After a night of starry and moonlit nights, Lu Yao and Wu Jingsheng rushed to Quanshui Town at six o'clock the next morning. They had breakfast at a restaurant and got on the shuttle bus to the county seat at 7:20.

They arrived at the county bus station at one o'clock at noon, and the cousins didn't even have time to eat lunch, so they got on the shuttle bus to Qujiang Railway Station. At half past five in the afternoon, they arrived at the railway station square.

The situation on the square at this time was completely different from the situation that Lu Yao and Ning Hao encountered that day the year before last. Although there are many people stranded in the square, most of them are pedestrians who are rushing home to transfer buses out of the station, and there are not many people who go out to work.

They came to the ticket window to line up and bought their train tickets in less than ten minutes. Fortunately, there is an extra bus to Nanguang Railway Station at half past seven tonight to stop at this station.

They walked out of the square and came to a noodle restaurant on the street, where they each ate a large bowl of noodles and drank a bottle of Erguotou. After eating and drinking, and feeling much warmer, they decided to go into the waiting room to rest.

At 7:15, they entered the platform through the ticket gate and saw that there were no more than 50 passengers waiting to board the train. Lu Yao smiled and said, "Big cousin, we will all have to travel at staggered peaks in the future." You see how smooth our journey was today? There are seats in the car, and there is no need to squeeze to buy tickets at the railway station square. In a situation like this, it should be very easy for us to make up for a sleeper ticket after we get on the train. ”

"Well, in the future, we will choose to go home after the New Year's holiday, and we will choose to go out before the New Year's holiday, which is much easier. Wu Jingsheng responded with a smile.

At half past seven, the train stopped on the platform on time. Lu Yao and Wu Jingsheng chose the No. 9 carriage connected to the sleeper car to get on the bus, which was convenient for making up the sleeper ticket.

They entered the carriage and saw that there were still empty seats in the middle rows, and after they put their backpacks on the luggage rack and sat down, Wu Jingsheng said: "Lu Yao, there are seats in the carriage, we don't have to make up for the sleeper ticket, right?"

"We're going to get to the terminal, and it's going to take a week at the earliest! We were on our way last night and didn't sleep all night, so we'll get a good night's sleep later. Lu Yao said.

"Okay! When the train starts, we go straight to the conductor to make up for the sleeper ticket. Brother, this is also our situation in the past two years, a little better, add some money to buy a comfortable. If three years ago, if we had to make up for the sleeper tickets, not to mention doubling the price, we would have added one or two more yuan, we would not have been reluctant!

"That's not the same time it used to be. People will change in different environments. When I'm hungry, I always want to be able to eat a full meal. When the food and clothing are solved, I want to have a comfortable nest. Once it's time not to worry about food and housing, all you think about is how to enjoy life, which is human nature!" Lu Yao said with a smile.

"Brother, no matter how our environment changes in the future, we must not forget our roots and who we are! At any time, we must not be fluttering, but must be down-to-earth. Wu Jingsheng said earnestly.

"The eldest cousin is right, don't forget the original intention, you have to always, I remember everything! The train has left the station, give me your ticket, you take a rest first, and I will go to the conductor to make up the sleeper ticket." Lu Yao said.

Lu Yao came to the door of the conductor's lounge with two train tickets, and saw a young female conductor sitting in it drinking hot water, he asked, "Comrade conductor, can I make up the sleeper ticket now?"

"How many sleeper tickets do you want?" asked the conductor, holding a glass of water in both hands.

"I want two hard sleeper tickets. Lu Yao replied.

"Okay, do you have a ticket?" the conductor asked.

"We bought a station ticket at Qujiang Railway Station. Lu Yao said and handed the two train tickets directly to the conductor.

"What bunks do you want? You can choose from the upper, middle and lower bunks, and the price difference is twenty. The conductor said.

"Then give me a lower bunk and a middle bunk. Lu Yao said.

Lu Yao made up the sleeper ticket, came to the carriage and called Wu Jingsheng, each took his backpack, and followed the conductor to the sleeper car.

The rest of the journey was affected by the weather, and the moving train would stop temporarily from time to time, sometimes for a day and a half, and the longest stop was two and a half days. It was originally a week's drive, but it took another week to arrive at Nanguang Railway Station after 6 p.m. on the second day of the first lunar month of the New Year.

They got off the train and walked out of the station, went directly to the bus station to buy tickets and get on the train, and arrived at Songlin District, Yunhai City at half past ten in the evening. Wu Jingsheng got out of the car at the airport intersection and called a rental motorcycle on the side of the road to return to the dormitory.

It was already twelve o'clock when Lu Yao returned to the door of the rented house in Phoenix Village, he thought that Liu Jing was sleeping in the room, he raised his right hand and knocked on the door lightly twice, and shouted in a low voice: "Liu Jing, Liu Jing! I am Lu Yao, I am back!"

He waited for about a minute, and there was neither light nor movement in the room. He raised his hand and knocked twice, and just as he was about to call the door again, the door creaked open in the next room. Ali, with messy hair and sleepy eyes, stuck out her head and shouted softly, "Brother Lu, are you back? Don't you bring the key? I'll give it to you!"

"Excuse me, wake you up, I have the key. Ali, didn't Liu Jing sleep inside?" Lu Yao asked with a smile.

"When you went back years ago, she only stayed here for one night and never came back since. But every day during the day, she would come to see Ning Hao and bring us pancakes to eat. Ali said.

"Oh, Ning Hao is asleep, isn't he?"

"He's asleep!Brother Lu, it's been cooling down these days, I'm a little cold in my pajamas, come in and talk!"

"Okay, put on your coat. Lu Yao said and walked in directly.

He walked to Ning Hao's bed first, and saw that Ning Hao was sleeping very deeply, and his right hand was still outside the quilt, so he quickly pulled up the quilt and covered it.

When he turned around, he saw that Ali had already gone under the covers, revealing only a fair, round face outside. He smiled and said, "It's too late, you go to bed first, we'll talk about it tomorrow." He was about to go to the door.

"Brother Lu, sit down, I have something to tell you. Ali shuddered and shouted.

"Is it important? If it's not important, I'll say it tomorrow, I think you're too cold. Lu Yao said.

"It's okay, I'll be warm after a while under the covers. This matter is still very important, please close the door!" Ali said with a smile.