At daybreak, Father Su got up and woke up his sons.
Su Yin got up early. Her aunt cooked a pot of thick porridge. Only after eating a full meal could she have the strength to continue her journey.
"Are you sure you want to go back with dad?" Su Yin looked at the half-grown child in front of her and asked again.
Mother Su's eyes were red, she was reluctant to leave the two children, and there was a pleading look in her eyes, "Xinyang, Xinguang, why don't you go with mother?"
The two children hid behind Su's father.
Su Xinguang was the quickest-tongued and most straightforward person. "No, we want grandma. Grandma can give us delicious food, but mother can't."
Su's mother wanted to persuade her, but was stopped by Su Yin.
Su Yin looked at her father, "Dad, if something goes wrong, take your brothers and run away immediately, flee to the south, and catch up with us. Sometimes it's not a bad thing to be selfish. Dad, I hope you can understand that we are a family, and we are the ones who will accompany you to the end."
"I'll ask you to take care of my younger brother. If everything is alright, we'll be back soon. If something does happen, you must take care of yourself. Only if you're well, my brothers can survive. Remember that."
Su Yin is worried about her foolishly filial father, but she cannot change his and his brothers' minds. Only when they hit a wall will they understand who are family members.
Forcing someone to stay by your side will only make them your enemy.
From the next room came the sounds of a man and a woman crying.
"Dad, Mom, come with us."
The old man in the house waved his hands at his children and said, "Go ahead! We are old and can't walk anymore. We will take care of this home for you. Come back when everything is peaceful."
"father!"
"Go!"
"I kowtow to your grandpa and grandma."
The whole family knelt down and kowtowed three times to the old man sitting in the middle of the main room.
Such scenes are played out in many families.
The elderly who stayed behind, firstly, were too old to leave their homeland and become homeless, and secondly, they did not want to be a burden to their children and become a nuisance or a burden to them.
The old people stood at the entrance of the village, watching the large group leave. The hazy mist seemed to soak their eyes. Those who were walking in front were wiping their tears, and those who were behind stood motionless like pine and cypress trees. Even though the team had long disappeared in the morning mist, they were still reluctant to leave.
This farewell may be a farewell forever!
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