Ming Leyao looked at her train number, and when it matched, she hurried over to check her ticket.
When the ticket inspector saw that Ming Leyao was holding a hard sleeper ticket, he looked at her in surprise but didn't say anything.
In those days, there was no real-name registration for tickets, and the tickets were always recognized, not the people.
The green train stopped steadily at a platform. The black locomotive was emitting white smoke and making a humming sound, as if urging the people on the platform to get on the train quickly, making people a little nervous.
After finding her own carriage and berth and putting away her luggage, Ming Leyao saw the train slowly pulling out of Nanxing Station. It was winter and the roadside was desolate, so there was naturally no scenery. Ming Leyao decided to take a nap.
I didn't expect that I fell asleep while dozing off. When I woke up, I didn't know how many stops had passed. I only knew that when I opened my eyes, a mother and daughter were sitting on the lower bunk opposite me.
The mother's clothes were a little worn from washing, her hair was combed meticulously, her hands were clean, and her voice was gentle as she soothed her daughter who was taking a train for the first time.
The little girl had two pigtails, her big black eyes were full of panic, and she hid timidly in her mother's arms, whining.
"Dear little baby, come here and drink some water. Drinking some water will make you feel better."
"Mom...Xiaobao feels so bad."
There was anxiety in the mother's eyes and she kept touching the child's head, but her tone was still gentle.
"It's okay, Xiaobao is just a little sick. You will feel uncomfortable if you are sick. When we get there, let daddy take you to the hospital, okay?"
"So...how many days will we be gone?"
"Um...I think it's five days."
"Wow, wow, Xiaobao, are you going to suffer for another five days?"
The little girl spoke with a strong nasal voice and looked particularly pitiful.
Ming Leyao felt a little sorry, so she sat up and looked at the mother and daughter, and said softly, "Is the child sick? Does he have a fever?"
"Yes, sorry, did we wake you up?"
"It's okay, it didn't wake me up, can you let me take a look?"
"Are you..are you a doctor?"
“Yes.”
"Really? Well, well, thank you for your help, comrade."
The child's mother's eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly held her daughter in her arms, looking at Ming Leyao eagerly.
The little girl was a little shy and tried hard to get into her mother's arms.
Ming Leyao had a smile on her bright face. She took out a piece of White Rabbit milk candy from somewhere and handed it to the child.
"Let auntie take a look, okay? Once you've confirmed what's wrong with you, I can definitely cure you. You'll feel better after you're cured. So this piece of candy is auntie's reward to you, okay?"
"You..you really want to reward me? Why?"
"Because Xiaobao is the best behaved, so do you think good children should be rewarded?"
"Yeah, Auntie is right."
Seeing the little girl nodding seriously, Ming Leyao's heart softened.
When the little girl's mother saw the candy, she hesitated whether to accept it, but looking at the eager look in the child's eyes, she finally swallowed her words of refusal and prepared to compensate this comrade in other ways.
Let the little girl put her hand on the small table between the two bunks, and Ming Leyao put her tender hand on it.
"I caught a cold, it's nothing serious, I just have a slight fever, the temperature is around 37.5 degrees, just take some medicine."
"We left in a hurry and didn't... didn't bring any medicine."
"It's okay, I brought it."
Ming Leyao took out two antipyretic pills from her space.
"Take one pill a day. This fever-reducing medicine also has the effect of relieving pain. Let the child drink more hot water and sweat, and he will be well soon."
"Okay, okay, thank you, comrade, you are such a good man."
The child's mother quickly picked up the enamel jar, which was still steaming, and tested the temperature. It was a little hot, but still edible. She carefully told the child to swallow it slowly in small sips.
The drug took effect quickly. Twenty minutes later, the little girl began to sweat and felt a little sleepy. The child's mother did not dare to take off her clothes. She just put the child in the quilt and sang a lullaby softly. After a while, the little girl fell asleep.
Looking at the child's well-behaved sleeping face, the child's mother breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you so much, sister. If it weren't for you, I don't know how much suffering the child would have suffered."
"It's okay, big sister. The fact that we can take this bus means we are destined to meet. It's a good thing that I can help you."
"Big sister is right, where are you going?"
"Baihe County."
"Huh? What a coincidence, we actually have the same destination."
"Big sister is also going to Baihe County?"
"Yes, my husband is a soldier. It's almost Chinese New Year, and the child misses his father, so he bought tickets for us to go and reunite with him."
"Sister, your man is not in the Northern Military Region, right?"
"Yeah, what's the matter? Big sister too?"
"What a coincidence. I was also there to spend the New Year with my husband."
"So my sister is also a military wife. Oh, we are so destined to be together. That's perfect. We have a companion. My husband hasn't been allocated a house yet. Knowing that we are going there, he specially went to the county town to rent a small house for us. I heard that the house is quite big. How about you live with us?"
"This... I don't know if my husband is ready. If not, I will go find my eldest sister."
"Okay, okay, maybe, our men are in the same group."
Unexpectedly..
This elder sister's words came true...
Northern Theater Command, Headquarters Office of the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Combat Brigade.
"Report."
"Enter."
Fu Wencheng looked up at the person who walked into the office and asked seriously, "What's the matter?"
"Captain...my wife is coming in two days, I want to...I want to take a leave to pick her up."
"when?"
"Report to the captain, it's number 15."
"Well, your application for military housing has not been approved yet. Our military's new housing for family members is still under construction. I guess you will have to wait until this batch is finished before you can get one."
"I know, Captain. I found a house in Baihe County and rented it for a month. I will use it to accommodate the mother and daughter."
"Well..alright, go ahead and do your work."
"Yes, Captain."
After everyone left, Fu Wencheng lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
He forgot about renting a house. If he could rent one, would his wife be able to come here and reunite with him?
There are still 20 days until the Chinese New Year. Although time is a bit tight, it is still not too late..
Thinking of this, Fu Wencheng could no longer sit still. He stood up, put on his clothes and hat, told his guards that he had something to do, and hurried to Baihe County.
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