The tractor was fast, but Hongqin was still a little unhappy as Li Long drove Chen Xingbang and his family toward Stone City.
She had only met her older sister and brothers yesterday afternoon and had such a wonderful time playing with them, yet this morning she had to leave again. She really could not bear to go.
Although she had playmates back in her hometown, she had no older brothers or sisters there, and sometimes she got bullied.
Family bonds were truly mysterious. Even though it was her first time meeting Li Juan and Li Qiang, Hongqin could feel how good her eldest sister and older brother were to her.
So she did not want to leave, especially after hearing Li Qiang say that in a couple of days they would water the vegetable plot for the last time, and they could catch fish in the irrigation ditch beside the yard. If she stayed, he would take her along to grill fish to eat.
In winter, they could also have their youngest uncle take them to catch sparrows and roast them, trap Gugu Chickens and stir-fry them, snare rabbits and stir-fry them...
Just talking about food had been enough for Li Qiang to make Hongqin want to stay.
If Li Xia had not finally raised her hand to slap her, Hongqin really would have tried to stay.
So even after the tractor left Ma County, Hongqin was still pouting.
Chen Xingbang could do nothing about it either. There really were not many children around the courtyard where he lived. His original plan had been to send Hongqin to the neighborhood preschool class for two years after Li Xia brought her over, then have her start school.
Some preschool classes at the time were different from kindergartens in later years.