Chapter 3 Leaving Yucheng
The waiting room of Yucheng Railway Station is very spacious, with many long wooden chairs for passengers to rest.
After getting the ticket at the window, Yan Ming found a seat by the window and said, "Xiuzhu, sit down and have a rest. The train will arrive soon."
"Okay." Xiuzhu went to the place chosen by Yan Ming and sat down.
Because of the "Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside" movement, a large number of "educated youth", also known as zhiqing, emerged after 1955, leaving the cities for the countryside to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants.
Some of them accepted it voluntarily, while others accepted it out of helplessness.
But no matter what the reason is, after leaving, I don’t know when I will be reunited with my family again.
Therefore, on the eve of departure, there was a lot of crying, as if it was a farewell between life and death, which made people feel sad.
Xiuzhu's delicate eyebrows frowned slightly. There would be more educated youth going to the countryside next year, but it was impossible for her to go.
She is very self-aware. She doesn't know the difference between grains, is lazy and likes to eat. Even if she marries someone, he will be a rough man, which she doesn't like.
She pursed her cherry lips, stopped paying too much attention and looked away.
After a while, he couldn't resist his curiosity and continued to look around.
The last time I was at the train station was five years ago, with my parents. I was young then and have forgotten many things.
Looking out through the window, I saw many people climbing into the train carriage through the windows to grab a spot on the luggage rack.
Xiuzhu felt that the scene was somewhat fresh, but she didn't realize that she had already become a part of the scenery in the eyes of others.
The girl looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. She was tall, with bright eyes and white teeth, and was elegant and refined. She had an overly delicate oval face that was white and rosy, and her lips were translucent and slightly pursed.
But she was wearing a light blue top and a black suspender skirt. The scorching sun made her snow-white skin look as crystal clear as jade, and she looked like a fairy from earth, charming and lovely, worthy of admiration.
At this time, a few sneaky people seemed to be secretly observing the crowd, with a sly look in their eyes: "Boss, look at that girl, she's really good-looking."
The man called Boss turned around to look at Xiuzhu, his face showing even more greed.
But she had a burly guy next to her, so she could only give up unwillingly and scolded the guy next to her: "Bring it on, bring it on, bring it on, what the hell."
"Didn't you see the person following her? She's really trying to save herself."
I was just mesmerized by her beauty and only then did I notice the tall and strong man next to me.
He really looked damn scary, with an extremely burly figure, tall and dark, a ferocious face, and a pair of big eyes like copper bells that flashed with ferocity as they glanced around.
His eyes widened, his mouth slightly opened, he turned around suddenly, and ran with all his strength.
It was as if something terrible was chasing him from behind, and he dared not stop for a moment.
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Yan Ming and Xiuzhu certainly had no idea what these people were thinking.
At this moment, Yan Ming just wanted to be 100% vigilant and keep a close eye on Xiao Xiuzhu.
If anything goes wrong, he can only die to atone for his sin.
Thinking of Deputy Commander Lin, that crazy lover of his daughter, I am afraid that he must not be allowed to die... He would rather die than live!
Yan Ming was frightened and continued to stare around with his big bell-like eyes, with an even more fierce look on his face.
The little boy who was playing in his mother's arms in the front row was being threatened by his mother impatiently: "If you make trouble, the blind bear will come and catch disobedient children like you."
The boy continued to play without caring. He had heard this kind of words many times. There was no blind bear at all.
I looked back inadvertently, and... Wow, the blind bear really came, and he was using his bear eyes to look for the naughty child.
He was so scared that he buried his head in his mother's arms, not daring to cry or move.
Strict... ? ?
After a long whistle, a train slowly came into the station.
With the temperature over 30 degrees, the platform was instantly filled with noise and people were rushing to get on the train.
There are few people in the sleeper berths, and there are not many passengers waiting in line to get on the train at the door of this carriage. They are all well-educated and well-mannered, and there is no pushing or shoving.
In contrast, the situation in the next carriage was chaotic due to the jammed door.
A shrill sound spread out in the crowd.
"You damned bastard, you are the only one who eats well, why don't you hurry up and squeeze in? If you don't squeeze in soon, you will go home hungry. Hurry up and take my precious grandson to occupy a good spot."
The voice came from an old lady with a thin and yellow face, deep sunken cartilage and several bitter lines on it, which made her look a bit sarcastic.
She was wearing a dark blue coarse cotton top and trousers that were about eight percent new.
Next to her was a thin, timid woman with a miserable face and her coarse clothes were covered with patches.
He seemed accustomed to the old lady's scolding and insults. His lips turned pale and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. The sweat flowed down his temples and stuck to his cheeks. He looked very embarrassed.
But there was no sign of stopping the movement of pushing forward. She was holding a fat, dark boy about five or six years old in her arms with great difficulty.
Xiuzhu glanced at it and continued to get on the bus.
With Yan Ming by their side, they got into the car quickly and smoothly, found a bed and walked in.
In the soft sleeper compartment with the door closed, there are only Xiuzhu and Yan Ming.
Yan Ming stood up and put his luggage away, then turned around and said, "Xiuzhu, go upstairs and take a nap first. It will be quieter there now as not everyone is here yet."
"Okay." Xiuzhu's bed was on the upper berth on the left. She took out the old sheets she brought from home, spread them out, and then lay down on the soft sleeper listlessly.
This is a small space for four people to live in, and two of them are still empty.
In this era, you can’t buy a sleeper ticket even if you have money, and you need a letter of introduction to buy a sleeper ticket, so the possibility of it being vacant is unlikely.
I have not been idle since my mother woke me up this morning, plus I had a dream last night.
This delicate body that doesn't like exercise is now exhausted.
"Xiuzhu, if you feel thirsty, hungry, or want to go to the toilet, just tell Uncle Yan. Don't be embarrassed!" A strange and rough voice sounded.
Xiuzhu felt awkward: "Uncle Yan, just speak normally. I don't know you very well. I will find you if I need you. You should take a rest too!"
Yan Ming is 30 years old this year. He was selected from the countryside to join the army at the age of 15. He has been in Lin's father's military camp and has watched Xiuzhu grow up since she was a baby.
So now there are only two people in the space and there won't be any awkwardness between the two sides.
"Hehehe, uncle got it, put your luggage away and go lie down."
"This is the first time in my life that I've stayed in a soft sleeper. I can't waste any time. I won't leave the bed except for peeing... cough, going to the toilet and eating."
The familiar, honest and loud voice filled the entire small space.
Xiuzhu raised her eyebrows helplessly and playfully, said nothing more, and lay down on the soft sleeper with her eyes closed to rest.
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