Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Chapter 508: Striving for a Better Future

After some laughter and joking, He Yuzhu cleared his throat and said solemnly, "Well... next week, I have to go to the Western Region Province. The crops grown by our factory on the farm over there are about to be ripe, so I have to go there to keep an eye on them. During this time, I have to ask you two to take care of the house."

Hearing this, He Yushui couldn't help but look worried, and hurriedly asked: "Brother, how long will you be away this time? Will you be gone for a month like last time?"

"Absolutely not! Sister, don't worry, the trip will be relatively short. I estimated that we will only stay in the Western Region Province for about half a month at most and then we can be back." He Yuzhu answered confidently after silently calculating the time required to purchase wheat from the farm.

Hearing his brother's words, He Yushui asked in confusion: "Brother, why is it so short this time? Last time, it took you more than 20 days just to take the train back and forth!"

He Yuzhu's mouth corners slightly raised, and he explained with a smile: "Hey, sister, the situation is different this time! This time I'm going to take a plane! Think about it, from our Sijiu City to the Western Regions, if you take a train, it will take a long time to get there, but if you take a plane, you can reach your destination in just a few hours! Since you don't have to waste so much time on the road, you naturally don't need to stay in the Western Regions for a long time."

After hearing what his brother said, He Yushui's eyes sparkled with excitement and envy, and he said eagerly: "Wow! Brother, you can actually take a plane! Then when you come back, you must tell me in detail what it feels like to take a plane. I have never seen a real plane in my life!"

He Yuzhu looked at his sister's expectant expression and nodded readily, saying, "Okay, sister, when I come back I will definitely tell you all about my experience of flying!"

"By the way, has Xu Damao from our yard already gone to the Western Region Province? Why didn't he take a plane?" He Yushui asked like a curious baby.

"That's because Xu Damao's rank is not high enough to take a plane, so he can only go by train. But our country's railways developed relatively late, and the speed of the trains is too slow. If they were as fast as those in foreign countries, it wouldn't take so long to get to the Western Region Province."

"No matter how fast a train can go, it can't be faster than a plane!"

You know, although the train can't fly in the sky like an airplane, it has a strong transportation capacity that airplanes can't match. After all, the number of passengers and the weight of cargo that an airplane can carry are limited, while a long train can carry a large number of people and goods and transport them to their destination continuously.

In addition, the cost of flying is relatively high, which may cause certain financial pressure for ordinary people. In contrast, choosing to travel by train is undoubtedly more affordable. For example, the current journey from Sijiu City to Xiyu Province is more than 3,000 kilometers apart. If the speed of the train can be increased to 100 kilometers per hour, it will take at most two days and two nights to reach the destination.

However, increasing the speed of trains is not an easy task. It is an extremely large and complex system engineering project! It involves many technical problems such as track laying, locomotive modification, signal control, etc., which requires a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to achieve.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu couldn't help but miss the amazing high-speed railways in later generations. Just before he traveled through time, the national high-speed railway mileage had successfully exceeded the 20,000-kilometer mark! In the eastern region, those major cities can even easily achieve a round trip on the same day! With its significant advantages of speed, punctuality and safety, high-speed railways have greatly changed people's travel methods and work habits.

Unfortunately, even such an advanced and efficient high-speed railway still cannot fully meet the travel needs of the majority of passengers during the national passenger peak period. This is not because the high-speed railway itself is not powerful enough, but because our country has a large population. During holidays or important periods, the number of people traveling is simply beyond imagination!

"Humph, I must make sure that everyone can afford to fly. Then people can travel directly by plane and won't have to waste a lot of time on the road like they do now." He Yushui said with a firm face, waving her little pink fist.

"Then you have to work hard! Big brother, just wait and see the day you mentioned."

"Isn't it just a small passenger plane? Brother, you said that as long as the engine is good enough, a brick can fly into the sky. I must invent the most powerful engine in the world. When the time comes, all passenger planes flying in the sky will use the engine I invented."

He Yuzhu looked at his spirited sister and said with satisfaction: "This is what young people should be like, willing to use their abilities to fight for a better tomorrow for the motherland."

In this way, He Yuzhu and his family spent a happy night beside Shichahai. When it was time to go home, the three children, including Siwa, were so tired that they fell asleep. So He Yuzhu held two of them, and Lou Xiao'e and He Yushui took turns holding one as they walked towards home.

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The next morning, after receiving the 500 yuan loaned by He Yuzhu, the sun shone through the window onto Jia Xudong's bedside. However, at this moment, he had no intention of enjoying the beautiful morning light. All he could think about was how to go to the cafeteria hall to find out who was about to retire.

Although he would go to the cafeteria to eat at noon every day, it was hard to pick out anyone in the cafeteria with whom he had a particularly good relationship. After racking his brains and failing to come up with any brilliant ideas, Jia Xudong finally decided helplessly to just eat in the cafeteria at noon as usual, and then see if he could find a suitable opportunity to inquire about the information from someone working in the cafeteria.

Time flies, and it's lunch time in a blink of an eye. Jia Xudong walked into the cafeteria with something on his mind and lined up to get his meal. While waiting in line, his eyes quickly scanned the busy figures at each window of the cafeteria like a radar.

After careful observation, Jia Xudong noticed that a middle-aged woman in charge of serving meals caught his attention. She skillfully served food to every employee who came to serve meals, with a warm and friendly smile on her face, and she also chatted and interacted with every person who came to serve meals.

Seeing this, Jia Xudong was secretly delighted: "Looking at this situation, the female worker who serves meals should be quite kind and talkative. Perhaps I can get some useful information from her!" So, Jia Xudong made up his mind that after he finished his meal, he would find an opportunity to go up and have a chat with this person.