Chapter 8: The Painful and Embarrassing Journey to the Western State
After Li Tongfu bought the ticket, the two entered the waiting room half an hour in advance, the waiting room was already crowded with passengers carrying large bags and small bags, because the bag was too large, the two could only see the stitches and needles step by step, the smell of sweat mixed with the scolding of the south and the north, sprinting to the increasingly hot station, in such a tormented waiting, finally the station's broadcast notice, the train to Xizhou began to check the ticket into the station, after a period of restlessness, everyone squeezed to the ticket inspection channel from all directions, and the two were also carried forward by the crowd team, Manual ticket checking, plus everyone with small bags of luggage or goods, very slow, it is Yang Liufang's turn to check the ticket, and the announcement is already informing "The train to Xizhou is about to depart, please hurry up and check the ticket." ”
After hearing the notice, the sound of "Weng" was like a chaotic honeycomb, and the black crowd squeezed forward desperately with packages and luggage, and some directly climbed over the wall of the platform and went crazy to catch the train. Yang Liufang, who had just finished checking the ticket, had never seen this kind of posture at all, and was rolled up by the crowd and surged forward with his feet on the ground, and the goods could not be found. "Brother Afu... Brother Afu..."Liu Fang shouted desperately, but the sound was quickly drowned out in the crowd.
Liu Fang didn't know how to get on the car, he was squeezed between the goods and people like the "yellow intestine problem", he couldn't move when he turned around, he desperately moved his head to breathe, and saw through the gap with his eyes that the luggage rack was lying on the people, this is the railway riding situation in the 80s of the last century, until about 2000, this situation has always existed.
Therefore, dear readers, in recent years, high-speed rail extends in all directions, economic conditions permit, all kinds of means of transportation can be chosen at will, intelligent payment in the station, the application of intelligent ticket inspection makes the ride orderly, everyone no longer has to suffer from crowding, we should all be grateful to the hard-working people in this great country for creating brilliant achievements.
The green train rumbled over the tracks, and when the train passed through Shanghai Station, a group of people went down, and the car was almost empty, but this situation lasted less than ten minutes, and it was instantly crowded with people on the train. The shouting and scolding of the south and the north are endless, and the trains pushed by the passengers who are about to squeeze up behind are shaking. Fortunately, Yang Liufang was clever, and when he got out of the car, he saw someone get into the three-seater seat, and the not tall Liu Fang also followed suit, looking for a car seat to lie underneath just right, and when he was rejoicing, a large package was stuffed over, and Liu Fang squeezed "ouch" with a sound, and also scolded a Wenzhou foul word like Yang Tongfu "Niang Xixi", and then worked hard to adjust his body to make it as comfortable as possible.
Thinking of Li Tongfu, I don't know if this strange and kind little brother finally squeezed in, and I don't know if the two bags of goods were lost, and I thought that the ticket to Xizhou in the dark pocket of my shorts was bought by Brother Afu, and I haven't been able to serve Brother Afu a little, and I actually feel a little sorry in my heart. Lying here at the moment, I can only pray for Brother Afu, hoping that he can board the next train, the two will meet in Xizhou, and then go to help Brother Afu sell shoes to repay his sincere help.
Sometimes the train moved quickly, sometimes stopped to give way, the oncoming train made a piercing rumble, and the crowded people could only huddle together with great difficulty. Liu Fang lay down below, leaning sideways and grasping the stand under the seat with both hands, leaning back on the passenger's luggage, resting his head on the side wall and falling asleep.
It takes two days and nights for this train to reach West. Yang Liufang was awakened by urine, but also woke up by hunger, after waking up Liu Fang, back pain, leg cramps, bladder incontinence, stomach and hunger growling. I didn't think too much, I tried to get out from the side, but I was blocked, and there were things stuffed under the seat on the other side, and I believe that there were people lying behind the things, Liu Fang could only grab the beam on the seat and chrysalis towards the passage little by little, and all kinds of painful discomfort made Liu Fang take a long time to exit. Then he stood up with the back of the chair and squeezed to the toilet position at the junction of the carriage, fortunately, there were only three rows of seats from the bathroom, and Yang Liufang didn't care about face, so he shouted "I want to pee!" I'm going to pee! ”
Finally squeezed through, the door of the bathroom was still closed, and he couldn't open it no matter how he twisted the handle, Liu Fang began to slap the door hard, and finally opened, and there were actually four people squeezed in the bathroom. Liu Fang didn't care too much, squeezed into the door and pulled down his shorts to pee on the side of the bathroom, the splashed urine mist wet the sandals and calves, and the four people who were squeezed inside were also squeezed into a corner as much as possible to prevent too much splashing on the body... It took a full minute to excrete, and in the end, Liu Fang, who was slow, couldn't help but instinctively let out a moan of "oh...".
It is impossible to wash your hands, Liu Fang finished solving the internal urgency and exited, and it was impossible to return to the seat of the car where he was lying, so he could only find a nearby chair to lean on it, and after lying down for a long time, it was actually a relief to stand here.
Now to solve the problem of eating, there were no dining cars selling things on the trains in the 80s, and even if there were, the crowded carriages could not be pushed, and if you want to solve the problem of eating, you either have to bring your own dry food and water, or get off the train and go to the platform to buy it. Liu Fang leaned on the back of the seat, unable to move, and slowly began to sweat, I don't know if he was hungry or not breathable, and later Liu Fang, who made a career in Xizhou, understood that it was a symptom of low blood sugar from hunger.
In the torment of hunger, the car arrived at Xinyang Station. Xinyang Railway Station is a big station, the train has to stop here for 10 minutes, Liu Fang squeezed off with the passengers, and there are staff on the platform who carry bamboo baskets to sell eggs and dry food such as wotou and steamed buns. Liu Fang finally squeezed in, took out the money with the smell of urine from the inner pocket of his shorts, bought two nests and an egg, and devoured them, almost biting his own hand. The jerky multigrain noodles in the wotou shad a painful throat, and Liu Fang rolled his eyes and swallowed downward, not willing to waste any slag.
After swallowing it very hard, I went to buy water, the water was cold water in an iron bucket, an iron spoon hung on the wall of the bucket, 2 cents a spoonful, pay first. Liu Fang drank two spoonfuls before he enjoyed it, and when he wanted to drink it again, the station radio began to urge him to get on the train. Liu Fang didn't care too much, holding the nest head in one hand, holding the egg in the other hand and squeezing the new passengers to the car, when he arrived at the car, the eggs were also squeezed out of the shell, and the crumbs went into the egg white, Liu Fang peeled off the big eggshell and carefully threw it at his feet, and he was choked when he ate the eggs, and it took a long time to recover.