Gourmet food starts from the green leather train chef

Chapter 8 My Father and Mother
Many, many stories have happened on the long platform, and these stories have gone through many, many years.
In the last century, the platform was like a microcosm of life, where there was the pain of parting and the joy of reunion.

This is the starting point of poetry and the distance, and it is also the home of wandering wanderers. There is the back of the father who is not necessarily tall but extremely warm, and the beautiful face of the mother when she was young.

At the very least, it was love. On the platform at that time, there were always couples of lovers who were glued to each other. Whether they were separated or reunited, they were as sweet as honey.

At that time, there were also various hawkers on the platform, some selling steamed buns, some selling fruits, and some selling roasted chicken and roasted meat. All kinds of shouts came and went, and it was as lively as a market.

Since the sale of platform tickets on the railway stopped, it is rare to see these lively scenes on the long platform, and the passengers on the journey also have a lot of choices.

However, the old Jinling Railway Station where x164 stops still retains some features of the last century.
There are still some stalls for rent out on the platform. Vendors selling all kinds of convenience foods and fruits will try their best to yell their products whenever they see a train stopping. On and off hordes of guests would haggle with them.

It’s just that as the number of ordinary express trains decreases, the platform hawkers will eventually become a sunset industry. Perhaps it will completely disappear on the long platform in a few years and become a memory that can only be found in literary works.
Leaving the train, straightening your back on the platform, taking a few deep breaths of fresh air, and then smoking a thick or thin cigarette, has always been an indispensable enjoyment during the journey.
Now this kind of enjoyment only belongs to passengers on ordinary express trains and green leather trains. Passengers on high-speed trains and high-speed trains dare not get off easily, otherwise they may be abandoned on an unfamiliar platform by the train leaving quickly.
At the old Jinling Railway Station, the x164 will stop for half an hour. Such a long time can almost allow passengers to start a new relationship on the platform.

In fact, the first thing many men traveling alone do when they get off the train is to search for beautiful sales girls with their eyes, but they are a little disappointed by the old Jinling Railway Station. The vendors here are either rough guys or old grandmothers.
But this will not affect their shopping enthusiasm at all, and soon several stalls on the platform are surrounded by passengers.

You should buy one or two of Jinling’s specialty salted duck, and the steaming steamed pork with lotus leaf powder is also very good; although the box lunch on x164 is said to be delicious, in the eyes of some "carnivores", it is nothing but potato shreds No matter how high the standard of donburi is, it cannot be compared with steamed meat.

Zhou Zhou walked to the platform, took out a 'Xuanhemen', lit it, took a puff, and lightly exhaled a few smoke rings; Zhou Zhou in this world had the same hobbies as him, both were smokers, and they liked both. Cigarette brands all over the world.

Just after taking a puff of cigarette, the mobile phone rang, and the caller ID was 'Lao Niang'.

Zhou Zhou answered the phone with a smile. Although he was a human being in two lifetimes, the voice on the phone was still so familiar.

"Son, you should have arrived at Jinling Station by the time, right?
If my mother guessed correctly, you must have gone to the platform to smoke again, right?Damn, smoke less, smoking too much is bad for your health! "

The mothers in the two worlds have the same voice and the same care and advice, which warmed Zhou Zhou's heart: "Don't worry, Mom, I understand, and... is my dad okay?"

If there is one thing that he looks forward to the most after traveling to this parallel world, it is his father Zhou Tianjun.

In his original world, his father was a taxi driver who was paralyzed in bed due to a car accident when he was in junior high school, and passed away not long after.

So Zhou Zhou is very much looking forward to seeing his father alive and healthy in this world. Judging from the information occasionally fed back by Chen Yan and his colleagues in the car, the father of this world is no longer a taxi driver, but a retired man. A railway worker, the change in his life trajectory should have saved him from that disaster.

At this moment, his heart has been mentioned in the air, quietly waiting for the good news from his mother.

"Can you stop mentioning that old bastard! I get angry when I mention him!"

The voice on the phone suddenly raised two octaves, almost deafening Zhou Zhou's ears.

"That old man knows how to drink and gamble every day, and doesn't care about anything at home. When did he have our mother and daughter in his heart!

Speaking of gambling, my God!Die!My passbook, my passbook!
Damn, let’s not talk about it, I have to rush to the nearby sports lottery betting shop as soon as possible, the passbook at home is gone!

It's all my fault, why did I forget that the World Cup has already started, how could this old bastard not bet on football?This old immortal is a dog who can't change eating shit!

Zhou Tianjun, I can't stop talking to you——! "

The family call between mother and son came to an abrupt end. Zhou Zhou put away the phone, but his heart was full of joy.

It's great, my father is still there, and he can steal the family passbook to gamble, he is so happy.

After strolling on the platform for a while, an old woman selling steamed meat with lotus leaf powder caught Zhou Zhou's attention.

This old lady is a little different from the usual people who sell steamed pork with flour. The steamer beside her that smells like meat has opened the lid, but it is covered with fresh green lotus leaves; besides the steamer is a A big basket made of bamboo strips is also covered with lotus leaves. When some passengers ask about it, the old lady will lift up the lotus leaves to reveal the fresh lotus pods underneath.

The weather in early August was scorching and sunny, and these fresh lotus leaves covered the lotus pods could keep them fresh all the time. Being able to pay such attention to details shows that this old lady is a real old businessman.

Zhou Zhou thought about it, and walked to the grandma's booth with a smile: "Grandma, how do you sell this lotus pod?"

"One yuan, and if you buy ten yuan at a time, you will get one."

The old lady responded with a smile: "Young man, my lotus pods are cheap, not expensive."

"It's not expensive."

Zhou Zhou nodded, the things on the platform are always [-] to [-]% more expensive than other places, the price this old lady asked is indeed not high, this is the freshest lotus pod.

"All right, how many lotus pods do you have? I've rounded them all up. Don't need to give me a discount. I just want some lotus leaves. Do you have more fresh lotus leaves?"

"Young man, do you want lotus leaves? All right, these lotus leaves are originally used to keep the lotus pods fresh. They are not valuable things. I have more than 50 lotus leaves here, and I gave them to you."

After counting them, the old lady said: "There are three lotus pods totaling 110 yuan, so you can give 100 yuan. If you buy so much at one time, grandma will definitely give you a discount."

"No, no, the lotus leaf you gave me is considered a discount. I'll scan you 110 three yuan. Grandma, can you see if you have received the money?"

"I've received it, I've received it, young man, you are such a kind person, no wonder you are liked by little girls."

The old lady smiled and glanced at Chen Yan who had just walked out of x164 and was peeping at Zhou Zhou, and smiled meaningfully.

Zhou Zhou was stunned for a moment, and followed the grandmother's line of sight to see Chen Yan; Chen Yan trotted over and said with a smile, "Old Zhou, I'm buying lotus pods. This is my favorite food, give me one quickly."

"Go back to the car and eat again, first help me hold the lotus leaf."

Zhou Zhou was carrying two big bags of lotus pods, it was really inconvenient to take the lotus leaves.

"It's easy to say, tell me about the lotus leaf, Lao Zhou, what are you doing with so many lotus pods and lotus leaves?"

Zhou Zhou smiled and said, "Surely not all of them are eaten by myself. These are the ingredients for tomorrow's breakfast. I will have to ask Aunt Xia to reimburse them later."

"So it's for breakfast?"

Chen Yan licked her lower lip lightly: "The lotus pod can be used to cook lotus seed porridge, but what can lotus leaves do?"

"Don't worry, don't you know tomorrow?"

(End of this chapter)