Courtyard House: After disbanding the Elderly Care Gang, I went to the countryside to cultivate immo

"Kuiyong, have you decided where you'd like to go to the countryside?"

Li Kuiyong sighed: "I guess I don't have a choice. I'll just have to go wherever they assign me."

Lin Shengli thought about it and made a decision.

"Kuiyong, to be honest, I've also decided to go to the countryside. Why don't we sign up together? With my status and reputation, I should still have a choice. We can go to the Northeast, where there are abundant resources. It's much better than just assigning you to some poor, remote, and remote place."

"You're going to the countryside?" Li Kuiyong asked in surprise upon hearing Lin Shengli's words. "I remember you had a job after Uncle's sacrifice, why go to the countryside to suffer like that!"

Lin Shengli then brought out his prepared excuse: "I sent the young master of our compound to a labor camp, and I expect there will be a lot of trouble afterward. Besides, I've been in Beijing for more than ten years, and I also want to try my luck in the countryside."

Li Kuiyong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, since you've decided, let's go register together tomorrow. That way, we can look out for each other when we get to the countryside."

After dropping Li Kuiyong off at home, the two agreed to meet at the neighborhood office early the next morning, and then Lin Shengli rode his bicycle home.

The next day, after finishing breakfast and tidying up, Lin Shengli pushed open the door and went out.

Upon arriving at the subdistrict office, one would see Li Kuiyong squatting in the corner opposite the office, watching passersby.

Upon seeing Lin Shengli, Li Kuiyong stood up and waved.

After the two met up, they registered at the gate of the subdistrict office and then entered the subdistrict office compound.

After entering the compound, the two went straight to the office in charge of the work of educated youth.

"Comrade, we've signed up to go to the countryside and support rural development."

Behind the desk sat a middle-aged woman wearing red armbands. Although Lin Shengli used to come to the subdistrict office every month to collect his subsidy, he didn't recognize all the staff members. Hearing Lin Shengli's words, she looked up in surprise: "Oh, you're all good young people responding to the call! Nowadays, no one wants to go to the countryside!"

Lin Shengli stood up straight, his expression as solemn as if he were about to join the Party. "Now the country is calling on educated youth to go to the countryside to receive re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants. As young people of the new era, we also want to actively respond to the call and make greater contributions in the vast countryside."

The middle-aged woman smiled upon hearing Lin Shengli's words, "Good, you're all good kids. Did you bring your household registration booklet?"

"I brought it," Lin Shengli said, handing over his household registration booklet. "Auntie, can I choose the location for my rural assignment now?"

At noon, the woman took the two people's household registration books. She first opened Lin Shengli's book and, after seeing the information about Lin Shengli's father, asked in surprise, "So you're a martyr's family member. Martyrs' families have such high awareness. You came early, so you can still choose where you're going to work in the countryside. People who come later will have to wait for assignment."

Lin Shengli took out two milk candies from his pocket and handed them to the middle-aged woman: "Auntie, could you help us choose a village in Northeast China? I heard that there you can 'beat roe deer with sticks and scoop fish with ladles, and pheasants fly into your cooking pot,' so we'd like to go there to gain some experience."

The middle-aged woman saw the candy on the table but didn't say anything. However, she clearly seemed to be in a better mood. She casually flipped through the documents on the table and said, "You guys are really lucky. There are still openings in Hongqi Township in Heilongjiang Province. What do you think? Should we register you?"

Lin Shengli glanced at Li Kuiyong, then spread his hands, indicating that everything was up to Lin Shengli.

Lin Shengli said to the middle-aged woman, "Auntie, this is fine."

The middle-aged woman handed over two forms: "Then please fill out this registration form."

The two men leaned over the table, filled out the forms, and handed them to the middle-aged woman. She put the forms away, took out some draft paper, wrote two letters of introduction, stamped them with a large red seal, and handed them to the two men, saying, "Once these formalities are completed, you can't go back on your word, otherwise you'll be resisting the Down to the Countryside Movement. Your group will be going together on the 10 a.m. train in ten days. The train information is on the letters of introduction, so don't miss your train."

After saying that, he took out a wad of cash and gave each of them fifty yuan: "This is the subsidy for your volunteering to go to the countryside. It's very cold in the Northeast in winter, so you need to prepare cotton-padded clothes and thick quilts."

The two men accepted the money and the letter of introduction, thanked each other repeatedly, and left the office.

After leaving the office, Lin Shengli and Li Kuiyong went home separately.

Lin Shengli had already prepared his own things. The supplies in his cave space were enough to ensure that he could live a very comfortable life in the countryside, even if he were just an ordinary person.

Moreover, he was a cultivator, so he could easily gain a lot by simply going into the mountains in the countryside of Northeast China.

For the next ten days, Lin Shengli initially worked hard to cultivate every day, hoping to break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, but four or five days had passed in the outside world, and he still had not succeeded in breaking through.

He felt that he had reached a bottleneck. He was the only cultivator in the world, and he didn't know how good his talent was or whether his cultivation speed was considered fast or slow.

However, in the past few days, he has learned all the spells that can be learned in the Qi Refining stage. With these various spells, his survival ability has increased significantly.

As for the medical and martial arts books he brought back, he has read quite a few of them these days.

Perhaps due to the surge in his spiritual power after cultivating immortality, he is now completely capable of remembering everything he sees and applying what he has learned to other situations.

With the help of divine sense, he would definitely be considered a renowned doctor now.

This famous doctor doesn't have much experience in treating diseases.

Combining the knowledge in the "Hun Yuan Zao Hua Jing" (a classic text on the creation of the universe), his understanding of Chinese martial arts also increased dramatically. After practicing in the space for a few days, he easily broke through to the level of internal strength in Chinese martial arts.

After no longer obsessing over breakthroughs, he spent two days leisurely exploring Beijing in this era, experiencing the unique charm of Beijing that was completely different from that of later generations.

The day before he was to leave for the countryside, he packed all the things he needed to take, put the things that needed to be put into his spatial storage, and prepared a large table of dishes. Today, he was going to treat Sha Zhu to a meal before leaving.

That evening, after Sha Zhu returned home, Lin Shengli called him over.

Seeing the large table of dishes Lin Shengli had prepared, Sha Zhu felt a little embarrassed.

He had said he would thank Lin Shengli properly after resolving the issues between the Yi and Jia families, but before he could even invite Lin Shengli to dinner, Lin Shengli prepared a huge feast for him.

After the two sat down, Sha Zhu said, "Shengli, if you hadn't reminded me last time, Uncle He's life would have been over. I haven't even treated you to a meal yet, and you've already cooked a huge feast. What am I supposed to say to you!"

Lin Shengli poured Sha Zhu a glass of wine. "Uncle He, I'm going to the countryside tomorrow. I invited you here for dinner today to ask you to look after my house after I leave."

Upon hearing Lin Shengli's words, He Yuzhu was immediately shocked: "Go to the countryside? What are you thinking, kid? You have a job quota, why don't you stay in the city and go to the countryside to suffer?"

Lin Shengli repeated his fabricated reasons to Sha Zhu, adding that he had already signed up and was leaving the next day, so he couldn't change them.

Sha Zhu sighed and said, "You're a good kid, but the countryside is much harder than the city. If you encounter any problems in the countryside, send a telegram to Uncle He, and I'll try to help you."

Lin Shengli raised his glass and clinked it with Sha Zhu's, then downed the glass in one gulp and said, "Uncle He, after I go to the countryside, could you please look after the house for me? If Aunt Yushui and her husband bring their children back to the yard, they can stay there. When Aunt Yushui's children are a bit older, they can come and stay with me for a longer period. If a house is left uninhabited for a long time, it will deteriorate quickly. I'm afraid that if the house is left uninhabited for too long, it will be completely uninhabitable when I come back."

Sha Zhu thought for a moment and said, "How about I let your Aunt Yu Shui rent this house for you first, and I'll give you five yuan a month for rent. You can move out after they get their own rooms. I went to Yu Shui's house a few days ago, and there are still several people crammed together."

Lin Shengli agreed without hesitation, since the house would be a waste to leave empty after he went to the countryside.

One advantage of renting to He Yushui is that he's not worried about He Yushui not moving out when he comes back. He's seen the original drama, and He Yushui was later able to go on business trips to other places to provide guidance to other factories, which clearly indicates that he has a high status. It's a certainty that he'll be allocated a house later.

After a hearty meal, Lin Shengli handed the key to Sha Zhu and told him that he would be leaving early the next morning and that Sha Zhu should come over and lock the door.

After seeing Sha Zhu off, Lin Shengli did not enter the cave space, but instead lay down on his bed and fell asleep.

This was the last night he would spend in his own bed for the next ten years, and he slept soundly.