Chapter 70

Two days later, at Sanchuan Railway Station

At that time, the waiting room was interconnected and unobstructed, and people could just run to the simple platform to wait for the train. Those who had train tickets were called “squeezing on the train”, and those who did not have train tickets were called “riding the train”.

Those who don’t have a ticket can buy one after getting on the train. Another possibility is fare evasion.

Du Yimeng, wearing a red woolen coat and carrying a black backpack on her chest, looked at the crowded door. She was familiar with this because she often took the train when she went to Shandong Province to study.

She took a deep breath, protected the backpack in front of her with both hands, and strode forward with great vigor and confidence. She was going to squeeze into the train.

At this moment, someone grabbed her collar from behind, and she turned around and looked at Yu Lang helplessly. Didn’t he understand what it meant to make a great effort at the beginning, then lose strength at the second, and finally run out of energy at the third?

If he pulled her back, wasn’t he afraid that she wouldn’t have the courage to squeeze into the train again?

“Go through the window…” Yu Lang suppressed his smile as he looked at her like this. With her small body, even if she squeezed into the car, she would probably be squeezed into a meat patty.

This time his father asked him to accompany her on a business trip to Jinshi, and he felt that this mission was great, mainly because it was just the two of them.

Du Yimeng’s eyes lit up. Was he going to help her climb out the car window?

Every time they took the train to Shandong Province, Du Weihai would always let her step on his legs, then on his raised hands, and climb in through the window. At that time, she became the object of envy of others.

When she came back from Shandong Province, she became the person who envied others again.

They went directly to the window of the seat corresponding to their ticket. At this time, the train was strictly based on the seat number. The window was open, and there were a few heads on the left side leaning on the window looking out, but no one on the right.

The right time and place, all that was missing was the right people. Her eyes fell on his legs.

Then she looked up at him as if to say she was ready, was he?

Unexpectedly, he took a step back and stood behind her. She was about to turn her head, but two big hands were placed under her armpits and then she was lifted up.

When her whole body was hanging in the air, her brain was still in a daze, but her body had already moved. She put her feet into the car window and got in.

When she turned around again, his handbag was in front of her, and she quickly reached out to take it.

“Don’t go anywhere, I’ll be there soon.” Yu Lang said worriedly, then walked towards the car door. The window was too small, so he couldn’t get in, so he could only go through the door.

“He has a good physique and is obviously a good candidate for military service!” said a man in his early thirties sitting on the left with emotion.

There were three seats in a row, but their family of four was sitting there, only because their two children had bought children’s tickets, and children’s tickets at that time did not occupy separate seats.

What this means is that if there is another person coming, the family of four will have to squeeze inside and make room for the next passenger.

The train just stopped at the station, and the whole family leaned against the window to look out.

The man happened to have seen the scene just now. He lifted up a person weighing hundreds of pounds with ease. It was obvious that he was a good material for being a soldier.

“If this is to make a set of clothes, it will definitely require several feet more cloth than ordinary people!” said the woman sitting next to the man.

“Is there enough food in his family?” the little boy asked curiously. It was very common in that era for children to worry about food and drink at such a young age.

“A man of his age must eat a lot of meals in one meal. He has eaten up all the food in his house. Everyone else has to go hungry. His family is so miserable.” The little girl sitting by the car window said in a soft voice.

The little girl’s innocent words were approved by everyone.

The family of four was bored and started discussing Yu Lang’s height. After talking for a long time, they remembered that there was a real person opposite them. The couple looked at Du Yimeng awkwardly.

“Big sister, was that your boyfriend just now?” The woman wanted to find a random topic to cover up the embarrassment.

“No…” Du Yimeng said. When they were discussing Yu Lang just now, she was also secretly looking at the person opposite her.

They looked like a married couple with two children, although they loved gossip. But it didn’t matter, she loved gossip too.

The trains of this era were powered by coal and had a relatively slow speed, generally around 50 kilometers per hour. Due to technical reasons, they were also easily affected by external factors, so it was normal for trains to be late.

At normal speed, it may take one day and one night to reach Jinshi, or it may take two days and two nights, depending on the performance of the train.

During such a long time, if the people you meet are easy to get along with, it can still be a very pleasant journey.

When Yu Lang walked over, he happened to hear the conversation between the two. His eyes flashed, but he did not stop.

The originally noisy sound in the carriage suddenly became quiet because of Yu Lang’s appearance, and the family of four also shut up.

Du Yimeng suppressed the urge to smile. With this bodyguard around, she felt much safer.

She placed both of their bags on her window seat and then sat down. They had bought soft seat tickets, which were more comfortable than hard seats.

The train seats of this era were relatively simple and practical, and were generally divided into three types: hard seats, soft seats and sleeper berths.

There is only a small pillow on the back of the hard seat. There are six seats in a row and the distance between the seats is relatively close. If you sit for a long time, your buttocks will suffer.

The soft seats are more comfortable than the hard seats. The seats are padded and more comfortable to sit on. The tickets are also more expensive. Although they are only a few dollars more expensive, they directly divide people into two categories.

Sleeper berths are of course the best and the tickets are the most expensive, but in this day and age you can’t buy a ticket just by having money, you also need status. For people like Du Yimeng and Yu Lang who are on business trips, their status is not high enough.

Of course, if Yu Lang showed another ID, he could buy a sleeper ticket, but in order to avoid trouble, he chose a soft seat.

As for the best ones, they basically never appear, because people are divided into three categories from the moment they get on the train.

“Are you carsick?” Yu Lang sat next to Du Yimeng and took out two oranges from his coat pocket and handed them to her.

The two children opposite all looked at the two oranges. Seeing this, the woman quickly took out two pears from the package and stuffed them into the hands of the two children. She was worried that the two children would be ignorant and ask for food.

In this day and age, who is so bold as to ask others for food?

“I’m not carsick, how about you?” Du Yimeng didn’t hesitate to take it and stuffed it into her backpack.

Fortunately, neither she nor the original owner suffered from motion sickness.

If you get motion sickness, it can almost kill you half your life. Even though there are windows for ventilation on the train, the smell inside is still very strong.

But now is early winter, and the comfort level is much better than in the hot summer. When she came back from Shandong Province in early July, every minute and every second on the train was torture.