Zhou Songbai bought the train tickets several days ago, both of which were sleeper tickets.
Zhou Songbai carried the two large packages on his back, and asked Zhiyu to carry his and Zhiyu's two small bags, which contained some food and daily necessities.
The sleeper ticket happened to be one up and one down. Zhou Songbai put the package on the ground and said, "You sleep on the top, I'll look after the luggage on the bottom."
Meng Zhiyu had no objection, so she handed him his small bag and climbed up with her own small bag. She had gotten up early this morning and had been yawning all the way, so she needed to catch up on some sleep.
They were the first to arrive. There were eight beds in total in their carriage, with four bunk beds. The remaining six people also arrived one after another.
Meng Zhiyu half-closed her eyes and listened to the movement below. There was also a girl on the upper bunk next to her. She glanced at her clothes and saw that she seemed to come from a well-off family.
The girl lay on the edge of the bed, her head lowered as she spoke to the man below her. "That boy is an educated youth in a brigade in this county. If we just leave like this without going to see her, wouldn't that be a bad idea?"
The young man below said, "You're obviously here to watch the fun. If you go, he might be in even worse trouble."
The girl burst out laughing. It was obvious that the man had hit the nail on the head. After she had laughed enough, she gloated and said, "Humph, even if I don't go to see him, I will write to him when I get back."
"Aunt Yang said that his family didn't send him a penny. I wonder if that kid is so pitiful now, drinking boiled water and eating steamed buns. It's Chinese New Year, hey, it's not good. It's heartbreaking!"
Meng Zhiyu listened to Coke. He didn't expect that this girl, who looked quite ladylike, was actually quite naughty.
Several other people were also saying this from time to time. Meng Zhiyu only felt that the voices around her were getting farther and farther away from her, and then she fell asleep.
Zhou Songbai just lay on the bed with his eyes closed to rest, not daring to fall asleep. When Meng Zhiyu woke up, it was already past two in the afternoon.
She stepped down from the small ladder on the bed. Zhou Songbai felt something and opened his eyes. "You're awake."
Meng Zhiyu looked at his tired face and asked, "You didn't sleep?"
"Yeah," Zhou Songbai responded, then asked, "Are you hungry? Go wash your face and come back for dinner."
Meng Zhiyu had just woken up and was still a little dazed. After washing his face with cold water, his mind started to race. He realized that he was worried about the luggage he brought, so he stayed awake.
"I'm full of sleep. After you finish eating, you go to sleep and I'll watch over you." After returning to the carriage, Meng Zhiyu took the pancake handed over by Zhou Songbai and looked at his bloodshot eyes with concern.
Zhou Songbai's eyes were gentle, and he didn't try to be stubborn. He just agreed softly, "Okay."
After dinner, Zhou Songbai lay on the bed to sleep, and Meng Zhiyu sat cross-legged on the upper bunk. She seemed to be in a daze, but in fact she had slipped away to the library to read.
The girl next door was still asleep, and even if the others were awake, they moved very quietly in tacit agreement.
You sleep and I sleep quietly, I sleep quietly, this seems to be an unwritten rule in people's minds.
Meng Zhiyu read for a while, then twisted his neck to loosen up his joints. The girl next door had also woken up and was rolling around lazily on the bed.
Seeing Meng Zhiyu awake, he seemed to want to say something, but because the others were still sleeping, he kept silent.
When Zhou Songbai woke up, the others also woke up one after another and got up to wash and eat.
There was hot water on the train, so Zhou Songbai specially prepared malted milk and drank it as porridge on the train.
Zhou Songbai took a pot and filled it with hot water. Meng Zhiyu took out his own pot, poured in some malted milk, and had it with the pancakes made by Zhou's mother for dinner.
The girl next door also got out of bed to eat. They ate snacks and meat. Wu Jingjing looked at the snacks and meat in her hand. Her mouth was dry and she almost choked to death on the snacks.
Although there was hot water in the cup, I didn't want to drink it because of the aroma of malted milk.
She thought for a moment, took a snack from her bag, and walked over. "Hello, my name is Wu Jingjing."
Meng Zhiyu didn't know why she came, so he replied calmly, "Hello, I'm Meng Zhiyu."
Wu Jingjing was even happier when she saw that she was willing to pay attention to her. "Do you still have this malted milk? If so, can you give me some? I won't take it for nothing. I'll trade it with you for some snacks."
Meng Zhiyu and Zhou Songbai exchanged a glance, and Zhou Songbai gestured for her to look after it herself. "Okay."
Seeing that Zhou Songbai had no objection, Meng Zhiyu agreed. They would be on the train for several days, and they would get along well with the woman as much as possible.
"I won't take advantage of you. I'll give you three days' supply of malted milk in exchange for this snack."
Meng Zhiyu saw that the packaging of her snacks was very delicate, unlike the ones she had bought at the supply and marketing cooperative before, and the price must be more expensive than that at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Wu Jingjing was overjoyed. "Then I'll give you another snack. Can you exchange it for five days?"
She was just trying it out at first, and was thinking that it would be great if she could exchange two jars of malted milk for the two of them, but she didn't expect this girl to be so honest.
She felt that she was pleasing to the eye at first sight, and she liked her even more.
Meng Zhiyu didn't expect her to be so shameless and try to climb up the ladder. "I'm giving you three days because we're only on the train for three days."
Meng Zhiyu rolled his eyes at the others and whispered in a low voice, "However, if you like it, I still have a bucket that I haven't opened yet. I can give it back to you."
She saw the box of snacks she had opened. It looked very delicate and delicious. She could exchange it for two boxes. She and Zhou Songbai would eat one box and leave one box for her grandmother and the others.
Wu Jingjing thought this was a good suggestion and agreed readily. Under Wu Duanduan's gaze, she took out another box of snacks and happily exchanged them with Meng Zhiyu.
Of course, the can of malted milk that Meng Zhiyu took was bought from the mall.
The two of them were willing and both were very happy. The boys on both sides didn't say anything and let the two girls exchange.
Meng Zhiyu put one of the boxes of snacks into her bag, opened the remaining box, and shared it with Zhou Songbai, "Brother Zhou San, don't just stand there, eat quickly."
Zhou Songbai looked at her cheerful expression and said with a smile, "Okay."
In this way, Meng Zhiyu and Wu Jingjing had a good first impression and formed a good friendship. Wu Jingjing's male companion Wu Duanduan also had a good chat with Zhou Songbai from Zhiyu's side.
Every time Wu Jingjing eats something delicious, she will share it with Zhiyu. In return, Meng Zhiyu will also buy some of the food she and Zhou Songbai like to eat in the mall and share some with her. As a result, Wu Jingjing likes her even more.
When Meng Zhiyu and Wu Jingjing arrived at the station, they were both reluctant to leave. Wu Jingjing held her hand with tears in her eyes and said, "I've given you the address. You must write to me when the time comes, and I will write to you too."
Meng Zhiyu didn't expect him to be so sentimental. He started crying and said, "Okay, I will definitely write to you."
Wu Duanduan helped Zhou Songbai get the package off the train, and reluctantly pulled his sister who wanted to get off the train as well, and waved goodbye to Zhou Songbai.
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