Ye Zhiyu and the other three went to the state-run restaurant, and Liu Shengnan and Wang Qing rushed to the order window.
There was a sign hanging next to it that listed the daily menu and special dishes, along with the prices and tickets required.
They arrived early, before mealtime, so there weren't many people around.
Liu Shengnan's eyes lit up when she saw the braised pork. She turned around and shouted, "Sister Wu, Zhiyu, we have braised pork! This is a must-order. Do you have anything else you'd like to eat?"
Braised pork belly is a special dish, and sometimes it's not available for a long time. They actually managed to get it today, so you could say they had a super lucky streak.
Several people ordered food together, and they agreed to split the cost and tickets. In the end, in addition to braised pork, they also ordered pork stew with vermicelli, a plate of scrambled eggs, and a plate of shredded potatoes.
Pork stew with vermicelli is not a special dish, because there are only a few slices of meat, but the vermicelli inside is delicious and filling.
The four dishes and four bowls of rice cost a total of 5.3 yuan, plus 8 liang of grain coupons and 1 jin of meat coupons.
Ye Zhiyu, who lived in the future, felt that the prices at that time were really affordable.
Unlike later, when everything else went up in price but wages didn't.
After paying and paying, they found a seat and waited. When the food was ready, someone would call them, and they would go get it.
As the group chatted about topics typical of girls, more and more people began to enter the restaurant. Everyone who came in, regardless of gender, would linger their gaze on their table for a while.
It's not just Ye Zhiyu; the other three are beautiful in their own way. Wu Wenwen is gentle, Liu Shengnan is heroic, and Wang Qing is demure. The four of them sitting at a table, chatting and laughing, are a beautiful sight to behold.
Suddenly, Zhou Xue ran in from outside and walked straight toward them.
Before they could ask, he hugged Wu Wenwen and started crying.
It wasn't the kind of loud, wailing crying, but the most heartbreaking kind of silent tears.
The group exchanged glances, and Liu Shengnan shrugged and spread her hands.
Wu Wenwen gestured for them to be quiet and gently patted Zhou Xue's shoulder.
Once he felt the trembling against her body gradually stop, he gently asked, "What's wrong? Who bullied you?"
Zhou Xue straightened up, wiped away her tears, and tried to calm herself down.
"Sister Wu, I don't want to share a room with Li Xi anymore, I'm so scared."
As she spoke, she couldn't hold back her tears again.
Ye Zhiyu was quite interested when she heard that it was related to Li Xi. She wondered what kind of trouble he was up to now, so she tilted her head slightly and listened carefully.
Wu Wenwen wiped away her tears, "Don't cry, don't cry. Did she bully you?"
Zhou Xue sobbed, "I originally wanted to leave with you guys today because I always felt that Li Xi was a little abnormal."
But she was a step too slow. Just as she was about to leave, Li Xi said to her pitifully, "Xue'er, can you come to town with me today?"
Zhou Xue: "Where's Fu, the educated youth? Weren't you all traveling together?"
Li Xi lowered her head: "Brother Ting Shen is a man after all. It would cause gossip if I, a girl, walked with them. I used to have Zhi Yu, but recently you have seen that Zhi Yu seems to have some misunderstandings about me and is ignoring me, so I can only come to beg you."
What misunderstanding? Even a fool can see that you're the one who's up to no good. They've seen through it and don't want to be with you anymore, you troublemaker.
She even said that going out with Fu Zhiqing would cause gossip, but she never seemed afraid of it.
Zhou Xue wanted to refuse, but then felt that since they were roommates, it wouldn't be good to make things too awkward, so she reluctantly agreed.
"And then what? You just came to town with her, and there were so many male educated youths around. What happened that made you so scared?"
Ye Zhiyu asked curiously.
Li Xi is a filthy worm, always hiding behind the scenes and resorting to underhanded tricks.
When Zhou Xue heard her ask the question, her body visibly trembled.
He asked them to come closer, looked around, and then spoke in a low voice.
They walked with the male educated youth, and Li Xi really didn't stick to Fu Tingshen today.
The two walked at the back of the group. There was a small ditch between the village entrance and the village, but the road on it was quite wide. Li Xi insisted on pulling her to walk on the side. When they got to the middle, Zhou Xue felt someone push her from behind and almost fell down.
Fortunately, she was walking with Li Xi. She felt very uncomfortable and her body was tense. She quickly regained her balance, otherwise she wouldn't be here now.
Ye Zhiyu recalled the ditch she had crossed that morning; it wasn't deep, but falling into it would definitely cause injury.
It seems the system couldn't get any luck from her, so it started targeting others.
"I'm sure it was her who pushed me. After I stood still, I looked back and there wasn't a soul in sight. She was the only one who insisted on sticking close to me, and when she saw that I was alright, there was a clear look of disappointment in her eyes."
Wu Wenwen asked her if it could be a coincidence, and Zhou Xue became somewhat agitated.
"Anything else? It's not just this one thing, is it? I'm afraid there's something else that makes you so certain."
Ye Zhiyu simply couldn't believe that something without evidence could frighten a young girl like this.
Zhou Xue covered her face and cried, and it took her a while to speak, her voice even softer.
It turned out that after the Xiaogou incident, when it was time for the oxcart to go to town, they were walking at the back, so their position was naturally where they got off the cart.
After she sat down, another man came over. He had a lewd look on his face and didn't look like a good person, but Li Xi seemed not to notice anything.
He called out to the man, "Uncle, there's still a seat here."
She was next to Fu Tingshen, so her seat was naturally next to Zhou Xue.
At that moment, her face turned pale, and she thought she should just go back to the educated youth settlement instead of going to the town. But Li Xi's strength was surprisingly great, and she was held in her seat and couldn't move. What was even stranger was that she couldn't speak.
Her body trembled uncontrollably as she stared intently at her feet, listening to the man's greasy reply, and feeling a malicious gaze sweeping over her.
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