At six o'clock in the morning, the sun had not yet appeared, and Xiong Baizhou had already gotten up.

Unexpectedly, Li Juan and Xiong Zhengjun got up earlier, and Li Juan had already made breakfast - a bowl of gnocchi.

There is no deviation in the memory here, before going south to work in the previous life, Li Juan also got up early to make a bowl of pimple soup, but Xiong Baizhou was angry and didn't eat it at that time.

The consequence of not eating was that on the train for more than 20 hours, Xiong Baizhou's hungry acid water almost vomited.

After a simple wash, Xiong Baizhou picked up the pimple soup and poured all the hula into his stomach.

At the bottom of the bowl, there is also an omelette.

Xiong Baizhou looked at Li Juan, who was still busy, his eyes were a little sour, and he swallowed it all.

After eating, Xiong Baizhou returned to the room to get the bag, he and his younger brother Xiong Baize lived in the same room, and the younger brother was still asleep at this time.

Xiong Baizhou picked up his bag and looked back at the room again, everything seemed like a dream, but the process was so real.

Xiong Baizhou walked to the calendar, and tore off yesterday's date with a "bang", revealing today's yellow calendar.

July 4, 1994, the year of Jiashu.

Good to go.

At this time, Xiong Baizhou had pride in his heart, and his face was as calm as water.

Outside the door, the eldest sister Xiong Ping had already gotten up, and even the younger sister Xiong Jiao was standing next to her with her sleepy eyes.

Xiong Baizhou in the previous life saw such a scene, did not leave a word, arrogantly pushed away his parents, and left his hometown without looking back.

Now, Xiong Baizhou said sincerely: "Mom and Dad, I'm leaving, don't be too tired at home, your body is the most important thing." ”

said to Xiong Ping again: "Sister, the family will be handed over to you." “

Xiong Ping couldn't help but start crying.

In this way, 16-year-old Xiong Baizhou left his parents and began the first journey of his life.

At this time, similar scenes kept appearing in various parts of China, with young teenagers bidding farewell to their hometowns and embarking on unknown journeys.

When I come back, it may have been a sea of vicissitudes.

But who cares, in Xiong Baizhou's heart, this is to use youth to compose the glory of the times.

Xiong Baizhou refused his father Xiong Zhengjun's request to say goodbye, because he didn't want to go to the station, but he had to gather together first, and someone else would lead the team together.

The leader of the team is also from the village, named Qiao Wu, who went to Yuecheng to work two years earlier, and I heard that he was doing construction.

Xiong Baizhou knew in his heart that he was talking about building on the bright side, but in fact, he was building houses, and now Yuecheng was developing vigorously and was in urgent need of ordinary workers.

When Xiong Baizhou arrived at Qiao Wu's house, there was already a group of people waiting there, men and women, all carrying a big bag, and some holding a kettle and a basin.

They were all from the same village, but now they rarely spoke to each other, and there was a little uneasiness in their eyes.

Basically, these people have never been far away, and now they suddenly leave their hometown to make a living thousands of miles away, even with the assurance of Qiao Wu, an acquaintance, most people are inevitably apprehensive.

Qiao Wu is a middle-aged man who used to work in his hometown, went to work in the south two years ago, and built three brick houses after coming back, and said: "Now the south is very profitable, and he is going to take the villagers to work with him when he comes back this time, and after two years, he will ensure that anyone can live in a brick house."

Qiao Wu is telling the truth, now it is cheap to build a house in the countryside, and it is almost the minimum standard to build a three-piece brick house after working for two years, which is almost the minimum standard, but this has made the rural people facing the loess with their backs to the sky envious, so the wife persuades her husband and the old man to persuade the son, and the young labor force is becoming more and more going out to work, and finally the "empty nest elderly and left-behind children" have slowly become a social problem.

But now, going out to work is not the mainstream.

Qiao Wu saw Xiong Baizhou walking alone, he frowned and asked, "You came alone?"

Xiong Baizhou let out an "um".

Qiao Wu was a little unconvinced: "How old are you, your parents won't come to see you off, aren't you afraid?"

Xiong Baizhou shook his head: "I went to make money, not to learn from the West, why should I be afraid." “

Qiao Wu was very excited when he heard this, and said: "You kid has a kind, more than many adults, there were many people who said they would go to the south, but they didn't come in the morning." “

Xiong Baizhou didn't answer his words, because he might offend people, so he just put down his bag silently and sat on the stone.

Qiao Wu didn't care, and reassured: "You will work hard for a few years in Yuecheng, and I promise to come back and marry a beautiful daughter-in-law." “

The people around them grinned when they heard this, which is more real than a lot of empty words, many people go out to work to make money just to help their son marry a wife.

After waiting for a while, there was a sound of a machine outside the door, and it seemed that the "car" had arrived.

Qiao walked back and forth at the door, and yelled after half an hour: "Let's go, don't wait, these dogs don't want to make money, forget it, let's go." “

There were about thirty people here, Xiong Baizhou was the youngest, and the group got on the tractor.

That's right, it's a tractor, at that time there were no cars driving back and forth in the countryside, and they all took tractors to the county seat. Amid the roar of tractors and black smoke, a group of people sailed towards their own future.

Walking to the school, Xiong Baizhou, who was squinting, suddenly heard a commotion in the crowd. ”

"Isn't this girl from the old Zhou family?"

"What a beautiful outfit today"

"What is she doing here"

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Xiong Baizhou's heart moved, and he stood up and walked around to break through the crowd.

In the distance, Zhou Shujun was wearing a red dress and standing on the side of the road.

The wind blew, the hair hit the face gently, and the skirt fluttered slowly.

Swaying.

Like a beautiful hibiscus flower, it dotted the whole morning.

Xiong Baizhou's heart was filled with indescribable emotions

Wandering in the agitation!

He laughed out loud, and then shouted:

"I'll be back soon!"

At this moment, Xiong Baizhou is no longer a middle-aged uncle, but a teenager who fell in love.

Zhou Shujun, who got the echo, suddenly ran forward, behind the tractor, raised his arms and waved gently.

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The tractor didn't slow down because it was time to catch the train, but everyone else on the train looked at Xiong Baizhou in surprise.

Everyone knows who Zhou Shujun is.

What does Zhou Shujun's behavior express, rural people don't know much, but they are not stupid.

It's just that Xiong Baizhou didn't give any response, and sat down quietly, many people looked at each other, not knowing how to speak.

But there are curious people after all.

Someone came to Xiong Baizhou's side, Xiong Baizhou looked at it, he was also an acquaintance in the village, but he was not very old, about 17 years old, except for Xiong Baizhou, he was the youngest in this car.

His name is Liu Daxiang, and Xiong Baizhou had little communication with him in the previous life, and they dispersed after arriving in Yuecheng.

Liu Daxiang squeezed over and said to Xiong Baizhou sincerely: "You are so amazing, it seems that Zhou Shujun really likes you." ”

Xiong Baizhou smiled and didn't make a sound.

His heart is now full of the swaying hibiscus flower, and he has no interest in receiving the younger brother.