Although it was a pity, Su Nian couldn't catch up to find out what was going on. The child's father was inexplicably averse to them, and any rash action would only cause him to have greater disgust.

Chu Beichen smiled and comforted Su Nian: "Didn't you hear what they said? They are going to Zhangye to find someone to treat the disease. If you still want to see these two children, you only need to look for them in Zhangye City!"

Although Zhangye City is called a city, its actual permanent population is only about 80,000 to 90,000. Based on this population number, there should not be many hospitals and clinics in the city, so this method is completely feasible.

Su Nian smiled and agreed: "Okay, I'll do as you say and wait until we get to Zhang Ye!"

She is a kind-hearted doctor, but she is still concerned about the two children. The station only sent a locomotive, and no supplies were delivered. The hard seat carriage is so cold now!

Unfortunately, the short man and his timid wife did not appear in this carriage with their children.

Soon, the lunch box seller came over. Probably because they were out of coal, today's lunch boxes were very expensive. Usually they were only five yuan each, but today they were suddenly sold for fifteen yuan each.

"This is still cheap. If we don't get supplies tonight, we won't even have lunch boxes tomorrow morning!" The lunch box seller explained the situation.

No matter how expensive it is, stomach is more important, so people in the soft sleeper carriage took out money to buy it.

The hard-seat passengers who were diverted here looked on with envy. They were reluctant to spend so much money to buy lunch boxes. This carriage was not cold, and the boiler room could even boil hot water. It was much better than the hard-seat carriage!

The difference in food standards was too great. Mei Shaofeng, a seasoned veteran, had his apprentice close the door to the private room and open the window, creating a small world of his own. "Let's just eat our own food. There's an old saying that goes, 'You can help in emergencies, but not in poverty.' These people can't eat, and we can't help them!"

Isn't that right? Everyone lowered their heads and started eating.

During the break, the train attendants and police officers come to clear out the passengers and make sure that there are berths for the passengers in the soft sleeper cars. This is the bottom line for the railway. While they help to divert the passengers in the hard seat cars, they must also protect the interests of the passengers.

But Tang Xin never returned to her compartment. It was packed with people, all of whom were elderly and weak passengers. She couldn't bear to chase them away, so she slept on the upper bunk of Su Nian.

No one slept well that night because there were so many more people there for no reason, and the sound of children crying could often be heard in the middle of the night.

By the next day, the situation had finally eased, supplies were replenished, heating was restored in the hard seat carriages, and the passengers who had been diverted returned.

While replenishing supplies, a slow train ran ahead of the train, which slowed down the speed of the entire train. Finally, when it arrived in Zhangye City, it was a full day late.

It was dusk now, and the setting sun had painted the sky with extraordinary splendor. It wasn't snowing, but the wind was blowing hard, and the bare poplar trees were shaking.

A few people got off the bus and followed the sparse crowd towards the exit.

Su Nian was worried and kept looking for the two children, but the whole family seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

She had no choice but to go out of the exit, but she didn't see anyone picking her up. "Maybe the bus is late and you can't wait any longer?" Su Nian guessed.

"It's possible. This car is not late for just a few hours, it's late for a whole day. I have to ask for another day to pick up the car at the station!" Chu Beichen frowned and looked around in front of the deserted station, trying to find a taxi or something to take everyone into the city first.