"My hands seemed a little weak. But then they got better." Yi Tiao expressed his feelings truthfully.
"I didn't have any strength in my body, so I couldn't do the test properly." Er Tiao thought for a while and said.
After hearing this, Yitiao quickly added, "Mom, my hands are weak, I don't think I did well in the exam."
"It's okay, just do your best. Go to bed early tonight, and we'll leave for Liaohai City tomorrow morning." After making sure the two children were safe, Cheng Zhenzhu continued to pack. As for the exams, they were not important.
Ichijo and Nijo saw that their mother was very busy and didn't want to disturb her, but they couldn't help asking, "Mom, where is Liaohai City? What are we going to Liaohai City for?"
"Let's go pick up Sister Xixi's two younger brothers to stay with us for a while. Your Uncle Jiamu and his family have some things to do..."
Cheng Zhenzhu suppressed her emotions and ultimately kept the truth to herself. Not to mention that the news of Xiao Gu Zhiqing and the others' deaths had only just been confirmed, and she had no immediate access to the news. If the children accidentally let it slip in front of someone, it would definitely cause trouble. Furthermore, Yitiao had deep feelings for Comrade Lu, so she couldn't bear to share this cruel news.
When we heard that Uncle Lu's two younger brothers were coming to stay at our house for a while, we all expressed our warm welcome and happily ate an extra half bowl of rice in the evening.
After eating and soaking their feet, they went to bed. After coaxing Yi Tiao and the others to sleep, Cheng Zhenzhu gently patted Liu Tiao, who seemed to be in a nightmare and couldn't fall asleep.
She was thinking about what Didi had said today. The voice had meant that the energy in the world of books was constant, that only when someone died could someone live, and only when someone lived could someone die.
Cheng Zhenzhu was originally dead, but she, the outsider variable, survived in her place. So, Xiao Gu Zhiqing and the others died in her place...
Is that right?
She survived, but someone died because of her. How could she have deserved this? One life for two lives, the lives of the hero and heroine... Cheng Zhenzhu touched her chest, feeling all the pent-up emotions pile up inside, suffocating her. She breathed deeply, but the guilt and resentment gripped her even tighter, making it difficult to breathe...
"Mom~" San Tiao, who was sleeping, snuggled into his mother's arms and rubbed against her as if seeking comfort.
"Go to sleep, mom is here~" Cheng Zhenzhu touched the three soft hairs, gently, again and again.
Finally, she didn't know when she closed her eyes. She only knew that she seemed to see little Gu Zhiqing and Comrade Lu, the two sitting at the bus stop, leaning against each other, eyes closed, as if in a light sleep. She couldn't help but step forward to confirm. "Little Gu Zhiqing, Comrade Lu?"
"Sister-in-law Cheng, is that you? Jiamu, I seem to hear Sister-in-law Cheng's voice. Sister-in-law Cheng, I'm Xixi, where are you?" Gu Xixi pulled Lu Jiamu, seeming a little excited.
They hadn't expected to encounter familiar faces in such a foreign land. Somehow, while fleeing hostile forces and nearly facing danger, they suddenly found themselves at sea in this strange place. After their initial hesitation, they confirmed that this was a safe place, but there was no one to see or emulate...
"It's me. Little Gu Zhiqing, Comrade Lu, it's great to see you again." Cheng Zhenzhu felt that she was unusually clear-headed at the moment, looking at herself clearly as she spoke.
"Sister-in-law Cheng, have you also arrived in this strange place? There are tall buildings everywhere, many cars on the road, one after another, and supply and marketing cooperatives everywhere. But the money they use is different from ours... The people here told us that it is 2023..." Lu Jiamu searched for Cheng Zhenzhu's figure.
"The world here is colorful," Gu Xixi said. Judging by her watch, she must have been in this strange world for two hours. It had been dusk when they arrived, and now the lights were on, a dazzling display of neon.
2023? Cheng Zhenzhu only realized something was wrong with her surroundings when she heard those numbers. It was indistinguishable from the world she'd been in before. Looking around, tall buildings rose, lights blazed, and the city was bustling with activity.
Cheng Zhenzhu instinctively searched for landmarks. Then, to her upper right, she spotted a massive, resplendent billboard. It featured her favorite celebrity, adorned in dazzling attire, advertising a skincare product. She looked incredibly regal...
Could it be that Xiao Gu Zhiqing and the others had traveled back to her time? Cheng Zhenzhu's joy grew as if a blessing had arrived. Was this a dream or something else? Xiao Gu Zhiqing and the others were blessed by fate, so they didn't die, right?
There were so many things she wanted to ask, and she didn't know how to start. After a long while, Cheng Zhenzhu's thousands of words coalesced into one sentence. "Do you have any money?"
"There are some. But they can't be used." Lu Jiamu was a little depressed. He tried, but was kicked out. Later, the man caught up with him and said he wanted to trade with him.
He saw the man's shrewd eyes and only exchanged one for the time being. He asked for five red tickets from the other party, which he used to buy a meal for him and Xixi at a restaurant. The restaurants here were really strange. They didn't require tickets, and the food was particularly rich. The vegetarian dishes were even more expensive than the meat dishes...
"You can go to the antique market and exchange your money for currency. They'll take your money, but be careful they'll try to undercut you. If you..." Cheng Zhenzhu was about to ask where she was staying when she felt something push her away. When she opened her eyes again, she saw two other people sleeping next to her. Where were the young educated youth Gu and Comrade Lu?
Cheng Zhenzhu stared at the blue bricks above her head, a bit stunned. Was it all just a dream? Why did it feel so real? And the questions and answers made her doubt that it was just a dream...
In another time and space, Lu Jiamu heard Sister Cheng talking about the antique market and frowned slightly. Just as he was about to ask Sister Cheng why she was so familiar with it, he found that Sister Cheng's voice suddenly stopped, as if the connection had been suddenly cut off...
"Sister-in-law Cheng?" Gu Xixi, who was sitting on a bench at the bus stop, opened her eyes and called out softly a few times, but received no response for a long time.
"Jia Mu, were you dreaming just now? I heard Sister Cheng's voice!" Gu Xixi asked her husband who stood up next to her.
Lu Jiamu nodded, pondered for a moment, and then carefully picked up a heavy black bag on the ground. "Sister-in-law Cheng said we should go to the antique market and exchange the money we have for circulating currency."
"Then let's go to the antique market first?" Gu Xixi said. Although she didn't understand why Sister Cheng showed up, she knew she was trustworthy. She just didn't know where Sister Cheng was. She really wanted to know how Jianxian and Siqi were doing now. She hoped Comrade Dawei had received the letter...
******Sanshi Island, January 16th, 5:00 am.
After dreaming about the young educated youth Gu and Comrade Lu, Cheng Zhenzhu could no longer fall asleep. After several unsuccessful attempts to close her eyes and continue the dream, she simply got dressed and got up.
"Mom, I can do it myself." Er Tiao suddenly opened his eyes and saw that his mother seemed to be planning to help him put on his clothes, and took the clothes in her arms.
"Okay." Cheng Zhenzhu dug up all the strips. After sending the letter to Hai City, they boarded the train to Liaohai City.
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