After he finished his excitement, Ruan Changfu said, "You are all grown up, it's time for you to go out for a run and exercise, otherwise you won't have any wildness, especially you two, Hongjun and Xiaofan, you have to learn to take on responsibilities."
Ruan Hongjun was still excited, patted his arms, "I can take on anything!"
Ruan Changfu didn't pay much attention to him, looked at Ruan Xi and said, "Xiaoxi, after dinner I will write down my office phone number for you, keep it with you, and it's best to write it down in your mind. I will also prepare the train tickets for you, and I will contact a car for you in the county town, and let the driver wait for you at the train station, I will take you directly from the county train station to the commune. I can't help you at the commune, you have to walk into the mountains by yourself. "
Ruan Xi nodded after listening, "That's fine."
Ruan Changfu looked at Feng Xiuying again, "Make new clothes for the children these days, and let them wear new clothes to celebrate the New Year in the countryside. Go to the store to buy some things for the children to take back to their grandparents. Don't buy heavy things, which are not easy to carry on the road. Don't be confused all day long, with a head full of paste, and you can't think of anything."
Ruan Xi lowered his eyebrows, with a smile on the corner of his mouth - no matter what you think of or what you don't think of, as long as you keep it in mind, there will be nothing you can't think of. If you don't keep it in mind, even if you think of it, you can ignore it.
Feng Xiuying would still keep Ruan Changfu's instructions in mind and take care of them all. She didn't have anything else to say. She just did what she was told and nodded, "I understand."
Ruan Changfu continued, "When you leave, give them enough money and food coupons and put them in Xiaoxi's hand. Don't forget. It's so cold. You can't keep eating dry food on the road. At least you have to eat something hot." Feng Xiuying still did
n't say anything, just nodded, "Remember."
This matter was almost settled. This year's New Year was decided to be spent in two parts. Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie, Ruan Hongjun, Ruan Qiuyue and Ye Fan went to the countryside to spend it with their grandparents, while Ye Qiuwen, Ruan Qiuyang and Ruan Hongbing stayed at home to spend it with them.
Although Feng Xiuying had her own opinions, she did not dare to oppose Ruan Changfu's decision in person.
This was the end of the matter. Ruan Changfu thought of something else, so after finishing his meal, he put down his chopsticks and looked at Ye Qiuwen and asked, "By the way, Qiuwen, what are your plans? This semester is about to end, and you will graduate from junior high school. Xiaofan is still young, and he will only be fifteen after the Chinese New Year. There is no arrangement, so he can only go to high school. You will be seventeen after the Chinese New Year, and you are not young anymore."
Ye Qiuwen had naturally thought about this matter. If she did not continue to go to school, there were two ways left for her to go - one was for Ruan Changfu to arrange for her to serve in the army, and the other was to go to the countryside to join the production team.
Because Ruan Changfu had mentioned the matter of joining the production team in the countryside before, she was still a little uneasy. Although she had performed very well in the past six months, she didn't know whether Ruan Changfu would let her go to the countryside to join the team.
She didn't want to go to the countryside to join the team, but she was embarrassed to say directly that she wanted to join the army. She was even more afraid that Ruan Changfu would see that she looked down on going to the countryside to join the team, and think that she had a problem with her thinking and let her go to the team to join the team.
And even if she went to the army, she would go to the local army first. She had been in the local army with Ruan Changfu and Feng Xiuying, and knew that life in the local area was not easy, and that military training was extremely hard every day.
After weighing the pros and cons, she chose the best option at the moment, and it was the most thoughtful to say it out.
She looked at Ruan Changfu and said, "I want to continue to study in high school and accompany my parents for another two years. I can't bear to leave you."
If she stayed and continued to go to high school, she could be comfortable for another two years. And the school could be said to be her home court. She was a well-known figure in the school and had a certain status. If
she joined the army, she would be a new recruit who was nothing.
Although she would have to go this way sooner or later, she would rather be comfortable for two years before going.
Seeing that she still wanted to go to school, Ruan Changfu respected her idea and said, "Okay, then you and Xiaofan can go to school together for another two years. After you finish high school, we can see how to make arrangements together."
Ye Qiuwen nodded, "Thank you, Dad."
There was nothing else to say now, and Ruan Changfu got up and went out for a walk.
Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie, and Ruan Qiuyue also got up and went upstairs after dinner.
Sitting down in the upstairs room, Ruan Qiuyue said happily: "I can finally see my grandparents, and the scenery on Fengming Mountain. This winter vacation should be very interesting."
Ruan Xi gave her a shot of prevention, "The process may not be as happy as you think."
After all, taking a train and climbing a mountain are not easy things.
Ruan Qiuyue smiled and said, "I'm not afraid!"
Ruan Xi smiled and patted her shoulder, "It's good that you are not afraid."
Ruan Qiuyue picked up the pencil and turned it on her fingers, and whispered, "I thought I wouldn't see Ye Qiuwen next year, but I didn't expect her to stay and continue to go to high school. Others are eager to join the army, but she doesn't want to go."
Ruan Xi didn't think much about it, and casually said, "Being a soldier is so hard."
Ruan Qiuyue said, "Isn't it better than going to the countryside to join the production team? Don't you have to go after graduating from high school? In my opinion, it's better to go early 18 o'clock, finish the conscripted soldier early, and work hard to be promoted to an officer and stay in the army. Isn't it better to be an officer in the army than in school?"
Ruan Jie continued: "Everyone has different ideas."
Ruan Qiuyue thought for a moment, "Yes, her mother treats her well and cherishes her. She lives a comfortable life at home and has a good reputation in school. Unlike us, no one looks down on us and we can't wait to move out independently. Alas..."
Ruan Xi reached out and patted her head, "You are so young, what the hell..."
Ruan Qiuyue touched her head Bag, "I will be ten years old after the Chinese New Year, which is very big."
Ruan Jie said, "Still a child."
Ruan Qiuyue was distressed, "It is indeed a bit young, I will have to survive for at least six more years."
Then she looked at Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie, "I envy you for surviving two years to graduate from junior high school. , we are about the same age, so we can leave. Let’s go to a new place and do something good.”
Ruan Jie was still a little nervous, “I don’t know what arrangements will be made for us then,”
Ruan Qiuyue said, “Cousin . Don't worry, you grew up in the countryside, and there's no way I'll let you go to the countryside to work in the fields. The old man is sane. Most likely, you'll be sent to the army, and it's up to you to figure out how to do it once you're in the army. If you have the ability, you can be promoted to an officer and stay in the army. If you don't have the ability, you can serve as a conscript for two years and then be discharged, and ask the old man to help you find a job. Or if you have some ability, you can be demobilized and directly transferred from the army to a government agency. "
After hearing what Ruan Qiuyue said, Ruan Jie suddenly felt that her future was bright.
She was happy in her heart, and her face was bright with a smile, "That's good."
But just as she finished speaking happily, she was hit on the forehead.
After Ruan Xi finished playing, she blew on her fingers and said, "Don't think you can relax now, read a book."
Ruan Jie raised her hand and touched her forehead, and had to continue reading.
Ruan Qiuyue looked at her and smiled, and went to do her homework.
They studied until ten o'clock, washed up and went to bed. The next day, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie still stayed in the room and didn't go out, just buried their heads in reading, while Ruan Qiuyue went to school on time as usual.
After returning from school, they found that Feng Xiuying had asked someone to come to their house to measure their sizes and prepare to cut cloth to make clothes.
When measuring Ye Fan and Ruan Hongjun, Feng Xiuying stood by and said, "What are you two doing here? Two or three days of trains and two or three days of mountain roads, do you think this is pleasant? It's not too late to regret now. If you were me, you should tell your father right away and don't go with him."
Ruan Hongjun said seriously, "My eldest sister and cousin are girls who can bear it, and Ruan Qiuyue is not afraid. How can Ye Fan and I, two grown men, not bear this little hardship? I have already ... I just wanted to visit my hometown, but you guys didn’t have time, and last time you said you couldn’t go because you had to go to school. Now that the time, place and people are finally right, I’m definitely going to go.”
Feng Xiuying said earnestly, “They grew up in the mountains and are used to it. How can you compare with them? How many mountain roads have they walked since they were young? How many mountain roads have you walked? How can I feel at ease without an adult to take care of you?”
Ruan Hongjun looked at her, “Mom, if you are worried, take us with you.”
Feng Xiuying immediately said, "I can't take you there. The last time I went there, I was in pain for a month or two. I can't find the way either. I can't tell east from west."
Ruan Hongjun said, "Sister, you can find it. Didn't you hear me last night? Just follow me."
Feng Xiuying didn't want to waste time talking to him, "I'm not going."
Ruan Hongjun said, "I'll go anyway."
Then he looked at Ye Fan and asked, "What about you?"
Ye Fan said, "I'll go with you to help Sister Xiaoxi. Look at you."
Ruan Hongjun rolled his eyes directly, "I don't want anyone to look at me, just don't cry and call for mom on the way."
Feng Xiuying took a breath softly, "Why can't I talk to you two? Can't you save me some worries like Qiuwen and Qiuyang? Just spend the New Year at home honestly, why do you have to go through this trouble?"
Ruan Qiuyue really didn't want to listen anymore, cleared her throat and said, "Do you still want to measure my size?"
Feng Xiuying turned around and saw her, so she asked someone to come and measure her size.
Ruan Hongjun didn't stand there anymore, he jumped upstairs directly and asked Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie to come down to measure together.
When Ruan Qiuyue was measuring, Feng Xiuying didn't say a word.
When Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie came down, she went directly to the kitchen to serve the rice.
In her eyes, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie are two big troubles, and Ruan Qiuyue is a small trouble that was spoiled by them. They add some troubles to the family every now and then, which is fine if she has to deal with it herself, but now they bring Ruan Hongjun and Ye Fan with them.
If she hadn't brought Ruan Hongjun and Ye Fan with her, she wouldn't care about this at all.
They can go wherever they want, let alone go back to Fengming Mountain for the New Year, even if they go to heaven for the New Year, she doesn't care.
She doesn't care about Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie, and Ruan Qiuyue, and Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie, and Ruan Qiuyue certainly don't care about her. After the three of them took their measurements, they went to the restaurant to eat. They didn't talk while eating, and went back upstairs immediately after eating.
Today, Ruan Changfu did not come back for lunch. Ruan Hongjun and Ye Fan did not rest at noon. They went out after lunch, while Ruan Hongbing followed them or went out to find his friends.
Only Feng Xiuying, Ye Qiuwen and Ruan Qiuyang were left in the restaurant. The three of them had not finished their meals. Feng Xiuying
finished eating first and put down her chopsticks. She sat down and took a breath and said, "Do you look like debt collectors? Every day after dinner, you put down your chopsticks, wipe your mouth and go upstairs. You don't come down until dinner time. It's been more than half a year, and I don't know what you do every day hiding upstairs. Qiuyue used to be able to do some things, but now she can't do anything."
Ruan Qiuyang didn't dare to speak in front of Ye Qiuwen, and he was silent.
Ye Qiuwen comforted Feng Xiuying and said, "Mom, don't worry about them. Isn't it better than Ruan Xi saying something unpleasant from time to time to make us lose face? You also know her temper, she can't say anything nice."
Feng Xiuying thought about it and decided not to listen to those unpleasant words.
Forget it, just put up with them for another two years. She
didn't want to talk about it, but she still didn't want Ruan Hongjun and Ye Fan to go to Fengming Mountain to suffer, fearing that they couldn't bear it, so she said to Ye Qiuwen, "Qiuwen, go and persuade Xiaofan to take Hongjun to stay for the New Year and don't go to the countryside with them. They don't know how difficult the road is. If they go there on a whim, they will probably cry on the way."
Thinking of Ye Fan and Ruan Hongjun's attitude towards her for more than half a year, Ye Qiuwen subconsciously took a deep breath. She finished the last mouthful of rice in the bowl, put down her chopsticks, looked at Feng Xiuying and said, "I can't persuade them, and they won't listen to me."
Feng Xiuying felt suffocated, "Your dad is the same, I don't know what he was thinking, he agreed to let them go with you."
Ruan Qiuyang suddenly said, "Dad has spoken, so just go, let them suffer a little."
Feng Xiuying looked at Ruan Qiuyang after hearing this, and after a moment she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Forget it, since we can't stop them, it's a good thing to let them suffer a little. Then they will naturally know whether it's good for me not to let them go."
Since that was the case, Feng Xiuying didn't dwell on it anymore.
After measuring the size of several children, she used the cloth coupons to buy cloth from the store and made new clothes for the children to wear during the New Year. She also bought some light food that was easy to carry and brought them back to their hometown for Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua.
After all the hard work, it was almost time for the school holiday. On the night before the departure, she helped Ruan Hongjun and Ye Fan pack their luggage in their room, nagging them a lot, fearing that they would suffer.
Ruan Hongjun and Ye Fan didn't want her to pack their luggage, so she insisted on doing it herself, otherwise she would be worried.
After each sentence she finished, she would confirm again: "Did you hear it? Did you remember it?"
Ruan Hongjun was too annoyed to answer, but Ye Fan would answer seriously: "I heard it. I remembered it all."
Ye Fan said this because she was relieved. After helping them pack their luggage and put it aside, she called Ruan Hongjun again: "Hongjun, go upstairs and call your second sister down. I will give her the money and food coupons, and tell her a few words."
Ruan Hongjun jumped up from the desk, climbed upstairs with a few big strides, and called Ruan Xi.
After a while, he came downstairs with Ruan Xi and took Ruan Xi into the room.
There seems to be a natural repulsive magnetic field between Feng Xiuying and Ruan Xi. Whenever the two are face to face, the distance is very obvious. There is no expression on either of their faces. They all have a slightly cold face, as if they have a grudge.
After getting along for more than half a year, the relationship between mother and daughter has not improved at all. Instead, it has become more distant and even worse than when they first met. At the beginning, they were not familiar with each other and had no experience. Feng Xiuying felt a little guilty towards Ruan Xi. Ruan Xi's attitude towards her was mostly distant and polite, but after getting to know each other, all these disappeared.
The reason is simple, it is that Feng Xiuying feels too little guilty towards Ruan Xi, so little that she forgot to buy things for her and Ruan Jie when she first arrived, so little that she almost thinks that taking Ruan Xi over and fooling around with her is enough to make up for it.
But Ruan Xi is not the kind of person who can be fooled, nor is she the kind of person who can accept fooling around.
So one thing after another, Ruan Xi saw through Feng Xiuying's hypocrisy, and directly tore off her mask, leaving her no face. Feng Xiuying is a person who is afraid of trouble and wants to save face. Naturally, she dislikes Ruan Xi for being troublesome, bad-tempered and troublesome. She thinks she is here to collect debts, and she dislikes her more and more, and even annoys her in her heart. As a result, the two of them dislike each other more and more.
The hypocritical mask had been torn off long ago, and of course there was no need to pretend to be polite to each other.
Feng Xiuying directly handed the money and food coupons to Ruan Xi and said, "You have to take them with you. I don't care about other things. You have to take good care of Hongjun and Xiaofan. They have never been to such a far place, nor have they suffered such hardships."
Ruan Xi was too lazy to pay attention to her. He took the money and coupons and counted them in his hands.
Ruan Hongjun said from the side: "Mom, stop nagging. Ye Fan and I don't need anyone to take care of us."
After that, he looked at Ruan Xi who was counting money and said, "Don't worry, big sister, Ye Fan and I don't need you to take care of us. We are men and can take care of you, your cousin, and your sixth sister. You can leave anything to us."
Feng Xiuying looked at him and said, "How old are you? What can you do?"
Having learned her lesson, Feng Xiuying no longer dared to fool Ruan Xi, lest she would make trouble again, so the money and tickets she gave were enough. After counting the money, Ruan Xi put it directly into her pocket, looked at her and said, "It's okay for you to carry the luggage?"
Feng Xiuying was held her breath for a while when she heard this. She knew that she could not beat Ruan Xi in an argument, so she said to Ruan Hongjun, "Did you hear that? She took you there just to let you carry the luggage, but you insisted on going and didn't listen to anything she said." "
You are just trying to sow discord."
Ruan Xi threw this sentence to her and left.
Ruan Hongjun began to feel annoyed again and said to Feng Xiuying, "It was originally a very happy thing. Dad agreed to let us go out for exercise and go back to visit grandpa and grandma so that they could have a happy New Year. But you kept nagging me every day. If my elder sister is so angry with you that she doesn't take us with her, I blame you for everything!"
Feng Xiuying also felt aggrieved, "Who am I nagging for?"
Ruan Hongjun lay on the bed without saying anything and covered his face with the pillow.
Ye Fan came out to act as a peacemaker and comforted Feng Xiuying, saying, "Mom, I will take good care of Hongjun, don't worry."
Ruan Hongjun got angry, threw the pillow aside, and shouted, "I don't want anyone to take care of me!"
Feng Xiuying was so upset by him that she couldn't say anything. She got up with a grievance in her heart, opened the door and went out. She sat down in her room, sat on the edge of the bed and began to wipe her tears. Her adopted son was also like this, and she felt that her life was miserable.
Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue packed their own luggage. The next morning, they got up early, washed, took their luggage and went downstairs. They had breakfast with Ruan Hongjun and Ye Fan, and went out to get on the jeep arranged by Ruan Changfu to go to the train station.
The family walked out of the house. Ruan Changfu stood outside the door and said to Ye Fan and Ruan Hongjun: "You two are men, and you are not young anymore. Take good care of Xiaoxi, Xiaojie and Qiuyue on the road, and take good care of the girls, okay?"
Ruan Hongjun loved to hear this. He put down his luggage, saluted Ruan Changfu with his legs crossed, and said with great momentum: "Commander! Don't worry! Ye Fan and I promise to escort them home safely and complete the mission!"
Ruan Changfu wanted to glare at him when he saw him like this, and shouted at him: "Get out!"
As a result, Ruan Hongjun responded: "Yes! Commander!"
After that, he picked up the luggage and ran to the car. After putting down his own luggage, he came back to get Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue's.
Feng Xiuying was still uneasy and worried, so she just told Ye Fan, "Xiaofan,
you must keep an eye on the Red Army." Ye Fan naturally nodded and said, "Don't worry."
After the luggage was put into the car, Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie, Ruan Qiuyue, Ruan Hongjun and Ye Fan got in and sat down one after another. After the driver started the car, they waved casually to several people at home through the car window.
When the jeep left the gate of the compound, Ruan Hongjun looked relaxed and comfortable, "Ah, finally gone, my ears are quiet."
Hearing this, Ruan Xi, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, looked back at him and said with a smile, "I admire you for being in this state when you meet grandpa and grandma in the mountains."
Ruan Hongjun immediately perked up and sat up straight, "Sister, don't underestimate me."
Ruan Xi didn't dare to underestimate him, and clenched her fist at him, "Our journey officially begins, come on!"
Ruan Hongjun became energetic again, clenched his fist and yelled, "Come on!!"
His voice was so loud that everyone in the car was startled, even the driver jumped.
Ruan Qiuyue and Ye Fan sat on his left and right, one on his left and the other on his right, and rolled their eyes tacitly after being scared.
Idiot.
The road receded under the wheels of the jeep. The road ahead was long. The five people took their few luggage to the train station and got on the train. Under Ruan Xi's command, they put their luggage down and sat down on the seats to start the long journey.
Ruan Xi was in pain from the train ride and didn't like to talk, but Ruan Hongjun kept chattering.
Besides chatting, the rest of the time was looking at the scenery outside the window. Some places were deserted, while others were covered with a layer of white snow. Or there was a small house with smoke rising from the snow.
Ruan Hongjun was very excited at first, but after a whole day of traveling by train, he slowly began to feel tired. But his energy recovered quickly, and he soon became energetic again after sleeping on the train.
It was good for him to do this, as it could boost the morale of the team.
After the two-and-a-half-day train journey, everyone else was a little tired, but Ruan Hongjun got off the train and stood on the platform, stretching his muscles vigorously. After stretching, he said lightly: "Going on a long journey is just like this, what's so difficult? You sound so scary, I thought there were tigers on the road."
Ruan Xi looked at him and smiled, "Let's go to the commune."
Ruan Hongjun raised his spirits in one breath, took a step forward and assumed a charging posture: "Charge!"
Rushing to the outside of the train station, there was a jeep waiting for them arranged by Nguyen Changfu. They took their luggage directly into the car and took the jeep to Tianfeng Commune. After arriving at the commune, they did not rush to leave, but filled their stomachs and stayed in the guesthouse for one night.
After staying for a night to refresh themselves, they set out to walk to Fengming Mountain.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie led the way forward, and Ruan Hongjun, Ye Fan and Ruan Qiuyue followed with peace of mind. The three girls held hands and helped each other, and the two boys took more things and shared more, and they could run to other places while walking.
Ruan Hongjun and Ye Fan are indeed very strong in physical strength, but Ruan Qiuyue is not very good. Although she didn't take anything, she still needs to rest from time to time. Moreover, she has never experienced such hardships. The mountain road is difficult and her feet can't bear it.
But she had a strong will, and she didn't say a word even when her soles were rubbed raw.
The five people insisted on reaching Fengyan Village, and it was already the evening of the second day.
In the dim night, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie saw Ruan Zhigao standing by the chicken coop and sprinkling chicken food.
The two of them were very tacit, and before they even approached, they shouted at the same time: "Grandpa!"
Ruan Zhigao turned around immediately after hearing the voice, squinting his eyes to identify for a long time before speaking: "Is it... Xiaoxi and Xiaojie?"
Hearing this, Liu Xinghua, who was cooking in the house, came out immediately.
Seeing Liu Xinghua coming out, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie waved and shouted, "Grandma!"
Seeing the figure and hearing the voice, Liu Xinghua was instantly excited, and said with a trembling voice, "Yes, yes, it's Xiaoxi and Xiaojie who are back!"
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