Seeing that they were about to leave, Huang Mancang grabbed Wu Laotai and said, "Wait, I still have something to tell you."

"explain."

“Look, right now I’m the only man in the family, sitting at home doing nothing. How about you give me some money and I go out and see if I can find some work to help support the family? Most importantly, I can also send you money.”

"Oh..." Old Mrs. Wu expressionlessly took out a dollar from her pocket and handed it to him. "You said you'd send me money, I'm waiting. If you don't send me any money, I'll deal with you even when I'm not home!"

Without waiting for Huang Mancang to speak, he pulled Huang Xiaofu away.

"Mom, are we not going to wait for the fourth son?"

He boarded the train and had his ticket checked along with the other educated youth.

Seeing this, Gu Qing quickly picked up her rattan box and followed.

Huang Mancang held the one yuan in his hand and watched helplessly as the three figures disappeared into the crowd.

Li Jin'e winked at Wang Huijun, her eyes full of laughter, and said to Huang Mancang, "Dad, we're leaving now."

He couldn't hear anything anymore. Huang Mancang's mouth was slightly open as he looked at the one yuan in his hand, secretly cursing himself for being so stupid as to ask her for money.

If only I had squeezed money from the eldest and third brothers, where would he get the money from now? And he's still sending her money every month?

Go gambling? They wouldn't even look at such a paltry sum.

Borrow? His reputation has been ruined by the daily beatings from Old Lady Wu; who would lend him money?

Huang Mancang felt remorseful, wondering why he had come to see Old Lady Wu off.

Meanwhile, the elderly woman and others checking tickets were in a good mood.

"Mom, how did you manage to get a sleeper ticket? You're really something!"

As soon as Huang Xiaofu boarded the train, he looked around and touched everything, acting like he had never seen the world before. He had never traveled far from home before, and this was his first time riding a green train, and in a sleeper berth.

Grandma Wu: "I have to thank Comrade Gu for this. She bought it for me. Otherwise, after sitting in a hard seat for two days and one night, my body would be completely shaken off by the time I arrived."

"That's right, absolutely." Huang Xiaofu smiled and expressed his gratitude to Gu Qing.

After finding their seat numbers, they found that Grandma Wu and Huang Xiaofu were next to each other, while Gu Qing was a few seats away from them.

"Go and switch with Comrade Gu."

Huang Xiaofu agreed without hesitation. It was a little unsafe for her, a young girl, to be out and about.

"good."

Gu Qing was a little embarrassed, "How could I possibly do this?"

"It's okay. When you bought the ticket for me, didn't you tell me to keep an eye on things on the way?"

Gu Qing was just hoping that if anything happened on the way, someone could lend a hand or say something to help her. She didn't expect this aunt to be so considerate.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Auntie."

Grandma Wu had a lot of things, which filled up the space where the two of them could put their luggage. Fortunately, Gu Qing only had a rattan trunk, which could fit anywhere.

After a few minutes, the train began to move slowly and sway, and then a few "toot-toot-toot" sounds were heard as the train gradually increased its speed.

Pack everything up, since we'll be staying on the train for two days. Take out and pack the things we need in advance.

Grandma Wu took out her water bottle from her handbag, about to drink some water, when she noticed Gu Qing staring intently at her. "What's wrong?"

Gu Qing blushed slightly. "No, it's nothing. I just like watching people pack their things. It makes me feel good."

Grandma Wu nodded, understanding, understanding. For example, she liked to slap the kids in the house.

"Chicken and potatoes, shredded potatoes, comrade, would you like some?"

How much is one serving?

"It's not expensive. Shredded potatoes are three yuan a serving, and chicken and potatoes are five yuan a serving."

The sound of vendors hawking their wares came from not far away, and only then did Grandma Wu realize that it was already noon.

When the train conductor came to their stall, Gu Qing ordered a plate of shredded potatoes, a plate of chicken and potatoes, and four steamed buns.

The meal cost ten yuan, and the food wasn't even that great. Old Mrs. Wu was once again shocked by Gu Qing's family's financial situation.

"Please eat with me."

"No, no need. I have it with me, and besides, my family brought some this morning." Old Mrs. Wu waved her hand in refusal.

The two were pulling and tugging at each other. Meanwhile, the other side had just finished settling their things and asked a classmate to help Huang Xiaoqiang, who was watching over them, to find Grandma Wu and Huang Xiaofu for dinner.

As they approached the sleeper car, two girls came towards them, stopped in front of one of the berths, and asked suspiciously, "Shouldn't Gu Qing be sleeping in this spot? Why is it a man?"

Another girl's eyes widened. "Didn't she come?"

"Impossible, she went to avoid trouble, she couldn't possibly not leave. Alright, let's look again."

"Well, as the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. I'm still counting on that idiot to feed me. Otherwise, how am I supposed to survive in that rural place?"

The two spoke in loud voices for a long time by the aisle.

The more Huang Xiaoqiang listened, the more his brows furrowed. After they left, he walked to where they had been standing and looked inside. The man they were talking about was none other than Huang Xiaofu, who was sleeping soundly.

She reached out and patted him awake, "Second brother, second brother, it's time to eat."

Huh? Eating? Huang Xiaofu, who was in a daze, instantly woke up.

"Let's go find Mom and go eat."

When they arrived at the sleeper berth where Grandma Wu and Gu Qing were, Huang Xiaoqiang was about to sit down next to Grandma Wu when his eyes lit up. He pulled Huang Xiaofu to sit next to Gu Qing, and the two brothers' tall figures completely blocked the petite Gu Qing.

Before Gu Qing could react, she heard familiar voices outside.

Where did she go?

"Could it be that it's not in this carriage?"

"No way, this is the place I found out about."

"Maybe you misheard. Let's look in other carriages."

"Forget it, I'm not going to look anymore. I'm starving in the middle of the day. I'll look again this afternoon. I still have two days. I'm not worried about finding her."

Seeing that Huang Xiaoqiang's expression was off, Old Lady Wu didn't say anything.

After the two had walked away, Huang Xiaoqiang pulled Huang Xiaofu to sit next to Grandma Wu. After explaining things to the bewildered Grandma Wu, Gu Qing's eyes reddened slightly. "Thank you."

Huang Xiaoqiang nodded without speaking, while Huang Xiaofu looked furious. "Trying to take advantage of people is really going too far. Are they so poor that they can only eat shoe soles? Why do they have to act like beggars?"

Old Mrs. Wu knew his mental anguish and slapped him across the face, saying, "You've got a whole lot of nonsense to say."

Seeing Gu Qing's pitiful expression as she tried to hold back her tears, Old Mrs. Wu's heart softened. "Alright, I do have a solution, but you'll have to suffer a little."

"What method? It's okay, I can accept it."

Grandma Wu did Gu Qing's makeup, put a hat on her head, and made her wear her own clothes over it.

Huang Xiaofu peeked into Wu's handbag and his eyes widened in surprise. What was inside? Why was there something new every now and then?

"Mom, how did you get these things?"