Crossing Mountains, Crossing Seas, to See You

The ticket hall of Junsha Railway Station is right outside the subway exit.

After liberation, some supporting facilities were built at Junsha Railway Station, but a major expansion did not begin until 1975. As it was the hometown of the great man and the place where he first began his revolutionary activities, the reconstruction of Junsha Railway Station was a national political task at the time. Thanks to the support of the people of the whole country, provinces such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hubei, and Guangdong shouted the slogan of "give us whatever we need" and fully supported the construction of Junsha Railway Station.

Liu Chang'an recalled that there used to be a large swamp next to the train station, with mud as deep as seven or eight meters, which was a difficult problem to solve. His school participated in the scientific research and development, and eventually received national recognition. People's work spirit was really enthusiastic back then. Although there was little modern machinery on the construction site, the lively scene, the shouts and chants, and the singing and dancing performances by cultural groups filled him with the joy of labor.

Labor makes people healthy, labor makes people confident, labor makes people happy. Many of the various mental illnesses people suffer from nowadays can actually be cured by doing more physical labor.

The design theme of Junsha Railway Station is "A single spark can start a prairie fire". The rebuilt Junsha has almost no special architectural landmarks. After the railway station was built, the large torch on the clock tower became the city landmark of Junsha.

Liu Chang'an checked the time, walked to the ticket gate, put his ID card and ticket into the ticket gate, and smiled at the camera, showing his two rows of teeth as he passed through the inspection.

The city Liu Chang'an was going to had high-speed rail access, but ultimately many others made the same choice, and the Liu Chang'an green trains continued to play an important role in transportation for the time being.

The train station was filled with a mixture of smells, the damp air smelled of fermentation. It wasn't unpleasant, but it wasn't a comfortable place either. Liu Chang'an found a place to sit down and watched the little boy with yellowish hair next to him eating instant noodles. He also found a convenience store and bought a box of instant noodles.

Liu Chang'an bought a seat ticket. Even on holidays, the hard-seat carriages on long-distance green trains are not too crowded, with a few empty seats scattered throughout each carriage.

Liu Chang'an sat in his seat, leaning against the window. He looked at the car window glass, which, even without obvious stains, was still blurred by time. The curtains, on the other hand, looked clean and white. An aluminum basin for holding odds and ends was on the table, and there was a round trash can at his feet. The air conditioning was on in the car, which made his skin feel comfortable.

Although it can't compare to high-speed rail, the old green trains are much more comfortable than before. The crowded conditions of the past, filled with the smells of feet, sweat, saliva, instant noodles, chili sauce, and fermented black beans, seem to be gone forever.

Back then, if it wasn't too crowded, holding a metal cup filled with hot water from the end of the carriage and gazing at the scenery outside the window was a wonderful feeling of travel, inspiring countless young people to recite poems and sing songs.

It's been a while since I left Junsha. The world is different now than before. Perhaps it won't be long before I'm wandering around the world again. After all, the changes in this world in the last two hundred years have far exceeded those in the past two thousand years.

Some things never change, such as the instincts of the human heart and desires.

"A fairy couple traveling together" was a dream of romance that ancient people often secretly longed for when traveling. It is probably no different from when people today want to travel to places like Lijiang, Phoenix Shangri-La- La, Lugu Lake and XC and meet with artistic young women seeking spiritual purification and have a heart-to-heart talk about life and their minds.

Sitting opposite Liu Chang'an were two female students, probably returning to school after the holiday. Liu Chang'an wasn't hoping for a romantic encounter; he was simply thinking of Yu Dafu's writing. Yu Dafu had encountered several female students sitting opposite him in Suzhou, "Which made me blush. I stood silently beside them, merely inhaling the fragrance emanating from their hair, bodies, and breath. I stole a few glances at them, and sighed inwardly: Ah, beautiful face, young age, and even more importantly, rich!"

When many people read this, they think, "So even a great writer can be described as sleazy like some people do!"

Next, Yu Dafu became resentful and angry because the female student opposite him spoke a few words of English. He was furious that all the beautiful China women were being slept with by foreigners. He probably went abroad with the intention of revenge, and even wanted to spend millions of gold to buy white slaves for the enjoyment of Chinese rickshaw pullers... How rather adorable.

The girl opposite him chatted occasionally, but mostly played on her phone with a power bank attached. Liu Chang'an didn't have a power bank, and his phone was turned off to save electricity.

Sitting next to him was a middle-aged man with a military green long bag slung over his shoulder. His hair was messy, and his expression was full of vigilance and fear. He was clutching his bag tightly, not daring to leave it even when he went to the toilet. He was clearly a little sleepy. He closed his eyes for a short while, then immediately opened them again, gripped his bag tightly, and then breathed a sigh of relief before looking around a few times.

"You sit inside, I prefer to sit outside." Liu Chang'an switched seats with him so that he could sit by the window and press his bag tightly against the edge of the window.

He felt much more at ease now, and his nap lasted longer. When he was eating instant noodles, Liu Chang'an even helped him make some. The two female students opposite him clearly didn't like the taste of instant noodles, and they frowned and took out two boxes of duck necks and duck wings to eat.

Liu Chang'an thought, what's the point of taking a train if you don't eat instant noodles? If you could have a sausage and a braised egg, that would be the pinnacle of life.

A while later, the ticket inspector and the train police came over. The middle-aged man's condition caught the attention of the train police. When they opened his bag, they found that it was full of money, at least 100,000 yuan. It turned out that he was carrying the wages of several fellow villagers.

The middle-aged man was taken away by the train police to rest elsewhere, while Liu Chang'an found himself in a more comfortable and spacious seat. He listened to the two female students opposite him discussing what had just happened, and then closed his eyes and dozed off for a while.

It was past midnight when I closed my eyes to rest. Across from me, two girls were leaning against each other. One of them was wearing a skirt but had her legs wide open, while the other's collar was unbuttoned, revealing the edge of her bra, even though it was empty underneath and there was nothing to see.

Liu Chang'an opened his phone and replied to An Nuan's message. An Nuan had already returned to Junsha today and asked him to help her ask for leave tomorrow.

"You turned off your phone all day, and the first thing you did when you turned it on was ask me to help you call in sick? I woke up in anger before I even saw your message." An Nuan was a little angry. This Liu Chang'an, no wonder Bai Hui didn't like him.

Oh, there's one more thing I need to tell you.

"Speak quickly."

My cousin came to my house today and said she wanted to introduce me to the most beautiful girl in the world.

"It's all good, goodnight."

"But I said the most beautiful woman in the world is clearly An Nuan; her title of 'most beautiful woman in the world' should be moved down."

"Ugh! Your cousin will definitely laugh at me!" An Nuan bit her lip, trying to stay angry, but she couldn't suppress her smile. How annoying! She really wanted to stay angry until she met him.

I'm just telling the truth.

"Who would believe you! Who would believe you! You must be telling everyone that someone else is the most beautiful woman in the world."

"Remember to ask for leave for me tomorrow."

"Pah... He's even resorted to flattery to get me to help him get time off!"

It's clear that An Nuan is very happy, so the answer to some questions is unique: You are beautiful, you are beautiful, you are the most beautiful in the world.

After a while, Liu Chang'an arrived at his station. After getting off the train, he looked at the sky. It wasn't raining in Minzhou, and the night sky was clear. He could clearly see the Draco, Cygnus, Lyra, Aquila, and Serpens.

No longer needing his phone for navigation, Liu Chang'an raced under the cover of night to An Tan, the closest place to Taiwan.

I looked up at the stars, and before me stretched a vast, dark ocean. The surface was almost still, like the surface of a cup of tea that ripples slightly when you blow on it. Taiwan was just 110 kilometers away. The star map was clear, and there were no storms or heavy rains tonight or into the morning, making it perfect weather for crossing the sea.

Liu Chang'an packed his clothes, phone, and ID, then jumped into the sea.

He wants to swim to Taiwan.