Chapter 67 Squeeze the Train to Beijing to See a Doctor
"This piece is for Sister Jinfeng. By the way, you have to be careful when playing with cannons. If this kind of corduroy collapses, it will make a big hole. Don't cry if there is a hole. And Lingling, you
Be careful, your body is not fully recovered yet."
Sun Huifang warned her gently, fearing that the children would play too crazy.
"I know, Mom, I want to eat frozen tofu stewed with Chinese cabbage and put vermicelli on it!"
Qiao Jinling hugged her mother's neck and acted cute. It felt good to have her mother in pain. In the past, her mother always had knots on her brows during the New Year, but now her mother is like a plum blossom stretching in winter, with a rosy face.
"Third Aunt, I want to eat too! Whatever sister Lingling eats, I will eat too!"
Qiao Jinliang is like a follower, whatever her sister does is always right.
"I know, let's make it for you two greedy cats."
Sun Huifang got up and went into the kitchen to cook. There were no fresh vegetables in winter. Thanks to the cabbage, potatoes and the like, Qiao Jinling felt that it was very delicious even if she ate it all winter.
The meat is usually frozen directly outdoors in the ice and snow, which is a natural big refrigerator. Especially for frozen tofu, freezing will remove the moisture from the surface of fresh tofu, and the small holes will be filled with soup. No matter what kind of food is stewed with it, it will have an intriguing taste.
When stewing cabbage, you must be willing to use oil and fire. It is best to stir-fry with fat. Stir-fry the cabbage until fragrant. Turn over briefly and cover the pot. After the vegetables collapse, turn over a few more times and add soy sauce to adjust the color. If you want to eat vermicelli, more
Add water, add frozen tofu at about the same time, and finally season.
After a warm meal, her mind was settled, she was beautiful, and her whole body felt comfortable. Only at this time could Qiao Jinling truly relax under the comfort of food and let out a long sigh of relief: "Hey, I still have to eat stewed rice in winter.
Cabbage..."
A few days after the New Year, Qiao Jinling had a great time welcoming and sending off the New Year. In her previous life, she thought the New Year was the most boring thing. It turned out that it wasn't the New Year that was boring, it was her.
Sun Huifang made a lot of dumplings and "bathed" the dumplings in cold water so that they would not dry out or crack when frozen and taste fresh. After all, it was cold and the nights were long. When she was hungry, she would pick up a plate of frozen dumplings and cook them, which saved a lot of effort.
Qiao Jinfeng also came to stay for a few days. Because Qiao Xiangxiu agreed to go to Beijing together, everyone arranged a more suitable place for her, which was to send her to Teacher Bai to tutor her homework.
Teacher Bai also agreed and was willing to help the girl with her homework. Her husband was in the Education Bureau and said that the Compulsory Education Law would be promulgated after the Chinese New Year. Although Qiao Jinfeng was a bit older, a little tutoring should be fine.
Qiao Jinling is particularly happy that those children who were dragged home because their families wanted to make money finally have to go to school!
Qiao Jinfeng was also very happy. She originally wanted to study, but she kept changing places. She was still so cautious for fear of causing trouble to others. She consciously took over all the work in Teacher Bai's house, even if Teacher Bai didn't let her do it, she
I had to keep my temper and had to do it, but in the end I had no choice but to let her do it.
They originally planned to leave in the second grade of junior high school, but Yang Guixiang insisted on the old saying of "three, six or nine, go out" and insisted on leaving in the third grade of junior high school. Yang Guixiang also looked forward to this trip to Beijing to keep an eye on her daughter's belly.
If she could marry again, she would have no regrets.
"Here, here are two thousand yuan. You put it away and be careful outside. Otherwise, can I go with you?"
Joe handed a wad of money forward, but he was still worried.
"I'll hand it to mom~"
Qiao Jinling grabbed the money and secretly stuffed three hundred yuan into the pile of money. This was the royalties she had saved from writing the manuscript, so she kept more than fifty yuan for herself.
"Why so much? You can't spend it."
Sun Huifang also wanted to take part of it.
"A poor family is on the road to prosperity. You can't go wrong with more money. You are not allowed to pick at Soso after you go out. I have wronged my daughter and asked her to eat and drink well. If there is nothing wrong after seeing the doctor, just play for a few more days and do it for me.
Take a good look at the capital."
Qiao Qianqian was full of longing.
"Otherwise you can take the child with you."
Sun Huifang gave the money to Qiao Xiangqian. She knew that her husband really wanted to visit Beijing.
"No, you and the second sister can still sleep in the same room with Lingling. Moreover, the second sister is treating women's diseases. It's not appropriate for me to go. It's okay. When Lingling gets admitted to Peking University, I will have the opportunity to go."
Qiao Jinling on the side rolled her eyes:
——Dad, this is a university in Beijing, not Peking University! Your daughter can’t get into the exam!
The two of them chattered and prepared for a long time, but Qiao Jinling's heart had already flown to Beijing.
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Qiao Jinling didn't expect that there were so many people in the train station, packed with large and small bags, as if they were fleeing for their lives. It was only the third day of the Lunar New Year, but people were like big ducks and geese grabbing their necks, screaming and running to squeeze into the carriage.
Poor Qiao Xiangxiu and Sun Huifang's "outing clothes" were badly messed up. Sun Huifang held Qiao Jinling's wrist tightly, and the two seemingly weak women were now charging into the battle, unstoppable.
Qiao Jinling felt like her wrist was about to be pulled out of joint. It turned out that her mother's fighting power was so strong!
Qiao Xiangxiu squeezed into the carriage first, found a seat, and pulled Qiao Jinling up from the window. Sun Huifang held her up from below, and then Sun Huifang fought through the obstacles alone and squeezed in.
Qiao Jinling was in shock, while the two women were filled with murderous intent, looking as if they had returned triumphantly, looking at the people who had not yet squeezed in from the car.
"Clang!"
The green train finally started moving, and the people in the carriage breathed a sigh of relief, chatting and laughing and saying hello to each other.
Reform and opening up, and the joint responsibility system liberated the rural labor force. Just one-third of an acre of land did not require so many people, so everyone crowded into big cities to work, giving birth to a huge group - migrant workers.
They would rather give up spending time with their families during the Chinese New Year, pack up their belongings, and go to other places with the dream of making money and improving the lives of their families.
"Huifang, do you want some sausage? I filled it myself."
Qiao Xiangxiu's face was filled with excitement. She had never traveled far, and Anqing was the farthest place she had ever been. She remembered that in the summer, she was still harvesting wheat in the fields, but now she can go to a big city like Beijing.
It’s really hard to describe the fate of life.
Qiao Jinling was even more emotional. She recalled that when she first entered college, she and her mother huddled together at this station. Now that we were walking there again, it was already a different scene.
"Let's take a piece. I'm not hungry at first, but I smell the sausage and want to eat it again."
Sun Huifang smiled. She didn't feel anything at all. She just thought that her daughter's head was fine.
The noise in the carriage gradually dissipated, and people lazily leaned on their seats. Those who did not buy tickets could only spread newspapers and sit on the floor. The corridors, carriage joints, and toilets were full of people.
Passengers who want to go to the toilet can only follow the car behind the car and enjoy the "mobile world" created by it.
Qiao Jinling didn't want to go to the toilet. She was scared when she saw the crowd of people, so she insisted on not drinking a sip of water. The train wouldn't arrive until five o'clock tomorrow morning, and the sun hadn't even set yet, so she just had to endure it.
It gets dark early in winter, and the sky was still bright just a moment ago. I squinted for a while, but when I regained consciousness, it was already dark.
Qiao Xiangxiu had fallen asleep against the window, with her mouth wide open and glistening saliva flowing from the corners of her mouth, but she was completely unaware of it. Her mother squinted her eyes, probably dozing off, and held her tightly for fear of sleeping too hard.
It looked like the child was gone.
A few men gathered together to play cards. They didn't know each other. With just a deck of cards, they could form temporary allies. When the train arrived at the station, it was like a basin of water poured on the ground, flowing to the southeast, northwest, and northwest.