Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 519 - 520 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 37_1

Chapter 519: Chapter 520 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 37_1

Shen Xiaoguang, carrying a large package, returned to the dorm, greeting people along the way.

Looking at the handwriting on it, he knew it must be a package mailed by Shen Jie.

Concerning this little sister, Shen Xiaoguang was truly worried about her going to the Northeast to join the educated youth, fretful that the young girl would have a hard time adjusting there.

To his surprise, it seemed the girl had managed quite well in the Northeast, and don’t ask him how he knew that.

If things were dreadful, there wouldn’t be jerky and fried rice noodles and the like; after all, she must have had a manageable life, otherwise, she would have spent much energy worrying about her own days.

Knowing that Shen Jie was doing well in the Northeast, Shen Xiaoguang let out a long sigh of relief.

Just back in his single dorm room, Shen Xiaoguang was about to take a sip of water and then tidy up the package when he heard a knock on the door.

I’ll be damned, you don’t have to open the door to know who it would be.

Shen Xiaoguang pretended not to hear, showing no signs of wanting to answer the door.

"Shen Xiaoguang, stop playing dead, I know you’re in there," the knocker continued to pound on the door, showing no signs of leaving.

Left without a choice, Shen Xiaoguang could only open the door, intending to warn the other party not to touch his package.

The few who came in didn’t touch the package, but they urged him to unwrap it, "Let’s see what goodies our sister sent."

"It’s my sister, my sister," Shen Xiaoguang didn’t know how many times he had explained to them, yet they never took it to heart. He was truly exhausted.

"We know she’s your sister, but we’re brothers, aren’t we? Your sister is our sister too."

"Exactly, my brother is your brother, and your siblings are our siblings too."

Looking at their faces at that moment, "You guys, show some shame."

The crowd didn’t care in the slightest; shame? Is that better than good food?

Seeing their determination, as if they were ready to open the package themselves if he didn’t, Shen Xiaoguang felt helpless, "You all have siblings too, why do you keep pestering me?"

"As if they ever think of me."

"Even though they’re all educated youth as well, your sister thinks of me, but ours..."

Shen Xiaoguang knew some of their situations, "Alright, move aside, I’ll open the package."

Honestly, he was also very curious about how many things his sister had sent him this time.

He was certain that his sister didn’t just mail things to him but also to the family, and the amount would only be more.

The package was wrapped very securely, making it quite an effort for Shen Xiaoguang to open.

"Wrapped so tightly." The tighter the wrapping, the more curious it made them.

The firmer their belief that there must be good stuff inside, otherwise, there really was no need to wrap it like that.

Shen Xiaoguang was also very curious about what was inside.

Once the package was opened and the contents were revealed, everyone was stunned, "Is, is that ginseng?"

"Yes, it’s young ginseng." Someone affirmed, "It’s just not very old."

They estimated, "Probably about three to five years."

Ginseng of three to five years, "But that’s Northeast ginseng there."

In the past, they had heard of Northeast ginseng, but they had only heard of it and had never seen the actual thing.

Unexpectedly, they were actually seeing ginseng here.

The mere presence of the ginseng shocked them greatly, but what they were even more interested in was the oil paper package.

Anyone who wasn’t a fool could tell that there was definitely something delicious inside.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Shen Xiaoguang, who calmly put the ginseng away and then proceeded to unwrap the oil-paper package.

"Jerky?" After staring for a while, they ventured the guess hesitantly.

Shen Xiaoguang took a letter from the edge of the oil-paper package and casually shared some jerky with them, "Alright, alright."

Everyone took the jerky, knowing he wanted to read the letter, and didn’t keep him waiting.

Anyway, there was plenty of jerky left to take later at leisure.

After he saw them out and closed the door, Shen Xiaoguang read what was written in the letter.

From the letter, he learned that Shen Jie was doing well in the Northeast and had prepared quite a few New Year goods.

Picking up the jerky beside him, according to the letter, it was Shen Jie’s first attempt, "Not bad in taste."

Shen Xiaoguang had joined the military after graduating from high school, and although he had returned home from time to time, their days together were few.

He hadn’t expected his little sister to have grown up so fast, and thinking about it, he decided to send the money he had prepared to mail back home to his sister instead.

Buying so much meat must have cost a lot of money; even though they often sent her money, he expected that it was nearly all spent.

Shen Jie had no idea she was about to come into money; she was busy preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Nowadays, the New Year didn’t have much of a ceremonial feel, almost like any ordinary day, but everyone still prepared a lavish New Year’s Eve dinner on that day.

This time, there were eight of them eating New Year’s Eve dinner together; the main force in cooking was the four women, while the men assisted, providing more ingredients.

After bustling about, they managed to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner before nightfall, just as everyone was ready to sit down and eat.

Zhao Yu pulled out a bottle of alcohol from his pocket, "How can you not drink on New Year’s Eve."

Everyone looked at the alcohol Zhao Yu had brought out—it wasn’t homemade farmhouse liquor or ordinary baijiu, but Maotai.

Of course, Maotai was not as famous later on, but in that era, it was indeed a very presentable alcohol.

"Does the supply and sales cooperative have this alcohol?" Wei Zhiqing, who lived next door to Zhao Yu, knew Zhao Yu had some abilities to often get his hands on good stuff.

But this was Maotai, a fine alcohol that you might not be able to buy even if you had alcohol coupons.

"People would be lucky to find a few bottles of Shanxi baijiu at the supply and sales cooperative, most of it being erguotou," said Zhao Yu, who frequented the cooperative and knew it well.

"I managed to barter with someone for this," Zhao Yu had known someone in the neighboring unit had it and had long harbored the idea.

"For a guy who doesn’t drink, having such liquor is simply a waste."

"It was a fair exchange. He’s happy; I’m happy," Zhao Yu said, not minding the expense.

The Spring Festival should have a festive atmosphere, and alcohol was essential.

"Come on, ladies, I’ll just give a token amount," Zhao Yu initially wanted to say that the women shouldn’t drink.

But he didn’t dare say that, worrying that he would surely get into trouble later.

If it were any other alcohol, Shen Jie wouldn’t have thought about drinking it, but this was Maotai, which she absolutely could not miss out on.

Zhao Yu gave a symbolic amount to the four women and then shared the remaining alcohol with the four men.

"A toast," Zhao Yu lifted his glass, "Being able to spend New Year’s thousands of miles away from home is fate."

He didn’t know whether they would still be here next year to celebrate together; his grandpa had written him a letter, saying he was very pleased to see how quickly he had grown in the Northeast.

Mentioning he was seeking connections to send him to the army, Zhao Yu knew this was the last thing his grandpa could do for him.

Even if he didn’t wish to join the military, he expected his uncles and brothers would be envious and jealous.

If given the choice, he actually wanted to tell his grandpa that he would work hard for his own future.

But he didn’t dare to say this, worrying that it would spread and become proof of his ingratitude.

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