Chapter 1: There is much joy in the courtyard
The sky was getting brighter and the heat was fading. It was 1975, in the Tianshuijing slum in Beijing.
Could anything be more terrifying than this?
When she woke up, there was a man in her bed. Lin Xiaotong, who had been single for twenty years in her previous life, was stunned.
I've heard of cats and mushrooms growing on beds, but who the hell could grow a man over 1.8 meters tall?
It was exciting, too exciting, her heart was pounding with excitement.
I lay in bed, not daring to move, my palms sweating slightly from nervousness.
The hard bed board beneath me reminded me that this was definitely not the 1.8-meter-wide double bed in the hotel that I slept in last night.
He rolled his eyes, closed his mouth, and continued to scan the surrounding environment.
The large floral quilt covering the body, the portraits of great men hanging on the wall, the calendars on the wall, and the enamel cups placed casually on the table.
Is this changing the map?
Lin Xiaotong stared at the beam above her head and had to accept the reality. It was obvious that she had returned to the past.
In other words, my 21st-century self was reborn in the 1970s.
My thoughts were pulled back and I remembered that there was a man lying next to me.
He secretly turned his head and looked at his new "bedmate".
As a beauty lover, the first thing I look at is the face.
Her skin is white with a rosy glow, her mouth is tightly closed, and her eyelashes are very long.
While the other person was asleep, she grew bolder and gradually shifted her gaze downwards.
The heat had just subsided, and the man simply draped a thin floral quilt around his waist.
She wore a white vest on her upper body, revealing her strong shoulders.
Lin Xiaotong thought to herself: I wonder if he has abdominal muscles.
Perhaps because her gaze was too intense, the sleeping man opened his eyes.
"Xiaotong, why did you wake up so early today? We were busy all day yesterday at our wedding. Can't you sleep a little longer?"
The man opened his eyes and started to speak. His eyes were very beautiful, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.
This sounded strange, and Lin Xiaotong admitted that she had misunderstood.
But that's not right. Her waist and legs don't hurt. This body reaction doesn't seem right.
In order to avoid being exposed, I had to pretend to be married and said naturally, "I woke up when I heard the rooster crow."
The man glanced at her, turned his head to look out the window and said something.
"The aunt in the front yard raises chickens. It's still dark out, and Tiger Head from Aunt Big Mouth's house next door hasn't gotten up yet. You should sleep a little longer. I'll go to the state-owned restaurant to buy breakfast."
The man stood up in a second, quickly put on his clothes and walked out the door.
Lin Xiaotong watched him walk out the door, and faint voices could be heard in the yard.
She couldn't help feeling sleepy and gradually fell asleep.
She had a dream.
There was a girl in the dream, who was about the same age as her and looked 80% similar to her. She was wearing an army green dress that added a touch of competence to her beauty.
The girl was standing at the intersection, not far away was a couple who were also wearing green military uniforms.
The man was tall and handsome, and the woman was heroic and valiant, waving at the girl.
The girl looked back at Lin Xiaotong behind her and resolutely threw herself into the arms of the couple.
The three of them gradually moved away, and their figures gradually became blurred.
The wind started to pick up again at the intersection.
Lin Xiaotong woke up from her sleep, lay on the bed with her hands on her head, and carefully recalled the memories of her other self.
In the 1970s, Lin Xiaotong had a happy family before she was 18 years old. Both her parents were soldiers, and they formed a family of three, which was not common in that era.
But the good times did not last long. Lin's father and mother both died in an important mission.
The girl's world collapsed, but she managed to complete her parents' funeral with the help of her aunt and uncle.
Lin Xiaotong was depressed all day long, and later somehow she went on a blind date and married one of her high school classmates.
The unlucky Lin Xiaotong fell asleep early in the hotel at night, and the weather changed when she woke up.
Her current husband, Xie Yi, lives in the Tianshuijing compound. He is the only son of the Xie family. He joined the army before finishing high school and served in the same military region as Lin's father and mother.
"What's going on?"
She now wondered if she had changed her place after falling asleep last night.
He sighed and scratched his hair irritably. He really couldn't sleep anymore, so he got up, dressed, and washed up.
On a large square table in front of the window were placed several plates of peanuts, longans and red dates.
I grabbed a mirror and looked at myself now.
When I took a closer look, a sense of familiarity came over me. She now had similar features and eyebrows to myself in my previous life.
The self in the mirror has big round eyes that bend into crescents when I smile, bangs, and short hair.
The ends of her hair are a little curled up, which makes her look younger.
His whole face was pale, but there were some dark circles under his eyes, as if he was worried too much.
Lin Xiaotong found a set of clothes in the wooden wardrobe in the corner. It was a simple white shirt with black pants, looking fresh and clean.
After a quick wash, I sat on the edge of the bed in a daze, feeling a little strange.
She seemed to get familiar with this new body quickly, without any major rejection reaction and without any panic at all.
"Xiaotong, come and have breakfast."
Xie Yi, dressed in a green military uniform, placed the soy milk, soy juice and fried dough sticks he had bought on the table in the front room and shouted towards the inner room.
By this time it was already bright outside and the yard was full of noise.
"Here I come."
Lin Xiaotong's thoughts were interrupted by Xie Yi's voice outside the door, so she had to push the door open and go out.
The world is big, but eating is the most important thing.
"You little brat, why are you yelling so early in the morning? Your dad is still sleeping."
A woman with a strong voice and short hair came out from the inner room next door. She was Comrade Gao Xiulan, one of the three giants of the compound.
When he saw Lin Xiaotong coming out, he asked with a smile on his face, "Xiaotong, it's so early in the morning, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"Ah, Mom...Mom, good morning."
For single people, it is too difficult to get up early and directly become a young wife.
"Why are you so angry, beautiful Xiulan? Come and have a cup of soy milk. Your son is treating you to a glass of soy milk."
Xie Yi squinted his eyes, grinned his big white teeth, bent down and handed a bowl of soy milk to Gao Xiulan.
"It's been causing trouble so early in the morning."
Gao Xiulan scolded him, wiped her hands with a towel, took the soy milk and sat down at the table.
Xie Yi's father, Xie Zhiqiang, also came out. He was a seventh-level fitter at the nearby Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and was known as Xie Big Foot.
Gao Xiulan took a cup of soy milk and gave it to Xie Dajiao. Xie Dajiao hurriedly took it, her eyes following Gao Xiulan all the time.
Lin Xiaotong had never been used to drinking soy milk, so she simply took a bowl of soy milk. For a moment, the whole house was filled with the aroma of beans.
It was rich and fragrant, with the taste of home, and my eyes became moist.
"Dad, Mom, Xiaotong, I received an urgent telegram today. I have to rush to the army early tomorrow morning."
Xie Yi, who had been grinning just now, spoke seriously, but his eyes were fixed on Lin Xiaotong who was still drinking soy milk, with a hint of apology in his eyes.
"Work is more important. You have your parents at home, so you can focus on your training in the army."
When Lin Xiaotong heard that Xie Yi was leaving, she immediately expressed her loyalty.
It's such a good thing to have such a good thing when my husband is not at home. I wish he would leave quickly.
Gao Xiulan said angrily, "Why are you in such a hurry this time? We haven't even gone to her aunt and uncle's house with Xiaotong yet."
"Where are the things? Are they all packed?"
"Hey, Xiulan, Gao Xiulan, why are you still drinking soy milk so slowly? Something big has happened."
"The second daughter of the Zhao family in the front yard, Zhao Yunyun, who just came back from the countryside to visit relatives, is having an affair with her brother-in-law!"
A woman in a blue coat walked in quickly and loudly, spouting words like a machine gun, and the sound of her rapid footsteps pounded on my heart.
Something's happening!
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