Chapter 59, Arrival and Departure (Next)
Four years ago in this time and space, when the Lingao Crossing Group came to Hainan Island, Jin Lingxue, a primary school girl who was only nine years old at the time, naturally did not have any ambitions to change the world and create history - generally speaking, Given her age and gender at the time, she could only daydream about "becoming a magical girl, striking gorgeous poses, and playing around with cute magical pets."
——Jin Lingxue, who was still a little loli at that time, embarked on this road of no return through ancient times because she was forced to do so by her father.
Jin Lingxue still clearly remembers that day. Her father, who had been divorcing her mother since half a year ago and was quarreling over property and custody rights, suddenly took her out in a hurry and came to a strange city. , met many uncles and aunts whom I didn’t know...until Dad When her father took her on the ship, apart from knowing that she was going to move to a strange place with her father, she had no correct understanding of the upcoming journey across time and space or the world of the seventeenth century. It wasn't until many days after the time travel that she finally woke up.
——For Jin Lingxue, a "pink newcomer" who was born in the 21st century and cannot even recognize Chinese characters, history class is still far away from her. As for the various palace battle dramas and historical dramas on TV, Jin Lingxue's age is still too early - she prefers to watch magical girl cartoons.
Although her father and other time-travelers were very interested in the world of the late Ming Dynasty four hundred years ago, for Jin Lingxue, there was only confusion.
"...In this new world, you will be a princess..." Her father assured her as she lined up to climb off the ship with her luggage on her back.
...Princess... Haha, this is such a bad joke that people can’t laugh at all!
Recalling her father's vowed and longing tone at that time, Jin Lingxue couldn't help but have a sarcastic and bitter smile on her lips.
——Dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel. It had been less than three months since the shuttle group's ship landed in Lingao. When the shuttlers took the initiative for the first time and sent troops to attack Goujiazhuang, a wealthy village in Lingao County that was an enemy of the shuttlers, Jin Lingxue's father Because he was charging ahead, a spear from a strong man from the Gou family was pierced from the wall of the village. He fell on the spot and suffered a bloody orifice and a skull fracture. He eventually died after rescue efforts failed.
Therefore, poor Jin Lingxue had already turned into a real orphan before she could become a "princess".
——If you don’t consider her biological mother who is far away in another world and is anxious because the father and daughter are missing...
Fortunately, no matter how young Jin Lingxue is, she is still considered a "veteran". As the executive committee of the highest authority, it is naturally impossible to kick her away and leave her to fend for herself... However, although there are several The "female elder" took care of her, but the care of outsiders was not as considerate as the care of her relatives. Jin Lingxue still fully felt the despair of being unaccompanied, the desolation of being alone, and the sadness of being dependent on others...
Then, Jin Lingxue, who had lost her father, further felt the deep malice of this ancient world.
——In modern novels and film and television works, time travel is often artistically processed by the creators with a lot of romantic and happy colors. No matter you are an ordinary person or a genius, as long as you time travel, women will immediately He became a monster that everyone loved, and the man suddenly became a leader who changed the world. No matter how bad he was, he was still a powerful person who could alarm the emperor by farming a field, reciting a poem, or writing an article.
But the problem is that only by experiencing time travel in person can we know the real ancient society. It is definitely not the kind described in novels and TV series with handsome guys running around everywhere. Beautiful women can be found everywhere. Plagiarizing poems can make you famous all over the world. A little creativity can make you famous. A good place to make tens of thousands of taels of silver...
On the contrary, the ancient world was not only extremely poor and backward, but also full of dangers, and was full of malice towards travelers - attacks by the natives of the Ming Dynasty, the threat of various infectious diseases, the harsh living environment... and the most serious test , but also the extreme lack of material and spiritual life.
As an ordinary girl who was pampered since childhood and unprepared for the hard life in the other world, poor classmate Jin Lingxue almost collapsed during the difficult period when she first started her business: there was no Simmons when she was sleeping, and there was no Simmons when she was greedy. KFC, natural Not only were there no air conditioners or soda drinks, there were not even electric fans. When I was bored, there were no animations or games - the various high-definition AVs or "love action movies" stored in the time traveler's computer were a perfect match for Jin Ling, who was still underage. It's a little early for snow. Even the toilet only has a squat toilet that she is not used to. If it were outside Bairen City, there would be no concept of toilets, only smelly latrines...
In short, apart from the fresh air, the bright Milky Way at night, and green, pollution-free vegetables and seafood, she could hardly find anything worth mentioning in this world! Even electric lights were not available most of the time, and only dim kerosene lamps could be used for lighting, which made her suddenly feel as if she had arrived in a remote mountainous area... But just look at the rags and combed hair outside. The Ming Dynasty natives knew that the place they were staying in now was probably much worse than any remote mountainous area in modern China!
During those darkest days, Jin Lingxue often lay on the bed crying all night long... She complained more than once about her dead father who brought her to this hellish place to suffer because of his talk. I have "greeted" countless times to the organizers of this time travel, that is, the eighteen generations of "executive committee members" , but in the end she slowly overcame it - there was no way, and it would be impossible if she couldn't make it through: as long as she left the simple camp of the traveler, it would be a dangerous situation for her, a lolita, any poisonous insect, A wild beast, or even a mouthful of unclean water, could kill her! And any seemingly honest and honest farmer in the Ming Dynasty might secretly knock her out and sell her with tender skin and tender flesh into a brothel!
Therefore, during the best period of youth in a girl's life, Jin Lingxue was forced to live in a simple dormitory where mosquitoes were flying and there was no electricity. She wore ugly training uniforms that were too large and ill-fitting. She was only nine years old. At the age of 10, you have to clean your own room, do laundry and do housework, and eat food that tastes bad every day. Xin's seafood porridge, she was often called upon to help wash vegetables and wash rice, copy various documents, and serve as a guest literacy teacher for the natives of the Ming Dynasty - even though she had just finished the second grade of elementary school, she didn't seem to know the Chinese characters yet. I know everything, but I have to teach a group of illiterate people how to read...
Hey, talking about it is full of bitter tears!
Then, as time went by, the Traveler Senate finally established a firm foothold in Lingao, and the living conditions finally improved gradually. In line with the simple thought of "No matter how hard it is, the children cannot be tortured", the Lingao Senate established Fangcaodi College, and tried their best to create a small world that was almost completely isolated from the outside world for those "little senators" under the age of eighteen. Jin Lingxue naturally moved into the dormitory of Fangcaodi College.
Although the software and hardware of this Fangcaodi Academy are incomparable to the schools in the original world, it is a rare and clean place here, with a somewhat school-like feel. The academy where underage time travelers are located is even more of a country within a country: surrounded by high walls and heavily guarded. Except for the carefully selected "selected group" of indigenous students and the naturalized teachers who take care of their daily life, it is difficult for anyone to enter or leave here, ensuring that they will not be easily disturbed. What they need to do is to receive a good education and become a new generation of successors in the time-travel business.
It sounds very good, but in fact, it is similar to a modern fully closed residential school. Moreover, the learning pressure is extremely high, the discipline is extremely strict, and the prison-style management is enough to make most of the idle and indolent students. Modern children are as scared as tigers.
In just over two years at Fangcaodi College, Jin Lingxue's studies have been at full capacity every day, and a variety of courses have filled her schedule - eight classes every day , after dinner, there will be evening self-study, and the teacher will review today's knowledge points one by one for the students. Children in the modern world are already wailing just to learn a word of English. However, Jin Lingxue also had to learn Japanese and Spanish on top of this... Jin Lingxue, who did not have much talent for languages, was soon dizzy by the countless grammar and tenses...
Up to now, Jin Lingxue, who is only thirteen years old, should have just reached the sixth grade of elementary school in the original world, but here she has already completed the junior high school courses, started high school education, and has to learn many additional practical things. knowledge, and even have to practice shooting and survival in the wild... It's so scary. Does this want me to be a superman or an explorer? Why do you need to learn so many messy things? Jin Lingxue was deeply troubled by this.
There is no way, in the Lingao Travel Group, which is known as "women are used as men and men are used as animals", at least in the initial stage, no time traveler can think of it easy. Even minors must be trained as special forces protagonists who are "proficient in multiple languages, wilderness survival skills, and have a certain level of fighting ability." However, they have not considered at all that Jin Lingxue is just a childish person who should enjoy her childhood without any worries. girl.
——Even in terms of age, Jin Lingxue, who is thirteen years old this year, should still celebrate Children's Day in her original world!
In addition to the unbearable academic work, Jin Lingxue also felt uncomfortable with the relationship with her "new classmates" - like any armed colonial exploration group, there were not many future travelers in the Lingao Travelers Group. As an adult, Jin Lingxue, who was only nine years old when she time traveled, She is already the second-to-last in age. The other girls are several years older than her. In addition, Jin Lingxue is not the kind of person who comes with familiarity. Instead, she is a little introverted and shy. Therefore, she is traveling through time. Among them, there are always few peers with whom they can play together.
As for the local children who "study with the prince", although they have a natural awe and flattery for the time travellers, they seem too deliberate and artificial, and they can't say anything to them. Moreover, the gap of four centuries and the feudal tradition of distinct hierarchies are not so easy to fade away after all. Jin Lingxue, who was originally unsociable, found it extremely difficult to find a close friend here.
This is true between people of the same sex, let alone people of the opposite sex. Although the few time traveler boys in the school can barely speak, they are almost all staunch supporters of polygamy. They always dream of buying a few obedient personal maids when they reach age. Warming the bed and doing all kinds of sexy things, which is obviously unacceptable to most modern women - is it interesting to play house fighting with a group of ancient women?
As for the indigenous boys, I am afraid it will be even more miserable... Although most local boys are timid and do not dare to offend the "high-status" female time travellers, they do not take the initiative to curry favor with and pursue the "female elders". The "soft rice man" who wants to save twenty years of hard work in one breath. The problem is that Jin Lingxue first thought that she was still young and regarded all her suitors as lolicons. Secondly, she has also seen with her own eyes how low the status of women was in traditional families of the Ming Dynasty: the daughter-in-law was not allowed to eat at the table, and had to do endless housework from morning to night. The parents-in-law set rules for the daughter-in-law all day long, let alone work. Even if you go shopping, you will be criticized - in a feudal society that has not experienced the women's liberation movement, the various overt or covert restrictions on female compatriots are really worse than in places like modern Saudi Arabia. It is much more serious and absolutely unbearable for modern women.
During several celebrations open to the public, and occasionally when she took advantage of her vacation to wander outside the market, Jin Lingxue was scolded more than once for being "immoral" and "not abiding by women's morals", and was asked to bind her feet and learn the rules. old-fashioned old man. There were also scholars from the Ming Dynasty who claimed to be a romantic talent and made fun of her as a brothel sister. After learning that Liu Rushi, a famous courtesan in the late Ming Dynasty in history, had already started to entertain customers at a younger age than herself. Jin Lingxue couldn't help but let out a long sigh: Is it true that all men in ancient times were pedophile criminals?
In short, as a primary school student with the beginning of love, Jin Lingxue has already despaired of those love-minded time travelers who are obsessed with three wives and four concubines, as well as ancient men who are obsessed with setting rules for women through the three obediences and four virtues. In those costume dramas, from one to the other Where is the ultimate innocent handsome guy?
By the way, Jin Lingxue really didn't have a good impression of this ancient society that was incompatible with her and was boring everywhere.
Therefore, after seeing the video communication sent to her from another world by her mother in tears through the smartphone brought by an uncle from the People's Liberation Army, Jin Lingxue burst into tears immediately, and then ignored the efforts of her teachers and classmates to stay. , determined to go home to find her mother!
However, when it was time to leave, overlooking the street scene of Lingao Dongmen City from the apartment building, she still felt the slightest sadness and melancholy - no matter what, this was the feeling of the five hundred travelers in Lingao. In more than three years, the city was built step by step after overcoming countless difficulties and obstacles. Every brick and tile is soaked with everyone's sweat and hard work.
In the process, Jin Lingxue's contribution is naturally indispensable... although the share may be relatively pitiful. Therefore, even though she had no favorable impressions of this experience that was comparable to traveling to the mountains and countryside, in the last moment before leaving Lingao, Jin Lingxue couldn't help but take out the smartphone her mother had sent to her. Upstairs, I aimed at the city in the morning light and took many pictures that I thought were worthy of recording. Then I lay on the window sill overlooking the scenery, silent for a long time, and my heart was full of thoughts...