Chapter 6 Going to the Countryside and Shangjiang Brigade
Chapter 6 Going to the Countryside and Shangjiang Brigade
"When you get in the car and carry so many things, why are you wearing those things? What if you lose your luggage?" She refused directly.
Impossible, absolutely impossible to wear!
Seeing that what she said made sense, Zhang Mei stopped asking and helped carry the suitcase, and the two of them went straight to the train station.
At this time, the train station was mostly full of teenage children, their parents and relatives seeing them off, and all of them were either crying or looking ambitious.
Shen Man didn't shed tears. She found a seat and sat down. It was a seat for two by the window. She was very satisfied.
"Xiao Man, take good care of yourself when you go to the countryside, and write home if you have anything to do, you know?" Zhang Mei's eyes were slightly red, and she shed a few crocodile tears.
Because there was no reluctance in her eyes at all, who could she be?
However, in this situation, Shen Man couldn't say anything. He nodded and pretended to be sad, then lowered his head and remained silent.
The train was about to leave, and Zhang Mei got off the bus and waved goodbye to her. But because Shen Man was sitting on the other side, she could only watch.
"Woooooooo..."
The train's whistle sounded and it began to run slowly. This kind of green train is specially used to transport educated youth, and it can also be regarded as an express train.
Basically, there are no stops at the bus stops, and the people who stop and get on the bus are all educated youths.
Sitting in his seat, Shen Man looked at the people around him. Everyone was chatting freely, and there were people from all over the world.
She didn't want to join, she just wanted to wait quietly.
Zhang Mei had told her before that the place where she would go to the countryside this time was the Northeast, but she was not worried.
As long as there is space, it doesn't matter if life is hard, as long as you stay away from those family members.
I guess they chose a place so far away because they were afraid that the original owner would go home to enjoy the autumn breeze. Otherwise, it would have been possible to find a rural area near the capital, but they didn't do that.
Leaning against the window, Shen Man gradually fell asleep listening to the noisy sounds in his ears.
A total of three days of itinerary, even in autumn, ordinary people cannot bear it.
In order to avoid being noticed, she came through wearing a set of clothes.
The smell on my body was almost sour, and of course everyone else was the same. It was extremely hot at noon on the train, and everyone would be sweating.
There are many people getting off the bus along the way, but no one getting on the bus. We are almost at the northernmost point, where else to go?
People in the car usually don't have much to do, and everyone is very harmonious when out and about.
Finally, three days later, amid the singing of the train broadcast, Shen Man finally arrived at his destination.
Shen Man immediately got off the bus with his suitcase and looked at the station in front of him, feeling filled with emotion.
It’s a long journey to the red brick bungalow. Only the site is relatively new, and the houses are very old.
There were many people getting off the bus. She looked around and saw a very high plaque.
"Welcome educated youth to the countryside - Shangjiang Brigade."
Shen Man immediately walked over there. The place where she went to the countryside on this trip was the Shangjiang Brigade, which was under the control of Hongqi Township.
The man holding the sign was a man in his fifties, with dark skin and wrinkles on his face.
At this time, there were several people standing next to him. They were probably all educated youths who had gone to the countryside. They were all wearing big red flowers, which really looked funny.
"Hello, I'm Shen Man from Beijing." Shen Man went over to say hello, and the luggage on his body jingled.
She was a little embarrassed at first, but seeing how everyone was doing it, she wasn't that embarrassed anymore.
"Welcome, my name is Zhang Fenghai, and I am the captain of the Shangjiang Brigade. Comrade Shen, you are the last one, let's go."
Zhang Fenghai looked at the young people behind him and couldn't help feeling worried.
Several people left the train station one after another, and there were many people outside.
"That's the tractor of our brigade over there. You are lucky. We just bought it this year. The educated youth who came last year all went back by oxcart." Zhang Fenghai helped everyone get on the tractor and then carried their luggage.
The driver, a man in his thirties, also helped.
After getting in the car, Shen Man thanked him and sat on the small bench to steady himself. It would definitely be bumpy when driving for a while, so he had to secure all the luggage. The kettle would be broken when the car arrived.
"Comrade Shen." A boy in his twenties sitting next to her came over to say hello.
"I'm from Jincheng. My name is Li Tianbao. Let's help each other more in the future!"
He smiled enthusiastically and took out a few pieces of fruit candies wrapped in transparent paper from his pocket and handed them over.
"Thank you, I won't eat it." Shen Man refused directly. There were plenty of candies in the space, and she wasn't greedy for other people's things.
What's more, eating people's food and taking people's food with short hands, it's better not to take it.
Li Tianbao was stunned for a moment when she refused, but he didn't force herself on her.
"Comrade Li Tianbao, this is wrong of you. We are all equal. You can't just give it to Comrade Shen without giving it to us." A little girl with short hair said with a smile.
Hearing this, Li Tianbao chuckled and said, "Comrade Wang Yue, come on, come on, didn't I want to give it to Comrade Shen first? It's my fault."
As he said this, he immediately distributed the candy bars in his hands. Everyone had one, including gay men.
In addition to Li Tianbao and Wang Yue, there were two other people in their car, a man and a woman.
The two seemed to be together, often talking and laughing with their heads down.
After the car left Hongqi Township, it started to bump. Everyone stopped talking. The main reason was that the bumps were uncomfortable.
Shen Man's body bones are relatively weak, and now he is starting to suffer from motion sickness.
She tried her best to endure the discomfort, then closed her eyes to rest.
After more than half an hour of continuous jolting, someone finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Captain, how long will it take to arrive this time? This is too uncomfortable!" Li Tianbao asked while lying on the iron railing.
In addition to a tractor driver, Captain Zhang Fenghai was sitting in front.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Fenghai replied loudly: "Comrade Xiao Li, we will be there in one hour, very soon."
I can't help but make it louder. This tractor is too loud. I can't hear it if I lower it.
"It will take another hour? Is this fast?" Li Tianbao's face was full of disbelief, and he sat down in the back, feeling depressed.
Everyone has also heard this sentence, an hour? Why is the Shangjiang Brigade so far away?
And Shen Man no longer cares about how far it is, she just wants to get there quickly.
After an hour of continuous bumping, the tractor finally arrived. It was surrounded by mountains, and the trees seen on the road were towering into the clouds. Those who didn't know it thought they had entered a virgin forest.
"Oh my god, we're finally here."
Everyone got out of the car one after another. Shen Man got out of the car smoothly with the help of Li Tianbao, but his legs were very weak.
Everything was put on the ground. Zhang Fenghai came over and said: "This is the collective household where educated youth live. The lesbians on the right and the gays on the left. If there are available rooms, you can choose for yourself."
"When you finish cleaning up, I'll come over and tell you."
The man said nothing, turned around, got on the tractor and left.
Looking at the surrounding environment, although it was very backward, Shen Man felt free.