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The original owner's wish was to escape her parents' control, get married, have both a son and a daughter, and have her own happy life.
Chen Xia arrived before the original owner graduated and was assigned a job. Since she wanted to escape the control of the original owner's parents, it was best if her workplace was as far away from Beijing as possible.
It wasn't that Chen Xia was cowardly, but rather that the environment was such that if she confronted the original owner's parents head-on, even if she was in the right, she would still be accused of being unfilial.
Unlike later generations where people were more concerned with their own affairs and few would bother with illegal activities, the factory unions and neighborhood committees were not to be trifled with. If you dared to be disrespectful, they would arrest you, publicly criticize you, and parade you through the streets.
The safest course of action is to leave Beijing far behind; of course, she could also take care of the Chen family as well.
But she's here to complete a mission. The original owner's wish didn't mention revenge, so why should she add unnecessary complications? What if she takes care of the entire Chen family, and the original owner feels sorry for her, is dissatisfied, and gives her a bad review? Where would she go to complain?
Such things have happened before; they were mentioned in the newbie handbook given to her by the little system.
There was a time when a person who performed a task fulfilled a wish for someone, and in doing so, took revenge on that person's family. As a result, the person who performed the task gave them a bad review.
The wisher's reasoning was that although her parents didn't love her, they still gave birth to her and raised her. The person who made the request harmed her family without her consent, and she was already being lenient by only giving a bad review and not complaining.
Unsure whether the wish-granter intended to retaliate against the Chen family, Chen Xia decided to proceed with caution. She didn't expect the wish-granter to give her a five-star review; she just wanted to complete the basic tasks smoothly, after all, she was just an ordinary person.
Most of Chen Xia's batch of vocational school graduates were assigned to Beijing, but there are always exceptions. After transmigrating, she discovered that her memory had improved; she remembered all the knowledge she had learned in her previous life, even though it had become hazy. 1958 was the final year of the first Five-Year Development Plan of New China.
Starting in 1953, for strategic and war preparedness reasons, China successively relocated a large number of military industrial enterprises from the Northeast and the eastern coastal areas to relatively safer inland areas, which is known as the so-called Third Front and Small Third Front.
The original owner majored in radio engineering. There were three major electronics industrial bases built in the southwest, and she could sign up to participate in the industrial construction of the southwest region of the country.
Without hesitation, Chen Xia approached her counselor and applied to be assigned to the Southwest region. The counselor, fearing it was just a passing fancy, kindly advised her to reconsider, as conditions in the Southwest were far worse than in Beijing.
Chen Xia knew the counselor meant well, so she explained her family situation in detail: "Teacher, it's not that I'm unfilial, it's just that I have no way to survive in this family. My sister-in-law persuaded my mother to find me a boyfriend who is twenty years older than me and has three children."
I heard that his ex-wife miscarried and died from hemorrhage because of him beating her. Tell me, how many days do I have left to live after marrying a man like that? I'd rather go to the southwest to support national construction than be beaten to death by him; at least I could live a few more years.
Counselor Chen Xia was actually quite worried. His niece was studying at the industrial school next door and was also facing job assignments after graduation. News had come from above that all of them, the vocational school students, were to respond to the call and be assigned to the southwest to support national construction.
His older sister only had this one daughter, and she couldn't bear to let her go so far away. She tearfully begged him to find a way to keep her in Beijing. But he was just a junior counselor at a vocational school; how could he possibly have the ability to keep her in Beijing?
Just when things seemed hopeless, a turning point arrived. With Chen Xia's grades, a job in Beijing was practically guaranteed. Since Chen Xia wanted to go to the Southwest, he could secretly use his connections to switch their assigned work units.
With the help of her counselor, Chen Xia will be assigned to Chengdu, Sichuan, a week later along with other students from the industrial school. She won't even need to buy a train ticket; she just needs to pack her luggage.
Chen Xia didn't plan to tell her family that she had been assigned to the Southwest. The original owner's household registration had already been transferred to the school. She left a letter for her family and told her counselor to send it home from the school after she left.
As for what happens next, the place she goes to is thousands of kilometers away from Beijing, and it's a classified unit with soldiers on guard at the entrance. There's not even a specific address, so it's harder for the Chen family to find her than to climb to heaven.
The original owner didn't have many belongings; most of her clothes were hand-me-downs from Chen Yang. Chen Xia had 500 yuan and cloth coupons from her daily sign-in rewards, so before setting off, she spent 20 points to buy several sets of clothes and some fabric from the system shop.
Most of the daily necessities in the system store are very cheap; a complete set of period costumes costs 5 points, and a piece of cloth costs 5 points.
She took the fabric and went to an old tailor shop in a hutong near the school to order two sets each of spring/autumn clothes, summer clothes, and winter clothes, as well as one thick mattress and one thin quilt.
To express her gratitude, Chen Xia's older sister, upon learning of her situation, brought her 300 yuan, some national food coupons, and a set of bedding. Unable to refuse, Chen Xia accepted the gifts after being persuaded by her counselor.
Chen Xia spent two points to buy a set of five canvas bags—two large and three small—from the system store. One bag contained bedding and clothes, while the smaller bags contained other items.
Her bag only looks impressive on the outside; in fact, she has put all the important and heavy things inside.
It was a shame that the two acres of land in the space had been left empty, so I bought seeds from the system store and planted half an acre of wheat and half an acre of rice.
The spatial flow rate is 1:5 compared to the outside world. This means that wheat can be harvested in one and a half months, and rice can be harvested even faster, maturing in just one month after planting.
Given Chen Xia's future work environment, black market trading is out of the question. Therefore, of the two acres of land, she plans to use half for growing crops and the other half to fence off a chicken coop and sheep pen.
We scattered corn grass and alfalfa, and bought several broods of earthworms to graze freely in the chicken and sheep pens.
She bought twenty chicks and two goat calves (one male and one female) from the system store. Once the chicks and goats grow up, she will be able to have access to eggs, chicken, and goat milk freely.
The thatched hut was empty. Chen Xia spent two hundred points to select a simple renovation from the system shop.
After paying the points, her thatched hut was instantly transformed. The interior was designed as a one-bedroom, one-living room, and one-storey layout. The bedroom contained a single bed with matching bedside tables on either side and a large wardrobe against the wall. The floral wallpaper paired with the light-colored flooring made the room feel much warmer.
Although the kitchen is simply furnished, it is equipped with cabinets and a stove. You can cook in the space by buying an energy stove from the system store.
The bathroom had a separate wet and dry area, and what surprised Chen Xia the most was that it not only had a large wooden tub for soaking in, but also provided toiletries and hygiene products. Although there weren't many of these items, she didn't have many points to spare, so every little bit saved was precious.
Pushing open the warehouse door, what comes into view is the multi-functional processing machine won in a lottery. It looks ordinary, but it can actually process anything. It can also automatically clean and disinfect itself after each use.
Before setting off, Chen Xia disguised herself for several days and went to state-run restaurants to pack meals three times a day. By the time she left, she had stockpiled fifty meat buns, fifty steamed rolls, ten servings of rice, and some meat and vegetables.
She also spent all her sugar coupons, meat coupons, oil coupons, and non-staple food coupons to buy more than ten kilograms of pork belly, two bottles of peanut oil, ten packs of White Rabbit milk candy and brown sugar, and even bought hundreds of eggs. She cooked half of them in her space so she could have a snack when she was hungry.
Because she had a lot of stuff to bring, Chen Xia took a super-strength pill, and on the day of her departure, she arrived at the train station carrying two large bags. As expected of Beijing's train station, it was incredibly crowded and bustling.
The square was noisy, and she searched for a long time before finally finding the teachers and students of the industrial school who were queuing to enter the station at the ticket gate.
When her counselor, Ms. Ji, saw her, she quickly waved and called out, "Chen Xia, over here."
Chen Xia walked over carrying her canvas bag: "Teacher Ji!"
Teacher Ji handed her the train ticket: "This Teacher Wang from the industrial school is my classmate. If you need anything when you get there, just ask him. Old Wang, I'm entrusting Chen Xia to your care!"
Teacher Wang patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry!"
Chen Xia smiled shyly: "Thank you, Teacher Wang!"
Teacher Wang enthusiastically introduced Chen Xia to the students. After a while, the station's public address system announced that passengers should go to the ticket gate to check in and enter the station.
Chen Xia and her group were at the very front of the line. As soon as the announcement was made, everyone rushed forward, and they were the first to be pushed in.
Chen Xia, carrying her luggage, squeezed onto the train with the flow of people. They had bought group tickets with seats. Beijing was the originating station, and they easily found their seats after boarding.
Chen Xia put the bag containing the bedding on the luggage rack, and placed the remaining small one under the seat.
More than sixty graduates from the industrial school went south this time. Chen Xia sat with several girls. Their journey was nearly two thousand kilometers long and would take four days and three nights by train.
At the first two stops after the train departed, not many people boarded, and almost everyone had a seat. Soon, the train became more crowded, and even the aisle was full of people.
Aside from taking turns to use the restroom, this group of women didn't dare to move an inch. If you dared to leave your seat for even a short while, you were sure to come back to find no seat available.
Even if someone is watching over you, and you have things on your seat to reserve it, you'll inevitably have your seat taken by someone else when you come back.
An elderly man occupied the seat opposite Chen Xia and her classmates. He refused to get up, taking advantage of his age, until the student finally called the train police.
At first, he was very angry when faced with the train police officer, cursing and accusing Chen Xia and her group of young people of disrespecting their elders. But when the officer checked his ticket, he immediately backed down, stammering and unable to produce it. In the end, he could only sheepishly follow the officer to buy a ticket.
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