Chapter 7: The Train to the Imperial Capital
Want to go from Kanghai to the imperial capital, it is a very simple thing, this naïve idea is about the later generations are accustomed to all kinds of high-speed rail, bullet trains, airplanes after the baptism of the era of rapid travel, in the era of 96 years, travel is more like a war, but also to bear the torment of a long journey.
From waiting at the station to boarding the train, Zhou Bai was sweating, Rao was full of physical strength, and he was also tossed a lot. However, because it was the first time I went out, everything I saw and encountered was novel, which eliminated a lot of melancholy of leaving my parents and going far away, after all, this is a big heart.
"Air-conditioned hard seat express sleeper" is the seven big characters on Zhou Bai's train ticket, which means that the train he took is an express train, with air conditioning and sleepers, and the price is that it costs four hundred and fifty oceans, and the salary of ordinary people is a month, so it is really not easy to travel in this era.
At this moment, there are really a lot of people crowded to get on the train, and Zhou Bai also found his place in the crowd. He really didn't have much luggage, in fact, it took up a lot of clothes, because the imperial capital was very cold at the moment, and he had to bring enough thick clothes.
"Uncle, I'll help you. Zhou Bai saw an uncle who was wearing a set of white-washed tunics, a pair of dirty green military shoes under his feet, dragging a woven bag larger than a person, and looked about sixty years old, and hurriedly went up to help.
"Thank you, young man. The uncle looked up at Zhou Bai and accepted it, after all, he is a little old, and it is really tiring to carry so many things alone, and it is better to have a handsome young man willing to help at this moment.
I took the bag from the uncle's hand, and lifted it vigorously in my hand, yo, the weight of this woven bag is not light, and it is not easy to think about this uncle all the way to drag and lift.
"You're welcome, uncle, what do you call you, you have a lot of things, is this going home or visiting relatives?" Zhou Bai grinned, like a touch of sunshine in winter, warm but not dazzling.
"My surname is Li, you can call me Old Man Li, I'm going home, young man, where are you going?"
"Don't be surnamed Zhou, Grandpa Li, you can just call me Xiao Zhou, I'm going to the imperial capital, you only went back at this time, the year is almost over, can't you buy a ticket before?" Zhou Bai put the big woven bag away, and the luggage rack couldn't be placed, so it could only be placed under the bed, and it had to be stuffed in hard.
"Yo, little brother Zhou, you go so far to the imperial capital, Huacheng can fly directly to the imperial capital, why don't you take a plane?" A big man just walked over and sat down on the lower bunk on the left, it seemed that the bunk was exactly here, and when he heard Zhou Bai's words, he didn't wait for Uncle Li to speak, and said quite familiarly.
Zhou Bai looked up and saw that this big brother was really strong enough, about one meter nine tall, dark skin, two thick arms, this figure was like a bear. He has a thick big gold chain around his neck, and his face looks a bit like the star Wang Baoqiang of later generations, well, the stout version, which looks a little scary and inexplicably joyful, and the painting style is novel.
"What is this big brother's name? You said that I don't want to take a plane, it's mainly that it's too expensive to sit. Zhou Bai smiled, he was telling the truth, and he didn't feel ashamed of saying this.
"Xiao Zhou is right, I heard that it only takes three hours to get to the imperial capital by plane, but this price is really unbearable for ordinary people, I might as well keep this money, it's not good to do something, people now can't endure hardship, we used to go out and toss for a few days It's not a thing. The uncle continued to speak, looking at Zhou Bai's eyes with some appreciation, this young man is energetic, warm-hearted and generous, he is a good guy.
In these years, taking a plane is a luxury thing, the ticket price is expensive, it can be said that taking a plane is definitely a consumption that is difficult for an ordinary family to afford, and the flower city Feidi will cost more than a thousand.
Zhou Bai is not so delicate, and the per capita salary of workers in the country in 96 is less than 400 yuan, and it costs so much money to go out once, even if his parents allow it, he will not choose it himself.
He chose to take a car from Kanghai to Zhancheng first, transfer to the provincial capital Huacheng, and then take a train to the imperial capital.
The stout version of Wang Baoqiang laughed when he heard this, and then said: "My name is Yuan Aijun, and Little Brother Zhou can call me Old Yuan." It's not blowing with you.,I'm just going to Shonan so I don't take a plane.,This plane is expensive.,But it's definitely a pleasure.。 Not to mention the speed, it is also very spacious, in fact, after calculation, you can take a dozen planes by buying a mobile phone, and it is not expensive. ”
"Stout version of Baoqiang" Yuan Aijun's voice is not small, after speaking, he lifted his coat, revealing the mobile phone case on his waist, the temperament of the local tyrant was undoubtedly revealed at this moment, causing a wave of envy and exclamation from the people in the surrounding aisles.
In this era, there is a mobile phone pinned to the waist, which is definitely a symbol of big money.
Zhou Bai fixed his eyes and saw that Yuan Aijun was pinned to a "Ericsson GH337" mobile phone, this mobile phone was only released in 95 years, compared with the brick-sized body of the traditional analog machine "Big Brother", it is definitely small and exquisite.
Zhou Bai also knew that this was the first GSM mobile phone to enter China, it was first sold from Guangdong and Guangzhou, and it just came out to trigger a rush to buy, and quickly seized the Chinese market.
In fact, whether it is the big brother that can be used as a brick, or this small and exquisite Ericsson, it is definitely not cheap in this era, and now this Ericsson on the waist of this "Baoqiang big brother" can be bought for more than 10,000 yuan.
Ordinary people can afford to buy a pager, that is, people say that BP machines are all treasures, and the people who buy them show off all day long.
"That's Brother Yuan, you are rich, you have an extraordinary temperament, you are in business, right?" Zhou Bai smiled brightly, there was neither envy, jealousy, hatred, nor contempt in his heart.
Yuan Aijun is dressed up, but there is no malice, even if people in these years show off their wealth and pretend to be X, they are so simple, which is like the people of later generations, all kinds of routines, have already shown off their level and pretended to be out of the realm, so he said a compliment and a piece of meat is indispensable.
"I, I'm just doing a small business, and they all say that one billion people have nine hundred million businesses, and there are still 100 million to open, and it's too easy to make money these days. Little brother, are you out to work?" Yuan Aijun was secretly refreshed in his heart, this compliment also depends on who he is, the good words spoken by a person with an extraordinary temperament and the words spoken by a poor man, of course, the former makes people more comfortable.
Yuan Aijun also makes sense to ask this, basically there are many people who come out to work at the age of seventeen or eighteen in these years, and it will decrease in later generations.
"No, I'm still in my third year of high school, I'm from Guangdong, and this time I have something to do. Zhou Bai said with a smile, took off his shoes and put them away, climbed on the sleeper above, and then turned his head and asked the uncle sitting on the bunk: "Uncle Li, where is your hometown?"
"I, my home is in Changwu, I was going to go back a year ago, but there are a batch of orders in the factory to rush work, so I have to stay and work overtime, and now I am old, and I can't do it in two years. Uncle Li smiled with emotion, his eyes were a little helpless, the wrinkles on his face were all the lines left by the knife and axe chisel in real life, which were the traces left by life experience.
These are all aspects of life, in the days of family reunion, you have to work hard to work overtime, in fact, they are all for their relatives to get better conditions, even if it is for the children to add an extra set of clothes, they have to work hard to earn money, where does the fireworks of life come from, isn't it from blood and sweat?
"It's not easy for you, but you are very strong now, you are now dedicating to the happy days in the future, we young people should learn from you, and I also believe that you will have a good day to tease your grandchildren. Zhou Bai said sincerely.
"Little brother is right, Uncle Li, you are definitely not old now, my father is older than you, and now he can serve more than a dozen acres of land in the countryside, and the older generation can't tolerate it, so he can't be idle, in fact, it's all for the family." Yuan Aijun said that those who go out to do business are all human spirits, but he also has feelings.
"It's serious, I'm an old antique, what kind of dedication is to lift me, in fact, it's all forced by life. The uncle waved his hand, talking to this young man is comfortable, at first glance he is a cultural person, and he has no arrogance of a cultural person, this Yuan Aijun is a little impetuous, but his heart is not bad.
The train is moving forward, the atmosphere in the carriage has become hot, Zhou Bai is actually getting information while talking to people, and he is trying to observe, if you want to become an actor, no life is equivalent to losing your foundation, Zhou Bai's road is still very far, but at the moment he is on the road.
It's normal for people to be noisy on the train, and the mixture of smells makes the nose suffer a lot, but it's the same on the train, and even in the afterlife, the situation won't change much.
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"No one can bargain with life, so as long as you live, you must work hard. - "Wind and Rain Harvard Road"