Chapter 029 Arrival at the Destination

Chapter 029 Arrival at the Destination

On the afternoon of the Lantern Festival, Wei Dai and Wen Jiajia went to Fuyang. They handed the spare key to Zhang Xiuli and took away the last part of the things they needed to take.

Finally, we went to the tea mountain to sweep the graves of the original owner's family.

Qingming Festival is not far away, and she will definitely not come back then. However, this is the first year after the original owner's family passed away. Even if she can't sweep the graves during Qingming Festival, she has to come here to weed the graves before leaving.

It is also important to see if there are any bamboo shoots.

It is no exaggeration to say that bamboo shoots can prop up a tomb. There was such a situation in the village before. Even though the family chopped the bamboo shoots into pieces, they still felt angry.

It’s an insult to our ancestors!

Fortunately, the few bamboos on the tea mountain were far away from the cemetery, so Wen Jiajia and Wei Dai only needed to clear the weeds.

This is the time when peach blossoms are in full bloom.

The valley and the hillsides on both sides are all pink. Occasionally, a breeze blows, making the petals flutter and dance in the air.

Wen Jiajia was stunned.

For no reason, people will always be moved by beautiful scenery at some point.

She suddenly felt a little regretful for not bringing Wen Chun and Wen Xuan with her. Last year she had clearly promised them that she would bring them to see the peach blossoms.

"Is it done?" Wei Dai asked. Seeing Jia Jia was interested in the wild peach forest, he said, "I came to this wild peach forest when I was a child. There were not many peaches, but there was a lot of peach gum."

"When there is more peach gum, there will be fewer peaches. This is normal."

Wen Jiajia had eaten peach gum before. At that time, peach gum became popular for some reason and was said to be a tonic. Therefore, a business wanted her to promote it. After receiving the sample, Wen Jiajia stewed it and tasted it, and rejected the business that day.

No reason, the taste and price gap is too big, stewing takes too much time, which does not fit the fast-paced life of today's young people. They are just here to cut leeks, and they cut a wave and run away.

As for whether it is nutritious or not, forget it. With the money, you can buy alternative products to supplement your nutrition.

Leave the wild peach forest and return to the village entrance.

The Wen family’s house can be seen at the entrance of the village. The house seems a little shabby, even though she had just left not long ago.

Like... a guard dog that was abandoned.

Wen Jiajia felt sad and bloated, as if she had been soaked in water or was being pinched by a pair of big hands.

When the moment came, she was really reluctant to give up.

But that was all. She couldn't accept the heavy labor, so she had to leave the land that gave her a clean life.

This is my farewell to this home.

The setting sun filled the sky, and flocks of birds flew through the sunset, occasionally passing over the newly sprouted leaves of the reed, and stepping on the already drooping reed, making it droop even lower.

Hibernating insects and dead wood come back to life, and sometimes you can hear rustling sounds.

Fuyang is not bad, but if you go to more remote places, there will be snakes on the country roads during this season.

A few days after the Lantern Festival, there was a shock.

The spring thunder awakens the crickets and also reminds farmers that those who have not started spring ploughing should hurry up, because spring thunder and rain will come too late.

"Let's go, Comrade Wei."

Wen Jiajia took a deep breath, composed herself, raised the corners of her mouth again, sat on the back seat of the bicycle, and patted Wei Dai on the shoulder.

"Jia Jia, hold on tight."

Wei Dai kicked hard, and Wen Jiajia crashed into his broad back.

"You did it on purpose!"

After all the noise, the sadness disappeared without a trace.

The next day.

It was still dark, even before the sky was filled with stars, when Wei Dai woke Wen Jiajia up from her sleep.

Wen Jiajia is actually a little grumpy when she wakes up.

In her previous life, it was always her mother who woke her up, because it was her mother who was stricter with her at home, and Wen Jiajia didn't dare to argue with her. But she dared to do that to her father. If her father wanted to wake her up, it would take him ten minutes to wake her up.

But Wen Jiajia at least knew when she could stay in bed and when she couldn't. Just like today, she stayed in bed for three minutes before getting up.

Fortunately, she went to bed early last night, so even though it was only four o'clock in the morning, she was not so sleepy that she could not sleep.

Wen Jiajia rubbed her eyes and yawned again: "Have you prepared your meal?"

Wei Dai helped her get the clothes hanging at the end of the bed: "Dad got up early to make this."

Sure enough, Wen Jiajia got dressed much faster.

The sisters Wen Chun and Wen Xuan did not wake up. They could not wake up, and even if they were shaken awake, they would fall asleep again.

Wen Jiajia quickly brushed her teeth and washed her face, shook the toothbrush a few times, stuffed it into her luggage bag, and hurried to eat.

I was very surprised and delighted to eat spring cakes this morning.

Spring cakes are also a local specialty, and I saw them when I went there.

Bite spring, bite spring, in the eyes of the locals, what they are biting is spring cakes.

But because there were too many people queuing in front of the spring cake stall, Wen Jiajia couldn't squeeze in and didn't buy anything.

The kitchen was dimly lit, with only the stove providing light. Wei Dai brought in two more candles, and the room suddenly became bright.

Wei Chengcai: "It's unnecessary. It's a waste of candles."

Wei Dai placed one candlestick on the table and the other on the stove: "Light them up. How much does this cost?"

In the bright light, Wen Jiajia found the iron plate by the stove and couldn't help but be surprised: "Dad, you made the spring cake skin fresh from the stall. I thought you bought it at the market yesterday."

"Well, spring roll wrappers become hard if left overnight. They are best made on the same day. They are best when they are no more than four hours old."

Wen Jiajia nodded, looking educated.

The filling of spring cakes is mostly bean sprouts, and Wei's father will use leeks and dried chives as garnish.

The leeks are still delicious at this time, and the dried chives can enhance the taste of the stuffing. When you chew the dried chives, you can also taste the aroma of the halved tofu.

Because some fat is added when frying the filling, even the vegetarian filling has a meaty aroma.

A large bowl of stuffing is placed on the table, and you can make your own if you want to eat.

Wen Jiajia always likes to use two cakes so that the juice won’t leak out and she won’t be in a rush when eating.

“Mmm~ delicious!”

The crust is chewy and has a wheaty aroma.

The bean sprouts are crispy and not overcooked, and you can hear the sound when you bite them.

Overall, it is fragrant and refreshing, and is best eaten in spring.

Wei Chengcai also cooked egg drop soup. Wen Jiajia was satisfied only after eating five spring rolls and a big bowl of egg drop soup.

"Roll some up and take them in the car to eat," said Wei Chengcai.

Wen Jiajia nodded: "It can be used as lunch."

She took out two lunch boxes, filled them with 25 spring rolls, and lifted them up after closing the lids. There was not only enough for lunch, but she also had to give a few rolls to Wen Chun and Wen Xuan who were still sleeping.

It was still dark outside when they had to leave.

Wei Dai rode Lao Bai's car, while Brother Wei drove a donkey cart borrowed from the village.

Most of the luggage and the two girls were placed on the donkey cart, while Wen Jiajia sat on the back of the bicycle with two packages.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan were sleeping so soundly that they didn't even wake up when they were carried from the room to the donkey cart.

They seemed to show some signs of waking up when the donkey cart started, but because they were sleeping on the quilts, they soon fell into sleep again.

"Hey, they shouldn't be born in the year of the Rooster, they should be born in the year of the Pig." Brother Wei made a joke. Although he had a bad leg, he had no problem riding a bike, not to mention catching a car.

The group arrived at the county town under the stars.

Fortunately, Wei Dai brought a flashlight with him this time, otherwise he would have fallen a few times on the way.

It was already past six o'clock when we arrived at the county seat.

They are now at the transport team, and then Wei Dai rides his bicycle alone to the state-owned hotel in a hurry. He has to return the bicycle to Lao Bai.

Lao Bai: "Where is your sister-in-law?" The two of them are usually inseparable.

Wei Dai: "In the transport team, do you remember Song Taosheng? He was the one who did the drill in the second year after I joined the team. He retired and now works in the transport team. Their car will go to the city today, and we can take their car."

"That's good."

Lao Bai stuffed some buns and pancakes into his mouth and said, "Keep them. I made them at home. If you don't eat them, others on the road will."

Wei Dai refused.

"Hey, what's the relationship between us? You won't accept a few buns and cakes?" Lao Bai pushed it over again.

When his nephew was recommended to attend the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University last year, he was almost squeezed out. It was only with the help of Wei Dai that he was able to get him into the university.

As time was running out, Wei Dai did not refuse and just took another oil paper bag and left.

Fortunately, the transport team was not far away and it only took a dozen minutes to run there.

"Did Lao Bai give it to you?" Wen Jiajia looked at the big bag of oil in Wei Dai's arms.

Wei Dai panted and nodded.

He put half of the steamed buns and pancakes into another oil bag and stuffed it into Brother Wei's pocket: "Brother, take it home and eat it."

Brother Wei: "What are you giving it to me for? I don't want it."

Wei Dai: "I'm not giving it to you. It's for Wenjin. You can refuse it, but don't refuse it on Wenjin's behalf." Wei Wenjin is the son of eldest brother Wei. He went to primary school last year. He is chubby and strong.

Only then did Brother Wei accept it.

The convoy set off on time at seven o'clock, and Wen Chun and Wen Xuan also woke up before departure.

The light is bright and it is difficult not to wake up under the strong light.

They were stunned at first, confused and flustered for a moment, but after seeing Wen Jiajia beside them, the fear in their eyes gradually dissipated.

"Aunt." Wen Chun got up, sat in Wen Jiajia's arms, and hugged her waist tightly.

Wen Jiajia comforted her: "This is the county town, we are going to take the train soon."

"Train?" Wen Chun's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Yeah, uh... a really long car."

With anticipation, the two children got on the truck.

The truck was much faster than the bus, and they arrived at the city train station before nine o'clock.

After getting off the train, Wei Dai dragged most of the luggage, Wen Jiajia carried a bag and held a child in each hand, and they headed straight to the train station.

There are many people like them in the station who are covered with luggage, so it will be a tough battle to grab a seat later.

However, Wei Dai, who came back from the ticket office, said, "Let's change to a sleeper berth."

Wen Jiajia was surprised: "Really?"

Wei Dai smiled: "Really!"

If this wasn't a public place, Wen Jiajia would have kissed Wei Dai several times to express her gratitude.

Although she was excited, she was extremely sleepy.

It is normal for the trains to be late at this time.

It was common to be several hours late, so she was prepared to arrive at her destination the next day.

If you have a berth, sleeping will not be a problem.

At ten o'clock, the train arrived half an hour late.

Because it was a berth, Wen Jiajia and Wei Dai didn't need to squeeze through the window.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan were confused and naive. They walked and looked along the way, which was a rare moment of silence.

Only after they got on the train, where they were the only four members of their family, did the two girls gradually return to normal.

"Are you hungry?" Wei Dai asked.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan nodded and said in unison: "Hungry."

Wei Dai took out a lunch box from the package and asked them to sit on the bed and eat spring cakes. He also put a kettle with warm water on the side.

Afterwards, I packed my luggage with Wen Jiajia.

They have so much luggage! Not including the luggage they sent away!

Putting all the big and small packages together, there are a total of eight bags.

When he was dragging the luggage just now, Wei Dai was almost drowned by the packages.

The carriage could seat six people, but their family only bought three tickets - Wen Chun and Wen Xuan could sleep in one bed together, and after all, tickets were quite expensive, so they tried to save as much as possible.

But now they are the only one here, so it doesn't matter what they do.

Wen Jiajia sighed and lay down exhausted. Wei Dai stuffed a pancake into her mouth and said, "Replenish your energy."

I did need to add that. I had breakfast too early and now Wen Jiajia was starving.

The biscuit was a chive egg biscuit. Wen Jiajia was a little hesitant. She usually wouldn't eat such heavy-tasting food when she couldn't brush her teeth.

But I was still very hungry and didn’t care about that.

Leeks and eggs, two ordinary ingredients, taste very delicious when combined together.

The key is that the leeks are neither watery nor old, and there are a lot of eggs. The crust is fried until golden but not burnt, slightly crispy, and not too greasy. Wen Jiajia nodded while eating it.

She ate one piece after another, taking another one.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

The train started moving slowly, the platform moved away, and the leaves on both sides of the tree also retreated.

"Wow——" The two girls, who had eaten enough and slept enough, finally became energetic. They both leaned on the window and looked out with wide eyes.

"What a fast car!"

"Dahe, I want to tell Meihua that I have seen Big Brother. His gate is even bigger than the one at the gate of Grandpa Wei's house."

The little girl didn't know that this was already a big river.

"It's so fun, it's so fun here!" They jumped with excitement and couldn't help rolling on the bed.

“Tsk——”

Wei Dai asked them to keep quiet.

When I turned around, Wen Jiajia had already fallen on the pillow and fell into a deep sleep.

People who sleep a lot are always on the road of feeling sleepy and catching up on sleep.

noon.

The train was still rattling.

Perhaps because she had taken a nap and was not very hungry, Wen Jiajia slept until 12:30 before waking up.

The carriage was very quiet because Wen Chun and Wen Xuan were asleep, and Wei Dai also closed his eyes, and it was unclear whether he was resting or sleeping.

She ate two spring rolls and took out a book from her bag to read.

There are not many books to read these days. Wen Jiajia doesn't dare to break any taboos when she goes out, so she only reads textbooks.

She would also take out a pen and paper to practice a few exercises.

How should I put it? She originally thought that after so many years since she graduated from high school, she had forgotten almost everything she should and shouldn't have forgotten.

But when she read the book and picked up the pen to solve the problems, that exhilarating feeling of fluency came back.

Wen Jiajia then realized that for ordinary people, math is something that they forget quickly if they have never been exposed to it, but they can also quickly master it if they are exposed to it again.

Once you learn it, it really works.

You will never forget it, it will hide deep in your mind, waiting for you to wake it up one day.

For Wen Jiajia, the most difficult thing is politics.

In this era, politics is also the most important thing.

Even if I had the original owner's memory, it wouldn't be enough. Memory is something that will fade away. I can't even remember some of the things I've experienced, let alone the political recitation content.

So Wen Jiajia had to recite it again, because the memories from her previous life still affected her when she recited it, and she was affected uncontrollably.

Just when Wen Jiajia was immersed in math problems, Wei Dai also woke up.

He was originally in a light sleep and was woken up by the "swish" sound of Wen Jiajia's writing.

It wasn't that he was a light sleeper, but that he was too alert. The sound of writing in the carriage was a little abrupt, and he woke up involuntarily after his subconscious caught the sound.

He sat and watched for a long time.

Wen Jiajia frowned, then relaxed.

Sometimes I am in deep thought, sometimes I am happy.

She seemed very happy every time she finished a question.

“Wow——”

Wen Jiajia had just finished a question, straightened her waist and looked up, and Wei Dai was right next to her, almost scaring her.

"You're awake. I'm doing my homework." Wen Jiajia patted her chest and said, "Did I wake you up?"

Wei Dai shook his head, staring at Wen Jiajia with burning eyes and said, "Is this a high school question? You are amazing, I can't understand it."

Wen Jiajia flipped through the book next to her: "These are the geometry questions for the first year of high school. These questions are relatively simple."

"Uh, don't look at me like that..." Wen Jiajia felt a little embarrassed by his gaze. She reached out to cover his eyes, feeling his eyelashes brushing against her palm.

Wei Dai didn't dodge: "Why can't I watch it?"

Wen Jiajia blushed: "Why else? This is a very simple question. Your reaction now is weird..."

It's the feeling of praising a kid so much that you'll take off your pants and poop.

"You can wait until I do a more difficult question before you praise me. I will show you then. Please praise me more." Praise her confidence.

Wei Dai laughed. He couldn't help but kiss Wen Jiajia. Jiajia was so cute.

"Hey! You're interrupting my train of thought!"

Men are indeed a major obstacle to women's progress!

——

Wen Jiajia is the kind of person who can devote herself wholeheartedly to something once she makes up her mind to do it.

This is thanks to her mother's teachings. From a young age, as long as she started doing homework, her father would not even watch the news broadcast or weather forecast.

So Wen Jiajia quickly immersed herself in the book again. Wei Dai probably really admired intellectuals, so even though he couldn't understand what they were reading, he would never get tired of reading while sitting next to them.

Night falls.

It was dark outside the car window and the lights in the car came on.

Because Wei Dai, who had a big appetite, was there, all the spring rolls he brought were eaten.

"I'm going to buy some food." Wei Dai said, "There's some hot pot meat on the bus, do you want some?"

"Eat!" Wen Jiajia raised her head with difficulty and rubbed her swollen head.

She closed the book and stopped reading.

Although there are lights in the car, they are not very bright and make people dizzy.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan were competing to see whose feet could reach the upper floor. When they heard this, they immediately expressed their opinions: "I want to eat too. I want some too."

Wei Dai hesitated: "It's spicy."

Wen Xuan's eyes lit up: "I want it spicy."

Wei Dai looked at Wen Jiajia, who nodded: "It's okay, they can eat spicy food."

This is really rare.

Wei Dai took the money and went out to buy it.

Speaking of the advantages of taking the train, not needing a ticket is definitely one of them. You don’t need a ticket for all three meals a day, not even for meat and vegetables.

Soon, Wei Dai came back with a scent of fragrance.

Wen Jiajia immediately became alert and her saliva started to salivate involuntarily, causing her to swallow it several times.

"You guys eat first." Wei Dai put the lunch box on the table. They only brought two lunch boxes, not enough for four people.

Wen Jiajia is not polite.

She picked up a lunch box and started eating. Wen Chun and Wen Xuan shared one.

It was hard to make money at that time, but the food was plentiful and affordable. Even the food on the train was plentiful and delicious.

Wen Jiajia could tell that this was definitely twice-cooked pork cooked by a Sichuan chef.

The color is bright red, and it is garnished with garlic sprouts and green peppers. The meat is fat but not greasy, with just the right amount of fat and lean, and it tastes just right.

Moreover, this is a famous dish that goes well with rice. With it, you can eat half a bowl more of rice.

It's just that the lunch box was too deep and too big. In addition, she hadn't done any exercise the whole afternoon, and Wei Dai kept feeding her spring rolls, buns and pancakes from time to time. Wen Jiajia couldn't eat after finishing half of her meal.

"You eat it." Wen Jiajia handed it to Wei Dai.

Wei Dai didn't care and started eating it with big mouthfuls.

He eats really fast, even faster than Wen Jiajia - Wen Jiajia eats fast because she was under a lot of pressure from studying in high school, and it was like a war when she went to the cafeteria to eat. What about college? At that time, she was busy with her studies and her career, so it was common for her to eat after mealtime and eat voraciously.

Wei Dai's speed made Wen Jiajia feel that he would definitely have a stomachache due to indigestion that night.

"Please eat slowly." Wen Jiajia frowned and said, "You haven't even taken a few bites and you're almost done. Your stomach is suffering a lot."

Wei Dai slowed down and sighed: "I'm used to it."

"Habits can be changed." Wen Jiajia affirmed.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan couldn't finish their entire lunch box, and they ate even less than Wen Jiajia.

It was shameful to waste food, so Wei Dai also ate their leftovers.

After eating, Wei Dai felt about 70% full and did not go for more rice.

Strictly speaking, he is more frugal than Wen Jiajia. Wen Jiajia can tell from the family assets he gave her that Wei Dai is not very good at spending money.

Who would believe that he actually saved two thousand dollars!

"There's no place to spend money in the army," he said.

Wen Jiajia didn't believe it, thinking that the troops would occasionally give themselves a small stove. She sometimes suspected that this person had other ways to make money.

The time on the train is really boring.

Wen Jiajia is better off, as she has books to read and exercises to do.

Wenchun and Wenxuan were not like that. They usually played wildly in the village. Even when they went to the nursery, there were a lot of people of the same age playing with them.

Now that they could stay in this small carriage for a whole day, Wen Jiajia felt that the two of them were beyond her expectations.

"Aunt, how long will it take before we can get off the bus?" Wen Chun's hair was messy on the bed. She slapped her face and sighed.

The sighing of a child is really funny. Wen Jiajia couldn't help laughing out loud: "It's almost there."

She must have a crow's mouth. Not long after she finished speaking, the train gradually stopped.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan were instantly excited, but Wei Dai said calmly, "No, they are making way."

“…”

The two girls sat back down.

The car stayed there for nearly two hours, and then it was given way again and stayed there for another half an hour.

But Wen Jiajia was already asleep at that time, and when she woke up again, she was woken up by Wei Dai.

“Almost there?”

"Uh-huh."

Wei Dai showed a hint of cheerfulness, but it was obvious that he was also getting impatient staying in the car.

With a whistle, the train finally arrived at the station.

The two girls were also awakened, and the group squeezed out of the car and left the station immediately.

The sky was pitch black and there were many people standing in the station. I was worried that my package would be stolen by a thief.

There are lights at the entrance of the train station and all the way to the guesthouse.

Wen Jiajia finally felt like she was "going to the city".

How should I put it? This place looks a lot like a small county town in a few decades.

They arrived at the guesthouse, Wei Dai took out the letter of introduction and his ID, and successfully got a twin room.

It was about two o'clock in the morning, and the two girls fell asleep after arriving in the room.

Wen Jiajia felt very sticky and wanted to take a shower when she saw a bathroom.

She really didn't expect that the guesthouse at that time actually had a bathroom.

But when you think about it, it makes sense. The economy here is actually better than back home.

Although they are all close to the sea, there are many factories here.

I slept very well after taking a shower and slept until dawn.

When she woke up, opened the curtains, and saw the crowded houses outside the window and the tall chimneys in the distance, she realized that she had entered the next stage of her life.

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