Before going to college, I had never been far away, but the only time I went to the county seat was the year of high school, my mother took me to the county people's hospital to get glasses, and my impression at that time was only at the door of the bus station, because as soon as I got out of the station, I fell to!
I was admitted to university, and the school is not far away, more than 200 kilometers away on the Jiaodong Peninsula. At that time, the family was not wealthy, the round-trip fare was a big expense, and besides, the parents had never traveled far away, so going to school became a big problem, and the best way was to go together. After many inquiries, a person from a neighboring village and I were admitted to the same university, so we made an appointment early and went together.
On the day of departure, we took the bedding, basins and rice bowls in the morning, first took the car to the county seat, and then transferred to the county where the school is located, thus starting the first long trip in my life. Before leaving, my father repeatedly told him to write back as soon as possible after settling down at the school.
After getting in the car, we looked at everything new, and our eyes kept staring at the outside of the car, but we didn't dare to discuss new things when we saw them - for fear that others would laugh at us that we had never seen the world! From time to time, I also touched the seven or eight hundred yuan tuition fees hidden in my underwear and bed, and I was nervous and excited! At noon, the car had to stay in a county town for half an hour, and I endured thirst and hunger, and I didn't dare to go down, because I was distressed to spend money, and I didn't dare to leave my luggage. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, after a five- or six-hour drive, our eyes were sour, and we were crying in pain, but we didn't dare to rest.
When I was about to reach my destination, the fear of the unknown was coming, and I silently hoped that the car would go on like this, ...... forever
Now, children go to college either by plane, high-speed rail, or by self-driving, and there are seven aunts and eight aunts who hug and send them to school, and the basin and rice bowl and bedding are replaced by mobile phones, computers and tablets. Times are changing, but the original intention of going out to study and changing your destiny has not changed!
On the way to school, there was also an interesting incident: when I was about to arrive at school, I saw a plant in the field on the side of the road, we have not seen it, the leaves are very similar to lotus roots, but it grows in the field, the discussion was fruitless, and I was embarrassed to ask others, so two prospective college students who were about to study agriculture gave it a name: dry lotus. It wasn't until much later, when I ate it on the school table, that I didn't know that it was called taro!