The green train started moving with a loud whistle. Sitting opposite Qin Man were two greasy middle-aged men, their clothes faded from washing.

The hot weather caused a pungent body odor to emanate from them.

One of the men would secretly glance at Qin Man from time to time, while Qin Man was looking at the scenery outside the window.

The fifteen-hour drive seemed particularly long to Qin Man, who was used to taking airplanes and high-speed trains.

In the car, the sounds of snoring, chatting, and children crying came one after another.

But she didn't feel upset. Instead, she was full of hope for the future.

After sitting for about two hours, she felt sleepy and fell asleep leaning against the car window. Jiang Cong saw that she was sleeping uncomfortably with her head tilted, so he put his arm around her shoulders and let her lean on him.

Qin Man was woken up and looked at him with sleepy eyes, but Jiang Cong just smiled and pushed the loose hair away from her forehead.

"Sleep on my shoulder, don't get a stiff neck!"

Qin Man smiled and nodded, then she took his arm and fell asleep beside him. She slept for three hours and was woken up several times by the flight attendants who came to sell lunch boxes with a cart.

It was not until the flight attendant came over again, calling for a peanut and melon seed lunch box that Qin Man woke up again and never fell asleep again.

"Are you hungry? Do you want a box lunch?" Jiang Cong remained motionless for three hours, just to let her sleep more peacefully.

Qin Man shook her head, thinking that the things on the train must be expensive.

"Didn't we buy a lot of food? Take some out and eat some. We'll have another meal after we get off the train!"

"Well, you won't have food to eat until tomorrow morning, are you sure?"

It is eight o'clock now, and there are still ten hours left. We will arrive at the station at six o'clock tomorrow morning.

"Well, I'm sure of that. The lunch boxes on the train are expensive and taste bad. There's no need for that!"

Qin Man shook her head firmly, and Jiang Cong saw that she insisted, so he didn't force it anymore.

They took out the steamed buns and steamed bread they had bought earlier from their bags and ate them with some water.

In today's weather, these things won't get hard even if you leave them for a while longer, they'll just get cold.

In the second half of the night, Qin Man ate two more shaqima and didn't feel hungry anymore.

But the time was really hard to bear, and the shaking train made it difficult to sleep. Even when she fell asleep, she held her bag tightly with both hands, for fear that someone would steal her money while she was asleep.

But with Jiang Cong around, that was impossible. He slept lightly, just leaning there with his eyes closed and taking a nap. He could sense the slightest movement.

In the middle of the night, some people became dishonest. The man sitting opposite Qin Man took off his shoes, and his stinky feet would touch Qin Man's legs from time to time.

At first Qin Man thought it was just an accidental touch, after all, the space was so small, but he kept touching her, even using his feet to hook up her trouser legs and touch her skin.

Qin Man suddenly felt furious, and she raised her foot and stepped on the back of his foot mercilessly, crushing it hard.

Then he glared at him fiercely, with a warning look in his eyes.

The man felt pain and glared at Qin Man with ill intent, but Qin Man's momentum did not diminish at all.

This was on a train, with many people around. She was not alone, and Jiang Cong was by her side, so she was naturally not afraid.

Jiang Cong felt something. Seeing his little wife glaring at the man opposite him, he knew that this man must have offended her.

So the young couple stared at him with dark faces at the same time, and the man finally looked away.

I saw him putting on his shoes, then nudged the man next to him with his shoulder. The man next to him was sleeping soundly and grumbling with dissatisfaction.

"What?"

"Please move aside. I need to go to the bathroom!" the man said impatiently.

The man near the aisle then moved his legs to let him out. When he stood up and left, Jiang Cong also stood up and said to Qin Man beside him:

"Manman, wait for me for a moment. I'm going to go to the bathroom and will be back soon!"

"Okay, go ahead!" Qin Man nodded with a smile and tightened her canvas bag in her hand.

After a while, Jiang Cong and the man came back one after another. Jiang Cong sat down as if nothing had happened, with a bad look on his face. The man didn't dare to look at Qin Man again in the second half of the night, and didn't dare to take advantage of her again.

Qin Man also guessed in her heart that Jiang Cong must have warned the man, but she didn't know what method he used. Although she was curious, she felt very safe in her heart.

The long journey was finally over. The train arrived at the station just as the sun came out. It was daybreak outside. I walked out of the train with my luggage, and the fresh air filled my mouth and nose.

A large number of people got off here at the same time and crowded out of the station.

After exiting the station, there are people trying to attract customers outside. Some are driving around slowly to solicit customers, and there are also owners of small hotels in the train station who will take you to their place to book a room and sleep there.

There are also some people working in the catering industry who will ask you if you want to eat.

Qin Man was actually quite annoyed by these things and was somewhat resistant to them from the bottom of her heart.

Of course, Jiang Cong would not bring her to eat and sleep around here. He often traveled to this city and knew that this generation was not peaceful.