It was dawn, and the carriage was alive again. People woke up one after another, and the older children were suffocating all night and jumping up and down in the carriage, and despite the constant greeting of the adults, they could not stop their enthusiasm. Food trucks and food and beverage trucks ply and fro from one to the other, and merchandise vendors seize the last chance to sell their wares.

Zijun's side was empty, and there was a new person sitting on the other side, she lost her initial interest, and turned her head to look out the window. The winter scene of the hometown is a little bleak, there are not too many evergreen plants, there is no vegetation cover in the large fields, the yellow of the soil is exposed, there has just been a light snowfall, and there is some white everywhere, it seems more and more empty in the wilderness, cold and lonely, but so familiar, so missable, the closer to home, the more there is a stream of heat surging in the heart!

It's close, it's close, it's finally close, watching the train stop slowly, the familiar scenery slowly comes into view, Zijun can't wait to pull the box and walk to the door.

As soon as he got out of the car, the cold wind rushed towards him, cutting his face painfully, Zijun couldn't help but shiver, and wrapped the cotton clothes that he had just taken out of the suitcase before getting out of the car. Holding his hands and blowing lightly, a white mist spread in front of him, so cold, but this is the winter in his hometown, so familiar, so nostalgic, Zijun couldn't help but show a big smile, and quickly ran to the exit of the station with his suitcase.

Afraid that her parents would be worried, she went home and did not tell her family in advance that she would come back today. I just got on the last train and made a phone call home.

"Daddy, Mommy, Mommy—I'm back!" looked at the familiar fence from afar, and my brother was standing by the courtyard gate and peeking out. When he saw her from afar, he ran to her.

"Junjun, you're back!" Zi'an hurriedly took the box in Zijun's hand, took his sister's hand and walked home.

"Sister, sister,——" Zimei also ran out of the house and hugged Zijun.

I haven't seen my brother for almost a year, my brother has grown a lot taller, and my sister has also grown taller. At this time, my mother also ran out of the kitchen with a spatula and hugged Zijun.

"Mom, I'm back. Zijun said with a smile.

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back, Junjun, Mom has made something to eat for you!" Mom remembered that there were still vegetables stir-fried in the pot, and hurriedly rushed into the kitchen.

"Brother, what about Dad, is Dad okay?"

"Dad is getting better, but he's sleeping. ”

"Sister, I miss you so much. Dad has been talking about you every day for the past few days, and he will be happy to see you for a while. Zimei took Zijun's arm and chirped at her like a little sparrow, and followed Zijun into her parents' bedroom.

Chen Zhili was lying quietly on the bed, his face was a little older and thinner than before, but he was not yet fifty years old, and his temples had some gray hair. He slept deeply, with his mouth slightly open and snoring slightly.

"Dad, I'm back. Zijun gently sat on the edge of the bed and helped his father tuck the quilt, and he couldn't stop his tears.

"Junjun, Dad is really much better, the doctor said that it will be better if you raise it for a year or two. Just now, I was thinking about why you haven't come back yet...... "Dad's spirit is still a little poor, otherwise I know where my sister is willing to fall asleep when she comes back." Zi'an remembered the day he came back, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red again.

It wasn't too cold that day, but Dad was sitting there in a thick winter coat and roasting the fire, and he was so dark and thin that he couldn't hold back his tears when he saw them. It is said that men don't flick when they have tears, but they haven't reached the sad place, but that person is his father, who stands up to the sky and the earth and shelters them from the wind and rain. Suddenly he became so weak, and he couldn't help but cry when he thought of how much his father had done for them, and he couldn't do anything, and had to let his young sister run around for him. The father and son hugged their heads and cried for a while in that room, and the mother hid to wipe her tears.

"Is it cold, sister, do you want to bake the fire? I heard them say that it's warm over there, and you can wear skirts in winter. Zimei also sat on the edge of the bed next to Zijun, holding her sister's cold hand.

"It's not cold. Just sit here and spend time with my dad. "I just got out of the car and I was really a little uncomfortable, my face was blown by the north wind, and it would be red, but when I thought of home, my heart was warm.

"Uh-huh, we're all here with Dad. Zimei leaned on her sister's shoulder and coquettishly. The age difference between the two sisters is only more than a year, and they used to be good like a person, but now that my sister has gone out to work, she has been gone for so long, and she has to think about her sister more than anyone else. Every time my sister called back, she was the first to rush over to answer the phone when Chen Zi's whole family called. Chen Zi'an also found a chair in the room and sat down, and the three brothers and sisters sat there and talked quietly.

"Junjun, Junjun, you're back. Chen Zhili woke up after a while, struggling to sit up, since he fell from the car last year and fell his head, it's good, but his mental head is much worse than before, otherwise he would sleep like that, and he didn't even know if his daughter was back.

"Dad, I'm back. ”

"Junjun has lost weight. Chen Zhili reached out and touched his daughter's head, feeling his father's slightly cool palm, Zijun wanted to cry again for a moment, she blinked, her face came to the stage slightly, and she grinned:

"I'm not skinny, Daddy. They all said it was just right. "When Zijun went out, when she was still a young girl, she was a little baby fat, but now she is drawn, and the whole person looks a lot slimmer.

"Yes, Dad, my sister is just right like this, I can't lose weight if I want to. "Zimei also has some baby fat, and her original goose-egg-shaped face looks a little round, but Zijun has lost weight because of her weight loss, and her goose-egg-shaped face shows the beauty of a girl.

"What are children doing so thinly. Dad laughed and scolded.

"Dad, I'll be sixteen next year, and I'll be young. Zimei shouted unobtrusively.

"You are the youngest in our family, you are not a child who is a child. Brother Chen Zi'an also quipped.

"Sister, you see, my brother bullied me, and he bullied me. ”

"You little ancestor, who dares to bully you in the family now. The elder brother scolded with a smile.

Zi'an is telling the truth, Chen Zhili has never had the idea of patriarchy, and he has been strict with his son since he was a child, but he loves these two daughters very much. In other people's homes, boys have to eat, wear, and play, and girls have nothing less to help with housework, and their family has two younger sisters who have nothing to do. Before their father's accident, the sisters had never worked in the fields, and when they were busy with farming, they would at most sweep the floor, wash clothes, and cook at home, and only need to help sweep the floor when they are not busy.

"Hmph!" Zimei said unconvinced. After all, Zimei's childlike behavior still diluted the faint sad atmosphere that had permeated before, and the whole family laughed.

"What did the father and son say, hurry up and eat. "Mom couldn't hide her joy.

"It's so fragrant, it's been a long time since I've eaten such a fragrant meal. Zijun took a deep snort and sighed.

"Eat fast, eat more. Dad kept adding vegetables to Zijun's bowl.

"Junjun, this is what you love to eat. "Mom is not far behind.

"Sister, you see, my parents don't care about us anymore. Zimei feigned protest.

"Come, this one you like to eat, my sister will give it to you. Zimei also laughed as he ate fried lettuce in his mouth.

"Brother, this is what you love to eat, you should eat more. Zijun sandwiched another chopsticks and scrambled eggs for his brother. Mom and Dad were funny.

After an overnight train ride, I was very tired, but because I saw my family, I didn't feel very tired while being excited. The family finally got together, and Chen Zhili sat for a while longer than usual, and the whole family sat together to bake the fire and chat, enjoying themselves and keeping the cold out of the house.