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

After the person left, Chen Yan spat out a curse, "What a petty person who's gotten away with it!"

Li Xiangxiang also spat out a mouthful of saliva. "Ignore her. I know another place with lots of mushrooms; I guarantee no one will know this time!"

Wen Li's eyes lit up. "Then what are we waiting for?"

The three of them headed in another direction. The further they went, the more wary Wen Li became. "Xiangxiang, this is deep in the mountains. How much further?"

If Wen Li were alone, she wouldn't be in any trouble, but Chen Yan and Li Xiangxiang were clearly not up to the task, and Wen Li was worried that they might encounter wild animals, which would be troublesome.

Li Xiangxiang pointed to the hillside ahead, "We're almost there, it's just behind the hillside!"

"OK!"

The three quickened their pace, and once they reached the back of the hillside, Li Xiangxiang's lips immediately fell.

"How did you find this place?"

Wen Li looked up and saw Lu Zechuan, Su Hao, and the others there.

Chen Yan: "Qi Jun, what are you doing here?"

"Lu, the educated youth, brought us here. I originally wanted to invite you all, but you and Wen, the educated youth, disappeared in the blink of an eye, so we had to come by ourselves!"

Li Xiangxiang: "I thought I was the only one who knew about this place, I didn't expect you guys to find it!"

Su Hao waved enthusiastically, "You've come at the perfect time! Our baskets are almost full. Bring them over, and we'll help you unload!"

Wen Li didn't stand on ceremony and handed over the basket and carrying pole. "Alright, then we can rest for a while!"

"There are wild boars around here, don't wander off!" Lu Zechuan warned them as he saw the three of them sitting there chatting.

"Okay, I got it!"

Lu Zechuan and his team worked quickly, and in no time they had filled all the baskets.

Just as Wen Li was about to take her own basket, Lu Zechuan hung it on his chest and handed it to her, saying, "You carry the basket, I'll carry the back!"

"Won't it be difficult to walk like this?"

"No problem, I'll just walk slowly!"

They took a back path down the mountain, since they were deep in the mountains, and if people found out about this place, the captain would nag them again.

Chen Yan: "Xiangxiang, remember to keep this a secret when you get back!"

"Don't worry, I promise I won't tell!" Li Xiangxiang winked playfully.

Wen Li looked at the two of them helplessly, "Do you think the captain wouldn't know?"

"Hehe! As long as Xiangxiang doesn't admit it, the captain can't do anything to us!"

The group carried their belongings back to the educated youth compound. Wen Li roughly calculated that she had about 100 jin of mushrooms, which should weigh nearly 20 jin after drying.

She plans to exchange some money in the village, send some home, and make some mushroom sauce with the rest, keeping some for herself.

"If only there were chicken, I haven't had chicken soup in ages!" Chen Yan smacked her lips.

"Yes, this mushroom and chicken soup is the most delicious!"

Wen Li has quite a few chickens in her space, but she can't take them out now. She should have taken one out yesterday.

Lu Zechuan put down his basket, washed his hands, and said, "I just caught two pheasants; I'll use them to make chicken soup later!"

"Great! Perfect timing, no work today, let's get together tonight!"

"OK!"

In the afternoon, Lu Zechuan cleaned up the two pheasants, and Wen Li lit the small stove and began to simmer them over a low flame. The food nowadays had a completely natural flavor, which was incomparable to modern technology and grueling cooking.

Wen Li brought out another dried goose, and Chen Yan also took out yesterday's pork belly and stir-fried it. The group then ate together in a lively atmosphere.

The people in the front yard knew they were close and often ate together. Some of them craved meat, but they didn't think anything of it.

But some people are different; looking at the coarse grain buns in their hands, they are insanely jealous.

Niu Zhaodi said sarcastically, "The Wen educated youth and their group are really extravagant. They eat meat every few days. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were some big capitalists!"

Upon hearing Niu Zhaodi's words, everyone's expression changed instantly.

Zhou Yu: "Niu Zhiqing, Lu Zhiqing has the ability to find pheasants. If you're envious, you can go to the back mountain to find them yourself. There are so many pheasants there, no one's stopping you!"

No one expected that Zhou Yu, who was usually like a mute, would actually speak.

"Zhou Zhiqing, what do you mean? You're actually taking their side?"

Niu Zhaodi had always had feelings for Zhou Yu. Although Zhou Yu was poor, he was quite handsome. She was also poor, and she originally thought that the two of them could make do with each other. But Zhou Yu ignored her.

Now, she's been repeatedly humiliated, which makes her very unhappy.

"We're all former educated youth. If Lu and the others are labeled capitalists, we won't fare well either. I advise you to watch your words; you might get into trouble!"

"You...you think that if you speak up for them, they'll give you a few bites of meat? Look at them, do they even pay you any attention?"

"I'm just telling the truth!"

Zhou Yu looked at Niu Zhaodi with disgust. Wen Li was her benefactor, yet she tried to harm her time and time again. Such a person was both stupid and vicious.

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he took the bowl and chopsticks and went back into the house.

Chen Jiahao also spoke up at the opportune moment: "Niu Zhiqing, Zhou Zhiqing is right, we are all educated youth, watch your words!"

Niu Zhaodi was already annoyed enough by Zhou Yu's disdain, but she didn't expect Chen Jiahao to lecture her at this time.

"Am I wrong? They eat meat and fish every day; that's capitalist behavior!"

Chen Jiahao wasn't about to indulge her. "Zhou Zhiqing is right. There are pheasants and rabbits everywhere on the back mountain. If you're craving them, you can go catch them yourself. Did anyone stop you?"

Niu Zhaodi felt even more aggrieved. "I want to go too, but there are wild animals in the deep mountains. Why don't you go?"

"You know there are wild animals in the deep mountains? Well, Lu Zhiqing risked his life to go and find them. Just shut up and stop being so sour!"

Chen Jiahao wasn't speaking up for Wen Li and the others; it was mainly because Niu Zhaodi's words were too vicious. If her words were to get out, the entire educated youth compound would suffer.

Nowadays, capitalists are either in cowsheds or on farms. Although he may feel resentful that they often eat meat, it's just a passing resentment.

"I'm eating!"

Just as the atmosphere was at a standstill, everyone saw Xu Yuan arrive carrying a steaming bowl.

Everyone was just talking badly about them, and now that they've suddenly arrived, everyone's a little embarrassed.

"We made a pot of chicken soup today using the mushrooms we picked, but it wasn't much. We brought some out just so everyone could try it!"

Xu Yuan's words made everyone blush with embarrassment. They were still feeling sour when he brought over a big bowl of soup.

Chen Jiahao was glad he hadn't said anything sarcastic, otherwise he would have been too embarrassed to eat the chicken soup.

"Pan Zhiqing, go get a bowl!"

Xu Yuan handed the chicken soup to Pan Yong and left with a smile, as if he hadn't heard a thing about the argument.