Chapter 10 Farewell at the Train Station

Yu Wanqing got up at three in the morning. Just as she had packed up, Li Xiulan knocked on the door: "Xiaowu, are you up?"

The door of the room opened, and she saw her daughter's smiling face. She held back her reluctance and patted her shoulder: "Go have breakfast first. Your father and I will take you to the train station later."

Because of the second child's matter and because of the young lady's five o'clock train, she and Lao Yu couldn't sleep all night. They got up early to make pancakes and boiled eggs for the children to eat on the way.

Under the dim light, the family of three were having breakfast. The scene looked beautiful and warm. Only they knew that they were about to part. They were very reluctant in their hearts but dared not show it at all.

"You travel light to Guangdong Province, and your third brother will send you the rest of the things."

Yu's father borrowed a car from the steel factory to take her to the train station. In the car, Li Xiulan was still chattering, constantly reminding her daughter to take good care of herself and to write letters or send telegrams home if she needed money.

In response to her parents' earnest exhortations, Yu Wanqing listened patiently and responded one by one.

"You are usually very generous to the children in the family compound, but you can't be like that in the countryside. Sometimes a piece of candy can cause trouble." She held her daughter's hand tightly and said, "Hide the delicious food to yourself, don't show money to others, and don't tell anyone about your family's affairs."

“There is no shortage of bad-hearted people in this world, so you should be 70% reserved when interacting with others. This 70% is your protection for yourself.”

This daughter of ours is good at fighting in the family compound and has a bit of a fierce temper, but she is kind-hearted and is afraid of being taken advantage of.

Father Yu looked at the mother and daughter in the back seat and said, "Xiaowu, we don't take the initiative to cause trouble, but we are not afraid of trouble either."

"As long as you are in the right, you won't be afraid. Do you understand?"

"In the bag your mother gave you is a letter with a name and address in Nanfu County. If you encounter any problems, go find this person and he will help you."

That was his old comrade-in-arms, with whom he had a life-and-death friendship. Due to some external reasons, they had not been in touch for many years. He never expected that his daughter would go to the countryside where he was.

This is also a layer of protection.

Yu Wanqing nodded: "Mom and Dad, don't worry, I've remembered everything."

As for the person my father mentioned, I'd better not look for him if I can avoid it.

"It's hot now and things won't keep well, so I didn't do much. It takes three days to get from Shangyang City to Yuezhou, and more than ten hours by train from Yuezhou to Nanfu County. If you're hungry, just buy food on the train." After saying that, he took out a palm-sized cloth bag and gave it to his daughter: "There's money and various national bills in it, which can be used anywhere."

National banknotes are very difficult to exchange. I guess my parents must have spent a lot of effort and owed me favors for this. At this moment, Yu Wanqing felt that this light bag of money seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

This is the love a pair of parents have for their children.

In addition to a few sets of clothes, Yu Wanqing's backpack contains daily necessities and a set of thin bedding. The rest of the things will be sent to her by mail. She also carries a military green messenger bag in front of her, which contains money and various bills.

Of course, there were only a few dimes and two food coupons in the bag; the rest of the stuff had long been moved to the supermarket space.

Yu Wanqing carried her bag and said a few words to her parents before the train arrived. She could only wave goodbye to her parents who were reluctant to leave: "Mom and Dad, please go back quickly. I will send a telegram to let you know I am safe when I get there."

"I will take good care of myself, too. Don't worry too much. I am Comrade Yu's personal student. I won't let you down."

Father Yu patted his daughter on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead. Mom and Dad will take a look at you."

Just watching you leave from a distance.

My little eagle also has to learn to grow up and start flying away from its parents. Maybe it will go farther and farther in the future.

Li Xiulan looked at the child who was squeezed into the train with the crowd. Her eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs: "Old Yu, I can't bear to leave Xiaowu."

I sent my fourth son to join the army a few years ago, and he hasn't returned for many years.

I am sending my daughter to the countryside again today. Can I really bring her back to the city in half a year?

She wasn't sure either.

Father Yu looked at his wife and said, "Don't underestimate our Xiaowu because she is a girl. She can knock down several strong men by herself."

Her daughter was not as simple-minded as his wife thought, and he believed that the child could take care of herself.

If it really doesn't work, he still has the backup as a father. For the sake of his daughter, some connections can be used.

Yu Wanqing got on the train and quickly found her seat, a double seat right by the window. From here she could see her parents. She waved at them and said, "Mom and Dad, you should go back quickly."

The moment Li Xiulan saw her daughter, she could no longer hold back and rushed over, constantly squeezing in. Yu's father followed behind to protect his wife, and finally allowed them to squeeze in front of their daughter before the train started.

In 1968, educated youth from Tianjin went to Inner Mongolia to work in the countryside

She held her daughter's hand and cried. She wanted to say something, but found that her throat seemed to be blocked by something. She could not say anything except crying.

When they were young, they were on the battlefield carrying guns and facing powerful enemies. When they were injured, surrounded and almost lost their lives, no one cried. But today, facing their daughter who was about to leave them, they both shed tears.

Yu Wanqing felt very unhappy. She had never received love from her parents before, and she thought that it was just like that. This thing was not necessary.

She didn't have it, Yu Li didn't have it, and Yu Xin didn't have it either, so the three children without parental love could still huddle together for warmth, and they didn't feel like they were missing anything.

But here, in an era of scarcity, she met a pair of parents who loved their daughter.

After spending a few days together, they made her understand what preference was. At the moment of separation, she still felt a little sad.

"Mom and Dad." She held Li Xiulan's hand tightly and said, "I will take good care of myself. You should also take good care of yourselves. Be careful when you go back."

There were too many people around and the crying was deafening, so they had trouble saying a word.

The train started moving slowly, and Yu Wanqing had to let go of Li Xiulan's hand. She saw her parents running after the train, and there were many people around. She was worried that there would be a stampede, so she shouted at them, "Dad, stop chasing us, and take my mom back quickly."

Father Yu seemed not to hear anything and continued to move forward, protecting his wife.

At this moment, he seemed to see his toddler daughter, and he was following her carefully.

In the blink of an eye, the child has grown up and is leaving his parents.

Yu Wanqing kept looking back until she could no longer see anything. Only then did she sit still and calm herself down.

She felt her cheeks were wet, and when she touched them she realized she had been crying.

This should be the emotions left by the original body affecting her, otherwise she wouldn't cry.

If the Yu Li sisters were still alive, they would probably think that they were being too hypocritical.

At this moment, a soft snort came from the other side: "What's there to cry about? We responded to the call to go to the vast countryside to shine. Don't you think that going to the countryside is unfair to you?"

Yu Wanqing looked over and saw a girl sitting opposite her in a new dress. She had fair skin, delicate features, and could not hide the arrogance between her eyebrows.

Yu Wanqing immediately concluded that this female comrade was a girl who looked at people with dog eyes.

She glanced at him and said, "Eat less salt. You have so much free time."