On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Feng Haidong arrived in the provincial capital alone ahead of time. After meeting up with his three cousins, they boarded a train to the south of the province together.
Yesterday evening, on the night of her daughter's one-month celebration, her older cousin Liu Fenzhen called Feng Haidong.
First and foremost, I offered my blessings for the full moon celebration of Feng Haidong's youngest daughter.
Then Liu Fenzhen said that Feng Haidong's three cousins had discussed it and decided to go to the south of the province to visit their father together on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
So Feng Haidong took the train to the provincial capital early in the morning to meet up with his three cousins.
Once on the train bound for the south of the province, Feng Haidong could tell that his three older cousins were still somewhat apprehensive.
Over the years, my three older cousins have visited our father every year.
They all wanted to bring their father to live in the provincial capital.
However, Feng Haidong's maternal uncle never returned to the provincial capital with his cousins.
There are many reasons behind this.
On the one hand, Feng Haidong's eldest uncle was getting old and didn't want to travel back and forth, let alone go to his three daughters' homes in the provincial capital and cause them trouble.
On the other hand, there was Feng Haidong's cousin, who was close to his maternal uncle, and he always had some opinions about his three older sisters.
Feng Haidong went along this time, naturally hoping to mediate the relationship between his cousin and his older cousin.
Of course, the most important thing was to visit my maternal uncle.
Feng Haidong calculated that his uncle was already over seventy years old this year.
The old man has experienced too much. He even fought against the Japanese invaders back then and followed the troops south from Shandong Province.
Later, after transferring from the military to a local job, he was very dedicated and responsible in the provincial capital.
Later, in response to the country's call, I took the initiative to apply to work in the Nanshan District of the province.
Thinking about his uncle's experiences, Feng Haidong was still filled with admiration.
Just as Feng Haidong was thinking, he suddenly heard his older cousin speak.
“When we get there, we may need to transfer. I remember there is a bus station outside the train station with a special bus line to the mountainous area. It may take another one or two hours.”
Second cousin Liu Fenxiu said, "It's really inconvenient to travel back and forth. I wonder how Dad's health is? Is he able to come back to the provincial capital with us?"
Third cousin Liu Fenlin said, "It should be fine, right? Haidong is coming with us. Dad knows that Aunt and Uncle are waiting for him in the provincial capital, so he will definitely come back to the provincial capital with us."
Liu Fenxiu added, "But when I called, my younger brother's attitude wasn't very good."
Liu Fenlin said, "That's just how my younger brother is. He always blames us for not helping him return to the provincial capital back then."
Liu Fenzhen said, "We hadn't been working for long back then, how could we help him? He's so petty, holding onto this little thing to this day. He's doing quite well now, he's not working in the Forestry Bureau anymore, is he?"
Liu Fenxiu said, "Who can argue with that? Compared to my older sister now, his job is pretty good."
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong said, "Eldest sister, second sister, third sister, don't be angry. I think my cousin might just have some misunderstandings about you. Some things are hard to say over the phone. When we get there, we can talk it out properly in front of our uncle. I believe my cousin won't hold a grudge."
Liu Fenlin said, "Haidong is right. Guofeng doesn't understand our situation. We'll explain things clearly this time."
Feng Haidong checked the time; it was almost noon, and the train would probably take some more time to arrive.
He asked his three older cousins, "Eldest sister, second sister, third sister, would you like something to eat?"
Liu Fenzhen said, "Don't buy it on the train. I brought my own food. We'll just have something to eat on the train at noon."
Then I saw Liu Fenzhen take out the wrapped steamed buns, as well as some meat and vegetables that she had braised herself from her bag.
Liu Fenxiu frowned slightly and said, "Big sister, is it really necessary to be so frugal?"
Feng Haidong smiled and said, "Second sister, I think this is great. The food on the train doesn't taste good. It's nothing like the food that you braised yourself. I'll go get some hot water and we can make do with this for lunch."
Liu Fenlin chimed in, "Yes, on the train, you don't need to be so particular, just make do with whatever you have."
Seeing that everyone was saying the same thing, Liu Fenxiu didn't say anything more.
When Feng Haidong returned with the boiled water, his eldest and second eldest sisters had already set everything out.
Then the older cousin picked up a steamed bun and handed it to Feng Haidong.
Feng Haidong took it without any hesitation and started eating it in big bites.
Seeing Feng Haidong eating with gusto, his three older cousins were quickly infected by his enthusiasm.
The four of them ate the lunch that my older cousin had brought on the train.
After eating for a while, Liu Fenzhen remembered something and took out a few more scallions from her bag, along with a glass jar containing her homemade sauce.
Upon seeing this, Feng Haidong was immediately excited: "Hey, big sister, you still have this with you? Why didn't you take it out sooner?"
Liu Fenzhen said with a smile, "Don't worry, there's more good stuff to come."
Then Liu Fenzhen searched her bag again and surprisingly took out a large, wrapped pancake.
Liu Fenlin couldn't help but laugh: "Big sister, your bag is practically a treasure chest."
Liu Fenxiu was both amused and exasperated: "Big sister, you actually brought so much stuff?"
Liu Fenzhen looked at Feng Haidong and said, "I calculated the time with your brother-in-law and knew that we wouldn't be able to get there by noon. I was also worried that everyone would not have enough to eat on the train, so I brought extra food."
At this moment, Feng Haidong had already taken out a large pancake, dipped a scallion in the sauce made by his older sister, and spread it on the pancake.
Then he picked up a few pieces of braised meat, put them inside, rolled them up, and prepared to eat.
Liu Fenxiu said with a smile, "Big sister, are you worried that Haidong won't have enough to eat?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong, who had already stuffed the pancake into his mouth, paused in surprise.
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