A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 163: Huadu, the hometown of 59
Shaoguan Railway Station

Lin Sanqi leaned against the window and shouted at a cart on the platform: "Here, here!"

This small cart is filled with food, making it convenient for customers traveling from north to south to buy local delicacies. It is also a feature of the era of conventional trains.

The cart came over quickly, and a female staff member in a white chef uniform smiled and said:
"Comrade, do you want to buy Fengyan Cake?"

Lin Sanqi thought, there is only one kind of food in your cart, do I have a choice?

The cart should have everything, such as melon seeds, peanuts, eight-treasure porridge, beer, drinks and mineral water. But this is 1959. It’s good to have some food. Don’t expect too much.

"Sister, what is this phoenix eye cake made of?"

"This is actually rice cake. It's sweet and very delicious."

"Okay, how much do you want? Weigh one pound for me."

"Oh, comrade, one jin is quite expensive. It requires a food coupon and 1 cents. How about you try two liang first?"

Everything you eat is expensive these days;

If you eat something sweet, it will be more expensive;

Plus, since it's food at a train station, it's unsurprisingly expensive.

But Lin Sanqi had traveled all over the country and knew that although the things were a bit expensive, they were definitely genuine. They were definitely not like the train stations in later generations, where they would sell you the most rubbish and rip you off for a one-time business.

Lin Sanqi smiled, and felt quite fond of the female staff member who was thinking for him:

"It's okay, just give me one pound. I haven't had breakfast yet."

"Okay, one pound. I've got the money and the phoenix eye cake. I wish you a pleasant journey!"

Lin Sanqi got the pastry, opened it happily and put it on the small table. Just as he was about to try the Shaoguan delicacy, he suddenly found that the adults and children sitting opposite him were looking at him eagerly.

If it were someone else, they should pretend not to see it, lower their head and eat by themselves, or move to the connecting part of the carriage and eat alone.

Many people of this era grow old, and in later generations they are often criticized for being selfish, cold-hearted, and having no manners, for wanting to grab everything, and for not wanting to throw away food that has been left in the refrigerator for three days and three nights.

In fact, it is because they have experienced times of hunger and know too well how precious food is. Over time, they subconsciously become very protective of food and are unwilling to share.

Just like now, if Lin Sanqi distributes the phoenix eye cake to the children in the carriage, if others eat one more bite, he will have to eat one less bite.

In an era of extreme food shortage, would you rather be a kind-hearted person who is generous and charitable, and then starve to death, or be a selfish "bad person" who lives a good life?
In fact, for most people, this multiple-choice question is not difficult to answer.

But Lin Sanqi is from the year 2023 after all. He has never been hungry, let alone eating tree bark or Guanyin soil, so he is still too soft-hearted.

Of course, it also has something to do with the fact that he has a golden finger. He will never get hungry. When he is hungry, he can just open the door of the train toilet and come back when he is full.

(Wait, that’s weird…)
Lin Sanqi waved to the kids nearby and said, "Come here, brother has some delicious food. Let's have one each!"

When the children heard this, their saliva began to flow and they hurried over to get the cakes.

One parent grabbed his two children and lectured them: "What did your father teach you? You can't just eat other people's food."

Lin Sanqi was a little embarrassed: "Comrade, don't worry, I'm not a prisoner."

This made the middle-aged man even more embarrassed:

"No, no, no, comrade, I don't think you are a criminal, but I think food is too precious nowadays. Everyone doesn't have enough to eat by themselves. How can you ask others for food and trouble them?"

Lin Sanqi sighed, knowing that this was the parents' good intentions:
"It's okay, everyone try it, it's fate that we meet in the same carriage, haha."

Seeing that the children were almost crying with greed, Lin Sanqi couldn't bear to let him eat all by himself, so he stood up and shared the food with the children around him.

Fortunately, the phoenix eye cake was cut into small pieces and the portion was not heavy, otherwise there would not be enough to share.

"Thank you brother!"

"Thank you uncle!"

There were delicious foods, and the children around were excited. They started to chatter and the carriage became lively.

Lin Sanqi picked up a piece of phoenix eye cake and put it in his mouth, chewing it slowly, while looking out the window.

The train has departed from Shaoguan Station. Entering Shaoguan means entering Dongguan Province, and will soon be at his "hometown", which makes Lin Sanqi a little excited.

Was the time I traveled to a real era or a parallel world?
If it were a real era, in 1959, my biological father was not yet born, and Uncle Lin was only 10 years old, still a little kid, what would my biological grandfather look like?
This kind of thing was interesting to think about, so Lin Sanqi decided to take pictures of it all with a camera, and use his mobile phone to take a video when no one was around, and then take it back to show his father.

Oh, he also has an important task, which is to visit relatives in the hometown of his parents who were born in 59 and check the condition of the old house.

There seems to be a lot of things going on.

The train continued to slowly head south...

Lin Sanqi did not end up becoming Hu Jian's son-in-law.

After leaving Fuzhou, I first went to Zhangzhou Pharmaceutical Factory to pick up 5000 pills of Pien Tze Huang. Then I went to Xiamen Railway Station to pack the Andrographis paniculata, Semen Cassiae, and Phyllanthus Urinariae that I purchased this time, and shipped them to the capital by train, where someone would naturally receive the goods.

In this way, half of the procurement task in South China has been completed.

The remaining three medicinal materials are Acanthopanax ovata in Yulin, Curcuma zedoaria in Qinxian, and Herba Lycopodii in Zhanjiang.

In 1959, these three places were far away from each other and the journey would be a great test.

Especially Guangqi, which is an ethnic minority gathering area. It is remote and has inconvenient transportation. The key is that the people have been tough since ancient times. Tusi rebellions often occurred in ancient times. It is a place where "wolf soldiers" are produced.

The danger level of purchasing medicinal materials in such places skyrocketed.

So Lin Sanqi decided to change his itinerary. For safety and to relax, he planned to take the train back to his hometown Huadu, and then drive from Huadu to Zhanjiang by himself.

Take the train from Zhanjiang all the way north to Yulin.

Trains are always safer. I have heard of car robberies, but I have never heard of train robberies. (My cousin from Jiangxi smiled but said nothing)
The distance from Shaoguan to Huadu is more than 4 kilometers, and the train took hours to arrive.

Lin Sanqi jumped off the train and stood on the platform, looking at the big words "Guangzhou" on the light box with great excitement:

"I'm back~~~"

After leaving the platform, Lin Sanqi did not choose some small hotels near the train station. Firstly, the hygiene and security here were not very good, and secondly, he had money.

Lin Sanqi is a Beijing official of the third rank. Now he represents the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has the status of a cadre, so he is naturally qualified to live in a better guesthouse.

For example, the Third Guesthouse of Dongguan Province, also known as the famous "Yingbin Hotel".

Of course, Lin Sanqi was not qualified to live in the main building. Only those who had climbed the snow-capped mountains could live there. Otherwise, it would rather be left empty.

There was also an unexpected surprise that night.

Lin Sanqi came out of the canteen of the guesthouse and was admiring this guesthouse with hundreds of years of history while picking his teeth.

When he arrived near the small auditorium of the guesthouse, he found that many people were gathering there, all with smiles on their faces, looking very relaxed.

Lin Sanqi thought they were having a meeting and was about to turn the corner to leave when he suddenly heard a passerby talking excitedly to someone:
"It's Hong Xiannü. I'm so lucky. I had to ask my father for help to get a ticket."

"I heard that the inspection team coming this time was of a very high level, so they invited Hong Xiannü. We are lucky to be here."

When Lin Sanqi heard that it was Hong Xiannü, he couldn't walk anymore.

People from other provinces may not have heard of the name Hong Xiannu, but how could Lin Sanqi, a native of Huadu, not know the importance of the three words "Hong Xiannu".

As a famous Cantonese opera actress, her original "Hongqiang" created a major school of Cantonese opera - the Hong School of Art, and she was known as the "Hua Dan Queen" in the opera world.

When Hong Kong stars like Liu Dehua, Zhang Xueyou, and Wang Mingquan see her, they have to behave themselves as her disciples. Her status is very high.

The song "Ode to Lychees" is the Cantonese opera enlightenment for children in Guangdong and Hong Kong. Who can't hum a few lines?

The female sister passed away in 2013. At that time, Lin Sanqi was still young and had not witnessed the charm of a great master.

In 1959, Hong Xiannü was only 34 years old, which was the peak of her artistic career. The opportunity to travel back in time now should not be missed.

Lin Sanqi looked left and right, trying to blend into the crowd and slip in, but he forgot that there were superiors present at the performance and security was very strict, so as expected, he was stopped.

"Comrade, please show me your ticket."

Lin Sanqi laughed awkwardly twice:

"Comrade, it's like this. I'm from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and I'm here on a business trip to Huadu. I grew up in Huadu, and I particularly like the Cantonese opera in my hometown, so I..."

The staff member looked at Lin Sanqi's work ID and his expression became more favorable, but he still refused.
"I'm sorry, this performance requires tickets for entry and exit, Comrade Lin, I'm very sorry, you..."

Before he could finish his words, several pieces of paper were stuffed into the staff member's hand. He took advantage of the light to take a look and saw, wow, 5 jin of national food coupons.

"You can go to the last row, but you can't make any noise during the performance, and you have to be the first to leave after the performance. Do you understand?"

The two smiled at each other, understanding each other tacitly, and Lin Sanqi walked into the small auditorium.

He was not that obedient. He had finally met a master, so of course he had to take a few photos to take back. Parents from both eras liked Hong Xiannü very much, so he had to show her off when he got home.

Apart from the superiors, the observers in the small auditorium were all employees of various government agencies and units. The personnel was quite complex, which gave Lin Sanqi an opportunity to take advantage of.

Hong Xiannü was performing on the stage while Lin Sanqi was taking photos desperately. Others thought he was a reporter or from the propaganda department of some unit and just laughed it off.

After taking the photos, Lin Sanqi did not run to the last row, but found a seat near the front and sat down, quietly enjoying today's drama "Zhaojun Goes to the Frontier".

"Today I am alone, holding my pipa, expressing my sorrow and sighing as I bid farewell to my hometown. I send a sad song to the Han people, the words are short but the feelings are deep, my country is the most unforgettable, and I am in sorrow and grief as I go to the north..."

The heroine is Hong Xiannu and the hero is Ma Shizeng.

Lin Sanqi was a little puzzled. The two should have divorced in 1955, so why were they still acting together?
(End of this chapter)