Chapter 24: Familiar Faces

Uncle Guang noticed Zheng Da Niu's gaze and asked in a low voice, "Da Niu, what's wrong?" Zheng Daniu spoke in an urn and was a little honest, but he was a qualified bodyguard, Yang Yue was very familiar with him, and he also asked.

"Young master, be careful of those few, it's obvious that they are soldiers!"

Yang Yuanzhao took a closer look at these figures who looked relatively strong, compared with the relatively thin in this era, they were much stronger, and their bodies were full of strength, and the most important thing was that they were energetic, and they had a high-spirited momentum.

Yang Yuanzhao and the others looked at them and seemed to have attracted their attention, and several people turned their heads in unison, and their sharp eyes swept over Yang Yuanzhao, and finally fell on Zheng Daniu's body, looking at them unscrupulously.

Soldiers, often looking for the object that threatens him the most at the first time, feel so keen, but Yang Yuanzhao seems to feel it, the one sitting in the center seems to have some familiarity, he seems to have seen him in some places, but he can't remember that it is there.

Yang Yuanzhao knew very well that in this era, he didn't have any acquaintances, which made him feel familiar, perhaps, it was the big man in Chinese history, and he took two more looks before retracting his gaze.

The departure time is getting closer and closer, more and more people, compared with Zhengtai Road with only 7 carriages, there are more people on the Pinghan Railway, and the carriages of the train are relatively more, this is not the starting station, but it is also a big station, the stopping time of the train in the Pinghan Railway has reached 20 minutes, lined up, followed the flow of people, and walked on the train, Yang Yuanzhao breathed a sigh of relief slightly, the environment of the B ticket is relatively good, compared with the hard seat carriage of later generations, it is much stronger, some are like first-class tickets for the EMU, and the seats are longer, You can also lie on your back and rest.

The five of them together can sit in a row, Yang Yuanzhao Yang Yue, and Uncle Guang in a row, and the other two guards sit behind them.

The Pinghan Railway is relatively safe, different from Shanxi, many places are still steep mountains, the Central Plains, the plains are relatively more, and it is a place with better development in all aspects, and you can see densely populated farms and small towns from time to time.

A few people also began to relax, just sat down, there were footsteps in front of them, the three in the waiting room, Yang Yuanzhao's attention figure, actually slowly walked in front of him, looked at the ticket, looked at the ticket in his hand with some hesitation, after the man in charge nodded, the three of them sat down.

It's not the same as the others who sit down loosely, even if they are sitting, they are sitting straight and straight, looking different from others, obviously, obviously military temperament.

Looking out of the window, there are people slowly coming up, in the flow of people, there are a lot of foreigners, boarded the first-class carriage, just got on the train, when passing by the first-class carriage, to the first-class carriage, a second glance, basically inside, all are foreigners, some like the feeling of an international conference, in the late Qing Dynasty China, I am afraid that only on the train or in a big city, can see so many foreigners.

Less than 15 minutes on the train, accompanied by a high whistle sounded, the train started slowly, slightly different from Zhengtaixian, the train of this railway, the speed, a little faster, generally more than 20 kilometers, Pinghan and Zhengtai, the quality of the locomotive, more, should be on the plain, the relationship between fewer turns, Pinghan Railway is much longer than Zhengtai Road, a certain distance dΓΉ above, the whole process is a number that makes people collapse, it takes two whole days.

249 kilometers, on 16,7 hours, more than 1,200 kilometers of Pinghan Railway, is a long distance, fortunately, from Shijiazhuang, only more than 800 kilometers, 2 and a half days, enough to complete this journey, Pinghan Railway is busy, generally, will not stop at night, can be 24 hours of driving, the distance traveled every day, than Zhengtai Road, much better.

The train shook, and he slept very well yesterday, but Yang Yuanzhao was still drowsy and wanted to fall asleep, I don't know when, he fell asleep, and when he woke up, there were snoring sounds in the carriage. The three people on the opposite side also closed their eyes, but when Yang Yuanzhao moved, they quickly turned their gazes, swept them, and turned elsewhere, very vigilant.

"Young Master Yang, you're awake!" Uncle Guang said.

Yang Yuanzhao looked around, the train seemed to have stopped, and the surrounding scenery did not move, why did it stop again.

"Just now, the conductor came to inform us that we are going to stop for 20 minutes, why don't we go to the dining car to eat?" Uncle Guang glanced at Yang Yue, who was sleeping in Zhengxiang, and said in a low voice: "The young master has already used it!" ”

In this era, there are not a lot of convenience foods, and on the train, in addition to the dining car, it is the dry food that people carry, and you can't buy a first-class ticket, so you can go to the dining car to enjoy dinner.

Uncle Guang took Yang Yuanzhao and another bodyguard to the dining car, it was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, this time is not the time to eat, but the charm of money is still huge, 20 yuan, even in the city, you can buy a good meal, the same is true on the dining car, four dishes and one soup, the chef did it himself, and soon the hot meal was delivered, the current dining car has not yet formed the style of later generations, such as eggs are salty, and there is smoked fish and bacon and the like, the train runs slowly, and the station stops for a lot of time, Many of the dishes are purchased at local stations.

At this time, among the dining cars, there are still a lot of foreigners, it seems that the British are the majority, the Yangtze River basin, has always been the focus of the British control, if you say to Shanghai, maybe you will go to the sea from Tianjin, directly to Shanghai by sea, but to Wuhan, or some cities in Hunan and Hubei, the Pinghan Railway is their inevitable choice.

Yang Yuanzhao's English is very good, during the meal, I also listened to what the foreigners next to him were talking about, but unfortunately they were all chatting about the weather, and I didn't hear much, after a meal, Yang Yuanzhao slowly returned, at this time, the train had not yet departed, it stopped at a vacant railway track in the station, counting the time before and after the meal, it was almost an hour, it seems that this time the train must be late.

The railways of the late Qing Dynasty, in many cases, were a railway for a company, with few associations and relatively easy to manage, but the strength of the company determined the quality of the railway's service.

"Uncle Guang, have you asked, why did you stop!"

Uncle Guang said in a deep voice: "I have already asked, the rain the day before yesterday damaged the roadbed here, and now when it comes to guΓ², it must be slow, and it is estimated that the car in front will soon exceed 10,000!" ”

Among the three people opposite, the one who seemed to be a little more loyal scolded directly: "Straight lady thief, this broken railway, always stops!" ”

Yang Yuanzhao was overjoyed in his heart, and was worried that he couldn't talk to him, so he said: "This big brother often takes this road, and there are so many parking on the Pinghan Line!" ”

"It's not very often, but during this time, I have made a few trips back and forth, and 2 of the 3 trips will be late, which is really a headache!"

"It seems that the quality of the railway is not good, when I was in the UK, I didn't encounter so many stops, unless there was a landslide caused by a heavy rainstorm, some time ago, there was not a lot of rain?"

"Who said no, hundreds of kilometers, far from abroad, you look like a foreign student, coming back from studying in the UK?"

"Oxford, what about the three?"

The one in the center glared at the speaker, but did not refuse Yang Yuanzhao's inquiry, and said, "We are soldiers!" ”

"Soldiers, no wonder they are so well-eyed when they walk, sit, and stand, they must be heroes among soldiers!"

"Of course, who doesn't know that we Feng ......"

"That's it!" The man at the head snorted coldly, glared at Zhonghou, the scene was a little cold, but Yang Yuanzhao's eyes lit up, looking at this face, it seemed to be more and more familiar, and it coincided with the figure in his memory, and the smile on his face became stronger and stronger.