The Science Fiction World of Xueba

From Lancheng to Yangcheng, the train journey is nearly 2,500 kilometers.

In this era when the average speed of trains is less than 60 kilometers per hour, even express trains need to be driven for two days and two nights.

For example, the K-shaped train that Pang Xuelin took stopped at the station from time to time, or gave way to other trains due to scheduling reasons. Therefore, when it was actually running, the speed per hour was much lower, and it took four days and three nights to reach Yangcheng.

When Pang Xuelin came to the hard sleeper compartment, he found that there were not many people in the hard sleeper compartment.

It's May now, and it's not yet the peak of holiday travel. In addition, this train departs from Lancheng and passes through Chang'an, which is also the destination of most people who depart from Lancheng.

Therefore, most passengers going to Chang'an will choose hard seats, and only those who go straight to Yangcheng like Pang Xuelin will choose hard sleepers.

When Pang Xuelin arrived at the hard sleeper compartment where he was, he found that there were already two people in the compartment.

A man in his thirties, with a cut-shaved head, looks thinner, wearing an ordinary leather jacket, and looks reticent.

The other was a fat man in his thirties, wearing a suit with a shining gold chain around his neck.

The fat man seemed a little surprised by Pang Xuelin's age, he stared at Pang Xuelin for a while, and then looked away.

Pang Xuelin was in the lower berth, and the soldier-looking man was in the middle berth. He had climbed to his place early and lay down.

On the contrary, the fat man was sitting opposite Pang Xuelin, took out a pack of peanuts from his luggage, and ate a can of beer comfortably.

After a while, the train started rumbling.

Pang Xuelin had nothing to do, so he found a copy of "Principles of Microeconomics" borrowed from the library of Lancheng University from his backpack and read it.

At this moment, the fat man asked curiously, "Little brother, where are you going?"

"Yangcheng."

Pang Xuelin glanced at the fat man and smiled.

"Yo, are you going to Yangcheng too?"

Fatty's eyes lit up, and he smiled and said, "You don't look very old, do you? Go to Yangcheng to study?"

"Business,

My face is tender, in fact, I am already twenty-five! "

Pang Xuelin said with a smile.

"Yo, I didn't expect to run into my colleague. It's a pleasure to meet you, little brother, this is my business card."

The fat man laughed, took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Pang Xuelin.

Pang Xuelin took it and took a look: Liu Qi, manager of Shencheng Ganglong Trading Co., Ltd.

Pang Xuelin said with a smile: "Brother Liu, hello, my name is Ma Yandong. From your accent, I'm not from Lancheng, right?"

The fat man gave a thumbs up and said: "Little brother is amazing. I'm from Yangcheng, and I'm in the antique jade business. This time I went to Xinjiang Province to inspect Hetian jade, and I plan to get some to sell in Xiangjiang. Xiangjiang The big boss over there likes these things."

In this day and age, people who go to Yangcheng to do business include water travelers, bad guys, and tyrants who walk the rivers and lakes, a mixed bag of fish and dragons.

Pang Xuelin didn't expect that there was still an antique jade business.

Then, the two chatted enthusiastically. Pang Xuelin wanted to learn about the situation in Yangcheng from the fat man. The fat man was purely talkative and wanted to find someone to talk to.

Pang Xuelin specially picked nice words to chat with the fat man, and soon became familiar with him.

"Brother Ma, if you have time, you must come to Shencheng. I have a way to take you to Xiangjiang to have a look. It is a truly international metropolis..."

"However, it is not easy to go to Shencheng now. You must have a border defense certificate, otherwise you will not be able to pass the second line. But don't worry, brother, if you want to go, brother will help you find the snake head, and I will definitely get you there..."

"Huawei, I've never heard of this company before. Hey, as long as there is a way to get through the channel in Xiangjiang in Shencheng, you can make a profit of tens of thousands if you just go there..."

...

The fat man kept talking, most of it was bragging, but he also gave Pang Xuelin a lot of good stuff.

Seeing that noon was approaching, Pang Xuelin stood up and said with a smile, "Brother Liu, thank you for providing me with so much information. Let me treat you to a meal."

"Hey, brother Ma, what a shame."

That's what Liu Qi said, but he got up happily and followed Pang Xuelin to the dining car.

The food trucks in this era are the same as those in later generations, with high prices and bad taste, and few people come to eat.

But Pang Xuelin didn't care, eating in the dining car was better than eating instant noodles and bread.

Pang Xuelin ordered two dishes and one soup, Kung Pao chicken, scrambled eggs with tomato, and a seaweed egg drop soup.

The two wolfed down the food.

In the afternoon, Pang Xuelin closed his eyes on his bunk and rested his mind. When he woke up, it was already evening.

This time, instead, it was Liu Qi who took Pang Xuelin to the dining car and said that he would invite him back.

Pang Xuelin had no choice but to follow.

As for the handsome man, he was eating dry food for both meals.

Nothing to say all night.

Early the next morning, when Pang Xuelin woke up from his sleep, the car had already stopped at Chang'an Station. The man with a short cut was not in the middle bunk, and he seemed to have gone to wash up.

Seeing Pang Xuelin wake up, Liu Qi smiled at Pang Xuelin and said, "Good morning, Brother Ma."

"Brother Liu, morning!"

Pang Xuelin smiled.

At this moment, the fat man suddenly whistled.

Pang Xuelin followed the fat man's gaze, and saw a man and woman who looked like father and daughter walking over.

The man looked like he was in his fifties, wearing a decent Chinese tunic suit, glasses, and a refined aura about him.

The only regret is that the man's legs and feet seem to be somewhat inconvenient. He is walking with crutches, and he has some ups and downs when he walks.

But what attracted the most attention was the western-style girl in a floral skirt behind the man.

The girl carried a huge suitcase and followed behind the middle-aged man.

She looks about seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and tall, with a floral skirt, small leather shoes, and cotton socks that just reach her ankles, revealing her slender and white calves.

Her ponytail was tied up high, and she had a pretty face without makeup. Even though Pang Xuelin was used to the beauty of Qi Xin and Yao Bingxia, she couldn't help feeling a little amazed at this moment.

Fatty Liu's eyes were so wide open that he almost blew out his mouth.

The middle-aged man brought the girl to the compartment where Pang Xuelin and the fat man were, and said to the girl, "Nizi, you can sleep on the upper bunk."

"Um."

The girl nodded, and put the suitcase under the bed. At this moment, she turned her head to look at Pang Xuelin and Liu Qi, and finally said to Pang Xuelin: "Brother, you see, my father has a handicap, and his seat is on your side. The upper bunk, see if you can switch places, you sleep on the upper bunk, how about my dad sleeping on your lower bunk?"

Before Pang Xuelin could speak, Liu Qi hurriedly said: "Little sister, let me change with your father. I am young and strong, and I have no problem sleeping on the upper bunk."

"Thanks."

The middle-aged man smiled politely and said, "I'd better switch with this little brother. This position is just right for my daughter to be seen, and it is also convenient to talk to my daughter."

Seeing Liu Qi's disappointed look, the little girl pursed her lips and chuckled.

"Okay, then I'll sleep on the upper bunk."

Pang Xuelin nodded, picked up his backpack, and climbed directly to the upper bunk.

The girl also took off her shoes, followed her to the upper bunk opposite, and smiled sweetly at Pang Xuelin, "Brother, thank you!"

"You're welcome."

Pang Xuelin smiled and said.

Fatty Liu, who was sitting on the lower berth, was so envious that his eyes almost popped out.

But he couldn't say anything.

After a while, the man with the cropped head also came back. He was not surprised to see two more people in the compartment, and went straight back to his bunk to lie down.

Fatty Liu started talking with the middle-aged man in the lower berth.

From their conversation, Pang Xuelin learned that this somewhat elegant-looking middle-aged man was called Mu Donglai, and he was actually a professor at Chang'an Jiaotong University. This time, he was going to send his daughter Mu Qingqing to Xiangjiang to study in university.

Not long ago, Mu Qingqing won the gold medal on behalf of the Chinese team in the International Physics Olympiad held in the UK. At the same time, it has been recruited by Peking University, Tsinghua University, Xiangjiang University, Nanyang Technological University and other famous universities.

Mu Donglai has a cousin who has been doing business in Xiangjiang since liberation, and he is doing well.

In this era, Xiangjiang University ranked far above Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Therefore, Mu Donglai was going to send Mu Qingqing to Xiangjiang to have a look.

Fatty Liu's social skills are extremely strong, even a university professor like Mu Donglai can be licked comfortably by him.

On the other hand, Mu Qingqing seemed a little embarrassed when the fat man praised him too much.

The following day, nothing special happened. When eating, everyone eats separately. Fatty Liu originally wanted to invite Mu Donglai to have dinner with her daughter, but Mu Donglai directly refused.

A day passed by, and the people in the cubicle gradually became familiar with each other.

Even the man with the cropped cut was known by his name, Jian An.

But he didn't talk much, and only answered when others asked him a question. Pang Xuelin only knew that he had just transferred from the army and was going to find a job in Yangcheng.

Mu Qingqing seemed to have a cheerful personality, perhaps because he had a similar personality to Pang Xuelin, and Pang Xuelin changed places with his father, and occasionally chatted with Pang Xuelin.

Pang Xuelin didn't dare to provoke girls at will anymore, most of the time he said "uh oh".

Seeing that Pang Xuelin didn't respond to her intentions, Mu Qingqing stopped talking and found a book from her box to read.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the lights in the carriage dimmed.

Pang Xuelin was not sleepy at all, he squinted and closed his eyes to rest his mind.

It was the lower berth, and Fatty Liu's snoring was soon heard.

Pang Xuelin had long been used to this kind of voice under Shuiwa's training, so he didn't think it was so annoying.

Mu Qingqing, who was opposite him, obviously couldn't stand the snoring, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Time passed unknowingly, and just as Pang Xuelin was about to fall asleep, he suddenly opened his eyes, which surprised Jian An who appeared beside him with half of his head exposed.

"What's wrong?"

Pang Xuelin said in a deep voice.

"Hush!"

Jian An put his index finger on his lips, pointed to the carriage ahead and said, "Shut up, someone is robbing."

Pang Xuelin was slightly taken aback and frowned.

Mu Qingqing, who was opposite him, also got up, wondering: "What's wrong?"

Jian An said: "I went to the toilet just now and saw that the hard-seat car over there has been controlled."

Pang Xuelin frowned and said, "How many people?"

Jian An said: "I can only see four, two with powder guns in their hands, and two with axes in their hands..."

Pang Xuelin nodded and climbed down from the upper bunk.

Both Mu Donglai and Fatty Liu had already been woken up, Mu Donglai was still calm, but Fatty Liu looked panic-stricken.

"What should I do, what should I do? Why am I so unlucky, I finally made a trip to Hotan, and this kind of thing happened to me..."

Fatty Liu said with a mournful face.

On the contrary, Mu Donglai was calmer and said, "Keep your voice down, where does our train go now?"

Jian An said: "It should be in southern Hunan."

Mu Donglai said: "That's right, everyone took out fifty yuan and put it in their pockets, or just held it in their hands, and then lay back in their bunks and continued to sleep."

Jian An was slightly taken aback: "Mr. Mu, what are you doing?"

Mu Donglai said: "This group of people should be robbers from the south of Hunan. They are all composed of local people. They have a set of rules for robbing trains. There are 20 people in hard seats, 50 people in hard sleepers, and 50 people in soft sleepers. They don't provoke them, seek money without killing their lives, we can be regarded as a waste of money to eliminate disasters..."

Fatty Liu also came back to his senses at this time, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "So it's them, so that's fine, that's fine, this group of people is still moral, no matter how much money you have, they only want so much..."

Jian An frowned and said, "Is there no one to care about this?"

Mu Donglai smiled wryly and said: "It's not that I don't want to take care of it, but I can't do it. The neighborhood is located in a mountainous area, and there are villages of ethnic minorities everywhere. People are united. Every time a case happens, it is very difficult for the police to go in and investigate. Needless to say arresting people. The locals can only turn a blind eye and close one eye, as long as the matter does not make a big deal, then it is easy to say anything..."

"But……"

Jian An frowned.

Mu Donglai said: "Okay, don't worry, no one can do anything about this kind of thing. Besides, they all have guys in their hands, can you do it better than them?"

With that said, Mu Donglai took out two fifty-dollar bills from his inner lining, put one in his coat pocket, and handed the other to a panicked Mu Qingqing, saying, "Qingqing, don't be afraid." , you take this money in your hand, close your eyes and lie down, and pretend you don't know anything."

"dad……"

Mu Qingqing took the money, looking a little nervous.

"Okay, don't be afraid, just pretend that nothing happened..."

Mu Qingqing had no choice but to lie down as told.

Fatty Liu also quickly took out fifty yuan and held it in his hand, lying on the lower bunk and closing his eyes, pretending to be asleep.

Jian An looked at Pang Xuelin helplessly, and said, "Little brother, you can lie down too, as long as the other party doesn't go too far, then it's a waste of money to eliminate disasters..."

"good!"

Pang Xuelin grinned, showing a row of white teeth, and lay down as promised.

Jian An also followed her back to her bunk.

Pang Xuelin turned half sideways, opened his eyes, and saw Mu Qingqing on the opposite side also opened his eyes, looking at him nervously.

Pang Xuelin smiled at her and made a reassuring gesture.

Mu Qingqing calmed down a little, smiled sweetly at Pang Xuelin, and then closed her eyes.

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