"Mom! How could you have agreed to let someone like that marry the third son in the first place?"
"That's right! Those are the children of the 'Five Black Categories.' If we don't get rid of them soon, our family might suffer the consequences. Look at this! This jinx has only been in the house for a short time, and he almost killed our second son!"
When Xu Kuo woke up, he felt cold all over, his eyelids were extremely heavy, and he felt as if he had just been dragged out of an ice cellar. He could still hear the sounds of arguing in his ears.
What happened?
Didn't he have a stroke of good luck this morning?
Is this some kind of trip to the underworld for him?
Xu Kuo struggled to lift his eyelids, only to find himself in a low, simple room with a chipped old table, two rickety benches, and a portrait of his teacher hanging on the wall...
Almost immediately, a jumble of memories flooded in.
Xu Kuo's pupils suddenly contracted, and his mouth began to open wider.
Did I travel through time?
In 1961, the three years of natural disasters had come to an end, but the widespread famine across the country had reached its peak. The predecessor of this famine was the three sons of the Xu family in Huangshuiba.
Not only was he frail and sickly from childhood, but he was also timid and introverted, the kind of person who wouldn't even fart if you slapped him. Even his marriage was arranged by his mother.
However, when it comes to marriage...
This guy is lucky. He's a sickly guy who's as thin as a bamboo pole, yet he married a pretty wife with decent features. I heard she's an intellectual who studied abroad!
But surely he couldn't have all the good things to himself? So, on their wedding night, he coughed all night in the bridal chamber, and it wasn't until a month later that he started to get a little better.
As a result, just yesterday, he accidentally fell into a reservoir that had long since dried up and simply "laid flat".
Then Xu Kuo took over this body.
"What kind of mess is this..."
Xu Kuo rubbed his temples, his face full of worry.
Before he could even utter a few words of complaint, the argument outside escalated.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, don't say such harsh things. You all know what kind of person Xiuya is. Such a good girl, it's a blessing for our family to marry into this family. We can't just drive her away, can we? How can a young lady like her live alone?"
"How can she live? That slut should go back to where she came from! What good fortune? She's a remnant of the reactionaries! Mom! I think you're getting senile. I think my sister-in-law is right. When she first came in, I knew she was no good just from her vixen-like appearance. Now look what happened! Everyone in the team knows what kind of trash she is!"
Xu Kuo, who was inside the room, gasped in shock.
Who is this woman? She has such a venomous mouth; such nasty words just keep coming out.
After eating melon seeds for a while, his brows suddenly furrowed.
Could the vixen this person is referring to be Jiang Xiuya?
Jiang Xiuying was the newlywed wife of the previous incarnation. Her appearance was indeed stunning.
But the previous owner was also unlucky. Before he could even get close to his beautiful wife, rumors started circulating that her missing father was a reactionary who hadn't returned for many years and had run off to Taiwan with the enemy!
The news spread so wildly that it alarmed the county leaders, who issued a direct notice to thoroughly investigate the matter!
Now things are really messed up. The villagers have directly labeled the Xu family as children of the "Five Black Categories." Not only has the production team started giving the Xu family a hard time, but even the villagers who were originally on good terms with the Xu family are now avoiding them like the plague, afraid of getting involved with their bad luck.
I was implicated for no reason.
The eldest and second sons' families objected. Although the Xu family was dirt poor, in this era where being poor was considered honorable, their family had always been one of the most "prosperous" in the team since the old man was alive.
Now, just because the third son's family married a jinx, the whole family's social status has been affected. This is outrageous!
Therefore, with both families united against the common enemy, they were determined to sweep this remnant of the reactionaries out of the country, and not let this rotten apple spoil the whole bunch of the Xu family.
Xu Kuo was furious, but also somewhat helpless.
To be honest, although the Cultural Revolution only started in 1966, the term "Five Black Categories" existed since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The children and relatives of these reactionaries were subjected to different degrees of special treatment in their localities.
Even if the policies were relaxed in 1979, it wouldn't help in this situation. The hatred of ordinary people over thousands of years cannot be reduced in a short period of time.
But Xu Kuo was different!
As a modern person, he had long since abandoned this distorted value system, such as the idea that children should pay for their parents' debts.
The son of a murderer deserves to be despised from birth.
What kind of bullshit logic is this?
Just as he was getting a little annoyed by what he was hearing, a gentle voice, tinged with surprise, suddenly rang in his ears.
"Honey, you're awake?"
Looking up, I saw a figure carrying a bowl of herbal medicine walking out of the kitchen.
The woman wore a patched plain jacket, with two thick, black braids. She had a curvaceous figure, a fair complexion, and delicate features. Her face was filled with surprise and excitement.
Is this Jiang Xiuya?
Although Xu Kuo had seen it countless times in his predecessor's memories.
But it wasn't until I saw it with my own eyes that I truly understood why the woman outside called her a vixen!
Is this the kind of woman who can be born in this era?
This is so beautiful!
Seeing that Xu Kuo remained silent, the joy on Jiang Xiuying's face gradually faded, and she lowered her head, her eyes unconsciously reddening. The cursing outside was still pouring into the room, and she bit her lip tightly, her fingers holding the bowl trembling slightly.
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