Chapter 76 Looking for a substitute
After Gao Xiulan finished reading the telegram, her body softened and she was about to fall backwards. Lin Xiaotong was quick to catch her from behind.
"Mom, mom, don't panic, we'll go home soon."
"Xiu Lan, Xiu Lan, hold on!"
Zhang Dazui saw that Lin Xiaotong was having difficulty supporting herself, so he put his big hand on her from behind.
Lin Xiaotong looked at Zhang Dazui with gratitude, and Qian Yu helped her push the cart.
"Yes, go home, go home quickly."
Gao Xiulan didn't know how serious her son's injuries were, so she had to go back to pack up and rush to the military region.
No one spoke along the way, and everyone saw the contents of the telegram.
The Xie family had only one son, Xie Yi, who was truly an only child and was sent to the south to serve in the army.
When something like this happened, all the neighbors felt bad, and even Diao Yulian didn't say anything sarcastic.
Xie Yi was a good-looking boy since he was young. He was fair-skinned, loved to smile and had a sweet mouth. All the aunts in the compound liked him.
"Xiu Lan, don't scare yourself. You'll know what's going on when you actually go there."
Yu Afen spoke to comfort her.
"I know, my Xie Yi is a lucky guy, he will be fine!"
Gao Xiulan's face turned pale. She held Lin Xiaotong's hand tightly and whispered everything to herself.
Lin Xiaotong felt a little sad when she thought about Xie Yi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
She still didn't want anything to happen to Xie Yi.
After all, if something really happened to Xie Yi, Gao Xiulan and Xie Dajiao would be so sad.
She didn't want those who were good to her to fall into endless sorrow.
The group hurried back to the compound, pulling the cabbage.
"Xiu Lan, you guys are back. Why are you so pale? Are you cold?"
Xie Da Jiao was sitting in a wheelchair at the door of the main hall waiting for Gao Xiulan and Lin Xiaotong to come home.
Unexpectedly, when I looked up, I saw Zhang Dazui supporting Gao Xiulan, who was pale, into the yard. He had an anxious look on his face and asked hurriedly.
"Old Xie, something happened to my son. I need to pack my things and go to the station."
When Gao Xiulan saw Xie Dajiao, she couldn't help but shed tears, and with trembling hands she stuffed the telegram into Xie Dajiao's hands.
"Xiu Lan, don't panic."
Xie Dajiao's waist has not fully recovered yet and she cannot stand up yet. She sits in a wheelchair, stretching out her arms, holding Gao Xiulan's hands tightly, and comforting her.
Zhang Dazui saw that the family was busy, so he and Yu Afen went back to work without saying goodbye.
Qian Yu looked at the cart that Lin Xiaotong was pushing at the door, and waved to Hu Tou and Wu Jiabao who were playing with glass marbles nearby.
After a while, an adult and two little kids came in panting while carrying cabbages.
They were neatly arranged under the eaves of Xie's kitchen, with layers of nets stacked up and lined up along the wall.
Qian Yu helped because Aunt Gao and Uncle Xie had helped her family out of trouble last time, so she just happened to lend a hand.
Hu Tou and Wu Jiabao were eating the candies Lin Xiaotong gave them last time, and they were still thinking about how sweet they were.
"Tiger Head, do you think Sister Tong will share some delicious food with us this time?"
Wu Jiabao moved his butt and put his little head close to Hu Tou who was working hard and asked quietly.
"Of course, our sister Tong is the most generous and likes obedient children like us."
"Yeah, I'm obedient. I'm the most obedient."
Hu Tou's saliva was almost flowing out when he thought about the sweet candy. He wiped the non-existent saliva with his little hands and continued to work.
I thought to myself: "He is the most obedient child in Sister Tong's heart. Wu Jiabao can't compare with him at all."
Seeing how hard Wu Jiabao worked, he also started to move the cabbages with his short legs.
He can't lose to Wu Jiabao, after all, he is the boss.
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"Mom, the earliest bus going south is at 10:10 tonight."
Lin Xiaotong came out of the room with a Beijing Railway Bureau train timetable from the 1970s in her hand.
Train timetable
Because Xie Yi needed to take the train to and from home, Gao Xiulan bought a copy and kept it at home.
As I was talking about this, I looked up the data of the No. 15 express train on the Beijing-Guangzhou line and found that it takes a full 36 hours and 50 minutes.
We departed from Beijing at 22:10 on the first day and arrived at 11:00 on the third day.
Beijing to Guangzhou train schedule
On December 26, 2012, the Beijing West to Guangzhou South high-speed railway line was fully operational, with the fastest journey time being 7 hours and 59 minutes, at an average speed of 300 kilometers per hour.
"Xiaotong, I'll go pack my things quickly."
When Gao Xiulan heard that she could leave in the evening, she quickly wiped away her tears and hurried to pack her luggage.
You have to bring food with you when you are on the train for such a long time.
"Mom, I'll go with you. I can't bear the thought of you going so far away alone."
Lin Xiaotong still held the timetable in her hand. She thought for a moment and then spoke out loud.
She knew that Gao Xiulan had never traveled far by herself, and besides, Xie Yi was still her nominal husband, so she still had to go after knowing this.
"Xiaotong, Mom can do it by herself. You still have to go to work. When I get there, just call them and ask them to pick me up."
Gao Xiulan felt much more at ease knowing that her daughter-in-law was thinking about her son.
"Mom, I'm worried too. I'm going to ask my manager for leave now."
Since coming here, Gao Xiulan has been very nice to her. She usually goes to work, and Gao Xiulan prepares three meals a day for her.
After saying that, he took the money and pushed his bicycle to go out to the department store to ask for leave from Manager Cai. Just as he walked under the window to change his shoes, he glanced out the window.
Just as she was about to say something, she heard Gao Xiulan come out of the room and say to her.
"Hey, hey, hey, Xiaotong, if things go well, it will probably take you more than a week to come back. If you take leave like this, your counter will always be short of staff, which won't work."
Gao Xiulan was helping Xie Dajiao pack clothes in the inner room when she suddenly thought of this question.
"It's okay, Mom. I can find someone to take over."
I heard from Sister Yan that when Sister Mei was taking care of her daughter during her confinement, she also asked an acquaintance to take over.
"Who are you looking for?"
Gao Xiulan thought that Xiaotong's aunt's family all had jobs, and Xiaotong was an only child without any sisters at home, so it would be difficult for her to find a suitable person in the short term.
"Mom, you'll know once you come and take a look."
Lin Xiaotong stood in front of the main room window and waved at Gao Xiulan. Gao Xiulan took a closer look and understood.
"You mean... Qian Yu?"
After all, it is impossible for two little kids, Hu Tou and Wu Jiabao, to take over the shift.
So it could only be Qian Yu, who was still grunting and moving cabbages outside the kitchen window not far away.
Qian Yu was still arguing with the tiger-headed Wu Jiabao, his hands moving non-stop. The three of them worked as if they were competing, putting in all their strength and had no time to pay attention to what the people in the house were doing.
Gossip will only affect your work speed!
"I think it's okay. I'll go tell Afen what you mean."
She did not take credit for it, but told Yu Afen the truth. In other words, she wanted to ask Qian Jiacheng for a favor from Lin Xiaotong.
This is Xiaotong's job, and she has to make the final decision herself.
Gao Xiulan stood by the window and watched for a while, then hurried towards the north excitedly.
On the other side, Lin Xiaotong also rode her bicycle to the department store to talk to Qian Yu about taking over the shift.
You also have to go to your workplace to get a letter of introduction. These days, if you travel far away without a letter of introduction, you are considered a blind migrant, and if you are caught, you will be severely punished.
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"Xiaotong has packed everything, let's go."
"Old Xie, we're leaving now. You can eat at Afen's house for the time being!"
"Go back, go back quickly, go back to sleep late at night!"
"Dad, Mom and I are leaving!"
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