After a simple rebirth

I don’t know if it was because she was sad about grandpa’s sudden death, or angry about Fu Ying’s staying out all night, or because she saw that Uncle Six actually just ignored them. After grandpa’s first seven days, Fu’s mother took Fu Ying and Fu Zhe to Guangdong Province to attend junior high school.

So Fu Ying and Fu Zhe went to Guangdong Province for the second time in 08. The first time was at the end of 07, which was also the Spring Festival of 08.

No one ever mentioned grandpa again, and Fu Ying didn't want to hurt her mother's feelings by mentioning it.

But she insisted on going home now.

"I don't want to play. I have been trying to come back to Gumang to study in high school. You said that I must come to my aunt and uncle's house. That makes sense. I came too. But you want me to stay for so many days. Not to mention whether I can finish my homework, how much study will be delayed.

There is a market today, and there are many buses going to the county town. If you have something else to do and need to stay, I will take the bus and leave first. It’s not like I don’t know the way, and I can cook for myself when I get home.”

Fu Ying became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and asked Fu Zhe,

"Do you want to stay with mom until the National Day is almost over, or do you want to take the bus home with me later?"

Fu Zhe was hesitant. Fu Ying knew that he wanted to play in both places, but he definitely wanted to go back to Gumang more because Fu's mother was also here. No matter how much she ignored him, she would still say something to him if she saw him running around like crazy. There were still some constraints.

Sure enough, Fu Zhe chose to go back to Gumang with her.

Fu's mother didn't expect Fu Ying to be so determined to go back to study. In fact, she was a little suspicious that Fu Ying and Fu Zhe just wanted to go back to Gumang to play, but when she thought about it, Fu Ying was really studying hard now.

"Tomorrow, stay one more day, tell your uncle tomorrow, and we'll leave by car tomorrow."

Fu Ying was unwilling to do so. She really had nothing to do here, so it was okay not to study for a while. But not studying all the time was really uncomfortable for someone who had made a study plan.

Moreover, whether there is the Little Three Gorges or the Qinglong Mountain in Zhaojiatun, Fu Ying has been a tour guide for so long that she has seen too many mountains and rivers. She is not very interested in these primitive mountains and rivers in the countryside.

To go to Xiao Sanxia or Qinglong Mountain, it takes at least an hour to walk. More than two hours round trip just for that view? She has no motivation. She would rather go back quickly and invest her time in studying.

Sixth uncle is often away, and when Fu Ying and the others are not around, Fu's mother is free and will either go chat with her sisters or play mahjong.

But that was Fu Ma’s business, Fu Ying didn’t care.

I had no choice but to give my mother 50 yuan, 40 yuan was the fare for two people, and 10 yuan was for reserve.

The backpack was left for Fu Ma to carry. Fu Ying didn't bring anything when she came. She and Fu Zhe followed Fu Ma to the market to take a bus.

Passing by the bun shop, Fu Zhe sneaked over and bought four buns. Fu Ying smiled and asked Fu's mother to wait, but he had to sneak over like a thief and quickly catch up.

Although Fu Ying was given fifty yuan, Fu's mother still paid for the bus fare from here to the county town first. Fu Ying only needed to change cars and then pay for the fare from the county town to Gumang.

When I got on the bus, I happened to meet some aunt, "Fei Fei, are you guys going back?"

Fu's mother replied, "These two are clamoring to go back to study. Fu Ying is old enough, so let her take her brother back first. I will go back two days later."

Fu Ying called out to her aunt, "Hello, get in the car quickly. Don't worry about which aunt you are, it's right to call her aunt." Just then, another person came, and when everyone was ready and the car was ready to leave, Fu Ying waved goodbye to her mother and aunt.

When they were halfway to the county town, Fu Zhe suddenly asked Fu Ying,

"Second sister, do you still remember this place?"

Fu Ying looked outside in confusion. The road spiraled upward, and on both sides were either trees or cornfields. There was no special place and no iconic objects.

Fu Zhe was anxious. "The winter you were promoted to junior high school, we went to Guangdong Province to celebrate the New Year. I took us to Guangdong Province by car. It was snowing heavily and the roads were slippery. We got off the car halfway and walked for a long time. This is it?"

Fu Ying remembered what Fu Zhe said, because the snow was really heavy that year.

Fu's parents usually come back to their hometown during the Chinese New Year, but Fu Yu has always been in Guangdong Province. When Fu Yu got married in 07, because his younger brothers and sisters were still young and in school, they did not go to Guangdong Province to attend the banquet, and they did not go home for the wedding banquet either.

So during the Chinese New Year, Fu's parents thought about sending their children to Guangdong Province to celebrate the New Year and have some fun.

The snow that year was so heavy that it became a snowstorm. The roadsides were all frozen, and cars could easily slip and cause accidents. So it was difficult to find a car willing to go to the county town. After finally setting off, the road was too slippery and many cars dared not move forward.

The driver asked everyone to get off the bus and wait until the empty bus had passed the dangerous section before getting back on. Fu Ying and the others didn't quite understand, but they got off the bus and followed.

After walking for a while I realized it was really dangerous. There were many cars parked on the roadside that I was afraid to drive. Even at a big bend, I saw overturned trucks, overturned buses, and small cars.

Fortunately, I didn't see any casualties when I passed by. Fortunately, there were cornfields on both sides, and the road was not surrounded by mountains on one side and small cliffs on the other, otherwise the scene would have been even more tragic.

They walked for a long time. The ground was covered with ice and thick snow pressed on the electric poles and the corn fields. They saw the heavy snow scene in the southwest that is only seen in the northeast.

Later, I watched the news and realized that the country had really experienced a lot in 08.

Looking back, Fu Ying also experienced a lot in 08.

They finally got back on the bus to the county town and boarded the bus to Guangdong Province.

But the snowstorm was nationwide, so they headed east, getting off the bus when there was heavy snow, and waiting in the bus when the road was really blocked. The bus journey of a day and a half actually took an extra day to reach Guangdong Province.

When they arrived in Guangdong Province, Fu's parents had not yet had their holiday. Fu Yu was too pregnant to pick them up at the bus station. She was afraid that they would take the wrong bus, so she asked her brother who came with them to take them home in a taxi, which would cost no more than 50 yuan.

The brother who didn't understand the viciousness of human nature met a brother who specialized in cheating outsiders at the crowded station exit.

This guy asked, "How much does it cost to go to Shagang?"

The man deliberately answered in non-standard Mandarin, "Xiao Lang, right? 60 for three people, leaving immediately."

This brother had some questions, but not many, "Shagang intersection, Shagang."

The brother said with certainty, "Yes, it's Xiaolang intersection, I know it."

The guy took them into the car, and after three minutes, or at most five minutes, the guy said they had arrived and asked them to get off.

The three people didn't know each other and got off the car half-believingly. The motorcyclist came over and asked them where they were going. They asked where this was, and the motorcyclist said it was Xiaolang intersection.

In other words, they spent 60 yuan to have someone take a detour back to Xiaolang intersection at the exit of Xiaolang Station. It was not so bad as the exit was only 10 meters away from this intersection.

Finally, they called Fu Yu, who told them to find a bus stop and take the bus.

They found the bus stop 50 meters away and successfully got on the bus. Half an hour later, they met the pregnant Fu Yu at the bus stop and walked with her for nearly half an hour to get home.