There is a friendship, and the water flows forever.

I remember there is a saying on the internet: it is not easy to get along for a year; Being able to persist for two years is worth cherishing; Getting along for three years is a miracle; Five years is a bosom friend; What is left after ten years, please come to life; It is your acquired relatives who will never leave for twenty years!

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In retrospect, Jane and I have been together for 25 years, and we have lived in each other's hearts, better than our relatives!

Jane and I are distant daughters, and our parents come from the same village.

In middle school, we studied in the same middle school. She is two years older than me and lives in the same dormitory. We all know each other, but we have never communicated!

In the mid-1990 s, there was a climax of working all over the country. Several little sisters as old as me in our village have gone to Shanghai to earn money.

My neighbor A Qin is several years older than me. She also went to work in a factory in Shanghai to earn money. I heard that her salary is very high. From the photos, money and letters she sent to her family, I can see that they are living well outside and earning a good income.

My heart is already ready to move. I wrote to A Qin to confirm that their factory wanted to recruit people, so I dropped out of school and waited for an opportunity. I was also ready to go to Shanghai!

1995 just after the new year, I disobeyed my father's orders, stole his money for selling cattle quietly, and went to work in Shanghai with my colleague fourth brother (my second brother-in-law's brother) who had made an appointment in advance.

My father has little education, but he attaches great importance to education. Even if my family is poor, he will provide for my school. His wish is that I can go to college and arm myself with knowledge to "fly out" of the mountain.

However, I don't want to see my parents worry about my tuition as soon as the school season starts. I decided to drop out of school and go out to earn money. I didn't expect my disobedience to make my father seriously ill!

On the day I went to Shanghai, Jane and I met on the road.

At the foot of a mountain, far away, I saw a woman in red coming towards me.

It's rare to meet someone in this deep forest! I thought to myself.

Near, look at this girl dressed differently from ordinary people. I saw her wearing a red coat, black hair, high-heeled boots and a fashionable backpack. I don't think this dress looks like a girl in the mountains.

Look at what I'm wearing, a sports coat, silk trousers with feet (the most popular in school at that time), a pair of flat-heeled rubber shoes and a tall ponytail. When walking, the ponytail shakes from side to side, looking very pure students, typical mountain girls!

On this rugged mountain, the mountain road climbing up the mountain still smells of a pair of high heels. No wrestling, I secretly swore to her!

In fact, I am also eager to put on her beautiful clothes and have a pair of high heels.

Who doesn't love beauty for girls of the same age?

I glanced at the fashionable girl out of the corner of my eye when we passed by. Wow, isn't this Jane who used to live in a dormitory? I almost cried. Jane should have recognized me then, but we didn't stop to say hello to each other!

I took a few steps and looked back, just as Jane looked back at me. At that moment, we all turned around awkwardly and continued on our way!

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After three days of bumping on the train, I finally arrived in the long-awaited Shanghai.

When I got off the train and looked at the crowds coming and going, I was already confused and couldn't tell the difference between East and West.

As night fell and colorful neon lights lit up, I looked around and felt very inferior. My tired and rustic appearance is really out of place with this colorful city.

I carry a big cowboy bag on my back and carry four or five small bags in my hand, which are full of my daily necessities, and follow closely behind my fourth brother.

On the night when we got off the train, we went to Pudong, Shanghai, because fourth brother worked in Pudong.

We had a night's rest in Pudong. The next morning, Brother Four sent me to Songjiang District to find my little sister A Qin!

We took the address on the envelope written by Chin, searched for it for a long time, and asked many people, but they didn't know there was such a factory.

Just when I was in a hurry, I suddenly saw two girls coming across the street. One of them is dressed in red tit, and looks familiar. I looked at it carefully. Isn't that Jane I met at the foot of the mountain the other day?

What a coincidence! How could she be here!

Jane saw me at this moment, too, and we were all surprised. Almost at the same time, she shouted:

"Why are you here?"

Maybe that's why we met in a strange city. At this moment, we all put down our former reserve and began to have a warm conversation!

It turned out that I met Jane at the foot of the mountain that day, and she happened to go to her sister's house to borrow money. Jane went to A Qin through an acquaintance. We both take the same train, but in different carriages. Jane went straight to A Qin as soon as she got off the train, and I stayed in Pudong for one night.

Jane came to Shanghai with her cousin. At this time, Jane and her cousin are going to the city to buy quilts and some daily necessities, and they just met me!

Jane led me to A Qin. In the afternoon, A Qin took me to see my boss, who agreed to let me go to work the next day.

In this way, Jane and I were assigned to the same dormitory again. We are not only roommates, but also workers. We all sleep in the upper bunk, with two beds facing each other!

The dormitory is full of young ladies from all corners of the country!

A Qin is very kind to us, and often comes to our dormitory after work to explain some work matters to us. Jane and I are both smart and original. After a few days of training, we will officially go to work.

Because it's a salary, you get more for more work. Many times, after work, everyone in the workshop has left, and Jane and I are reluctant to leave. We also want to earn more money and send it back to our hometown to help our parents feel at ease!

Jane's family condition is not good. She has many brothers and sisters, who are all married. She is the youngest in the family, and her parents are old. She loves her parents dearly, so she gave up her studies and chose to make money!

Jane, like me, has a dream hidden in her heart, hoping that she can earn money and study more!

So our bedside is full of books and notes, and we cheer each other up!

Maybe it's because we have the same language and dreams. Jane and I are getting closer and closer. We often hide in the same bed and whisper interesting things about school and dormitory. When it comes to happiness, we will open the quilt and laugh loudly. Little sisters who often get out of bed don't like us.

Because we have goals, we don't feel tired even if we often work overtime.

I still remember getting paid in the first month, which was the first income in our lives. We were so excited that we couldn't sleep all night. We put the money in the pillowcase for a while, then take it out and count it, and then put it in the quilt zipper. We were both excited and nervous. We didn't sleep well all night for a few silver dollars!

We get paid every month, and the factory will give us a day off the next day!

When we were paid for the first time, A Qin took us to the post office in the city and asked us to send the money back to our hometown. She is afraid that our hard-earned money is gone!

A Qin is a good girl. Her family condition is very good, and her father is in the government department. Because my father suddenly fell ill with a stroke, the tree fell apart, my father lost his previous prestige, and the family economy was in trouble. Seeing that his father's medical expenses were gone, A Qin chose to drop out of school and go out to make money to treat his father!

According to my mother, after A Qin's father got sick, A Qin got sick himself. She went out on business and took a big bag of Chinese medicine with her when she got on the bus. After A Qin left, her mother cried many times!

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A few months passed quickly, and we stayed in the factory quietly and obediently and went to work on time every day. The factory owner pays wages on time every month.

From the second month, I discussed with Jane that I would keep part of my living expenses this month and lend the rest to Jane to send home together. Jane saves some living expenses next month, pays me back and I'll send it home together. In this way, you can send 1000 yuan each time!

At that time, in our mountainous area, 1000 yuan was not a small sum. Every time I send money away, my heart is full of joy. I think my father will be very happy when he receives the money.

Later, I heard from my mother that my father was not happy when he first received my money order, but cried!

At that time, the most luxurious life for Jane and I was to eat a bowl of dregs river noodles occasionally. I still remember that it was a noodle restaurant opened by a pair of Chongqing girls, who liked the spicy taste! We usually eat in the factory canteen!

I still remember a bowl of slag noodles, 3.5 yuan!

We like to go to "Guyang Market" best, which is a clothing market. We can bargain, and the clothes there are relatively cheap.

I stayed there for several months, and my salary was much higher than when I first entered the factory. Besides sending money back to my hometown, I also began to learn to become fashionable. I bought clothes, high heels, satchels, lipsticks, creams, etc. And it will take me a long time to go out.

Jane is much more experienced in dressing than I am, because she stayed at home in her brother's city for two months before coming to Shanghai. Under the influence of her sister-in-law, she has dressed herself.

Jane and I are similar in size and shape, and our clothes are often exchanged. But I spend more time wearing her clothes, and I always think her clothes look better than mine!

Jane and I often buy some clothes for our parents and little niece and send them back to our hometown.

I remember once, when we delivered something, the staff checked it, rummaged through the clothes and asked how old Jane and I were. We both blushed at that time. We are all big girls of Huanghua. Where did we get the baby? The staff didn't hear what we were saying for a long time!

Jane is easy-going, cheerful and has a loud voice. Sometimes after work, we will climb the balcony on the second floor and watch the sunset reflected in the orange garden downstairs. Jane will sing her favorite song loudly:

"At this time, the evening performance has been dispersed, and the noise has disappeared.

Just you and me, alone in the street ... "

I don't know if this song is simple or not, and I don't know if it exists. Anyway, she likes to sing often, and I like to echo. So we shouted, waved our hands and beat rhythmically.

We will sing loudly from time to time. In the eyes of others, we are like crazy people, but this is the happiest and most relaxing moment of our day. Singing loudly like that seems to have disappeared all day!

Time flies, and it's winter in a blink of an eye. The little sisters in the dormitory all went back to their hometown for the Spring Festival in twos and threes, and A Qin also went back to her hometown in advance because of something at home.

Seeing that everyone in the dormitory has left, Jane and I are homesick. Because our monthly salary is sent home, we have no money in our pockets.

Boss Lu seemed to see our worries and told us that we could leave at any time if we wanted, but Jane and I decided to work until the end of the month to get paid.

We asked fellow villagers to help us buy train tickets in advance. However, as the day of going home approaches, we are puzzled. We don't know where the railway station is or how to get there.

And the ticket is still at 6: 30 in the morning, and it is still dark outside after 6: 00 in the morning in winter!

At that time, we had no idea what a taxi was!

Two silly girls finally came up with a good idea and walked along the railway towards the railway station.

We didn't sleep that night. Pack clothes, shoes and gifts for your family, and each person will be stuffed with a big cowboy bag.

At one o'clock in the morning, one of us carried a bulging cowboy bag and several convenient bags, which were full of daily necessities on the road, and we set off.

I don't remember what day it was that night, except that the moon was particularly round that night. We have prepared a flashlight, but we don't need it.

Silver moonlight sprinkled on the earth, accompanied us forward, and we walked along the center of the railway track. At first, we were very strong, and we were not afraid. We walked and hummed a little song:

"Where did the moon go? Me too? I'll take Jane to the village entrance. Daocunkou

Jane went home for the Spring Festival ... "

We changed the lyrics and sang and laughed as we walked! I also forgot to carry a heavy backpack!

After walking for a while, I gradually felt that the bag on my back was getting heavier and heavier. We both lost our voices, and it was terribly quiet around us, as if we were the only two people in the world. I don't know how far I have to go to get to the railway station, and suddenly I feel afraid:

"What shall we do if we can't find the railway station?" I'm not as excited as before, talking to myself with a picture of myself crying.

"Go along the railway, there must be a railway station." Jane seems to be talking to herself and me!

"I don't know how far it is. I missed the train and couldn't go back ... "I sobbed before I finished, and began to sob quietly!

At this moment, a strong white light came towards us, and then I heard a loud cry:

"What are you doing? What are you doing on the anecdote track? "

We stopped, and I sat next to Jane and said softly:

"Did you meet a bad guy?"

Jane didn't speak, but I obviously felt her body shaking!

The white light is getting closer and closer, and I can't open my eyes. I blocked the light with my hand and saw a man coming towards us with a flashlight, as if wearing a railway uniform!

At that moment, I seemed to see hope, at least not a bad person.

A closer look shows that he is really a railway worker. He looks about the same age as my father when he reaches middle age.

When he learned that we didn't know the way to the railway station, we came from Huayang Bridge along the railway track. It may be because of pity, or it may be ... His tone suddenly dropped and his attitude improved.

He told us not to walk along the railway next time. A close call. And tell us that Songjiang Railway Station is not far ahead!

Finally, we saw hope. We arrived at the railway station at exactly six o'clock, half an hour early!

Queuing to check in, we were pushed forward by the crowd and finally got on the train. There is no room for our tickets. We found a corner of the aisle, put down our backpacks and sat down on the cowboy bag. At that moment, we were tired and hungry!

On the train, Jane told me that her father made one for her at home, and the other party was Bing Ge. If she has matches when she comes home this time, she will never come out to work again!

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1996 After the Spring Festival, I set out alone with my bag on my back. My father seems to have accepted the fact that I work.

I didn't go to ask Jane out. Although they are fellow villagers, there is still a distance between them. I guess in my heart that Jane has taken a fancy to that soldier brother and won't go out again.

1in the first half of 1996, the business of the original factory began to slump, and A Qin and others all chose to leave.

Later, I heard that A Qin was in love, and we seldom contacted each other again.

I have to choose to jump ship. It's really hard to find a satisfactory job with a low education and no skills!

During that time, I was displaced, my pocket was flat, and I had to eat a pack of instant noodles three times.

After many twists and turns, I finally stayed in a sweater factory. I might as well have a place to stay in the factory, so I became an apprentice again.

It was in that factory that I met my present husband!

I started to fall in love. I was alone in a foreign land, and suddenly one more person cared about me. I have no reason to refuse!

Later, I heard from my fellow villagers that Jane had come to Shanghai again.

I started asking around about Jane's whereabouts.

At that time, my monthly salary was three figures, and I didn't send it home every month as before. I only remit money to my family once every few months. I began to learn to save money by myself!

Later, I heard that Jane worked in a clothing factory in the town. My husband and I rode bicycles for a long time before we found a clothing factory.

At that time, Xian Xian and I were in love. When we walked hand in hand into the downstairs of the garment factory, it was already noon break. We heard someone upstairs say, "Wow, look at that pair of golden couple!"

I'm flattered! Women in love are the most beautiful.

When I went up to the second floor, I saw Jane at first sight. I called her by her real name in my hometown dialect. At first, she was shocked. She came to her senses and ran towards me, hugging me tightly. At that moment, we both cried excitedly!

She told me that she didn't like Brother Bing. I have been in Shanghai for a long time and have been looking for me everywhere. When I first introduced her, she shyly told me that she was also in love, first of all, a native of Shanghai!

I am happy for Jane in my heart, and I hope she has a home. It is difficult to drift.

Jane came from the car pier first, and my husband and I happened to be working in Yexie. There is only one Huangpu River Bridge in the middle.

Since then, Jane and I have kept in touch!

A few years later, Xianxian and I also had our own nest in Yexie, and we have been living in Yexie.

Jane's family lives in Chedun. The two houses are ten kilometers apart.

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Jane and I are like sisters. We often walk around, caring for each other and helping each other!

A few years later, we all raised a lovely little princess. Jane's daughter is three years older than mine!

At that time, Jane often took her daughter to my house for a few days. I remember when my little girl was young, she would cry every time she came to my house and left. She refused to leave, and her mouth cried and shouted, "You stay at menstruation's house and sleep on her sofa."

After my daughter was born, Jane paid more attention to me and often came to see me to help with the children. The first thing my daughter said was not mom and dad, but aunt. The title was directed at Jane by her daughter.

In the eyes of the two children, we are all their closest relatives!

Many times, we will dress up our two little daughters as sisters, and we will go shopping hand in hand and eat delicious food together, attracting the envious eyes of others.

Occasionally, I will go back to my hometown first and let Jane accompany me. We hid under the covers and had endless topics in the middle of the night.

Sometimes, we will have disputes because of some inconsistent topics, and we will not give in to each other. We will be as angry as children for a few days, and we will get back together in a few days!

I still remember that night a few years ago, we rode our bicycles around the first factory we entered, which had been demolished beyond recognition. Jane is still very familiar with it, taking me everywhere, introducing all the way, looking for the footprints of that year.

We pick flowers by the roadside, hip hop, fight and take pictures under the street lamp!

Later, when we rode past the gate of a company and heard the hometown dialect spoken by the doorman, we suddenly felt very cordial. We went over and talked with him, and he took photos of our ride!

That night, we didn't go home until eleven o'clock in the evening!

When Jane has two things, she will definitely give them to me. She once said to me, "I have everything she has!" " "

Although we are all in the age of no doubt, sometimes we look like children together, crazy together, jumping together and laughing together!

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In the past two years, I have accompanied my daughter back to my hometown to study, and I have less time to meet Jane, but we have not been alienated by distance, but we know how to understand and cherish each other better.

Twenty-five years of friendship has invited each other into life!

Jane loves me so much that she often sends me and my children small bags of snacks, ninety-nine ducks, three squirrels, one from Iraq … and boxes of fruits!

There are not only snacks in this bag, but also her yearning for me. I know, she misses me!

I miss her too, often!

Jane told me more than once that she wanted us to travel to Yunnan together, just the two of us, husband and children.

She often sends me some beautiful photos taken by other girlfriends in Yunnan!

I know what she means. She wants us to go!

When my daughter goes to college, I'll accompany Jane, just the two of us to go crazy once! Go to Yunnan, which she yearns for, sit by Erhai Lake to blow the wind, look at the clouds in Cangshan Mountain and quietly enjoy Yulong Snow Mountain …

It is said that girlfriends are another true self!

Indeed, Jane and I have too many similar personalities. We are all positive, kind, boastful, loving family and children, unwilling to be ordinary, but living an ordinary life …

Jane, we should all be fine. I look forward to the next 25 years, and then the next 25 years, we can still hide under a bed and whisper!