Upon returning, He Tiantian found the situation better than she had imagined. With her parents out of the picture, she could now focus all her energy on fighting back against Qi Jianguo.
He Jingyu was worried that the commune's official seal alone wouldn't be enough, so he went to the street commune to get their seals and other documents, obtaining several certificates in total.
Since He Jingyu couldn't be by his daughter's side to protect her, he treated these things as her talismans, trying to get as many as he could!
Time flies, and tomorrow will be the day He Tiantian leaves.
Huo Zhekun booked a sleeper berth for He Tiantian, so she could have the energy to talk to her parents all night long, telling them about the future, urging them to be extra careful, maintain an optimistic attitude, and wait for the light to appear.
Just as Wang Shuping had said, Liu Lingli's mother actually brought out a huge bundle that was half a person's height and too big to wrap her arms around, and said, "Sweetie, thank you for your hard work."
Before He Tiantian could say anything, Jiang Lifang objected, saying, "Sister, look at Tiantian's small frame, and she has her own things to carry. Can she really carry all of your things?"
Liu's mother, who had been smiling, became displeased upon hearing Jiang Lifang's voice and said, "These are all things my daughter will need in winter, not a single one is too much."
It's just a small gift, why are you being so stingy!
Hearing Liu Lingli's mother say that, Jiang Lifang became even angrier.
“These are things your daughter might need. You carried them all over here, panting and exhausted. We family members helped you here, but when you got there, it was just Tian Tian all by herself. How could she possibly carry such heavy things? Or did you send a telegram to have your daughter come and pick them up?” Jiang Lifang said angrily. “Take some more down, or you can mail them from the post office. We can’t carry this much.”
She could easily afford to send a telegram, so why waste her breath begging for help here?
He Tiantian had the Snake King's help, but she still had to carry part of the journey herself. Although she could manage it, she didn't want to indulge some people's entitled attitudes.
"But these are all things that Lingli in our family usually uses. It's getting cold, and she has no clothes to wear. It's so pitiful."
Liu Lingli's mother didn't mention mailing or the cost of telegrams at all. Instead, she played the victim here, saying how pitiful her daughter was. She didn't even consider that He Tiantian was carrying so many things on the way, which made her even more pitiful!
In this era, there are no rolling suitcases or travel cases that you can push or pull; you have to carry everything on your back.
"Ma'am, you'd better hurry up and take some down. My sweetie can't carry this much. Your child is a child, but our child isn't an animal!" Wang Shuping said irritably. "If you don't want to take them down, fine, go to the post office. You can send as many as you want; they won't mind the effort. Sweetie isn't very strong, and she has her own things to carry. Anyway, we can't carry this much."
When Liu Lingli's mother saw that Jiang Lifang and Wang Shuping had both said this, He Tiantian lowered her head and remained silent, only able to awkwardly say, "Alright then, bring two cotton-padded coats for Lingli."
Two sets of cotton-padded clothes, though not very heavy, took up a lot of space. These were essential items, and He Tiantian couldn't refuse them.
Liu Lingli's mother was very unhappy and left with a stern face.
"You shouldn't have stopped me just now. Look at that deadpan face. I brought her things and she got into trouble. I shouldn't have brought her anything," Jiang Lifang said indignantly. How could there be such a shameless person in the world?
"Forget it, we're all poor anyway," Wang Shuping said nonchalantly. "It's winter there, and two sets of cotton-padded clothes should be enough for them. We've already helped out. As for whether they appreciate it or not, we don't care."
He Tiantian picked up the package and weighed it; it probably weighed about 15 or 16 kilograms. Adding her own package, the total weight was estimated to be 40 or 50 kilograms.
Huo Zhekun had something to do today and couldn't come to see He Tiantian off. Jiang Lifang was on the night shift but had free time during the day, so she came to the train station with Wang Liping and He Jingyu to see He Tiantian off.
Every time I go home, I feel overjoyed and happy; every time I leave, I feel very sad.
I can only console myself that the sadness of this parting is for the joy of the next reunion.
He Tiantian waved goodbye to her parents and Jiang Lifang through the train window, pretending to be strong and smiling.
As the train gradually left the station and sped up, her parents' figures became smaller and smaller, more and more blurry. He Tiantian could no longer hold back her tears, which flowed down her face.
Don't cry, don't cry!
The current situation is much better than in my previous life!
He Tiantian wiped away her tears, her eyes still red, and climbed to her bunk in the middle of the sleeper berth, burying her head in her hands to sleep. It seemed that only in this way could she temporarily forget the pain of separation.
It wasn't until five or six in the afternoon that He Tiantian got up to eat the fried dough sticks her mother had made.
While the others were chatting, He Tiantian was in a bad mood and unwilling to talk. When others tried to strike up a conversation with her, she only responded with nods and shakes of her head.
The more you say, the more mistakes you make; the less you say, the better!
The train was delayed, arriving in Taoyuan County two hours later than last time; it was almost 2 a.m.
He Tiantian only knows Niu Dajun in the county town, but Niu Dajun is a postman and is probably out delivering mail, so he might not be in the county town now. Besides Niu Dajun, the only other person she knows is his cousin, Niu Lili.
If Niu Lili hadn't overheard this news, He Tiantian wouldn't have known beforehand. This time, her mother prepared several boxes of pastries from Xinghualou in Nanshi to thank Niu Lili; perhaps Niu Lili could find someone to deliver them to Qijia Village.
He Tiantian walked to Taoyuan Restaurant to find Niu Lili.
It's past lunchtime now, and Niu Lili is dozing off behind the counter.
"Sister Lili, Sister Lili!" He Tiantian called softly, afraid of waking Niu Lili who was sleeping.
Niu Lili opened her eyes and saw He Tiantian. She greeted her warmly, saying, "Oh, it's Tiantian! You're back from your hometown so soon! You haven't had lunch yet, have you? Let me treat you to a bowl of noodles."
He Tiantian quickly said, "I have food coupons, no need for Sister Lili to treat me!"
Niu Lili got a dried wild rabbit from Niu Dajun and developed a good impression of He Tiantian. She treated He Tiantian to a bowl of noodles for two cents, which was nothing special.
"Alright, if you say anything more, you're being too formal with me. Sit down and rest for a bit, I'll go to the kitchen and tell them." Niu Lili asked He Tiantian to sit down while she went to the back to make arrangements.
A moment later, Niu Lili brought over a bowl of vegetable and chicken noodle soup and said, "Are you hungry? Eat up. You're carrying so much stuff, you can't walk dozens of miles by yourself. Wait a minute, I'll go see if my cousin is at the post office. If he's not, I'll find someone else to deliver it to you."
"Thank you, Sister Lili." He Tiantian was touched. There are still many good people in the world. She would hunt more rabbits and pheasants in the mountains in the future and give them to them as a token of her gratitude.
(To be continued.)
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