Quick Transmigration: I Actually Became a System Bug

Soon, the sounds of children playing could be heard outside the educated youth settlement. Gangzi, though not tall, was the first to step into the settlement as the leader.

"Happy New Year, Brother Han and Brother Yu!"

The children behind them weren't as familiar with Ji Han and his companion, but they still came up to greet them.

"Happy New Year to Ji and Shi, the educated youth!"

Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

While responding to the children, Shi Shaoyu distributed a handful of snacks from the table to each of them. As children living at the foot of the mountains, pine nuts and hazelnuts were nothing new, but candy was a real rarity. Some of the children with a sweet tooth couldn't wait to peel off a piece and stuff it into their mouths as soon as they got their candy, while most of the children put it in their pockets to share with their parents and siblings later.

After leaving Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu's room, the children went to visit the other educated youths nearby. Most of the remaining older educated youths were in poor conditions, but even so, they still prepared pine nuts and hazelnuts for the children. The children laughed and played around at the educated youth settlement and returned home with their bags full.

There were too many people that morning, so Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu didn't go out. They waited until the afternoon before leisurely going to the brigade leader's house with gifts to thank him for taking care of them last year.

After leaving the brigade leader's house, the two of them went to the homes of Zhang Beishan and other acquaintances along the road to offer their belated New Year's greetings.

After the New Year, the brigade returned to its usual tranquility. The winter snow outside had not yet melted, and the brigade could not start work for the time being. Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu sat cross-legged on the bed, discussing their plans for the next year.

As for the other person in the house, Du Guowei, the educated youth, had been sleeping at the old educated youth's place for several days. It wasn't that he moved there, but rather that he had recently become obsessed with playing cards. He would spend all his time, except when cooking and eating, staying at the old educated youth's place and playing cards with them on the kang (heated brick bed). When he got sleepy, he would simply sleep there at night to avoid waking up Ji Han and the others when he came back.

"Last year we earned a total of points, of which some were spent on shopping in the mall and 400 on shopping in the real world. We currently have 559 points left, which means that after more than half a year, our completion rate is only 0.0000004."

"Ah, this..."

Shi Shaoyu was completely stunned after hearing this.

"Old Ji, what do you think? Why don't we just sit around doing nothing for the next few years, and wait until ten years have passed and the policies open up, then we can figure out a way to make a big splash?"

Ji Han rolled his eyes in exasperation.

"What? Are you planning to spend ten years honing your skills, only to have the whole world know about you once you emerge from seclusion?"

"If you were that capable, would you have bothered to languish for ten years?"

Shi Shaoyu thought about it. Before he was bound to the system, he really was a rich second-generation who spent his days eating, drinking and having fun. He had a thousand ways to spend money, but he didn't know many ways to make money through fame, especially in this social context, where he had even fewer options.

"So what do you suggest? Do you have any good ideas?"

Ji Han didn't either. If this were in later generations, Shi Shaoyu might have become an internet celebrity or something. But now, it's a bit difficult to become famous, mainly because it has to be in a positive way. Otherwise, he won't be able to carry out any other plans.

"Shi Shaoyu, how do you think we can leave Qianjin Commune? You've already become famous in Qianjin Commune for what happened with the tractor last time, and you've earned almost all the points you need here. If we want to complete our mission next year, the first step is to leave Qianjin Commune and reach out to more people."

At that time, household registration management was very strict. If Ji Han and his group wanted to go to the commune or county town, it was fine to make a round trip in one day. But if they wanted to stay overnight, they had to have a letter of introduction. Otherwise, not only would they not be able to stay at the guesthouse, but if they were caught by the patrolling people on the street, they would be arrested as vagrants.

"I understand, Shi Shaoyu!"

"What? What do you know?"

Shi Shaoyu was quite frightened by Ji Han's startled reaction.

"Shi Shaoyu, how's your writing? Why don't you become a writer?"

Ji Han thought about it more and more and felt that his idea was brilliant.

"Shi Shaoyu, think about it. Even if we leave Qianjin Commune for the county town at the beginning of the year, how many people are there in the county town? After we become famous in the county town, we still have to find a way to go to the city, and then to other cities. You can imagine how difficult the process will be."

"But it's different if you become a writer. You can submit your work directly to newspapers. Once those newspapers accept your articles, won't the people who read the newspapers all know your name? You know, newspapers are still the main channel for people to learn about the outside world. As long as your articles are accepted frequently enough and accepted by enough newspapers, becoming famous is just a matter of time."

"Shi Shaoyu, what do you say? Are you in or not?"

Looking at Ji Han, whose expression was unusually excited, Shi Shaoyu hesitated before answering.

"To do it... or not to do it?"

"But Lao Ji, I've never done this job before. How am I supposed to know how good my writing is? In this situation, what if my manuscript isn't accepted, and I end up being taken away because I wrote something inappropriate?"

That is a problem, but it shouldn't be a big one.

"It's alright, let's try it out first. As for whether the one you mentioned is suitable, after the snow melts, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative and subscribe to one of each type of newspaper. We'll also buy the whole set of things like the Little Red Book for reference."

"Then we can just write according to the types published in the newspaper, what do you say?"

Since Ji Han had already put it this way, Shi Shaoyu had no choice but to agree reluctantly. The main reason was that he couldn't think of any other good solutions if he didn't agree. In this situation, he could only try anything, in case Ji Han really was a genius whose writing flowed like magic.

Since he wanted to become a cultured person, he had to prepare in advance. So, the following days were quite painful for Shi Shaoyu. Every day, he accompanied Ji Han to look through the books he brought. Ji Han even borrowed several books from other educated youths that he didn't have. The purpose was only one: to enrich Shi Shaoyu's mind.

After all, the young master used to treat school like a game, so his mind isn't exactly blank, but it's not much better now. If Shi Shaoyu hadn't strongly refused, Ji Han would have wanted him to start from elementary school textbooks. Right now, he's just starting from junior high school textbooks again.

And so, after the New Year, the educated youth settlement was filled with Shi Shaoyu's wails and Ji Han's disappointed scolding every day. For a while, the other educated youths were as quiet as chickens, and they would rather take a detour when they saw the two of them. Even Gangzi, who used to come to report every day, was very sensible and did not come to bother Shi Shaoyu.