A reluctant farewell.
When they were about to board the train, when Zhou's mother saw her grandchildren getting on the train, she couldn't hold back her tears and immediately fell.
Father Zhou could not care about other people at this moment, and kept comforting his wife, "Don't cry, it's okay, the two grandsons will be back next year, and the year after next, the three granddaughters will also be back, don't cry, or your grandsons will laugh at you."
Mother Zhou was also a little embarrassed. She acted like that in front of her daughter-in-law, not showing the generosity of a mother-in-law at all.
She quickly wiped away her tears and said, "It's okay. I just felt a little reluctant just now. It will be fine in two days. Don't worry. Get on the train quickly to avoid wasting time. And please pay attention to the children and don't let them get separated on the train."
Zhou Huaian and Su Qingxue nodded repeatedly. Su Qingxue has always paid special attention to this aspect and would never let the child out of her sight.
What's more, without the father-in-law's help, it is a separate small compartment. The whole family can be inside, and as long as they pay a little more attention, there will be no problem with safety.
Seeing that the train was about to leave, there was no time to delay any longer, so after saying goodbye and leaving, I quickly took the children and boarded the train.
He walked straight into the carriage, opened the window, and waved goodbye to Zhou's father and mother. Zhou's father and mother also walked over quickly and said a few words to their grandchildren in the window, not caring whether the children were still young and might not understand.
When the train started, they ran a few steps outside, but they stopped only after Zhou Huaian shouted at them not to run, fearing that they would get hurt.
As soon as the train left, Zhou's mother couldn't hold back her tears. She was no longer in front of her son and daughter-in-law, but buried herself in Zhou's father's arms.
It took Zhou's father a long time to coax the man into silence. Since the train was no longer in sight, he decided not to stay there any longer.
"Why don't you take a day off today and go back to work tomorrow!"
Father Zhou was worried about his daughter-in-law. Seeing that she was in a bad mood, he thought it would be better for her to just go home and have a good rest, and go back to work when she felt better.
Mother Zhou shook her head. "Forget it, let's go to work. This way, I won't be alone at home with all these random thoughts. It will make me feel uncomfortable. Although there's nothing to do at work, at least I can kill some time."
Father Zhou didn't say anything, he just held his wife's hand tightly and walked out of the train station.
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After spending a few days in agony on the train, I finally got off. I was very lucky as I met an old man from the village as soon as I got out of the train station.
"Uncle, why are you here today?"
The train station is quite a distance away from the commune. There is usually a separate bus that runs once a day. You will only see it when educated youth come. I wonder if another educated youth has come.
"Su Zhiqing and Zhou Zhiqing are back. I'm here to pick them up. I just picked up a group a few days ago, and another group is coming in the next two days. I don't know the exact time, so I've been here to take a look these two days. It's almost time to go back now, so let's go together, so you don't have to find a car separately."
When the old man driving the ox cart saw Su Qingxue, a big smile appeared on his face. With a mouthful of big yellow teeth, his smile looked particularly simple and honest.
Su Qingxue is quite popular in the village. Everyone says that she can give birth to twins or triplets, which is a sign of blessing. They all want to stay with her for a while longer and share in her blessings.
That is to say, he usually hides too well at home. If he goes out more often, he will make friends with everyone in the village.
I didn’t expect that I guessed it right. This year is quite strange. Two groups came. It seems that there will be a lot of people coming this year.
"The youth educated camp will be very lively. Most of the old youth educated have got married and many houses are vacant. New youth educated will not have to worry about having no place to live."
Although there were new educated youth coming, Su Qingxue only asked a few questions and did not ask any more. Anyway, no matter how many people came, they could not get close to them.
Now, apart from the educated youth who came with me, I still have something to talk about, but the ones who came later are quite unfamiliar. What's more, I have a small family and I am too busy with household chores every day to have time to communicate with others.
"Uncle, please give us a ride today."
Zhou Huaian put the luggage on the ox cart, tied it up with ropes, and then put the children on it one by one, gathering them all in front of him and his wife. There was no need to worry about the road being too difficult to walk on and the children falling off.
"You're welcome. Even if you didn't meet, you would have to go back soon. It's a good idea to go back together. You'll have someone to talk to on the way and it won't be too boring."
The old man is old, and it would be nice to have someone to talk to. After all, he is the head of the family. He doesn’t have much to talk about with his sons. After all, he has to maintain his dignity as a father. But he doesn’t have to do that outside. It feels good to chat with other people.
I was originally worried about where to find a car to go back, or that I would have to wait for the bus that only runs once a day. I would have to wait until tomorrow for a bus, and then I would have to stay in the county for a day. Just thinking about it was so troublesome. Now it’s good, I have a ox cart to go back.
The ox cart moved slowly and swayed constantly. Several children fell asleep after sitting on the cart for less than ten minutes.
Originally Su Qingxue was very energetic, but when she saw the children fell asleep and was sitting on the ox cart, she suddenly felt sleepy.
He gathered the children to his side, with Zhou Huaian on the other side, making sure the children would not roll off, and they fell asleep in less than half an hour.
Seeing that his wife and children were asleep, Zhou Huaian and the old man spoke a little softer, but they woke them up first. After all, they were very tired after taking the train.
Su Qingxue and the children woke up and found that they were still a long way from home.
Fortunately, we have passed the commune. I looked at the time and found that more than two hours have passed. I think I should be home in another half an hour.
After waking up, I felt dizzy and my brain was a mess. Even the children looked listless.
I touched their heads. Fortunately, the weather was good and the sun was not too hot in the afternoon. The children showed no signs of fever. I felt relieved.
"Don't worry, the children are fine. I've been keeping an eye on them. But you look a little listless. Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhou Huaian bent down and stretched out his hand. When Su Qingxue saw his movement, she also lowered her head and moved forward, letting his hand touch her forehead.
With a smile on his face, he said, "I'm not feeling uncomfortable, I just slept too long and I'm groggy. I'll be fine in a while."
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