Zhu Xiaohua found his position by the window and sat down.

Jia Liang's position is opposite him, and the other four seats are men and women, adults holding children, old men sitting alone, people going out to do part-time work, and those returning to their hometowns from Los Angeles.

Crowds of people in various costumes, all kinds of smells mixed together.

There are also people who are riding the train for the first time, looking around curiously, and can't hide their excitement.

Zhu Xiaohua sat on the green hard seat, thinking about what song to sing in the next singing competition to win the competition in one fell swoop.

Suddenly, a conductor wearing a red armband walked up in the aisle, shouting, "Everyone take out their train tickets and prepare to check them." ”

Everyone obediently complied and let the conductor check them one by one.

When it was Jia Liang's turn, he couldn't get a train ticket.

The conductor said, "If you didn't buy a ticket, come with me to make up the ticket now." The ticket price is two, pay now. ”

The voice fell, and Jia Liang took out the ticket from his pocket with a "pout".

"Found it, the ticket is here."

The conductor glanced at his ticket and then at his people.

Then he said, "Children's ticket, no, how old are you?" ”

Jia Liang shrank his body: "I'm ...... Seven. ”

As soon as he finished talking at the age of seventeen, someone laughed out loud.

"If you want seventeen, then I will be twenty at most." A middle-aged woman next to her said.

This middle-aged woman has wrinkles and freckles on her face, and her visual age is at least 30 years old.

The conductor picked up his ticket and said, "Don't be poor, go with me to make up the ticket." Make up the other half of the price of six cents. ”

In front of everyone's eyes, Jia Liang followed the conductor to make up the ticket. Along the way, many people cast contemptuous glances.

Zhu Xiaohua turned his face to look out the window, pretending to be unfamiliar with him, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Xin said, this Jia Liang, I told him a long time ago that it is not so easy to evade fares, but I don't believe it, it is really a lack of experience in taking a car.

The green train is slow, and the trees along the way are swaying backwards, not in a hurry.

It takes four hours to get from Los Angeles to Lucheng, which is still a long time, and he can sleep soundly.

In this era, the pace of people's lives is still relatively slow, compared with 2021, at that time, the distance from Los Angeles to Lucheng has already been shortened to 30 minutes.

Zhu Xiaohua closed his eyes for more than an hour, half-asleep, thinking about how to win this game.

During this period, Jia Liang finished making up the ticket and returned to his seat.

Zhu Xiaohua suddenly thought that since Zhu Xiaohua's voice was very similar to Daolang, he could sing Daolang's songs directly.

In this era when the singer Daolang was not yet born, singing his famous songs helped him become famous as soon as possible.

The idea was made, and he already had the answer in his mind as to how to win the game.

"Where's my wallet, my wallet has been stolen!"

Jia Liang suddenly shouted.

Zhu Xiaohua's thoughts were interrupted.

The entire carriage looked at Jia Liang in unison.

At the same time, the woman who was separated by two seats also exclaimed: "Hey, my wallet is also missing, there is a thief!" ”

Hearing the two shouting at the same time, everyone subconsciously touched their pockets.

A short time later, at the end of the carriage, another person screamed and said, "My wallet has also been stolen." ”

Another voice responded: "At that small station just now, two fifteen or sixteen-year-old teenagers got off the train. I saw them with three or four purses in their hands. ”

The man in front of him asked, "What kind of wallet did you see?" ”

"It's just a palm-sized little black leather bag, the kind with a zipper. There are also two hand-sewn ones with lotus flowers embroidered on them. ”

"Mom, the hand-sewn one with lotus flowers is mine." The woman in the middle of the carriage screamed, "It's over, how do I get back?" ”

Jia Liang also had a gloomy face: "The little black leather bag, with a zipper, is mine." ”

Zhu Xiaohua continued to close his eyes, looked out the window, and pondered.

It's not that he's indifferent, but this kind of thing, in this era, in such a crowded carriage, is something that is likely to happen.

The man fled with his wallet and disappeared into the sea of people, and there was little hope of recovering him.

The only thing you can do is to prevent it from happening.

Four hours later, the train arrived in Lucheng.

When I arrived in Lucheng, it was more than half an hour later than scheduled. In this era, everyone is surprised that the train is delayed, but the train that arrives on time has to be guessed by everyone for a long time.

Zhu Xiaohua got out of the train station and rushed to the agreed competition venue.

Jia Liang kept chattering behind him, and he was still thinking about losing his wallet.

"I lost my wallet, how can I go back?"

"If you know it early, listen to you, buy an adult ticket directly, and you don't have to make up the ticket anymore, and you will be targeted by thieves."

Zhu Xiaohua didn't squeak, and while walking, he observed the way to the China Hotel.

There are very few cars and motorcycles on the streets, but bicycles are everywhere.

People still don't have any traffic concepts, and those who drive in the forward direction and those who drive in the opposite direction quickly overlap at the intersection.

The China Hotel is five kilometers from the train station, just outside of the bus distance.

A white bus drove by, and Zhu Xiaohua and Jia Liang got on the bus.

"Master, how much does it cost to go to a Chinese hotel?"

Jia Liang asked.

"One Dime"

The conductor replied.

The female conductor issues tickets for two people, one for each person.

The ticket is a white paper with black lettering on it, which reads: "Lucheng Bus Company Ticket, One Corner." ”

There is also a six-digit number underneath, in red typeface, which reads: 882273, 882274.

Jia Liang looked at Zhu Xiaohua with blank eyes, he was now penniless, and he could only count on Zhu Xiaohua to pay him.

Zhu Xiaohua paid two cents, and the two walked to the back row.

There are very few people on the bus, and most of them are still reluctant to spend the money on the bus, preferring to walk or ride a bicycle.

Jia Liang sat down next to Zhu Xiaohua's seat and said, "Brother Zhu, when you come to this Lucheng, I can only mess with you." Don't abandon me. ”

Zhu Xiaohua didn't answer, he is more concerned about how to win tomorrow's game now.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to come up with Huang Ren's fourteen yuan after five days.

Of course, for the time being, he will not leave Jia Liang behind.

Twenty minutes later, the bus arrives at the China Hotel.

The two got out of the car, and an eight-story brown building stood in front of them. The two entered the first floor of the hotel, asked about the competition venue, and after receiving a positive answer, the two walked to the banquet hall.

There were a few red banners hanging there, and staff were setting up the playing field.

A middle-aged man in a black suit is walking outside the venue.

Jia Liang recognized him and said, "This person is Teacher Zhao who is in charge of registration." ”