Chapter 065
Boom boom boom!
Chuxia was startled awake by a knock on the door.
The moment I woke up, there was only one message in my mind - go home today.
Because of this information, my body didn't hesitate or delay for even half a second.
She immediately sat up from the bed and put on her clothes, and answered the door: "Get up."
It was only at this moment that I truly understood what it felt like to be "eager to go home."
Chuxia quickly put on her clothes, tied her hair, and washed up.
When she finished washing up, Lin Xiaohan, who knocked on the door to wake her up, had already heated up a simple breakfast, so she sat down in the kitchen to eat.
Because he was in a hurry to get to the county town to catch the train, Chuxia ate faster than usual today.
He had no time to spare, so naturally he didn't chat with Lin Xiaohan.
We finished our meal quickly and cleared away the dishes.
Chuxia immediately went back to the dormitory to get the luggage she had packed last night.
After they go back, they will move their household registration back to the city, and they will basically never come back again, so Chuxia checked carefully again to see if they had brought everything they should bring.
After making sure that nothing was left behind, Chuxia picked up her travel bag and left the dormitory.
Lin Xiaohan was one step faster than her and was already waiting outside with his travel bag, so Chuxia hurried over to him, smiling excitedly and saying to him, "Let's go."
Lin Xiaohan still looked calm.
He responded, turned around and walked towards the village entrance with Chuxia.
After walking a short distance from the dormitory and the school, Chuxia couldn't help but look back a few times.
Looking at this place where I have stayed for so long, I remembered that in the beginning, the school was deserted and full of weeds, and there was just a barren piece of land next to it.
She and Lin Xiaohan had cleaned up the school bit by bit together. They had recruited the students through hard lobbying and had also rung the iron bell inside. They had also built the dormitory next door brick by brick and had lived in it for a year.
It was still dark and the sky was full of stars.
After looking back a few times, the school and the dormitory were completely hidden in the night and nothing could be seen. Chuxia withdrew her gaze, and the reluctance in her eyes melted into the night of the village.
The road to the county town was far, so the brigade arranged a donkey cart to take them there.
Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan walked to the village entrance, and what they saw at first sight was not donkey carts, but densely packed figures.
Because it was dark at night, I couldn't see who was who, but I was sure that they were all fellow villagers.
They didn't expect so many people to come. Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan were both stunned by surprise.
Before they even got to the front of the crowd, they heard someone in the crowd shout, "Teacher Lin and Teacher Tang are here!"
Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan walked up to them.
Seeing that all the team leaders had arrived, Lin Xiaohan said, "Secretary Liu, Captain Liang, Captain Wu, Accountant Qin, Director Chen, why are you all here? It's not even daybreak yet."
Secretary Liu smiled and said, "Although you two young comrades have not been in our village for a long time, your contribution is indeed not small. We have to come to see you off. But these fellow villagers were not invited by us, they all came on their own initiative."
Someone from the village echoed, "Teacher Lin, Teacher Tang, we are here to see you off!"
Before Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan could say anything else, someone came up to them, stuffed something in their hands and said, "We don't have anything good at home, and we're afraid you won't be able to bring anything else, so I boiled some eggs for you to eat on the way."
Eggs are the most valuable thing in their house.
Lin Xiaohan and Chu Xia naturally declined politely, saying they didn't need it.
But the enthusiasm of the fellow villagers could not be refused, so Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan politely accepted a lot of boiled eggs. In the end, both of their schoolbags were filled with boiled eggs.
In addition to the brigade cadres and fellow villagers, there were also students from the school who came to see Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan off.
Although they had already said their formal farewell at school yesterday, many students were still reluctant to let them go, and knowing that they were leaving the village at this time, they all came to see them off spontaneously.
Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan said goodbye to them again.
The children had different feelings towards them and they were all young, so when the words of farewell were spoken, their emotions instantly became intense. Some of them pouted their lips and burst into tears, while others wiped their tears silently.
Normally adults don't have tears, but seeing these children crying so hard, some of them were shouting that they couldn't bear to see Teacher Tang and Teacher Lin go, and some had shallow eyes and started wiping away tears as they watched.
Chuxia couldn't help it and her eyes became wet again and again.
Seeing that the inseparable situation was getting out of control, Secretary Liu hurriedly asked parents to bring their children over and told the children that the two teachers were rushing to the county town to catch a train.
The children were all pulled back, and Wang Xiaoyan and Li Xisheng came out to see them off.
Wang Xiaoyan's feelings for Chu Xia were even more special, but she did not cry. She held back her emotions and asked Chu Xia, "Teacher Tang, can I write to you?"
Chu Xia smiled and hugged her, "Of course, I'll send you a letter when I get back."
Wang Xiaoyan's voice was choked with sobs: "I will definitely keep the dictionary you gave me well."
Chuxia and Lin Xiaohan were going to the county town to catch a train, so they naturally couldn't say goodbye endlessly.
That was about all the talk. Secretary Liu stopped letting anyone talk to Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan, and called out to them, “Hurry up, get in the car.”
Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan no longer stood there.
They sat down on the donkey cart with the thoughts of all the people in front of them, and when the donkey started moving, they waved goodbye to them.
Because it was late at night, they couldn't see each other after just a few waves.
Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan put down their hands together. Chu Xia then moved her hands to her eyes and wiped them.
Of course, Lin Xiaohan didn't shed tears.
His state changed very quickly. When he said goodbye just now, he sounded reluctant, but now he could not see any emotion.
He said to Chuxia: "It will take a while before dawn, you should sleep a little longer."
The donkey cart was driven by a fellow villager.
Because it was so early, the donkey cart was covered with straw and bedding so we could lie down and sleep.
Hearing Lin Xiaohan's words, the fellow villager who was driving the car also echoed: "Yes, Mr. Tang, you should sleep a little longer. It will take quite a while to get to the county town."
Seeing that both of them said so, Chuxia didn't hesitate.
She put away her emotions and said, "Then I won't be polite."
After saying that, he took off his shoes, climbed onto the donkey cart, lay down and covered himself with a blanket.
Because her fellow villager and Lin Xiaohan were sitting in the front with their backs to her, she had no pressure when sleeping.
The shaking of the donkey cart was very hypnotic, and she was not fully rested, so she fell asleep soon.
***
The morning star lit up in the sky.
The east was already bright, and the courtyard of the educated youth site was gradually illuminated by the morning light.
Suddenly, an alarm clock rang out, and the quiet yard was soon filled with all kinds of noises.
There is little time in the morning, and the ten people don't have the spare time to talk much.
The three groups of people worked at different times, quickly washing, eating, feeding the pigs and chickens, and then rushing to work.
Han Ting and his friends cooked and ate first, and then fed the pigs and chickens.
Knowing that today was the day Chu Xia and Lin Xiaohan would return to the city, Su Yun woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep again. After getting up in the morning, she felt even more listless and had a poor appetite when eating.
Chewing the whole grain steamed buns that I eat every day, I feel like vomiting every time I swallow.
Since she couldn't eat more, she didn't force herself to eat more. She just took a few bites.
Seeing her like this, Han Ting naturally asked her with concern: "Are you feeling unwell? If not, don't go to work today. Ask for leave and stay in the dormitory to rest."
Su Yun suppressed the nausea in her heart and said, "Maybe I caught a cold, it's nothing serious."
She knew that it was because she felt uncomfortable. After she had to accept the reality, she lost all motivation and felt that all her energy and spirit had been drained away.
She didn't go back to the dormitory to lie down.
Because being alone makes you feel lonely and uncomfortable.
She didn't want to be alone, so she didn't plan to take a leave.
After dinner, Han Ting took the pig food to feed the pigs, and she followed him dejectedly.
Su Yun was in poor physical condition, so Han Ting naturally didn't let her do anything.
He carried the pig food bucket to the pigpen and poured the pig food into the trough.
Su Yun followed him.
Originally, she was able to suppress the nausea in her heart.
But when Han Ting poured the pig food, she smelled the pig food, and her stomach instantly churned.
She immediately raised her hand to cover her mouth, trying to suppress the nausea that was rising up.
As a result, after pressing for two seconds, the nausea became heavier and more intense.
Su Yun couldn't hold it in any longer, so she covered her mouth, turned around and ran to the side, bent down and vomited out everything in her stomach.
There wasn't much in her stomach, just the little she had just eaten.
Seeing Su Yun like this, Han Ting quickly put down the pig food bucket and went to her side to pat her on the back.
After Su Yun vomited out the contents of her stomach, she continued to dry heave.
Han Ting frowned and asked, "What happened? Why did it suddenly become so serious? Didn't you cover yourself properly with the quilt last night?"
Su Yun vomited so hard that tears came down and she couldn't speak at all.
It took her a while to feel better. Then she covered her mouth and straightened up. She said to Han Ting in a muffled and weak voice, "I'll go back and rinse my mouth first."
After saying that, he turned and went to the dormitory.
Han Ting did not follow her immediately. He hurried to let the pigs out to eat.
After the pigs finished eating, he immediately put them back into the pigsty, then picked up the bucket and ran back to the dormitory.
When Su Yun entered the yard of the educated youth center, she had already rinsed her mouth.
She did not go back to the dormitory to rest, but sat on the bench in front of the kitchen with her hands on her chest.
She hunched over and curled up into a ball, looking even more listless than before.
Han Ting threw down the pig food bucket and walked straight towards her.
He squatted down in front of Su Yun, said a few more words to her with a worried look, and then asked her to stay in the dormitory to rest. He and Chaozi Guogai hurried to work.
Su Yun felt fine before she vomited, but after she vomited she felt even weaker and had no strength left, so she didn't insist on going to work anymore.
Listening to Han Ting, he stayed at the educated youth site alone to rest.
She felt uncomfortable all over and felt very depressed.
I couldn't sit or stand, so I just went back to the dormitory and lay down.
Because she didn't sleep well last night and felt very tired and in a bad mood, she fell asleep after lying on the bed for a while.
But it seemed like I had just fallen asleep for a while when I was suddenly woken up by the sound of someone pushing the door and talking.
The ones who pushed the door and entered the dormitory were Li Qiao and Chen Sisi.
Li Qiao said to Chen Sisi: "Don't you know when your period is coming? You should always pay attention when it is coming."
Chen Sisi said with embarrassment in her voice: "I don't like to keep track of time. Every time I come, I know it when I get up in the morning. Who knew it would be postponed this time? It's so embarrassing."
Li Qiao said, "It's okay. Your pants are dark in color, so no one should see them. Hurry up and change your clothes and put some toilet paper on them. The break time is short, and if you can't get back in time, you might get your work points deducted."
Chen Sisi hummed and said nothing else.
She quickly found a sanitary belt and clean clothes, took some toilet paper, and hurriedly went behind the torn linen curtain and changed into clean pants.
There was no time to wash the dirty pants immediately, so she soaked them in a basin of water and left them in the dormitory first. Then she hurriedly left the dormitory with Li Qiao and ran to the fields.
Su Yun woke up when they pushed the door open, but she didn't open her eyes or make a sound.
She and Li Qiao would never talk unless it was necessary. Naturally, she had no interest in the fact that Chen Sisi had her period and her pants were soiled. After the dormitory became quiet again, she turned over and prepared to go back to sleep.
Then while she was sleeping, she suddenly opened her eyes and sat up.
Chen Sisi doesn't remember the time of her menstrual period, and she doesn't remember it either.
How long has it been since her period came?
***
The green train meanders along the rails, its wheels rolling over the rails in circles.
Chuxia sat by the window. With nothing to do, she turned her head and looked at the scenery outside the window that was receding.
The mood when I went back was different from when I came here, and the scenery felt completely different as well.
Looking from far to near, I can also see some reflections of the train by looking at the window glass.
From the faint shadow on the glass, she could see that Lin Xiaohan was sitting next to her and sleeping with his eyes closed.
After looking at Lin Xiaohan's reflection in the glass for a while, Chu Xia turned her head and looked directly at him.
Because he didn't sleep enough last night, Lin Xiaohan spent most of the time sleeping after getting on the train.
Chuxia looked at him like this for a while.
Unconsciously, I wrote four big words on his face with my eyes - [Heart of Stone]
She didn't know whether Lin Xiaohan had no reluctance to leave the countryside at all. From her point of view, his reluctance at parting was just acting, and after that, there was no trace of it.
Not to her, and certainly not to her fellow villagers and students.
Chu Xia looked at him and thought that now it was finally what he wished for. When they got off the train in Beijing, she would keep a very long distance from him and would no longer stick to him every day.
Even if I still need to shamelessly ask him for energy, the frequency will not be high.
Chu Xia looked at Lin Xiaohan in a daze.
Because she was lost in thought, she didn't react when Lin Xiaohan opened his eyes.
She looked at Lin Xiaohan for a few seconds before she reacted. Then she blinked and pretended nothing had happened. She silently withdrew her gaze, turned her head, and looked out the window at the scenery again.
Lin Xiaohan: “…”
He didn't say anything, just turned his face to another direction and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
***
When the train arrived at the station, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
Chu Xia followed Lin Xiaohan off the train. After she stood on the platform, she did not rush to leave. Instead, she looked around, took a deep breath and said, "I'm finally back..."
After saying that, she caught up with Lin Xiaohan and walked out of the train station with him.
With every step she took toward the outside of the train station, her excitement grew more intense, her heartbeat quickened, and even her steps became unusually light, as if she was slowly walking on the clouds.
When they were about to reach the exit of the train station, Chu Xia turned around and asked Lin Xiaohan: "How are you going to get home after you exit the station? My parents should be here to pick me up, do you want to go with me?"
When she confirmed her return date, she sent a telegram to her parents.
Then she also received a telegram from her parents, saying they would come to the train station to pick her up tonight.
Lin Xiaohan doesn't like such trouble.
So he directly refused and said, "No, it's not on the way."
Since he said that, Chu Xia naturally stopped paying attention to him.
She and Lin Xiaohan walked out of the train station together. Just after walking a few steps out of the station, she heard two words coming from the crowd waiting outside: "Chu Xia! Xia Xia!"
Chu Xia looked in the direction of the voice and soon saw her parents.
When she saw them, she was instantly filled with excitement. Chu Xia immediately ran towards them and shouted loudly with a smile: "Dad! Mom!"
Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei also took a few steps forward.
Seeing Chu Xia running to him, Tang Haikuan reached out and took the travel bag from Chu Xia's hand. Chu Xia opened her arms and hugged Wu Xuemei into her arms, saying coquettishly, "Mom, I'm finally back and I finally see you."
Usually, we communicate through letters, but that can't relieve the pain of missing each other.
Wu Xuemei's eyes were wet.
She hugged Chu Xia tightly with her backhand, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back, mom and dad missed you so much."
Chu Xia buried her face in her shoulder: "I miss you guys so much, too."
Then she let go of Wu Xuemei, looked at Tang Haikuan, and said, "You didn't agree with me going to the countryside at that time, but I insisted on signing up. It's my fault for making you worry."
How long has it been since this happened?
Now that I'm back, I won't bring up the past.
Tang Haikuan said: "Let's not talk about the past, let's go home now!"
Chu Xia nodded at him and smiled and replied: "Well, go home!"
After saying this, she, Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei walked forward together with a smile.
After walking a few steps, she suddenly thought of Lin Xiaohan. She turned around and looked, but Lin Xiaohan was no longer around.
She remembered it belatedly.
I didn't seem to say goodbye to him just now.
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