"What a bunch of idiots. If you want to travel, just go. Why tell the old man?"
Liu Wa peered out the Train window, standing on his tiptoes, looking at the boundless darkness outside.
Is this the Train the old man talked about?
He heard the old man bragging about it to his brothers every day in the gourd, but it was nothing special.
He jumped up, pulled open the door between the carriages, and entered the second carriage.
Huh? No windows, unlike the room just now.
But they were all empty.
Liu Wa pulled open the door of the refrigerated carriage—there was something in this room!
Bare-bodied and barefoot, he walked into the refrigerated carriage.
...
Qi Xiao was making lunch, and the Black Wind Monster kept barking at the refrigerated carriage.
"Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof!"
Seeing that Qi Xiao ignored it, it ran around in circles anxiously, constantly pawing at the carriage door.
"What are you doing? Are you sick? Stop barking."
Suddenly, the door opened by itself.
A naked little kid ran out from inside, hugging his arms and shivering.
Wow, why is that room so cold!
A pair of feet came into view. He looked up and met Qi Xiao's eyes, who was holding a cleaver.
He gave an awkward grin and immediately turned invisible, fleeing.
...
Half an hour later, Liu Wa stood on Qi Xiao's bed, bare-assed.
His body was tense, and his left eye was bruised, clearly indicating he had taken a beating.
"Are you still going to run?"
"No more, no more!"
Liu Wa trembled as he looked at Qi Xiao and Ren Laotaiye.
That silver carriage was so scary; his feet wouldn't even move once he entered.
And this dog, it could find him anytime even when he was invisible. Is this dog's nose really that good?
"I know your thoughts and requests. I can make an exception and take you on as an intern member."
Liu Wa's eyes lit up: "Really? Will you take me on a trip with you?"
"How did I just teach you?"
Liu Wa raised his hand and saluted Qi Xiao:
"Greetings, Train Conductor!"
"Very good, full of spirit."
"Come, let me introduce you."
"This is the Train Guard Beast - Grand Marshal Black Wind!"
The Black Wind Monster held its dog head high, very proud.
"G-Greetings, Marshal!"
"This is my dynasty elder, Ren Laotaiye, General Ren!"
"G-Greetings, General!"
Qi Xiao patted Liu Wa's head: "Work hard, I have high hopes for you."
"Strive so that in the future, in front of others, I can proudly point at you and say, 'Look, this is my Deputy Train Conductor!'"
As soon as Liu Wa heard the words "Deputy Train Conductor," his eyes lit up.
He immediately saluted Qi Xiao again:
"Yes! Train Conductor, I promise to intern well!"
Qi Xiao nodded and left the bedroom.
Phew, Qi Xiao wiped his sweat.
Little kids are still easy to fool.
So Da Wa was here to catch this kid, he thought he was here for him.
Qi Xiao had a splitting headache. An outsider had actually snuck onto the Train, but luckily he had the Black Wind Monster.
If he had stayed invisible and hidden in his carriage, he really wouldn't have found him.
But at the end of the day, he's still a child, simple-minded.
If he's trained well, he'll be a good helper in the future.
Qi Xiao thought for a moment, summoned the light screen, and sent a few messages to Xi Jian.
Lunchtime.
Liu Wa, wearing the children's clothes Xi Jian transferred, felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
It was his first time wearing clothes, and he was very unaccustomed to it.
When Qi Xiao dressed him, he asked him to activate his invisibility, and the test result was that the clothes could not turn invisible with him.
After teaching him how to use chopsticks, Liu Wa ate three bowls of rice in one go.
Qi Xiao's eyebrows twitched as he watched. How could this brat eat more than the Black Wind Monster?
What would happen when he grew up?
"I can't keep calling you Liu Wa, let's give you a name."
"I have a name. Grandpa already gave it to me when I was still in the gourd."
Liu Wa licked the rice grains from the corner of his mouth into his mouth:
"My name is Lao Liu."
...
After lunch, Qi Xiao taught Lao Liu how to wash dishes.
Claiming this was one of the internship tasks.
Lao Liu stood on the wooden platform Qi Xiao specially made for him, diligently scrubbing the bowls.
"Conserve water."
"Understood!"
Qi Xiao, meanwhile, went to the planting carriage and sprinkled the magical multi-purpose fertilizer he had traded for these past two days onto the soil.
A total of thirty kilograms, costing three train coins.
The dozen or so jin of fertilizer made from swill had long been completely absorbed by the pan tao sapling.
The multi-purpose fertilizer had a significant effect; the pan tao sapling had grown another section, now over twenty centimeters tall.
Its thickness was about the size of a little finger.
"Chief, the bowls are washed."
Lao Liu's voice came through the carriage door. This was what Qi Xiao had instructed him: during his internship, he could only move within the first five carriages.
Qi Xiao simultaneously focused on controlling Ren Laotaiye to guard the door.
The pan tao sapling was too important; absolutely no accidents could happen.
"That fast? I'll come check if they're clean."
...
In the evening, Qi Xiao taught Lao Liu how to use the toilet.
"Is this how?"
Lao Liu imitated him, standing in front of the toilet to urinate.
"Ah, yes, that's right. For urination, you have to lift the toilet seat first. Very good."
Lao Liu turned around, his crotch soaked.
"Didn't you take off your pants first!"
...
After giving Lao Liu a bath, it was late into the night.
Finally, Lao Liu fell asleep on the sofa where Qi Xiao had made up his bed.
The Black Wind Monster guarded beside him.
This was the first time Qi Xiao felt what it was like to take care of a child. Lao Liu was considered easy to manage, yet he was still so troublesome.
Taking care of a child was more tiring than fighting monsters.
Qi Xiao sighed in relief, summoned the light screen, and checked the next station.
Hmm? So, stations he had visited before could be stopped at again.
Qi Xiao's mouth curved upwards. Someone was going to cry tomorrow.
...
Xi Jian poked her head out from a pile of clothes and dolls, then stretched after getting up.
She got up and went to the initial carriage.
At eight o'clock, no train coins appeared in the carriage.
Sure enough, they only appeared when she reached a new platform.
She poked her head out, listening for any movement outside.
No sound. It seemed no one had stopped here.
Oh yeah, another day of zero-cost shopping!
Xi Jian tapped the screen, opening her private chat with Qi Xiao.
"I'm not in danger, no one has come. I'll stay another day."
By the way, why did that guy ask me for children's clothes yesterday? He didn't reply when I asked. Did he have a baby?
Xi Jian hummed a little tune, went back to put on her clothes, and after washing up in the bathroom she had renovated yesterday, the self-heating hot pot she had prepared was also ready.
She took a sip of her happy fat-house drink.
Ah, eating this for breakfast, it's so refreshing!
After breakfast, Xi Jian took out the upgrade materials traded for food and threw them into the feeding area.
Time to work, work! Even though there were only three carriages, she had to try her best to fill them up!
It was a pity that such a large supermarket didn't even have shopping carts, which was truly ridiculous.
This beauty had to personally move things here, and those waters were so heavy.
Xi Jian took a deep breath, raised her hands high, and shouted: "Time to get to work!"
Xi Jian hummed a song as she went to the snack section, planning to stock up on more snacks, but then she saw an incredible scene.
A child holding two pillows ran past her at high speed.
A child?
Hey, weren't the clothes he was wearing the ones I transferred to Qi Xiao yesterday?
Xi Jian rubbed her eyes, confirming she wasn't mistaken, and quickly followed:
"Hey, wait."
After turning a corner, she saw Qi Xiao take the pillows from the child's arms and throw them into the carriage.
Qi Xiao wiped his sweat, feigning exhaustion:
"Just starting work? I've been working for half the day."