Chapter 29 29. Crowded Train
"Student Shi Liu, I hope you won't fall behind in your textbook knowledge. As for your request for leave, I've agreed. However, it's best if you can come back to take the midterm exam. I heard there will be a reward for first place in this midterm exam."
Shi Liu had originally planned to come back to take the exam, and the fact that Teacher Liu specifically asked for her permission suggests that the reward for this exam might be substantial. "Teacher Liu, don't worry, I will definitely come back to take the exam."
"That's good. The teacher wishes your brother a speedy recovery." If the boy's cousin wasn't a soldier, Teacher Liu really didn't want to let him go. There aren't many good students in the school who truly love learning. He didn't want the child to waste time. If possible, he wanted to recommend the child to continue his studies.
Even Shi Liu didn't expect that Teacher Liu's identity would be so complicated. It can only be said that opportunities always come to those who are prepared.
When Shi Sange saw Shi Liu coming out, he hurriedly asked, "How's it going? Did your teacher ask for leave?"
"I've taken the leave. Third brother, go to the small courtyard and tell Grandma Zhao, and fill the kettle with hot water. I'm going to buy some things, and we'll meet at the train station." After saying that, Shi Liu ran away without waiting for Third Brother Shi to answer.
Third Brother Shi: “…” He could only go back to the courtyard to find Grandma Zhao.
Shi Liu wasn't just talking nonsense; she had something to worry about. Since signing in to the check-in system, she had signed out a military water bottle and a large lunch box, but she didn't have any extra for her third brother. And since Shi Liu didn't like sharing these kinds of items, she had no choice but to come to the department store to buy them.
"Hello, comrade. I want to buy a kettle, two lunch boxes, and a pound of fried dough twists." Shi Liu often comes here to shop and is familiar with the prices. He didn't even ask the salesperson to calculate the bill. He just calculated the money and paid.
The salesperson Yuanyuan and Shiliu were old acquaintances. After counting the money and making sure everything was correct, she handed the item over.
Shi Liu walked towards the train station and filled two lunch boxes with green onion and pork buns and shepherd's purse buns, then took out his own lunch box and filled it with two big steamed buns.
Looking at the crowded train station, Shi Liu's scalp tingled. Traveling was really inconvenient these days. "Hello, comrade. I need two train tickets to Nan City, Yunnan Province. Do you have any sleeper tickets left?"
"Hello comrade, are you going to order today?"
"Yes."
"Today's train to Nan City, Yunnan Province, will arrive around 9:00 AM. As for the sleeper tickets, sorry, they're sold out."
Shi Liu could only afford two hard seats. No wonder Teacher Liu said sleeper tickets needed to be purchased at least two or three days in advance. It seemed they would need to buy tickets at least three days in advance when they returned. The train journey from Yunnan to Shan Province took at least four days and three nights, and sitting the entire time was practically exhausting. Shi Liu couldn't imagine how those who bought standing tickets managed.
Third Brother Shi rushed over and was relieved to see his eldest sister still standing outside the train station. It was not that he was inefficient, but that Grandma Zhao was too polite. When she heard that they were going to take care of their injured cousin, she insisted that he bring some food with him, saying that the food on the train was too expensive.
Shi Liu saw the basket in Third Brother's hand and knew what was going on. It seemed that her occasional gifts to Grandma Zhao were of some use. "Third Brother, you've come just in time. The train will arrive in half an hour. We didn't get a soft sleeper, so we can only take the hard seats. But I heard from the staff that if a soft sleeper becomes available along the way, we can pay extra for it."
Brother Shi San looked at the train tickets and cried bitterly: "Brother, you don't need it. Big sister, you can buy a soft sleeper and lie down by yourself when the time comes."
Shi Liu didn't say anything, but simply handed the things in her hand to the third brother: "This is the kettle and lunch box I bought for you. When we get on the train, you can ask the crew to fill it with hot water. I also brought two meat buns and four shepherd's purse buns. Let's eat the meat buns first."
"Scallion and pork buns!" Third Brother Shi was extremely surprised. He loved this, but good pork belly was so hard to find. He had only eaten it four times in the previous month. Of course, he also liked shepherd's purse buns. "Grandma Zhao made us two egg-filled pancakes. Why don't we have them first?"
Shi Liu thought Grandma Zhao had only given her eggs, but she hadn't expected them to be egg-filled pancakes. Thinking of the deliciousness of egg-filled pancakes, Shi Liu swallowed hard, "Egg-filled pancakes are best eaten while they're hot. We'll have them for lunch later. Grandma Zhao's egg-filled pancakes are incredible. If it weren't for the awkwardness of asking Grandma Zhao for the secret sauce recipe, I'd love to ask."
Brother Shi San was not so tactless as to ask, because these days everyone's secret recipe is kept secret.
[Discover the check-in location at the train station. Do you want to spend 1 point to check in?]
Shi Liu was curious about what she would get by signing in at the train station, so she clicked [Sign in].
[Congratulations to the host for signing in successfully, and get a train schedule*1 and a train model*1]
"Is the train timetable updated in real time?" If not, Shi Liu felt that this thing would not be of much use to her. Of course, even if it was updated in real time, it would not be of much use to her.
Yes, host.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Shi Liu looked at the crowd rushing up frantically and was so scared that she couldn't recover for a long time.
In the end, it was Shi Sange who helped Shi Liu squeeze onto the train. Shi Liu felt like she was being squeezed like a fish in a can of sharks, adrift in the current. She felt like her feet were being stepped on several times. If she hadn't been wearing the thousand-layer soles her mother had made, with the plate on top, her shoes would have been stepped on and knocked off. If they had fallen off now, there would have been no way to find them again.
"Third brother, our seats are over there, hurry up."
Brother Shi San was squeezing forward with two large sacks in his hands. Just as he was about to reach the destination, an old lady took up the seats occupied by two people and placed her bag on the seat in a very domineering manner.
Shi Liu's expression suddenly turned ugly. However, many people these days were illiterate, and she was worried that the old lady had chosen the wrong seat. "Grandma, these two seats belong to my brother and me. Please give them up."
The old lady's closed eyelids twitched, but she still pretended not to hear.
Even Shi Sange was angry now, and shouted loudly: "Old lady, hurry up, this is our seat!"
The entire carriage became quiet in an instant because of Shi San Ge's loud voice. Some timid people huddled together in fear at Shi San Ge's tall body.
The old lady finally opened her eyes. When she first heard the girl's voice, she didn't take it seriously. But now she knew the man's voice was not someone to be trifled with. She was so scared that she left her seat with her package in her arms.
"What kind of people are they? They don't listen to nice words and always make people angry." Brother Shi San helped Shi Liu sit in a seat by the window, and then put the luggage on the luggage rack himself.
Shi Liu shook her head nonchalantly: "Third brother, there are many people like this everywhere. There's nothing to be angry about."
Brother Shi San thought so too. Wasn't the Wang Mazi family in their Shijia Village the same? They took advantage of others all day long. Fortunately, the village cadres like his uncle were not pushovers. They gave them a good beating and made them behave themselves for a long time.
(End of this chapter)
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