The two-month winter break passed very quickly.

On the day of the start of the mountain, Wei Ying and her father left home at the same time......

Wei Ying's mother sent the father and daughter to the square......

In the Changqing community of Weiyang Lake, every year when the drilling workers start to go up the mountain, there will always be more than a dozen buses parked in the square.

The family members who were around to see off were beating gongs and drums and setting off firecrackers, hoping that they could continue to work hard in the new year and dedicate light and heat to the motherland's oil construction cause.

When Wei Ying's mother put Wei Ying and Wei Ying's father on the bus,

He stood at the door, couldn't help but shed tears, and said:

"Time, it's so fast, the family hasn't stayed together for long, and it's time to separate again......"

Wei Ying sat in the front row, he opened the window, and said to his tearful mother:

"Mom, don't cry...... In the past two months, isn't our family happy and together?"

Wei Ying's father was also beside him, comforting Wei Ying's mother and saying:

"the kid, we're going up the mountain, we're going to work, we're not going to do anything, don't be sad......"

Wei Ying's mother wiped her tears and said:

"In the past, every time on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, when you go up the mountain to start, you will send your father alone...... But now, when I send both of you up the mountain at one time, I suddenly have a feeling of reluctance......"

Wei Ying's father said to Wei Ying's mother:

"In the past, I was the only oil worker in our family...... Now that Wei Ying has become an oil worker, you should feel proud......"

Wei Ying took out a tissue from her pocket, stretched out the window, wiped her mother's tears, and said:

"Mom, don't be sad, I'll go up the mountain to work for half a year, and I'll come back from vacation to see your ......"

And when Wei Ying's father settled his daughter, he got off the bus and walked down.

Since, where Wei Ying works, in the Sulige Desert,

And the place where Wei Ying's father works is in the loess mountains of northern Shaanxi,

Therefore, the father and daughter cannot take the same bus.

I saw that when Wei Ying's father got off the bus, he held Wei Ying's mother in his arms, and then said to Wei Ying, who was sitting in the bus:

"Wei Ying, after you go up the mountain, you must work hard, and you must not slack off......"

After speaking, Wei Ying's father comforted his sobbing wife again and said:

"the kid, I think the kids are stronger than you...... Okay, don't cry......"

When the bus, the moment it starts,

Wei Ying waved goodbye to her father and mother and said:

"Go back, you must pay attention to your body, when I go up the mountain, I will definitely work hard......"

Wei Ying's mother looked at the bus in the distance, she was uncomfortable lying on Wei Ying's father's chest and crying, and said:

"This parting is more than half a year...... I wish my children could stay with me every day and not be separated for so long......"

Wei Ying's father hugged his wife tightly, he comforted his wife, and said:

"Since we have chosen the oil industry, we must be mentally prepared to be separated from our loved ones...... After all, oil and gas are in remote mountains and deserts...... If we oil workers stay with our families all year round, then how can we dedicate oil to the motherland?"

Wei Ying's mother wiped her tears and said:

"However, after you are gone, after my daughter is gone, I am alone at home, and you can't experience that feeling of loneliness......"

Wei Ying's father patted his wife's shoulder, and in his heart, he suddenly felt very sorry for his wife, and said:

"you, to be honest, we've been living this life of separation since you married me...... All these years, you have been alone at home, with children, taking care of my parents, as well as the family...... Now, your dearest daughter, Wei Ying, is also on the drilling team......"

After speaking, Wei Ying's father let out a long sigh, and then walked towards the bus where his drilling team was not far away.

When Wei Ying's father got on the bus, he opened the window, waved goodbye to his wife, and said:

"you, we've all been like this, and we've lived a lifetime...... Every time after the New Year, when you start to go up the mountain, you come to see me off, and you have to cry...... But you have to believe that this distinction is worth it......"

Wei Ying's mother nodded, she encouraged her husband, and said:

"Actually, I also know that this distinction between our oil families is necessary...... I'm just feeling bad in my heart, it's just ......"

As she spoke, Wei Ying's mother squeezed out a smile from her face,

She waved goodbye to her husband and said:

"Wa Dad, after joining the drilling team, you must work diligently...... Although, you are also older and in your fifties, but you still have to work hard, after all, you are not retired, and you are still a front-line oil worker......"

When Wei Ying's father saw that his wife finally had a smile on her face, he was relieved.

The moment the bus started, Wei Ying's father said loudly to Wei Ying's mother:

"Wife, I'm gone, I love you forever......"

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After two full days, the bus that Wei Ying was riding in finally entered the Sulige Desert.

When Wei Ying saw through the window, the towering derrick not far away,

In his heart, the desire for work and the spirit of struggle were quickly stimulated.

I saw that Wei Ying was very happy and excited, and said to Liang Boyi, the driller who was sitting not far away:

"After resting at home, after more than two months, I finally returned to the drilling team......"

Liang Boyi looked out the window, the flying sand and rocks in the desert, and he said to Wei Ying:

"Every year, on the drilling team, it is also this time of year, the work is the hardest...... Because, at this time, not only the weather is the coldest, but also the wind and sand are the largest......"

Wei Ying took out a pair of dogskin pants from the package he was carrying, and he said:

"It's okay, when I came up this time, my mother bought me a pair of dogskin pants, which are very warm, as long as I work at night at night, I will wear them, work on the platform, and I will not be afraid of the cold......"

Liang Boyi stretched out his hand and touched the dogskin pants, he felt very warm, and said:

"As the saying goes, dogs warm their mouths, people warm their legs...... As long as the legs are not cold, then the whole body will be warm......"

Then, Wei Ying took out another one, a red scarf-like thing,

He said to the driller Liang Boyi:

"Driller, look at this thing, what is it......"

Driller Liang Boyi took the scarf from Wei Ying's hand, put it around his neck, and said:

"This thing, put it around the neck, the neck is going to be very warm......"

Wei Ying said to the driller Liang Boyi:

"Last winter, when I was working on the drilling team, although I was wearing a cotton hat on my head, there was nothing to keep warm around my neck, but I froze to death...... This year, my mother knitted me a sweater that I could wear around my neck...... As long as I put this neck sweater around my neck...... Then, when I work at night, I am no longer afraid of the cold......"

Liang Boyi was very envious and said:

"I really envy you, Wei Ying, to have such a loving mother......"

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