Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

"Little brother, thank you so much for what I just did. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know that I was robbed. The train is really chaotic right now. I've encountered thieves twice in just two days."

The young man waved his hands quickly after hearing this.

"Big sister, it's okay. There are so many people here. He won't dare to do anything. Just shout and the thief will be scared away."

After Lou Xiao'e went to the toilet and returned to the box, Zhong Shan noticed that Lou Xiao'e looked a little strange and asked her what was wrong.

Lou Xiao'e recounted what had just happened. At this time, the young man and Wu Haibo had not returned yet, Lou Xiao'e said.

"Why is it so chaotic now? In the past two days, we have encountered thieves twice. Moreover, there are so many people here, but we just watched the thieves walk away in a swagger. Sigh!"

Zhong Shan also felt a little sad after hearing this.

Wu Haibo, who had been getting along well with them for the past two days, was watching the fun from behind. It was the young man, whom he initially thought had little social experience, who was able to keep his integrity and stand up at the critical moment.

However, after hearing what Lou Xiao'e said, Zhong Shan still explained.

“Although most people are trying to protect themselves, including you and me, it doesn’t mean that we won’t take action. We just lack a leader. As long as there is someone leading the way to arrest someone, I think most people will take action.

They also wanted to take action, and were unwilling to bow to evil forces, but we were all in the sleeper car, most of us were wealthy, and were afraid of retaliation, so we lacked someone to take the lead and attract hatred for them.”

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e didn't know what to think.

In fact, it is because the situation has been too chaotic in recent years, and they still have sleeper carriages here. Those who can buy sleeper tickets during this period are all rich, powerful or well-connected people.

Once people have a lot, they will have more concerns. If they see someone stealing something on the hard seats, many more people will want to take action.

This is why bloodshed often occurs there.

After all, the lower class people are more courageous. Once a thief is discovered and surrounded by a large group of people, the thief will either be beaten half to death by the group, or the thief will scratch a few people with a knife in the process.

It won't be like here, where people can just walk away so brazenly.

Not long after, the young man and Wu Haibo came back. Lou Xiao'e continued to thank the young man. Wu Haibo also looked as if nothing had happened. He was at the back and it was quite chaotic at the time, so Lou Xiao'e might not be able to see him.

The guy looked embarrassed.

"Big sister, you don't have to be so polite. If it weren't for the big brother in the lower bunk, my things would have been stolen yesterday. Big brother, my mind was a little confused yesterday, and I haven't thanked you yet. What I said later was a little unpleasant to hear, so don't take it to heart."

The young man also took this opportunity to thank Zhong Shan.

It was obvious that the young man felt much better after he said it, and he became much more talkative than before.

The young man's surname is Xu, and his name is Xu Jiang. He said he was going to Pengcheng to work, but he did not elaborate on what kind of job he was doing.

Four people in one carriage were all going to Pengcheng. It seemed a coincidence, but now almost everyone going south is going to Pengcheng. It is a popular city, so it is not surprising.

The train compartment was almost the same as before. Zhong Shan and Lou Xiao'e didn't seem to be affected by the previous events at all. They still chatted with Wu Haibo when they had nothing to do. The only difference was that there was one more guy, Xu Jiang.

The second night on the train was relatively peaceful.

After all, thieves would not specifically target Zhongshan and his group, and having encountered them twice in a row, the people in their box had become much more alert.

After taking the train for more than 40 hours, we are finally arriving in Pengcheng.

Although they had sleeper tickets, which were much more comfortable than hard seats, no one would be comfortable sitting on a train for more than 40 hours.

After getting off the train, Zhong Shan and Lou Xiao'e said hello to Wu Haibo and Xu Jiang and left the station.

Neither of them took any luggage, not even a change of clothes. Although they didn't know how long they would stay in Pengcheng, it was obviously much more fashionable than Old Beijing. They could just buy any clothes they needed to change here, and neither of them had much money.

As soon as the two of them walked out of the station, Zhong Shan saw a tall man squeezed in the front of the station entrance and waving his hand. It was Zhong Yuemin.

Zhong Shan called Lou Xiaoe and pointed in the direction of Zhong Yuemin with his chin.

"Sister Xiao'e, Yuemin is there."

Lou Xiao'e looked in the direction he was looking.

"This Leap Citizen can squeeze in."

There were no fewer people at Pengcheng Railway Station than at Sijiu City, and the crowd was even more mixed than at Sijiu City. The two men walked towards Zhong Yuemin without bothering to talk. They decided to go out first and talk later.

After the three of them left the station, they got into a taxi.

"Master, go to Jingyue Hotel."

After Zhong Yuemin finished talking to the driver, he turned around and spoke to Zhong Shan and Lou Xiaoe.

"Sister Lou, Brother Li and I can both stay there, so we didn't go to the hotel. Besides, the environment of the hotel is not bad. You two can stay with us when you come. It will be convenient to get a room next door."

Of course, it was mainly addressed to Lou Xiao'e, after all, she was a Hong Kong businessman, and the two of them were not too familiar with each other.

Lou Xiao'e nodded.

"It's okay. The hotel is fine. I also lived in the hutong for many years before. I'm not that squeamish."

Although Jingyue Hotel is called a hotel, it is actually not small. It is larger than an ordinary hotel.

After the three entered the hotel, Zhong Yuemin led the two into the elevator.

Zhong Shan looked at the elevator and for a moment he seemed to have returned to his previous life. It had been more than 20 years since he came here and he hadn't seen an elevator again.

The elevator stopped on the 6th floor, and there were three rooms next to each other.

Zhong Yuemin and Li Huaide have been staying in a double room these days. After Zhong Shan and his friends arrived, they booked two more rooms.

After entering the room and taking a look, Zhong Yuemin said to the two of them.

"Brother Zhong, Sister Lou, you should take a rest first. You have been sitting on the train for two days. Brother Li is busy now. It will be time for dinner soon and Brother Li should be back soon. I will call you later."

Zhongshan Lou Xiao'e spent most of the time on the train either lying down or sitting. She felt tired, but not particularly tired, nor sleepy. She was just exhausted. Now that she can stand on solid ground, she really wants to have a good rest.

Even though he had slept a lot in the past two days, Zhong Shan couldn't help but fall asleep after taking a shower.

When I woke up again, it was already dark.

Zhong Shan went out of the house and came to the next door. After knocking on the door, it was Li Huaide who opened it.

"You really can sleep well. I went to call you, but you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't call you."

Zhong Shan smiled embarrassedly after hearing this.

"I have only been away from home a few times, and this time the car ride was long. I couldn't help myself as soon as I got into the house."

As they spoke, Zhong Shan and Li Huaide entered the room and saw Lou Xiao'e and Zhong Yuemin were there.

"Oh, everyone is here, is this a meeting or something?"