Chapter 90: Sail into the Distance
In the 90s, the small city of Yangxia will always leave a deep imprint on He An's heart, just like the endless wheat fields. Old torii can be seen everywhere.
At this time, the weather is gradually getting colder, and the passers-by on the road are also wearing all kinds of coats.
The railway station is always the most noisy place in the city, but at this time there are not many people at the Yangxia City Railway Station, and the national atmosphere population flow at this time has just begun, such as the kind of train station in later generations that is crowded for 24 hours at this time.
It was 10 a.m., and the thin morning light in the air had not yet dissipated, and since there were not many people, the roadside vendors were all bored and casually watching.
He An simply carried a small bag, and his mother Gu Mei kept telling her son beside her: "Xiao An, when you arrive in Zhonghai, you must call home and report a safety, if there is any accident, don't argue with others, after all, it's not easy to go out, you know?"
Mother Gu Mei kept admonishing, her eyes were full of worry.
He An gave a mother a big smile heartily and confidently, and then comforted her and said: "Hey, Mom, I won't be a child again, isn't it just a long trip, in fact, it's almost the same as going to relatives, Mom, you can rest assured, I'm absolutely fine, I'll be the first to call home when I get there, it's okay!" ”
With the beginning of the new concept anthology contest held by the "Sprout" magazine and more than a dozen 985 universities in China in Zhonghai in the semi-finals, He An, who was far away in the north, received his own invitation to the semi-finals from the postman almost unexpectedly.
Seeing the invitation letter, He An was not excited, it was in his expectation, but when he put the invitation letter in front of his parents, it made his father He Jianjun and his mother very excited.
Although the two of them don't know much about the New Concept Anthology Competition, when they heard He An say that this event is national, and the first-tier universities are still held in Zhonghai, the largest city in China, then the gold content of this event can be imagined.
Mom and Dad were both excited, and Mom even exaggerated that she wanted to call her relatives and friends to celebrate, and she was even happier than the last time she took the high school entrance examination.
This made He An big for a while, it is easy to say that this is just a shortlist, and whether he can be selected in the semi-final stage is still two words, if he can really win the award in this national competition, it is not too late to celebrate.
It wasn't until He An flew a lot of tongue that he stopped his parents who wanted to celebrate, but even so, in the evening, his father He Jianjun still took the family to the restaurant for a meal.
The competition takes three days, according to He An's low-key and introverted character, this matter is not only known by his family, but the others are still in an unknown state, and He An at the school also took a day off for the reason of illness, and the weekend and a day off were just enough to cope with this anthology.
Seeing that his son needs to go out this time, and it is still in the south, this makes the parents who have never let their son go out alone are a little nervous, and the mother Gu Mei is ready to close the bookstore for a few days to accompany He An to Zhonghai, and He Jianjun is also busy inquiring about the situation in Zhonghai, so as to know himself and his opponent.
Seeing his parents working hard for him, although He An was very moved, he still felt a little crying and laughing.
Of course, He An understands the expectations and behavior of his parents, after all, the current informatization is much worse than that of later generations, and now the understanding of the foreign city is only a few words in the newspapers and small talks, so he puts himself in a strange city, of course, his parents are not at ease.
In the end, under He An's hard persuasion, and then he reluctantly agreed to He An's decision to go alone by threatening his mother not to go.
Today is Saturday, and my father He Jianjun Electric Appliance Factory is a single holiday, so today is still a working day, and only my mother sees me off at the train station.
Because they were in a hurry to catch the train, Gu Mei and He An didn't have time to eat breakfast in the morning, at this time, there happened to be a steamed bun seller on the side of the road at the train station, and they spent two yuan to buy six steamed buns, and He An ate it in a big gulp.
At this time, although the train station was still complicated, it was far from being as terrible as in later generations, and the hawker's big buns were still delicious, and He An ate three of them in one go.
"Son, why don't I buy you a few baked cakes, and you can put a mat on the train if you are hungry!" Mother Gu Mei saw that there were baked cakes not far away, so she was ready to buy a few for He An to eat on the road.
As soon as he heard his mother's words, He An hurriedly grabbed his mother and said: "Okay, Mom, I'll be in Zhonghai in the morning, how can I be hungry, this train is about to enter the station, you should go back quickly, and the bookstore is almost open time!" ”
"It's okay, mom is sending you off!" As she spoke, Gu Mei reached out and carefully patted the little dirt on He An's body just now.
Looking at his mother's actions, he felt warm and felt sorry for the hearts of parents all over the world.
At half past seven, the train was about to enter the station, He An said goodbye to his mother and walked towards the ticket gate, until the moment he looked back at the gate, his mother in the distance was still looking at him from afar, and suddenly the tip of He An's nose couldn't help but sour.
He An tried hard to squeeze out a smile and then waved his hand towards his mother's reassurance, and walked inside without looking back.
What is Mother's Love? He An didn't know, maybe it was the figure of the kitchen working in the morning light, maybe it was the reluctant instructions in his eyes before leaving to say goodbye, or maybe it was the hand that his mother had just raised under the plane tree to beat the dust for herself
He An, who was surrounded by noisy voices, seemed to be a little inaudible, and in a trance, He An remembered the song in the later generations
They always ask for you, but they never say thank you
It wasn't until I grew up that I understood that it was not easy for you
Every time I leave, I always pretend to be relaxed
He smiled and said go back, turning around and wetting his eyes with tears
"Bang Bang"
The sound of the train pulling back He An's thoughts, and every scene in the small city of Yangxia outside the train retreated in the direction behind him like the ebb tide of the sea.
The people around him were talking and laughing happily, He An tightened his clothes, and then turned his head to look at the world outside the window, and the fist under the seat that indicated hard work was indeed clenched tightly.
At this time, the train with a loud noise was like a huge long dragon, heading towards the grand distance called the future
PS: Thank you to the book friend 16051, the communist is dead, the gray qin, the brief description of the year, the hat T, the big tail wolf in Dongting, the emperor of the world, the neighboring old kings have a big reward support, special statement, this book will not be cut, never! Because I always believe that if you forget each other, there will be an echo!