Zhuang Zhimeng had just taken out her lunchbox, but before she could even open it, Shi Hongye saw it.

Shi Hongye came specifically to find Zhuang Zhimeng. She knew that Zhuang Zhimeng would definitely bring some delicious food, and Hao Caiyun would absolutely not want Zhuang Zhimeng to suffer.

"Mengmeng, you're here! I've been looking for you for ages! What delicious food did you bring? My family only packed me some flatbread. Could you share some with me?"

Shi Hongye quickly tried to open the lunchbox. Zhuang Zhimeng used some force to pry Shi Hongye's hand away, leaving a red mark on her hand immediately, after all, Zhuang Zhimeng was quite strong now.

"Why can't you understand human language? Didn't I tell you to stay away from me! You're so young and you're already hard of hearing, and your memory is bad too!" Zhuang Zhimeng said irritably.

Shi Hongye's eyes immediately welled up with tears. She covered her hands and looked at Zhuang Zhimeng with a wronged expression: "Mengmeng, how could you treat me like this? I even came to find you on my own initiative, why are you still so relentless?"

Before Zhuang Zhimeng could speak, Zhang Zhiyuan couldn't help but say, "Zhuang, you're wrong about that. We're all educated youth; we should help each other. This is your friend, right? He's already asked for help; he must be in trouble. You should help him even more!"

“You’re so great, then you should share your braised pork with her! Anyway, I can’t just give away my food to others. This was made for me by my mother early this morning, and I can’t waste it.” Zhuang Zhimeng glanced at Zhang Zhiyuan.

“That’s right, you can’t just give away food like that! Food is so precious! If you want to show your generosity, that’s your own choice, but you can’t expect everyone to do the same!” Su Mengmeng echoed Zhuang Zhimeng.

Zhang Zhiyuan could only shut his mouth in frustration...

Seeing that no one was speaking up for her, Shi Hongye could only return to her seat. She thought bitterly, "Hmph! That idiot Zhuang Zhimeng! She never gives me any face. Just wait! I'll make her pay sooner or later!"

When Zhuang Zhimeng saw Shi Hongye coming over, she moved some of the dumplings to the warehouse. Since the warehouse had a preservation function, they would always be fresh whenever they were taken out. So now it was half a lunchbox of dumplings, and no one would say anything if they saw it, since there weren't many.

After finishing her meal, Zhuang Zhimeng washed her lunchbox and sat down to contemplate her future.

It's 1973 now, and there are still four years until the college entrance exam. I brought my high school textbooks with me on this trip to the countryside, and they're stored in the warehouse.

Although Zhuang Zhimeng from the 21st century took the college entrance examination, there might be some knowledge points she can't remember, so she still needs to review them. Moreover, the college entrance examination in this era is definitely different from that in later generations, so she should study more.

Thinking about it, I closed my eyes to rest, and soon fell asleep. Everyone else quieted down and drifted off to sleep as well.

Because it was a hard seat, we could only rest by leaning or lying down, so we couldn't sleep soundly to begin with. A burst of noise woke everyone up.

"Thief! Thief! My money is gone! Who stole my money?" a middle-aged woman's shrill voice rang out.

The educated youth hurriedly checked their bags, and thankfully, everyone still had their money and ration coupons.

After a wave of fear, no one dared to sleep, and they clung tightly to their luggage.

And so, a thrilling night passed.

When Zhuang Zhimeng woke up in the morning, she took her toiletries and quickly washed up, then ate two pieces of pastry to fill her stomach.

After a good night's rest, everyone looked a bit listless...

By morning, everyone had regained their energy and started chatting about everything under the sun again.

At noon, Zhuang Zhimeng took out the steamed buns she bought at the state-run restaurant and ate them with some pickled vegetables made by Hao Caiyun. She ate them with great relish.

"Your pickled vegetables look delicious! Can I have some? I'll trade you some pancakes!" Su Mengmeng said to Zhuang Zhimeng with a hopeful look.

Seeing that Su Mengmeng really wanted to eat it and looked very hungry, Zhuang Zhimeng agreed and put some in his lunchbox.

"Do you eat green onions?" Su Mengmeng asked Zhuang Zhimeng.

Zhuang Zhimeng smiled awkwardly but politely: "Thank you! No need!"

"Tch! I wouldn't even give it to you! This was specially prepared by my mom, I didn't even bring many pieces, it tastes amazing!" As she spoke, Su Mengmeng ate the pancake with pickled vegetables and green onions, shaking her head as she ate.

Zhang Zhiyuan tried to speak several times, but when he met Zhuang Zhimeng's gaze, he was too embarrassed to do so. He also wanted to eat the pickled vegetables; they looked quite delicious.

Zhuang Zhimeng pretended not to see it. Someone like Zhang Zhiyuan would definitely suffer if he went to the countryside! It's best to stay away from this kind of person!