Something happened. This is not going to be bloody.

Liu Wuqing was weighed down by the heavy backpack and was breathing heavily while walking.

When the family of four arrived at the office, the two adults were already sweating and panting.

Standing at the door of the office was a young man who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a military cap on his head and a clear badge on his arm. He raised his chin slightly and glanced down at the four people, with an expression that indicated that he did not want to associate with them.

The young man asked rudely with a nasal tone: "Where were you assigned to?"

Zhou Leng said calmly: "The forest farm in Heihe."

The young man said disdainfully: "Humph, those who go there are not good people. Go in, go to the third door on the right to register."

"Thank you."

Zhou Leng said this calmly and walked in first, followed by Liu Wuqing, who looked a little pale, and two children who didn't dare to look up.

The staff checked and searched for the belongings they brought, registered them, and then there was a long wait. Finally, in the afternoon, they all walked to the station and got on the bus to Heihe before the sun set.

After getting on the train, Zhou Leng secretly felt lucky that the universal food coupons and cloth coupons hidden at home were sewed into the patches of her quilt, otherwise she would not have been able to escape the disaster.

There were nine people in their group, all going to Heihe City, and two staff members were responsible for escorting them.

The train they were riding was a freight car with no passenger seats.

After a night of travel, the light that slowly seeped in from the gaps in the carriage showed that it was already daytime outside. The two children were protected in the middle by the adults. They sat on the soft blankets. The children's eyes followed the movement of the light and slowly fell asleep again.

They waited silently in the narrow space for two days and one night. Fortunately, they were allowed to go out to take care of urgent needs when the car stopped in the middle, otherwise they would have to eat mixed flour buns here with the smell of poop.

It was early autumn now, otherwise the sweat and body odor would have made it difficult for them to breathe.

Finally, they arrived at their destination - Heihe City.

After Zhou Leng got off the train, he looked around and saw a field of overgrown weeds. He turned around and saw the exit of the train station. On the red brick walls on both sides of the gate were painted big white characters - Grasp the revolution, promote production.

The nine people who came were divided into two teams, and one of them, a square-faced man, was responsible for sending their family to Xiahewa Forest Farm.

The journey was relatively peaceful.

Zhou Leng knew from the other person's expression that the square-faced man didn't want to say a word to them, and none of them knew the other person's last name or first name.

Xiahewa is a large village with about 170 to 180 households. It was clearly early autumn when they set out, but it was already harvest time in the north, and the only idle people in the village were the elderly and children. However, their family did not live with the villagers.

The five people passed through Xiahewa Village and walked about three miles. They arrived at a small courtyard on the edge of the primeval forest.

Zhou Leng frowned as he looked at the courtyard wall surrounded by branches. A courtyard next to the forest with such a wall would not be able to stop wild boars and wild beasts, even roe deer would come. Looking at the house again, there were three earthen houses facing north and south, and there were two thatched huts on the east side of the yard, which were also surrounded by branches, and the windows of the earthen houses were tightly closed.

The square-faced man walked directly to the fence gate, reached his arm over the fence and opened the door.

Zhou Leng complained in his heart that this door was really just a decoration.

The group entered the yard. Liu Wuqing put down his backpack and then took the bag from Zhou Leng's back. The two children were so tired that they carefully lay down on the packages to rest.

The square-faced man shouted loudly, "Is there anyone breathing? Come out, I'm here to send someone to you again."

"Hey, hey, hey, it's coming, it's coming."

Following the voice, a man in his fifties came out of the mud house. He was wearing shabby clothes, slightly fat, and about 1.7 meters tall. The man's voice was extremely inconsistent with his appearance. His voice was sharp and piercing, but his appearance was very rough.

"Comrade Liu, you are in charge of escorting people again. You must have worked hard on the journey. Please come in and have some water." The man who came out of the house spoke while extending his hand as a gesture of inviting someone in.

"Old Wang, you must be so tired after the journey. I'll go to the village office to rest for a while. I won't stay here with you anymore." After saying this, Cadre Liu took out a paper bag from his bag and handed it to Old Wang.

"Old Wang, here are the documents and procedures for these four people. Take a look and if you confirm that there is no problem, you can recruit them. I will hand the documents to the village party secretary, and my mission will be completed."

"Hey, I'll take a look right now."

After looking at it, Old Wang said to Zhou Leng and the others who were silent, "It just so happens that half of the room on the right is empty. You and your family can move in."

Liu Wuqing lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Old Wang pointed to a door and said, "That door. It's on the right after you go in. Clean it up yourself. I'll have a meeting with you tonight."

After saying this, Old Wang quickly chased after Officer Liu, who had already turned around and left, and shouted, "Officer Liu, why are you in such a hurry? I'll take you there."

There were only four members of the Liu family left in the yard, and there were pairs of peeking eyes hiding behind the windows.

Liu Wuqing picked up the package again, walked in front, and his wife and children followed behind him.

The four of them entered the door that Old Wang pointed to. After opening the door, they saw a somewhat dirty kitchen. It was called a kitchen, but in fact it was just a stove, a water tank, and a simple cabinet with a stained curtain. There was some firewood piled in a corner.

The four of them didn't dare to look any further and entered the room on the right.

When Zhou Leng pushed the door open, he felt the weight of the wooden door that could fall down with just one kick.

The room was about 10 square meters, half of which was a kang. On the west side of the kang stood a row of dusty wooden shelves, which were probably used to store sundries and quilts. The rest of the room was empty, with only a table and no chairs.

The only window was also covered with dust, and there was an indescribable smell in the house, probably caused by the long-term lack of ventilation.

After the whole family put down their bags, they were all silent for a while. They really didn't know where to start, and didn't know what to say to ease the atmosphere.

Zhou Leng sighed deeply in her heart, and she whispered:

"Lao Liu, open the window to let in some fresh air, then go ask the neighbor where to get some water. Let's get some cleanliness done first."

The man replied, "You are right, but we are exhausted from the journey. We still have a few biscuits left. You and the child can have a bite in the house while I go ask the neighbors."

"That's fine."

After the two adults finished talking and wanted to check on the children, they found that both children were lying on the luggage and had fallen asleep while they were talking. They were too tired.

Zhou Leng touched the kang with her hand. Fortunately, it was warm. She took off her coat and spread it on the kang.

Liu Wuqing carried the children onto the kang one by one, and found some clean clothes to cover the two children. They slept soundly. For them, they felt safe as long as they were with their parents.

The children were able to fall asleep, but the adults sat on the kang in silence, lost in thought.

Zhou Leng looked at the straw mat on the kang. The dust and burnt parts were particularly eye-catching. Zhou Leng knew how to weave a new straw mat, but Wan Xin couldn't, so he could only endure it.

He waited through the shabby wooden door and heard Liu Wuqing knocking on the door opposite. After a while, the sound of two people's conversation reached Zhou Leng's ears.

The boy who opened the door to the opposite house told Liu Wuqing where to get water and where to chop wood. When asked other questions, he just shook his head and said he didn't know. I don't know if he was used to not talking nonsense or he really didn't know.

Zhou Leng took out a red patterned enamel basin from her backpack. She heard the conversation and went to fetch water to clean up. The pressurized wells in the countryside were not unfamiliar to her.

The couple endured the fatigue and started cleaning.