Chapter 50 A Chance Encounter
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Those young men were talking quite loudly, and half of the people in the carriage were looking over there. They didn't feel uncomfortable at all and sat back in their seats without any hesitation.
I don’t know if it was because they felt those people were unlucky, but the tickets they bought were some distance apart.
Those people kept their heads down, not looking up anywhere. Tang Yue turned her head around to see what was going on.
Prisoners? She had heard that prisoners in the mortal world were shackled and driven away by soldiers. But was that still the case in this era?
Tang Shengkai straightened Tang Yue's little head and asked, "Dad, what happened to them?"
Tang Yue's voice was soft and sticky. Tang Shengkai shook his head. He wasn't quite sure. But why did these people look like the people living in the cowshed in the commune?
Lin Cuicui didn't look over there and didn't know the situation.
Tang Yue, Tang Shengkai and Old Li sat on one side, while Lin Cuicui and the three Tang Bei brothers sat opposite.
The people in the row behind Lin Cuicui knelt on their seats, leaning on the back of Lin Cuicui's chair with their hands and looking at the people opposite them, "Bah! Do you still think you are so arrogant? Aren't you more arrogant than us ordinary people?
Now you're even more arrogant, you're going to live in the cowshed. Serves you right! A bunch of stinky old bastards."
Tang Yue was surprised. This man probably didn't know those people, so why was he cursing them for no reason?
One of the people who were scolded was a little restless. He clenched his fists and tried to stand up, but was immediately pulled back by two people on the side. The others finally looked at the person who was scolding and lowered their heads.
Seeing this, the people who were cursing became even more excited. "Hey, what's the matter? Come and see, everyone, the stinky old nine can't be said. What's wrong with me scolding you? If you don't behave, I will beat you. Try to glare at me again?"
Some people stood up from their seats and looked over here, while others remained seated. The young men in charge of these people looked over here, raised their lips in sarcasm, and said nothing.
Seeing no one to stop him, the cursing only intensified. He kept spitting out his words, and many people in the car were watching him laugh. Tang Shengkai and his family listened expressionlessly, no one saying a word.
Tang Yue learned a lot through that man's curse. What kind of era is this?
She felt a little sorry for these people. The man finally had enough of his scolding and turned back to sit down. After a while, he could hear snoring from behind him.
Tang Yue asked Tang Shengkai to take out a cloth bag from his backpack, which contained the books they bought in the bookstore today.
Despite being very busy recently, Tang Yue had still managed to finish Tang Bei's first-grade textbook. She was currently flipping through the second-grade textbook. The rest of the text was simple, even though the characters looked a bit clumsy and the writing wasn't particularly beautiful, but it wasn't difficult to learn.
Tang Yue spent several days studying this thing called Pinyin. Even now, she still can't quite remember it clearly. But she's managed to learn it.
This math thing didn't seem difficult at the moment, and she was quite interested. Seeing Tang Yue's attentiveness, the Tang Bei brothers also grabbed a first-grade textbook and began reading, occasionally discussing it with each other.
Occasionally, a slightly louder sound would attract the attention of a few people across the aisle, who would glance over a few times. There was no malice in their eyes, so Tang Yue didn't pay any attention.
Soon it was time for dinner. Tang Yue and her family ate late. Almost everyone in the car had already eaten before they took out the steamed buns they bought in Shencheng from their backpacks.
It was cold, and the train wasn't warm, so the buns were a bit hard. But there was hot water on the train, so I managed to swallow a bite of the buns with the hot water.
Tang Yue and her friends were halfway through their meal when she heard someone's stomach growl in the aisle. It was then that she realized the young men hadn't brought any food to them.
Is this a form of punishment? Tang Yue didn't want to cause trouble for her parents, so she relaxed in the car. She saw that the man who cursed was fast asleep, and the young people had finished their meal and were taking a nap.
Tang Yue grabbed a few steamed buns on the table with her little hands and quickly ran across the aisle. Those people didn't expect a little girl to come over, and they all looked up in surprise, but no one made a sound.
Tang Yue smiled at them, stuffed a steamed bun into everyone's hand, silently said "eat", and then rushed back.
Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui couldn't do anything to Tang Yue, but Yueyue was doing good things. They had heard every word the man had just said. If someone had the ability, it was their ability. How could that be wrong?
They didn't understand, but there were many such things happening at this time. They were just ordinary people and had no right to say anything. They could only listen.
The two also knew that these people had not eaten, so they had no objection to Yueyue sending steamed buns over.
Tang Yue sat in Tang Shengkai's arms and started to eat steamed buns. She didn't look over there. If she was discovered by others, it would be troublesome.
Those people just glanced at Tang Yue's family quietly for a few times, and then did nothing else. Instead, they quietly hid the steamed buns in their sleeves and ate them secretly.
It was midnight, and the carriage was silent. The lights had long been turned off. Almost everyone on board was asleep. Tang Yue's backpack was behind the seats where they sat. They were leaning against the edge, so there was just enough room behind them.
The backpacks were too big to fit on the luggage rack above. Each backpack was filled to the brim. In the evening, Tang Yue and her family ate steamed buns. Although they kept a low profile, some people still saw them.
At this time, when people were most sleepy, two men, one tall and one short, quietly approached Tang Yue and the others. Their movements were very gentle, making almost no sound.
When they reached the backpack, one of them watched the movement in the carriage while the other reached over to search.
Lu Zhanheng was one of those "stinking old nines" who were being scolded. He was a Marine Corps veteran and was quite agile in his youth, a true hero. He had fought in many battles and had excellent hearing.
He noticed the two people as soon as they came over. At first, he thought they were going to the toilet and didn't pay attention to them. But as he listened, he felt something was wrong. The two people seemed to have stopped next to the backpack of the family opposite.
The family was made up of old and young people. The couple were well-dressed, but their faces were frosted and they didn't look very capable. If these two stole my things, I didn't know how I would live in the future.
But now he couldn't come forward with his identity. If they didn't do anything, it would be fine. If they did, they might be charged with theft. But thinking of the steamed bun that night, he couldn't bear not to do something.
Just as the short man standing next to the backpack was about to put his hand into the backpack, a few coughs broke the silence in the carriage.
Many people sat up straight and looked around. The two thieves immediately pretended to go to the restroom and left.
Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui were also awakened by the coughing from the other side. Tang Shengkai had his back to the backpack and saw nothing. Lin Cuicui had a vague feeling that two figures seemed to leave from beside their backpack.
She looked around in confusion and saw that there was no one else around. She opened her mouth, then thought it was unlikely and closed it again.
She had no evidence, so she could only be more vigilant.
Yes, with so many things in their house, thieves will definitely be interested in them.
Lin Cuicui leaned forward slightly and said, "Third brother, let's take turns sleeping. We need to keep an eye on something."
Tang Shengkai looked back at the backpack, then looked into Lin Cuicui's eyes and nodded.
Tang Yue nestled in Tang Shengkai's arms and curled her lips.
She had been paying attention to the two men since they stood up from their seats. If the person opposite had not coughed to remind her, the thief's hand would have been crippled if not lost. That cough saved the lives of the two thieves.
But the thief certainly doesn't know this, and might even hate them.
But it seems that they have good hearts. They are willing to help even though they are imprisoned. People like this are worth getting along with.
If they still haven't had food tomorrow morning, she would like to give them a few more steamed buns.
The mountains are high and the roads are long, this meeting might be forever. She hadn't thought about having more contact with these people, just treating it as a chance encounter, with no debt owed to each other. But she didn't know that this meeting would be forever.
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