Chapter 112: Selling Polygonum Multiflorum
"Xiao Ge! Remember to miss me!" Zhao Zhitong waved her small hand, still loudly saying goodbye to Zhao Yu, who had already walked far. Zhao Yu looked back repeatedly with each step, his figure gradually receding with reluctance.
Xiao Ge is gone, off to adventure in all corners of the country...
Zhao Zhitong felt a little melancholic. Her home didn’t seem as lively anymore, even though Xiao Ge had always been quiet when he was around. She sat on a stone stoop by the door, her small head drooping as she stared blankly.
So this is the parting Grandpa Bai talked about... She didn’t like the feeling of parting.
Grandpa Bai comforted her. "Young girl, you need to get used to it. Parting is actually the norm in life. When you grow up, you’ll understand. People come in and out of your life like passengers on a train; they arrive and depart, a cycle that never stops."
Zhao Zhitong’s eyes reddened. "Will Daddy and Mommy leave me too? Will Mr. Meng leave me too? Will Grandpa Bai leave me too?"
Grandpa Bai pondered. "Young girl, whether it’s your parents, teachers, or friends, we are all just passengers on the train of your life. When we reach our station, we get off. Don’t be reluctant to see us go. Learn to face it calmly, because new passengers will arrive to accompany you through the next part of your journey.
"Perhaps, in the future, some who left will board the train again at a certain stop. When that time comes, you just need to welcome their return with composure and grace, and then view their next departure with an equally calm heart."
Zhao Zhitong nodded her small head, her face unhappy. "But I can’t be calm. I don’t want you to leave. I want to be with you forever and ever!"
Grandpa Bai fell silent and said no more. The child is still young, he thought. She’ll gradually understand many things as she grows older.
Just as Zhao Zhitong was squatting by the door, her heart heavy with the sorrow of parting, Sun Mei called out from the courtyard, "Tongtong, what are you doing squatting at the door? Are we still going or not?"
Hearing Sun Mei’s call, Zhao Zhitong instantly remembered: they were going to the county town to sell polygonum multiflorum today! She jumped up from the ground and jogged towards the courtyard.