Su Anqiao boarded the return train. Although she was eager to go home, the train was too slow and the carriage was packed with people.
A flight attendant's voice came from the distance, "It's lunch time. Here we have a new type of instant noodles. They're delicious and filling. Best of all, you don't need food coupons to buy them. Just soak them in boiling water and you can have a bowl of steaming hot noodles. They're made in Lijiawan."
Su Anqiao thought she had misheard. Didn't they mention that instant noodles were already sold on the train? Could it be a counterfeit product? Who would be so bold?
I saw a conductor carrying a bag on his back and holding a kettle in his hand, moving around the carriage with difficulty. The bag was filled with bowls of instant noodles.
Su Anqiao waited for a long time before the flight attendant came over. She asked, "Comrade, how much are these instant noodles?"
Seeing someone asking, the flight attendant perked up and said, "Comrade, instant noodles don't require food coupons. They're 35 cents a bowl." He pulled a bowl of instant noodles from his bag and said, "Look, this is very convenient. Just tear it open, pour boiling water over it, and you can eat it in two or three minutes. After you're done, just throw the bowl away. It's a disposable bowl."
Su Anqiao took the instant noodles and looked at them carefully. They were indeed instant noodles produced in Lijiawan.
But before she went abroad, disposable bowls had not yet been made, and all she had were packaged instant noodles.
I didn’t expect that in just ten days, I could make disposable bowls. They are much better looking than packaging and very convenient.
What was even more unexpected was that the instant noodles produced in Lijiawan were actually sold on trains.
Su Anqiao was filled with pride. She smiled broadly and said to the flight attendant, "Comrade, I'll buy a bowl. I've never tried such a novel food before. Let's see if it's as delicious as you say."
The flight attendant smiled even more sincerely upon hearing this. He tore open the instant noodles and poured boiling water into them. "Comrade, you can eat them in two or three minutes. Don't worry, you will definitely like them."
He took out a few more sausages and said, "Comrade, instant noodles with sausages are absolutely delicious."
Su Anqiao's mouth twitched and raised, "Is this a full-meat ham sausage?"
The flight attendant explained, "It's got meat, corn kernels, and tapioca flour. It's delicious. It's five cents a stick."
The flight attendant took the 40 cents that Su Anqiao handed him and continued selling instant noodles.
Everyone around was staring at the bowl of instant noodles on the small table, wondering what these noodles that could be eaten by just boiling water would look like.
Instant noodles are not popular now, and very few people have eaten them, so everyone is curious about them. Moreover, most people think they are expensive. A bowl of shredded pork noodles outside only costs more than 30 cents.
Su Anqiao opened the lid of the instant noodles, and immediately a strong and overbearing aroma filled the entire car.
Under everyone's gaze, she calmly opened the package of ham sausage and put it into the instant noodles. She picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and put it into her mouth. "Mm, it's delicious. The noodles are so chewy."
Then she took a bite of the ham sausage and gave a thumbs-up to everyone, "It's delicious. There's a lot of meat in this ham sausage. It's smooth and tender. It's a delicacy."
Everyone was so excited that their throats rolled and they kept swallowing. Fortunately, there were no children in this carriage, otherwise they would definitely clamor for adults to buy them.
There were a few male comrades who couldn't bear the temptation and kept looking around, hoping that the flight attendant would go back quickly, as they also wanted to taste this delicacy.
After several days of traveling by train, Su Anqiao finally returned to Lijiawan.
She took a deep breath, and it was that smell, the smell of Lijia Bay.
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Time slips through my fingers...
The Winter Solstice is a traditional festival for the Chinese people.
Today is also the most important day for Lijiawan, a day for the whole village to celebrate their new home!
In order to celebrate today's auspicious day, several factories in Lijiawan have all been closed so that everyone can happily entertain relatives and friends at home.
Lijiawan was bustling with activity, with firecrackers blasting and people talking. Every family was entertaining relatives and friends as they moved into their new home.
Every villager had a rosy face and led his relatives to introduce each house, because there were more than 200 houses, and they all looked exactly the same. If you didn't look carefully at the house numbers, it would be easy to go to the wrong house.
Today, the villagers of Lijiawan walk like proud roosters. They enjoy seeing the surprised and disbelieving expressions on their relatives' faces.
After that, I was full of envy for Lijiawan, and this envy became even more obvious after seeing the interior decoration of the new house.
The Wen family was even more lively because today was not only the day they moved into a new house, but also the day their two sons got married.
In this era, there were no wedding dresses or gorgeous gowns. Simply wearing a military uniform with a big red flower on the chest was the best attire of this era.
The happiest person was Chen Yuelian. Among the bachelors in her family, two of them finally got married. She no longer had to envy others for having daughters-in-law and grandchildren.
Thinking that she might have her first grandson in her arms in the next year, the smile on her face deepened. She walked over to Li Yun and said, "Sister Li, no, I should call you mother-in-law. Thank you for not looking down on my fourth son. With Xingyu as his daughter-in-law and Yina as his wife, the Wen family's ancestors are simply smoking."
Li Yun no longer had the melancholy and old look she had when she first arrived at Lijiawan. "Big sister, you're too reserved. Who wouldn't envy you? You've educated your children so well. We all like Wen Xiao. Look at our old Gu. When have you ever seen him as happy as he is today?"
On the other side, Gu Huaizhi was drinking tea and chatting with Wen Zhongxiang. He was usually elegant and easy-going, but today his voice was two notches higher, his face was flushed and his eyebrows were beaming, which showed that he was in a good mood.
Li Yun patted Chen Yuelian's hand and said, "Sister, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. We used to be afraid that Xingyu would grow up and not be able to find a good husband. But since we came to Lijiawan, such concerns have disappeared."
She held Chen Yuelian's hand tightly and said, "Thank you, sister! Thank you! It is our luck and blessing for our family to have you."
Wenwen was putting makeup on two brides in the guesthouse. The two brides were naturally beautiful, and under her influence, they paid attention to maintenance.
Wenwen looked at these two delicate faces, added some blush, trimmed their eyebrows, and finally put on lipstick. Such beauty was breathtaking enough.
Wenwen looked at their green military uniforms with a bit of dissatisfaction, "Are you sure you don't want to change into dresses? Marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, and this military uniform isn't as good-looking as a dress."
Gu Xingyu and Shen Yina shook their heads. Gu Xingyu said, "I think this military uniform is more in line with the times and more in line with the current spirit."
Shen Yina agreed, “Those dresses are very nice, but I usually don’t dare to wear them out. If I wear them today, I will feel very restrained and uncomfortable.”
Wenwen shrugged and said, "Okay, maybe I'm too fashionable, or maybe I haven't fully integrated into this era."
"Why do we have to come to the guesthouse? Wouldn't it be better to stay in the Wen family courtyard?"
Shen Yina whispered: “My parents are afraid that my uncle and aunt will not like it, so how can a daughter-in-law marry out of her husband’s family?”
When Wenwen met Shen's parents, she had an expression that was happy but also a little worried.
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