The oxcart traveled along the road and soon entered the village, and then arrived at the educated youth settlement.
Gu Sinian, who had been using his shoulder as a pillow the whole way, gently nudged Su Ying, who was sleeping soundly, without any complaints.
"Wake up! Wake up! We've arrived at our destination."
Su Ying opened her sleepy eyes, rubbed them, and looked completely bewildered, unaware of what day it was.
When Gu Sinian first saw her just after waking up, her sleepy and slightly silly appearance was really cute. His eyes couldn't help but follow her, and he was completely charmed by her adorable looks.
"We've arrived at our destination. If you're still sleepy, go back to the educated youth settlement to sleep."
Su Ying stared wide-eyed in shock. She had slept for a long time, five hours without realizing it. She could sleep so much!
"Even a pig can sleep better than you." Qiao Xiyan glared at her with a jealous look.
Su Ying was completely baffled. Had she offended Qiao Zhiqing again? Why was he giving her attitude for no reason? He was crazy.
Too lazy to pay attention to Qiao Xiyan, he had been sleeping too soundly and forgot about the important matter. Now that they had arrived at the educated youth settlement, he had to bring it up again, otherwise she would have to live there from now on.
She could accept living in the educated youth settlement for a short period of time, but she couldn't stand it if she stayed there indefinitely.
She knew all too well what it was like to live in a communal setting in her previous life.
She'll have to eat and sleep with the female comrades at the educated youth settlement, which means she won't be able to use all the resources in her spatial storage.
She didn't go to the countryside to live a hard life; rather, she used the excuse of going to the countryside to live a good life.
Ideally, she would own a large brick house of her own, so that she could live a material life similar to that of people in Shanghai.
"Comrade Sun, I would like to ask if there are any spare houses in the village, such as vacant rooms?"
Sun Xuelin was amused by Su Ying's words. Houses in the countryside are already in high demand, so how could there be any extra empty rooms waiting for her arrival?
This Comrade Su in front of me clearly has never been to the countryside before, yet he dares to ask such a nonsensical question.
However, considering that Comrade Su was a decent person, he didn't want to say anything too harsh and hurt the young girl's feelings.
“Houses in the countryside are already in short supply, there are no spare rooms. The places where you educated youth are staying were built by us working overtime at the mine. Otherwise, there would be no room for so many of you.”
"Don't worry. Although the educated youth settlement is a bit cramped, it's no problem for the two of you newcomers to sleep in there. Just squeeze in."
Su Ying felt a physiological aversion to the word "squeezed together." During her three years on the farm in her previous life, she had a very miserable life. The educated youth settlement was just a large communal room where everyone slept together, and even turning over was a luxury.
In her past life, she was forced to squeeze into a large shared room, which caused her to never get a good night's sleep.
He had to do a lot of farm work during the day and was sleep-deprived at night. Coupled with long-term malnutrition and depression, he soon fell seriously ill and passed away after only three years.
She doesn't want to live that kind of miserable life in this lifetime. Besides, she has her own space, so it doesn't matter if she lives in slightly worse conditions. She must ensure that she sleeps alone in order to protect her secret.
It doesn't matter if the house is a little dilapidated; she can sleep in her spatial dimension, and only with enough sleep can she get through the rest of her days.
Are there any other empty houses?
"No."
"What about the cowshed? Are there any vacant ones?"
Sun Xuelin was taken aback, but didn't say anything. He glanced at Gu Sinian not far away.
Seeing that Sun Xuelin didn't speak, Su Ying was a little puzzled. She didn't want to squeeze into a large dormitory with so many educated youths. As long as there were walls around her, she could still go into her space and live a good life.
Living in the educated youth settlement, even taking something from the available space to fill one's stomach was a luxury.
She doesn't want to live such a stifling life.
"The cowshed is where Comrade Gu's family lives. Why don't you ask them if they have any spare rooms for you to sleep in?"
"However, as far as I know, that's not the case. The Gu family has more than a dozen people living in a cowshed, and their situation is similar to that of the educated youth settlement. But to tell you the truth, the environment in the educated youth settlement is much better than that of the cowshed."
"You should think it through. The Gu family has more than ten members living together. It's not convenient for a young girl like you to move in, and you'll disturb their lives."
Su Ying thought about it and agreed. The Gu family was such a large family, what would it look like if she squeezed in? Besides, the two branches of the Gu family didn't seem to get along very well.
She wouldn't get involved in this mess; she only cared about Gu Sinian's family, and the second family had nothing to do with her.
In her previous life, she only knew that the first and second wives had always been at odds. Later, the Gu family was exonerated, and the second wife disappeared without a trace. No one knew where she went.
Right now, the second wife is definitely living in the cowshed. She doesn't know much about what happened after that, and Gu Sinian has never mentioned it, as if the second wife never existed.
What exactly happened?
Su Ying has absolutely no memory of this.
In her previous life, her destiny was not in Willow Village, but in the transformation of a farm.
No matter what bad things happened in the past life, when the injustice was redressed, Old Master Gu was no longer alive, and Old Madam Gu was also gone. The second branch was as if it had never been born, and the Gu family never mentioned the second branch again.
Even among the grandchildren of the second wife, there was only one person, and he was never seen...
When the Gu family returned to the capital, only five members remained; the rate at which their population dwindled was astonishing.
Something major must have happened to cause this tragedy. I need to remind Gu Sinian to be careful in this life to avoid repeating the tragedy of my past life.
She also needs to investigate thoroughly and pay attention to the Gu family's situation to see just how tragic it is. They came with more than a dozen people, but only five remained when they returned to Beijing. It's quite frightening.
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