On the first day after moving, Lin Chuchu ate the stewed meat buns she had put in her space last time, stir-fried mushrooms and greens, and also took out the canned yellow peaches.
There was no table in the room, only a kang table, so she sat cross-legged on the kang and ate heartily.
The Party Secretary's wife was used to being frugal. Although she made sure everyone had enough to eat, she limited the amount of refined grains and mostly cooked coarse grains.
Today, Lin Chuchu finally got to eat white steamed buns, and she ate several in a row until she had used up all the stock in her space.
After dinner, we went up the mountain twice more. This time we were lucky and found wild grapes. They were a bit sour, but they were a rare fruit.
She carried back some more rattan, intending to weave a flat basket to dry mushrooms and wild vegetables.
It's been a while since I've woven anything, so I'm a bit rusty, and there are quite a few holes, but it's enough for her.
I made some multigrain porridge for lunch and ate a little of it with the leftover vegetables.
After finishing the meal, I cleaned up the kang table and then took out the newspaper.
Nowadays, most newspapers are filled with revolutionary stories or stories that encourage educated youth to go to the countryside.
Lin Chuchu pondered for a moment, then took out paper and pen and began to write.
As soon as I finished writing, several suggestions for improvement popped up in the editing box on the right side of the page.
It's not that my writing skills are lacking, it's just that the words I used weren't appropriate.
Following the suggestion, Lin Chuchu copied it again.
This article is short, only about 1500 words.
After the ink dried, Lin Chuchu put the manuscript paper into an envelope, wrote the address, and affixed a stamp.
She was very confident in her submission and believed it would be accepted.
After finishing her manuscript, she took out her junior high school textbook. The textbook was not difficult for her, and with the courses provided by the online learning platform, she could learn quickly by listening to them.
Monday arrived in the blink of an eye, and Lin Chuchu took half a day off in advance.
The captain was quite satisfied with Lin Chuchu, so he readily granted her leave.
Upon arriving in the county town, Lin Chuchu first went to the state-run restaurant to buy steamed buns, twisted rolls, and mantou (steamed bread), and then went to the post office to mail the letter.
Seeing the brand-new stamps, Lin Chuchu's heart stirred, recalling how stamp collectors in her previous life made their fortunes through stamps.
Lin Chuchu approached the office staff, handed them a few candies, and asked if they could save some new stamps for her so she could buy them.
At first, the other party thought Lin Chuchu was joking, but after seeing how serious she was, they readily agreed.
She didn't have many meat coupons, only half a jin, so she decided to just spend them and wait until there weren't so many people at the meat stall.
Most of the meat left at the stalls were lean meat and pork ribs.
Lin Chuchu discreetly slipped two cents into the other person's pocket. The other person immediately understood and gave Lin Chuchu all the remaining fatty meat, along with some lean meat and two bones. Lin Chuchu thanked him with a smile.
This time she was going to go on a shopping spree. She needed fruit candies, so she bought a lot. She also bought two jars of canned fruit and some eggs when she saw the egg vendor. Seeing how much she was buying, the saleswoman whispered, "I have a few yards of defective cloth left. No coupon required. Would you like to buy it?"
Lin Chuchu's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded, buying another five feet of cloth.
Although it is a defective product, it does not affect its use at all.
Having bought almost everything, Lin Chuchu reluctantly left the supply and marketing cooperative and found a secluded spot to put her things away.
Next destination: a scrap metal recycling station.
The old gatekeeper clearly remembered her, pointing to a stack of books by the door, "Take a look and see if these are what you need?"
Lin Chuchu's eyes lit up. She thanked him while searching through the books. The whole English book! Haha, she had all her English books. As for the physics books, apart from the duplicates from last time, she was only missing two.
Lin Chuchu stroked the books. This was her only chance to change her fate, and she had to seize it and get into university.
The textbook was found, and to thank the old man, Lin Chuchu took out some candy and two steamed buns.
The steamed buns were all made with meat filling by a state-run restaurant. The old man declined for a long time before finally smiling and putting the food away.
Not wanting to leave empty-handed, Lin Chuchu rummaged through the trash again, stuffing any pieces of wood she found into her spatial storage.
She didn't know the different types of wood, but some special types of wood were still displayed in the space.
Lin Chuchu wouldn't use particularly special or high-quality items for firewood.
As she flipped through the pages, Lin Chuchu inadvertently looked up and suddenly saw what was displayed in the space.
A 15-gram gold bracelet and a 6-gram gold ring.
Where did this come from?
Lin Chuchu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses. What a treasure! But she couldn't take it out; she had to hide it well.
Lin Chuchu walked out of the recycling station carrying some books and newspapers.
The overwhelming surprise left her speechless for a long time.
Lin Chuchu grinned, knowing she was lucky; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to be reborn.
It wasn't until the afternoon, when she got home, that Lin Chuchu noticed something was off about the atmosphere at the educated youth settlement.
Mu Chen maintained his indifferent expression, clearly unable to get any information out of him; he wasn't a gossipy person, but Liu Rong was.
Lin Chuchu then realized what had happened.
Ever since Meng Wanyin sprained her ankle, she has had difficulty getting out of bed and can't even walk. At first, when she took out her things, Wang Zhaodi brought the food to her.
Later, when the food ran out and there wasn't much to eat, Wang Zhaodi was also unwilling to serve the young lady.
As a result, a war broke out at the educated youth settlement.
The female educated youths disliked Meng Wanyin's delicate and weak appearance, but the male educated youths liked that type.
When you hate something while simultaneously protecting it, conflict arises.
"You've been avoiding Meng Zhiqing's place these past few days; I have a feeling she's got her eye on your house."
Lin Chuchu shook her head. "What a joke! Where would I stay if she came? There's only so much space; I can't possibly move out, can I?"
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