Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Wang Ji drove the ox cart to the entrance of the intellectual youth spot, "Xiao Lei, Xiao Lei."

Just as he finished speaking, a man with wheat-colored skin, about 1.75 or 1.76 meters tall, ran out from inside.

"Captain, you’re here." Xiao Lei glanced at the intellectual youths beside him and greeted them with a cheerful smile, "I’m Xiao Lei, the person in charge of the intellectual youth spot."

"If you need anything, you can come to me." Xiao Lei indicated they could directly reach out to him if necessary.

"Hello." Everyone greeted each other, and from the way they spoke with Wang Ji, it was clear they had a good relationship.

Indeed, being in charge of the intellectual youth spot undoubtedly meant having a good relationship with the village leadership, not that it was necessary to be close, but it wouldn’t do to sour the relationship.

Xiao Lei called a few male intellectual youths to help move luggage, "We have two types of dormitories here, one is a big shared room with men in the east wing and women in the west wing, the main house is for cooking and eating."

"The two rows at the back are single rooms, each costing one yuan per month."

"The last row has bigger rooms meant for couples, each room costs two yuan a month."

In the past, Zhang Hui would of course choose a single room as she had money, while the original host naturally went for the big shared room due to lack of money.

As for why Zhang Hui didn’t let her stay, the reason was simple enough, she was used to resting alone.

"I’ll live alone." Now with money, there was no need to be stingy. Initially, she wanted to book a room but was worried Zhang Hui might suggest they share a room.

The so-called single room wasn’t impossible for two people, just a bit cramped. But Zhang Hui preferred having a room to herself, and Zhang Yu also wanted her own room.

Usually, when she cooked something special at night, there was no need to worry; with Zhang Hui around, she really couldn’t cook anything special.

Zhang Hui never intended to stay in the big shared room; she didn’t even need to go in to know the experience was unpleasant, "Me too, one room."

"One room each." Zhao Yadong agreed straightforwardly, it was best to live separately to avoid future troubles.

Zhan Min knew Zhang Yu and her friends had money but didn’t expect all four of them to want separate rooms. This way, as the only new female intellectual youth, she’d be left to get along with the old ones by herself.

"How can you live alone? You lack team spirit." Zhan Min spoke up again.

Zhang Yu turned to ask Xiao Lei, "Hi, which room do you live in?"

"I’m in a single room." Xiao Lei frowned hearing Zhan Min’s words; her attitude was quite headache-inducing.

"Then we’ll take single rooms too." Zhang Yu decided directly, "What if we need to buy some stuff?"

Zhang Yu knew that simple kang tables and such were made by carpenters in the village, but as a newcomer, she had to ask.

Xiao Lei informed her, and Zhang Yu noted it down, "Got it, thanks, Brother Xiao. By the way, I told the village chief I won’t do farm work, not physically fit, so I’ll take the lowest labor score."

"And I’d rather eat separately from everyone else." Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Hui, knowing she’d definitely eat with her, but still asked for her opinion.

"I’ll eat with you too," Zhang Hui quickly said, "I’m also not going to work."

From the moment Zhang Yu actively engaged him in conversation, Xiao Lei knew she was outgoing, but he didn’t expect her to be this straightforward, "Alright, alright."

Qian Hao and his friend were also used to Zhang Yu being direct, "We’ll eat separately too."

Before they came, they had learned a bit, and the advice was to cook separately, even if it was more trouble. It saved a lot of nuisances unless they encountered good intellectual youths.

Just now, Xiao Lei mentioned that he also ate separately, so if the person in charge of the intellectual youth spot ate separately, why insist on dining together?

"Cooking separately? Do you have pots?" Zhan Min’s face fell completely when she heard that even Qian Hao wanted to eat separately.

She observed that among the six youths, only she and Guo Bo’s families had average conditions, so she intended to stick with the Zhang Sisters to save money and eat well.

But now they’re separating to eat, that’s too much.

"Oh, it’s okay. We brought industrial coupons." Zhang Yu knew she needed to buy pots and had prepared industrial coupons.

Ugh, Zhan Min really didn’t expect Zhang Yu to have even prepared for this.

Zhang Hui looked at Zhang Yu in surprise, who was straightforward, "I prepared the coupons, and then you prepare the money for buying the pots. Any problem?"

Zhang Hui shook her head, "That’s fine."

Zhan Min left angrily, not wanting to stay any longer, afraid she’d get even angrier if she did.

Zhao Yadong glanced at Qian Hao, "We heard about eating separately; what about pots?"

Ah, what to do, Zhao Yadong panicked. Even though he’d made some money with Qian Hao from small businesses before, he never thought they’d need industrial coupons here.

"I brought some." Qian Hao said calmly.

Wow, Zhao Yadong was surprised, "Buddy, we really rely on you. You’re so prepared, impressive."

Zhang Yu heard they had coupons, "Then shall we go shopping together tomorrow?"

"Sure, but are we walking?" Qian Hao remembered the village chief saying the ox was tired and shouldn’t be overworked.

"I just asked. Tomorrow, the village is going to the commune." Zhang Yu had just been gossiping with Wang Ji and learned a bit of information.

Oh, Zhao Yadong’s stomach had long been protesting. He knew Zhang Yu would chat with the village chief on the way, but he didn’t pay attention to what was discussed. He didn’t expect her to ask about this.

"Can we take the ox cart tomorrow?" Even though it’s slow, at least they wouldn’t have to walk.

Zhang Yu nodded, "Of course we can. I even asked if we can’t buy it at the commune tomorrow; the day after, we can go on the main road from the village and take a bus to the city. We’ll arrive in the city around noon and catch a bus back to the commune by one in the afternoon."

If they couldn’t buy the iron pot tomorrow, they could head to the city early the day after to make a purchase.

Oh, oh, oh, Zhao Yadong didn’t expect Zhang Yu to have found out even about this, "Impressive."

Xiao Lei was also quite surprised. He knew Zhang Yu was good at chatting, but he didn’t expect her to be so familiar with the village chief. To know these things that even they only learned about half a month after coming, Zhang Yu really was impressive.

"Are we not working the day after tomorrow?" Zhang Hui noticed how Xiao Lei and the others looked at Zhang Yu with admiration, which made her uncomfortable.

Just a servant, what was there to admire? She interrupted displeasedly.

"Taking leave, I haven’t got my things sorted yet. Besides, I’ve already said I’ll take the lowest labor score. That means I don’t even have to work if I don’t want to." Zhang Yu expressed that her going to work was already an accomplishment, so she didn’t mind.

Qian Hao and his friends knew Zhang Yu had discussed work with the village chief, but didn’t expect her to be this understanding, remarkable, truly remarkable.

Zhao Yadong’s eyes lit up hearing what Zhang Yu said — right, he could apply this too; this needed careful planning.