Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 864: Chapter 864

After the three generations finished their lunch, they began to tidy up. Mainly their personal belongings. They had to pack them well. Who knew if they would ever return?

The most excited was Li Shaoguang, a fifteen-year-old who yearned to see the world outside. Every day, his favorite thing to do was listen to the radio, wanting to know about things beyond his reach.

When he heard about Su Yuanyuan going abroad, he was quite thrilled. But he never thought it would be his sister he knew.

He also wanted to become a useful person. He wanted to serve the country, instead of farming on the land, though that was also serving the people and the country.

But a hot-blooded youth certainly didn’t want to be trapped in one place. He longed even more for the sky outside.

There were indeed a lot of things belonging to the three generations. Li Hongxiang glanced at them. "We need to simplify, we can’t take so much. It’s too tiring on the journey."

"Grandpa, I’ve used all of these."

"Pack everything and put them aside, pick out the most important ones to pack. If we can’t find Xiao Su, we will have to come back.

If we don’t come back, let Zhao Qingxiang help send them over, it’s just a matter of spending some extra money."

The siblings understood now. They divided their things into three parts.

One to take tomorrow, one packed and ready to send if they don’t return. The last part was for the Zhao Family if they never came back.

Once they finished packing, the three generations began preparing food for the train, something they had learned from watching Su Yuanyuan.

Every time she went out, she would prepare a lot of food, so they did the same.

Steamed buns, flatbreads, steamed sweet potatoes, steamed potatoes, homemade bean paste, pickles, boiled chicken eggs, goose eggs, fried peanuts. They packed all the food they could bring.

The meat at home was also prepared to be stewed, in large chunks, to be cut with a knife on the train. They prepared two large baskets of just food.

That night, Li Hongyun couldn’t sleep. She was filled with guesses about the outside world, both good and the "what ifs."

What if it really fails, they would have to come back, right? Grandpa said so, but she felt they would definitely be taken in by Sister Yuan Yuan.

Li Shaoguang was also too excited to sleep. Even more so for Li Hongxiang. He felt even more unsure. This was a gamble, his son and daughter-in-law had no news for so many years, and he had actually prepared for the worst outcome.

In the beginning, his original intention was to raise the two children, marry them off, and live a simple life.

He couldn’t see clearly the children’s yearning for the outside world, and he pondered for many years. Finally, he agreed to let the two of them go out and see for themselves. No matter the outcome, it was their fate.

The next morning after breakfast, Sun Yun drove to send her husband to the Li Family. Zhao Qingxiang was to send the three generations.

Li Hongxiang invited the couple in. They had put everything they were bringing in Li Hongyun’s room.

"Qingxiang, if we don’t come back, help us send this lot over. This lot is for you, don’t disdain it."

"How could I? Mr. Li, don’t worry, I’ll come by from time to time during winter to check in and keep the fire going."

"Thank you."

The three generations sat on a donkey cart and left the place.

It hadn’t snowed yet, but it probably would soon. Moreover, the weather had been bad these past few days.

The two children yearned for the outside. The world outside was vast, and they longed for it.

They reached the city train station in the early hours.

"Qingxiang, the donkey also needs a rest, you should leave when it gets light. There aren’t many people at the train station right now."

"Alright, Mr. Li, you go buy the tickets first, and I’ll get you on the train, there’s too much stuff."

Li Hongxiang nodded, Zhao Qingxiang was truly a reliable person. In fact, this was pretty good.

The train tickets were bought directly for a sleeper train leaving at six in the morning. It wasn’t long until departure.

"Qingxiang, you take a nap, I’ll watch the donkey cart. I sleep less, and I can sleep on the train."

"Alright, I’ll go in and take a nap." Actually, the waiting hall’s temperature was very low, but still warmer than outside and shielded from the wind.

Li Shaoguang was too excited to sleep. He was in charge of watching the luggage.

Constantly checking the time on his watch, which his grandfather gave him yesterday. It was still novel to him. There was also the anticipation of leaving this place and finally boarding the train.

He didn’t dislike this place, in fact, the siblings liked it here, it brought them a peaceful life.

At ten to six, they started preparing. After some discussion, they decided to let Li Hongxiang watch the donkey cart outside. Loading the cart also required some strength.

Today, the train was delayed for half an hour, which wasn’t too bad.

The three of them loaded the cart quite quickly. "Shaoguang, take care of your grandpa and sister."

"Uncle Zhao, I will."

Zhao Qingxiang nodded and got off the train. Outside, "Mr. Li, be safe on your journey."

"Alright, you should head back too, it’s too cold out here."

Even though Li Hongxiang was leaving now, when it came to actually leaving, he felt reluctant. It was hard to give up a few peaceful years. Now they were to leave.

At one point, he thought he had no way out, Xiao Su saved him and gave him a peaceful life. He cherished this time very much.

Now that he was really leaving, memories of all these years flooded his mind. Although it was tiring, his heart was content. And he had also earned some money. These years took up a large part of his memory.

He boarded the train. Seeing the two children had already set up the luggage, there were four sleeper tickets in the carriage. Now, it was just the three of them.

"Grandpa, sit down and have a meal."

"Okay." Seeing the smiles on his grandchildren’s faces, he felt reassured; they had indeed taken that step forward.

The dangers outside still needed to be explored, let the children try.

Meanwhile, Zhang Fusheng also arrived home, Zhang Haisheng got off at the fertilizer factory gate. Although it was late at night, he went straight to the fertilizer factory for safety, with money for two truckloads of fertilizer in hand.

Zhang Fusheng’s car stopped directly at the doorstep. Grain had to be left at home, and some needed to be left at Xiao Bing’s house as well. The rest was for neighbors and relatives.

The pork was left at home to be shared.

Zhao Yanping and Zhang Jianhua and their family of three unloaded the cart.

"Xiao Bing also got home, yesterday."

"That’s great, the stuff for the sister’s house can be unloaded here, the rest let Xiao Bing distribute to his three sisters."

The first truckload was shared among the relatives, and the next load would be for others.

"Xiao Ping, in the driver’s cab are also some sweet potatoes and potato vermicelli that Mom and Dad brought back."

"The kids were just craving sweet potatoes these days, now they can roast sweet potatoes. Next time you’re back, bring a few hundred pounds, they love it, so just get more for them."