Chapter 336: Journey to Pengcheng
Xie Yi asked for a few days off. When his leader heard that he wanted to visit the Special Administrative Region, he readily agreed.
Just before he stepped out of the office, he shouted back.
The leader assigned me an additional task, which required me to submit a research report after returning.
Xie Yi left the office with tears in his eyes.
"These are all things for Xiong Chuan, Chi Yao, and Chu Yi. Please take good care of them and don't lose them.
If you lose something outside, forget it, just protect your life."
Gao Xiulan was still a little worried. The Special Administrative Region was crowded with people before, so she had to be careful along the way.
Lin Xiaotong put her arm around Gao Xiulan's shoulders and said a lot of comforting words.
"Mom, don't worry, Xie Yi and I will be careful.
We'll go there first to explore the route, and when transportation becomes more convenient, you and Dad can come over and have some fun together."
Xie Yi took the luggage, one bag on his back and another in his hand, and glanced at the time on his watch.
"Mom, it's almost time, Xiaotong and I have to go in and wait for the bus.
There are a lot of mosquitoes outside at night, you and Dad should go back first.
We will be back in a few days, so call us if you miss us."
Train No. 15 to Guangzhou departs at 22:55 and does not arrive until 7:42 am on the third day.
Gao Xiulan glanced at Haodaer and said, "Who missed you? You are so shameless."
"Okay, your mom and I will leave now."
Xie Da Jiao slapped his thigh and shone his palm under the light.
Wow, two fat, dead mosquitoes.
The old couple stood there and waited for the two men to go in before turning around and riding back home.
Gao Xiulan sat on the back seat of the bicycle and the slapping sounds never stopped.
It was almost eleven o'clock when I got home. The lights in the courtyard were still on, there was a lot of noise in the courtyard, and people were sticking their heads in at the door.
"What's going on?"
The two of them involuntarily quickened their pace.
As soon as I stepped into the yard, I heard Diao Yulian crying at the top of her lungs.
"Jiabao, damn Jiabao, where have you been? Why aren't you coming home so late at night?
If my son is gone, I will die too!"
Perhaps she was tired of howling, Diao Yulian's body softened, and she opened her mouth wide to support the person and walk him to the west room.
Gao Xiulan didn't know the specific reason, so she asked Yu Afen next to her.
"Where is Wu Jiabao? When did he disappear?"
No one in the compound was asleep, and lights were on in every house.
Yu Afen felt a bit upset and shook her head, saying, "I don't know yet. Wu Shengli and Lao Zhou went to report it to the police."
Jin Qiaofeng fanned herself with a palm-leaf fan, swatting mosquitoes and speculating, "Looking at the situation, could it be that Wu Jiabao ran out of the house on his own?"
Since the crackdown in late summer of 1983, the atmosphere in the city has improved a lot, and many human traffickers' lairs have been eliminated.
No child has been lost in their area.
The third uncle suddenly thought of something: "When the foreigner came to the yard this morning, I ran into this kid when I went to the toilet. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared."
Yang Shujuan was washing her hands by the sink. She had just applied powder to Zhou Zhou.
"I don't know where this child will go."
…
The two people who got on the train on time had no idea what had happened in the compound. They sat on the bed and drank the sour plum soup they had packed before leaving.
The two of them booked a hard sleeper, with a middle berth and a lower berth.
The luggage was stuffed into the middle bunk. At night, Lin Xiaotong slept on the upper bunk and Xie Yi slept on the lower bunk.
"It's so tiring to sit on the train for such a long time, and I have to change trains. It would be great if there were direct trains in the future."
She had just finished brushing her teeth and was still awake, so she sat next to Xie Yi on the lower bunk and talked.
"It would be great if there was a plane. I could land right there in the blink of an eye."
He was also feeling emotional.
At least they bought sleeper berths. If they had to sit on hard seats for more than 30 hours, they would have been exhausted after two nights.
"Hey, do international flights still offer free Maotai? Is that true?"
She heard this when she had dinner with Teacher Shen last time.
"real."
Since 1975, Moutai has been classified as a beverage and provided free of charge on international flights.
In addition, civil aviation flights will also give away five-packs of Zhonghua and Panda cigarettes, as well as miscellaneous items such as airplane-shaped combs, key chains, tie clips, etc.
"very nice."
Lin Xiaotong leaned her head on Xie Yi's shoulder, playing with his fingers, her tone full of envy.
These days, it’s not just ordinary people who can fly.
Xie Yi brushed her hair back and said, "If you have the opportunity to study abroad or go on an exchange program in the future, maybe you can travel abroad too."
Kyoto University has places for studying abroad, and of course the competition between departments is fierce.
“Maybe there will be opportunities to study abroad in the future?”
She will join the Law School of Peking University in September and start as a teaching assistant.
There is a shortage of teaching talents now, so she can enter the university with a postgraduate degree.
Xie Yi only spoke good words: "Maybe one day I will become Professor Lin's family member."
"Then I must work hard to help Comrade Xie realize this wish as soon as possible."
"It's already this late, go to bed. I'll sleep downstairs, and you can just sleep peacefully."
"Uh-huh."
People kept getting on and off the train along the way, and every night I fell asleep to the clanging sound of the train.
Finally, we arrived in Guangzhou at around eight o'clock on the third day. Without even taking a breath, we immediately carried our luggage and boarded the train to Shenzhen.
After nearly two days and two nights of travel, we finally arrived in Pengcheng.
After exiting the station, I looked back and saw that the train station was a two-story building with yellow and white walls that were half old and half new.
After leaving the station, it was still noisy, crowded with people, and waves of heat hit me.
There is a bus going to the East Gate at the entrance, and public minibuses are parked in a haphazard manner not far away.
The loudest voice came from a motorbike owner wearing a floral shirt and loudly soliciting passengers.
Pengcheng Railway Station in the 1980s
"Finally we're out. This is Pengcheng, huh?"
Xie Yi held Lin Xiaotong's hand tightly, and the two of them squeezed out quickly, finally breathing a sigh of relief.
“When you come back in a few years, I think the station will be brand new again.”
The railway station is also a "business card" of a city.
"Wait a moment, why hasn't Xiongchuan come yet?"
Xie Yi blocked the glaring sunlight with his hands and looked left and right but no one had arrived yet.
They had agreed on the phone before coming that Xiongchuan would pick them up at the station, and asked them to wait and not wander around.
Lin Xiaotong took a tissue and wiped Xie Yi's sweat.
"Have a drink of water. It's still early and there's no rush."
Xie Yigang took the cup of water and took a few big sips, then fanned her with a paper fan.
The next second, someone was heard shouting at the top of his lungs: "There's a thief! Catch the thief!
You little bastard, stop right there!"
The two looked back and saw a shirtless boy wearing only shorts rushing out from the stairs.
Holding a small bag tightly in his hand, he gritted his teeth and ran wildly, rushing all the way. The sunlight flashed, and his hands were still shining.
An aunt in a flowered top was chasing after him, panting, holding her knees, her eyes full of despair.
An older woman nearby was still emptying the stones from the soles of her sandals. When she looked up, she was so frightened that her soul almost shattered and her voice almost split open.
"Knife! The thief has a knife in his hand. Scatter!"
The crowd fled in all directions and the scene was in chaos.
Even some brave people dare not act rashly.
Lin Xiaotong and Xie Yi looked at each other and hid to the side.
Xie Yi carefully observed the reactions of the people around him to confirm whether there were any accomplices.
He bent down to pick up a stone, and when the time was right, he threw it to the front left.
The thief turned around triumphantly, waved the knife a few times, and raised the wallet in his hand as if in protest.
The next second, his shoes made a sound, his body went limp, and he stumbled forward, falling flat on his face.
Being young means being flexible. He immediately climbed up using his hands and feet, holding the knife tightly in his hand.
Xie Yi ran forward and kicked the thief hard on the butt, and the thief rolled twice on the ground.
Xie Yi stepped on the knife, twisted the thief's arm and held it down tightly.
Lin Xiaotong noticed that there was a fat boy in the crowd who wanted to run away when he saw that the situation was not right.
After running a little away from the crowd, he took the kettle passed down by Lao Lin in his hand, aimed at the crowd, and smashed it hard.
"Ah—my teeth!"
The moment the fat boy's calf was hit, he lunged forward and the man's teeth just hit the side of the road.
His mouth was full of blood, and both of his front teeth were knocked out.
"good!"
Someone in the crowd had previously helped to call the police.
Xiong Chuan never thought that just because he was ten minutes late, the car would go to the bureau to pick someone up.
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