The sun shines warmly on the clearing in the woods.
Mountains of wood were piled up beside the tracks, waiting to be transported.
The timber selection foreman, wearing a wicker safety helmet, walked back and forth on the platform with a crowbar.
Any wood that does not meet their requirements will have to wait for another fate.
This is Changying temporary station.
It is only sixteen kilometers away from Amur further northwest.
The railway track from Tahe County deep into the uninhabited area has been laid here, and the remaining 16 kilometers will be completed within two months.
That’s right, heading northwest from Tahe County is the famous no-man’s land of Daxinganling.
The place called Amur is one of the core areas of the no-man's land.
I heard that although Amur has not yet been fully opened to traffic, the wood cut by the educated youth here in the past two years has piled up like a mountain.
Zhang Hongcheng took the lead and jumped off the wood-loaded train with a bag on his back. The other six people in the team stretched their arms and legs in the sun.
"The railway track has come to an end for now. We can only travel the remaining ten kilometers on foot."
"Everyone, eat some dry food first. I'm going to borrow a carriage from the Revolutionary Society here."
Several educated youth who were processing wood looked at them with smiles, appearing somewhat curious and enthusiastic.
"The hot water is behind that pile of wood. Go get it yourselves."
"I haven't heard that there are any new educated youth arriving today?"
Su Beijing immediately gave his own quick-paced explanation.
"We are from the Jixi Youth Literature and Art Propaganda Team, and we came to express our condolences to you."
"Kuaisan? Are you an educated youth from Tianjin?"
"No, I'm a genuine Cantonese."
"Oh, oh, I must listen carefully. Can you sing a passage?"
Su Beijing did not refuse.
"Wait for me to have something hot first."
At this time, Changying only had a few wooden houses, and the rest were tents.
Zhang Hongcheng didn't ask anyone and went straight to the largest room.
"Hello, comrade. I'm from the art and literature propaganda team from Jixi. Who should we contact to handle the paperwork?"
The female educated youth who was busy behind the table looked up when she heard this.
"Just look for me, eh, it's you!"
It turned out that this female educated youth was Luo Qin, a woman Zhang Hongcheng met in Beijing who loved to fight for justice.
"Oh, Comrade Luo Qin, I've found you in such a big province!"
“It’s fate!”
Luo Qin laughed a few times and hurriedly got up to pour water for Zhang Hongcheng.
"You sit down first, isn't it fate?"
"You were able to dig me out even though I was hiding so deep in the woods. If you have any problems in the future, just tell me!"
"Then I won't be polite."
"You're welcome, go ahead!"
"I'm already twenty years old, and I still don't have a partner..."
"You came to the old forest to tease me, get out of here!"
"Hahahahaha," Zhang Hongcheng finally stated his request with a smile, "Our team is going to the Amur three-point field. Can you help solve the transportation problem?"
"That's easy," Luo Qin handed the hot water to Zhang Hongcheng. "There's a horse-drawn carriage pulling wood left here at the Quarter Field. Just follow the driver and go back."
"To get to the four-point court, you have to pass through the three-point court."
Zhang Hongcheng blew away the hot air in the enamel pot, took a sip of hot water, and his whole face became warm.
"That's good. We won't keep you here today to avoid causing you any trouble. Can we leave right away?"
Luo Qin opened the curtain and went out without saying a word.
"I'm just a clerk here. I can't really help you with accommodation. Please wait for me."
Luo Qin put on gloves and a hat and went out.
Zhang Hongcheng had only drunk half of the hot water when she ran back in a hurry.
"It's already been agreed upon. The ponies at the Quarter Pitch have been waiting impatiently for a long time, but the station's rules prohibit traveling alone. You two can go together."
Zhang Hongcheng came out and took a look at the sun. There was still enough time, so he didn't delay any longer. He immediately told Su Beijing and others who were still rapping for others to pack up quickly.
Luo Qin was just about to go over to help when an educated youth came running over and called her.
"Clerk Luo, the director wants you to go to the conference room immediately. There's an important impromptu meeting and you need to take notes!"
Luo Qin didn't say much to Zhang Hongcheng, just asking him to stay here for a day when he came back so that she could show her hospitality, and then she ran away in a hurry.
The pony that Luo Qin mentioned was actually more than twenty years old. His carriage was a large carriage pulled by two chestnut horses and one black horse.
Even with their luggage, Zhang Hongcheng and his seven companions only took up a little more than half of the carriage.
The pony's name is Ma Ping.
Ma Ping is a very talkative person. He is from Yulin and speaks Shaanxi dialect like a song.
"If you hadn't kept me company, I would have had to stay at the station for another day."
Li Taoran asked him curiously, "Brother Ma, is the rule against traveling alone because there are wolves in this area?"
"What's a wolf?"
Ma Ping rubbed his nose.
"I'm telling you, this place is doomed!"
"What's a wolf? Tigers, leopards, black bears, and wild boars, which one isn't more ferocious than a wolf?"
"This huge forest is even wider than the plains of our hometown! Who knows how many wild animals are hiding there?"
Changying Station conference room.
Luo Qin ran out hurriedly with a pen in his hand and grabbed a male educated youth passing by.
"Xiao Song, please do me a favor and tell the Jixi Educated Youth Art Troupe that they must not leave today. There's going to be a snowstorm..."
Suddenly a voice was heard in the conference room.
"Xiao Luo, where is Xiao Luo?"
Luo Qin responded and ran in again.
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