The capital is the final stop of this train and the whole journey takes about 22 hours.
It took nearly a day and a night, and I still had to sit in a hard seat.
After the novelty wears off, it can become very painful as time goes by.
Fortunately, we prepared a lot of snacks and were mentally prepared enough, so the three of us were able to laugh and chat, so it wasn't too boring.
The green trains these days have to stop at many stations along the way, and it basically takes half an hour to arrive at a new station.
Every time they arrived at a new stop, the little girl would ask Chen Wang where it was.
Chen Wang would give her some general knowledge about some places she knew about, such as which historical figure's hometown it was, what famous attractions and snacks there were, etc.
Every time after listening to him, the little girl and Lin Xiuqin looked at him with admiration, thinking that he knew a lot.
While Lin Xiuqin admired him, she was also very curious about how he knew all this.
In the evening, Lin Xiuqin could see the sunset from the window of the car where she was sitting.
The sky was covered in warm orange, and the mountains in the distance were looming in the afterglow, so gorgeous.
Chen Wang and the other two ate while enjoying the beautiful scenery.
“So beautiful!”
The little girl was eating a piece of cake in her hand, muttering to herself.
Lin Xiuqin looked at the sunset in the distance with a smile on her face, holding a burrito in her hand and eating it bite by bite.
"We can still watch the sunrise tomorrow."
Chen Wang smiled, picked up the pickled vegetables with chopsticks and put them into the pancake in his hand, then folded it and took a big bite.
"Well, wife, you had the foresight to make so many pancakes. Otherwise, we would have to eat instant noodles. Your pancakes are still the best."
Chen Wang chewed with big mouthfuls while praising vaguely.
Lin Xiuqin turned her head and looked at him with a smile on her face.
"I want to eat some bread, too, sister-in-law. Give me a bite."
The little girl also felt envious and felt that the sweet pastry in her hand was a bit greasy.
Lin Xiuqin smiled, handed the burrito to her mouth, and let her take a big bite.
"Mom, I want to eat pancakes too."
Suddenly, a child's voice came from behind.
Chen Wang and the little girl turned their heads and saw a mother and son sitting diagonally opposite them.
The boy, who looked to be about eight or nine years old, was sitting on the lap of a woman in her early thirties, looking at them eagerly.
“I’m sorry!”
The woman blushed, apologized, and scolded the boy with a stern face.
"How many times have I told you, don't take everything you see, there are still steamed buns in the bag, take them and eat them yourself!"
"I don't want to eat steamed buns, I want to eat cakes!"
The boy looked aggrieved.
"Shut up!"
The woman yelled angrily.
Chen Wang felt someone patting his right arm. He turned to look at his wife, and saw her handing him a rolled pancake and nodding towards the back.
"I'll take it."
The little girl took the pancake, moved sideways from Chen Wang's legs to the corridor, turned around and handed the pancake to the boy.
"Brother, here you go!"
The boy swallowed and turned to look at his mother.
The woman had an embarrassed expression on her face and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but then she saw Chen Wang turn around and smile at her.
"Big sister, let the children eat it. These are homemade pancakes. They are not worth much."
"Then...thank you!"
The woman thanked him gratefully.
"fine."
Chen Wang smiled slightly.
Seeing this, the boy took the burrito from the little girl.
"All you know is eating and thanking others!"
The woman scolded angrily.
"Oh, thank you!"
The boy reacted and hurriedly thanked the little girl.
"You're welcome. Come and eat. My sister-in-law makes delicious pancakes."
The little girl smiled sweetly, then turned and went back.
The boy started eating with big mouthfuls, praising the food highly while eating, and even gave it to his mother to have a taste.
"I don't want it, you eat it yourself."
The woman felt a little embarrassed.
"Mom, try it, it's really delicious."
The boy insisted.
The woman was stubborn and took a bite anyway.
"Is it? Delicious?"
“Yeah, it’s really delicious.”
Hearing the praise from behind, Lin Xiuqin's smile became even more intense.
In the following hours, the little girl hardly stopped eating all kinds of snacks. The train attendant had to change the paper garbage bags for her several times.
I also shared a lot of snacks with the boy behind me and became familiar with him.
Chen Wang also had a brief exchange with the woman and learned that the mother and son were also going to the imperial capital.
The head of the family worked in the imperial capital, and life in their hometown was too difficult for the mother and son, so they decided to go there to live together.
The consumption in the capital may be higher, but it is always more hopeful for a family of three to support each other.
We are currently in the early stages of reform and opening up, and the capital's economy is developing rapidly, attracting many rural migrant workers from all over the country to come north in search of job opportunities.
After ten o'clock in the evening, the carriage fell into a drowsy atmosphere again, with snoring sounds coming one after another and the lights dimming.
Since they had slept for a long time in the afternoon, none of the three felt very sleepy.
Chen Wang was reading a magazine in his hand, while the little girl and Lin Xiuqin were enjoying the night view outside together.
Gradually, Chen Wang also felt sleepy and yawned loudly.
"Wife, take this money and put it in the pocket over there by the window."
He took out all the money in his pocket and handed it over, speaking in a low voice.
Lin Xiuqin took the money and looked at him in surprise.
"There are a lot of thieves on the bus. It's easy for me to be robbed if I sit outside."
Chen Wang explained.
It is not safe to ride on trains these days, especially at night when everyone falls asleep. There are pickpockets on almost every train.
If you are not careful at night, your money and valuables may disappear.
Lin Xiuqin nodded, put the money into the right trouser pocket as she was told, and then put all the money she had on her into that pocket as well.
His right leg was pressed against the car window, and Chen Wang was blocking the left side.
In this way, even if there was a thief, it would be impossible for him to take the money from her pocket while they were sleeping.
"I'm going to sleep first. Xiaoyu, if you want to sleep, just sit on my lap."
Chen Wang gave a warning.
"I know, brother, go to sleep!"
The little girl nodded obediently.
Chen Wang leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep.
As the carriage swayed, he soon fell asleep.
Not long after, he was awakened by the little girl's movements.
The little girl sat on her tiptoes on his lap and leaned back against him to sleep.
Chen Wang held her with his right hand, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
After Lin Xiuqin fell asleep on the other side, her head unconsciously rested on his shoulder.
The sleep was not very sound. From time to time, the train would stop at the station, and people would get on and off the train, and those who were sleeping would be woken up.
Chen Wang woke up several times, and every time he woke up, his shoulders were sore and his legs were numb.
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