We went shopping in the morning, but no one was too embarrassed to go to Zhou's house at noon, so they found a restaurant outside and had something to eat.
I had nothing to do in the afternoon, so I went to the forestry bureau cinema to watch a movie.
In the evening, Tang Fengying still stayed at Zhou's house, while the others stayed in the hotel.
There will be a small train back to the forest farm on September 3rd, departing at 7 o'clock in the morning.
So early in the morning on the 3rd, everyone got up and packed their things, planning to meet Zhou Qinglan and Tang Fengying, and rush to the Sentie Railway Station together.
As a result, before everyone could finish cleaning up, Zhou Mingyuan and his wife came over accompanied by Zhou Qinglan and Tang Fengying.
"Look, we both went to work yesterday, and we couldn't accompany you around the town.
You have to take the car back today, and I don’t have anything good to bring you, so I just bought some food for you to take with you on the way."
Zhou Mingyuan carried a large bag of food and handed it to Sheng Xiping and the others.
The railway station is quite far away from the hotel. There are no tow trucks these days, so we can only walk there.
The train left on time at seven o'clock, so they had to leave quickly after six o'clock and had no time to have breakfast.
Wang Chunxiu thought of this, so he went out to buy some bread and twists yesterday.
I got up early today and boiled some eggs, and hurriedly delivered them to them. I just wanted the children to have some snacks on the way home so they wouldn't go back hungry.
"Uncle, aunt, you are too polite, I really don't need it.
We took the car back to the forest farm, and it was about nine o'clock, so we could go home for dinner and catch up."
Sheng Xiping took a look and saw that the good guy had more bread in his bag than the day before yesterday.
These foods cost a lot of food stamps. If you buy these things, the Zhou family may be out of fine grain this month.
"How can that be done? You finally come to Songjiang River and you can go back hungry?
I’ve brought all this, so just accept it, or else, I’ll let Qinglan hold it?”
Zhou Mingyuan deliberately kept a straight face to scare Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xiping took a look and wondered, what's wrong with this? If he doesn't take it, wouldn't it be the same if Zhou Qinglan takes it?
"Then thank you Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou. When uncle and aunt are free, they can go to the forest farm to play, and I will prepare some delicious food for you."
Sheng Xiping had no choice but to take it.
"Hey, that's right. Go back and give your parents a good son.
Whenever you have the opportunity, take your parents and your mother down together and sit at home."
Zhou Mingyuan and his wife became happy when they saw Sheng Xiping picking up the things.
As for saying "take good care of your son", it is a local habit of speaking, which is probably similar to saying hello to your parents for me.
When I have time to come and sit at home, I usually just say polite words.
But for the Zhou family and the Sheng family, it is probably equivalent to the parents meeting to agree on the marriage.
Sheng Xiping and the others were in a hurry, so Zhou Mingyuan and his wife didn't stay much longer. They left after saying a few words.
A group of young people left the hotel, chatting and laughing, and walked to the railway station.
At around 6:40, everyone arrived at the small railway station.
In these years, traffic in the forest area was congested, and all communication with the outside world was through the forest transport train.
The Songjianghe Forestry Bureau's forest transportation train is divided into three operating lines.
On the northern line there are Kaifeng Forest Farm, Shuguang Forest Farm, Qianchuan Forest Farm and Shengli Forest Farm.
On the middle line are Songshan Forest Farm, Ma'anshan Forest Farm, and Caozihe Forest Farm.
On the southern line there are Funan Forest Farm, Jinbei Management Office, and Manjiang Forest Farm.
This small train runs back and forth on three lines, so the train from Songjiang River to Maekawa runs every three days.
When everyone arrived, the small train had been loaded with coal and water, and the formation was completed. Everyone got on the train directly and found their seats to sit down.
At seven o'clock sharp, the train started.
The twenty-eight-ton small locomotive pulled five green leather carriages, two tank cars and a black caboose.
Honking the whistle and blowing black smoke, I left the station and drove all the way to the forest farm.
In these days, there is no rule against smoking on trains. Many people light up cigarettes when they get on the train, puffing away smoke and talking loudly to others.
Fortunately, it’s just autumn and it’s not too cold yet.
Today's trains are not air-conditioned cars, and the double-glazed windows can be lifted up.
As long as you don't stick your head out, no one will care.
The wind blew in through the car window, bringing fresh air. At least it was not so choked in the car.
"Quick, come and get whatever you want to eat. There's so much food."
The train was running smoothly, and Sheng Xiping quickly took out all the food prepared by the Zhou family and shared it with everyone.
The journey will take at least two hours. Why should we be hungry when we have something to eat?
Gao Haining and the others were not polite, and gave each of them an egg and some bread or twists.
Under the bag, there are a few cucumbers, radishes and the like.
It must have been specially prepared by Wang Chunxiu because he was worried about someone getting motion sick.
In this season, most people’s cucumbers have already been harvested, so I guess these are the late cucumbers specially grown by the vegetable team.
On this railway line, there are Kaifeng Forest Farm, Shuguang Forest Farm, Shengli Forest Farm, Qianchuan Forest Farm and other places.
Among them, people from Shengli Forest Farm need to get off at Shuguang Forest Farm, and then go inward along the Shengli Fork Line by internal combustion engine to be transported to Shengli Forest Farm.
Most of the people on the bus were people from various forest farms who went to town to do business, and most of them came to the bus without eating in the morning.
Anyway, the farthest is only two hours, and the closest is probably less than an hour. I have to go home and eat in a hurry. Eating out is too expensive.
If no one is eating in the car, I will endure the hunger.
But at this moment, Sheng Xiping and others were eating twist bread and eggs, and the aroma filled the carriage.
Those who take the bus when they are hungry are a bit unbearable.
"At first glance, these are the educated youths who have gone to the mountains in the bureau. None of them know how to live.
How much does it cost to take a car and eat and drink?" Some people were whispering and discussing various things over there.
Sheng Xiping and the others didn't bother to care what others said, as long as they weren't hungry anyway.
Each person ate a piece of bread or twists and an egg. When they felt it was too dry, they picked up a cucumber and chewed it in their mouths.
The fragrance of cucumber wafted out instantly, and along with the crisp sound, it became even more appetizing.
"We still have twists and bread, so hurry up and eat."
Sheng Xiping saw that there was still some food left in his pocket, and urged everyone to eat quickly.
Gao Haining and others waved their hands, "I can't eat that much after waking up early, so just keep it.
This thing can be stored for several days, so it's good to bring Qinglan food."
Bread and mahua are fine grains, and they contain oil and sugar, so they are definitely good things at this time.
The Zhou family has prepared so much. It's not okay for Gao Haining and the others not to eat, but they can't really eat them all. They have to leave some for Zhou Qinglan.
"No, no, you can just eat."
When Zhou Qinglan heard this, she quickly waved her hands and picked up her bag to share the food with everyone.
"Let's have a radish, Xiping, have you brought a knife? Cut the radish and let's chew it together.
Fengying feels a little motion sick, don't they all say eating radishes is useful?" Gao Haining made an excuse and took out the radishes.