Late at night is the perfect time for a good night's sleep.

"Brother! Brother, are you up yet!"

The voice was so low, like a ghost's, that Lu Yuanqing, who was still in a sweet dream, was suddenly jolted awake as if from a nightmare.

"Roar!" Lu Yuanqing suddenly opened his eyes and felt a figure squatting at the head of the bed.

The room was too dark to see anything.

Lu Yuanqing almost jumped up, and just as he was about to scream, he heard a familiar voice.

"Brother, get up! Hurry up, let's leave early!"

Lu Yuanbo, being so carefree, didn't realize that his third brother was almost scared to death by him.

Lu Yuanqing's scream was stuck in his throat. He saw the brat leave after he finished speaking, and the sound of his wanting to curse was blocked, leaving him feeling a little frustrated.

Damn it, when is this?! Why so early?!

Didn't we agree to leave at four o'clock?

Lu Yuanqing grumbled and cursed, his drowsiness completely interrupted.

I got up, put on my shoes, and left the room with my pre-packed luggage.

The kerosene lamp was lit in the main room, and the guy who had just startled him was eating noodles with great relish.

However, Lu Yuanqing had absolutely no appetite.

Just then, Lu Yuanhuan brought out another bowl of noodles from the kitchen. Seeing him, she quickly said, "Third Brother, come and eat your noodles."

Lu Yuanqing swallowed back the words he wanted to say to Lu Yuanbo. He took a few deep breaths and said, "Little sister, why are you up so early!"

How can you be so capable!

“Aren’t you and Fourth Brother going to catch the train today? You can’t set off on an empty stomach!” Lu Yuanhuan said matter-of-factly.

There was no clock at home, so she didn't know the exact time. She didn't sleep well all night, her mind preoccupied with the fact that Lu Yuanqing and Lu Yuanbo were leaving home.

Cheng He, who took them to the train station, is Cheng Xia's father. It's unclear when he will come to pick them up.

Lu Yuanhuan sensed the time and got up to make breakfast, intending to let them eat before leaving.

"Third Brother, I've also cooked all the eggs from home. You can take them and eat them on the road!" Lu Yuanhuan instructed as he put the cooked eggs into a bag.

Lu Yuanqing couldn't stop yawning. Looking at the steaming noodles in front of him, he had absolutely no appetite.

It's so early, my stomach is still resting!

However, since Lu Yuanhuan had gotten up early to make it, he couldn't waste it, so he could only pick up his chopsticks and start eating.

While they were talking, Lu Yuanbo quickly finished the bowl of noodles, even drinking all the broth.

"Brother, eat faster!" Lu Yuanbo urged him when he saw him eating so slowly.

Lu Yuanqing, holding his chopsticks, paused for a moment.

Sigh! It's my first time traveling so far, I understand!

"It's still early! Didn't I tell Cheng He we were leaving at four? It doesn't look like four o'clock at all!" Lu Yuanqing was speechless!

Taking the train is very inconvenient now, and there are few buses, making it difficult to manage the time.

Mingming is going to Jiang'an City by train, which is only five stops away.

However, it's difficult to catch a bus along the way, and it takes a lot of time.

Unfortunately, there's no train station in their county. The nearest train station is a three-hour bus ride away, and even by oxcart, it takes more than four hours.

Two days ago, Lu Yuanqing inquired and found out that the earliest train would pass by at 8:30 and stop for half an hour.

Therefore, in order to catch this bus, they must depart no later than 4 a.m.

"You have to catch the train early! It's better to be late, otherwise you might miss it!"

Lu Yuanqing, who loved to catch the bus at the exact time, silently shut up and ate his meal.

He felt like he had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by being called... Could it be that it wasn't past midnight yet?

That's absolutely speechless!

As it turned out, Lu Yuanhuan wasn't so unreliable. After breakfast, Cheng He's voice could be heard outside the door.

"Yuan Qing! Yuan Qing..."

Lu Yuanbo reacted quickly and got up to open the door!

"Awake? Let's go!" Cheng He was straightforward and immediately called for everyone to get on the oxcart.

Lu Yuanqing gave Lu Yuanhuan a few words of advice, especially to comfort Lu Mingxi. The girl missed this trip because of the start of school and was very unhappy, with a long face for several days.

After he finished instructing Lu Yuanhuan, he turned around and found that Lu Yuanbo had already nimbly gotten into the oxcart and was talking to Cheng He. Judging from the smile on his face, he was very happy!

"Brother Cheng, have you had breakfast?" Lu Yuanqing waved to Lu Yuanhuan, who was watching them leave from the doorway, and turned to ask.

Once they were seated, Cheng He cracked his whip, and the oxcart began to move.

"I ate it. My Xiaxia got up early to make me breakfast!" Cheng He is indeed a doting father; his face lit up with a smile when he mentioned Cheng Xia.

Lu Yuanqing, who was about to take out the eggs, stopped upon hearing this.

"Thank you for your help this time, Brother Cheng!" With the cool breeze blowing in the early morning, Lu Yuanqing had no intention of sleeping for the time being, and chatted with Cheng He.

Besides, they went to all that trouble to send them off, and it took them most of the day to come back; it was really a hassle for them.

"What's the trouble! The captain said you went out this time to buy piglets for my village, so it's only right that I give you a ride," Cheng He said with a smile.

Besides, this is considered a business trip for him, and the team will give him work points!

Because Lu Mingxi and Cheng Xia have a very good relationship, while Lu Yuanqing and Cheng He rarely interact, they naturally started the conversation by mentioning their niece/daughter.

Especially when Lu Mingxi returned to school, Cheng Xia actually had to repeat a grade and go back to junior high, just so she could be in the same class as Lu Mingxi.

When Lu Yuanqing heard about it, he exclaimed, "Wow!"

Wow, that's really something!

The feelings between young girls are indeed beyond his comprehension as a straight man.

Especially since Cheng He, a doting father, also agreed, Lu Yuanqing exclaimed that he had seen the world!

The three chatted as they carried flashlights, arriving at the train station under the stars and moon.

After Lu Yuanqing bought the tickets at the ticket window with the letter of introduction, Cheng He took the two eggs that Lu Yuanqing had given him and drove home.

I checked the time at the train station; it was 7:00 AM.

In other words, they set off before 3 p.m. for a journey that takes more than four hours?

Lu Yuanqing yawned, speechless. It turned out he had only just fallen asleep when he was woken up.

At this moment, a sliver of light appeared on the horizon, and the rising sun could be seen casting a faint shadow.

The simple train station was barely visible, with only a sparse flow of people at the entrance, all in a hurry.

The station was not crowded at all. It was the first time Lu Yuanqing had ever seen such a simple train station. Following the signs, he led Lu Yuanbo to the shed where they waited for the train and sat on a wooden bench.

From the moment Lu Yuanbo arrived at the train station, his eyes never stopped moving; he kept turning his head and looking around.

"Come sit down and rest for a while, it's still early before we get on the bus!" Lu Yuanqing said listlessly.

Trains are prone to delays, and I don't know how long they'll wait, especially since they're here so early!

Lu Yuanbo sat obediently, but his expression still betrayed his excitement.

Seeing this, Lu Yuanqing rolled his eyes and said, "Aren't you sleepy?"

I don't know if he slept last night or not, but when I woke him up, he was already full of energy.

“I’m not sleepy!” Lu Yuanbo took the ticket from Lu Yuanqing’s hand and looked at it. It was a small piece of cardboard with the ticket price, the starting station, the ending station, and a lot of other information written on it.

He didn't care about any other information; his eyes were fixed on the three words "Jiang'an City".

He had never even been to a city in his own province before, but this time he went directly to a city in the neighboring province. He wanted to remember what he saw so he could tell his younger sisters when he got back!

“You’re not sleepy, but I am. I’m going to lie down and take a nap. You watch the luggage; there are a lot of pickpockets at the train station!” Lu Yuanqing said before closing his eyes and falling asleep, completely disregarding his image.

When people are tired or sleepy, they don't care about their appearance.

Upon hearing that there were many pickpockets, Lu Yuanbo immediately became serious, holding their luggage in his arms.

Actually, I didn't have much luggage, just one or two pieces of clothing and a few other things.

But the most important items, the money and the letter of introduction, were safely stored by the system for Lu Yuanqing.

But Lu Yuanbo didn't know that!

They not only had the money approved by the brigade to buy piglets, but also the money that the brigade leader and Lu Guobin forced on Lu Yuanqing when they came to his house yesterday.

A poor family travels with a rich lifestyle!

Lu Yuanqing thought that he could return it to them when he came back, so he didn't refuse, so as not to worry them.

Therefore, Lu Yuanbo knew that Lu Yuanqing had a lot of money. To prevent Lu Yuanqing from being robbed while he was sleeping, he kept a close eye on him. Whenever someone passed by and got close to Lu Yuanqing, he would become extremely nervous.

As dawn broke, the train station began to bustle with activity. Lu Yuanqing was sleepy, but he couldn't fall asleep in this environment.

He sat up without getting angry.

"Are you hungry? Want something to eat? I'll go buy some!" Lu Yuanqing took out an enamel mug from his satchel.

There are also food vendors at the train station, and the food smells quite good; the aroma of meat buns even wafts over to their area.

Lu Yuanbo held up the eggs in his hand, "My little sister boiled more than a dozen eggs for us, you can eat these!"

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

Did they boil all the eggs in the house for them?

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