In September 1975, the weather began to cool down.
The loudspeakers at Beijing Railway Station were playing a passionate and heartfelt song: "I love our great motherland, the red sun shines brightly over our mountains and rivers..."
As the catchy song played, Xie Yuyao, dressed in a brand-new blue military shirt and trousers with a big red flower pinned to her chest, listened expressionlessly to her elder brother Xie Hongxing's slightly guilty voice.
"Yaoyao, Xia Mei only agreed to marry into this family because she took my job. I had no choice. Here's some money for you."
Xie Yuyao glanced down at the stack of small-denomination banknotes in his hand and sneered, "Buyout fee?"
Her words made Xie Hongxing blush. "Don't worry, once Xia Mei marries into the family, I'll have her give up her position to you, and then you can go back to the city."
Xie Yuyao twitched the corner of her mouth, turned her head to the side, and all she could see were people reluctantly saying goodbye.
She looked away, reached out and took the banknote; why not take it?
Xie Hongxing instinctively clenched his fist tightly, but then awkwardly let go after realizing what he had done.
"Yaoyao, don't blame your parents. None of us wanted you to go to the countryside. We will definitely find a way to bring you back..."
Xie Yuyao ignored these words, looked down and counted her coins. There was a total of three yuan and fifty cents. It wasn't much money, but it was better than nothing.
"Whoosh..." The train emitted a piercing whistle, reminding everyone that it was about to depart.
Xie Hongxing paused for a moment, then, like a good older brother, urged, "Write back when you get there, and take good care of yourself..."
"Alright, brother, I'm getting on the bus." Xie Yuyao interrupted him, then turned and walked away without looking back, carrying her backpack and large canvas bag.
"Clang, clang..." The train started moving. Xie Yuyao's carriage was full of young and inexperienced faces, probably all of them sent-down youth.
A few people were excited and enthusiastic, talking loudly about contributing to the motherland.
Most of them looked sad, whether from the reluctance to part with their loved ones or from the fear and anxiety about the long rural life ahead.
Xie Yuyao exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay. She turned to look at the scenery receding outside the window, recalling the events of this morning.
One second ago, she, a rich second-generation heiress, was shopping with her best friend in the country's largest shopping mall, when she was suddenly struck by a crystal chandelier and lost consciousness.
The next second, she found herself transformed into a female educated youth about to be sent to the countryside in the 1970s!
The original owner was also named Xie Yuyao. Her parents were alive and worked in a pharmaceutical factory. She had four sisters: two older brothers and one younger sister.
Her two older brothers also got jobs at the pharmaceutical factory through connections, while her younger sister was still in junior high school. The original owner of this body graduated from high school this year and was originally supposed to take over her mother's job, but a few days before she was to be sent to the countryside, the replacement was changed to her eldest brother's girlfriend, Xia Mei.
The other party demanded a subsidy for a job before agreeing to marry her, and even claimed that both working couples could be allocated housing.
Xie Yuyao felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She cried and begged her parents to give her the job so that she could hand over all her wages to the family in the future.
Her sister-in-law wouldn't have to go to the countryside even if she didn't have a job once she married into the family, but she would be forced to go to the countryside as an educated youth if she didn't have a job.
She didn't want to be a sent-down youth. You see, in the past ten years or so of the Down to the Countryside Movement, very few people have been able to return to the city smoothly. Adults are trapped in the countryside with a bleak future.
Her classmates also discussed that pretty female educated youth were easily persecuted. She was naturally beautiful, and few could match her in appearance. She was very apprehensive about going to the countryside.
But her parents absolutely refused to agree and put her on the list of people to be sent to the countryside.
The original owner starved herself to death, and when she woke up this morning, it was her turn.
As is standard for time travelers, Xie Yuyao also has a personal space.
Just three months ago, she brought back a piece of antique black jade that caught her eye from the antique market. That night, she accidentally stained it with blood and opened her personal space, which contained everything from farmland and spiritual springs to warehouses and bamboo houses. She could control it with her mind or enter it with her body.
Xie Yuyao was very excited, but quickly calmed down. Based on her years of experience as a bookworm, the appearance of a spatial dimension is often accompanied by an apocalypse or time travel.
Unexpected events could happen at any time, so she had to plan ahead and take action.
As the daughter of a wealthy family in Beijing, Xie Yuyao had accumulated a considerable amount of pocket money since childhood. When she turned 18, her parents even transferred a villa in the suburbs of Beijing to her as a coming-of-age gift.
After tallying up my bank card balance and stock and fund assets, I have a total of seven figures. If I add the mortgage loan for the villa, it should reach eight figures.
Okay, time for bed!
Starting the next day, she launched a frantic fundraising and stockpiling campaign.
The list of supplies was gradually completed through running around and online shopping. Whether it was the apocalypse or time travel, there was no shortage of basic survival supplies.
Of the final several hundred thousand yuan, she kept tens of thousands for working capital and exchanged the rest for gold bars.
Throughout history and across the world, gold has always been the hard currency.
It is worth mentioning that she bought a copy of every kind of seed she could find through various channels, including grains, vegetables, fruits, medicinal herbs, flowers, and forage grass.
With space and soil, she wants to cultivate freedom.
*
After a day and a night's journey, at noon on the second day, the train whistle sounded, signaling that it was about to arrive at its destination, Harbin Station in Heilongjiang Province.
We didn't encounter any truly awful people along the way, which allowed us to live a peaceful life.
Upon arriving at the station, Xie Yuyao slung her bedding and large backpack over her shoulder, picked up two large canvas bags, and added a cloth bag slung across her shoulder and a military water bottle. She finally managed to squeeze off the bus, feeling like she had almost lost half her life.
Most of the luggage and belongings were packed by her mother, leaving her with little opportunity to reduce her burden. However, there was one advantage: once it was officially approved, she could use it freely.
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