Traveling through time and space, wanting to lie down, but being forced to move forward

Liu Jingxue followed Captain Zhang and continued walking inside. They stopped when they were almost at the end of the village.

Captain Zhang pointed to a small courtyard in front of him and said, "Liu Zhiqing, this is where you will live from now on.

This house was previously occupied by an old man in the village, but he passed away two years ago and it has been vacant since then.”

"But don't worry, I have arranged for someone to repair the house a few days ago. The kang has passed the inspection and there are no problems. People can live in it.

But there was only an empty house left, and all the things inside had been taken away by the villagers.

You'll have to get your own furniture, pots and pans and that sort of thing."

"Okay, Captain."

As they walked along, Liu Jingxue looked at the surrounding environment. Except for a house not far away, there were no other houses around this house.

Liu Jingxue pointed to the house in the distance and asked, "Captain, which family lives there?"

The captain looked up and said, "That used to be the village's cowshed, where cattle were raised.

Also because cows are too smelly and everyone dislikes them, no one lives nearby.

But now the cows in the village no longer live there. Old Liu, who drove the ox cart and was the former cowherd in the village, has moved to another place with his cows.

The people living there now are not from the village, but people who have been sent down.

The villagers didn't want to deal with them, and the people above said they had to undergo labor reform and couldn't let them live too well.

We couldn’t build a new house for them, so we had to build one in a worse place, so we cleaned up the cowshed and gave it to them to live in.”

Liu Jingxue was a little curious and asked, "Captain, isn't it said that people sent down to the countryside have to do the hardest, most tiring, and dirtiest work? Raising cattle should be relatively dirty, right? Then why don't they let them raise cattle? Why do they take the cattle away and stop living in the cowshed?"

“You are overthinking it. Cows are the most important productive force in our countryside. They are treasures, even more precious than people. I would rather starve myself than let the cows starve.

They have to be carefully cared for at ordinary times, so how could we allow outsiders to approach and feed them?

What if they make the cows sick, thin, or even die?

Old Liu, the cart driver, treated the cow as his own son. He even ate and slept with the cow. He would let those who were sent down to the countryside get close to his precious cow.

We only let them cut some grass and clean the cowshed, but we didn't dare let them do anything else.

Moreover, Lao Liu had to carefully check the fodder they brought over to make sure it was fine before feeding it to the cows. "

Zhang Dabiao deliberately asked, "Are you worried that if you live here, those people who have been sent down will come and disturb you.

In fact, you don't have to worry at all. They never interact with the villagers. Even if you live here, they dare not come to your door.

They are actually pitiful people, it’s just that the world has changed. If it were in the past, they would be big figures that we would never meet in our lifetime.”

Liu Jingxue asked curiously, "Captain, how many people are living there now?"

"There are currently four people living here, a middle-aged couple and two old men."

Liu Jingxue recalled that there was no running water in the countryside at that time, and people had to fetch water from wells or rivers on a daily basis.

Although there is water in my own space, I still have to pretend to fetch one or two buckets of water outside every day.

Liu Jingxue quickly asked the team leader, "Captain, where do I go to fetch water on weekdays?"

The team leader pointed to the cowshed and said, "In order to raise cattle, the cowshed needed to be cleaned frequently and required a lot of water, so the village found groundwater and dug a well in the cowshed.

It's about fifty meters in front of the cowshed. You'll have to go there to fetch water.

But Liu Zhiqing, you can carry water, but don't associate with them."

"Captain, don't worry, I won't go that way except to fetch water.

And I guess they would hide if they saw me.”

"Okay Liu Zhiqing, quickly pack your things and get settled.

Things like furniture and farm tools can be obtained from carpenters, bamboo craftsmen, and blacksmiths in the village.

You can buy the rest in town yourself."

"You live here alone, and you have to listen carefully for the whistle for work every morning.

The whistle will be blown three times. When it blows the second time, you must hurry out and gather at the drying dam.

As for where the drying dam is, I showed it to you on the way here just now."

Seeing the captain was about to leave, Liu Jingxue hurriedly asked, "Captain, I want to go into the mountains to collect firewood. Where can I get up the mountain?"

Captain Zhang pointed to a place not far away and said, "There are many roads leading up the mountain in the village. Over there is a road leading up the mountain. You can go up and down the mountain from here when the time comes.

When going up the mountain to collect firewood, you can only collect dry branches or dead trees, and you cannot cut down living trees.

If anyone is found cutting down a living tree, they will be punished.”

Liu Jingxue quickly expressed her opinion, "Captain, don't worry, I only pick up dead branches and chop dead trees."

After taking the luggage off the oxcart, Liu Jingxue asked, "Captain, I want to go change my things, but I don't know where. Can you give me some directions?"

Captain Zhang instructed, “After you are settled, you can go to the sunbathing area and find a village kid to lead the way.

Remember to settle down and then go to the brigade to handle the formalities and borrow food."

Liu Jingxue quickly said, "Okay, Captain."

After seeing off Captain Zhang, Liu Jingxue looked at the cowshed not far away, wondering whether she should go over there.

But after thinking about it, she gave up the idea.

The villagers are busy with the autumn harvest and even have lunch in the fields. Those who have been sent down to the countryside probably received the same treatment. There is probably no one in the cowshed now.

I'd better wait until night before going there.

After asking Tuanzi to scan, Liu Jingxue found that there was indeed no one around. She put all the packages into the space, pushed open the gate and walked into the yard.

The yard was empty, about 20 to 30 square meters.

The house standing at the end of the yard has windows on both sides of a door in the middle.

Liu Jingxue walked into the gate and found that the kang was right opposite the gate.

The kang is about two meters wide, and Liu Jingxue cannot estimate its length, but it fills the entire wall.

There was a side door on the right. Liu Jingxue walked in and took a look. Inside was the kitchen and behind it was the warehouse.

There was also a back door. Liu Jingxue went in and took a look, and found that there was a vegetable garden and a woodshed behind it.

Thinking that every household in the Northeast has a cellar, this house should have one too. Liu Jingxue looked for it specially and found the entrance to the cellar in the corner of the warehouse.

Liu Jingxue was a little surprised. Why didn't she see a toilet? How did the people living here solve their urgent needs?

She searched carefully again and found the dry toilet in the left corner outside the house.

In the middle of winter, going to the toilet is a hassle.

Although there are only two rooms, it is enough for her.

The front door faces the kang, and Liu Jingxue feels insecure.

Liu Jingxue pondered, "It seems that I need to make a door curtain and hang curtains, otherwise the situation in the room can be seen clearly from outside."

If you need to enter and exit the space, it is better to strengthen precautions to avoid others peeping through the windows.