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Zhang Yu didn't know how long she had been singing, but she was definitely feeling dizzy and lightheaded.

A woman next to me was tapping her leg with her head down and rubbing her stomach incessantly. Indeed, even without much sound, singing is a way to lose weight.

I picked up the kettle, took a small sip, and then carefully put the lid back on—I need to conserve water.

Many people picked up their water bottles to drink water, after all, it was a hot and thirsty summer day.

The lead singer picked up the water bottle again to get a drink, only to find it was empty. "Does anyone have any water?"

Those with kettles all lowered their heads, refusing to look at her at all. Zhang Yu also looked down at the ground, avoiding any eye contact with the other person.

Looking at the now quiet carriage, the lead singer raised her voice, "Is anyone here? Is there any water? I'm thirsty."

The scene remained quiet; no one spoke. People weren't stupid; giving this person water would likely quench their thirst, and they'd probably want to continue singing. There was no amount of water they could ever give them.

"You, you, you." Seeing that no one offered, the lead singer nodded directly and said, "Pour some water from your kettle into my hands."

To everyone's surprise, this person directly called out names. The person whose name was called was unhappy, saying, "You're thirsty, but am I not thirsty too?"

"Why do you have such a big face, asking for water right away? There isn't any."

Some people directly stated that they were unwilling to be given water, and those who were still undecided immediately became unwilling as well, saying, "Exactly, you're thirsty, but aren't we thirsty too?"

Everyone said they had no water for her, which made the girl angry and she lost her temper.

"You're not patriotic," the girl said fiercely.

“How are we not patriotic? You said we should sing, so we sang.” A boy stood up. “We’ve rested for quite a while now, let’s continue singing.”

"I still have to sing!" Zhang Yu's vision went black, but there was no way around it since they had already started singing, so she just joined in.

The lead singer was surprised that someone would continue singing even after she said she was very thirsty. She was angry, but now was not the time for her to lose her temper, otherwise she would definitely be in trouble. However, if she continued singing, her voice would not be able to keep up.

The song ended quickly, and the male lead singer glared at her. "What's wrong with you? Everyone else was singing, but why didn't you join in? Are you unhappy because you weren't the lead singer?"

"Come on, sing one!" the boys started the commotion.

Everyone could see that the boy was teasing the girl, and they all joined in, shouting, "Yeah, give us one, give us one!"

The lead singer was in an awkward situation. Her voice was hoarse, and every time she spoke, she could taste the metallic tang of blood. "I... I have a dry mouth."

"You have to overcome all difficulties. So what if you're thirsty? You have to persevere." Everyone can say such grand principles.

Everyone is really annoyed. In the middle of summer, under the scorching sun, they should be resting, but this person insists on singing. Now that there's no water, they hope everyone can give her some. How can she have such a big face?

The lead singer couldn't take it anymore and said, "My mouth is dry, I'm not singing anymore. If you want me to sing, give me some water."

Upon hearing this, everyone was displeased. "Didn't you think it through when you sang it?"

"Exactly, you don't have this problem, so you shouldn't be asking us to give you water now."

Zhang Yu watched them make a ruckus quietly, thinking to herself, "They can still be so energetic under the blazing sun. They really can't take it anymore." She yawned.

Just then, I felt a weight on my shoulder. Well, I didn't need to turn around to know that it was definitely Zhang Hui. I yawned and then closed my eyes to rest. When the people around me saw the Zhang sisters' actions, they also yawned and rested. Although the journey was bumpy and watching them argue was quite interesting, they were all quite tired after sitting on the train for several days.

Gradually, more people started to rest, and there were fewer people watching the argument, and the cheers and shouts of encouragement also decreased significantly.

When everyone saw that no one was watching them argue, their momentum gradually subsided. Of course, the most important thing was that the lead singer's throat was really not able to take it. She felt like she was going to cough up blood after saying just a few words. Every word she spoke was too painful.

No one argued, and everyone gradually began to rest. The people sitting in the driver's seat breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, it's stopped."

"Exactly, I really don't know where they get their energy." Although there is air coming in when the car is moving, there is no sunshade. I really don't understand how they can still argue in such hot weather.

When Zhang Yu woke up again, she found that the sun had already set outside, and it felt much cooler than before she went to sleep. Of course, what frustrated her was that the car was still running. "How long has it been running? Wasn't it supposed to be more than three hours?"

The person next to Zhang Yu woke up a little earlier. After hearing her voice, he said, "The road conditions aren't very good today. I heard from the driver that it will probably take another hour or so to get there."

"Ugh, it's going to take so long?" Zhang Yu felt a wave of dizziness. "Looks like we'll have to stay in the county town tonight."

Otherwise, if we rush to the commune overnight, where will we stay? Well, staying in the county town would be fine too. "I just want to take a shower now."

Zhang Hui had actually woken up a long time ago, but Zhang Yu hadn't woken up yet, so she didn't dare to talk to the people around her. Now that she saw Zhang Yu was awake, she said, "I also want to take a shower. I feel like I smell bad."

“Who says otherwise? By the way, where are you from?”

Once the conversation started, everyone talked about the interesting things that happened on the road, and they all said they needed to take a shower.

"In this hot weather, you have to take a shower every day."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people nodded in agreement, saying, "We must take a shower and change our clothes."

"The clothes I'm wearing smell bad."

The group started discussing where they would stay once they arrived in the county town. Some even wanted to explore the town, saying, "If possible, I'd like to buy some things. My home is far from here, and I didn't bring many things with me."

Upon hearing this, many people nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, I also need to buy some things, but I didn't buy a thermos."

This is Northeast China, after all, a thermos is a necessity here, since you need hot water for things like taking a shower every day.

A thermos flask—something they hadn't brought with them and planned to buy after arriving here. Zhang Hui couldn't help but look at Zhang Yu, wanting to hear her opinion.

“We’ll buy it when we get to the commune.” Zhang Yu knew that the county supply and marketing cooperative was probably not as good as the one in the city, but after thinking about it, she decided to make the purchases after arriving at the commune.

Zhang Hui said "oh," and since Zhang Yu said to purchase from the commune, then they would purchase from the commune.

The others were asking where to stay, but unfortunately, it was their first time here, so they were all clueless.

"It would be best if we could leave for the commune a little later tomorrow, as I also want to mail a letter home."

Hearing this, Zhang Hui nodded repeatedly, "I also want to mail a letter tomorrow."

"Me too." Zhang Yu yawned. Tonight's tasks were quite daunting; she had to write two letters and do laundry. Ugh, so troublesome. (End of Chapter)