At this time, trains were the only means of transportation, and tickets were hard to come by. Song Jingzhou couldn't bear to see Su Qingci suffer too much on the journey, so he spent a day to get two soft sleeper tickets from Xingcheng to Kyoto at a high price.
The journey back would take more than a day or two on the train. He was fine with it, but how could that delicate young girl endure it?
The rent for the apartment was paid for at the beginning of the year, and there were still nearly eight months left. It was given to Liu Siqing and Feng Jianjun for free.
They paid the deposit to Su Qingci first, and left the receipt with them. They would then ask the landlord for a refund later.
Song Jingzhou's bicycle was bought by Xiao Yuehua and her husband after they raised money. As for Su Qingci's bicycle, she took it out for a spin and came back saying she had already disposed of it, but actually she took it to the farm.
Buying a bicycle at that time was incredibly troublesome; not only were they often out of stock, but you also needed a ration coupon. She was afraid that she wouldn't have one when she needed it later.
While Song Jingzhou was out getting tickets, Su Qingci seized the opportunity to gather most of the inconspicuous items in the rented room and put them into the farm. She also packed another bag and pretended to take it to the post office to mail it back to Kyoto.
When Song Jingzhou returned and noticed that many things were missing, he asked about it. Su Qingci simply said that she had just packed them up and mailed them from the post office, so he didn't ask any further questions.
The two worked quickly and efficiently, and by the afternoon of the third day, they had basically finished dealing with everything.
Su Qingci thought back carefully and realized that there was nothing she had missed. Even the pot in the educated youth settlement had been given to her by Li Li and the other two at the end of last year.
The train ticket is for the 10 PM train from the county town, and it doesn't go directly to Kyoto.
The specific route involves first going from Taohua Town to the county seat, then taking a train to Xingcheng, the provincial capital, and finally transferring in Xingcheng to a long-distance train bound for Kyoto.
That morning, Su Qingci and Song Jingzhou bought some groceries, planning to treat everyone to a farewell lunch.
Xiao Yuehua arrived early, carrying Da Tou, looking very unhappy.
"Qingci, you're really not coming back?"
"Why don't you take a long leave first? What if you want to come back later?"
"If I really go back, won't I never see you again?"
"You said you'd be my son's godmother, and you're just leaving like that?"
"It's perfectly fine here, why do you insist on going back? Is it really that good in the big city? I heard everything is rationed, it's not as convenient as our countryside!"
Su Qingci, unusually, didn't argue with her. "Who said we won't see each other again?"
"Maybe you'll all be able to come to Kyoto in a few years. Besides, we can still write letters, can't we?"
"I'll leave you my address later. If you miss me, just write to me."
For lunch, Song Jingzhou and Su Qingci were not stingy and prepared four dishes and a soup, with generous portions, all made by Xiao Yuehua.
In addition to the security team members, Song Jingzhou also called Xiao Li'an.
Logically, Shen Chuntao should have been invited as well, but Su Qingci felt a bit uncomfortable with her right now.
Although she was indeed good to me, she was just too good to me.
Especially after she started working in town this year, she frequently hovered around Su Qingci, trying to sow discord between her and Song Jingzhou whenever she had the chance.
A while ago, I kept pestering her, wanting to move into our shared apartment and live with her. Later, we had a big argument about it.
Su Qingci was from the future, so he could guess some of her thoughts from her words and actions.
Although Shen Chuntao had never hurt her and could even be said to have been extremely protective of her, she still felt extremely disgusted and wanted to stay as far away from her as possible.
Seeing that Su Qingci had become resistant to her, Shen Chuntao didn't dare to push her too hard and hasn't appeared in front of Su Qingci for several days now.
Xiao Li'an probably knows that everyone will feel a bit restrained and reserved with him here.
Using the excuse that he had official business to attend to, he finished eating first and left, telling everyone to enjoy their meal while he asked someone to keep an eye on the security checkpoint.
Sure enough, as soon as he left, Liu Siqing drank two glasses of wine and started acting pretentious.
"Brother, come back and visit more often when you have time."
He and Song Jingzhou had a close relationship since childhood; the two cousins were even closer than his two biological brothers, and he couldn't bear to see his cousin leave.
Seeing Liu Siqing's dejected appearance, Song Jingzhou poured him a cup of wine.
"Let me know in advance when you're getting married. If I can make the arrangements, I'll definitely come back for a drink."
"Your two brothers and sisters-in-law each have their own agendas. Don't be naive. You need to be more careful and watch out for them."
"Especially your marriage, don't let them have a chance to interfere. I heard that your sister-in-law's sister has been coming to visit your sister-in-law a lot lately. Don't let them scheme against you."
Speaking of this, Liu Siqing's face became even uglier. "My sister-in-law is pregnant again. She said she misses her family, so she asked her sister to come and keep her company."
"I know what they're up to. The other night they came knocking on my door in the middle of the night, saying there were mice in her room and asking me to come over and help get rid of them."
"I didn't even open the door, and I was too lazy to pay attention to her, so I just let her shout outside. Later, she probably got bored and quieted down."
"Didn't you leave this key with Jianjun and me? Jianjun and I have discussed it, and we'll move in tomorrow."
Xiao Yuehua nodded quickly, "It's perfect timing since I'm taking care of the child and don't have to work in the fields right now. I'll pack up and move over tomorrow so my Jianjun won't have to keep running back and forth all the time."
"If the weather is good, it's fine, but if it's cold and rainy in winter, it's really tough, and you can easily get sick."
As she spoke, Xiao Yuehua suggested, "Siqing, I think it should be suitable. Our two families can really stay in this house indefinitely. Anyway, the rent isn't expensive, and it's close to the security point."
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