A dreamless night.
Early in the morning, after a simple breakfast, Lu Chen went to the team leader to borrow a cart, and Su Ruoli tidied up the things in the room.
Lu Chen came back soon, pushing a cart that made a creaking sound as he walked.
Su Ruoli heard the sound coming from outside the door and hurried out.
The two of them moved the things into the car together, then Lu Chen pushed the car and Su Ruoli followed beside him pushing the bicycle, walking out of the village.
Halfway through the journey, Su Ruoli put all her things and the cart into the space, and rode a bicycle to the county town with Lu Chen.
The two of them strolled around the county town until noon before returning. Su Ruoli went with Lu Chen to return the cart and also delivered the things she bought in the county town to the captain's house.
Thank you for taking care of her for so long. If it weren't for the captain's help, she probably wouldn't have lived so easily and comfortably in the past six months.
After delivering the things and pushing the cart, they were pulled aside by Comrade Ying and several others and scolded for a long time before being allowed to go back.
"We're leaving tomorrow, let's go back and get some dry food to eat on the way," said Su Ruoli.
"Okay, I'll make whatever you want to eat." Lu Chen said.
"Can you do everything?" Su Ruoli asked.
"No, but if you want to eat something, even if I don't know how to make it, I will learn it." Lu Chen rubbed Su Ruoli's head.
Su Ruoli felt warm in her heart, "Then let's make some pancakes and some dumplings. We can cook them and eat them tomorrow morning."
As soon as he got home, Lu Chen started preparing. He skillfully kneaded the dough and mixed the stuffing. Soon he had made a large pot of fragrant dumpling stuffing.
The two of them made dumplings while chatting. Su Ruoli looked at Lu Chen's serious expression, and a feeling of happiness filled her heart.
Before I knew it, the dumplings were wrapped.
Lu Chen started making pancakes again, and Su Ruoli helped to light the fire. Soon, a large pot of pancakes was made.
"Is that enough?" Lu Chen asked.
"Enough, enough. Let's cook some more dishes and have pancakes tonight." Su Ruoli said.
"Okay!" Lu Chen said.
Soon Lu Chen finished cooking the dishes.
Su Ruoli left two pancakes and some dishes for Zhang Sitong, and then sat down to eat with Lu Chen.
After dinner, Lu Chen cleaned up the kitchen and went back to the room with Su Ruoli.
Zhang Sitong must have not come to the kitchen because Lu Chen didn't want to be a third wheel.
Even if the two of them stayed in the same space, the night passed very quickly.
The next morning, Su Ruoli and Lu Chen left the space, and Zhang Sitong was already cooking dumplings in the kitchen.
"Ruoli, you guys are up now, come and eat dumplings. I have already cooked them and called some old people from the cowshed." Zhang Sitong said.
"Why did you get up so early?" Su Ruoli said as she walked into the kitchen.
"I'm going home. I'm so happy that I got up because I couldn't sleep. You made these dumplings yesterday, right?" Zhang Sitong said.
"Well, dumplings on the bus and noodles when we get off. Wrap them yesterday and cook them today." Su Ruoli said.
As the two were talking, several old men from the cowshed came. Jian Zhongyi and Fang Yi also brought their luggage, which consisted of only a small package.
Everyone sat together, eating steaming dumplings. No one spoke and the atmosphere was quiet and silent.
After dinner, Su Ruoli put the remaining dumplings on a plate and handed it to Liu Yuting, "Grandpa Liu, I probably won't be able to see you off when you return to the city, so these dumplings are for you."
"We are fine here, you can take these with you to eat on the road." Liu Yuting said.
"I made these for you on purpose yesterday. Dumplings when you get on the bus, noodles when you get off. Just consider it as me sending you back to the city early." Su Ruoli said.
"We'll take your good words." Liu Yuting took the plate. "I won't say more. I wish you a safe journey."
"Well, we'll be waiting for you in Jing City." Su Ruoli said.
Several old people gathered together to say goodbye, one after another, and finally several of them secretly wiped away their tears.
"Grandma, it's time for us to go." Su Ruoli said softly.
"Okay, let's go!" Fang Yi and Jian Zhongyi sighed together.
Su Ruoli entered the room, picked up the remaining suitcase, and put the bed into the space.
After going out, Lu Chen naturally took the box from Su Ruoli.
Zhang Sitong also packed her bag, but there weren't many things in it, so she carried it herself.
When she arrived at the village entrance, Su Ruoli saw Uncle Liu sitting on an ox cart waiting for her.
"Did you hire him?" Su Ruoli asked Lu Chen.
"When I borrowed the cart yesterday, I talked to Uncle Liu and paid him." Lu Chen said.
"Thoughtful!" Su Ruoli gave Lu Chen a thumbs up.
Several people got on the ox cart and swayed all the way to the county town.
Halfway through the journey, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. The ox cart moved forward slowly and finally arrived at the railway station before the train.
Unlike before, Uncle Liu did not drop them off as soon as they arrived at the county town. Instead, he accompanied them all the way to the train station and said goodbye to them before driving the ox cart back.
On the platform, people were hurrying along. The train to Beijing slowly pulled into the platform. Lu Chen was walking in front with his luggage, while Su Ruoli and Zhang Sitong were following behind, each supporting an old man.
They lived in a sleeper car, which was not so crowded. There were six beds in one car, and the five of them fit in one car.
Jian Zhongyi and Fang Yi lived in the lower bunk, Su Ruoli and Zhang Sitong lived in the middle bunk, Lu Chen lived in the upper bunk above Su Ruoli, and the upper bunk on Zhang Sitong's side was still empty.
After settling everything, Lu Chen went out to fetch water. After Lu Chen came back, everyone took a short rest and started chatting.
The snow outside was falling harder and harder. Through the window, one could see a vast expanse of white. The train started slowly, leaving the county town and heading into the distance.
After chatting for a while, Su Ruoli saw Fang Yi yawning and asked softly, "Grandma, are you tired? Do you want to take a nap?"
"I'm getting old and can't stand sitting on the train for such a short time," said Fang Yi.
"Go get some sleep." Su Ruoli said to Jian Zhongyi again, "Grandpa, you should get some sleep too."
"good!"
After Su Ruoli watched the two old people fall asleep, she started chatting in a low voice with Zhang Sitong.
Lu Chen listened quietly to Su Ruoli and Zhang Sitong chatting, occasionally interjecting a few words.
The train continued to move forward, and the snow scene outside the window kept changing, like a beautiful painting.
The train stopped and started again, but the carriage they were in was always filled with only five of them.
Before we knew it, it was dark. The lights in the carriage were dim, giving people a warm feeling.
Su Ruoli and Zhang Sitong were also sleepy. "Let's go to sleep too. We will be on the train for a long time," said Su Ruoli.
"Go to sleep! You didn't sleep well last night." Zhang Sitong said.
The carriage suddenly fell into silence, with only the sound of light breathing and the sound of the train moving.
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