The five siblings pushed the cart away in the middle of the night.
Only then did Zhao Tian sigh and go to sleep. The children were older and no longer relied on them.
Besides, Zhao Qingxiang and the others arrived at the door of Lao Yang's house before dawn.
"You're quite early, come in quickly."
Because Lao Yang is old and has little sleep, he has been awake for a while.
"Uncle Yang, this is Japanese melon."
"Well, okay, I'll take it all. I'll go cook. You guys stay for dinner."
Zhao Yanping stood up and said, "Uncle Yang, it's better for us to cook."
Lao Yang was not polite. He had Japanese melon porridge in the morning. After eating, Lao Yang handed Zhao Qingxiang two yuan, but he refused.
"Uncle Yang, we have eaten here, so we can't charge any more."
This porridge is much more than the food in the cafeteria. And it is still enough for them to eat.
Lao Yang thought for a while and handed over a dollar. "I'll give this to you. There is still time. You can earn some corn and eat it on the road at noon."
"Uncle Yang, no need. We can just go home and eat."
Lao Yang shook his head, "Just take it with you."
The three sisters went to steam a large pot of steamed buns. It was already past eight o'clock. Only then did Lao Yang take the five of them there.
Lao Yang arranged it here very quickly, and it is also the second farm in the city where Su Yuanyuan lives.
Zhao Yanli was happy now. There was a smile on her face.
It was not appropriate to say anything outside now. So they followed Lao Yang back.
"Since you have plenty of time, you can go back and stay for a few days. Remember to come in advance to get your train tickets."
"Thank you, Uncle Yang."
"No need. Come to my place before you leave. Help me deliver a message to that little girl."
Of course they would not refuse. Lao Yang gave each of them five steamed buns and let them leave.
The five of them were walking home, and no one was willing to eat steamed buns.
"Brother, we have to go up the mountain tomorrow. There is nothing to do now. We can just make a few every day."
Several people now have money in their hands, so they are very serious about going to the mountains to pick Japanese melons.
Zhao Qingxiang nodded. "Okay. Let's go tomorrow."
"You must also scatter Japanese melon seeds, otherwise there will be trouble next year if there are none.
This is what Yuanyuan left behind. In the future when we leave, we may be able to help other people." Then it won't matter who they help. Even the uncle's family won't be angry.
The five of us got home in time for dinner. It was still the same vegetable porridge with nothing else, and the corn husks were still floating in the cornmeal. There was really nothing we could do about it. It was already good if it could be eaten.
People in the village still don't know that the five brothers and sisters are going to Jiangbei. In the hearts of the villagers, Jiangbei is a super scary existence.
Zhao Qingxiang doesn't know how to speak, so he should just do whatever he wants.
After returning home, Zhao Qingxiang went to his parents' room alone. He said that the procedures for going to Jiangbei had been completed and that they would leave on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
In fact, Zhao Yanli wanted to leave right away, but everyone said that if she went there too early, she would just stay there, and it was very cold there. She didn't know the specific situation yet. So she still waited at home.
Zhao Tian didn't know what to say. The five children wanted to leave them.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry. When you get older and don't want to move anymore, we will come and pick you up."
Neither of them spoke. They were both angry. But they still felt they owed the children, so they didn't make a fuss.
Zhao Tian waved his hand and Zhao Qingxiang went back to the house. He hadn't had a good rest for several days and he was very tired.
Only the two of them were left. "Master, are we really going to go there in the future?"
Zhao Tian said nothing. He would not leave home, but it was too early to say anything now.
Both the couple were thinking about this matter in their minds, and neither of them spoke.
In the days that followed, the brothers and sisters went up the mountain, but they didn't dare to go inside, so they found a few here and there, just to keep them to eat. However, they picked back a lot of pine cones.
Now that I have some free time, I have collected a lot of pine nuts.
They were all cooked and kept for the train.
Besides, Su Yuanyuan and the others are much more comfortable now that they have a berth. And they don’t go out to eat, so they eat in different ways. It’s so beautiful.
The two of them alternately read newspapers and books in Su Yuanyuan's space, especially legal books. Tan Shaoting read them twice.
Three days passed very quickly. The two got off the bus in the afternoon. It was really cold here, even colder than where they were.
"We really don't want to stay in a hotel anymore?"
"Well, let's just wait for the train. We'll wait at the train station."
The two of them went to inquire about it separately in the simple waiting hall.
The two of them summarized the information they received and found out that there was a train at three o'clock in the evening today.
"Let's just wait for that train. It's probably not feasible to get on the carriage. Let's try to find a way to get on the freight train."
"Is it too cold?"
"It must be cold. Let's find a way to get into the carriage then."
After practicing, the two of them are now not as light as a swallow, but they are not far behind.
In fact, Su Yuanyuan didn't want Tan Shaoting to follow this person because of this. If she were alone, she could still hide in the space. She wouldn't be so afraid of being checked by the flight attendants. Now the space no longer has a time limit on her.
But Tan Shaoting followed, but he couldn't enter the space. So he had to carefully avoid the flight attendant.
There were still several hours left, and there were too few people in the waiting hall. It would be too intrusive for the two of them to stay here, so they went out.
There is no village or shop here. Looking at this desolate place, the two of them are speechless. Where are they going to stay? This is not an hour or two.
I don’t dare to go too far yet. I’m afraid I’ll delay the train and the next one will be three days later.
I had no choice but to retreat into the waiting hall again.
Su Yuanyuan had asked just now that the train she took when she arrived would leave at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. The two of them discussed that if anyone asked, they would just say that they were on that train, otherwise it would be difficult to explain.
The two people wearing thick clothes sat together. It was cold outside, but there was no heating inside, and there were few people, so the wind in the waiting hall was much less windy than outside. The temperature was the same cold.
At noon, the two of them decided to make meat buns, so simple.
Tan Shaoting went to get two cups of hot water. After eating, he still leaned against each other to keep warm.
"How about you put your legs on my legs and I cover you with my coat?" Tan Shaoting thought that the little girl must be cold and her face was not so rosy, so he thought of covering her legs.
Su Yuanyuan shook her head and refused. She was really not that cold, so it was still acceptable.
