Chapter 11

A meal on the train costs at least 30 or 40 cents. If the food is better, it will be more expensive. Yu Lulu said sarcastically: “What kind of family is this? They actually eat in the dining car. They really think they are the eldest daughter of a capitalist family.”

Jiang Yan paused, turned and looked at Yu Lulu, this time she was merciless.

“Are you crazy? I’m just going to have a meal, how can I offend you? The country can set up dining cars on trains, which means that we ordinary people are qualified to eat there.”

“How come you’ve turned it into capitalism? If you say that, everyone who eats in the dining car is a capitalist. Then why don’t you ask the train police to arrest me?”

As soon as Jiang Yan’s voice came out, the whole car fell silent, and everyone looked over, trying to see what was going on.

Yu Lulu was speechless. Zhao Chunhua and Zheng Hui felt very ashamed. They quietly moved away from Yu Lulu and felt that there was something wrong with her.

He knew that Jiang Yan was not someone he was going to mess with, and he had suffered losses from her several times, but why didn’t he learn his lesson and had to get close to her?

Yu Lulu’s face also turned red. She didn’t expect Jiang Yan to speak so loudly. Isn’t she afraid of being embarrassed?

Hey!

Jiang Yan was not afraid of losing face. She had fought against wretched men, lewd harassers, and parents and grandparents of naughty children. Her face had long been thicker than a city wall.

As the old saying goes, a tree without bark is doomed to die, and a person without shame is invincible.

If necessary, she can really be shameless, she is so free and easy.

After cursing, Jiang Yan left her seat and walked towards the dining car. All eyes were on her along the way.

Some people whispered.

“This girl has such a bad temper. Can she still get married?”

“Tsk tsk tsk, with such a stubborn temper, her husband’s family will have a hard time in the future. She won’t hit men with this temper, right?”

“That’s terrible. I don’t want a wife like that.”

“What good things are you thinking? People like you won’t be favored by others. I heard this morning that her husband is an officer.”

“Although this girl has a bad temper, she is pretty. No wonder she can marry so well.”

…

Soon, the carriage became lively again. Several aunts and grandmas nearby stared at Yu Lulu and the others without saying much.

But it was this kind of scrutiny that made the shy girls feel very uncomfortable.

Yu Lulu simply pretended to be dead, leaning against the carriage and sleeping, not saying a word when anyone spoke to her.

Train No. 9, where the dining car is located, has a much more spacious space than the hard seat car and does not appear cramped. The dining table is also much larger than the small table in the hard seat car.

More importantly, the windows of this carriage are bigger, so the scenery is great.

Jiang Yan ordered a plate of spicy and sour shredded potatoes, a plate of shredded pork with green peppers, and a small bowl of rice, then found a seat and sat down.

Gradually, more and more people came into the carriage, many of whom came from the sleeper car on the other side.

The dining car is in the middle of the train. The front part near the front of the train has hard seats, and the rear part has berths.

The reason why the sleeper berth is at the rear of the train is because the noise at the front of the train is very loud, while the noise at the rear of the train is quiet, so it is easier to fall asleep at night.

Jiang Yan observed carefully and found that besides her, there were only two or three other people coming in the hard seat car, and most of them were well-dressed.

They should be like Yu Lulu and the others, educated youth who went to the countryside with good conditions.

The passengers coming from the sleeper cars were gentler in their clothing and gestures than those in the hard seat cars. They chatted and laughed with each other, adding a touch of cultural temperament to this simple era.

After a while, the flight attendant brought Jiang Yan’s meal.

Judging from the appearance, it was no different from the restaurants in later generations. Jiang Yan leaned in to smell it and it tasted quite good.

She picked up the chopsticks and picked up a handful of spicy and sour potato shreds.

How to say it?

There were no surprises or surprises, it was just average, not bad but not very delicious either. At least after inheriting the original owner’s cooking skills, Jiang Yan felt that her own cooking tasted better.

But she is not picky now. She has only eaten a few pieces of mung bean cakes from morning till now. It is more important to fill her stomach first.

Although the spicy and sour potato shreds were average, the shredded pork with green peppers tasted good.

Green peppers and shredded pork are a perfect match, just like scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Even if you are not good at cooking, you can still make a good dish.

Because she ordered a single portion, the portion was not big, and with a small bowl of rice, Jiang Yan’s stomach was full.

I went to the flight attendant to settle the bill, and the total cost was 70 cents plus two taels of food coupons.

Putting her hands into the cloth bag on her back as a cover, Jiang Yan took out some money from her storage ring, handed it to the flight attendant, and asked.

“Can you sit for a while? I’m full and don’t want to move.”

The flight attendant smiled and said, “Sure, there aren’t many people dining tonight, so it’s fine as long as it doesn’t affect others.”

“Thanks.”

“You’re welcome.”

The attendant took away the plates and bowls. Jiang Yan sat by the window and looked at the scenery along the way. From the time she got on the bus until now, all she had seen was either land or barren mountains and forests.

Not to mention tall buildings, she had never even seen the two-story buildings that were very common in rural areas in her previous life.

There was only a low tiled house, and the walls were obviously made of rectangular stone slabs, mud and bamboo strips.

Half an hour later.

It was getting completely dark and the number of passengers in the carriage began to decrease.

“Ahem.”

Not far away, two soldiers with guns came over, supporting a man in his fifties wearing a Zhongshan suit.

After sitting down, the old man couldn’t stop coughing. His cough was very low, for fear that his cough was too loud and would affect others.

“Mr. Chen, go lie down on the bed. I’ll bring you the food.”

The old man shook his head. “It’s just a minor cold. I want to read some more literature. Turning on the lights in the carriage disturbs other people. Please tell the conductor to keep the lights on for me.”

“Okay, I’ll go and see if there’s any cold medicine for you to take two pills first.”

One of the soldiers left in a hurry, and Jiang Yan was also about to leave. When she passed by, she took a look from a distance and saw that it was an English book about mechanics.

After just a curious glance, Jiang Yan found that the remaining soldier was staring at her as if he was examining a prisoner. She was startled and ran away quickly.

Looking at the ghost-like back, the old man couldn’t help but smile, “Don’t be so nervous, this is not important information, you can buy it abroad with money, and it’s full of professional terms, even if you know English you may not be able to understand it.”

…

After running out of carriage No. 9, Jiang Yan looked back and was relieved to see that the soldier did not chase her out.

Oh my god.

Are all soldiers of this era like this? That look is too scary.

Jiang Yan had no doubt that if she had done anything dangerous at that time, the man would definitely pull out a pistol and shoot her.

Thinking about the environment of this era, war may break out at any time. Jiang Yan reminded herself in her heart that she must abide by the law, because this era is really too dangerous.

After calming down, Jiang Yan quickly returned to her own carriage.

The lights in the carriage were dimmed a lot. Many people slept leaning against the back of their chairs, and some slept directly under the chairs. This way they could lie down and not be as tiring as sitting.

After returning to their seats, Wang Lin and his wife stood up and let Jiang Yan in. Jiang Yan took out a handful of candies from her cloth bag and handed them to Wang Lin.

“Sister Wang Lin, thank you for your help. You hold this in your mouth.”

“This is too expensive. Sister Jiang, keep it for yourself.”

Seeing that Jiang Yan handed over milk candy, White Rabbit milk candy, Wang Lin waved his hands repeatedly, not daring to accept such a return gift. Not to mention the rural people in the countryside, even the people in the city would not afford to buy such expensive things.

Jiang Yan stuffed it into Wang Lin’s arms and said indifferently: “Take it. Even if you don’t eat it, you can leave it for the children.”

“This…thank you then.”

Thinking of the child, Wang Lin accepted the handful of candies. Jiang Yan took them very carefully, and there were nearly a dozen in each handful.

Carefully wrapping it in cloth and putting it in a cloth bag, Wang Lin was very happy. Whether she took it back to give to the children or returned to her mother’s home to distribute to nephews and nieces, it would be a very face-saving thing.