Struggle Life in the 1970s

Chu Ye originally thought that some uninformed people would make up rumors. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, a handsome and wealthy man pursued a young girl, but not only did he fail to win her over, he also slapped the girl in the face.

Maybe this little girl did something bad that made people so angry.

But to her surprise, everyone was insulting Zhao Xuesong, and after that they warned their children not to behave like that in the future, whether they got married or had other children.

She guessed in her heart that maybe it was because everyone knew about her act of saving people a while ago, so she now had a very good image in everyone's mind. In addition, she had been a good student before and had never had conflicts with others, so people thought that Zhao Xuesong must have done something wrong.

Listening to people's comments, she smiled and said nothing. Now she just hoped that Zhao Xuesong would not come to her in the future. She wanted to start a new life and didn't want to have any entanglement with Zhao Xuesong anymore.

After a day's work, the Chu family went together to register their work points and then went home to cook.

After dinner, Chu Ye washed the dishes and asked her father and mother not to wait for her in the evening. Then she went out carrying her cloth bag.

It is dinner time now. Some people cannot sit still at home and like to sit outside with their bowls of rice. Sometimes several people sit together, chatting while eating.

Chu Ye inevitably met these people when passing by. When they saw Chu Ye carrying a schoolbag, which obviously contained something, they all asked curiously.

Chu Ye had no choice but to stop and reply: "Teach a young girl to knit a sweater." When people heard this, they found that there was nothing exciting to watch, so they just praised her for her ability and stopped asking any more questions.

This was the excuse Chu Ye agreed upon with Sister Deng yesterday. She didn't want people to know that she was studying, and she had also discussed this matter with the two elder brothers.

Chu Ye knew clearly that if the villagers knew that she was self-taught, they would praise her for her hard work and ambition on the surface, but in secret they would probably say: What's the point of a girl reading so many books? You will get married in the end anyway.

She didn't want to tell her plans before the exam.

She arrived a little later today. When she reached the gate of the educated youth compound, she looked up and saw that the lights were on in the two-story building in the yard. She must have finished her meal and gone back to her rooms.

At the gate, there was a man leaning leisurely against the iron gate. Seeing Chu Ye walk in, he came over with a smile, greeted her, and led her to the kitchen.

Chu Ye was very surprised. How could a teacher wait for a student in a study? She wanted to speak, but she saw Mu Jiajun standing five meters away. He turned around with a puzzled look on his face, as if asking her why she didn't come in.

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Ye clenched the bag tightly and said, "Um, Mu Zhi - Mu Jiajun, don't wait for me at the door tomorrow."

I thought Mu Jiajun would ask why, but he readily agreed, "Okay."

Then he motioned Chu Ye to follow him in, as if he didn't take Chu Ye's words to heart at all.

Not sure if he would listen or not, Chu Ye muttered to himself, but still quickly followed.

In the kitchen, Sister Deng was already sitting in the same seat as yesterday. She was flipping her fingers, and her movements seemed much more skillful than yesterday.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, she looked up, smiled gently at Chu Ye, then nodded to signal Chu Ye to come over and sit down.

Chu Ye's heart, which had been busy all day, became calm at this moment. Under the light, Sister Deng's face was gentle, and she lowered her head to crochet a sweater. She also had books to read and her own ideals to realize. She felt that God really loved her and gave her a life to start over.

She sat down, took out her textbook, and then took out an old exercise booklet, which was a booklet made of dozens of yellow papers. Her name and grade were printed on the cover, and she needed to fill in the forms herself.

In the past, the school would distribute several such notebooks at the beginning of each semester. After the teacher finished the class and assigned homework, he would write the questions on the blackboard and then ask students to copy the questions into the notebook and do them after class.

She brought a physics and chemistry notebook today, which was filled with a lot of homework assigned by the teacher in previous classes.

She studied physics and chemistry last night, and planned to do exercises today to consolidate her knowledge. After all, when it comes to the exam, the test is still about doing exercises.

Mu Jiajun had sat next to her at some point, holding the book she hadn't finished reading yesterday. Chu Ye glanced at the cover quietly, only to see that it was all written in English. She translated it using her own English level and it seemed to be related to the trend.

She secretly shed tears in her heart. As expected, the gap between people is sometimes bigger than the gap between people and pigs. When she was still struggling with English, some people were already reading such a thick English book.

She remembered that day when she opened and took a look at "A Collection of Stray Birds", the handwriting on it was sparse, but she just glanced inadvertently and saw that the book Mu Jiajun was reading was densely packed with English, which was really admirable.

However, watching his short dark brown hair turn golden under the light, Chu Ye felt that she could not envy him for this. He had foreign genes, and maybe someone had taught him foreign languages ​​since he was a child. This was really something she could not compare to.

Chu Ye first reviewed the knowledge he had learned yesterday, and then began to find the corresponding exercises in the exercise book and tried to do them again.

Mu Jiajun had noticed her movements at some point, and he gently reminded her, "Try to think about the knowledge points involved in this question, and then review the knowledge points in your mind again."

After hearing this, Chu Ye did not doubt it and continued to do the questions according to this method.

In this way, the learning progress will slow down, but once you overcome the initial hurdles, your grades will improve rapidly.

Chu Ye was so immersed in his studies that he didn't even notice the chirping of insects outside the house. The moon was quietly moving, and the only sounds in the house were the turning of pages and the friction of knitting needles.

After a while, Chu Ye heard a soft yawn from the side.

She turned her head and saw Sister Deng raising her arm to wipe the tears from her eyes. Only then did she notice that it was already pitch black outside and the surroundings were eerily quiet.

Seeing Sister Deng looking at her, she smiled sheepishly, then closed the book and began to stuff it into her cloth bag.

Then she stood up, said goodbye to the two of them, and was about to leave, but she saw Mu Jiajun also stood up and took out a flashlight from the drawer of the desk.

Then he took two steps at a time, opened the door, and motioned Chu Ye to follow him.

Chu Ye:······

She heard a "click" and the flashlight emitted a dazzling white light, instantly illuminating the entire kitchen.

Mu Jiajun turned his head, and there were several clear words in his eyes: As a gentleman, I can't let a girl walk alone at night.

Chu Ye was helpless and afraid that arguing with him would waste more time, so she simply held the cloth bag tightly and followed him.

It was another moonlit night, and the originally bumpy dirt road was now clearly illuminated. Passing by some houses, some dogs were startled and barked wildly at the roadside, and became quiet again after the people passed by.

I have to say that Mu Jiajun is a very cultured person. He walked silently in front of Chu Ye, always one step away from him. The flashlight in his hand always shone in front of Chu Ye.

Neither of them spoke during the entire journey. In the quiet night, only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard clearly.

Chu Ye felt that the atmosphere was a little stagnant. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Mu Jiajun, are you borrowing this flashlight from the village chief's house?"

As far as she knows, only the village chief has a flashlight in their village. The last time she rescued someone by the river, the village chief led a group of villagers to look for people at night, and the flashlight he held in his hand was this kind of flashlight.

She thought that if it was true, then the village chief was really willing to lend it to her. He treasured this flashlight like a treasure. Mu Jiajun had some skills, so he was willing to lend it to her.

However, in front, Mu Jiajun's answer was unexpected. His voice was clear and crisp, and it blew into Chu Ye's ears along with the night wind. He said, "No, I went to town this morning and bought it at the department store."

After that, Chu Ye didn't say anything else. A strange guess arose in her mind. Could it be that Mu Jiajun bought this specially for her to walk on the road at night?
As soon as this thought came to her mind, she quickly shook her head and threw away this terrible idea. How could Mu Jiajun be so idle? Why didn't he go to work to buy a flashlight just to give it to her?

She thought she didn't have such a big face.

She guessed that Mu Jiajun might have been going to buy this anyway and was just giving it to her as a convenience.

After Mu Jiajun answered Chu Ye's questions, seeing that Chu Ye did not continue asking questions, he did not say anything either.

After sending Chu Ye to the door, he turned around to leave. However, when the flashlight swept across a willow tree not far away, he saw something shaking for a moment.

"What is that?" Mu Jiajun became alert. He stretched out his hand and stopped Chu Ye behind him.

He was tall, and when he stood there, he instantly blocked Chu Ye completely.

He pushed Chu Ye into the yard, then lowered his body and pointed the flashlight forward. As he got closer and closer to the tree, a black figure walked out from behind the tree.

A sinister-looking man appeared in the bright circle of light. He stared at Mu Jiajun like an angry beast. Realizing that this was the same man who had kicked him to his knees that day, he snorted coldly, "I was wondering why you've changed so much. It turns out you've hooked up with another man."

Zhao Xuesong's eyes fell behind Mu Jiajun, where Chu Ye was standing in the darkness.

There was a swollen slap mark on Zhao Xuesong's face, which made him look a little embarrassed.

Mu Jiajun took a step forward and stood in front of Zhao Xuesong. He clenched his fists, ready to punch at any time.

In the yard, darkness enveloped Chu Ye, and she asked coldly, "What are you doing here?"

What? Of course I'll do it to you in the dark! I'll force you to marry me even if you don't want to! It'd be best if I scream louder so that everyone in the village can hear and see me, and let your reputation be ruined by me!
Zhao Xuesong didn't say it, but the calculation in his eyes was clearly seen by the two of them.

Then his eyes moved between the two of them nakedly, "You, my little girl, are quite good at planning for yourself, but do you think that our relationship is over?"

"Bang!" Mu Jiajun raised his fist, and a sudden burst of wind rose.

Zhao Xuesong was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground. Before he could react, Mu Jiajun picked up a flashlight, put it into his mouth by his wrists, and then clamped his hands behind his back.

Zhao Xuesong twisted and rolled on the ground, trying to break free, making "mmm" sounds, and then was kicked hard on the butt by Mu Jiajun.

He stared at Chu Ye with fierce eyes. Chu Ye naturally saw it. What he didn't say was: the matter of killing him in the previous life will not be resolved so easily.

Chu Ye narrowed his eyes. It seemed that Zhao Xuesong didn't know what he said after getting drunk, otherwise he wouldn't dare to be so arrogant and stand here and say these words.

(End of this chapter)