Back at the car, everyone in the car applauded Li Anran, making him feel like a hero returning.
"Sister Yu, why don't you and Xiaoqiao sit down, and I'll go to the carriage to smoke a cigarette." Li Anran gave up his seat as an excuse to smoke. Yu Xiaoxia was very grateful for this kindness. She didn't buy a ticket. It would take more than ten hours to stand all the way to the capital.
Yu Xiaoxia did not refuse. If she was the only one, she might not have to grit her teeth and persist. As long as you pass Xuzhou, there may be vacancies.
Li Anran arrived at the connection between the two carriages. There were also many people sitting here. He squeezed to the door of the car, leaned against the door, took out a cigarette and lit it.
As a puff of white smoke blew out from the nostrils, the whole person was enveloped in smoke.
America studied abroad for a Ph.D. and was a senior executive of a well-known Ade enterprise for six years. He returned to China to start a business and became an industry giant with a net worth of several billions. For some special reasons, on the eve of his arrest by the Commission for Discipline Inspection, in order to leave enough property for his wife and daughter, he chose to commit suicide by taking sleeping pills.
This was his glorious and tragic life in his previous life.
Unexpectedly, when he woke up again, he would actually throw himself into a fourteen-year-old boy. Perhaps Meng Po had taken a nap, but he actually had complete memories of two lives.
In half a year, he went from not adapting to accepting the reality. No one can understand the difficulty of the process. The two memories were constantly fighting, and it wasn't until they merged that he slowly accepted the world.
He accepted his parents, both teachers, and he also accepted this body that was many times better than his previous life. He accepted the master who taught him martial arts and accepted the embarrassing situation of still hanging out in junior high school.
He was admitted to the top university in the country without studying seriously. Under the extremely envious eyes of others, he rushed to the capital with his admission notice, three hundred yuan in cash, two hundred catties of food stamps, quilts, clothes... and a lot of luggage.
There are also gifts for his uncle and aunt who are policemen in the capital. There is a letter written by his father to his uncle. There is also a photo of his father, uncle and brother in the letter. In his memory, he only met his uncle when he was five years old, so he had no idea what his uncle looked like now.
The torment of conflicting memories from two lifetimes turned him into a taciturn person. He silently used his sight and hearing to touch this era that was familiar yet strange to him.
As the green train swayed across the fields with a rumble, his thoughts gradually came back.
He put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray. The turbid air mixed with various smells in the carriage stimulated his cerebral cortex. Not far away, the conductor was pushing a food trolley and selling food. The aroma of rice was mixed in the air. Entering his nostrils, his stomach immediately let out a hungry warning sound.
The 1980s was actually difficult for people who had experienced the 21st century to adapt.
No mobile phone, no electricityThere is no brain, no TV, no Internet, no... in short, basically none of the things he is used to, including the nightlife that he once hated but had to participate in.
In the five years since his rebirth, in addition to frequently absenting himself from classes, he has also studied under teachers everywhere. Cooking, engraving, and even learning how to steal with a thief and pick locks with wire.
Anyway, he would seek out masters for whatever he wanted to learn. If he hadn't been the first in the school in every exam, his legs would have been broken by his teachers and parents.
This life's physical health is very good, and his sports performance is also among the best in the school, especially long-distance running, where he is the district champion. A year ago, his height jumped to 1.82 meters. In this world, he is relatively tall now, but he is a little thin, only 70 kilograms.
He was not a good person in his previous life. In order to make money, he used any means and did a lot of illegal things. This was also the reason why he was finally forced to commit suicide.
In this life, he wants to be a good person, live a healthy life, live a quiet life without any messy debts, no partying every night, no feasting and feasting.
At the age of nineteen, he has not had a girlfriend. Although this body once had a crush on a girl, the rational other side of him nipped the bud of love in the cradle. He doesn't believe in love, he didn't believe it in his previous life, so he doesn't believe it in this life either.
"Chives and egg rice, 20 cents per box, fish-flavored shredded pork rice, 30 cents per box of braised pork rice, does anyone want it?" The conductor pushed the dining car closer and closer, and the smell of rice became more and more delicious. The richer.
He saw that Yu Xiaoxia didn't buy it, and Zhutian sitting next to him didn't buy it either. A box lunch of 20 to 30 cents may be a luxury for them.
In his previous life, he ate all the delicacies from the mountains and seas. In this life, he lacked oil and water and had a special liking for braised pork. When he smelled the smell of braised pork, he couldn't bear it any longer. He waved and shouted, "Give me four portions of braised pork rice."
The conductor was overjoyed and quickened his pace, and soon he was in front of Li Anran. , "One dollar and twenty cents."
Li Anran took out a stack of cents from his pocket, counted one dollar and twenty cents and handed it to the conductor.
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In fact, it is quite cost-effective to eat on the train. Although the price is a little more expensive, you don’t need food stamps, there is enough fuel and water, and the most important thing is that the taste is not bad.
The conductor took out four aluminum alloy lunch boxes from the cart. Li Anran quickly put them in his pocket because they were too hot.
"Put the lunch box on the table after you finish eating. Someone will come to collect it in half an hour." The conductor muttered as if chanting sutras, carefully placed the banknotes, and then continued to shout with an open voice, "Leek and egg rice. Two cents per box, fish-flavored shredded pork rice, and three cents per box of braised pork rice. Does anyone want it?"
Li Anran squeezed to the seat with four boxes of rice. Yu Xiaoxia saw it and wanted to stand. After getting up, Li Anran said: "Sister Yu, help me get the lunch boxes. I bought four boxes, one for each person."
Yu Xiaoxia's face turned red and she waved her hands repeatedly, "How can that be done? It's impossible."
Li Anran mouthed to Zhutian, "Why are you being polite to me? Zhutian God, hurry up, you’re burning me to death.”
Zhutian was not polite, he stood up and brought the lunch to the small table, “Fuck, how can you eat it when it’s so hot?” Then he opened the lid and found a metal long-handled rice spoon inside the food.
Li Anran took out a handkerchief and wrapped it in a box, "Sister Yu, eat it while it's hot."
Yu Xiaoxia also took out a handkerchief and wrapped it in a box, "Sister Yu, eat it while it's hot." That’s good, it’s enough for Xiaoqiao and I.”
“Okay, I’ll share the remaining box with Zhutian.” To be honest, even though the aluminum box is big, it can’t hold him now. When eating, the appetite is larger.
After eating, Li Anran did not let Yu Xiaoxia give up her seat, but stood in the corridor, "I have just finished eating, let me eat first."
A thirty-year-old man opposite On the left and right, a woman wearing a white Doliang shirt suddenly interrupted with a smile, "How about we switch seats, sitting all the time is quite tiring."
Li Anran thought about refusing, but couldn't stand it. The woman was enthusiastic and forced him to sit on his seat.
"This...sister, I will change you in fifteen minutes."
The woman quickly waved her hand, "No, I will change with him later." As she spoke, she pointed her finger. All the heavens.
"Okay, I'll be replaced later." The heavens felt happy.
"Sister, what do you call me?" Li Hao was a little embarrassed, so he had nothing to say.
"Chen Jing, just call me Sister Chen. By the way, I don't know your name yet."
Li Anran quickly stood up and introduced, "Li Anran, This is Zhutian, Yu Xiaoxia, Xiaoqiao."
Chen Jing stretched out her hand to shake hands with them one by one, and introduced herself with a smile, "I work at the Jingshi Qianmen Dispensing Shop. If you want to buy something, come to me. , I can’t handle it." As she spoke, her eyes flashed with pride.
Disposal stores are unique stores of this era. Basically, they collect some second-hand goods from society and then add money to sell them in the market. It is a small supplement to the planned economy.
The economic situation at this time was actually very bad, and supplies were extremely scarce, so whoever had control of supplies in the market was a very big deal.
Li Anran and Zhutian didn't react much. They were both poor students. Even if the goods in the store were second-hand, the prices were beyond their reach.
The Doliang shirt Chen Jing is wearing is of good quality and looks expensive.
Li Anran’s family situation is pretty good. His father is a middle school dean, with a monthly salary of more than 90 yuan, and his mother is a high school teacher, with a monthly salary of more than 70 yuan. Together, the two of them earn more than 90 yuan a month. It is considered a high income in society.
In a family like this, you can’t just wear a good-quality shirt if you want.Basically, they mainly wear cotton shirts, which shows how good Chen Jing's living conditions are.
Yu Xiaoxia was very interested. She asked Chen Jing about the price and asked a few things, but she was not interested anymore. The price was too expensive.