart. She especially remembered the first time she took a train in her previous life, which was also to the provincial capital.
But she was fleeing to the provincial capital.
The crowded carriage, the nervous and anxious mood, and the poor experience.
Now sitting on the berth, looking at the scenery outside the window, she felt excited and happy.
The green train at this time was very slow. In her previous life, she had felt it was extremely slow when taking it for the first time. She wondered why she hadn't reached the provincial capital yet.
But now, she felt it was just right to take a good look at the scenery along the way.
The train from the city to the provincial capital does not go straight all the way, but passes through many counties and cities along the way.
At dinner time, the train stopped at a station called Tongming City.