After two days and two nights of sleeping on the green train, almost exhausted, the mother and daughter finally arrived at their destination.
Standing and swaying along the way, Zhao Xiaoya, who was only seven years old, was really tired and sleepy.
When she walked, her feet felt a little weak.
However, after leaving the train station and entering a beautiful and novel world that she had never seen before, Zhao Xiaoya's fatigue and embarrassment were swept away.
She opened her eyes wide and looked at the busy traffic and high-rise buildings around her.
Oh my god, this, this is the south.
It's so clean, so beautiful, with a lot of people and cars.
And those buildings are so tall.
Zhao Xiaoya raised her head hard, feeling like her neck was about to break, but she still hadn't seen the top of the building.
"Yes, this is Shenzhen City!"
After staying on the train for two days and two nights, even the powerful He Tiantian couldn't stand it.
Because she not only had to endure the difficult journey, but also had to keep one eye open at all times to watch the child.
In addition, she did not let go of the traffickers, liars and petty thieves hidden in the train carriages.
He Tiantian remained calm and determined that the other party was a criminal, so she secretly ran to the police to report it.
Of course, in order to appease or obtain useful information, He Tiantian would make false promises with these people.
The most direct result is that He Tiantian's "Ma Jiu gambling skills" have been given opportunities to show off their power again and again.
And there were hundreds of dollars more in her pocket.
"...The room and board expenses during my stay in Shenzhen City have been paid!"
He Tiantian thought to herself and searched for the target more diligently.
And she was also very efficient. In just two or three days, she almost wiped out all the traffickers, swindlers, and thieves in several carriages.
The policemen all had a dreamy feeling: "Are these bastards gathering together? Why were so many caught in one train?"
Every time He Tiantian went to report, she would change her disguise slightly. In addition, she would also hint others to call the police. Therefore, despite the fact that she arrested about ten people, the police did not find anything unusual.
He Tiantian held her bulging purse and did not compete for any reputation. Instead, she hid her merit and fame and took her child into the crowd of people getting off the bus.
Arriving at the bustling Shenzhen City, Zhao Xiaoya was completely dazzled.
Her small, simple world also suffered a huge impact.
The people around him were wearing all kinds of beautiful and trendy clothes, and they were talking words that he couldn't understand at all... What impressed Zhao Xiaoya the most was the confidence and pride on those people's faces.
They live a prosperous life, they have hope and a future, they are full of passion, and they pursue their dreams.
Be passionate and confident!
Zhao Xiaoya has never read a book and cannot use appropriate words to describe her feelings.
All her feelings were turned into one sentence: "Mom, it's so nice here!"
The Heavenly Palace mentioned in the story of the old woman in the village is probably what the world in front of us looks like.
A layer of excitement appeared on Zhao Xiaoya's dark and thin face, and a huge door slowly opened in front of her.
Her pair of dark and bright eyes became even brighter.
"No matter how good it is, it's not our home!"
He Tiantian pretended to be impatient and said, "Okay, let's quickly find a place to stay and find out about your sister's whereabouts."
"By the way, we also need to find a way to send a message home to tell your dad that we have successfully arrived in Shenzhen City!"
He Tiantian took Zhao Xiaoya's arm, squeezed out of the crowd with all her strength, bypassed the drivers or hotel owners soliciting customers at the station entrance, and ran directly out of several streets. The panic-inducing noise around her was gone.
"Mom, we can call home!"
After one trip, Zhao Xiaoya really improved a lot and actually knew how to make a phone call.
Yes, there are a lot of people coming and going on the train, and there are already mobile phones in this era, but they are larger and have a smaller screen, either a flip-top or a candy bar.
Zhao Xiaoya was "wandering" in various carriages with her mother, and she should have seen people making phone calls, or showing off with their Chinese-style video cameras.
Many novel experiences poured into her little mind.
Zhao Xiaoya also learned some truths from the tourists’ chat.
For example, when you travel far away and arrive at your destination, you should contact your family so that they can rest assured.
In the past, it was to send telegrams, but now, it is to call home.
Zhaojiawa is indeed very poor and only had electricity two years ago.
However, there is a telephone in the village committee, which is usually locked in a wooden box made by the village chief.
Unless there is a notice from the county or town, or the village cadres call, I will take the key and open it.
"Hey? Our little girl is so patient, she even knows how to make phone calls!"
He Tiantian smiled and praised Zhao Xiaoya.
Zhao Xiaoya pursed her lips shyly. She said nothing, but she was very happy inside.
When she was seven years old, in her limited memory, her parents never seemed to praise her.
No matter how hard she works or how sensible she is, she never gets a word of praise.
On the contrary, my own mother would frown when she saw her sometimes, and would say from time to time: "What's the use of being able to do it? No matter how capable you are, you're still a loser!"
Lose money!
Yes, she is the loser in the eyes of her parents, and the girl in the eyes of the villagers.
My sister, grandparents, parents all dislike me.
Zhao Xiaoya has always wondered why she and her sister became losers.
Take my sister as an example. This time, her mother handed her over to Aunt Hua and got back two thousand yuan in one fell swoop.
As for my uncle's cousin, he got engaged last month and spent 3,000 on the wedding ceremony.
I heard that the woman's family is asking for a new house to be built, and she is asking her cousin to go to the town to buy a building even if she doesn't live in it.
All in all, it is estimated to cost tens of thousands.
...Here, who is losing money?
You know, when her sister was fifteen years old, she went to primary school for two years, and it was free of charge.
Usually I only pay three yuan for tuition and miscellaneous fees, and then spend a few cents to buy a notebook and pencil.
In two years, I didn't spend more than fifty yuan.
As for my cousin, after graduating from junior high school, he couldn't pass the technical secondary school entrance examination. In high school, his uncle asked someone to let him go to some technical school.
The tuition fee for a year is more than 1,000, and there are also accommodation and living expenses.
Anyway, my cousin went to technical school for two years. I don’t know if he learned any skills, but he spent a lot of money.
Of course, that doesn't mean that my cousin gained nothing from going to school. No, isn't his wife a classmate of the technical school?
Or what about free love?
However, when love is love, when it comes to asking for betrothal gifts, a wedding room, and three pieces of gold, this girl is not ambiguous at all.
The uncle and aunt were so worried that their hair turned white. A few days ago, they even came to her father to borrow money.
Tsk!
Zhao Xiaoya said this because she didn't think her uncle should borrow money from home.
Instead, she felt that the uncle must have borrowed money from everyone he knew, but he still hadn’t borrowed enough. There was really no other way, so he came to her house!
Because everyone in the village knows that her father, Zhao Baozhu, is a loser.
More than half of the people in the village have rebuilt new brick and tile houses, but their family still lives in the two clay houses given to them when they were separated.
The uncle, who has always been very capable, rarely visits their home.
This time, he had the courage to come. It was obvious that the uncle was really desperate.
Just because one of his sons was getting married, the always proud uncle began to smile at her useless and good-for-nothing father.
Tsk tsk!
Zhao Xiaoya actually felt that her cousin was a big loser!
Ever since I was a child, this man, who is almost 20 years old, has only seen him spend money like water, but he didn't get a penny back to his family!
...The topic went too far, and Zhao Xiaoya quickly calmed down.
She pursed her lips and her big eyes were full of surprise: My mother praised me today!
This feeling of being recognized and praised is so good!
He Tiantian deliberately pretended not to see Zhao Xiaoya's excitement and continued to look around.
She found a small supermarket on the roadside with a public phone and domestic long distance calls.
He Tiantian tightened the child's hand, her body stiffened, as if she mustered up a lot of courage, and then asked the boss in plastic Mandarin with a strong hometown accent: "Comrade, I, I want to make a call!"
"Three cents a minute for long distance." The boss didn't laugh at He Tiantian, because he had seen many such rustic foreigners.
"So expensive? Just thirty cents for a phone call?" He Tiantian deliberately pretended to be surprised.
The boss shrugged and said nothing more.
The price is just that, you can beat it or not!
He Tiantian looked hesitant, and after a long while, she took out a crumpled one-yuan note from her pocket.
“If you are from other provinces, please bring the area code, don’t make a mistake!”
The boss was very experienced. Seeing He Tiantian take out another piece of paper with a phone number written on it from his pocket, he gave a kind reminder.
"Ah? What's the area code?" He Tiantian pretended to be silly again.
The boss sighed and asked: "Where are you from?"
"My family is the Zhao family in Rose Town, Furong County, City A, City B -" He Tiantian honestly reported the detailed address.
"Okay, okay, just know which city it is from." The boss quickly waved his hand.
He felt that if he didn't stop her, the village woman in front of him would tell her in detail which street she lived on.
The boss checked the address book provided by the phone company and pointed to the column of province A and city B, "Here, this is the area code!"
He Tiantian honestly followed the boss's instructions and finally made the call.
When the village chief's voice came through the phone, He Tiantian shouted into the phone at the top of her lungs like a first-time caller -
"Uncle, it's me, from Zhao Baozhu's family. I have arrived in Shenzhen City with my child!"
"Yes! Yes, we come to Shenzhen City to find a big girl!"
"Later, go and talk to the head of our family and tell him to go back as soon as we find the eldest girl, so that he doesn't have to worry!"
"...What? Uncle, what are you talking about? Little widow? What little widow? Oh, uncle, I can't hear you clearly! Oh, uncle, I don't dare to say any more, it costs thirty cents a minute!"
He Tiantian deliberately pretended not to hear clearly, and hung up in a hurry after saying this.
She uses the dialect of her hometown, but the accent of northerners is basically closer to Mandarin.
Therefore, the boss overheard a few sentences and understood them clearly.
When he was giving He Tiantian some change, he asked casually, "Sister, did you come to Shenzhen City to find someone?"
"Yes, comrade, I, my daughter followed the aunt from the village to work in Shenzhen City. She said she can make a lot of money by doing hairdressing for people!"
He Tiantian still looks naive. When people ask her, she will just tell them regardless of whether she knows him or not.
"However, my daughter is only fifteen this year. As soon as she left, I felt a little regretful!"
"Besides, the aunt who recruits workers doesn't have a good reputation among us, so I'm afraid-"
In fact, when He Tiantian said the words "doing hair", the boss's eyes became a little weird.
Obviously, as a person living in Shenzhen City, he certainly understands what a so-called "hair salon" is.
Why do you do hair? She is just a prostitute who hides dirt and evil.
And when He Tiantian said, "My daughter is only fifteen," the boss couldn't help showing a look of pity on his face.
Fifteen years old, then, that's still a child.
Although in this era, everything is focused on money.
Especially in their Shenzhen market, money seems to be extremely important.
However, normal people still maintain a minimum bottom line.
The boss's eyes flickered, he looked around, and said in a low voice: "I'll tell you a place. There are many hair salons there. Maybe your daughter is there!"
After saying this, the boss raised his head and resumed his lazy look of not caring about anything.
He Tiantian was stunned for a moment, and it seemed that it took her a long time to react. She quickly thanked her with all her strength: "Thank you, thank you, comrade!"
The boss had a toothache and reminded He Tiantian, "When you come to Shenzhen City, don't call people gay, call them boss."
"...Hey, good, thank you boss!"
He Tiantian pretended to be smart and quickly changed her tune.
Then, she took Zhao Xiaoya and followed the address secretly told by her boss, and went all the way there.
In fact, He Tiantian knew the specific address. She even knew where Aunt Hua stayed in Shenzhen City.
Even if there is no plot reminder, He Tiantian can still search through Xiao D.
However, there is also Zhao Xiaoya beside him.
She cannot destroy her character, let alone make the heroine Zhao Xiaoya suspicious.
And, most importantly, He Tiantian wanted Zhao Xiaoya to see with her own eyes how she, a biological mother, went through all the hardships to find Zhao Da Niu.
Yes, this is the main reason why He Tiantian brings Zhao Xiaoya with her.
He was worried about leaving the child to a villain father and wanted the heroine to see the world in advance. These were also factors that came to He Tiantian's mind.
But, more importantly, He Tiantian is still doing it for her own mission.
Therefore, the young Zhao Xiaoya saw with her own eyes that her mother, in order to find her sister, kept smiling all the way, and was sometimes disliked and looked down upon by others.
One month, it was a full month for my mother to sleep in the open in a foreign place like Shenzhen City where she was unfamiliar with the place.
My voice became hoarse, and the already thin person was reduced to a skeleton.
He was dirty from head to toe and looked exactly like a beggar on the street.
My mother was reluctant to eat or spend the flowers, but she was not wronged.
After "wandering" in Shenzhen City for a month, Zhao Xiaoya actually gained some weight, and her skinny little face gained some flesh.
Zhao Xiaoya:......
In her heart, her mother is no longer a bad mother who treats her biological daughter harshly, but the best and greatest mother in the world!
