A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 120: Emergency on Green Train
Peking Railway Station

This is a majestic building and one of the ten largest buildings in New China. It will still be in use in 2023, which shows the practicality and foresight of this railway station.

In the waiting hall, Jin Caifeng held her youngest son's hand and kept giving him instructions:

"Qizi, you have to take care of yourself when you go out. Don't fight with the locals. Eat whatever you want. Don't save money. Do you hear me?"

Lin Sanqi was not ungrateful, and replied with a smile: "I know, mom, I'm already 23 years old."

"What's wrong with being 23? You're still a kid at 23. Here's 200 yuan. Take it. And these cakes and biscuits. These are tea eggs. They were bought by my mom with great difficulty. They'll go bad easily in the hot weather. You can finish them on the train."

Pity the parents of the world.

Lin Kucan looked calm, but a little regretful:
"Ah, I just can't leave for work, otherwise I really want to go to the northwest with Xiao Qi to appreciate the scenery of the desert smoke rising straight up and the long river setting sun. It must be very magnificent."

Jin Caifeng was not happy after hearing this: "What are you talking about? My son is going to work, not to travel."

"Dear passengers, the ticket inspection for Train No. 6748 to Xi'an has begun. Please proceed to Gate No. 3 to check your tickets and board the train..."

The loudspeaker at the train station called out, and Lin Sanqi stood up immediately:

"Dad, Mom, I'm leaving. Don't worry, I'm an adult now and I can take care of myself."

"Okay, okay, come back safely soon. If you have any problems, send a telegram to the hospital so that we can know what you are doing outside."

"I know~~~"

Lin Sanqi picked up a backpack, waved to his parents, turned around and walked into the ticket gate, followed by an elderly couple who were reluctant to leave.

Lin Sanqi was very excited because all trains in 2023 will be high-speed trains, and even conventional trains will be direct air-conditioned express trains.

But for college students, the old green train without air conditioning is a symbol of romance and literature, and Lin Sanqi is somewhat of a literary youth at heart.

Lin Sanqi was already imagining himself sitting on a train seat, with the breeze blowing his hair. At this time, he would play a guitar and sing a lyrical love song. It would be best if a group of female college students were sitting opposite him...

But ideals are full, but reality is a skeleton.

When Lin Sanqi passed the ticket gate and excitedly came to the platform, he was dumbfounded. What he saw was a dense crowd of people trying desperately to squeeze into the door.

There were even quite a few people trying to climb onto the train windows, calling out to their friends, some shouting "Stop pushing!", some shouting "You're stepping on my feet!". In short, the scene was a complete mess.

Isn't this scene the same as the train station in the 59s when people went south to work? Why was it like this in ?

In fact, this is mainly because there were too few train services in the 1950s and 1960s. For example, there was only one train to Xi'an every other day. Even if there were travel restrictions, so many people visiting relatives or traveling for business were crowded together, it still felt like a special train for migrant workers during the Spring Festival.

Lin Sanqi thought he was doomed. His company had bought him a hard seat ticket, and sitting in a carriage that looked like a sardine can for 72 hours, wouldn't that drive him crazy?
Yes, readers read that correctly. In the era of high-speed rail, it only takes about 5 hours to travel from the capital to Xi'an.

But in the era of steam green trains, it took 72 hours to travel from the capital to Xi'an, three days and three nights, and the seats were hard seats...

As for why it wasn't a sleeper berth, it was because Lin Sanqi was not qualified. In the 1950s, one had to be of a certain level to buy a sleeper berth. Of course, the restrictions were relaxed later, and only soft sleepers had restrictions.

After finally squeezing onto the train, Lin Sanqi discovered that the carriage was already full of people and the aisles were completely blocked.

"Excuse me~~Let me pass~~"

After squeezing for a long time, when Lin Sanqi squeezed to his seat with a backpack, he found that the seat was already occupied by someone, an old lady holding a child.

Lin Sanqi was scratching his head. You said you couldn't give up your seat, but you couldn't bear it. Good young people in the new era have been taught to give up their seats since childhood.

But if you let me go, I will stand there for three days and three nights, and even Sylvester Stallone can't stop me.

Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi quietly retreated and came to the train connection. The train had already slowly left the station.

Lin Sanqi had no time to appreciate the scenery, but came to the conductor's lounge, a small room next to the train connection.

Lin Sanqi knocked on the door: "Hello, conductor!"

A middle-aged female conductor was a little surprised: "Comrade, what's the matter?"

Lin Sanqi didn't waste any words and said straight to the point:
"Hello, conductor. I'm from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I'm going on a business trip to the northwest. Look at the environment in the carriage. Ahem, I just want to ask, can I get a sleeper ticket?"

The female conductor's face drooped at this time:
"Comrade, we need tickets to board our trains. You see, the general public can't even buy a seat ticket, and you want to get a sleeper berth? This is too..."

Before he could finish his words, Lin Sanqi had already taken out a bag of brown sugar and stuffed it into the conductor's arms:
"Comrade conductor, this is a little gift from me, a pound of brown sugar, please help me if you don't need it!"

"That's not impossible. Wait a minute, I'll help you think of a solution." After saying that, the female conductor hid the brown sugar as quickly as possible, then squeezed out of the lounge and came back 20 minutes later:
"Comrade, take your luggage and follow me!"

Lin Sanqi was delighted, thinking that the social conventions were universal in every era. Exchanging a pound of brown sugar for a sleeper berth was a real bargain.

When we arrived at the sleeper compartment, the female conductor said:

"This is actually the resting berth for our staff. If someone asks you later, just say you are Niu Li's brother. Do you understand?"

Lin Sanqi nodded repeatedly: "Sister, I understand, don't worry."

After the female conductor left, Lin Sanqi threw his backpack on the middle bunk and lay down happily, thinking that he had not read so many novels in vain before, because he knew that the conductor had reserved berths and he could get the job done by paying money.

Of course, giving money was the style of the 1980s and 1990s, while giving some supplies was the normal practice in the 1950s and 1960s.

Lin Sanqi was quite curious as it was his first time riding on this green train. He climbed down from his bed and started walking around in the carriage. He discovered that this carriage was actually a mixed accommodation for staff and passengers.

Of course, those who can ride in sleeper berths are of a certain status and level, so the carriage is relatively quiet, much better than the hard seat carriage.

The train was very dirty and took half a day to stop in Baoding.

Lin Sanqi leaned out of the window and saw donkey meat hotpot being sold on the platform. He had never eaten this before and his mouth was watering. So he leaned over the window and shouted:

"Hey, comrade, how much do you sell this donkey meat hotpot for?"

The staff member in white work clothes, pushing a small cart, replied with a smile: "3 cents each, no food coupons required, comrade, it's delicious, don't miss it."

In the local restaurants in Baoding, the price of a hot pot with pork is only 1 cents, but you need food coupons. Although 3 cents is expensive, you don't need food coupons, which is actually quite cost-effective.

Lin Sanqi quickly took out 1 yuan from his pocket and said, "Come on, give me five."

"Okay, comrade, I'll give you five steamed buns for one dollar and fifty cents. I wish you a pleasant journey."

Lin Sanqi took the still hot steamed bun, sniffed it deeply, opened his mouth and started eating. There was no technology or hard work these days. They were all original and pure natural foods, and they tasted so delicious.

The good thing about the green train is that it stops at various stations and you can shop along the way, of course, provided you have enough cash.

The train stopped in Baoding for 10 minutes, and I didn't see many people buying steamed buns.

The roasted meat in the carriage gave off an enticing aroma. Lin Sanqi knew that many people on the train must be staring at it, but unfortunately his pockets were empty, so he could only sigh in despair.

Just as the train started and Lin Sanqi was preparing to attack the second fire, the radio suddenly sounded, and an anxious female voice came:

"Dear passengers, dear passengers, please pay attention, is there a doctor on board? There is a patient fainted in carriage No. 5 and needs emergency rescue~~~"

Lin Sanqi pricked up his ears and listened carefully, then put down the fire in his hand, rushed into the toilet, flashed into the "passage space" to get the first aid kit, opened the toilet and quickly ran to carriage No. 5.

As a medical student, saving lives and healing the wounded is the first lesson in school. No doctor or medical student will pretend not to hear it.

Lin Sanqi was in carriage No. 10, which was separated by five carriages. Because it was packed, it took Lin Sanqi 5 minutes to run to the scene of the incident.

When he arrived, he found that the scene was already full of people. Lin Sanqi was not polite and shouted to the crowd watching the excitement nearby:

"I'm a doctor, please make way, please make way~~~"

When the passengers saw the doctor coming, they consciously made way for him. When Lin Sanqi squeezed in, he found a young girl lying on the floor, obviously a patient. A middle-aged man was taking her pulse next to her.

The patient's exposed skin was red and his breathing was very rapid, as if he was about to suffocate at any time.

Lin Sanqi saw a middle-aged couple crying nearby, so he took out his work ID and asked:

"Hello, this is my work ID. I'm from Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. May I ask what's wrong with this lady?"

The sign of Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was quite effective. When the crying middle-aged woman saw the doctor coming, she quickly said:
"Doctor, this is my daughter. We are returning to Xi'an after visiting relatives in the capital..."

Lin Sanqi was anxious, "Speak to the point!"

It was obviously the girl's father who spoke at this time:

"Comrade, this is what happened. My daughter saw the meat stove over there and said she was hungry, but her mother said she had brought food with her and wouldn't let her buy it. Then a comrade happened to have brought peanuts and kindly gave us a handful to eat.

She was fine when she was eating, but she started to feel uncomfortable. First she felt stuffy in her chest, then she had difficulty breathing, then she felt itchy all over her body, and finally she collapsed to the ground and couldn't even sit still. Comrade, look at my daughter..."

(End of this chapter)