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

The educated youth compound was very large. According to Chen Jiahao, it was originally the house of a landlord, but after the landlord was overthrown, the house was left vacant.

However, this courtyard was only a side courtyard; the main courtyard had already collapsed, and the bricks and tiles had all been taken away by the villagers.

Now the educated youth all live together. There are seven old educated youth in total, three male and four female. They occupy two rooms and sleep on a large communal bed, so they don't have to worry about not having enough firewood in winter.

The main room is in the middle, where we usually eat. The kitchen is next to it, and the toilet is in the backyard, where some vegetables are also grown.

Wen Li didn't want to squeeze into the large dormitory-style dormitory. Looking at the row of small houses behind her, she asked, "Li Zhiqing, are those houses in the back empty?"

"The back rooms are all small cubicles, and there are kang beds inside. If you don't want to stay in the large dormitory, you can stay in the back, but you'll have to pay two yuan a month for rent!"

Wen Li already knew this from the original owner's memories, which is why she asked. She had a secret and would never sleep in a dormitory, and she was not used to a bunch of people sleeping on the same kang (heated brick bed).

"But let's make this clear beforehand: if you're staying over there, you'll have to gather your own firewood. Winters here are long, and it can get really cold. Don't come looking for us later when you don't have enough firewood!"

Li Hongren is quite serious and speaks in a very formal and methodical manner.

Wen Li nodded in understanding, "Of course, may I go take a look?"

"I want to see too!" Chen Yan didn't want to live with everyone else either.

Su Hao and Deng Wei exchanged a glance and immediately decided to go and take a look.

Finally, everyone went to the backyard.

Li Hong pushed open one of the doors to let everyone see clearly, "The houses in the back are all the same size. You can take a look. If you want to rent one, you need to go to the brigade headquarters and get the key from the village chief!"

Wen Li glanced around and saw that there were two rows of rooms, with five rooms on each side. Judging from the layout and size, this must have been where the servants used to live.

The room is about ten square meters, more than enough for one person.

She glanced behind her and saw another door there; if she wanted to go out, she could go through that door.

Wen Li went straight to the room next to the back door. "I want this one!"

Seeing that Wen Li had already made her choice, Chen Yan immediately chose the room next to Wen Li's, and Qi Jun followed closely behind.

Su Hao and Deng Wei discussed it and decided to live opposite them.

Yu Shuang's family was well-off, so since Su Hao and the others wanted to stay in the backyard, she naturally wanted to stay here too, and thus chose to live next door to Chen Yan.

Jiang Chen chose the room closest to the front yard, which clearly meant he didn't want to have any contact with anyone.

In the end, only Guo Caixia remained.

Guo Caixia thought of the money in her pocket and looked at Wen Li, only to meet Wen Li's ambiguous smile.

She had originally wanted to play the victim in front of Wen Li, but in the end she gave up the idea. She had already lost face so much today, she didn't want to lose face again, but she still wanted to save face.

"I think I'll stay in the dormitory-style room! I'm not strong enough to gather that much firewood!"

Although everyone knew that Guo Caixia was trying to save face, they wisely refrained from undermining her. After all, they had just arrived at the educated youth compound and were all new educated youth; it wouldn't be good to create rumors of discord on their very first day.

"Alright! Now that you've made your choices, I'll take you to the brigade headquarters first. The village chief is already waiting!"

Everyone put their luggage in the front yard, and Li Hong helped watch over it before leaving.

It's cooking time now, and smoke is rising from every household, filling the small village with the warmth of everyday life.

Along the way, Chen Jiahao introduced the village to everyone, showing them where the brigade leader's house and the village chief's house were, and where they could exchange furniture.

Wen Li carefully memorized the location. The only brick house in the village was the village chief's house. The female lead had a lucky physique and had never suffered any hardship, even though she was born in the countryside.

The youth center was a bit far from the brigade headquarters; it took them about fifteen minutes to walk there.

"Village chief, I've brought the new educated youth to collect their grain subsidies!"

The village chief put down his pipe and came out. "Come on in!"

When everyone entered the brigade headquarters, Chen Jiahao first talked about renting houses. The village chief didn't expect that after this group of educated youth arrived, seven rooms that had been vacant for so long were rented out. Each room cost two yuan a month, and seven rooms would cost one hundred and sixty-eight yuan a year, which was a considerable income!

The village chief had initially disliked these new educated youths, but this unexpected surprise made him feel much better, and several wrinkles on his face disappeared.

"Okay, okay, the rent is due annually. We'll give you a receipt first, then we'll hand over the keys!"

Wen Li first took out the money she had prepared in advance and handed it to the village chief.

The village chief's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.

After the village chief gave everyone the keys, he led them to the storeroom.

"Each of you newcomers will receive a 30-jin (15 kg) allowance of grain, including 10 jin of refined grain and 20 jin of coarse grain. There's only a month and a half until the autumn harvest, and this 30-jin grain should be enough for you to eat until then. If it's not enough, you can exchange it for work points!"

Wen Li took a look and found that refined grains are rice and wheat flour, while coarse grains include sweet potatoes, sorghum, brown rice, millet, corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes!

These days, everyone eats coarse grains, which are plentiful and filling, while refined grains are reserved for holidays and festivals.

Wen Li took five catties each of rice and wheat flour, and only sweet potatoes and potatoes as coarse grains. Sweet potatoes are good for making porridge, and potatoes can be used for stir-frying. As for whether it was enough, Wen Li didn't think too much about it, since she wouldn't go hungry.

After everyone had chosen their items, Wen Li looked at the village chief again. "Village chief, I'd like to build a stove. Does anyone in the village know how?"

"You want to start the fire alone?" Chen Jiahao frowned. He had originally thought that these educated youths were all rich and that he could improve everyone's meals!

Wen Li was fully aware of Chen Jiahao's intentions. She didn't want them to take advantage of her, so it was best to bring it up from the beginning.

"right!"

Seeing that Wen Li had made up her mind, he then looked at Su Hao and the others, "What about you? Are you also going to fight separately?"

Su Hao glanced at Deng Wei, who shook his head. Neither of them knew how to cook, so even if they wanted to, they couldn't!

Chen Yan looked at Qi Jun with expectant eyes, but Qi Jun shrugged, indicating that he couldn't cook either.

In the end, only Wen Li fired the first shot, and Chen Jiahao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness!

The village chief waited until they had discussed it before speaking: "Old Zhou only knows how to build stoves. There's no time today, but I'll have him come over first thing tomorrow morning to get it done for you. It'll be ready to use the day after tomorrow!"

"Okay, thank you for your help!"

"Hey, don't say it's a hassle, it's all part of the job. It's getting late, you should all go back and pack up!"

Wen Li's self-serving actions greatly displeased Chen Jiahao, so on the way back, his attitude towards Wen Li became much colder.

Wen Li could sense the change in Chen Jiahao's attitude, so she simply chose to ignore it.

He carried thirty catties of grain back to the educated youth compound without any effort.