"Alright, everyone, get on the train. Aunt Wang, Chao Shu and I are leaving. Don't worry, I'll take good care of Chao Shu. You don't need to worry at home. Comrade Li Wan'er, you can also rest assured, I will fulfill the promise between us."
"Mom, you should go back. I'm old enough, nothing will happen, and I'm not alone. There are so many like-minded Comrades here, so don't worry."
"Wan'er, I'm leaving. Go back and tell my grandpa and the others to put their minds at ease."
"Mom, I'm leaving, take care of yourself."
"Big brother, take good care of our mom. Our mom isn't in good health, so the family will depend on you from now on."
"Little sister, listen to mom and dad at home, and be sure to study hard. I'm leaving first."
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After bidding farewell to their families, everyone boarded the northbound train in sequence. This trip might mean not seeing their families for several years, and they didn't know what year they would return next.
On this Sunshine morning, ten people, each carrying their dreams, boarded the northbound train. They didn't know what lay ahead, but they all boarded this train without hesitation.
Woo~~
The train started moving. The ten people had different expressions: some were longing, some were hesitant, some were worried, and some were scared. But from their resolute faces, there was no regret.
In Ye Hao's eyes, there was only hope. In China, he couldn't fully utilize the Space, and with many people and prying eyes in China, it was inconvenient to do many things. Once he left, he would be free as a bird in the sky and a fish in the sea.
"Comrade Ye Hao, how did you and Li Wan'er meet?" Tang Zilan asked, sitting opposite Ye Hao and Li Wan'er.
"You don't need to call me Comrade Ye Hao; just call me Ye Hao or Haozi."
"I'll call you Brother Hao, just like Sun Chaoshu does. You can just call me Zilan."
"Zilan, just call me Chao Shu."
"Speaking of how Li Wan'er and I met, it's a bit of a legend. I was an orphan since childhood, relying on begging to survive…" Ye Hao told them the story of how he met Li Wan'er.
"Ye Hao, you actually have such a background, how pitiful." Hearing Ye Hao tell his story, Tang Zilan looked sad and sympathetic. It was clear that this girl was kind-hearted, despite her outwardly strong temper.
"Fortunately, I met many kind people, like Li Wan'er, and Aunt Wang, who is Chao Shu's mom."
"Yes, yes, yes, my mom treats Brother Hao better than she treats me. These past few days, I've felt like Brother Hao is her biological son, and I was picked up." Sun Chaoshu quickly interjected.
"Alright, Chao Shu, isn't Aunt Wang good to you? She buys whatever you want, cooks whatever you want to eat. Look at how many clothes Aunt Wang made for you when you went to Northeast. Aunt Wang is ten times better to you than to Yue Yue."
"By the way, why are you going to the countryside?" Tang Zilan asked.
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The few of them chatted for a while on the train, getting to know each other better. They learned that Tang Zilan's father was also in the military, and the topics between Sun Chaoshu and Tang Zilan clearly increased significantly. Sun Chaoshu then told Tang Zilan about Ye Hao and Uncle Sun capturing Enemy Spies, which made Tang Zilan eager to try. Tang Zilan had been taught by her father since childhood and was very skilled. According to her, two or three strong men couldn't get close to her, but it was unknown if this was true or false.
Seeing them chatting so happily, Ye Hao closed his eyes and feigned sleep, but in reality, his mind was in the Space.
The Space now lacked nothing. In the days before leaving, Ye Hao went to the Pigeon Market every day to sell things. He already had nearly 20,000 yuan in cash, and countless various tickets.
The breeding area had three more fat pigs, a dozen piglets, a flock of sheep, and two cows. These were all young animals Ye Hao had bought a few days ago, and they had already grown and reproduced in the Space during these days.
Flocks of ducks and large white geese swam on the surface of the fish pond lake. Ye Hao really wanted to try Northeast iron pot stewed goose. He didn't have the chance to eat it in his previous life, but with so many large white geese raised in this life, he could eat his fill.
As for the Space cabin in the central area, it was fully furnished. Ye Hao had bought a lot of all the seasonings he could find, as many seasonings were unavailable in the countryside.
As for Ao Xue, her physique was now as strong as a Northeast Tiger. Ye Hao really wanted to see Ao Xue's performance in the jungle. Ao Xue was now a well-deserved Wolf King.
Ao Xue would chase chickens in the breeding area for fun, but she wouldn't chase domestic chickens; she specifically chased wild chickens. Perhaps because she had always lived in the Space, the wild chickens could glide quite a distance, basically able to glide a full circle around the breeding area. Ao Xue seemed to be playing; each time she caught a wild chicken, she wouldn't kill it, but would catch it and then let it go, having a blast. This really scared the wild chickens; this wolf chased them every day. They were caught again and again, and escaped from the wolf's mouth time and time again.
Due to drinking space spring water every day, Ye Hao's muscle definition was perfect, with every muscle clearly visible and full of strength, completely incomparable to the protein-powder-fed muscles of gym coaches in later generations. If anything, he resembled a coiled leopard ready to pounce. In his previous life, because he worked 996 every day, sitting at a computer desk, he developed a potbelly at a young age. He often fantasized about having eight-pack abs and a muscular physique, but unfortunately, life's pressures forced him to do the same work day after day, and when he rested, he only wanted to lie down and do nothing.
Because Sun Chaoshu drank diluted Spring Water every day, his physique also looked much better than before. He used to be as thin as a stick, but now he could vaguely see some muscles, though they weren't very obvious.
Perhaps it was the Spring Water's doing, or something else, but Aunt Wang looked much younger than when Ye Hao first met her.
The most miraculous was Uncle Sun; his gun wound had completely recovered, but Uncle Sun still wore bandages, not wanting to attract attention.
As for Sun Chaoyue, Ye Hao didn't notice any changes in her, other than her face becoming cuter. Of course, the effect of space spring water might be different on children. Ye Hao speculated that it should have enhanced Sun Chaoyue's intelligence. Because in the following days, Sun Chaoyue often said her memory had improved a lot, Aunt Wang only thought it was due to drinking fish soup. But Ye Hao believed it was the Spring Water's doing even more.
It was noon, and there was no dining car on the train at this time, nor were there flight attendants pushing carts selling instant noodles and hot dogs like in later generations; everyone brought their own dry rations. Before Ye Hao and the others departed, Aunt Wang had prepared dry rations for them.
"Brother Hao, are you hungry? It's noon, time to eat." Sun Chaoshu saw Ye Hao still resting with his eyes closed and shook him.
Ye Hao opened his eyes and saw that the others who had departed with them were taking food from their luggage. "Okay, let's eat, let's eat."
Ye Hao, like the others, took out two dry corn cakes from his luggage, and took a few bites. They were really too dry to swallow, and the coarsely ground cornmeal was very scratchy on the throat.
Ye Hao took out his water bottle and gulped down a few mouthfuls, finally managing to swallow the dry corn cake.
Everyone had pretty much the same food, all corn cakes or steamed buns, because they spent a lot of time on the road, so they could only bring such easy-to-store dry rations.
After eating, Ye Hao took out a small bag of melon seeds and peanuts, and about ten white rabbit creamy candy.
Seeing everyone quietly eating, Ye Hao said, "The fact that we can meet here means we are all going for the same dream. Since that's the case, we will definitely live together in the future. I brought some melon seeds, peanuts, and a few white rabbit creamy candy that I usually couldn't bear to eat. Let's share them and get to know each other."
With that, Ye Hao carried the items and walked towards the group.