Chapter 495
Because the price was lower than the train lunch boxes which were becoming increasingly expensive and tasting worse at the time, they quickly became popular among passengers.
If you have better conditions, you can buy the barreled ones. Just open the bag, put the ingredients in, and add water. It is convenient and quick, and the noodles are not easily crushed.
If you want to save some money, you can bring your own big bowl or buy the bagged ones.
In just two years, Chef K's beef noodles sold 200 million packs.
Although dealers line up in front of Master K's factory day and night, Boss Wei insists on keeping only 20% for local sales in Tianjin, and the remaining 80% is put into channels across the country.
Before long, Master K had established nearly a hundred production lines across the country.
In the early 1990s, this brand of instant noodles had penetrated into almost every convenience store in towns and villages.
Many travelers stock up on instant noodles before going out to meet their travel needs.
In addition, the variety and supply of other convenience foods have gradually increased, and the production of canned eight-treasure porridge, bagged bread, etc. has increased. They are no longer expensive and rare, which has greatly impacted the contractor's train meals.
At least when Su Miao returned, instant noodles and canned eight-treasure porridge were still very popular among travelers.
As for future development trends and whether there will be new reforms and improvements to train meals, she has no idea.
After finishing their meal in the dining car, the three returned to their sleeping compartment.
A young woman replaced Aunt Tan and sat on the lower bunk opposite Teacher Ding, with the black luggage bag placed next to her.
She nodded to the three of them, and Su Miao and the others understood each other tacitly and didn't say anything more.
When Su Miao and others were taken away for questioning, the passengers in the carriage were talking about it, but after a while, there was no movement and everyone went back to playing their own games.
Now seeing a few people coming back, they all came over curiously to ask what was going on.
Su Miao and his companions turned a blind eye and just said it was a routine inspection and they didn't hear anything wrong.
Everyone asked why Aunt Tan's position had been replaced. The plainclothes comrade said calmly that she was Aunt Tan's niece and came from Beijing to pick up Aunt Tan to her sister's house.
They didn't buy consecutive tickets, so they hadn't sat together before.
She twisted her foot when she got down from the middle bed just now, so she switched beds with Aunt Tan.
This explanation sounded reasonable, and since it seemed like nothing serious had happened, the other passengers relaxed.
Only Su Miao and his companions who knew the inside story dared not let their guard down.
Time passed slowly and it was half past five.
The plainclothes comrades have not been called back yet. Su Miao knows that the two have probably not been caught yet, and there is not much time left.
I don’t know where those two people are hiding. Even such a comprehensive search couldn’t find their whereabouts. Could it be that they really jumped out of the car regardless of the risk?
Su Miao was thinking in his heart when he heard the crying of a child.
It turned out that the little girl whose father missed the bus was crying for the toilet, but there were a lot of people queuing up, and her mother was worried about leaving so much luggage there, so she was in a dilemma.
Everyone saw their predicament, but because of the black luggage bag in front of them, no one dared to offer to help watch the bag.
At this time, Teacher Ding said:
"Didn't you just eat canned fruit? You can let the child pee in the can that's not thrown away, so you don't have to wait in the long line.
It’s okay for adults to hold it in for a while, but children can’t stand it.”
The young mother finally reacted and thanked Teacher Ding while finding a jar to collect the child's urine.
There are three urgent things to do when traveling, and two of them often cause difficulties during travel. At this time, bags and bottles become very important, and canned fruits with large openings are more suitable.
The child had resolved his physical discomfort and stopped making noise. Su Miao also looked out the window, thinking about reading a book and going to bed early at night.
Suddenly, an empty can flew past the window. Su Miao was startled and stretched his neck to look outside. However, the fast-moving train had already left the can behind.
Was it the passenger in front who threw the can? That's not right. If it was the passenger in front, it wouldn't have passed through their window from top to bottom. The angle is wrong!
Su Miao's heart suddenly tightened, and various possibilities flashed through his mind.
If it wasn't thrown by the passenger in front, how could this eight-treasure porridge can pass through the car window at such a weird angle?
Her eyes subconsciously moved slowly upwards, and when her sight touched the roof of the car, a bold guess came to her mind - could the suspect be hiding on the roof?
Su Miao did not dare to delay for a moment. She quickly climbed down from the upper bunk, walked to the side of the plainclothes comrade, lowered her voice, and told her her thoughts.
When the plainclothes comrade heard this, his eyes instantly became as sharp as an eagle. Under Su Miao's cover, he reported to his superiors using the walkie-talkie.
After finishing the report, she quickly hid the walkie-talkie and returned to her previous nonchalant look.
The next task was handed over to the public security comrades, but although Su Miao and the others appeared calm on the surface, they were secretly sweating in their hearts.
Su Miao's eyes drifted out the window from time to time. The roar of the train seemed particularly harsh at this moment. Her fingers unconsciously rubbed the corners of her clothes, showing her inner tension.
Teacher Ding seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but his slightly furrowed brows revealed his worry.
Su Yuan was pretending to pack his luggage, but in fact he kept his ears perked up, paying attention to the movements around him.
Half an hour later, another plainclothes comrade came over, his steps steady but with a hint of urgency.
He first looked around warily to make sure no one was paying attention to them, then walked over to the comrade guarding the luggage bag and whispered, "It's time to pack up."
Su Miao breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to know whether the suspect had been caught, but he didn't dare to ask directly.
The plainclothes comrade looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them. He lowered his voice and said to Su Miao and the others:
"Little comrade, you are really smart. Those two people really climbed onto the roof of the car!
The bag they took away contained no weapons, only food. Hey! They went to have a picnic on the roof! We just chased them on the roof and caught them all!
He said it lightly, but anyone could imagine how dangerous it was to chase on top of a moving train.
The train was speeding along the tracks. The space on the roof was narrow and bumpy, and one could fall off if not careful. Su Miao admired the bravery of the public security comrades.
Su Miao asked softly, "How did they get onto the roof?"
"I don't know about that yet. The person has just been taken away for interrogation. Thank you very much, comrades."
Knowing that the matter was settled, Su Miao, Su Yuanzheng and Teacher Ding finally felt relieved.
As the sky grew darker, the train arrived at another stop. Some people got on and some got off the train, but there were always railway and police staff guarding the safety of the passengers, which was reassuring.
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