Not long after Sun's letter came back, Sun Guangming called.
He had no objection to having more people go back together a year ago, and even thought it was good.
In this way, the matter is settled.
Zhao Qinglan quickly made her husband mentally prepared, regardless of whether he could follow or not.
Li Huai naturally wanted to go with him, but his vacation still had to be used until he returned to the capital, and it might not be enough to follow him back to his wife's hometown.
If Sun Guangming hadn't followed, he would have been worried. Now that this wily uncle was here, he wouldn't be so worried if he didn't follow.
Since you are going back to your hometown, you have to prepare a lot of things in advance.
Zhao Qingzhu's child will still be young when the time comes, so he will definitely not go back with him.
As for whether Zhao Qingju should go, Mrs. Sun also asked her daughter's opinion.
To be honest, Zhao Qingju really has no interest in returning to her hometown.
Rather than going back, she wants to stay and make money.
Otherwise, if she leaves, the snack bar will be closed for many days. How much money will this cost?
If she doesn't want to go, Sun naturally won't force her.
Zhao Qinglan also asked the opinions of several children in the family.
His family had four children, and it would be a bit difficult to bring them all at once, but she had no problem making her own decision about who to bring and who not to bring, so she decided to listen to the children's ideas first.
Although the third baby is lazy, he is still a little attached to Zhao Qinglan, his biological mother. At the age of two, he can completely understand what Zhao Qinglan means.
As soon as Zhao Qinglan finished speaking, the little guy became anxious. "Go, go."
The eldest child was very sensible and wasn't very interested in going to Zhao Qinglan's hometown, so she said she wanted to stay here.
The second baby always depends on his brother's actions. If the eldest baby doesn't go, he won't plan to go either.
Finally, following Zhao Qinglan were Xiaoduo and Sanwa.
Time passes as it passes.
In a blink of an eye, it's time for winter vacation.
Zhao Qinglan made a lot of steamed buns for her family to eat that had been left out.
With Wu Mei as her neighbor, her sister and brother-in-law living next door, and her husband Li Huai coming home, she is not so worried about her family.
After packing her luggage, she, her mother, and their two children got on the train home.
Li Huai took them to the train station and helped them get their things to the train before leaving.
Although we can't go back to Zhao Qinglan's hometown together, Li Huai has also taken the New Year's leave.
When the time comes, Zhao Qinglan and the others will go directly to the capital from their hometown, while Li Huai will take his two sons to the capital to join them.
This was Sanba's first time taking a train, so the little one was very curious.
He was well-raised, and his appearance followed his parents' interests, not to mention how exquisite he was.
When Li Huai got off the train, someone started teasing Sanwa.
There were especially many people on the train during the Chinese New Year. Fortunately, they bought sleeper berths, so it wasn't so crowded.
The third baby was still young, so they bought three sleepers in total, and Zhao Qinglan took her son to sleep with them.
Before returning, Zhao Qinglan called Sui Wenjing.
After they had been working for a few days, the train arrived. When they got off the train, they saw Sui Wenjing and his wife on the platform.
"Qinglan, here." Sui Wenjing shouted and waved.
The couple ran over and immediately took the things in their hands.
Sun held the three babies, Xiaoduo could walk on her own, and Zhao Qinglan carried two big bags. She admired how strong she was now.
Li Aiguo picked up the two bags by himself, while Sui Wenjing picked up Xiaoduo.
"Do you still recognize me?"
"Auntie."
"Why."
"This is the third baby? She's so good-looking." Sui Wenjing looked at the third baby with curiosity.
The couple came here on bicycles.
Because there were so many of them, Zhao Qinglan thought she would have to push the bicycle away.
Unexpectedly, after being manipulated by Li Aiguo, the four adults, two children, and two bags were carried back on two bicycles.
Before coming, Zhao Qinglan made it clear on the phone that they would stay in a guest house.
Sui Wenjing was naturally unwilling, so Zhao Qinglan said that her uncle was also on the trip.
Sui Wenjing had no choice but insisted on taking them home for a meal, which Zhao Qinglan found hard to refuse.
It happened that uncle's train would not arrive for another half day, so they simply went to Sui Wenjing's house.
As soon as he arrived at Sui Wenjing's house, Zhao Qinglan took out the gifts and specialties he had prepared from his bag.
Sui Wenjing accepted it without seeing anyone else.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, Sui Wenjing's food level has also improved a lot, and in addition to entertaining guests, the meals are very sumptuous.
Zhao Qinglan now has money and is willing to spend it, but eating on the train is definitely not as comfortable as eating at home.
After having a good meal at Sui Wenjing's house, they chatted for a long time before leaving and going to the guest house.
Sun Guangming's train arrived at night, Zhao Qinglan went to the landing station, and the two children stayed in the guest house with their mother, Mrs. Sun.
Although they left for a few years, the county town really hasn't changed much, maybe there are just a few more stalls selling things.
As for those doing business directly in stores, Zhao Qinglan didn't see a few.
But she can also understand that the smaller the place, the slower it may be to accept new policies.
Of course Sun Guangming came alone, and he didn't bring much, just a bag.
He still admires Zhao Qinglan, his niece.
Because he had never seen Zhao Qinglan before his "rebirth", he admired her very much knowing what kind of situation this niece was in and how she got out of trouble alone and rescued her mother and sister.
He couldn't have been more shocked when he learned that Zhao Qinglan got into college through self-study but could calmly give up.
Being able to pass the exam is a skill, but being able to give up is even greater courage.
The uncle and nephew arrived at the guest house chatting and laughing.
Zhao Qinglan and her mother and their two children lived in a double room, while Sun Guangming had a separate room.
The guest house where Zhao Qinglan stayed was still the same one she had stayed in back then. The girl at the front desk remained the same, and she felt particularly friendly when she saw her.
Because it was already very late today, they decided to stay in the guest house for one night and worship in the countryside tomorrow.
After not seeing each other for several months, Sun Guangming and his sister naturally had a good talk.
Sun Guangming became a little excited at the thought of visiting his parents' graves and paying homage.
After a good night's sleep, they went to a nearby state-owned hotel to eat something in the morning, and then found a place to buy some incense and candles before hiring a car to go to the countryside.
There are places in the city where you can hire oxcarts and carriages. Among them, Zhao Qinglan is the only young man in this business, and the rest are either young or older. It is quite cold now, and they will definitely not be able to endure it if they want to go to the countryside.
Even if she hired a car, Zhao Qinglan did not forget to put a thick quilt on the flatbed truck. She borrowed it from the guest house after saying hello to the girl at the guest house.
Sun's natal family is near Zhaojiacun, but because her parents passed away, she has not been back for a long time.
Zhao Qinglan, on the other hand, had gone there because the relatives who had hired her mother before.
On the way, Mrs. Sun told her brother about the things that happened when her parents were still alive.
It was not yet the time to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year, but as soon as their cart pulled so many people to the entrance of the village, they attracted the attention of the villagers.