Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 796 - 797: 60s Siheyuan 45_1

Chapter 796: Chapter 797: 60s Siheyuan 45_1

Now the young girl knew that even if there was a Steward in the courtyard house, if they didn’t handle things well, they could go to the street office to report the issue.

"See, I knew there are no foolish girls in the world," "Right, don’t listen to whatever they say about the honor of the courtyard house."

"Honor, that thing you can’t eat or play with, for us, it’s actually a restraint."

"The Steward makes you feel, if you don’t obey, you’re tarnishing the honor of the courtyard house."

"They make you act according to their pace, listen to their words, without having any opposing views."

"They say it’s for the reputation of the courtyard house that you can’t lock your doors or such, but I have never heard of a courtyard house that received honor and then didn’t lock its doors."

"Could it be that courtyard houses have never experienced theft?" Zhang Yu knew that such an incident had happened in her home before, and everyone knew who was behind it.

As soon as Zhang Yu mentioned it, Zhang Li also remembered, "Right, right, right, it was Lady Jia Zhang."

"Back then, when our parents were still around, they were already so outrageous, now that it’s just the two of us sisters, they will be even worse."

In this courtyard house, you must learn to protect yourself; otherwise, you’ll just be waiting to be oppressed by them.

"We can’t let them off." In these past few days, Zhang Li found that the things Yang Zhaodi taught her were just setting her up to be bullied.

As long as she acted like her sister, she wouldn’t be polite with anyone who made a move against them.

"Right," Zhang Yu patted her on the shoulder, also noticing that there were people ready to go to work, passing by their house.

"We don’t initiate bullying, but if someone dares to come knocking, don’t be polite; hit right back."

"It’s nothing about any Steward; they don’t have the right to decide everything."

"If Bang Geng makes trouble at school, directly tell the teacher."

"If someone dares to use their hands, fight back; no need to be polite."

"If you worry about Lady Jia Zhang causing you trouble, then go to the steel rolling mill."

"I can have a proper talk with Lady Jia Zhang." After all, we are civilized people; we still need to reason things out.

Yi Zhonghai and the other two lords stood in the front courtyard, listening to Zhang Yu’s words, each with an unpleasant expression on their faces.

In the past, Yi Zhonghai thought about not allowing her to open the door on her own, but now he felt it might be better to let them go independent.

Otherwise, if this went on for too long, everyone in the courtyard house would start emulating Zhang Yu, what then?

"Alright, it’s getting late, sister will take you to school, remember to study hard."

Now that the school has not yet descended into chaos, let Zhang Li study hard there. Once it becomes chaotic, although she will still have to go to school, she shouldn’t expect the quality of education to be great; ultimately, she would have to take charge herself.

If there’s time on the weekend, visit the waste station to see if there are any books for middle or high school, and if so, buy some to bring back.

As for finding treasures there and embarking on a road to riches, having completed several tasks in different eras, she knew better than to dream about it.

It’s better to stay grounded, work hard, and survive the looming storm. Then, taking advantage of the low housing prices, get a couple of one-entrance courtyard houses; that would already be quite a good life.

As for getting rich quickly, that was a bit difficult, no, very difficult. She might have appeared very strong before, but by doing so, she had also offended them.

Even if they were bowing their heads now, deep down they were not convinced and would definitely seize any opportunity to deal with her.

For instance, going to the black market. Even though many people frequented the black market, she didn’t believe the people from the courtyard house had never been there. But once someone reported it, it would always be a hassle.

Improving the quality of meals became a pressing issue. Raising chickens could be a solution, each household might keep two chickens, that way, there would be a source of eggs.

Also, on weekends, one could go fishing, even catching tiny fish would do, after all, it was still meat.

As for hunting in the mountains, forget about it. In the center of Capital City, a trip to the mountains meant staying overnight, and that was definitely not safe.

She didn’t feel comfortable staying out overnight either, fearing the gossips of the compound would have a field day with her night away, and certainly, they would bring her family into discredit.

When she had some free time, she needed to make a fishing rod or perhaps visit the trust shop to see if there was anything worthwhile.

Shopping there didn’t require coupons, but the prices might be a bit steep.

That was not a problem, though. As long as the items were good, buying was justified; one would definitely not be at a loss.

Zhang Yu had made up her mind, she would take Zhang Li with her on the weekend to have a look, to hunt for treasures; the house renovation was about to start and many new things were needed.

After dropping Zhang Li off at school, Zhang Yu headed straight to the steel mill. Fortunately, she had a bicycle; even after a trip to the elementary school, she still arrived at work quite early.

She fetched some hot water from the boiler room and took the opportunity to do some cleaning. As a newcomer, it was important to be humble and diligent.

When the colleagues from the finance department arrived at the office, they found that the floor had already been mopped and the thermos bottles were filled, with Zhang Yu already at her desk, reviewing documents.

"Little Zhang, good morning."

"Little Zhang, you came in early today."

"I dropped my sister off at school, so I got to the unit a bit earlier," Zhang Yu said, picking up her cup for a sip of water.

Sigh, life without tea leaves was indeed tough; not to mention the lack of a caffeine boost, even just plain water tasted so bland.

She could only endure it, as now, non-essentials like tea leaves had become luxury goods.

Not to mention eggs – supply couldn’t keep up, and it was considered lucky to have an egg during birthdays or New Year’s.

When it came to meat, well, that was even more scarce; the little available meat was fought over by people wanting fatty pieces to render lard.

Just now, when she was alone in the office, she pondered something – even if she managed to get a fishing rod and go fishing, there was no guarantee of catching fish.

Times were tough for everyone, with every household struggling to fill their bellies. Many, like Yan Fugui, would go fishing whenever they could, catching only small fry.

Sigh, improving the quality of meals was truly not easy. Zhang Yu sighed internally, thinking she’d already had it harsh as a sent-down youth.

Only now did she realize that being a sent-down youth was not such a bad fate after all; at least, if one was willing to work, there was food to eat.

If the family could offer even a little support, one could manage quite well in the countryside.

Initially, when people learned she was accompanying her sister to school, some wondered why she couldn’t go on her own. They thought Zhang Yu was coddling her sister too much.

But then, some shook their heads, realizing that though Zhang Yu seemed a bit delicate, they remembered how Jia Dongxu ended up because of her; could the Jia Family not hate her to death?

At this thought, someone grew curious. "Zhang Yu, Jia Dongxu has been detained for several days now, hasn’t the Jia Family come to beg for mercy?"

Regarding the mistake Jia Dongxu made, it could be considered serious but also not so serious depending on the perspective.

However, if Jia Dongxu was indeed sentenced, he would definitely be fired from the factory, and he shouldn’t expect to be able to sell his job or have a family member take over.

Without mentioning anything else, Zhang Yu would never allow them to take over easily.