Actually, Xu Yan didn't not want to talk; rather, she simply didn't know what to say.
All she knew was that she had most likely transmigrated, and to a very poor rural area. The original owner of this body was a female educated youth who had suffered from malnutrition and hypoglycemia due to starvation, but she didn't know the specifics.
but……
Female educated youth?
Wasn't that the 1960s and 70s?
Xu Yan frowned.
She used to read some time-travel novels, and the female protagonist would always receive some memories left behind by the original owner after she traveled through time. But now, her mind was blank, and she had no memories that didn't belong to her at all.
I'm really confused.
So for now, she can only pretend to be mute. Fortunately, none of the people who took her back wanted to talk to her.
"Let's leave it at that for now," Xu Yan thought.
No sooner had this thought crossed her mind than the two female educated youths who had been following her suddenly reached out and stopped her just as she was about to step across the threshold.
Xu Yan: ? ? ?
Looking back at the female educated youth who had helped her all the way, and the other two male educated youth, they only glanced back at the three of them before turning around and going into their respective dormitories.
“You insisted on going to the river to catch fish in the middle of the day, so you’d better not talk nonsense in front of others,” Zhou Jingjing said, stopping Xu Yan.
She initially looked a little guilty, but when she met Xu Yan's thin, somewhat dull face, she suddenly became firm again.
Xu Yan: ? ? ?
Although Xu Yan didn't know how the original owner fell into the river, she had a guess in her mind from the attitude and some of the words of the person in front of her.
Did you hear me?
Seeing that Xu Yan did not respond, Zhou Jingjing frowned.
Xu Yan stared at her silently for a few seconds, then nodded.
Seeing that she was quite sensible, Zhou Jingjing gave a soft snort, then threatened, "Especially in front of Brother Xiao Yu, if you really go and complain to him, I'll tell him that you were rescued by a man, and that man even hugged you!"
Xu Yan: "..."
Xu Yan felt that the female educated youth in front of him had some problems. How could there be no physical contact when saving someone?
Moreover, the Qing Dynasty died long ago!
Besides, although she was dazed at the time, she still clearly remembered that the person who saved her grabbed her arm and pulled her ashore.
There was no hug at all!
However... that's not the point.
The key point is that she remembered hearing people talking about her before she even opened her eyes. Obviously, those people didn't know who had rescued her. How did this woman in front of her know?
Xu Yan was puzzled, but remained silent.
Seeing that she really didn't intend to complain, Zhou Jingjing's expression softened a bit. "Don't worry, as long as you behave well, I'll definitely speak well of you to Brother Xiao Yu!"
Brother Xiao Yu?
Why does this name sound familiar?
Xu Yan wasn't feeling well to begin with, and she didn't hear the female educated youth's words very clearly. However, when she heard the name "Xiao Yu," she felt a little strange, but she couldn't quite place where she had heard it before.
However, before she could recall where she had heard the name before, her stomach growled.
I'm so hungry.
After a headache and chest pain, my stomach also ached from hunger.
Xu Yan pressed his stomach with his hand, trying to alleviate the physical discomfort caused by hunger.
"Is he a reincarnation of a starving ghost? His stomach is growling all day long," Zhou Jingjing heard the noise and was about to step inside when she turned around and snorted coldly, "I wonder where that big bowl of porridge he drank this morning went."
A big bowl of... porridge?
Morning?
Xu Yan thought he had misheard. Let alone an adult, even a baby would be crying from hunger after drinking a bowl of porridge in the morning. No wonder the original owner fell into the river.
Qin Li, who had been standing silently to the side, didn't resort to the sarcastic remarks of Zhou Jingjing. After glancing at Xu Yan, she slowly spoke, "Since you weren't here for lunch, everyone was worried the food would get cold, so they ate it for you first..."
Xu Yan: "..."
What's wrong with letting the food cool down in the middle of summer?
She was so hungry that she was malnourished and had low blood sugar, and she still needed someone to feed her?
The swear words were practically on the tip of her tongue, but she held them back.
Qin Li hesitated for a moment before she could finish her sentence. Seeing that Xu Yan's complexion was getting worse and worse, as if he was about to faint again, she quickly walked into the house.
Just now, the brigade leader gave those educated youths a good scolding in front of so many people, and said that if Xu Yan fainted from hunger again, the grain would not be distributed to them during the autumn harvest.
If that were the case, that wouldn't do!
Without food, you really will starve to death!
The educated youth settlement was a bit further from the village, located in the west of the village. It consisted of three rooms that the brigade had built specifically for them.
The dormitory for male educated youth was on the far left, the kitchen was in the middle, and the dormitory for female educated youth was on the next side.
Qin Li walked into the kitchen in the middle. There was a long table against the wall on the west side of the kitchen, and a large cabinet on the table. The cabinet contained the grain and other things distributed by the village. She reached her hand towards the left side of the cabinet.
Before she could even touch anything, Zhou Jingjing, who had appeared out of nowhere, pulled her aside.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Jingjing glared at her.
"I..." Qin Li glanced at Xu Yan, who was still standing in the yard, and bit her lip slightly. "Give her some to eat, otherwise I'm afraid she'll really..."
Really what?
They really starved to death.
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