As a result, the team changed from three people to four people.
The four people are like the four masters and disciples who are studying in the West. Among them, Ahua plays the role of Tang Monk and is protected by everyone. Lu Ning plays the role of Sun Wukong and protects them. Zhang Hengsheng is like Sha Monk, who is now responsible for fetching things. Old Man Liu is more like Zhu Bajie, who appears from time to time.
Some ideas, some tricks.
The next day after setting off together, the four of them entered a nearby county.
Lu Ning took them to the county town for supplies and then set off again.
Their target is the train station in Luojing City.
The closer you get to Luojing City, the more refugees you meet. Many of them, like Lu Ning and others, can no longer endure it any longer, so they start to flee to neighboring provinces and cities.
If they had no choice, they would not want to leave their hometown.
A team of four people is already considered a small group among people fleeing from famine. Especially the presence of three men in the team makes some lone fugitives who have less time to flee from famine subconsciously stay away.
It took nine days in total from Dagou Village to arriving in Luojing City.
There are more and more people fleeing famine on the road.
The four of them rushed to the train station immediately.
The entrance of the train station was crowded with people, a sea of people, and there were large troops here responsible for maintaining order and checking tickets.
Nowadays, the drought is so serious that taking the train is free.
But the only requirement is - you can't bring anything with you.
"For the cause of the Anti-Japanese War and for wartime railway control, disaster victims must register at the local train station and verify their identity before they can ride the train for free."
The train station radio kept playing this passage.
"Listen up, the place on the train is tight now, and no one is allowed to bring anything on the train."
A guard held a loudspeaker and kept shouting to the surging crowd.
As the crowded crowd passed through the gate set up by the guards, everyone's baggage was thrown aside, including various quilts, food and other items.
The food that some people managed to get by selling their wives and children was naturally so precious that they would not be willing to throw it away.
So some people turned back midway.
Lu Ning carried Ahua on his back, followed by Old Man Liu and Zhang Hengsheng, and squeezed through the crowd towards the train entrance.
"Master Lu, what should we do with our food and pots?"
Seeing that the people in front of him had their belongings thrown away, Old Man Liu became anxious.
Zhang Hengsheng also looked at Lu Ning eagerly.
They were afraid of starvation, fearing that Lu Ning would have no money and would starve again when the food was thrown away.
"No more."
Lu Ning shook his head at them.
After hearing Lu Ning's words, the two of them were a little reluctant, but there was nothing they could do.
The crowd pushed in and entered the gate set up by the guards. The guards took away a bag of grain and a pot from Zhang Hengsheng and threw them aside.
The woodchopping knife was also confiscated.
Four people squeezed in.
The inside is somewhat similar to a modern train station, and there are also people responsible for checking tickets.
However, there is no ticket checking at this time, only a stamp on the back of each person's hand.
After Lu Ning and others were stamped, they entered the waiting hall, then stepped out of a door and boarded the train directly.
The entrance to the train was very crowded, but with Lu Ning's strong body, he could not move like a mountain, and only other people were squeezed out of the way.
Fortunately, they came up early and there were still some seats.
All four people sat down at the nearby seats.
There are no seats for those who come in later, so they can only stand.
But there are exceptions.
For example, rich people.
A few well-dressed people will use their money to buy parking spaces.
"I'll give you two dollars, how about you give me your position." There was a man who wanted to make a deal with Lu Ning.
Two ocean dollars is already a very high price for ordinary people.
Most ordinary people can only earn three or four yuan a month.
"You can find someone else."
It's a pity that he found the wrong person.
In response to Lu Ning's rejection, the man smiled coquettishly and didn't mind, then turned around and continued to inquire nearby.
After a while, Lu Ning saw him sitting down not far in front.
And a disaster victim happily took over two pieces of the ocean.
It was evening and the train had not left yet.
Ahua's small body sat on Lu Ning's lap. Next to Lu Ning sat several ordinary victims. There was commotion in the carriage from time to time. It was very dark inside and there were no lights.
At this moment, outside the carriage.
In the darkness, a dense group of victims rushed toward the train, and then they all climbed onto the train regardless of who they were.
Some victims rushed into the carriage crazily, and some climbed onto the roof.
The guards quickly spotted the victims and began blowing whistles and shining flashlights.
They chased after them and pulled the victims off the carriage.
"Hurry up, hurry up!"
the captain of the guard shouted loudly.
"Woo!"
The train starts slowly.
But the victims are still coming. There are so many people, like ants.
The guards had no choice but to let these people climb up.
The train roared and began to move slowly.
As soon as the train moved, some people were thrown off.
But the people behind continued to move forward.
"Quick, push up."
Inside the carriage.
The already crowded carriage suddenly became even more crowded, with people crowded close to each other.
There were more people on the roof of the train, and it was packed with people, sitting one next to the other.
In addition to transporting people, trains also transport goods, and the goods are also filled with people. Some of the old, low, empty carriages for transporting goods are also packed with people, like fish squeezed together.
But even if there are so many people, a train can only take more than 3,000 people at most.
Some people who didn't take the ride chose to escape on foot along the railroad tracks.
"Kuji Kuji."
The train moves forward.
Zhongzhou Province is located in the middle and lower reaches of the river in the southern part of the Beihua Plain.
The terrain is from north to south, from east to west. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east. The north, west and south sides are composed of Taigao Mountain, Niufushan, Botong Mountain and Dayin Mountain, and are distributed in a semi-circular shape along the provincial boundary.
The closest to Zhongzhou Province is Xidu Province, but it is nearly 500 kilometers away.
The train maintains a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, and it takes nearly 17 hours to reach the next stop, Daxing City, Xidu Province.
It's late at night.
Ahua in Lu Ning's arms has fallen asleep.
Many people are asleep.
Some people even lay directly on the iron floor of the train car.
Lu Ning didn't sleep. Whether he slept or not didn't have much impact on him now.
Bang, bang, bang.
At this time, a crashing sound suddenly came from outside.
"ah!"
It was accompanied by screams from time to time.
It turned out that they were the victims on the roof of the train. Some of them accidentally fell asleep, fell off the roof of the train, or were squeezed down when the train turned a corner.
These people fell to the ground motionless and turned into corpses.
When the train passes through the culvert, more people will die.
These people were killed directly, and their bodies were covered on the top of the train for a while.
As the train moved, the bodies on top of the train either fell off on their own or were pushed off by others.
Bodies were dumped on both sides of the railway.
Seventeen hours, with stops in between.
Some people got on the bus and some got off the bus along the way.
Very few people got off the bus.
Many people were afraid to get off the bus, fearing that there would be no place to sit. Some people were so anxious that they even peed in the carriage.
Only rich people would buy something to eat from the vendors outside the train.
Lu Ning naturally bought some food.
Although the victims looked on eagerly, no one took action to snatch it.
Ahua, Old Man Liu and Zhang Hengsheng ate the peanuts bought by Lu Ning with great gusto.
As the train moved, they slowly began to enter the border of Daxing City, Xidu Province.
The external environment also started to look a little green from being desolate at the beginning.
The closer you get to your destination, the more green you get.
The crowd on the train started cheering, and some even had tears in their eyes.
It seemed like they had finally come to heaven from hell.
Lu Ning was also affected by their atmosphere, with a smile on his face.
The train slowly stops at the station.
Disaster victims poured out of the train.
But after getting off the train, many victims had no idea where they were going, and their faces were blank.
They only knew how to escape here, but now that they are there, they still have nowhere to go.
Daxing has become the first choice for refugees to escape famine. Countless victims have flocked to Daxing City, but those without money still have to wander outside.
What's more, there are also not a few people who starve to death.