The 1960s: The Story of a Country Girl's Journey to the City

"Hmm~, tell me about it."

Seeing that Commander Qin was interested, Bao Ya naturally told him without reservation.

"Peach Blossom was brought to my second grandfather's house by her mother when she remarried. She didn't have much of a presence at home. She used to be very timid and would always lower her head when she saw people, not daring to speak much."

Since she changed her name, her whole demeanor has changed.

Moreover, she had never been to school, but suddenly she could write, and a few days ago she even passed the exam for a job at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Don't you find it strange that someone can change so drastically all of a sudden?

A child raised in a family that favored sons over daughters, and a soul from another world who traveled from the future—they were worlds apart in temperament.

Moreover, Lin Chuxue was a high-level white-collar worker in her previous life, while the original Lin Taohua was illiterate. The gap between the two cannot be bridged in a short time.

"Could she have learned it at the village's literacy class?"

Fang Mingda asked Bao Ya uncertainly, as he remembered that there were literacy classes in the countryside.

"Impossible! I taught the literacy class in our brigade. She never went."

She was certain of that; that family wanted her to do all the work, so how could they possibly let her go to a literacy class?

Bao Ya has blocked the path of literacy classes again.

Providing literacy education to the women in the village is very simple; as long as they can write their own names, it's considered graduation.

Even so, many people were unwilling to go, and even if they did go, they didn't study properly. So, the only option was to let Lin Baoya, who had been to school and could keep them in check, teach the literacy class.

At this point, a person who is completely illiterate will undergo a tremendous change in temperament and knowledge. It will not be thought that their inner self has changed, but rather that they have become a different person.

If she were just a country girl, it wouldn't be a big deal, but she's a military wife now.

If you follow this line of thought, then things get really serious.

After listening to Bao Ya's words, Commander Qin nodded, feeling that this matter needed to be thoroughly investigated; if it had been infiltrated by spies, it would be troublesome. Then he asked Qi Jianjun:

What do you think?

Qi Jianjun thought for a moment, then carefully began to speak:

"I've been away from home for many years, and I didn't know her before I got married, so I don't know much about her."

Qi Jianjun's heart began to pound. He had seen Lin Chuxue's handwriting before, and it was even better than his own. It didn't look like that of a beginner at all; it was as if she had been writing for many years.

Bao Ya felt that if Lin Chuxue's whereabouts were investigated, apart from her visit to the black market, there shouldn't be any other major issues, but she couldn't explain her own changes.

If she reveals that she traveled through time, she will definitely be taken away by the higher-ups.

As someone who's good for nothing, I might as well wear it; it won't make a big difference.

Since the female lead is capable, she should be handed over to the country and allowed to shine in a more important place, instead of constantly causing trouble for herself.

They were so focused on discussing Lin Chuxue's affairs that they completely forgot about Lu Qiuqiu.

When they came out of the conference room, Qi Jiaojiao was still waiting in the police station's reception hall. Seeing them emerge, she ran straight to Fang Mingda.

"Brother Fang, how did your discussion go? My mother is really not a human trafficker. For my brother-in-law's sake, you must save her."

"Well……"

Fang Mingda looked around, but Commander Qin didn't even glance at them. He went straight into the courtyard and told the driver to bring the car over.

Bao Ya followed suit, thinking that other people's bad romantic encounters had nothing to do with her, and she didn't want to create another Lin Chuxue.

"The matter hasn't been investigated yet. Why don't you go back and wait for news? Director Zhao will contact you later."

After saying that, he bypassed Qi Jiaojiao and fled into the courtyard.

Seeing Fang Mingda's businesslike attitude, Qi Jiaojiao stomped her foot in anger, gritted her teeth, and followed him.

"Brother Fang, could you take me to the military region? I want to ask my uncle and brother-in-law for help."

"There's no room in the car, you can go another day."

Fang Mingda gets a headache whenever he sees Qi Jiaojiao; she seems unable to understand rejection.

As they were talking, two jeeps pulled up in front of the door. Six people in two cars—Fang Mingda surprisingly said there wasn't enough room.

Qi Jiaojiao looked at Fang Mingda with a resentful expression, then turned to look at Bao Ya, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitating.

Bao Ya quickly understood her meaning and spoke first:

"I'll ride in Commander Qin's car."

After saying that, without waiting for anyone to say anything, he opened the car door and got in.

Gu Panyue stood in front of the two cars, glanced at Qi Jianjun, and reluctantly got into Commander Qin's car.

Upon learning that Bao Ya had encountered human traffickers in the city, Liao Chunhua was terrified and dared not let Bao Ya leave the military region alone again.

Afterwards, Sanmao made a special trip to the county town to buy what she wanted.

Several people in the ward were discharged one after another, with Jiang Tao being the last to leave. After his discharge, Xu Guanyan and his wife brought Qi Jiaojiao to visit him.

Knowing that the matter involved Commander Qin, they left without further ado, and the Xu couple also sent Qi Jiaojiao home.

Lin Chuxue has been dismissed from the supply and marketing cooperative and is currently under investigation. Qi Jianjun has also been temporarily suspended pending the investigation results.

With no more need to deliver meals to the hospital, Bao Ya had some free time. After making some food for San Mao and sending it over, she stayed home and made some small clothes for the children of Wang's wife and Jiang Tao's family.

Jiang Tao has already arranged for someone to buy them train tickets to go home next week.

The rest of the time was spent wandering around the compound with Wang Muchen and Jiang Boyang.

I didn't feel this way when I was in the village, but now that I'm with those two little brats every day, I feel a little ashamed.

"Auntie, I'll stay home with you tomorrow. Otherwise, you'll be lonely at home all by yourself."

"Yes, I'll stay home with my aunt too, so I can go later with my son."

Wang Muchen and Jiang Boyang were taking turns trying to persuade her to ask for leave from the daycare center, as they had been having too much fun these past two days and neither of them wanted to go to school.

"No need, I can play with my little brother at home just as well. Do you guys even know your way around?"

Bao Ya coldly rejected the two men, and the three of them wandered around in the woods for a long time, not taking the original path, and now they didn't know where they had come from.

"I know the way. I've been here before. Look, isn't that the residential compound over there?"

Wang Muchen pointed to the blue brick house to the south and said to Bao Ya.

Bao Ya looked south and could indeed see the military buildings, but it didn't seem to be the area where they lived. But it didn't matter; they shouldn't get lost now that they'd gotten this far.

"Auntie, look how beautiful the rooster they raise is."

Jiang Boyang pointed to the rooster inside the fence gate and said to Bao Ya, "That rooster's big red comb is like a ball of fire, its neck feathers are dazzlingly golden-red, and its tail feathers are glossy black and dark blue, making it look majestic."

There were two hens next to the rooster, and the three chickens were pecking at the ground with their heads down.

The courtyard wall only reached Bao Ya's chest. The two little ones were too short to fit in, so they could only squeeze through the fence gate and look out through the gaps.

Bao Ya simply picked them up one by one and put them on the wall so they could sit on the top and get a good look.

The two little ones watched and gestured excitedly, having a wonderful time.

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