Meng Yan's Transformation

Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan got off the bus from Fendou Commune.

"Sister, I know that going through Dongshuanglongtun will get us closer to our Aobao Team 4..." Zhan Yingying said.

"Okay, if the short road is shorter than the one that leads home, then we'll take the short road..." Zhan Mengyan replied.

On the way home, the two sisters were in a beautiful mood, their steps were cheerful, their faces were full of smiles, and they watched the sun slowly rise, and their mood also floated with the wind. Running all the way, laughing all the way, on the way home, the two sisters were like happy birds, soaring in the blue sky and white clouds, playing in the fields, and returning to their warm nests. The sisters ran together and kept moving forward. The mood of going home was like a gust of wind, blowing away all the troubles, making the sisters feel extremely happy. On the way home, the sisters walked and talked, everything was so familiar and kind, and the mood was so comfortable. The sisters liked to run on this field path, enjoying the scenery and breeze of nature, and feeling the warmth of the sun. Along the way, the two sisters were very excited and kept rushing home...

Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan returned to the home of Aobao Team 4.

"Mom! We are back!" Zhan Yingying shouted loudly.

The moment Yunqing's mother opened the door, she was so happy that she couldn't speak. She looked at her daughters carefully, holding her hands tightly, her eyes full of joy. After about a minute or two, Yunqing's mother came back to her senses from her excessive joy and quickly pulled her daughters into the house to sit down. Once in the house, the mother started to busy herself around, preparing food while saying: "You are finally back, are you hungry? Mom will make noodles for you two..."

Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan walked to their mother and hugged her, saying softly, "Mom, we miss you so much..." Yunqing's mother didn't say anything, and the two sisters were choked with sobs and couldn't speak. Two lines of hot tears flowed silently from the faces of mother and daughter. Yunqing held the two sisters in her arms, caressing them, caressing them, letting her tears soak her clothes...

"Aunt Yunqing, I heard that Yingying and Mengyan are coming back today. My mother asked me to send some flour and bacon to your house. Because Uncle Zhan delivered the baby for my sister-in-law yesterday and was delayed in picking up Yingying and Mengyan, our whole family feels especially sorry for you. We’re also especially grateful to Uncle Zhan for delivering the baby for my sister-in-law last night..." Sizhuzi said as he walked into the house.

Sizhu's arrival interrupted the mother and daughter's excitement and made them stop crying.

"Brother Sizhuzi, we are back." Zhan Yingying said.

"I'll go tell my mother that you're back. She's still kneeling in front of the Buddhist shrine and praying, asking the Buddha to bless you to return home safely..." After saying this, Sizhuzi put down his things and ran home.

"Look, these four pillars are happier than I am to see you come back. There's meat this time. Mom will go make shredded pork noodles for my two daughters..." Yunqing said as she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to knead the dough.

After a while, the steaming noodles and fragrant shredded pork sauce were ready and placed on the kang table.

"Mom, the noodles you cook are so delicious!" Zhan Yingying said while eating.

"I haven't eaten the noodles made by mom for a long time. Mom, don't just watch us two eat. You should eat it while it's hot. By the way, are my dad, brother Ziqiang, and brother Zijie all okay?" Zhan Mengyan said.

"You eat first. I like to see you eating with relish. Your father and brother Ziqiang drove a donkey cart to Longjiang Railway Station to pick you up this morning. Yesterday, your sister-in-law Sanzhu had a difficult delivery, and your father went to deliver the baby. He was so busy that he forgot about picking you up. He only remembered it this morning, and we had a quarrel because of that. Your father is too careless and irritating... Zijie went to school, and he will be so happy to see you get home safely after school..." Yunqing replied.

"Mom, don't be angry with Dad. We are home safely now. Besides, Dad saved the lives of Sister-in-law Sanzhu and the child..." Zhan Mengyan persuaded.

"You only know how to talk to your father. If anything happens to you two, it will be like costing my life. I'm not angry about anything else. If your father is busy and can't pick you up, you should tell me earlier. I can still ask your brother Ziqiang to pick you up, or ask someone in the village to drive a car to pick you up..." Yunqing said.

"Oh my God, Yunqing, your two precious daughters are finally back. My kowtow to you was not in vain. The Buddha really appeared..." Sanzhuzi's mother's voice came before she entered the house.

"Zhan Yu is the same. He can't pick up Yingying and Mengyan. Just tell me. I'll ask Sanzhu's father to pick them up. Yingying and Mengyan, you two come here quickly and let me see whether you have gained weight or lost weight..." said Sanzhu's mother.

"We are neither fat nor thin, we just became stronger..." Zhan Yingying said with a smile.

"These are the wild hawthorns that Yingying picked on the Dandong Mountain. You can take some back and boil some canned water with brown sugar or white sugar. Give it to Sanzhu's wife to drink to relieve the symptoms of postpartum loss of appetite..." Yunqing said as she took out a handful of red wild hawthorns from a snakeskin bag.

"Oh, this is a rare thing. Yingying gave this to you as a mother. How can I have the nerve to give it to my daughter-in-law?" Sanzhuzi's mother said no, but her eyes were fixed on the red wild hawthorn.

"Didn't you just send Sizhuzi to bring me noodles and meat? I accepted them without hesitation. Now take the hawthorns home to take care of your daughter-in-law and your eldest grandson..." Yunqing said as she put the hawthorns on the lapel of Sanzhuzi's mother, and Sanzhu's mother lifted up the lapel.

"Then I won't be polite. My daughter-in-law always complains about a bitter taste in her mouth. I might as well boil some water with hawthorn and sugar for her to drink. Maybe this sour and sweet hawthorn water can relieve the bitterness in her mouth." Sanzhuzi's mother said as she walked away with the hawthorn in her pocket.

Sanzhuzi's mother was walking home in a hurry when she ran into Ma Xuemei from the village. Ma Xuemei said, "Sanzhuzi's mother, you are in such a hurry. What are you doing so happily? I heard that you had a grandson yesterday. What delicious food do you have in your lapel pocket?"

Sanzhuzi's mother said to Ma Xuemei happily and mysteriously: "I'll tell you a secret. The Buddha we worship at home is very effective. The Buddha really appeared yesterday. My daughter-in-law had a difficult delivery yesterday. I kowtowed and prayed, and my daughter-in-law and grandson were safe. Zhan Yu was late for the train station to pick up Yingying and Mengyan because he delivered my daughter-in-law. I kowtowed and prayed in front of the Buddha we worship at home, and it worked again. Yingying and Mengyan jumped for joy, nothing happened, and they returned home safely..."

"When I encounter any disaster, I will go to pray to the Buddha enshrined in your house... Hey, there are so many red hawthorns, give me some..." Ma Xuemei said as she opened Sanzhuzi's mother's clothes and threw one into her mouth.

"What are you talking about? Hurry up, bah, bah, bah, bah. How can you make plans for disasters when there is no disaster? I can't give you this hawthorn. Yunqing gave it to me. Yingying picked it from the mountains in Dandong to honor her father and mother. It's so rare to bring it back from such a long distance. If it wasn't for making water for my daughter-in-law, I would be embarrassed to take it..." Sanzhuzi's mother was afraid that Ma Xuemei would still want her hawthorn, so she avoided Ma Xuemei and ran towards her home.