Chapter 217: Enthusiastic Stranger

On the train from Beijing to Wu City, Han Yi picked up two large luggage bags in one hand and easily carried them into the soft sleeper car they had reserved.

Zheng Shunli and Chen Hongjun also followed behind with their luggage. However, compared to Han Yi's ease, Zheng Shunli seemed to be struggling.

"I say, Han, you are really strong. Soldiers are different." Zheng Shunli said while panting.

"You just lack training." Han Yi took another bag from Zheng Shunli and put it away.

The soft sleeper car has four people in one car. Zheng Shunli and three girls are in one car, and Han Yi and Chen Hongjun are in the next car.

Han Yi helped them put away their luggage, went to get some hot water, and filled Li Wenxi's thermos with water.

Li Wenxi took the thermos and thanked him with a smile.

Han Yi looked at her with a barely perceptible smile on his face.

"Let's play Landlord," Zheng Shunli suggested.

"Okay, okay, I'm a master," Chen Hongjun agreed immediately.

So they took out the poker cards and started playing Landlord.

Li Wenxi participated in a few rounds at first, and then took out the materials she brought and lay on the upper bunk to read them.

Han Yi looked at her from time to time, and was kicked by Zheng Shunli, "Play a card."

Han Yi then retracted his gaze and continued playing cards.

Li Wenxi was watching very seriously, completely immersed in her own world. Recently she has been studying prime numbers. All this information was new knowledge that she had never encountered before. Therefore, she frowned and pondered from time to time.

I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly a soft voice came to my ear: "Drink some water."

Han Yi handed her thermos cup to me.

Li Wenxi was stunned at first, then she sat up immediately and took the thermos cup with both hands: "Thank you."

After taking a sip, she found that she was really thirsty and drank a lot in one breath. After drinking, she tightened the lid of the thermos cup and put it on the bedside, fearing that she would continue to trouble Han Yi.

Han Yi didn't say anything and continued to play cards.

Zheng Shunli and Chen Hongjun tried to wink at each other. Chen Hongjun rubbed his shoulders and whispered to Zheng Shunli, "I never thought that Brother Yi would be so gentle and considerate one day."

Han Yi glared at him, and he dared not speak.

The train was running all the way, and the carriage was full of the breath of youth.

When they arrived in Wu City, it was already the morning of the third day.

They walked out of the station, breathing the fresh air, and felt much more energetic.

"This is the Yellow Crane Tower." Hao Sanmei looked at the building in front of her and exclaimed.

"Yes, I only read about it in books before, and today I finally saw it with my own eyes." Zhang Shulan also said.

They climbed up the Yellow Crane Tower, overlooking the Yangtze River, and felt the artistic conception of "the clear river is full of Hanyang trees, and the fragrant grass is thick on Parrot Island."

After visiting the Yellow Crane Tower, they went to taste the local breakfast.

"This hot dry noodles is really delicious, much better than those in Beijing." Zheng Shunli said while eating.

"And this bean curd, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, tastes really good." Chen Hongjun also praised it.

Li Wenxi also thought it tasted very good and his appetite was opened.

They played in Wushi for two days and took the train to Shashi.

After arriving in Shashi, they first visited Yuelu Academy.

Strolling in the quaint Yuelu Academy, you can feel the ancient scholarly atmosphere and profound cultural heritage.

After leaving Yuelu Academy, they went to taste the local specialties, such as stinky tofu, sugar-coated glutinous rice cakes, rice noodles, and flavored shrimps...

They played in Shashi for two days, and then took the train to Border Town.

To get to Border Town, you have to take a train first and then a bus.

A few years ago, the movie "Border Town" brought this ancient town in western Hunan to the public's attention, making people want to experience its ancient beauty. So some tourists gradually appeared in Border Town.

The green train "clanged" through the mountains and ridges of western Hunan. The carriage was filled with a faint smell of sweat, mixed with the noise of various dialects, and it was very lively.

Outside the window, the scenery was picturesque. Beautiful green mountains are reflected in the clear lake water, the green bamboo forest sways in the wind, and occasionally a few egrets can be seen passing over the water, leaving behind white shadows.

However, the hustle and bustle in the carriage did not affect the two or three-year-old boy next to Li Wenxi. Li Wenxi saw him sleeping quietly since he got on the train. There was a sickly blush on his white face and his breathing was a little rapid. The

woman holding the boy was a middle-aged woman with a fat figure and dark skin. She wore a blue floral shirt on her upper body, a pair of black loose pants on her lower body, and black leather shoes on her feet. Those slender eyes were always rolling around, giving people a sense of cunning.

Next to the woman sat a middle-aged man, with a thin figure, dark skin, and a face covered with stubble, looking a little slovenly. He kept his head down, occasionally raising his head and scanning the passengers in the car with a cold look, which made people feel uncomfortable.

This seemed to be a family of three, but there was something wrong.

"Girl, where are you going to play?" The middle-aged woman suddenly turned her head to look at Li Wenxi, with a smile on her face and a mouthful of yellow teeth.

Li Wenxi and Zhang Shulan looked at each other. They had long noticed that the middle-aged couple had been secretly observing them, with a hint of uncomfortable light in their eyes.

"We are going to visit relatives." Zhang Shulan replied lightly, with a hint of alienation in his tone. He didn't say where he was going.

"What relatives are you visiting? I think you are just going out for fun." The middle-aged woman didn't seem to notice Li Wenxi and the others' indifference, and continued to talk enthusiastically, "You are students, right? Is this your first time going out?"

Li Wenxi and Zhang Shulan were already wary, so they naturally didn't ask them questions. They just took a book and read it, pretending not to hear.

"Hey, you guys look at my memory, are you thirsty? Come, drink some water." The middle-aged woman said, taking out a water bottle from the black plastic bag she carried and handed it to the three of them.

"No, thank you." Li Wenxi refused without hesitation.

"We are not thirsty, thank you auntie." Zhang Shulan also refused.

Seeing that Li Wenxi and Zhang Shulan both looked like they were keeping away from strangers, the middle-aged woman turned her attention to the seemingly easy-going Hao Sanmei. However, although Hao Sanmei seemed easy-going, she was more alert and turned her head to look out the window, pretending to enjoy the scenery.

The middle-aged woman was not unhappy about being rejected at all. Instead, she continued to act like a caring elder sister and said, "You girls are so pretty. You can find a rich family in the future and live a good life. Women, as long as you marry a good family, you will enjoy a happy life. I introduced a rural girl to a cadre family in the city. Now every time she sees me, she says she wants to thank me."

The more she said this, the more alert Li Wenxi and the others became, and they didn't talk to her at all.