Sweet 80s

Chapter 111 It's okay, just leave it alone

After passing the ticket gate, Wang Shuping led her three children to the front of the train.

The train's exterior is a classic olive green with a yellow stripe paint scheme, and you can smell the smell of fuel at the front of the train.

She hasn't taken a train for many years.

In the ten years after marriage, her parents and younger brothers and sisters came from the Northeast several times, and she only came to pick them up.

In an instant, Wang Shuping's memories came to the eve of the Spring Festival a few years ago.

She and Lin Xiangdong came to the station to pick up her family.

In the 1980s, cars were the preserve of the rich and powerful, and long-distance bus fares were expensive.

For ordinary people, the most suitable train for long-distance travel is the green train.

This means that during the Spring Festival travel rush, all major green-skinned trains across the country are almost completely packed.

People are crowded together, things are pressed against things, and several people take turns sitting in one seat. It takes at least ten minutes for the conductor to walk through a carriage.

A scene that she still remembers vividly.

At that time, because the passengers getting on and off the bus were carrying packages with them, it made the already narrow door even more difficult to pass through.

People who wanted to get off the bus couldn't get off, and people who wanted to get on the bus couldn't get on.

Wang Zujun, the youngest brother of Wang Shuping, is a smart man.

I saw him lift the car window up with force and throw the luggage out through the window.

The man also jumped out of the window and landed safely.

Although the passenger flow today is not as high as during the Spring Festival travel rush, there are still a small number of people who carry a lot of things on the train when returning home, in large and small bags.

There was still plenty of time before driving, so Wang Shuping was not too anxious. Instead, she asked Yan Shengnan to hold the two little ones in her hands.

I took out my ticket and looked for the corresponding carriage.

She looked at the locations shown on the ticket in her hand and searched for them one by one.

"Here, kids, follow me closely and don't run around."

After giving a brief warning, Wang Shuping pulled the backpack on her back and the luggage bag in her hands made her arms feel sore.

As soon as you enter the carriage.

A feeling of stuffiness mixed with various unknown smells hit my nose.

Air conditioning was not widely available in trains in that era, and it was the scorching hot summer season. Wang Shuping felt uncomfortable all over after just taking a breath.

After walking through a long and narrow corridor, the four finally arrived at their seats and sat down.

The hard seats on early green-skinned trains were not equipped with elastic cushions, but were only covered with ordinary leather material, making them less comfortable.

After riding for a long time, my waist, back and whole body ache.

In that era, train tickets were not expensive, but if you were a step slow, the tickets would often be sold out.

Some people even have to spend the money they have worked hard for a month or several months to buy a scalper ticket in order to get a ticket home.

Lin Xiangdong felt sorry for Wang Shuping and the children, so he specially wanted to buy high-end soft sleeper tickets a few days in advance.

Unfortunately, all the tickets had been sold, so I could only buy two berths in a soft sleeper compartment.

The private rooms of premium soft sleeper are for two people, while the private rooms of ordinary soft sleeper are for four people.

This was quite lucky for this long journey.

Passing by other carriages for just a few seconds, it seemed as if I had seen the entire world.

Some people were leisurely smoking water pipes in the carriage, and a girl was playing the erhu, attracting the attention of passengers on the upper and lower bunks.

In the hard sleeper car, there was a young man lying on the top of the seat back like he was performing an acrobatic trick.

There was also a mother who couldn't buy a ticket and curled up at the connection between the carriages. The child next to her was so sleepy that he fell asleep while standing.

Wang Shuping stuffed her luggage under the seat and placed the food she brought at the head and foot of the bed.

No one had arrived at the upper and lower bunks opposite, so the private room seemed a little more spacious.

Yan Shengnan sensibly helped Wang Shuping to organize her things.

Dabao was jumping up and down, wanting to see what the upper bunk looked like: "Mom, can I go up and take a look?"

Wang Shuping ignored it and asked Yan Shengnan for his opinion first.

"Nannan, which bunk bed do you want to sleep on?"

Yan Shengnan answered without any hesitation: "I can do either. Let the other two choose first."

"Then...then I'll sleep on top." Erbao was anxious to take advantage of the opportunity.

Dabao followed closely behind: "I want to sleep on it too."

Yan Shengnan smiled and touched Erbao's head and said to Wang Shuping, "Aunt, I'll sleep on the lower bunk then."

Wang Shuping knew that she was being modest, so she persuaded Erbao: "Erbao, the upper and lower bunks are the same, you should stay with your mother on the lower bunk."

"Hmm~Hmm~" Erbao whined and twisted his body to show his refusal.

"Aunt, just let them go up. The lower bunk is more convenient, and I can help look after things."

"Did your grandmother teach you?" Wang Shuping raised her hand and tucked a strand of hair that fell beside Yan Shengnan's face behind her ear.

"No, my dad said so. He said that you should keep an eye on your luggage when you get on the train. There are many thieves who will take the opportunity to steal your wallet."

Yan Dahai's reminder to his daughter was very necessary.

There is a mixed crowd on the train, with all kinds of people.

Once many people get on the train, they relax physically and mentally, and their vigilance decreases, so some professional thieves take advantage of this period to commit crimes.

There are even some passengers who didn't make any money and took risks by committing crimes in the carriage.

As long as you fall asleep or are not paying attention, your luggage may disappear inexplicably, causing you to lose both your money and your belongings.

"Aunt, let's stagger our toilet times. I'll watch you while you go, and when you go to bed, put..."

Yan Shengnan didn't say anything. He took two steps forward and looked around to make sure there was no one around, then continued speaking in a low voice.

"Put the wallet under the pillow, so that if someone wants to steal the money, we will wake up immediately..."

Wang Shuping felt comforted when seeing Yan Shengnan's clear and logical analysis.

She patted the other person's shoulder and said, "Sit down and take a break. These two brats are unreliable. Before that, let's cooperate well and try not to give the thief a chance to attack..."

"They definitely don't stand a chance. I sleep with one eye open."

"Why do you open your eyes when you are asleep? Are you a fish?" Dabao listened to the two people talking in the lower bunk and asked curiously.

Wang Shuping and Yan Shengnan looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Look at Dabao stretching half of his body down, and his little hands trying to grab the promotional board on the table.

Wang Shuping slapped the other person's hand.

"Be careful, don't fall down. I'm telling you two, if anyone tries to make trouble, I'll throw you off the train no matter where it goes."

When Dabao heard this, it seemed that he couldn't stay honest and not make mistakes before arriving safely, so he began to think about the punishment that Wang Shuping mentioned.

"Throw it...throw it down, then how are Erbao and I going to get home?"

Yan Shengnan naturally understood what was being said. This was just a way to scare them. He opened his mouth to explain but was stopped by Wang Shuping.

"Call your dad and ask him to pick you up. However, if he comes, he might beat you up. You two brothers can decide on your own."

Dabao sighed: "What else is there to think about? I'm sure I'll get beaten."

As he spoke, the half of his body that had been stretched out quietly retracted back into his body.

It had not been long since the few people finished speaking.

Yan Shengnan looked at the buildings and pedestrians outside the window gradually retreating: "The car started moving."

The green train started slowly, and the scenery outside the window was like a flowing painting.

The wheels rubbed gently on the rails, and the familiar and melodious whistle sound echoed in my ears.

The people who got on the bus began to arrive at their seats one after another.

The noise in the corridor gradually penetrated into each private room.

At this time, a middle-aged woman with a loud voice, petite and thin figure, appeared at the door of the private room, dragging various luggages like she was moving.

The woman looked up at the room number, confirmed it, and nimbly stepped in, then stuffed her luggage under the bed.

After stuffing everything in, there were still one or two pieces left at the door.

The woman smiled sheepishly and discussed with Wang Shuping: "I have a lot of things with me, so I'll put them here first. I'll sort them out later and find a place to put them in."

Wang Shuping smiled politely and replied: "It's okay, just leave it there."

Just after she finished speaking, Wang Shuping shrugged her nose and suddenly smelled a bad odor.

Out of face, she did not show it and stood up and changed seats with Yan Shengnan.

Sitting at the door, the stench became more obvious.

While no one else was paying attention, she leaned forward and pretended to polish shoes, approaching the luggage that the woman opposite had placed at the door.

An even more pungent smell hit her in the face, and she shuddered all over, almost choking and vomiting.