Sun Shaoping took a bus from the county bus station to Huangyuan at six o'clock in the morning, and then from Huangyuan to Xi'an. It took a total of nine hours. He was quite familiar with this city. He originally wanted to experience the style of the ancient city in the 1970s, but he was really tired. He estimated that it would be difficult to buy train tickets in this year. He was ready to fight a tough battle.
Sun Shaoping squeezed into the bus and took another hour to reach the train station. The strange thing was that there were not many people at the train station. There were ordinary waiting halls on both sides and a VIP room in the middle. They were all Chinese buildings and looked very beautiful. There were not many people in the waiting hall. Most of them were soldiers in military uniforms and staff in blue uniforms. Everyone had a Mao leader badge on their chests. They were either standing or sitting. The voices of the people who spoke were very low. There was no noise at all. It was quiet.
Sun Shaoping easily bought a ticket and joined the waiting line. The train would depart at six in the afternoon, which was more than an hour away.
There was a lot of space on the bench in the waiting room. Sun Shaoping wanted to lie down and stretch his waist, but there was a female soldier sitting upright next to him, so he held back.
"Hello, comrade."
Sun Shaoping raised his head. The female soldier next to him was talking to him.
The female soldier was very beautiful. She had an oval face and two braids. She looked valiant in her green military uniform.
"Oh, hello, what's the matter?"
"Can you help me look after my luggage? I…I need to go to the toilet.”After saying that, her face turned red.
" Sure, you go ahead." Sun Shaoping found it funny. What was there to be embarrassed about going to the toilet?
"Do you have toilet paper?" the female soldier asked, a little embarrassed.
"Ah…Ah, yes, yes…" Sun Shaoping quickly said.
As he spoke, he took out a stack of toilet paper from his luggage bag."Is it enough?" As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that there was a problem with her words.
The female soldier's face turned even redder. She took the tissue and said " thank you " in a low voice before rushing to the toilet.
After a while, the female soldier came back. After thanking Sun Shaoping again, she was not as straight as before. It was obvious that the standard military posture just now was because she was in a hurry.
The two of them started chatting. The female soldier was called Guo Xue, from southern Shaanxi. She was from the General Political Art Troupe and had come back to visit her family. Moreover, because they had bought the tickets one after the other, they were sitting together.
When Guo Xue heard Sun Shaoping say that he was going to report to the coal department, she smiled and said,""Oh…your unit isn't far from our regiment. Just follow me when we arrive in Beijing.”
Sun Shaoping smiled and said,"Then I'll be able to meet a noble person today. It saves me a lot of trouble."”
Guo Xue was also very generous at this time. She joked,"I heard that your unit is the oil and water department. Every unit has to go to your place to get a slip for coal distribution. It's said that it's very difficult to get in. You finally picked it up."
Sun Shaoping smiled and explained," No, I was transferred. I used to work in the original Xi County Revolutionary Committee."”
Guo Xue was secretly a little surprised. If it wasn't an assignment, but a transfer, there would be more to it. Moreover, it was transferred from the Revolutionary Committee of a remote county, which meant that Sun Shaoping's background was relatively deep. Of course, these words couldn't be asked directly.
"You don't look very old. You haven't been participating for long, right?" Guo Xue asked tentatively.”
Sun Shaoping didn't think too much about it and said,""I've only been working for half a year."
Guo Xue smiled and said," Then I'm an old revolutionary in front of you. I was selected by the local military art troupe to join the General Political Art Troupe. I have four years of military experience."”
As they were talking, a staff member raised his signboard. At the same time, the broadcast sounded."Attention, passengers. Train No. 59 from Xi'an to Beijing is about to depart. Please follow the staff to check in.”
Many people stood up and followed the staff member who raised the sign.
Sun Shaoping said,"Let's go too. You have a lot of things. I'll get you some."”As he spoke, he weighed the largest snakeskin bag.
Why is it so heavy? Are they carrying bricks? It's at least 50 pounds.
Guo Xue quickly said,"This bag is a bit heavy. I'll carry it, you take the lighter one."
Sun Shaoping smiled and said,"It's okay, I can carry it. Let's go."
Guo Xue had no choice but to carry the rest of her things and follow him.
After getting into the car, the two of them found their seats and put their luggage away. There were not many people in the car, and the seats were not full.
"What's in your bag? It's so heavy." Sun Shaoping asked.”
Guo Xue smiled." It's my father's book. He passed away last year. No one was keeping it at home, so I wanted to bring it to the capital. I can read it when I'm free."”
Sun Shaoping said,"Your father has so many books, he should be very knowledgeable."
"Yes, he used to be a professor at Beijing University, teaching Chinese. Later, he was sent to the countryside for labor reform. Fortunately, the village secretary respected my father very much and let him be a teacher in the primary school. Later, my sister, my mother, and I also followed. She is also a teacher in the primary school in the village.”Guo Xue said casually.
Sun Shaoping also knew that such teachers were usually private teachers. Their salary was only five or six yuan, and they could get the full number of work points for the whole year, but their days would definitely not be easy.
Just as Sun Shaoping had guessed, ever since his father passed away, he had lost one labor and one salary. Guo Xue's sister had a lot of expenses in high school. Her mother's six yuan salary was not enough at all. Guo Xue had a monthly allowance of ten yuan. Other than buying daily necessities, most of it was sent back.
"How did you become an art soldier?" asked Sun Shaoping.”The requirements for joining the army were relatively high these days. It was difficult for a family like her to pass the political review, so Sun Shaoping was more curious.
Guo Xue seemed to know what Sun Shaoping was thinking and said proudly,""Because I'm good at dancing. I was selected by the art troupe of the Lan Zhou Military Region when I was in my first year of high school. Two years later, I was selected by the art troupe of the General Political Department.”
Sun Shaoping nodded and said," You're really amazing. You're twenty this year, right?"”
"I'm already twenty-one. How old are you?”
"Me, twenty-two." Sun Shaoping didn't want to be treated like a child.
Guo Xue didn't believe him." Are you lying? You don't look that big."”
"My face is tender and I look young. Many people think that I'm seventeen or eighteen years old and have good skin.”Sun Shaoping shook his head and said.
Guo Xue was laughing so hard that she bent forward and backward. She had never seen such a narcissistic person.
Sun Shaoping felt that this girl's funny point was too low. Was it that funny? It seemed that she lacked a sense of humor in life.
It was nice to have a beautiful woman to chat with on the train. The two soldiers sitting opposite were extremely envious.
Just like that, the train ran with a clang, making people sleepy.
"The rice is here, rice. Who wants rice? 30 cents per serving, limited to one serving per person.”
Sun Shaoping was woken up in his sleep. He saw that the lunchbox seller had come. Why was there a limited purchase?
When he saw other people buying it, he realized that they didn't want food stamps.
Guo Xue also woke up. Sun Shaoping called the rice seller over and gave him 60 cents."Give me two servings."
The rice seller said,"Each person is limited to one serving."
Sun Shaoping pointed at Guo Xue and said,"Two people."”
He took two lunch boxes and handed one to Guo Xue.
"You eat, I'm not hungry." Guo Xue smiled.”
Sun Shaoping,"You're welcome. Hurry up and eat."
"Then I'll give you the money.”He took out some money from his pocket.
Sun Shaoping smiled and said," It's boring if you do this. We can be considered friends. We still need you to lead the way when we reach Beijing."”
Guo Xue smiled and did not insist.
The lunchbox was made of aluminum, and it looked like he would have to take it back later. When he opened it, it was stir-fried pork with lotus white. It was steaming hot and looked pretty good.
Sun Shaoping muttered to himself," So what if it's a bento box? It's just an aluminum box, and it's pretending to be a rice bowl."”
Guo Xue didn't hear him clearly and asked," What did you say?”
Sun Shaoping said,"Isn't this just a fast food box lunch? The rice seller just said it was a rice bowl."
Guo Xue was a little confused." Isn't this just a bowl of rice? What's the 'fast food bento' you're talking about?"”
Sun Shaoping said," The dishes are stir-fried one by one. This is obviously a big pot of stir-fried dishes. How can it be called a rice bowl?"”
Guo Xue smiled and said," You said that it's called stir-fried. This is the rice bowl. Stop talking and hurry up and eat."
Seeing that the two soldiers were laughing at him, Sun Shaoping shook his head. It seemed that the term " fast food bento " had not spread to the mainland yet. Now that he was being laughed at, he did not say anything else and buried his head in eating.
After dinner, Sun Shaoping took out a cup and said,""Do you want me to get you some water?"
Guo Xue smiled and said,"I'll go. You might not be able to find it."”
Guo Xue could tell that it was Sun Shaoping's first time taking a train, but she didn't point it out because he didn't even know how to cook rice.
It was especially boring on the train with nothing to do. It was already dark outside the window, and there was nothing to see. She didn't know where she was. Sun Shaoping suddenly remembered that Guo Xue had brought a big bag of books to pass the time.
"Can I take a look at the books in your bag?”
"Find it yourself."
Sun Shaoping pulled out a bag from under his seat and took out a random book. He was stunned when he saw the name-Golden Lotus, and it was a thread-bound book.
"Your dad has such books?" asked Sun Shaoping.”
Guo Xue took it and looked at the name. She asked in confusion,"What's wrong?"
Sun Shaoping smiled and said," Oh, it's nothing. It's just that thread-bound books are rare."”He really didn't know if he should say that this girl was innocent or ignorant. Sun Shaoping stopped talking to her and slowly started reading.
Sun Shaoping was watching the fourth chapter of " Pan Family's Joy in Wushan Mountain, Brother Yun's Righteous Anger in the Tea House ". He felt that Guo Xue was also watching, so he turned his head to look at her. This made Guo Xue's face turn red. She quickly turned her head and reached out her right hand from under her left hand to pinch Sun Shaoping's waist.
Sun Shaoping pretended not to feel anything and continued reading.
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