Zhou Ying couldn't understand why she and Qin Ye were so good together in their previous life, but couldn't be together in this life.
After much thought, Zhou Ying still felt it was related to Qin Xiaoxiao, who should have died.
Perhaps she, as the younger sister-in-law in her previous life, also had some extraordinary encounters.
Taking a deep breath, Zhou Ying looked at Huang Yuan, who was frowning as he observed the room.
Since Qin Ye and she could no longer be together, she had to hold onto this man in her hands now so that she could go back to the city with him.
Returning to the city through her family is out of the question; it would be a miracle if that entire family didn't tear her apart. She had considered taking the college entrance exam, but she's not cut out for studying, so that path is completely blocked. She has to find another way.
This method relies on men, and currently only Huang Yuan is someone she can rely on.
"husband."
Recalling how she addressed her husband in her previous life, Zhou Ying didn't hesitate to call him "husband" to show affection. In addition, she deliberately made her voice melodious and raised her tone, and the way she called out "husband" in her high-pitched voice was still very pleasant to hear. At least Huang Yuan felt much more comfortable.
"What's wrong?"
Although he had slept with this woman, it was only that one time. He had thought about sleeping with her again, but the farm didn't have the facilities to prepare a separate room for them. He was sharing a room with more than a dozen grown men.
Hearing Zhou Ying call him that again now, a warm feeling involuntarily welled up in his heart.
Huang Yuan thought for a moment, then walked over to Zhou Ying and said, “This room isn’t great, but it’s the best we can find right now. At least we’ve moved out of the educated youth compound.”
Let's move out first. If he stays in the educated youth compound any longer, he can't stand the way the educated youth look at him. How can he work like that?
To be honest, after three months of training on the farm, it wasn't so difficult for him to earn work points in the fields again. Right now, he can easily earn eight work points, even if he can't earn ten. It takes a bit of effort to support Zhou Ying and himself, but it's enough to support himself.
Huang Yuan narrowed his eyes and put his arm around Zhou Ying's waist. "The conditions aren't good right now, so this is the only way. Just bear with it. When we start work tomorrow, we'll both go to the fields and work together. By the end of the year, we'll have some money."
Zhou Ying's heart tightened.
Why would they make her work in the fields to earn work points?
Don't be ridiculous, how could someone like her possibly earn any work points?
Qin Xiaoxiao doesn't have to work in the fields to earn work points, so why should she have to?
However, she can't break ties with Huang Yuan now, as she still depends on him for a living.
She's spent all the money she brought from home, so she needs to find a way to get more.
Zhou Ying smiled and nodded obediently, "I'll listen to you. I'll go to the fields with you tomorrow to earn work points. You're right. When we get our share of grain and money at the end of the year, our lives will be much better."
"But honey, we're penniless now. You've seen what this house looks like. What are we going to eat? We don't even have bowls or chopsticks, no stove, and the bedding we brought back from the farm is probably unusable."
They had taken their bedding to the farm before they went there, but when they got there they found out that the farm was also organized. As newcomers, they were robbed by people from various organizations. After several rounds, not only were their bedding taken, but their clothes were also stolen. They were now wearing clothes that others had thrown away to them.
You want to file a complaint? Haha, the people who manage the farm don't care about these things. They favor whoever gives them benefits and ignore everyone else.
Zhou Ying was in a very difficult situation at that time, and even considered using her body to exchange for benefits. But when she thought that she would only be there for three months, she realized that if she did that, there would be no turning back.
If she were alone, what she did over there might not have reached Qinjiagou. But Huang Yuan was with her. If she really gave herself to him, Huang Yuan would definitely despise her later. Moreover, after they separated, he might spread the news to everyone.
Therefore, despite the hardships there, Zhou Ying endured it all, daring not to do anything, even fearing she would lose her virginity. She made herself look disheveled every day, so that even a glance at her was an eyesore, which is how she escaped a calamity.
Huang Yuan's expression darkened even further after hearing this.
Taking a deep breath, he thought for a moment, then patted Zhou Ying's hand. "We'll talk to the brigade leader in a bit, and we'll go to the county post office to make a call. You can also call home and see if you can get some money, at least enough to make a quilt."
Zhou Ying sneered upon hearing this, and said with difficulty, "I cut off ties with my family when I left. If I call now, not only will I not get anything, but they might also try to take advantage of us in the future."
Honey, you have no idea what kind of people my family is. They favor boys over girls and treat daughters like dirt. I was a slave in that family. They bullied me relentlessly, and I had endless chores to do every day.
I took money from home before I left; if I hadn't, I wouldn't even have had food to eat.
If Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, she would definitely slap her across the face.
Zhou Ying's family did indeed favor sons over daughters, but not to the extent she described.
That's how it was in this era. If a couple didn't have a son, they would definitely be looked down upon and wouldn't be able to hold their heads high. This led to almost every household favoring sons over daughters.
There are families that dote on their daughters, but they are very, very rare. This is why Qin Xiaoxiao is so dependent on the Qin family and so good to the Qin matriarch. The Qin family values girls more than boys.
The Zhou family did make Zhou Ying do chores, but which family doesn't? It's not just girls; even boys have to help with chores like collecting branches and carrying water after school.
At home, Zhou Ying's daily tasks were simply washing dishes and sweeping the floor. Sometimes, when her mother was too busy, she would ask Zhou Ying to cook a meal, but she wasn't asked to do it every day. She would only cook one or two meals out of ten days.
You're a young woman in your early twenties, and it's not good to talk about someone who just eats and doesn't do any work!
These days, hard work is valued. What family would want to marry a lazybones like you as their daughter-in-law? What mother-in-law would want her son to marry a woman like you? The mother is counting on you to take care of her son, but if she marries you, you can't take care of her son and she has to serve you instead. Is that possible?
Let alone in this era, even in later generations, no family would want to marry a pampered young lady who can't do anything to live with them, unless they are rich and have servants to wait on them. Ordinary families would not marry such a girl into their homes.
Zhou Ying was reborn. Looking at the present from the perspective of the future, it's clear that her family favored boys over girls and didn't value her, which is why she stole money from her family and ran away.
Huang Yuan frowned even more deeply after hearing this.
"Then don't call yet, it'll save you the phone bill. I'll talk to my family and see if they can give me some more money."
Zhou Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
As long as Huang Yuan stops making her call home for money, that's fine. She can manage on the farm, and it'll be the same here.
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