The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

They were going to leave on the ferry at 9:00 am, so they had to get up early in the morning. The sun rises late in the winter mornings, and when they left home, the sky was pitch black, just like the light of the snow on the ground.

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan were still unable to open their eyes, but they were told that they were going to visit their grandparents, whom they had never seen before, which was quite new, especially since they had to take a ship and a train! They were not in a bad mood at all, and even refused to be held by an adult, but led the way.

We took a car from the family compound to the pier, and then to the ship. When we first arrived, the two children stood on the deck to enjoy the scenery of the sea, and jumped around when the ship started. However, it didn't take long for the two of them to lose some energy.

Although the ship had just left, three hours had passed since they got up and took the car.

Xu Mian took them to bed. Xu Sui was still standing on the deck outside. The sea breeze was a little cold, but perhaps because of the reunion, she was actually a little excited.

Counting the time, she has lived on the island for half a year, which is much longer than the time in her hometown, but home is always different, and she feels at ease when she thinks of it.

Lu Chenghuai stood beside her and heard her ask, "Captain Lu, are you nervous?"

He turned sideways, lowered his eyes, and chuckled, "A little bit."

After all, it is the family of a loved one that you have to face.

Xu Sui knew he was looking at her, and her eyes curled up, "Don't worry, my family is all well."

Lu Chenghuai could see the pear swirl on her right cheek, "I know it's good, but I'm afraid I won't perform well."

There will always be some nervousness. When he first came into contact with her, he couldn't remain calm all the time.

It was already evening when they got off the ship, and they had no time to eat as they had to rush to the train station. Fortunately, there was a sleeper berth. Not long after getting on the train, Xu Mian took out the food. It was cold, but they could still eat it after soaking it in hot water.

However, after two days and one night on the train, plus they had already traveled a lot, Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan couldn't help being a little noisy. After all, the child was only three years old and was anxious to get off the train.

Fortunately, Xu Sui had prepared early and asked Lu Chenghuai to buy two boxes of watercolor paint when she arrived on the island.

It looks like a long white box with a cute little cat painted on each end. When you open it, you will find eight grids of paint and a thin paintbrush inside.

This can only be bought with foreign exchange coupons. After taking it out, it instantly conquered the two children. Being able to draw colorful pictures is very attractive.

Xu Mian asked secretly, "Sui Sui, how much are these two boxes? I'll give them to you."

She knew at first glance that it was not cheap, it was too exquisite.

Xu Sui didn't mention the price, but said, "Sister, I still remember the fried dumplings you made before. Please make them for me again when we go back this time."

This kind of Tuotuo is fried with sorghum flour and eggs. It is only eaten during the Chinese New Year. In good years or happy occasions, some pork dregs are added.

"If you had told me you wanted to eat it earlier, I would have made it for you." Xu Mian tapped her nose, "This year I'll buy some glutinous rice flour and make it with glutinous rice flour, pig fat, eggs and red dates."

It makes her happy just thinking about it. When they were all studying at a rural school, they could hardly eat food made from sorghum flour. The family was burdened too much. Others asked her father in front of her not to send his daughter to rural school, as it would reduce the pressure, and his daughter could help with housework, and there would be no need to worry about money after she got married.

Before her father could say anything, her grandfather came out and scolded him.

Xu Mian still remembered the man's ugly expression. Thinking of this, she couldn't help laughing and touched her sister's head again.

Xu Sui thought she was happy because she was almost home.

In fact, they had already entered the province, but the train could not go in a straight line and had to go around before reaching the city.

On the morning of the tenth day of February, they finally got off the train.

While waiting in the square outside the train station, Xu Mian said, "When I saw the words 'train station' again, I finally felt like I was back home."

She had been away from home for more than a year, so it was inevitable that she felt a little homesick.

But her emotion didn't last long, because when Tuantuan and Yuanyuan realized they were almost there, they started to get excited again, looking around, and before they knew it, they ran away.

Among the three of them, Xu Sui had the least luggage. She only brought two sets of clothes and daily necessities, and nothing else. Xu Mian also had to bring extra things for her daughter, so Lu Chenghuai had the most.

He was carrying two suitcases and had a duffel bag on his shoulder.

Lu Chenghuai asked them to go to the road outside the square, and soon a military green jeep stopped.

He said, "This is my dad's friend's car. It's more convenient to take it."

Rather than a friend, it would be better to say that he was his father's old subordinate. The county seat of the Youth Brigade happened to be located in the provincial capital, so he could be considered an acquaintance.

Only important departments and units would be equipped with jeeps. Xu Mian was a little surprised. She had ridden in buses, trains, and ships, but never in this kind of jeep.

Xu Sui glanced at the man standing below him and said, "I just found out when I got off the bus."

He would not take advantage of this relationship, but he could not resist the fact that others had already arranged for him to wait at the train station after they knew about it.

It was because Xu Sui and Xu Mian went to chase Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan just now that they didn't pay attention.

However, riding in a jeep is indeed much more convenient. It is not as crowded as a large car, nor does it have a bad smell, especially it does not require you to go to the county town to find a bullock cart for travel.

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan did not understand the difference. Riding on a big ship was new, riding on a train was new, and now riding on this small car was also new.

It would have taken more than an hour to get there smoothly, but after two hours, we had already entered the commune and were close to the brigade.

The driver was very quiet all the way. Lu Chenghuai sat as the co-pilot, while Xu Sui, Xu Mian and Tuan Tuan all sat in the back seat.

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan grew up by the sea and had never seen continuous mountains and wide fields. Even in the barren winter, they would crowd to the window and enjoy the view.

This jeep attracted a lot of attention along the way, especially when it passed several large groups of people, and even children would run after it.

Youth Brigade.

As soon as the jeep appeared in the distance, the children spotted it and shouted, "It's a car! It's a car! A big car is coming!"

In this weather, and not too hot, adults would stay at home if possible, but when they heard the children calling outside, they couldn't help but come out to see the excitement.

At first, he didn't take it seriously, but when he saw the jeep getting closer, he stopped there and said in surprise: "Oh my god! It really is a wheel!"

Except for the time when the troops came to the commune to recruit soldiers, they had seen big trucks, but no other cars. These people had never seen any big trucks.

This car is hard to see in the county.

A car with three wheels was coming towards their group! This was a big deal.