Section 4 Goodbye, Tangfeng Team 7

The morning fog gradually cleared as the morning light lifted, the sun slowly rose from the coconut grove, and the threshing floor was covered with tall tree shadows and golden sunlight.

The village, which had slept all night, also woke up.

Smoke wafted from the village, and people appeared on the edge of the fields in twos and threes.

The well platform slowly became lively, and the girls began to carry water and slurry to wash. It's always a place for women, and it's hard to see men at any given time.

A fat-headed, big-eared black pig is humming outside the well pen, looking for a hungry breakfast.

A little girl of seven or eight years old, with her horns tied up, her trousers rolled up high, carrying two lead buckets of well water, swaying, walked with difficulty into the alley, her two immature arms resting on the black bamboo pole, the heels were covered with deep cracks, and the cracked skin was embedded with black dirt that may never be washed away.

Why are parents willing to let these children take on the burden of life too early?

In the little girl's vanishing alley, there was a disgusting smell of burnt fish, which one was grilling fish in the stove.

Ma Linxi had seen that scene in the homes of many members. The charcoal in the stove opened a small pit, buried the fresh fish in it, and roasted it with hot ashes, without removing the scales or opening the intestines and gutting the internal organs, and when it was cooked, it was pulled out of the ashes and eaten in the hand.

Compared with grilled fish, the taste of roast pig is easy for mainlanders to accept, and even has a sense of luxury. This fragrance is strong, and it looks like it is emitted from the coconut grove at the entrance of the village. Three one-man sticks were crossed and tied together, and a shiny suckling pig hung out, the open flame of the firewood had been extinguished, and the red fire was flickering. The suckling pig was also not disemboweled, its belly was roasted round and round, and the skin was like buttered bread. That kind of fragrance, when you smell it, will make people swallow saliva. There was no one next to the roast pig, but there was a big black dog sitting there quietly, perhaps, it was sent by the owner to take care of it? Funnily enough, there was a pig in the distance of the fire looking for something, and it had coaxed small pits into the ground, completely ignoring the fate of its kind.

What a pig. Marlinsi thought.

Unconsciously, in the leisure of looking at the scenery, Ma Linxi forgot about fatigue and time. The last few days slipped between my fingers so imperceptibly.

In the blink of an eye, Marlinsi and the others will start their journey home one after another tomorrow.

Yes, tomorrow, they will leave here.

When she was homesick, Marlinsi especially wanted to leave here, and she couldn't wait to put on her wings and return to her mother and wife to reunite.

He also wants to see his grandmother's new grave, and he is going to kowtow to his grandmother. It was his grandmother who gave him a whole childhood, toil and hardship, joy and happiness. Thinking of grandma, Marinsi's nose was sour.

Looking up, it is a familiar and beautiful scenery that has been accompanied by each other for half a year. However, he was about to leave here tomorrow and return home, and Ma Linxi's heart suddenly gave birth to a trace of inexplicable trouble and loss.

In the morning, the Hedong breeding team loaded the last batch of seeds onto a large truck and pulled them to Sanya for consignment.

It is said that the seeds arrived home faster than they did. At the same time, they also packed the large luggage into the car. But coconuts and rattan chairs still have to go with people. It is said that consignment is not allowed on the railway. Rattan products may also be prohibited from leaving the island. It seems that there is only a chance to try. Coconuts are not shipped because shipping is too expensive. Coupled with other luggage, at least not less than one hundred and fifty pounds, the burden on the road is not light.

Marlinsi repacked the luggage and organized it into three pieces, one to carry with him and the other two to carry on a flat shoulder. The flat pole is made by yourself, the last time I went into the mountains to chop firewood, I found a piece of material, and it took two rest days to make it after I came back, and the surface was very smooth with a bowl of porcelain, and it was used for several days during this harvest, and it was already shiny.

At noon, a photo taker came from Chongpo Commune, and they took a few more photos, and coincidentally, the liaison officers rushed to hear the news, and everyone played together for a while, and happily took a group photo. What surprised Ma Linxi was that Ke Ruiying, Ke Naying, Wang Changsong, Xu Feng and Ma Linxi took a group photo alone.

"We'll go back tomorrow morning, and today is goodbye. Come and be a guest with us. Ma Linxi held Ke Ruiying's hand with a relaxed look. In fact, my heart is not relaxed at all, and I feel heavy. This separation, perhaps, will never have the opportunity to meet in a lifetime.

"Will you come back next year?" Ke Ruiying opened those big deep and beautiful eyes.

"Nope. It's this fall, and we're still here. Xing Yiyou snatched the conversation away.

After saying goodbye to the liaison girls, everyone hastily ate dinner and prepared enough for tomorrow's breakfast - two steamed buns and a pot of boiling water. Then, we will borrow the items from the production team and the employees' homes and return them one by one.

On this night, everyone will sleep in kimono for the night, because all the clothes and daily necessities on the bed are packed.

When I woke up, the sun was rising in the east. It was another cloudless sunny day.

The fresh air is refreshing, yesterday's troubles, the fatigue of the past have melted away without a trace, and the whole body and mind at this moment have flown back to their hometown, looking forward to embarking on the way home soon.

The bus that sent the Hedong breeding team members had already stopped next to the road at the entrance of the village.

Everyone quickly moved their luggage and belongings, and Marlinsi sat in his seat like everyone else, feeling a little uneasy, looking out of the window from time to time.

The Jianfeng Ridge in the distance is full of white clouds, with a bit of mystery and charm. The Tangfeng Seventh Team in front of me is as verdant and lush as when I first came, surrounded by coconut trees, and the image has become a little blurry.

The car started up, and the windows creaked with the roar of the motor.

When it was about to start, under the leadership of the cadres of the brigade, Ke Meiying, Ke Meiying, Ke Naying and the liaison girls walked quickly towards the bus parked on the side of the road.

It turned out that they were here to see off the breeding team.

Everyone in the car got out of the car one after another, shook hands with each other warmly, and shook hands one by one.

For several months, everyone worked together, saw each other, and became a temporary family. Now, suddenly leaving, everyone's heart is a little reluctant.

"Write to me. Ke Meiying said to Ma Linxi affectionately.

"Definitely. I wish you success. Marlinsi held her hand again, very strongly. He also felt her strength, felt her blood beating, how he didn't want to let go. This release may be the eternal parting of this life and this life......

The car started slowly, and the breeding team members leaned out of the window and waved to the crowd on the side of the road.

"Goodbye!"

"Goodbye!"

"Goodbye ......"

"Goodbye ......"

……

The sun was rising, and the crowd of people who saw them off were bathed in golden sunlight.

Ke Meiying, Ke Ruiying, and Ke Naying are still waving to their side.

Gradually, gradually, Marinsi's vision blurred......

(End of book)