They waited anxiously in line, and the two of them finally made it to the train station, completely soaked, but they didn't care.

In July, the sun in Guangdong Province is scorching hot. Even at ten o'clock in the morning, the sun can make people feel hot.

The train station was packed with people; the small space was crammed full and filled with the smell of sweat. Before I could even rest, the train arrived.

At the train station, the majority of the passengers were former educated youth sent to the countryside. They finally managed to find their seats from the crowded train, only to have their shoes trampled to pieces.

The two of them wanted to curse Su Tian again: if it weren't for Su Tian, ​​they wouldn't have had to suffer like this.

After finding a seat, Chen Gang and He Hua sat down wearily. Despite the noise around them, it didn't bother them at all.

Chen Gang noticed He Hua's pale face, so he gently asked, "Are you alright?" He Hua nodded slightly and forced a smile.

Chen Gang had been feeling a persistent pain in his chest, and although he didn't want to go to the countryside, he was forced to.

Both were exhausted and didn't want to talk much. They hadn't eaten breakfast and had walked for another hour and a half to catch their train.

By this time, I was already starving, and I had nothing else to eat, so I could only endure it.

Seeing this, Chen Gang could only take his water cup to get water, and he had to wait in line for a long time before it was his turn.

After filling his water tank, he carefully walked back, amidst the dense crowd.

Chen Gang was afraid of spilling the water, so he carefully protected the water cup as he walked forward with difficulty.

Back in his seat, he handed He Hua a water glass and said with concern, "Have some water first, and rest for a bit."

He Hua glanced at him gratefully, took the water glass, and began to drink it in small sips.

At this moment, an older woman sitting next to He Hua asked, "Young lady, are you going to the countryside to become an educated youth? Why are you only carrying one bag?" She grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from the bag, intending to give them to her.

He Hua nodded, took the melon seeds from the old lady, and immediately started munching on them.

She was starving and ate whatever was available. While she was eating, she didn't forget to share some with Chen Gang next to her.

The two of them survived on a handful of melon seeds given to them by the old woman, and drank water for the rest of the time.

And so they endured hunger all the way. When they could no longer bear it, they bought a few cornbread buns. The cornbread buns were filling, and the other things were too expensive for them to buy.

After a two-day, one-night train journey, they finally arrived in Donghai City, Guangxi Province, a neighboring province, where they still had to transfer trains.

They already felt they had suffered greatly on this trip, and their mood became even more depressed.

After getting off the train, they realized that it was still a 3-hour bus ride to Hepu County, where they were going to work.

They finally managed to squeeze off the train, thinking they should have a good meal first and then endure it, because they were afraid they would faint before reaching Hepu County.

After getting directions, they headed towards the state-run restaurant. Fortunately, it was only 11 a.m., and the restaurant still had rice, rice noodles, steamed buns, and mantou (steamed bread) available.

Chen Gang took He Hua into the restaurant, ordered two bowls of rice noodles and four steamed buns, and found a seat to wait for the food to be served.

In less than ten minutes, their noodles arrived. The two of them wolfed them down until their bowls were completely empty, only then did they feel alive again.

They picked up their bags and rushed to the station, ready to catch the 12 o'clock bus to Hepu County.

The two hurriedly squeezed onto the bus, only to find that some of the educated youth were already seated, and all the seats were taken. The two of them had no choice but to stand the whole way.

They both longed to see Su Tian and resented her. If she hadn't left without a word, abandoning the two of them, they wouldn't have suffered like this.

Su Tian, ​​who was resented by the two of them, was still in Donghai City. After eating and drinking her fill, Su Tian visited all the supply and marketing cooperatives in Donghai City and bought everything she needed.

She found a secluded spot, looked around the space, and discovered that it contained flour, brown sugar, salt, White Rabbit candy, fried dough twists, fruit candies, an iron pot, a ceramic pot... she had everything she needed, so she didn't need to buy any more.

Thinking she would secretly take it out when she got to Hepu County, she boarded the bus to Hepu County, only an hour apart from Chen Gang and He Hua.

Three hours later, she arrived in Hepu County, found a guesthouse, showed the receptionist her letter of introduction, paid two cents, went upstairs to her room, locked the door, washed up, and prepared to get a good night's sleep.

She slept for an hour, and it was four o'clock in the afternoon. She took the things out of her spatial storage and put them in plain sight before heading to the place where she was to pick up the educated youth.

Meanwhile, Chen Gang and He Hua had already gotten off the bus. They went to the state-run restaurant and bought four steamed buns, two for each of them, along with water to fill their stomachs.

He Hua, with her sharp eyes, spotted Su Tian carrying a package and shouted, "Su Tian, ​​how could you leave me and Chen Gang behind and come here all by yourself?"

As soon as she saw Su Tian's figure getting closer and closer, He Hua wiped away her tears and cried out, "Because you left first, Chen Gang and I have suffered so much. We didn't even have any food to eat along the way, we just ate a few steamed buns."

Hearing this, Su Tian couldn't help but reach out to punch someone again.

Recalling the original book, the three of them were on the train when the original owner got sleeper tickets for the two others and brought them plenty of food. When they got off the train, he took them to a state-run restaurant for a meal.

Unlike now, it looks like a refugee's flight.

Look at their tattered clothes, their sweat-soaked hair that looks like it hasn't been washed in a month, they're even more slovenly than beggars.

Looking at Chen Gang next to her, who looked furious, Su Tian couldn't help but find it amusing: Where did this man get the nerve to be angry?

With that act on his part, does he expect me to coax him like the original owner did?

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