Zhang Yaoyao planned to take the nine o'clock train in the morning. It was now seven o'clock in the morning, and there were still two hours before the train departed. Zhang Yaoyao went to the bank and made an appointment for the first business before the bank opened, opened an account, and deposited all the remaining money into the account.
By the time everything was done, there was only half an hour left before the train departed. Zhang Yaoyao quickly took a rickshaw to take her to the station. When the first train left, she bought a ticket and got on the train as quickly as possible.
Perhaps because she was in too much of a hurry when buying the ticket, Zhang Yaoyao only realized after getting on the train that she had bought a hard seat ticket and had not even thought of buying a soft sleeper ticket.
Sitting on the hard seat, listening to the clanking sound of the train outside, Zhang Yaoyao regretted it so much that her thighs almost turned blue. It was all because of habit. How could she forget that this was 1989 and train tickets were divided into hard seats and soft seats. It was nothing like the high-speed trains in the 21st century, where there is no distinction between soft seats and hard seats when buying tickets.
So when Zhang Yaoyao bought her ticket, she didn't even think to ask if there were any tiers for the tickets. The salesperson, probably seeing Zhang Yaoyao's ordinary attire, didn't mention the soft seats.
After all, these days, those who can afford soft seats are generally rich people and those within the system who are on business trips. Judging from the way Zhang Yaoyao is dressed, it is obvious that she is not one of those people.
But no matter what, the train had already left, and Zhang Yaoyao was too lazy to rush for a seat, so as not to be too conspicuous and offend people she shouldn't offend. She didn't forget that she was carrying a lot of cash with her, and safety was the most important thing.
Especially this time, going to the north, we have to take a train for two days and two nights. There are all kinds of people on the train, from all walks of life, and all kinds of styles. Going on a long journey is like going to hell.
The best way is to reduce your presence and reach your destination in a Buddhist way.
Next, Zhang Yaoyao curled up comfortably in her hard seat, listening to the clanging sound of the train, and fell into a doze state. She rejected all people who approached her and tried to chat with her. When she had to go to the toilet urgently, she would queue up in the train. When she was hungry, she would take out braised eggs and big steamed buns from her pocket to satisfy her hunger.
Just like that, after enduring two days and two nights, Zhang Yaoyao came out of the train station with dark circles under her eyes, and finally arrived safely in Guangcheng, a first-tier city in the north.
It was around two o'clock in the afternoon when Zhang Yaoyao came out of the train station. She dragged her tired body to a roadside stall to eat a bowl of fried rice. Then, she found a clean and hygienic small hotel and checked in. She quickly locked the door and pushed the tables and chairs in the hotel against the door. Only then did she feel at ease to throw down her backpack and go to the bathroom.
In the bathroom, Zhang Yaoyao took off her sweaty and smelly clothes, took a good shower, took off her jacket full of money, took out all the money, looked in her backpack, and washed the jacket thoroughly.
After washing her whole body, Zhang Yaoyao washed all the dirty clothes, including her jacket, and hung them on the windowsill. The weather in Guangcheng was very hot and humid, so they should be completely dry by tomorrow morning.
After finally cleaning everything inside and out, Zhang Yaoyao put the backpack under her pillow, covered herself with the quilt, and soon fell into a deep sleep. On the train, due to concerns about safety, she was in a half-asleep and half-awake state. She had been staying awake for two days and two nights. Finally, she had a comfortable sleeping environment, and Zhang Yaoyao slept soundly the next day.
Fortunately, the small hotel was very quiet that night, and there were no incidents such as robbery or knocking on the door to collect protection money. As for the miscellaneous noises, Zhang Yaoyao, who was asleep, didn't notice them at all.
The next morning, just as it was getting light, Zhang Yaoyao's biological clock woke her up. She got up from the bed and immediately pulled the small bag under her pillow. She took a look at it to make sure the money inside was not lost. She then stood up and took a look at the table and chairs against the door. There was no sign of them being moved, so she was sure that no one had come in last night.
Zhang Yaoyao slowly got up, went to the bathroom, quickly cleaned herself up, and changed into a set of clothes that looked low-key and inconspicuous. The clothes and jacket that were hung on the windowsill yesterday were already dry.
Zhang Yaoyao put away her clothes, took her jacket, closed the curtains, and stuffed the 60,000 yuan in her backpack back into the secret pocket of her jacket. She repeated the same steps, still wearing the jacket in the middle of her clothes, and put on her backpack. Before leaving, Zhang Yaoyao looked around the hotel room again to make sure she had not forgotten anything, and then hurried to check out.
When he checked out, the same middle-aged woman who had received him the previous day was there. Zhang Yaoyao asked her about the location of the Guangcheng fabric wholesale market.
After leaving the small hotel, Zhang Yaoyao looked around and found that although she had asked about the location of the wholesale market, it was very far away from the fabric wholesale market. With the guidance of passers-by, Zhang Yaoyao came to the bus stop. Soon, a bus that looked very shabby drove over. Zhang Yaoyao carefully asked passers-by and confirmed that this was the bus people were talking about. Zhang Yaoyao followed everyone on the bus and went directly to the last row. She found a quiet corner and sat down, trying to reduce her presence as much as possible.
The bus stopped and started, swayed and started all the way, and finally arrived at what people called the Guangcheng Fabric Wholesale Market. Zhang Yaoyao got off the bus. What she could see with the naked eye were several scattered buildings with various tent-like stalls in the middle. Scattered on the stalls were some colorful and uneven fabrics. Some stalls had finished products, clothes, pants, socks and the like hanging on them.
Zhang Yaoyao felt relieved, thinking that the fabric wholesale market in this first-tier city did not have as complete a variety of fabric products as she had imagined.
Anyway, since I'm here, I have to find out more and buy the fabric I want.
Zhang Yaoyao bought two pancakes and a cup of soy milk at a snack stall, and walked into the Guangcheng fabric wholesale market while eating.
People were walking around sparsely in the market, and the vendors sitting at the stalls were so sleepy that they kept dozing off. Occasionally, when they saw a figure walking past the stall, the vendors would just open their mouths without opening their eyes.
"Boss, what do you want to buy? Come in and take a look. I'll give you a discount!"
In fact, the person was just sitting on the stool with his eyes closed. He didn't care whether the solicitor came into the store or not. He was just not sincere in soliciting customers.
Zhang Yaoyao went to several small shops, all of which had a few pieces of cloth hanging scattered inside. Perhaps because there had been no business for a long time, the colors of the cloth had faded due to the sunlight, making it look shabby.
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