Chapter 143: Chartered Cars
Jiang Yuanwai looked at the family members who were in a mess and kept talking, and he only felt that his head was big. He said to a few outsiders: "The people who sell tickets here have heard that we are going to buy tickets for a few carriages, but they have not heard of it. After discussion, it was decided to add another train and pull only those of us. ”
Kang Yuanwai said: "Isn't this a train as a carriage to sit on? But it's amazing! I don't know how much it costs? ”
"Not much. Fifty times a carriage, it's the same as selling tickets. We have as many carriages as we want to sit. ”
"Convenient, very convenient! That's it, we take a car by ourselves! ”
After Kang finished speaking, he discussed with several other members. One carriage per family, fifty guan is really not expensive, and it is much cheaper than taking a carriage to Kaifeng Mansion. Not to mention listening to Jiang Yuanwai's introduction, sitting on the train is not only fast, but also extremely comfortable.
After paying the money and asking for an hour, I drove and a few people went to sit in a nearby teahouse. Their families, some of whom don't go out often, hang out in groups in Tangzhou City. Tangzhou is not a big place, but after the opening of the train, goods from the north and south gathered, and now there is a prosperous atmosphere, and many things that cannot be seen in other places.
After an hour, everyone gathered their families and entered the station in a crowd. Since it was a chartered bus, there was no need to wait outside for the bus, and I was led directly into the station. Looking at the parked cars on the railway, everyone felt very strange and chattered.
Director Qin said to Jiang Yuanwai: "Outside, it is unprecedented for you to do this. You must restrain your family, don't get separated. When the train starts, it doesn't stop when it says stop, and people have to wait when they get separated. Tell everyone that if there is something that is really lost for a while, don't wander around, just wait at the station. Wait until the train comes back and get back on the train to reunite. ”
Jiang Yuanwai said: "I have written it down, and nothing will happen." The main thing is hard. ”
As he spoke, he took out a piece of loose silver and stuffed it into Chief Qin's hand. Director Qin is in charge of the station, and in the current Tangzhou, he is also a powerful figure. If you do it, there will be endless benefits in the future.
After explaining the precautions, Director Qin led everyone to a train and said, "You take this train and follow the train in front of you far behind." The railway is not as good as the ordinary road, and if the two cars meet at the wrong time, it will be a catastrophe. In order to prevent accidents, you must follow the car in front of you in order to get all the way to the capital. On the way, there are little servants who come to the carriage and ask you what you need to eat and drink, and tell them that it is good to buy them with some money. Don't move around to avoid injury. ”
Everyone nodded their heads. Kang Yuanwai suddenly said: "Principal, dare to ask if this car can be bought?" We pooled our money to buy one, and when we wanted to take a car in the future, we just drove it ourselves, so as not to trouble the principal, how much is better. ”
Director Qin smiled dumbly: "Outside, do you know how much this car costs?" This train, with the front of the car and the carriage, costs more than 100,000 yuan! ”
Kang Yuanwai said: "Even if it is a lot of money, it is not impossible for us to get it out if we get together." ”
Director Qin didn't expect to meet this kind of big guy today, and said: "Outsider, even if you can come up with money to buy a car, it's not easy to run." There is only one road on this road, and when it will open and which stations it will stop at are all set and cannot be changed in the slightest. Not to mention that it has to be opened by a special person, and when you get to the station, you have to add water and coal, and many troubles. Have your own car, unless arranged by the shipping department. In fact, don't say it's buying a car, a few days ago, there were foreign officials, asking the local government to raise money to build roads, and the court had to agree, otherwise this thing could not be done. ”
Kang Yuanwai nodded, looked at the majestic locomotive lying on the railway not far away, and didn't say anything more. The appearance of this train is even bigger and more spectacular than I imagined, and it really doesn't look like it can be bought and played at home.
The carriages were hung on them according to the number of families, one for each family, which was shorter than the usual trains. Director Qin, together with Director Jiang, called a few people to come and help them make arrangements. Whoever sits in the first section, who sits in which section, must not be confused.
These outsiders have a big business. But no matter how big it is, there are only twenty or thirty people in the family, and there are only more than fifty relatives called by the Cheng staff, and the carriage is actually not satisfied. It is for this reason that the station is so enthusiastic. In addition to these people, two wagons were hung. Anyway, the cost of the road is out, and the goods transported by two trucks are considered to be earned in vain.
After the arrangement, everyone began to get into the car.
Director Qin left for a while, and after a while, he brought two young people, a man and a woman, and said to a few outsiders: "These are my two relatives. The male Tsui Hark has been studying since he was a child, and the female Song Erniang. Soon after the two got married, they were going to Kaifeng Mansion to play, and Xu Xiucai traveled to learn more knowledge. I really couldn't buy a ticket outside these days, so I put it on my head. There are a lot of vacant seats in the car outside of the staff, please bring the two of them, how about it? ”
Kang Yuan listened, looked at Xu Hark, and said, "It turned out to be a showman, I don't know how well I read?" ”
Tsui Hark arched his hand: "I was enlightened at the age of six, I have been reading for more than ten years, and I have read everything in sage books." At the same time, other miscellaneous studies, all of which are intensively read. It's just that I don't like to be a scholar by nature, I only like to travel in the mountains and rivers, and I don't raise a jinshi. ”
Kang Yuanwai said: "This is the best. You sat in my carriage and talked to my children about poetry and songs on the way to relieve loneliness. ”
Tsui Hark was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked his wife. The young woman was seventeen or eighteen years old, and she was very quiet, and she wore a bun, and looked at the two of them who had just been married. As soon as Tsui Hark came forward, the woman did not speak.
Everyone got on the bus one after another and went to their own cars.
Kang Yuan got on the bus outside, looked at the many seats, and sighed: "This car is so empty, where can we do it?" It's really a mistake, and it should be more lively for two or three families to sit in one carriage. - Since we don't have that many people, it is more convenient to remove the extra seats. ”
The little guy standing outside the car door said: "Outside, the seats on this car are all dead, but they can't be withdrawn." ”
Kang Yuanwai muttered: "It's so troublesome, but it's just a few seats, why can't it be withdrawn!" ”
As he spoke, he stepped forward and gave him a push. Seeing that the table and stool were not moving, I didn't know how to connect with the car, so I had to give up.
The little servant led everyone and said, "In this carriage, they are all seats for outsiders, and they all sit in peace." After a while, before the car starts driving, there will be a few whistles. At that time, each of them should be careful not to move around to avoid falling and getting injured. ”
Kang Yuanwai saw that his family members looked at him with blank eyes, and said loudly: "Let's go find a seat by ourselves." The male sits on one side, and the female and the child go to the other side. Sit down honestly and don't make a fuss. I've heard that this car runs like flying, and if you're not careful, it's not a trick to throw it under the car! ”
The little guy said: "Outside the staff, this car is sealed, and people can't get rid of it." However, the window should not be opened lightly. If you feel stuffy, you can open the seams gently. When the window is opened, people must not stretch out their hands to go out, otherwise they will be caught by things outside, which is not a trivial matter. ”
Kang Yuanwai nodded repeatedly. Let Tsui Hark sit with himself and his sons, and his wife will sit with his daughter.
Sitting down on the seat, Kang Yuan said: "I heard that you have good wine and meat in the car, bring some over, and we will eat and drink on the way to relieve boredom." I'll give you a calculation of how much it costs. ”
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