After buying a ticket to Quancheng and wandering on the train for more than five hours, Qin Feng came to this familiar yet unfamiliar city.
Without any hesitation, Qin Feng took a map and went to the Quanzhou cargo distribution station. This was the terminal station of the Cangzhou train. It was here that Qin Feng took his sister to escape from Quanzhou.
However, after asking many people at the cargo station, Qin Feng could not get any news about his sister. They were definitely not seeing the Qin Jia that Qin Feng mentioned. After staying here for two full days, Qin Feng left in disappointment.
On the third day, Qin Feng came to the place where he lived seven years ago. This was a university teachers' dormitory in Quancheng. Qin Feng had lived here from the time he was born to the time he left.
Looking at the familiar uncles and aunts and the children running around in the courtyard, Qin Feng seemed to hear the shouts of his parents in his ears. The familiar scenes made Qin Feng's eyes filled with tears.
For a child, many things can change in seven years. At the very least, Qin Feng's appearance is completely different from when he was seven years old. Even without any modifications, no one would be able to recognize him anymore.
After five years of wandering and studying with someone like Zai who has been around for so long, Qin Feng is still very skilled in dealing with people. It only took him half a day to ask clearly about the situation at home.
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However, the result still made Qin Feng very disappointed. None of the old neighbors, whose appearance had not changed much, knew what happened in their home back then.
According to Aunt Wang, one day seven years ago, several cars came here and emptied out all the Qin family's belongings. They said they were moving, but they didn't tell them where they were moving.
Most of the people living in this courtyard are school teachers. Some teachers who have a good relationship with Qin Feng's parents have asked the school, but they have not received a reply. They only know that they seem to have been transferred to the capital to work.
Unwilling to be reconciled, Qin Feng sneaked into the school archives late at night and looked through all the files related to the job transfer seven years ago, but to his disappointment, he could not find the names of his parents.
Except for the memories of the old neighbors, the trajectory of the Qin family's life in Quancheng seems to have been completely erased, with not a single clue left.
In desperation, Qin Feng boarded the truck and searched for his sister's whereabouts along the distribution yards. What he still found was disappointment.
Hu Baoguo was also a sophisticated man. After picking up Qin Feng, he didn't ask any questions. He took Qin Feng, who had changed his clothes, directly back to the juvenile detention center, finally settling the matter.
I don't know whether he gave up or believed in his master's divination. Qin Feng's character became much more cheerful when he returned to the juvenile detention center, and he took over all the blackboard pictures and other tasks in the juvenile detention facility.
With Hu Baoguo's help and Qin Feng's own efforts, his sentence was commuted twice within three years, totaling eight months. When the Spring Festival of 1997 was approaching, Qin Feng only had two months left in his sentence.
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The Chinese New Year is a festive day. In order to prevent the juveniles in the juvenile detention center from missing home, red paper couplets are posted everywhere in the juvenile detention center, giving it a festive atmosphere.
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"Master, let's go to Brother Hu's house today to celebrate the New Year. These are new clothes that Brother Hu bought for you. I'll help you put them on!..."
On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Qin Feng, dressed in bright red clothes, excitedly came to Zai's private courtyard, pushed open the thick curtain, and his face was full of joy.
Everyone in the entire juvenile detention center knew that Director Hu was very kind to Qin Feng. He had often called him to his home as early as half a year ago, and even found connections with the local police station to place Qin Feng's household registration in his home.
It happened that Hu Baoguo was not on duty during the Spring Festival, so he took the old man and Qin Feng to his house to celebrate the New Year. In this juvenile detention center, there was always a lack of popularity.
"Hey, Master only wears such festive clothes when he gets married."
Compared to two years ago, Zai, who was lying on the bed, was getting older. His gray hair hung in front of his forehead, his face was covered with age spots, his hands were as thin as wood, but his eyes were still bright.
"Master, where is my wife?" Seeing that the old man looked good, Qin Feng smiled and joked.
"Your master's wife? I'm afraid she has died a long time ago, right?"
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Zaishi could not help but be stunned for a moment. Just when he was about to say something, the door was pushed open from the outside again, and Hu Baoguo walked in and said: "Old man, are you ready? Let's leave now." ?”
"Okay, let's go. This place is a little bit violent. The old man needs to move to another place!"
Zaishi held Qin Feng's arm and slowly stood up. Then he shook Qin Feng away and walked to the door slowly but firmly.
Looking at the trembling Zaishi, Qin Feng's nose couldn't help but feel a little sore. However, in just two or three years, the master had aged like this, and his life was about to come to an end.
Hu Baoguo glanced at Qin Feng and said, "What are you doing standing still? Get the old man's coat quickly and let's go!"
"Yes, let's go to celebrate the New Year!"
Qin Feng came to his senses and quickly took the fox fur coat that his master usually used to cover his legs and chased him out. When he got to the door, he wrapped the old man up directly, regardless of whether his master was happy or not.
With Hu Baoguo leading him, Qin Feng did not encounter any difficulties when he came out of the prison gate. Firstly, his sentence was about to come, and secondly, everyone knew about his relationship with Hu Baoguo. Both the guards and the armed police had already become accustomed to it. .
Hu Baoguo's hometown is in the countryside. It takes more than an hour to get there from the juvenile detention center. After the police car entered the village, a group of teenagers playing with firecrackers immediately gathered around him.
Every household in the village is covered with couplets and Chinese characters for blessing. The sound of firecrackers and the fragrance coming from the kitchens from time to time make everything filled with New Year celebrations.
"Master, please slow down."
When the car drove into the Hu family's yard, Qin Feng jumped out of the car first and carefully helped Zaishi down.
"Old man, how are you? I'm bringing my son and grandson to wish you a happy New Year!"
As soon as they got off the car, a group of people who had been waiting in the yard fell to their knees with cheers. Even Hu Baoguo, who had just parked the car, was pulled to his knees.
"Okay, okay, all good!"
Zaishi was very energetic today. After letting go of Qin Feng's hand, he took out a handful of red envelopes from his pocket with his trembling right hand, handed it to Qin Feng and said: "I'm going to see my ancestors soon, let me pass again." I’ll give you a reward for mastering my addiction!”
The old man shouted the word "reward" with great energy, as if he had returned to his youth. During the Chinese New Year, there would be an endless stream of people coming to his home to kowtow.
Qin Feng took a handful of red envelopes and handed them out one by one. As for Zaishi, he was welcomed into the back room by several elders of the Hu family, who were also in their seventies and eighties. It could be seen that the old man was in high spirits today, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be reduced a lot. .
During dinner, Zaishi drank several glasses of old wine brewed by the Hu family, which really made Qin Feng worried. He stayed with his master all night, fearing that something would happen.
"Master, are you awake?" Qin Feng, who was sleeping at the end of the bed, heard the noise and quickly raised his head, just in time to see the master taking the clothes on the bedside.
"When you wake up, you can't sleep anymore."
I don't know if it was because of drinking yesterday, but Zaishi's face was flushed, but he looked energetic under the light.
Qin Feng opened the thick curtains, took a look outside, and said, "Master, please sleep a little longer. It's just dawn and it's still early!"
"The plan for a year begins with spring, and the plan for a day begins with morning!" Zaishi laughed and said, "According to the old lunar calendar, spring is already here today, so let's celebrate the Spring Festival in the old lunar calendar! "
The beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, so ancient folk celebrated the festival on the day of "beginning of spring", which is equivalent to the modern "Spring Festival". The first day of the first lunar month is called "New Year's Day".
In July 1913 (the second year of the Republic of China), Yuan Shikai formulated the New Year's Day of the lunar calendar as the "Spring Festival", which was implemented from the following year (1914). Since then, the first day of the lunar calendar has been called the Spring Festival.
Coincidentally, this year, the beginning of spring is the day before the Spring Festival. Qin Feng didn't know how Master remembered it so clearly. He looked at the white snow outside the window and shook his head and said: "Master, it took five days before the beginning of spring to thaw. It's really too cold today." Okay, let’s just chat in this room.”
Qin Feng was not afraid of the cold, but the main reason was that he was afraid that his master's body would not be able to hold on. The winter in the north was very cold, and it snowed heavily a few days ago, so it was extremely cold outside.
"Where did you come from with so much nonsense? People like the Hu family are quite filial. The old man can't be ignorant!"
Zaishi reached out and patted the disciple on the head, then lifted the quilt casually. Qin Feng could only step forward to help the master put on his clothes, and helped the old man out of the house.
Rural people get up early, and they have to buy new year's goods. Even though it's just dawn, there are already noises in every house.
After supporting Master and walking around the small village, someone was already driving a carriage to the market. The last day of the year was also the busiest day of the market.
The Hu family didn't have all the New Year's goods. Hu Baoguo drove people to the market early in the morning. The yard became much deserted, and several elderly people were hiding in the house because they were afraid of the cold.
PS: In the second chapter, the plot speeds up, and the subsequent stories will be more interesting. Friends, please collect more and vote for recommendations. The new book urgently needs these!
