The train station is probably the place with the most people. After the whistle sounded, another green train stopped, leaving a group of people and sending off another group of people. The slow green train and the black transport trucks, when the train passed by in the distance, there were the excited laughter of children, who called their mothers while counting the carriages one by one.
"Mom, look, that train just passed by was so long!"
Trains come in different lengths, and when a long train passes by, it causes children to exclaim.
Zhan Aiping and Gu Sheng entered the train station. At that time, the ticket checking was not strict. The train station was crowded with people and looked messy. The walls were covered with colorful propaganda posters and quotations were written all over the walls.
Zhan Aiping felt as if she had walked into an old photograph.
The station attendant at the train station blew the whistle to warn the crowd in the distance who were trying to cross the tracks before the train arrived. Several tracks intersected, and there were large pieces of stones on the ground, with a smell of kerosene.
The bustling crowd dispelled the bleak cold wind. The distant humming and ringing of bells, as well as the lit signal lights, all indicated the arrival of the train.
The car they were going to take arrived.
The crowd was crowding to get on the train, and some lazy young men even climbed up through the windows.
Zhan Aiping and Gu Sheng were not in a hurry to get in the car. Gu Sheng stood in the cold wind to block the wind for her. He did not feel cold either. He whispered in her ear:
"You have one last chance to be a dog."
Zhan Aiping glanced at him sideways. Her luggage was now controlled by someone. She only had a half-drunk bottle of Arctic Ocean soda in her hand, which was bought by someone. Some people were really like that. They used sugar-coated bullets on her while using verbal bombs.
Not only malted milk, he also bought a lot of milk powder to give her in the future.
Are you going to raise her as a child
Many of them were her favorite foods when she was a child.
She kicked his calf: "Don't you think you are being hypocritical? In a place where letters of introduction are needed everywhere, where else can I go if I don't go with you?"
If you can, return her luggage and identity documents to her.
"It's like telling a prisoner with chains on his hands and feet, 'Run away, I won't catch you.'"
"I don't believe you."
Gu Sheng said calmly: "If you run, I won't catch you. Look, is there a vast mountain ahead?"
Zhan Aiping: "...Where should I go?"
"You can go to the mountains and be a savage, eat raw meat and drink blood, and live freely... You are quite good at making fire by rubbing two sticks together."
Zhan Aiping laughed angrily: "From now on, you are not allowed to use matches or lighters when making fire in our house. You will just have to rub wood to make fire every day."
Gu Sheng: "There's no need to light a fire at home. Let's eat in the cafeteria. It's not cold there in winter. If you feel cold, just stretch your muscles."
Zhan Aiping: "I already told you I want to cook for myself."
Gu Sheng laughed and said, "Give up. If you are really lazy, I will ask someone to bring you food."
Zhan Aiping: "... You really don't want to eat the food I cook?"
Gu Sheng sighed: "Once you have tasted it in your life, you will never forget it."
Zhan Aiping's hand holding the soda paused, her lips moved, and she said nothing.
Gu Sheng realized that he had said something wrong. He smiled and said jokingly, "If you force me to eat it, I will eat it too."
Zhan Aiping bit the straw and said, "It's up to you. Eat it or not. Get on the train."
She kicked him on the calf: "Sister's coolie, you move the things yourself."
Having said this, she got on the train with her soda in her arms. Anyway, her luggage had been "confiscated" by someone, so she just wanted to be an empty-handed man and go out with a virtuous porter.
Watching her swift back as she got on the train, Gu Sheng, who stayed where he was, raised the corners of his eyes. He lowered his hat, suppressed his smile, and followed her.
The journey was long, taking several days. Gu Sheng bought two sleeper tickets, which were upper and lower berths. The carriage of this train was quite spacious. There were only two levels of berths, upper and lower berths, painted green, and covered with thin white sheets, some parts of which had turned yellow due to washing.
Zhan Aiping sat directly on the lower bunk, opened the window, and the wind from outside blew in, making her feel particularly comfortable.
Trains of this era are considered the most comfortable means of transportation. Most of them are steam trains, with bursts of black smoke coming out of the front of the train when running. Compared with the high-speed trains of the future, they run slowly and leisurely, and the windows can be opened freely. If the train is not crowded, listening to the clanging sound of the train and admiring the scenery outside the window is a very enjoyable thing.
Many people dream of taking a train.
She was the same when she was a child.
She and Gu Sheng had also counted trains together. On rainy days, his cousin took them to catch the train in the early morning rain. They were all half-grown children, running along the railway tracks. On the road there were rice fields, white walls, and the sound of loud bells.
After that she kept dreaming about this scene. She was running and running in her dreams and dreamed that they would miss the train.
Of course, in the dream, she was always carried on someone’s back. She was too young, so her cousin carried her on her back, and later, Gu Sheng carried her on his back…
"What are you thinking about?" Gu Sheng had already put the luggage away and sat down next to her.
"Do you regret it? Do you want to jump out of the window?"
Zhan Aiping came out of her memories. She took a sip of soda, stared at his face expressionlessly and said, "Don't think so highly of me. I'm very delicate now and can only live off my wife."
Gu Sheng: “…”
"Really, when I was little I wanted to be a spoiled girl, to be pampered and coaxed by others every day."
Gu Sheng was silent for a moment, looked into her eyes and said, "Then I will be your gigolo."
Zhan Aiping: "... I'd better jump out of the window."
Gu Sheng grabbed her wrist, pulled her towards him, and said lazily, "You're already on this pirate ship, you can't run away."
"It's okay to be a little bit spoiled. I don't dislike you." Gu Sheng put a coat on her. "What else do you want to eat? I'll feed you myself while I'm still in a good mood."
How can you take the train without eating melon seeds
"Give me another leg massage. When I ask for a soda, hand it to me."
"I want to drink milk powder later."
—It’s comfortable to be a giant baby.
Hucheng was the starting station. The two berths next to them were temporarily empty. After two stops, a couple got on. With outsiders watching, Comrade Xiaozhan could only regretfully end his short career as a giant baby.
However, she also ordered Gu Sheng around. There was hot water in the sleeper car, so she asked him to make milk powder for her, and continued to peel melon seeds and walnuts for her. When eating lunch boxes, she asked him to give her all the meat.
Most of those who could buy sleeper tickets at that time had stable jobs. The couple working in a state-owned factory next to her were very dissatisfied with her and thought she was a spoiled and troubled girl from a big city who was very difficult to please.
The man said to Gu Sheng privately: "Young man, I am reminding you because you look kind. If you find such a delicate partner, you will be offended in the future."
Gu Sheng said: "I'll coax her in first, and then I'll slowly clean up after her later."
The man was stunned: "..."
He looked at him in disbelief, and then realization dawned on him.
The couple got off the train earlier than Gu Sheng and his partner. While Gu Sheng was getting some hot water, the wife reminded Zhan Aiping, "You have to be careful with your partner. This man turns bad once he gets married. Don't be fooled by his behavior before marriage."
"You are such a beautiful girl, and he wants to coax you into marriage. You'd better not believe a word of the guarantee written by this man."
Zhan Aiping: "... I will be careful."
There are still many good people in this world.
She gave the couple a handful of candy. After they left, she leaned on Gu Sheng's shoulder and sighed, "Do you want to compete with me to be the bad guy like this?"
What the damn desire to win is causing this
But this also adds a bit of excitement to the monotonous journey. The train heading south is slow. Sitting for half a day is leisurely, but sitting for more than four hours is torture, and after that it is just a waste of food.
By the next day, Zhan Aiping really couldn't stand it anymore. She felt uncomfortable all over after sitting for so long, so she leaned on Gu Sheng and acted like a lazy boy.
Maybe she really has become a little pampered. She even thinks the bed is too hard and that a human cushion is more comfortable.
Zhan Aiping was hugging his arms and falling asleep, but there was a commotion on the train. A pregnant woman with a big belly was about to give birth on the train. The conductor was busy setting up a temporary delivery room with curtains. They didn't know which tunnel or dense forest they were in, and they couldn't stop for a while, and even if they stopped, they couldn't get to the hospital.
Because they were in the next carriage, Zhan Aiping and the others also heard the noise. Maybe because they were on the train, the woman in labor was in pain but did not dare to cry out loudly. She only made unbearable sounds when the pain became unbearable, and that sound made them even more uncomfortable.
"If it hurts, scream it out."
"It's okay to shout it out."
The noise over there continued for a while, and then became noisy again.
"The fetus is in an abnormal position... This... is a difficult birth." The middle-aged woman standing next to the woman in labor turned pale. She had no experience in dealing with such situations.
She had only delivered babies a few times, and they were all normal births, so there wasn't much risk.
At this time, most women in rural areas give birth at home. The women around them have more or less some experience in midwifery. Generally, normal delivery is very fast, with the head coming out first, and the baby is out in the blink of an eye.
It will be troublesome if the fetus is in an abnormal position, which will lead to difficult delivery. The head is the largest. If the head comes out first, the body will follow smoothly. But if one foot comes out first, it means it is stuck, which is the most serious.
If it is in the hospital, it is still time to switch to a caesarean section. Otherwise, if it is stuck for too long, the baby will suffocate and the mother's life will be in danger.
But now we are on the train, it is too late to send him to the hospital.
Now it was a choice between saving the mother or the child. The woman was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. She was also timid, with beads of sweat on her forehead. She didn't want to get involved in this. She was not a professional midwife and couldn't stand the cruelty. She stepped back and simply gave up her job as soon as possible: "Let's change someone. I don't have experience with difficult births."
"My grandson, nothing can happen to my grandson!" An old lady in a gray coat was extremely anxious. This time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took a car to find her son, but who knew that the daughter-in-law gave birth prematurely in the car, and it was a difficult delivery.
She had asked someone to calculate it before, and it was definitely a son this time. She wanted to protect her grandson, the root of their Liu family.
The female conductor at the side stopped her with a pale face, as they were also afraid that there would be two deaths.
The woman lying on the mat giving birth was called Zeng Guixiang. Her face was as pale as paper and her hair was soaked with cold sweat. She was thinking about her two little daughters at home and what her mother-in-law had just said. She felt cold in her heart.
When the critical moment comes, she will definitely be the one abandoned.
She felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave. She had no intention of struggling anymore. She was only worried about her children back home.
Her thoughts and vision became blurred, and the faces of two children appeared in front of her. But at this moment, a clear voice rang in her ears, "Don't panic, listen to me."
Looking closely, it turned out to be a pretty and beautiful young girl.
Her mother-in-law shouted from behind: "You young girl, why are you running out to cause trouble?"
"I will deliver the baby for my daughter-in-law myself." The old lady's eyes became fierce. She would do it herself, no matter the cost, to make sure her grandson came out safely.
Gu Sheng said: "Let my wife try. Don't be fooled by her youthful appearance. She is already a mother of three children."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
Conductor: “… ?”
(End of this chapter)