Struggle Life in the 1970s

So the following time was spent under Chu's mother's harsh lecture. Although Chu Ye seemed to be listening attentively, his mind had already run away.

Fortunately, she finished eating the dried meat, otherwise if Chu's mother saw that she still had some dried meat, she would probably beat her.

This thought flashed through her mind quickly, and then she thought about how to spell that word? Is there an i at the end? Or an r? That word seemed to have several meanings, and she could only think of two at the moment. No, she had to look at the book again later.

When Chu's mother mentioned that she was thirsty, Chu Ye quickly came back to her senses, bowed her head to admit her mistake, and promised that she would never do it again. In addition, Chu Guangyao was there to vouch for her, so Chu's mother finally snorted coldly, took all the food to Chu Guangyao's room, and went to bed.

Chu Guangyao, who was the only one left, was not in a hurry to leave. Facing Chu Ye's questioning gaze, he gently explained, "Sister, I originally wanted to put this picture book in your room."

His hand stretched out from behind his back, and inside was the book he had been reading these days without sleep or food.

He said, "I thought you would be bored at home, so I wanted to leave the book for you to read. Unexpectedly, my mother would come in too. She had nothing to do, so..."

Chu Ye looked up at him, this younger brother who was taller than her, and she couldn't tell what she felt.

In her previous life, when she was in dire straits, her mother asked her to lend some money to Chu Guangyao. The reason was that he was going to marry a city girl with a high bride price, and the family did not have that much money now.

Her mother not only asked Chu Ye to raise money, but also asked her three older sisters to think of a solution.

At that time, she hated Chu Guangyao and her parents.

From childhood to adulthood, she has contributed a lot to the family and taken care of Chu Guangyao. All of this is inseparable from the teachings of Chu's father and mother. They said that as an older sister, you must take care of your younger brother. They said that after their daughter gets married, the son will be left at home to support the elderly couple.

She followed these words as her golden rule, but when she needed help, her mother said that a girl who is married off is like water spilled, and the Zhao family is rich, so her brother must not offend the Zhao family.

Perhaps her brother was unaware of these things, or perhaps he did not remember the favor, and he did not come forward to help her from beginning to end.

In fact, he didn't do anything wrong, he just made her feel heartbroken.

So after she was reborn, she didn't want to continue working on Chu Guangyao, because the three of them were a family.

And she will always be an outsider that no one needs to care about once she gets married.

However, the Chu Guangyao in front of him was still the child who grew up with his sister. He didn't understand why his sister became indifferent to him overnight, just as he had never thought about why he was the only one in the family who could eat white flour buns.

Chu Ye waved his hand, unwilling to care about this matter, "I know, you go back first."

She passed by Chu Guangyao, sat on the edge of the bed, and packed the things in the cloth bag.

She wanted to look again at the word that she hadn't remembered just now.

"Sister, let me show you this book. I'll go get you the food." Chu Guangyao stood there, scratching his hands hesitantly.

His original intention was simply to give Chu Ye a book, but he ended up making things worse and causing his sister to be scolded by their mother.

"No need, you can take the books too. I've given you all the food." Seeing Chu Guangyao wanted to retort, she continued, "If our mother knew that I still have food here, she would teach me a lesson again."

After she finished speaking, she looked up and stared at Chu Guangyao. Seeing that Chu Guangyao seemed to want to say something but then shut up, she sighed in her heart, "Go back to sleep."

After saying that, she ignored him, took out her English book and started reviewing.

Chu Guangyao stayed where he was, knowing that what she said made sense, but he finally walked out of the house silently and returned to the side room.

He looked at the more food piled on the desk, and felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his heart.

To be honest, after his mother found these foods from Chu Ye's room, his first reaction was to feel uncomfortable. In the past, Chu Ye would give him everything she had and Chu Ye had never held back from him.

But after feeling uncomfortable, he felt that this was a good thing. He had originally wanted to share his things with his sister. Now, his sister also knew how to think about him instead of giving everything to him.

He once again deeply felt the huge change in Chu Ye's character, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to continue like this.

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For several days, Chu Ye's life was monotonous yet rich.

It is already April, and her exam is getting closer. She now lives a simple life, commuting between home, the fields, and the educated youth compound every day.

Since she went to the educated youth compound every day, the news quickly spread in the village. However, with the explanation given by the villagers at the beginning, other people naturally thought that Chu Ye went there to teach people how to weave. They talked about it for two days after dinner, but then no longer paid attention to it.

During this time, Zhao Xuesong came again, but it was daytime, and before he could get close to Chu Ye, he was recognized and chased away. That day, she went to study as usual, and she was used to seeing Mu Jiajun at the door.

After the two met, they walked and talked. He said that the village was preparing to repair his collapsed roof, and he would move to the second floor after the repair was completed.

When Chu Ye goes to find him at that time, he will inevitably run into other people often.

Chu Ye naturally understood the hidden meaning of these words, but she nodded to indicate that it was no big deal.

During this period, she came here every day and had met the educated youth who lived here. The educated youth had heard about Chu Ye saving people before, and now that they saw her, they naturally praised her.

After a few visits, Chu Ye gradually became familiar with them, and now when they met they greeted each other with a smile, as if Chu Ye was a native of the educated youth compound.

Of course, not everyone in the village wishes well for others. As time went on, gossip naturally spread that Chu Ye was very cunning. She was getting acquainted with the educated youth under the pretext of knitting sweaters. Who knows, maybe one of them would take a fancy to her and take her to the city in the future.

Naturally, there are only a few people who say such things. They all whisper behind people's backs and dare not say them openly.

However, Chu Ye didn't take such words to heart. She had heard even more unpleasant words than this!
She thought of what the women in the village said in her previous life, that Zhao Xuesong went out to play cards because she was a bad wife and that it was her fault that she couldn't win a man's heart!
Chu Ye has only one attitude towards these, just like what she figured out after her rebirth: Live your own life well, everything else is bullshit!
After these days of studying, Chu Ye has picked up physics and chemistry again. If he continues to develop like this, he will have no problem in the exam. As for mathematics, Mu Jiajun taught him in an integrated way while he was studying physics and chemistry, so it won't be a big problem either.

Chinese and politics have always been her strong points. Whenever she has free time, she would take out her school textbooks and often recite them silently.

The only exception is English. Although Mu Jiajun tried his best to create a foreign language atmosphere, it is ultimately a language subject and not something that can be learned all at once.

Recognizing words, memorizing words, reading paragraphs, learning English conversations, and the fact that Mu Jiajun often expanded on the rich knowledge in teaching, made Chu Ye's learning burden grow like a snowball.

She often took out her textbooks to read after returning home at night, and woke up when she heard the roosters crowing in the morning, taking out her English words to recite in the dim light outside the window.

This also caused Chu Ye to look even thinner. When he was wearing winter clothes, it was obvious that he didn't have much flesh on his body. Now that the weather was warmer, Chu Ye changed into a navy blue liberation suit with black cloth patches on the cuffs and elbows.

The clothes were originally of normal size, but Chu Ye was so thin that when he put them on, from a distance he looked like a kite floating in the wind.

All this is because she studies from dawn to dusk and has to work in the fields during the day. This happens every day, resulting in no flesh on her face. However, her big eyes are getting brighter and brighter, like black grapes carved from agate, which catch people's attention at a glance.

However, these bright black grapes gradually became dull the moment they stepped into Mu Jiajun's room.

Mu Jiajun's room is the inner room of the kitchen. The area itself is not large, but there were not many things in the room before, and Mu Jiajun kept it clean and tidy, so it looks well organized.

But now, when you push open the door, all you see are large and small bags of luggage. The original empty spaces are now filled up, leaving only a path from the door to the desk. At this time, Sister Deng is squeezed on a stool, completely lacking the leisure she had in previous days.

Hearing the noise at the door, she turned around and smiled helplessly at the two of them.

"Why are there so many packages here?" Chu Ye was shocked to find that even the bed was uncovered. She pointed at the things on the floor and said, "Are these all yours?"

Sister Deng listened to this and nodded quickly, complaining, "Xiao Ye, you don't know how much he's going too far! Did you know? Three people came here this afternoon to carry all the luggage, and then took away the things he didn't need, including his winter clothes and bedding."

She made an exaggerated gesture, "You didn't see how much those three people took when they came, and how much they took back when they left! It's not an exaggeration at all."

She raised her voice, as if those people were taking away not luggage but an elephant.

Mu Zhiqing was obviously embarrassed by what they said. He nodded as an answer to Chu Ye's question, but his usually hearty smile turned a little shy.

I didn’t think I had too much stuff when I was at home, but I didn’t expect it to be so overwhelming once I packed it up.

"It's okay, I'll teach you English first, and then I'll clean up after you leave." Mu Jiajun scratched his head and told him his plans for tonight.

After that, he continued as if to take credit, "It's okay, I made some space at the desk so that you won't be disturbed from studying."

After saying that, he walked over there. He was tall with long legs, so he took three or two steps and walked over there, then turned his head to look at Chu Ye.

Chu Ye:······

She looked at Mu Jiajun, looked at the luggage on the floor, and then looked at the bare bed.

"How about I help you pack your things first." Chu Ye said with difficulty, "Otherwise, if you pack them yourself at night, it will take you forever."

(End of this chapter)