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Chapter 885 The Train and the Pastry

"Train station!" Princess Sophia came to Tianjin Railway Station and was shocked by the grandeur of Tianjin Railway Station.

This is a large building made of stone, cement, and steel, possibly representing the most advanced construction technology in the world!
What surprised Princess Sofia and others most was not the railway station building itself, but the function it carried—a kind of transportation tool called "train" that they had never heard of before.

"Railway." Li Jinde pointed to the railway tracks inside Tianjin Railway Station, and taught Selina how to pronounce the term.

"Tie...road...?" Selina couldn't pronounce correctly, but she had already grasped the pronunciation rules of Chinese.

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Jinde nodded, teaching her to learn Chinese is really difficult, and there is a feeling of nurturing...

The industrial steam locomotive is lying on the rails. The body is poured with steel. The length is more than [-] meters. It has a steel and mechanical texture, just like a perfect handicraft.

For the shock of the royal envoys, Tianjin Wei General Soldier was no stranger to it. Everyone who came to Tianjin Wei to see the train for the first time, there was no one who did not have their current expression.

"Dear envoys, get ready to board the train." Tianjin Wei Zongbing made a gesture of invitation on the side of the train door.

"Are we going into this strange thing?" Princess Sophia hesitated.

She had never seen a train before, and she was a little uneasy after all to get into the iron house-like carriage.

"Can you guarantee the safety of Her Royal Highness?" Sir Greenville asked.

"The industrial locomotive has been successfully operated hundreds of times. It is inspected and repaired by technicians every month. Moreover, the trip to the capital is almost flat. There is absolutely no problem. You can treat it as an ordinary carriage. "Tianjin Wei Zongbing said.

"But there are no horses to pull the cart ahead..." said Princess Sofia.

"His Royal Highness, first let the minister go in to see what's going on."

Sir Greenville stepped into the carriage nervously, and found that there were square tables for four people and long seats, and there were tea sets and snacks on the square tables.It's more of a restaurant than a carriage.

"Industrial locomotive is a long-distance bus from Tianjinwei to Liaonan, so there is a dining car." Tianjin Wei Zongbing explained from the side, and he didn't know if they could understand.

"It's a strange place... but it should be safe." Sir Greenville saw that the inside was similar to an ordinary house, so he no longer doubted it.

Members of the Royal Mission boarded the car one after another. They looked inside curiously, never seeing such a strange structure.

"Everyone, please take your seats. There will be some abnormal noises when the train starts later, please don't be nervous. Someone will meet you when you arrive in the capital." Tianjin Wei Zongbing got off the train after finishing speaking, and closed the carriage door heavily.

"It's also my first time to take a train, and I only heard about it from other people." Li Jinde sat on the seat, and Selina sat next to him, asking him about the train.

"So you are from the south of the empire, the south is richer, and the technology in the north of the empire is more developed?" Selina asked.

"It can indeed be understood that almost all large-scale technologies are developed in the north, but the most widely used technologies in commerce and trade are still in the south," Li Jinde said.

Chi--!While the two were talking, the industrial steam locomotive made a chirping sound, and white smoke came out from under the front of the steam locomotive.

"What noise?" The people in the carriage heard the strange noise and were a little uneasy.

Woo!Woo!After the slight chirping sound, a louder siren sounded, and black smoke billowed from the chimney of the locomotive!

Bang bang bang, the steel axle started to run, and the heavy locomotive pulled the carriage slowly into use!

The faces of the royal envoys were slightly pale, and Selina secretly grabbed the corner of Li Jinde's clothes, full of fear for this unknown thing.

Princess Sofia sat at the window of the car, and she saw that the scene outside the window changed from a relatively dark train station to a bright urban area of ​​Tianjin. On both sides of the railroad tracks, there were already simple barbed wire fences separating residential areas and railroad tracks. A wooden sign that says "Do Not Enter".

"It's faster than a carriage, and it can carry more people..." Princess Sofia was amazed at the practicality of the train when she saw the scenery going backwards quickly.

"What's even more unbelievable is that such a giant can march, and it can't be done without a thousand horses!"

Members of the Royal Mission were amazed by all aspects of the steam locomotive, and felt even more miraculous.

"I want to go to the front to have a look. There should be a secret that can make the train move forward." Princess Sophia couldn't hold back, she wanted to go to the front of the train to see what was going on.

But Princess Sophia was quickly stopped by the staff on the train: "There is a tender between the passenger car and the driver's cab, it is difficult to pass, and the driver's cab is very dirty, there are soot everywhere, I am afraid it will tarnish the princess and you." dress."

After Princess Sofia was persuaded to come back, she became interested in the desserts on the table again.All the exquisite pastries in the north are placed on the train table.

"Pea yellow, bean noodle cake, and Aiwowo. When I was in Fuzhou, I tasted a northern chef's craftsmanship, and there were these pastries." Li Jinde introduced the names of these pastries to them.

"Aiwowo..." The Westerner in charge of the translation spat out a mouthful of old blood. How to translate such an abstract noun?

"The glutinous rice flour is filled with condiments such as walnut kernels, sesame seeds, melon seeds, and yam paste." Li Jinde also knew that it was a painful thing for the translator, so he explained.

"Does this mean that these are the cakes and biscuits of the East?" Princess Sofia asked.

"It can be understood in this way." Li Jinde had eaten Western-style desserts at Charles I's banquet, so he easily understood the metaphor of Princess Sophia.

"Bring my knife and fork." Princess Sophia wanted to eat cakes, but there were only chopsticks on the table, so she had to order the servant.

Selina skillfully picked up a piece of pea yellow with chopsticks and put it into her mouth.

"Hmm... this is the scent of peas..." Selina felt that the pastry was cool and refreshing, the sweetness of sugar and the scent of peas blended together, making it very delicious.

"If you just eat cakes, it will be a low-grade one. You should also pair it with good tea, which can not only relieve the tiredness, but also reduce the taste." Li Jinde poured a cup of tea for Sarina's teacup, and it was steaming. Obviously, the tea is It's only ready when you're driving.

Selina took a sip of the tea, and she really had a lot of aftertaste, and said to Li Jinde: "You are absolutely right!"

Princess Sofia looked at Selina, and couldn't help being a little envious. She was still using a knife and fork. When did Selina learn to use oriental chopsticks?
(End of this chapter)