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Chapter 198 Soft Sleeper Car

Early the next morning, Wu Tianming went to work. His driver took Ye Yuze to the station. Ye Yuze picked up Wang Sihai by the way, and the two found the station master.

The procedure was completed smoothly and the goods were shipped directly.

Ye Yuze went to Wu Tianming again, and he opened a letter of introduction. This letter of introduction could be used to buy train tickets and stay in a hotel.

This letter of introduction was really useful. When Ye Yuze handed the letter and money into the window, the conductor's formulaic face immediately came to life.

"How many do you want? Can we arrange them in a private room?"

Ye Yuze nodded, guessing that the conductor must have regarded him as a family member of an official. After all, there are very few people who can hold a letter of introduction of this level.

The train went directly to Beijing. At that time, there was only this train line to Northern Xinjiang.

Entering the soft sleeper compartment, it was empty. There seemed to be only four people in the entire compartment, including him and Wang Sihai.

Wang Sihai threw his somewhat fat body on the bed and groaned happily.

In all these years of traveling around the world, how have I ever received such treatment? Often there is not even a seat available, but when I stand for more than ten hours at a time, there are many.

Wang Sihai didn't know who Ye Yuze was looking for. But being able to send the goods directly and sit in a soft sleeper was definitely not something that people with low energy could do.

There were no food sellers on the trains at that time, so you basically had to bring your own food. At any rate, a veteran like Wang Sihai was here, how could he be hungry?

After entering the carriage, Wang Sihai opened his large leather bag.

It was stuffed to the brim, and in addition to some cooked food, there were also naan, dried fruits, luncheon meat and canned food.

He also took out two bottles of wine. It seemed that Lao Wang decided to make his journey happy to the end.

Ye Yuze took out a note from his pocket, which contained Wang Honghua's phone number. This was given to him by Lao Wu, asking him to drop by and see his daughter. He also brought some things with him.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Honghua had not been seen for several months, and Ye Yuze really missed her.

Her sister is good at everything, but she is too introverted and easily bullied.

Wang Sihai's mood has been in a state of excitement these days. There was nothing he could do about it. In those days, he could buy more than 10,000 yuan in a few days, and no one could calm down.

Maybe it was because he hadn't slept well for several days, so he started to drink himself in the car and soon drank too much.

The rocking of the train seemed to become a cradle, allowing him to sleep extremely peacefully.

Ye Yuze couldn't sleep, so he wandered around in the carriage. When he reached the hard-seat carriage, he ran back without even daring to enter.

There are too many people. If one of those people pulls out a foot, that place is guaranteed to be occupied by others.

If you want to put that foot back, you probably have to wait for someone to lift it up.

The aisles, car doors, and bathrooms were all filled with people.

Ye Yuze returned to the carriage and stood alone in front of the window looking at the scenery outside.

It's already April, but the land in northern Xinjiang is still covered with white snow. As far as the eye can see, there are countless snow-capped mountains that never melt all year round.

The vastness of Northern Xinjiang can only be truly felt on the train. Stations that stop every hour or even half an hour elsewhere do not exist here at all.

You must know that this railway was built along a line in northern Xinjiang where the population is relatively concentrated.

After watching for a while, Ye Yuze fell asleep. Just as he was about to go back to sleep, he saw a private room open and an old man staggering around holding a teapot as if he was going to fetch water.

Ye Yuze saw this person from the moment he got on the train. The provincial capital was the departure station, and it seemed that only four of them got on the train.

That box seemed to belong to an old couple.

Ye Yuze quickly walked over and took the teapot. "Grandpa, can I help you fetch water?"

The old man seemed stunned for a moment, then smiled.

"Isn't this too troublesome?"

Ye Yuze smiled. "Grandpa, it's okay. Just go back to the house and wait!"

Ye Yuze picked up his teapot and walked to the dining car. At that time, there were no electric water heaters, and the conductors would carry aluminum pots to deliver water to people.

As for how many times to send it? It all depends on your mood.

It's like a hard-seat carriage. It's estimated that few conductors would dare to escort them there. There's nothing they can do except check the tickets, and they won't be able to enter the carriage easily.

Ye Yuze traveled through several carriages. The dining car was at the junction of the sleeper carriage and the hard-seat carriage. It was an insulated bucket covered with a quilt.

At this time, the water inside was no longer too hot. Ye Yuze had no choice but to pick up the stick and come back.

Knocked on the door and entered the old man's carriage. The old couple looked in their sixties, and they looked not in good health.

They were about to eat, and there were two steamed buns and pickles in a can on the table.

The steamed buns were obviously a bit hard, and the two old men obviously couldn't bite them. They probably wanted to soak them in some water and eat them.

Ye Yuze looked a little sad and quickly put down the water and returned to his car. He picked up a box of lunch meat, opened it, and sent it to the couple's box.

The old couple pushed for a long time but refused to take it. Ye Yuze explained again and again:

"I brought too much. If I opened this and couldn't eat it, it would be better for you to help eat it instead of letting it go bad."

Finally, the old man sighed and accepted. He didn't say anything else, but just held his hand towards Ye Yuze.

Back in the box, Ye Yuze also lay down to sleep. But he kept wondering who these old couple were.

Those who can ride in the soft sleeper carriage are not ordinary people. But why are the old couple so shabby?

Ye Yuze fell asleep in a daze. The train left at around one o'clock at noon. It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon.

It's dinner time, and the small speaker in the carriage announces today's dishes.

To be honest, Ye Yuze has never eaten on the train. Every time he takes the train, his mother always prepares plenty of food.

The broadcast also woke up Wang Sihai, who sat up sleepily and stretched.

"Yuze, let's go, I'll invite you to the dining car for dinner!"

Ye Yuze wasn't hungry yet, but he was curious about the food on the train and wanted to take a look.

The two people walked through several carriages and arrived at the dining car. At this time, there were also a few people sitting in the dining car.

The restaurant waiter is holding a menu and introducing today's dishes to people.

In the middle of winter, there aren't many vegetables. It's just fried shredded potatoes, stewed radish, musu meat and the like. The staple food is rice and steamed buns.

Each dish costs two or three cents, and meat dishes are more expensive, about fifty cents.

Two people ordered three dishes plus an egg soup.

One portion of rice per person, and we couldn't waste it at that time, so the two of us ate everything.

When it came time to settle the accounts, Wang Sihai generously paid for only two yuan to settle the accounts.

Walking to the door of the dining car, Ye Yuze suddenly remembered something and bought two more box lunches.

Wang Sihai thought Ye Yuze was saving it for dinner, so he didn't stop him and even paid to settle the bill.

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