Xia Ruzheng's thoughts drifted far away. He didn't have any children yet, so he didn't care what those people said when he returned. But when he had children, he would give them the best and make up for the regrets and mistakes of his previous life.
Xia Ruzheng, who was reborn, was both looking forward to and afraid of having children. This time the children's father was different, so Xia Ruzheng was naturally very happy to have children. But he was afraid that the same things happened in his previous life would happen again, which would really break his heart.
The day we set for returning home was the 20th of the twelfth lunar month. It would take more than a day on the road, so it would be the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month when we got home.
Wen Zhichao, Haisheng and Awang took turns queuing up and stayed up all night in the cold and damp night, and finally bought tickets for everyone to go home.
Wen, Zhichao, and the other two still shook their heads when they talked about buying tickets; the memory was still fresh. Many people slept on the floor at the train station, waiting to buy tickets. Since only a few days' worth of tickets were released each day, they were snapped up quickly. If you weren't there, you wouldn't be able to buy one. Ultimately, it was all due to unscrupulous scalpers.
"I asked, I bought this ticket at the window for around twenty dollars, guess how much the scalper paid me?"
Several people shook their heads. Wen Zhichao said, "The cheap ones are fifty or sixty, and the expensive ones are over a hundred! They've worked a year and three months of blood and sweat for this ticket."
Everyone couldn't help but say that this scalper was too heartless.
The brothers followed Wen Zhichao and had a pretty good income, especially Haichao. Others were extremely envious when they heard that he could earn dozens of yuan a month working in a small restaurant.
Xia Ruzheng seemed to understand why Tian Ni'er and her husband were reluctant to go home. This trip home was really a tiring one, and there was nothing important going on.
Wen Zhichao and Xia Ruzheng's car arrived earlier than everyone else's, so everyone sent them to the train station first. Along the way, Wen Zhichao pushed two large packages on the bicycle, Haichao helped to hold it, Awang helped to carry two, Haisheng carried one, and Xia Ruzheng had nothing in her hands, carrying a small backpack like a boss lady.
The train station was really packed with people. Many people were sleeping on the floor waiting to buy tickets, and some were waiting for the train. It was really hard to find a place to put your feet.
"Please tell Hongwei to take good care of the store. We can close it around the 25th or 26th of the lunar year. I haven't bought the tickets for next year yet. I guess the 8th will come. If he doesn't make it, anyone here can help urge Hongwei to open the tape store."
"Okay, Brother Chao, we'll remember all of this. We'll also keep your bike safe for you, and if we arrive early, we'll pick you up at the train station!"
However, in this era when telephones were not popular, let alone mobile phones, it was not easy to notify someone of something. However, Awang and Haisheng said that they would take turns to come and wait, and they would definitely be able to wait. As for Haichao, he said that since the restaurant was not open anyway, he could stay here until Brother Chao and his wife came back.
Xia Ruzheng was really touched by this.
Nowadays, people can be sent to the platform, and everyone rushes in, some even climbing in through the windows. The surging crowd is really scary.
Xia Ruzheng was still a little at a loss. Wen Zhichao carried a package and held Xia Ruzheng with one hand. Haichao and Awang helped to clear the way in front, and Haisheng protected him from behind. Only then did he get on the train safely and find his seat.
One thing to note is that train tickets these days are still handwritten, like invoice books, with information such as date, train number, and seat number written on them. Of course, there is no possibility of personal identification information on them, and it is even more impossible to buy tickets with an ID card.
In fact, it is easy to understand. Today's ID cards are still the first generation of laminated ID cards!
Don’t think that everything will be fine once you get on the train. You still need to wait for an hour or two before the train departs.
Xia Ruzheng sat in his seat, waiting for Wen Zhichao and the others to put away the large bags before he breathed a sigh of relief. People kept trying to squeeze onto the train, and the large packages had already filled the entire carriage!
Wen Zhichao said, "Next time we will try to buy a sleeper berth so we don't have to be so crowded." As he was sitting next to the aisle, Wen Zhichao had a package on his head. He didn't know how it was secured and it felt like it was in danger of falling off at any time.
Awang ran to buy some fruits and some soda, but not Jianlibao, because Jianlibao will not be released until next year!
Xia Ruzheng said, "Why buy this? Ni'er prepared several large steamed buns and vegetable dumplings for me. I made the pickles myself. Fruits are expensive and heavy, and I may not be able to finish them all on the way."
Nowadays, we only buy some fruit when someone in the family is sick or hospitalized. It is not yet to the point where we can eat it whenever we want.
Of course, canned fruits are also quite popular. Due to transportation and preservation technology, many fruits are difficult to sell to distant places, so they are processed into canned fruits.
Awang said, "The car ride is long and boring. It's better to eat some fruit than to eat steamed buns all the time!"
After pushing and shoving for more than half an hour, the carriage finally became a little empty because the person who was sending someone off finally got off the bus, but he was still standing outside the window and talking to people.
Awang and others did not leave either. They leaned against the window and talked to Wen Zhichao. Xia Ruzheng just felt very hot, probably because there were too many people in the carriage and it was crowded.
After almost two hours, the train finally whistled, and then the body of the train was felt to shake, and there was a hissing sound. The train was about to start. The conductor used a loud speaker to call on those who were sending their relatives and friends to get off the train quickly, and those who were selling things to get off quickly as well, because the train was about to leave.
When the train started moving, many people leaned out of the window to wave goodbye to their relatives and friends, which earned them a scolding from the conductor.
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