Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

Liu Xiangyang noticed something was wrong and walked over to the two girls, asking, "Qiqi, Yaoyao, why are you crying? What happened?"

With red eyes, Leqi and Leyao rushed into his arms: "Liu Xiangyang, my mom wrote a letter saying that my dad has been locked up. They say he's a capitalist and they're going to criticize him. This all happened last month."

"Our aunts were so frightened that their health deteriorated, and they are currently hospitalized. We don't know what's wrong with them," Le Yao said hurriedly.

"They took all the money from our house, and we have no money left to pay for their medical treatment. The house has also been confiscated, and my mother doesn't even know where she lives now," Leqi added, crying.

"Liu Xiangyang, what should we do now?" The two sisters were extremely anxious.

"Qiqi and Yaoyao, don't worry, let's discuss it slowly, we'll definitely find a way," Xue Bingbing comforted them.

Liu Xiangyang stepped forward and hugged the twin sisters tightly, saying, "Don't worry, I'll think of something. I'll take you to Uncle Zhang right now to ask for leave for you and see if we can get you leave to go back to Haicheng."

"Liu Xiangyang, thank you. What would we do without you?" Le Qi said, hugging Liu Xiangyang and crying.

"Sister, don't cry yet. Let's see if we can get leave. You can cry if we can't." Le Yao couldn't help but say when she saw Le Qi still crying.

"Qiqi, don't cry. I'll go with you to the village office to find the village chief," Xue Bingbing said.

"Okay, don't worry, we'll go find Uncle Zhang now and he'll definitely be able to get you leave. If he can't, I'll find a way to send you back."

After saying that, Liu Xiangyang grabbed the two sisters and ran towards Zhang Tiejun's house. When they arrived at Zhang Tiejun's house, he knocked on the door and said, "Uncle Zhang, please open the door. It's me, Liu Xiangyang. I need your help urgently."

"Coming, coming." Zhang Tiejun opened the door, still wearing his coat, and saw Liu Xiangyang and the other three. He hurriedly asked, "Xiangyang, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry? Come inside and talk."

"Uncle Zhang, it's like this: Leqi and Leyao's father has had a serious accident, and their mother is also seriously ill and hospitalized. It's very dangerous, so I would like to ask you to approve their leave so that they can go back to Haicheng to visit her."

"Hmm..." Zhang Tiejun pondered for a moment and said, "A family member is critically ill, and it's not the busy farming season now, so it's possible to make an exception. Okay, Xiangyang, I've approved this leave. Now come with me to the village office, and I'll write you a letter of introduction and get it stamped."

"Uncle Zhang, there's something else. I'd like to send the two of them back to Haicheng. I don't know if that's possible." Hearing Liu Xiangyang's words, Le Qi and Le Yao looked at Zhang Tiejun hopefully.

"Absolutely not. Your educated youth certificate says you're from Beijing. If you go to Haicheng now and get caught, you're finished. Xiangyang, do you know how risky it is to do this?"

"The risk is too great, I disagree. How am I supposed to explain this to your Uncle Lu? Besides, even if your Uncle Lu knew, he wouldn't agree to your idea." Zhang Tiejun was afraid that Liu Xiangyang might be making a rash decision, so he firmly put his mind at ease and even brought up Lu Dajun.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang. I was confused," Liu Xiangyang said gratefully, knowing that Zhang Tiejun did this for his own good.

"Thank you so much, Village Chief Zhang." Le Qi and Le Yao also expressed their gratitude to Zhang Tiejun.

"Xiangyang, we don't need to be so formal with each other." Zhang Tiejun took the cigarette Liu Xiangyang handed him, lit it, exhaled a puff of smoke, and continued, "Leqi, Leyao, you have a good friend, cherish him. Also, you must come back before spring, otherwise we'll all be in big trouble, understand?"

"Village Chief, we know. We will definitely be back before spring," Leqi said gratefully.

"Uncle Zhang, don't worry, I'll vouch for them. They'll definitely be back in Dongsheng Village before spring plowing. If they don't make it back, I'll go and bring them back," Liu Xiangyang assured Zhang Tiejun.

"No need to rush. Just try to handle things well and settle your family before coming back." Zhang Tiejun straightened his clothes. "I trust Xiangyang and the two of you."

Liu Xiangyang: "Thank you for your trust, Uncle Zhang. I will definitely not make things difficult for you."

Leqi and Leyao: "Thank you for your trust, Uncle Zhang. We will definitely come back on time."

After arriving at the village office with Zhang Tiejun, Liu Xiangyang took Le Qi and Le Yao home to pack their things after Zhang Tiejun finished writing and stamping their letters of introduction.

Actually, there wasn't much to pack. The two of them just packed a few clothes and a small bundle. The most important thing was that they brought enough dry food for the two of them to last four days on the train, as well as a few pieces of smoked roe deer meat and a few pieces of yellow-haired cat meat to take back to Haicheng.

Liu Xiangyang pushed the bicycle out of the yard and led the two sisters all the way to the village entrance. When there was no one around, Liu Xiangyang had Le Yao sit on the crossbar and Le Qi sit behind her. He pedaled the bicycle quickly and headed towards the county town.

On the way, Leqi hugged Liu Xiangyang's waist, pressed her face against his back, and sobbed with tears in her eyes. When Leyao heard Leqi crying, she also started to cry.

"Qiqi and Yaoyao, don't cry. Be strong when you get home. Your mom can only rely on you now. And maybe things will be alright when you get back. Your uncle has been released, and your aunts are getting better too."

"You have to be strong, okay? Everything will be alright, I'm here for you," Liu Xiangyang comforted the two of them.

"Yes, we will be strong," Leqi and Leyao nodded and said.

Liu Xiangyang pedaled for more than two hours and finally arrived in the county town. However, the bus from Xx County to Harbin only runs in the morning and not in the afternoon. Liu Xiangyang and the other two could only wait until the next morning to take the bus to Harbin.

Holding the letter of introduction from Zhang Tiejun, they found a guesthouse. The guesthouse was an old Russian building, quite dilapidated, and the entire place was empty except for a woman in her forties with a cold expression sitting at the front desk.

Upon seeing Liu Xiangyang's handsome face, the woman's poker face broke into a smile: "Hello comrades, are you running a lodging business?"

"Hello comrade, please give us two single rooms." Liu Xiangyang tried to get close to the old lady by using his face to get to know her. He learned that no one else was staying at the guesthouse today, so he paid three yuan to get two single rooms in the innermost part of the guesthouse.

"You guys rest for a bit. I'll go see Uncle Lu and see if I can buy sleeper tickets. I'll come back to find you later."

"Yes, thank you, Liu Xiangyang," Le Qi said.

Liu Xiangyang grasped Le Qi and Le Yao's hands, looking at them tenderly: "Qi Qi, Yao Yao, I'm telling you very seriously, you and Bingbing are my women, so you don't need to thank me."

"You really should thank me; just be my woman forever."

Leqi and Leyao had been very excited since seeing the letter, and now, hearing Liu Xiangyang's words, they were even more excited. They hugged Liu Xiangyang tightly, saying, "We will always be your women, bear your children, and we will be with you in the next life too."

After the three parted ways, Liu Xiangyang rode his bicycle to Lu Dajun's house and handed two pieces of smoked roe deer meat to Li Cuihua: "Auntie, I hunted these myself in the mountains for my brothers... After I finish talking to Uncle Lu, I have to rush back."

Liu Xiangyang sat down in the living room with Lu Dajun and explained the situation. Lu Dajun thought for a while and then spoke.

"I'll make a call and ask." With that, Lu Dajun dialed the number.

"Hello, connect me with Deputy Captain Chen Jie from the Harbin Railway Police Bureau."

"Hey, Captain Chen, this is Lu Dajun... Okay, I'll treat you to dinner when I go to Harbin... Okay, you can come to my place and I'll treat you to dinner too."

"Got it, two sleeper tickets. Are they the twins who came with you? Did you win over the older sister or the younger sister?" Lu Dajun asked Liu Xiangyang with a gossipy look on his face.

"Uncle Lu, don't you know who I am! Of course I'll take both sisters down," Liu Xiangyang said deliberately, exaggerating.

"You little rascal, you never tell the truth," Lu Dajun said with a laugh. "After they get to Harbin, they should go to the railway police station to find Chen Jie. He'll take care of everything else."

"Okay, Uncle Lu, I'll be going now." Liu Xiangyang stood up and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, you'll be going to Harbin soon for training. Get ready. I was planning to have the postman deliver a message to you when you get paid, but since you're here, I'll let you know in advance."

"Okay, Uncle Lu, I'll wait for your call. I'll be going now."

When Liu Xiangyang returned to the guesthouse, he brought some food to Leqi's room. The two sat on the bed, and Leyao was trying to comfort Leqi.

"Sister, there's no use worrying now. Just like Liu Xiangyang said, maybe by the time we get back to Haicheng, they'll all be alright."

"Liu Xiangyang, come and talk to my sister! No matter what I say, she won't listen."

Liu Xiangyang sat down next to Le Qi and hugged her: "The tickets are all taken care of. We'll go to Harbin tomorrow to get them from Uncle Lu's friend. There's no use worrying now. You can worry about it when we get back to Haicheng."

Leqi hugged Liu Xiangyang and sobbed, "I know that, but I feel so suffocated. How could this happen?"

"Nobody wants this to happen, but since it has, we can't just deal with it passively; we have to face it," Liu Xiangyang said.