Chapter 986 Past Events in the Carriage

At Tai'an Railway Station, several young guys got on the train carrying large and small bags.

They were going to Qingdao Port, from there they would take a boat to Shanghai, and then from Shanghai they would take an ocean liner arranged by the government to go to India. Qingdao Port is only a small port and currently only has domestic routes.

However, as Shandong develops better and better, Qingdao Port becomes more and more important, and its future development potential is promising.

The train roared to life, getting faster and faster.

Looking at the scenery rapidly receding behind the window, Wang Xiaoping felt very excited.

The fundamental reason that prompts a large number of people to immigrate overseas is not actually that some people have succeeded overseas, but because transportation and communication have become more convenient.

When parents are not far away from home, they must travel well.

This is a famous saying in the past, because in the past, traveling far away was a very risky thing. If you were not careful, you would die on the way.

This is why in the past, parting was a very sentimental thing, and many people were prone to overflowing with emotions when saying goodbye.

It's really because this parting may be an eternal parting.

Moreover, even if a traveler is lucky, there will be no accidents along the way. But after the separation, there was almost no chance to communicate with each other.

Unless you have an acquaintance who happens to be returning to your hometown on the way, you can still send a letter back.

But coincidences like this rarely happen.

Not to mention ordinary people, even some officials, once they leave their hometown to work as officials in other places, they may never be able to return to their hometown again.

Not every official's official career can be successful or brilliant, and not everyone has the conditions and qualifications to return to his hometown with honor.

In short, in the past, traveling far away was a big deal.

However, in today's Dahua, it seems that traveling far away is no longer scary without even realizing it.

"You guys packed your bags and are preparing to move to Shanghai?"

In Jinan, two young girls came up and sat in front of Wang Xiaoping and Wang Erhu. They were not restrained and asked Wang Xiaoping openly, but this made Wang Xiaoping, a grown man, a little cautious and nervous.

After all, no such beautiful girl has ever taken the initiative to speak to him.

Moreover, the clothes of these two girls looked expensive, and they were obviously rich girls, which made Wang Xiaoping feel inferior.

"Hey, I want to ask you something, are you mute?"

Cao Xuelin knocked Wang Xiaoping with the fan in her hand.

A slightly offensive move, done by a beautiful woman, gives the impression of being playful and lively.

Anyway, this is how Wang Xiaoping feels.

"No...no, we are preparing to immigrate to India."

Wang Xiaoping hesitated and said that immigrating to India to seek life was not a very honorable thing. He was really embarrassed to say it, but he did not dare to lie in front of a powerful beauty.

"Oh, I know that the imperial court is encouraging immigrants. There are many opportunities to go to India to make a fortune now, but India is far overseas after all. You are very brave if you dare to be the first to go to India."

Cao Xuelin said.

She is praising me, she is praising me, she, she appreciates me...

Wang Xiaoping was so excited that he wanted to shout. He had never experienced such a wonderful moment since he was a child.

If he is fashionable enough, he will understand that he is in love.

Unfortunately, he thought too much.

A highly educated person like Cao Xuelin can always make everyone feel comfortable with what she says. However, this does not mean that she really appreciates Wang Xiaoping.

The marriage partner arranged for her by her family was a young and promising county magistrate, but she didn't even take a fancy to him and chose to run away from home.

How could she fall in love with a rural boy who was forced to immigrate to India in order to make a living.

It is precisely because of the development of Dahua Transportation and Communications that more and more girls dare to run away from home.

Don't worry too much about safety. The security in other parts of Dahua may not be good enough, but the security along the railway lines and highways is still quite good.

Road bullies like "I drive this mountain" have no room for survival in Dahua.

There is no need to worry about communications. You can send telegrams at all stations along the railway. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can put your family at ease.

Even if you are as far away as India, you can spend some money to send a telegram to report that you are safe.

If you are short on money, you can still communicate by letter, but the prerequisite is that it must be within the Central Plains. Dahua's postal system does not yet cover remote mountainous areas, and at most it only reaches county towns.

If you're in a big city, you can even talk directly on a public phone.

Now after traveling far away, I no longer have to worry about losing contact with home.

"What about you, where are you going?"

Wang Xiaoping plucked up the courage to ask. He was praying in his heart that these two girls were also going to India.

Only then would he have the opportunity to continue seeing them in the future.

"I haven't decided yet. Anyway, I'll go to Shanghai first and then take it one step at a time."

Cao Xuelin said with a smile.

She felt relieved after escaping her home.

So chic.

Wang Xiaoping felt sad when he heard this. It was impossible for him to live so freely and freely anyway.

His lips moved, but he made no sound.

Originally, he wanted to invite Cao Xuelin to India, but no matter how much he wanted in his heart,

, when the words came to his lips, he just couldn't say them out.

Along the way, several people chatted a lot.

Knowing that Cao Xuelin escaped from marriage, Wang Xiaoping was even more impressed.

It is rare for a woman to dare to escape from marriage.

Appearance is justice. Anyway, Wang Xiaoping felt that Cao Xuelin's escape from marriage must be because the man was at fault.

Wang Xiaoping, who was completely unaware of the inside story, had already imagined the ugly face of Cao Xuelin's fiancé in his mind, and he couldn't wait to rush forward to fight against the injustice.

This wonderful journey is short, after all, Jinan is not far from Qingdao.

After arriving in Qingdao, Cao Xuelin had to stay in Qingdao for two days, but he had to get on the boat immediately.

When he got on the boat, he was extremely eager for a figure to see him off.

Unfortunately not.

The moment he got on the ship, he even had the idea of ​​giving up going to India and going to Shanghai to work hard.

This thought became more and more intense, and finally he couldn't help but tell his companions.

"What are we going to do in Shanghai? What else can we do besides farming? Wang Xiaoping, don't be a toad and want to eat swan meat. You and I are from two different worlds. I don't even care about the 21-year-old county magistrate. See which onion you are."

Wang Junyu mocked.

On the train, he missed the opportunity to communicate with the beautiful woman because of the seat problem. He was as jealous as he could be of Wang Xiaoping, who was able to talk to the beautiful woman.

But now, seeing Wang Xiaoping in despair, he was also gloating about his misfortune.

"I just think I can make money in Shanghai, and it has nothing to do with her."

Wang Xiaoping argued.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you can't even deceive yourself with your words, and you still want to deceive us?"

"You...shut up."

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