"Dabao, Xiaobao, come in!" Lin Bin's family of four arrived at Beijing South Railway Station early at 8 o'clock in the morning.
Having not returned home for three years, the small family has changed from three to four. Lin Bin is eager to bring new members back to his hometown to meet his parents.
At 8:30, as soon as he got into the car and took his seat, Xiong Tianlu immediately sent a video call to his parents.
On the other side of the network, Dad turned the camera to the kitchen, "Winter bamboo shoots, smoked goose, light pancakes, and taro dumplings are all ready, and you can eat them hot when you get home."
At 8:40, Mr. Li Pinghe clasped his fingers tightly after getting into the car.
"Our wedding is scheduled for the fifth day of the first lunar month." Li Ping was a little shy, "This suitcase contains a wedding dress."
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the reporter boarded the G321 train.
The train departed from Beijing South to Xiamen North, passing through seven provinces, with a total distance of 2053 kilometers and a duration of 10 hours and 27 minutes.
One ticket, two tracks, four passengers, one thousand hearts, the reporter returned home with 1112 passengers, recorded the way home, and experienced the first Spring Festival after the transition of epidemic prevention and control.
Returnees are the happiest
"My dream is full of dishes cooked by my mother"
At 8:47, train G321 slowly departed from Beijing South Railway Station.
After carrying the small satchel and taking the walkie-talkie, the conductor Qiu Yuhui began to patrol the train for the first time.
Looking at the fully-occupied carriages, Qiu Yuhui felt that the familiar Spring Festival travel season had returned.
At this end, the children's play adds a strong flavor of the year to the carriage.
"My grandfather prepared a big red envelope for me." "Mom said, go back to my hometown to see the sea."...
At the junction of the carriages, a group of children chattered.
Lin Bin's eldest daughter is also among them. She is introducing Meizhou Island to everyone, saying that it is the most beautiful island in her hometown of Putian, Fujian.
The excitement of his daughter made Lin Bin more sure that his decision was right.
"Xiaobao has just turned one year old, and my wife and I still unanimously decided to return to our hometown for the New Year." After three years of fighting the epidemic, the most beautiful reunion.
On the other side, the expectations of the relatives pushed the reunion little by little.
Listening to his father's festive menu, Xiong Tianlu couldn't help but ordered a few more special dishes from Nanping, Fujian: "I also want to eat bamboo shoots, swallows filled with eggs, and flat meat..." "Okay, all arranged. "Papa Xiong in the video responded repeatedly.
After a conversation, Huang Shaohua, who was seated next to him, raised his mouth.
As a Nanping native working hard in Beijing, I ate takeaway food for more than a year. "My dream is full of dishes cooked by my mother."
"My favorites are arranged at home for the New Year's Eve dinner, fried tofu with potherb mustard, and fried pork with winter bamboo shoots." Mr. Wang, born in the 90s, is from Huangshan, Anhui.
I haven't been home for three years. I have searched all over Anhui cuisine restaurants in Beijing, but I still miss the taste of my hometown.
For Ouyang, who is from Xiamen, the planned New Year's Eve dinner is extraordinarily rich.
The mother went to Beijing to help raise the baby, and the father stayed in his hometown alone.
Looking forward to this reunion for three years, my father made early reservations for prawns, conger eels, and oysters, and she brought roast duck from Beijing and bacon from my husband’s hometown in Hunan, all of which will be put on the reunion dinner table.
The appearance of Mr. Li Pinghe added sweetness and joy to the carriage.
As a girl from Beijing, this is the first time Li Ping has experienced the Spring Festival travel season.
On January 8, the "Class B and B Management" was officially implemented, and the epidemic prevention and control entered a new stage.
This allowed Li Ping to go to his husband's hometown in Ningde, Fujian, and he had more expectations for the wedding.
"In the past, we only wanted to have a simple meal with our relatives and friends. Now, we plan to hold two events, one modern wedding and one traditional ceremony."
Walking in the carriage, the scene of the bustling Spring Festival travel rush made the train conductor Qiu Yuhui's eyes wet.
In my ears, local dialects come and go one after another, as if I have arrived at my hometown after driving.
A big change in a small mountain village
"My hometown is developing rapidly, and I have become the most familiar stranger"
The local accent also made the strangers in the carriage quickly mingle with each other.
"Where is your family? I'm from Putian." Hearing the voice from Xiong Tianlu's video, Li Renfu in the back seat leaned forward and asked.
"My family is in Wuyishan. Tickets are free during the Spring Festival. Welcome to come and play." Xiong Tianlu became the tourism promotion ambassador of his hometown by the way.
When Wuyi Mountain is mentioned, people around are all interested: "Is the high-speed rail direct?" "Is the hotel convenient?"
"There is a high-speed rail. Get off at Wuyishan North Station, 20 minutes to the scenic spot; get off at Nanping City Station, 40 minutes to the scenic spot, which is very convenient." Xiong Tianlu replied with a smile.
Speaking of B&Bs, Xiong Tianlu scratched his head, showing embarrassment, "I haven't returned to the village for a few days, so I'm not sure." I heard from my parents every day that new B&Bs have been built in the village, some on the mountain, some by the lake, and some by the bamboo. In the sea, Xiong Tianlu said with emotion, "My hometown is developing rapidly, and I have become the most familiar stranger."
Yu Kan also has a deep understanding of this point.
As a native of Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, in recent years, Wuyuan, Gexian Village, Wangxian Valley, and Lingshan around Jingdezhen have successively become Internet celebrity attractions. Take the time to appreciate the beauty of your hometown.
At 3:28 p.m., the train arrived in Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province, and Chen Weihong got on the train.
Unlike other passengers, he did not take a seat, but stood quietly at the door of the car.
After asking, I found out that Chen Weihong was originally an "old railway" and was the deputy station master at the next station of the train, Jiangxi Shangrao Station.
"Taking advantage of the rest day, I went to Poyang to help my son get married. I changed trains from Wuyuan today and went back to work in Shangrao." Chen Weihong said with a smile, the whole journey took 24 minutes, "I will arrive in the blink of an eye."
Looking at the scenery outside the window, Chen Weihong opened up the chatter box: "I used the high-speed rail as a bus. I didn't even dare to think about it in the past. Shangrao Station was built in 1935 and has undergone changes. The first generation of Shangrao Station has only 3 lanes. Now With a dense railway network, it takes one hour to Nanchang, two hours to Fuzhou, and two and a half hours to Shanghai.”
Chen Weihong pointed to the industrial park in the distance: "This is all for the high-speed rail! Shangrao Station is the first 'saddle-style' high-speed rail station in China, where the Shanghai-Kunming and Hefei high-speed rails meet."
The 24-minute journey flew by in a flash.
When the car stopped at Shangrao Station, Chen Weihong insisted on pulling the reporter out of the car to see the elegant demeanor of the "straddling" high-speed rail station.
Speaking of Spring Festival travel, Chen Weihong is full of confidence. It is estimated that in 40 days, the passenger volume of Shangrao Station will reach 981,000, which is close to the level of 2019. "We will definitely let passengers go well."
The conversation was still unfinished, and the train conductor Qiu Yuhui's warm reminder came to my ears: "Get on the train! Shangrao Station only stops for 3 minutes."
Railway man guarding the front line
"I am on duty during the Spring Festival, and I will return home with you thousands of miles away"
At 4:26 p.m., train G321 arrived in Nanping, Fujian. Xiong Tianlu and Huang Shaohua couldn't wait to get off the train and ran home.
Also from Nanping, looking out the window, expressing a little lovesickness, Qiu Yuhui, the conductor of the train, turned his head and continued to work.
The train entered Fujian, and Qiu Yuhui's work was 2/3 completed.
Check the number of steps, close to 30,000 steps.
Born in 1998, she has experienced 7 Spring Festival travels. As the driver, this is the second time.
"Last year, during the Spring Festival travel season, there were fewer passengers." Qiu Yuhui said, this year the atmosphere was even more lively, everyone talked and laughed, "There are also children chatting around us, very happy."
As the first Spring Festival travel after the transition of epidemic prevention and control, the passenger flow is large, and the epidemic prevention cannot be loosened.
The washroom, the passageway, the aisle, and the handrails, every key part is disinfected once every 2 hours. Qiu Yuhui keeps a close eye on it to ensure that everyone returns home safely.
Train G321 was running all the way, and Qiu Yuhui inspected it all the way.
Safety inspection, sanitation and cleaning, careful and careful.
"If passengers get off the bus, we will also check the interlayer between the seats to prevent passengers from losing their documents."
There are many tourists during the Spring Festival travel this year. Qiu Yuhui led the team and launched a luggage post-it service.
Write the name of the passenger and stick it on the suitcase to avoid mistaking it.
In the locker, Qiu Yuhui also carefully placed a "treasure box" - alcohol cotton balls, band-aids, burn medicine, masks, sealing tape, mobile power, everything is available.
On the way, a passenger accidentally cut his finger while eating.
The intercom said "Sister Hui, I need a Band-Aid", and Qiu Yuhui took the "treasure box" and hurried to the passenger seat.
"Fortunately, it's just a small wound." The more small items in the "treasure box", the more secure Qiu Yuhui was at work.
Qiu Yuhui is young, and there are even younger post-00s in the car group.
Chen Liuyan just joined the job in August 2022. This is the first time she has transformed from a Spring Festival travel passenger to a Spring Festival travel staff member.
"In the past, I thought the work of a conductor was very simple, just walking around. Now I realize that this position is not easy." Chen Liuyan said, 10 hours, 2,000 kilometers, every aspect, bit by bit, there are many things and great responsibilities.
However, during the journey, a smiling face and a thank you from the passengers can make Chen Liuyan full of energy, "The Mercedes-Benz car is a temporary big family. Here, I am needed by everyone and serve everyone. I am very satisfied and happy."
It was getting dark outside the window.
At 7:14 p.m., the car stopped at Xiamen North Railway Station.
Chen Liuyan was in full uniform, smiling and standing at the door of the carriage, sending off the passengers in her best condition.
"I am on duty during the Spring Festival travel, and I will accompany you to return home." Like Qiu Yuhui and Chen Liuyan, more and more new generation railway people have become a new force, guarding the reunion road of thousands of passengers with professionalism and enthusiasm.
new year new hope
"The family is healthy, the hometown is beautiful, and life is better"
Running all the way, looking forward to all the way, all passengers on train G321 returned home safely.
Along the way, the friendship and communication of the travel companions are still continuing.
When the bell of the Year of the Rabbit rang, Xiong Tianlu posted the New Year’s Eve dinner he was thinking about in his circle of friends. There were all kinds of delicacies that he had been thinking about day and night; Lin Bin sent the reporter a video of the elderly and children playing games. The greatest happiness; Li Ping posted about the dinner party of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and the warmth deeply infected this new member...
Fighting the epidemic together for three years has not been easy for every family, and everyone is amazing.
Now, spring is just around the corner, and my hometown is by my side. I will burn a stove for my mother, chat with relatives and friends about homework, worry endlessly, and settle down quietly.
Looking forward to the new year, new expectations grow.
"My brother sitting next to me specially went to Huangshan to see the snow scenery. The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. I also want to go out more often to see the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland." Xiong Tianlu said.
"We want to have an unforgettable honeymoon trip, both at home and abroad are optional." The bride Li Ping started planning again.
On New Year's Eve, watching the bustling family, young and old, Lin Bin made three New Year's wishes - "Family is healthy, hometown is beautiful, and life is better."