Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2232: Chapter 2233: Cousin Is a Capitalist Lady 52

When Zhang Yu arrived at the post office, she went to pick up the luggage. Ever since she set out early in the morning by ox cart to the commune, Zhang Juan’s face had shown increasing disdain, without any attempt to hide it.

Zhang Yu also noticed the old man driving the cart wasn’t pleased at all and realized that although Zhang Juan had just arrived in the village, she was destined to become famous quickly.

Even though not many people were leaving the commune today, she saw two gossipy village ladies pointing fingers at Zhang Juan. It’s easy to guess that once they got back to the village, they’d be gossiping non-stop.

This child really thinks she’s still at home; if she’s unhappy, she just puts on a face. But this is the countryside, and she hasn’t figured it out yet. It’s really not surprising she’ll draw attention.

Zhang Juan quickly mentioned the luggage, glanced at Zhang Yu, "Sis, help me get it over to the ox cart."

Reluctantly, Zhang Juan spoke up, knowing that if she didn’t, Zhang Yu definitely wouldn’t lift a finger to help.

Although she really didn’t want to help, such a heavy package couldn’t be transported to the ox cart by Zhang Juan alone—an impossible task.

After helping move the stuff to the ox cart, Zhang Juan sighed in relief. Luckily, following Zhang Yu Xue’s suggestion, she mailed the luggage ahead; otherwise, carrying so much up and down all the way would have been quite a burden.

"Now that we’ve got the stuff, we should head to the supply and marketing cooperative." Some fragile items she hadn’t brought along, and her family wouldn’t let her take them either, as they needed them too.

Zhang Yu didn’t have anything she needed to purchase. Even if she did, she wouldn’t do it today. With Zhang Juan’s tough, pest-like resilience, if she saw her making purchases, she’d undoubtedly expect her to help pay the bill.

Zhang Juan took a couple of steps but didn’t hear any footsteps behind her. She turned around to see that she hadn’t moved at all. "Why aren’t you coming?"

Zhang Yu didn’t even lift an eyelid; the weather was indeed nice today. A gentle breeze blew by, the sun was shining—it was really a good day for resting.

She waved her hand, "You head to the supply and marketing cooperative. It’s near the post office; your eyesight is good, you can spot it."

"Of course, even if you can’t find it, use your words. Mom did say you have quite a sweet tongue, solving this little problem should be a breeze."

Zhang Yu waved her hand, "You go ahead. You’re not a kid anymore; you managed to get from the old home to the Northeast all by yourself. I came together with your sister Zhang Hui at the time."

Zhang Yu yawned, continuing to relax with her eyes closed. Seeing her unmoved, Zhang Juan was really quite angry and stomped her foot hard.

"I have too many things to buy, I can’t carry them all," Zhang Juan said unhappily.

"If you know you have a lot to buy, why not do it in batches? Buy some and drop them off here, I’ll watch the luggage," Zhang Yu waved her hand, urging Zhang Juan to hurry up, "Make it quick."

"By the way, we leave a little after ten, and we’ll get home by noon. Once I grab a quick bite, I’ll be able to go out to work," Zhang Yu reminded Zhang Juan of the time.

"If you miss the time, I’ll be heading back with the ox cart, and you’ll have to walk home yourself." Zhang Yu certainly doesn’t plan to walk back to the village with Zhang Hui.

Ah, Zhang Juan initially wanted to keep coaxing Zhang Yu to go to the supply and marketing cooperative with her, but upon hearing about the tight schedule, she panicked.

Yesterday, they had ridden the ox cart to the village, and it was quite a bumpy ride. Last night, staying with Zhang Hui, hearing that they had walked all the way from the commune to the village, suddenly seemed quite appealing.

Now hearing Zhang Yu say they’d leave on time, no waiting for those who miss it, walking back was the only option if she didn’t catch the cart. She quickly stopped dawdling and hurried off.

Watching Zhang Juan flee hurriedly, Zhang Yu laughed; it should indeed be like this. Otherwise, who knows how long the dithering would last.

Resting with the breeze as her pillow, Zhang Yu actually drifted off to sleep in a haze. Zhang Juan returned from her first trip with a thermos and some odds and ends, only to find Zhang Yu had fallen asleep—stirring her jealousy.

She hadn’t rested well during the few days on the train. She thought that once she lay on the kang bed, she’d finally get some good rest. But Zhang Hui’s leg had been draped over her the whole time.

Already quite exhausted, Zhang Juan was hoping for a good night’s rest, but after a night’s sleep, she felt even more tired.

Originally, according to Zhang Juan’s plan, Zhang Yu should have quite a bit of money on hand, just right for Zhang Yu to cover her shopping expenses. She had even written up a list, with many things to buy.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Yu didn’t step into the supply and marketing cooperative, preventing her plan from being executed. But that was fine; she had a backup plan.

"Sis." Zhang Juan shook Zhang Yu awake, "I still have some things I need to buy, and... I ran out of money."

"Don’t worry, when I get back to the place where the intellectual youth gather, I’ll get the money to you." Zhang Juan clasped her hands together and pleaded pitifully.

Hahaha, just as expected, Zhang Yu was quite perplexed, "Before leaving, I asked if you needed to purchase anything from the supply and marketing cooperative, you said yes. I told you to make sure to bring enough money, otherwise, without money, no way to pay, and you said you had enough."

Zhang Yu shrugged, "I wasn’t planning on buying anything, so I only brought twenty cents for the cart fare."

"Originally, I didn’t even need to spend this twenty cents. It’s because I was helping you carry stuff, this money should’ve been yours to pay, but whatever—I’m your sister. Not only am I covering my own cart fare, I’m also covering your ox cart fare."

Indeed, Zhang Yu had proactively paid for both their rides, fully intending to shut Zhang Juan’s mouth.

Zhang Juan initially felt quite smug, thinking Zhang Yu was still the same as before, willingly shelling out money. But she didn’t expect that paying for the ox cart was all she was prepared to do.

"But I haven’t finished buying everything..." Zhang Juan simply couldn’t believe that Zhang Yu didn’t have more money with her.

Of course, Zhang Yu had money, but it wasn’t in her clothes pocket—it was stored elsewhere. Knowing that Zhang Juan didn’t believe her, she turned out all her pockets. "Nothing, really."

"If you don’t believe me, I can take off my shoes." Zhang Yu said while removing her shoe.

Of course there was no money inside either; this left Zhang Juan completely dumbfounded. No money, still, indeed no money, "You really didn’t bring any money."

"Of course, I didn’t bring money. You can ask the aunts how much money I made last year." Some of the ladies, having finished their business, had returned to the ox cart waiting to head back.

"Didn’t your family send you money each month?" Zhang Juan refused to give up.

"What are you saying? From last year to now, I’ve barely been here a few months, and don’t I have expenses too?"

"I bought a cabinet, a kang table, and kang mat, plus buckets and basins. You just purchased a thermos too—you know that’s not cheap either."

"Plus, I need to eat, at least I need to buy some pots, bowls, something."

"And now that you’re here, when you cook for Zhang Hui, I won’t be eating with you two. We’ll eat separately. Initially, we agreed I’d provide the coupons, Zhang Hui would cover the cost. Now, I need to get her a cooking pot."

"Usually, my work points are low, food items have to be bought—add it all up, and tell me how much money I’d have left."

"Zhang Juan, you came here, mom and dad really dote on you, there’s no way they didn’t prepare any money for you."

"If worse comes to worst, why not wait till next time you visit, and buy then?" Zhang Yu suggested.

Next time? No, she wouldn’t buy next time either. She did have a little money, but her family wouldn’t give her much more. Glancing at the packages on the ox cart, she really had offended many at home for the sake of these items.

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