Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

The educated youth could only line up one by one to have their information checked before receiving their grain. It wasn't until after 1 p.m. that everything was finally done.

The educated youth borrowed two handcarts from the village. They piled the grain on the handcarts and took turns pulling them back.

The educated youth who were preparing to go back for the Spring Festival only received a small portion of their food rations and stored most of the grain in the warehouse, intending to collect their rations after the Spring Festival.

Most of the older educated youth were able to go home for the Spring Festival this year, while the newer educated youth had to wait until next year to be approved to go home for the Spring Festival, mainly because many of the newer educated youth had not been there for very long.

Liu Xiangyang and Xue Bingbing didn't go with the other educated youth at the settlement. They found Zhang Tiejun and borrowed another truck, transporting all the grain belonging to Zuo Qingqing, Jiang Xiaowen, and the other three people in three trips before they were all done.

The four of them stored their food in the cellar in Liu Xiangyang's yard. They had discussed it and decided to cook and eat in Liu Xiangyang's yard from now on. His room was bigger and had more things, and it wasn't good for Liu Xiangyang to keep coming to their yard.

Zuo Qingqing and Jiang Xiaowen's food will be stored with Liu Xiangyang for a few days. Their houses will be ready in another two or three days, and then they can take the food there.

Liu Xiangyang and the others switched to refined grains. They only switched a little coarse grain so they didn't have to compete with the villagers for the stone mill to grind flour. They could use the stone mill when they needed it.

It was already three o'clock when Liu Xiangyang and the others finished lunch.

"Bingbing, Qiqi, Yaoyao, let's go to the county town together tomorrow. You guys harvest our own vegetables this afternoon, and I'll go to the next village first."

"Then go ahead, be careful on the road."

Liu Xiangyang tucked his pistol into his belt, patted it, and said, "I think it's the bad guys who need to be careful."

Liu Xiangyang then gathered the three of them together and whispered sweet nothings to each other for a while before riding his bicycle toward the neighboring Leijia Village.

Leijia Village is only about 20 li away from Dongsheng Village, and Liu Xiangyang rode like the wind for more than 40 minutes to get there.

There were a few children playing with mud cannons at the village entrance. After the last child's mud cannon went off, Liu Xiangyang took out a few candies.

"I am Liu Xiangyang, an educated youth from the next village. I'm here to see your village head. Whoever takes me there will get a piece of candy."

"I" "I" "I"...

Several children raised their hands, shouted, and stared intently at the candy in Liu Xiangyang's hand.

"I'll give them to you when they arrive, one for each of you."

Liu Xiangyang pushed his bicycle and followed a group of children to the village office. He gave each child a piece of candy and then went inside.

A middle-aged or elderly man, roughly the same age and with a similar demeanor as Zhang Tiejun, walked towards them.

"Hello comrade, who are you?"

"Hello, uncle, my name is Liu Xiangyang. I'm the newly appointed inspector of the commune. I'm here to see the village chief." Liu Xiangyang said, handing over a cigarette.

"Hello comrade, my name is Lei Jun, and I am the village chief of our village." Lei Jun took the cigarette, put it behind his ear, and shook Liu Xiangyang's hands.

"I've long admired Lei Cun. I've heard Uncle Zhang Tiejun mention you often, saying you're generous, capable, and talented. I really admire you."

"Hahaha, that bastard Zhang Tiejun would admire me? Inspector Liu, have you told Zhang Tiejun what you said?"

Liu Xiangyang had only intended to exchange normal pleasantries, but he was unexpectedly embarrassed.

Liu Xiangyang smiled awkwardly and said, "Anyway, I think Village Chief Lei is a good man. This is my appointment letter and letter of introduction. Village Chief Lei, please take a look."

Lei Jun took the letter of introduction and the letter of appointment, looked at them carefully, and handed the letter to Liu Xiangyang.

"Inspector Liu, come in and sit down, have a cup of tea and a cigarette."

Lei Jun then called the team leader and the accountant over, and the group smoked, drank tea, and chatted in the room.

Liu Xiangyang: "Village Chief Lei, Captain Lei, Accountant Lei, I'm here today mainly to get to know the people in our village. Tomorrow, during the spring plowing season, we'll need everyone's help to organize the spring protection team."

The group chatted about how they could cooperate to do their jobs well next year. Liu Xiangyang checked his watch and it was already 4:30, so he had to leave. Lei Jun persuaded him to stay for dinner, which was too much for Liu Xiangyang to refuse, so he had to stay for dinner.

Everyone in Leijia Village is surnamed Lei, and they are all related by blood.

Such villages are simple in some ways, but complex in others. The educated youth had a tough time; offending one villager meant offending the entire village.

So when Liu Xiangyang was about to go to the countryside, Wang Weihong found the reason for Dongsheng Village for him, and the balance was not so complicated.

We had dinner at Lei Jun's house that night. The five of us, including the team leader and the accountant, drank a total of four bottles of wine. And that was before we ran out of wine, otherwise Lei Jun would have kept us drinking more.

When Liu Xiangyang left, he left five yuan and covered it with the kang table.

Liu Xiangyang used his flashlight to light his way back to Dongsheng Village. By then, the villagers were already on their beds making babies. Liu Xiangyang heard several sounds of babbling, which made him even more aroused.

When they got home, they saw Xue Bingbing, Le Qi, and Le Yao playing cards, with notes stuck to their faces.

Seeing that Liu Xiangyang reeked of alcohol, the three women quickly got up and welcomed him inside.

Leqi: "Why did you drink so much? Are you alright?"

"Village Chief Lei is so hospitable. I was going to come back for dinner, but he insisted on keeping me from leaving."

"It's okay, I feel like I could have another bottle."

Xue Bingbing: "The water's boiled. Why don't you take a shower first? You smell like alcohol."

"Okay, I'll take a shower first. After I'm done, I'll teach you a fun game." With that, he took the clothes and pants that Xue Bingbing handed him and went into the bathroom to shower.

"The vegetables in the yard have been harvested. Let's go back first and come back later."

Liu Xiangyang: "I'll open a more secluded door in the yard in a few days, so we won't be discovered. Don't come over, I'll come find you later."

Xue Bingbing and the others put on their clothes and pants and brought the playing cards with them.

Liu Xiangyang quickly brushed his teeth and took a shower. He then carried a lamp and walked around the wall. He discovered that the firewood sheds in the two courtyards were back to back. He could use the existing structure to build a wall with mud and open a door. Then, he could lock the door between the firewood sheds on both sides, and no one would find out.

Liu Xiangyang turned off the light, climbed over the wall, and entered the room. He found Le Qi grabbing Le Yao's hands and shouting, "Bingbing, come quick! Make her stick such a big piece of paper on our faces. It's her turn now. Don't let her get away with it!"

Le Yao kicked her legs back and forth to keep Xue Bingbing away. Her loose trousers had already been pulled down to her thighs, and her tight, fair legs gleamed under the light.

Seeing this, Liu Xiangyang quickly stepped forward and grabbed Le Yao's feet: "Bingbing, let me help you, hurry up."

Seeing that Liu Xiangyang had subdued Le Yao's legs, Xue Bingbing quickly straddled Le Yao's waist to prevent her from moving around, and then stuck the newspapers, moistened with saliva, to Le Yao's face.

Liu Xiangyang was stroking those beautiful legs, watching the three of them laughing and joking.

Xue Bingbing: "Yaoyao, do you admit defeat?"

Le Yao cried out, "I give up, I give up! Liu Xiangyang, stop touching me, it's so itchy!"