Walking at the grassroots level in the Spring Festival, sitting on the ＂slow train＂ to go to the market by the Yangtze River.
Xinhua News Agency, Chongqing, January 29thTitle: Sitting on the "slow train" by the Yangtze River to go to market.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Qingbing
In Chongqing, along with the long Yangtze River water flowing eastward, there are not only endless green hills and houses, but also a pair of 5612/5611 public welfare "slow trains" still running on the old chengdu-chongqing railway line. They traveled back and forth between Chongqing and Neijiang, stopping at 28 stations and running for nearly 8 hours.
On January 27th, passengers waited for the bus at Berlin Station in Stalagmite Village, Hegeng Town, Yongchuan District, Chongqing. Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yushe
70 years ago, the Chengdu-Chongqing line was opened to traffic, and a trip to the green leather train let the mountain people see the outside world; With the opening of Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed railway in 2015, there are only a pair of passenger trains left on the old Chengdu-Chongqing line, and now people from the city are brought in to the village for market and play.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, Wang Yulian, 61, and her friends specially took the "slow train" from Chongqing to Berlin Station in Stalagmite Village, Hegeng Town, Yongchuan District.
"The crucian carp here is tender, the vegetables are fresh, and the eggs are still earth eggs. My family bought a big refrigerator for the New Year, so there is nothing to pack, and the ingredients for the Spring Festival are enough. " Wang Yulian said, while showing reporters that she spent a total of 1000 yuan’s "trophy".
Wang Yulian said that "scouring for local goods" by train has become an indispensable pleasure in their retirement. Sometimes, her friends traveling with her can fill a whole carriage. The staff at the station all know that "a group of aunts often take the train from Chongqing to buy food".
On January 27th, passengers chose dishes on the "slow train". Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yushe
They usually arrive at Berlin station at about 1: 30 pm the day before, and then go to the farmhouse in the village to check in.
"The farmhouse here is very cheap. You can stay for one night and eat four meals before you go to 60 yuan." Wang Yulian said, "The one-way train fare we came here is less than that of 12 yuan, and the price of ingredients here is not high, so it is cost-effective and fun to buy food and play here."
After lunch the next day, they went to the market. After that, they went directly to the station with a cart full of agricultural products and waited for the return trip.
However, their "Taobao Tour" did not end there. The waiting room of the station and the train car are the markets of this "Taobao Tour". In the "mobile market" of the waiting room, every fellow villager who is carrying agricultural products and waiting for the arrival of the train like them has also become an ideal "vendor" in their hearts.
On January 27, passengers purchased agricultural products in the waiting room of Berlin Station. Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yushe
"How much is a catty of cold winter dishes?" As soon as he entered the waiting room, Wang Yulian was immediately attracted by the vegetables in a fellow villager’s basket.
"2 yuan a catty." After hearing the price, Wang Yulian’s sister Wang Chuanan immediately took out a portable electronic scale that she carried with her, and asked her fellow villagers to weigh 2 Jin of cold dishes. In a short time, 6 Jin of cold and winter vegetables in the laundry list of fellow villagers were bought by Wang Yulian and her friends. The fellow villager also happily pointed to his laundry list and said, "I still have 50 Jin of potatoes in it. I’m going to take a bus to Yongchuan later and sell them at the market."
At about 2: 30 in the afternoon, the train back to Chongqing slowly pulled into Berlin Station. Looking at the locomotive coming from the white fog and becoming clearer in sight, Wang Yulian knew that their next fair would soon begin.