The train leaves at half past two.
Beijing is the starting station, and tickets should be checked and boarded half an hour in advance.
They didn't have much luggage, only Yan Ning's suitcase.
There were also two backpacks containing three meals packed from a state-owned restaurant, a few meat buns and more than ten eggs cooked by Yan Ning.
There is food for sale on the train, but they didn't prepare too much.
It was the first time that Yan Ning saw a green train of this era, and he couldn't help but look around curiously.
In the 21st century, when she traveled long distances, she would take a plane or high-speed train, and had never taken a train!
There are six beds in a compartment in the hard sleeper car.
Yan Ning and her two companions bought two lower bunks and one middle bunk.
She didn't like the feeling of being stared at by people coming and going on the lower bunk, so she chose the middle bunk.
Yan Guodong and Yan Shulian slept on the lower bunk.
At dinner time, the three of them ate packed lunches.
They all come with three servings of braised pork rice.
In this day and age, those who can afford a sleeper ticket are either rich or powerful.
When it’s time for dinner, the whole carriage is filled with the smell of food.
So a serving of braised pork is not very eye-catching.
After dinner, Yan Ning lay on the berth, unable to fall asleep listening to the rumbling sound of the train.
I had to pretend to be asleep and let my mind enter the space.
Go see how the animals are doing on the farm.
She was still surprised when she saw the lambs, piglets and cowboys that had doubled in size.
It has only been put into the space for one day and one night, and it has grown so big.
It seems that the growth rate of crops and animals in space is accelerated.
The warehouse, utility room, kitchen and bedroom are moving at a standstill.
Yan Ning has tried this.
The meals and breakfast she had packed into the kitchen earlier were still as good as if they had just come out of the pot.
Yan Ning went to see the chickens and ducks again, and they had all grown up.
You can slaughter it and eat it.
She observed that the three free-range chickens she bought from Xidan Market had not changed much and were still in the same state as when she entered the space before.
Didn't turn into an old hen.
It seems that the growth speed in space is accelerated, and when it grows up, time will stop.
Really good!
That way she wouldn't have to worry.
As the train swayed, Yan Ning slowly fell asleep.
When I woke up at around eleven o'clock the next day.
The other three positions are already occupied.
There were two women and one man. Judging from their conversation, they should be educated youth who got on the bus at midnight yesterday and were going from Cheng City, Hebei Province to Heilongjiang Province to work in the countryside.
Yan Ning didn't pay too much attention to it.
After getting off the sleeper berth, she called her fourth aunt and uncle to go to the dining car for dinner.
Yan Guodong was sitting on the lower bunk reading a newspaper. He looked up when he heard her words. "Xiaoning, you and your fourth aunt go eat. I'll stay and look after the luggage. Just bring me a portion after you finish eating."
After saying that, he took out his wallet, took out some money and tickets and handed them to her.
Yan Ning thought for a moment and said, "Why don't my fourth aunt and I go buy some food and eat together!"
Yan Shulian got up from the berth opposite and said, "Let's do it this way. Come on, Xiaoning, let's go over and take a look."
Yan Guodong stuffed the money into Yan Ning's hand and said, "Go!"
The two of them walked through three or four carriages and arrived at the dining car.
After looking at the menu, the two of them ordered a serving of sweet and sour pork tenderloin, a serving of stir-fried pork with black fungus, a serving of stir-fried seasonal vegetables, two servings of 300g rice, and one serving of 500g rice.
The portions were quite generous these days, so three dishes were enough for the three of us.
After paying for the tickets, they sat at the table and waited.
After the food was ready, I borrowed a few lunch boxes from the dining car waiter, paid a deposit of one dollar, poured the food into the lunch boxes and packed them up to take away.
Back in the sleeper.
The other three got off the berth and sat on the benches by the window to eat.
Yan Ning and Yan Shulian carried their lunch boxes and placed them on the small table between the two lower bunks.
The three of them started eating.
After eating, clear the table.
Yan Shulian washed the lunch box and returned it to the dining car, and also refunded the deposit.
Yan Ning took out a bag of jasmine green tea from his bag and went to get hot water to make tea.
The kettle is a military kettle that has never been used at home.
The cup is also a small teacup I brought from home.
Drink some green tea after a meal to relieve the greasiness.
Yan Shulian tasted the tea. It was quite delicious, with a light jasmine scent. She was a little curious.
"Xiao Ning, what kind of tea is this? Why does it smell like jasmine?"
Yan Ning smiled and replied, "I bought jasmine green tea in Beijing. The seller said it was made by mixing jasmine flowers and green tea evenly, then scenting it multiple times.
She also made it at home. The process was complicated so the quantity was not much. I bought all the 4 liang.
If Fourth Aunt likes it, I'll give you half."
Yan Shulian was too embarrassed to ask for anything from her niece, so she jokingly refused.
"This is my first time drinking this kind of tea, and I'm just amazed. You don't have to give it to me. It's so little, keep it for yourself!"
The three of them sat on the lower bunk, drinking tea and watching the fleeting scenery outside the window.
A rare chance to relax.
The train arrives in Tongshi at 6:20 tomorrow morning.
The train swayed and stopped frequently along the way.
The next morning at half past five.
The three of them started to get up and pack their things.
I finished my breakfast with the remaining meat buns and steamed buns in my backpack with hot water.
At 6:20 the train stops at Tongshi Railway Station.
Yan Guodong was carrying a suitcase and a backpack.
Yan Shulian was carrying a backpack and holding Yan Ning's hand.
The three got out of the car.
The temperature in the morning was exceptionally cold.
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