Chapter 201 Train Crisis, My Husband is the Head of the Group
In this era, all trains were green-skinned. The environmental hygiene of trains was very different from that of later generations. The smell in the carriage was very strong. Fortunately, the glass where Xia Qingying was sitting could be opened, and fresh air came in, and she felt much more comfortable.
Although she had already given money to Lu Xiaoxue, Xia Qingying still gave her a new skirt the night before she left. After all, she was her "sister-in-law" in name, not to mention that her father-in-law Lu Baichuan was really good to her. Before she left, he bought her food and money for her on the way.
Xia Qingying knew that he was also tight on money recently, so she only accepted food and did not take money.
Lu Xiaoxue was naturally happy to receive the new dress, but she was more concerned about when Xia Qingxi would mail the photos of her and Qingcao back to her after she went to the army. She was happy when she heard Xia Qingxi say that she had finished the test paper and would develop the photos and mail them back to her soon.
The day before yesterday, Xia Qingxi went to see the notice with Mai Miao and the others. The notice clearly stated the crimes of Wang Mingfang and Lu Lidong and the length of their sentences in black and white. Looking at the bright red seal, Xia Qingxi finally felt relieved.
Lu Lidong will never be able to get out of prison. Wang Mingfang probably thought that she could go to He Shanshan after she got out, so she pushed all the charges on Lu Lidong. She probably never dreamed that she would be sentenced to eighteen years. Now she is almost fifty years old. If she gets out alive, she will be almost seventy years old. This time, her wishful thinking has completely failed.
The train will not arrive at the transfer station until four o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Xia Qingying has been sitting by the window. Sitting next to him is a man in his forties or fifties, who is very well dressed, serious-looking, and doesn't like to talk. Xia Qingying thinks this is just right, so that they don't bother each other.
At noon, Xia Qingxing ordered a lunch box sold on a cart. When she opened the box, she saw white rice at the bottom and green vegetables on top, with only two pieces of meat.
Xia Qingxing took out a can. It was the braised chicken mushroom and cowpea that her mother made last time. She made three large bottles at that time. She took two bottles with her when she left and left one bottle at home. Now it was just right to eat with rice.
She mixed the chicken mushroom, cowpea and rice together. With the addition of the sauce, the tasteless rice suddenly seemed to be injected with soul and became fragrant and delicious.
After eating and throwing away the garbage, she returned to her seat and unconsciously watched the scenery flashing by outside the car window.
In this way, she went through the process of eating, sleeping, and watching the scenery. Time passed slowly and quickly until noon the next day. After the train stopped, the man next to her got off at this stop, and the seat next to Xia Qingxi became empty.
Seeing that it was time for lunch, Xia Qingxi ordered a box lunch as usual. After mixing the chicken mushroom sauce, she was about to eat when she suddenly found that a little girl had appeared beside her.
The girl looked about six or seven years old. Although there were many patches on her clothes, she was clean, fair-skinned, and had delicate and small facial features. She was very pretty, especially her big round eyes. When she looked at you, she was innocent and ignorant, which made people feel pity.
Seeing that the girl was staring at her lunch box, it seemed that she really wanted to eat it. Xia Qingxing looked around, but did not see the little girl's family. After hesitating for a moment, she did not immediately share the rice with her, but asked:
"Little girl, why are you here? Where are your family members?" The
little girl did not speak, but just turned her head and looked back. Xia Qingxing followed her gaze and saw a woman in her thirties walking towards the little girl anxiously. When she got closer, she said anxiously:
"Xiao La, why are you walking around alone? What if your mother can't find you?"
The little girl still did not speak, turned her head and looked at Xia Qingxing's lunch box again, and licked her lips unconsciously.
At this time, the little girl's mother looked at Xia Qingying embarrassedly and said,
"I'm sorry, sister, I made you embarrassed." After hesitating for a while, she continued,
"The child hasn't eaten for most of the day..."
Xia Qingying shook her head to indicate that it was okay. She did not take the initiative to feed the child just now, because after all, the child was a stranger. In the absence of an adult, if the child had any problems with the food, it would not be good to blame herself.
But now hearing the child's mother say this, she knew that she must want her to share some with the child. Although Xia Qingliu was quite alert, she was not the kind of person who would be easily paranoid. Besides, there were so many people watching around, so she thought that this elder sister would not dare to play any tricks. So she lowered her head, looked at the little girl and asked,
"Do you want to eat?"
The little girl looked at Xia Qingliu with her big watery eyes. It was obvious that she wanted to eat, but she did not say anything.
Xia Qingli thought she was shy, so she didn't ask any more questions and picked up the box to scoop out half of the rice for her. At this time, she suddenly heard the woman next to her say:
"She... can't speak."
Xia Qingli paused. Such a beautiful and lovely little girl was actually mute. She felt very sorry. She handed half of the rice to the woman, then picked up her own lunch box, ate a few bites, and then said:
"I bought this rice on the train and added some sauce I made. It tastes good. If you don't mind, give it to her."
When you go out, you should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. She ate first and proved in front of so many people that the rice was fine. If something really happened, she would have witnesses.
"Don't mind, don't mind." The woman took the lunch box and said with a smile. She looked very kind. Although there were many patches on her clothes, they were washed cleanly just like the little girl. There was
an empty seat next to Xia Qingxi, so the woman sat down and fed the little girl with rice while praising Xia Qingxi:
"Big sister, you are not only beautiful, but also kind-hearted. Thank you very much."
"No problem." Xia Qingxi replied softly.
"Hey, you are blessed at first glance, unlike me. My husband died early, and I have a dumb girl. Life is hard." The woman suddenly said very sadly.
Hearing the woman's miserable words, Xia Qingying hesitated for a moment. Just when she was thinking about whether to comfort her, she suddenly said embarrassedly:
"Hey, I made you laugh." Then she asked casually: "Big sister, where are you going by train?"
Xia Qingying hesitated for a moment and answered truthfully:
"To the army."
Hearing the word "army", the little girl who had been eating with her head down suddenly raised her head and looked at Xia Qingying, and the woman who was feeding her paused for a moment, then quickly recovered and continued to ask:
"To the army to serve, or to visit relatives?"
"To follow the army, my husband is the head of the regiment in the army." Xia Qingying said.