Chapter 5

“It’s okay, I understand. Didn’t a great man say that? Women hold up half the sky. Why does your family look down on you, a girl? I’ll help you send your brothers and sisters to suffer together. We are triplets, so how can we separate them?” The eldest sister said this with indignation, without slowing down the movement of her hands.

“Sister, it’s like this. I want to go to the north. Is that okay? I heard people say that people in Heilongjiang Province only work for half a year a year. Look at my body, I might not be able to handle it if I go to the south.” Chen Xi remembered that he went to the south in his previous life. He was worried that he would not be used to the weather in the north, so he chose the south.

The result was that I almost died of exhaustion after working for a whole year.

Later I heard from other classmates who went to the north that it was very comfortable there. They only worked for half a year a year and hibernated for the other half.

As a southerner, my biggest wish in my previous life was to see snow.

Now that the opportunity is right in front of him, Chen Xi wants to go to the north to take a look.

“The North? It’s so cold there! Can you bear it?” The eldest sister stopped what she was doing and asked in disbelief. Many people were scared to tears when they heard about going to the North, but this girl actually asked to go to the North on her own initiative.

“It’s okay. I heard people say that people there don’t have to work in the winter. They can just stay at home and spend the winter there. There are kangs in every house.” In his previous life, Chen Xi was envious of others’ experiences of going to the countryside in the north.

“That’s true. You really need to take good care of your small body.” The other party nodded and began to help Chen Xi record it.

“Thank you, sister. I’ll treat you to some candy.” There happened to be a few bags of White Rabbit milk candy in Chen Xi’s RV. As her favorite food, she couldn’t eat it in the first half of her previous life, so naturally she had to make up for it in the second half of her life.

Everything can be missing, but White Rabbit Milk Candy is indispensable.

Chen Xi took out a handful of candies from his pocket and put them on the table.

The eldest sister’s eyes curved even more when she saw this, and she quickly put all the candies away. “Little girl, you are sweet-mouthed and sensible, but your family is so cruel!”

“Sister, where will my two brothers be arranged to go?” Seeing that his eldest sister had recorded her destination as Heilongjiang Province, Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief and began to worry about where the two brothers Chen Wei and Chen Yao would be sent.

“There are still two places in the Northwest, so let’s send them there!” For the sake of the candy, the eldest sister felt that the two brothers should be arranged a good place.

So he waved his hand and sent the two of them to the most difficult environment in the countryside.

“The allowances for going to the Northwest and Heilongjiang Province are much higher. If you go to an ordinary rural area in the south, the allowance is 120 yuan, and if you go to the north and the Northwest, it is 150 yuan, a total of 150 yuan. Keep it well, little girl. If your mother asks you for money when you go back, don’t be silly and give it all away. Just say it’s 120 yuan, okay? Keep some for yourself, don’t be silly and give it all away. Others won’t say you are filial, they will only say you are stupid.” The office lady was afraid that Chen Xi would go crazy and give away all the allowance, so she didn’t forget to give her some instructions. Later, she thought about it and said, “You don’t need to notify your brother. I will notify him the day before you leave. The bus to the Northwest and the bus to Heilongjiang Province are on different days. You left a day in advance. After you leave, I will help you notify your brother.”

This little girl helped me solve the quota problem and gave me such precious candy, so it’s no big deal for her to help me.

“Sister, you are such a nice person, even better to me than my mother.” Chen Xi was really touched. People of this generation are indeed very warm-hearted.

If an ordinary person can treat me like this, thinking about my parents, it would be a lie to say that I am not heartbroken.

“You are a little girl that catches my eye. There is nothing wrong with helping you.” As the other party finished speaking, Chen Xi took out a watch from his pocket and secretly put it into the other party’s hand.

“Sister, you have beautiful hands, but you still need a nice watch.” This watch was naturally also from his RV.

This was something I bought in my previous life to satisfy what I didn’t get when I was young. I take it out and look at it from time to time.

Although it is not valuable in the past and future generations, it is a hot commodity in this era.

“Hey, girl, what are you doing? No, no, no.” After seeing clearly what was in her hand, the eldest sister was scared and quickly tried to refuse.

“Sister, you have helped me so much, I am willing to give you this watch. This watch was given to me by my grandma. My grandma was sick and there was no one to take care of her except me, so my grandma was grateful to me and gave me her watch. But you also know my situation. I dare not take it out at home. While my family doesn’t know that I have this watch, I decided to give it to you, as a thank you for helping me.” Chen Xi naturally knew that the origin of the watch should not be too abrupt. After all, this watch is a high-end product worth more than one hundred yuan in this era!

The other party thought about it and realized that this girl knew that she was not worth the price given to her mother who favored boys over girls, and he had helped her so much, so it was no big deal to accept a watch.

So he nodded and put it away without any burden.

“Keep this allowance for going to the countryside. Keep it for your brothers and sisters. Buy yourselves some nice things and mail them to them. Don’t be silly and carry it all by yourself, okay? As for your own allowance, tell your parents that you only took 120 yuan. Also, I will help you arrange your trip to Heilongjiang Province where you can stay in a single room. It’s really not safe for a little girl like you to go so far. Do you want me to change your gender for you?” The elder sister looked left and right, and the more she looked at Chen Xi, the more she liked her.

Thinking about the harsh environment in the countryside and the various inconveniences faced by female educated youth going to the countryside, she thought hard and decided to help Chen Xi again. After all, this watch sells for more than one hundred yuan on the market, which is a huge amount of money nowadays.

In fact, this little girl could have been taken to the countryside, and her family would have known about it, but she chose to give her to me, so I have to give her some more substantial benefits.

After much consideration, the eldest sister changed Chen Xi’s gender.

It’s no wonder that the eldest sister did this. She was really worried that a little girl like Chen Xi would be eaten alive if she went to the countryside.

The good thing is that this girl looks and has a voice like a little boy, so changing her gender is no big deal. She can just be arranged to live in a educated youth center where she can live in a single room.

Chen Xi really didn’t expect to have such a pleasant surprise, and his gratitude to his elder sister was beyond words.

I kept thanking my elder sister excitedly.

After the two of them exchanged some pleasantries, Chen Xi took the subsidy he had received and left the street youth league office.

After leaving the Youth League Office, Chen Xi felt so refreshed that he almost started humming a song.

The only inconvenience now is that there are no tickets. You need a ticket to buy anything.