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After 6 days, 2,000km on motorcycle, she finds boy safe
By Zhang Xuanchen |
January 19, 2011, Wednesday
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Haunted by a nightmare, a woman rode a motorcycle for six days and traveled more than 2,000 kilometers from a city in eastern Zhejiang Province to her home in southwest Chongqing just to make sure her six-year-old boy is safe.
Li Chunfeng, 29, only slept four hours a day and fed on bread and instant noodles on her long trek home to see her boy, who was left home at the age of one when she and her husband went to Chongqing to find work, Chongqing Evening News reported today.
Li woke up in tears last month from a horrible dream in which she saw her little son scrambling for food with rats in the rain. Fear got the better of her even though her parents assured her nothing bad happened.
She wanted to take a train home but felt she could not afford the ticket. So she jumped on her newly bought second-hand motorcycle, dressed in dark blue jackets and black trousers to make her look like a man for protection. She didn't have time to ask for her pay from her boss in a restaurant before leaving.
The journey for home was not smooth. A primary school dropout, Li had to ask others for direction as she couldn't read the map. She said she often lean on a tree or a rock to sleep after an exhausting six-hour ride. On the third day, she suffered severe headache and took a break in an inn which cost her 20 yuan (US$3).
She often rested in the day because the road had less traffic at night, allowing her to drive faster. Li said she drank only half bottle of water a day to cut time for the toilet. Bread, instant noodles and chewing gums were her source of energy. She said she chewed 19 pieces of gums to dispel weariness.
When she finally saw her son at school, she hesitated for a moment as she couldn't believe she made it. Then, she cried and hugged him tightly, the report said.
Li Chunfeng, 29, only slept four hours a day and fed on bread and instant noodles on her long trek home to see her boy, who was left home at the age of one when she and her husband went to Chongqing to find work, Chongqing Evening News reported today.
Li woke up in tears last month from a horrible dream in which she saw her little son scrambling for food with rats in the rain. Fear got the better of her even though her parents assured her nothing bad happened.
She wanted to take a train home but felt she could not afford the ticket. So she jumped on her newly bought second-hand motorcycle, dressed in dark blue jackets and black trousers to make her look like a man for protection. She didn't have time to ask for her pay from her boss in a restaurant before leaving.
The journey for home was not smooth. A primary school dropout, Li had to ask others for direction as she couldn't read the map. She said she often lean on a tree or a rock to sleep after an exhausting six-hour ride. On the third day, she suffered severe headache and took a break in an inn which cost her 20 yuan (US$3).
She often rested in the day because the road had less traffic at night, allowing her to drive faster. Li said she drank only half bottle of water a day to cut time for the toilet. Bread, instant noodles and chewing gums were her source of energy. She said she chewed 19 pieces of gums to dispel weariness.
When she finally saw her son at school, she hesitated for a moment as she couldn't believe she made it. Then, she cried and hugged him tightly, the report said.
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