Chapter 278 Departure to the Train Station

Mr. Shen looked out the window, heading towards Beijing.

Who doesn’t have a Beijing dream?

Jiang Wanwan comforted them: "I will take you there later, show you Tiananmen Square, and take photos with you."

Mr. Shen felt that he had no chance. It was too much trouble to ask for money and tickets, but he was still happy in his heart: "Listen, it's still the filial piety of our fourth son's wife."

Old Lady Shen: "Old Four said he would take you there to spend the New Year, but I thought it was only a few days, why bother? There are ten days of vacation, so why not just spend the New Year there and come back after that, don't bother."

"We have some bean buns at home, wrapped and frozen. You can bring some over. We don't have anything good here, and we can't ask you to go empty-handed."

As she spoke, she took out thirty yuan from under the quilt on the kang and gave it to Jiang Wanwan: "Take this money. When you married the fourth brother, your family was poor and we didn't have much to give you. Now you have to go back to see your relatives and visit your father's grave. When you get off the bus, buy some food to take with you. Also, buy some yellow paper ingots and burn them for your father. It will be considered as meeting the in-laws."

Kong Dahua has never been a bully since she was young.

Song Xiangwu, a living person, is in front of her every day, but she doesn't like her because Song Xiangwu is not a human being.

Although Jiang Beiwang is dead, the old lady will never treat him badly.

What's more, Jiang Beiwang had been here a long time ago. She had met the elegant relative-in-law. When she met him that year, his temples were completely black and he was a young man in the prime of his life.

When I heard that name again...he had already gone.

Whenever Old Mrs. Shen thought of him, she felt sad and regretful.

Jiang Wanwan knew that her grandmother cared about her and valued her, so she paid for this gift: "Thank you, grandma."

She took the money without hesitation.

As they were talking, Wei Shufen and Xu Lan came in with a basin of pounded bean paste and they placed it on the kang.

Xu Lan was panting with exhaustion: "How are you? Come over here to help me squeeze the bean paste?"

Jiang Wanwan stood up and fetched water to wash her hands: "That's right, I'm just afraid that my sister-in-law will be exhausted."

Wash your hands, squeeze the bean filling and make bean buns.

It’s okay to squeeze the bean filling, but wrapping the bean buns is really tiring. Jiang Wanwan tried two and her palms were sore from rubbing.

After packing for a while, the children came back with their backpacks.

This is the good thing about working in the military area. Children go to and from school on the farm, there are no outsiders, and the children can go to and from school by themselves, so the adults don’t have to worry.

Guoguo and Suisui were wearing small jackets made of maroon cloth, looking like a pair of golden boy and jade girl.

Chen Tang and Shen Tian also wore new coats. They were made of red corduroy bought by Shen Erzhu and made by Xu Lan and Wei Shufen. They were filled with thick cotton, which was soft and warm.

The two children, wearing new jackets and carrying small schoolbags, ran in with Guoguo and Suisui, laughing and playing. The children looked much more cheerful.

Guoguo tied her hair into two small buns. Seeing Jiang Wanwan carrying her schoolbag, she hugged her legs and said, "My beautiful aunt, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you."

At the beginning of autumn, Jiang Wanwan bought two bottles of vanishing cream for her four children.

After Guoguo applied the cold cream, her face became white and tender, and even the red bloodshot eyes were much less red.

She blinked her grape-sized eyes and looked at Jiang Wanwan pitifully: "Aunt, when you go to Beijing, can you bring me some delicious food?"

Shen Tian raised her little hand: "I want one too."

If it were someone else, Xu Lan would definitely scold them for being ignorant, but no one said anything to Jiang Wanwan.

They knew clearly what kind of person Jiang Wanwan was.

Xu Lan did not scold them, but changed her words: "Your aunt went out to bring you food. When you have money in the future, what do you want?"

Sui Sui is also a naughty girl: "When I have money in the future, I will honor Fourth Aunt."

Xu Lan nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, you must remember the benefits your aunt has given you. It was she who allowed you to study, eat chicken legs, and make so many good friends."

The children all nodded and surrounded Jiang Wanwan, chattering nice things.

There was no adult secretly instigating them. The children had pure minds and kept every good thing about Jiang Wanwan in their hearts. They wished they could grow up tomorrow so they could repay their aunt.

Jiang Wanwan was so flattered by the children's sweet words that she couldn't stop smiling.

There are many people at home, and we made the tofu until dark. We made and steamed the tofu together, talked and laughed, and chatted about family matters. In the meantime, we had almost finished making the tofu.

Jiang Wanwan stretched her muscles and took a plate of steamed tofu back home.

For the evening meal, Jiang Wanwan ate three pieces of bean curd dipped in sugar and was full, while Shen Xingjiang ate seven.

He did a great job yesterday and didn't touch Jiang Wanwan at night.

The wind and snow are getting heavier day by day. As the New Year atmosphere becomes stronger and stronger, the twelfth lunar month has passed in the blink of an eye, and New Year's Day has arrived. In the blink of an eye, it is almost the Little New Year.

A lot has happened in the past two or three months.

Qin Xiaoye and Cheng Hanzhang went back first because they were worried about their children.

Bao Erzhu brought five wild ginsengs to Jiang Wanwan, and Jiang Wanwan spent nearly three hundred yuan to buy them.

I have to catch a train to Beijing early tomorrow morning. There is a direct train here, which takes three days and two nights.

Shen Xingjiang was already on vacation, and the two of them packed their luggage together the night before.

I put the wild ginseng in a box and put it in my bag, and put bean buns, Prairie Sisters' biscuits, and some local specialties like beef jerky in my luggage bag. I also put clothes and food in two luggage bags.

There were more than just the two of them going. Shen Xingjiang got relationship certificates for Jiang Jun and Qin Botang. With the military district's stamp, they could all go.

After packing her luggage, Jiang Wanwan excitedly lay on the kang and could hardly sleep.

Shen Xingjiang was worried that she would not sleep well at night and would be tired on the train. Although it was a hard sleeper, he was also worried that Jiang Wanwan would not have enough energy and would be tired from sleeping.

He hugged Jiang Wanwan like a child: "Go to sleep."

As he spoke, he patted her back slowly and gently. Jiang Wanwan listened to the sound of the wind and his gentle patting on her body. Her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and she fell asleep soon.

In her dream, she heard the rumbling sound of a train, a green train running in the wild, and then it arrived in Beijing. She dreamed... her father came to pick her up.

When she woke up, her tears wet Chen Xingjiang's mandarin duck pillowcase.

Jiang Wanwan was a little confused.

"You're awake. Everything is packed. Jiang Jun and the others are waiting outside. Get up and wash up."

Fu Hansheng dragged Shen Xingjiang to help find the female comrade, and drove them to the train station specially, and waited outside, and the luggage was loaded.

Jiang Wanwan rubbed her face, quickly got up, put on her clothes and washed her face. After about ten minutes of packing, she got into the car with Shen Xingjiang.

The car started for a while, drove out of the military area and arrived at the railway station in the county town.

Fu Hansheng had other things to do, so he dropped them off and then drove back the same way.

Jiang Wanwan was accompanied by three male comrades. She didn't even take her smallest bag. She walked into the train station leisurely with tea eggs and buns in her hands.