Xiao Hu is a native of H Province.
This was also one of the reasons why Chen Demao felt relieved to ask him to send his daughter back.
About half an hour before the train stopped at Pingtou Station, he had already packed everything.
Chen Nongmo didn't just sit there and helped to clean up.
"Don't pack your big coat. There's heater on the bus so you won't feel cold. You'll know how it feels once you get off. It's different here from City N. It can be more than ten degrees colder in winter." Seeing the little girl start to fold the military coat as a quilt, Xiao Hu quickly reached out to stop her.
Chen Nongmo nodded, put the jacket on, and turned around to check if there was anything left behind.
She was naturally aware of the climate in H Province, and folding her coat was just a habit.
In fact, compared to the winter in the south, she prefers the north because she is afraid of the cold. In the winter without air conditioning and heater, the kang bed is simply a life-saving artifact.
"Don't worry too much. It's just a little cold outside here. Most people have kangs heated at home, so it's warmer than in the south." Worried that the little girl might be scared, Xiao Hu began to tell her about the good things about his hometown.
Time passed quickly as he gave a vivid and detailed explanation.
When the flight attendant shouted into a loudspeaker that they had arrived at Pingtou Station, not to mention Chen Nongmo, even Xiao Hu, who was in excellent physical condition, breathed a sigh of relief. With a happy look on his face, he carried two large suitcases and squeezed into the crowd, walking very briskly.
Chen Nongmo followed closely behind him, carrying a small package.
= When his feet touched the ground, Chen Nongmo subconsciously looked around.
Maybe it was because the heating on the train was too strong, she didn't feel cold in the snowy and icy environment, but it was incredibly beautiful.
Pingtou Station is a big station with many people getting off the train. At a glance, it is full of passengers getting off the train. Few of them get off through the doors like they do, and more people choose to climb through the windows.
After a few days, Chen Nongmo, who had been trying hard to absorb the information of this era, was able to roughly distinguish the identities of these people.
For example, those young people who were in groups, full of vigor and looking around were educated youth who came down the mountain to provide support.
Those with blank and empty eyes and timid behavior are the "bad elements" who will be sent to labor camps.
Thinking of this, she pursed her lips, looked away, and took a deep breath of the fresh and cool air.
"Yuyu, look this way, I see your mother Qiuhua."
Chen Nongmo immediately put away the dreamy emotion that he had just felt when he was surrounded by the white sky, and trotted to catch up with the man in front of him, looking far away in the direction he pointed.
Then he was stunned.
Last night, she learned from Brother Hu that Qiuhua's mother gave birth to four more sons after remarrying. The oldest was 19, the second was 17 years old, and there was a pair of twins who were 15 years old, only a few months older than her.
In her understanding, 19 years old is still a teenager.
Young people should be thin and tall, or they may be sallow and dark due to lack of food and clothing. This is the appearance of most people in this era.
How to say it?
It’s quite dark.
But, what was the situation with the two "small hills" that were moving quickly towards her more than ten meters away? Then, before she could recover from her shock, the "small hills" had already arrived in front of her.
The tallest one, definitely about 1.9 meters tall, was the dark-skinned 'Xiaoshan'. He stared at his sister, who only had a pair of eyes showing, and smiled in a friendly manner with neat white teeth. He greeted her in a muffled voice, "Finally I've waited for you, Brother Xiao Hu. This is my sister, right? My name is Cao Liu, you can call me second brother."
Second brother?
Last name Cao?
Is he Qiuhua's mother's last name? So, this is Qiuhua's mother's second child who is only 19 years old?
His facial features are quite heroic, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he can be described as handsome.
Even in this era of food and clothing shortages, the fact that he could grow so tall and strong was beyond her imagination.
However, no matter how surprised he was in his heart, Chen Nongmo did not show anything wrong on his face.
She took a half step back, raised her head, and called out softly to Cao Liu, who was clearly showing goodwill to her, "Second Brother."
The smile on Cao Liu's face became more genuine: "Hey!"
"Sister, I am your third brother." Seeing that his second brother easily won the recognition of his younger sister, the second brother Chen Huai, who was slightly inferior in height and figure, hurriedly introduced himself.
Chen Nongmo: "Hello, Third Brother."
"Hey! We finally have a baby girl, but why is the little sister so thin? Is it because she doesn't have enough meat to eat? Also, are all you southerners so small? Ouch!" Chen Huai was obviously a chatterbox and quite self-acquainted. After hearing the word "third brother", he immediately couldn't control his temper and started to talk nonstop.
Fortunately, his mouth was open and closed for only a few seconds before he was hit hard on the back of the head.
Then came a crisp female voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? My sister is only 15 years old, she can still grow taller. Besides, petite is also beautiful. You know shit!"
As the words fell, two more people appeared in Chen Nongmo's sight.
The tall middle-aged woman walked over, protected by a more burly middle-aged man who was as strong as a black bear.
Cao Qiuhua is very tall, about 1.75 meters, and her thick and bulky coat cannot hide her slender figure.
She is four years older than Chen Demao and is 49 years old this year.
She looks a few years younger than her actual age, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a high nose bridge. The good looks of the two older brothers of the Chen family probably came from her.
His expression was a little serious, and it was obvious that he was not a cheerful person on normal days.
But Chen Nongmo could feel from the other person's gentle eyes that she welcomed his arrival.
It has to be said that it was not until this moment, when she saw the other party's attitude with her own eyes, that she was truly relieved and realized that what her parents and Brother Hu said was true.
So, she curved her eyebrows, used the name her parents had taught her, endured the awkwardness and embarrassment, and took the initiative to greet them: "Qiuhua Mom, Zong Dad."
Chen Zong, the hunter whom Cao Qiuhua later married, was a silent man, but he was always welcoming to distinguished guests who came to his home. He knew very well that his wife had always wanted to have a daughter.
Now that his wish has come true and his wife is happy, he is happy too.
So, even though he was not good at speaking, he still tried hard to give the little girl a not-so-obvious smile.
Then he handed over a small package in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Yuyu, are you hungry? Try the small cakes that your Qiuhua mother bought for you."
Chen Nongmo took it without any hesitation. He smiled at the woman who was looking at him inconspicuously and thanked her crisply: "Thank you, Father Zong, thank you, Mother Qiuhua."
Seeing this, Cao Qiuhua was naturally happy.
She was well aware of the little girl's past situation and was very worried about it.
Now that he saw that she not only knew when to act but also had a likable personality, his heart, which had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed and he believed what Ji Mo and De Mao said on the phone.
The little girl used to be able to react to the outside world, otherwise it would be impossible for her to recover to be normal in such a short time.
Thinking of this, her eyes became softer as she looked at the girl. She raised her hand and patted the little girl on the head: "Why are you thanking me? I'm your mother Qiuhua, no need to be polite."
After the words fell, Cao Qiuhua's expression froze, and he realized that his tone seemed a bit harsh? He was used to yelling at the brats at home, and he forgot that the girl in front of him was a delicate little girl.
In order to highlight her gentleness, she turned around and slapped her son after a few seconds of embarrassment. "Pa!" After a loud bang, she frowned and said fiercely, "What are you doing standing there like an idiot? Why don't you help your brother Hu carry his luggage? Don't you see how hard it is for him to carry it? And your sister has a package in her hand. How is she going to eat if you don't take it from her?"
Xiao Hu finally saw him.
Cao Liu and Chen Huai had long been accustomed to their mother's bad temper, and they reached out to share the luggage with a smile.
On the contrary, Chen Nongmo was stunned for a few seconds before he smiled sincerely.
The days ahead seemed to be much better than she had imagined.
Seeing the little girl smile, Cao Qiuhua's eyebrows softened a little, and he reached out to pull her. "Let's go. It's very cold here. Let's go home first. Your Chen Jun and Chen Yi brother also wanted to come pick you up, but I left them at home to prepare meals. When we get home, we can eat big meat. It's the roe deer that your father specially went to the mountains to hunt yesterday. It's fresh! Enough!"
Chen Nongmo was helpless. In fact, she was not really thin, she just had a small frame.
Just as she said "thank you", she met the woman's disapproving look. The little girl smiled again while holding the snack: "Okay, Qiuhua mother, I will try to eat meat."
"Yuyu, be good!"
Chen Nongmo. = Shanshun Village covers a large area.
The environment is also good, with mountains and rivers nearby and fertile land.
The disadvantage is that the population is small, and the impact of the man-made disaster more than 20 years ago has not yet been recovered.
Everything has two sides. Because the population is more than half that of the neighboring villages, the villagers are particularly united.
Likewise, it is very xenophobic.
Chen Nongmo is naturally not an outsider, as her father Chen Demao was a native of Shanshun Village.
Most people in the village have the surname Chen, and it is said that their family tree can be traced back to the early Ming Dynasty.
At that time, a pair of businessmen named Chen were passing through Shanshun Village and met a girl they liked. The two brothers, who had no place to live, simply settled down there.
After hundreds of years, the descendants of the two brothers have developed into a large village.
So if you count carefully, they are all relatives.
Chen Nongmo is a real relative and a descendant of the Chen family, but her arrival still attracted everyone's attention.
So, when she, led by Qiuhua's mother and others, took several buses and traveled for seven or eight hours before finally arriving at Shanshun Village, she was surrounded at the entrance of the village by villagers who had learned the news.
Everyone was talking around the little girl, looking at her as if they were looking at some rare species: "Is this the daughter of the Demao family? Why is she so thin? Her face is not even as big as my palm. Isn't it said that eating rations in the city is more comfortable than living in the countryside?"
"Uncle, what you said is true. The food supply is also rationed. Some people in the city live worse than us. At least they can't eat as much meat as they want."
"What's there to worry about being thin? I'm your aunt Chunhua. I'm your father's brother, and you can come to my house to eat. There's plenty of meat at my house."
"You're blind! Chunhua, what you're thinking is that you want to take this beautiful girl home to raise her, right? Can the Qiuhua family still lack meat?"
"Hahaha, you figured it out. It's not my fault. I've grown up to this age, but this is the first time I've seen such a pretty girl. Her face is as tender as egg white. She's much prettier than those educated youth from the city at the end of the village."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter again.
Cao Qiuhua felt proud that the girl in her family was loved by others.
But the little girl had a hard time riding the bus, and now she just wanted to take him home, take a relaxing hot bath, have a good meal, and have a good sleep.
So when she saw that these people were talking endlessly, she sternly said to them, "That's enough! My child has been suffering in the car for a few days. If you have anything to say, wait until the child rests for a few days. I'm leaving now."
After saying this, Cao Qiuhua ignored everyone's surprise and took the little girl away.
Chen Nongmo was indeed very tired. To be honest, after several days of running around, not to mention her delicate body now, even her strong body that used to be able to work three jobs a day could not withstand nearly a week of hard work.
Really tired!
So at Qiuhua's mother's signal, she said goodbye to everyone and left.
After walking a few steps and making sure that the villagers had not caught up, Cao Qiuhua looked at the little girl and asked again, "Our home is at the end of the village, and we still have to walk two miles. Do you really not need your brothers to carry you?"
".Need not!"
(End of this chapter)
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