The Beginning of the World: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth

Zhao Dongchuan also remembered that it seemed that the novel mentioned that there was a person in the village working in a department store. He only remembered the general story line, and he had no impression of some less important "supporting characters".

"Um, that's it. I came here to buy a bicycle today. Please help me, Brother Guangming."

"Why did you suddenly think of buying a bicycle?" Jin Guangming actually wanted to ask, how could you have the money and tickets to buy a bicycle, but it was not easy to ask directly, so he just said this.

"That's right. Today I went to the post office to pick up the package my parents gave me. My parents knew that transportation in the countryside was inconvenient and they were afraid that I would be tired, so they asked someone to get it for me," Zhao Dongchuan said as he patted the package on his back.

Director Hou and Jin Guangming also understood that ordinary farmers did not have the spare money or ability to get tickets, but city dwellers did have ways. Some units issued tickets that they did not want themselves, and many gave them away or resold them.

Zhao Dongchuan had already taken out 150 yuan and a bicycle ticket from the system in advance and put them in his pocket. He took out the money and the ticket and handed them to Jin Guangming. After checking the money and the ticket, Jin Guangming gave Zhao Dongchuan a receipt, and then took Zhao Dongchuan to the management office to register the bicycle and stamp it. The procedure was completed.

Zhao Dongchuan bought some daily necessities, manuscript paper, etc. in the store, and then said goodbye to Director Hou and Jin Guangming.

Zhao Dongchuan rode his newly bought Phoenix brand bicycle and happily returned to Shuangshui Village.

"Ring ring ring"

"Ring ring ring"

At this time, Sun Yuting, an active member of the "Learn from Dazhai in Agriculture" movement and the captain of the infrastructure team in the village, was carrying a bucket and writing slogans on the earth wall at the entrance of the village. He heard a bell ringing. He thought it was Secretary Tian Futang and was about to say hello, but he found that the person was a young man. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and wondered who this person was.

"Why is it this kid?" When he got closer and saw clearly that it was Zhao Dongchuan, Sun Yuting was surprised.

"Uncle Yuting, you are busy."

Zhao Dongchuan said this as he rode past him on his bicycle.

Sun Yuting looked at Zhao Dongchuan's back and said to himself, "This young man has capitalist tendencies and is riding a bicycle."

Zhao Dongchuan didn't care what others thought. He was an educated youth from the city, and with city "parents" as an excuse, no one would say that there was something wrong with the origin of his money and tickets.

Zhao Dongchuan returned home and used the little remaining firewood at home to boil a pot of hot water, ready to wash thoroughly.

Today I bought a towel, a washbasin, toothpaste, a toothbrush, a tea cup, and a bag of loose tea in the county town.

I've already bought the big bicycle, so I don't need these small pieces anymore.

Bringing a basin of hot water, Zhao Dongchuan began to wipe himself with a towel.

After washing himself while it was still hot, Zhao Dongchuan changed into clean clothes and immediately felt much refreshed. He got on the kang, took out the package and saw what was in it that his parents had sent.

When I opened the package, the first thing that caught my eye was a set of books. On the cover of the book was written "Self-study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry". The complete set of books included four volumes of "Algebra", four volumes of "Physics", four volumes of "Chemistry", two volumes of "Plane Geometry", one volume of "Solid Geometry", one volume of "Plane Analytical Geometry", and one volume of "Trigonometry".

This set of books was published by Shanghai People's Publishing House in 1963, more than ten years have passed since then.

The books sent were both new and old, and some even had no covers. Fortunately, the degree of damage to those books with missing corners did not affect the overall reading quality.

There were several books with many alterations in the writing, which showed that they had been used by the original owner, who had written his own calculations and answers.

It must have taken a lot of effort for his parents far away to get the books together. Although it was not mentioned in the letter, Zhao Dongchuan obviously knew that it was not easy. During this special period, many books were not published.

The package also contained some blank paper from the factory, as well as some pens for him to use for drafting. It was really thoughtful.

In addition to these, the package also contained a 50-yuan banknote in a small envelope. The banknotes were a mixture of new and old, with denominations of 1 yuan, 2 yuan, and a few cents. Zhao Dongchuan could even imagine the scene when his parents pooled money together to make up the number for him. Zhao Dongchuan was moved for a moment. Since he traveled through time, he had always regarded himself as an outsider and did not regard the parents of "Zhao Dongchuan" as his own parents. He just wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as a son.

At this moment, he has changed a little. Perhaps he should take on the responsibility of being a son better. He didn't have the opportunity in his previous life, but in this world, he should do it well.

At the bottom of the package was a set of clothes, a shirt and pants made of Dacron fabric, which looked 9% new. I guess they were given by a relative.

Zhao Dongchuan put all these things away. He didn't plan to cook today. He just ate the steamed buns bought from the store and prepared to read the "Self-study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry".

Zhao Dongchuan flipped through it and felt that he had chosen the right book. This book is indeed very good, with rich content, easy to understand, and progressively deeper. It is more detailed than "100,000 Whys" and as rigorous as the "Xinhua Dictionary".

Its biggest advantage is the large number of examples, exquisite diagrams and detailed mathematical derivations. There is a chapter summary after each unit, and there are many exercises and review questions at the back of the book, with answers. Some difficult questions also come with solution hints.

Zhao Dongchuan took out the "pen" from the system, began to copy the questions on paper and calculate. The effect of the pen was really magical. He could better understand and remember the key points of the questions. Soon Zhao Dongchuan was immersed in the ocean of knowledge. He stopped writing only when the kerosene lamp became dim.

This kind of efficient learning is really addictive. He has now recalled many things he learned before and has a deeper understanding of them.

But it was time to go to bed. Learning never ends, and there is no need to rush for success. After work, he took out 2 hours every day to study. After a few months, he could fully understand the book.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dongchuan took off his clothes and went to sleep, without saying a word all night.

The next day, Zhao Dongchuan got up early, practiced the "Five Animal Exercises" while the porridge was cooking on the stove, and then turned the soil in a corner of the yard, preparing to get some seeds and plant some fruits and vegetables. He had not forgotten what he had told Sun Shaoan about tidying up the private plot. What if Sun Shaoan passed by and found that nothing had been done? That would expose his true colors.

After turning the soil for a while, Zhao Dongchuan had breakfast, and when it was almost time, he went to work.

At this time, the person in charge of arranging production in the team was deputy team leader Tian Fugao. Sun Shaoan had not returned yet and was probably still on the way.

Zhao Dongchuan and his team members were doing today's task. As they were listening to their teammates chatting, they heard a woman "crying" from the village entrance in the distance.

Soon, Zhao Dongchuan learned the whole story from the well-informed deputy captain Tian Fugao. It turned out that the crying woman was "Lanhua" from Sun Yuhou's family.

I heard that she was crying for her husband, Wang Manyin, a second-rate person from Guanzi Village. Wang Manyin was arrested by the militia because she sold a few packets of rat poison and someone reported her.