Lu Huaijiao recognized Zhang Yuan's voice and quickly and cheerfully answered.
"Uncle Zhang, I'm here."
After confirming that he had heard Lu Huaijiao's voice, Zhang Yuan, who was under the car, came up carrying a large pile of things. He was covered in sweat, which showed that he had run very fast.
However, when he saw Lu Huaijiao, a smile appeared on his face.
“I didn’t know you were leaving today. I just happened to be passing by your area and went to visit you. That’s when I heard from your neighbor that you had already arrived at the train station.”
As Zhang Yuan spoke, he placed the bags he was carrying on the table between the two beds.
"These are some little things to nourish your body. Huaijiao, take them with you to the village to eat."
Zhang Yuan wiped his sweat and continued with a smile, "I came in too much of a hurry and didn't prepare much." His face was filled with a simple and honest smile.
You should know that Lu Huaijiao and he had only met three times.
However, Zhang Yuan's concern for Lu Huaijiao was like that of an uncle who had watched her grow up.
He even chased after me from home to the train station.
Lu Huaijiao suddenly realized that she had really been a bad person for not saying goodbye to Uncle Zhang before leaving.
Her nose felt a little sore.
"uncle……"
“You can’t cry, Huaijiao. I really just happened to be passing by.”
Fearing that Lu Huaijiao might cry, Zhang Yuan quickly made the matter sound trivial.
Even so, Lu Huaijiao's eyes still stung, and she felt like crying!
Waaah... The people in Shanghai are so kind, so kind that she doesn't want to go home.
However... her parents, who are very good to her, are waiting at home. If she doesn't go back, her parents will be sad.
Lu Huaijiao cheered herself up and adjusted her mood.
At this moment, the train attendant boarded the train to urge the passengers to get off. The train was about to depart, and if they didn't get off soon, they would be on the same train to the next station.
The time for us to part ways is fast approaching.
Shu Aiguo took out a large red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Lu Huaijiao.
Lu Huaijiao looked at the red envelope but didn't accept it.
"Grandpa, I don't lack money, I have plenty."
Shu Aiguo smiled and said, "I know you don't lack money. These are some receipts that I exchanged with someone. They are valid nationwide. Take them with you. They will be convenient for you to buy whatever you want in the countryside."
Zhang Yuan agreed, and he took out a few rare cloth coupons from his pocket and handed them to Lu Huaijiao.
“Take these cloth coupons. They won’t expire until the end of next year. When your child is born, use these coupons to buy some cloth and make clothes for the child.”
He said he was making a garment, but the cloth coupons Zhang Yuan gave him weren't just small scraps, but large denominations of cloth coupons, like feet long.
These cloth coupons were very rare; they were basically never circulated on the market.
They are all supplied to specific groups of people.
Lu Huaijiao looked at the things in their hands, but she still didn't take them, though tears were falling incessantly.
This broke the hearts of those who cared about her.
"Jiaojiao..."
"I just said, Xiao Huaijiao is a grown-up now, she can't cry."
Zhang Yuan joked with a smile.
Shu Aiguo added, "You have to set a good example for the baby in your belly."
Lu Huaijiao nodded in agreement.
"good."
She stopped crying and started laughing.
He told Shu Aiguo to take good care of his health while he was here, and that Zhang Yuan should do the same while he was working, not to work so hard catching bad guys, and to prioritize his own safety.
Surprisingly, when someone who is usually childish suddenly starts giving serious advice to others, they can actually be quite convincing.
Both Shu Aiguo and Zhang Yuan found it very helpful.
The train police officer next to them was urging them to hurry up, so they didn't waste any more time. They stuffed all the tickets into Lu Huaijiao's hands and then turned around and got off the train.
Lu Huaijiao refused to take the tickets; instead, she handed them to Gu Changzheng and told him to return them.
She knew very well that, given her movements and speed, she definitely wouldn't be able to return the items in time.
At this time, Gu Changzheng, with his long legs and feet, came in very handy.
Gu Changzheng agreed.
He jumped off the train before the doors closed, and the train police officer yelled at him.
"What are you doing? We're about to drive off."
"I'll be right back."
Gu Changzheng walked over to Shu Aiguo and the others and returned the receipts to them.
“I’ll take care of Jiaojiao, so Grandpa and Uncle Zhang don’t need to worry. I’ll do my best to make sure she has everything she needs.”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the train. By then, the train had already started moving. As soon as Gu Changzheng got on the train, the doors slowly closed.
Lu Huaijiao watched Gu Changzheng's actions the whole time, and only when she saw him return the receipts did she feel relieved.
Once everyone arrived, they returned to their private room and began their three-day, two-night journey once again!
Besides the deluxe sleeper compartment where Lu Huaijiao and her group were staying, there were also many hard-seat carriages on this train. It wasn't as quiet over there as it was here.
As mentioned before, the train police won't interfere if you can bring chickens, ducks, or anything like that onto the train.
There weren't as strict rules as in later generations, so in the hard-seat carriages, besides the strong smell of sweat mixed with the hustle and bustle of people, there was also the smell of chicken and duck.
The smell inside the enclosed carriage was really unpleasant.
On one of the trains filled with educated youth sent to the countryside, Lu Sisi's face scrunched up as she smelled the occasional whiff of poultry.
What the hell are these things?
She had barely managed to extricate herself from the Zhao family's speculative scheme, and before she could even enjoy her good fortune for two days, people from the educated youth office came to her door to inform her that she was going to the countryside.
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