Fourth cousin Xu Jianan picked up a piece of braised hairtail fish and looked at him with a smile, "Of course, the best you can do now is stir-fried meat."
The five of them ordered four dishes and a soup, and finished them all without wasting any food. On the way back, they packed a lunch box for Chen Ming.
The young men, who had eaten and drunk their fill, were not sleepy either. They took out the leaf cards they had prepared, and together with Xu Manman and six others, they opened two stalls.
It was around 6:00 p.m. when we felt hungry and went to the dining car to find something to eat. We came back and continued playing until the lights in the carriage were turned off at night.
The train's final destination is Ning City. The entire journey takes more than 40 hours and lasts two days and two nights.
After waking up the next day, several people were obviously in a much more depressed state, but their enthusiasm for playing cards had not diminished. After all, in this small compartment, this was the only activity that could kill time.
At 6 o'clock in the morning on the third day, the attendant came over to remind them that the train was about to arrive at the station, and the group of people who were drowsy quickly got up and washed up.
Xu Manman secretly went into the space to wash up every night when she went to the toilet these two days, but she didn't wash her hair. Even so, after being stuck in the carriage all night, she still felt extremely dirty.
It's not like the future. There's not even a fan in the carriage, and it gets hotter and hotter the further south you go. Xu Manman is fine because she has a temperature-control necklace, but the others are not so lucky. Their clothes are getting wet and dry all the time.
The smell of sweat would be fine, but you have to take off your shoes before sleeping in a sleeper. Most people's sweaty feet, which have been cooped up for two days, will evaporate due to the high temperature. Not to mention Xu Manman, even Chen Feng and the others can't stand it.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, we finally squeezed off the train with our luggage. Breathing the air outside the train, we all felt it was particularly fresh.
Following the crowd out of the bus station, Xu Manman pulled on the corner of her third cousin Xu Jianmin's clothes, and Chen Ming helped him carry the suitcase.
Fourth cousin Xu Jianan craned his neck as he walked, "Uncle said it was my eldest brother who came to pick me up, so why didn't I see him?"
Originally, my uncle said he would come to pick them up personally, but he happened to be on a mission these two days, so the task of picking up my younger siblings was taken over by my eldest cousin.
Chen Feng pulled Xu Jianguo's bag strap from behind to prevent him from being swept away by the crowd. "Maybe he's hidden by the crowd. Let's go out and take a look. Brother Jianbing is a soldier. Look for the tall guy in green clothes."
Xu Manman was blocked by a group of tall and strong boys and could not see anything. She had to rely on them to find people.
Walking out of the ticket gate, "There! I saw him! It's my eldest brother!" said fourth cousin Xu Jianan in surprise.
As the group walked over, they saw that their eldest cousin Xu Jianbing was just as Chen Feng had said. He was a tall man wearing a green military uniform. He stood out in the crowd. His dark skin made his teeth look particularly bright and white.
The brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time and were all extremely excited. They greeted each other by patting their chests and backs. When it was Xu Manman's turn, her eldest cousin Xu Jianbing gently rubbed her head and said, "Manman, long time no see. You've grown a lot taller."
"Hello, brother. It seems you did well in the exam this time." She hadn't washed her hair for two days, and she didn't know if his hair was shiny.
"I've been studying for so long, so I should be fine." He was still very confident about his test. After saying that, he looked at his brothers and said, "There's another bus back to Bai City at 1:00. Do you think we should leave this afternoon, or rest in Ning City for a day?"
It would be nice to arrive on the same day, but, "Brother, it's still early, can we go to the guesthouse to get a room, take a shower and change clothes?" Xu Jianan tugged at his smelly clothes and felt a little disgusted with himself.
Xu Jianbing was in the army, surrounded by a group of grown men. Plus, when they were on a mission, there were times when they didn't take a shower or change clothes for ten days or more. He had long been immune to this smell, but his younger brothers could tolerate it, but his younger sisters definitely couldn't.
He led his younger brother and sister to the nearest guesthouse near the train station and booked two rooms, one for his sister and one for the boy. After receiving the keys, Xu Jianbing took their letters of introduction and said, "You guys wash up here first. I'll go to the bus station to buy tickets for the afternoon train." He said to his sister alone, "Manman, what do you want for breakfast? I'll bring it back for you."
Although the two-day train ride was certainly not easy, they were on a sleeper and had gotten quite a bit of sleep. Xu Manman felt she was still quite energetic. "How about we go out for dinner later and wander around Ning City? We always have to change trains every time we come back, and I haven't been here yet."
When the brothers heard their sister say this, they all looked at their eldest brother Xu Jianbing with shining eyes.
"Okay, then go and get yourselves ready. I'll come back and take you out. Don't run around."
Xu Manman took the key and returned to the room. Although it was just a temporary renovation, her cousin still booked a suite for her.
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