Siheyuan: Starting to work in the security department

The next day, Niu Ping'an woke up and habitually reached under the pillow and touched it.

As a result, Niu Ping'an felt lonely and then he remembered that he was no longer in the 21st century.

There are no mobile phones or computers to kill time in this day and age.

Everyone works hard to have something to eat.

Niu Ping'an sighed for a while, washed up, and ate two meat buns for breakfast.

Instead of going to work in the fields, he put the pots and pans into the space, took some water, and went to the mountains.

Along the way, the villagers were curious why Niu Ping'an didn't come to work.

Niu Ping'an had to laugh it off and said that he was still not feeling well and had asked for a few days off.

The mountains are bare and all edible things have been eaten up in the past two years.

There is basically no need to think about hunting, as the animals have either been eaten to death or have fled to the mountains.

Naturally, no one would want to come here and waste energy if they have nothing to eat, and they would definitely not move much if they could just lie down at home.

Niu Ping'an found a cave halfway up the mountain, picked up some dead wood as firewood, and worked for an entire afternoon, making dozens of kilograms of braised meat.

In two days, 60 kilograms of meat were consumed.

Seeing that there was still a lot of meat in the space, Niu Ping'an decided to do it for a few more days.

In the following days, Niu Ping'an would go up the mountain during the day to cook raw meat into cooked food, such as braised chicken, braised duck, braised goose, braised beef, and braised pork.

Two hundred kilograms of one ton of raw meat is safely turned into cooked meat by the cow.

The villagers didn't pay much attention to Niu Ping'an's frequent trips up the mountain. They just thought he was going to the mountain to find wild vegetables to fill his stomach.

I also kindly reminded him not to waste his energy, as most of the food on the mountain had been found.

I steamed buns at home in the evening, and one tenth of a ton of grain was consumed. I made a lot of buns made of two-grain flour.

In the next few days, Niu Ping'an waited at home for a letter from his uncle.

After almost a week, the postman finally delivered the letter.

Niu Ping'an opened the envelope, and the letter paper also had the name of the unit on it: Sijiucheng Red Star Steel Rolling Plant.

In the envelope, besides the letter paper, there was also fifty yuan and several national food coupons.

Niu Ping'an put the money into the space, picked up the letter and started reading.

The letter said that Niu Baoguo's old injury relapsed some time ago and he is now recuperating at home.

He urged Niu Ping'an to rush to Sijiu City as soon as possible, and also attached Niu Baoguo's address: No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

Niu Ping'an only felt a little familiar, but didn't take it to heart.

After putting my luggage away, I found that there wasn't much stuff in it, just a few patched clothes, a quilt, a washbasin, a toothbrush, and a thermos.

Niu Ping'an didn't want any other things. Those junk were of no use to him, and it was inconvenient to just hold them for show.

After packing up his things, Niu Ping'an went to the grave of the original owner's parents and said goodbye to them.

When I returned to the village, I went to the brigade to get a letter of introduction. Because I was going far away, I took the village letter of introduction to the commune to get a letter of introduction to the old city.

Nowadays, there are no ID cards, so letters of introduction have become one of the essential documents for people to go out.

A letter of introduction is a document proving identity and legitimacy. It is issued by a government agency, enterprise, institution or group to prove the holder's identity, position, scope of authorization and validity period.

Without a letter of introduction, you can't get anywhere.

When he finished everything, it was already afternoon, and Niu Ping'an found the village chief.

"Grandpa Village Chief, I'm going to Sijiu City. You guys take care of the house!"

Niu Ping'an knew that he might never come back after this separation, and the house would be abandoned if it remained there, so whoever wanted it could use it.

"Ping An, go to the city and live a good life. Come back to visit when you have time."

The village chief nodded and continued to give instructions patiently.

"I know, Grandpa Village Chief, please take care of yourself!"

"I'll ask Xiaoping to take you to the main road in a bullock cart to wait for the bus."

Majiagou is relatively remote. If you want to go to the county town, you have to walk five kilometers along the mountain road before you can take a bus.

Niu Ping'an was going on a long journey and had a lot of luggage, which was inconvenient for him to walk, so the village chief planned to ask the team leader to drive a ox cart to take him there.

Niu Ping'an did not refuse, nodded and said: "Thank you very much, Grandpa Village Chief. It is really inconvenient to carry so many things."

After a while, a middle-aged man drove a ox cart to Niu Ping'an's house.

"Ping An boy, aren't you going to come back?"

Ma Xiaoping jumped off the ox cart and helped Niu Ping'an put the package on the ox cart.

"Basically I won't be coming back. At least I have a relative over there."

Niu Pingan explained seriously.

"Yes, with my family, anywhere is home!

Let's go, get in the car, we should be able to catch the last bus."

Ma Xiaoping put the luggage away and called Niu Pingan to get on the ox cart and set off.

Niu Ping'an climbed onto the ox cart, and Ma Xiaoping drove the ox slowly.

Soon the ox cart left Majiagou Village. Niu Ping'an looked back and saw the village chief waving slowly at this side at the entrance of the village.

Niu Ping'an also stood up and waved towards the direction of the village.

This is a farewell, but also a new beginning.

The speed of the ox cart is not fast, about the same speed as a person walking.

It took an hour to reach the main road.

Ma Xiaoping helped Niu Ping'an get the luggage off the car and instructed:

"Ping An, listen to your uncle more when you get to the city. The city is different from the village."

"I know Uncle Ping!"

"Well, come back and visit when you have time. The village chief has liked you since you were a child, and he is reluctant to let you go."

Niu Ping'an nodded again, but he felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, he is not the original owner, so he doesn't have that special feeling, which feels a bit awkward.

Moreover, Majiagou is not close to Sijiucheng, and it is very inconvenient with the current transportation and system.

"Okay, I'm going back now. You wait here for a while!"

Ma Xiaoping gave a lot of nagging instructions, and finally patted Niu Ping'an on the shoulder, jumped on the ox cart and drove towards the village.

After Ma Xiaoping walked away, Niu Ping'an put all the luggage into the space and waited for the car in a relaxed manner.

Not long after waiting, a bus came swaying from a distance, with a large package on its roof.

Niu Ping'an looked at it curiously for a few more times, wondering who would use such a big luggage bag.

I raised my hand to stop the car, and the conductor leaned out of the window and asked enthusiastically:

"Where are you going, little comrade?"

Niu Pingan was not familiar with these, so he could only reply honestly:

"Sister, let's go to the county train station."

"Then come on up. I'll tell you which bus to take to the train station after you get off."

"Thank you, sis."

"The fare to the county town is twenty-five cents."

After getting on the bus, I paid the fare and received a stamped ticket from the conductor.

Niu Ping'an took a look and put it away.

"Sister, is this big bag on the roof someone's luggage?"

Thinking of the big package on the roof, Niu Pingan couldn't help but feel curious.

The passengers in the car all laughed when they heard Niu Ping'an's words.

The ticket seller covered her mouth with her hands and explained with a smile:

"Comrade, this is the gas bag. The car burns this!"

Niu Pingan didn't care about the embarrassment and was shocked. He asked tremblingly:

"This... Big Sister, is it safe?"

"Don't worry, it's safe!"

The ticket seller looked nonchalant, but Niu Ping'an was not as careless as her.

We were in fear all the way, and finally the car wobbled into the county station.

As for how long it took, Niu Ping'an had no idea, he just felt that the days passed like years.

"Little comrade, if you take that car again, you can get to the train station."

When they arrived at the station, the ticket seller enthusiastically gave Niu Ping'an directions.

"Thank you!"

Niu Ping'an thanked him and hurried away from the bus.

"call..."

Niu Ping'an slowly breathed a sigh of relief, smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking to himself that these people were really ruthless.

I took another bus to the train station.

The roads in the county town are much better and not bumpy at all.

When he arrived at the train station, Niu Ping'an directly bought a train ticket to Sijiucheng, a hard sleeper fare of 7.06 yuan.

Just in time for dinner on the train.

You don't need food coupons to eat on the train. When it's time for meals, the attendants start selling meal tickets.

价格分有4毛5毛6毛三等，4毛纯素、5毛带荤、6毛基本就是荤菜了，乘客可以任意挑选。

Niu Ping'an bought a meal ticket for 60 cents. When the lunch was delivered, it was packed in an aluminum lunch box, and the flight attendant was responsible for recycling it.

Braised pork rice, and some shredded potatoes as a side dish.

The taste is much better than the commercial train lunch boxes of later generations, and the chefs in the dining car are all former chefs from regular restaurants.

While eating and looking at the scenery outside the car, the sky gradually darkened.

The temperature in September was just right, and Niu Ping'an didn't even take out the quilt.

The noise of the train was accompanied by various smells of foot odor and sweat, and Niu Ping'an did not get a good rest all night.

The next day at noon, we arrived at the final stop, Sijiucheng Railway Station.