The "balance" of the Spring Festival holiday is insufficient, and the return passenger flow peaks at stations, airports, and highways. The reporter interviewed and found that the suitcases and trunks of cars carried by people were full. Inside is nostalgia, but also the heavy love and concern of the family.
Taste of home
Early in the morning of February 15, Zhao Xin, who returned to Zhengzhou, Henan Province for the New Year, unplugged the charger at the bedside, turned on the car navigation, and embarked on the way home. The car walked far away, and through the rearview mirror, I saw that my parents were still watching from the side of the road.
The 32-year-old, who works for a private company in Taiyuan, can only go home once or twice a year. On the evening of the fifth day of the first lunar month, his parents filled the trunk with jujubes, persimmons, beef, roast chicken, lotus root and many other hometown specialties, all of which he loved to eat. "Dad, take less, it's all stuffed. But the family just put it inside, and told him that some should be put in the refrigerator to be refrigerated, some should be eaten as soon as possible, and some could be shared with colleagues.
26-year-old Hu Na, a native of Taiyuan, stayed in Xidian to work after graduating from Xidian University. The year is almost over, and I have to separate from my daughter, and my family is reluctant. My mother muttered: "Live alone, don't be wronged by yourself when you eat and wear, and pay attention to your body." "Dad stayed up late and fried a lot of hairtail, meatballs, and roast meat, packed them in a crisper box, and put them in the suitcase. He stuffed a few more pastries into her backpack and let her eat them on the train.
Hu Na picked up her suitcase, feeling heavier than when she returned. She knows that it is not only the taste of her hometown, but also the love of her parents.
Parents are worried
At 20:56 on February 14, train K1331 arrived at Taiyuan Railway Station. 33-year-old Gao Xiang walked out with his suitcase. On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar calendar, he returned to his hometown in Yinchuan for the New Year, and his suitcase was filled with gifts for his family and specialties from Taiyuan. When I came to Taiyuan again, the box was still full. It contains hometown specialties, as well as a scarf sewn by my mother, a family photo taken during the New Year, tea sent by my sister, and an insole made by my grandmother.
Home is far away, and I don't go back until the Chinese New Year. Every time, my family would call me to bring a big box so that I could bring more things. This year, the suitcase has been changed from 20 inches to 28 inches, but it is still full. He laughed and said, "My suitcase, for my family, is never big enough." They always felt like I was short of things in the field. I know that my parents have so much concern that no matter how big the box is, it can't fit it. ”
Start over
In the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival holiday is coming to an end, and people are embarking on the journey again. At 9 o'clock on February 15, the reporter saw at Taiyuan South Railway Station that there were significantly more returning passengers, and the large and small luggage in their hands became the "bright spot" of the station.
Mom and Dad, don't worry about me, you take care of yourself. Ms. Zhu, 23, was returning to Tianjin for work, and after saying goodbye to her parents at the entrance of the station, she dragged a heavy suitcase into the station for security. "The Spring Festival comes and goes, and the bags are never empty. My family knew that I loved to eat crispy meat, and I made a lot of them during the Chinese New Year, and cut them into small bags one by one. Before leaving, my mother brought me most of the crispy meat. She told reporters, "I have just joined the work for a year, and I am usually alone and often homesick." When I saw these things, I felt more energetic and courageous. ”
Many people in the interview said that relying on online shopping, it is not difficult to eat a bite of hometown food outside. However, the hometown food that the family puts in their bags is still the most soothing to soothe the thoughts. Those who have left home have started a new journey with love and expectation to work hard for the next homecoming. A packed bag brings the power that follows you with you.
Reporter Li Tao.
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