Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 90 - 0090: Wang Jiao’s Rebirth 2_1

Chapter 90: Chapter 0090: Wang Jiao’s Rebirth 2_1

Upon seeing a glimpse of the contents in the bundle, Lu Jiang immediately stopped unwrapping it, fearing that the talkative young man would notice.

Although he had only had a quick glance, he had already spotted the jar of malt essence, as well as a decent number of chicken eggs and salted duck eggs.

All those are rare commodities!

Zheng Bin, the talkative young man, quickly wiped the corner of his mouth, trying to prevent drooling in an embarrassing way.

Lu Jiang had bought a ticket for the sleeping compartment. Both men and women, the compartment was quite crowded. As military personnel, he deliberately chose an upper berth, which usually had fewer occupants.

His military uniform was very noticeable, and soon after getting on the train, he was greeted by Zheng Bin.

Zheng Bin was a bit self-familiar, but what about Lu Jiang? Aside from his military status, he had not revealed a bit more to Zheng Bin, yet he managed to figure out the latter’s situation.

Zheng Bin was on his way to visit his relatives.

His father was a military officer, as Zheng Bin claimed, neither big nor small. But with a little thought and taking Zheng’s appearance into account, Lu Jiang figured out who his father was.

It was Zheng Xuefeng, Political Commissar Zheng. Lu Jiang’s love report and marriage report had to go through him!

Thus, Lu Jiang subtly befriended Zheng Bin. Within half a day, Zheng Bin trusted him explicitly and addressed him as "Brother Lu".

It was dinner time. Upon hearing Zheng Bin’s greeting, Lu Jiang smiled and took out two eggs and an apple from his bundle to toss to him, saying, "Here, stop staring at me."

Zheng Bin happily caught the fruits and took a bite of the apple right away, exclaiming, "So sweet!"

The apple, both crispy and sweet, was rarely seen in markets.

Indeed, the apple was thoroughly red. Although it didn’t look excellent, it was certainly handpicked by Feng Qingxue and packed for him.

Aside from dozens of eggs, more than ten apples, and oranges, there were also two glass jars with hot pepper sauce, and wrapped white cloth hiding something that looked like stacked pancakes. There was a cloth bag presumably filled with peanuts and broad beans and two cans of malt essence. The sight was breathtaking and mouth-watering.

It was such an abundance that might attract attention if laid bare. Lu Jiang took out a few eggs and pancakes and a jar of hot sauce. He then securely repacked his bundle and stowed it away in his berth.

The train attendants came to distribute hot water, attracting all travelers to stick their enamel pots out.

How much water to pour was entirely up to the attendants. Still, Lu Jiang’s enamel pot and kettle were always certainly filled up to eighty percent.

His meal consisted of hot water, eggs, pancakes with hot sauce.

The hot sauce was not ordinary. It was filled with roasted peanuts and sesame seeds and deep-fried dough sticks, spicy and savory, triggering a tingling sensation on the tongue.

After finishing the apple, Zheng Bin bought a bowl of black noodles and a piece of black bread with his Grain Ticket.

The black bread was made from coarse flour. Each passenger was only allowed to purchase one, so everyone did.

Zheng Bin buried the peeled egg beneath the noodles in his aluminum lunch box and pushed it towards Lu Jiang. He brazenly grinned, "Brother Lu, may I have some hot sauce?"

After studying him for a moment, Lu Jiang spooned a couple of the hot sauce into his lunch box, whispering, "Keep this under wraps."

Zheng Bin was initially puzzled, but after mixing the sauce with the noodles and having a taste, he understood and his eyes lit up. He asked, "Brother Lu, who prepared these for you?"