That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Whether it was 2022 or 1981, the train station before the Spring Festival was a battlefield that people who returned home hated but had to face.

Especially in 1981, although there was a small floating population, there were fewer trains.

Without self-driving, supplementary means of transportation such as automobile transportation and aviation are scarce, and all passenger flow pressure is squeezed onto rail transportation.

Li Ye stood on the high platform outside the provincial capital train station, looking at the endless densely packed heads at his feet, feeling like he was about to suffer from trypophobia.

This is still the provincial capital of Dongshan Province. It would be even more fatal if it were a railway hub city like Huonan Provincial City.

Because many domestic trains at that time were not directly accessible and had to be transferred in such hub cities.

In his previous life, Li Ye heard from his father's military friend that seven or eight young men were returning home to visit relatives and passing through the provincial capital of Huonan, but they couldn't squeeze into the window for the transfer signature.

In desperation, he had no choice but to throw a comrade on a trapeze through the railing and step on his head to get to the window.

But just looking at the not too crowded scene in front of him, Li Ye also deeply doubted whether an elegant single woman like Teacher Ke could cope with such a harsh environment of standing without falling with both feet off the ground.

But Li Dayong and Jin Peng beside Li Ye did not feel intensive fear at all. Instead, they were a little excited.

Jin Peng said: Xiaoye, do you know? It takes two days and two nights to get to Yangcheng by train from here. There is gold and garbage everywhere. If you just put it back in a sack, you can make a fortune.

Li Dayong looked at the high roof of the train station and said longingly: I don't know if we will be able to take the train from here next year and go to university in a distant place.

People in the late 1980s have very few opportunities to leave their hometowns. Many people may be trapped in a county with a radius of dozens of miles for decades. (Many female relatives in my hometown are like this.)

Therefore, good men with ambitions everywhere are full of longing for the distance and full of expectations for the unknown.

Li Ye took a puff of cigarette: Next year! Next year you and Hao Jian will discuss it and see who will go to Yangcheng to see the situation.

Jin Peng's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at Li Ye: Seriously?

Li Ye nodded: Seriously, go explore the path first. It doesn't matter if you make money or not. See the world and broaden your horizons.

Jin Peng nodded: Okay.

He has always been very smart, he doesn't talk much, he just understands.

Li Dayong's eyes also lit up, and he said, Brother Peng, it's not safe to wander the world by yourself. Can I ask for leave and follow you?

Li Ye said without thinking: Just stay at home.

Li Dayong was stunned for a moment, then quietly moved closer to Li Ye and pulled his sleeves, his burning eyes full of flattery.

Every boy has a dream of making a career in the world. Now tell them how many gangsters and road bullies there are on the road. They don't feel any danger, but find it very exciting.

Li Ye said coldly: If you don't want to review by yourself next year, don't go anywhere and review for me honestly.

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Pfft~

Jin Peng laughed directly, but instead of comforting this junior brother, he said like adding insult to injury: Dayong, do you think we are still short of people now?

Ergou, Sanshui, you have been pestering me all day long to follow me, and you have begged me so many times. You are a school material, but you don't study hard and you are stealing food from us?

Li Dayong angrily moved to the side and squatted down. He felt that Jin Peng, this senior brother, was unreasonable and did not help his brother at the critical moment.

Jin Peng smiled and ignored him, suddenly looked into the distance and whispered: Here he comes.

Then, Li Ye saw the tooth-itching man with a split head, and the taciturn but sharp-edged bald man.

Li Ye could not have imagined that he would meet such a wonderful person today.

The split-up man named Ma Rui, who was bullying and dominating the market one moment, became extremely smooth and smooth the next moment.

Instead of getting together with Li Ye and others, he became friends with Jin Peng.

The business was naturally done, and the food stamps were 65 cents per pound, which was actually more expensive than the normal market.

Li Ye immediately believed him. His eloquence and tongue were even better than those of a cross talker. Jin Peng, Li Ye, and Li Dayong combined were not as tall as him.

Li Dayong looked down on such bullies, but Li Ye didn't care and asked him to help buy some high-end tobacco and alcohol, as well as a sleeper ticket to the capital.

This guy has a lot of things to do. He has relatives in the local product company and the railway department. As long as you have money, there is nothing you can't do.

Li Ye gave him a deposit of fifty yuan and agreed to meet him at the station in two hours.

Now it seems that at least this guy is not short-sighted and swallowed Li Ye's fifty yuan.

Three brothers, you've been waiting for a long time. It's really hard to find someone to celebrate the New Year. I finally got together what you want.

The second aunt on the railway is off duty today, so she can only help you buy three platform tickets.

Ma Rui opened two bulging bags, which contained four cartons of cigarettes, a dozen bottles of wine, and some non-staple food.

The cigarettes are filtered Peony, known as Little China, the wine is pretty good, six bottles of Maotai, and the rest are Xifeng.

Li Ye was reluctantly satisfied with the things, but he was very disappointed because he couldn't buy a sleeper ticket.

But in the provincial capital, they looked down upon them. If they bought tickets now at the station, they would have to queue for a long time even for platform tickets.

Okay! Calculate how much it costs in total.

Okay, Brother Peony Cigarettes, you just want the whole carton, eight and a half dollars a piece. We don't have a ticket for Maotai, fifteen a bottle.

Li Ye: .

If there weren't so many people coming and going at the station, Li Yezhen would have shown his grandson how to split bricks with his bare hands.

A box of Peony cigarettes costs more than 50 cents, so he gave himself a 60% increase. If Maotai has tickets, it will cost 8 yuan a bottle, which is almost a huge increase.

Ma Rui was very eye-catching. Seeing that Li Ye was unhappy, he immediately said: Brother, don't think it's too expensive. I told them that if you can't do it, just send it back the same day.

Li Ye glanced at him, counted the money and paid the bill without saying a word.

The bad guys these days all have this kind of virtue. If their hearts are not dark enough, how can they get angry?

After clearing the money and goods, Li Ye and Li Dayong collected their things and went to the entrance to wait for Teacher Ke.

Jin Peng clung to Ma Rui's arm and chatted happily for a while.

After Ma Rui left, Jin Peng came back and said to Li Ye: Don't worry, how did he make money from us? I will tell him to spit it out.

Li Ye: When you go out to seek wealth, don't get blood unless absolutely necessary.

Jin Peng said with a smile: How can that be possible! That Ma Rui is interested in our sesame candy business and has fallen into our trap, so he won't let me lead him away?

All right! When it comes to running around in the world, Li Ye considers himself inferior to Jin Peng.

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Teacher Ke got off the bus from Qingshui County to the provincial capital, ran all the way to the train station, and then complained secretly.

She walked in the middle of the night a few days ago, and when she came here early in the morning to queue up to buy a ticket, the train station in the provincial capital was not so crowded!

As the Spring Festival approaches, the train station becomes more congested with each passing day. There is nothing we can do about it.

Please give way, please give way. My train is almost arriving. The train is at half past ten.

Teacher Ke no longer cared about her demeanor and pushed forward while shouting. She didn't care whether he was an old man or a child in front of him.

But Teacher Ke is holding a small bag in his arms, a big bag on his shoulder, and a baggage on his back. He is as bloated as a little bear. How can he squeeze in the sea of ​​people?

Excuse me, my train is at half past ten.

Teacher Ke was so anxious that his voice became hoarse.

The earliest bus in Qingshui County is at eight o'clock. It's almost ten o'clock when we walk slowly to the provincial capital. How can the remaining half hour be enough?

Stop calling me girl, I've been squeezing for a long time and I can't squeeze in. There's nothing you can do if you break your throat by screaming. Maybe you can squeeze in if you throw away your things. A thin man next to him stared at Teacher Ke and said.

Teacher Ke glanced at him and hugged the little bag tighter.

Inside is the manuscript of The Deserter and a letter of introduction for going out. These two things are her life!

As for the change of clothes in the bag, the twenty large steamed buns in the bag are all worthless at the moment, and it is not a matter of whether to throw them away or not.

It’s okay to just change clothes, but I don’t have many food stamps on me. What will I eat in the capital?

Although so many years of embarrassment have turned Teacher Ke into a wild animal, he can survive by eating grass, but he will definitely not be able to survive without food.

But if I miss the train and cannot reach the capital, what will my husband do? What should I do with my son?

Recalling how many times he had been helpless over the years, Teacher Ke's eyes became blurry and he could not see clearly.

No matter how stubborn and strong you are, what can you do?

What can be changed?

Teacher Ke, Teacher Ke, Teacher Ke

Suddenly, loud calls came closer and closer.

Teacher Ke wiped his face, stood on tiptoes, and then saw Li Ye's handsome face and Li Dayong's bear-like build.

I'm here, here.

Teacher Ke sniffed and waved his thin arms vigorously, like weeds dying of thirst during the dry season, welcoming the drizzle that was about to fall.