Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 385
Sheng Xiping and the other three arrived at Songjianghe at noon and had lunch at Zhou's house.In the afternoon, Wang Chunxiu made noodles and chopped stuffing, and everyone started making dumplings together.

At night, the two brothers Sheng Xiping lived in the west room, and the four members of the Zhou family lived in the east room.

Wang Chunxiu slept next to her daughter, and the two of them lay on the bed, muttering all night, and didn't know when they fell asleep.

Early in the morning on the [-]nd, Wang Chunxiu got up.

I fried a few plates of the leftover dumplings from last night, packed two lunch boxes, and left them for Zhou Qinglan and the others to eat in the car.

The rest is breakfast. ,

In addition to fried dumplings, Wang Chunxiu also cooked porridge and salted duck eggs.

Wang Chunxiu asked someone to fetch the duck eggs from Donggang, and marinated about thirty of them in a jar.

Usually he would be reluctant to eat them, but this time Wang Chunxiu fished out more than ten at once and cooked them all.

In addition to eating in the morning, Zhou Qinglan and others will take the rest with them to eat on the way.

After breakfast, around eight o'clock, the man driving the donkey and jeep came to Zhou's house and shouted outside.

The people in the room heard it and knew that they were here to pick up Sheng Xiping and the others to the station, so they quickly packed their things and went out to take the bus.

Zhou Qingyue asked for leave yesterday and could not take any more leave today, so he went to school after breakfast.

The hospital was busy, and Wang Chunxiu couldn't delay going to work. Only Zhou Mingyuan asked for some leave from the unit in advance, and he followed him to the station.

Sheng Xiping and the others put all their luggage in the car, and then the four of them jumped on the car.

The car owner shook off his whip, and the little donkey pulled a car of people straight to the main train station.

There is no direct train to the provincial capital, so the train can only reverse from Hunjiang River, so Sheng Xiping and the others have to buy tickets from Songjiang River to Hunjiang River first.After arriving in Hunjiang, buy a ticket to the provincial capital.

I don’t know if it’s because the university is about to start, but there are a lot of people at the station, and there’s a mix of everyone.

Some people with suspicious behavior mingled in the queue to buy tickets, poking their heads in, and putting their hands into other people's pockets when they weren't paying attention.

"These people are all in gangs, and more than a dozen of them can come out just by shouting. Don't mind your own business and just take care of your own things." Xiping held Sheng Xi'an's hand and shook his head at his brother to prevent him from talking blindly. Yell.

Sheng Xi'an has been working at the Qianchuan Forest Farm since he was a child, and the furthest trip is to the Songjiang River.

You can't see anyone without looking up in the forest farm. Although there are some intrigues and intrigues, they are quite acceptable on the surface, so Sheng Xi'an has never seen these things.

He has a simple temperament, too simple. He just saw a pickpocket stealing other people's things, and his mouth opened wide in surprise.

Sheng Xiping thought that his brother wanted to shout when he saw someone stealing something, so he quickly stopped him.

"Brother, I know, I will be careful in the future." This simple child encountered such a thing for the first time, and was so shocked that he couldn't accept it for a while.

"Well, you are alone outside, so be careful. If anything happens, remember to write a letter home or send a telegram."

Sheng Xiping nodded, it would be better to let the second child know more, so as not to be too simple-minded and unable to adapt to this complex society in the future.

The two brothers lined up and bought three slow train tickets to Hunjiang. After finally squeezing out of the crowd, they found Zhou Mingyuan and his daughter.

At this time, there was still nearly an hour before the train entered the station. Everyone found a corner to sit down where there were few people. Zhou Mingyuan gave Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xi'an some instructions.

When the announcement came on the radio that the train departing from Baihe and bound for Tonghua began to check in, the group of people quickly stood up, carrying their luggage and other things, and went to line up to check in.

It's probably because there are so many people taking the train, and the station management is stricter. It's not like in the past that you can just say "Send me off" and follow you there. You have to buy a platform ticket.

Zhou Mingyuan wanted to go back and buy tickets, but Sheng Xiping stopped him.

"Dad, don't spend that money. The three of us can get in the car no matter what."

Zhou Mingyuan looked at the people behind him and guessed where they would be waiting in line when he came back after buying a ticket.

"Okay, then you three, be careful, Qinglan, and remember to write a letter home."

Zhou Mingyuan didn't follow any further, but shouted at Sheng Xiping and the others, watching the three of them come to the ticket gate and enter the station after seeing the tickets.

This trip is a slow train after ten o'clock, and it is always late.Today, the train arrived at the station about ten minutes late.

This train starts from Baihe and goes to Tonghua. It is a local train and stops at both major and small stations. So even though it starts from Baihe, many people get off at Songjianghe.

Songjianghe is a big station, and there are many people who want to take the bus, so everyone is pushing forward.

When the flight attendant saw this, he shouted loudly, "Get off first, get on first, no crowding allowed."

When there are too many people, who will listen to this?Some people squeezed into the car regardless.

Sheng Xiping carried his luggage and protected Zhou Qinglan, and the three of them finally squeezed into the car.

On short-distance trains, it doesn’t matter who is assigned the seat. As long as there is space, grab a seat and sit down, and no one else can do anything about it.

Fortunately, Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xian were strong enough to squeeze in. After getting on the bus, they quickly found an empty long seat.

"Daughter-in-law, please sit down first and I'll put the luggage on the luggage rack."

As Sheng Xiping said this, he stuffed the luggage roll and several bags into the luggage rack, and then sat down with Sheng Xi'an.

The train stopped at the main station for three minutes. When the time was up, someone in front blew a whistle and waved a small flag. The train blew its whistle, closed the door, and then moved forward slowly.

There were no seats for those who got on the bus at the back. Some people were standing in the aisle at the junction of the carriages, and some were still walking around, trying to find a free seat.

If you really can't find it, you can only find a place to stand.

This was Sheng Xi'an's first time riding a big train. It was quite novel to look at the carriage, which was obviously more than twice as spacious as a small train, and then look at the car full of people.

The local trains stop at major stations, small stations, and boarding and landing stations. All along the way, small mountain stations, Huangniweizi, and hot spring boarding and landing stations, etc., all stop at one stop.

At noon, Sheng Xiping and the others did not buy the box lunches on the train. Instead, they took out two boxes of fried dumplings and flatbreads baked by Zhang Shuzhen with bear fat from their pockets.

The cakes baked with bear oil are soft. I throw the cakes in the snow in the twelfth lunar month of winter and don’t take the hard ones with me. It’s best to take this with you when you go out.

There are dumplings, cakes, pickles and green onions brought from home, and two teapots of hot water, and this meal will be quite satisfying.

Of course, Sheng Xiping and the three of them ate very well, and they also made those nearby hungry.

In these days, how many people can bring dumplings and white flour pancakes when they go out?For most people, if they can bring some big pancakes with corn flour, that would be pretty good.

"Hey? Comrade, where are you going?" The person standing next to him looked at Sheng Xiping and the others and asked.

"Oh, I'm going to the provincial capital to do some business and join my relatives."

Sheng Xiping stopped Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xi'an from speaking with his eyes, and then told a casual lie to fool them.

When Sheng Xiping said this, the people next to him immediately understood.

It was estimated that the three of them were educated youths who returned to the city from some remote rural area. If something went wrong, they returned to the city secretly, so they said they were going to the provincial capital to join their relatives, in order to avoid being investigated.

These educated youths, even though they go to the mountains and countryside to exercise, most of their problems cannot be corrected.

Look, you can go out and eat so well, but you are not afraid of standing out and attracting attention from others?
In this car, there are not only people going out to do errands, but also specialized pickpockets.

"Be more careful when you are out." The other party was kind-hearted and reminded Sheng Xiping.

"Hey, hey, I understand, thank you." Sheng Xiping nodded quickly and thanked the other party with a smile.

The reason why he didn't mention going to college was because he was afraid of being spotted.

After finishing their meal, they drank some hot water and felt warm in their stomachs. The three of them leaned back on their seats and closed their eyes to rest comfortably.

Of course, on the surface, Sheng Xiping looked like he was sleeping in a daze, but in fact, he was energetic and always paying attention to what was going on around him.

He happened to be sitting at the outermost seat of the three-person bench. Whether someone wanted to get close to their luggage or made other moves, Sheng Xiping could detect it.

It took seven or eight hours by slow train from Songjiang River to Hunjiang River. The train was bumpy and bumpy all the way, and it didn't arrive at the station until after five in the afternoon.

The three of them had too much luggage, so they didn't run around. After buying the tickets, they sat in the waiting room and dealt with the stuttering casually.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, the train from Hunjiang to Changchun departed. Since it was the departure station, there were not that many people on the train.

The three of them got on the bus with their luggage and occupied two long seats facing each other.

Then Sheng Xi'an and Zhou Qinglan lay on the bench, and Sheng Xiping spread the wolf skin mattress on the ground. He leaned his back against the edge of the seat and curled up on the wolf skin mattress.

This way, it is blocked just outside the long seat. If there is any disturbance, Sheng Xiping can detect it in time to avoid any accidents.

The train started from Hunjiang River, passed through Tonghua and Meihekou, and then passed through Liaoyuan and Siping. This night, the train circled most of the province.

Fortunately, it was a peaceful night with no accidents.It wasn't until nearly ten o'clock on the morning of the [-]rd that the train finally arrived at the provincial capital station.

"Get your luggage and check that you don't leave anything behind. This is the terminal. Don't be in a hurry to get off the train later. Don't crowd in."

Sheng Xiping gave the two people a few instructions, then checked all the luggage and items to make sure everything was there, and then he felt relieved.

The train pulled into the station and stopped, the doors opened, and the passengers on the train got off one after another.

Sheng Xiping and the other three also got out of the car with the crowd and walked towards the exit of the station.

The crowd was swarming out from the exit. Sheng Xiping and the other three were not in a hurry, so they slowly followed behind.

They had just passed the exit, and before they had even taken a few steps, they heard someone shouting, "Xiping, it's over here."

Sheng Xiping followed the sound and saw two people standing not far away. They were Chen Ruiqing and Shao Minzhi, who were coming to pick them up.

Sheng Xitai and Chen Feng had always exchanged letters. Sheng Xitai had told Chen Feng a long time ago that his sister-in-law and brother were taking the college entrance examination.

Chen Feng knew it, and Chen Ruiqing and his wife naturally knew it too.

After the college entrance examination admission results came out, Chen Ruiqing made a special call to inquire.

After learning that both Sheng Xi'an and Zhou Qinglan were admitted to university, Chen Ruiqing was also particularly happy and asked Sheng Xiping specifically when he would set off and when he would arrive in the provincial capital.

Therefore, Chen Ruiqing specially asked for leave today and came to pick up Sheng Xiping and the others.

"Brother Ruiqing, sister-in-law Minzhi." Sheng Xiping led his wife and younger brother and hurried forward to greet Chen Ruiqing and his wife. "Look, I have to work for you two to come and pick me up, which will cause trouble for you." Sheng Xiping stretched out his hand towards Chen Ruiqing and said with a smile.

"Look at what you said? What do you mean causing trouble?
I haven’t congratulated my siblings yet, but also my brother Xi’an. It’s really incredible. He was admitted to a key university. He is such a talented person. "

Chen Ruiqing reached out and shook hands with Sheng Xiping, and then shook hands with Sheng Xian.

"This young man is so energetic. After four years of college, how good would it be to find a good job and marry a wife?"

When Chen Ruiqing said this, Sheng Xian suddenly felt embarrassed, her face turned red, and she didn't know how to answer the question.

"Hahaha, what the eldest brother said is that at our forest farm, many people wanted to marry him. My mother was also anxious at the time and wanted to build a house for the second brother to marry him.

It was me who stopped him, otherwise, he would already have a wife by now. Hearing this, Sheng Xiping burst into laughter.

"Come on, come home with me first and rest for a while. I will accompany you in the afternoon and go through the admission procedures for your younger siblings."

Chen Ruiqing also smiled, reached out to take a piece of luggage, and led everyone towards the opposite side of the station.

After leaving the station, we walked not far to the opposite side. Trolleybus No. [-] stopped at the station.

Chen Ruiqing led Sheng Xiping and the three of them onto the tram together, and put down their luggage with great difficulty.The car walked along Stalin Street, stopping while walking, all the way south.

Sheng Xian only went back to her hometown once with her parents when she was a child.He was still young at that time and could not remember what he had seen.

This should be considered the first time he has traveled far away since he grew up. It is still the provincial capital. Sheng Xian feels that there are people, cars and high-rise buildings everywhere.

And the most numerous people are cyclists, gliding in and out, constantly shuttling back and forth.

The sound in my ears was also very noisy, not as quiet as the forest farm at all.

Sheng Xi'an was immediately confused and disoriented, unable to distinguish between east, west, north and south.

The tram swayed along, stopping and going. Half an hour later, Chen Ruiqing said to Sheng Xiping and the others that they were almost there.

Ask them to pack their luggage, don't leave anything behind, and stop at the Huimin Road stop ahead.

Sure enough, the conductor from the front also shouted.Sheng Xiping and others carried their luggage and got out of the car one after another after the car stopped.

"Come on, let's come over here. My family lives here. In fact, it's not far from Northeast Normal University. I'll take you there in the afternoon and you'll find out."

From now on, my brothers and sisters will come home for dinner every week without having to worry about anything. Xiaofeng will talk about you all day long. "

Chen Ruiqing helped carry the luggage and led Sheng Xiping and the others along Huimin Road. Then, after twists and turns, they came to a small alley.

Chen Ruiqing used to live in the family compound of his work unit. Later, something happened to him and his original housing was taken back by his work unit.

After he returned to work, he couldn't return to his original house, so his employer relocated him to a small courtyard with a single door.

The small courtyard is not big, with three brick houses, and there are warehouses, toilets, etc. Although the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, in Sheng Xiping's eyes, it is much better than the tube building.

Chen Feng and Chen Yue both went to school and were not at home. Shao Minzhi stepped forward to open the door and welcomed the three Sheng family members in.

"Come on, let's sit in the room first and rest for a while. I'll go cook now. Xiaofeng will come back later. I don't know how happy I will be to see you."

Shao Minzhi smiled and let the Sheng family into the room, then rummaged for the teapot and tea leaves, and quickly made them a pot of tea.

Seeing that it was getting late, Shao Minzhi asked Chen Ruiqing to stay in the room and chat with Sheng Xiping and the others, while he went outside to the kitchen to light a fire and cook.

"Sister-in-law, let me help you."

Zhou Qinglan felt bad when she saw Shao Minzhi going to work, so she hurriedly followed him out, rolled up her sleeves, and wanted to help with the work.

"Oh, brother and sister, I don't need you. I have prepared the dishes a long time ago. They are all ready-made. Just heat them up.

Originally Ruiqing said that he wanted to invite you out to eat.

Time is short at noon, so why not wait until the afternoon? We will accompany you to school first and complete the admission procedures. Then we will find a hotel to celebrate. "

This is Zhou Qinglan's first time at Chen's house. How can Shao Minzhi let her cook?After hurriedly sending Zhou Qinglan back to the house to rest, Shao Minzhi was frying and frying in the kitchen, making six dishes in a short time.

Chen Feng is in third grade, and Chen Yue is in preschool. They are both in the same school, not far from the Chen family.

After school was over at noon, Chen Feng went to pick up his sister from preschool. There was no need for an adult to pick her up. The two children strolled home.

"Mom, I'm after school. Is the food ready? I'm starving."

Chen Feng, who is eleven years old, is no longer short and has a big appetite. Like all children who are studying, after school at noon, he will complain that he is hungry when he walks in the door.

"You just want to eat, and you don't even look at the guests at home? Go, go into the house and see, who is here?"

Shao Minzhi was making the last soup. When she heard her son's movement, she didn't look back and said directly.

Chen Feng was stunned. People came to the house often, but his mother never said this. Who is here?So he curiously led his sister into the house.

As soon as they entered the east room, they found that Sheng Xiping, Zhou Qinglan, and Sheng Xian were all sitting on the edge of the Kang.

"Oh, uncle, aunt, second uncle, why are you here?" Chen Feng was so happy that he went up and hugged Sheng Xiping.

"Yue'er, come on, this is what I said, our Uncle Sheng, this is my aunt." Chen Feng turned around and quickly called Chen Yue to come over and call someone.

Eight-year-old Chen Yue is no longer as skinny as when she was in the Lijiawa Brigade.

Now that Chen Ruiqing has returned to the city, her salary and benefits have been greatly improved, and the conditions at home are much better. Shao Minzhi has not gone out to work and concentrates on taking care of her two children at home.

Little Chen Yue also has a rosy complexion, has grown a lot in stature, and has a fleshy little face, which makes her very rare.

"Uncle Sheng, aunt." Back then, Sheng Xiping went to Lijiawa, took Chen Yue to the hospital for treatment, and took Chen Feng away.

Chen Yue was only five years old at that time and couldn't remember anything at all. Now that she sees Sheng Xiping again, she can't remember seeing her before.

It's just that her brother talks about Qianchuan Forest Farm, uncles, aunts, and grandparents all day long, so Chen Yue has some impressions.

At this time, hearing her brother say, little Chen Yue came forward obediently, "Hello, Uncle Sheng, hello, Aunt Sheng."

"Hey, hey, okay. Is this Xiao Chenyue? Your brother always mentioned you to us before. Come on, let Auntie take a look."

Zhou Qinglan had given birth to two sons, and had always thought about having a daughter. When she saw the girl, she was even more curious. She quickly called Chen Yue to her side, holding Chen Yue's hand and looking at her.

"Xiping, look at how handsome this girl from Brother Chen's family is. She is so rare. She is so soft-spoken, how nice she is?"

Zhou Qinglan held Chen Yue in her arms, feeling very strange.

"Oh, my aunt came in a hurry and didn't bring anything good. Just wait a moment while I look for her."

"Brothers and sisters, stop working so hard. We don't need anything at home. Your sister-in-law didn't even want to cook and eat the fungus and mushrooms you sent us years ago. We still have them at home."

Chen Ruiqing saw it and spoke quickly, not letting Zhou Qinglan worry about finding anything.

Chen Ruiqing was so kind and polite, but Zhou Qinglan couldn't really stop looking. He saw that she took out a bag of pine nuts, a bag of hazelnuts, and a bag of walnut kernels from the package.

"These were all picked up by your brother-in-law and others from the mountain last autumn. They brought some to you. And this one, give it to Yue'er."

As Zhou Qinglan said, she put a red rope tied with something into Chen Yue's hand.

"These are wolf fangs and pig teeth. Your uncle specially ground them out, punched them in the eyes, and wore them with a red string.

Children should wear this thing to ward off evil spirits and suppress panic. "Zhou Qinglan saw Chen Yue stunned and thought she didn't understand, so she hurriedly explained.

Every time Sheng Xiping came back from hunting, he would leave behind some animal teeth and other things, especially wolf teeth and pig teeth.

Zhujing, also called pig essence stone, is actually a small bone inside a pig's ear. It is oblate and can be ground and drilled.

Children have pure eyes. Older people always say that children can see things that adults cannot, so they are easily scared.

Most families will wear pig scarves on their children after they are born, and most of them are tied around the wrist.

Sheng Xiping's pig scares are all obtained from wild boars, and it is said that the effect is better than that of domestic pigs.

Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu wore them since birth.

Now that Sheng Xinhua is older, he wears Zhu Jing and Wolf Fang together and wears them around his neck.

Sisters Sheng Xitai and Sheng Yunfang also have them at home. When Chen Feng was in the Sheng family, Sheng Xiping also made him wear one.

"Aunt, I have this. My brother gave me his."

Chen Yue freed up a hand and pulled out a red rope from his collar. As expected, there were also Lang Ya and Zhu Jing tied at the bottom.

It turned out that Chen Feng gave his share to his sister because he saw that he liked it.

"Oh, it's okay. If you want this new one, give that one back to your brother." Zhou Qinglan smiled, "Otherwise, you can give this one to your brother."

Chen Yue thought about it, took off the rope from his neck, gave it back to Chen Feng, and then hung the rope that Zhou Qinglan gave to him around his neck.

Zhou Qinglan liked Chen Yue, so she hugged Chen Yue and they chatted quietly.

Just at this time, Shao Minzhi had also prepared the food, so he set the table and cleared it for dinner.

"Well, we have some business to do in the afternoon, so we'll just have something to eat at noon.

Waiting for the admission procedures of my younger siblings to be completed, I will treat them to dinner and we will go out to eat in the evening. "Chen Ruiqing asked Sheng Xiping and the others to sit down and eat, and said with a smile.

"Brother, there are six dishes and one soup. Isn't this simple? It's already pretty good."

When cadres go to the countryside, they only have four dishes and one soup. These six dishes and one soup include pork head meat, roast chicken, and canned food, which is already very good.

"Oh, it can't be compared with your family. We live in the city and everything else is fine except for the food. It's not as good as yours. We are surrounded by mountains and rivers, so it's convenient to eat anything." Chen Ruiqing said with a smile.

"When I get old and retire, I will go to your forest farm and build a small house and a small yard.

Raise some chickens and ducks, grow some vegetables, and go fishing in your spare time. What a leisurely and comfortable life it will be. "

"Okay, I'll accompany my brother then, and we'll go fishing together." Sheng Xiping responded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)