Chapter 232 Broken Front Teeth
Before getting on the train, Shen Jinxia took them to the Dongfeng Hotel for a big meal.
The children played for a while and no one was hungry. After playing enough, they all fell asleep.
Shen Jinxia's little head rested on Fang Xiaoluo's arm. Even though the train was rumbling loudly, she still slept soundly.
Zheng Lanhua on the opposite floor tossed and turned, obviously unable to sleep.
Fang Xiaoluo felt that he was not sleeping at all, and he was always awake.
Nine hours was still very fast.
At about six o'clock in the morning, the train slowly entered the train station in Pingnan County.
Fang Xiaoluo had already woken up all the children and packed up their things.
The train stopped with a rumble, and the people standing in the carriage swayed.
Fang Xiaoluo and Zheng Lanhua got off the train with a few children.
The train station in Pingnan County looked very simple, and not many people got off the train.
It was still dark at this time.
Fang Xiaoluo and the others went out of the exit and went directly into the station to buy tickets.
Because there was a train arriving at this time, the ticket window was open.
Fortunately, there were not too many people.
Fang Xiaoluo asked and found out that there were sleeper tickets for the sixth day of the New Year, so they could stay in Pingnan County for one night and then go back. It was really smooth.
Fang Xiaoluo checked in at the guesthouse and asked for a large room where several people could sleep together, which was safe.
After everything was done and everyone washed up, it was dawn outside.
Fang Xiaoluo and Zheng Lanhua took their three children to a privately owned steamed bun shop and ate steaming meat buns and drank warm millet porridge.
"I thought it was New Year's Day and all the shops were closed." Zheng Lanhua said after eating. Fang Xiaoluo
smiled and said, "It's normal for state-owned hotels and the like to close. This steamed bun shop is privately owned. Everyone else is closed, but they are the only one open, so they can make more money."
"Let's go, let's buy some things and go up the mountain."
Fang Xiaoluo bought a lot of burning paper, peach cakes and apples. He wanted to buy something else, but there was really nothing to sell.
So Fang Xiaoluo went back and bought five big meat buns from the steamed bun shop.
She also borrowed a shovel and a basket from the store owner, saying she would return them later. The store owner agreed readily.
The road up the mountain is winding and covered with snow.
Zheng Lanhua came here once and remembered the road well. You know, her daughter is buried here.
A year later, Shen Haifeng still remembered this road.
He said as he walked, "In the past, when I had nowhere to go, I would come here to sit and talk to my mother."
Shen Haifeng felt that no one was more familiar with this road than him.
Finally, they arrived at Shen Jie's grave.
Zheng Lanhua stood there with sore eyes. She touched the tombstone, "Xiao Jie, Mom is here to see you."
When passing by other people's graves, there were signs of cleaning and burning paper.
Only the tombstone of Shen Jie was covered with snow, and it was obvious that no one was paying respects to her.
Fang Xiaoluo asked a few children to clear the snow. Zheng Lanhua went to pour the snow, and sighed, "No one has come to see her for so long." Fang Xiaoluo comforted her, "Mom, we are not here, do you want that scumbag Qin Zhitao to come to see her? Think about it from another angle, this is good, no one comes to disturb her." "Mom, don't you think that the snow in front of the tombstone is particularly holy?" Fang Xiaoluo said this, and Zheng Lanhua's mood suddenly improved a lot. "You are right. Qin Zhitao, that scumbag, is not worthy of paying respects to my little Jie." After the snow was cleared, Fang Xiaoluo placed the fruits, peach cakes, and meat buns there. Zheng Lanhua sat next to the tombstone, not noticing the coldness of the ground at all. "Xiao Jie, look, this is your brother's wife, Shen Zheng's wife, her name is Fang Xiaoluo." Zheng Lanhua was talking leisurely there as if chatting casually, "Look how beautiful Xiaoluo is. Not only is she beautiful, she is so kind to me, and she also saved your brother's life." "Look, this is Haifeng, Haiping, and Jinxia. Look how well they are now. Xiaoluo treats them better than her own children..." While Zheng Lanhua was chattering, Fang Xiaoluo started to burn paper for Shen Jie, and asked Shen Haifeng and the other three to throw paper in as well. As she burned paper, she kept muttering, "Sister, I'm Xiaoluo. I've brought our mother and our three children to give you money." "Whenever I have the chance, I'll give you money to burn paper. You should keep more of it and eat and drink as you see fit. Don't be stingy." "If you don't have enough money, just come to us in your dreams and tell us that you have no money, and we'll continue to burn paper for you. But I generally won't give you the chance to come to me in your dreams. I will definitely try my best to burn as much paper as I can." "Sister, do you know why I have to work so hard? If I cook more for you, you will become a rich woman over there. When we come to find you a hundred years later, we will depend on you for food and drink. Don't turn your face against me then. It is me who cooks for you, Fang Xiaoluo. Remember, look at my face that is so beautiful that it is beyond description..." Zheng Lanhua was originally quite sad. After hearing what Fang Xiaoluo said, she didn't know what to say. She was stunned for a long time, "You bought these old ones just to have good food and drink over there?" Fang Xiaoluo smiled, "Then you see, mother, I never do business at a loss." Zheng Lanhua laughed, "You are really, nothing is a big deal for you." "The world is big, eating is the most important thing, there is nothing wrong with me, right?" Fang Xiaoluo blinked. Zheng Lanhua let out a long breath, then stood up, "Xiaojie, your sister-in-law is right, you work hard over there and pave the way for mom, then we won't have to work so hard over there and we can all live a good life." Fang Xiaoluo waved to Shen Haifeng and the others, "Haifeng, Haiping, Xia Xia, if you have anything to say to mom, tell her now." Then she heard the three children chattering there -
Shen Haifeng: "Mom, my mom is so good. She helps me with my homework, makes delicious food for me, and stands up for me when we quarrel. She is the best mom in the world. Mom, look, I am taller and stronger now. I almost got full marks in my final exam, but Haiping is better. He got 100 marks twice..."
Shen Haiping: "Mom's cooking is delicious. Mom loves us very much. Mom, if you can see from heaven, please bless my mom to make a lot of money. She likes money a lot. ..."
Shen Jinxia: "Mom, I can't remember what you look like. My mom said you were so beautiful, do you think I am pretty now too? My mom praises me for being beautiful every day. Mom also buys me delicious food, beautiful clothes, and beautiful hairpins every day. Mom, many people like me very much, including Yu Xiaopang, who gives me all the delicious food. Ah, look, this red hair flower of mine, mom just bought it for me during the New Year..."
It was impossible to stay on the mountain forever when they came to worship Shen Jie.
After saying all they could say, Shen Haifeng, Shen Haiping, and Shen Jinxia kowtowed to Shen Jie three times, and then they went down the mountain.
When they were almost at the foot of the mountain, Fang Xiaoluo suddenly remembered, "I was so busy talking that I forgot to bring the basket. You guys wait for me behind the big tree that's sheltered from the wind at the foot of the mountain. I'm fast and I'll come find you when I get it back."
Fang Xiaoluo was indeed fast. She turned back, picked up the basket and walked down the mountain.
As they walked, they met a mother and son who were also going up the mountain.
Fang Xiaoluo only took a glance. The man looked to be in his thirties and looked somewhat familiar.
The road was narrow, so Fang Xiaoluo only took a glance and went around the mountain.
The man stared at Fang Xiaoluo for a long time, and he kept looking at her as he walked up, and his eyes never left her.
When Fang Xiaoluo disappeared, he slipped and rolled down the mountain, breaking two of his front teeth!