Reborn Soul: Me and My Family

"No, you have to pay me money if you hit my daughter-in-law, or you can use the meat on the table to pay me, otherwise we won't let this go."

Humph~ What a wild idea! You really think you are a little girl who knows nothing.

"Okay! Then we'll just wait it out. Xiaoqing and Sister Yanyan, go find the train police on duty and tell them that someone is trying to blackmail us and is disrespecting and insulting female comrades.

Let them arrest these two people and investigate thoroughly whether this family is from Taiwan. Now that we are in a new society, they are still spreading such rumors. They are hindering the progress of Chinese people’s thinking.”

The carriage suddenly fell silent, and even a few older people looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with strange eyes. Ouyang Qing and Xiang Xiaoqing had just stood up.

The old lady who had just been speaking confidently suddenly became dispirited. "Comrade, please don't talk nonsense. I just asked you for some meat. If you don't give it to me, that's fine. Why are you accusing me of something? Can't I just leave?"

The old lady quickly picked up her grandson who was throwing a tantrum on the ground and left. She also kicked her daughter-in-law who was sitting on the ground, "It's all your fault, useless thing. Hurry up and leave. Do you want to wait here to be caught?"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to their seats in shame. When a few people saw this, they couldn't help but laugh quietly with their heads down.

After this incident, several people in the carriage who were eager to take advantage of others did not dare to show up. This young comrade had a sharp tongue. They were just taking the train and did not want to be given a free meal after getting off.

Because of this, no one talked much in the morning. Ouyang Qing didn't care about others. The three of them spent a pleasant afternoon with snacks and cakes.

Ouyang Qing was called up by Ouyang Yan during dinner time. When they were eating again, no one dared to say a word even if the food was delicious.

After washing up at night, Ouyang Qing took out the rolled quilt again. She was still worried about the two people keeping watch, thinking that it was only a few nights and it would be fine if she could handle it alone. She often stayed up late anyway.

When the bus stopped the next day, many people got off, and several young people carrying large and small bags got on.

During the past two days in the car, if others didn't take the initiative to chat, Ouyang Qing and his friends wouldn't take the initiative to talk to others either.

There were three male educated youth sitting on the seats across the aisle. One of them had handsome features and a fair complexion. It could be said that among all the educated youth, except Ouyang Qing, he had the fairest complexion.

Not long after sitting down, this man looked around at everyone's clothes. The first people who caught his eye were Ouyang Qing and the other two. He was thinking in his mind that each one was better looking than the other, and wondered which one he should pick.

His gaze lingered for a long time, and Ouyang Qing had noticed it a long time ago. In modern times, Ouyang Qing had seen many such looks. This man with greasy hair and powdered face was exactly the same as many pretty boys he had seen. Just by looking at the way he looked at people, you could tell that this man was not a good one at first glance.

Ouyang Qing's guess was correct, and this person even found an opportunity to introduce himself, "Hello, comrades. My name is Zhong Yu, from Q City, and I am one of the educated youth who went to the countryside.

I am going to Xishan Brigade under Hongqi Commune to support the construction. I see that everyone is about the same age. Are you also the educated youth who went to the countryside this time?"

Seeing that someone took the initiative to speak, everyone started to introduce themselves.

"Hello, comrades. My name is Li Zhikang and I am from Q City. The place I want to support is the Xishan Brigade of Hongqi Commune. Please give me your guidance."

"Hello everyone, my name is Xiao Yiming and I'm from Q City. I'm also going to the Xishan Brigade."

"Hello everyone, my name is Lu Guoqing, and the people sitting next to me are Guan Weixi and Deng Chuan, all three of us are from E City.

We are also going to Hongqi Commune, but unlike you, we are Qingshan Brigade. If you have the chance in the future, you are welcome to come and visit us."

The two female educated youths sitting opposite Ouyang Qing also began to introduce themselves. "My name is Wang Nianke. I'm from City E. I'm also from the Qingshan Brigade supporting the construction."

"Shao Yiyi, E City, Qingshan Brigade."

"Hello everyone, my name is Chang Junfeng, and I'm from Qingshan Brigade in E City."

The introductions were almost complete, and everyone's eyes were on Ouyang Qing and the others.

"My name is Ouyang Qing, and this is my sister Ouyang Yan, Xiang Xiaoqing, from S City, who went to Qingshan Brigade to support the construction."

When Zhong Yu knew the names of several people, a light flashed in his eyes, but he still felt regretful that they were not in the same team.

"Since we are all in the same commune, please feel free to ask me if you need any help from now on."

After that, this person tried to strike up a conversation from time to time, but was blocked by Ouyang Qing several times.

The train entered H Province in the evening. The temperature inside the carriage dropped rapidly and all the windows that were originally open for ventilation were closed.

Many people changed into their thick cotton-padded jackets, and Ouyang Qing and his companions were no exception.

Fortunately, they had Ouyang Qing's quilt to wrap the three of them tightly from head to toe when they slept at night. Many people were so cold that they took out their cotton-padded jackets to cover themselves.

Ouyang Qing felt uncomfortable after sitting on the train for several days, and the dry food she brought with her was all consumed yesterday. They had cakes made by Xiang Xiaoqing for breakfast.

The news of the upcoming arrival of the station also filled the carriage with an atmosphere of joy. Ouyang Qing and the other two celebrated their lunch with snacks.

In fact, the bag of snacks they brought with them had already been eaten halfway through the journey. What they were eating now was what Ouyang Qing pretended to take out from the package, but was actually taken out from the space.

Ding ding ding ding ding...the bell of the train entering the station rang out, and people outside the carriage were all wearing thick cotton-padded jackets, thick hats, and large scarves.

The winter atmosphere was particularly strong, and many people anticipated that it would be even colder after getting off the bus, so they had already taken out their scarves and prepared before getting off the bus.

The three of them followed the others' example and took out their scarves. They hadn't thought of wearing hats when they came here.

Ouyang Qing's scarf was knitted for her by Grandma Zhou herself. Although she didn't have a hat, they had gloves sewn by Grandma Ouyang.

Since this station was the terminal, no one was in a hurry to get off the bus. Everyone had a lot of packages, and so many people on the bus couldn't all squeeze off at once.

Everyone else had large and small bags on them, but Ouyang Qing and the other two each had a half-large package. After traveling together for a few days, they became familiar with each other.

Wang Nianke couldn't help but ask, "Ouyang Zhiqing, why did you bring so little? You didn't even bring a thick quilt. You will definitely be cold at night."

People asked this out of kindness. Ouyang Qing also knew that they had so few things, so they would definitely ask: "My eldest brother is serving in the army here. My family was worried that we would be tired on the road, so they sent the package in advance. We just need him to arrive."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked over with envy. The three of them were already well dressed, and they had eaten several meals of white flour buns and meat dishes along the way.

Unlike them, they only brought coarse grain biscuits and multi-grain steamed buns when they went out. Winter is already cold, and the biscuits and steamed buns were frozen hard and as hard as stones. They had to eat the steamed buns with hot water for several days along the way.

Many people were sighing in their hearts, saying that people really cannot be compared with each other!

Even though they were so well prepared, everyone still felt very cold the moment they got off the bus. The temperature around them was completely different from that in the bus.

They were all educated youth. What they had to do now was to find the commune office. After asking several people, they finally found out the specific address of the commune.

Fortunately, the commune was not far from the train station and was just around the corner. While the educated youth in front were struggling forward with their packages on their backs, Ouyang Qing and the other two were leisurely looking at the surrounding environment, in sharp contrast to their companions.

After finding the commune, the commune clerk on duty counted all their names and asked them to wait in front of the office building until they notified the brigade to come and pick them up.

While we were waiting, dozens of educated youth came over one after another. They said they were from the surrounding brigades. It was getting dark outside.

Five ox carts entered the commune compound one after another, with two people on each ox cart. The visitor shouted towards the duty room, and the staff slowly came out with the list.

"Next, I will mention the names of the five brigades. When you hear the names, stand at the position of the brigade you are going to and follow the captain back to support the construction."

"Qingshan Brigade, Xishan Brigade, Dongshan Brigade, Baliqiao Brigade, Pingkou Brigade, all of you just need to stand in order."

"Everyone, put the packages on the oxcart quickly. We need to leave quickly, otherwise the road will be difficult to travel on later."

"Captain, the packages are all up there, where should we sit? Are you going to ask us to walk back? It's so cold now."

"We are lucky enough to be able to pick you up with a bullock cart. It's so late, and I feel bad that our bullocks haven't had enough rest.

I tell you this is the most important asset of the team. To be frank, maybe by the time you earn more work points than they do, right? "

The person who said this was the captain of the Dongshan Brigade. The food in the team was already in short supply, and this time the higher-ups had assigned several people to them. Now everyone was staying at home for the winter.

With so many people coming to the village, they still have to be subsidized with export rations. The villagers already have complaints about the educated youth, who cannot do much work, and the team has to lend them food every year. They can't let people starve to death when they arrive in their team, right?

Seeing that someone who spoke up was rebuked, no one dared to say anything. They all put their packages on the ox cart and followed behind.

After all, it was someone else's territory, and I was a newcomer, so I could only follow behind quietly.

After walking for nearly an hour, some people were so tired that they couldn't help but ask, "Captain, how long will it take us to get there? Can we take a break?"

When Fan Dayong was calling the roll, he recognized Ouyang Qing and the others. The ox cart was also full of packages, and he couldn't ask them to come up and sit individually, as it would make it difficult for him to carry out his future work.

So we can only wait until we get back to the village. "If any of you want to feed the wolves, you can rest for a while before leaving. Let me tell you, the several brigades under our Hongqi Commune are all surrounded by mountains.

The sky is gradually getting darker. It is winter now and the wolves are coming down the mountain to look for food. It is up to you whether you want to stay or not. You should work harder. We are still far from the main group. "

After hearing the news, no one had time to rest. Everyone followed the ox cart closely, fearing that they would be left behind. The winter wind was very strong, the weather was cold, and everyone was tired, so they gritted their teeth and moved forward.