The 1970s: Military Family Beauty

As soon as I walked into the post office hall, I saw the light bulbs on the ceiling flicker a few times and then go out.

The salesperson shouted at the top of his voice that the line was disconnected and the call could not be made.

Originally, those who were queuing up to make phone calls had important matters to attend to, but now they were all extremely anxious. Some changed their minds and sent telegrams, while others hoped for a call.

The salesperson didn't care about that. He wrote "Closed Office" on a small blackboard, put it on the counter, and started to chase people out.

The classmate who went to the train station with Jiang Furong to buy tickets asked in a panic what to do.

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and the north wind grew stronger and stronger, blowing up dust and paper. People on the street quickened their pace and hurried on their way.

Is this probably the snowstorm that was supposed to come a few days ago?

Jiang Furong felt the dampness in the air and made a quick decision, waving her hand: "Go back to school."

At this time, it doesn’t matter whether you buy a train ticket or not.

When a snowstorm comes, no car can be driven.

"Wait, there's only one stop left to the train station, let's go take a look."

That classmate was a woman in her thirties named Li Liping. During her studies, she was always thinking about her husband and children and was eager to go home.

Jiang Furong was most afraid of working with Li Liping.

You asked her what she thought and she said it was up to her.

Once you say east, she says she wants to go west.

"I'm going back to school. You go to the train station by yourself." Jiang Furong said and walked towards the school without looking back, without saying a word.

The wind was so strong that many people on the street had to lean forward to move their legs.

Li Liping stood there hesitating for a while, but finally caught up with Jiang Furong, arm in arm, and returned to school in the snow.

There was a power outage in the school and it was dark everywhere.

They returned to the dormitory in the dark. The north wind squeezed in through the cracks in the shabby little window, making a sharp whining sound.

Jiang Furong finally understood why there were traces of old newspapers on the window frame that could not be scraped off.

It turns out that such a strong north wind cannot be stopped even with ten or eight layers of fog.

"Oh, Jiang Furong, if you hadn't called me just now, we would be at the train station now, and maybe we would have bought the tickets." Li Liping lay down on the bed and began to regret it.

Jiang Furong also regretted making this trip. She didn't get anything done and had to listen to a lot of nagging.

If this matter is not made clear today, Li Liping will keep nagging about it.

"Okay, Sister Li, let's assume you're at the train station right now, and you've queued up in a long line and bought your ticket at the ticket window. What then?"

"Then come back."

"How did you come back?"

"Just, just like we did just now, walk back."

"It's snowing so hard, Sister Li, go take a walk outside now. If you can walk to the cafeteria and back without falling, I'll go out right now and buy you a train ticket."

"This……"

Li Liping listened to the crackling sound of sand hitting the glass window and remained silent.

The roaring blizzard outside seemed to be gathering all its strength to blow down everything on the earth. Just listening to the sound of the wind made one feel the earth was shaking.

Even if you bought a train ticket, you'd be stuck in the train station and unable to get out.

Li Liping wanted to save face. Even though she admitted in her heart that Jiang Furong was right, she still had to explain: "Jiang Furong, you are still young. If one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry. It doesn't matter if you leave a day earlier or later.

But I have elderly parents and young children at home, all of whom are craning their necks to wait for me to return. You don’t know that this woman, with a family and children, can endure any hardship. I won’t feel at ease until I have bought the ticket and put it in my pocket.”

"Sister Li, did you bring any food just now?"

"No."

"Did you bring anything to drink?"

"No."

"When a snowstorm hits, it can rain for five or six hours straight. The snow on the ground can be over a meter thick. You're at the train station with your ticket. What are you going to eat? What are you going to drink? Where are you going to lie down? If you're not at school, we're going to have to go out and look for you."

When the blizzard is howling and visibility is zero, keyboard warriors have to shut up.

Li Liping whispered, "There are so many people at the train station, and I'm not the only one buying a ticket, so I'll just do whatever they do."

Jiang Furong sneered in the darkness, "When there's a snowstorm, the trains are usually delayed to clear the snow from the tracks. If there's a landslide, they'll be delayed for two or three days, or even canceled. You'll have to queue up for a refund and then queue up again to buy a ticket."

Li Liping said in surprise, "Now that you mention it, it reminds me of a movie I saw. It was about a flood that flooded the railway. In the movie, the train first stopped and then moved backwards. It's a bit like what you said."

Jiang Furong sighed silently in the darkness: "The movie is based on a true story!"

All disasters are only more terrifying in reality than in the movies.

Li Liping said in surprise after a long while: "It's really scary."

Jiang Furong didn't say anything.

Li Liping felt a little embarrassed, but was unwilling to admit that she almost wrongly blamed Jiang Furong, so she made small talk:

"Xiao Jiang, luckily you're quite stubborn. I know I can't pull you away, so... hehe, it seems like being stubborn isn't such a bad thing sometimes."

Jiang Furong was shocked. Her foresight turned out to be stubbornness in Li Liping's mouth!