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Chapter 162: Observations at the Railway Station (Please subscribe!)

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Li Yi took his father out of the guest house and went straight to the train station!

There are quite a few trains from the provincial capital to Ning City, where Li Yi is located, either originating or passing by, at least seven or eight times a day.

But there was only one bus that Li Yi could take. The reason was simple, because after they returned to the city, they had to change to a bus back to the county seat.

The bus back to the county seat only runs once a day, leaving at one o'clock in the afternoon.

In other words, if they want to return to Qingshan County today, they have to arrive in Ning City at one o'clock in the afternoon.

Looking at it this way, only the seven o'clock bus in the morning is the most suitable. If you miss it, you can only stay one night in the provincial capital, or return to Ning City for one night.

Neither Li Yi nor Li Shankui are obviously happy. After all, there are still many things waiting for them at home!
After arriving at the train station and buying tickets, the two sat in the waiting hall and waited.

There are many people in the waiting hall, most of them are in a hurry, obviously they are passengers waiting to go out.

But there are some people who are not like this, but they caught Li Yi's attention.

He observed that there were several young people in the waiting hall. Although they were carrying bags or baskets in their hands, their expressions looked left and right, and they did not look like they were taking a bus.

While Li Yi was observing these people, one of the fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls also saw them.

I saw this little girl walking quickly to Li Yi, and then asked in a low voice: "Comrade, do you want to buy something to eat? I have boiled eggs and freshly baked sugar cakes here?"

With that said, the little girl opened the bamboo basket covered with cloth.

I saw a pile of golden sugar cookies neatly placed inside, as well as a dozen boiled eggs.

Li Yi was somewhat surprised to see this little girl selling things here.

Immediately, Li Yi pointed to a few young people not far away and asked: "Are they all like you, selling things?"

"Ok!"

"Does the staff at the station allow it?" Li Yi asked again.

The little girl turned pale and immediately turned around to leave.

Li Yi immediately said: "Don't panic, I have no intention of reporting you. By the way, I think your sugar cake is very good. How do you sell it?"

The little girl looked at Li Yi and said, "Sugar cakes are [-] cents, eggs are [-] cents!"

"I want all the sugar cookies you have!" Li Yi said.

"Want them all?"

The little girl was obviously frightened by Li Yi's words. She had been selling things secretly at the station for several months and had never seen such a wealthy customer.

Li Shankui was also a little surprised. He frowned and said, "Your mother can also make sugar cakes. Just buy two and try them. Why buy so many? Can you eat them?"

Li Yi smiled and said: "We have a large family, and one for each person is a lot. I just bought it back so that my mother and the others can try the sugar cookies from the provincial capital!"

As he spoke, Li Yi took out a few pieces of change and prepared to pay.

Seeing that Li Yi really wanted to buy her sugar cookies, the little girl immediately started counting them.

"There are 15 cards in total, two yuan and 2 cents, just give me two yuan and two cents!"

Li Yi was not polite and gave her two yuan and two, and then said: "Can you talk to me now?"

"Okay then!" Although the little girl was not very happy, Li Yi had just bought all her sugar cookies at once. She couldn't take care of her business without giving him any face!
Li Yi smiled and said: "It's hard to sell your eggs. If you have a good chat with me, I will tell you a way to ensure that your eggs sell quickly and make more money than others!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! A manly man, one spit and one nail!"

"Then what do you want to ask?" the little girl said immediately.

"It stands to reason that selling things privately is not allowed now, and the train station is a public place where people come and go, so the control should be stricter. How can you still dare to sell things here?"

The little girl immediately said: "We are all the children of railway workers, and most of our parents had accidents, so the uncles and aunts at the station turned a blind eye, but if someone reports it, we will too." You will be punished!”

Hearing this, Li Yi immediately understood that it was not that the station staff did not care, but that they took extra care of these children with special status.

"So it is!"

At that moment, Li Yi continued: "I see that your things are sold very cheaply. I'm afraid you won't make much money in a day. I'll tell you a way to make eggs. You can go back and try it!"

"What can be done?"

"As for you, when you go back, wash the eggs first and cook them in a pot with cold water. Pour an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, star anise, peppercorns, and salt into the pot, then add water and a small handful of tea leaves. Bring to a boil over high heat and set aside. Crack the egg shell."

After Li Yi taught the little girl how to make tea eggs, he said again: "This kind of tea eggs has the effect of appetizing and strengthening the spleen. You can sell them for [-] cents each."

"It's so expensive, will anyone really eat these tea eggs?"

"You'll know if anyone eats it if you try it, and it won't cost much!" Li Yi said with a smile.

The charm of tea eggs cannot be described in words. After all, this kind of food quickly became popular all over the country a few years later, and it was still being sold by people decades later. It has completely passed the market verification.

In this era of scarce supplies, it is difficult not to make money if you make tea eggs.

"Thank you, then. Can I know your name?" the little girl asked.

"My name is Li Yi."

As soon as he finished speaking, the announcement of train ticket inspection came over the train station's announcement.

Li Yi found out that it was their train back to Ning City. He immediately said sorry to the little girl, and then rushed to the ticket gate with his father and large and small bags!

It was already eleven o'clock in the morning when he returned to Ningshi. After leaving the station, Li Yi took his father directly to the bus station opposite the train station.

That's right, Ning City's bus station and train station are right next to each other, separated only by a road.

He entered the station to buy a ticket, but instead of waiting for the bus with his father in the waiting room, Li Yi took his father to the state-owned hotel opposite.

Li Yi has never been a person who wronged himself, not to mention that they just ate some dry food in the morning. If they didn't eat something hot at noon, they would have to wait until evening.

Ning City's mutton stew is quite famous. Li Yi originally wanted to take his father to eat a bowl of mutton stew, but Li Shankui refused and once again said that he was wasting money.

There was no other way, so Li Yi could only order a bowl of noodles for each of the two of them, and barely managed one bite.

As for the mutton stew, I’ll have to wait until next time!

Just when Li Yigang was about to use his chopsticks, he saw an acquaintance walking in from outside.

(End of this chapter)