Lin Yuezhen nodded and gestured: "Just like me, my brothers used me as their year-round servant and thought they were at a disadvantage. Seeing that my life was getting better, they immediately joined me. Why don't you think about it, if it weren't for my uncle and aunt and you?
The thatch on my grave has grown tall."
Lin Lan smiled and said: "Sister Yuezhen, people are mutually beneficial. You must be worthy of help, so my parents will help you."
When she was at home, Wu Shufen had warned her to be wary of the Yuezhen brothers, fearing that they would pester Yuezhen to teach her brothers how to make cakes.
In fact, she also thought that if Lin Yuezhen was deceived by her brothers again, her relationship with Lin Yuezhen would be over. People with no ears are not worth helping.
Lin Yuezhen gestured sincerely: "I will always remember your great kindness!"
Lin Lan patted her hand and didn't say much. He told her and Qiaohui that he and Xiangyang were going to the provincial capital to buy aniseed, and asked them to help take care of the house and Xiaodouzi.
The two of them told her to go without worries, they would be watching over her at home.
When Xiaodouzi came back from school, Lin Lan said to him: "Son, mother and Uncle Xiangyang are going to the provincial capital. You can help mother take care of the house at home, and you will feed the chickens and geese in the pen."
"Mom, is the provincial capital far away? How many days will it take for you to come back? What should I do if I miss you?" Xiaodouzi frowned and asked one question after another.
Lin Lan held him on her lap and sat down, and said softly: "The provincial capital is about the same as Shishanling. Let's come back in three days at a faster time, or in four days at a slower time."
"Alas!" Xiaodouzi leaned in her arms and sighed like a little adult, "I will feed the chickens and geese."
Lin Lan laughed after hearing this and pinched his nose: "Why are you sighing, little man?"
Xiaodouzi hugged her neck: "I can't bear to leave you and Uncle Xiangyang."
Lin Lan patted his vest and said with a smile: "A man, your mother-in-law and others will laugh at you."
"Uncle Xiangyang said that I am not a man, but a boy." Xiaodouzi looked at her proudly and said.
"Okay, okay, mommy is taking our boys to dinner."
In the afternoon, Li Xiangyang went to Zhou Xiaohong's house and made an appointment to take the train to the provincial capital tomorrow morning.
Zhou Xiaohong learned that Li Xiangyang was going to the police station to write a letter of introduction, so she asked her family Chen Dongming to go to the police station with him and ask Yao Xiuyun to write a letter of introduction.
Li Xiangyang opened the letter of introduction, and the two of them went to the train station to buy train tickets. Chen Dongming said that it was a three-hour journey, leaving in the morning and arriving in the afternoon. He did not need to find someone to buy a sleeper, but just bought a hard seat, and brought a pair of poker cards on the train. Four people
I'll be here after playing cards.
Zhou Xiaohong came to Lin Lan again and bought fungus, mushrooms and peppercorns to give to Xu Mingxuan.
Early the next morning, Lin Lan took four Hericium mushrooms, some porcini mushrooms, fungus, and peppercorns, and took a basket to put some kidney bean rolls, pumpkin cakes, and pea cakes that she had made, ready to take them to
Old Chen took it with him.
At half past seven, Li Xiangyang came to Lin Lan's house. The two of them carried their luggage and said goodbye to Xiaodouzi, then rode to Zhou Xiaohong's house, and the four of them went to the train station together.
When she arrived at the station, Lin Lan discovered that the train station in Dongshi was quite shabby, and it was not as good as a small station built thirty years later.
Entering the station, Lin Lan found that there were quite a few people rushing to catch the train. Some were carrying woven bags and urea bags, and some were carrying baskets and chickens and ducks.
Lin Lan had a headache when she thought about the feeling of taking the train in the past. It was okay in winter, the smell on the train was not very strong, but in summer the train was packed like a can of sardines.
Passengers who took a long-distance train and didn't buy a seat ticket would just get under the seat and lay a woven bag as a cushion for the more sophisticated ones, or lie down on the spot for the less sophisticated ones.
Lin Lan didn't buy a seat ticket when she went to buy goods before, and she also slept under the stool. The smell of feet and farts was so sour.
Thirty years later, various means of transportation have become more developed. Discounted air tickets, high-speed trains, and even private cars have become commonplace, making people's travel more convenient.
There are no cameras these days, and the train station is full of scammers and three-handed traffickers. If you are not careful, the money and belongings in your pocket will be stolen.
Li Xiangyang carried the luggage in one hand and protected Lin Lan as he walked in. From time to time, he looked at the malicious guy with warning eyes, reminding Zhou Xiaohong and Chen Dongming to be careful.
It was a November day, and when they squeezed out of the ticket gate, they were all sweating.
Zhou Xiaohong wiped her sweat and sighed: "Why are there so many people?"
Chen Dongming also said: "Last time I came to see Xu Mingxuan off there were not so many people. How long has it been since then? There are only so many people driving the car."
Li Xiangyang remembered that when he went to Yao Xiuyun to open a letter of introduction, there were already several people lined up: "Let go, it will be easier to open a letter of introduction, and more people will go out to visit relatives."
Lin Lan thought it was because there were too few trains now. She looked at the ticket and pointed to the front: "Car No. 8 is in front."
"Let's go!" Li Xiangyang pulled her forward.
These days, trains are divided into express trains and local trains. Lin Lan and the others took the express train, which did not stop at small stations in towns and cities, but only at large stations in the county.
The four of them got on the bus and found their seats. The seats were next to the toilet. Lin Xiangyang smiled and said: "Fortunately it is winter. It smells a bit loud sitting here in summer."
Chen Dongming smiled and said: "Whatever, it's good to have a seat."
Zhou Xiaohong nodded and whispered to the three of them: "Please take care of our things later. I heard them say that there are a lot of three hands in the car."
Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang nodded, and Chen Dongming said: "I know, when I entered the station just now, I saw three hands squeezing into the crowd."
There was a row of seats for three people, and one was opposite. Li Xiangyang and Chen Dongming put their luggage on the luggage rack.
Chen Dongming sat opposite the window, while Lin Lan, Li Xiangyang and Zhou Xiaohong sat in the same row.
Then came a pretty little girl with big braids, big watery eyes, and white and tender skin, which made people like her just by looking at her.
The little girl glanced at Lin Lan and the others, put the urea bag and basket she was carrying on the stool, and was about to take off her shoes and put her things on the luggage rack.
"Little sister, let me put it on for you." Chen Dongming stood up and helped her put her luggage on the luggage rack.
After thanking him with a blushing face, the big braid quietly sat down in his seat.
When the train was about to start, a fat white woman in her forties with curly hair and wearing a brown coat walked over from Car No. 9 and sat next to the little girl.
The fat woman looked very kind. After sitting down, she glanced at Lin Lan and the others. When she turned her head and saw the big braid, her eyes shone and she looked at her with a smile: "Little sister, you also go to the provincial capital.
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The little girl hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Lin Lan felt that the eyes of the fat woman and the little girl were full of eagerness, like a hunter who found a good product and couldn't wait to take it into his bag.