After the Spring Festival, Qi Yang followed his parents to visit his relatives.
In this era, there was nothing good about visiting relatives. Everyone did not have much money, and there were no decent gifts. The only things they could take out were some dried fruits and the like.
However, Qi Yang was admitted to university this year and was the top scorer of the national college entrance examination.
His parents felt proud and happy, so they specially brought Qi Yang to visit relatives and friends.
Different relatives had the same excuse:
"Aiya, Xiao Yang, I didn't expect you to finally become successful!”
"When your parents asked you to drop out of school to earn work points, I was the one who persuaded them to let you continue studying.”
"To be able to become the top scorer in the country is a matter of bringing honor to your ancestors.”
"Xiao Yang, do you have a partner? First Aunt will introduce one to you. Do you want to meet him?”
“……”
Qi Yang felt numb again after the New Year's greetings!
Fortunately, it was already the fifth day of the first month. Qi Yang packed his luggage and prepared to set off for Stone City.
Although the registration date written on the notice was the eighth or ninth day of the month.
However, it would take more than 30 hours to travel from Hui Province to Hebei Province by train!
In this day and age, there were no express trains or bullet trains, and the train had not increased its speed. Sometimes, it was easy for something to happen and cause the train to stop and delay time.
Moreover, there was no train in the county. It would take nearly a day to get from the village to the train station in Clam City!
Therefore, it was safest to leave early.
After packing his things, he arrived at the village entrance under the escort of his parents.
His younger brother, Qi Dong, helped him carry the bag of clothes while his younger sister, Qi Yue, tugged at the corner of his shirt with tears in her eyes, looking reluctant to part with him.
At the entrance of the village, the only donkey cart of the production team was parked.
Second Uncle stood beside the donkey cart with a long whip in his hand.
The village chief and the entire village stood at the side, smiling at Qi Yang.
Qi Yang had become the top scorer of the national college entrance examination. In the eyes of the villagers, this was an incredible matter. People said that the old Qi family's ancestral grave was emitting smoke. Qi Yang was going to be a high-ranking official this time!
Therefore, no matter how harmonious the villagers were, they all came to send Qi Yang off.
The village chief wanted to send Qi Yang off personally, but the powerful Second Master snatched the whip away.
Second Master had watched Qi Yang grow up, so he could only send him off himself!
No one could snatch the whip from his hand, and even the village chief had to step aside!
Qi Yang threw his luggage onto the donkey cart and sat beside it.
Second Uncle sat on the other side and waved the long whip in his hand. The whip lashed out in the air like a thunderbolt.
The donkey let out a low cry and pulled the cart forward with all its might.
"Dad, Mom, don't worry about me!"
Qi Yang waved goodbye in the car.
Her mother was wiping her tears, and her little sister was crying in her arms.
Qi Dong looked at him with envy and admiration as he waved his hands vigorously.
His father stood there, smoking his cigarette as he stared pitifully at Qi Yang in the car!
Qi Yang's heart ached.
As the donkey cart left, the figures of his parents gradually blurred. Finally, they completely merged into the scenery, becoming one with the blue sky, white clouds, and old trees…
In the past, carriages were slow and letters were long. It often took a lifetime to travel from Huai River to Hebei!
Therefore, with his parents around, he wouldn't travel far!
However, for the sake of his own future and to change his fate, Qi Yang still gritted his teeth and embarked on the road to the distant future.
From the moment he was reborn, he had embarked on the path of playing chess with the heavens!
……
Second Master sent Qi Yang to the station.
After getting into the car, Qi Yang told Second Master to drive slowly and take care of himself at home.
"I remember, I remember. Go and study hard there!”
Second Uncle waved at the roadside. After Qi Yang's car started, he turned around and boarded the donkey cart.
It took Qi Yang five hours to reach Clam City.
Clam City was the transportation hub of Northern Wan, so there were many people in the station!
Although there were not many people going out in this era, there were very few trains. Moreover, there was almost no order in buying tickets. Everyone swarmed forward.
Fortunately, Qi Yang was tall and managed to squeeze his way to the window with his bag. He bought a ticket to Shicheng in Hebei Province and waited in the dilapidated waiting hall for a while before boarding the train.
He sat in his seat, and a young man sat opposite him.
The young man looked refined and his clothes were clean. It was obvious that he was from the city.
He panted heavily after he sat in his seat, as if it had taken him a lot of effort to squeeze into the train.
Qi Yang was not too familiar with this young man because he was Qi Yang's roommate in the lower bunk in his previous life and was also his best friend!
His name was Lin Hengzhi, and his family was indeed from the city. His parents were senior technicians in the factory, and their monthly income was extremely generous.
However, Lin Hengzhi also did not escape the common fate of the young people of his generation. He was ordered to go to the countryside and cut the queue for two years.
Moreover, he was still hot-blooded when he went.
In the end, he went to the most remote and poor place in the northwest of Qin Province!
In Lin Hengzhi's own words, the rats left in tears when they went there. They could not eat a single fine grain all year round. They did not dare to speak when it was windy. The moment they opened their mouths, they would spit out a mouthful of yellow soil!
Moreover, there was a lack of water there. Ordinary people could not take a shower more than a few times a year.
After two years of cutting the queue, Lin Hengzhi was so thin from hunger that when he returned to the city, he was like a little mud monkey. Even the family could not recognize him!
But this was not the worst!
Because the worst was yet to come!
Although Lin Hengzhi's family was well-off, after the 1980s, there was a wave of people going abroad. His parents might have had a brain cramp, but they quit their high-paying jobs in the factory and planned to go abroad. They even asked Lin Hengzhi to retire and come back with them.
Lin Hengzhi couldn't argue with him, so he retired from the army. The family of three sold their house in the city and went to Beautiful Country.
His parents thought that they would be able to do well in the country with fresh air!
But in fact, most of the people who went abroad in the 1980s did not end up well. Only a few really did well in foreign countries.
Lin Hengzhi's family of three was considered to be in a very bad situation. Because they met a bad person, when they arrived in Beautiful Country, all their money was cheated clean. Only Lin Hengzhi himself knew a little English. His parents did not understand the language, so he was reduced to washing dishes in a restaurant.
A highly paid senior technician in the country had gone abroad to wash dishes. This difference was really too sad.
They wanted to come back, but they realized that it was easy to go out, but difficult to come back. They submitted their application letters to return to China over and over again, but there was no news.
Just like that, the family of three had a rough time in Beauty Nation year after year. It was not until 2000 years later that Lin Hengzhi came back alone. His parents had already lost all hope in life and were already old. They only wanted to live in Beauty Nation on relief funds.
After Lin Hengzhi returned, he realized that the Walkman equipment in the Dragon Country had just started. He found a channel and wholesale a batch of Walkmans. He set up a stall under the bridge in Beijing to sell them.
It was also that time when Qi Yang met him. The two brothers who had been through many hardships in their lives reunited after many years. They immediately found a restaurant to drink beer and chat, sharing their hearts and tears.
When Qi Yang saw Lin Hengzhi, his heart warmed. At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh at the fate of his best friend.
Since he had been reborn, he had to help this brother no matter what. He could not let him live such a miserable life again!
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