With nowhere else to go, Feng Meilan and her three companions had no choice but to slink back to the village and settle down in a long-abandoned cowshed.
Then they borrowed some money from both sisters' homes, and obtained a plot of land in the village to build two mud houses to live in first.
Yu Changfu and the others didn't pay much attention when they heard about it. Yu Zhigang's family of six was going to Dongguan Province, and they were all a little worried about the two elderly people.
Yu Qingmiao even tried to persuade the two elders to come to Dongguan Province with them, "Grandpa, Grandma, I can't bear to leave you. Why don't you come to Dongguan Province with us?"
Yu Jinbao also said, "Grandpa, Grandma, I know you're reluctant to leave the land at home, but you're both getting old, and farming so much land is too hard. Why don't you come with us to Dongguan Province? You can farm the land at Second Grandpa's and Little Grandpa's houses first."
The second grandfather and the great-uncle he mentioned were Yu Changfu's two younger brothers.
Yu Qingxiu and Yu Qinghe also persuaded the two elders to go to Dongguan Province together.
No matter what they said, Yu Changfu and Wang Huimei refused to go.
"Alright, alright, stop trying to persuade us. Just go to Dongguan with your second aunt and don't worry about us. We're perfectly healthy, nothing could happen to us at home," Wang Huimei said.
Yu Changfu also said, "You don't need to worry about us. Take good care of yourselves while you're out there. Once you have stable jobs and are making money, come back and pick us up to go have some fun over there."
What are we going to do now?
When you go out, you have to spend money on everything – food, drinks, lodging, etc.
They're both old and frail, what can they possibly do outside?
Honestly, they've farmed all their lives, and if you ask them to stop farming and let someone else farm their land, they'd be a million times unwilling.
Land is the lifeblood of farmers!
Yu Zhigang and Liu Tianhua exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat helpless.
Seeing that they couldn't persuade the two elders, Yu Jinbao and his three siblings had no other choice.
Finally, Yu Zhigang and Liu Tianhua bought some things and went to the homes of their second uncle Yu Changgui and third uncle Yu Changshou (Yu Changfu's two younger brothers) to ask them to look after their parents.
When the villagers heard that Yu Zhigang's family was going to work in Dongguan Province, most of them were quite envious.
There were also those who were not optimistic.
"These Yu Zhigang and his wife must be obsessed with money. The whole family went to Dongguan Province. Do they really think it's so easy to make money outside?"
"That's right, they're both over forty years old, which factory would hire them if they went out to work?"
"Why did you bring Miaomiao along? Doesn't she go to school?"
"I don't know what happened to their family. It seems they separated a couple of days ago, and the second son's family moved out."
"You don't know yet, do you? Yu Zhiyong and his family of four were kicked out of their home and are now living in that cowshed over at the threshing ground."
"What? I got kicked out? What does that mean?"
"Let me tell you..."
The villagers were talking about the Yu family's affairs.
Meanwhile, Yu Zhigang and his family of six are already on the train to Dongguan Province.
This time, Yu Qiuying swapped seats with several people, trying her best to arrange for Yu Zhigang's family of six and Ma Yanhong's son Zhou Mingde and Zhou Xiaofen to sit together.
It was the first time for Yu Zhigang and the others to travel so far. With so many people and so scattered, she was worried.
After arranging their seats, Yu Qiuying repeatedly reminded them not to wander into other carriages and to keep a close eye on their luggage.
Yu Zhigang and Liu Tianhua were both a little nervous. It was their first time traveling far from home, their first time taking a train, and they were surrounded by strangers who they couldn't understand.
Yu Qingmiao and Yu Qinghe were extremely excited, finding everything fascinating and chattering away.
Yu Jinbao and Zhou Mingde were listening to Zhou Jiahong talk about things in Dongguan Province, while Yu Qingxiu and Zhou Xiaofen sat with Zhou Cailian.
Zhou Jiadong also told Yu Jinbao and Zhou Mingde about the situation at the shoe factory.
The group chatted happily, and didn't find the day-long train journey boring at all.
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