The sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month was the day Shen Jianan and his companions were to depart.
Before dawn broke, the people of the Chaoyang Brigade had already risen. Wrapped in thick cotton-padded coats, they gathered at the small courtyard to help load the luggage. With everyone pitching in, the belongings were soon stowed away in the truck. Shen Jianan, Gu Yu, Zhang Qiao, and Qu Feng turned back to look at the courtyard where they had lived for several years, feeling a sudden sense of melancholy.
The students standing nearby were all red-eyed, their lips trembling as they began to cry. "Teacher, Principal Gu, we don't want you to leave! Boohoo..."
Chapter 98