Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

1960. Summer.

Four Nine Cities.

The sultry weather forced Cao Liang to wake up from his deep sleep. He struggled to sit up from the bed, only to feel weak all over and his back was already wet with sweat.

Looking at the mottled and old lime wall in front of him, Cao Liang's eyes were filled with dullness:

"Alas! It seems that there is really no way back."

He is from Blue Star, and usually makes a living by typing on a fruit platform. To put it nicely, he is a full-time writer who relies on his brain to work, but to put it bluntly, he is a vagrant.

I am now thirty years old, an ordinary person with nothing.

The day before yesterday, the book he wrote suddenly received a large wave of traffic, which made him very excited. He felt that his book was going to be a big hit, and the data was astonishingly high.

So Cao Liang went to buy two bottles of Erguotou to celebrate, ordered two side dishes, and started drinking alone in the small rental house.

When I woke up from a hangover, I found myself traveling through time inexplicably. I was afraid that I had bought fake wine!

After receiving the original owner's memories, Cao Liang fell into a coma again.

His original name was Cao Liang, and he is only seventeen years old now. This is considered rare good news... What the hell!

When Cao Liang found out that he had traveled back to the 1960s, he felt terrible.

Although he had not experienced it, he knew the hardships of that era. Lack of food and clothing was the norm, especially the three years from 59 to 61, which were called the "three years of famine". Many people starved to death.

The original body was doing backyard work with his childhood friend to reduce the burden on his family. The day before yesterday, when he was unloading at the grain station, he was accidentally crushed by several bags of grain because of long-term hunger and malnutrition, and he died directly. This is how Cao Liang came to be.

Really...Cao Liang doesn’t know how to complain anymore.

Seeing that his book was about to become a hit and he would make a lot of money, he had even thought about how to spend his money when he had it. But he never expected that God played such a huge joke on him and inexplicably sent him back to the 1960s.

Until now, Cao Liang had to accept the fact that he had traveled through time. Fortunately, he was an orphan and had nothing to worry about. It was just that he had missed the opportunity to become a rich man... Ahhh......

As a time traveler, the golden finger is standard, and Cao Liang is no exception.

It's just that when the 'system' awakened, an unknown error seemed to have occurred. Well, at least that's how the 'system' itself explained it.

Then, the system determined that the binding had failed and directly detached... When Cao Liang thought of this, he felt a toothache. When a person is unlucky, nothing goes well for him.

The only good news was that when the system was untied, it seemed as if to compensate him by leaving him a 'newbie gift package'.

There are only two things inside, the perfect gene serum and a system space.

Being familiar with various online articles, he naturally knew what this thing was. When he got the thing, he took it directly. It was also thanks to the perfect gene serum that he recovered after sleeping for a day, and his strength and five senses became much stronger.

As for other functions and the extent to which it will grow, Cao Liang himself is not clear. The system has run away, so even if he wants to ask, there is nothing he can do.

As for the system space, Cao Liang had entered it last night when he woke up hungry. It was divided into two areas, an acre of land and a warehouse.

Cao Liang has experimented and found that when in the warehouse, time stands still, but in another area, the flow of time is five times faster than in reality.

And the black soil in the field is obviously suitable for planting. It is the basis for his future survival.

But... there is only one acre of land, which is too small. It is not very hopeful to rise up by relying on space. At most, it can only guarantee food and clothing, but it is better than nothing.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard. Cao Liang interrupted his thoughts and turned to look outside the door.

A sturdy, dark-skinned boy came in with a bowl in his hand. When he saw that Cao Liang had woken up, his eyes suddenly lit up:

"Liangzi, you're awake. Are you feeling better? You don't know, I was really scared when you got into trouble..."

This man was none other than Cao Liang's childhood friend, Xiong Gang. As his name suggests, he was strong and muscular, and had a lot of strength, but he also ate a lot and had a somewhat foolish personality. He usually put Cao Liang first in everything.

The day before yesterday, Cao Liang got into trouble, which made him very worried. He didn't dare to send Cao Liang home, so he took him back to his own home.

Now that I saw Cao Liang wake up, I finally felt relieved.

Xiong Gang was still chattering, but every word he said was full of care, which moved Cao Liang deeply. In his previous life, he had long been accustomed to being alone, so how could he have ever been treated like this? He could only swallow everything and endure it silently.

It feels so good to be cared for by others now!

Cao Liang grinned: "Gangzi, I'm fine, thanks brother."

Hearing this, Xiong Gang's face turned serious and he said unhappily: "Liangzi, you say that, do you not consider me a brother?"

The two have known each other since childhood and have a very close relationship. They are not blood brothers, but they are better than blood brothers.

"My fault."

Cao Liang admitted his mistake decisively, and then asked: "Gangzi, you didn't tell my family that I was unconscious, right?"

That’s right, the original body has a family. He hasn’t been home for two days, and his family must be very worried.

"How dare I?"

Xiong Gang shook his head repeatedly, "If I let my aunt know that I didn't take good care of you, I would not be able to go to your house anymore."

"That's good......"

Cao Liang breathed a sigh of relief, but his stomach also started to growl.

Seeing this, Xiong Gang happily handed him a bowl with two steamed buns in it, "You've been sleeping for two days, you must be starving! Here."

Cao Liang was not polite either. He was really hungry. He grabbed a steamed bun and started to eat it. Although it was hard and the most unpalatable thing he had ever eaten, he still finished one in a few bites and then picked up another one and continued to eat it.

"Slow down."

Xiong Gang went to pour him a bowl of water, "Here, drink some water Shunshun."

Cao Liang finished eating the steamed corn bread and drank a large bowl of water, and then he felt a little better.

He also knew that this must be Gangzi's rations, deliberately left for himself.

In those days, every household was short of food and no one had any surplus food. If he ate Gangzi's rations, Gangzi would have to eat one less meal.

But I won’t say any polite words. Gangzi will definitely be angry if I say them. Just keep them in mind. There is a long way to go.

"Gangzi, what time is it now?" Cao Liang asked.

"It's afternoon already."

"Okay then. I'll go back now."

Gangzi nodded: "Yes, I guess your aunt and your brothers and sisters must be worried when they see that you haven't returned for two days."

Gangzi lives in the same large compound as Cao Liang, but this one has two entrances.

Gangzi sent Cao Liang out of the courtyard gate. Cao Liang said, "Gangzi, don't go looking for work these two days. Rest well at home first."

"Row."

Gangzi didn't ask any more questions and just nodded in agreement. When he was with Cao Liang, he seemed to do whatever Cao Liang said.

In his words, I'm not as smart as you, so you do the thinking and I'll just do the physical work.

"gone."

Cao Liang waved his hand and turned away.