Chapter Four: Beating Zhao Xiaoyu
Lin Baozhu was awakened by the acid churning in her stomach. The mat on the kang (a heated brick bed) made her lower back ache, so she used her hands to support herself as she sat up.
Just then, a rustling sound came from the courtyard, and Lin's mother's hushed voice slipped in through the crack in the window.
"Second brother, third brother, you go to the Bi family to get the money. I'll go to the fields first. Keep your voices down, don't disturb the baby's sleep."
"Yes, Mother!" Lin Erlang replied readily. The enamel mug tapped against the door frame with a soft sound, followed by a series of light footsteps, and the courtyard quickly returned to silence.
Lin Baozhu leaned against the wall of the earthen bed, staring blankly at the old newspapers pasted on the wall.
Although there are no zombies in this world, the people still can't get enough to eat or wear.
During the apocalypse, she had stored several large supermarkets and dozens of food factories in her spatial dimension. Now that she is dead, her spatial abilities and the resources inside have probably dissipated.
Waaaaah!
Her spicy snacks, her bread, her instant noodles, chocolate, and all the supplies she had scavenged from several large supermarkets were gone.
If she had a bowl of instant noodles and two sausages at that moment, she would cry tears of happiness.
A thought flashed through my mind: White Elephant brand mutton soup instant noodles and two King of Kings ham sausages were neatly arranged on the floral quilt.
Lin Baozhu looked at the things on the bed in surprise, then her thoughts flashed and her consciousness entered the space. Several large shopping malls stood neatly in the open space, and through the glass, she could see that the shelves were full of various foods and daily necessities.
Next to the supermarket, large metal warehouses were stacked with mountains of grain. Time stood still in her space; things stored there for decades remained as fresh as if they had just been put in.
Besides food and some daily necessities, she also has many military and agricultural vehicles of various types, as well as several German-imported machine tools, all of which are now quietly placed in the corner of the space.
Her fingertips trembled as she looked at everything that was still there.
In this day and age, you need ration coupons for everything you eat, drink, wear, and use.
Sometimes, even if there are tickets available, you might not be able to get one.
Life is tough for people in the countryside, but life isn't easy for people in the city either.
The Lin family's living conditions were considered above average in Da Geba Village, but even so, their food supplies were running low. Now they only eat two meals a day, mostly porridge.
In addition to earning work points every day, Lin's mother and San Si Wu Lang also had to take time to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables to supplement their income.
The Lin family consists of eleven people, with the eldest brother and sister-in-law living in Beijing, but their two children stayed in their hometown. However, their maternal grandmother took them to stay with her for a couple of days ago.
Lin Erlang works at a machinery factory in town and usually lives with his sister-in-law in the staff quarters in town.
Lin Silang and Lin Wulang went to repair the river channel and ate and slept there.
Although there are only a few people left eating and drinking at the Lin family's house, the food supply is still decreasing rapidly.
But now that her space and the supplies inside have traveled with her, she no longer needs to worry about going hungry, and she can even secretly help the Lin family.
After eating and drinking her fill, she leaned against the peeling camphor wood chest and began to make plans.
Now that she has taken over the original owner's body, her first priority is to avenge her.
Then, I would save money, wait for the reform and opening up, seize the opportunity, be among the first to go into business, buy a courtyard house and land, and become a beautiful and wealthy landlady, while also getting into university!
She has already set a general direction for the future; now she's going to the educated youth settlement to meet that scheming Zhao Xiaoyu.
After dressing neatly, Lin Baozhu headed straight for the educated youth compound...
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Zhao Xiaoyu has been feeling uneasy since yesterday. She didn't expect the Lin family to be so difficult to deal with.
At first, she thought Lin Baozhu had fallen to her death, and even if the Lin family suspected that she did it on purpose, there was no evidence.
But who knew that the bitch would be rescued?
Not only that, Bi Yuntao was also beaten black and blue, and even had to pay that bitch 1,100 yuan in compensation, all of which would be hers in the future.
Zhao Xiaoyu clutched her pounding chest, but then touched the jade pendant she had painstakingly obtained from Lin Baozhu.
In her past life, that bitch used this thing to recognize the Huo family and rise to the top. Her husband, Bi Yuntao, became a well-known entrepreneur. The two of them spent their lives together, envied by countless people.
On television, Lin Baozhu is adorned with jewels and exudes an air of extraordinary wealth, clearly a pampered flower of worldly riches. In contrast, she was forced to give birth to a child by Er Laizi from Da Ge Ba Village. Spending her days tending the stove for the child made her skin rough and her figure deformed. In the end, she was tortured to death by Er Laizi and his mistress.
Now that she has been reborn, she wants the Huo family's connections, and she also wants Lin Baozhu's man.
In this life, she will never repeat the tragedy of her past life.
During a break from work, the educated youth saw Lin Baozhu storming over. The group exchanged glances, then slowed their pace. What was more important than watching a spectacle than going to work?
Lin Baozhu glanced around, then picked up a fire poker and strode toward Zhao Xiaoyu's room.
Zhao Xiaoyu looked up when she heard footsteps. When she saw that it was Lin Baozhu, her pupils dilated, and then she forced a smile and said, "Baozhu, I'm so glad you're alright. I was thinking of going to see you after work today."
Lin Baozhu looked at the red dress with white polka dots that she was wearing and the watch on her wrist. Every single one of these things was something she and Bi Yuntao had conspired to use to seek compensation from the original owner.
Thinking of this, she curled her lips into a cold smile.
"Did you hear I didn't die from the fall and are planning to finish me off?"
As Lin Baozhu spoke, she walked towards Zhao Xiaoyu.
Zhao Xiaoyu backed away step by step: "Baozhu, how can you say that? I accidentally fell and knocked you down the mountain. Besides, I've already paid for your treatment. Why are you being so petty?"
"Screw your petty nitpicking?"
The original owner of this body was killed by her, and she thinks she can just let it go with a simple "it wasn't intentional"? She couldn't be bothered with this woman's pretense and directly swung the stick in her hand at Zhao Xiaoyu…
Zhao Xiaoyu was hit on the leg and immediately knelt on the ground. Before she could even cry out in pain, Lin Baozhu grabbed her by the collar and began slapping her face repeatedly.
"You think you can get rid of the suspicion of murdering me by saying a few nice words? Did you get my consent to have an affair with that bastard Bi Yuntao? That bastard even kicked me off the mountain. If I hadn't been lucky, I would be in line to meet the King of Hell by now!"
Lin Baozhu hit and cursed at the same time, and Zhao Xiaoyu could not make a sound except for sobbing.
Her originally pretty face was swollen and shiny from Lin Baozhu's repeated slaps.
Lin Baozhu's final slap sent the person flying out of the door.
The educated youth who had been watching the spectacle quickly retreated, afraid of being hit.
Zhao Xiaoyu covered her bleeding mouth and mumbled, "Lin Baozhu, Comrade Bi and I only have a revolutionary friendship. We didn't do anything inappropriate. You can't slander me like this."
Lin Baozhu chuckled: "Today, Bi Yuntao told me in front of the whole village that he would marry no one but you, so why are you pretending to be innocent?"
Um?
Lin Baozhu suddenly sensed a fluctuation of energy. She couldn't help but glance at Zhao Xiaoyu's chest and found that there was a red rope hanging around her neck. The rope looked rough and had a knot on it.
This rope...
Lin Baozhu reached out and pulled out the rope, revealing a jade pendant that was entirely emerald green in her hand.
This is……
Her things!!!
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