As the school term gets closer, An Hua devotes all her energy to packing luggage for her two children.
Living in school requires a lot of things, and you have to prepare everything you need for life by yourself.
An Hua felt that since the journey was long, she would not bring anything she could buy there, and the main thing was to prepare more business coupons.
However, you still need to bring your own bedding, because at this time most quilts are made by buying cotton and quilt covers. I don’t know if you can buy quilts at school.
An Hua took out new cotton from the space and asked a tailor to make two sets of bedding according to the size of the beds in the school dormitory, and also made two bed curtains.
Then it was time to pack clothes for the two children. An Hua asked them to pack them themselves and bring enough clothes for the next few months.
Dongdong and Song Yi happened to pack a lot of books instead of many clothes.
Dong Dong said, "Mom, I want to bring two cans of chili sauce. In case I can't get used to the food at school, I can eat it with the rice."
An Hua nodded immediately, "Okay, Mom will make it for you."
Song Yi can't eat spicy food very well, so in addition to the chili sauce, An Hua also made two cans of mushroom meat sauce, two cans of mayonnaise, and two cans of beef jerky.
Considering that the food could not be preserved for too long, she did not cook much.
The most important thing is to prepare more money and tickets for the children. If the food in the school cafeteria is not good, they can go out to eat!
When Song Yi and Dong Dong saw An Hua offering them pocket money, they both refused.
"Auntie An, the school provides subsidies, so I don't have to spend money at home."
Dongdong also said: "Yes, Mom, you can just buy the daily necessities for us when the time comes, and you don't need to pay any more."
An Hua insisted: "I know the school has subsidies, but I also know that those subsidies are only enough for basic living. I won't give you much, just ten yuan per month for each person to improve your living standards. Studying requires your brain, how can you survive without eating better?"
Song Yi and Dong Dong looked at each other and stopped refusing.
After some packing, the two children had quite a lot of luggage. However, there were many people on the trip. An Bohuai and Qiu Shushen were going, and Wang Caiyan was going too. If everyone shared a little, there would not be much burden.
Moreover, just before leaving, Xiao Zheng came back.
"I have arranged my work and will take a few days to accompany you to the capital."
An Hua was pleasantly surprised, "That's great!"
Xiao Zheng nodded modestly, "It's mainly because we're worried that there are too many luggages and it's inconvenient for you old, weak, women and children to carry them."
Yuanyuan was unhappy, "Dad, I'm a strong man, I can carry more luggage."
Xiao Zheng snorted and laughed, "How much do you want? You can't even carry a blanket roll."
Yuanyuan's eyes widened, "Do you look down on Commander Xiao?"
Xiao Zheng: "Bullshit commander! Your father hasn't even become a commander yet!"
Yuanyuan: "Then what makes you a damn commander, Dad?"
Xiao Zheng rolled up his sleeves, "Hey, you little bastard..."
Seeing that the big and the small were about to fight, Dong Dong changed the subject, "Dad, actually Song Yi and I are both adults, and we have left the ranks of the elderly, the weak, women and children. You don't have to affect your work for us."
Song Yi nodded approvingly.
This was a considerate remark, but Xiao Zheng felt uncomfortable listening to it.
Why, don't you need him?
An Hua quickly said, "It's okay for Dad to go with you. When our family goes to visit the Great Wall, let Grandpa bring the camera and take lots of photos for you."
Tuan Tuan raised his hand and said, "Mom, I like taking pictures. I'll take them."
Yuanyuan: "I like the Great Wall. I want to take a photo with it! I also want to take a photo with the Forbidden City and with Peking duck!"
Song Yi asked with a smile: "Yuanyuan, are you taking a photo with the roast duck, or are you merging with the roast duck?"
Yuanyuan: "Merge? How?"
Dong Dong rubbed his sister's head and said, "Once you eat it, it will be one."
Yuanyuan said without hesitation: "First take a photo, then combine! I want to combine with the three roast ducks!"
The children had a lively discussion about the game.
An Hua looked at Xiao Zheng and quietly scratched the palm of his hand with her fingers.
She knew that he must have worked overtime to be able to travel with them, and his eyes were dark circles.
Xiao Zheng felt relieved immediately.
The wife is the best in the world and understands him the best.
Those little bastards didn't inherit even a bit of their mom's talent, and all they do is cause trouble for their dad.
Who did you grow up with? !
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The distance from the provincial capital to Beijing is not particularly far. It only takes more than ten hours by express train. If you get up early in the morning, you can arrive around nine o'clock in the evening. However, in order to make his family more comfortable, Xiao Zheng still booked a sleeper berth.
An Bohuai sighed, "I haven't been to the capital since I started exercising. I don't know what has become of my old friends."
Xiao Zheng said: "It's just right, you can catch up with your friends this time."
Qiu Shushen asked: "Do you want to go see Lao Xu? Didn't he write to you a while ago?"
An Bohuai nodded, "We should go and see him. He seems to be preparing to go abroad."
Yau Shu-shen: "Going abroad? Is it for business or..."
An Bohuai shook his head. "He has a younger brother who has been in England. He wants to leave and never come back."
Yau Shu-shen: "Never come back? They are already so old, if they never come back, won't they be buried in a foreign country?"
An Bohuai shook his head again, "Of course, even the house can be thrown away just like that."
An Hua was eating the oranges Xiao Zheng was feeding her when she heard her ears move. "What house can be thrown away just like that?"
An Bohuai said, "Your Uncle Xu bought a two-story courtyard house before liberation. It was taken away during the 1963 Revolution, but was returned after he went to England for rehabilitation... If he had gone to England and never returned, the house would have been left there and no one would want it."
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