Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Qiu Luming leaned against the wall of the carriage, feeling very nervous, but his head was so dizzy that he fell asleep in a daze.

She had a dream.

In the dream, the train she, Chen Jingyi and Tian Peizhi were on finally arrived in Spring City. There were many Peking University students and teachers on the platform, who seemed to be waiting to greet them. She excitedly leaned out of the window, and waved at them, shouting and waving, regardless of whether she knew them or not. They also waved at her, shouting something excitedly.

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Qiu Luming's eyes were filled with tears. She had thought several times that she would die on the way to escape and that she would never see her dear husband and classmates again. But now, she was finally reunited with everyone!

But why was there thick snow under their feet? Wasn't the city of spring named after its four-season spring weather? She finally heard what they were shouting. They were cheering: Victory! The war of resistance was won! The devils were driven away!

All of a sudden, the students started dancing. They tied red ribbons around their waists, waved them, sang and danced, and some of them beat drums and gongs.

Run away! Ah! Really?

Were those damn invaders finally driven out? Then could my father go back to Fengtian, and I could go back to Beiping to continue my studies?

Qiu Luming was also excited. Suddenly, she found that Chen Jingyi and Tian Peizhi, who were sitting opposite her, were missing. She panicked and looked everywhere for them.

"Bang!" She felt a pain on her forehead, opened her eyes and blinked twice. There were no classmates or teachers, no gongs, drums or red silks. All she could see were the windows covered with paper-cuts. Her forehead hit the wall of the carriage due to the bumpy train ride, causing a dull pain.

"You idiot, did you hit your head?" A big hand reached out to rub her forehead, but she slapped it away, "Go away!"

“Haha.” The man who had been calling himself the second brother laughed awkwardly, “Don’t fall asleep, wake up, we’ll be at the station soon.”

Qiu Luming's body hidden under the big down jacket was trembling slightly, her fists were clenched, and she wanted to cry.

Is this a dream?

definitely is!

Otherwise, how could the train to Spring City be filled with passengers with Northeastern accents? How could the lush green trees outside the window turn into white snow overnight?

But this dream was too real. The laughter, crying, talking, smell of cigarettes, sweat and stinky feet in the carriage were all so real. Look, the aunt sitting opposite me was snoring with her mouth open, but when she opened her eyes, without wiping away the mucus, she took out a red bag from the package, which contained six or seven boiled eggs. She picked out one that she crushed and peeled off the eggshell. Immediately, the rich aroma of egg yolk filled the air. She also brought the eggshell fragment with a little egg white to her mouth, carefully nibbled off the egg white, and then threw the eggshell on the floor of the carriage.

The young man next to the aunt also stood up and pulled a big bag from the luggage rack, took out a red plastic bag, threw the bag on the seat, picked up the bag again and threw it back to the luggage rack. Then he sat down, took out the sausage, held it in both hands and twisted it a few times. After a slight sound, the sausage broke into two pieces. He squeezed half of the sausage out, revealing a pink section, bit it off, chewed it a few times, and then took a bite of bread.

…smells just as good.

Alas, everyone is eating so early in the morning!

The auntie opposite has very bad habits. She smacks her lips and everything she eats tastes delicious. There is a piece of egg yolk on the corner of her mouth, which always falls off as she chews. It makes people worried. No, no, I can't watch this anymore. Qiu Luming closed his eyes, hugged his arms, and his stomach made a gurgling sound.

"Second Brother" touched her arm, "Hey, don't sleep anymore, eat some sausage, you haven't eaten since noon yesterday."

Qiu Luming ordered herself not to panic or cry. She took a deep breath, opened her eyes suddenly, sat up straight and looked at her second brother. She had to tell this chattering person: I am not Yoyo, you have got the wrong person!

But she was stunned when she saw that handsome face. What was going on? This guy... was really her second brother!

His name is Qiu Jiashu, he is 24 years old and a policeman.

She blinked rapidly several times, feeling somewhat bewildered as to where this idea came from.

I also heard Qiu Jiashu and the older brother next to him say, "My sister was mad at me before she got on the bus, and she's been mad until now. There's nothing I can do about it. She's always had a bad temper since she was a kid."

"Well, all old guys are like this." The elder brother laughed, "You're good enough. My sister would have kicked me this morning!"

Another scene flashed through Qiu Luming's mind: Qiu Jiashu was making a long-distance call at the post office to inform his mother of his return date. Qiu Luming, who had sharp ears, overheard the conversation between the mother and son outside the phone booth, "...Jiashu, you must be alert on the road. Your little sister has always been stupid, you must take good care of her. Oh, she loves to eat sausages, buy some more for her to eat on the road."

"I've been fine for the past six months, aren't you worried about me, mom?"

Hearing this, Qiu Luming, who was always quick to anger, immediately opened the door of the phone booth: What bad things are you two saying about me now?

Qiu Jiashu quickly said that he did not say anything bad about her, but Qiu Luming was sulking: Why does everyone think I am stupid? I am eloquent, good at running and fighting. It’s just that I was not good at math, physics and chemistry and did not get into high school. Is it necessary for you to look down on me like this?

Half a sausage and a flatbread were suddenly stuffed into his hand, and Qiu Luming woke up from his memories.

"Eat slowly and eat your fill. We still have more than 40 minutes before we arrive at the station. Mom booked the bus tickets yesterday. When we get home at noon, my sister-in-law will definitely make hot soup noodles for us."

Qiu Luming dropped her eyes in a daze and subconsciously took a bite of the scone. It was a familiar sweet scone. She looked at the scone. It was the exclusive scone from the canteen of the police academy where her second brother was studying. It had two flavors, salty and sweet. She loved the sweet one the most. The Normal University where she was studying was only three stops away from the police academy. In the past six months, she would go to the police academy every Sunday just for this scone...

Qiu Jiashu handed the other half of a sausage and a flatbread to his elder brother, who refused again and again, "No, no, I have a cigarette that's better than anything else. I'll get off the bus soon and eat the noodles my wife made when I get home!"

Qiu Jiashu gave way again before he started eating.

The red sausage tasted really delicious, but a little salty. Qiu Jiashu seemed to know that Qiu Luming was thirsty, so he unscrewed the lid of the military water bottle for her, felt the temperature of the bottle, and put the bottle to her mouth. She naturally took a sip from his hand, swallowed it, and then took another sip.

After finishing the pancake, there was still a piece of sausage left. Qiu Jiashu took it and put it back into the plastic bag, tied the bag, and stuffed it into the bag under the seat. He then whispered to her, "Do you want to wash up?"

Qiu Luming glanced at him, bent down and took out toothbrushes, towels, and a bottle of facial cleanser from the bag under her seat, and stood up expressionlessly. Qiu Jiashu and the elder brother immediately stood up and stood in the aisle to make way for her. The elder brother laughed and said, "Look at her style. She's just like a Qing princess!"

Qiu Luming ignored him and staggered towards the end of the carriage.

After going to the toilet and washing his face with cold water, Qiu Luming felt much more sober.

She looked at her face in the mottled mercury mirror and touched her ponytail. She had cut her hair short a long time ago, and the ends of her hair were still a little frizzy. How did it become straight hair, and it has grown all the way to her waist? She looked at her fingers again. They have become fat, and there are ten fleshy pits.

She covered her face and murmured: Let me think about it, let me think about it.

At this moment, there were two memories in her mind, running side by side.

One is that she was born in the ninth year of the Republic of China. Her father was a professor at Northeastern University. Her mother died in childbirth. When she was ten years old, her father remarried. Because she did not get along well with her stepmother, she took the initiative to go to Beijing to study as a boarder. At the age of eighteen, she was admitted to Peking University when Tianjin and Beijing fell. She went to Changsha with the school. Within two months, she fled to Spring City with the school teachers and students through Hong Kong and Vietnam. After a long journey, she had just boarded the train to Spring City when she and two female classmates accidentally got on the wrong train at a small station. The three of them had no money, so they had to walk all the way north. After a lot of hardship, they finally found a teacher to pick them up and boarded the train to Spring City again. The memory also stopped here.

Another memory is that she was born in 1971. Her father, also named Qiu Jiye, was a doctor at Jiayang County Hospital. Her mother, also named He Manshu, was the director of the No. Middle School in the county. She had three older brothers. She was the youngest daughter of the Qiu family and the whole family doted on her. Her three older brothers were all good at studying, but she was terrible at math, physics and chemistry. She started working after graduating from junior high school and was responsible for registering and collecting payments at the window on the first floor of the county hospital. Half a year ago, she got a great opportunity and went to Harbin Normal University in the provincial capital to be a commissioned trainee. When she returned, she could work at the county library. Although she was a worker, she had a formal position!

Coincidentally, her second brother, who was assigned to the county public security bureau after graduating from university, also went to the police academy for further studies at the same time, so they went and came back together. For the past six months, she didn't have to worry about anything and got a completion certificate without any effort.

Today is the last day of the 1980s, and this memory continues. Does it mean that the memory of the Republic of China is just a dream?

"Hey, why don't you know how to save water!" A female student who came out of the toilet turned off the faucet. She moved quickly and her voice was loud.

"Is it your business?" Qiu Luming became even more aggressive and retorted reflexively, his voice even louder than hers.

"You!" The girl snorted and muttered, "Who cares about you? I'm just worried about wasting national resources!"

Qiu Luming did not argue with her anymore. He shook his head, picked up his things and followed a conductor back to the carriage. The female conductor pushed a narrow wooden cart full of goods and walked slowly, shouting, "Beer, drinks, mineral water, peanuts, melon seeds, instant noodles~ Come on, make way, make way~"