"What nonsense." Yan Zeyang let go of Wen Xin's hand, looked away, pointed at the fish head in the basin, and nodded at her: "Hurry up and cook it. We have to catch the train soon. Hurry up."
Now Yama is showing off his military style again. Is she one of his soldiers? Hurry up?
However, Wen Xin was quickly diverted by his words. Yes, because of the injury, Yan Mo Tou was given about ten days of leave by the army this time.
He said he wanted to take her to Huzhou for a trip.
Wen Xin had long been bored of staying in Longcheng. She had almost been to every part of the city here. There were even a few black markets. Where were they? She could point them out one by one; except for the suburbs and the countryside, there was no place she had not been to.
When Yan Zeyang said he wanted to take her out for a walk, Wen Xin was overjoyed. Huzhou was right over Xianghai, and its economy was much more prosperous than Longcheng's. Cars were common on the streets. In this era, the economy had just recovered and had not yet reached a period of rapid development. Therefore, the economic gap between cities, north and south, was very large, and even the differences between cities were huge. Generally speaking, cities in the south developed faster than those in the north.
Wen Xin is extremely anxious and has to catch the train! She immediately put the ingredients into the pot, added water, covered it with a lid and simmered it over low heat, and then she was ready to go.
She had talked to Old Mrs. Wei in the morning, and then went to talk to Gu Qingtong, asking for two days off.
Gu Qingtong looked at the two of them. When they came over, one had a cold and arrogant look and a heroic figure, while the other was graceful and pure. The two of them stood together. Even without physical contact, Gu Qingtong could feel the affection between their eyes. They were naturally a perfect match, just like a pot of tea, you are the tea and I am the water, brewing together, the fragrance overflows the lips, and it feels warm and romantic.
Yan Zeyang looked around behind Wen Xin, and finally his eyes fell on Gu Qingtong. He briefly examined her from head to toe. Her clothes still had some traces of her past.
If a woman takes good care of herself, her age cannot be determined from her appearance. If Yama had not checked this place thoroughly in order to find Wen Xin, he would never have thought that the woman in front of him was already forty years old.
She looked to be around 28 to 30 years old.
He coldly watched the innocent and enthusiastic little Aries beside him, and said to Gu Qingtong happily: "Sister Qingtong, I won't come tomorrow. He said he would take me to Huzhou to play. It will take several hours by car. I will stay in a guesthouse at night. I will probably be back tomorrow afternoon."
Wenxin's little face was rosy with joy, and her big eyes were twinkling, which was really adorable. When she heard that we were going to Huzhou for a trip, her eyes sparkled, and nothing could hold back her flying heart.
How could Gu Qingtong not agree?
"Huzhou is a good place. Have fun when you get there. The car ride is so long. Do you want to bring something from the store to eat on the way?" Gu Qingtong asked them gently. She still had some dried fruits to entertain the guests.
Wen Xin said with a smile: "No need, Sister Qingtong, just buy some food on the way. I don't eat much, so it's okay for him to be hungry." After she said that, Yama looked over at her, and Wen Xin smiled.
Gu Qingtong also smiled and finally sent the two people to the door.
After leaving the house, Wen Xin remembered that Yan Mo Tou had said something behind Gu Qingtong's words. Later, she forgot to ask him. Now that she remembered, she asked him, "You keep talking about Sister Qingtong. What happened to her?"
Yan Zeyang glanced at her sideways and said calmly, "Don't ask nonsense questions. Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
Can't I ask now? Wen Xin pouted and said, "Didn't you say the same thing before?"
…
There were people coming and going on this road. Wen Xin was wearing a red sweater, looking bright and pretty. Many passers-by turned back to look at her. One person on a bicycle turned back and looked at her. He rode a long way and bumped into the wall. Young Master Yan saw it all.
He frowned, and turned around to see Wen Xin beside him, carefree and innocent, walking backwards from time to time and talking to him face to face. He couldn't help but scold her, "Come here, walk properly! No walking in the opposite direction, no jumping, keep your steps in step, and keep your head and chest up."
A warm smile on the corner of her mouth: "..."
When we walked into the alley, Wen Xin stood two feet away from him angrily and said, "You go your way, and I'll go mine."
Captain Yan looked around with a serious face, and after making sure that there was no one around, he reached out and held her little hand tightly in his palm. Wen Xin was not happy at this moment. She didn't know what Captain Yan said to her, but soon she pulled his hand and shook it, jumping around him with a smile on her face, and he no longer criticized her for not standing or sitting properly.
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It takes about four or five hours to take a train from Longzhou to Huzhou. The last time Wen Xin went to the station to buy a ticket, she was dizzy. In this era, the main means of long-distance transportation is trains, short-distance transportation is cars, and city transportation is trams.
The train station was the most lively place in every city at that time, with trains coming and going, and there were so many people. Wen Xin had never seen such a grand occasion. She had to squeeze through the surging crowd. The last time she took the train, she was in a bad mood and just followed others to buy a ticket.
However, this time Yan Zeyang brought her with him. She didn't know what kind of documents he presented at the window, but he easily bought the ticket at the window, and it was a sleeper ticket.
Last time Wen Xin went to buy tickets, she wanted a sleeper berth, but the ticket seller at the window said in a cold tone that there were no hard seats available, and she had no choice. Could she buy a sleeper berth as soon as Yan Mo Tou came? It was a soft sleeper, he really was the leading actor with his own aura.
Wen Xin took the ticket and looked at it. It was two fingers long and wide, with the departure point and the final destination indicated on it. In the middle was written "soft sleeper". The ticket price was fifteen yuan, which was almost more than half more expensive than the hard seat price. According to the prices of that era, it was really not cheap.
Yan Zeyang pulled her braid and told her to stop looking at the ticket and focus on the road.
…
Soon, a whistle sounded at the station and a train started slowly.
Yan Zeyang carried her small luggage bag and protected her all the way to the sleeper car in the aisle of the train. Wen Xin was protected in his arms like a little chick. She didn't have to worry about anything, just follow him.
There were still quite a few people in the train. It was approaching the twelfth lunar month, and more and more people were returning home to visit their relatives. The hard seats were all full, and there was a lot of hustle and bustle. The berths were inside the carriage, and the soft berths were much better than the hard seats. You could lie down and rest without having to sit there uncomfortably amidst the crowds.
The sleeper berths at that time were made of leather beds, very narrow and could only accommodate one person. There were four seats in each compartment, which were relatively close to each other. There were fewer people in the sleeper berths than in the hard seat compartments, and occasionally there were a few empty seats.
Nowadays, few ordinary people would take soft sleeper tickets. They all buy hard seat tickets because it is cheaper and saves money. Those who can take soft sleeper tickets are either cadres or the rich or have connections. Even if the soft sleeper carriage on the train is empty, it will not be sold at a low price.
The ticket that Yan Mo Tou bought was for a middle bunk bed. When they arrived, there was already someone on the other side, who seemed to be a couple.
After entering, Yan Motou asked Wen Xin to sit down, and he put his luggage bag on the upper bunk.
Wen Xin stood beside him and watched him put his bag away, then turned around and sat on the soft sleeper board. It was just averagely comfortable. She looked around curiously, and people around her were also looking at her.
The main thing is that this couple is so good-looking.
Wen Xin sat down and naturally saw a woman in the lower bunk opposite her who was dressed very simply. She was probably in her thirties, had short hair, and was holding a baby. Her eyes kept moving between Wen Xin and the tall and handsome man standing opposite her.
The man had a serious face and a cold temperament, while the woman had black braids, was bright and pretty, had a very pure temperament and was really beautiful.
Wen Xin has been here for a few months now, and she has almost integrated into this era. She no longer wears a ponytail, but braids two small braids every day. However, her braids are a little loose, thick on top and thin on the bottom, which is very cute.
"Sit for a while and don't run around. I'll get you some water." Wen Xin had no experience when she left, but it was Yan Motou who remembered to bring a cup. On the train, you have to bring your own cup to drink water, and there are no extra cups available.
Wen Xin raised her little face to look at Yan Mo's head, smiled and said "hmm".
When Yama went out, he glanced at the upper and lower bunks opposite before turning around and leaving.
The woman opposite was holding a child, but her eyes were looking Wen Xin from head to toe, from her hair to the shoes on her feet. She was wearing a white pointed collar shirt with a thin red sweater on the outside. The style of the clothes was slightly baggy, but it couldn't hide the two obvious bulges on her chest.
She was wearing a pair of slim-fitting blue straight-leg pants, which outlined her legs when she sat down, making them look slender, long and beautiful. People could not help but look at her again and again. Why did the same blue pants look different on other people?
She was wearing a pair of pointed leather shoes on her legs. Her face had red lips and white teeth, and she looked pure yet a little coquettish. Her red clothes made her skin look even fairer and brighter.
In this age without makeup and PS, she is definitely a star-like beauty.
The woman curled her lips and immediately labeled the other person as not serious in her mind. How many single people are serious when they go out with men?
At this time, anyone who dresses brightly or looks good will easily be suspected of being improper.
"Hey, comrade, what's your relationship with that man just now?" The woman asked while holding the child, but the tone sounded uncomfortable and full of official rhyme, as if some department was checking one's identity and household registration.
The man on the upper bunk was lying there reading a newspaper in his hand. When Wen Xin came in, he kept glancing at her from time to time while holding the newspaper. When the woman on the lower bunk spoke, he stared at her fair and tender little face openly without blinking.
Wen Xin smiled and said, "He is my boyfriend."
"Where are you getting off?"
"Huzhou."
"What are you going to do?"
"Shopping."
The woman paused and thought that she was going to buy things for the wedding.
"Sister, what is your job?" She asked this three times in a row. If you didn't know her, you would think she was the one in charge of household registration.
The woman asked cautiously, "Why are you asking this?"
Wen Xin: "..." You keep asking questions, so why can't I ask more?
"So where are you going?" After some conversation, Wen Xin also asked the same question she had asked before.
The woman coaxed the child for a long time before saying, "We're going to Huzhou to do some work, too."
"oh."
Soon, Yama came back. He was tall and the space seemed small when he came in.
He handed the cup of boiling water to Wen Xin.
Wen Xin reached out to take it.
"Be careful, it's hot. Where's your handkerchief?" Yama took the cup away and didn't give it to her.
Wen Xin watched him holding the water cup steadily, how could it be hot? But he still took out a handkerchief from his pocket. There were no tissues to carry with him these days, so he could only bring a handkerchief to wipe his sweat and blow his nose. However, Wen Xin was in good health and usually didn't have a runny nose. At most, he would use it to wipe his hands, and the handkerchief was very clean.
She wrapped the cup in a handkerchief and reached out to take it, only to find out that it was really hot.
She just touched it and sighed a few times. Her fingers were so delicate and tender that if she held it for a while, she would scream in pain from the heat.
Thinking about how Yan Mo had been holding the handkerchief for a long time and was still waiting for her to take out the handkerchief, how could he be so resistant to heat? "Is your hand okay? Is it burned? Let me see." As she said that, she wanted to pull his hand over to take a look. If it was burned, she would blow it twice.
Yan Motou immediately coughed and glanced at her. Wen Xin followed his gaze and looked across, only to see that both people on the upper and lower bunks were looking at them.
The woman holding the baby looks warm but has a look of contempt. She is indeed not serious. She wants to hold the man's hand before getting married, and she also talks sweet nothings. No wonder she needs the man to pour water for her. She doesn't even know how to serve her in private. She looks like a foxy woman.
Wen Xin had no idea what she was thinking. Apart from Yan Mo Tou, she had never been intimate with any other man here, and no one had ever gossiped about her. To be honest, there weren't many people in this era that she liked, and she would really ignore those she didn't like.
Therefore, perhaps from the eyes of the woman in the shop opposite, I felt the harsh attitude of this era towards relationships between men and women.
Wen Xin is a little more honest.
"Go a little over there. We'll reach Huzhou in more than four hours. We can sit on the lower bunk for a while." Yan Mo nodded at her and pointed to the other side of the lower bunk.
Wen Xin looked up at him, then said "hmm", and immediately moved over there obediently.
Then Yama sat on the side outside the aisle.
The temperature on the train was not low, and Wen Xin's little face was delicate and rosy. She might be a little hot, and her cheeks were rosy and tender. In the soft sleeper car, eight out of ten people were men, and the remaining two might be women, but they were all married women with families and children.
When did such a delicate little girl appear in the carriage? Many people were looking over here. On the other side, a few people were playing cards on the train to kill a few hours of long distance time. From time to time, they would glance at the girl.
As a qualified soldier who keeps his eyes and ears open, Yan Zeyang saw it all. Fortunately, it was only a few hours and passed in the blink of an eye.
However, whenever he thought of the last time she took the train alone, Yan Motou would still feel inexplicably worried and angry. Even though this incident had passed and the people on the train couldn't do anything, he still felt that she was really too brave.
A female comrade dared to go to a strange city alone without saying a word, without even a letter of introduction. She didn't think about the consequences. At that time, he thought she would wait for him at the Yan family. He didn't expect that she would leave Kyoto and go away quietly alone.
He still remembered the heartache he felt when he was lying on the hospital bed and knew she was gone. It felt like his heart was cut open and the blood was gushing out.
He gave her a cold look.
Wen Xin was drinking water. After taking two sips and blowing on it, her little cherry lips turned red without any tint, even more rosy than the color of her red sweater. She rubbed her lips against the water cup with her lips pouting.
Feeling the gaze of Yama next to her, she immediately turned her head to look at him, and smiled at him with her little mouth, revealing eight jade-like teeth.
Yama looked at her and took a deep breath. He was already wondering how that aunt of the Wen family, a maid from the palace, could raise such a sweet little goblin.
It was as sweet as brown sugar during the day and as choking as honey at night. Sometimes, when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Yan Zeyang would wonder why he was attracted to this candy. He was afraid that it would melt if he put it in his mouth, someone would snatch it away if he held it in his hand, or he was afraid that someone would steal it if he put it in his pocket. He was even afraid that someone would covet it when he was on a train.
He wished every day to keep her by his side. No one else could have a taste of her. All of her flavors belonged to him. He was full of possessiveness and his mind was full of her. Captain Yan, who had been emotionally blank for 26 years, never thought that there would be a day when he would be heartbroken, unable to sleep at night, and unable to eat or sleep because of a woman.
The baby opposite suddenly started crying, and the woman hurriedly stood up to comfort him.
The man on the upper bunk was her husband. When Wen Xin and the others came in, the two were talking, but he was holding a newspaper and didn't even look at it.
While everyone's attention was on the child, Yan Motou turned around and said to Wen Xin, "Are you tired? Lie down for a while and put your legs behind me."
Wen Xin was really a little tired. The pointed leather shoes on her feet had a little heel. The shoes looked okay and were still quite fashionable in this era, but they were stiff and not very comfortable. When Wen Xin heard him say that, she took off her shoes obediently, then lay down on the lower bunk and put her legs in the gap behind where Yan Zeyang was sitting, just close to his waist.
Yan Mo glanced around, took off his cashmere coat and put it on Wen Xin.
Wen Xin was not cold, she was wearing a lot of clothes, and the sleeper car on the train was quite hot.
She whispered to Yama: "I'm hot..."
"Be obedient, cover yourself up, take a nap, and you'll be there when you wake up." Yan Zeyang sat at her feet in his inner shirt for two or three hours without changing his position. His back was straight, and his eyes were always paying attention to the surroundings. Only when there were no problems would he go to check on Wen Xin.
Wen Xin used her toes to secretly tickle his waist at first, thinking it was fun. At first, Yan Mo Tou sat there seriously, letting you tickle and rub him without saying a word. But later, he couldn't stand it anymore. Can you just tickle that place? The kidneys are located there.
So he silently turned his hand behind his back, grabbed her toes, and then gently rubbed her toes with his thumb and index finger.
It was so warm and comfortable that I fell asleep in no time.
She vaguely heard the man opposite her talking to Yama.
"Is this your girlfriend? The girl is really pretty."
"It's okay, not ugly."
"You guys are going to Huzhou?"
"Um."
"You're so far away that you definitely won't be able to come back at night. Where do you live? Do you have relatives there?"
"Stay in a guest house."
"Hehe, which military district are you from?"
"The 146th Regiment of the Kyoto Military District."
"You have a bright future, young man. You look like a company commander in the Kyoto Military District, right?"
"almost."
"You are from Kyoto, why are you here?"
"My partner is here."
"That's really far..."
Wen Xin was woken up once in the middle. She was still half asleep and got up and sat next to Yan Zeyang in a daze.
Yan Zeyang went to buy some food. Although there were only a few items on the train, sometimes there were some delicious food. Today, the lunch box he got actually had pork chops, red sausage and rubber fish, which were very delicious.
Seeing Wen Xin in a daze, her hand still pulling his sleeve and staring at the lunch box in his hand, and her unconscious dependence on him, Yan Zeyang's heart almost melted. He didn't care about the sour words from the other side. His tone was as gentle as water, and he whispered to her: "Are you hungry?"
"Um."
"Eat, you eat first, and give it to me when you're done." He took a lunch box with him when he went out. He bought everything and put it in the lunch box.
A pair of chopsticks were stuffed into Wen Xin's hands. She took the lunch box and ate two pieces of fish. The taste was okay.
Yama was watching her chewing the food with her little mouth.
The woman opposite, looking at the two people, felt so jealous that she was about to burst into tears.
Her boyfriend loves her so much. He covers her with clothes, pours her water, buys her food, and serves all delicious dishes. He even puts chopsticks in her hands, and he just needs to feed her. She slept all the way while her boyfriend sat all the way. She is so lucky to have a man who loves her so much.
Look at her again. When they were in love, her partner was very rigid. They got married soon after. After marriage, she had to do everything by herself. On the train, she went to the bathroom and asked him to hold the child, but he turned his face away.
Not to mention pouring water and buying meals, the other person's boyfriend still eats what that woman leaves behind, while the man she found, she and her child have to eat what he leaves behind. What a huge difference! The other person is being pampered, but what is she?
Wen Xin was eating when the couple opposite started quarreling. The man asked the woman to buy food, but the woman wanted to eat first, saying that she had to feed the child, and he would eat after she finished. The man got angry and said that she had given birth to a waste of money. The two started quarreling, and the child cried loudly, but no one cared.
Hearing the crying, Wen Xin couldn't swallow her meal. She only took two bites of fish, two bites of rice, and a piece of sausage from the lunch box, and handed the lunch box to Yan Zeyang, "I'm full, you eat quickly, before it gets cold."
Yama frowned when he heard the voice. He ate up the leftovers of Wen Xin, washed the lunch box and brought it back. The noise on the other side had stopped. Only the woman was left holding the child, coaxing him while he cried.
…
Three or four hours passed in a flash.
Huzhou Station soon arrived and a group of people swarmed down.
The woman held her daughter in her arms and got off the bus with her cold husband who had just had a quarrel. They had to walk back to her parents' home, a journey of more than half an hour. Not long after they got out of the station, they saw the unmarried couple who sat opposite them walking in front of them.
A car, which was very rare in this era, stopped in front of them. The man walked over and calmly opened the door, helped the seductive girl get in, and sat on the other side. Soon the car left the station. The woman felt mixed emotions, and she couldn't tell whether she was envious or disappointed.
Her husband was also surprised. Nowadays, people who own cars are people with a certain level of privilege. It seems that the young man has a background. He regretted not getting to know him more and making friends with him.
Wen Xin sat in the car and asked Yan Zeyang, "Where are we going? Aren't we going to the guesthouse? Are you going to sell me out?"
Yan Zeyang looked at her, his lips curled up, "Why go to a guesthouse? We have a place to stay." After that, he said to the driver in front, "Go to Songtao Gardens. Tell Tian Feng later that I thank him for this time. I will treat him to a meal next time he comes to Kyoto."
The driver in front responded hurriedly.
Yan Zeyang looked back at Wen Nuan who was sleeping with two furry braids. She leaned against him as usual. No one in the car was watching her. He finally reached out and held her in his arms. He chuckled and whispered in her ear, "I'll take you to see where I live later. How could I sell you? How much are your arms and legs worth? Hmm? I'll just..."
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