Blood Ties

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In Weishan Village, a family living on the bonds of blood
is busy preparing for their New Year's Eve dinner. The steaming food is ready, and siblings Ye Jiarou and Ye Mingxuan are sitting at the table watching television. It's already New Year's Eve, but their parents had driven their tractor to the provincial capital to sell vegetables long ago and haven't returned yet. The Ye family is an ordinary rural family that relies on selling vegetables for a living. Both siblings are in high school, and the family's financial situation isn't good. Therefore, to get a good price, their parents don't hesitate to go to the provincial capital to sell vegetables during the New Year.
It's already eight o'clock in the evening, and the siblings still haven't seen their parents return.
"Sister, it's so late, why aren't Mom and Dad back yet?" Mingxuan complained, his stomach growling with hunger.
"Let's wait a little longer. If Mom and Dad don't come back soon, we'll eat first," Jiarou said, worried about her parents.
Usually, when their parents go to the city to sell vegetables, they return by seven o'clock at the latest, but today, on New Year's Eve, they still haven't come home by eight.
"They won't get arrested by the city management officers, will they?" This was Jia Rou's worst fear.
Another hour passed, and Mr. and Mrs. Ye still hadn't returned. The siblings were really hungry, so they started eating.
After finishing their New Year's Eve dinner, Mingxuan went to the door to set off firecrackers and fireworks, and watched TV for a while. It was already past 11 p.m., but Mr. and Mrs. Ye still hadn't returned. The siblings were very anxious, but on New Year's Eve, they didn't know what to do or who to ask for help. It wasn't until after 2 a.m. that the two, extremely tired, finally fell asleep in each other's arms amidst their anxiety.
"Bang, bang, bang..." A series of banging sounds came from the door. Just as dawn was breaking, they were awakened by the loud banging.
Opening the door, they saw Uncle Wang from next door. Uncle Wang often went out to sell vegetables with Mr. and Mrs. Ye.

"Xiao Rou, Xiao Xuan, something bad has happened! Your parents have been in a car accident!" Uncle Wang said anxiously. "What?!" The siblings were stunned.
"Hurry to the provincial capital, they're at the People's Hospital."
Without thinking twice, the siblings hurriedly followed Uncle Wang towards the provincial capital.
On the way, Uncle Wang briefly explained what had happened. Last night, as usual, after selling vegetables, Ye's parents and Uncle Wang were returning to the village together when a large truck crashed into their tractor and sped away without even stopping. They were taken to the hospital by a kind passerby. Uncle Wang's injuries weren't serious, and he rushed back this morning to inform the siblings. Because he had returned in such a hurry, he didn't know the extent of Ye's parents' injuries.
"It's alright, don't worry. I only have abrasions, no broken bones. Your brother and sister-in-law's injuries won't be too serious either, so don't worry too much," Uncle Wang reassured the siblings on the way.
Upon arriving at the hospital, the three went straight to the inpatient department.
"Doctor, where are the two people from the car accident last night staying?" Jia Rou quickly grabbed a doctor-looking man and asked. "It seems two people were brought in last night because of a car accident, but they've both died from their injuries," the doctor said calmly. For a doctor accustomed to life and death, this was nothing out of the ordinary, but Jia Rou and Ming Xuan were stunned by the news.
"Doctor, you must be mistaken. I was injured along with them yesterday. Look, I only have a scratch. How could they be dead? Were there other people brought in last night?" Uncle Wang asked hurriedly, afraid of getting the wrong people.
"There weren't any patients yesterday, only the injured from that car accident. And this is quite normal. In car accidents, because the impact points are different, it's common for some people in the same car to be uninjured while others die on the spot. You should go to the morgue quickly; the bodies are still there." The doctor then told them the location of the morgue.
Jia Rou and Ming Xuan couldn't remember how they got to the morgue or how they got home. All they could remember was the white shroud being lifted, revealing their parents' faces, distorted by the impact.
What should have been an ordinary family was shattered on the first day of the new year. Perhaps their family had been poor, but under their parents' protection, the siblings could study peacefully, enjoy the warmth of family, and change their fate through hard work. But now, everything was gone.
With the help of the villagers, the siblings buried their parents. While other families were filled with joy, the two siblings spent their winter vacation in a daze of grief. With the start of school fast approaching, they faced a cruel problem: how would they survive?
Although they had occasionally helped their parents in the vegetable garden, neither of them had ever done farm work on their own. Besides, the burial had exhausted their meager savings; now they had no money to buy seeds or pesticides, let alone pay for their continued schooling.
"Sister, I don't want to go to school anymore. I'm the only man in the family now. I'll go out and work to support you," Mingxuan said to his sister. The sudden disaster had matured this big boy.
"No, Xiaoxuan, your grades are better than mine. You're the hope of our family. You can't go out to work. If anyone should go, it should be me," Jiarou disagreed with her brother. "Sister, you're a senior in high school this year, and you'll be taking the college entrance exam soon. I'm only a freshman this year, and I won't be able to take the exam for another two years. That's too expensive. I should go to work."
"Xiaoxuan, you're a boy. You'll have a bright future if you go to school. What's the use of me being a good student? Our parents are gone. You're the only hope for the Ye family now. You must make us proud," Jiarou said, tears welling up in her eyes as she thought of her deceased parents. In
the end, Mingxuan couldn't persuade his sister. After the argument, Jiarou "won" the "right" to go out and work.
Jiarou left. After the Lantern Festival, she went to work in faraway Beijing with a fellow villager. The siblings, who had never been separated since childhood, silently waved goodbye as the long-distance bus started moving.
Mingxuan, who hadn't cried in many years, suddenly felt incredibly lonely as the bus disappeared from sight, and tears streamed down his face.
At the start of the new semester, classmates and teachers noticed that the usually cheerful Ye Mingxuan had suddenly become silent. Aside from studying, he almost never participated in any group activities and rarely initiated conversations with others.
Studying, and more studying—that was the only thought in Mingxuan's mind. His already good grades quickly surpassed everyone else in school, consistently ranking first in his grade in every exam, big or small.
=== The End===

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