Struggle Life in the 1970s

Seeing Mu Jiajun pulling him up, he refused to give in and struggled desperately, but was taught a lesson again.

At this time, his mouth was stuffed with something hard, his face was hideous, there was transparent liquid at the corners of his mouth, and his hands were clamped, which made him feel embarrassed and miserable.

When had Zhao Xuesong ever been treated like this? Where on earth did this person come from? He just meddles in other people's affairs every day.

How to deal with Zhao Xuesong at this time became a problem again. The neighbors were all asleep now, and it would not be good to wake them up rashly. Besides, how could he explain to everyone why Mu Jiajun appeared at the door of the Chu family in the middle of the night?
But if I just give him a lecture and then let him go, it would be really worrying.

Mu Jiajun thought for a moment and asked Chu Ye to go back to sleep. He would personally send Zhao Xuesong to the next village.

Zhao Xuesong obviously didn't want to be forced to leave in this position, but now he was at the mercy of others, and no matter how much he resisted, he had to leave. Before leaving, Chu Ye warned coldly, "Let the past go. If you come to me again, don't blame me for being rude."

Hearing this, Zhao Xuesong turned around and wanted to curse something, but Mu Jiajun slapped him on the head and dragged him away.

Perhaps it was because Zhao Xuesong's crazy appearance was too terrifying, Chu Ye did not sleep well that night. Things from her past life kept turning over in her mind: Zhao Xuesong's gentle face when they were in love, and how he was addicted to drinking and playing cards after marriage, staying out all night in the empty room, and insulting and scolding her when he was drunk, and swinging his fists at her.

Finally, the dream lingered on her trembling hands, which looked bloodless because she had pinched people so hard.

She was awakened again, and the sky outside the house turned bluish white, and the rooster next door was crowing.

Chu Ye had no desire to sleep and stayed awake until dawn.

Then she got up, dressed and cooked. After Chu's father and mother had finished their meal, the family went to the fields to start a day's work.

When she got home at noon, Chu's mother scooped out another large spoonful of white flour, kneaded the dough and waited for it to ferment.

Chu Ye then realized that today was already Friday and it was time for her brother to go home from school in the afternoon.

Sure enough, when I came back in the afternoon, Chu Guangyao had already returned home. He stayed in his room, reading picture books with relish.

After dinner was ready, when the family sat at the table to eat, Chu Guangyao enthusiastically recounted what happened at school.

It turned out that after he went to school, he attracted the attention of his classmates because of chocolate.

That day he brought a bag of chocolates to school. When he arrived at the classroom, he couldn't wait to show off to his classmates. This caused an uproar in the class. The classmates gathered around him, stretching their heads to get into his pocket to take a closer look.

Even the little fat boy who had eaten the chocolate joined the crowd.

He had only eaten one pill before, but now Chu Guangyao has seven pills in his hand!
In the past two weeks, Chu Guangyao has become a celebrity in the school. People chase him and flatter him wherever he goes. He is also very generous. He will generously give half of the candy to anyone who gets along well with him or speaks nicely to him, and keep the other half for himself.

Even the picture books he took home on weekends were given to him by other people.

This is the comic book of "Water Margin" that he has been coveting for a long time, and he can't wait to get in and read it!
After saying that, he looked at Chu Ye. He did not forget that these chocolates were given to him by Chu Ye.

On the other side, when he was sitting at the dinner table, Chu's mother hurried into the house and took out the food that she had reserved for him.

She piled these things in front of Chu Guangyao like a small mountain, "These are good things, mother specially saved them for you, waiting for you to come back." Chu's mother eagerly picked out the dried meat from it, stuffed it into his hand, and urged, "Hurry up and try it, this is dried meat!"

The dried meat was pinched in the hand, revealing a beautiful honey color under the light, with a layer of oily sheen on the surface and some white sesame seeds sprinkled on it. You could smell the unique fragrance when you got close.

Chu Guangyao swallowed hard. The dried meat looked even better than the fried pork at home during Chinese New Year. He looked away with difficulty and looked to the side.

At this time, Father Chu was picking up some food with his head down, without saying a word. Mother Chu urged him to eat quickly with her eyes, while his sister Chu Ye was holding the bowl with both hands and drinking noodle soup in small sips, with her face almost buried in the bowl, so her expression could not be seen clearly.

In addition to the dried meat, there were other foods on the table. Judging from the packaging, they didn't look like something his family could afford. He hesitated and asked, and the unique voice change of adolescent boys reached everyone's eardrums, "Where did these things come from?"

"Oh, just eat it, why bother about where it comes from?" Chu's mother waved her hands nonchalantly, but seeing Chu Guangyao was determined to get to the bottom of it, she added, "It's the educated youth your sister rescued a few days ago, the one you met the last time you came back. He came home again later, bringing these things, saying he was thanking your sister."

After saying that, she signaled Chu Guangyao to eat quickly.

"Then my sister, did you eat this?" After saying this, Chu Guangyao felt that his question was a bit redundant.

As expected, Mother Chu's brain circuit paused for a moment, and then she reacted, as if her hair exploded, and her voice became louder, "How can I let Si Ya eat this kind of thing! She can just eat two candies, the good things have to be left for you."

This has been Chu's mother's long-held thought, just like a fixed instruction input into a machine.

She had given birth to four daughters in a row and had been laughed at by countless people. Finally, she waited for the birth of a son with great difficulty. This was a matter of continuing the family line and bringing honor to the Chu family.

After having a son, he became her lifeblood. She taught the girls from a young age that they should be nice to their younger brothers, not bully them, and always think of them when they had something delicious to eat or drink.

So how could she let Chu Ye eat such a good thing?
Chu Ye ate in silence, without saying a word, and without even looking away, just staring intently at the bowl.

She didn't care about Chu Guangyao's question. Although she was a little surprised, she didn't intend to respond. At this time, if she spoke, she would not be treated well.

"Then let's divide it up and taste it together." After he finished speaking, the three people at the table looked over in surprise. The man who used to just obediently accept other people's kindness to him seemed a little different.

However, when Chu's mother on the side reacted, she quickly refused in a sharp voice, "How can this be possible! We don't want to eat it. We are all old and don't want to eat this kind of thing. Hurry up and eat it."

As she spoke, her eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, as if she felt that Chu Guangyao had said something extremely outrageous.

However, these things could scare her obedient daughter, but not her beloved son. Chu Guangyao threw the dried meat back on the table in anger and said, "If you don't want to eat it, then I won't eat it either." In fact, he didn't know what happened tonight. He just looked at Chu Ye and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

The chocolates she brought with her to school were given to her by Chu Ye. He just moved his mouth and let go of the quilt that he didn't need temporarily. He didn't do anything, but his sister gave him the chocolates.

It seems like it has been like this since he was a child. Whatever his sister has, he will have too.

When he returned to school with the chocolates, his classmates envied him and asked him where he got them.

He was suddenly awakened from the flattery. This was given to him by his sister. Then what about his sister? This was given to her by the educated youth.

And all this was because his sister saved a life in the river and people gave it to her as a thank you.

When his sister gave him the chocolate, he didn't seem reluctant at all, as if he had already been used to it.

And after he returned home last week, he clearly felt that his sister had changed. She no longer cared about him or asked about his school affairs as concernedly as before.

Chu Ye ignored him, as if she didn't care about him at all. He even glanced away.

Even my parents don't care that much anymore.

He couldn't tell how he felt. He always felt that his sister was far away from them. His sister was sitting right next to them, but his heart seemed to be far away.

Moreover, when he thought about what Teacher Chu had asked him to take it home, he became even more confused about what Chu Ye was thinking.

This time he asked one more question, and as expected, it was from his sister again.

His sister just focused on eating, as if she didn't care about these things at all, but these things were clearly given to her by others.

The air around them became stagnant. Chu Ye didn't want to listen to their conversation anymore. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, and her voice rang out in the small room, "I'm done eating, Dad and Mom, you guys eat first, I'll go over there."

After saying that, she took the dishes out to wash them, then went back to the house to pack her cloth bag and started walking out.

"Sister." When Chu Guangyao chased her out, she had already reached the door.

Hearing this, she turned her head in confusion and looked at him silently, as if waiting for the next words.

Chu Guangyao reached out and put a piece of dried meat in Chu Ye's hand, "Sister, this is for you to eat."

After saying that, he turned around and left without giving Chu Ye a chance to refuse.

Chu Ye stretched out her hand, looked at her palm, and was stunned for a moment. The evening breeze blew her hair, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Then she stuffed the dried meat into her mouth and went to the educated youth compound as if nothing had happened.

In the evening, she read books and did exercises again, but Mu Jiajun asked her about her English level. After getting the answer, he asked her to bring her English book tomorrow night. Before leaving, Mu Jiajun skillfully took out a flashlight and insisted on sending her home.

Chu Ye felt helpless, but ultimately couldn't persuade him and could only follow him.

Along the way, the two of them were silent. When they were about to reach the Chu family, Mu Jiajun suddenly spoke up, "Do you want to know what happened to Zhao Xuesong last night?"

The end? It's just delivered to your home, what else can it be?
But judging from Mu Jiajun's tone, it doesn't seem that simple.

She asked curiously, "Don't they send you home and threaten you not to come again?"

"That's too good for him." Mu Jiajun said cheerfully, "I originally wanted to tie him up at the door of my house and wait until dawn to let the villagers see his ugly appearance."

"But I thought about it on the way and felt that this was not reliable. What if he was shameless and wailed in the middle of the night and woke up the neighbors? It happened that when I went there last time, I saw a big tung tree at the entrance of their village, so I took off his shirt and tied his hands to it."

As if he was afraid that Chu Ye would think he was too ruthless, he quickly added, "But I also have good intentions. I was afraid that he would get cold overnight, so I kept his coat. At most, he will get better after a few days of cold."

Hearing this, Chu Ye couldn't help but chuckle. Mu Jiajun in front of him also became more cheerful. Seeing that Chu Ye didn't dislike his behavior, he continued, "If that man dares to come to you again in the future, just call me and I will help you beat him."

He waved his fist and signaled Chu Ye, "Beat him until he doesn't dare to come to you."

"Okay." In the darkness, Chu Ye curled her eyes and answered softly. Although she could handle these things by herself, she was still very grateful for the kindness of others.

When they arrived at the door of his house, Mu Zhiqing saw that he had been delivered, but he still carefully checked the surrounding bushes before leaving with peace of mind.

To Chu Ye's surprise, Chu Guangyao was not asleep at this time and the light in his room was on.

When she closed the gate to the yard, she heard the sound of Chu Guangyao running towards her.

The door of his room was open, and a warm yellow light shone through, casting a bright shadow. Chu Ye couldn't see his expression, but only heard the boy's hoarse voice in front of him, "Sister, can you come to my room for a moment?"

(End of this chapter)