After listening to Lin Wei's words, Mingming decided to say goodbye to his friends properly.
He counted his toys, picked out a few and decided to give them to his friends, hoping that they would think of him when they played with their toys in the future.
The one with the small stone was the wooden car his parents bought for him. It was also the biggest and best one among the gifts he had counted.
Hearing her brother's mumbling, Ruirui said, "But isn't the iron car better?"
Mingming said confidently: "That is a gift my parents gave me, I can't give it to others!" Besides, that car is his favorite, his most favorite gift, he would be reluctant to give it to others.
Ruirui said, "Okay."
"What gift are you going to give to Little Stone?"
"Do you want to give it?" Ruirui hasn't decided whether to give a gift or not. He thinks it's so childish.
Mingming said immediately, "Of course! Xiao Shitou is your best friend besides me and my sister. We are leaving soon, don't you plan to say goodbye to him properly? And I am going to give him a gift, how can you not give him one!"
Ruirui had to change her mind due to her brother's strong request: "Okay, I'll think about what to give him."
“Choose from your toys. Next time when he plays with toys you have played with, he will think of you!” Mingming suggested. He thought he was such a genius for coming up with this idea!
Still because of her brother's strong request, Ruirui finally picked a puzzle from the toys and gave it to Xiaoshi.
After choosing the gifts, Mingming took his younger brothers and sisters to say goodbye to his friends.
The adults in the old shígG Dujia area all knew that the Zong family was moving away, but not many of the children knew about it. So when Mingming went to give them gifts and told them that he would be leaving soon, the children who received the gifts all burst into tears.
As the eldest, Mingming had to comfort them, so he said earnestly: "Although it will be difficult for us to meet in the future, life is full of separations. As long as we cherish the present and say goodbye properly, that's enough."
When Lin Wei was explaining these principles, she herself was clearly confused. Now when she explains them to other five, six, seven or eight year old kids, they also seem to understand them vaguely.
Some children are silly and think their eldest brother is so powerful and knows so much. There were also children who only heard the four words "it's hard to meet each other" and immediately cried even harder, which made Mingming feel overwhelmed. He quickly said that even if it was difficult to meet each other, they could write to him if they missed him in the future, and that his mother would bring him back to see them in the future.
Hearing this, some children stopped crying, while others were as worried as Mingming: "But, but what if I don't know how to write a letter?"
Mingming told them the solution he had come up with: "So you have to study hard. The better your grades are, the more words you will know. Just like my younger brother, he can write very long essays!"
Ruirui said, "It's not long, just a few hundred words."
The children were shocked. A few hundred words are not enough! There was admiration in his eyes when he looked at Ruirui.
Although he admires his younger brother very much, he cannot write an essay of several hundred words. Every time he takes an exam and has to write an essay based on a picture without any word limit, it kills him.
But at this moment, Mingming suppressed his admiration in his heart. He was the eldest brother and had to save face. Of course, he couldn't let his friends find out that he was annoyed by writing letters.
So he said without any guilt: "So, when you know a lot of words, you can write me very long letters. I will check them later. You better work hard!"
After listening to the children's experience, their attitudes can be divided into two categories. One category is those who are young or whose academic performance can still be saved, so they are determined to study hard and strive to write letters to their good friends. The other category is those who are older and know that they are poor students, so they decisively choose to lie down. As for whether the friendship can last, it depends on what happens.
…
Because Lin Wei said they were leaving soon, so she clearly told her friends that they were leaving soon as well.
When the friends heard this, they felt that Ruirui was going to leave tomorrow, so even though they knew they could communicate in the future, they still cried their hearts out.
As a result, the next day, they not only met Mingming and Ruirui, but also played with them for the whole day. When they said goodbye in the evening, one of the children couldn't help but asked, "When are you leaving?"
Mingming replied: "Right away."
So the friends felt reluctant again, thinking that they would definitely not see Mingming and Ruirui tomorrow.
As a result, they all saw Mingming on the third, fourth, and fifth day. When they parted on the fifth day, no one wanted to ask them when they left.
This one is coming soon, but it seems to take a long time to arrive.
However, on the morning of the sixth day, when Mingming got up and went to the master bedroom, he saw that the bed frame had been propped up against the wall and the beds at the head of the bed had been put together.
Mingming was stunned: "It's destroying the house!"
Ruirui heard the noise and came out from the second bedroom. She guessed, "It's time to move."
"What moving?" Beibei asked, rubbing his eyes as he followed his brothers.
"We are moving." Ruirui turned sideways and touched his sister's little bun that was sticking up in the air because she was sleeping.
Although he had long accepted that they were moving, Mingming still felt a little sad at this moment and asked blankly, "Are they moving now? So soon?"
"It's been a while since I last talked about this," Rarity said rationally.
Just then, Zong Shao and his men came up to move some things. Seeing the three siblings standing at the door, he walked over and asked, "What are you doing standing here?"
"Dad, are we moving?" Mingming asked, looking up.
Zong Shao nodded: "Yes, the boat is leaving this afternoon. Mom and Dad have a lot of things to pack today, so they don't have much time to take care of you. Remember not to run around."
At times like this, Mingming and Beibei were usually the first to agree, but Mingming was still in a daze, so the only sound that could be heard was Beibei's cheerful voice: "Got it!"
Ruirui also said, "I understand."
Zong Shao ruffled Mingming's hair and said, "Dad and uncle are going to move the bed. They have a lot of things to do. Can you help your brother and sister brush their teeth and wash their faces?"
Mingming hummed dejectedly, and went downstairs with his brother, holding his sister's hand.
Because Beibei has short legs, they have to go down the stairs one step at a time, so the three siblings walk very slowly. But after going downstairs, Beibei let go and ran away, calling for his mother everywhere.
Hearing her daughter's voice, Lin Wei came out of the kitchen, hugged her daughter who threw herself into her arms and asked, "When did you get up?"
"Just now," Beibei answered, and then put his hands close to Lin Wei's ears like trumpets and said mysteriously, "Mom, I'm telling you, our family is moving!"
Lin Wei exclaimed exaggeratedly: "How did you know about such a big thing?"
"My brother said so," Beibei thought for a moment and then added, "My father said so too."
"Is that so?" Lin Wei suddenly realized.
Beibei asked: "Mom, what is moving?"
In fact, Beibei had heard her parents and brothers talk about moving, but she has a bad memory and would forget things that happened the day before, so she asked this question.
Lin Wei explained: "Moving means we are going to live in a new home."
Beibei suddenly realized: "What does the new home look like?"
“It should be a building.”
Although Lin Wei had never been to the naval compound of Yangcheng Base, when they first came to Yazhou Island, they stayed in the Yangcheng Base Guesthouse for a while and knew that the family housing there were all tube-shaped buildings with two households on one floor.
Bei Bei didn't quite understand and asked, "What does the building look like?"
"Like in the county, four-, five-, or five- or six-story buildings are called buildings."
Beibei no longer remembers what the high-rise buildings in the county looked like, so she couldn't imagine what her new home would be like. But she was not too worried. Anyway, as long as she was with her parents and brothers, she would be fine.
After the mother and daughter finished chatting, Lin Wei took her daughter into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face. Beibei is young and doesn't know how to brush her teeth very well, so she still needs her parents' help with these things.
…
The supply ship set off at two o'clock in the afternoon. While there was still time in the morning, Lin Wei and Zong Shao cleaned up the things they were going to take away.
Although Lin Wei wanted to take everything with her, the things she could actually take away were very limited. The bulk of her luggage was still clothes and bedding, followed by buckets, basins, iron pots and other non-breakable items.
Lin Wei didn't pack up the porcelain bowls for eating and the glass cups for drinking water because they were too easy to break and the boat was shaking.
I brought a thermos with me. You need a ticket to buy this thing. It would be better if it was a good one so I don't have to find a ticket. If the bottle core inside is broken, you can just find a way to replace it, which can always save some expenses.
As for the remaining things, as long as they were not furniture that they had when they moved in, Lin Wei gave them to friends and neighbors who wanted them.
There's no use keeping them anyway, and you can't take them with you. If you keep them, you don't know when someone will move in to the house, and whether the person who moves in will want these things. Rather than leaving them to rot in the house, give them away as a favor.
They were busy until after twelve o'clock, and when everything was almost packed up, Lin Wei and Zong Shao took their three children to the back to have dinner with Deng Xiangyun's family.
In order to send Lin Wei and her family off, Deng Xiangyun and his wife took an afternoon off. Zhou Jianhai also applied for a small military truck to help them move.
Lunch was not prepared by Deng Xiangyun, as she had just got off work and did not have much time. Instead, the couple bought it from a state-owned restaurant.
Because it was a big pot meal, there were only a few meat dishes, so it was not rich. Although the taste was not bad, after eating it for several years, no one thought it was very delicious.
No one had much appetite as they were about to part ways, and both adults and children felt a little sad.
After a quick meal, Lin Wei looked at her watch and saw that it was about 1:10. She said, "We should set off."
Deng Xiangyun immediately said, "We'll go help you move your luggage."
Lin Wei didn't refuse and said thank you. The four adults and four children went forward.
The packed luggage had been moved down from upstairs a long time ago. Some were placed on the sofa, and some were piled directly on the ground. It looked like there was a lot of stuff.
Zhou Jianhai looked at it and said, "You guys are really moving!"
Zong Shao asked back: "If we are not moving, what are we moving?"
Lin Wei knew what Zhou Jianhai meant. The people in the family quarters came from all over the country. When they returned with the army or retired, they would only take important things with them because of the long journey, and would not pack several snakeskin bags of luggage like they did.
Lin Wei explained: "I thought that the supply ship would stop at Yangcheng Base and would not need to transfer, so I packed some extra luggage to avoid having to buy new luggage when we get there."
"He was just joking. Don't worry about him." Deng Xiangyun asked, "Have you packed all your luggage? Is there anything you missed?"
Lin Wei shook her head: "No more, we basically gave away the remaining ones that were difficult to carry."
Deng Xiangyun said, "That's good, but it's okay if it leaks. Just call me and I'll pack it up and send it to you."
As they were talking, the two men had already picked up the snakeskin bags.
Well... Zhou Jianhai was the one who carried the snakeskin bag, and Zong Shao carried it directly by hand, so after putting the snakeskin bag into the truck bed, he asked, "Can you do it? You still need to carry such a small thing?"
Zhou Jianhai: "...Of course I can!"
In order to save face, Zhou Jianhai did not use his shoulders to carry the luggage on the next trip, but carried it directly with his hands. One bag was not enough, so he carried two bags, and mocked Zong Shao who only carried one bag of luggage: "Can you carry so little?"
Seeing the two men fighting over such a small matter, Lin Wei and Deng Xiangyun were convinced and tacitly let go of their hands, leaving the work to them. They only said, "Hey, hey, slow down, don't drop the things inside. These two bags are heavy, don't carry them with one hand..."
With the two men's hard work, all the luggage was moved into the car in less than ten minutes.
After the space downstairs was empty, Lin Wei went upstairs to take a look.
Although Lin Wei and Zong Shao discussed moving to another house when they had just survived the crisis, when a house in the townhouse became vacant, she hesitated for several days and was reluctant to move.
How could he bear to do that? The kitchen, toilet and bathroom windows of this house were all repaired by Zong Shao, and the furniture in the master bedroom was selected by him personally or made by someone else.
The curtains in several rooms were sewn and hung by Lin Wei herself. The flowers, onions, garlic and the only durian tree that had survived but not yet grown in the yard were all planted by Lin Wei herself.
When Lin Wei was standing at the window in a daze, Zong Shao also went up to the second floor, walked up to her, put his arm around her shoulders and asked, "Can't bear to leave?"
"A little bit." Lin Wei nodded.
Zong Shao said: "We will have a chance to come back in the future."
But what will this house look like next time you come back?
Lin Wei didn’t know and didn’t ask. She was about to leave, so there was no need to ask these questions.
…
On the way to the pier, the children talked and laughed, as if they had forgotten about the separation.
But when Zong Shao and Zhou Jianhai loaded the luggage onto the boat and Lin Wei asked the three children to say goodbye to Xiao Shitou, Mingming's tears suddenly welled up.
When Mingming started crying, Xiao Shitou couldn't hold back either, and then it was Beibei's turn, with tears and sobs coming out together. Ruirui couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. Due to his introverted personality, he didn't cry like other children, but just shed tears silently.
Lin Wei and Deng Xiangyun quickly squatted down to coax the children, but the four children were crying at the same time, their voices rising one after another, and it was impossible to coax them.
Fortunately, Zong Shao and Zhou Jianhai quickly moved the luggage, came over and each held a child, and soon they coaxed the children into submission.
After Mingming stopped crying, she looked at her younger brothers and sisters and friends. She saw that their eyes were red and their faces were covered with tears. It looked a bit funny, so she couldn't help laughing.
When he smiled, the other children stopped crying. Beibei was the simplest child and he also started laughing.
As the children smiled, a whistle sounded behind them. Zong Shao turned his head and said, "We should go."
Zhou Jianhai said: "Let's go, we will go back to our hometown at the end of the year and visit you."
Deng Xiangyun gave Lin Wei a hug and said, "Have a safe journey."
"Well, see you at the end of the year." Lin Wei returned the hug.
Seeing this, Mingming also gave Xiao Shitou a hug and said, "Remember to write to me."
Little Stone immediately forgot his sadness and said with a bitter face: "I will." He will study hard and try to recognize more words.
When Ruirui hugged Xiao Shitou, she imitated the adults and said, "See you at the end of the year."
Little Stone replied: "See you at the end of the year."
Seeing that both brothers hugged Xiao Shitou, Beibei also wanted to hug her, so Xiao Shitou had no choice but to bend down and hug her, gently patting her back and saying, "Sister Beibei, I will miss you."
Beibei followed suit and said, "Brother Shitou, I will miss you too."
Because of Little Stone's self-expression, Ming was still muttering to his brother when they boarded the ship: "Little Stone didn't even say he would miss me."
Ruirui: “…”
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After getting on the boat, Zong Shao and Lin Wei took the children to the bow and stood on the deck. They could look down and see the three members of the Zhou family standing on the dock.
Mingming waved his hands vigorously and shouted to the people below: "Uncle Zhou! Aunt Deng! Little Shitou, I'm here!"
Hearing the sound, the three members of the Zhou family raised their heads and waved their arms. Lin Wei, Ruirui and Beibei saw this and started waving their hands too. Only Zong Shao stood there without moving because he felt that this would damage his image.
As they waved their arms, the supply ship moved and headed for the sea.
The boat was not moving fast at first, but it quickly picked up speed. Soon the three members of the Zhou family turned into three small black dots, and then the black dots blurred together. Gradually, even the dock became smaller.
Looking at the naval port dock gradually moving away, some long-forgotten memories in Lin Wei's mind gradually revived.
More than three years ago, she also took a ship and came to Yazhou Island with Zong Shao and her children. She was a little scared and a little excited when she arrived on the island that day.
Afraid of the known future, but also looking forward to a new life.
During the years on Yazhou Island, Lin Wei experienced a lot, including fear and pain, but she finally managed to get through it. Looking back now, these years are still wonderful for her.
But just like she and Mingming said, everyone has to experience various farewells in their life. It is enough as long as we say goodbye properly and put a perfect end to this experience without any regrets.
Looking at the island that was gradually getting smaller, Lin Wei thought:
Goodbye, Yazhou Island.
The author has something to say:
Wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival~
Also, this article ends here. I plan to write a side story about the story after Yangcheng, which may be a bit long, but since I often get stuck in the side story, it may be finished in three or five chapters.
The extra chapter will be updated tomorrow, there will be no second update today.
Finally, because I want to collect "The Beautiful, Strong and Miserable Male Protagonist's Biological Mother Binds the Barrage Behind the Scenes", I should start "The 70s Mom Raising a Baby on an Island" first, and plan to start writing at the end of October. I'm begging for collection here~
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