Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 228 Hard seat? Let's switch to sleeper!
Everyone was surprised that Li Feng had relatively little luggage, but that was normal.

Because many people brought blankets, but Li Feng only said that he brought a thin blanket in his luggage.

There was definitely no such quilt in Li Feng's suitcase; he had put the thin quilt into his spatial storage.

In this era, you have to bring many things with you, and the same goes for going to university.

People carried large and small bags onto the train, and then to school; they carried many things on shoulder poles.

Using a carrying pole is also convenient.

However, none of the people at the ceramics factory used carrying poles to carry these luggage.

This time

The team was led by Deputy Factory Director Zhu, who was essentially in charge of leading the annual training activities.

He was usually the one in charge of running errands for the factory leaders.

As for the other deputy factory directors, they all basically have their own assigned tasks to do.

And what the factory director and the party secretary said.

They mostly stay at the factory, unless they go to a meeting at the ministry.

Otherwise, I rarely go to other places.

Even when going to other places, there are always very special circumstances.

Next

Around seven o'clock, Deputy Factory Director Zhu and Li Feng, along with more than thirty others, explained the disciplinary procedures for the journey to Jingdezhen.

He then added that he had applied to the ministry for a large truck to take Li Feng and the others to the train station.

It has to be said that, perhaps because they often go there for further training, the factory has become quite experienced in this kind of thing.

Basically, as long as you follow the plan set by the leaders, there shouldn't be any major problems.

After Deputy Director Zhu finished announcing the disciplinary issues, a large green truck had already driven up to the edge of the ceramics factory's playground.

Li Feng then got into the military green truck along with Wang Liu, Zhang Jiefang, and others.

However, when Li Feng got into the car, he discovered that it was a military vehicle because the license plate was that of the military.

After thinking about it, Li Feng realized that this was normal, since the vehicle was applied for from the department and it was normal for the department to not be able to find the right vehicle to borrow.

However, once things become more standardized, it will be very difficult to borrow a car.

These are things that Li Feng cannot worry about.

Since Li Feng was promoted to a level four painter, he felt that he had made some progress.

At least in this ceramics factory, I'm among the group that's progressing relatively quickly.

While wanting to improve is a good thing, someone like Qi Shengtian simply lacks staying power and strength.

If Qi Shengtian had married Zhong back then, the ending would probably have been different.

Currently, Li Feng is quite satisfied with his level four drawing skills.

Next April, Li Feng will decide whether or not to participate in the Level 5 painter assessment.

Because if all goes well, next year will be the time to go to university.

Li Feng was still quite confident that he would get into university.

After a bumpy ride of about an hour, Li Feng and the others arrived at the train station.

Under the arrangement of Deputy Factory Director Zhu, everyone lined up and boarded the train in an orderly manner.

of course!

Li Feng and the others all entered through the normal queue.

They were no different from ordinary people who bought tickets and boarded the train. The only difference was that the tickets they bought were basically consecutive tickets.

As for the tickets, they were only temporarily managed by Deputy Factory Director Zhu, and would be handed over to their respective people for safekeeping when it was time to board the train, since tickets could be checked at any time on the train.

If every time the ticket is checked, and then we have to go to Deputy Factory Director Zhu to ask for the ticket, then Deputy Factory Director Zhu would probably be extremely busy.

So when boarding the bus, Deputy Factory Director Zhu arranged for someone to distribute all the tickets to each individual.

This time

The train I took was a train from the capital to Guangdong.

This train line is very long, almost running from north to south.

Li Feng was only passing through Hongdu, but he heard that it would take almost a day to get from Hongdu to Yuezhou.

have to say.

This trip was really tough.

If possible, Li Feng would like to go by plane.

Hongdu is not without an airport; for example, Yaohu Airport can accommodate aircraft.

However, Li Feng did not know whether Yaohu Airport was a military airport or a dual-use airport.

However, even if it's a dual-use military and civilian airport, Li Feng definitely wouldn't be able to board it given his current status.

What kind of people can afford to travel by plane in this era?

They were basically all prominent figures in the local area.

Furthermore, a letter of introduction is required if you are traveling by plane.

If you are performing official duties, you need to have proof.

Therefore, although flying is more comfortable than taking a train, the procedures for flying are very troublesome.

The factory chose the train because it was economical and practical, and because flying was too troublesome and involved a lot of paperwork.

However, the factory covered almost all the expenses for this training, which made everyone very happy.

When Li Feng and the others boarded the train, Li Feng discovered that all the tickets were for seats.

In Li Feng's opinion, even lying in a sleeper berth for three days would be exhausting, let alone a seated ticket.

Sitting like this for three days straight is really going to kill you.

In contrast to Li Feng's frustration, the others chatted excitedly in their seats.

At this moment, Li Feng looked around and did not see Deputy Factory Director Zhu. So Li Feng asked Zhou Jianjun and Wang Liu beside him.

"Do you know where Deputy Factory Director Zhu is?"

When Li Feng finished speaking, Zhou Jianjun couldn't help but reply to him.

"Deputy Factory Director Zhu!"

"Of course it's in a sleeper berth."

"What's wrong?".

"Do you need to see him?"

Li Feng asked Zhou Jianjun with some surprise.

"Isn't Deputy Factory Director Zhu sitting here?"

Wang Liu said to Li Feng, somewhat speechless.

"What are you thinking about?"

“Deputy Factory Director Zhu, how could he possibly be sitting with us?”

"Are you overthinking this?"

At this point, Li Feng learned that Deputy Factory Director Zhu had the privilege of sleeping in a sleeper berth, which he greatly envied.

After all, for Li Feng, sitting in a sleeper berth is definitely more comfortable than sitting in a seat.

After thinking for a moment, Li Feng couldn't help but ask Zhou Jianjun.

"Would you like to take a sleeper berth?"

"After all, we're going to be on the train for three days this time."

"Do you know what it means to travel by train for three days?"

"It's similar to us, sitting on a stool for three days without being able to sleep."

"At that time, my neck and body will definitely be sore and painful."

"It's like carrying earthenware husks all day without getting a break."

After hearing Li Feng's description, Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun couldn't help but feel sad.

After all, moving embryos is really tiring. If sitting for three days is the same as moving embryos for three days, then it's better to sit in a sleeper berth.

Zhou Jianjun and Wang Liu deeply understood the exhaustion they felt from moving the clay bricks.

At this point, Zhou Jianjun asked Li Feng.

"Can we upgrade to sleeper tickets?"

Li Feng thought for a moment and then answered Zhou Jianjun.

"I don't know, I'll go ask the train conductor."

Then Zhou Jianjun and Wang Liu nodded to Li Feng and said.

"Brother, it's up to you now."

Li Feng nodded, then got up and started walking towards the middle of the carriage.

After walking through about two carriages, Li Feng quickly spotted the train conductor and explained his purpose to him.

The train conductor told Li Feng directly.

If Li Feng and the other two are included, they will need to pay a total of fifteen yuan.

Upon hearing that he only needed to pay an additional fifteen yuan, Li Feng immediately took out fifteen yuan and handed it to the train conductor.

The train conductor then asked Li Feng to hand over his previous train ticket to them.

Li Feng then handed his train ticket to the conductor, while Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun kept their own tickets. So Li Feng simply led the conductor to them.

When Wang Liu and his companions learned that Li Feng had already paid for the sleeper tickets, they immediately handed their original tickets back to the train conductor.

The train conductor then issued two sleeper tickets to the two passengers.

After the train conductor helped the group buy their tickets, he pointed out the direction of the sleeper berths to Li Feng and his companions. After they remembered the directions, they thanked the conductor.

After the train conductor left.

Wang Liu and Zhang Jianjun took out five yuan from their pockets and handed it to Li Feng. Li Feng did not refuse; he took the money and put it directly into his pocket.

Next, they all took their luggage off the racks in the car.

When the other colleagues in the car saw what Li Feng and the other two were doing, they couldn't help but ask Zhou Jianjun and Li Feng a question.

"What are you doing with your luggage?"

"It's not time to get off the bus yet."

Zhou Jianjun answered directly to the group.

"get off?".

"You're overthinking it. I'm just going to catch a sleeper train."

"Asking me to sit in a hard seat for three days? Isn't that trying to kill me?"

"I'll just pay extra for a sleeper berth."

When they heard Zhou Jianjun's words, they couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Add more money?"

"Why are you wasting this money?"

"I've heard that sleeper berths are very expensive."

"Why waste money on a sleeper berth when there are free options?"

At this moment, Zhou Jianjun said to the group with a hint of pride.

"I like it, so what!"

"I just want to be comfortable."

Wang Liu nodded in agreement.

"yes!".

"My back can't take it after sitting for a long time."

Li Feng didn't say anything at this point.

Subsequently
Zhou Jianjun, Li Feng, and the others left the carriage and headed to the sleeper carriage.

After Zhou Jianjun left.

Everyone started discussing it.

"No wonder he's Director Zhou's son, he's actually willing to spend money to take a sleeper berth."

"Anyway, it will arrive in a few days."

"Why spend that money?"

"yes.".

"But Zhou Jianjun is Director Zhou's son, why would he be afraid to spend that money?"

"That's right!"

"It's not just Zhou Jianjun, but also Wang Liu and Li Feng."

At this moment, someone said to that person.

"Wang Liu's salary is high, but it's not much higher than ours, is it?"

"As for Li Feng, he's already a level four painter, so his salary is probably much higher than ours. It's not unusual for him to be traveling in a sleeper car."

"After all, Li Feng is already a master now. Does he still treat us apprentices who have just been promoted to first-level workers the same way?"

His words drew nods of agreement from the others.

Li Feng still holds some sway over the company.

Among this group of people, Li Feng is the highest-ranking, having reached the level of a fourth-grade worker.

Therefore, they wouldn't discuss Li Feng.

If Li Feng is promoted to level seven worker, he will be able to sit in a sleeper car directly, since level seven workers are already considered senior talents in the factory.

Master Lin is a level seven worker. If someone is at Master Lin's level, they would be on a sleeper berth.

The factory treats its senior workers quite well.

As for Master Deng's words, there's no need to elaborate further.

Basically, whatever treatment the factory leaders received, that's what Master Deng received.

In this era, senior technicians are highly respected.

Next

The train started moving very quickly.

At this time, Li Feng and the others had already arrived at the sleeper car.

It has to be said that sleeper berths are much better than seated tickets. Although sleeper carriages are still relatively expensive, they are at least more comfortable than sitting.

As soon as Li Feng lay down, he immediately felt his entire back sink into the ground.

At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

"Ah, that feels so good."

At this moment, not only Li Feng, but also Zhou Jianjun and Wang Liu sighed in amazement.

"yes.".

"That feels so good."

"Now I've taken up such a big space all by myself, and the bed is so soft."

"This looks like a hard sleeper berth, doesn't it?"

"Are even hard sleeper berths this soft?"

Li Feng, lying down, shook his head and said.

"I don't know either, but we'll be sitting here for three days and three nights."

"Lying down is better than sitting, right?"

“If I were to sleep sitting up, I would definitely have back pain, and I didn’t want to do that. Anyway, it was only an extra five yuan, so I just bought a sleeper ticket.”

"But honestly, it was really worth the money."

At this moment, Zhou Jianjun and Wang Liu also expressed their agreement.

"yes.".

"This money was well spent."

After a three-day drive, Li Feng and his entourage finally arrived at Hongdu, Yuzhang, a sacred site of revolutionary history.

Although Li Feng and the others had been lying in the car for three days, they were still in good spirits.

As for the other people in the car, they all looked dejected.

After all, the three-day journey was extremely uncomfortable for those of them who were seated.

At this moment, they felt an intense soreness in their necks, waists, and backs.

At this moment, Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei saw that Li Feng seemed to be doing nothing, so they couldn't help but ask him about it out of curiosity.

"Is this sleeper berth really that comfortable?"

After hearing what Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei said, Li Feng nodded to them in response.

"Of course!"

"Otherwise, why would I have upgraded to a sleeper ticket?"

"Sitting in a hard seat these past few days must have been uncomfortable, right?"

A smile appeared on Li Feng's face as he said this.

After hearing Li Feng's answer, Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei both looked somewhat worried.

"It's so uncomfortable."

"If I had known, I would have bought sleeper tickets with you guys."

"I thought I would only have to sit for three days, but I didn't expect this."

"Sitting in a hard seat for three days has almost killed me."
"It was so uncomfortable. I was thinking that it would be more comfortable to just lie on the ground."

"And then what happened?"

"The underground spaces have all been taken by others."

Just as Zhang Jiefang finished speaking, Zhou Jianjun said to Zhang Jiefang with a grin.

"I was going to call you two, but I saw you two looking excitedly out the window, so I didn't."

"Now you know the consequences of sitting in a hard seat for three days."

After Zhou Jianjun finished speaking, a smug look appeared on his face.

Just then, Deputy Factory Director Zhu started shouting at everyone.

"gather.".

(End of this chapter)