Chapter 3 But she seems to be acting cute.
Yin Haiqiang left after Yin Xiaoyin was settled in.
Four educated youths lived in one room. Ji Yueyan said enviously, "Your dad is so good to you. He even brought you here specially. I..."
She was the youngest daughter in her family, with many older siblings. She was independent and self-reliant from a young age, always striving to make a way for herself.
Later, he went to the countryside.
Over the years, not only has her family never visited, but they have also been sending her things home every month to help her out. They never consider how difficult it is for a young girl like her to earn her own food. She can only shamelessly borrow food from the educated youth settlement every quarter.
Just as Yin Xiaoyin was about to speak, a commotion came from outside.
"Wenying, you've discovered ginseng! That's amazing!"
She looked out the window and saw Yin Wenying trying to appear indifferent, but her raised eyebrows betrayed her undisguised smugness. Data analysis showed that this was a display of smugness and provocation.
Yin Wenying and Yin Xiaoyin looked at each other and waved enthusiastically: "Xiaoyin, come and see the good stuff."
Yin Xiaoyin remained calm. The female lead's character is a lucky charm, so what's a little trouble?
He pulled the tattered curtain shut and sat down in his seat to continue tidying up.
However, seeing that Ji Yueyan was neither warm nor cold, she found it strange: "Aren't you going to go and take a look?"
Ji Yueyan calmly said, "I won't."
He suddenly sat up in bed and said, as if giving a warning, "I advise you not to get too close to her. I can't explain why, but strange things will happen."
After saying that, Ji Yueyan felt a little annoyed. Why did she have to meddle in other people's business?
"I... I'm only doing this because I ate your cookies and candy earlier!"
"In short, we had a good relationship before, and I wasn't trying to sow discord. Just think of it as me having a psychological problem, being unable to stand seeing others do well. Every time she's lucky, I'm unlucky."
She gave a sarcastic smile: "I was crossing the river that day, and even though I was perfectly steady, I still fell into the water. Although everyone there was a female educated youth, they all say my reputation is ruined and that I should hurry up and find someone to marry, otherwise I'll never get married."
"No way, I want to go back to the city. I'm far away from her now, thank goodness, at least things are peaceful."
Then, seemingly annoyed at having revealed so much, she said, "Take it or leave it. Rest well today. You'll be working in the fields tomorrow. You look so delicate, do you think you can handle it?"
Yin Xiaoyin's eyes lit up: "Can we farm the land ourselves?"
At that time, land resources were already scarce, and the liquid consumed by the interstellar people was produced in laboratories.
Ji Yueyan felt that there was something wrong with Yin Xiaoyin, but then she thought that this child must have never experienced the hardship of farming. She would know what it meant to be tired by tomorrow.
In the courtyard.
Yin Wenying deliberately raised her voice, afraid that Yin Xiaoyin wouldn't hear her.
"Oh, I'm just a little luckier. I often encounter good things, unlike my cousin. She's been like that since she was little... so Grandma might favor me a bit. But we're all family, so this time she rashly signed her up to go to the countryside, probably hoping that we could be together and that she could have a better life."
Someone complimented, "Your family is so loving towards each other."
Yin Xiaoyin pouted and produced two wads of cotton from who-knows-where, stuffing them into her ears.
"I won't listen, I won't listen, you're just spouting nonsense."
Ji Yueyan couldn't help but chuckle: "Where did you get this strange talk from?"
Yin Xiaoyin swore that Ji Yueyan looked at her with pity, guessing it was probably because she had only been good friends with Yin Wenying for a while, while she and Yin Wenying were sisters.
Then Ji Yueyan got up, opened the door, and shouted, "Are you not going to take a nap? We still have to go to work in the fields later."
Yin Wenying looked at Ji Yueyan with a complicated expression, looking betrayed, vulnerable and pitiful. Ji Yueyan ignored her and closed the door.
The other two female educated youths in the same room returned from the courtyard, exchanged angry glances, and then asked curiously, "Yanzi, you and Yingzi used to get along quite well, how come you suddenly had a falling out?"
Ji Yueyan casually explained, "It's nothing, just that we're incompatible."
Ji Yueyan always felt like there was something wrong with her head when she talked about those mysterious things with others. She really didn't know why she had the brain fart to tell Yin Xiaoyin that just now...
Yin Xiaoyin, smiling, grabbed a handful of candy and placed it on the table: "I just arrived. If you're not sleepy, tell me about this place..."
The girl has a soft and endearing appearance, and even when she slightly raises her head and acts a little arrogant, she is not annoying, not to mention she is generous.
"Although our village chief in Red Leaf Village has a bad temper, he is an upright man. As long as you work hard, he won't deduct your work points or food rations. The neighboring Iron Kettle Village has had countless disputes over this, and I heard that people in their village have even starved to death..."
Yin Xiaoyin's eyes widened in surprise, and she exclaimed, "People can actually starve to death?"
Ji Yueyan glanced at her calmly and said, "You look like you've been spoiled. Life is good in Beidu, but these days, when the harvest is bad, starving to death is the end of it. Most people are struggling to survive on just a few grains of rice. Nobody has ever thought about wild vegetables or tree bark. With the harvest coming up again this year, I doubt we can even pay back what we owed last year."
Yin Xiaoyin retrieved her memories of the 1960s. At that time, productivity was low, and there was a severe drought. The country was backward, and every household was doing their best to support the Great Leap Forward in order to support the country's scientific and technological development and hope to get rid of its backward fate as soon as possible.
She clenched her fist slightly, thinking of her uncle from her memories.
Then I thought of my parents' concerns...
She raised her head slightly: "It will be alright."
Several girls couldn't help but chuckle: "It's not that easy. I dream of having a full meal."
Yin Xiaoyin thought of the pickled cabbage and beef noodles that she had disliked, which were a reward from her system inventory, and suddenly a feeling of unease welled up in her heart.
Saying things will get better is just empty talk; having enough to eat is what truly matters.
It was too early to discuss this topic, so Yin Xiaoyin changed the subject, bringing up her desire to go to the fields together that afternoon.
"You guys rest a little longer, I'll go to the fields with you this afternoon..."
Ji Yueyan rolled her eyes: "Are you stupid? You're rushing to work in the fields on your first day here. Look at the sunlight outside. When we came over, it was so hot that people's skin peeled off. You should enjoy yourself one last time."
However, Yin Xiaoyin gently tugged at her sleeve.
Ji Yueyan said, "I also want to persist, but she seems to be acting cute!"
"Alright, alright, I happen to have another hat, you can borrow it!"
Yin Xiaoyin happily got up and rummaged through her suitcase: "I brought some."
It wasn't one of those fancy, decorative hats; it was actually the kind of hat farmers wear under the blazing sun when working in the fields. Ji Yueyan was speechless for a moment: "You prepared this too?"
"It's always better to be prepared."
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