Home in Gobi

  "Sister, look, that's a poplar forest. This is our local heroic tree. I heard from the old folks that the poplar tree doesn't die for a thousand years, after it dies it doesn't fall for a thousand years, and after it falls it doesn't rot for a thousand years. Later, our family's Rain will also learn from the poplar."

  Bai Yu Xi was stunned by the withered and dead poplar forest outside the car, some of which were standing upright, while others were tilted or fallen. She had heard about this kind of tree on the internet before, but when she saw it with her own eyes, she was still shocked by the backbone of the desert. It was a kind of shock that she couldn't quite put into words.

  The poplar trees, in this Gobi Desert where even life seems to be hesitant to take a step forward, still firmly rooted in the sandy sea, like an ignored strong soul, silently guarding and waiting for a brighter tomorrow. In this barren and water-scarce place, they have taken root for thousands of years. Looking at these poplar trees, she feels that being reborn in this place is not bad after all, at least it's a new beginning, a place where hope can be nurtured.

  The endless Gobi Desert rarely sees human figures, but they finally arrived at their destination. When she saw the name on the road sign, she suddenly realized that her family's home was actually in the Beijiang Troop Corps of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and a sense of reverence arose in her heart.

  Before, she was also curious about the troops, so she had searched for information online. In her impression, the troops seemed to be China's largest special social organization that combines border defense and reclamation, implementing a "military, political, and enterprise integration" system.

  Looking at the sparse houses in the distance, she felt that this place was not bad either. At least it wasn't polluted or anything. And living in the army had the greatest appeal to her, because she hadn't experienced it before, so she was really curious about the army and wanted to know how people lived there.

  Bai Wenli looked at the little girl staring out with wide eyes, and couldn't help but touch her little head, "Little one, we're almost there, come on, put your hat on so you don't catch a cold."

  Geng Mei's eyes turned slightly red when she saw her familiar house again. For more than a year, she had been thinking of her home day and night.

  However, after getting off the bus, Yuexin only realized that they hadn't arrived home yet, but had only reached Lianbu, and still needed to take another vehicle to get back home.

  "Mom, pee..."

  Yu Sai opened his mouth, and Geng Mei quickly got her husband to take their two children to the bathroom. Although they had put diapers on their daughter for this trip, she seemed to understand the situation and didn't pee until they got off the car.

  Fortunately, Bai Wenli was familiar with the local people in Lianbu, and it wasn't long before he found a tractor to send the whole family back home, and fortunately, the journey wasn't unbearable for her.

  Not yet at the door, Bai Haoran shouted "Grandpa..." in the car.

  Geng Mei held her daughter and took a look ahead, and indeed, the old man of their family was standing on the street with his hands behind his back, looking in this direction. However, upon hearing his grandson's shout, he quickly walked two steps forward. When the carriage stopped, the old man ignored everyone else and first picked up his eldest grandson, and the grandfather and grandson started showing affection to each other as if no one was around.

  Yu Shaoyu looked at Old Master and thought he must be missing his grandson terribly, "Now that you're back, it's all good. Grandfather Hao will carry you back to the house."

  The old man and his daughter-in-law exchanged a brief greeting, then he directly hugged his grandson and entered his own yard. Geng Mei was already used to her father-in-law's attitude, as it had been this way for many years. He rarely spoke to anyone, including his own children, except when talking to his grandson, so she was no longer surprised by it.

  Yu Tong pouts in her mother's arms, this old man is really something, liking his grandson so obviously, but he himself is also a granddaughter, having left here for such a long time, how come he hasn't seen this grandfather hug himself, let alone say anything else, however thinking about the reason they left back then, she feels relieved in her heart.

  She couldn't help but smile wryly, who made her born at the wrong time, or that grandma died at the wrong time, she just innocently carried such a crime, now she's more innocent than Dou E, at least Dou E could cry out to heaven and earth to plead her innocence, but she became a speechless infant.

  "Sister-in-law, you're back! You take the kid and go back inside first, we'll help carry the stuff."

  Seeing his younger nephew return, Bai Wenyi and Bai Wenqi hurriedly ran out to help.

  Bai Wenyi hadn't seen his niece for almost a year, and he didn't expect that the little girl who used to be so small would grow up to be so delicate and pretty. Even he couldn't help but want to touch her, "Sister-in-law, my niece has grown up so much, well-behaved, call me Second Uncle."

  Yu Xuan raised her head to look at the somewhat unfamiliar young man. She had seen him when he was just born, and this second uncle didn't look bad either. The genetic inheritance was very good, and like Third Uncle, they were both handsome guys. However, it had been too long, and she almost couldn't recognize this person anymore. She smiled and said, "Second Uncle."

  Bai Wengui was startled by this sentence, he just teased the child earlier, who would have thought that his little niece would actually open her mouth and shout at someone, and her pronunciation was absolutely clear, which was a bit beyond his expectation.

  Bai Wengui looked at his second brother's reaction with some satisfaction, "How was it? Were you startled? Don't mention you, I was also surprised when I first went there. My daughter would even shout for people to come. Come on, girl, this is Third Uncle, but you have to call out loudly to him, otherwise Third Uncle can't hear very well."

  Bai Wenyi didn't explain why he couldn't hear, but Yu Tong obediently shouted loudly "Third Uncle".

  Bai Wenzhi heard the shout, felt a little excited, but still somewhat shyly rubbed his hands together, "Sister-in-law, hurry up and take the child inside, they must be tired from walking all this way."

  Yu Sai was carried back home first, but there's still a fourth uncle at home, why didn't she see him? Didn't he come back already? But thinking about it, the days ahead are long, and if they want to meet, it's just a matter of time, so she doesn't dwell on this moment wondering why that person hasn't shown up.

  The second and third elders helped the eldest brother take things from the car, which were some special products brought back from Sichuan. The old mother-in-law and others brought back some of the things they could bring from home.

  "Wow, this is cured sausage, bro, it's so good."

  Lao San saw the string of sausages in Er Ge's hand and his mouth began to water, Bai Wen Zhi also felt happy. "Yes, tonight we can have a big meal, it's been several months since I've seen meat, my mouth is almost tasteless. It's still Da Sao who knows what we need."

  Two people seemed to be discussing without any disagreement what the elder sister had brought back for them to eat. Although the two families were currently separated, they still ate together, so Bai Wenli told his younger brother to put everything in their father's room.

  After washing up simply he went back home to see his daughter, after a year of separation he seemed to have more affection for this daughter.