Chapter 131
Kong Yue and Qin Mingzhi used their connections to buy five tickets in total, and Qin Shi would then set off with their family.
"No need to send me off. It's not far from home." Sun Laimei waved her hand.
Jiang Manzhu and Zhou Guixiang subconsciously followed him out of the courtyard. When they could no longer see him, the old couple were filled with emotion.
Zhou Guixiang muttered, "Who would have thought that Sun Laimei is so lucky. Now that she's old, her son and daughter-in-law are both filial to her. Lu Qin can be considered to have gotten a son for nothing."
Jiang Manzhu also expressed his feelings, but he looked at the problem from a different perspective. "Let the younger generation learn from them when we get back."
I don’t know if he can live to see the day when his grandchildren are admitted to university and take him out of Laiyang County.
Sun Laimei returned home to tell them that the hen had been taken care of. All the doors and windows that needed to be locked had already been locked, except for the kitchen, where a bench stood, on which lay the family's lunch.
The train was at 4pm, so they planned to have lunch around 9pm. Kong Yue had just taken his luggage to Qin's house and was not coming back yet.
Lu Chunnong was already busy, and even Kong Dongdong knew to help, running errands with a basket of vegetables.
Lu Qin rolled up his trouser legs and squatted beside the water tank to wash the vegetables. After washing, he placed them in the basket next to him.
The family members were busy with their own work, and soon the simple lunch was ready. Kong Yue came back on time for lunch, and Sun Laimei also made some pancakes to eat on the way. The leftover food had been packed up and taken away.
After a leisurely lunch, Kong Yue and Lu Qin each gave Lu Qin a ride back to the county. Kong Yue rode faster and was half a step ahead.
Lu Qin rode slowly and met people from the brigade on the road. They just came out of the small road and turned onto the brigade square.
Lu Qin took the lead in greeting everyone as usual, "Hello, ladies, have you had lunch?"
A group of aunts carrying hoes turned around. They had just seen Kong Yue riding his bicycle past. The whole family was gathered together. "Eat, you are ready to leave."
"Let's go and catch the train." These words were said by Sun Laimei who was sitting in the back seat of Lu Qin.
Lu Qin tilted his head and smiled, then stopped on purpose. When he first left the house, his Aunt Sun kept looking back, but now her tone was full of joy, and there was no trace of reluctance in her voice.
"Sun Laimei, you're so lucky! I've never ridden a train in my life!"
Sun Laimei smiled and said, "You also have a chance. Let your children study hard."
"Okay, enough talking. We have to catch a train. Lu Qin, let's go."
"Okay! Goodbye, aunties!" Lu Qin freed up one hand to greet them, then rode away on his bicycle.
Under the gaze of the aunts, Sun Laimei's back straightened more and more. They couldn't hide the envy in their eyes.
The Qin family had been packing up early in the morning. There were two piles of things in the middle of their living room, all brought by Kong Yue.
"Xiao Shi, are you done packing?" Sun Juan walked to the door and knocked on her daughter's door.
"Wait a minute." Qin Shi put on a new white shirt and buttoned it up slowly. Then he opened the door.
Sun Juan raised her head and handed her the pot she was holding. "I heard some people get carsick. This is the sour plum juice I made. It should be able to keep warm for seven or eight hours. You can take it with you. You can share a large pot with Lu Qin and the others."
"Okay, thank you, Mom." The dimples at the corners of Qin Shi's lips sank slightly.
Sun Juan noticed a hair on her forehead and raised her hand to brush it away. She felt really reluctant to let her daughter go. This was the first time in twenty years that she had let her daughter be so far away from her.
At this moment, Qin Minghai's voice came from the living room, "They are all here, let's go."
"Hey, here I come."
After saying that, Lu Qin's face appeared at the door.
"So early, Sister Sun, Kong Yue, Chunnong..." Sun Juan called out their names one by one with a polite smile on her face.
Sun Juan's gaze lingered on Lu Chunnong's face for a moment. What a beautiful girl! She looks so much like Lu Qin.
"Sister Sun, Brother Qin."
Sun Laimei felt uncomfortable the moment she arrived in the city. "Hey, hello, these are vegetables we grew at home. I brought them here. You can stir-fry them."
If she didn't bring it here, it would have rotted in the ground. Of course, she didn't say that.
Sun Juan didn't answer it immediately. Instead, she patted her hand and said, "Old sister, you are so lucky. These three young people are so talented."
"No way, your daughter is amazing too."
Lu Qin glanced around the crowded living room and immediately spotted his luggage. His gaze met Qin Shi's, and he smiled and nodded. Qin Shi smiled back, silently asking if he wanted some tea.
But he was soon interrupted by Qin Mingzhi who came in, "Let's pack up and leave early. It's already past one o'clock, and we have to arrive early. Then we have to queue up for ticket inspection."
"OK."
The living room quickly became busy. Kong Yue patted Qin Mingzhi's shoulder and said, "Please help me send the remaining luggage."
Sun Laimei is going with them, and they will definitely have to rent a house in the city. It would be a waste of money if they have to buy all kinds of things.
"It's not a problem. I'll take care of your car for you, don't worry."
So after drinking some tea, they started rushing to the train station again.
The railway station in Laiyang County is located in the north of the county seat, very close to the neighboring county. It is said that it was built there due to the terrain.
Walking north out of the county town, you can see people riding bicycles everywhere on the streets, and buses running back and forth several times.
When they arrived at the train station, Kong Yue and Qin Mingzhi were responsible for picking up the tickets.
Sun Juan and her family of three stood opposite the Kong family. "Xiao Shi will trouble you when the time comes."
Originally, she wanted to go and see them off, but during the peak period of population movement, especially when schools generally started on the same day, people from surrounding counties came here to take the bus, and they could no longer get tickets.
Lu Chunnong saw a pretty girl opposite him, with short hair that reached her collarbone and was draped loosely.
She responded with a smile on her lips, "Don't worry, Sister Sun."
Qin Shi and Lu Chunnong on the opposite side just smiled at each other.
Lu Qin held Kong Dongdong in one hand. At the critical moment, he still treasured Kong Dongdong. The train station was crowded. What if his lovely and filial nephew was stolen?
"Aunt, don't worry. Comrade Qin and I are in the same school. We might even be in the same teaching building. I will help take good care of her."
Sun Juan was relieved and reminded Qin Shi again and again to keep an eye on her wallet. But in fact, she had already sewn the money and bills on her daughter's clothes. As long as she didn't meet anyone with a sharp eye or a careless hand, it would generally be safe.
The figures of Kong Yue and Qin Mingzhi were very obvious, both of them were tall and straight.
Qin Mingzhi, "The tickets have been picked up. Let's go up first while there are fewer people."
"Okay, then Mom and Dad, I'll go get the bus." Qin Shi took the ticket from her uncle and said, "Thank you, uncle."
Qin Mingzhi hummed and reminded him, "Study hard. If you get bullied outside, go find your sister Lu and brother-in-law Kong. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Lu Qin. This guy knows everything."
Lu Qin: Yeah, how could he understand everything?
Qin Shi's eyes were a little sore, "Yeah, I will take good care of myself."
The number of people at the train station increased visibly.
Lu Qin thought about it, and to prove that he really could take good care of people, he walked over and offered to take up the heavy things on her body, "Comrade Qin, you just carry the bag."
"No, I," he didn't finish his words.
Lu Qin turned around and shouted, "Brother-in-law, please carry more."
The muscles on his brother-in-law's arms were so bulging that he couldn't compare with them.
Kong Yue: “…”
But there were really a lot of things, so Lu Qin gestured for Kong Dongdong to wrap around him and hug him, and he freed up one hand to carry the bedding.
With bags of all sizes, it looked like country people coming to the city, but that wasn't surprising.
The three members of the Qin family watched them get on the train.
Lu Qin led the way, holding up the blanket to prevent Kong Dongdong from being knocked over. He walked inside while shouting, "Make way."
The man, who was already getting irritable from the crowd, turned around and happened to see the young man's face. He even said, "Thank you."
Fortunately, the five of them had bought tickets together. Lu Qin entered carriage seven, found a seat, and placed Kong Dongdong on the chair he was sitting on, using his body to block the people outside and prevent him from being kidnapped accidentally. "Stand still."
Kong Dongdong stood on a chair that was as tall as his shoulders, watching the people coming and going on the bus. He said crisply, thinking of the story about human traffickers his uncle had told him yesterday, "Okay."
He was wearing a black jacket, a red turtleneck sweater, and black trousers. He stood there stiffly, not daring to move, his small eyes fixed on his uncle's movements.
Lu Qin stuffed all his luggage under the table and chairs, and then took the luggage handed to him by his brother-in-law and stuffed it in.
After he finished his work, he picked up Kong Dongdong and put him in his brother-in-law's arms, then wiped the place where he had stood with a handkerchief.
Lu Chunnong asked Sun Laimei to sit inside by the window, then turned around and said, "Xiao Shi, you can sit inside too."
Qin Shi blushed, "It's okay, Sister Chunnong, I can sit anywhere."
Lu Qin glanced at his ticket, which was by the window. "Comrade Lu, please sit inside. I'll sit next to you. My sister and brother-in-law will sit opposite you."
Qin Shi's brain turned quickly, and she knew that the couple should sit together. "Okay, thank you for your help."
The seats facing each other on Kong Yue's side were already full, and there was still a seat next to Lu Qin near the aisle.
The journey takes more than seven hours, and if we are not late, we will arrive at about 11:30 pm.
They had just sat down when more and more people got on the bus, and all kinds of noise, scolding, and children crying mixed in.
Kong Dongdong had just been looking at it curiously, but now he felt it was noisy. He shook his head, leaned over, and opened his arms, "Uncle."
Lu Qin hadn't even stretched out his legs yet, and he felt overwhelmed by his nephew's filial piety.
"Be good, uncle will take a rest for a while, I will find you some candy, okay?"
"Okay." Kong Dongdong sat back down.
Lu Qin searched and searched until he realized that the candy was in the package under the seat. It would be better to hug Kong Dongdong for a while than to search for it now. After all, people should keep their words, right?
Just when he was about to change his mind, a candy appeared in front of him, "Orange candy, Dongdong, do you want some?"
Lu Qin took it without hesitation and said, "Thanks, it's for him to eat."
He opened the candy and stuffed it into Kong Dongdong's mouth, just in time to relieve him if he got carsick.
Kong Dongdong knew who gave her the candy. After eating it, he smiled and said, "Thank you, sister."
Qin Shi smiled, "You're welcome."
As she spoke, she took out a handful of candies from her pocket. They were all orange candies. "Auntie, Sister Chunnong, you guys eat them. I brought them here specially because I heard that riding in a car would be uncomfortable."
"Thank you." Lu Chunnong was embarrassed to refuse the little girl's kindness.
"You're welcome." After Qin Shi finished distributing them, there were still four or five left. She turned around and said, "Comrade Lu..."
Lu Qin opened his palm and said, "Thank you. Keep two for yourself."
Sun Laimei had been sitting by the window watching the people coming and going outside. After watching for a long time, she turned her head to rest her eyes and happened to see this scene. Her eyes swept over the two young people.
Before Lu Qin finished his candy, someone sat down in the empty seat next to him. The man was a gay man in his fifties or early sixties. Within two minutes of sitting down, he realized they were a family. Seeing their looks, a flicker of admiration flashed in his eyes.
Seeing that he couldn't fit his luggage in, Lu Qin offered him a hand, and he thanked him. He quickly said, "You're welcome."
Soon, the train started moving.
The noise in the car was still there. Someone's child might have been frightened and was crying intermittently.
Everyone in the group, except Lu Qin, was looking out the window. Just as Lu Qin was about to close his eyes, he heard the child crying again. He clasped his hands to his chest and closed his eyes.
Crazy times, crazy times.
I don’t know how long it took, but the train gradually became quiet.
Qin Shi leaned his head against the window, looked at the unfamiliar scenery outside, and gradually closed his eyes to rest.
The scenery along the way passed by, and maybe two or three stations had passed by.
Someone lowered their voice and asked softly, "Are you carsick? Are you dizzy?"
"You hold him first, I'll give him some warm water."
The voice sounded more and more familiar. Lu Qin opened his eyes, his vision hazy, and saw Kong Dongdong sitting listlessly in his brother-in-law's arms, his usually lively eyes closed. His sister was unscrewing the kettle to give him water.
Lu Qin woke up immediately and wiped his face. "Dongdong is carsick?"
This is not like him.
Hearing his uncle's voice, Kong Dongdong opened his eyes, took a look, and then closed them listlessly.
Lu Chunnong hummed, "It's okay, you sleep for a while, I'll give him some water to calm him down. Your aunt also made some sour plum powder, let him suck on it later."
It was normal for a child to take a train for the first time, and Lu Chunnong had expected it.
Lu Qin had finished his sleep and was very energetic. "Let me hold you for a while. You two can rest first."
Lu Chunnong was about to say no, but Kong Dongdong's little ears moved and he opened his hands.
If Lu Qin hadn't seen that he was really upset, he would have thought that the kid was pretending.
Lu Qin stood up and hugged Kong Dongdong, smoothing his hair.
Qin Shi also woke up at this time, "Sister Chunnong, give me the pot in your hand."
The man in his early fifties or sixties also woke up. His eyes moved back and forth between them, finally landing on the faces of one big and one small, as if he was thinking about something.
Kong Yue noticed the gaze, but seeing that the person meant no harm, he kept silent.
Lu Qin asked Qin Shi to help unscrew the kettle, "Dongdong, drink some water."
Kong Dongdong closed his eyes, opened his mouth obediently, gulped down two sips, then turned his head away, unwilling to drink any more.
Sun Laimei passed the sour plum powder to him across the seat and said, "Let him suck on it. Don't eat too much."
"Um."
After a while, Kong Dongdong ate the sour plum powder. His face was distorted, and his little eyes opened. He smacked his lips twice and said, "Sour."
Seeing that he was in high spirits, he said, "It's okay, Hanhan, don't feel uncomfortable anymore. I'll eat with you."
As he said that, he poured half a packet into his mouth, and Sun Laimei couldn't stop him.
At that moment, Lu Qin was about to burst into tears. Was his aunt jealous?
Kong Dongdong's little eyes were filled with tears. Looking at his uncle's expression, his twisted little face gradually smoothed out and he blinked his eyes and stared at his uncle's expression.
At this time, when Lu Qin was calming down, the man next to him finally couldn't help but lean over and said, "Comrade, your son looks so much like you. He's definitely yours."
The sour taste in Lu Qin's mouth had not yet subsided. He lowered his head and stared at Kong Dongdong with tears in his eyes: ""
He slowly raised his head and suddenly felt that no one could be more jealous than his brother-in-law.
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