Chapter 309 The First Lesson in Seeing the World
The Yunxian Bus Station is much busier than before.
Previously, there were only a few fixed buses every day, and everyone knew where they went. Now, the number of buses has increased significantly, with two buses a day just going to the provincial capital.
This doesn't even include those going to the city, other surrounding counties, or even further afield.
It's August now, and the weather in Yun County is still a bit hot. There are quite a few people at the bus station, and even more people doing small business.
As soon as the two sisters arrived, Grandpa Wang and Wang Biying, who were doing business here with their tricycles, saw them.
"Sister Shula, Sister Shuxin!" Wang Biying ran up to the two of them in a flash, then pulled them toward his tricycle.
Grandpa Wang also saw the two sisters.
"Shula, are you taking Shuxin to school in Shanghai? Come on, have something to eat. Take two packs of steamed egg cakes and some tea eggs. I'll definitely win. Here are some tea eggs for your sister Shula and sister Shuxin." Grandpa Wang smiled when he saw the siblings.
Yao Shula glanced at Grandpa Wang's tricycle.
A large wooden box had the word "popsicle" written on it, indicating that this was a popsicle vendor. On another tricycle was a cardboard box containing pre-packaged sponge cakes, small sesame cakes, ring-shaped pastries, and peanuts.
"The sweet potatoes haven't been harvested yet. Once they are, the popsicles won't be able to be sold anymore, so I'll set up the oven for roasting sweet potatoes then."
"Here, Shula, Shuxin, take this and eat!" Grandpa Wang said as he stuffed the food into Yao Shula's hands.
Yao Shula only took a bag of chicken cakes, didn't want anything else, and left 50 cents.
Upon seeing this, Grandpa Wang hurriedly stuffed the money into Yao Shula's hand.
"What are you doing! Shura, I'm going to get angry if you keep doing this! Here, this is food that Grandpa is treating you to. Shuxin has brought honor to everyone, so I'm happy too!"
Just as Yao Shula and Grandpa Wang were arguing over five cents, someone came over and spoke with a smile.
"Old Wang, is he a relative of yours?"
When Old Wang saw this man, he quickly smiled.
"The two girls next door are really lovely. They're the ones I told you about before, the one who got the highest score in the city. This is her older sister."
"Now her sister sends her to school in Shanghai, and she takes the bus from here to the provincial capital," Grandpa Wang explained with a smile.
The man's gaze towards Yao Shula and her sister immediately changed.
"Oh, the top scholar from the Yao family! I'm so glad to finally meet you."
You're going to the provincial capital, right? Go over there to catch the bus. It leaves in half an hour. You two should go and line up now.
"Remember to sit behind the driver when you get on the bus. It's more comfortable there, there's less of a smell, and you can open the window." The man who was talking to Grandpa Wang immediately gave the Yao Shula sisters directions enthusiastically.
Yao Shula quickly put the 50 cents into Grandpa Wang's chicken cake box, then smiled at the person who gave her directions, said thank you, brother, and went to queue up.
The man watched the Yao sisters' backs as they walked away, then waved to the people loitering nearby.
Those loitering around the bus station immediately kept their distance from Yao Shula and her sister.
"Here, have an egg!" Grandpa Wang quickly handed the man a tea egg.
The man smiled, waved, and then left.
"Sigh, it's not easy. It's not easy for a brother and sister who depend on each other to raise their sister so well!" the man muttered as he walked.
Grandpa Wang breathed a sigh of relief.
...
Yao Shula felt it was a bit of a pity.
Sigh, I originally wanted to teach Yao Shula a lesson, but now I can't. I'll have to wait until we get to the provincial capital to do it.
The two sisters got into the car. Actually, Yao Shula knew she should sit behind the driver without the person reminding her.
This is the best spot on the bus.
The two sisters sat side by side, and Yao Shuxin even opened the window.
Seeing that Yao Shuxin was looking out the window, and the driver hadn't gotten in yet, Yao Shula quickly gave Yao Shuxin her first lesson.
"Shuxin, look carefully, what do you see?" Yao Shula asked softly.
Yao Shuxin looked out the window, and after a while, she realized something was wrong.
There are a lot of people at the bus station, more than in other places.
But those people weren't all going to travel outside Yun County by car.
There were travelers rushing about, people seizing the opportunity to do some small business, and some... who seemed to have nothing to do.
The people were scattered around the bus station, but as soon as one of them made a sound, the others would quickly gather around.
Just like the person who was talking to Grandpa Wang just now, reminding them where to sit on the bus...
Others' goals are to travel or do business.
Those people were targeting the arriving passengers...
"Sister, who are they...?" Yao Shula was a little confused.
"The people at the bus station are all people trying to make a living. They go out to find opportunities or go on business trips. This is how most people make a living."
Similarly, those people are also trying to make a living, but their way of making a living is different from others. "Yao Shula said softly.
Yao Shuxin immediately understood what her sister meant.
Those people also make a living here, but their way of making a living is different from that of Grandpa Wang and his family.
A man deliberately bumped into a passenger who had just gotten off the train, and the two started arguing. Then, people gathered around, ostensibly to break up the fight, but actually…
The passenger who was hit had his wallet stolen without his knowledge.
Soon those people moved on to their next target...
Thinking back to when she and her sister arrived at the bus station, quite a few people looked at them. If it weren't for Grandpa Wang and Wang Biying seeing them, they might be looking for their wallets right now!
Yao Shuxin finally understood what her sister meant by taking her to see the world.
"So? What have you thought of?" Yao Shula asked Yao Shuxin with a smile.
Yao Shuxin nodded.
"Sister, are you trying to tell me that besides academic matters, the outside world is more complicated, and I have much more to learn?" Yao Shuxin looked at Yao Shula.
Yao Shula nodded.
People say that university is an ivory tower, protecting the last vestiges of students' innocence, but Yao Shula knows that everyone has to face the multifaceted nature of society.
You can't say that you want to keep someone from contacting the outside world just because you want to protect them from harm.
Naïve and bookish types are not what Yao Shula wants to see.
"Sister, I promise I'll protect myself! I won't let anyone steal anything from me," Yao Shuxin solemnly assured Yao Shula.
Yao Shula smiled. It's a bit early for Yao Shuxin to make such a promise. There's so much that life, the university of life, can teach you!
In the university of society, Yao Shuxin is at best a kindergartener!
She still has a lot to learn!
"Get some rest! We'll talk about it once we get to the provincial capital! It'll take at least four hours to get there from here!"
"We're staying in the provincial capital tonight!" Yao Shula said with a smile.
Yao Shuxin nodded, closed the window, and prepared to rest her eyes.
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