Her dry, yellowish hair was a mess of natural curls, looking like a bird's nest.
The other passengers were inwardly disgusted. Someone even shouted, "Conductor! Conductor! Don't you need a ticket for the sleeper car? Where did this little beggar sneak in from?"
"She's so filthy! Who knows if she's carrying fleas or lice. Germs go in through the mouth, and we're all trying to eat here..."
Another person started shooing Sheng Leyun away. "Go on, shoo! Get out of here, you little beggar. There's no money or food for you here. Come any closer, and I'll throw you right out the window. You believe me?"
Not everyone was overflowing with sympathy. In that era, plenty of people couldn't afford to eat, and families were barely scraping by. Even with the family planning policy in effect, it wasn't uncommon for a household to have two or three children.
