Chapter 12

Bang!

Bang!

In the night, a column of metal behemoths quickly moved through the darkness, stirring up the dust along the way and causing it to roll in the air.

Jiang Yan was sleeping in a daze, and her head fell down and hit the hard wooden carriage with a bang.

“ah!”

She cried out in pain, rubbing her palm gently on the impact on her forehead.

Looking at the broken wall that hurt him, he angrily reached out and slapped it a few times, but ended up hurting his own hand and waking up from his sleep.

She is going to move up to a new bed tomorrow.

She wants to change to a sleeper berth and sleep on a soft bed instead of this broken hard seat.

However, what Jiang Yan didn’t know was that in this era, sleeper berths were not available just because you wanted them.

“What? Not qualified?”

Jiang Yan was completely confused. After waking up last night, she slept for a while intermittently, but she still couldn’t sleep well, either bumping here or there.

There are still a few red marks on his head.

So after daybreak, she immediately went to the flight attendant to ask about upgrading her berth, but the flight attendant’s answer was hard for her to accept.

“No, only leaders and foreigners can buy sleeper berths.”

“Okay, thank you.”

Jiang Yan turned around and went back to her own carriage. She had never expected that at such an early time, people had already been divided into different classes.

Before, she complained that Jiang Yuan was stingy and was reluctant to buy even a sleeper ticket.

However, reality told her that it was not that she could not afford it, but that she was not qualified to ride in the sleeper berth of this train.

Jiang Yan was very confused. People in later generations always said that although this era was poor, it was an era of equality for everyone.

It seems that everyone is equal despite their poverty and enjoys different levels of treatment.

I still have to work hard, otherwise I won’t even be worthy of a berth. Sighing, Jiang Yan slowly walked back.

She calculated carefully.

It was 1972 and she was just 18 years old. She remembered that the incident ended in 1976 and the reform and opening up began in 1978.

But the first few years were just pilot projects, and the real comprehensive reform and opening up would come a few years later.

In other words, she would have to live for at least ten years before she could use her knowledge and culture to start a business.

She was 28 years old at that time, which was the golden age of her life.

Yes, the time is very good. During this period, she must work hard to survive and accumulate the first pot of gold in her life.

By then, riding on the wind of the times, it will not be a problem to make a billionaire.

Then, people will call her:

Rich Lady Jiang,

Jiang Dafu Po,

Jiang the richest man…

Wow, these names are so simple and pleasant.

With beautiful expectations for the future, Jiang Yan constantly reminds herself during the long journey ahead.

Come on Jiang Yan!

Only those who endure the most hardships can become the best. To become a rich woman, one must endure hardships.

With self-encouragement and urging, Jiang Yan gradually lost herself, but this still could not offset the painful torture brought by the long journey.

Jiang Yan was not the only one who suffered. Several educated youth also suffered terribly.

Yu Lulu looked completely listless, leaning back in her chair with a pale face. Zhao Chunhua and Zheng Hui beside her also looked unhappy.

“No, I need to go out and walk around. If I keep sitting like this, I’ll go crazy.”

Jiang Yan shook her head, trying to clear her mind. She was just sitting there, but her mind was exhausted.

Jiang Yan left her seat and walked to the aisle, slowly moving around in the carriage, and the irritable feeling gradually subsided.

She had heard from her elders before that when they were young, transportation was inconvenient and they had to take long-distance buses to go out to work.

We sat in that car for several days and people were almost going crazy. Some people almost jumped out of the window while driving.

At that time, Jiang Yan didn’t quite understand how a normal person could jump out of a car window, but this experience made her understand.

Staying in a small, enclosed space for a long time can really make people irritable and collapse.

After walking through several carriages, Jiang Yan came to the No. 9 dining car again, greeted the attendant at the service desk, and then stood and chatted with the attendant.

Today is already the 3rd day.

Jiang Yan ate every meal in the dining car. Since she was pretty, polite, and good at chatting, all the crew members in this carriage knew her.

Seeing Jiang Yan like this, the flight attendant on duty laughed and said, “Are you going crazy?”

Jiang Yan nodded.

The attendant continued, “It’s okay, just move around more. It’s your first time sitting on a train for such a long time, so it’s normal for you to feel uncomfortable.”

Jiang Yan nodded, “Sister Guizhen, how far are we from Zhanzhou?”

“It’s almost there. We’ll be at Zhanzhou Station by 3pm. You’ll be free, and we can take a break before we return.”

“You guys have a hard job. I only sit like this once in a while, but you guys do it every day.”

“Who says it’s not true? But compared to the farmers in the countryside, we are pretty good. At least we don’t have to be exposed to the wind and sun.”

Li Guizhen came from the countryside, so she knew clearly how hard life was in the countryside.

The two chatted as more and more passengers filled up the dining car.

After looking at today’s menu, Jiang Yan ordered a single serving of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and a small bowl of rice.

I’m not in good condition and can’t eat too much, so I don’t want to waste food.

Because of their good relationship, Li Guizhen served Jiang Yan first and even gave her more eggs.

Jiang Yan understood what he meant, blinked, and smiled happily.

After putting down the food, Li Guizhen didn’t say anything to Jiang Yan. She turned back to the kitchen and started serving food to other passengers.

While eating, Jiang Yan saw the little old man she met on the first day. His condition was much worse, his face was visibly pale, and the faces of the two soldiers beside him were even colder.

This little old man is so sick, yet he still wants to come to the dining car to eat.

What kind of obsession is this?

It was none of her business, so she just ignored it. Jiang Yan shook her head and continued eating her scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Today’s food tastes good, sour and sweet, and it makes me feel good.

“Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen?”

“Quick, call a doctor.”

After a while, urgent shouts were heard in the distance. One of the soldiers laid the old man flat on the dining table, and the other looked at the flight attendant and shouted.

The train attendant was obviously panicked and quickly picked up the intercom and started calling the doctor on the train.

After a while, a young man in his thirties came running over with a medical box on his back. The flight attendant was maintaining order among the passengers and reminding them not to move around casually.

Jiang Yan didn’t move from her original position, and kept an eye on the situation while eating. There were four or five tables between her and the old man, so she shouldn’t be affected.

“I have a slight fever.”

“It’s probably a fainting caused by a cold. I’ll prescribe some medicine and try to stabilize him. Send him to the hospital immediately after we arrive at the station.”

One of the soldiers asked: “He just took the medicine you prescribed, why did this happen?”

The doctor shook his head. “I don’t know. We need to go to the hospital for a checkup. It could be other diseases that cause cold-like symptoms.”

“So can he move now?”

“It’s better not to. We have to wait until his condition stabilizes.”

“Engineer Chen is an important national talent, nothing can happen to him.”

“I see.”

Listening to the conversation between several people, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. The flight attendant realized the seriousness of the problem and began to evacuate the passengers, promising to deliver the meals with a cart.

Jiang Yan borrowed an aluminum lunch box, packed her food and prepared to leave.

But the service desk was close to the sleeper car, and Jiang Yan had just chosen a seat nearby, so if she wanted to go back to the car now, she had to pass between the two soldiers.

Other passengers also had to come from that side, so there was a period of confusion.

Seeing the miserable appearance of the old man and remembering the words of the soldier, Jiang Yan looked at the system warehouse and sighed.