Chapter 2 Reporting to the County
Chapter 2 Reporting to the County
Shen Yao nodded in agreement.
Shen Wancheng glanced in the direction of the village and continued.
"But we need to leave here first."
Shen Wancheng helped Shen Yao walk along the side path towards the town.
The rain last night was quite heavy, and the roads were muddy.
Although Shen Wancheng, who comes from modern times, grew up in an orphanage in a first-tier city, she has never traveled on mountain roads.
Although she was supporting Shen Yao, she almost slipped several times but was caught by Shen Yao.
After pulling Shen Wancheng back again, Shen Yao finally couldn't help but speak first.
Never traveled mountain paths before?
Shen Wancheng looked up to meet Shen Yao's probing gaze and nodded.
"Shen Wancheng is not a pampered person. Who are you?"
The historical novel that Shen Wancheng was reading had already finished. After finishing the novel, Shen Wancheng naturally understood the female lead, Shen Yao, and knew that she was a trustworthy person.
Now that they were in the same situation, Shen Wancheng didn't want to hide it from Shen Yao.
She said it bluntly.
"I'm the same as you, I'm not the same Shen Wancheng anymore."
Shen Wancheng ignored Shen Yao's complex and scrutinizing gaze.
Shen Wancheng continued.
“I know you come from a dynasty called Tianqi, and you are the daughter of General Weiyuan.”
Shen Yao was filled with shock. She gripped Shen Wancheng's wrist tightly and asked excitedly,
"And you? Who are you?"
“I am different from you. You come from the past, while I come from the future. Therefore, you will not know me.”
Shen Yao's eyes were complicated. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she asked again.
"Then you can foresee the future, right?"
Shen Wancheng nodded.
"I know what the future will be like without me here, but now that I'm here, things should change."
Shen Yao raised an eyebrow and smiled.
"She knows more than I do, sister. Please take care of her in the future."
Now it was Shen Wancheng's turn to hesitate.
"You believe me now?"
Shen Yao nodded, "I believe you."
“I have a feeling that I can’t go back to the way things were before. From now on, I am Shen Yao. We are in the same situation. It’s better to believe in you than to believe in those monsters and demons.”
Shen Wancheng fell silent.
Deep down, she also sensed that she couldn't go back to the modern world.
However, the thought that she was also alone in modern times made her feel better quickly.
Since we're here, let's make the best of it.
She knows the future direction of the world, and she should be able to live a better life than in the modern world.
Shen Wancheng grasped Shen Yao's hand in return.
"I will not let you down."
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Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao walked for more than an hour and arrived in town around seven o'clock in the morning.
Shen Wancheng first went to the station to ask about the bus schedule from the town to the county seat.
Then he took Shen Yao to a breakfast stall for breakfast.
Shen Wancheng had already checked how much money she and Shen Yao had. Shen Wancheng had 5 yuan and Shen Yao had 2 yuan.
Shen Yao came from ancient times and had no concept of modern currency, so she was unaware of how poor they were.
Shen Wancheng almost broke down when she saw the crumpled 7 yuan bills she had pieced together.
The current situation is difficult.
However, Shen Wancheng knew that her father was entitled to compensation and a pension for sacrificing his life in the army, but these funds had been embezzled by her grandparents and uncle's family.
She has to make them return the money.
After a brief moment of irritability, Shen Wancheng ordered two bowls of vegetarian noodles at a breakfast stall, which cost 5 cents a bowl.
Although there was no meat, a bowl contained a perfectly fried egg. They wanted it spicy, so there was a spoonful of bright red chili oil on top.
The rich aroma wafted out, making one's appetite whetted.
After finishing breakfast, Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao went to the station to wait for the train.
We boarded the bus at 10 a.m. and arrived in the county town at noon.
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao only had seven yuan between them, and they spent two mao on breakfast.
The fare is based on mileage. It costs 5 cents for 20 kilometers. The distance from their town to the county seat is more than 40 kilometers. The fare is one yuan per person, and the total cost is two yuan.
There's only 4.8 yuan left.
With little money in her pocket, Shen Wancheng felt very insecure.
At noon, she wanted to save money, so she only bought two steamed buns.
Back then, steamed buns only cost five cents each, which was very cheap.
Before transmigrating, Shen Yao came from a general's family and practiced martial arts from a young age. She had a large appetite and when she saw that Shen Wancheng had only bought one steamed bun, she initially said that she was not full.
As a result, they almost couldn't finish the last steamed bun.
"This body has such a small appetite."
Shen Yao raised her arm to look.
"These arms are so thin, they have no strength at all."
Shen Wancheng chuckled softly.
"Shen Yao didn't have much schooling and doesn't understand this history. In this era we traveled to, not many people in the countryside could get enough to eat, let alone eat well. It's no wonder she's thin."
Shen Yao looked up at Shen Wancheng, "Do you know if I'll be able to eat my fill every day in the future? Will I be able to eat meat?"
"Of course," Shen Wancheng replied decisively.
"You also married a capable and strong man, and had three big, healthy boys and a daughter, making you a perfect family with both sons and daughters."
Shen Wancheng revealed the ending of the novel she was reading.
Shen Yao frowned as she listened, pointing at herself.
"Me? Have four children?"
Shen Wancheng nodded.
This historical fiction is a rough-around-the-edges romance with a sweet and saccharine slice-of-life feel.
Shen Wancheng complained a lot that the only reason the author set up the female lead to travel from ancient times to the present was because she knew some martial arts and would beat people up at the slightest disagreement, and wouldn't be easily bullied.
"What kind of life will I lead in the future? Will I just stay at home cooking and taking care of the kids?"
Well, Shen Yao in the original book didn't actually have a career path.
Shen Wancheng felt that it was fine for the female protagonist in the book to have four children; some people would definitely like having many children. However, she was unhappy that the female protagonist only had children and took care of the family, without having anything to do of her own.
Shen Wancheng nodded to Shen Yao.
"Hmm... that's all you do. You have a real talent for cooking, and you'll love it later."
Shen Yao looked on in disbelief that she would become that kind of person in the future.
Are you sure you're not joking?
"I'm not joking."
"how about you?"
"The future I knew I didn't come here. Shen Wancheng really died last night."
Shen Yao looked at Shen Wancheng with hopeful eyes.
"Now that you've become a variable, shouldn't my future also be able to change?"
Shen Wancheng raised an eyebrow. "If you're willing to stay with me, of course you can change."
"Sister!" Shen Yao grabbed Shen Wancheng's hand tightly. "You are my own sister."
Shen Wancheng lowered her eyes and chuckled softly.
Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao were eating steamed buns by the roadside outside the People's Armed Forces Department office.
After finishing the steamed buns, Shen Wancheng carefully explained to Shen Yao what they were going to do there.
The father of Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao was a martyr. Zhou Fengxia drugged the sisters and wanted to marry them off to Liu Dabao and Erbao, who were mentally disabled. This was an abuse of the martyr's orphans. Moreover, based on the information that Shen Wancheng had obtained from reading historical documents, this act of forcing the women against their will also violated the marriage law of that time.
They first went to the People's Armed Forces Department to report it. The people there were all soldiers, her father's comrades-in-arms. Seeing their comrade's orphan suffering like this, most of them should have sympathized with them.
Then, if you go to the police station with them, the matter will receive even more attention.
This is why Shen Wancheng, knowing full well that the People's Armed Forces Department had no law enforcement power, still made a special trip to the county's People's Armed Forces Department to report it.
Shen Wancheng didn't take Shen Yao to the hospital to check her injuries first; she was waiting for the medical examination.
After Shen Wancheng explained everything to Shen Yao, the two went over the script and lines again.
Shen Wancheng then helped Shen Yao into the People's Armed Forces Department.
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