Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 501 - 502 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 19_1

Chapter 501: Chapter 502 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 19_1

"My twin brother and I are twins, and in our mother’s womb, I took too much nutrition from him."

"My brother’s health isn’t very good."

"Actually, my brother is fine; he said he wanted to become a sent-down youth. Since I’m in better health, I decided to go instead."

"And it’s such a wonderful thing to become a sent-down youth with my best friend."

"I’m also becoming a sent-down youth with my best friend." Zhao Yu pulled Huo Lei over.

Shen Jie had thought Zhao Yu would ask more questions, but he unexpectedly changed the subject.

"Right, if you two are going to rest tonight, don’t bother switching. We’ll keep watch for you." Zhao Yu knew that Shen Jie and her companion took turns resting.

"We’re really nice people," Zhao Yu added. "We did introduce ourselves earlier."

"Okay." Shen Jie had talked briefly to Huo Lei or Zhao Yu during her night shifts in the past two days, though not much, since they weren’t very familiar.

But she at least knew they were decent people – don’t ask how she could be so sure, it was because their eyes were honest.

In this way, during the following journey, they took turns resting, and every time the train stopped, Huo Lei and Zhao Yu could get off and run around without worries.

Feng Dan watched the two of them running up and down the platform, "They really do have energy."

"Young lads." Shen Jie would occasionally get off to walk around, but she spent most of the ride on the train.

It was only Huo Lei and Zhao Yu who would really get off at every station stop and then go running.

There were quite a few people who started out the same as them, but after sitting on the train for a long time, there were not many who still had such spirit.

Now, the only ones who had kept it up were the two of them. Although they had introduced themselves, Shen Jie felt their identities were not as they claimed.

But what did that matter? They were only tablemates for the time being, and once they got off the train, they would probably be assigned to different teams. Whether they would meet again or not, if they did, a simple greeting would most likely be the extent of their interaction.

"With their stamina, they’ll be outstanding newcomers on the farm," Shen Jie remarked.

"Definitely." Feng Dan sighed, "We’re almost there, and I wonder who we’ll be sharing a room with."

If possible, of course, Feng Dan would have preferred a room for just the two of them, but she knew that was unlikely.

"I hope for a roommate who doesn’t snore." Shen Jie expressed her hope wistfully.

While encountering a terrible roommate was frustrating, it was still better than one who snored constantly.

On their train car, there were several loud snorers, and the noise was significant.

Shen Jie considered herself to have a fairly good sleep, but she was sometimes startled awake by their snoring.

Feng Dan sighed helplessly, "Yes, but if I could choose, I’d prefer a double room."

That, Shen Jie thought, was also an unlikely wish. "I think we’d be lucky even to be placed in a room for four."

Building the same kind of fire-heated bed, of course, is more cost-effective to make it large.

A room for four, huh? Feng Dan didn’t speak but sighed helplessly, "Forget it, let’s not think about it."

"We’ll see what happens when we get there," was all Shen Jie could say, as there wasn’t much else to be done.

Soon, the train stopped at a small platform, which was also their final destination.

"The farm isn’t far from here." Zhao Yu had just asked the conductor for information, "Later, when we return..."

"Who knows when we’ll be able to return?" someone interjected unceremoniously.

"Yeah."

"My sister served as a sent-down youth within the province and could go home every New Year, but for me..." Despite the distance of thousands of miles from home that had calmed many, it was still hard to control their emotions when the train stopped.

Feng Dan couldn’t control her emotions and burst into tears, while Shen Jie quietly looked out at the great mountains.

In her eyes, those mountains were a gathering place for ginseng and mushrooms.

After crying for a while, Feng Dan noticed Shen Jie staring out the window, "What are you looking at?"

She craned her neck to see but saw nothing special, not understanding what Shen Jie was focused on.

"I’m wondering if there are mushrooms on those mountains outside." As for ginseng, better not to mention it.

Ah, Feng Dan’s mood was suddenly diverted by Shen Jie’s words, "Are there mushrooms in the mountains?"

"Yes, there are mushrooms in the mountains."

"Just don’t know if they are there now, and if so, whether we can go and pick them. We could mail them back."

When she had first left, Shen Jie felt a little sad, knowing that it was mostly the memories left behind by the original host.

If she had the choice, she would of course prefer to grow wildly in a place far from her family, so that even if there were major changes, they wouldn’t think too much about it.

The Shen family really loved each other, they knew everyone in the family very well, and Shen Jie was constantly worried about being found out.

Feng Dan stopped crying and greedily looked out at the mountains, which at that moment represented mushrooms to her.

Someone in the carriage heard their conversation, and even though tears were still streaming down, they couldn’t help staring at the mountains outside.

"No idea whether there are many mushrooms."

"I heard that some mushrooms are poisonous."

"Yes, eating some poisonous mushrooms can really lead to trouble, and even death."

"Poisonous mushrooms." Feng Dan, who had been dreaming of picking mushrooms with abandon, was frightened by these words. "Xiao Jie, did you know some mushrooms are poisonous?"

"It’s fine, the brightly colored, fragrant ones are mostly poisonous."

"Besides, we can seek advice." Shen Jie certainly had experience picking mushrooms and knew which ones were edible.

"We worry about picking poisonous mushrooms, and maybe the farm does too; having issues with the young intellectuals wouldn’t be good."

Feng Dan remembered mentioning in a letter that the farm had given them training classes, and that wasn’t all—they also checked the mushrooms they picked.

"Right, we could ask the old intellectuals." Everyone felt reassured by this idea.

"The farm won’t let anything bad happen to us."

"We’ve arrived, you can get off now." Noticing the doors were open, many people quickly grabbed their luggage to disembark.

Shen Jie and Feng Dan, with their considerable luggage, quietly sat in their seats, watching the crowd bottleneck at the door.

Now that they had made it here, the farm couldn’t possibly neglect them.

Huo Lei and Zhao Yu also didn’t move, just watching as people jostled each other.

When the carriage had mostly emptied, Shen Jie started to gather her luggage. Facing a huge pile of it, she couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed.

"I’ll help you with some of your luggage." Huo Lei wasn’t usually a warmhearted person, but they had gotten along well over the past few days, and considering the girls had a bit too much to handle, he was willing to lend a hand.

With Huo Lei offering help, how could Zhao Yu not? "I can help too."

"Thank you, thank you." The assistance from the two men excited them; the problems they had been worried about during the journey were unexpectedly resolved so easily.

"No need to thank, we look out for each other."

"Thank you for helping us with our luggage all the way." Huo Lei saw it as mutual assistance.