Age: My Small World

"Brother Xiaoshan is being mysterious again."

As he rode forward, Cheng Xiaoyu looked back nervously from time to time even though she knew Yang Jun could handle the situation.

It was not until Yang Jun rode over easily and walked side by side with her that the little girl suddenly relaxed.

But then she exclaimed, "Brother Xiaoshan, where are our luggage?"

"Haha, I had it delivered directly to my home. I was too lazy to carry so many things with me."

In fact, the things were naturally received by him into the small world.

"Okay." Cheng Xiaoyu had to believe it.

But I still had some doubts in my heart.

Fortunately, she was already used to such doubts.

The two of them rode their bikes to the train station. When they arrived, Li Xiaohua naturally wondered where her luggage had gone. Yang Jun casually said that she had borrowed someone else's bike to ship it back. Li Xiaohua didn't suspect anything, but she was worried about the dry food she had put in her bag. She still had to eat on the way back.

"Don't worry, mother. I've made preparations."

Yang Jun shook the small cloth bag he was holding.

"Ten fried dough cakes are enough for us to eat on the road."

"When did you get up to make pancakes? I didn't hear anything." Li Xiaohua was a little confused.

"Mom, maybe Xiaoshan bought it on the street." The second sister explained.

"That's so expensive. We might as well make it ourselves." The mother complained.

"Everything in Beijing is good, but things are more expensive than back home. Eggs cost me three cents each at home, and I can buy three or four for ten cents, but here I can only buy two eggs."

Li Xiaohua shook her head and couldn't help but feel a headache when she thought about the prices.

Of course, workers' wages are relatively higher.

If the salary of a worker in a steel factory in my hometown county is 24 yuan, then the salary in a steel factory in Beijing is about 30 yuan, which is a little higher. It is mainly due to regional differences.

So prices will naturally be different.

But for Li Xiaohua, this was a matter of life and death. She was thinking of buying more eggs from home and bringing them to Beijing.

After getting on the train, the whole family sat in their seats with some excitement.

The old train started quickly, and the locomotive emitting black smoke left the prosperous capital city with the sound of rolling wheels, heading south.

Unlike the last time the car went to the north, no accidents happened this time. Yang Jun didn't even see any petty theft.

Lying down peacefully, Yang Jun half fell asleep on Cheng Xiaoyu's shoulder the whole way. The little girl could only support him with her thin body.

"Look at these two little guys. I thought they were more fun when they were little. I didn't expect them to be so grown up now and even married."

I couldn't help but feel a little emotional, thinking about how Xiaoyuer had always followed Xiaoshan when they were young. At that time, I never thought that they would become a family in the future.

The two were born at about the same time, experienced the early death of their father, and grew up living with their mother. The same experience gave them many common topics.

Moreover, before the arrival of the new era, everywhere was in chaos, and every household was short of a male member. As a result, if something happened, many people would not be able to take care of it, so everyone lived very cautiously.

You know, the year Yang Jun was born was a drought year. Millions of people in the neighboring countries died overnight, which dealt a heavy blow to countless people. It also affected the food and population of Lu Province. Everything was decreasing rapidly.

Yang Jun's father, Yang Sanxi, had to endure countless hardships to be able to have him born and survive.

Similarly, this was also the last period of peaceful days for Li Xiaohua.

Two years later, after Yang Sanxi's accident, the burden of life fell on her, a woman of only 25, who had to work alone in the fields with her three children to feed them. She remembered that when they were young, Li Xiaohua would cook earthworms for them, even when they were starving.

Not to mention the leaves of the locust trees, they have all been plucked out, leaving no bark.

"Yumei, after we get off the car, come with me to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, and then we'll go see Hongmei and the reinforcements."

I took a bus from the provincial capital and finally returned to my hometown Feixian.

When we were about to get off the bus, my mother kept telling us what to do next and told us not to forget.

"By the way, Xiaoshan, when do you think the luggage will arrive?"

"They've probably arrived. They're using a transport train, which is much faster than ours."

"Okay, where did you put that thing for us? Let's take it home together later."

"Mom, I asked someone to send it directly home, there will be no problem."

"Then we have to hurry. There's no one in the room. Don't leave things outside and ruin them."

After getting off the bus, since no one brought anything with them, they naturally did things as planned with ease.

The first thing is to go buy some things.

I have already bought things for my elder sister and nephew, but they are all in the bag that Yang Jun put them in. I can only talk about it after I get back. It’s the same if I buy some now and go to see them.

In fact, we haven't seen each other for only a few months, which is about the same time as the time after my eldest sister started working and got married. It's just that at that time she could still visit mother and family from time to time. Now she has moved to Beijing, so I miss them especially.

Just as they arrived at the door of Yu's house, the eldest sister who was taking care of the baby was stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, tears started to flow in her eyes.

"mother!"

This sound was quite heart-wrenching.

The eldest sister's affection for my mother is no less than that. It can be said that the two of them are like sisters and mothers.

In addition to being her mother's eldest daughter, Yang Hongmei is also an expert in helping her take care of her younger siblings. From childhood to adulthood, the eldest sister has received the least care but has spent the most time taking care of others.

Because she was the eldest, she had to learn everything from washing clothes to cooking. In addition to helping her mother, she also had to cook for her younger brothers and sisters when her mother was away from work and could not come back. She even had to bring food and water to her mother in the fields.

After so many years, she has long been accustomed to being by her mother's side.

I cried for several days when I got married, and now I cried even more sadly.

"Mother!"

If she hadn't been holding Yu Yuanjun, who was less than a year old, she would have fainted in Li Xiaohua's arms.

Yang Yumei hurriedly helped her elder sister hold the child.

"Yumei!" She looked at her sister with tears in her eyes.

Then he set his eyes on Yang Jun again: "Xiaoshan, thank you for your hard work."

She knew even more clearly that many changes in this family were brought about by Xiaoshan, and that Xiaoshan was her favorite.

It can be said that to Yang Jun, his elder sister Yang Hongmei is like a sister and a mother.

It was his elder sister who carried him on her back as he grew up, cooked for him, and coaxed him to sleep.

"What's so hard about it? Don't be sad, sister. I'm still looking forward to eating the meal you cooked. I haven't eaten it for a long time and I'm thinking about it."

"Okay, okay, I'll do it right away." Yang Hongmei finally smiled. (End of this chapter)