Chapter 163 Hometown Huadu in 1959
Shaoguan Railway Station
Lin Sanqi stood at the window and shouted to a trolley on the platform: "Here, here!"
This small cart is full of food, making it convenient for customers traveling from north to south to buy local delicacies. It is also a feature of the era of regular trains.
The trolley came quickly, and a female staff member wearing a white chef uniform smiled and said:
"Comrade, do you want to buy phoenix eye cake?"
Lin Sanqi thought to herself, your cart only has one kind of food, do I have to choose?
Originally, the trolley should have everything, such as melon seeds, peanuts, eight-treasure porridge, beer, drinks and mineral water, but this is not 1959. Food is good, so don’t expect too much.
"Sister, what is this phoenix eye cake made of?"
"This is actually rice cake, sweet and very delicious."
"Okay, how do you sell it? Weigh it for me."
"Hey, comrade, one pound is relatively expensive. It costs 1 pound of food stamps and 8 cents. Why don't you try it first?"
Food is expensive these days;
If the food is still sweet, it will be more expensive;
Plus, it’s food at a train station, so no need to think about it, it’s getting more expensive.
But Lin Sanqi has traveled all over the country, and he knows that although things are more expensive, they are definitely made of real materials. They are definitely not like the train stations of later generations, which sell you the most rubbish things to rip off customers and make a one-time business. .
Lin Sanqi smiled, feeling quite fond of this female staff member who was thinking about him:
"It's okay, just give me a pound. I haven't had breakfast yet."
"Okay, one pound. Collect the money and take the phoenix eye cake. I wish you a happy journey!"
Lin Sanqi got the pastry, happily opened it and placed it on the small table. Just as he was about to try Shaoguan delicacies, he suddenly found that the adults and children sitting opposite him were looking at him eagerly.
If it had been anyone else, they would have pretended not to notice at this time, lowered their heads and ate alone, or moved to the connection between the carriages to eat alone.
Many people of this era are often scolded in later generations as being selfish and indifferent, having no quality, grabbing everything, and being reluctant to throw away food after it has been left in the refrigerator for three days and nights.
In fact, it is because they have experienced the era of hunger and are too aware of the preciousness of food. As time goes by, they subconsciously become very protective of food and are unwilling to share it.
Just like now, if Lin Sanqi distributes the phoenix eye cake to the children in the carriage, if others take one more bite, she will have to take one less bite.
In an era when food was extremely scarce, you were willing to be a good, charitable person and then starve to death. Or should I be a selfish "bad guy" and live a good life?
In fact, for most people, this multiple-choice question is not difficult to do.
But after all, Lin Sanqi is from the 2023 generation. He has never been hungry, and he has never experienced eating Guanyin soil from tree bark, so he is still too soft-hearted.
Of course, it was also related to his golden finger. He couldn't be hungry. When he was hungry, he could just open the train toilet door and come back when he was full.
(Wait, that’s weird...)
Lin Sanqi waved to the children nearby: "Come here, brother, there is delicious food here, let's have some!"
The children's mouths started to water when they heard this, and they quickly wanted to run over to get the cakes.
A parent grabbed his two children and taught them a lesson: "How did dad teach you? You can't just eat other people's food."
Lin Sanqi was a little embarrassed: "Comrade, don't worry, I am not a criminal."
These words made the middle-aged man even more embarrassed:
"No, no, no, comrade, I don't think you are a criminal, but I think food is too precious now. Everyone can't have enough for themselves. How can you ask for food from others and trouble others?"
Lin Sanqi sighed, knowing that this was the parents' kindness:
"It's okay, let's all have a try. It's fate that we meet in the same carriage, haha."
Lin Sanqi saw that the children were almost crying, and he couldn't bear to let him eat alone, so he stood up and shared the food with the children around him.
Fortunately, the phoenix eye cake was cut into small pieces and the portion wasn't heavy, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough.
"Thank you, brother!"
"Thank you, uncle!"
There was delicious food, and the children around became excited and began to chatter, and the carriage became lively.
Lin Sanqi picked up a piece of phoenix eye cake and chewed it slowly while looking out the window.
The train has already departed from Shaoguan Station. Entering Shaoguan means entering Dongguang Province, and you can reach your "hometown" soon. This makes Lin Sanqi a little excited.
Is the time I traveled to a real era, or a parallel world?
If it were the real time, in 1959, my biological father had not yet been born, and Uncle Lin was only 10 years old and still a little kid. What did his biological grandfather look like?
It was interesting to think about this kind of thing, so Lin Sanqi decided to capture it all with a camera. When no one was around, she would take a video with her mobile phone and take it back to show her father.
Oh, he also has another important task, which is to visit relatives in his hometown for his parents who were born in 1959, and to check on the condition of the old house.
There seems to be a lot going on.
The train continues to drive south slowly...
Lin Sanqi did not become Hu Jian's son-in-law in the end.
After leaving Fuzhou, he first went to Zhangzhou Pharmaceutical Factory to pick up 5,000 Pien Tze Huang pills. Then go to the Xiamen Railway Station, pack the Andrographis paniculata, Cassia paniculata, and Phyllostachys sibiricum purchased this time, and transport them to the capital by train, where there will naturally be people to pick up the goods.
In this way, half of the procurement task in South China has been completed.
The next three remaining medicinal materials are chicken bone grass in Yulin, Curcuma zedoary in Qinxian County, and ferntail grass in Zhanjiang.
In 1959, these three places were far away from each other, and the journey would be a major test.
Guangqi, in particular, is a gathering area for ethnic minorities. It is remote and has inconvenient transportation. The key is that the people have been strong since ancient times. Chieftain rebellions often occurred in ancient times. It is a place where "wolf soldiers" appeared.
The danger level of purchasing medicinal materials from such a place has skyrocketed.
So Lin Sanqi planned to change his itinerary. For safety and to be more relaxed, he planned to take the train back to his hometown of Huadu, and then drive from Huadu to Zhanjiang.
Take the train from Zhanjiang all the way north to Yulin.
Trains are always safer. I've heard of car hijackers, but I've never heard of train hijackers. (The old Jiangxi cousin smiled but said nothing)
The journey from Shaoguan to Huadu is more than 100 kilometers, and the train took 4 hours to arrive.
Lin Sanqi jumped off the train and stood on the platform, looking at the big word "Guangzhou" on the light box and getting very excited:
"I'm back~~~"
After leaving the platform, Lin Sanqi did not choose some small hotels next to the train station. Firstly, the health and security here were not very good, and secondly, he was not short of money.
Lin Sanqi is a third-level official in Beijing. Now he represents the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a cadre. Naturally, he is qualified to stay in a better guest house.
For example, the No. 3 Guesthouse in Dongguang Province is also known as the “Yingbin Hotel”.
Of course, Lin Sanqi is not qualified to live in the main building. Only those who have climbed the snow-capped mountains can live there, otherwise they would rather leave it empty.
There was another surprise that night.
Lin Sanqi came out of the cafeteria of the guest house, picking his teeth while admiring this guest house with a history of hundreds of years.
When he arrived near the small auditorium of the guest house, he found that many people were focusing on the small auditorium. Everyone had smiles on their faces and looked very relaxed.
Lin Sanqi thought it was a meeting and was about to turn the corner when she suddenly heard a passerby talking excitedly:
"She's a red thread girl. I'm so lucky. I begged my father to get a ticket."
"I heard that the inspection team coming this time is very high-level so they can invite the red line girls. We can be considered lucky."
Lin Sanqi couldn't walk as soon as she heard she was a red thread girl.
People from other provinces may not have heard of the name "Red Line Girl", but how could a native of Huadu like Lin Sanqi not know the importance of the word "Red Line Girl".
As a famous Cantonese opera actress, her original "red tune" created a major genre of Cantonese opera - the red style art, and she is known as the "King of Huadan" in the world.
When celebrities like Liu Dehua, Zhang Xueyou, and Wang Mingquan from Xiangjiang see her, they must follow the disciple's etiquette obediently, and their status is very high.
The song "Ode to the Lychee" is the Cantonese opera enlightenment for children from Hong Kong and Hong Kong. Who doesn't know how to hum a few lines?
My sister passed away in 2013. At that time, Lin Sanqi was still young and had not seen the style of a great master.
The Red Line Girl was only 34 years old in 1959, the peak of her artistic career. Now that she has the opportunity to travel back in time, she certainly shouldn’t miss it.
Lin Sanqi looked left and right, preparing to blend in with the crowd, but he forgot that there were superior leaders present at this performance, and the security check was still very strict. As expected, he was stopped.
"Comrade, please show your theater ticket."
Lin Sanqi laughed awkwardly:
"Comrade, it's like this. I'm from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I'm on a business trip to Huadu this time. I grew up in Huadu and I particularly like Cantonese opera in my hometown, so I..."
The staff looked at Lin Sanqi's work permit and looked better, but still refused:
"I'm sorry, this performance requires tickets to enter and exit, Comrade Lin, right? I'm very sorry, you..."
Before he finished speaking, several pieces of paper were stuffed into the hands of this staff member. He took advantage of the light to take a look, good guy, 5 pounds of national food stamps.
"You go to the last row, but you won't be able to make any sound for a while, and you have to be the first to leave after the performance. Do you understand?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, understanding each other tacitly, and Lin Sanqi walked into the small auditorium.
He was not that good. He finally met a great master, so of course he had to take some photos and go back. Parents in both eras particularly liked red-lined girls, so they had to go home and show off.
In addition to the superior leaders, the observers in the small auditorium were all employees of various agencies and units. The personnel were relatively complex, which also gave Lin Sanqi an opportunity to take advantage of.
The red thread girl was performing on the stage, and Lin Sanqi was taking pictures on the stage. Others thought he was a reporter or from the publicity department of some unit, and they all laughed it off.
After taking the photo, Lin Sanqi did not run to the last row. Instead, she found a seat near the front and sat down, quietly enjoying today's big drama "Zhaojun Leaving the Fortress".
"I am holding my pipa alone and looking forward to it. I can express my sorrow and sigh to say goodbye to my hometown. A tragic song is sent to the Han Dynasty. The words are short but the love is long. The most unforgettable sorrow and sadness for my family and country are coming to Shuofang..."
The heroine is Hongxian Nu, and the hero is Ma Shizeng.
Lin Sanqi is a little strange. These two people should have divorced in 1955, so why are they still acting together?
(End of chapter)