She felt bored staying in the carriage all day facing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so she put her valuables into the small shoulder bag she carried with her and went out to go to the toilet and take a walk.
Many people with hard seats on the train got tired and spread two newspapers under their seats to sleep. There were also many people without seats who sat on the packages they carried with them. The smell in the carriage was still quite unpleasant in the summer.
Gu Xi felt that there was nothing to do, so she returned to her sleeper car.
When we arrived at the next stop, many people got on and off the bus. At this time, the sleeper door was opened and two men and two women came in. They were all on the upper or middle berths. The girl frowned when she saw that her bed was occupied by the old lady.
"Auntie, this bed is mine, please give way to me."
After saying that, he took out his ticket and showed it to a few people to prove that he was not talking nonsense.
When the old lady saw someone trying to grab her berth, she immediately became unreasonable again: "Little girl, the one on the lower berth is my daughter-in-law. You see, her belly is so big and she needs someone to take care of her. I dare not leave. Please give me your bed and I will switch with you."
Seeing her say that, the girl knew that the pregnant woman really needed care, so she asked, "Where is your berth? Let me switch with you."
The old lady was immediately speechless: "I don't have a bed, I have to stand."
Everyone in the carriage couldn't believe that there were such people in the world. The girl couldn't help but raise her voice: "You have the nerve to exchange your standing ticket with me. I won't exchange with you. There is still a day and a night on the road. I can't bear this. I want to sleep in a sleeper."
The old lady was extremely shameless: "As a girl, you should endure hardships. We are old and have suffered all our lives. We sleep in your bed and are kicked out. My wife can't live without me. If anything happens to my eldest grandson, will you be responsible?"
The girl didn't know how to respond for a moment, and her face turned red with anger. At this time, the man next to her said, "Then how about this, you give the girl the money for the sleeper berth ticket, and she can go ask if there are other vacant beds and buy another ticket."
The old lady made it clear that she didn't want money: "Where would I get the money? If I had money, I wouldn't have bought a standing ticket. You young masters and young ladies are so rich and only know how to enjoy yourself. You don't respect the elderly at all."
Another girl saw that the old lady and her daughter-in-law really couldn't leave, so she felt sympathy and said, "My girl, they really have difficulties and reasons to leave, so you should give your bed to the old lady."
The girl was unwilling to do so in the first place, and now that someone had said that, she was even more unwilling: "This brother said that if she gives me the money, I will go and change my bed. Why should she sleep in a sleeper without spending a penny? You feel sorry for her, so why don't you give your bed to the old lady and sit outside in the corridor."
The girl was immediately provoked by the provocation, her eyes were red, and she acted like she had suffered a great injustice: "It's not easy for everyone to go out, we should help each other, then old lady, you sleep on my bed, I'll sit outside, I just feel a little carsick, it's okay, I can overcome it."
Gu Xi had been observing the four people since they got on the bus. It was obvious that the white lotus knew the man with glasses, and they had a good relationship. The man helped him carry the packages up. The other person who had helped before and said he would pay, and the girl whose bed was occupied, were both strangers.
Sure enough, the young man with glasses said, "Tongtong, don't give in. Just sleep. You are weak and prone to motion sickness. I promised your brother to take good care of you. I will go sit outside and you can sleep on my bed. We still have a long way to go. Tongtong is also kind-hearted. Don't take it to heart."
Seeing that her trick was successful, the old lady lay back down and stopped talking. The pregnant woman also lay on the bed and didn't make a sound from beginning to end.
The girl glanced at Tongtong and pouted: "Okay, since someone is willing to sacrifice, I admire it."
The two men were originally on the middle and upper bunks on Gu Xi's side, and the two girls were on the middle and upper bunks for the pregnant woman.
After changing positions, the girl became Gu Xi's middle bunk. Gu Xi smiled at the two of them in a friendly manner: "There is room to put things on the upper bunk, but there seems to be no space in the middle bunk. You can put it under my bed. I don't have much stuff and there is still space. You can put your valuables at your feet."
The girl whose bed was occupied brightened up when she saw Gu Xi: "You are so beautiful, with fair and tender skin. You must be a native southern girl. Hello, my name is Lin Ling, Ling means silk and satin."
Gu Xi also had a good impression of her and the boy on the upper bunk, who seemed to be a sunny and handsome young man.
"Hello, my name is Gu Xi, Xi as in tide. You are also straightforward and brave, I like you very much."
At this time, the guy on the upper bunk lowered his head, like in a horror movie: "My name is Wei Qingzhe, are you going to visit relatives or go to the countryside?"
Gu Xi looked at the head speechlessly: "Do you have to talk upside down like this? You can come down and sit down and talk. I'm going to the countryside."
Lin Ling carried her valuables with her and stuffed everything else under the bed. "I also went to the countryside. I thought I was the only one who brought few things. I didn't expect you guys didn't bring much either."
Gu Xi sat down inside and made room for two empty seats: "My parents prepared a lot of things for me. They will be mailed there. I can pick up the packages in town later. I can't pick them up on the way."
Lin Ling sat down next to Gu Xi and took out the snacks she had prepared on the road and put them on the table: "Here, I'm going to buy some at the supply and marketing cooperative in town. My parents are worried about me on the road and are afraid that I'll lose something."
Wei Qingzhe said nonchalantly, "I didn't bring anything. A man doesn't have much to bring. I just brought a blanket and a few sets of clothes. I don't need winter quilts and clothes now. I don't know where to stay. My parents will mail it to me when the time comes."
Li Tong saw that they were all introducing each other and didn't ask her, feeling a little aggrieved: "Brother Chen, do you have anything you need to leave with me?"
The man in the corridor could hear the conversation between the people. He put the two boxes on the ground near Gu Xi, and did not put them under the bed. "Can I borrow your stuff for a while? It's nothing valuable, so just put it anywhere. My name is Ye Xinchen, and this is my classmate's sister, Li Tong. She speaks without thinking, but she doesn't mean any harm. Please forgive me if I have offended you just now. I am also a rural worker. Li Tong and I are going to Qingmiao Village and Qingmiao Brigade."
Gu Xi and the other two also happened to say that they were also going to the Qingmiao Brigade.
Gu Xi seemed to be thinking: "It seems that the environment of Qingmiao Brigade is good, so everyone chose it."
Wei Qingzhe blinked mysteriously, "Of course not. My dad gave the director of the registration office three packs of cigarettes before he told me the truth. Among all the villages that were sent to the countryside this time, there were two with good conditions. They didn't want educated youth for two years, but they had no choice but to accept them this year because of the pressure from above.
The Qingmiao Brigade was chosen because the educated youth were building blue brick and tile houses, some collective and some individual. In other places there were also cave dwellings, and most of them were built with earth. Even the Red Star Brigade, which had better conditions, did not have blue brick and tile houses to live in.
So this time, anyone whose family is well-off will send their money to Qingmiao. "
The others nodded in agreement.
Only then did Gu Xi realize how kind Sister Fang was to her. When she wrote a letter, she would ask her parents to send her a gift to thank her. She had been a great help.
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