Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 "Little sister~......

Chapter 9

"Little sister~"

The expected hero to save the beauty did not appear, but the imagined bloodshed never happened either.

Just as those ruffians were approaching Weisheng, someone called out "Little sister" and everyone including Weisheng looked towards the source of the voice.

Not far away, several young men and women, carrying large and small bags, stood under a streetlight. One of them, a girl in her twenties with two braids, waved at Weisheng and called her "little sister."

The name "Yao Mei'er" is mostly used by people in Shu to address younger sisters. Hearing the girl call him that, Weisheng was startled for a moment, then waved and walked towards them, shouting to the girl, "Hey, right here!"

Those ruffians looked at Weisheng, then at the young men and women over there. One of them spat on the ground, cursed, and left with his men.

Seeing those people leave, Weisheng breathed a sigh of relief, and the girl who had just called Weisheng also let out an exaggerated breath.

"I was so scared!"

Weisheng, feeling a bit frightened, took a deep breath and quietly thanked the girl who had spoken and the young men and women around her: "Thank you so much for what you did just now!"

Weisheng didn't want to, and wouldn't, expose his space unless it was absolutely necessary. In that situation, running away was impossible, and there was no other way except to use his utmost ruthlessness to scare them off.

Of course, the steel bars in her hand weren't the ultimate weapon; she would use the cover of darkness to move the fruit trees on the terrace and hit people. She wouldn't dare kill or maim them, but she certainly couldn't call the police before she boarded the train.

To be honest, before these people appeared, Weisheng was still feeling fortunate that there were no surveillance devices everywhere in this era.

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"Comrade, why are you wandering the streets alone so late?" The girl waved her arm at Weisheng nonchalantly and asked curiously, "Where are you going? Let us take you there."

Weisheng looked at the girl who was talking, then turned to look at the other people. Seeing that they had no doubt about what the girl said, Weisheng looked down at their luggage and guessed in his heart that their destination should also be the train station.

Although he had some guesses, he never expressed them. Instead, he asked the girl with a harmless look, "What are you doing?"

When the girl was asked, she smiled insincerely and said, "Let's go to the train station."

When talking about the train station, the girl's face was full of excitement and pride.

They were admitted to university and can finally return to the city!

Weisheng seemed to be infected, and a smile appeared in his eyes. "I'm going to the train station too."

When the girl heard that they were going to the same destination, she immediately asked, "Really? Where are you going? We are going to Beijing." To go to college.

Weisheng nodded, "Let's go to the capital too."

Hearing Weisheng say this, the girl looked at him with shining eyes, and her companions also looked at him. Then, without letting Weisheng wait for long, they asked him if he was going to the capital to attend university.

"We all are!"

Weisheng: There’s no need to be so excited.

Because they had the same destination, Weisheng and his companions not only introduced themselves to each other, but also walked towards the train station together.

The girl who calls Weisheng "little sister" and talks to Weisheng is called Zhou Ying. The remaining three people and one girl are He Qiulang, Yin Jiuzhou, Cheng Feng, and Ning Xiaomin.

After introducing themselves to each other and talking about the universities they were going to attend, Weisheng helped Zhou Ying carry a small bag and followed them to the train station.

Weisheng only had a military green cloth bag slung across her body. She had not originally thought of getting on the train like this, but in order to make it easier to stroll around, Weisheng temporarily left her luggage in the guesthouse near the train station.

A deposit method where money is given privately.

When they saw that Weisheng didn't take his luggage, they asked curiously.

After a while, the group accompanied Weisheng to the guesthouse to pick up his luggage, and then went to the waiting room of the train station together.

Weisheng's luggage wasn't much: a set of bedding in the washbasin and a backpack made of army-green canvas with a layer of waterproof plastic inside.

The bedding and washbasin were wrapped in a piece of waterproof plastic sheet and tied with a hemp rope.

The backpack contained some odds and ends and two changes of clothes. It looked bulging, but in reality it was quite light.

Carrying a backpack, a small schoolbag slung across his body, and a bedding bag in his hands, Weisheng was just like any other pedestrian on the road.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening when they arrived at the waiting room. They first looked around the waiting room and the ticket gate, then put down their luggage very close to the ticket gate and sat or squatted around the luggage to rest.

Zhou Ying and the others were among the educated youth who had been sent to the countryside over the past two years. They were assigned to different villages in the same town. They had taken the Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination) last year but failed. Fortunately, they all lived up to their expectations and were accepted into university this year.

Several of them applied to universities in Beijing, but none of them attended the same school as Weisheng. However, Ning Xiaomin did study the same major as Weisheng: teachers.

Talking about the college entrance examination, several people couldn't help but talk about how difficult it was to wait for the admission notice.

Thinking of these long two months, Weisheng nodded with sympathy along with everyone else.

For two months, there was no internet, no takeout, no technology, nothing but spiritual beliefs. Faced with such a huge gap, she not only had to wait for her acceptance letter, but also had to adapt to the new world and keep an eye on the Luo and Zhao families, lest they get too idle and miss her.

Besides, living in a tube-shaped building, neighbors would come to her house from time to time to ask about her gossip and give her advice on how to make matchboxes. Some would even pick the lock in the middle of the night to get a peek inside her room...

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When the train arrived at the station, a group of people, carrying their luggage, squeezed onto the train with other pedestrians.

The train was packed, and after boarding, several people settled in the middle of the two cars. None of them had bought seats, and Weisheng had originally considered asking the conductor for a sleeper berth, but seeing that no one else had that idea, and because he had almost encountered a gangster that night, and had imagined the indecent scenes in the train, he decided to join them in the aisle.

It takes twenty-two hours to get from here to Beijing by train. Just thinking about it makes it feel like those twenty-two hours will be no less endurable than the two months before. Weisheng placed the washbasin on the ground and sat down on the quilt. He then set his backpack aside and leaned half-way onto it.

Use your backpack as a pillow to prevent you from losing things.

Sitting in the same circle as Weisheng were Zhou Ying and Ning Xiaomin. Zhou Ying was very enthusiastic, while Ning Xiaomin was somewhat cold and not good at speaking.

He Qiulang, Yin Jiuzhou, and Cheng Feng were all in their twenties, young and strong. They piled a lot of their luggage onto the luggage racks, with a few piled at their feet. The three stood not far from the girls, so they could both keep an eye on them and the luggage on the racks. At first, they all stood against the wall, but when they tired of standing, they squatted on the ground. As the train swayed, they gradually fell asleep.

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The train was shaking so violently that it was beyond Weisheng's comprehension. The train kept stopping at stations, and those standing near the doors had to stand up and make way. After a few such incidents, Weisheng, who never suffered from motion sickness, began to feel it too.

I felt dizzy and didn't dare to open my eyes. After vomiting at dawn, I curled up there, not daring to move, looking miserable and pitiful.

Zhou Ying took great care of Weisheng, and even Ning Xiaomin, who seemed a little cold, brought sour fruits to Weisheng. When seeing that Weisheng couldn't eat breakfast, Cheng Feng also gave Weisheng a few pieces of fruit candy.

Weisheng distributed the dumplings she had packed from the state-owned restaurant last night and the eggs she had cooked herself to several people.

She had no appetite at all now. The temperature in the carriage was high. Instead of letting the food spoil, she might as well do a favor.

At noon, some people got off the train, and several people gave up their newly vacated seats to Weisheng. Perhaps because he had gotten used to it, or perhaps because he no longer had to stand up and give way, Weisheng's motion sickness symptoms eased a lot.

In the afternoon, as more people got off the bus, they grabbed three more seats.

A few people discussed with the people around them and put four seats together.

It was a two-on-two seating arrangement. The three girls were not overweight, so they only sat on one side. The three boys were a bit crowded, but at least they all sat next to each other.

Weisheng was unfamiliar with them, and felt a bit embarrassed to be taken care of along the way. At dinner time, he even went to the dining car and ordered a plate of stir-fried dried tofu with chili peppers, stir-fried cabbage with shredded pork, and a few steamed buns for them.

They boarded the train a little after eleven, and according to their route, they were supposed to get off around nine tonight. However, the train was delayed along the way, so they should have gotten off after eleven. It was just a chance encounter, and the capital is so vast, I didn't know if I'd see them again. Although this dinner cost some money and food coupons, it was at least a way of repaying a favor.

They all felt a little embarrassed, but since they had already bought the food, they couldn't not eat it. They wanted to give Weisheng some money, but they were a little short of money. Weisheng was quite understanding and took the initiative to explain that they would both go to university in Beijing and would see each other many times in the future, so this meal was not a big deal.

After this, several people took out their chopsticks and lunch boxes and started eating.

In order to make them eat more comfortably, Weisheng did not sit down, but looked around and went to the bathroom.

After entering the space from the bathroom, Weisheng first took out a can of iced Coke from the refrigerator and drank half of it in one breath. After feeling refreshed all over, he went to the bathroom at home to wash his hands and face...

After tidying himself up, Weisheng poured some boiled water into his small kettle.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone relaxed a little. At first, they could still chat with each other about topics related to the village, the capital, and the university, but gradually, they all fell asleep in each other's arms.

Originally, the three girls sat together, but people often got on and off the bus, and from time to time they would bump into Zhou Ying, who was sitting at the edge, so Zhou Ying was moved to the window seat on the boys' side.

Zhou Ying and He Qiulang were a couple, and they were whispering to each other as they sat next to each other. Ning Xiaomin, who was known for her aloofness, didn't want to sit next to a boy, so Weisheng sat between her and Cheng Feng.

You know what, it’s quite warm sitting in the middle.

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“We’ve arrived!”

Weisheng was woken up by someone while he was drowsy. Seeing Zhou Ying and others standing up, he finally came to his senses.

After picking up his luggage and following the crowd off the train, Weisheng first breathed in the fresh, cool air of late autumn, then shivered. Then, he followed Zhou Ying and the others towards the exit.

There were definitely no buses at this time, and there was no way to register at school. Weisheng planned to find a state-owned hotel near the train station to stay overnight and then go to school after dawn.

It was not until this time that Weisheng learned that He Qiulang and Ning Xiaomin were both from Beijing, and that their families had come to pick them up.

Ning Xiaomin invited Weisheng to stay at her house for one night before going to school tomorrow, but Weisheng declined and still planned to stay in a state-owned hotel.

He Qiulang also invited Yin Jiuzhou and Cheng Feng, but Yin Jiuzhou and Cheng Feng planned to stay in the train station waiting room until dawn, so they declined like Weisheng. So He Qiulang took Zhou Ying and left with his family.

Knowing that Weisheng was going to a state-owned hotel, Yin Jiuzhou was worried that it would be unsafe for Weisheng to walk alone at night, so he watched the luggage in the waiting room and asked Cheng Feng to take Weisheng there.

In order to get a good night's sleep, Weisheng resorted to the same old trick and booked a 'single room'. After seeing Cheng Feng off, he immediately locked the door and entered the space...

Weisheng slept until noon the next day and then took his luggage to report to school.

The registration process went smoothly. When she arrived at the assigned dormitory, Weisheng found that she was the first one to move in. She felt a little better and chose an upper bunk behind the door.

The dormitory was an eight-person room with a central window and two bunk beds on either side. Weisheng didn't like people sitting on her bed, so she chose the top bunk. She also didn't want to argue about things like curtains, opening windows, and hanging clothes, so she didn't choose the two top bunks closest to the windows. Of the remaining two top bunks, one was visible when the door was opened, and the other was behind the door, offering more privacy. It was clear which one she chose.

After choosing the upper bunk, Weisheng chose a cabinet above it.

There was no military training at university, and since Weisheng had arrived early, the freshman semester hadn't even started yet. So, Weisheng didn't waste any time at school. He rented a bicycle for one yuan and went out to pick an apartment.

The housing prices at that time were still very attractive. Weisheng had the money he got from Zhao Desheng to buy a house, and then he sold some national food coupons and various industrial coupons and supply coupons that were also sponsored by Zhao Desheng.

In addition to Zhao Desheng's office, Weisheng had also been to Mrs. Zhao's room. The original owner had been Mrs. Zhao's daughter-in-law for many years, so she knew where Mrs. Zhao hid a lot of her personal belongings.

So according to the memories of later generations, Weisheng used the money to buy a courtyard house within the second ring road of Beijing, and then bought a small courtyard near Peking University.

He used the remaining money to buy five or six bungalows, waiting for them to be demolished and replaced with more houses.

However, before the demolition, Weisheng wanted to rent out the house to earn some rent.

Buying a house and transferring ownership at that time was much simpler than in later times. Except for the two courtyards that Weisheng planned to live in himself, the other bungalows were large enough and could be taken at a suitable price, so these things were all handled before school started.

At this moment, he only had a little over ten yuan and more than fifty kilograms of national food coupons in his hand, but he had accomplished everything he wanted to do, which made Weisheng feel extremely happy. However, at this moment, the most embarrassing thing happened to Weisheng.

There were people in their dormitory who brought their children to school.

Not one yet.

One was a little girl, less than a year old, who needed to be fed; the other was a little boy, over three years old, who could still jump around. Although they didn't take up a bed, the crying children were quite noisy. And besides their dormitory, other dormitories had similar situations.

That would have been fine, but on the fourth day of school, Weisheng saw Zhao Desheng's daughter getting food in the cafeteria.

This kid...why is he here?