Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

This was the first time in Lin Weibing's life that his mother had ever been so angry with him. But he still didn't know why she was so furious.

Just then, Lin Feifei dragged her tired body into the house, looking like she had just finished working in the fields. Lin Weibing spotted her immediately, and remembering that he had just been scolded by his mother, he instantly found a scapegoat and angrily yelled, "You good-for-nothing, don't you know how to come back and cook? I'm starving!"

"Snapped"

Widow Liu slapped Lin Wei hard across the face, roaring, "What a worthless piece of trash! That's your own sister!"

The slap stunned Lin Weibing. He turned around and looked at his mother in surprise. He wanted to say something, but when he saw his mother's cold face, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Lin Feifei stood frozen in place, too stunned to even breathe. She knew her mother had never laid a hand on her younger brother, and guessed that something must have happened to her. Since even her brother had been beaten, she had to be even more careful.

She immediately prepared to head to the kitchen, saying nervously, "I'll go cook."

"What are you doing? You've been working all morning. Go and get some rest. I'll make the meal."

Widow Liu's voice wasn't loud as she spoke and headed towards the kitchen, but her words made Lin Feifei even more flustered. A thought crossed her mind: Is Mother still planning to marry me off to that man? Is she trying a softer approach because she knows force won't work?

When their father was alive, both their father and mother treated the sisters very well. Their childhood was incredibly happy and joyful. But after their father passed away, their mother changed and became patriarchal. Although the two sisters were resentful, they silently endured it, remembering the happy times they had shared in their childhood.

Now, her mother wants to marry her off to a man who drove his wife to suicide so that her younger brother could marry her. How could she accept this? If that were the case, she would rather jump into the river and end it all sooner.

"sister"

Lin Xiuxiu also got off work at the chicken farm at this time. When she saw her sister, a wave of sadness welled up in her heart. Lin Feifei threw herself into her arms and sobbed softly.

"What? Is Mother pressuring you again!" Lin Xiuxiu felt equally distressed seeing her younger sister's expression. She wondered if Long Zhiqing could persuade their mother.

The two sisters were about to say something when they saw their mother come out of the kitchen, so they quickly shut their mouths and stood obediently to the side. Widow Liu prepared a simple lunch, first ladling a bowl of porridge for each person, and then placing a cornbread bun next to each of their bowls.

"Mom, how can I eat such thin porridge? I can't eat this."

In the past, when Widow Liu served porridge, she would always scoop the thicker part into his bowl. Lin Weibing was used to being treated specially by his family. Now, suddenly having to eat thin porridge like his sisters, he felt very uncomfortable. He immediately frowned, pushed the bowl onto the table, and his face was full of dissatisfaction.

"How come your own mother can eat it, your own sister can eat it, but you can't?"

Looking at her son, Widow Liu felt a mix of emotions. She increasingly felt that she had led her son astray and immediately snorted coldly.

"But I still need to go see Chunhua this afternoon, no..."

"What are you looking for? I'm telling you, come to work with me this afternoon. If you don't earn 3 work points, you can forget about having cornbread or porridge for dinner."

"What are you looking at? Didn't you hear me?" Widow Liu looked at her son's incredulous eyes and raised her voice several decibels.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, Widow Liu took her son to the fields. The villagers, seeing her sending her precious son to work, sighed with a hint of mockery:

"Widow Liu, why did you let your precious son come to the fields today? This isn't like you at all!"

"Yeah, it's like the sun has risen in the west."

"Hehehe..."

Hearing the sighs and laughter around her, Widow Liu didn't say anything in response, but kept her head down and continued with her work.

It wasn't just different, it was like she was a completely different person. Lin Weibing stood in the field with a hoe, wondering if something was wrong with his mother, that she had made him come to the fields. He was still thinking of going to see Chunhua that afternoon, but with his mother watching him, he didn't dare to run away.

He didn't take his mother's words to heart, thinking that she would never treat him that way; after all, he was her precious son. So he worked lazily and only completed one work point in the entire afternoon.

However, he miscalculated; there was indeed no food for him that night. In the middle of the night, Lin Weibing lay hungry in bed, his stomach rumbling.

"Little brother, eat up!"

Just then, Lin Xiuxiu walked in, carrying a cornbread bun. She gently handed it to Lin Weibing, her eyes full of affection. In the past, when their father was alive, the family was harmonious, and the siblings had a good relationship.

"Thank you, sister."

Lin Weibing took the cornbread, a warm feeling welling up inside him. Feeling the hunger in his stomach, he quickly finished the cornbread in a few bites. Lin Xiuxiu stared at her younger brother and then said softly, "You should go to work tomorrow. I don't think Mother is joking this time."

What happened in the side room naturally didn't escape Widow Liu's ears; she overheard everything from next door. At dinner, she saw her daughter secretly hide her cornbread, and she was quite pleased with Lin Xiuxiu's actions. To truly change her son, she at least needed to change the relationship between him and his sister first. However, if her son still refused to go to work obediently tomorrow, then…

At first, Lin Feifei thought her mother was acting to force her into marriage. But gradually she realized that her mother had really changed. Now she called them by their names and never mentioned the matter of her being forced into a marriage exchange.

"It seems that Long Zhiqing came to see Mother."

Lin Xiuxiu had also noticed the changes in her mother. Thinking of what the educated youth Long had said that day, she sighed inwardly.

Since that day, Lin Xiuxiu has become more cheerful and talkative at the chicken farm. She even went to thank Long Lifan, expressing her gratitude for helping her mother return to her former self, as she loves her mother very much now.

The fact that Lin Weibing was forced to go to work by Widow Liu every day didn't cause much of a stir in the village. Because exams were approaching, everyone's attention was focused on vying for teaching positions.

After nearly twenty days of construction, the school is now complete. Lin Guodong also asked several carpenters to work overtime to make chairs, which are almost finished now.

Today was the exam day, and the brigade leader specially arranged for the exam site to be located in the newly built school. Quite a few people signed up; including the educated youth, there were more than 30 people in total.

The registered educated youth and commune members entered the classroom one after another, waiting for the exam. The educated youth and commune members were in separate classrooms, while several village cadres acted as proctors to maintain order.

With such a big event happening in the village, many people came to watch, and over a hundred people gradually gathered around the school. Some had their children taking exams there, but many more were clearly just there to join in the fun.

Why didn't you sign up?

Long Lifan turned her head and looked at Hu Lili, who was watching the commotion from the side, and asked softly.

"I don't want to be a teacher. Teaching children to read and write is too boring," Hu Lili said reluctantly, pouting. She really didn't have much patience for teaching children. In the past, when they were on the mountain, it was mostly Jiang Nian'an and Sister Fan who taught the children, and she would occasionally tell stories or something.

"So what do you want to do?" Long Lifan smiled and said softly, "If Nian'an becomes a teacher, you'll be the only one cutting pig feed in the future."

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