Chapter 156 Train
"No need." Chu Hong yawned, "Let's go eat shredded pork noodles when we get off the bus. It tastes better if we put eggs in the noodles."
Even though Chu Tong was reluctant to add more oil to fry eggs at home, she generously cooked ten boiled eggs for them to take with them today since they were all going out.
Nowadays, most people carry dry food when they go out.
Most people want to save trouble. They are afraid of not being able to find a restaurant when they are away from home, or they are afraid of missing the bus, so they have to wait until they feel at ease.
Some people are reluctant to spend money when eating out because they think eating out is too expensive.
I feel that the money and tickets I would spend on a meal out by myself are enough for a meal for the whole family, and I am reluctant to waste this money.
But when Chu Hong went out, she brought enough money and tickets.
I have been planning to try some local delicacies during my rare trip out.
She really refused to bring boiled eggs. If she really had to bring one, it had to be tea eggs, right?
Unfortunately, my eldest sister probably misunderstood me and thought I was leaving it for my family. She also said that the family would have egg custard for lunch and scrambled eggs tomorrow.
After hearing this, Chu Hong felt embarrassed to complain about the bland taste of boiled eggs anymore.
And since she brought the food with her, she certainly wouldn't want to waste it and had already thought about how to eat it.
The weather is too hot. We have to finish eating everything today.
Nowadays, people talk loudly, as if no one can hear them. Chu Hong was forced to listen to the factory salary and the rooster crowing from time to time. She could no longer fall asleep.
Fortunately, the remaining half an hour passed quickly, and when they arrived at the station, they first went to a state-owned restaurant to eat noodles.
Each person had a bowl of shredded pork noodles with two eggs, and Chu Hong was so full that she didn't want to move.
But they still have to take the bus to the train station to buy train tickets.
There were a lot of people on the bus, and there were no seats left when they got on. Gu Ci carried the big bag and held the small bag, while Chu Hong just had to hold on to the handrail.
When I arrived at the train station, I bought a train ticket for a train at around 5pm.
"It's almost two o'clock now." Chu Hong estimated: "If we get on the bus around five in the afternoon, we should arrive around four or five tomorrow morning."
Although she had never been to Shunan City, Wu Xiu used to be a native of Shunan City, so she didn't feel like she was going to a strange city. Instead, she was curious about what Shunan City was like now.
Gu Ci felt embarrassed to be nervous when he saw how calm she was.
You can't be a grown man and feel uneasy going to a strange place, right?
Since it wasn't a holiday, there weren't too many passengers in the train station, so they found a place to sit down.
Gu Ci took the enamel pot and asked the person on duty to maintain order for a cup of water. Then he handed it to her and said, "Drink some water first."
"I asked, the train has to give way in the middle of the night, so I estimate it will take two hours to wait."
"But the sleeper berths won't be too crowded now. After we get on the train, we can pay the fare and sleep in the sleeper berths."
He inquired very carefully, but did not make a decision on his own. Instead, he discussed with her: "I'm afraid you will be too tired to sit in a hard seat. Why don't we spend a little more money to get a sleeper?"
If it were just him, he would have made do with the hard seat.
But now they have been married for a month, and he has come to understand Chu Hong a little bit. She does farm work even slower than the female educated youth, and is afraid of tiredness and pain, and is a bit pampered.
It's not that he dislikes Chu Hong. Instead, he feels that he should protect his wife well.
It was impossible that his father-in-law could raise three daughters before Chu Hong married him.
Now that we're married, I'm going to make Chu Hong suffer.
Will it make Chu Hong regret marrying me?
And his father-in-law specifically told him that he would have to rely on him when he went out.
Chu Hong was very tempted after hearing this. She hesitated for a moment but still did not agree: "But I can't take the sleeper ticket back for reimbursement."
Gu Ci thought about how she and he each brought 20 yuan with them, plus the 5 yuan travel allowance each, so he said, "It doesn't matter if it's not reimbursed. We rarely go out, so we can do whatever makes us feel comfortable."
In addition to the money and tickets, they also brought out four watches that they had accidentally found, ready to sell them.
"Then we'll talk about it after we get on the train." Chu Hong didn't take many trains, but she did find out something: "If there are few people in the sleeper berth, we might run into criminals."
Even if she didn't want to admit it, she couldn't deny that she was more likely to encounter something.
Today's trains do not have high-tech surveillance cameras. Security relies on train police, and it is said that there are many who have three hands.
If you encounter a pickpocket on the train, not only will your money be stolen, but you may also be afraid that they will hit you a few more times out of fear that you will chase them.
There are even some who use special means on the train to take away the women or little boys they like.
It’s because the current train ticket sales are not based on real names, so you can get on the train once you buy a ticket.
Therefore, Chu Hong felt that the hard seats were safer.
Gu Ci felt a little embarrassed after hearing this: "I'm not as thoughtful as you are. I will listen to you."
He just wanted to make Chu Hong suffer less, but he didn't consider whether the sleeper berth would be safe.
However, when I thought about the fact that they deliberately sewed pockets on their vests before they came out, I knew that they were also afraid of encountering three hands.
If we go to the sleeper berth and fall asleep together, and get tricked by someone, there will be no way to regret it.
He thought that the son of the Li family in the village was a railway worker, so he mistakenly believed that Chu Hong heard it from him, and couldn't help asking what she should pay attention to.
Even though Chu Hong had not encountered much of the same thing herself, she had heard about and seen various messages on how to prevent fraud, deception, and kidnapping from certain channels.
I just happened to have nothing to do now, so I talked to him about it.
Chu Hong didn't want others to hear what she said, so she moved closer to Gu Ci. In the eyes of others, they looked like a couple, whispering to each other.
Soon a staff member came to remind them: "Men and women, please be aware of the impact in public and keep your distance."
"Please take out your marriage certificate and train tickets for inspection."
Chu Hong really didn't expect that something like this would happen.
She asked Gu Ci to take out the letter of introduction: "We are a couple who have hosted banquets in the countryside, and we went to study together."
"I'm so sorry, it's our first time going on a long journey, and we were too excited," Gu Ci was afraid of being caught and scolded, so he said in a very serious manner: "We were too excited, and we were afraid that we couldn't recite the quotations, so we beat each other to recite."
This made it impossible for the staff to criticize them. They couldn't just say that you are not allowed to recite, right?
After checking the letter of introduction and train ticket, the staff member looked gloomy, gave me a few verbal lectures, and then left.
Now the two of them didn't dare to whisper to each other anymore.
Many people often say: The bus won’t wait for us, we would rather go and wait for the bus early.
Now it's their turn to experience it.
The train was at 5:30, and at around 4 o'clock a staff member came with a loudspeaker to announce that the Shunan train was about to arrive, and asked everyone to line up and prepare for ticket checking.
The two took their luggage and lined up. After checking their tickets, they entered the station and followed the signs to wait on the platform.
After waiting for a long time, the clanking green train slowly entered the station.
This made many passengers on the platform anxious. They were afraid that they were too far away from where the train stopped and the train would leave before they could get on, so they ran back in a hurry.
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