After getting on the train, Feng Qingxue understood why many people would never travel far unless necessary.

The train travels very slowly and needs to stop for maintenance. Major maintenance would take more than ten hours. If the journey is long, then one would have to spend many days and nights on the train. In such circumstances, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating is simply a torture.

The above is one reason. The second reason is that train tickets are not cheap compared to the current salary level.

She was not short of money, so she bought a sleeper ticket. This shows how hard it was for those who had to buy seat tickets or didn't even have one.

Today's sleeper berths are not like those in the 21st century which had compartments and private rooms, with four or six berths in a room, which were clean and hygienic. Today's sleeper berths are large bunk beds with upper and lower floors, for both men and women.

Although it was almost the busy farming season and there were not many people in the sleeper car, the weather was hot and the smell of sweat and smelly feet was particularly strong.

Moreover, there were some people wearing shorts with bare chests, and some people picking their toes.

Feng Qingxue observed that most of the people riding in the sleeper cars were cadres.

She didn't find it strange at all. Since cadres had a slightly higher salary, they could naturally afford the sleeper train service. Even the train attendants brought hot water and sold food more often and were particularly attentive.

However, there are obvious differences among cadres. Some are well-mannered, while others are very bold.

The latter are the ones who pick their toes and wear big shorts. There are even one or two who buy black bread and eat it without washing their hands. The former wear long pants with a shirt or sweatshirt and rarely do anything indecent.

No tickets are required for black bread, and each person is limited to one per day.

Feng Qingxue, who had no shortage of food, bought one every day without hesitation to fill her stomach.

Since the black bread was not enough, she used the food coupons and money to buy meals on the train. The staple food was either steamed buns, noodles or rice. She would also buy a vegetarian dish and occasionally add an egg. It was not expensive. She could eat a full meal for only two or three cents, but the taste was average.

It’s hot, so it’s not convenient to bring cooked food on the bus, so I have to buy it.

When she couldn't stand the heat anymore, she would take the opportunity of going to the bathroom, take out a basin of warm water from the space and wipe her body. She was very cautious and didn't take off her clothes. She just put the wrung-out wet towel under her clothes to wipe. Fortunately, it was hot and she was wearing loose pants and a loose shirt, and the dirty water was poured out directly.

She didn't dare to show her true face at home, let alone in the car? So, every day after brushing her teeth and washing her face, she had to continue to put on ugly makeup, but she couldn't wash her hair, so she always felt that her two braids exuded an unpleasant smell.

Her skin was very white, glowing, delicate and smooth. She always wore long-sleeved shirts, but even so, the occasional spots on her hands and neck that were not covered by the dark long-lasting foundation could still give people a glimpse of something, especially the passengers sitting next to Feng Qingxue. Fortunately, there were female passengers on both sides of her, one about 40 years old and the other about 35 or 36 years old, looking like smart and capable cadres.

When the sleeper car is not full, everyone works together, with men's berths connected and women's berths adjacent to each other, without interfering with each other, and minimizing the inconvenience caused by men and women being in the same room.

The two female passengers who noticed that Feng Qingxue was covering her face smiled. The older one greeted Feng Qingxue.

"Girl, what's your name? I hear your accent is the same as mine. Where are you planning to go alone?"