On the day of departure, Lin Mai said to Fang Zhuoran: "You should not accompany me to Mongolia. It will delay your work too much."
Fang Zhuoran tied a scarf on Lin Mai and said gently: "I work every day and don't take annual leave every year. I also want to travel and relax."
The two of them took the green leather train and headed towards Mongolia.
At first, two people shared a berth.
But the further north you go, the colder the weather becomes.
It's okay during the day. I can barely bear it when I put on the velvet down jacket I bought from the United States.
At night, sleeping under the quilt is like sleeping in an ice cave.
A girl with good physical fitness like Lin Mai couldn't sleep warm all night.
Fang Zhuoran felt very distressed when he saw her wake up in the morning with a blue face.
I simply stopped doing it and got into her quilt at night.
Lin Mai originally wanted to struggle violently, but Fang Zhuoran's body was too warm.
Not only was she reluctant to push him down the bunk, but she also crawled into his arms.
On the first night, Lin Mai was shy, even though the two of them slept together in a serious manner.
Unfortunately, there was no second night. I woke up, ate the dry food I brought with me, and arrived in Hohhot at around 12 noon.
The two of them got off the train with their luggage, and a biting but refreshing cold air hit their faces. Lin Mai's delicate nose suddenly turned red from the cold.
Fang Zhuoran hurriedly took out a medical mask and put it on Lin Mai.
Medical masks in this era are all cotton gauze masks that have been sterilized with alcohol. They are very thick and very warm.
Lin Mai suddenly felt much more comfortable. He took Fang Zhuoran's arm and walked out of the train station with him.
Probably because Hohhot is a city, after leaving the train station, Lin Mai did not see the endless prairie that she had imagined.
Not to mention the scene of herds of cattle and sheep under the blue sky and white clouds, and athletes galloping on the grassland.
However, the sunshine in Hohhot is particularly good, the sun is warm on your body, and the sky is blue.
Even if there is wind, you can still feel the temperature of the sun. The cold seems to be only on the surface.
As soon as the two of them got out of the train station, the first thing they did was to find a restaurant for lunch.
During these days and nights on the train, I didn't have a delicious meal. It was either cold or not tasty.
Lin Mai almost collapsed. She wanted to have a hot and delicious meal no matter what.
According to experience, you are not allowed to enter restaurants near train stations, as you will definitely be slaughtered as a fat sheep.
The two of them walked along, admiring the scenery.
Along the way, there are old men and old ladies who sit on small benches and chat.
Although his face is obviously covered with wrinkles like ravines and has experienced many vicissitudes of life, there is a peaceful and contented mood that makes people look at it and not complain about the difficulties of life.
After riding the train for several days, walking became a kind of enjoyment.
Both of them were in good physical strength. They walked for more than two hours, but they were not very tired.
Fang Zhuoran was afraid that Lin Maili was tired, so he asked her several times along the way.
At first, Lin Mai always answered softly and sweetly, saying she was not tired.
Most of the luggage was carried on Fang Zhuoran's shoulders. She only carried one luggage bag, plus a bag carrying money and valuables.
How can such a little thing be tiring!
Later, Fang Zhuoran asked her if she was tired. Lin Mai playfully stepped on him: "I said I was tired, so you carried me."
Fang Zhuoran smiled fondly: "It's impossible to carry it on my back. I'm also carrying a big denim bag on my back, but I can let you ride on my neck."
Lin Mai shook his head: "I don't want it. I'll crush you and I'll feel bad."
Fang Zhuoran felt sweet in his heart when he heard this.
The two walked for a while and saw a small restaurant.
As the two of them walked in, they were hit by a rush of hot air carrying the unique smell of sheep.
Lin Mai was very afraid of the odor, but it was strange that when she smelled it now, it didn't disgust her at all. Could it be because she was hungry?
The landlady is very strong, with a scarf on her head and national costumes. She is very beautiful with red flowers and green willows.
When he saw a guest coming in, he greeted him with a smile and asked Lin and Mai what they wanted to eat in broken Mandarin.
A Mongolian girl shyly glanced at the handsome man Fang Zhuoran, picked up a rag, and wiped a table clean.
Fang Zhuoran smiled at the Mongolian girl, said thank you, and took Lin Mai to sit down at the table.
A beautiful woman can captivate a city with her smile, and a country can be captivated by her smile again.
The girl blushed and ran to the kitchen.
Fang Zhuoran then said to the landlady: "Is there a menu? I want to look at the menu and order."
"Some, some, on the wall."
The landlady pointed at the wall with great force.
Fang Zhuoran and Lin Mai looked over at the same time.
There are roasted whole lamb, fat lamb shabu-shabu, haggis soup, hand meat...
Lin Mai complained in his heart, how much Inner Mongolian people love to eat meat, they are all meat dishes.
Strange, why is there no beef?
Fang Zhuoran and Lin Mai discussed it and ordered fat-boiled mutton and siu mai.
After a while, the steaming hot copper hot pot and mutton slices were all placed on the table.
The mutton slices here are just like the people here, they are very bold and thick, not the kind of mutton slices cut as thin as paper, and are alternately fat and thin.
This kind of mutton slices are cooked in a pot and eaten with small ingredients, which will leave a fragrant aroma on the lips and teeth.
The siomai here is also different from the siomai in Jiangcheng. First of all, the filling is different. It is made of mutton and it tastes great.
Although both delicacies are delicious, they are both mutton, and both are pork belly. It is easy to feel tired after eating too much.
Although there is milk tea to relieve fatigue, Lin Mai feels that it is not enough.
She took out a bag of tea leaves from her luggage bag.
This bag of tea is a sample she uses for promotion. Now I'm going to make a cup of tea to relieve fatigue. Anyway, there are more than a dozen bags in the bag.
As soon as the tea brews, the whole room is filled with the aroma of tea leaves.
Lin Mai drank it happily.
The proprietress came over and said with a smile: "Your tea smells so good."
Linmai purchases all the tea from Yingshan Yunwu Tea, which is a famous tea from Hu Province and is of course fragrant.
Lin Mai bent over and took out another bag of sample tea leaves from his luggage bag and gave it directly to the proprietress.
The boss lady was shocked. Such a big bag of tea was worth a lot of money here.
The landlady refused again and again: "It's too expensive, I don't dare accept it!"
Lin Mai forced it on her: "Tea is not valuable to us, just accept it."
The landlady declined and accepted it, but when Fang Zhuoran wanted to pay the bill, she refused to accept the payment.
If she kept arguing with her, she would get angry, so Lin Mai and Fang Zhuoran had to give up.
Linmai's tea is on its way to be shipped and is expected to arrive within the next two days.
She planned to find a hotel to stay at.
The landlady was very generous, patting her chest and saying, "If you are looking for a place to live, just stay at my house.
My husband and my son went out to herd sheep. I don’t know when I will come back. I have a place to stay at home.”
Lin Mai and Fang Zhuoran looked at each other and said to the landlady: "Unless you charge for accommodation and meals, we will stay at your house, otherwise we will find a place to live by ourselves."
The landlady refused at first, but later she saw that Lin Mai and Fang Zhuoran were leaving, so she had no choice but to agree.
Lin Mai and Fang Zhuoran were very happy. They left their luggage at the boss's wife's house and went out to play hand in hand.
They can only stay in Hohhot for two days at most.
When the tea leaves arrive in two days, they will go to Mongolia to sell the tea leaves in exchange for beef and mutton, and then return to China, leaving no time for sightseeing.