Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

The hinterland of northern Shaanxi is far less convenient for transportation than Shanxi Province, which is also an important reason why He Yuzhu was in a hurry to say goodbye to Shanxi Province.

If He Yuzhu wanted to pick up Tian Weiguo's family, he had to first take a train to Tongguan, and then drive back to Lintong. He Yuzhu had to find a way to travel the remaining 300 kilometers on his own.

This also makes He Yuzhu miss the high-speed trains of later generations very much. Compared with now, it is not a problem whether there are too many people standing in the train or not. The main thing is to be able to reach the destination.

He Yuzhu, who already had experience, knew that the further west one went, the slower the trains ran. Therefore, He Yuzhu did not look for people to chat with like he did when he first left Beijing. He lived a life of eating and sleeping.

After two or three days of being in a daze, the train finally arrived at its final destination, Tongguan Station.

Long before getting off the train, He Yuzhu moved most of his things into the space while no one was paying attention, leaving only a handbag as a cover.

The first stop after getting off the train was when He Yuzhu followed a group of old men to a small forest and opened the gates to release the water. He then returned to the station feeling refreshed, found a staff member, took out his letter of introduction and handed it over.

"Comrade, I'm from the capital. I've been ordered to pick up the military dependents from northern Shaanxi. I'd like to ask if there is a train to Lintong soon."

In this era, local people still yearned for the capital. The little girl was shocked when she heard that He Yuzhu was from the capital and was here to pick up military dependents.

He quickly poured a glass of water for He Yuzhu from his teacup and said enthusiastically:

"Comrade, I will go and inform our stationmaster right away."

He Yuzhu didn't expect the little girl to be so enthusiastic. He was about to say no, but the little girl had already run away in a hurry.

As for the teacup in front of him, He Yuzhu was too embarrassed to drink from it directly. Fortunately, Lou Xiaoe had prepared something for him before he went out, so He Yuzhu picked up the teacup, poured the water into his cup, and slowly drank it.

Tongguan Railway Station is not big, and soon the little girl came over with a middle-aged man.

"Hello, comrade. I am Peng Huaimin, the stationmaster of Tongguan Station. Welcome to the comrades from Beijing."

"Hello, Stationmaster Peng. My name is He Yuzhu and I'm from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in Beijing. I have an important mission and need to go to northern Shaanxi. I wonder if Stationmaster Peng can help me."

Peng Huaimin pondered for a while and said, "Comrade He, the nearest train station to northern Shaanxi is Lintong Station. There are no passenger buses recently, but there is a truck tomorrow morning. Comrade He, if you don't mind, I can take you to the truck."

He Yuzhu thought that it was good enough to have a seat, so what else was there to be picky about.

Only then did he remember and quickly took out a cigarette and handed it to Peng Huaimin.

"Stationmaster Peng, I didn't bring anything good, so I'll just ask you to try the Peony that everyone in Beijing likes to smoke."

Although Peng Huaimin is a webmaster, he usually doesn't want to smoke cigarettes with filters. When he saw He Yuzhu buying a whole pack at once, the smile on his face became even wider.

But he was still somewhat profound. After declining it several times to He Yuzhu, he finally accepted it with a smile.

Just as the old saying goes, if you take something from someone, you should be grateful. Peng Huaimin took the initiative to say, "Comrade He, you haven't found a good place to stay tonight, have you?"

He Yuzhu nodded. He was unfamiliar with the place and could only pin his hopes on Peng Huaimin.

"Stationmaster Peng, could you please find me a place to rest for the night? I can pay for it."

When Stationmaster Peng heard that He Yuzhu could pay, his eyes lit up. Perhaps to shut the girl up, he said to her:

"Wen Yan, you have many houses, why don't you borrow Comrade He to stay for one night."

Although Wen Yan was a little shy, she still nodded with a blushing face.

"Stationmaster Peng, you have to give me a certificate, otherwise I won't be able to explain to our neighborhood committee."

Peng Huaimin thought about it and realized that this was the case. He immediately took out a small notebook and wrote a certificate for Wen Yan.

After Wen Yan received the certificate, she smiled and said to He Yuzhu: "Comrade He, then you can take your luggage and follow me. My home is not far from the train station."

Although He Yuzhu felt that it was a bit inappropriate for him to follow such a beautiful girl home, he was too tired from sitting on the train for the past few days, so he just let it go.

Fortunately, when they arrived at the Wen family, Wen Yan introduced He Yuzhu to the Wen family. Wen's father and mother were very welcoming to He Yuzhu and immediately cleaned up a side room for He Yuzhu to rest.

The two elders of the Wen family could also see that He Yuzhu was very tired, so they just let He Yuzhu go to rest.

He Yuzhu was comfortable, but Wen Yan was in a state of panic. Her father and mother called her to the bedroom and said to her in a serious tone:

"Xiaoyan, you and Comrade He are from two different worlds. Don't have any other thoughts."

Which girl doesn't have love in her heart? Wen Yan did not deny that she had a crush on He Yuzhu when she first saw him, especially when he didn't use her teacup to drink water. The details were very detailed.

"Dad, Mom, what are you thinking about? I just saw Comrade He came all the way from the capital to pick someone up, so I just wanted to help."

The two elders of the Wen family finally felt relieved.

After sending her parents out, Wen Yan sat on her bed with a red face and sighed.

She knew that her life was destined not to leave Tongguan, because as the only girl in the family, she was the apple of the whole family's eye, and her family would not allow her to marry far away.

At this moment, He Yuzhu, who was sleeping soundly, had no idea that a girl was worried about him.

When he woke up again, the moon was already above the willow branches. He Yuzhu didn't want to get up and disturb the Wen family, but he had to pee urgently, so he had to get up.

As soon as he opened the door, he found that the entire Wen family was waiting for him in the yard.

He Yuzhu also came forward to say hello. After using the toilet, he came back and sat down to chat with the Wen family.

Overall, He Yuzhu had a good impression of the Wen family, which was a family of scholars. He Yuzhu was praying for this large family in his heart, hoping that they would be safe and sound in the coming storm.

As they were talking, Wen's mother asked He Yuzhu indirectly whether he was married, and He Yuzhu answered truthfully.

For some reason, He Yuzhu could feel that everyone present felt a lot more relaxed after he said that he had four children.

Only Wen Yan, who was sitting next to her, had a hint of loss in her eyes.

Next, He Yuzhu told everyone about life in the capital, and everyone listened with great interest.

It was an ordinary night. He Yuzhu got up early the next morning. In order to express his gratitude to the Wen family, He Yuzhu left ten yuan and some Beijing specialties under his pillow. It wasn't much, just a token of his gratitude.

Before leaving, He Yuzhu left a copy of his Beijing address to Mr. Wen, and asked him to contact him if he came to Beijing in the future.

Before leaving, He Yuzhu thought for a moment and gave Wen Yan another bag of White Rabbit milk candy.

"Wen Yan, thank you comrade, we will meet again if we are lucky."

After that, he boarded the train to Lintong under the leadership of Peng Huaimin.