Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

Because Baozhou was very close to the Capital, the three adults and two older teenagers with five children and a security officer to ensure Lu Jiang’s safety could easily take care of everything. Therefore, they bought seated tickets aboard the express train, carrying only money, Grain Tickets, some dried food, and a few changes of clothes—travelling very lightly. The triplets sat in the adults’ laps; Dundun and Zhuangzhuang were well-behaved and did not fidget, while Erxiong bit his own fist, shaking his head and blinking his big eyes as he looked at the densely packed passengers in the carriage and the passing train attendants and dining car servers in the aisle.

"Mom, there are so many people, it’s different," Fubao said with a frown.

It’s so crowded and smells bad, it’s not comfortable at all.

Xibao, sitting between Lu Tianzhi and Guan Yu with her sister, was also surprised, "Mom, it’s really different, why is that? I think sitting is uncomfortable at all, lying down is more comfortable, with not many people talking."

Feng Qingxue, Lu Jiang, and Guan Cheng, sitting opposite them, heard the children’s remarks and Feng Qingxue patiently explained, "That’s because the tickets here are very cheap, several times cheaper than a sleeper berth or a compartment sleeper. Ordinary people can only afford seated tickets, while sleeper berths and compartment sleepers are used by officials, so they are quieter and have more space."

Xibao furrowed her brow, bit her lip, and didn’t speak.

At that moment, the dining car server came by with his cart, calling out, "Serving the people. Dark bread, dark bread, no Grain Ticket needed for the dark bread, limited to two per person, limited to two per person!"