Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

However, it was indeed inconvenient to leave the chicken here, especially since Uncle Ding and Zhou Yanshen didn't sleep well at night. At each stop, Uncle Ding was worried that the chicken might be stolen.

The next day, when Su Wanqing got up, the chicken was still there, but Uncle Ding had dark circles under his eyes and looked haggard.

She realized that things couldn't continue like this.

Just then, the train attendant and the train conductor from last time came on patrol. The conductor frowned and asked, "Whose chicken is this? Why is it here? If someone walks by and steps on it, who's responsible?"

The flight attendant immediately pointed in Su Wanqing's direction.

The train conductor's serious face immediately broke into a smile when he saw Su Wanqing: "Oh, Dr. Su, it's you! You're on this train too? What a coincidence, this is our third meeting, isn't it? Since this chicken belongs to you, it's not safe to leave it here. What if someone steals it? Here, take it to our carriage over there and keep it safe until you get off."

He was overjoyed; with the miracle doctor around, the train journey would be safe again!

Chen Xiuer, Aunt Wang, Zhou Yanshen, and Uncle Ding all knew the train conductor, since they had met him before, but Commander Li and Aunt Xie did not.

Su Wanqing smiled and nodded: "It's been a few months. How is the train conductor? This chicken is indeed a bit of a nuisance. I was thinking, why don't we borrow the train's kitchen, kill the chicken, and eat it directly to save ourselves the trouble?"

Upon hearing this, the train conductor nodded: "Okay, no big deal! Take it over, I'll have the butcher butcher help you slaughter it and make you a braised chicken."

Su Wanqing felt embarrassed: "This is so kind of you, we should handle the chicken ourselves..."

The train conductor, however, was very enthusiastic: "It's nothing! Luckily, you treated several patients on the train the last few times, otherwise it would have made a bad impression on our train. It's just a matter of killing a chicken and cooking a meal..."

Su Wanqing thought it was a good idea, so she took out a few more pounds of chestnuts from her luggage and said, "We just happened to bring chestnuts and seasonings with us, so we'd like to trouble the chef to make us some braised chestnut chicken. This chicken is quite big, and we can't finish it all, so we'll share some with the chef. Thank you for your trouble."

"Alright! Master will have to show you his skills. I bet he'll be thrilled." The train conductor really liked Su Wanqing, who knew how to behave. Even when she deserved something, she was never impolite.

So the chicken and chestnuts were taken away.

At noon, the train driver personally brought over a pot of braised chicken with chestnuts. Su Wanqing insisted on getting two more large boxes of chicken and chestnuts for him. The driver left with a smile.

At noon, a whole rooster, along with braised vegetables and pickled vegetables, served with steamed buns dipped in braised sauce... it was absolutely delicious!

The chicken the chef cooked was just average in taste, but its strength lay in the freshness of the ingredients—this chicken had been raised on the spring water of the 65th Regiment, resulting in tender and delicious meat. The group ate to their hearts' content. Suddenly, the person in the sleeper berth next to them found the shredded potatoes in the canteen unappetizing.

On this trip, Su Wanqing's experience was so abundant that it left Commander Li, Aunt Xie, Guo Mingyuan, and Old Man Shen dumbfounded.

In their minds, being able to eat flatbread and steamed buns on the train was good enough; now, not only are there berths, but they can also enjoy such good food.

Su Wanqing showed them what it meant to eat just as well on a train as at home.

Breakfast consisted of sweet soy milk with fried dough sticks, and seven or eight kinds of pickled vegetables and sauerkraut; lunch included braised chicken, Sichuan pepper chicken, and Sichuan-style chicken with chili sauce, as well as vegetable dumplings made by Su Wanqing herself, and the snack was homemade luncheon meat.

"My God, I wonder what this luncheon meat is made of?"

"Yeah, it smells amazing!"

Everyone who ate it said it was delicious, even more delicious than freshly made sausages.

Lunch was a feast, with frozen pork jerky and various other meats, their aroma irresistible as soon as they were heated up. There were also snacks for dinner, all made by Su Wanqing. Aunt Xie felt that with nine different meals over three days, she had unknowingly gained two pounds. She thought that if every day were like this, she might not even want to go home anymore.

Three days later, when they arrived at the station, Aunt Xie was still reluctant to leave, completely forgetting that she was ill.

When we set off from Xinjiang, everyone was wearing thick cotton-padded coats, cotton-padded jackets and trousers, and long underwear, with scarves and hats covering them up completely; but when we arrived in Bincheng, we took off all but a thin outer garment—the temperature difference was really huge.

Bincheng Station.

Although they had eaten quite a bit on the train, and received gifts from fellow villagers, the group's belongings were not significantly reduced.

But now that we've arrived, we must part ways.

Old Shen waved his hand: "You guys figure out how to carry your luggage yourselves. I need to go to the Bincheng Academy of Agricultural Sciences to report first. I have a few reports to give in the next couple of days. Xiao Su, let me check the way for you first. My old classmates are all there. Come and report when you're done." After saying that, he left first. Although he didn't know the way, he had already told his old classmates.

Su Wanqing looked at Xiuer and Guo Mingyuan: "Then let's do it as agreed. You can stay in our house for the next two days. There are three rooms: Yanshen and I will share one, Uncle Ding and Brother Guo will share one, and Xiuer and Aunt Wang will share one."

Xiuer nodded: "Okay, we have no objection. Brother Guo can go out and look for other houses these next few days. Now that we've reformed and opened up, there are some houses that can be rented or bought, and we have some money on hand..."

Aunt Wang muttered to herself, "Why buy anything? Back in the day, our work units provided us with apartments, and we could stay as long as we wanted. Buying is such a waste of money. It's much better to just rent..."

Xiuer said, "Mother, let Brother Guo go and inquire first. In any case, let's find a place to stay as soon as possible, preferably close to Dr. Su."

Not long after Elder Shen left, two military jeeps stopped in front of Division Commander Li.

Aunt Xie waved her hand dismissively: "Get in the car, get in the car! Let's all go home first!"

The jeep quickly drove to the military family compound and parked in the area where the division commander lived.

There were few people around, and apart from a few who saw Commander Li returning with his family, no one else paid any attention. Commander Li asked two drivers to help carry the remaining luggage into Zhou Yanshen's courtyard.

Aunt Xie said, "Let's all go home first! I'll go home and tidy up a bit, buy some things, and then everyone can come to my house for dinner tonight! Xiao Su, you haven't started cooking here yet, so it's inconvenient to cook. Come to my house for the next few days, and call us when you're settled in."

Having eaten at other people's homes for three days on the train, Aunt Xie was naturally very hospitable, as she finally had a chance to show off her skills.

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

Soon, Aunt Xie and Commander Li carried two small suitcases and headed home—the Li family hadn't been home for a month, and they didn't know what was going on at home.

As soon as Su Wanqing got out of the car, she saw the courtyard. It was spotless and she immediately liked it.

Uncle Ding was also making plans in the yard: "The stones in the middle of the front yard are too big and wasteful. We should leave less and plant vegetables on them all. After the baby is born, it's better to turn it into fertile land so the baby won't get hurt if they fall."