Chapter 32: Substituting Concepts
Yun Qiao pulled her cotton-padded jacket closer to her as she heard He Tingjun say, "The weather this year is still quite warm. It's already mid-October and we've only just had a light snowfall. Two years ago, there were heavy snowstorms before National Day, one after another, all the way until April or May of the following year."
Yun Qiao couldn't help but smack his lips at the words. This weather... there are only twelve months in a year, and it snows for the better part of half of that. No wonder the educated youth who went to the countryside preferred to go south instead of here. For those who hadn't experienced severe cold, this place was truly too harsh.
After getting off the train, He Tingjun and Yun Qiao did not follow the crowd out of the station, because their final destination was not Harbin. They would have to transfer to Dunshan, and then transfer to the Agricultural Railway from Dunshan to the Farm. In short, this journey would still be long.
Going against the flow of people back to the train station hall, He Tingjun found an empty seat for Yun Qiao to sit down first, while he queued up at the counter to buy a train ticket.
The train ticket to the mountain is a hard seat and the departure time is 4:20 in the afternoon. There are still more than three hours before the train leaves, so there is still plenty of time.
So He Tingjun took Yun Qiao to eat at a state-owned restaurant opposite the railway station.
The area around Harbin Railway Station is very prosperous. Not only is the railway station beautifully built, but there are also several equally outstanding buildings standing not far away. They are all gorgeous European-style buildings.
He Tingjun introduced her, "That's the Provincial Museum of Literature and History."
Yun Qiao looked at him and asked, "Are you familiar with Harbin?"
"I've only been here a few times," He Tingjun explained. "It's a pity we didn't have enough time to transfer this time, otherwise I could take you around. Harbin's architectural style is very unique, unlike anywhere else."
"It doesn't matter. I'll come back to feast my eyes when I have time in the future."
After dinner, the two returned to the train station, and He Tingjun went to the baggage check-in counter to retrieve the luggage that had been checked in in advance.
At four o'clock, they checked in and entered the station. The train hadn't arrived yet, so Yun Qiao and the others stood on the platform waiting for it.
While waiting for the train, more and more passengers flocked to the platform, most of them carrying large and small bags of luggage.
As soon as the train pulled into the station, everyone rushed to the door. All the carriages were jammed with people, and the train they had booked was not the starting station, but a stop.
The train only stays on the platform for five minutes, and during these five minutes, not only are there passengers getting on, but there are also passengers getting off.
In short, every car door was blocked and it was like a mess.
No matter how crowded it is, you have to get on the bus, otherwise when the bus leaves, those who didn't get on will be left behind.
He Tingjun had a lot of experience in squeezing into trains. After finding his own carriage, he stuffed his luggage in through the open window.
Seeing Yun Qiao's confusion, he explained, "It's not easy to squeeze in with your luggage."
After saying that, he reached out to Yun Qiao and said, "Hold on tight to me, don't get pushed away. I'll take you to the car."
"good."
He Tingjun is tall and strong, and his strong physique is particularly advantageous at times like this.
The two of them squeezed onto the train smoothly, but before they found their seats, they heard a rapid bell ringing on the platform outside.
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