Unknowingly, it was almost the end of the year, and Qi Xiyu had been working in that watch factory for several months, and she would send 300 yuan home every month's salary. Save the rest of the money carefully, Wu Qianfan is not like her, she only sent money to her family once, and the rest of her salary is all saved, when her cousin and Wu Qianfan are on vacation, they go out shopping together and buy two sets of new clothes, Qi Xiyu follows them to go shopping, but she is reluctant to buy clothes. I usually wear clothes that I brought from my hometown.

My cousin persuaded her to buy two sets of new clothes to wear by herself, don't be so saving, the money from part-time work is inexhaustible, Qi Xiyu had to smile and said: "Cousin, I am the eldest in the family, my parents are very hard at home, I send a little money home every month, write a letter back, let them feel at ease, and after working for a long time in the future, I will buy it myself." ”

Wu Qianfan also persuaded her that her cousin would send money home in two months, she had a son in her hometown, and she had responsibilities, Qi Xiyu had many sisters in her family, and she was the eldest sister, so the responsibility was greater, Wu Qianfan was the third in the family, so she was not so economical. I have been living in this big city for a few months, and I gradually feel that the road here is wider than the one at home, and it is still a cement road. I hope that I will work hard, and I don't have to go back to my hometown to farm, because I am short and doing farm work is just average.

There is still one month left to go to the New Year, the boss said, take a holiday in advance, let these employees buy tickets home earlier, during the Spring Festival, train tickets are difficult to buy, bus tickets are also, plane tickets are reluctant to spend money to buy, three months' wages are immediately gone, at that time the salary is relatively small.

Qi Xiyu's monthly living expenses were not used up, and on the 10th of this month, after the last salary, the team leader told her that she was going to buy a ticket to go home. If you don't go home, you can stay in the factory, she asked Qi Xiyu, do you want to go home? Qi Xiyu immediately said: "Team leader, I wish you a smooth journey and get home as soon as possible." I'll ask my cousin about it, and I'll see it then. The other employees were talking about the current tickets, and when they returned to the dormitory after work, my cousin followed Qi Xiyu to the dormitory, and my cousin asked her.

Qi Xiyu thought for a while and whispered: "Cousin, go back, I won't go back this year, it's so uncomfortable to ride in the car, I want to get motion sickness." "My cousin immediately persuaded her, what should you do if you are here alone? Go back with us, Wu Qianfan also heard it, and immediately came over and persuaded her to go back together. Qi Xiyu was reluctant to agree.

Some of the other employees in the dormitory want to go back, some don't, and some relatives and family members are here, and they are here for the New Year. After discussing for a while, my cousin had to sigh and whisper, "Then don't run around alone, buy something to eat by yourself, let's go back, come early then." You can rest well for the past 20 days. When the time comes, you call home and reassure them. ”

Qi Xiyu nodded and said okay, after discussing, my cousin and Wu Qianfan went to buy train tickets first, Qi Xiyu lay on the bed and began to sleep, because she had been working and rarely asked for leave, so she was still quite tired, her cousin and Wu Qianfan went out, Qi Xiyu did not regret it, she really didn't want to go home, because it was too uncomfortable to take the car, she was reluctant to spend money to buy plane tickets, it was too expensive, and she would get motion sickness. If it was only half a day's journey, she would definitely go home. It takes more than a day to take the train at the earliest, and it may take longer to take the car, and I have never taken such a long-distance bus.

My cousin is actually very helpless, coming to work so far away, it's inconvenient to go home, and she really suffers by taking the car, she also hopes that Qi Xiyu will be good here, and she knows that motion sickness is very uncomfortable. My cousin called the second cousin and asked her to go home together, the second cousin has not been home for the New Year for two years, because it is uncomfortable to ride in the car, and this year I have to call my sister anyway and go home together for the New Year.

After the cousin and Wu Qianfan waited until the second cousin came over, they took the car to the xx railway station together, there were many people in it, all of them were migrant workers from other provinces, lined up, waited for a long time, and after asking clearly, they immediately bought a train ticket with their ID cards, and it took most of the day to take the car back at four o'clock in the afternoon. When my cousin and Wu Qianfan returned to the dormitory, Qi Xiyu had already woken up, she had washed her clothes, washed her shoes, and washed her hair.

Seeing her cousin and them coming back, she immediately smiled and said, "Cousin, you have bought the tickets." ”

The cousin immediately sat on the edge of her bed, and Wu Qianfan immediately took a sip of water, sighed and said, "There are so many people, there are more people in the car now than when we first came." We've already bought train tickets, and the price has gone up. "My cousin said yes, too.

Qi Xiyu immediately asked: "Cousin, have you eaten it?" The cousin shook her head and said not yet, Qi Xiyu immediately took out a pack of biscuits and gave them to her cousin to eat, and asked Wu Qianfan to eat some too, they nodded and said okay, now they are a little hungry, cousin They eat, fragrant biscuits, eating very fragrant, Qi Xiyu rarely buys them, but sometimes they buy a little to eat.

After eating half of the biscuits, my cousin stopped eating them immediately, and my cousin immediately said, "Xiyu, come to me tonight to eat, tomorrow morning we will leave by car, and my aunt will not go home for the New Year." When the time comes, you can buy something to accompany your aunt. Qi Xiyu nodded and said okay. After drinking the water, my cousin and Qi Xiyu walked out of the dormitory. Seeing that the Chinese New Year was coming, there were more pedestrians on the street, and my cousin took them into the supermarket, bought meat and vegetables, paid the money, and walked towards the rental house.

The shops on both sides of the street put all kinds of music, all of which are promotional and discounted, all kinds of goods are on sale, the boss is also standing at the door, in Mandarin and local dialect, shouting to pedestrians, let them hurry up and buy, just now in the shopping mall supermarket, the inside is also like this, the waiter is enthusiastic to sell, only at this time, these people spend money generously, because the New Year is coming, all kinds of New Year's goods are piled up on the shelves of the shopping mall. The people inside kept picking and choosing their own supplies in order to have a good year.

It didn't take long for Qi Xiyu and her cousin to come to the rental house, and the aunt was also at home, Qi Xiyu and they called immediately, and the second cousin also came, everyone greeted each other warmly, asked each other, put down the meat and vegetables in their hands, cousin They began to wash and start cooking, and the second cousin immediately asked: "Xiyu, aren't you going back to your hometown?"

Qi Xiyu immediately said: "If you don't go back, you will go back later." Second cousin, do you want to go back?" the second cousin nodded and said yes, tomorrow I will ride with your cousin and them. The aunt was also helping, and she said that she would not go back, and that it would be more uncomfortable to ride in the car as she got older. When I have a holiday next year, I usually go back and it's not so crowded. The aunt said that she would only go home once every three years, and her two sons had grown up, so they were still a lot more relieved, and now they can work and earn more money, so that they don't have to come out when they are in their sixties.

The five of them were busy for more than an hour, fried four dishes, greeted each other, and sat down to eat together. The aunt said while eating: "Your uncle and they won't go back, the two sons have also come out, and they will come over when the time comes for the New Year." "Cousin, they said yes right away. While eating, she said, is there a year-end bonus, my aunt has been working for more than three years, and the factory rewarded her with 400 yuan, and my aunt is very happy. Qi Xiyu and the others haven't worked for a full year, so there is no reward.

My cousin immediately said while eating: "Let's do a good job, it's hard to find a job now, there should be a reward for working for a year, anyway, the usual salary can be paid on time." We are rural people, and this is the hope. Mom and Dad also wanted to send a little money back. Everyone nodded yes. It's good to be able to have a job and not starve to death in such a distant place. The second cousin has been working in that factory for more than two years, and has issued two year-end bonuses, each time for 500 yuan, and the second cousin is very happy.

Everyone talked while eating, talking about the people in the family, as well as the people they knew at work, and asked their cousins to buy motion sickness medicine when they went back, and they had a smooth journey and arrived home as soon as possible. The meal lasted for more than an hour, and after everyone was full, my cousin cleaned up the dishes and went to wash, and the second cousin went to help. Qi Xiyu accompanied her aunt and talked for a while. After her cousin had washed herself, she immediately said, "Cousin, I'll send you tomorrow morning." My cousin immediately said no, they would leave early, probably by seven o'clock in the morning. Qi Xiyu had no choice but to nod and say okay, Wu Qianfan won't go back tonight, tell her to be careful when she goes back alone, Qi Xiyu nodded and said okay.

After a while, my cousin sent her downstairs and told her to hurry back to the dormitory, she nodded and said yes, and left quickly, her heart was a little sad, because she couldn't go home, she was afraid of motion sickness, and it was the first time that she was alone outside for the New Year. After returning to the dormitory, the sisters in the dormitory were talking there, and they had already bought their tickets, and they could go back tomorrow when they wanted to go home. Everyone was very happy to see their parents, as well as other relatives. Everyone's got an early rest.

At six o'clock the next morning, the sisters who were going home had already gotten up, washed their faces and brushed their teeth, and before half past six, they pulled their luggage and walked out of the dormitory. Qi Xiyu was also woken up, and when they were finished, she got up immediately, closed the door of the dormitory, and took a look, there were still two sisters who had not gone out, and they were still sleeping. Qi Xiyu returned to bed and continued to sleep, thinking that her cousin and they were also going out at this time, at that time, they had just taken a car to get here, and they were also holding a flashlight at five o'clock in the morning, and their cousin sent her cousin and herself to the street to take a car. Because it's in the countryside, you have to walk a long way.