1970s: Transmigrated into a cannon fodder female supporting character in a lucky koi novel!

After leaving the garbage station, Chen Yan said with dissatisfaction, "Xiao Li, why did you give the stool to that country girl? She doesn't look like a good person at all."

As expected, the female lead and these cannon fodder characters just don't click!

Wen Li chuckled. "Are you stupid? Two broken stools for a pheasant? We've made a huge profit!"

"What's so good about pheasants? They don't have much meat!"

A phrase came to Wen Li's mind: "Why don't they eat meat porridge?"

This young lady is truly oblivious to the hardships of life!

"Alright! Don't be angry anymore. Just know that we won't lose out!"

"Alright then!" Chen Yan simply disliked Jiang Yue'er's hypocritical attitude and quickly put her out of her mind.

They had bought almost everything they needed, and it was noon, so the three of them went directly to the state-run restaurant.

When they arrived, Su Hao and the others had already started eating.

It was lunchtime, and the state-run restaurant was already full. Deng Wei's seat was facing the entrance, and when he saw them come in, he quickly waved for them to come over.

Qi Jun: "What did you order?"

Su Hao quickly and enthusiastically recommended, "Braised pork and noodles with minced meat sauce. The braised pork is delicious, you should try it!"

"Okay, I'll go take a look!"

Wen Li glanced at the menu on the small table and finally ordered a plate of braised fish and two ounces of rice, which cost a total of nine mao plus two ounces of grain coupons.

A short while later, Qi Jun brought over a plate of braised pork and braised chicken with potatoes.

The portions at the state-run restaurant were very generous; the three of us ate together and almost got stuffed.

"Qi Qingqing, are you going out again this afternoon?"

Deng Wei and the others finished eating first and then sat down to chat.

"We're done shopping. We've bought everything we needed! We'll head straight back in a bit. Please tell Grandpa Li we won't be taking the oxcart."

"Hehe, I'm afraid that won't work!" Su Hao pointed to the two bicycles by the door. "We bought bicycles too!"

"Wow! You guys are quietly doing something big!"

"We weren't originally planning to buy one, but we thought it would be more convenient to have a bicycle!"

"I knew it! We should tell Grandpa Li, so he doesn't just wait around!"

Today, only a few educated youths and Aunt Zhang and her family came to the commune. If Grandpa Li doesn't know and keeps waiting, wouldn't that be a waste of his time?

"Alright, Grandpa Li probably won't be here so soon. Let's go for a walk after we finish eating!"

The group ate and chatted, and they got to know each other much better. Yu Shuang, who had been slapped by Wen Li, held a grudge against her and was unusually quiet today.

Since Wen Li and Chen Yan are close friends, she is now alone and no match for both of them. She can only sit there and sulk, but Su Hao and Deng Wei, two grown men, are completely unaware of her strange behavior.

Even though Wen Li discovered it, she didn't do anything about it and just let her be angry!

"Hey? Isn't that Jiang Zhiqing?" Su Hao saw a tall figure walk in and unexpectedly saw Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen didn't take an oxcart today; it seems he walked. He was accompanied by a slightly shorter man. When the two were talking, the aloofness on Jiang Chen's face lessened, suggesting they were acquaintances.

Judging from the person's clothes and accent, he should also be a sent-down youth, but probably from another village.

Jiang Chen also saw them, and both sides nodded to each other as a greeting.

Su Hao joked, "I originally thought Jiang Zhiqing was a quiet, reserved person!"

"That Jiang Zhiqing is so composed, unlike you..." Yu Shuang rolled her eyes at Su Hao, "You're so immature!"

Su Hao: ...

"No, what do you mean?"

Wen Li was surprised: You've fallen in love with him already?

Yu Shuang was already in a bad mood, and she spoke even more rudely to Su Hao, "What I mean is, don't talk badly about people behind their backs!"

Su Hao was furious. "When did I speak ill of anyone?"

Seeing that Su Hao and Yu Shuang were about to start arguing, and everyone around them was looking at their table, Deng Wei quickly pulled Su Hao away.

"Alright, alright, Yu Shuang is in a bad mood, don't take it to heart!"

Su Hao didn't understand. Although Yu Shuang used to speak somewhat directly and wasn't very likable, she wasn't unpleasant either. Why did she become more and more sarcastic after going to the countryside?

With Deng Wei mediating and there were many people around, the two could only glare at each other and remain silent.

After Wen Li and the others finished eating, the group left the state-run restaurant. There were six of them in four cars, and to be honest, their entourage was quite conspicuous on the street.

Seeing popsicles for sale on the road, a few of them each bought one and sat down to eat them.

Afterwards, I toured the entire commune and familiarized myself with the place. Then it was almost time to leave.

The three of them went to the entrance of the commune, where Grandpa Li was already waiting.

"Wow! You guys all bought bicycles?"

"Yes, Uncle Li, we won't take the oxcart back!" Wen Li said, handing Uncle Li a sponge cake. "You haven't had lunch yet, have you? Have something to eat!"

Grandpa Li waved his hands repeatedly, "No need, I brought my own dry food, you can keep it for yourself!"

Seeing that he refused, Wen Li simply shoved the sponge cake into his hand. "Don't be so polite with me. You're the one who carried our luggage back!"

Grandpa Li couldn't refuse, so he accepted the luggage. "Your luggage is already at the brigade headquarters; you can take it back!"

"Okay, thank you!"

After saying goodbye to Grandpa Li, the group rode away on their bicycles.

Under the blazing sun, sweat streamed down her face. A gentle breeze blew, ruffling her hair. Wen Li took a deep breath of fresh air, and the thought of perhaps seeing her parents again calmed her uneasy heart somewhat.

It took an hour of cycling on the bumpy, narrow road before we finally saw the familiar village.

The return of the six caused quite a stir in the village.

A group of older women surrounded the person, and several children curiously reached out to touch them.

"Dog Egg, stop touching it! If you break it, I won't pay for it!"

"Sanya, come here!"

"Aunties, please make way, we're heading home!"

After finally managing to squeeze out of the crowd, the group quickly pedaled their bicycles and sped away.

"That was terrifying! Those aunties were even more formidable than the middle-aged women in our compound!" Su Hao patted his chest in lingering fear.

"My clothes are so dirty!" Chen Yan stomped her foot angrily; there were several dark finger marks on her clothes.

Yu Shuang wasn't much better off; her body was also covered in filth from being touched, clearly the work of those kids.

"Hurry back! We still need to go to the brigade headquarters to get some things!" Deng Wei remained relatively calm, after all, he had experienced this kind of thing countless times.

The group returned to the educated youth compound, put the things they had bought back in their rooms, and then rode their bicycles to the brigade headquarters.

The village chief happened to be there and called Wen Li over.

"Wen, I've already spoken to Lao Zhou. He'll come to see you in a bit. You can talk to him again yourself!"

"Okay, thank you!" Wen Li took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from her pocket and handed it to the village chief. "Village chief, thank you for your help. This is just a small token of my appreciation!"