Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

The train to Beijing, the train drivers and crew members were all from the Beijing Railway Train Depot, the Locomotive Depot and the Vehicle Depot. Dabao didn't recognize any of them.

Dabao was not wearing a uniform when he got on the train. It was hot, so he only wore a shirt and carried a briefcase. He took his ticket and looked for his berth. This time, his rank did not allow him to stay in a soft sleeper, so he could only buy a hard sleeper.

Dabao bought a lower berth. He put his bag down and opened the car window. There was no air conditioning in the car at that time. It was hot and stuffy and very uncomfortable.

He sat on the bunk, looking at the scenery outside the window. This place was too far away from the capital. Maybe he would only come here once in his life.

However, Dihua at that time was very dilapidated, and it had no appearance of a later city. After taking a few glances at the dilapidated houses, I lost interest.

At this time, two soldiers came to the berth, compared the tickets in their hands, and then leaned out of the window and waved.

Dabao did not take the initiative to say hello. Western Xinjiang is a frontier area, bordering several countries. Except for the agricultural reclamation corps, all the troops here are confidential, and even the numbers cannot be revealed. So Dabao could not even say hello casually.

After a while, two more soldiers came over with a mother and daughter. Dabao didn't look back, but only heard their conversation.

"Comrade Gao Cailian, Gao Zhiqiang's sacrifice is a loss to all of us and to the entire army. I hope you can express your condolences."

"Yes, Comrade Gao Cailian, the company commander is right. Comrade Zhiqiang is great. After you return, if you have any difficulties at home, please write to our troops or contact the local government. Your family is a martyr's family, and the country will definitely solve any difficulties."

There was no answer, only the woman's soft sobs.

Several soldiers were silent, and then one of them said, "Sister-in-law, I am Zhiqiang's platoon leader. The comrades in our platoon have pooled some money. You can keep it for your living."

The woman panicked and said, "Oh no, this won't do, comrade Platoon Leader, the army has already given us a pension, I can't accept this money."

Dabao heard the voices sounded familiar, and when he turned around, he actually recognized them. They were Erni and her daughter who were on the train when they came here.

"Aunt..."

Erni and her mother, along with several soldiers, all looked over. Erni, crying in her mother's arms, had swollen eyes. Seeing Dabao, she exclaimed in surprise, "Brother."

On the train coming here, Dabao had only seen the mother and daughter, but had never spoken to them. The reason he noticed them was because Dapeng always brought them food and water, and he had also heard Dapeng talk about their family, so he recognized them.

Dabao held Erni's hand and said, "Auntie, are you going back..."

"Yes, Erni and I are returning to the capital, and here comes the leader of my son's army to see us off."

Dabao stood up, and several soldiers stood at attention and saluted. Dabao returned the salute and took out his work ID and handed it to the captain.

When the captain opened it, he saw that the young man was of higher rank than him, but the army and the local area were not under the same jurisdiction, and there was no superior-subordinate relationship. He smiled and shook hands with Dabao and handed the work permit back.

"Comrade Qin Dabao, please help take care of my sister-in-law and children in the car."

Dabao nodded: "Don't worry, I will go to the capital too. I will take care of Auntie and Erni."

Several soldiers got off the car and left without staying for long. In fact, what soldiers fear most is seeing off.

Erni's mother suddenly cried out: "Oh..."

Dabao looked over quickly and saw Erni's mother took out two handkerchiefs from under the bag. When he opened them, he saw that they were full of money and food coupons. The money was mixed, even one-cent and two-cent notes. It was obvious that they were collected from many people.

Erni's mother hurriedly leaned out the window to look for the soldiers, but they had already left.

Erni's mother couldn't help crying again. Dabao didn't know how to persuade her, so he could only silently use his kettle to pour two cups of spiritual well water for the mother and daughter.

At this time, a young man and woman came over with tickets. They lived in the middle bunk of Dabao's house.

The woman was wearing a floral dress and fanning herself with a handkerchief. The scent of cold cream rushed into Dabao's nose.

Dabao sat aside in disgust and continued to feed Erni water.

The woman glanced at Erni's mother, who was still sobbing, with a look of disdain in her eyes. She whispered, "Why are you crying, country bumpkin? It's so unlucky."

The young man put his luggage on the shelf. When he heard the woman say that, he winked at her with a playful smile: "Xiaoqin, don't be angry, just look at me."

Dabao glanced at them sideways, curled his lips in contempt,

The young man sat down on Dabao's bunk and said to Erni's mother, "Country bumpkin, give the lower bunk to my girlfriend and I'll give you fifty cents."

To be honest, fifty cents is not a small amount of money. The lunch boxes on the train are expensive. A meat, a vegetable and a box of rice only cost thirty cents.

Erni's mother was a little overwhelmed and waved her hands repeatedly: "I'll give it to the eldest sister, no money required."

The young man was overjoyed when he heard this. He thought the country woman in front of him was afraid of him because he was well dressed. This made him look good in front of his girlfriend. He said arrogantly: "You are quite sensible."

The woman was also happy because there was a lower bunk to sit on. Who would like to climb up? But she was also a little embarrassed.

"Tong Shunli, you, don't talk nonsense, I haven't agreed to be your girlfriend yet."

The two of them were flirting with each other, which made Dabao feel sick. He reached out to stop Erni's mother from standing up.

Dabao kicked Tong Shunli and said, "Get out of the way!"

Tong Shunli staggered and nearly fell down after being kicked. He stood up, his face flushed red, and pointed at Dabao for a long time without saying a word.

Dabao said coldly: "Point at me again and I'll break your fingers."

"Auntie, don't let them. This is a new society where everyone is equal. You are no less humble than them. Whoever owns the bed should keep it. Don't give it up."

Erni's mother lowered her head and hummed. It was her first time traveling far away and she didn't know anything, so she gave in to others everywhere.

Tong Shunli was so angry that he couldn't speak. He even got a pimple on his face.

The girl, Xiaoqin, was a little timid. She pulled Tong Shunli and whispered, "Forget it. I'm fine living upstairs."

This little incident passed just like that, and the two men did not get down from their bunks until the train started moving.

The journey back to Beijing officially began with the start of the train.

After two days, Dabao became familiar with Erni and her mother. It was then that Dabao learned that Erni's family lived in the fifth production team under the Sijiqing Commune, which was originally called Gaojiamiao. Erni's father was an orphan who married into the Gao family and even changed his surname.

A son and a daughter were born with the surname Gao.

Erni and her daughter also found out that Dabao was the police officer of their commune's police station. Dabao didn't say that he was the director because it would be meaningless to say so.

The three of them became closer. Tong Shunli and Xiaoqin, who were sitting in the middle bunk, became more obedient when they heard that Dabao was a police officer.

At night, when the train was running, the lights in the sleeper car were turned off, leaving only a few dim lights illuminating the corridor.

Most people in the carriage fell asleep. Erni and her mother were snoring. Dabao was a little irritated and couldn't sleep because the carriage was too stuffy.

He was regretting it now. Wasn't he a complete fool? If the space couldn't move forward on its own, why didn't he just get on a car and, when no one was around, dive into the space? Hadn't he been riding an eagle, petting a tiger, having a little red horse step on his back, and having a little fox massage his feet along the way?

I don't have to suffer this kind of torture now. I dare not eat or drink. No, I have to find a chance to slip away and come out when I get to Beijing Station.

He was lying on his bunk, dazed, when he felt two people tiptoeing towards him from the other end of the carriage...

At first Dabao thought it was the conductor, but the conductor couldn’t check every bunk, so Dabao closed his eyes and let his consciousness go...