Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

Liu Xiangyang got up and opened the door. A pretty girl with a ponytail was looking at him charmingly.

Because the seeds from the Liu family were good, and because the family was well-off and had plenty of food, Liu Xiangyang and his sister Liu Weihong were both tall and strong with rosy lips and white teeth.

Liu Xiangyang is 188cm tall with a angular face that resembles Takeshi Kaneshiro by about 8%. He has also practiced military boxing for many years, so his hands are rough and he is very strong. He is also slim when dressed but muscular when undressed.

Both of Liu Xiangyang's parents were paid employees. During high school, he was pursued by many female classmates. He was the ideal marriage partner in the hearts of most girls in their school at that time.

Liu Xiangyang: "Ning Yurou, what brings you here?"

Ning Yurou intertwined her fingers in front of her, bit her lip, and said, "I was just passing by when I remembered that you live here. It's been a long time since we last met after the holidays, so I came to see you."

Liu Xiangyang looked at the beads of sweat on Ning Yurou's forehead and said, "It's hot outside, come inside and cool off. I'll get you a glass of water."

Upon entering the house, Liu Xiangyang poured a glass of cold water and handed it to Ning Yurou: "Sit here, have some water. How have you been lately? Has your family found you a job?"

Ning Yurou took a small sip of water: "You know my family situation. My dad is paralyzed in bed, my mom is taking over his job, and my younger brother is still young. Where would we get the money to find me a job? I can only go to the countryside."

"Have you found anything promising about your job yet?"

Liu Xiangyang: "You know how hard it is to find a job these days. I'm also thinking of switching jobs in the queue. I'm trying to find out which place is easier."

"Actually, the Northeast is pretty good... I might go to the Northeast," Liu Xiangyang said, trying to sell Ning Yurou on the benefits of the Northeast.

The two chatted for a while longer, and seeing that it was almost noon, Liu Xiangyang said, "Ning Yurou, why don't you have lunch at my house? My mom had some extra steamed buns from this morning."

Ning Yurou swallowed and said, "No, my mom went to work, and I still need to go home to cook for my dad and brother. I'll go home first."

After saying that, she got up and walked towards the door. Ning Yurou stopped at the door, then turned back, took out a letter from her chest, handed it to Liu Xiangyang, said "Read it after I leave," and ran away with a red face.

Liu Xiangyang took the letter and opened it.

Comrade Liu Xiangyang:

As I picked up my pen, the cicadas were chirping loudly outside the window, just like we were in the classroom last summer...

Your seat is diagonally in front of me. Sunlight filters through the sycamore leaves, casting shimmering shadows on your white shirt. I often find myself gazing at those shadows, lost in thought.

……

In winter, remember to tighten the collar of your cotton-padded coat, don't overexert yourself while working, and take a break when you're tired. I've heard that you can see many stars at night in the countryside. How wonderful it would be if we could all look up at the same starry sky.

……

Take care on your journey.

Ning Yurou

Late night in June 1975

Liu Xiangyang stared at the faintly discernible "I love you" before Ning Yurou's name, remained silent for a moment, then smiled and carefully put the letter away.

Liu Xiangyang can only protect himself at present and can only help Ning Yurou within the scope of his ability.

……

In the evening, Liu Jianguo and Wang Weihong returned home after get off work. Liu Jianguo sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) with a teacup to rest, while Wang Weihong took two eggs from the chicken coop.

He said with a smile, "Xiangyang, your sister's situation is settled. She can go back to work in a couple of days."

"As for your matter, I'll inquire more carefully in the next few days, and Mom will definitely find a good place for you."

Liu Xiangyang: "Mom, we must choose a place in Northeast China, where we can spend half the year without having to work in the fields."

Most importantly, currently only the Northeast region of the country is not short of food. As long as you are willing to work, there is basically no risk of food shortage or hunger.

Four days later, Liu Weihong and her classmate both passed the exam and were admitted to the supply and marketing cooperative, meaning they were now government employees.

The Liu family spent a total of 350 yuan, which is equivalent to Liu Weihong's annual salary.

Liu's mother demanded that Liu Xianghong pay 26 yuan to the family every month until she got married.

During these four days, Liu Xiangyang was not idle. After his parents fell asleep at night, he would sneak around various black markets. He didn't buy anything, but only looked for the organizers behind the scenes and followed them to their warehouse.

After four days of tracking, he has found a warehouse containing what he wants. The warehouse is guarded 24 hours a day, and now he just needs to figure out how to get the contents out.

After observation, Liu Xiangyang has found a method and will implement it tonight.

After everyone had dinner and chatted for a while, they washed their faces and feet and went back to their rooms to sleep.

Liu Xiangyang stayed up until after midnight, got up to use the restroom, listened carefully, and found that there was no sound from his parents' and sister's rooms. He sneaked out of the yard and walked for half an hour to the entrance of the alley where the black market warehouse was located.

Since most people went to the black market, only two people were left to guard the gate.

Under the moonlight, two people sat on the ground at the gate, their heads nodding as they dozed off. Nothing had ever happened in the warehouse before, so the two of them were completely unsuspecting.

Liu Xiangyang went around to the other side, carefully climbed over the wall, opened the warehouse door, and saw that it was filled with all sorts of things, and there were three slaughtered pigs on the table.

Liu Xiangyang didn't look around much and went straight to his chosen target. On a shelf were various tickets. Liu Xiangyang swept away the only two bicycle tickets, three sewing machine tickets, hundreds of national grain coupons, and other tickets. He also put everything in the warehouse, whether useful or not, into his spatial storage.

He walked to the other side, intending to get something else, but Liu Xiangyang sensed something was wrong. He went back to where he had been and squatted down, gently tapping the ground with his hand.

"Knock knock" is empty.

Liu Xiangyang found a bayonet and pried open the ground, revealing a small pit with a box about 30 to 40 centimeters long inside.

Liu Xiangyang picked up the box; it was quite heavy. He held it to his ear and shook it gently, making a rattling sound.

Liu Xiangyang opened the box, and what came into view was a Browning Hi-Power pistol with two magazines, both fully loaded with bullets.

There was a Shanghai 1120 watch in the next compartment. Liu Xiangyang picked it up, looked at it, and put it on his wrist with satisfaction.

He opened the second layer of the box, which was full of large and small yellow croakers. There were 10 large yellow croakers and 37 small yellow croakers, as well as a stack of large black ten-dollar bills. He counted them and found there were 1500 yuan. Without saying a word, Liu Xiangyang put all of these things into his space.

Satisfied, Liu Xiangyang looked around and, finding nothing else he wanted, carefully closed the door, climbed over the wall, and returned home.

Two days later, the family returned home from get off work. As usual, Wang Weihong took two eggs from the henhouse and headed to the kitchen.

Liu Xiangyang: "Mom, the educated youth office came to our house today to inform us that we have to leave in three days. Have you found a place yet?"

Wang Weihong said unhappily, "Is the educated youth office in such a hurry? The location has already been found, Dongsheng Village Commune under XX County, a village more than 100 miles away from Harbin."

"Mom asked around and found you a place with a good reputation. There are four or five different surnames in this village. Although the relationships are a bit complicated, it's better than the kind of village where only one surname exists."