Rebirth 80: Start by earning money to build a brick house

Early the next morning, Zhang Ziming rode the "Big Golden Deer" to the county seat. Because he asked Xu Yimin to help buy a ticket yesterday, he had to see if he could buy it.

If you buy it, go ahead. If you don't buy it, you can stay here first.

Although Zhang Ziming had never taken a train in the 80s, he knew that train tickets at this time were not easy to buy.

Generally, you have to buy it in advance. It is basically difficult to buy a ticket and leave on the same day.

Unless you ask scalpers for help.

Fortunately, Xu Yimin was very helpful and I don’t know who he asked for help.

Although you bought a seat ticket, you don’t need to count on the sleeper berth. It would be nice to have a seat.

Zhang Ziming knew that trains these days also have station tickets.

Trains at this time were often delayed, and Zhang Ziming didn't know how long he would stay on the train.

He looked down at the pancakes prepared by his mother in the canvas bag.

I thought what if the train was late and I didn’t have enough pancakes to eat?

I wonder if there were food sellers on the trains in the 80s?

But Xu Yimin is a man who has seen the world. When he saw the pancakes prepared by Zhang Ziming, he immediately said:

"Meals are sold on the train, and you don't need to use meal tickets. You are not short of money now. Don't bring the pancakes. Eat hot ones on the train. Leave the pancakes for me and I will share them with my colleagues. point"

Zhang Ziming was very happy when he heard this. It would be great if he didn't need a meal ticket.

I have money on hand, and I can't lose my money when I'm away from home, otherwise I won't have the energy to do anything serious.

Xu Yimin was someone who had taken the train. After explaining to Zhang Ziming, he went back to his dormitory and brought Zhang Ziming a water cup and a stack of newspapers.

Water glass, needless to say.

It’s really inconvenient not to bring a water bottle with you when traveling far away. You can’t always lean on the faucet to drink cold water;

As for newspapers, their main function is to kill time.

Of course there are other uses, such as going to the toilet and so on.

Zhang Ziming accepted the things Xu Yimin brought without any politeness.

This is my first time riding a train in the 80s. I understand the principle of eating enough after listening to others' advice.

I put the water glass in my satchel, the newspaper in my canvas bag, and headed to the train station.

He didn't let Xu Yimin see him off. After all, he was still at work, and it wouldn't be good to bother others all the time.

Besides, Xu Yimin is currently taking the time to sort out the first draft of his second novel.

This second book is only signed by Xu Yimin's name, so Xu Yimin studies it every day with the outline and details given by Zhang Ziming.

Try not to take up Xu Yimin's time as much as possible.

But before leaving, Zhang Ziming took Xu Yimin's watch with him. It was very uncomfortable not being able to tell the time when he was out.

The watch in Xu Yimin's hand is the "Chunyan" brand watch produced by the provincial capital watch factory. Although it is not as good as the "Shanghai" brand, the price is much cheaper.

The price of a "Shanghai" brand watch is about 120 yuan, while a "Chunyan" brand watch only costs about 80 yuan, which is 40 yuan cheaper.

Other brands produced in this province, such as "Golden Anchor" brand, "Taishan" brand, "Polaris" brand, etc., are also priced around 60-80 yuan. Of course, you must first have a watch ticket.

People like Xu Yimin who own both watches and bicycles are serious people.

Zhang Ziming also had his own idea. He would go to the south and see if he could find some connections to buy a few more watches. At worst, he would have to buy Lin Yuxin a ladies' watch.

Lin Yuxin not only attends classes in a village primary school but also prepares to take the college entrance examination. Now she is the one who needs a watch the most.

Zhang Ziming decided that no matter what, he had to buy Lin Yuxin a watch when he came back from this trip, and he couldn't let the watch ticket embarrass him.

Not only do you want to buy it, but you also buy it according to the "Shanghai" brand, and you buy the best one.

Forget about electronic watches, replacing the batteries will be a hassle.

Zhang Ziming got on the train and found that trains in the 80s were really not easy.

Not only is the smell of fish and dragons mixed in, but the key is that the windows cannot be opened wide, because the train I made may be a coincidence. It is a steam locomotive that burns coal. The smoke is billowing, and the water vapor mixed with pulverized coal is overwhelming.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that it is too slow. The 300 kilometers to the provincial capital is estimated to take 5-6 hours at this speed.

Fortunately, there was still a seat. Zhang Ziming didn't have the energy to read the newspaper Xu Yimin had prepared for him, so he fell asleep with his satchel in his arms.

After finally reaching the provincial capital, as soon as he got off the train, Zhang Ziming hurriedly followed Xu Yimin's instructions and found the ticket signing office at the station to transfer the ticket.

After waiting for more than an hour, I got on the train heading south to Guangdong Province and its terminal was Guangcheng.

But the difference is:

This time the locomotive we built was not a steam locomotive, but a diesel locomotive.

There was no soot floating around, and the windows were opened to their fullest.

At this time, Zhang Ziming felt that even the high-speed rail in later generations would not be as comfortable as it is now.

April in the north is the beginning of spring. It is quite warm at noon, but still a bit cool in the morning and evening, but Zhang Ziming feels that the coolness at this time is only comfortable.

It was already evening at this time. Zhang Ziming didn't look for the dining car on the train, so he took out the pancakes in his bag and ate them.

Not all of his pancakes were left for Xu Yimin, but he also brought a few emergency ones.

After eating two pancakes, Zhang Ziming fell asleep again under the dim light.

To be fair, I really don’t get so much sleep.

As soon as I sit in the car, I want to sleep.

"Well, whose hand is this?" In a daze, Zhang Ziming felt someone reaching directly into his satchel.

"Who are you? What are you doing?" Zhang Ziming woke up.

The thief in this train was too blatant. Even though he was sleeping after dark, taking it directly would be a robbery.

"Poor man, why are you putting some rocks in your bag? You're out of luck."

The thief found Zhang Ziming's bag and found it was a stone. He threw it at Zhang Ziming while cursing, and left with a curse.

Zhang Ziming twitched the corner of his mouth, there should be more than one thief on this train, there should be a group of thieves.

You’d better be patient;

Fortunately, the thief didn't know what he was selling and threw the two stones back to him.

"What a risk, these are the two biggest and best-looking pieces," Zhang Ziming sighed in his heart, feeling happy and nervous at the same time that he had found them again.

Fortunately, he didn't put any money in his bag. After buying the ticket, Zhang Ziming only had 100 yuan left.

It doesn't seem like much now, but in rural areas in 1980, you might not be able to earn this kind of money all year round. Pay attention to earning this money, not saving it.

Therefore, Zhang Ziming was extra careful. Before going out, he sewed a small pocket inside his clothes specifically for money. He only put a few dollars in the outer pants pocket and could access it at any time.