Chapter 79 Departure to Chongming Island
Since he had already said it, Lin Siqiao didn't refuse in a pretentious manner.
After all, they had agreed in the afternoon to give each other a chance to get to know each other.
It’s less than two kilometers from the old house to Lu Garden. Maybe because it’s a holiday, there are more pedestrians on the street than usual.
Many people come out to walk on the street and enjoy the moon.
There is an old saying that goes, the moon is fullest on the 16th, but Lin Siqiao doesn’t think so.
The moon tonight is big, round and especially bright.
Lin Siqiao drank a few glasses of osmanthus wine and was in a good mood. He was in high spirits and had plenty of time to chat. He asked some questions that concerned him.
Lu Jianchuan's wine doesn't make people drunk, but people make themselves drunk.
Since she was willing to ask, he would naturally tell her everything he knew.
Lu Jianchuan had walked this road many times before. It was the same road, but because he was accompanied by different people, his mood was completely different.
I always feel that time passes very quickly when I am with her.
Just like now, the two of them walked to the gate of Lu Garden unknowingly.
"Then I'll go in first, and you should go back and rest early."
Lin Siqiao handed the coat he was wearing to him.
"Wait a minute, take this."
Lu Jianchuan stopped the man, took out some military bills from his pocket and stuffed them into Lin Siqiao's hand.
"I know you may not be short of money right now, but you probably don't have many bills on you."
"These bills will expire if they are not used anymore, so it is a waste to just leave them there."
"Use it to buy something and bring it to your uncle."
Lin Siqiao paused but finally accepted it. She didn't have many bills on her, and most of them were food coupons.
"I won't give you any money. I don't think you'll want it even if I give it to you."
"How do you feel about the autumn pear paste I made last time? Is your cough better?"
"It's much better now."
"This is better than the cough medicine prescribed by the hospital."
Lu Jianchuan was telling the truth. Not only did he stop coughing in the past few days, he also felt full of strength, and even the wound on his chest was almost healed.
Lin Siqiao thought, one pill costs tens of thousands of dollars, how could it not be effective?
"Then I'll make you two more bottles when I'm free."
"Um."
"Okay, goodbye then."
So many things happened today that Lin Siqiao's eyelids began to droop.
"Um."
No matter how reluctant Lu Jianchuan was, he knew that she was exhausted after a day of work.
"Go back and rest."
It was not until the lights in Lu Garden came on that Lu Jianchuan took a quiet look at the second floor before turning around and leaving.
When Lu Jianchuan got home, he found everyone sitting in the living room.
I know that they are concerned about how far I and Siqiao have come.
Lu Jianchuan sat down consciously and explained everything without waiting for them to ask questions.
"You guys don't have a partner?"
Seeing that her son was in a good mood, Mother Lu thought that the two of them were destined to be together.
Grandma Lu was open-minded. "This is good. Jianchuan has his own ideas now. Siqiao is also a person with his own ideas."
"They have made their decision, so let's stop worrying about it and just let them be."
"I've been waiting for so many years anyway, so it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer."
After listening to Grandma Lu's advice, Mother Lu also nodded and said, "Mom, you are right. Blind marriages are not popular now. We need to let them spend more time together."
Mr. Lu has always been cautious in his words and actions, but this time he spoke a few more words to his son for the first time.
To sum up, if you want to win the heart of a beautiful woman, you need to be bold, careful, and thick-skinned.
After Father Lu started the conversation, the Lu family members couldn't stop and one after another began to impart their own experiences to Lu Jianchuan.
Lu Jianchuan rubbed his forehead helplessly, regretting a little why he had been so frank just now.
The family meeting barely ended until the early hours of the morning.
After a good night's sleep, Lin Siqiao woke up early the next day. Her uncle had already told her the route over the phone that day.
At that time, traveling from Shanghai to Chongming Island was not as convenient as it is today. There were only three round-trip flights every day.
The first two both depart from Wusong Wharf, and Line 1 departs from Wusong to Chongming Island Nanmen Wharf.
The one-way fare is 65 cents and the flight takes about 3 hours.
Line 1 goes to Baozhen Wharf on Chongming Island. The one-way fare is 45 cents and the journey takes 2 hours.
The last line 3 departs from Dada Wharf in Shiliupu and its destination is also Nanmen Wharf in Chongming Island.
The one-way trip takes 5 hours and costs 9 cents.
The unit where my uncle serves is closest to the Nanmen Wharf on Chongming Island, and both Line 1 and Line 3 are available.
Although the Shilipu Pier is closer to Lin Siqiao, Lin Siqiao decided to take the longer route and planned to depart from Wusong Pier.
My uncle said that the passenger ships going to Chongming Island are all catamarans. This type of ship has a large passenger capacity but is not very wind-resistant.
If the wind and waves are slightly stronger, the boat will be extremely bumpy.
If we encounter sudden thick fog or weather changes during the voyage, we will drop anchor directly and may not be able to move for several hours.
Lin Siqiao ordered seasickness medicine on the platform in advance. There is no direct bus to Wusong Wharf, and he needs to change buses several times.
There was not enough time and Lin Siqiao did not want to suffer, so after packing up his things, he went directly to the Turtle Bus Station near Lu Garden.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a bit expensive, at least it’s not tiring. Forty minutes later, Lin Siqiao arrived near Wusong Wharf.
She greeted the driver before getting on the bus, and the driver stopped directly at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Lin Siqiao went in and bought 1 jin of White Rabbit snacks, 1 bag of brown sugar, and 1 jin each of almond crisps and date cakes.
There were two wine tickets in the receipts given by Lu Jianchuan, but this supply and marketing cooperative might be too small and did not have Moutai liquor.
Lin Siqiao finally added 2 kilograms of Guoguang apples and a bottle of vanishing cream. When visiting someone she is close to in Shanghai, she always likes to get six items, no matter what they are.
After putting all the things into the cloth bag, Lin Siqiao followed the crowd on the pier to the ticket window.
For this kind of short-distance travel, there is no distinction between cabin classes, and basically all tickets are seat tickets.
Half an hour before the boat was due to depart, Lin Siqiao went to a snack bar near the pier.
These are all state-owned and have similar names, either called state-owned restaurants or cooperative canteens.
There are many types of breakfast in Shanghai, and there is a long handwritten menu on the wall.
There are salty soy milk, salty pancakes, sweet pancakes, fried dough sticks, glutinous rice balls, white cakes, glutinous rice cakes, chicken and duck blood soup, fried dumplings, pan-fried dumplings, bacon and bean curd soup, beef broth...
Lin Siqiao ordered a bowl of salty soy milk and a fried dough stick. Yes, you read that right.
People in other places prefer sweet drinks, but people in Shanghai prefer salty soy milk.
Put chopped green onions, dried shrimps and pickled mustard tubers in the bowl, it tastes great!
After a bowl of steaming hot breakfast, it was time to board the ship soon.
It was only after Lin Siqiao got on board that he realized that the cabin was stuffy and crowded.
There is a mixture of various smells in it, which is so smelly that it hurts people's eyes.
Lin Siqiao went straight to the third floor without looking back, where there was a tea room.
You can go in and order a pot of tea and stay there forever. It's the same as the restaurant on the train.
There were not many people in the teahouse, so Lin Siqiao chose a seat by the window.
You can get such a great sea view seat for just a penny, and it's money well spent.
The ferry officially set sail at nine o'clock in the morning. The weather was very good today and the visibility was also very high.
Sit here, feel the sea breeze and look out at the vast Yangtze River estuary in the distance.
Seeing the magnificent sight of the sparkling waves and the seagulls circling low in the sky, Lin Siqiao's mood obviously improved a lot.
Thanks to God, the voyage was surprisingly smooth. At 11:50 am, the passenger ship slowly entered the South Gate Pier of Chongming Island.
This is a public wharf that handles a mix of passengers and cargo. When Lin Siqiao arrived, he happened to see a fishing boat returning from the sea.
The whole pier was crowded and bustling.
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