Chapter 37
It was a cloudy day when we set out, as if the first rain of autumn had begun at that moment.
There was already a cool dampness in the air.
When she left, Jiang Limei didn't say much, just asked the two of them to be careful and write back often.
Even though she maintained her expression well, Yu Yao could still sense deep reluctance in her eyes.
"Mom, take care of yourself, don't work too hard, and keep in touch." Yu Yao wanted to go up and hug her, but in the end she didn't move.
Jiang Limei waved her hands, "Go away, you little bastard, you're always nagging me."
When these words were spoken, everyone laughed.
Yu Yao said goodbye to everyone one by one and got on the car.
Zhang Qiang drove them to the city to take the train. Their plan was to go around Shanghai first, accompany Yu Sheng to check up his health, and then turn back to Xichuan.
The reason why she didn't choose the capital was because Yu Yao felt that her identity was a bit awkward. She and Gu Qing were probably in a relationship now, but she had never met anyone from the Gu family, and she wasn't sure if they were easy to get along with. Regardless of whether they were easy to get along with or not, she would always visit them when she went to the capital.
The current situation at her home seems like she is just going to beg for money, so she should wait until the time comes to come back with Gu Qing.
Their train was in the afternoon, and in those days you had to introduce a letter to go anywhere, so the carriage was not crowded like the green-skinned trains of later generations. It was just that because it was a long-distance train, there were all kinds of people on the train, and as soon as she got on the train, all kinds of strange smells rushed to Yu Yao's head, and she almost fainted from the stench.
"Comrade Yu Yao, this way." Cai Qi was very considerate and protected the two of them all the way. I heard that he also helped buy the sleeper tickets. Yu Yao was grateful and polite to him.
The three of them turned into the sleeper compartment, where the smell was a little better, and Yu Yao could finally take a breath.
However, what I didn't expect was that when I got into the carriage, I saw people sitting on the lower berths on both sides. One of them had even taken off his shoes and was lying on them. There were two roughly stitched patches on the half of his arm that was exposed. He was facing the wall of the carriage and looked like he was asleep.
Unfortunately, Yu Yao had seen this man when he entered the station, and couldn't help but sigh at his two patches in his heart, explaining that this man had just got on the bus and was pretending to sleep in order to occupy a seat.
However, the young girl who was sitting opposite them nodded slightly to them when she saw them coming, and then climbed up to the middle floor nimbly, which made Yu Yao stunned for a moment. If she went into the mountains, she would definitely be an expert at climbing trees and picking fruits.
It’s a pity that Yu Yao doesn’t have time to make friends with the little girl now. She glanced at the person lying on the bunk opposite.
"Comrade Cai Qi, someone is occupying someone else's seat and infringing on other people's property. Go find a flight attendant and ask him to come over."
Unexpectedly, the man was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. He continued to lie down and pretend to sleep. Cai Qi winked at Yu Yao, who understood and immediately took Yu Sheng to sit opposite him to make room for him.
"Comrade, wake up, you are sitting in the wrong seat, right?"
He tapped the man's shoulders twice, but the man was motionless, as if he was fast asleep. Only his rising and falling breathing showed that he was fine.
Cai Qi's eyes turned cold, and he grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the bed.
Seeing that he was about to be thrown off the bed, he shouted in panic, "Hey, which little bastard dared to touch your grandpa...ah..."
Cai Qi was really rude and threw the man directly to the ground between the two lower shops, almost hitting Yu Yao's feet. She and Yu Sheng lifted their feet at the same time almost in an instant and finally saw the face of the man on the ground clearly.
It was indeed the man Yu Yao had just met outside.
The two men had dark skin and thin faces. They looked honest, but there was a hint of cunning in their eyes.
He originally wanted to cause trouble for Cai Qi with a ferocious look, but when he saw the other party's military uniform, he immediately groaned.
"How can you hit me? My waist is broken."
"Young man, what's going on? Why are you hitting someone for no reason?" At this time, several people had gathered on both sides, and they all rushed over after hearing the man's voice.
Seeing someone making the decision for him, the man screamed even more painfully, as if he had suffered serious injuries.
Yu Yao did not miss the cunning in his eyes, and it was also distressing to encounter such a thing as soon as she went out.
If she was right, this person would depend on them.
People are so shameless that even ghosts are afraid of them.
That's exactly what the man thought. He thought that even if he didn't get compensation, he had to occupy the berth.
He has always been used to being a gangster, so what if he is wearing a military uniform? He only made a small mistake, not a crime. At most, he will just be criticized by others, so he is not afraid.
He wants to sleep in this bunk today. If he is not allowed to sleep, he will lie on the ground and see who can outlast the other.
However, he didn't expect that he would run into a tough opponent today.
Cai Qi followed Gu Qing for a long time and learned a lot from him, one of which was to give people a taste of their own medicine. It is very simple to deal with shameless people. You just need to be more shameless than them.
"Auntie, haven't you heard that without investigation you have no right to speak? Who saw me hit him?" Cai Qi had a righteous and solemn look on his face, which stunned everyone.
They certainly didn't see him hitting anyone, but that person couldn't have been lying on the ground by himself, right?
Everyone looked at Cai Qi and then at the man on the ground, not knowing who to believe for a moment.
"You...you are wearing a military uniform, how dare you not admit it?" Perhaps because he had never seen such a thing before, the man could not hold back his emotion. His face turned red, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
Yu Yao found it funny and just looked at Cai Qi without saying anything.
Who knew that at this time, the girl in the middle shop spoke.
"What are you talking about? When did the military comrades beat you? You are slandering others without any evidence. Are you so great just because you have smelly feet?"
There was a burst of laughter from the side, and everyone's eyes were fixed on his socks whose color was unclear, and they did not hide their disgust at all.
"You...you!" The man looked at the girl viciously, but the girl rolled her eyes in response.
The aunt who had just spoken up to help seek justice saw that several people in the carriage were saying the same thing and guessed that she might have been biased and immediately spat, "Bah, you dare to slander anyone, aren't you afraid of having a baby without a child!"
"What the hell did you say? Say it again!" The man stood up from the ground, his eyes bloodshot, looking like he was about to hit someone.
Cai Qi no longer sat there, but stood up and grabbed the man by the collar, "It's not enough to just lie to me, you really want to hit me, then I'll be rude."
"Look, look, you guys don't believe me when I say he beat people up!"
"Comrade, don't be impulsive. What's going on?" The flight attendant walked over with a gloomy face and saw that Cai Qi softened his tone, so he hurried over to persuade him.
However, before the two of them could say anything, the auntie had already explained it in vivid detail, and also filled in the details, roughly saying that he wanted to take the soldier's berth, and when the soldier refused to give it to him, he lay on the ground and teased him.
The flight attendant had obviously seen this kind of thing many times. She looked at the man coldly and asked, "Where's the ticket?"
The man's eyes were evasive, and in the end, he couldn't produce any ticket at all, let alone a sleeper berth ticket, and was directly taken away by the flight attendant to buy a new ticket.
It turned out that this man was taking a train for the first time. He had heard people say that the service in the sleeper car was very good, and that all he had to do was lie down and take a nap and he would arrive. So he thought that if he fell asleep no one would dare to wake him up, and he could even save on the ticket.
The little cleverness is of no use at all.
Everyone left and the carriage returned to silence. The train finally started moving slowly with the sound of the whistle.
"Comrade Yu Sheng, you sleep here, I'll sleep on the upper floor." Cai Qi had been sitting there just now because he was worried that he would run into someone like that man again.
He knew very well that he had to take care of his sister-in-law and Comrade Yu Sheng, so he was very self-conscious.
After saying this, he looked at the girl in the middle shop opposite and said, "Thank you to this comrade for speaking for us just now."
Yu Yao also stood up quickly, but before he could say anything, he saw the little girl staring at Cai Qi with sparkling eyes. Oops, he got angry.
But since she had already stood up, she naturally couldn't sit back down. "Thank you, comrade."
Yu Sheng also thanked her.
The girl felt a little embarrassed by the seriousness of the group. She shook her head and smiled with a canine tooth showing, looking very cute. "It's okay. It's just a few words. It was the guy who was wrong just now."
Besides, she didn't lie, and the military comrades didn't hit him, they just threw him to the ground.
"Thank you anyway. You are also going to Shanghai, right? Just tell me if you have anything to say."
The little girl nodded and said, "Yeah." Then she glanced at Cai Qi opposite her in what she thought was a very secretive manner.
It’s a pity that Cai Qi was as blind as a cloak. He didn’t care about anything else after thanking him. He just climbed onto the floor without saying anything else.
It takes two days and one night to get from the city to Shanghai by train. By the next morning, Yu Yao could no longer bear the wait.
The clanking sound of the train and the smell of the train combined to send her away.
She got up in a daze to wash up, and saw from a distance the little girl from yesterday staggering into the toilet. She must have been as sleepy as she was.
Yu Yao slowly walked to the washbasin. The water on the train was pitifully small, but in that era when every household still relied on wells for water, faucets were already high-tech products. Yu Yao did not dare to reject it. She slowly took the water and washed her face, only then did she feel refreshed.
Just as she was about to leave, she heard a dull thud. Yu Yao stopped and saw the toilet door opened. The little girl in the middle bunk poked her head out and was surprised to see her.
"Sister, please help me find the flight attendant. There's a bad guy here."
As soon as these words came out, Yu Yao looked around subconsciously. When she raised her eyes, she saw a man in the hard seat compartment in front of her staring at her. Her heart skipped a beat.
What is going on?
Yu Yao passed by the toilet door and before he could see the person lying on the ground, he was almost suffocated by the smell.
She pinched her thigh and hurried forward. At this time, the fierce man was no longer staring at her, but his hands holding his knees proved his nervousness.
Yu Yao wasn’t sure if there were other accomplices in the carriage, but that man couldn’t escape.
Fearing that something might have happened, Yu Yao quickened his pace and quickly found the two flight attendants.
When the conductor heard that there was a bad guy, he quickly followed her back. When they returned to the carriage, the man had actually moved his seat to the window. In those days, the windows of the green-skinned trains could still be opened.
He wanted to escape by jumping out of the window!
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