Yao Nian booked an ox cart and personally sent Yu Yan to the bus station. As he helped her carry her luggage, he secretly hoped that Yu Yan would mention him when she returned home.
After Yu Yan took the bus to City H and arrived at City H's bus station at noon, she bought a train ticket from City H to Hang City at six that night.
To save money, Yu Yan could only book the most ordinary green train, which had hard seats.
After confirming the train number and departure time, Yu Yan called the cotton mill's family courtyard from the phone window at the train station. According to the method of contact she had agreed upon with Duan Mei in the letter, Yu Yan told Duan Mei about her arrival in the name of Duan Mei's distant relative.
At this time, the arrival schedule for green trains was almost always late at night. Yu Yan only arrived at the train station at ten o'clock on the third night.
