The dining car is located in carriage 9, between the hard seats and hard sleepers, making it easier to manage. It wasn't crowded, and I'd been wanting to try the stir-fries on the train for a while now. They say the taste and variety are just as good as those in a big restaurant.
A collector introduced a cookbook of the Chengdu Railway Bureau in 1975 in a video. There are many high-end dishes in the cookbook, including chessboard fish maw, scallop with osmanthus, fresh sea cucumber shreds, dry-fried shark fin, snowflake chicken and cheese, orchid chicken shreds, liver oil sea cucumber, etc., which are all top-notch Sichuan dishes.
I was already there, so I didn't want to savor it all. I saw the blackboard listing today's offerings: braised fish fillet, crispy fish, stir-fried pork tenderloin, Kung Pao chicken, eggplant with dried shrimp, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Cold dishes included roast chicken, smashed cucumber, and shredded jellyfish.
The crispy fish, Kung Pao chicken, and rice cost a total of 2.1, which wasn't too bad. The crispy fish was fried until golden brown, then removed and dipped into the broth (pre-cooked). It was fresh, fragrant, and slightly sweet, and incredibly delicious.
The Kung Pao Chicken was a little spicier than usual, and the meal was even better than usual. The train ride was a bit long, but the food was so much better!
I walked slowly back to the sleeper car because I had eaten too much and needed to digest the food. I was still thinking about ginger tea and realized that I was not prepared enough. I would bring some hawthorn slices next time.
After strolling back to the carriage, everyone was taking a nap. She quietly climbed onto the bunk and fell asleep while lying down.
The sounds of people chatting and laughing in other carriages, and the clacking of chess in the aisle, woke her up. Looking at the clock, it was already past three in the afternoon. Everyone in the bunks below was busy with their own things, probably because they saw she was sleeping and kept their voices low to avoid disturbing her.
I got out of bed, said hello to everyone, asked them to help watch my luggage for a while, and went to the bathroom.
It was so exciting to get on the train, but the toilet was empty. No wonder it is forbidden to use the toilet at the stop, otherwise the station would be unsightly.
After washing his hands, he fetched a kettle of hot water from the water room, sat on his bed, took out the tea leaves (smuggled from the space) from his bag, poured some into the kettle, and shook it frantically a few times.
The guy in the middle bunk was probably curious about what she was shaking. She told him embarrassedly that she had forgotten to put tea leaves in the cup and was shaking it to make it steep faster.
The two men in the lower bunk burst into laughter, and now everyone else in their compartment joined in the conversation. The mother and daughter were visiting relatives, and the young man in the middle bunk was indeed a soldier, home on leave. The two men were on the same business trip as her, and they worked in the same unit.
The two men often travel on business and can talk about all kinds of things. The mother and daughter also like to chat. The three middle-aged people support the discussion in this carriage.
For dinner, we had dumplings in the dining car, stuffed with pork and green onions, and drank ginger tea that made our mouths water. After dinner, we said hello to the mother and daughter in the same compartment, and then returned to the compartment. The two uncles and the guy in the middle bunk went to the dining car together.
We ate in reverse order, with someone always watching over the luggage. We chatted in the afternoon and agreed to look after each other when we were out.
It's more convenient to read on the lower bunk and check your luggage at the door. There are so many people on the train, so you still have to be careful. "We're back! Thank you, Xiao Jiang!" The mother and daughter's return immediately brought a lot of excitement.
After everyone returned from dinner, the aunt shared some gossip she'd heard: "Someone fell asleep on the train, thinking they'd hidden the money so they wouldn't have to wait any longer. When they woke up, they found a huge hole in their crotch, and all the money they'd sewn into their underwear was gone." Ugh! Not only did they lose money, but they also "ruined their butt." How scary!
It was time to turn off the lights after a lot of chatting and laughing. Jiang Cha went to the bathroom with the girl on the opposite bed, and came back jogging all the way. The smell was so intoxicating that it would stick to his clothes if he was a little slower!
The train arrived at around 4:00 AM, and she hadn't slept well all night. The snoring and the sounds of people getting up in the hallway kept waking her up repeatedly.
I actually felt insecure. No one loved me since I was little, and I had to work part-time to go to school. But after coming here, I got the life I always dreamed of. Being too happy can also make me feel uneasy, afraid it was all a dream, and when I wake up, everything will be gone.
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