Chapter 1358 The short-lived cousin of the heroine of Wan Yuan Household (40)
Except for Chinese New Year and festivals these days, not many people take trains, especially sleeper trains, so every time you arrive at a station, you have to stop for a long time.
The two of them were in the sleeper compartment where Xu Yin was sitting. When they first got on the train, they were the only ones on the bunk, drinking tea, reading, nibbling crisp peaches and dried fish given by Master Zhao, and at mealtime they took out the dry food they made.
, snacks, but also quiet and relaxing.
But after passing Tan County, there are more people.
Many people cannot buy hard seat tickets and the journey is long, so they have no choice but to bite the bullet and buy sleeper tickets.
Xu Yin thought that if it were her parents who came here, they would most likely buy hard-seat tickets.
The sleeper ticket is more than twice as expensive as the hard seat ticket, so there is a big difference between one trip and one trip.
These days, only those who go out on business and have their travel expenses reimbursed by their employer are willing to take the sleeper berth.
Therefore, even if there are many passengers coming in and out at each station, the sleeper compartment is still quite quiet. When individual passengers get on and off, it will not be as noisy as the hard seat area.
The box that Xu Yin and the two were in didn't arrive until noon the next day when the box stopped at Mingxian Station, when a young couple came up.
From their conversation, we learned that the girl was an educated youth who went to the countryside to join a team and fell in love with a local young man. This time she took her husband back to her parents' home to visit relatives.
They bought tickets for the middle berth. The wife slept in the upper berth of Xu Yin and the husband slept in the upper berth of Ruixi Jin.
It was exactly noon when the train stopped at Mingxian Station.
Xu Yin and the two are preparing to have lunch:
There were two rice balls left, one for each of Xu Yin and Rui Xijin. They opened the clean and breathable gauze bag containing the corn buns and took out three corn buns, one for her and two for Rui Xijin.
There was also a can of beef sauce, a salted duck egg, and two cups of dried seaweed and shrimp soup on the small dining table.
The couple who had just got on the bus glanced at their food. Seeing how rich it was, the husband asked, "Are there any soups and rice balls sold in the dining car now?"
Rui Xijin glanced at the other party, raised her chin slightly and pointed at Xu Yin proudly: "No, she did it."
"Your cooking skills are really good! The steamed buns look so soft and not dry at all, and the rice balls look delicious too."
"..."
As soon as these words came out, Rui Xijin was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xu Yin subconsciously. Her first reaction was that she was afraid that she would be angry. He was obviously not the right partner, so he forced her to find a partner. Master Xu would not resign in anger.
Already?
Then where can he find a second master chef who can feed him?
Xu Yin didn't react at all. Wouldn't it be a matter of time before she fell in love with Comrade Xiaojin?
Still drinking the soup calmly.
After eating, Rui Xijin consciously picked up their teacups, went to the boiling water room outside the toilet to rinse them, and then came back with a glass of boiling water.
In the afternoon, everyone still read their own books.
Xu Yin was reading a collection of patterns that she had just bought from a street stall a few days ago. It was full of weaving methods of various patterns.
In the past, she knew only a few simple knitting methods, but this book opened up a new world for her. It turns out that woolen needles can knit such complex patterns.
While admiring it, I pretended to have a ball of wool and a pair of knitting needles in my hands, followed the pattern in the book, and constructed a structure in my mind to practice. When I have the opportunity, I can take out some wool and knit a new sweater for my parents during the Chinese New Year.
Oh, and there's the old lady. This time, she has to rely on her milk to hold off her parents and keep them from pursuing her into the city.
It seems that half a day has passed.
When the sunlight that shines in dims, you know it's evening.
Xu Yin put down her book, leaned against the window with her elbows and admired the looming sunset as the train moved forward. She asked Rui Xijin: "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Rui Xijin: "..." Can I still order food?
Xu Yin smiled: "The masters have made a lot of shelf-stable food for us to eat on the way. There are bread and sesame cakes. Which one do you want to eat? Oh, by the way, I also tried to fry some noodles. Do you want to try them?
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There are instant noodles sold in the supply and marketing building, but they are not the kind of instant noodles that contain seasoning packets in later generations. They just don't need to be cooked in a pot. They are put in a lunch box and soaked in boiling water twice to make them cooked. After taking them out, sprinkle some chopped green onion and salt to make a dish.
Noodles with green onions.
But the supply is very small, not just for purchase, but also for tickets, and also requires luck.
When instant noodles arrive, you happen to be shopping at the supply and marketing cooperative, and you happen to have food stamps in your hand. Congratulations, you can grab a pack and try it out.
Xu Yin had seen a scene of people snatching instant noodles in the supply and marketing building. It was crazy.
Instant noodles without condiments and soulless meat sauce are so popular. No wonder instant noodles with ingredient packs are so popular after they come out.
Although fried instant noodles are not so healthy, in an era of shortage of oil and water, it doesn't hurt to have an occasional meal.
Fried pancakes require oil, so she fried them in the dormitory, using healthy walnut oil, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. I forgot which little world stocked it, but it was a lot, so the pancakes would not be fried when she took them out.
Muscle pain.
In addition to the noodles, she also brought dried scallions, sesame oil, and sesame sauce that are perfect for mixing noodles.
If it's salty, use beef sauce.
Take two aluminum lunch boxes, one box of dough, add boiling water to it, cover it for a while, drain the water after two minutes, soak it again, and then mix it.
As soon as she started mixing, Xu Yin heard two swallowing sounds.
She raised her head and met Rui Xijin's innocent eyes.
"It's not me." he said.
The young couple in the middle berth was a little embarrassed.
"Aha! This smells so good!"
"Yes, the smell makes us hungry."
"I was busy catching the train at noon, so I didn't even eat well."
"I'm going to buy something to eat."
The husband took the money and tickets and went to the dining car. The wife pretended to take out the pickles in her bag, but in fact she kept peeking at Xu Yin's noodles out of the corner of her eye.
Xu Yin mixed one portion, handed it to Rui Xijin, and then continued to mix her own portion.
Tonight’s dinner is instant noodles with seaweed soup.
"Began to eat!"
After Xu Yin finished mixing, Rui Xijin picked up the chopsticks and started cooking at the same time as her.
After two times of brewing, the noodles have become completely soft, but they are very chewy and have a completely different texture from freshly rolled noodles.
Soaked dried chopped green onions bring out the flavor of chives, which is no less than that of fresh chopped green onions.
The beef sauce is very fresh in nature, and paired with the sesame sauce, it is so fresh and fragrant that it is so refreshing that it will make your tongue drop.
Rui Xijin ate very happily.
Xu Yin was also very satisfied with the fried instant noodles she tried for the first time. However, no matter how healthy walnut oil is, it is not good to eat too much. This time, it was fried to save time. If she wants to eat it later, she will have to think about it.
Fried bread.
She and Rui Xijin enjoyed their meal, and the young couple in the middle shop saw that they enjoyed their meal.
My husband spent 30 cents plus 20 taels of food stamps to buy two meat buns and a bowl of white porridge.
Meat buns on the train cost 15 cents each.
Normally at home, I would not be willing to buy meat buns for 10 cents each in a state-owned restaurant, so I would not be willing to buy meat buns for 15 cents each on the train.
But the man was really greedy for the instant noodles mixed in the lower bunk, so he gritted his teeth and bought two of them.
The couple each had a meat bun and shared a portion of porridge.
I thought it would be delicious, but when I saw a mouthful of beef sauce noodles and a mouthful of dried seaweed and shrimp soup on the lower bunk, I suddenly felt that the meat buns in my hands were no longer fragrant.