Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 618 Chapter 617 The wind is blowing in through the window

After learning that the people who were trying to escape famine were hitchhiking on the bus, Zhao Xin calmed down, staring blankly with the book in his hand, and remained quiet.

Tang Zhitong smiled and continued his unfinished "business", hoping to hand in the completed comparison table to the Cultural Reform Commission after returning from Wuhan.

The train continued to rumble south.

As for the green trains, even on key routes, the speed is still not that high.

Although both are "dirty, dirty, dirty", the green trains can never catch up with the speed of Tang Zhitong driving on the highway even if their speed is increased repeatedly decades later.

However, the green train also has advantages that other modes of transportation cannot match. It is cheap and very popular among migrant workers. It has long been the preferred mode of transportation for migrant workers.

When high-speed rail was developing rapidly and becoming popular, some people suggested retaining the green-skinned trains, saying that although these old-style trains were not very efficient, their fares were cheap and they should take care of the lower-class people.

The train went south, and the further south it went, the more severe the banging on the windows became, especially at some small stations, but fortunately the stops at small stations were very short and no accidents occurred.

Tang Zhitong looked through the gaps in the curtains at the dry and thin figures outside the window in the afterglow of the setting sun, and felt very uncomfortable.

I can only pull the curtains to the sides and follow the good-hearted gentlemen's example. Out of sight, out of mind. I can't bear to see these things.

Dinner is still a box lunch.

After dinner, Tang Zhitong took a look at the restaurant as usual when he went to get some water. The guests were well-dressed and chatting happily, which was like a completely different world from the scene outside the window.

At this moment, Tang Zhitong thought of the movie "Snowpiercer".

The Koreans may not be good at other things, but they have always been at the forefront of the world in exposing the dark side. They even take pride in dealing with their own president. Every president has ended badly. It seems that only in this way can they show that they are the best in the world and can do everything.

After nightfall, the train conductor notified each carriage one by one, asking passengers to close the windows and draw the curtains, and not to let outsiders climb in through the windows. If anyone broke the glass, they must stop them and call the train police in time.

At first, Zhao Xin didn’t take it seriously. This was the Iron Boss, who would dare to rob his car?

The light in the carriage was not bright, and writing was a bit tiring for the eyes. Around eight o'clock in the evening, Tang Zhitong closed the Xinhua Dictionary, stretched out his head, took his toothbrush to the sink, brushed his teeth, and prepared to go to bed.

Tang Zhitong put his things on the upper bunk not just to prevent others from stealing them.

The upper, middle and lower berths each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The lower berth is convenient, but with people coming and going, it is not only crowded but also dirty.

The middle berth is relatively suitable, but there are always some people who can aim at the passenger's head without using their eyes, and then make close contact with it with their stinky feet, kicking the passenger in the head. You can't tell how painful it feels.

The most shocking thing was the upper bunk. Tang Zhitong had seen a video before. A girl on the lower bunk was stunned by the continuous fire from the auntie who was climbing up to the upper bunk. Even her hair was flying in the air. The uncle next to her narrowed his eyes and frowned from a distance. He probably held his breath because he heard the noise, right?
Tang Zhitong was afraid that there would be other passengers coming in and occupying the upper bunk, which would also give him a heavy blow, so he simply occupied the upper bunk now.

You can hit others hard, but you can't give others the chance to hit you hard.

Apart from being a little higher and having a shorter ceiling, the upper bunk is actually quite good, quiet and hygienic. But you have to be careful when getting up, not to get up too quickly, otherwise you may hit your head.

Tang Zhitong was lying on the bed, and before going to sleep, he was still thinking, it would be nice to have a soft sleeper. The upper berth of a soft sleeper not only has enough space, but also has a door that will be closed at night, making it relatively quieter.

The train rumbled on, inevitably passing through some stations at night.

At this time, the sound of people knocking on the car windows outside would be clearer than during the day, making Tang Zhitong confused.

Zhao Xin listened to the noise outside and felt uneasy.

Zhao Xin was afraid. What if someone outside smashed the glass and came in? He was the first one to be hit in the lower bunk. If the glass shards splashed on his face, his handsome face would be ruined. How could he find a partner in the future?
Looking at Tang Zhitong, Zhao Xin silently packed his things and climbed onto the upper bunk.

From time to time, the sound of footsteps could be heard in the corridor of the carriage. Tang Zhitong squinted and took a look. It was the train police who had increased their patrol efforts.

Everything indicated that tonight would no longer be peaceful.

The night seems to give people courage, and some dark sides suppressed in the heart completely erupt under the cover of darkness.

In the middle of the night, Tang Zhitong heard more violent banging sounds outside the window, followed by the sound of glass breaking.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?! Are you trying to kill yourself? What if you get scratched?! Get down, get down!"

"Conductor! Someone is breaking the window!"

Noisy noises continued to come from the partition of the next berth, but it was impossible to tell who was coming out.

Tang Zhitong rolled over and almost hit his head. He got off the bed quickly, put on his shoes, and went to the partition where Huang Ruifeng was.

By chance, they heard the noise and stuck their heads out.

After confirming that it was not his colleague, Tang Zhitong felt relieved. He was also an escort and a dual management personnel with a gun license. If something happened to his colleague under his nose, he would have a hard time explaining when he returned.

Although it is not separated by Huang Ruifeng and his men, it is not far from here.

Everyone followed the sound to the partition where the incident happened. There was a big hole in the glass, but that was all.

Bulletproof glass cannot be produced in China at present. Even if it can be produced, the cost of bulletproof glass makes it impossible to use it on trains.

Fortunately, the glass on the car is thick and double-layered, so the hole created is not big enough for a person to get in.

In fact, it was the people outside who were making a noise in the east and attacking in the west. The glass was broken here, and the conductor guarding the gate had to go over to stop them. As soon as the conductor left, many people outside rushed up.

But there were not only conductors in the carriage, but also enthusiastic passengers. None of these people escaped. Before the train left the station, they were all restrained and transferred to the local station.

The conductor thanked the enthusiastic passengers one by one, wrote down their contact addresses, and said they would write letters of praise to them.

After dealing with these, the conductor turned back to deal with the damaged partition.

The glass was broken and cold wind kept blowing in, so the partition was no longer habitable.

The conductor was not polite at all and moved the passengers over there to the partition where Tang Zhitong and Zhao Xin were.

All of a sudden, the compartment was full. Among the other four people was the man who had handed Zhao Xin a cigarette in the aisle during the day. With such an incident, everyone was more excited than frightened. Under the influence of adrenaline, they were completely awake and talked about the thrilling scene that had just happened in the carriage.

After all, we had "fought" together. Everyone chatted with each other and soon became friends. We introduced ourselves to each other.

The man who handed the cigarette to Zhao Xin was called Xiong Shaojie, and he was a buyer for a factory in Sijiu City.

"You guys don't even take a break during the New Year. You're really working hard." Tang Zhitong became much more enthusiastic after learning about Xiong Shaojie's identity.

Although the purchasing agent is not among the "Eight Major Officials", this job is no worse than those of the Eight Major Officials and is labeled as "powerful" among the people.

Buyers travel outside all year round, see much more than the average person, and understand a lot of transactions under the table.

This kind of work cannot be done by someone who is not smart and inflexible.

"Well, who said it wasn't? I finally completed the task before the New Year, and was thinking about spending a quiet year at home. But I didn't expect that the factory director would give me a heavier burden this year and forced me to go on a business trip." Xiong Shaojie said with a smile, shaking his head.

Although he spoke with embarrassment, his face showed no embarrassment at all, and he even seemed a little proud of it.

"It's good to add more responsibilities. Adding more responsibilities means we can make use of our brother. He has a bright future." Tang Zhitong complimented him.

"No, no, we are all contributing to the factory. My comrades don't have enough to eat, and I feel anxious when I see it. Even if I don't have the burden, I have to come out when I see the young and old men in the factory staring at me with eager eyes!" Xiong Shaojie was very pleased to hear Tang Zhitong's words. In order to emphasize that he was given the burden because of his contribution, he revealed a little bit of the inside story.

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"Oh, this is what you deserve. If this happened in our company, I would immediately promote anyone who could give all the employees in the factory five kilograms of Spanish mackerel to be deputy factory director!"

Judging from the tone of his voice, the moment he opened his mouth he revealed that he was the director of a factory or someone higher up.

It also shows that Xiong Shaojie had already shown off in the original carriage.

"Not really, not really. There's a gap of several levels." Xiong Shaojie quickly waved his hands modestly, but he couldn't help muttering in his heart, look at him, he is directly the deputy factory director, and then look at myself, what a gap!

"What do you think? Do you want to come to our factory?" He started poaching employees on the spot.

"No, no, don't mention it again, brother. Our factory won't let you go." Xiong Shaojie shook his head repeatedly. When they were chatting in the afternoon, this guy said the same thing. He had already refused once. It's not that he doesn't want to go, but that he can't go. It's not easy to transfer jobs these days.

There is a huge difference between "I won't let you go" and "I won't go". One is wanting to go but can't, the other is not going at all. When Xiong Shaojie said this, it was obvious that he had loosened up.

"Hey, come on, let's go have a cigarette. I was scared just now. If you hadn't reacted in time, the stone might have hit me in the face." This man was not giving up. He stood up and took Xiong Shaojie away alone.

Except for people like Zhao Xin who benefited from the company's connections, none of those who could sit in the sleeper berth were fools. They could all hear other meanings from this sentence: It's just the two of us, don't follow us.

Zhao Xin didn't hear it, and put his hand in his pocket, as if he was going to follow.

"Come on, let's play some cards." Tang Zhitong stood up and reached out to pull down his bag from the upper bunk. There were two decks of playing cards in it.

They are all from the same system, and we cannot let Zhao Xin embarrass the post and telecommunications people. Those two people obviously have something to discuss, and if we follow them, it would be ignorant and embarrassing.

There were two decks of cards, just enough for four people to play. Tang Zhitong put the cards on the small table and said to Zhao Xin directly: "Zhao Xin, let's play against each other."

After Tang Zhitong spoke, Zhao Xin took his hand out of his pocket again. If he joined the game now, he could still sit at the table. If he went out to smoke, it might not be his turn when he came back.

We had already played two games here when the two people who were smoking came back.

Tang Zhitong could tell something from the two people's smiling faces, it seemed that they had reached some agreement.

It may not be a job transfer, it is possible that Xiong Shaojie is being asked to help with some supplies.

The reason Xiong Shaojie agreed to this must be that the other party had something he wanted, or that the other party offered him a bargaining chip that he could not refuse.

A qualified buyer will not pay too much attention to the money he can get personally, because it is all small amount and it is easy to be exposed.

A qualified buyer focuses on resource integration, connecting the output and demands of three or more units, sharing what they have, and ultimately achieving their goals.

Seeing the two men coming back, Tang Zhitong finished playing the cards in his hand and stood up to give way.

Tang Zhitong knows how to play both poker and mahjong. When he was working like a slave, he often played with the client's father.

To win at poker you need both technical skills and strong mental qualities, and to lose at poker it’s even harder, as you not only need to remember the cards, but also know what cards your opponent is taking.

After giving away the cards just right and unnoticeably, you still have to manage your facial expression and put on an expression of deep regret.

In this kind of card game, you can't lose all the time. There must be wins and losses, and the wins must be small and the losses must be big. It's not too difficult at all.

In fact, the amount of money won or lost is not important. What is important is to make the client happy and receive valuable emotions.

Once the client is happy, acceptance and payment will be a breeze.

At this point someone might say, why bother with this, it would be much easier to just send it directly.

Most people who ask such questions have never actually worked on a large project. Can they wait until after the event to take care of such a crucial matter? ?
Tang Zhitong's approach of playing cards with others is only aimed at the person in charge of the key nodes on the client's side.

In addition to playing cards, there are also people drinking, singing, foot washing, and business poker games. It's a one-stop service that is simply too rich.

Of course, this way of playing is only for male Party A. Female Party A needs to talk more. Talking about beauty, giving cosmetics, and giving bags are all inferior ways. The superior way is to talk about children. If you help her children improve their academic performance, when the loan is issued, the first payment will definitely be given to you!
Tang Zhitong let them play cards and left the partition.

The world is broken, but there are always people who patch it up. The broken glass next door has been blocked with wooden boards by the conductor.

Tang Zhitong stood in the smoking area and looked out through the glass on the car door.

In the night, stars are hanging in the sky, and the shadows of mountains are vaguely visible in the distance. There may be a village nearby, or maybe not. In any case, there is no light at all, and it is dead silent.

Now they have entered the territory of Henan Province. The situation here is very serious. After seeing Xiong Shaojie, Tang Zhitong had an idea.

Everyone is having difficulties right now. The output from the land is decreasing, but the sea has almost inexhaustible resources. Can I do something with this?

Of course it won’t be for free, at least you have to collect some gifts or things you want, right?
But how to operate inside without exposing yourself and getting the stuff requires careful consideration.

(End of this chapter)