I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

In a blink of an eye, it is January 16th, school is over on Saturday, and students will start their winter vacation tomorrow.

Cao Dongfang will take the train to Guangzhou to "visit relatives" tomorrow morning, and the ticket was bought a few days ago.

Cao Dongfang left some food at home yesterday and today.

For example, big buns, lean meat, eggs and several large plates of cooked dishes will not go bad if they are kept in the cellar for at least a week.

The food in the cellar is frozen, a natural refrigerator.

After having dinner at home, I told He Yushui that I was going out and would be back before the Spring Festival. I had also bought coal.

Usually, let He Yushui stay at home, don't put out the fire, help Cao's mother look after Cao Jiajia, etc.

He Yushui agreed readily. Her little house was cold, so she burned coal to save money. She also asked Cao Dongfang to be careful on the road.

"Brother, where are you going? Can you take me with you?" When Cao Jiajia heard about going out to play, she became energetic again.

"No, you're too young. I'll take you there when you grow up. There are so many people on the train, and there's no place to sleep," said Cao Dongfang.

Although I bought a sleeper car, you, Cao Jiajia, don’t know it. It’s easy to deceive.

Domestic trains have had sleeper cars for a long time, as early as the Republic of China. A train is divided into sleeper cars, first-class cars, second-class cars and third-class cars. From top to bottom, they are first-class cars, second-class cars and third-class cars.

The third-class carriage has the cheapest ticket price, but it only has seats and the environment is also very poor. The seats are made of hardwood boards.

Second-class carriages are much better in comparison. Each carriage has air conditioning and heating, the seats are cushioned, the seats are relatively spacious, and the furnishings are more exquisite. Some extra-long railway lines even have waiters and berths.

The sleeper berths are for four people and are generally comfortable, equivalent to the current hard sleeper level. Of course, the price of a second-class car is definitely much more expensive than a third-class car, usually twice the price of a third-class ticket.

The first-class carriages are the most expensive, but also the most comfortable. In addition to air conditioning and heating, the carriages are carpeted, and each carriage has a dressing room and toilet.

And the most important thing is that the berths in the first-class carriage are very comfortable, with a higher level of comfort than the second-class carriage, which is equivalent to the current soft sleeper level.

Mr. Zhang Henshui gave a vivid description of the difference in comfort levels among the three types of carriages in his novel "Pinghu Railway Opening".

In the late night train, passengers were rocked into sleep, but the sweetness and bitterness of these dreams were divided into three categories. In the first-class sleeper, some people slept alone, and some slept in pairs. The temperature of the heating pipes rose to 38 or 39 degrees, higher than the human body temperature. The springs on the couch were soft, and people lying on it felt like riding on clouds. The temperature in the second-class sleeper was the same as that in the first-class sleeper, but the berth was narrow and the springs were not very soft, so people were just sleeping, not riding on clouds. Moreover, there were four people in the room, most of whom did not know each other. As for the third-class car, there was no bedroom at all. People sat on the same chair during the day and still sat on the same chair at night.

Now there is no distinction between carriage classes, but the tickets for sleeper carriages are very expensive, and there is only one lower seat in a berth (the berths are divided into upper and lower levels, and a sleeper carriage has only four berths).

From Sijiucheng to Guangfu, the lower berth ticket price is 149 yuan (I can't find the sleeper berth price in the 50s. The hard seat price in the 60s was 59.2 yuan).

It takes 42 hours to get from Sijiucheng to Guangzhou. (I don't know the official time, but it was 85 hours in 35. I calculated it based on this. Please forgive me if there are any inaccuracies.

.......

At one o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Cao Dongfang put on his big schoolbag and boarded the train straight to Guangzhou.

The letter of introduction was issued by the system, from Chaoyang, and only had the name and age but no photo, so it was easy to fool people. It was not a big deal to check the 54 year.

The conductor checked the tickets and letters of introduction once when the train started, and never checked again. Ever since the train left Sijiu City, Cao Dongfang had been looking outside through the window.

"Young man, we are going to Guangzhou to visit relatives. We are traveling together. I am going to Guangzhou to work." A round-faced man in his 40s, who was dressed better, asked.

"I'm going to visit relatives. I don't know if they are still there. I'll go check on my mother's relatives first." Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

“Since you are young, your family won’t worry if you go far away.” said the middle-aged man.

"It's okay. I'm 16. I joined the Children's Corps when I was a kid. I fought with my dad from the age of 6 to 11. Going out is a piece of cake." Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

"The little brother has fought in the war since he was 6 years old. He is awesome. Now the new country has been established and public security has improved a lot. It is safe to go out now." said the middle-aged man.

"Little brother has been fighting in the army since he was 6 years old. He is awesome. I didn't join the army, and I envy those who serve as soldiers." A man who looks like an accountant said on the upper bunk.

"It wasn't really a war. We were young at that time and just stood guard and passed on some messages." Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

"That's fine. He's a great man at such a young age." said the middle-aged man.

“You’re welcome.”

......

Cao Dongfang and the other three people in the sleeper berth gradually became familiar with each other. When they were not sleeping during the day, they talked and laughed with each other and did not find the train ride boring at all.

Especially the second person who spoke was the accountant named Wu. Mr. Wu was 50 years old (the middle-aged man in his s was named Zhou, and there was a woman in her s named Wang). He had traveled all over the country and had been to many places.

He has been to all the cities that the train passes through, and he can introduce a few of them to everyone. He speaks in a witty and humorous way, and the three people on the train all like to listen to him.

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhou was going to Guangzhou for work, while the other two were not going to Guangzhou and got off the bus halfway. The woman surnamed Wang also said she was visiting relatives, but she gave Cao Dongfang the impression of being the concubine of a rich man before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

It has nothing to do with Cao Dongfang, so he doesn't care about the woman surnamed Wang.

"Brothers who are here to fight against Japan, please try my braised pork. This is what I like the most when I was in Beijing. Your braised beef tastes good. Buy it." The middle-aged man asked while eating.

"It's homemade sauce, and it tastes good. Uncle, eat more. I have some more." Cao Dongfang said.

On the train, Cao Dongfang used the name "Wu Kangri" on the letter of introduction, which has nothing to do with Cao Dongfang.

What Wu Kangri does in the future has nothing to do with Cao Dongfang, they are not the same person.

.......

The train continued to move forward, and Shopkeeper Wu and the woman surnamed Wang got off the train one after another.

There were only 10 hours left to reach Guangzhou. Fortunately, the train was not delayed, otherwise it would not have been a 42-hour journey.

Cao Dongfang feels that today's sleeper berths are better than the hard sleeper berths of later generations, and the four-person berths are more comfortable.

The shopkeeper Wu can also talk, and it makes people happy and comfortable to listen to him.

It’s dark now, you can go to bed. We’ll arrive in Guangzhou at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning, so it’s still early.

It is 136 kilometers from Guangzhou to Shenzhen. That was known to Cao Dongfang in later generations. I really don’t know how to get there at that time. If it doesn’t work, just pay someone to drive you there.

Money makes the world go round!

I heard that Cantonese trucks were allowed to enter Hong Kong in 50, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.

.......

"Goodbye, Brother Zhou!" At the exit of Guangzhou Railway Station, Cao Dongfang and the middle-aged man named Zhou parted ways.

How to get to Shenzhen was a troublesome matter. At that time, Shenzhen was not a city, so the only way was to ask how to get to the port city of Luohai Port.

It was in the southeast of Guangfu. Cao Dongfang knew it in his previous life. He asked a few people and found out where to wait for the bus. There were buses going to the port city.

"Comrade, let's go to Gangcheng." Cao Dongfang stopped a truck and asked.

"You can't go into the port city, it's still three kilometers away from the port city." said the driver.

"Please give me a hand." Cao Dongfang handed over two 5-yuan bills.

"Come up, little brother."

Cao Dongfang was lucky. As for where the driver was going, it was none of his business. He could just take him to the port city.

At this time, as long as you set foot on the land of Gangcheng, you can get a certificate in Gangcheng and become a Gangcheng citizen. The population of Gangcheng is not large.

"Young man, are you going to Gangcheng?" asked the driver.

The driver was not tall, about 160cm, a typical southerner. He had driven to many places and could speak some northern dialect.

"Yes, uncle has a way." Cao Dongfang asked. The uncle is a local tyrant.

"Nowadays, many people go to the port city, and they are all smuggled. I know a few places where you can swim to the port city. I can also sell you an inner tube so you can swim over." said the driver.

"How much do you want to sell the inner tubes? You have to drive me to the place where you want to buy them." Cao Dongfang said.

"The inner tube costs 50 yuan each, and it's only right for me to take you to the beach. I'm not a professional smuggler, I just came across this to make some money.

"Okay, take me to the beach and we'll give you the money and the goods." Cao Dongfang didn't hesitate.

“Well, sit down, I’ll take you to the beach first, and then I’ll go deliver the goods.

Cao Dongfang has a system, so he is not afraid that the driver will cheat him on the direction. He will make a formal transaction with the driver when he reaches the beach. He is not worried. Cao Dongfang just wants to enter quickly.

Port city!

(I am a newbie in publishing books and don’t quite understand the rules. I hope book friends who understand can give me some advice! The author would like to thank you all in advance!

8 chapters today! )