In the blink of an eye, another year passed and the time came to 1966. Everyone in the cowshed was invited to the New Year's Eve dinner.
Although it was the first time for others to come here, they did not feel restrained at all and everyone got along very well.
Life seemed to remain unchanged, except that I earned a little more money. Business in the black market was a little better, and I earned an extra 10,000 or 20,000 yuan.
As time passed, it was August in the blink of an eye, and the children had grown up a little.
The two sons seemed to have become a little more sensible after growing up for a few months. Even the three daughters could walk slowly and utter a few words.
They look fair and tender, and my efforts have not been in vain. They are all good-looking and smart.
It's quite a pity that Sun Rui still hasn't found a partner. However, based on her observations during this period, she felt that his expression was a little strange when he was having dinner at night, and he smiled unconsciously. Su Qingxue thought that something might be wrong with him.
Since you don't want to say it for the time being, Su Qingxue and Zhou Huaian didn't ask. When the time comes to tell everyone, they will tell everyone.
By August, Zhou Huaian had already told his family that he would take a leave and go home while he was not busy.
I have already taken a vacation, and it's for half a month. I originally wanted to take a month, but unfortunately there is no way.
These two days, Su Qingxue has been busy packing. Not only does she have to pack clothes for the whole family, she also has to prepare gifts for her parents-in-law, and some local specialties. However, with the space, it is easy to pack these things. The only things she needs to pay attention to are these five children.
These five children are the treasures of Su Qingxue and Zhou Huaian. They must be more careful when taking them on a long journey. It would be a huge loss if one of these beautiful little babies was taken away.
A lot of food and various bacon were prepared for the people in the cowshed in advance, and all kinds of food at home were placed separately in the storage room. These were reserved for Sun Rui to eat. Anyway, he also had the key to the house, so he didn't have to be polite about what he wanted to eat.
Zhou Huaian and Su Qingxue were quite quick. After packing their things, they immediately went to buy train tickets. They set off the next day carrying a cover package.
I found someone on the black market and bought sleeper tickets. I booked all four beds in the carriage so that my family could be safer in the house.
When they set off, a rope was tied around the waists of the children. Each of the two older ones held one, and Su Qingxue held two of the three younger ones, while Zhou Huaian held one. The rope was also tied around the wrists of Su Qingxue and Zhou Huaian as a double insurance.
Fortunately, we didn’t have much luggage, so when we got into the box, if we wanted something, we could take it from the space inside, so we could take care of the children.
It was extremely crowded when getting on the train. Su Qingxue simply hugged her two daughters and one son in her arms, and waited until the station was less crowded before getting on the train with Zhou Huaian.
After finding the location of the box and entering, the two adults and five children all breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Huaian saw Qingxue sweating profusely and knew that she was not tired, but was worried and anxious. He felt distressed for a while. She was just going to go back to her parents to see her grandchildren, but her wife and children suffered. "Wife, thank you for your hard work."
Su Qingxue wiped the sweat from her forehead and waved her hand, "It's okay. We don't go back every year anyway. It's not too hard to go back every few years. When the children grow up in a few years, it will be easy to go back."
My two sons are over three years old, and my three daughters are one year old. In a few years, when they grow up, it will be much easier for me to go back.
Zhou Huaian thought about it and felt that it was right. It would only be hard this time and everything would be fine in the future.
I untied the ropes on the children and told them to stay in the small box and not go out. I was worried that the children would be disobedient and run away when the adults were not paying attention, so I simply locked the door of the box, which was safer.
While the children were not paying attention, Su Qingxue took out the things she would need on the train, and also took two sacks of things prepared for the family. She thought that when she got off the train, her parents-in-law would come to pick her up, and even if they didn't have time, they would probably ask the guards to come over, so she wouldn't have to worry about the things being difficult to get.
After everything was ready, Su Qingxue sat on the lower bunk and felt relieved. She was so nervous when getting on the train, worried that the child would be taken away when no one was paying attention. She had been nervous the whole time, but now she can finally relax.
Zhou Huaian took out the thermos from the space and fetched a pot of boiling water, which he placed on the table between the two bunk beds. He then took out a few cups. Even when he was away from home, he couldn't let the children down.
I made each of them a cup of milk powder, and the children who seemed a little listless just now instantly became energetic.
Children's spirits recover quickly, and when they are refreshed, they want to go outside and take a look.
Apart from going outside to look around, she let them do whatever they wanted. As soon as she got on the train, Su Qingxue's mind was filled with all kinds of human traffickers, robbers, and honey traps. She was always on edge. How could she agree to let the kids go out? What if they were targeted?
"You can't go outside. It's dangerous outside. You can look out the window to see the scenery outside. If you feel bored, mom can also take out your drawing and writing books for you. Do you want to practice?"
The children were originally very excited about going on a long journey. After all, they stayed in the village every day and seldom went to the commune. It was a rare opportunity to take a train to other places, so they had long been unwilling to stay there.
Little did they know that once they were on the train they couldn't move around, and they even had homework waiting for them, which made them feel a little less excited.
The two little girls are fine. They are only about one year old and they won’t make a fuss about going somewhere else. They just want to stay close to their mother.
Maybe because she was raised by Su Zhiqing since childhood, she is particularly clingy. When Su Qingxue sat on the lower bunk and prepared to take a rest, the three girls had already stuck to her.
As expected, my daughter was more obedient and didn’t even ask to go out and take a look.
"Mom, can we not practice calligraphy and painting?"
"Yes, it's so rare to go out and play, and I have to write when I don't want to go out. It's too painful."
Looking at their wrinkled faces, Su Qingxue and Zhou Huaian couldn't help laughing, "What's so painful about this? You don't have anything to do anyway. If the scenery outside is not good, you might as well write more words."
The two children quickly shook their heads, "No, no, no, Mom, we think the scenery outside is pretty nice."
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