Refusing to marry a widower, I went on a crazy spree of sending my children to the army.

The six eggs in Qiao Manman's pocket were saved up by He Nian over several days. It wasn't easy.

Wei Xueping shook her head regretfully: "Looks like I'll have to mooch off you when I'm craving something sweet from now on!"

From now on, I'll treat you to meat, and you'll treat me to eggs. We'll reciprocate, it'll be a win-win situation, and it'll last forever!

"Me too, me too! From now on, I'll take you all over the country and let you eat your way through all the beautiful landscapes!"

Qiao Manman laughed: "Okay, okay, from now on I'll rely on Brother Jianzhou and Sister Xueping to help me gain a foothold in the machinery factory and dominate the market!"

Fang Jianzhou and Wei Xueping nodded: "Don't worry, you can work with us!"

The three continued eating, but none of them finished. The journey was still long, and they needed to save their food for the road ahead.

Soon, it was time to check tickets.

Qiao Manman was pulled forward by the two seniors, and before long, a small tear appeared on the ticket she had extended.

The group successfully reached the platform.

Staff waved small flags, directing them to stand in their respective positions according to the carriage.

A cool night breeze swept by, ruffling the passengers' hair.

A dozen minutes later, the train slowly pulled into the station. A group of people clamored and pushed forward, afraid of missing their train.

Fang Jianzhou pulled Qiao Manman along, saying, "No rush, this is a small station with few people. We can get on after they've settled in!"

Sure enough, by the time Fang Jianzhou finished speaking, there weren't many people left outside.

Qiao Manman followed the two onto the bus and saw that the carriage was almost full.

However, the aisle was empty, not as crowded as described in the novel.

Not long after, the group found seats, only to find an old woman lying haphazardly with her eyes closed, pretending to be asleep.

Fang Jianzhou woke her up without any ceremony and told her to sit somewhere else.

Just as the old woman was about to throw a tantrum, she saw Fang Jianzhou's eyes wide open, his fists clenched, looking like he was about to beat someone up at any moment, and she chickened out.

He grumbled for a long time before reluctantly getting up.

I walked to the two-seater on the left, picked up a seven or eight-year-old boy and squeezed in to sit with him.

Qiao Manman gave a thumbs up: "Brother Jianzhou is awesome!"

Fang Jianzhou raised an eyebrow smugly and told Qiao Manman to sit in the innermost seat by the window.

Wei Xueping sat in the middle, and he sat on the outermost side.

The three of them didn't have much luggage, so they just put it under the seats. None of them are overweight, and wow, the row of seats is quite spacious.

The old woman to their left glared at them hatefully, but the three ignored her.

Wei Xueping lowered her voice and excitedly told Qiao Manman about Fang Jianzhou's great achievements, leaving Qiao Manman stunned.

The train started moving quickly. Qiao Manman turned her head to look out the window and found it was pitch black with nothing in sight.

In later generations, streetlights will be visible along the road. Even at night, there will be beautiful scenery.

But things are different now. Apart from government offices in the county town and some newly built buildings, there is no electricity in other places, and it is pitch black at night.

Sure enough, it was dark outside as soon as we got off the train. The passengers were bored, and some had already fallen asleep.

Qiao Manman had nothing to do, so she closed her eyes. She thought to herself, "It's been so long since I've ridden a slow train. This feeling... haha, it's not good at all."

It's not that the seats are hard, it's just that the journey takes too long!

It would take her two days and two nights to get there. In the future, the same distance would only take a few hours by high-speed rail!

What a world of difference!

Clang, clang, clang...

The car stopped, then drove away, the lights in the carriage went out, and Qiao Manman could hear the sounds of snoring all around her.

She was in a daze and felt someone touching her buttocks.

Qiao Manman subconsciously reached out, grabbed the other person's wrist tightly, and snapped it open.

"what!"

A series of piercing screams echoed through the carriage, waking many people from their sleep.

Qiao Manman opened her eyes and saw it was the old lady. She frowned and asked, "What do you want? To steal something?"

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly checked their pockets. After confirming that nothing was missing, they breathed a sigh of relief.

The old woman retorted, "You're talking nonsense! I... I was just taking a walk. Let go of me, you've broken my arm."

How can such a young girl be so fierce? She has no respect for elders or care for the young!

Qiao Manman ignored her and told Fang Jianzhou to go find the train conductor.

"Grandma, your seat is right across from mine. No matter how much you wander around, you can't possibly put your hand under my butt!"

When the lights came on, those around could see the old woman's location and gasped in shock.

Guo Xueping was surprised to find that her pockets had been turned inside out.

Luckily, she kept her money and tickets close to her body, otherwise, that old bastard would have taken advantage of her!

Fang Jianzhou was also glad that he had reminded the two girls about these disagreements before they got on the bus, so that they could be on guard.

"You still say you're not a thief? You're not a thief? What's going on here?"

These seats were originally ours! You're so mean and petty!

After learning about the situation, the train conductor took the old lady and the little boy away.

The carriage fell silent again, but no one dared to sleep soundly. They sat in silence, waiting for dawn.

Half an hour later, Fang Jianzhou coughed lightly: "You two go to sleep, I'll keep watch. We'll change shifts at dawn."

Qiao Manman hummed in agreement, closed her eyes, and let her consciousness sink into the space.

See how the fruit saplings have grown taller and are now covered in blossoms. See how the bees fly around, making their home on the lychee trees.

Seeing the heavy ears of wheat and rice bending the branches, my mood gradually brightened.

Qiao Manman used her consciousness to harvest the mutated wheat and found that the speed seemed to be faster.

She didn't pay attention and worked for more than an hour. When she was tired, she finally fell into a deep sleep.

As the first rays of sunlight fell on her face in the early morning, Qiao Manman opened her sleepy eyes.

I got up to go to the toilet and found that my legs and feet were stiff.

After finally managing to stretch her legs, she discovered the restroom was occupied. She waited quite a while before it was her turn.

Qiao Manman pinched her nose, quickly finished eating, and came out to breathe heavily.

I washed my hands across the street and tidied my hair. Then I went back to my seat and let Fang Jianzhou rest.

Fang Jianzhou had stayed up all night and was exhausted. He had barely closed his eyes when he started snoring.

The noise was so loud that it woke Wei Xueping up.

"Oh my, this is so uncomfortable! I hate business trips the most. Every time I travel by car, my bones feel like they're going to fall apart."

After Wei Xueping finished speaking, she also got up and stretched her arms and legs.

After she finished taking care of her personal matters, she came back and asked, "Did you bring a water bottle? I'll go get some hot water while it's not crowded now!"

Qiao Manman nodded and took out her military water bottle: "Sister, I have water in my bottle!"

Wei Xueping hummed in agreement, rummaged through her enamel mug, and was just about to leave when Qiao Manman stuffed an oil paper package into her hand.

"what's that?"

"Oil tea!" Qiao Manman said in a low voice.

Wei Xueping's eyes lit up, and she quickly left.

When she returned, many people were awake, sniffing the fragrance wafting through the carriage.

"What is this? It smells so good!"

"Fried noodles, definitely fried noodles! Eating something this good first thing in the morning, they must be rich!"

Wei Xueping's heart was pounding wildly, and she thought to herself, "Luckily, she finished eating in the dining car."

Otherwise, if we bring it back, these dogs will tear it apart with their noses.

These are all ordinary ingredients, but I don't know how Xiao Qiao's family cooks them, they smell so good!

Fang Jianzhou, who had only slept for less than an hour, was also awakened by the fragrant aroma. After sniffing around for a while, he solved the mystery: the aroma was coming from Wei Xueping's teacup.

"you......"