Chapter 24: A Trip to City B
After giving a speech on the rostrum during recess on Monday, Ms. Zhao, the head teacher, found her with an envelope containing the prize money and tickets.
"Teacher Cheng will wait for you directly at the train station tomorrow morning, and you will go home tonight to pack up your things, change of clothes and toiletries. Don't bring too much money, or put it with Mr. Cheng, and when the place is to be used, let Mr. Cheng give it to you. ”
The little girl had never been far away, and Teacher Zhao was a little uneasy, so she gave a few more words. He was originally a serious character, and he kept a straight face when he gave orders, if he didn't know that he was cold and hot-hearted, he would definitely think that he was dissatisfied with Chen Yixin.
"Xin Xin here. ”
At half past seven in the morning, Chen's father sent Chen Yixin to the waiting room of the train station, and Mr. Cheng, who arrived one step earlier, occupied a seat and was waiting for her.
Chen's father was relieved when he saw the teacher, and gave his daughter's ID card and the pocket money he had prepared to Mr. Cheng to help keep it, and then hurried to work.
"I brought you a fanny pack, and you put your papers and money in your fanny pack, wrapped around your waist, and don't take them off easily. ”
Teacher Cheng thinks that Chen Yixin is not young and should learn to keep things by herself, and she can remind her next to her that there is no need to take care of so much like a child.
The waist bag was specially bought for Chen Yixin, it is very thin, not big, the belt can be tightened, and the clothes are covered outside, and it is not easy for thieves to get their hands on it.
The organizing committee is only responsible for reimbursing the round-trip fare and accommodation fee, the ticket is bought by themselves, and the two of them are located next to each other, with a hard sleeper in the middle and upper berths.
When I got on the bus, I found that there were a lot of people, not to mention that the hard seats were gone, and even the side stool positions of the sleeper cars were sold. Many people unceremoniously sit directly on the bed under the bunk, and even unconsciously have to sleep with others, and they are rejected and scolded all the way.
At this time, the benefits of the middle and upper bunks are reflected, although it is inconvenient to climb up and down, but there is no need to squeeze with people.
This car is a new air-conditioned car, the fare is more expensive, and the environment is much stronger than the old green car. From them to City B, it's about a thirty-hour drive.
It's afternoon when I arrive at the station tomorrow, and then I'm free to move, the award ceremony in the morning after tomorrow, visit B University in the afternoon, and there will be a lecture on Friday, and then I'll arrange it myself.
They booked a return ticket on Saturday afternoon, and they had to get home on Sunday evening, just in time for Monday class.
"That's pretty much the way it goes. I'm going to get together with my classmates on Friday and Saturday, can you just wait for me at the hotel?"
Mr. Cheng graduated from a normal university in northern China, and several of his classmates are working in City B, so it is rare to see each other.
"Well, don't worry about me, teacher, I know the map, and at most I'll just walk around. Then I promised to help Wei Zhong and them bring the information books back, and I might have to take half a day to go to Xinhua Bookstore for a while. ”
"Okay, I'll discuss it with my classmates, and I'll make an appointment near Xinhua Bookstore, and then you can come to me and have dinner together." ”
Teacher Cheng doesn't mind showing off his students. Although her work is not as good as her classmates, the students she teaches are excellent, and she has a long face!
"Xinxin?"
A somewhat familiar voice came from the side, and Chen Yixin looked up and saw that it was actually an acquaintance.
"Brother Yan? ”
"It's a coincidence, I heard your uncle say that you were going to City B, but I didn't expect it to be a car. ”
Yan Mingli signed a contract with Liu Bin, and Sun Chao was in charge of the rest of the procedures, he wanted to go back to his hometown to do some errands, and he needed to transfer to City B, but he didn't expect to get together with Chen Yixin.
Yan Mingli simply changed places with the person in the lower bunk opposite, and asked Chen Yixin to sit and play on his bed.
He is a northerner, tall, and those who rub their positions dare to choke with him, so they can only change places stupidly.
Yan Mingli's technical college is in City B, and his hometown is only a three-hour drive away from City B, which is half a snake.
Hearing that their master and apprentice were going to stay in City B for two days to move freely, he patted his chest and said that he wanted to take them to have a good time.
Teacher Cheng is not familiar with Yan Mingli, so he will definitely not play with him, he only said that he has an arrangement, but he is worried that Chen Yixin will be too boring alone. It just so happened that Chen Yixin also needed to find an opportunity to avoid the teacher to do something, so he agreed.
The journey was long, and Yan Mingli, who was good at talking, and had some insight to adjust the atmosphere, also came over to chat with other passengers in the car.
From the conversations of these people, Chen Yixin sorted out a lot of information that he wanted to know.
In early summer, City B has a very different dry climate from her hometown, and the scorching sun starts to shine in the early morning and does not set until seven or eight o'clock in the evening.
The hotel where they stayed was next to the B University, and the award ceremony was held in the small hall of the B University. At noon, the organizing committee organized a conference meal, and after the afternoon visit, meal tickets were distributed to them.
Teacher Cheng had to visit a retired professor first, and he didn't have time to eat, so he entrusted Chen Yixin to the leading teacher in the next room to take care of him.
The female classmate who lived in the next room won the second prize, she was from the southern province and city, her family conditions were good, and she was much more delicate and beautiful than Chen Yixin.
"Let's go play at night. "That female classmate has an outgoing and lively personality, she came half a day earlier than them, and she got acquainted with the other two classmates on the same floor.
"In the evening, the teachers have to rest, and a few of us can go out together, don't go far. ”
"Do you want to go to Panjiayuan?" a male classmate became interested, "I heard that there are a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings there, and I want to find a good pair of calligraphy and paintings." ”
Compared with other students in the competition, Chen Yixin's family background should be the worst, but she has no inferiority complex, and her speech and demeanor are calm and generous, and other students quickly accepted her.
"The other number one is a local, why don't we ask him and see if he can take us there?"
A total of five people won the first and second prizes, and the winners of the local third prize and the winning prize also attended the award ceremony.
But because they only participated in the ceremony because they were in a convenient position, the five did not communicate much with the others.
"I left his phone number and asked. ”
The hotel room can call the local landline for free. The male classmate who proposed quickly got through the phone, and the two exchanged for a while, and then he put down the phone and made an OK gesture.
"Clean up, Xiao Yiyan will come over immediately, it will take about twenty minutes. But now it's very time-consuming, so I'll have to take a taxi, and everyone will share the money equally, no problem, right?"
"What a stall, I give. "The local tyrant female classmate slapped the table directly, looking like you don't let me give it or look down on me.
"It's not ...... like this"
"Oops!" the local tyrant female classmate hugged the arm of another female classmate who objected and shook it, "Xiu'er give me a chance to have a treat." It is fate that we can get together from all over the world, and you will fulfill my little wish. ”
Chen Yixin glanced at the two of them and thought for a while: "That's okay, Ruan Jia gave everyone to share the fare and the money for dinner." Also, I asked for the fare to come back. ”
She knew that Ruan Jia was actually worried that she would have no money, so she said that she would be responsible for the fare. But in fact, Chen Yixin may have the most money, so there is really no need to take advantage of this.
Ruan Jia still wanted to speak, but the male classmate interrupted directly, saying that he should quickly pack up and leave, and don't let the landlord wait for them below.
After Chen Yixin returned to the room, Ruan Jiacai pulled Qiao Feng, the male classmate from the same province, and whispered a few words, then frowned slightly and nodded, and hurriedly went back to the backpack.