At this point, the whole family has decided to go to Yangcheng.
The mother-in-law cooked white water eggs and made sauced beef overnight for the two of them to take with them on the road.
I originally planned to fry the pancakes, but then I thought that the pancakes were delicious when they were freshly baked, but they would harden as they cooled.
Not only does it taste bad, it's also very chewy.
My father-in-law found two thirty-year-old military coats overnight, patted them and scrubbed them, and prepared them for the two of them to wear.
"When you go out, be sure not to show off your wealth, as this will easily attract the attention of villains. You two will wear these two military coats tomorrow. The temperature in Yangcheng is high, so just take them off and throw them away when you arrive."
Li Ke was very touched, and her parents-in-law were thinking about her.
Although she is not a nineteen-year-old girl who has never traveled far and wide. In her last life, she traveled all over the country to do business and has never been to any nook and cranny.
But that was all later, and she had indeed never been to Yangcheng in 1988.
I heard this from an older colleague in my previous life.
Public security in Yangcheng before the millennium was indeed not very good.
Speedies can be seen everywhere.
There was a girl who went out wearing gold earrings, but was ripped open by the speedsters and her ears were bleeding.
So there are basically no backpacks or jewelry on the streets.
Everyone tries to dress as inconspicuously as possible to avoid being noticed by thieves.
In addition to motorcycle gangs, there are various scams and human traffickers.
It’s better to be cautious when going out.
But with Chen Xingyi around, she wasn't afraid.
Chen Xingyi felt sour in his heart. He had not been treated like this when he traveled far away.
Not only did my mother become the mother-in-law, but my father also became the father-in-law.
Early the next morning, my parents-in-law woke up early to make dumplings stuffed with mutton and radish.
"After eating the dumplings and falling into the noodles, you will be safe when you go out. Especially Coco, please pay more attention to yourself."
Li Ke was very moved while eating the hot dumplings.
In my previous life, I traveled all over the country as an aerial superman, coming and going, even flying to several cities a week.
No one had ever made her a bowl of warm dumplings before she left for a long journey.
After the two of them finished eating the dumplings, they set off wearing their own sweaters and woolen trousers, and ancient military coats on the outside.
First ride a motorcycle to the county, and then leave the motorcycle at the birth shop.
Take a bus to the provincial capital and take a train to Yangcheng at the provincial capital railway station.
Going back and forth, very busy.
After taking the train, it takes thirty hours to reach Yangcheng.
If you can buy a sleeper berth, that's fine, but if you can't, you'll have to sit on a hard seat for thirty hours, which is a lot of suffering.
And there aren’t many trains at this time, so I don’t know if I can buy tickets for today.
If you can't buy it, you can only find a hotel nearby to stay for one night and wait until tomorrow.
The two of them took the bus to the bus station in the provincial capital. Li Ke felt sleepy as soon as she got on the bus. Fortunately, with Chen Xingyi by her side, she could sleep peacefully all the way.
The bus station is still some distance from the train station.
Chen Xingyi called out three bunzi.
When the two of them arrived at the train station, they experienced what a huge crowd of people was.
There are literally people everywhere, standing, sitting, and lying down.
In the cold winter, many people just lie on the ground and sleep with their clothes on, which looks very sad.
Everyone was carrying big and small bags, quilts and mattresses, in short, everything they needed for food, drink, accommodation and transportation.
There were very few people like Li Ke and Chen Xingyi who only brought one bag.
In winter, the train station is very airtight and airtight. It is filled with all kinds of unpleasant smells, such as smoke, mold, foot odor, etc. The smoke gives Li Ke a headache.
Chen Xingyi was afraid that Li Ke would be squeezed by others, so he held her tightly in his arms.
The two of them walked inside, surrounded by the crowd.
After finally reaching the ticket office, the queues at each window were very long, and some even reached the corner.
The two of them randomly found someone and started lining up.
The queue moved forward at a very slow speed. Li Ke felt that his feet were numb even as he stood still.
I really miss the era of convenient transportation in later generations. At least you can buy tickets online without queuing at the window.
And it only takes two hours to get there by plane. Thinking of staying in such an environment for at least thirty hours, Li Ke felt his head hurt even more.
It's not that you can't endure hardship, it's just that there's no need to endure meaningless hardship unless you have to.
Chen Xingyi felt sorry for Li Ke and wanted her to sit down and rest for a while.
But as far as the eye could see, there was no empty space.
We can only continue to stand and line up.
Finally, they were in line.
"Hello, do you have a train ticket to Yangcheng?"
"Three forty-five in the afternoon, hard seat, do you want it?"
Chen Xingyi looked at Li Ke, waiting for her to decide.
"Hello, are there no sleepers?" Li Ke asked again without giving up.
The conductor raised his head and said impatiently: "There are only hard seats. If you want one, bring your ID card. If not, don't delay other people."
After saying that, he looked at Li Ke with some contempt, as if to say, what kind of class do you want a sleeper?
Li Ke silently handed over the two ID cards.
"Two hard seats in Yangcheng cost a total of 96 yuan and 80 cents."
The train left at 3:45, and it was only 10:20 now, more than five hours before boarding.
Li Ke really didn't want to stand and wait in the waiting hall where people were crowded like sardine cans.
After buying the tickets, I dragged Chen Xingyi out.
Once in the ticket hall, the air feels much fresher.
I have to take a car in the afternoon and it’s not that far.
I originally wanted to go to Third Brother's house to rest for a while.
But considering it’s only five hours, all the time spent going back and forth is spent on the road.
So the two of them walked around the train station.
There are many snack vendors around. Li Ke wants to eat this and that too.
Soon I had a bunch of fried stinky tofu, glutinous rice and bamboo tube rice dumplings, bone and flesh fried rice cakes, roasted sweet potatoes, and roasted cold noodles in my hands.
She took a few bites of each, tasted it and gave it to Chen Xingyi.
Chen Xingyi accepted his fate and started eating.
"Have you noticed that the snacks near the train station taste pretty average?"
"Not only does it taste average, it's also expensive and the portion is small." Chen Xingyi expressed his opinion while eating.
"Maybe it's because there are no repeat customers at the train station, so there's no need for word-of-mouth. If you can, you'll steal every one."
"That's the truth, but doing business like this won't last long."
Li Ke didn't know if it would last long, but she really didn't like doing this kind of one-time business.
She prefers to build a brand, build reputation, get repeat customers, and do long-term business.
Any opportunism is temporary, and long-term development can only be achieved by being down-to-earth.
Since there really wasn’t anything good to eat near the train station, and I wasn’t particularly hungry after eating a bunch of random snacks.
The two of them found a stall selling huo shao at noon, bought four huo shao, stuffed them with the soy sauce beef they brought from home, and had it for lunch.
The old man selling the fire was very considerate and poured hot water for the two of them.
