Xiang Wentian put on his coat and carried his military backpack. He looked the same as when he came, but there seemed to be something different about him.
"Xiaotian, hurry up and put on this bag as well." Wen Jiuyue had some difficulty carrying the big backpack.
This big bag was cut and sewn by her according to the pattern drawn by Leng You. Leng You said it was called a large backpack.
The bag was indeed quite large, almost as tall as Leng You, and contained the clothes Wen Jiuyue had made for Xiang Wentian, as well as various foods that she had prepared the night before and had gotten up in the middle of the night to prepare.
Big steamed buns stuffed with roe deer meat, lasagna, leavened bread, spicy rabbit head, beggar's chicken (pheasant), crispy fried half-chicken, boiled pheasant eggs (salty and light), half-chicken stewed with diced pickles, and Wen Jiuyue's fried big hemp twists.
"Thank you, Aunt Wen." Xiang Wentian put the big backpack on his back and picked up the small bag containing the three puppies. He was going to take them to Pingdu.
"Xiaotian, you must take good care of your backpack. It's said that the bus on this route is very difficult to catch! It might take three or four days to get home. It's okay if you lose your clothes, but it will be troublesome if you lose your food.
Also…if you can find a stove or something, bake the buns and pancakes before eating, and drink more hot water, otherwise in this winter, eating too cold will make your stomach uncomfortable. "
Wen Jiuyue kept giving instructions like a mother.
"Okay, I understand." Xiang Wentian nodded, then went to look at Leng You.
Leng You had been following him silently, and nothing could be revealed from her expression. However, her next action betrayed her absent-mindedness—she bumped directly into the leg of Xiang Wentian who had stopped.
"Ah!" Leng You looked up.
Then he was picked up by Xiang Wentian and walked out.
"Youyou, remember to write to me often, no matter whether I reply to you or not, do you hear me?" Xiang Wentian hugged Leng You and left the rest of the people behind.
"I may go to the county town again next winter." Leng You hugged Xiang Wentian's neck and looked at him seriously.
Xiang Wentian: “…”
I don't know whether I should blame myself for forgetting this point in my momentary confusion, or blame the child for being too direct.
"You must be careful." Leng You's words "be careful" actually contained multiple meanings, and Xiang Wentian understood them instantly.
"Okay." Xiang Wentian nodded solemnly. He had already walked some distance and had to put Leng You down.
"Be careful on the road and write to me when you get home." As a father who deeply loves his son, Xiang Huaixin couldn't help showing his reluctance despite trying his best to restrain all outward emotions.
"Okay." Xiang Wentian answered again with one word.
"Xiaotian, be careful on the road! I heard that there are a lot of pickpockets on buses and trains now." Bai Changpu also reminded again and again.
"Okay." Xiang Wentian was still frugal with his words.
"Xiaotian, please come back to see us more often!" Wen Jiuyue's tears began to fall again.
"I'm leaving!" Xiang Wentian turned around and looked at Leng You deeply. He pushed the ski poles in both hands against the ground, and leaped up like an eagle in the gradually dim morning glow. After a few leaps, his figure disappeared from everyone's sight.
Leng You had been standing there, looking at the vast wilderness that had returned to being empty again, letting the north wind blow on her body, penetrating her clothes, and seeping into her bones and heart.
It was the same encounter as in the previous life, but a different intersection, and a completely different farewell, but what was the result?
Although she could guarantee that it would not be the tragic last meeting like in the previous life, who could guarantee that many years later, the two would see each other again? Who could guarantee that they would still be the same when they met again?
"Youyou, go back! It's too cold outside." Wen Jiuyue came to Leng You and gently held her hand.
"Yeah!" Leng You lowered his head and walked back with Wen Jiuyue.
"Oh!" Xiang Wentian and Bai Changpu sighed at the same time.
They naturally knew that the two children had developed a deep relationship over the past three months. Not to mention Leng You was reluctant and sad, even Xiang Wentian's eyes were filled with reluctance when he looked at Leng You.
Others could not see this, but Xiang Huaixin, as a father, naturally saw it clearly. This was also the first time he saw his son with such an expression.
…
Xiang Wentian left, and the remaining few people continued to repeat their previous days, but everything was so different.
When Xiang Wentian was around, even if you didn't hear him say a few words all day, the atmosphere seemed different with this person around. And when he left, Leng You, who didn't talk much to begin with, talked even less, which made the adults feel even more bored.
Leng You originally wanted to use a pickaxe to dig the foundation of the new house, but he couldn't muster the interest, so he said hello to Wen Jiuyue and led the horse towards the deep valley.
The snow on the sunny side of the valley had long melted, revealing large areas of lush dry grass, which is exactly what horses love to eat.
"Hongzao, eat grass nearby and don't run around. Do you hear me?"
Leng You took out a piece of candy and fed it to Hongzao, then stroked its forehead. She then let Hongzao, who had already accepted his fate, rub her palm coquettishly with his mouth, and then went down to the bottom of the valley with peace of mind.
The various wild animals stored at home are enough to eat until they are completely thawed. Any more will easily go bad, so Leng You's target is only the medicinal herbs.
The small shovel in his hand kept waving, and he was so busy that he didn't have time to think too much.
…
After Xiang Wentian arrived in the county town, he waited for more than two hours before getting on the bus to Tongyuan City.
The journey was only over a hundred miles, but it took more than four hours of bumpy journey, and we finally arrived in Tongyuan City at nearly two o'clock in the afternoon.
The bus station and railway station in Tongyuan City are only separated by a street. When Xiang Wentian arrived at the ticket window, he was told by the arrogant ticket seller that all the tickets for the next two days were sold out.
Xiang Wentian had a stern face and didn't say a word, but handed a certificate in. The moment the staff at the window opened the certificate, the arrogance on their faces disappeared, replaced by extreme fear and uneasiness.
Holding a soft sleeper ticket, Xiang Wentian entered the station.
At 3:30 in the afternoon, the train finally slowly pulled out of the platform.
Xiang Wentian was the only one in the compartment (there were very few soft sleeper compartments at that time, and they were basically not sold to the public. They were reserved for special people like Xiang Wentian). He closed the door of the compartment and took the big backpack.
I had this meal before going out in the morning. My stomach had already started to feel empty after working for most of the day.
He opened his backpack and took out the bag of food. Just as he was about to put the backpack on the luggage rack, his hand stopped.
Take out a large cloth bag from below and open it...
There were four small long cloth bags on it. He was very familiar with this bag as he had asked Wen Jiuyue to sew it for ginseng.
Four ginsengs: one is four hundred years old; one is less than two hundred years old; and the other two are less than one hundred years old.
Under the ginseng, there were five neatly stacked banknotes, brand new, totaling five thousand.
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