In the 90s, railway transport was extremely crowded, and almost every train departed from the city with a flood of people, especially the train to the capital, which presented a magnificent scene of thousands of horses galloping.

After passing through the ticket gates, almost everyone started running, just to grab a seat, or even a luggage rack.

Uncle Martin didn't care about any reserve, ran at the front of the line, the first to rush into the carriage, the first to find an empty seat, and then sat down to gasp and "watch" the latecomers "charge".

The crowding of the hard-seat car is comparable to that of a canned sardine, and it is estimated that even the dust in it will feel aggrieved.

The people who were standing looked at the people who were sitting with envy, and the people who were sitting thought they were superior, and looked at the people who were trying to squeeze over and rub the chairs with disgust.

Martin grabbed the "golden position" by the window, stepped on the radiator next to him, and looked comfortably at the scenery passing by outside the window.

The weather in August was already very hot, and the temperature in the carriage was even higher, and the small fans on the roof of the compartment were shaking hard, but they only sent the heat flow there.

The smell in the carriage was very unpleasant, and Martin got up and lifted the window up after asking for the consent of the person opposite, and the cool wind suddenly poured in, greatly relieving the pain of his nose.

It soon got dark, and it was time for dinner, and the train salesman pushing the dining car cursed and shouted and struggled to move forward, and the "sardines" in the aisle were forced to move their bodies again and again.

"How much is a boxed lunch?"

"Ten pieces!"

Martin didn't buy it, he was waiting.

As a two-generation person, Martin clearly knew that this box of lunches would not be sold out at all, and when he returned, the price would be reduced by half, and if there was a third trip, it would be at least two-thirds lower than half.

Martin persevered until the third trip, bought a boxed lunch for two yuan and five, and ate it cleanly.

After the meal, he lit a cigarette contentedly and began to swallow the clouds, the train smoking in this era was almost unattended, and he could smoke anytime and anywhere, which Martin remembered very well.

As soon as he took two puffs, the middle-aged man next to him, who looked to be in his forties, spoke.

"How old is the lad?"

"Twenty-eighth. ”

"How is that possible? You look fifteen or sixteen years old at most. ”

"Oh, hehe, to borrow your good words, to tell me so young. ”

"If I were twenty-eight, I wouldn't say more, and I was just about to persuade you not to smoke. ”

"Can't you get used to the smell of smoke? I'm sorry I was negligent, throw it now. Martin threw most of the cigarette out of the window.

"Oh no, ahem, I just don't want to see kids get caught up in these bad habits so early. ”

Martin understood the other party's intentions, but he could only express his gratitude to this kind uncle from the bottom of his heart.

The two strangers got acquainted in this way, and through chatting Martin learned that the uncle named Wang Jun was from the fish market, and had worked as a tailor in the public cooperative for more than 20 years, and was now ready to go on his own to go to the capital to see what good clothing styles there were.

"Brother Wang, you're not in the right direction, how can you run north?"

"Of course I'm going to Gushi, it's the center of the country, and the good things must be there. ”

This is the old-school way of thinking, who believe that good things must come together in the capital.

"You're going the other way around! The latest and trendiest clothing styles should be in the South. ”

"The South, no way! Pony, you don't understand that the South was a wild and uncivilized land in ancient times. ”

This tailor Wang Da is still a literate tailor, Martin thought to himself: Brother Wang, fortunately you met me, or at least I would have been confused for five more years.

"I have to tell you this, the south has developed transportation, especially sea transportation, and the advantage over the north is not a star and a half, so any good things from foreign countries must flow in from their place first. ”

"I know this, didn't the foreign devils come in by sea back then?"

"Yes, so the various industries there must be closely in line with international standards, and the trend of fashion in the future must start to rise from the south. ”

"Listening to you say this, there is really some truth, so let's go to the ancient city first, and then go to the south when I'm done, but where exactly should I go?"

"Huazhou City. Martin estimated that the current special zone is still under construction, and gave such a suggestion, at this time Huazhou should be the most open place in the country, the only uncertain factor is whether the Huazhou exhibition has been opened.

"I know Huazhou City, okay, then I'll go and have a look, thank you pony. ”

"You're welcome, by the way, Brother Wang, have you been to the clothing wholesale market in YuSB District?"

"Is the wholesale market on Beverly Road? I go there often. ”

"Yes, then why do you have to go to other places to study? As far as I know, the style of Fukang Road is relatively complete. ”

"You're wrong, just by listening to the name of the wholesale market, you should know that the things in it are not of high grade at all, and the people who ask me to make clothes are very demanding. ”

"I have a hunch, Brother Wang. ”

"What hunch?"

"You're going to make a fortune in the future!"

"Oh ha, I'm just a tailor, little brother, at most a tailor who will be his own boss in the future, how much money can I make? Hahaha! But I still want to thank you for your good words, I will definitely work hard." ”

Martin could hear the politeness and helplessness in Wang Jun's words, but when he thought of this person, he knew that his future had been positioned, and he was still willing to spend money to go out to study, at least he had a sense of responsibility and self-motivation.

"Brother Wang, do you know how to draw leather plates?"

Wang Jun couldn't help but look at Martin twice, what he said just now is definitely a professional term, could this young man really know a little about clothing.

He didn't know that when Martin was serving his sentence in prison in his last life, he happened to be engaged in garment processing, and the daily work he did was also painting and making patterns.

"These things are essential professional skills for tailors, and I don't brag about them, but whatever the clothes, I take them and glance at them, and I can immediately give them the same thing. ”

That's it, it's a shameful waste to just open a tailor shop for such a professional.

"If I could describe a dress in words, would you be able to make it?"

"It depends on how you describe it, and the more detailed you say, the more likely it is that I can make it. ”

"Okay, did you bring a pen and paper?"

Wang Jun naturally carried it with him and quickly placed it on the small table.

"The overall shape of this dress is similar to that of the tunic, but the design of the collar is more personalized, and the buttons are replaced with zippers, which I don't draw well, probably this style ......"

Insiders listened to the door, Wang Jun quickly drew a sketch after Martin explained a few times, and Martin saw that this is what he meant.

Naturally, this clothing style is not Martin's own design, but he depicted it according to the strong men's stand-up collar that he loved to wear in his previous life, which is pure plagiarism.

Wang Jun lowered his head and pondered for more than ten minutes, nodding and shaking his head, he didn't know what kind of attitude it was, and Martin was not in a hurry: the longer he looked at it, the more it showed a problem, and this design shocked the other party.

Sure enough, the first thing Wang Jun said when he raised his head was: "Okay, pony, you have taught me, an old tailor of more than 20 years, a lesson today." ”

"Hey, Brother Wang, I can't afford to say this. ”

"Affordable, only an old fashioner like me will understand that the design of your dress is absolutely brilliant. ”

"Hehe, it's good for you to use it, I still have two ideas, so it's better to tell you together." ”

"Great, let's ......move on."

The distance from the fish market to the ancient city is more than 1,000 kilometers, and the train takes about 20 hours, that is, noon the next day.

Martin only went to the toilet twice, because the train entered the station at every turn, and the attendants of the carriage closed the toilet very diligently.

In addition, some people who do not have seats use the toilet as a rest point, and they do not come out when they go in, and some people who are waiting are really urgent, so they open it directly to the crack in the door.

The difficult trek to the toilet alone was like a war, and I kept talking about borrowing light to let go, and I barely squeezed to the front only to find that there were red letters above the doorknob, and the depression in my heart can be imagined.

There was still room for the sleeper, because the conductor shouted at least three times, and after asking the price, Martin chose to shut up, it was too expensive!

Bear with me, when you earn money, you don't have to squeeze the hard seat next time you go out.

Twenty hours is really difficult for other travelers, but for Martin and the others, especially Wang Jun, they really feel unfinished.

"Brother Wang, I think the material of this suit can be made of a harder fabric, which can better show the straightness of men's clothing. ”

"That's right, I think that way, too. Brother Pony, how do you have such a brain? too ...... I don't even know how to describe it. ”

"Hehe, I've got a few great ideas in my head, but the main thing is you who make it happen. ”

"You must leave me an address, we can't cut off contact. ”

"That's why I'm planning to get in touch with the apparel industry. ”

"That's it, do you think we hit it off?"

"Of course, it can also be called like-minded, maybe we will still be partners in the future. ”

"No need for the future, you are my partner now, so many designs are your ideas, I can't take them for nothing. ”

Wang Jun is a person of rules, although his consciousness has not yet reached the level of patents, he understands that he can't do things without regret.

"I don't know if it's okay, you can try it first. ”

"I was going to stay in Furushi for a week, but now I've decided to go back in two days, and I'm really eager to see how the finished product looks like to you. ”

"Me too, I'll be sure to visit when I get back to the fish market. ”

"I'll wait for you, we'll see you soon!"

The two said goodbye for a moment on the platform, and then went their separate ways.

Martin's student status is still a little naïve, so the address he left for Wang Jun is his father's unit, and his name is also Ma Tiansheng.

After Wang Jun saw it, he was amazed that a young oil worker was still proficient in the garment industry, which was strange!