The next day, the whole family, except Liu Meili who was pregnant, went to see Yi Qingqing off to the countryside.
She was riding on a special train for educated youth from Jinling to the Northeast. The ticket was red and her name was written on it.
On the green train, there were large red characters on paper with Chairman Mao's quotations written on them: "The educated youth should go to the countryside and receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants!"
A breath of the times blows over.
Young people in their teens and twenties, who have graduated from junior high school, high school, and just finished school, boarded the train carrying large and small bags under the gaze of their families.
Some people cried bitterly, some looked excited, but many people did not know that this was a train that would change their lives and carry them to a difficult future.
Yi Qingqing did not have the enthusiasm to build the motherland, nor did she feel sad about the dark days ahead. She just looked at this train and these young faces with a little expectation and even a little curiosity, as if she was simply going on a long journey.
Zhao Xianglan held her daughter's hand and wiped her tears, "Qingqing, remember what I told you yesterday!"
"Don't worry, I remember it!" Yi Qingqing hugged her mother and nodded to her father and brother, "Just drop her off here. I'm getting in the car. You guys go back early."
She boarded the train carrying her two bags.
[I found a limited-time sign-in location for the Jinling to Northeastern Youth Special Train. Do I need to sign in at 1 sign-in point? ]
[Sign in at the limited-time sign-in point for the special train from Jinling to Northeast China to receive a gift pack for the educated youth going to the countryside]
Yi Qingqing signed in calmly without rushing to look.
She was sitting in a window seat in the middle of the carriage. Opposite her, sitting by the window, was a boy, sitting upright with his head down reading a book. Her face could not be seen clearly, as if the noise around him had nothing to do with him.
Just by looking at his neatly rolled-up cuffs and the book that was obviously old and had been read many times but the corners of the pages were still smooth, you could tell that this person was probably a very clean and meticulous person.
As if he noticed that someone was standing by his seat, the boy finally raised his head and took a look.
His eyes were like ink, his face was like ice, his lips were slightly pursed, and his bookish air was mixed with a sense of distance.
Yi Qingqing couldn't help but take a few more glances at him. She felt that this man didn't look like an educated youth who was about to go to build a new countryside. Instead, he looked like a dignified and serious young man from an ancient aristocratic family. It was hard to imagine him working in the fields with his face to the earth and his back to the sky.
Yun Guyuan's eyes also fell on this delicate girl. The clothes were well-tailored. Although they were not brand new, the fabric was very comfortable. She was probably spoiled by her family and could not withstand any storms.
The two of them accidentally met each other's eyes, without any fluctuation. They nodded slightly and then looked away.
Yi Qingqing stuffed her larger bag under her seat and sat down with the smaller bag.
The train started moving slowly.
"Qingqing, remember to write back!" Zhao Xianglan ran forward following the train.
Yi Qingqing leaned out and saw the tears in her mother's eyes. She suddenly felt sad, "Mom, don't chase me. Let's go back. Don't worry..."
She didn't realize it before, but she didn't expect that after only a week, the original owner's family had also left a place in her heart, especially Zhao Xianglan.
I don’t know if the original owner’s memories and emotions had an impact on her, or if she was just too eager for such favor.
Yun Guyuan's index finger was slightly curled up and had not moved for a long time.
Yi Qingqing calmed down and looked towards the system backpack expectantly.
She had just signed in at the check-in spot on the educated youth train when she disappeared. It was obviously a one-time thing. I don't know what this gift package for educated youths was.
When Yi Qingqing saw the small bag wrapped tightly in red paper in the backpack, she couldn't help but complain.
Where is the "big" gift package you promised? Two palm-sized things, is the wording deceiving?
Use your mind to control it to open.
Looking at the colorful banknotes inside, Yi Qingqing said: "System Dad, I was wrong!"
In addition to the 100 yuan, there were also grain coupons, meat coupons, oil coupons, sugar coupons, cloth coupons, cotton coupons, soap coupons, towel coupons, toothpaste coupons, toothbrush coupons, and so on.
Except for food tickets of which there are multiple tickets for each type, there is only one ticket for daily necessities, but it is also very rare.
She had been looking everywhere for a sign-in place these days, but her only regret was that she hadn't found a sign-in place where she could get a ticket. This big gift package came just in time.
Yun Guyuan felt the gaze of the girl opposite him was always on him, and he felt a little uncomfortable. He raised his head and was about to speak when he saw her smiling brightly, her eyes seemed to be filled with stars.
It seems like he is in her eyes, but it also seems like he is not.
In the end, he didn't say anything.
But I couldn't continue reading the book, so I turned my head to look at the scenery outside the window.
After admiring her solid family background, Yi Qingqing turned off the system. Feeling a little bored, she hugged her bag tightly, leaned back in her seat, and closed her eyes to rest.
In fact, the spirit has already entered the skill teaching mode.
The train ride takes three days and two nights, which is a long time. The guy opposite her has books to kill time, but if she doesn't improve her skills, she can only stare blankly.
Yun Guyuan looked at the scenery for a while, finally calmed down, and started reading again.
A few hours later, they arrived at Haishi Station, and their quiet place finally became a little more lively.
Two women and two men came at once.
All the seats here are full.
"Hello, I heard that the tickets for the educated youth are issued according to the assigned area. We should all be going to Daxing Commune in Tieling County, right?"
The more lively of the two boys sat down and said, "Let me introduce myself. I'm Zheng Xiaolong, from Haishi, and assigned to Xiangshui Village, Daxing Commune."
Another boy also said, "My name is Chen Zhihe, I was his high school classmate, and we also went to Xiangshui Village."
Yi Qingqing immediately became excited when she heard the introduction of these two people. Isn’t this Zheng Xiaolong the second male lead in the book?
Then isn’t the person sitting opposite him the heroine Li Mengxue?
In the book, her original identity was just a background board. All we knew was that she was an educated youth in the same batch as the heroine, and her future was blank. But we didn't know that she actually sat next to the heroine on the bus to the countryside, with only a girl between them.
The book describes that Zheng Xiaolong developed a liking for the heroine from the first time they met. The two even had an ambiguous period and almost got married.
It turned out that Zheng Xiaolong had gone to the countryside to escape the pressure from his family to get married. He had a childhood sweetheart, who grew up with him and was a family friend. They were engaged, and later she followed Zheng Xiaolong to the countryside.
After a series of emotional entanglements, the heroine was finally tired and chose the soldier who was recuperating in Tieling County due to his injury.
Yi Qingqing's eyes were gleaming with excitement. She looked at Zheng Xiaolong and saw that there was a girl opposite her wearing a beige shirt with a doll collar and pigtails.
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