In the train, more than half of the passengers were educated youths like them, both male and female, carrying luggage, shoulder bags, and mesh bags filled with daily necessities like enamel basins, the majority beaming with excitement and their eyes full of longing for the future.
Zheng Huihui huddled in her seat by the window, hugging her knees.
"Comrades, the countryside is a vast world where we will make a big difference once we arrive!" a young woman with ear-length short hair stood up, waving her arms with a loud voice, "We must go with full enthusiasm, and not show this disheartened and despondent face, making people think the state has forced you to go to the countryside!"
Hearing this accusation, girls like Zheng Huihui who were sad about leaving home quickly hid their expressions, messily wiped their faces with their sleeves, pretending they weren't among those who had been crying just now.
