"Why are you back at this time?" Wen Sitian asked.
"Jingzhou called and wanted me to go over as soon as possible. I have to leave soon and will come back to tell you!" Xu Jianguo said.
"When will you be back? Can you go home for the New Year?" Wen Sitian continued to ask.
"Yes, I will definitely come back before the New Year. Wait until I come back to put up the Spring Festival couplets!" Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
When Wen Sitian heard what Xu Jianguo said, a bright smile suddenly appeared on her face and she said, "Okay!"
"Brother, I want firecrackers and poppers!" Funiu said while jumping.
"Okay, your two sisters are here this year, so I'll buy more!" Xu Jianguo agreed.
"That's great, thank you brother!" Funiu said happily when she heard it.
Erya didn't know what Funniu meant by "吱花" (stirring flowers), so the two little girls whispered to her. As a result, Erya's eyes became brighter and brighter as she listened, and she couldn't help but look forward to it.
Xu Jianguo looked at Daya and said, "Daya, you fought well just now, but remember, don't bully others just because you know Kung Fu. What you need to do is to ensure that you and your family will not be harmed. When someone bullies you, don't be polite. I will support you if you need anything!"
Daya listened carefully to Xu Jianguo's instructions to her, nodded vigorously, and said, "Brother, I remember it. I promise not to let others bully my sister-in-law and sister!"
Xu Jianguo smiled and nodded, and his love for his sister grew even more.
Since it was already noon, Xu Jianguo stayed at home and had lunch with Wen Sitian and the others.
Not long after finishing the meal, there was a knock on the door outside the yard.
Xu Jianguo opened the door and found Tai Wei standing outside, so he smiled and asked, "Brother Tai, are we leaving now?"
"Well, the train leaves at 3 pm, so it's about time to get to the train station now!" Tai Wei said.
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll talk to my wife!" said Xu Jianguo.
"Okay, the car is outside, I'll get in and wait for you!" Tai Wei said and left first.
Xu Jianguo returned to the house and said something to Wen Sitian, then left some Le Duoduo and Wangzai milk under the coaxing of Funniu and Erya, and left home.
The car arrived at Binhai Railway Station at 2:30 in the afternoon. Xu Jianguo did not bring any luggage, only a shoulder bag. After saying hello to Tai Wei, he walked towards the waiting hall.
As the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are still many people at the train station at this time. The train station in Binhai City was built with a small capital back then.
It is said that Emperor Xiaoben built three different buildings in Binhai City. Looking down from the sky, they looked like the Chinese characters "大", "日" and "本" respectively.
The word "big" here refers to the Binhai Railway Station. After hearing the rumor in his previous life, Xu Jianguo specially used map software to check it out, and it was indeed as the rumor said.
However, the "日"-shaped building and the "本"-shaped building were not found. Later, I heard that they were demolished after the establishment of the new Longxia Kingdom.
Xu Jianguo waited in the waiting hall for a while. Only after hearing the ticket checking reminder from the loudspeaker did he take out the ticket given to him by Tai Wei from his pocket and walked towards the ticket gate.
Since there were no high-speed trains or express trains in that era, only slow trains that stopped at every station. It took nearly 16 hours to travel from Binhai City to Jingzhou City, so Ma Guoliang bought him a sleeper ticket.
As the crowd checked their tickets and entered the station, Xu Jianguo easily found the carriage. After checking his ticket, the conductor guided him to his berth.
The sleeper berths of this era were not divided into three berths (upper, middle and lower) like those in later generations. Instead, they were like soft sleeper cars, with a total of four berths on the left and right sides.
Xu Jianguo's berth was the upper berth, and at this time, apart from him, the other three berths were empty.
He took off his leather shoes, jumped onto the upper bunk, hung his military cap on the hook, put his shoulder bag into the space, then closed his eyes and began to sleep.
In fact, he could use the space portal to go directly to Jingzhou, but before getting off the bus, Tai Wei told him that the old man would arrange for someone to pick him up at the station and asked him to pay attention to the person who would pick him up.
As the whistle sounded, the train began to move forward slowly, and Xu Jianguo gradually fell asleep as he listened to the sound of the wheels rolling over the rails.
When he opened his eyes again, the train window had already plunged into darkness. Looking at the conductor standing in front of his bunk, Xu Jianguo looked a little dazed. After a moment, he asked, "Is there anything wrong?"
"Comrade, the dining car is about to close. I saw that you didn't go to eat, so I wanted to remind you!" said the conductor.
"Ah? Okay, thank you. I'm not hungry yet, so I won't eat yet!" Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
The conductor didn't care. He smiled at Xu Jianguo and left.
He looked at his watch and found that it was already past seven o'clock in the evening. The other three bunks were still empty. Xu Jianguo sat up from his bunk, put on his military cap, then jumped out of bed, put on his leather shoes, and went to the bathroom.
Standing in the aisle and looking to the left and right, after not seeing anyone else, Xu Jianguo flashed back into the space.
She asked Du Yu to cook a bowl of noodles for her. After eating, she took a shower, then returned to the bedroom and fell asleep on the soft big bed.
At five o'clock the next morning, Xu Jianguo woke up from his sleep, washed up, and had breakfast. Then he returned to the carriage through the space portal.
At 5:50, the train arrived at the station. Xu Jianguo got off the train and walked towards the exit with his backpack on his back.
As soon as he arrived at the exit, he heard a familiar voice. Xu Jianguo looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person who came to pick him up was the old man's confidential secretary He Hongliang, so he walked over quickly.
"Brother He, why did you come to pick me up in person?" Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
"The leader specifically instructed us to do so. Let's go. I'll take you to have breakfast first so you can experience Jingzhou's breakfast culture." He Hongliang said with a smile.
"Okay!" Xu Jianguo agreed with a smile, but in his heart he was complaining: "What's there to eat for breakfast in Jingzhou? Douzhi, fried dough sticks, fried liver, noodle tea..."
These were the foods he had complained about in his previous life, but even though he didn't like them, he didn't object. The two of them chatted and laughed as they left Jingzhou Railway Station, got into the jeep driven by He Hongliang, and drove towards Qianmen.
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