When they arrived in Min City, the capital of Min Province, Qiao Jiayue and the others finally got off the train, and after sitting on the train for so many days, they felt rusty all over their bodies.

She had planned to find a guest house near the train station to rest for the night before taking the train back to Kwonshi.

However, Hu Ailan and Hu Guoguo disagreed, thinking that it was too much of a waste of money, and they came back to sleepers, so they were not tired at all.

Qiao Jiayue couldn't resist their mother and daughter, so she had to buy tickets, but fortunately, they were lucky, they just bought tickets for the evening, and they arrived in Quanshi at noon tomorrow.

Min Province is mountainous, so the railway is also winding between the mountains, and it only takes five or six hours to reach other cities, which is more than twice as long in Min Province.

Qiao Jiayue originally planned to buy a seat ticket, but there was only a standing ticket left, so she didn't think about it and bought a sleeper ticket instead.

Perhaps because they are all college students, Qiao Jiayue easily bought tickets after showing her identity certificate.

This time the journey was relatively short, so they couldn't buy tickets for the lower bunks, so they had to stay on the upper bunks.

However, because it is a train in the province, the language on this train is mixed with Mandarin and local dialects.

The mountainous area of Min Province was a place of refuge in ancient times, which also led to the many dialects spoken in this place.

Hu Guoguo was still listening to other people's chats with her ears pricked up, but she didn't understand a word for most of the day, so she turned her head to look at the scenery outside the car window.

Qiao Jiayue also listened to it, but didn't hear any useful information, it seems that there is no big movement in Xia'an City.

Qiao Jiayue glanced at the people in the carriage, nothing special, and closed her eyes with peace of mind.

The journey was uneventful.

Qiao Jiayue and Hu Ailan took Hu Guoguo's hand left and right, and walked out of the train station with luggage in the other hand.

When she arrived at a familiar place, Qiao Jiayue's spirits were lifted and she took Hu Ailan's mother and daughter to the nearest state-run restaurant for dinner.

She highly recommends the local specialty lo mein, and Hu Ailan's mother and daughter have only gone to state-run hotels a handful of times, and their demeanor is a little restrained.

They all asked Qiao Jiayue to help them order food.

Three bowls of lo mein were served, and Hu Ailan looked at the bowl of rich lo mein in front of her in surprise, with eggs, meat, mushrooms, and other ingredients that she couldn't name.

There are so many ingredients that she imagined, and the taste is very good, Hu Ailan only tasted one bite and fell in love with this taste.

In the decades that followed, the memories of their mother and daughter were filled with the food of the city, which made them have an unusually good impression of the city, and included it in the retirement place.

After eating lo mein, Qiao Jiayue took Hu Ailan and them to take the car, but what she didn't expect was that their mother and daughter were gorgeously motion sickness.

It wasn't until they got on the tractor, basking in the sun and blowing a cool breeze, that the mother and daughter's mental state improved.

Hu Ailan pulled the corners of her mouth and laughed at herself: "Our mother and daughter are weird, they will get dizzy when they sit in a good car, but they feel that the tractor is more comfortable." ”

Qiao Jiayue laughed when she heard this, "Actually, this is not the reason why the body is not angry, but the road is not good, it is too bumpy, and the smell in the car is big, you just can't stand it." ”

The other people on the tractor listened and agreed with Qiao Jiayue's words: "Yes, the car only has a few windows, and the smell can't get out, can you not get dizzy after staying for a long time?"

"It's still this tractor refreshing, except for a little sun, nothing else is wrong, haha!"

Everyone else laughed.

Hu Guoguo listened to this awkward Mandarin, and also grinned and laughed.

Qiao Jiayue and their luck were good, just stopped in Taoxi Commune, and they ran into the newly bought tractor of the Gaoshan Brigade to go back and take a ride again.

The speed of the tractor was not fast, and Hu Guoguo stared at the plants and small animals around her with her eyes open, which she couldn't see in the north, which made her feel very novel.

Hu Ailan was a little surprised, is Qiao Jiayue's hometown located in a remote location on such a mountain road?

She was suddenly a little curious about how Qiao Jiayue and their brigade developed, and how could such a remote brigade afford to buy a tractor?

Hu Ailan looked at the house of the Alpine Brigade in surprise, which was different from the countryside she imagined.

It's not that I didn't see those villages when I took the train, the houses were low and dilapidated, and the same was true for everyone I came back this way.

But the Alpine Brigade has so many brick houses, how rich their brigade is!

Qiao Jiayue took Hu Guoguo's hand and introduced her to the plants on the side of the road, some of which she couldn't say by scientific name, so she said them in dialect.

Hu Guoguo had rare contact with nature, and asked questions with great interest, and Qiao Jiayue was also happy to answer, so the two left Hu Ailan aside.

When someone met Qiao Jiayue on the road, they all greeted them warmly, and naturally, Hu Ailan's mother and daughter were also asked several times.

Hu Ailan said to Qiao Jiayue: "I didn't expect you to be so popular. ”

"Popular? No, everyone will say hello when they meet on the road, but it may also be because my father used to be the captain of the production team. ”

"Huh?" Hu Ailan was puzzled, and looked at Qiao Jiayue and greeted a villager again, "Are your brigades so friendly?"

"It's okay, I'm used to it. Isn't this the case with your brigade going to the countryside?" Qiao Jiayue asked rhetorically, she felt that in a brigade, everyone looked up and didn't look down, and it was normal to greet each other.

Hu Ailan recalled, she shook her head and said, "No, they only greet familiar and good people." ”

Qiao Jiayue was a little surprised, she thought for a while, "Is the brigade you went to live with a few big surnames?"

"How do you know?" asked Hu Ailan in surprise.

"I guess. Qiao Jiayue explained with a smile, "Our brigade is all with the same surname and the same ancestor, but it has developed over hundreds of years and branched out." ”

"Even so, because of the conflict of interest, several squads of our brigade will also have conflicts, and the same surname is like this, let alone different surnames, which will definitely make more trouble. ”

Hu Ailan thought about it and finally understood what was going on.

But thinking about it, there is a little drum in her heart, will Qiao Jiayue's parents welcome her?

She didn't have any money on hand, and the souvenirs she brought weren't worth much, so she felt embarrassed to think about it.

"Abba, A-Niang, I'm back. Qiao Jiayue saw Qiao's father and Qiao's mother from a distance, and hurriedly waved her hand and shouted.

Qiao's father and Qiao's mother heard the voice, glanced out the door, and got busy.

Qiao's father went here to get tea leaves and hot water bottles to make tea, and Qiao's mother went into the kitchen to cook snacks.

Regarding the arrival of Hu Ailan's mother and daughter, Qiao Jiayue had already sent a telegram to say that they had already prepared.

"Come back, sit down and have tea, it's hot. Father Qiao greeted with a smile, "This is classmate Hu and Guoguo's children, please take a seat, you're welcome." ”

Hu Ailan took Hu Guoguo's hand and entered the door solemnly, sat down on the chair, and obediently answered Qiao's father's question.