Chapter 94 When school started,
Sister-in-law Wu did not say a word to her daughter on the way to the county town with her children. Also because she looked bad, even a few of the people in the car who could be considered acquaintances from before did not speak to her.
Zhang Jing made countless calls to find Yang Binbin in the car, but there was no response every time. One message after another was sent, and all of them seemed to be lost in the sea. She knew that Yang Binbin had probably blocked her, so there was no response.
She felt resentful in her heart, so resentful that her chest seemed to be pressed and she could hardly breathe. She didn't dare to cry. Her eyes became wet again and again, and she tried to hold back the tears.
It was past nine o'clock when the bus arrived at the county town. The sun was shining brightly, and the ground was getting a little hot. The heat was rising day by day.
Sister-in-law Wu called an environmentally friendly tricycle and went straight to the hospital. She did not go to the county hospital or the Women's Health Care Center, fearing that if she met an acquaintance or was seen by people from neighboring villages, the news about Zhang Jing's pregnancy would be spread. Everyone knew it, so he went to a private hospital.
After registering and queuing up for the B-ultrasound, Zhang Jing looked pale when she got the test sheet. It clearly said early pregnancy, about 8 weeks, and the fetal development was normal.
Sister-in-law Wu's entire face was black, and she went to the doctor to order an abortion, a painless abortion.
That kind of Zhang Jing was pushed into the operating room and lay on the cold operating table. Fear came over her like a tide, and she kept sobbing nervously.
The painless abortion only takes three to five minutes to complete, and it only takes about 20 minutes with anesthesia. The operation is over quickly, and anti-inflammatory injections are given.
After the operation, Zhang Jing collapsed immediately. She was helped out of the operating room by a nurse. Sister-in-law Wu accompanied her in the infusion room with a gloomy face to give her an injection. After injecting anti-inflammatory drops, she took the medicine and left the hospital without stopping.
Sister-in-law Wu was annoyed that her daughter had embarrassed her, and she was so angry that she still didn't treat her daughter well. She bought something casually on the street and took it for lunch, then went straight to the station to catch the 11:30 train back to Jiudao.
When Sister-in-law Wu and Zhang Jing were waiting for the eleven o'clock bus to return home, Zhou Qiufeng drove a tricycle to Shennong Mountain. She received a call from Lele in the middle of the morning, and Lele said she would be able to leave the mountain in the afternoon.
From this, Zhou Qiufeng went home without saying a word. She made some food first, fed the piglets and chickens, and then immediately drove to Shennong Mountain to pick up her children.
The beginning of autumn is also the peak travel season in Shennong Mountain. There are cars and people on every route. Zhou Qiufeng picked up two dizzy foreign tourists on the way and drove them to a main road in Bancun, Shennong Mountain, and let them Go wait for a passing tour bus.
And she drove on by herself. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Qiufeng arrived at the intersection where she sent Lele into the mountain yesterday. There were some things piled up at the intersection where we were going, and there was a person looking around under the tree beside the road.
Le Yun stood by the tree at the intersection, looking down from time to time. She had good eyesight. When Zhou Qiufeng came out, she could see it from a long distance away.
She waited for a short while. Yesterday she went up the mountain and actually went into the mountain. It only took half a day to cross a ridge and reach the mountain behind. She searched for mushrooms and herbs for half a day and then hid them in a space. By this afternoon Find the right time to go down the mountain.
Classmate Le had chosen a place. The road leading into the mountains led to a village where people still lived. It would not be strange for someone to see her at the intersection.
Emerging from the ridge, she took out all the things she had packed last night and piled them under the tree. While waiting, many people stopped and asked her if she wanted a ride, but she declined.
Seeing the new mother coming, Leyun ran out of the shade of the tree and stood in the sun waving; Zhou Qiufeng saw the child running in the sun, driving very fast, and quickly adjusted his head before getting out of the car.
There are several bags placed under the tree. Two woven bags are obviously filled with watermelons, because there is a small tear in one place, and the green skin of the melon can be seen; there are also two woven bags, one of which is also bulging. Among them, one bag was made of strips, and there were several large plastic food bags, all of which were bulging. There was also a bag that was opened to let air, and a large bag of mushrooms.
"Lele, you picked up pine nut fungi again." Zhou Qiufeng couldn't help but sweat when she saw the big bag of fresh mushrooms.
Turkey tail mushrooms are expensive, but not as expensive as pine nut mushrooms. Pine nut mushrooms cost 70 to 80 yuan per pound, while dried ones cost at least 500 to 600 pounds.
There are many pine and oak trees in Jiudao Township and the mountains of Shennong Mountain, and the pine nut fungus is rare in number. It is rare for someone to be lucky enough to pick it up. Some people run all over the mountains and ridges, and they may not be able to pick up a pound of pine nuts in one autumn. Lele has gone into the mountains several times. Including this time, he has picked up pine nut fungi four times. If others know about it, they will be jealous.
"Yeah, yeah, I've always been very lucky. I'll have a good meal when I go home at night." Le Yun raised her head proudly. She had plug-in space in her hand. Matsutake was mass-produced and she could have it anytime she wanted.
Little Lele's triumphant look looked like a big rooster that had won a fight. Zhou Qiufeng found it quite funny. He went to move things into the car. He was afraid of damaging the watermelon, so he went to the roadside to grab a few straw mats away from people's eyes. In the truck compartment, I lifted the things up and put them securely, and folded a few branches and weeds to cover the surface to prevent them from being sunburned.
Leyun climbed onto the side of the car and opened an umbrella to cover herself and the germs. Zhou Qiufeng drove home, beeping.
When Dad Le came home from get off work, he was leaning on crutches. He washed and cooked rice first, then fed the pigs, chickens and ducks, and washed the vegetables. It was almost dark and no one had come back. He was worried about safety and could not help but feel a little anxious.
He looked around for more than a dozen times and saw that the sky was gray and numb. Finally he saw Zhou Qiufeng coming back. Driving to the front of the house, he followed behind with one foot high and one foot low.
Zhou Qiufeng parked the car and moved things into the house. Le Yun stuffed a pack of mushrooms into her father's hand: "Dad, this is the most expensive thing. I leave it to you." Le's father was carrying a bag that only weighed three or four kilograms
. A package of things, special... special blush, he is a grown man, he can only do light work every time, how embarrassing!
He took the bag and went to the house to get a bamboo sieve, poured the mushrooms out to dry, and then went to see what the girl had brought back.
Throwing the lightest bag to her father, Leyun twisted up a few plastic bags and placed them on the wooden bench in the living room. Then she turned around and hugged a bag of watermelon with one hand and twisted a bag of tomatoes with the other. She walked as fast as flying, took the things to the refrigerator room, and started After taking out the bag, take out the watermelon and place it on the ground, and pour out the tomatoes to let air flow.
Zhou Qiufeng first moved the watermelon bag, and then moved the bag containing the strips. He also opened the bag and took the things out for ventilation.
There are only eleven watermelons, but there are a lot of tomatoes, and there are also a lot of cucumbers in a bag.
"Lele, did you get it from the old man again?" Seeing the things the girl brought back, Lele's father wiped his face with a guilty conscience. Didn't the little cotton-padded jacket say that the old man's crops were ruined, so why did he bring so many things back?
"Yeah, yeah, that's right. The old man knew that I was going to Beijing to study, so he gave me most of what he planted. He only kept three watermelons for himself to eat, and he also helped me carry the things down the mountain. Oh, dad, you The little cotton-padded jacket's character has exploded!"
Le's father was very embarrassed and felt that the little cotton-padded jacket was like a robber.
Le Yun didn't care whether her father was scared or not. She gathered up the scattered tomatoes with a smile: "I brought three watermelons, several kilograms of tomatoes and cucumbers to Beijing, and gave two watermelons to Boss Wu. I will eat a few at home. Let's save it for when Grandma Zhou helps us look after the house."
Le's father and Zhou Qiufeng had no objection at all and just let the girl make arrangements.
After arranging things, Le Yun took a watermelon, washed it, put it on the table, and killed the melon with a knife. The watermelon skin cracked open with a "pop" sound, and the sweet and sweet smell wafted out.
Dad Le and Zhou Qiufeng felt their throats were dry and swallowed quietly.
After a few cuts, the watermelon was cut into segments. Le Yun first held two pieces and placed them in front of the incense tablet to offer sacrifices to her grandfather and grandma. She then gave one piece to her father and new mother, and one piece to herself.
Dad Le and Zhou Qiufeng picked up the watermelon and nibbled it. After two bites, their eyes lit up like torches. This watermelon was so delicious, sweeter than anything they had eaten before!
The two of them ate one piece, then took another piece. After finishing the meal, they wiped their mouths and went to dinner happily.
School is about to start, and the girl has to leave home to go to another place. Le's father is particularly reluctant to let it go, and Zhou Qiufeng is also reluctant to let it go. She just married the Le family and gets along very well with the children. Now they are about to be separated again. Thinking about it, she feels a little empty. Therefore, the two of them can't wait to get together. Give the best to your children, kill a chicken or duck every other day, make delicious food every day, and try to let your children eat more domestic chickens and ducks. After all, it is difficult to eat local chicken in the capital.
Classmate Le ate the watermelon and brought a pack of medicine into the room. The yam and lily slices were poured into a sieve and moved to the second floor for storage.
The next day was August 25th. Some of the students who took the college entrance examination that year had already set off to report in new places. The reporting time of universities in various provinces in China was not consistent. Some students registered in late August, while others had to wait until September.
That day was also Le's last day at home. Le's father went to work, and Zhou Qiufeng stayed at home to dry things and see if the child needed help with packing.
Classmate Le sent away her domineering father and went upstairs to take out the yams and lilies to dry. In fact, they were half-dried during the few days they went into the mountains in the middle of the month, and now they still need to be dried again.
What makes her happiest is that she has a father and a new mother at home who don't ask questions about anything. Even if she gets back a lot of things, sometimes they don't seem to make sense, but they won't get to the bottom of it.
Only with two parents who didn't ask anything, Mr. Le dared to often sneak in the food at home, and sometimes stole the medicinal materials, dried them in the sun, hid them, and replaced them with others to dry, and even some The medicine never seems to dry up.
Of course, these were hidden from the two adults, because Lefu and Zhou Qiufeng usually didn't go upstairs unless they were drying things. It was evening or night when they went upstairs, and they didn't see them.
Dry your things, organize your luggage, move everything out, and see what you need to take to the capital.
Zhou Qiufeng silently went to get a new suitcase and a small cross-body backpack and handed them to the child. She helped buy them. She was very thoughtful and was afraid that Lele would have too many things to go to the capital to study and the suitcase would not be enough. She specially prepared a towbar suitcase for Lele. She knew that Lele did not have a small backpack or other bags, so she also bought a small backpack that can be used on one shoulder or on both shoulders, which can be used at any time. daily necessities, and can also be used to hold books when attending school.
Because she couldn't help, she stood aside and watched to see what Lele had brought, what else he needed to get to the capital, and calculated how much it would cost.
Classmate Le packed up clothes, including down jackets, mid-length jackets, jeans, and spring, summer, and autumn clothes. They were all bought during discounts on the street, especially summer T-shirts, many of which cost ten yuan a piece. Zhou Qiufeng also bought them for her. New clothes, clothes, shoes and necessary daily necessities fill a suitcase
The other box contains several large packages of dried yam and lily slices, as well as a package of dried mushrooms and a package of pills made last time. The empty space is reserved for taking to the capital when you get on the train at the station. Stuff your suitcase with watermelons and the like.
Pack everything up neatly, and then stuff the toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, comb, mask, small flashlight, mobile phone, power bank, etc. that you need in the car into your backpack. In this way, your luggage for Beijing is basically determined.
When Le's dad came home in the evening, Boss Wu grabbed him again and made an appointment where he would wait for him tomorrow morning. Le's dad kept it in mind, feeling very sad along the way, as his caring little cotton-padded jacket would be leaving tomorrow.
Dad Le originally thought that the family of three could enjoy some family fun that night. Unexpectedly, as soon as he drove home, Brother Zhou, Grandma Zhou, and Cheng Youde each brought chicken and meat, and came to Le's house for a celebratory drink. .
Zhou Qiufeng originally slaughtered a chicken, but when guests came to see her child off, she felt that one chicken was not enough, so she slaughtered another chicken and was busy making dinner.
Le Yun went to wash a watermelon, cut it into segments, and served it to the table to entertain the neighborhood elders. Brother Zhou and the others ate the watermelon and were particularly surprised. Where did Lele find the watermelon?
Zhou Qiufeng cooked a sumptuous dinner for the guests. Everyone was sweating profusely after eating, and they were very happy. When it was time to go home, Brother Zhou gave a red envelope: "I didn't buy anything for Lele, so I'll give you a small red envelope. Lele Let's buy something to eat in the car."
"Brother Zhou, why are you so embarrassed?" Dad Le looked at the thick red envelope and was embarrassed to accept it.
"Are you sorry? Your girl is also my nephew. It's right for me to give my niece a red envelope." Brother Zhou gave the red envelope to Dad Le and gave his mother a hand.
Grandma Zhou also stuffed the red envelope into Yueqing's hand: "This is for the child. I am old and can't buy things. It's too hot today and it's hard to bring eggs in the car. I didn't cook them either." "Yueqing, this
is The little gift we gave Lele, this belongs to my dad. My dad was picked up by my sister a few days ago and is not at home." Cheng Youde and Sister-in-law Liu also gave a big red envelope.
Dad Le received the red envelope, his eyes burning, and he and Zhou Qiufeng saw off the guests. Le Yun ran to the refrigerator room, packed five or six cucumbers and a few tomatoes for one family, and one watermelon for each family, and chased after them to let them take them home to eat.
Grandma Zhou, Brother Zhou, and Mr. and Mrs. Cheng Youde accepted the fruits and went home.
The three members of the Le family turned around, closed the door, and counted the red envelopes. Grandma Zhou gave three thousand in a thick stack, Brother Zhou gave three thousand six, Cheng Youde and his wife gave one thousand two, and Father Cheng gave six hundred.
The couple writes down the number one by one on their favor book. Others send red envelopes to share their worries. This favor must be remembered, and the friendship between neighbors must also be cherished.
The couple took out the money and gave it to the child for safekeeping together with the bonuses given by the township and village. Because the girl had to travel far the next day, Le's father and Zhou Qiufeng were particularly reluctant to part with the child. They took the child with them and gave them all kinds of instructions and warnings.
Then the family of three didn't go to bed until eleven o'clock, and only slept until about four o'clock. Zhou Qiufeng and Le's father got up and rushed to make delicious food, steaming buns, boiling eggs, pancakes, making glutinous rice balls, and cooking noodles.
Le Yun got up at around five o'clock and secretly threw her bank cards and pills in her suitcase into the empty space. She also threw the extra money into the empty space. She only left five or six thousand in cash with her. Then she went to the refrigerator to pack watermelons, tomatoes and cucumbers. The yams and lilies I dried yesterday.
Pack your luggage and go eat breakfast with love.
Le’s father and Zhou Qiufeng repeatedly advised their children to eat more of this and that, and even boiled six eggs to take with them on the way.
After eating, they each washed up again, changed their outfits, picked up their luggage and set off. Zhou Qiufeng carried a backpack, loaded the children's luggage into Lejia's covered tricycle, and drove to the street to meet Boss Wu.
It was just six o'clock in time and it was already bright.
As the family of three approached the village entrance, they saw a dozen people standing guard there. Most of them were families who got along well with the Le family and the Zhou family. There were long firecrackers lined up on both sides of the road. Village Chief Zhou and people from the seven or eight families had been waiting for them. , saw Lejia's three-wheeler coming, and shouted with a smile.
Le Yun helped her father get out of the car and walked to a group of people. Village Chief Zhou and others came forward and stuffed a red envelope into the hands of the young champion.
"Thank you Grandpa Man, thank you Fifth Grandma, thank you Uncle Zhang..." Le Yun has a good memory and writes down everyone and the order of the red envelopes.
"Let's just talk about it." Everyone who stuffed the red envelopes smiled.
Le Yun knew that it was the hardest thing to repay a favor, so she received the red envelope today. Naturally, she couldn't ignore it if someone in the village asked for it in the future. However, she was willing to bear the responsibility. If someone came to ask for it in the future, it meant that she was successful, so that her father and Aunt Feng would also be in the village. It's a good life, and you won't always be looked down upon by others.
Lele's father and Zhou Qiufeng smiled and expressed their gratitude one by one. Village chief Zhou waved his hand: "As for mother-in-law and mother-in-law, we will wait until Lele comes back from the holiday. You are in a hurry. Go ahead and have a good trip." The farewell person asked the Le family and his daughter to get in the car
. , walked a little further, lit firecrackers, and when the firecrackers sounded, Zhou Qiufeng drove off. The firecrackers sounded all the way to the street, and a room of red paper was spread.
The series of firecrackers also sounded throughout the village.
"Hey, what's going on in the village today?" Dad Zhang was about to see if there was any water in the field, and he groaned in surprise when he heard a deafening sound.
Sister-in-law Wu was combing her hair, but when she heard her husband's words, she sneered angrily: "What else is good? Ten percent, the little bastard who loves lame will go to college." When Zhang Ke heard this, he immediately shut up, and his wife had no business with Lejia
. If he had to say something, she would start a life-and-death fight with him. One more thing would be better than one less thing.
Village Chief Zhou and others didn't know that Sister-in-law Wu was filled with resentment. When the smoke cleared, they saw that the Le family's car had gone away. Xiao Lele stuck her head out and waved to them frequently, and everyone felt that they were satisfied. Zhou Qiufeng drove the car
. , arrived at the open-air parking lot and found Boss Wu.
Boss Wu's car was a black domestic Citroen. He stood beside the car and saw the tricycle driven by Zhou Qiufeng approaching. He recognized it as Yueqing's car and waved with a smile.
As soon as the car stopped, he first greeted: "Hello, sister-in-law of the Yueqing family, first of all, congratulations on your marriage to brother Le." Yesterday, Yueqing said that he and his wife wanted to send the girl to the provincial capital, and he only found out that Yueqing was married. I was shocked at the time.
"Thank you, Boss Wu." Zhou Qiufeng met Wu Ban twice. She used to help the Le family haul scrap wood from the workshop, so she knew the boss of Yueqing.
"Uncle Wu, good morning. I haven't seen you for more than half a year, and you are getting younger and younger." Le Yun helped her father get out of the car, carried the suitcases with one hand, and winked mischievously at Boss Wu.
"Hahaha, Xiao Lele's compliment made me happy. If you have any luggage, I'll help you carry it." Boss Wu was overjoyed, with a smile on his face.
Zhou Qiufeng helped carry the luggage out of the car, including two suitcases, a shopping trailer with bag pockets, and two large plastic bags.
"Uncle Wu, this is for you and Grandma Wu, some fruits and a pack of yams, lilies, and a pack of dried mushrooms. The yams and lilies haven't been completely dried yet. It's safer to go home and dry them for a day or two. It's better to make porridge." Make soup with mushrooms and chicken for Grandma Wu to drink. It is good for the health of the elderly. These three items should be eaten at intervals, just once every three or two days." "Do you have mine again? Brother Le, I want to snatch
your little cotton-padded jacket again. ." Boss Wu took the bag handed over by the little girl in surprise. The bag was quite heavy.
"Go ahead and grab it, as long as you can." Le's father smiled naively, dragging a box towards the car.
Zhou Qiufeng hurriedly drove the three-wheeler and parked it under the eaves of a store, locked the car, ran back quickly, dragged the shopping cart with one hand, and snatched the suitcase from Dad Le's hand with the other.
The two suitcases were placed in the back of the car, and the contents of the shopping bags were placed on the front passenger seat to avoid stuffiness. Boss Wu's belongings were also placed on the passenger seat.
The three members of the Le family sat in the back, and Boss Wu drove. Instead of going to Shishi City, he passed through the Shennong Mountain area and entered Chang City, and from Chang City to Han City, the capital of Province E.
Detour to Changshi and take the expressway. It is more than 300 kilometers from downtown Changshi to Hanshi and takes about four hours. It takes more than two minutes to go from Fangxian County through the Shennong Mountain District.
It’s easy to get tired when driving alone, so I took a break on the highway in the middle of the morning to have something to eat. Classmate Le let Boss Wu taste a tomato without leaving any trace. Boss Wu was full of energy without realizing it, and he was even more energetic when driving.
Boss Wu drove the three members of the Le family to Han City after 1:30, got off the expressway, and went straight to the train station. He served them home and sent them to a hotel in front of the train station. He also knew that a family of three always had something to say. , went shopping together, etc., but he didn't stay. He told the couple to pick them up tomorrow, gave the child a red envelope, and drove away in the car.
Dad Le took the red envelope, and his heart was filled with emotion. Good people in the world never say too many nice things, but only do practical things. Boss Wu is that kind of person.
Classmate Le booked a hotel in advance and checked in immediately. The room was on the third floor. He took the elevator upstairs and booked two rooms. Le's father and Zhou Qiufeng also went to the girl's room first and put their luggage away. A thick stack of red envelopes totaling six thousand six thousand.
"Lele, from now on, don't forget the kindness of Boss Wu." Le's father's eyes were slightly red. Boss Wu knew that his family was in trouble, so he gave a big red envelope to his child, which was indirectly supporting his girl's schooling.
"I remember that Uncle Wu was good to us, so the health of Uncle Wu's family will be entrusted to me from now on."
Le Yun collected the money, took out her notebook, and opened the red envelopes given by the villagers, opening each one and writing down their names. There were red envelopes ranging from 100 to 200, basically more than 100 red envelopes. Village Chief Zhou gave the most, including 600, for a total of 2,380 yuan.
Remembering the list and giving it to Dad, Classmate Le collected the money again. The family of three washed up, tidied up and went downstairs to get tickets first, then go shopping and eat snacks.
During that trip, we visited the park, the snack street, and the grocery street. The family of three happily enjoyed shopping. They continued to play until about ten o'clock in the evening. They returned home having fun and went back to the station for another midnight snack. hostel.
That night, Lele's father and Zhou Qiufeng couldn't sleep. They were worried. Lele was only fourteen years old. She took a car to the capital alone. Just thinking about it made her heart clench. The couple tossed and turned until they became confused in the middle of the night.
Leyun fell asleep and didn't wake up until dawn.
After waking up, he packed up and went to have breakfast. After eating, he returned to the hotel. Le classmate reorganized his luggage, put the watermelon and tomatoes into the tow truck, and gave the shopping trolley to his father to take home.
The bus she took departed from Han City at 8:30, and she had to enter the station in advance. At 7:20, Le's father and Zhou Qiufeng took the girl's luggage into the station.
The back-to-school season is also the peak travel period. People come and go at the station, the halls are full of people, and the waiting rooms that require tickets to enter are full.
The three members of the Le family were waiting near the ticket gate in the lobby. Le's father, who had bad legs, sat on the suitcase and waited for less than ten minutes. Passengers taking the XX High-Speed Rail were announced through the announcement to enter the station and Le Yun was about to leave.
"Lele, little cotton-padded jacket, be careful in the car!" Le's father's eyes turned red all of a sudden. He ran to the railing on crutches and shouted while lying on his stomach. Zhou Qiufeng hurriedly supported him.
"I know, dad, new mom, you have to take care of yourselves, and I will take care of myself too." As parting was about to begin, Le Yun felt sour in her heart and wanted to cry.
This was also her first time traveling far away. She used to go to school in the county town and could return home once a month. This time she traveled thousands of miles away and it would take at least a semester before she could return home.
Father and daughter have been dependent on each other for many years. When they were separated, the feeling of loneliness and helplessness slowly emerged from their hearts, and a sour taste filled their chests.
She looked back and saw her father and new mother standing on tiptoes, craning their necks and looking up. She was afraid that her father would hurt his legs if he stood for too long. She steeled her heart, dragged her luggage and walked to the ticket gate. After passing the ticket channel, she turned back and saw her father and her husband. The new mother was still looking around, Le Yun's eyes became hot and tears flowed down.
When the son travels a thousand miles, the mother is worried. When the son travels a thousand miles, why is the father not worried? It's just because people named father are generally not good at words and don't talk about their love in words. They only hide their love and concern for their children in their hearts, and then show it in their actions. They only work hard to make money to support their families and do their best. Give your children the best you can afford.
She has no mother and has not known maternal love since she was a child. However, her father is both father and mother, assuming two identities. Over the past fourteen years, her father's love has been deeply rooted in her heart.
Seeing her father's thin figure, Le Yun felt sad, lowered her head, and entered the station firmly. She wanted to support her grandparents, but she wanted to support her grandparents, but she died young. Fortunately, her father is still alive, and now she has a new mother to take care of her. She can rest assured, She must work hard to move forward and become a caring little cotton-padded jacket that can bring her father pride and glory.
(End of chapter)