Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 491 - 492 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 9_1

Chapter 491: Chapter 492 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 9_1

The elderly lady returned to the table and snorted, "See, those who said they didn’t want to register, who knows, they might be lining up at the sub-district office first thing tomorrow morning."

As neighbors for many years, they were more or less familiar with each other’s quirks.

Both Shen Jie and Shen Xiaohui, brother and sister, were continuously nodding. They certainly believed what the old lady said.

In their hearts, anything the old lady said made perfect sense.

"Watch, there might be some commotion over at the sub-district tomorrow," she said.

The old lady shook her head, "No matter, as long as Xiao Jie is registered, that’s all that matters."

As for how the neighbors might make a fuss, the old lady expressed that she didn’t want to bother or concern herself with it.

"Exactly." Shen Jie didn’t have a strong impression of the neighbors nor did she pay them any attention.

"Xiao Mei, on your way, see if there’s anything good to buy. It would be even better if you could get some cotton," Lady Shen Li regretted deeply.

She regretted not thinking of stocking up on cotton during the winter.

She had thought that since the family had enough cotton-padded clothes and quilts, there was no need to compete with others to buy more. Now, she regretted it.

If she had known that Xiao Jie was going to such a faraway place as a sent-down youth, she should have saved up from the start.

Looking at the regretful old lady, "Grandma, it’s fine, I heard that over there, once October comes, you basically don’t need to work in the fields anymore."

"If it feels cold, the houses have heated brick beds. Just light some firewood, and the bed will warm up," she said.

When they first went to the Northeast as sent-down youths, they really didn’t adapt well. It was too cold and dry, and the diet was also hard to get used to.

It took a long while to adjust. Looking back now, it was really because Shen Yuan kept saying this wasn’t good or that wasn’t right, inciting Shen Jie to voice her dissatisfaction and complicating relations with some of the older sent-down youths.

Shen Yuan, as Shen Jie’s older female cousin, naturally mediated in every way possible, foolishly thinking she was doing it for her benefit.

Only now did she realize that her cousin hadn’t been sparing with misleading words. She just didn’t know how Shen Yuan would mislead if they weren’t working in the same place in this lifetime.

"Grandma, it’s okay. I think there have been sent-down youths from The South who went to the Northeast, and they managed to adapt. I think I can do it as well," she said.

Letting go of many prejudices and considering the benefits of the Northeast, one really finds that there are many friendly colleagues, leaders, and neighbors around, as well as plenty of good provisions.

"Anyway, once I get to the Northeast, getting meat might be a problem," unless you set traps and wait for animals.

Yet this kind of waiting game didn’t guarantee results, "But I think I should be able to collect a lot of mushrooms and fungi."

"When the time comes, I can dry them. I don’t know if they’ll allot some land for the sent-down youths to keep for themselves," she said.

"If they do, I’ll plant vegetables. In the summer, I can dry them and send them back through the mail."

The winter temperatures in The South are not as extreme as in the Northeast, but in an era of limited supplies, there are only a few things one can eat in the winter.

When she gets there, she will definitely work on improving her family’s diet. "Just wait, I will definitely cultivate my own plot of land."

"You all just wait to eat the fruits of my labor." Knowing that the Shen family would not go to the Northeast, Shen Jie felt a bit of regret, thinking they would miss out on her rapid period of personal growth.

Watching Shen Jie talk eloquently about what she could do once she got to the Northeast, Zhang Yamei’s heart truly ached beyond words.

"Once you’re there, if you can’t adapt, don’t be too stubborn — come back whenever you want, no matter when, this is still your home."

Ever since making that decision, Zhang Yamei’s mood had been down. Just thinking about having to separate from her precious daughter was unbearably painful.

She had always thought that after registering, there should be at least half a month to prepare the luggage. But unexpectedly, this time it was so rushed, almost as if as soon as registration was complete, it was time to leave.

"Mom, I know, but you have to believe that your daughter isn’t someone who can be easily bullied." Shen Jie hugged Zhang Yamei tightly, constantly describing how she would find things useful to her family once she was in the Northeast.

"Mom, you’ve always said it’s good to travel more, to see many wonderful things and broaden my horizons."

"Mom, I’m really not the same as I was before, I won’t tremble and shiver at the slightest threat or scare."

"I’m not afraid of them at all now. If they’re polite to me, I’ll be polite to them; if they’re fierce to me, I’ll be fierce too."

"Right, Dad, why don’t you talk to cousin tomorrow morning? After talking, you can go straight to work. It saves you an extra trip."

"Whether or not they register doesn’t matter, it has nothing to do with our family."

Now that the matter is being talked about so extensively, they can’t delay informing them until after work tomorrow. Otherwise, given the character of Shen Jiansheng’s family, who knows what kind of complaints they might come up with.

Shen Jianshe hmm’d in agreement, "Right, I was thinking the same thing, I’ll leave the house early tomorrow."

"And if Shen Jiansheng says he doesn’t have enough time to prepare things, just tell him our family is also preparing."

"You can’t indulge them." The old lady was very dissatisfied with Shen Jiansheng’s family now.

The old mother knew her son well and turned her head to look at Zheng Yamei, "Xiao Mei, you just leave Jian She fifty cents tomorrow."

"Otherwise, I really worry that if he has too much money on him, he’ll definitely give it away to them."

Shen Jianshe gave a wry smile, "Mom, you really think too highly of your son. I go to work every day, and unless something special happens, I usually only carry ten cents."

"Right, we shouldn’t give you too much money; otherwise, you’ll be just like your father. As soon as someone says they’re having a hard time, your father helps them out."

"Thank goodness our family is small." Lady Shen Li felt a surge of anger when she remembered her husband who had passed away some time ago.

"After all the people he helped out, when he died, how many of them helped us out?"

"If it weren’t for having you, with just your uncle’s family, they would’ve been enough to drive us, mother and daughter, out long ago."

It was all in the past now, and with her son being an only child and her daughter-in-law not having her own family’s support, Lady Shen Li, true to her temperament, really didn’t want to interact with Shen Jiansheng and his family.

Is there such a matter? Shen Jie hurriedly searched the original host’s memories, but couldn’t find anything after a long search.

Well, it seemed that the elders hadn’t told her, a child, but seeing even Zhang Yamei’s surprised expression...

They couldn’t have kept it from her too, could they? And looking at Shen Jianshe’s expression, he also seemed a bit uninformed.

It appeared that the old lady probably hadn’t mentioned it to her children and grandchildren, and suddenly Shen Jie felt a lot better — it wasn’t just her who didn’t know. Her expectations weren’t too high.