He took out a handful of hazelnuts and another handful of pine nuts from his bag, placed them on the small table by the window, and called out to the two 'female Lei Fengs' across from him: "Sister, sister, thank you for helping me just now. Come, sit down and have some dried fruits."
The older sister leaned back and waved her hands embarrassedly, but the older sister picked up a pine nut and started cracking it: "Oh, it's ripe." After that, she grabbed a handful and stuffed it into the hand of the girl next to her: "Girl, don't be shy, try it together." Then she grabbed a small handful and started eating.
"Brother, this is a good thing. It seems you are quite picky. Pine nuts and hazelnuts can easily become rancid if not stored properly. Yours only retains the fragrance without any unpleasant smell."
The elder sister praised the food highly and ate up all two handfuls of nuts on the small table with a crunch. Seeing that she was enjoying the food, Lin Yi was not stingy and wanted to give her two more handfuls, but was stopped by the elder sister: "Don't take them, big brother. Just try them. If you eat more, I'll be taking advantage of you." The elder sister laughed and took out two rhubarb lemons from the cloth bag at hand: "Here, these lemons are grown at home. Soak them in water and drink it. Add some honey to reduce internal heat." After that, she stuffed them into the gray cloth bag on the table without saying a word.
Seeing the elder sister's sincerity, Lin Yi knew that she was a very particular person, so he thanked her without hesitation and didn't refuse. The elder sister was also very pleased with his straightforwardness, and the two of them began to chat enthusiastically again.
After spending more than twenty hours on the train, Lin Yi even knew the name of the dog of this elder sister's neighbor.
The next day at noon, the train was about to arrive at the station. Many people were rushing to the train compartments with their luggage. The eldest sister reluctantly picked up her luggage and said goodbye to Lin Yi: "Brother, we're almost at the final stop. I'm anxious, so I'll go wait at the door first. You have a lot of stuff with you, so take your time. Next time you pass by our place, please come visit me!"
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Lin Yi saw off his elder sister. In the small space with four seats facing each other, only Lin Yi and the girl diagonally opposite him were left. The girl hadn't said much just now, but now that she saw her elder sister leave, she moved to sit right opposite Lin Yi.
"Comrade, are these big bags of yours all pine nuts and hazelnuts?" the older sister leaned forward and asked in a low voice.
Lin Yi raised his eyebrows, looked at her, and said nothing.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. I just wanted to ask, since you brought so many things, could you share some with me?" The older sister leaned closer. "Don't worry, I'll give you cash."
"How much do you want?" Lin Yi also asked her in a low voice.
"What do you have and how much are they?" The two men started talking in low voices, as if they were meeting underground party members.
After a while, Lin Yi stood up and called Cai Genbao over. The two of them worked together to lift the sack off the luggage rack, opened the bag rope and let the girl see the goods. However, the girl waved her hand and six or seven strong men came over.
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