Inside a dilapidated hospital ward in Hong Kong.
Lin Mo was emaciated, with sunken eyes and a long, hideous scar on his chest. His gaze was blank, and he was on the verge of death.
His wife Jiang Ying's words vaguely echoed in his mind...
"Lin Mo, I only got close to you back then because you could get meat for Zhen Ting. Did you really think I liked you?"
"Why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror to see who you are? A stinking farmer who tills the land, how could you be worthy of me?"
"If Zhenting didn't need your heart transplant, would I have married you?"
"Your mother and sister deserved to starve to death..."
"Oh, by the way, I heard that Su Xiaoxiao, that bitch, hanged herself after giving birth to your daughter, and her daughter was taken away."
Thinking of his daughter and Su Xiaoxiao, Lin Mo felt endless regret. If he hadn't been so foolish, Su Xiaoxiao would have had a better future.
It was all his fault. He let down his mother and sister, causing them to starve to death. It was also because of him that Su Xiaoxiao became pregnant unexpectedly and had to commit suicide in that era to prove her innocence.
My daughter... Lin Mo longed to hug her and watch her grow up, a trace of regret welling up in his dry eyes.
In a daze, Lin Mo saw a slideshow of images flashing before his eyes, one vivid face after another rushing by, and then his consciousness sank rapidly into darkness.
......
Northeast Xinganling in 1976
Not far from Laoshu Village lies the Xinganling Mountains, famous for their ability to catch roe deer with sticks and scoop fish with ladles.
It was autumn, and the entire mountain forest was a brilliant golden yellow, resembling a natural treasure trove from afar.
Outside the Laoshu Village Collective Farm
Two figures hid behind a neatly bundled stack of poles.
"Lin Mo, Lin Mo, what are you daydreaming about?"
A crisp sound came from beside his ear, and Lin Mo was momentarily dazed.
Then it felt like someone slapped me on the face. When I opened my eyes again, I saw a beautiful, flawless face with a rosy glow, and a gloomy autumn sky.
"Jiang Ying!"
Lin Mo was startled.
Wasn't I killed by Jiang Ying?
How come she looks so young!
With a question in mind, Lin Mo looked down.
The first thing you see is a gray, coarse cloth garment covered in patches.
The back of my hand was no longer covered with countless needle marks; the skin was smooth and delicate, with a healthy red glow.
He was suddenly transported back to the autumn of 1976, to his hometown, Laoshu Village, which he had left half his life!
That era that caused me a lifetime of pain and lifelong regret!
It was in this year that he met Jiang Ying, an educated woman who had been sent down from the city.
Lin Mo is 19 years old, and Jiang Ying is 17 years old.
He was immediately captivated by the beautiful Jiang Ying and began a relentless pursuit of her.
In order to improve Jiang Ying's diet, who couldn't afford meat, he actually traded the food rations saved by his mother and sister with the hunters for meat!
In an era when everyone's food rations were rationed, Jiang Ying not only didn't suffer from malnutrition, but actually gained weight because she could eat meat sent by Lin Mo every now and then.
In contrast, Lin Mo's mother and sister grew thinner and thinner each day.
Lin Mo actually believed Jiang Ying's nonsense that she was his girlfriend and that they would marry in the future.
So every time his mother asked, he would say that he had lent it out, but in reality, he had exchanged it for meat and fed it to Jiang Ying and Xu Zhenting!
Until her previous life, her mother and sister suffered from edema due to long-term malnutrition, and eventually collapsed at home, closing their eyes forever.
He then realized how foolish he had been.
"Lin Mo, are you stupid? I've called you so many times and you're acting like you didn't hear me?"
Jiang Ying looked at Lin Mo with dissatisfaction, because Lin Mo had asked her to come out today saying that he had gotten half a pound of meat.
Only then did she reluctantly come out to see him.
After all, Xu Zhenting, the man she admired, also lived in the village.
In this day and age, while it's not accurate to say that men and women should be completely separated, being rumored to have issues with one's conduct with others is still a very serious matter.
Moreover, Jiang Ying came from a bad background; her parents were fugitives who fled to Hong Kong. She was lucky to have been sent to the countryside for reform, otherwise she would have been living in a cowshed.
She didn't want to make her image worse, so she was careful in everything she did.
"fine."
Lin Mo came to his senses.
Since God has given him a second chance, why would he foolishly dedicate everything to Jiang Ying, this woman?
"Nothing? Didn't you say you got half a pound of meat?"
"Lin Mo, what do you mean?"
Jiang Ying's face immediately darkened.
You know, she hasn't eaten meat for several days, and Xu Zhenting has lost a lot of weight recently, which makes her feel so sorry for him.
But she and several other educated youths, including Xu Zhenting, had already taken a lot of food rations from Laoshu Village, so how could they possibly ask the village chief for meat to eat?
Regardless of their social class, this behavior alone is contrary to the "Down to the Countryside Movement".
After all, cutting in line isn't about enjoying yourself; if someone reports you, you might end up on a big-character poster.
My future and Xu Zhenting's future are ruined!
"I've seen it all, take it out."
Jiang Ying immediately noticed the bulging oil paper package at Lin Mo's waist, so she spoke again.
"What?"
Lin Mo pretended to be stupid, touched the fat wrapped in oil paper around his waist, and showed no intention of taking it out.
"Meat!"
At this moment, Jiang Ying's face showed a hint of anxiety, and she urged:
"I don't have time to mess around with you, give it to me now."
"Oh, no."
Having lived two lives, Lin Mo felt nothing when watching Jiang Ying's performance again.
He might have been shy and open-hearted for Jiang Ying in the past, but after truly experiencing "opening his heart," he only felt indifference and disgust.
"No...nothing?"
Jiang Ying stood there, stunned, as if she couldn't believe what she had just heard.
"No, I'd like to eat meat myself, why would I give it to you?"
Lin Mo looked at her as if she were an idiot.
These days, everyone knows how precious meat is. Ordinary families are lucky if they can eat meat once a year.
"But you..."
Jiang Ying stammered and couldn't even finish her sentence; all she could think about was that piece of fat.
"What do you mean 'yours' and 'mine'? Who are you to me?"
Lin Mo said slowly and deliberately.
At this moment, Jiang Ying also realized that she might have been exploiting Lin Mo too much recently, which caused Lin Mo to develop a rebellious mentality.
She saw with her own eyes that Lin Mo had a piece of flesh on his body.
But getting that piece of meat won't be that easy.
She used to talk to Lin Mo and recite poems she learned at school in order to woo him.
However, the two never had any physical contact because she felt that Lin Mo was a countryman, very dirty, and not good enough for her.
So whenever Lin Mo tried to hold her hand, she would always dodge it.
Because her body and soul belong only to Xu Zhenting.
"So tell me, what do you want?"
Jiang Ying dropped her cold expression and instantly switched to a coquettish tone.
hehe......
If Lin Mo hadn't known Jiang Ying's true nature as a manipulative woman all along, he might have been soft-hearted. But now that he's been reborn, why should he still indulge her?
Lin Mo took out an oil paper package from his waist, waved it in front of Jiang Ying, and said:
"Want it? Beg me."
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