Fast travel to the front line of eating melons in the world

Taking the train in the sweltering summer is truly a tough experience. Although there is some airflow when the train is moving, the heat from the blazing sun shining on the train's metal surface during the day is unbearable.

Zhang Yu could only secretly rejoice, thankfully they were heading north and the temperature was gradually dropping, especially after passing Shanhaiguan, it was much cooler after sunset, and even during the day it wasn't so hot, which was a relief for everyone.

After just a few days on the train, even though she washed her face and wiped her arms every day, Zhang Yu still felt that her body smelled like pickled vegetables, and her hair was already greasy.

Zhang Yu initially thought that traveling north would be incredibly frustrating due to lack of rest and food, but now she realized that these were not the real problems. The biggest issue was the inability to take a shower.

Fortunately, she wasn't the only one with an odor; the others also had a similar smell.

Zhang Hui wasn't much better off; she often muttered in Zhang Yu's ear, asking why they hadn't arrived yet.

At first, Zhang Yu would try to comfort her, but after a while, she became too lazy to do so, because she was on the verge of a breakdown herself and had no time to comfort someone else.

As for the others, they weren't much better off. At the beginning, they were all enthusiastic about reciting quotations and singing revolutionary songs. Zhang Yu, of course, attended the meeting, otherwise she would easily attract attention.

As the train journey continued, everyone's enthusiasm waned, and eventually, everyone was just looking forward to arriving at their destination. As for reciting quotations or singing, no one did it anymore.

As everyone waited with anticipation, the train finally arrived at its destination, and people disembarked in twos and threes, carrying their belongings.

Zhang Hui staggered off the bus, feeling completely limp. Zhang Yu had no choice but to support her; otherwise, she was afraid she would fall. Fortunately, a fellow villager was there to watch over their luggage.

Zhang Hui felt dizzy. "Why is my body so weak?"

“You haven’t gotten off the train for days.” Zhang Yu had previously asked Zhang Hui to get off and walk around when the train stopped, since she had been on the train for a long time and needed to get out and about. But she said she didn’t want to get off, saying it was too hot outside.

She didn't want to go down, but Zhang Yu couldn't force her to. After she recovered a little, he said, "Let's go, let's go outside and see if the county's car has arrived."

That's right, the train goes to the city center, not the county. They still need to take other transportation to the county.

Then she had to go to the commune and then to the village. Zhang Yu didn't know how far the journey was or what kind of transportation it would be. She just hoped that even if she ended up taking a tractor to the village, it would be fine.

As for the oxcart, it's not impossible, but the concern is that with so many people and so much luggage, the brigade leader who's picking them up might be reluctant to part with the village's oxen. So they'll have them put their luggage on the oxcart and then walk back.

If that's the case, it would be the worst-case scenario, and there would be no way to protest.

When they arrived at the square outside the train station, the staff at the educated youth office were already very rude. They were very impatient with them, saying, "The train arrived a long time ago, why are you only coming out now?"

"I didn't know you had to take a bus to the county town; it takes at least three hours by car."

"Huh?" Zhang Yu was stunned. This was the city bus station, and it would take another three hours to get to the county. And this was a huge truck! My God, where on earth was this?

Zhang Yu suddenly felt that she had asked for too low a price. Considering the time spent on the road, it really wasn't easy for her to go home.

"I'm sorry, we've been in the car for days and haven't gotten off, so we're not feeling well," Zhang Yu apologized repeatedly, explaining that it was due to her health.

The staff member from the educated youth office glanced at Zhang Hui, whose face was pale, and waved his hand, "Let's go, don't dawdle."

After thanking the staff repeatedly, Zhang Yu and Zhang Hui walked towards the truck parked not far away. The group of people who had been waiting impatiently in the truck bed were about to complain, but seeing Zhang Hui's pale face, they could only swallow their dissatisfaction.

Especially after hearing that Zhang Yu and his group had taken a train for almost four days to get here, they exclaimed, "That's a long time!"

Zhang Yu nodded a few times, "Luckily we didn't have to change cars." This was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. If we had changed cars, all that luggage would have been quite a hassle, especially having to fight for seats. Sigh.

Everyone started talking about the time they spent on the road, especially those who had to transfer buses along the way, who also shared their experiences.

As the train started moving, the originally unbearably hot carriage felt much better with the breeze blowing in.

Unfortunately, as the car left the city and entered the village road, Zhang Yu immediately felt how bad the road was now; it was incredibly bumpy, an unusually bumpy ride.

Zhang Yu was actually quite sleepy, sitting on the floor of the carriage with a gentle breeze blowing, but then a pothole appeared every now and then, making it impossible for her to fall asleep at all.

In this situation, no one could get a proper rest. Just then, a girl stood up and said, "Let's sing."

Huh? Zhang Yu was shocked, but she didn't dare to show it. These days, climbing over others to get ahead is a perfectly normal thing.

It was such a hot day, and everyone had just gotten off the train. After a long day of travel, they were all exhausted.

If there were a bed right now, someone would definitely lie down immediately. Now that they're sitting in the truck, if the road were any better and not so bumpy, Zhang Yu estimates that many people would want to go to sleep.

And then this person actually started singing? Looking at the blazing sun in the sky, singing on such a hot day must be incredibly torture.

Singing on the train is nice, even though it's hot, at least there's water on board to drink and you can replenish your water supply. But what if you get thirsty on the train? Where can you get water?

The crowd wasn't very interested either. A minute had passed since the girl finished speaking, and no one had said a word. Apart from the sound of the wind and the car starting up, it was truly quiet.

The girl was surprised that no one followed her suggestion, and she immediately started making a scene, saying, "I'll start, and you all follow."

Since the other party has said that and actually started singing, what can we do? If we don't sing, then everyone will be considered unmotivated.

Zhang Yu touched her water bottle. Fortunately, when she got off the bus, she was worried that she would have to ride for a long time, so she filled both of their water bottles with water.

Everyone had no choice but to sing along. What else could they do? No matter how much they cursed the other person in their hearts, they couldn't just not sing, so they had to keep up.

Zhang Yu followed suit, even though she wanted to keep quiet. But there were people all around, and if she didn't make a sound, someone would definitely hear her, so she had to speak up.

The sound was no longer loud, just enough to make a noise. Zhang Yu didn't forget to listen to the voices of the people around him. Goodness, there was some noise too. Well, it was such a hot day, and there were still several hours of travel ahead. Everyone had to conserve their energy. Who knew how long that woman would keep going on her rampage?

Zhang Yu glanced at the person who stood up to lead the singing and prayed in her heart that it wasn't someone from her village, otherwise she would be in real trouble.

But upon further reflection, it didn't seem like a big problem. After all, everyone earned their own work points, and everyone worked independently, which immediately put me at ease. (End of Chapter)