Chapter 114 Life on the Ship
Xinsheng, three big red characters are hung on the upper side of the ship. The top floor is a blue deck surrounded by guardrails, where people can go up to move around and enjoy the scenery. The bottom floor is a two-story parking lot, the middle 2nd and 3rd floors are guest rooms, and the 4th floor is the cockpit, restaurant, and staff dormitory.
Two young women came down the stairs, opened the blue door and walked to the parking lot. One of them picked up a loudspeaker and said, "Hello, everyone. My name is Zhang Hong. I am the manager in charge of the guest rooms on the third floor. Next, if you have bedding, please bring it with you. There are only bed boards, no bedding, in the guest rooms. Men live on the second floor, and women live on the third floor. Women and girls, please come forward and line up."
Everyone didn't want to leave their families, and they were all very scared, but no one dared to ask.
Another young woman took the loudspeaker and said, "Hello everyone, my name is Sun Xiaoqing, and I am also the manager of the guest rooms on the third floor. You can talk to the staff if you have any questions. Men and women are separated for everyone's safety. Women and girls, please come forward and line up. Next, we will take you upstairs to check in."
Lin Zisu greeted her father, and then she and her mother came forward, carrying the quilts. She stood first, Shen Xianglan stood second, and the other women in their team followed behind.
Liang Laidi, holding one of his daughters in each hand, immediately followed and lined up behind them. The group of half-grown children, at the signal of the leading boy, followed. There were four girls with messy hair and dirty faces, and it was hard to tell what they looked like.
Sun Xiaoqing was holding a notebook and recording the number of people, including adults and children. She walked up to Zhang, the second daughter-in-law of the Shen family, looked at the child she was holding and asked, "How old is the child?"
Zhang, the second daughter-in-law of the Shen family: "4 years old."
Sun Xiaoqing nodded, picked up the loudspeaker and said, "Boys under the age of 6 can live with their mothers, and boys over the age of 6 can live with their fathers on the second floor. Let's go upstairs now, hold the railing and walk carefully."
Sun Xiaoqing walked in front, leading the women and children up, and Zhang Hong was at the end. After the women and children went up, the men and children followed the male managers to the second floor.
Sun Xiaoqing looked at the notebook and asked Shen Xianglan, "Are you a family?"
Shen Xianglan replied: "Yes."
Then the women of the Lin family, Lin Zisu, Shen Xianglan, Lu, Yang, Feng, Lin Cuihe, Lin Xiatao, and Lin Qiuyue, eight people, moved into the four-person room. There were four beds in the room, connected in a row, and an independent bathroom with a washbasin and toilet. There was a glass window to see the river view outside.
Zhang, the second daughter-in-law of the Shen family, and Lin Hongmei, with their children, also lived in the same 4-person room. Two other women with children also moved in, sharing a room with them. One woman had two children, and another had three children, all of whom were only a few years old. Each family slept in one bed, each with their own quilt.
2、3层的客房有单人间、双人间、四人间、六人间，单人间是一张1.8米宽的大床，双人间是两张1.5米宽的大床，四人间是4张1.2米宽的床，6人间是3架1.2米宽的上下铺。
The children who had no relatives around were all placed in a 6-person room, with 6 beds for 12 children and one bed for two children. The room was full of teenage girls, and there were also older children with younger children.
Old Mrs. Wang and Old Mrs. Ye were assigned to a double room, sleeping on one bed together. The other bed was occupied by the eldest daughter-in-law of the Shen family and Zhao's two daughters, Xiuxiu and Qiaoqiao.
Those who had boarded the ship earlier were called by the management to stay in their rooms and could only listen to the noise outside through the door.
Zhang Hong and Sun Xiaoqing settled more than a hundred women and children. They compared each person's name tag with the name in the notebook and wrote the room number after the name in the notebook.
The two young managers who led the men to the second floor were named Miao Qiang and He Jiang.
Lin Youcai, Lin Xianwen, Lin Youfu, Lin Yougui, Lin Youxiang, Shi Yong, Shen Jingfu and Shen Anrong, 8 people were assigned to live in a 4-person room.
Shen Jingcai and his father, Old Man Shen, lived in a double room, along with Old Man Lin and Old Man Shi. Lin Xianpeng, Lin Xiancheng, Lin Xianwan, Lin Xianyun, Lin Xianshan, and Lin Xianhe were also arranged to live in a double room. A 4-meter-wide bed was enough for three skinny teenagers to sleep in, and there was still room for six people on two beds.
Lin Youcai and the others spread out the bedding and looked around the room curiously.
Lin Youfu: "This is the first time I've lived in such a nice house. I couldn't even imagine it before. The lights are so bright!"
"This is the first time for everyone to live in such a nice house! What is this? It's so bright! We can see the river and the mountains outside!" Lin Youxiang went to the glass window and looked outside.
"There is water coming out from here, is this a toilet? Brother Youcai, this place looks like your RV!" Shen Jingfu looked here and touched there in the bathroom.
Suddenly, a voice rang out in every room, "Hello everyone, welcome aboard the New Life, I am the captain, Xie Dajun. Everyone stay in your rooms, the New Life will set off soon."
As the whistle sounded, the ship began to move. The scenery on both sides of the river also moved.
Lin Zisu pressed the door handle, "This door can't be opened...it's locked from the outside..."
Shen Xianglan: "Maybe it's to prevent people from wandering around and to make management easier. After all, we're not out here for fun."
Lin Zisu understood what her mother said immediately. This was not the modern way people go out on a boat for fun. There were all kinds of people on this boat, and no one knew who was who. For the safety of the crew and everyone else, the door had to be locked.
Lin Zisu wanted to go out to see the scenery, but she went back to bed and lay down. Forget it, everyone should just stay in the room.
If people are allowed to walk around freely, in case of riots or vandals, don't go out to see the scenery and get pushed off the boat to feed the fish.
The boat started moving, and after more than ten minutes, some people started staying in the bathroom, unable to vomit.
Lin Zisu and Shen Xianglan slept in the bed, the boat rocked and swayed, and the two slept soundly. Fortunately, none of the eight people in their room got seasick.
In the afternoon, a staff member pushed a cart and delivered hot water to each room. Lin Zisu and Shen Xianglan turned over and went back to sleep. They brought cups and kettles with water in them, but they didn't need it at the moment.
Lin Xianwen was lying on the bed half dead, Lin Youcai looked helpless, and there was no motion sickness medicine in the medical box of the RV.
At 6pm, many staff members came with carts to deliver dinner. Each person received a meal, which was packed in a lunch box.
Lin Zisu washed her face and came out, then opened the lid of the lunch box. There were grids inside to separate different foods.
Shen Xianglan looked at her daughter, and their eyes met. There were these crops to the south.