September 15th, Xingcheng Railway Station.
Yenching Film Academy starts school on September 16th and 17th. It takes about a day to take a train from Xingcheng to Yenching. You can depart at 10 am on September 15th and arrive in Yenching at 10 am on the 16th.
"Be careful on the train, and protect your pockets to avoid pickpockets.
Second child, take good care of Qiurui, and... " Today, the entire Zhang family came to see them off. Zhou Guihua kept nagging and giving them instructions, her eyes slightly red, obviously she was reluctant to see the children go on such a long journey.
These days, it is very convenient to see someone off at the train station. Even people who are not taking the train can enter the station and see someone off.
Look, today the entire Zhang family came to see us off.
"Mom, don't worry. We are old enough and can take care of ourselves." Zhang Wenfu nodded. Although he had heard these words many times, he was not impatient.
If you show any impatience, be careful or you'll get beaten to death.
"Student Zhang Qiurui, your teacher will give you a farewell hug." Unexpectedly today, Zhang Qiurui's middle school class teacher Li Xin actually came to see him off.
After she graduated from junior high school, she didn't meet Li Xin very often. She didn't expect that Li Xin would come specially to see her off today.
"I know you are Xiaoxiang Qingkong. I am very pleased that I have taught such a great writer.
I am also very grateful that you wrote a deeply moving work based on the story of the teacher and the fiancé, which made people remember Li Xin and Lin Hao.
Now you are going to study directing at Yenching Film Academy. I wonder if your teachers will have the chance to see you turn your novel "The Fault in Our Stars" into a movie in the future.
Come on, Zhang Qiurui. "After Li Xin finished speaking these words into Zhang Qiurui's ear in a voice that both of them could hear, she hugged Zhang Qiurui and finally shouted loudly.
"Teacher, you..."
"It's okay! Teacher is fine! Teacher will watch the movies you make in the future. Come on, don't let us down." Before Zhang Qiurui could finish speaking, Li Xin interrupted with a smile.
However, at this moment, the train whistle sounded, and the conductor began to urge passengers to hurry up and get on the train: "Train K1276, the train from Xingcheng to Yanjing has started checking tickets.
Those who haven't boarded the bus yet, hurry up and check your tickets and get on."
"Qiu Rui, it's time to check our tickets and get on the train." Zhang Wenfu saw the train conductor urging people to check their tickets, and no matter how reluctant he was, it was time to say goodbye.
"Qiu Rui, I will take good care of our parents, you can focus on your studies." Zhang Wenguo let his sister leave with peace of mind.
"Mom and Dad, take care of yourselves. I'm leaving." Zhang Qiurui got on the train with mixed feelings.
The trains these days are the old-fashioned green trains. The carriages are filled with people talking and various dialects are intertwined, forming a unique picture of leaving home.
Zhang Qiurui and her second brother found a good berth. Zhou Guihua, Zhang Ercheng and their group moved along with Zhang Qiurui and her brother, just to get a few more glances at her.
After finding their own berths, Zhang Qiurui and Zhang Wenfu both had lower berths. They put down their luggage, sat down, and looked out the window involuntarily.
Outside the window, there is a crowd of people seeing off their loved ones. Some are waving goodbye, while others are crying. Each figure carries the reluctance and expectation for their loved ones.
The train started slowly, and with the rhythm of "clang clang", Zhang Qiurui's heart also fluctuated.
Zhou Guihua and Zhang Ercheng stood in the crowd, their figures becoming increasingly blurred as they moved away.
Zhang Qiurui's eyes were wet, but she tried hard not to let the tears fall.
She looked at the scenery passing by outside the window, her mind full of thoughts.
"Lunch boxes are here! Hot lunch boxes!" At this time, the attendant pushed the dining cart and passed by the carriage where Zhang Qiurui and his friends were, and the loud shouts echoed throughout the carriage.
"How much are the lunch boxes?" Zhang Qiurui saw her second brother looking at the dining cart, his stomach growling uncomfortably. Seeing this, Zhang Qiurui felt a lot of sadness at parting dispelled.
"Pork skin jelly rice is 1.5 yuan, fish-flavored pork shreds are 1 yuan, vegetable stew is 80 cents, and braised pork is 2 yuan. Do you want the boxed lunch?" The flight attendant responded enthusiastically after seeing someone asking the price.
"So expensive?" Zhang Wenfu was stunned when he heard it.
"It's not expensive. You don't need meal tickets or meat tickets. Bring me two boxes of pork skin jelly rice." Zhang Qiurui took out three yuan and gave it to the flight attendant.
Nowadays, you need meat tickets, meal tickets, etc. to eat in other places, but you don’t need various tickets to buy food on the train, so the price is relatively much more expensive.
The lunch boxes at that time were not as simple and crude as they are now. They consisted of a small lunch box made of fine aluminum, divided into two layers, upper and lower. After eating, the aluminum box had to be recycled.
The top layer is steaming white rice, and the bottom layer is a variety of side dishes. There are both meat and vegetables, everything you can imagine, which is very appetizing and the portions are generous.
It is enough to feed an adult man until he is 70% to 80% full.
"Delicious." The tender and refreshing pork skin jelly, added with a large spoonful of high-quality white rice, tasted fragrant and delicious, making Zhang Wenfu's eyes light up slightly.
He originally had no expectations for the boxed lunch on the train, but he didn't expect that the pork skin jelly rice would be so delicious, which was beyond his imagination.
He chewed the food with big mouthfuls and nodded continuously.
"If it tastes good, eat more. I can't finish all this." Zhang Qiurui poured out a small portion of rice and vegetables from her lunch box and said to her second brother.
Zhang Wenfu also knew how much Zhang Qiurui ate, so he handed over his lunch box without refusing.
Besides, they also brought a lot of food from home on the train, including cakes, steamed buns, melon seeds, peanuts, dried meat and so on, so they would have something to eat when they were hungry.
The two chatted while eating, and soon they had eaten up two boxes of pork skin jelly rice. Zhang Wenfu touched his round belly and burped with satisfaction.
"Brother, I will give you fifty yuan a month for living expenses. If it's not enough or you run out of money, just tell me and I'll give you more.
When you go to Yanjing, you can buy whatever you want to eat and drink yourself without asking for my opinion.
In addition, the Yenching Film Academy is in Zhuxinzhuang, which is far away from the urban area of Yanjing and close to the countryside. You will have to find a farmer's house to rent as a place to stay.
After that, you can get familiar with the surrounding area and see if there is a suitable courtyard house to buy.
The best location is at the foot of the Imperial City." After finishing the meal, Zhang Qiurui took out fifty yuan and handed it to her second brother, then told him.
"Okay, second brother got it." Zhang Wenfu quickly took the money handed over by Zhang Qiurui, looked around, and carefully hid it.
Zhang Wenfu knew that when one is out, one should not show off one's wealth.
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