Chapter 124 The train that went north that year (asking for a monthly ticket)
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When Ouyang Hui drove to the provincial capital of Yunmeng Province, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon.
In the scorching summer, the air in the provincial capital is much hotter than in Maohe Village, especially at the train station. It is the time when major colleges and universities start school. The train station is crowded with people. The weather is already very sultry. In addition, there are dense crowds of people.
A lot of people gathered in a small space, and the ticket hall was even more depressing and overwhelming.
Fortunately, Liu Hai was in a very calm mood. The so-called "calm mind naturally cools down", and his calm state of mind did not make him feel upset because there were twenty or thirty people buying train tickets standing in front of him.
Before coming to the provincial capital, Liu Hai and others did not buy tickets. Originally Ouyang Hui planned to ask someone to help buy tickets first, but Liu Hai refused, not only because she did not want to rely on Ouyang Hui to use the privileges brought by her background, but also because,
Liu Hai wanted to experience the process of studying with his own hands.
In Liu Hai's view, this journey is all what he wants to experience, because these are his own lives.
A person took the ticket and left the ticket hall with satisfaction. After queuing for an hour, it was finally Liu Hai's turn.
Liu Hai bought four hard sleeper tickets. Because he had to stay on the train overnight and Xiao Liu Zi was there, Liu Hai chose the sleeper berth, but he couldn't buy a soft sleeper. After listening to Ouyang Hui's words, Liu Hai chose the hard sleeper.
At the same time, Liu Xiaofu told Liu Hai to buy a berth as much as possible because it is convenient to get on and off the train.
Liu Hai was lucky. Two of the four hard sleepers were lower berths, and according to the conductor, they were facing each other. However, the fact that the sleeper berth was twice as expensive as the seat ticket made Liu Hai, who had never bought a train ticket, frown a little.
After squeezing the ticket hall, I found three girls chatting at a KFC next to the train station.
The two older girls were chatting with each other, while the little girl Zi'er was quietly chewing on the chicken legs.
"Xiao Fu, don't be your tutor this semester. It's been a few years since I was a senior. Let's prepare for an internship."
Ouyang Hui took a sip of iced Coke and suggested to her good sister Liu Xiaofu.
Because they had to take the train, the two girls wore very sporty and casual clothes. Ouyang Hui wore a white lace T-shirt today, plus a pair of mid-length slim jeans, revealing a small section of her jade-like calf, and at the same time, her slender legs
Her thighs and proud figure are completely highlighted. Only she wears a pair of flat sandals on her feet. The overall look is very dynamic and casual.
Liu Xiaofu's outfit is similar to Ouyang Hui's. She also wears a T-shirt with mid-length jeans and a pair of flat sandals, which is also very sporty.
It's just that both of them have angelic faces and tall figures. Ouyang Hui is 1.7 meters tall and Liu Xiaofu is 1.69 meters tall. They sit in front of a transparent glass wall leaning against the roadside, attracting passers-by to look at them and turning heads.
Awesome
Originally, driving all the way in this sultry weather, people were already very tired and lazy. Liu Xiaofu also chatted with Ouyang Hui without saying a word, feeling sleepy. But when it came to the internship, Liu Xiaofu suddenly felt sleepy again.
The interest in chatting came.
"Huihui, do you have any good ideas about internship?"
The two majored in law, and it was not easy to find an internship unit. Of course, it was a different matter that the two were top law students at China Renmin University, not to mention Ouyang Hui's background.
"How about we find an internship at a law firm together then?"
"Okay, let's-"
The two girls were discussing the internship, but found that Liu Hai had already bought the ticket and returned.
Pushing the door open and walking into KFC, facing the cool breeze, Liu Hai waved the train tickets on his hand towards the three girls, and said with a smile: "It's done, the train is at five o'clock this afternoon, it's... o'clock, there are still two hours
, should we go inside the train station and wait, or what should we do?"
Liu Hai has never taken a train, so he has no experience at all.
Liu Xiaofu looked at the time and said with a smile: "It's still early. Is this train k2333?"
"Well, it's k2333. He will arrive in Beijing at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
"It's still a little early now, so let's go to the supermarket to buy some food for the train. The food on the train is very expensive."
Among the three people, Liu Xiaofu is the one who has more experience riding trains.
To be honest, although I didn't feel it obviously, during the period after Liu Hai walked out of Maohe Village, I actually felt a little panicked.
Maybe everyone who travels away from home for the first time will have this kind of panic, and bangs seems to be no exception.
"Brother, I need to go to the toilet."
A few people were about to go out to the supermarket to buy something to eat on the train. Liu Zi suddenly shouted that he needed to go to the toilet. It seemed that he drank too much while waiting for Liu Hai to buy tickets.
Liu Xiaofu took Zi'er to the toilet, leaving Ouyang Hui and Liu Hai waiting outside.
"Sister Hui, should we buy some specialties for my uncle and aunt?"
Although Liu Hai didn't have much experience in doing favors, he still instinctively thought of this issue out of politeness.
Ouyang Hui was really stunned this time. She really didn't expect Liu Hai to say such a sentence suddenly, and she suddenly didn't know how to answer Liu Hai.
Uncle and aunt? Are you talking about your parents?
Ouyang Hui suddenly reacted and felt a little irritable. What did she think about the boy in front of her?
well
Ouyang Hui let out a long sigh in her heart, and temporarily gave up her chaotic thoughts.
"No need, my parents are not in the capital. They work in other places."
"Oh. By the way, Sister Hui, what about your car?" Liu Hai suddenly remembered that Ouyang Hui's car seemed unable to follow the train to the capital with himself and others.
"Didn't I tell you? I bought this car here. I just made a call. Someone from the manufacturer will come to pick up the car and send it for warranty. It will be repaired by then and will be shipped directly to me in Beijing."
There were so many people in the waiting room, one or two, three or four, some were loners, and some were traveling together in small groups like the Liu Hai Four. The whole waiting room was buzzing and lively.
There were not many people waiting for the same train as Liu Hai and others, but there were quite a few, about seventy or eighty, but less than half of them looked like students. From their dress and temperament, even a rookie like Liu Hai could tell them apart.
"Good Samaritans, please be kind - Good Samaritans, please be kind -"
A middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s, with dirty clothes and dirty clothes, walked to the sight of Liu Hai and others with a crutch, stretched out his right hand and grabbed an iron bottle with the white paint peeled off, and sat down.
In front of the pedestrians in the waiting room, he started begging.
This man's eyes were silent, his movements were mechanical, and he looked like a "professional". However, he was leaning on a cane, his left leg was missing from his body, his head was bald, and his miserable appearance really made people feel pitiful.
"Why are there people like this everywhere now?" This was the complaint coming from the crowd.
Most of the pedestrians in the waiting room generally ignored the beggar. Now Liu Hai also understands the psychology of these indifferent pedestrians.
For these indifferent people, Liu Hai felt a lot of helplessness in his heart. The society is like this, and the "begging profession" has been reported by the media many times. How can ordinary people tell whether the beggar in front of them is really pitiful or pretending to be pitiful?
We can't completely blame other people's indifference, we can only blame society's lack of integrity. A kind of sadness suddenly arose in Liu Hai's heart.
Liu Hai particularly noticed the look in the eyes of little Liu Zi in his arms.
Little Liu Zi also discovered the beggar with a bald head and a cane. He stared at him very seriously, and there seemed to be something special in his eyes.
Maybe Zi'er remembered his own experience back then.
Liu Hai sighed and hugged little Liu Zi tighter.
Soon, the beggar arrived in front of Liu Hai and the others. Liu Hai noticed that in the steel bottle with all the paint peeled off in his hand, there were a few worn-out fifty-cent and one-dollar coins.
Liu Hai took out a ten-dollar coin from his pocket, handed it to Xiao Liuzi's hand, and motioned for Xiao Liuzi to put the money into the cylinder.
From the whole process of being carried by him, Liu Hai remained silent and did not speak, and he once again felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.
Many times, there is too little that I can do.
This feeling of powerlessness has appeared in Liu Hai's heart twice. The first time was when he met the poor mother and son in the county town, and the second time is now.
Perhaps due to the influence of bangs, the beggar didn't have many people giving alms along the way, but after walking past bangs, there were obviously more people giving alms.
There was a chill in his chest, and Liu Hai knew that he had gained a little more merit, but Liu Hai couldn't feel happy at all.
In addition to the flustered feeling of going out for the first time, now there is also a sense of irritability and inadequacy.
I want to expel all the negative emotions in my heart and enter a state where I am neither happy with things nor sad with myself, but the bangs at this time cannot do it no matter what.
The big clock on the wall of the waiting hall kept repeating its cycle neither fast nor slow. The time soon reached five o'clock, the train entered the station, and pedestrians lined up to enter the platform.
Liu Hai was very strong. Liu Hai held Zi'er in his left hand and carried a large box in his right hand. He walked in front, followed by the two girls behind, each dragging a small box.
Quick steps are the rhythm of all travelers.
The number 13 is a very taboo number for Westerners, because in Western eyes, 13 represents misfortune and betrayal. In the West, many buildings do not even have a 13th floor.
But Car No. 13 is the car where Liu Hai took the train heading north.
Of course, Liu Hai is a traditional Chinese, and the Western style does not exist here. The number 13 does not have much special meaning for Liu Hai.
If there is, it can only be said that it is a turning point in Liu Hai's life, a new beginning.
In a hurry, Liu Hai walked into Car No. 13 with the little girl in his arms. This was the second hard sleeper car on this train...