Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1332: Feeling Cherished and Startled 1

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!"

That’s what he said, no Grain Tickets necessary, but not many passengers were buying, the majority were eating their own dried food.

Lu Jiang took out money to buy over a dozen dark bread loaves according to the number of people, and then used a Grain Ticket to buy three bowls of noodles, placing them in front of the children, "The kids will have noodles, and we adults will just make do, drinking hot water with dark bread, and eat it with the salted fried peanuts we brought on the train. Once we reach the Capital, I’ll treat you all to hotpot lamb."

Guan Cheng and his brothers, along with Ping Zhengkai, had no objections, "Dark bread is fine, we’re only sitting for a few hours after all."

The serving of noodles was generous; Xibao and Fubao shared one bowl, the triplets shared another, and the last bowl went directly to Lu Jiang’s wife, "Eat it while it’s hot, don’t let it get sticky."

Feng Qingxue offered it around, but no one wanted it, so she had to eat it alone.

Her appetite wasn’t big either, she got full after half a bowl, and did not have the heart to give the rest away, so she let Lu Jiang have it.

However, Erxiong was curious about everything and, seeing Lu Jiang enjoying the dark bread, insisted on taking a bite.

Dark bread is made from unrefined, whole grain flour with the bran included, coarse in texture, naturally it couldn’t compare to staple foods made from white flour. Erxiong complained it tasted bad as he tried to spit it out, but seeing his mother’s stern gaze and raised hand, he sadly chewed it up and swallowed, "It doesn’t taste good!"

"When we get back home, I’ll make you dark bread, dried sweet potato and pancake, steamed buns with vegetables every day. Let’s see if you still dislike it when you’re really hungry." The food at home was plentiful, mainly fine grains with coarse grains as supplements. The children really had been spoiled and needed to be corrected.

The middle-aged man in the neighboring seat chuckled, "Dark bread, dried sweet potato and pancake are already considered good stuff!"

His seatmate, Ping Zhengkai, patted his own head, "Yeah, ten years ago, all I had was substitute food. Being able to have dark bread, dried sweet potato and pancake, steamed vegetable buns—that was from a good home, and it still is."