I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

Qin Shou glanced at the huge blood-red crack in the sky, then at the dilapidated high-rise buildings outside, and immediately looked away, focusing on the panel in front of him.

He mentally commanded, "Consume ten years of your lifespan to initiate time travel!"

[The journey is about to begin. Please choose 3 out of the following 7 random options as temporary cheat codes for traveling to this world within 10 seconds.]

[1. One personal space with an internal volume of one million cubic meters.]

2. Ten thousand tons of 999 gold can bring you financial freedom.

[3. A beautiful wife from a film/TV show or novel universe, retaining her original personality and memories but absolutely loyal, capable of bearing children, and can be replaced every ten years, or not. Hint: The first one is the 18-year-old Wang Yuyan (Liu Xian version).]

[4. A modern all-terrain mobile combat unit (PLA 2026 version), with ample logistics and daily updates, and no decrease in personnel.]

5. Personal Panel [Beginner] (Hard work pays off, one certificate is valid forever)

【6. Critical Hit System (Basic): Allows you to critically hit certain basic resources (clothing, food, housing, transportation, etc.), increasing their quantity or quality. (One normal critical hit chance is automatically added each month and can be accumulated; one super critical hit chance is granted each year, but super critical hit chances cannot be accumulated and automatically disappear in the second year.)】

7. Low-altitude flight capability (able to expend energy to fly freely within a kilometer of the ground).

Time was limited, and Qin Shou glanced at the light screen in front of him, quickly making a decision in his mind:

"1, 5, 6."

[Selection successful! Random travel will begin in 3 seconds.]

As the countdown began, a series of light and shadow images flashed in front of Qin Shoumian, finally settling on a three-courtyard siheyuan.

The courtyard is full of birds!

[This time, you will be transported to the multiverse of "Love in the Courtyard," and randomly possess one of the characters!]

[Ding! You have been selected as Yan Jiefang's time-travel target. You will take Yan Jiefang's place in the subsequent survival process.]

As the notification sound ended, Qin Shou's body turned into white light and disappeared.

. . .

Mid-March, 1961.

Class 3, Grade 9, No. 22 Middle School, 49th City.

Yan Jiefang, who was sleeping on the table in the back row by the window, opened his eyes to find that the core had been replaced.

Before time travel, Qin Shou had watched hundreds of Siheyuan dramas and also some episodes of the original series.

They know quite a lot about this world.

When he saw the hint that he had transmigrated into Yan Jiefang, he knew that his early days wouldn't be easy.

After all, it is one of the four low-lying areas for time travelers from the Siheyuan area.

No normal modern person would want to transmigrate into the bodies of the two who get beaten up, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, and the two who get schemed against, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang.

Fortunately, he has three cheat codes given by the transmigration system, so surviving in this period shouldn't be too difficult for him.

While receiving Yan Jiefang's main memories, he opened his personal panel to check the tasks he needed to complete this time travel.

[The initial mission for this time travel is to live to 2025 (reaching the age of 80), and the reward is to permanently acquire a temporary cheat ability!]

[Intermediate mission: Live to 2045 (age 100), reward is a fixed second temporary cheat code!]

[Advanced Mission: Live to 2065 (age 120). Reward: A permanent third type of temporary cheat ability!]

[For every additional 10 years you live, you can choose a new cheat code from the remaining options to solidify!]

Is the minimum requirement to live to 80?

Yan Jiefang felt that he had a cheat code, so the task shouldn't be too difficult, right?

However, his ultimate goal for this time travel has been determined!

It's about living a long life!

The longer the better!

"Gurgle, gurgle."

The groans coming from his stomach pulled him back to reality.

A strong feeling of hunger struck him, and he felt acid reflux in his stomach.

His thin classmate, whose face was puffy, glanced at him before turning his gaze back to the podium.

However, a slight smirk appeared on his lips, carrying a hint of mockery.

I learned from my predecessor's memories that this classmate was named Pang Dahai, the son of an ordinary worker.

Because Yan Jiefang had subtly inherited Yan Bugui's calculating nature, coupled with his background as a small business owner, he had no classmates who could get along well with him.

The vast ocean is no exception.

After all, no one wants to be friends with someone who only takes and never gives, and who is always calculating.

Given the reality, Yan Jiefang (Qin Shou) has no intention of changing other people's opinions for the time being. His primary goal is to find a way to have enough to eat and wear and to get his health back in good shape.

Only in this way can one achieve the basic conditions for longevity.

Like its predecessor, a bowl of cornmeal porridge every morning and a miniature multigrain bun for lunch and dinner is absolutely not going to work.

During the three years of hardship from 59 to 61, his digestive system must have developed significant problems.

It needs to be properly cared for.

Otherwise, let alone 80 years old, he might not even be able to reach 60!

"Ring ring— Ring ring—"

The alarm bell rang urgently.

"Class dismissed, students!"

The teacher on the platform glanced at the students below, then left with the teaching aids.

Yan Jiefang looked up and around.

There weren't many students in the classroom, only about thirty.

Many seats were still empty.

These three years have been extremely difficult. Due to insufficient food supply, even in 49 cities, many students did not have enough to eat.

This leads to some students walking slowly and being late for school due to hunger and lack of energy.

Even after arriving at school, I still felt dizzy and weak.

Many people simply stayed home and didn't come to school.

Given the circumstances, the school could only let the situation unfold as it was.

Although there was still one last class before school ended, many students had already started packing up their textbooks and stationery, planning to go home early.

Yan Jiefang also quickly packed up his stationery, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and left through the back door.

The 22nd Junior High School is about one kilometer away from No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, which can be walked in about ten minutes if you walk fast.

However, these are difficult times, and with the Yan family barely managing to keep people from starving, Yan Jiefang's health is severely depleted. He feels completely weak and walks unsteadily, unable to move quickly at all.

"Yan Jiefang, you stop right there! Did you steal the half-eaten cornbread I left in your desk today?!"

A roar came from behind.

You can tell that the owner of the voice is very angry, but obviously not very strong.

A memory from the original owner surfaced in Yan Jiefang's mind, and he immediately knew that the student was right.

But of course he wouldn't admit it.

Yesterday's Yan Jiefang and today's Yan Jiefang are not the same person.

"Don't make baseless accusations! I didn't steal your cornbread!"

Yan Jiefang casually replied and continued walking home without turning his head.

"You won't admit it, huh? Fine, just wait until I catch you red-handed tomorrow, or you'll be sorry!"

The guy was so hungry he was too weak to chase after them. After making a threat, he turned and staggered away in another direction.

Yan Jiefang didn't bother responding to the threat; all he wanted was to get home and get something to eat.

.........

(According to research, at that time the school system in the capital was 6+3+3, which was basically 12 years. Some primary schools might have been 4+2, which was divided into lower primary school and upper primary school.)