Chapter 254 Where Have You Come Back From?
In the blink of an eye, the day to return home had arrived. Tong Yao had booked three train tickets for the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month. Before the milk tea shop went on vacation, she gave each of the staff members a red envelope containing ten yuan, which moved a few of the staff members to tears.
Ten yuan might not mean much to a wealthy person, but for their financially struggling families back in the village, it equated to two to three months of household living expenses.
All the vegetables and grains in the village were grown in their own fields, and under the daily frugality in which they scarcely had meat to consume, they didn’t need a lot of money. With Tong Yao’s ten yuan, they could buy a few kilograms of meat for their families for the New Year.
The modest sum finally gave them a small way to repay the labor and sacrifice of their parents, who had been their providers since birth.
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Early in the morning of the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, Tong Yao and the others set off on the train returning to Li City. In these times, everyone adhered to the phrase - whether they’re rich or poor, people wish to return home to celebrate the New Year. Despite how their year looked, everyone wanted to have a reunion year at home.
Even if their rural hometown had muddy roads and lacked urban prosperity, the longing for their hometowns and loved ones stimulated their brains, making them eager to reunite with their families.
There were numerous people traveling home for the New Year and the railway station was crowded, particularly the hard seats section of the carriages. The crowded alleyways were so saturated they were suffocating.