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Chapter 1
Back in the spring of 1976,
When Su Xiao opened her eyes,
It was still dark outside.
The roosters in the yard had already begun to crow. They were the breeding chickens of the next-door neighbor, Uncle Zhao. Her family raised a few old hens,
They were used by her mother to lay eggs. In the commune,
Members were only allowed to raise five poultry and two pigs and sheep,
Exceeding this number was capitalism, and the tail of capitalism would be cut off. Therefore, the family only dared to raise four old hens and a pig. No matter how much more,
They couldn't afford it. Now, every family's food rations were already tight,
Hogweed was being cut crazily,
They really couldn't afford to raise any more.
Not long after,
The sound of her parents waking up came from next door,
And the sound of them whispering.
Su Xiao looked at the old green tent above her head, and the buzzing of mosquitoes in her ears,
Let her confirm once again that this was not a dream,
She was really back.
It had been a few days since she was reborn. From the initial shock,
To the subsequent acceptance of the truth,
To the current joy and ambition.
In her previous life,
She fell on the operating table, tired,
When she opened her eyes again, she had already returned to the year when she was sixteen.
This year, it was the beginning of 1976. The ten-year turbulent movement had not really ended. The Red Guards and rebels were still very rampant. This year, that incident had not happened yet. Her father had not been tortured to death because of that incident. Everything was still in time. She swore that since she was back, she would not let that incident happen again in this life.
Su Xiao's family was actually not bad at that time. Her father had joined the army before liberation. After the war against U.S. aggression and aiding the Korean War, he retired from the army and returned to the village to become the production leader. Her mother was the village's women's director and had a high prestige in the village. She had two elder brothers. The eldest brother was an intellectual. He went to the provincial capital to attend university in his early years, but because of the ten years of turmoil, he was demoted to the farm to become an educated youth. He had not returned since. The second brother had joined the army three years ago. Now that he had been promoted, he was doing very well. The third brother had a spot as a worker, farmer, and soldier student and entered Qingda University to study. It could be said that his future was not bad.
If that incident hadn't happened, Su Xiao could be said to have grown up in a honey pot.
But everything ended in the spring of that year.
Due to the Ten Years Calamity, classes had not been held in the school for a long time. Many Red Guards had gathered in the school to rebel against the teachers. Suspension of classes had become the norm.
Su Xiao hadn't gone to school for a long time. She had been helping out at home. Occasionally, she would go to the brigade to earn some work points. She didn't do much work, just cutting Hogweed or goose grass. Sometimes, she would sell the eggs or vegetables that she had saved for a long time in town.
There were workers in the town, and they needed the food. However, they didn't sell much, and they had to report it to the team. Otherwise, if they were found out, they would be treated as the tail of capitalism.
It wasn't easy to speculate and resell. Once it was confirmed, it would be criticized.
That day, the family managed to save more than a dozen eggs. They went to the county market with the grain cart in the village. A close friend of the neighbor also went with them.
As a result, that day, they met the rebels who were investigating the tail of capitalism. Just like that, they were entangled. The leader of the rebels was called Hou Lai Zi, nicknamed Skinny Monkey. In his early years, he was an unemployed vagrant. Later, when the Ten Years Calamity began, he gathered a group of people and became the leader of the rebels.
At that time, he had taken a fancy to Su Xiao. This kind of snatching scene that could only be seen in dramas actually happened to her. If she hadn't come out with the village's grain sales team at that time, she might have really been killed by that person.
Originally, they thought that this matter would be over. Unexpectedly, a few days later, Skinny Monkey came to propose marriage and asked the Su Family to marry Su Xiao.
How could Su Xiao's father agree? What right did a rebel gangster have to marry his beautiful daughter? However, he was afraid of the power of Skinny Monkey's leader at that time, so he didn't dare to refuse openly. Instead, he secretly used his connections to send Su Xiao into the army.
This matter, they thought, was over. However, they didn't expect Skinny Monkey to hold a grudge. He actually came up with a reason to criticize Su Xiao's father. When Su Xiao found out, Su Xiao's father was already criticized beyond recognition. Because he was beaten so badly that his internal organs were injured, he died of illness the second year after the Ten Years Calamity ended.
It could be said that this matter caused a disaster to the Su Family. Su Xiao had always blamed herself. She studied medicine for Su Xiao's father. However, Su Xiao's father couldn't be saved in the end.
She should be glad that she was reborn at the right time. She was reborn before this matter happened. Otherwise, she might have continued the pain of her previous life.
Now that she was reborn, Su Xiao felt that this was a chance given to her by God, a chance for her to make up for it. If she met Skinny Monkey again, she must think of a way to get rid of this scourge. At least, she could let less people suffer.
She heard that the Su Family wasn't the only one who was harmed by him in her previous life.
"Lower your voice. Lanzi is still asleep." Just as she was thinking, her father's voice came from outside.
Her mother's voice lowered again. It was as if she was afraid that if she was too loud, she would really wake her daughter up.
Su Xiao was thinking about this matter. She couldn't lie down anymore. She got up and got dressed.
When she opened the door and went out, Su Xiao's father was wringing Hogweed in the courtyard. Su Xiao's mother was busy in the kitchen.
Su Xiao's father looked up. "Lanzi, why are you up? You didn't sleep for a while. "
Lanzi was her nickname. Before she joined the army, she had always used this name. Later, she joined the army and became a soldier. Then, she gave herself a name: Su Xiao.
"Dad, I'll go to the fields with you guys today."
Working in the fields to earn work points was a common practice in the countryside. If an adult was paid ten points, then a minor would be paid five to nine points. It depended on the work they did and how proficient they were. If an adult could earn thirty cents for doing ten points, then a child could earn fifteen cents for helping out in the army. Therefore, many families with many children would let their children work in the army.
There were also many tasks that children could do in the army. For example, Hogweed harvesting in the wild. They could also do some light work in the army, such as picking beans.
Only the Su Family had never thought of letting Su Xiao work in the fields to earn work points. Other than being reluctant to let her do heavy work, there was also a direct reason. They wanted Su Xiao to continue going to school.
After all, Su Xiao's father had been in the army before. He had analyzed the country's situation. In their opinion, their daughter would have a bright future. Although classes had stopped, they believed that the country wouldn't be in chaos forever. It was impossible for intellectuals to not be able to make a name for themselves. Therefore, they were also waiting. Waiting for the right time. Moreover, their eldest son, Su Wenbin, had sent them a letter a few days ago. He told them not to delay his sister's schooling.
However, Su Xiao's thoughts were different from theirs.
Naturally, she knew that the ten-year catastrophe would end in a few months. The country would resume the college entrance examination next year. Once the college entrance examination was resumed, it would be the future of the students. However, she still wanted to enter the army.
She had deep feelings for the army. When she had nothing back then, it was the director who taught her medical skills and sent her to the military school to further her studies. He even took Su Xiao's father to the hospital. However, Su Xiao's father was too sick at the time. In the end, they couldn't save him.
However, she was grateful.
The army had given her a new lease of life and taught her. Until the moment she was reborn, she was still the director of the surgery department in the hospital.
For decades, she had been repeating the same profession. She had already injected her blood and flesh into this profession.
Now that she was starting over, she could naturally choose a new profession. For example, she could take the college entrance examination and get into a good university. However, what major could she choose? In the end, she would probably still choose a medical university. In that case, she might as well return to the army. She had a special and inseparable feeling for the green army uniform.
Moreover, she would still meet the Tong Gang in the army. This man who died young because of the war could save his life.
"Lanzi, there's porridge in the kitchen. Eat it while it's hot. As for working in the fields, we'll talk about it later. Remember to feed the pigs at home. "As Su Xiao's mother spoke, she picked up two empty baskets and followed Su Xiao's father.
Su Xiao opened her mouth but didn't say anything in the end. She went to the kitchen and saw that there was indeed a bowl of porridge and a boiled egg. This was clearly an additional meal for her.
As she chewed on the egg, she made up her mind to change the situation in her previous life. She couldn't repeat the same mistakes again.
As she was eating, a shout came from outside the door. "Lanzi, are you there?"
Su Xiao responded and ran out to take a look. It was her close friend, Zhao Xueer, the granddaughter of Master Zhao next door.
Zhao Xueer was carrying a bamboo basket covered with a layer of cloth. When she saw Su Xiao eating, she looked over and was shocked. "Lanzi, your parents are really good to you. Where's the egg?"
Su Xiao replied casually, "My mother said that I'm still growing and need nourishment."
Zhao Xueer said, "Your parents are the best. Not only do they study for you, but they also find ways to nourish your body. Unlike me, I'm lucky to have food at home."
Su Xiao looked at her and didn't say anything.
Although Zhao Xueer didn't become a soldier and eat the government's salary in her previous life, it was said that she married into a family in town and lived a good life.
Although Zhao Xue didn't go to school for many days, she was smart and started her own business. She even became a big entrepreneur. Su Xiao still remembered seeing her before her rebirth. At that time, she was cutting the ribbon for a company and was living a better life than her.
The current Zhao Xue wasn't as smart and capable as the future Zhao Xue. She still followed behind her timidly and called her "Lanzi, Lanzi".
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