Zhou Xue glanced at him for a moment, then took out a novel and started reading by herself.
The vehicle soon started moving.
This car was obviously somewhat old, and the engine sounded like an asthmatic patient gasping for breath, making a "ku-tong ku-tong" noise, which made Chen Shouyi worry if the car might break down halfway.
Fortunately, that didn't happen.
After lying down for about half an hour, he opened his eyes and looked out the window.
Outside was an industrial area, lined with chimneys belching large amounts of white smoke.
Pingqiu City is not far from Ningzhou, and this area is already considered the outskirts of Ningzhou.
Compared to the still-depressed Pingqiu City, traffic on the roads here had somewhat recovered, though still far less than before.
"Hey boss, I heard some factories here are still using steam engines?" someone in the car asked the driver.
"The ones that are smoking, mostly are!
