Time Travel to the Educated Youth Era [Space]

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Tao Xiang finally chose to go to the southern platform, even though the journey was a little longer.

Some other passengers shared the same idea as her. They carried large and small bags around the tiankeng and walked along the endless railway tracks, as if they had walked into an uncivilized wasteland.

The sun at noon shone on the vast land, bringing a rare warmth in late winter.

The north of this era had a different name, called the Great Northern Wilderness, not only because of the sluggish development of land resources, but also because of the poverty of the vast land and sparse population. There were no inhabited villages within dozens of miles.

But after listening to the words of the people in the truck team, everyone felt that it was still early and confident that they had enough strength. A half-day's journey would be enough for them to arrive before the sun sets.

However, when they really started to walk a long distance, they were surprised that it was not so easy to walk.

On both sides of the railroad tracks were knee-high dry and long weeds, which were tough and tangled and most annoying. The center of the track was full of stones, and walking on it would inevitably hurt the soles of the feet, greatly delaying the journey.

Tao Xiang took advantage of the situation and followed the crowd, walking along the grass road they had stepped on. Only then did she feel a little better. Moreover, she had an aluminum box with rollers that could be dragged to save some effort, and she didn't have to carry the luggage on her back like others.

"Wait for me..." Qin Li followed with her bag struggling to catch up.

Tao Xiang glanced at her, but didn't say anything, and tacitly let her follow him.

Instead, Qin Li kept chattering all the way, either because her shoulders hurt or her feet were tired, and finally her stomach started to growl, making her blush with embarrassment.

Coincidentally, the long queue also stopped one after another, and everyone found a place to sit down, took out their own food and started to solve the lunch.

Tao Xiang also put down the aluminum box, sat down to rest his feet, and untied his bag to check what to eat. The food given by the villagers was of various kinds, but after a night, they all became hard and cold and lost their taste, even the flower rolls and steamed buns left over from last night's dinner were the same.

Qin Li didn't say anything at this time, and didn't dare to ask for it. She just squatted on the side and watched eagerly.

Being stared at like this, Tao Xiang was not a wooden person who didn't feel it. She didn't even raise her head and directly handed over two cold buns.

Qin Li took it with joy and couldn't wait to take a bite, but soon frowned: "It's so cold and hard..."

However, despite this, she still chewed the bun skin in her mouth hard and swallowed it. In the end, she finally ate one and kept one in her arms to warm it up.

It's a pity that the conditions in the wild are not good now, so she can only make do with it.

Tao Xiang had a delicate stomach. Ever since she went to the countryside or even earlier to the Tao family, she had never had a cold meal. So she had no appetite for the greasy cakes in her bag. She only took a steamed bun and ate it sporadically, thinking that she would order a big bowl of hot wontons to warm her stomach after reaching the south platform.

The team took a short break and started again. With the motivation of hanging in the front, Tao Xiang put the half-eaten steamed bun aside and followed with her suitcase.