Chen Miao came out and entered the waiting hall to look for them. Seeing their nervous and frightened expressions, Chen Miao sighed.
"It's not convenient for me to send you there now. I don't feel comfortable letting you go by yourself. Not only are there traffickers along the way, but you may also be arrested and enlisted in the army, of course the national army.
Let's do this, you go back with me. There are guerrillas over there. If possible, you can learn from them. If you want to stay in the army in the future, you can stay. If you don't want to, you can go to the border to farm."
"Benefactor, thank you so much."
"It's okay, I'll buy tickets for you."
The three children who knew the family had no choice but to go back by themselves. They really didn't have the energy to take care of it, so they bought them train tickets and gave them three hundred copper coins each, which was easy to use on the train.
The Peng family's four siblings also bought train tickets. They won't be able to get on the train until ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and they will have to back up twice on the way.
He handed Peng Ziqing a letter, "You must be careful and pay attention when changing trains."
"Benefactor, thank you, I will take good care of my siblings."
"You must avoid being a soldier."
Peng Ziqing nodded, "I understand, my benefactor."
He also gave each of them 300 yuan, and gave Peng Ziqing ten yuan alone. The money left outside should be enough for them to buy tickets. The money given to them has been tied to their bodies and covered with cotton clothes, which is safe.
The three boys who got on the bus in the middle of the night found Chen Miao, "Benefactor, we have been away from home for more than six years and don't know the situation at home. Can you tell me your address? If we have no family, can we go to you?"
Chen Miao knew their address, and it would be quite far for them to find him. However, he still gave him the address and asked them to memorize it.
Chen Miao breathed a sigh of relief when the forty-four of them boarded the train at two o'clock in the middle of the night.
The seats are all scattered, but fortunately they are all in the same carriage.
Chen Miao still asked the flight attendant for a Datong berth, but there was no other way. Her tummy, which was already four months old, was not small and could not be seen while standing and wearing cotton clothes. However, it would be too uncomfortable to sit for a long time.
He told them not to get out of the car at will and to go to the toilet together. He would take them to eat with him for three meals.
They must have left a shadow in their hearts. It can be said that they did not move at all. They rarely drank water to reduce the number of trips to the toilet.
Five days later, when they got off the train in the county town, it happened to be night. Chen Miao took them out of the city quickly, and would come to Zhao Erniu tomorrow to deliver the news.
He asked them to follow closely and entered the village an hour later.
"Who? Stop."
"It's me, Chen Miao, who's here? The top two?"
"Third sister, are you back?" Erqiang ran out.
"Well, these are the people I brought back, don't worry there will be no problem."
"Okay, third sister, why are you back at this time?"
"I got off the train at night. Let's talk tomorrow." It was really tiring.
It wasn't cold after they walked all the way, but since the house had been unoccupied for such a long time and no fire was lit, it was certainly cold.
Chen Miao asked them to light fires. All the houses had to be lit, otherwise they would not be able to live in them. Chen Miao was worried because there were not so many beddings.
Only a few people can squeeze into one quilt.
Even if I am tired, I have tidied up the house I live in. Otherwise, I would feel uncomfortable lying down.
The bedding must have been exposed to the sun, so it was quite comfortable.
The next day I got up when I heard some noise outside and looked at the time. It was already past seven o'clock.
Looking at the people in the yard, Chen Miao sighed. "I'll wash up first. You guys can also boil water and wash up. I'll push the grain."
Shen Wufu was stunned for a moment when he saw Chen Miao coming in, "You from Xiaofeng's house came back at night?"
"Well, Uncle Fifth, give me half a bag of cornmeal first."
Xiuyue immediately went to get it after hearing it. "As for Xiaofeng's family, you can eat at home."
"Fifth Aunt, there are forty-three and a half young people waiting for dinner at home. Fifth Uncle, you will go home after dinner later."
They were all surprised, but they didn't ask, and they found out soon.
When Chen Miao came back, they had all washed up and were cooking porridge in two pots. There were still a lot of pickles at home, so they had to make do with it.
They had just eaten. Shen Wufu and his family of five came over. They were shocked when they saw the people eating in the side room. These people all had sunken cheeks and looked too thin, not like normal people.
"From Xiaofeng's family?"
"Uncle Wu, let's sit down. Shanzi, you eat slowly. You've already eaten the porridge, so there's no need to worry about it at home." I told them again.
Chen Miao and Shen Wufu talked about meeting a trafficker at the train station after looking after their children.
"It's too scary. They are really a bunch of pigs and dogs."
"Uncle Fifth, you will drive me to the county seat in a while. I will contact Comrade Li and let them go to the team to study. Those who are willing to stay can stay, and those who are not willing will wait until next year to let them go to the border."
"There is no need to go to the county seat. Comrade Li told me how to contact him. I will ask him to come."
Chen Miao thought about sending it directly, but after thinking about it, she decided to forget it and made it clear to Comrade Li that she would also prepare some food.
"Uncle Wu, I want to buy five thousand kilograms of grain in the village and let Comrade Li take it there."
Shen Wufu knew Chen Miao's temper, and he was trying to win over these half-grown children to become his own again.
"Okay, that's okay. Let your elder brother go to the village to help you. If anyone wants to sell grain, send it to you." There was no time to say anything else, so we had to settle them quickly.
"Fifth Aunt, whose family has cotton and cloth? They don't have bedding yet."
"The ones from Xiaofeng's family are not enough in the village."
"I'll make as many as I can. If I have time, I'll go to the county town to buy them."
"I'm going to ask first, maybe whose parents want to sell cotton. If we have the materials, we can make it in a day or two."
Zhao Xiaoyun did not leave, "Aren't you going to accompany Yun Shan Yun Xin?"
Chen Miao sighed helplessly, "Isn't this already done? The old Taoist is worried that it is not safe for me to give birth on the mountain and won't let me stay up there."
"Yes?"
"Well, it's been four months."
Zhao Xiaoyun put his hand on Chen Miao's belly, and then it felt big.
"Then don't go out, just stay at home."
"I won't go anywhere in the winter."
Zhao Xiaoyun gave a lot of instructions, "It's true that Shen Jianfeng can't come back, and you have to take care of the child alone. You are at home, and I will ask the third aunt to come over and take a look."
"I'm not that delicate. I'll go to my parents' house first, and then I'll go to the county town later."
"What's the matter? How about letting your elder brother go?"
"I got a car to drive back."
"In the county seat?"
"I asked someone to deliver it to the county town for me, but you didn't send me a bag of corn in advance? I asked them to grind the flour, and I also have to eat at noon."
"Just wait, I'll go back and push it for you."
"Don't worry, I'm going to my parents' house first, I haven't gone over to see it yet."
Chen Miao told Shanzi and the others to listen to the radio and not be restrained at home, and the two of them left the house together.
