Just in case, Lu Cheng took a few blank letters of introduction from Lu Rongjiang.
Qin Anning went to see Director Sun again and told him that she wanted to go to the west to look for a medicinal herb. Director Sun then gave her a letter of introduction.
There is no direct bus from here to Xingqing, so they both need to transfer in Jingshi.
Lu Cheng bought a sleeper ticket for this journey because he found the stationmaster of the county railway station.
After arriving safely in Jingshi, Qin Anning thought that he would have to take a hard seat from Jingshi to Xingqing.
Unexpectedly, after getting off the train, Lu Cheng didn't even queue up to buy tickets. Instead, he took him directly to the entrance of the train station, found a short man, gave him money, and got two sleeper train tickets.
"When did you arrange it?" Qin An Ning was so surprised.
Lu Cheng raised his eyebrows proudly. When he knew Ningning wanted to go to the Northwest, he had already inquired about the travel route.
After knowing that he had to change cars in Beijing, he paid special attention to the connections in this area when he was on a business trip.
You need to reach a certain level to buy a sleeper ticket, but not all people who meet the level will buy a sleeper ticket when traveling on business, so sometimes there are empty seats in the sleeper car.
The short brother was a staff member at the train station. He could get sleeper tickets and sell them at a higher price. He was an early scalper.
There were still four hours before the train was due to depart. Lu Cheng felt sorry for Qin Anning because she was tired from the train ride, so he booked a room in a guesthouse near the train station for her to rest.
"Ningning, lie down for a while. I'll go buy some food."
"We have eaten a lot, so don't buy any more. You should take a rest." Qin An Ning winked at Lu Cheng. There was everything in the space, so why buy anything?
She was tired, and he had also been on the train for such a long time.
"I'm not tired, you go and rest."
After Lu Cheng sent Qin An Ning to her room, he took a car to a time-honored restaurant that Qin An Ning loved to eat at and bought some pastries, as well as some braised food and Beibingyang soda.
On the way back, I met a person who was acting suspiciously with a bag in his arms. He seemed to want to talk to me but was hesitant to do so.
Lu Cheng thought that since he was just passing by, it would be no big deal to ask, so he walked over and whispered, "What are you selling?"
The man was startled and looked around like a thief before stammering, "Smells good, banana."
Due to the inconvenience of transportation nowadays, bananas are a rare commodity in the north.
There are many fruit trees in their space, such as pears, peaches, apples, etc., but there are really no bananas. If they come across any, they will definitely buy some for Ningning to eat.
Lu Cheng looked at his clothes, which were patched up and didn't look like he could afford to buy bananas.
But as long as he has the goods, it doesn’t matter where they come from!
"How do you sell it?"
"Two cents a pound."
"I bought it. How many kilograms are there?"
The man took out six bananas from his pocket and said, "This one weighs two pounds and four ounces."
Lu Cheng gave him fifty cents and left with the banana.
When he came across this rare thing, he was willing to buy it at two yuan per pound.
The banana skin has turned completely yellow, and there are some small spots on it, proving that it is ripe.
Lu Cheng returned to the guesthouse and sat downstairs. He called Qin An Ning to get up when he saw that it was almost time.
"Ningning, look what I bought." Lu Cheng took out the banana like he was presenting a treasure.
"How did you buy it?" Generally speaking, bananas are not available in the homes of high-ranking officials, and high-ranking officials will not sell them.
"I just happened to find it. Come and have one." Lu Cheng said as he peeled the banana and put it to Qin An Ning's lips.
Qin Anning took a bite and pushed the banana to him, "Try it too, it's quite sweet."
Lu Cheng took a small bite and gave it to Qin An Ning.
The two of them ate the banana one bite at a time.
In order to make it easier to eat on the train, Qin An Ning put a few oranges and apples in his pocket, and then the two of them went to the train station carrying a larger luggage bag and a smaller bag.
There weren't that many people in the sleeper car, so it wasn't as crowded as the hard seat car.
The two got on the train smoothly and found their berth numbers, one lower berth and one middle berth. Qin Anning naturally slept on the lower berth.
Lu Cheng put the luggage away and the two of them sat on the lower bunk and chatted for a while.
After a while, a middle-aged woman came to the bunk opposite with a little girl about ten years old.
The woman looked to be in her thirties, with a pair of smooth, full, crescent-shaped eyes that gave people a mysterious and charming feeling.
The little girl has two pigtails and her hair is a little curly. Her big eyes like black grapes under her long eyelashes are very lively, like a cute doll.
"Sister, you are so beautiful!"
Qin Anning didn't expect that the child's first words would be to praise her. She curved her eyes and replied sincerely, "Thank you, you are so beautiful too."
The little girl smiled and whispered to her mother, "My sister is praising me!"
Mengmeng is very cute and talkative. After sitting down, she knew that they had the same destination, and she chatted with Qin An Ning about the customs and culture of Xingcheng.
The train departs at 3:45 pm. At 5:30 pm, Qin Anning and Lu Cheng go to the dining car for lunch. Mengmeng and her mother also go with them.
"Sister, when you get to Xingcheng, you must try our mutton, it's so delicious."
"Okay, I'll definitely try it."
"Then go to Xiangyang Restaurant next to Xingcheng Cinema. My favorite dishes are sweet and sour carp and hand-pulled lamb. They are so delicious." He said while slurping his saliva.
Mengmeng's mother laughed at her and said she was a little greedy cat, and she made herself greedy when introducing herself to others.
People who can afford to ride in the sleeper car are not short of money, so almost all of them will go to the dining car to eat. On the contrary, few people who sit in the hard seats come to the dining car to eat.
When they went there, the dining car was not crowded, and the dishes only had two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, which could be mixed and matched as desired.
Qin Anning and Lu Cheng ordered one of each of the four dishes so that they could taste them all.
Mengmeng and her mother ordered two meat dishes and one vegetable dish. It can be seen that Mengmeng is a carnivore.
A middle-aged couple saw Mengmeng and her daughter and were also attracted by Mengmeng's cuteness. They sat next to them during the meal and chatted with Mengmeng for a long time.
There was not much to do in the carriage, and some people went to sleep around seven or eight o'clock.
The people in the sleeper car were of good quality. Their voices gradually became quieter, and in the end there was very little conversation.
Even when speaking, he kept his voice as low as possible.
Mengmeng was a child after all, and she felt sleepy after playing all day, so her mother helped her take off her clothes and let her sleep on the middle bunk.
Qin An Ning had slept during the day, so he wasn't sleepy at the moment and closed his eyes to rest.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but just when she was beginning to feel sleepy, she heard light footsteps in the corridor.
She thought someone got up to go to the bathroom, so she didn't pay much attention and turned over to continue sleeping.
The footsteps kept stopping and starting, and Qin An Ning felt something was wrong.
Who doesn’t go to the toilet directly and then go back to their seat to sleep?
What are you trying to do, walking and stopping?
Could it be a thief?
She lay down, opened her eyes a little and looked around. Seeing that they didn't come to their private room, she closed her eyes again and pretended to be asleep, waiting to see what they were doing.
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