"I'm okay, thank you for saving me." Zhou Yunwan spoke softly, her eyes flashing with genuine gratitude. If it weren't for him, she would probably still be lying in the cold corner of the yard, following the fate of the original owner.
"You are welcome."
Hearing this, Shen Yanli turned around and slightly pulled the corners of his lips towards her, trying to make himself look more amiable, but he didn't know that the forced smile matched his cold and hard appearance, which looked weird no matter how he looked at it.
Zhou Yunwan snickered, seeing his intention, and immediately expressed her attitude, "You are a good person."
As if he had never experienced such a scene before, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face. He was stunned for two seconds before changing the subject, "Are you hungry? Eat first. I'll go get some hot water. The doctor said that it's best to take the medicine with warm water after a meal."
After saying that, a tall figure carrying a thermos walked past her and went straight out the door.
Zhou Yunwan didn't care about being polite at this time. When she was the only one left in the room, she decisively put aside her reserve and restraint, sat down on the chair and opened the lid of the iron box, revealing the food inside.
The steaming mist swirled in the air, accompanied by the fragrance, successfully aroused her appetite.
Perhaps out of consideration for her health, he prepared a light cabbage and lean meat porridge that melted in her mouth. The hot soup rolled down her throat and relieved her thirst. At this moment, she almost cried for joy.
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After going through the gates of hell and experiencing the world again, one will always be more emotional than usual.
Zhou Yunwan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Only after filling her stomach did she have the strength to think carefully about her situation. It was the winter of 1976, and she was in a small mountain village in the south of the motherland. It was poor and backward, with no village in sight and no shop behind.
Both of his parents died not long ago, and his only relatives, his uncle's family, are selfish and vicious.
It was a devastating start.
The most important thing is that the Zhou family has not split up. She is an orphan now. According to the local customs and rules, she cannot be given a separate piece of land to build a house. Even if she finds ways to successfully split up the family and build a house to live in alone, it would be like escaping from a wolf's den and walking right into a tiger's mouth.
In later generations, women living alone faced all kinds of dangers, let alone in this era? Without surveillance, even if something happened to her, there is a high possibility that the murderer would not be found and she would die unjustly.
Zhou Yunwan couldn't help but shudder at the thought of such an ending.
Moreover, as a rich lady who had never suffered any hardship, could she really survive in the poor countryside when she could not lift or carry anything? Not to mention the harsh environment, just working in the fields to earn work points every day could take half her life.
Looking at the yellow ceiling covered with cobwebs, Zhou Yunwan just wanted to have a good cry. However, even if she cried, she still had to think carefully about her way out. The most urgent thing was to get the pension for the original owner's parents back from her uncle.
That's a lot of money! We can’t let that disgusting family get away with it.
Then we need to find a good way to retreat, preferably far away from this village, and even better if we never come back.
But in that era, you needed a letter of introduction to go anywhere. If you went to the city without one, you would be considered a blind migrant. Once discovered, you would either be sent back to your hometown or sent to participate in labor reform.
No matter what the result was, she didn't want to see it.
The two easiest ways to move to the city are to work or to get married.
The former is a job that is filled to the utmost and recruiting is very rare. For a student who hasn't even graduated from high school, she can forget about it. She has no background and no ability, so she will probably be eliminated in the first round. Moreover, jobs nowadays are all stable jobs that can be passed on to relatives and friends! Who would be willing to give up if there weren't any difficulties?
If she gets her pension back, she could consider going to the county town and spending a lot of money to buy a work station.
The latter seems simple, but in fact it is as difficult as ascending to heaven for her. The reason is that she is a face control. In her previous life, she had too high requirements for appearance, so she remained a single dog until her death.
If it was the man just now, I might consider it...
Thinking of this, Zhou Yunwan swallowed subconsciously. Just as she was about to curse herself for being a worthless person and actually thinking of her savior, she heard the voice of the owner not far away, "Have you finished eating?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yunwan's hands trembled with guilt, and the spoon in her hand fell to the ground with a plop. She was about to bend down to pick it up, but the man got there first. She didn't have time to retract her hand, and it happened to cover his fingertips.
His hands were thin and slender, with distinct joints, and his nails were trimmed neatly and roundly. Light blue veins were faintly visible under the back of his white hands. His palms were broad, and he picked up the spoon flexibly and quickly, avoiding her hand without leaving a trace.
"Be careful." Shen Yanli put the spoon on the table, took out a cup, scalded it with hot water, and poured another cup of water before stopping his actions. The whole process can be said to be smooth and every detail is pleasing to the eye.
"Let it cool before taking the medicine."
"Yeah, okay."
Because of the wild thoughts she had just had, Zhou Yunwan felt an inexplicable discomfort when facing Chen Yanli again. Her eyes were wandering, and for a moment she didn't know what to say to break the stagnation in the atmosphere.
Although he saved her, they were still strangers to each other in the final analysis. They didn't even know each other's names, so it was inevitable that they were speechless when they were in the same room.
But Zhou Yunwan could clearly feel the kindness emanating from the other person. It had nothing to do with love between men and women, but more like the care and love of an elder for a younger generation...
Looking at the handsome face in front of her who was only a few years older than her, Zhou Yunwan felt that her idea was a bit outrageous, but that was the feeling he gave her, especially the deliberately soft tone of voice when he spoke, as if he was afraid of scaring her.
Could it be that he is really a relative of the heroine?
But she searched the original owner's memory many times and couldn't find anyone like him.
This is not the future. Not so many people know her as a big star who is almost known to everyone and treat her like a star. Her current identity is just an orphan in the mountains. The environment she grew up in makes it impossible for her to have the opportunity to meet a man like him.
Relying on her experience of meeting countless people, Zhou Yunwan could tell at a glance from the other person's temperament and conversation that he was of unusual status. In addition, the fact that he was driving a military vehicle and spoke fluent Mandarin made her even more certain that he was not a local.
But what is the purpose of such a person coming to Dahe Village? And why was he so nice to her for no reason?
If there is no other reason, she would never believe it even if you beat her to death.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yunwan pursed her lips. She has always been a straightforward person and could not keep anything in her stomach for long. Instead of hiding it in her heart and torturing herself, it would be better to just ask and let the person give the answer.
As if he didn't expect her to be so straightforward, the man's expression was dull for a moment, then he lowered his eyes and smiled, "I'm indeed not a local, I came here for you."
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