sjar Chapter 107 How about we take turns keeping watch at night?
Chapter 107 How about we take turns keeping watch at night?
After the two boarded the train, Gu Hanchuan stuffed two large suitcases and a snakeskin bag under the berth. Then he and Ye Nuan stood by the window, waving goodbye to their relatives outside. They didn't leave until the train started moving and they could no longer see their relatives. Only then did they turn around to pack their things.
As a result, when they turned around, they found that two people had already sat down in the lower bunk they had bought.
Judging from their appearance, they are a grandmother and grandson.
Gu Hanchuan looked around and saw that there were only the four of them in this semi-open cubicle, so he subconsciously assumed that the grandfather and grandson should be in the opposite shop.
"Sir, you're sitting in the wrong place. These are our berths. Where are your tickets? Shouldn't they be on the opposite side?"
The old man ignored him at first, but after hearing the rest, his eyes flickered. Without saying a word, he carried his luggage, grabbed the child with one hand, and sat down opposite him.
Gu Hanchuan felt that the old man's behavior was a bit strange, but he didn't say anything more.
Ye Nuan took out a small broom and swept both the upper and lower bunks, then took out a piece of cloth with obvious flaws and spread it out. This way, she wouldn't need to make a new bed for the night.
As for the lower bunk, Ye Nuan did the same thing, which made the old lady opposite her roll her eyes.
That expression clearly said, "This person is such a waste, so fussy!"
Gu Hanchuan took out two lunch boxes and a tea mug. They would be staying on the train for three days, so they needed to eat.
"I'll go make a fire; you stay here and watch the luggage."
"it is good."
We're still wearing short sleeves right now, so there's no need to drink hot water. Gu Hanchuan is just letting it sit there.
The sleeper carriages were less crowded and quite quiet.
When Gu Hanchuan left, there were still some people carrying their luggage looking for their seats or berths.
Taking advantage of Gu Hanchuan's absence, Ye Nuan pretended to be tidying up and took out a small iron box from her space, which contained peach shortbread and cookies.
Ye Nuan placed the small tin box on the upper bunk, intending to eat it later when she was bored.
Ye Nuan had just put her things down when she heard someone talking. She turned around and saw a man holding a train ticket talking to the old lady.
"Excuse me, could you move aside? This is my stall."
The old lady acted as if she hadn't heard anything and didn't move.
The man repeated it twice, but the old woman remained unmoved. He couldn't take it anymore.
"Comrade, if you don't move aside, I'm going to find the train police. This is a train, a public place. You're trying to take advantage of public property without a ticket, and that could land you in jail!"
The old lady looked like she came from the countryside; her clothes were drab and dusty. Her eldest grandson was dressed better, but his demeanor didn't seem like that of a city child.
Upon hearing that she would be going to jail, the old lady's eyes flickered, she pursed her lips, and slowly moved away.
She was still sitting on her bunk, holding her grandson in her arms. The man went in, put his suitcase under the bunk, and then put his own backpack on the bunk. When he turned around and saw that the old lady was still there, he had to speak.
"Comrade, this is my bed, please leave."
The old woman turned her head away, neither speaking nor moving.
Ye Nuan was stunned. Could this really be done?
Could it be that this old lady bought an upper berth ticket?
If that's the case, if the old lady is nicer, and we just pay the difference, we can exchange it.
The young man was also angered, with his hands on his hips, and for a moment he couldn't do anything about the old woman.
But it's almost dinner time, and then it's time to rest. It's not good for the old lady to keep sitting here!
He looked up at the upper bunk and asked, "Are you in the upper bunk?"
The old lady ignored him, which infuriated him.
Soon, Gu Hanchuan returned with hot water, placed it on the small table, and put the lid on. Because they were on a train, he only filled the tub about halfway with water, afraid that it might spill and scald someone.
"What's going on here?"
Ye Nuan shook her head and whispered, "The lower bunk opposite belongs to this guy, but the old lady is ignoring him, not saying a word or moving aside, so he's a little angry."
Gu Hanchuan understood; this kind of thing was indeed quite awkward.
The main problem is that the old lady didn't say a word, which is really frustrating.
"When I came back, I saw flight attendants checking tickets."
"is it?"
"Hmm. Where are our tickets?"
Ye Nuan put all the tickets in her bag, and she still carries them with her at all times.
"Here it is."
The atmosphere in the carriage was a bit tense because of the grandmother and grandson, until the train attendant came to check tickets, and it seemed that something was really wrong.
The old lady didn't say anything, but she couldn't produce a ticket, and the flight attendant wouldn't show her any leniency.
“If you don’t cooperate with us, I’ll call the train police.”
The old lady didn't know what a train police officer was, but when she heard the word "police," she instinctively trembled.
He slowly pulled a ticket out of his pocket and handed it over.
Upon seeing this, the flight attendant said directly, "Comrade, this is a hard seat ticket, it's in carriage seven at the back. You can't read, so you can't find the carriage? No problem, take your luggage now, I'll take you there."
The old lady remained silent and motionless.
What do you want to do?
Did she think that this would make it impossible for people to do anything to her?
"Comrade, please cooperate!"
It was a coincidence that the conductor who came to check tickets this time was a man. He wouldn't fall for your old lady pretending to be deaf and dumb. If you didn't cooperate, he would call the train police.
Besides, you're occupying someone else's berth right now. You bought a hard seat ticket but are thinking of staying in a sleeper berth. How can you be so capable?
If everyone did it like you, how would we manage our work on the train?
Therefore, this kind of behavior is absolutely unacceptable!
In the end, it was Gu Hanchuan who helped call the train police. When the old lady saw this, she quickly waved her hand and then spoke in some dialect that Ye Nuan couldn't quite understand.
Perhaps because of her age and the fact that she couldn't speak Mandarin, the train police officer was quite polite to her and quickly led her to her seat.
Ye Nuan noticed that the old lady's hard-seat ticket should arrive tomorrow, which meant she would only be traveling by train for one night, which was not bad.
If you're going to Zhejiang Province, it'll take three days and three nights by train, and that's going to be quite an ordeal!
They have four beds, but there were only three people there until dinner time.
Ye Nuan thought this was fine too, it was quiet.
The two of them ate wraps for dinner, filled with vegetables and pre-fried eggs; they smelled delicious.
Yu Huiru made four portions for them, enough for one or two people each, but Ye Nuan was full after eating one, and the remaining three ended up in Gu Hanchuan's stomach.
"You'll sleep on the top bunk tonight, and I'll stay on the bottom. In case anything happens, I'll keep an eye on things."
At this moment, the young man in the opposite bunk spoke.
"Hello, how many days will it take you by train? I'm going to Zhejiang Province and will be sleeping on the train for three nights."
"We are too," Gu Hanchuan said calmly.
The man said happily, "That's great! I've heard there are a lot of pickpockets on this train. How about this? The two of us men can take turns on night watch, either splitting up the first and second halves of the night, or we can work the whole night!"