Reborn Soul: Me and My Family

"It's delicious. Thank you, grandpa and grandma. I'll eat it again next time I come back," he said goodbye as he walked along the way. When he walked out of the alley, his hands were stuffed with various snacks. Ouyang Qing put all of them into his backpack and saved them for eating on the train in the evening.

In the old house, Li Dachun got up early in the morning to knead the dough for making steamed buns, dumplings and cakes. Yesterday, his brother's wife said that they would bring vegetables and meat, and asked her not to go out to buy them as there was a lot of food to cook today.

At this moment, the sound of the courtyard door was heard. Li Dachun walked out of the kitchen and saw his second brother and his family pushing bicycles in. Ouyang Zhen pushed the bicycles directly to the edge of the sink and put everything on the bicycles on the ground.

Li Dachun didn't care about anything else, he picked up the kitchen knife and went to work. When Old Mrs. Ouyang saw her youngest son and his family arrived, she also came out to help. They hurriedly cooked all the dishes before the in-laws from both sides arrived. It was a rare gathering for everyone.

Li Dachun and Zhou Guilan were busy in the kitchen making dumplings, steamed buns and pancakes for the children to eat on the road. The food on the train was not tasty and they were afraid that the children would not be able to get used to it.

Zhou Guilan made a lot of beef jerky and chili sauce in the space in advance, and Ouyang Qing also baked a lot of small cookies and various appetizers.

The relatives that the Xiang family found were quite reliable, and the three of them sat next to each other on the train, so everyone felt at ease without having to sit separately, and both hosts and guests enjoyed the meal very much.

Although Li Dachun's family conditions were average, the two brothers were quite good to their sister. They made clothes for their granddaughter and the two old people even gave her money.

Ouyang Qing had stored a lot of cloth in his space, and he left a few pieces for his family when he left this time. But as long as Zhou Guilan saw it, she would know that these pieces of cloth were enough to make a set of clothes for everyone in the family.

Some time ago, when Zhou Guilan was making cotton-padded clothes with a sewing machine in the space, she cut two pieces of thick cloth similar to canvas and made them into the style of a backpack, just to carry snacks and food for her daughter and niece on the road.

The backpack filled with snacks was carried by Ouyang Zhou, and Zhou Guilan planned to use the other empty backpack to carry the food. Even if they didn't finish eating, the three of them wouldn't get tired on the road, and they could take turns carrying the bags without any difficulty.

Both uncles and aunts from other families had to go to work in the afternoon, so they took special leave to come and see them off. After dinner, they went back to work one after another. Ouyang Qing's two older cousins ​​worked in a factory far away from home, and they were both important technical backbones.

Due to the heavy production workload, he could not take leave, so he only took advantage of his vacation to come back with his wife and children two days before his two sisters went to the countryside. He brought several bottles of canned fruit, canned luncheon meat, and a lot of brown sugar, saying that they were for them to eat on the train. After all, he had a family to support. He also gave his two sisters 30 yuan each.

The way to the train station is too far. The children and grandchildren in the family do not agree with the elderly going to the train station. Just walking there is difficult enough, not to mention that a large number of educated youth have been going to the countryside recently. The train station is so crowded that it would be bad if the elderly accidentally get bumped into something.

At this time, the Xiang family also came over. Grandma Tian from the Xiang family usually spoke very loudly, but today she held her granddaughter's hand all the way and refused to let go.

Ouyang Qing walked forward, holding grandma's hand with one hand and grandma's hand with the other, and said helplessly: "Grandpa and grandma, grandpa and grandma, you just stay at home and rest assured! There are too many people at the train station.

I would feel bad if anyone of them fell down accidentally, and there are so many people to see us off, so you can rest assured, right?

Didn't my eldest brother call back from Qingshan Brigade last time? As soon as we get to the brigade, we will call back to report that we are safe. You guys just need to take good care of yourselves at home.

If we can come back to visit our relatives in the future, we will definitely come back. Besides, my eldest brother is still there, and he will not let us suffer any injustice. Don’t you think so? "

Ouyang Yan was also persuading them in a low voice. Seeing that the time was almost up, if they were delayed on the road any longer they would miss the train, the elderly people reluctantly let go of their hands and walked them all the way to a long distance before being persuaded to go back.

After the old lady turned around and went back, everyone got on their bicycles and rushed to the train station with a few people. Even if they hurried, it took them half an hour to arrive. As expected, countless people outside were flocking to the train station.

After wandering around for a long time, I finally found a bicycle parking spot. I paid 2 cents to each bicycle fare, locked the bicycles, and then walked towards the station with peace of mind. I weaved through the crowd and finally squeezed to the ticket gate.

Because there were too many people, one had to buy a platform ticket to go to the platform. Ouyang Qing looked inside. This was the first time she had seen a train station of this era. Inside the platform was an old green steam train.

The entire station was crowded with people, the hall was noisy and all kinds of noises mixed together. Some people were carrying large and small bags, some were carrying backpacks. When they were queuing to enter the platform, they all bought platform tickets, and then everyone was able to enter the platform smoothly.

There were a lot fewer people inside the platform than outside. Zhou Guilan held her daughter's hand tightly all the way in and refused to let go. Ouyang Zhou had not let go of Xiaosi's hand since he entered the station.

When it was almost time to check tickets and get on the train, Zhou Guilan couldn't help crying. With her daughter by her side for the past year, it was as if she had returned to the old days, and she looked forward to going home after get off work even more.

The mother and daughter browsed the space together, cooked delicious food, took care of their skin, discussed skin problems together, hugged their daughter tightly, and shouted, "Baby, I will miss you when you leave. I will go to see you when I am free. You must take good care of yourself. Remember, I don't allow you to go over there to fall in love. You have to come back, remember?"

Li Dachun and Liu Jing wanted to hold back their tears until they got home, fearing that their daughter would cry too. They all broke down emotionally, and the grown men around them couldn't help but have tears in their eyes. Ouyang Heng cried the most, as he had been following Ouyang Qing to and from school every day since he started school.

The relationship between the two siblings is the best. When they thought about going out to class alone and going home alone in the future, they cried even more sadly and louder. Ding ding ding ding ding ding... the bell for getting on the bus rang.

Ouyang Qing let go of her mother's embrace and put a hand on Xiao Si's head: "Xiao Heng, when your sister is not at home, I will trouble you and your second brother to take care of the house. Don't cry. Didn't you always say that you are a little man? Promise me not to cry, okay?"

Ding ding ding ding ding… Hearing the ringing sound, Ouyang Heng immediately said, “Don’t worry, sister! We are waiting for you to come back home, and you have to take care of yourself too.”

"Qingqing, hurry up and get in the car, otherwise it will leave soon," Uncle Ouyang reminded.

Ouyang Zhen also urged: "You go up first, and the things will be handed to you through the window later."

No matter how reluctant they were, it was finally time to leave. The three of them got on the train in a hurry and found their seats. There were three crowded seats in a row, so they sat down quickly.

Ouyang Qing immediately opened the window, and Ouyang Zhou on the platform found the right moment and stuffed several backpacks in. Ouyang Yan stood at the outside, first avoiding the people getting on the bus, and stuffed the packages of several people on top of the seats. Just as she sat down, a backpack was placed in her hands.

Each person had a backpack on their legs, which was filled with food carefully prepared by their family, and also their rations for the journey. The train whistle sounded.