The Otherworldly Journey of a Quick Transmigrator

Liu Yan nodded in agreement, "We can each buy one item so we can cook for ourselves in the future. I saw the former educated youth yesterday, and judging from their expressions, they didn't seem to welcome us. Let's just eat by ourselves."

Zhang Zhiying frowned upon hearing this. "Did they say anything?"

"No, but that expression wasn't pleasant at all."

Liu Yan shook her head. They didn't say anything, but their expressions said it all. It's best to minimize contact to avoid causing any more trouble.

Zhang Zhiying looked at Su Yuanyuan and Li Hongmei, seeking their opinions. They were now a group, and they had to discuss everything together.

Su Yuanyuan nodded. She didn't care about these things and hadn't planned to have much interaction with others anyway.

Li Hongmei hesitated for a moment, "Wouldn't this be bad? What if they say we're undermining unity?"

Liu Yan waved her hand dismissively, "It's not like we're going to never see each other again. Just minimize contact, since we live far apart anyway."

Although Li Hongmei was still a little worried, she nodded in agreement.

"When we get to the county, we'll first go to the post office to send a letter home, and then go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things."

Seeing that an agreement had been reached, Zhang Zhiying brought up other matters. Su Yuanyuan paused for a moment, then spoke up, as she had no letters to send.

"I don't need to send a letter. I'll just go to the supply and marketing cooperative and wait for you there. I'll also see what I need to buy."

Everyone else looked over when they heard her say that, but then looked away as if nothing had happened. Zhang Zhiying nodded awkwardly, and the other two weren't much better off.

Su Yuanyuan looked at them with amusement, knowing they had misunderstood. She didn't explain, since she would still need to use the excuse of her family to get supplies from outside in the future.

The old man dropped them off in the county town and left. He wasn't from their village; he had come to run some errands yesterday, and today the village head had asked him to give them a ride.

After saying goodbye to them, Su Yuanyuan walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative alone. On the way, she met two middle-aged women who were hurrying in one direction.

She hesitated for a moment, then quietly followed them. Their appearance reminded her of a trading place in this era.

If she can find it, she won't have to worry about making money anymore.

The two middle-aged women walked through the alley in a winding path, stopping every now and then to chat, which showed that they had a strong ability to counter surveillance.

After following them for more than ten minutes, they finally stopped at the entrance of an alley, cautiously looked left and right before going in.

Su Yuanyuan didn't follow them inside. She remembered this place, and by the time she came back next time, a long time would have passed, and Zhang Zhiying and the others would probably be almost at the supply and marketing cooperative by then.

She walked quickly to the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative. The three of them hadn't arrived yet, so Su Yuanyuan was waiting at the entrance.

People passing by couldn't help but glance at her, making her feel a little uncomfortable, so she moved to the side again.

Just then, a military jeep drove past her. Su Yuanyuan couldn't help but take a few more glances. She had only ever seen this kind of car on TV, and seeing the real one made her want to look at it even more.

"Su Yuanyuan, are you getting impatient?"

Liu Yan's loud voice suddenly rang out, and Su Yuanyuan looked over with a smile.

"No, I've only been here a little while."

The three men came over, grabbed her, and headed towards the supply and marketing cooperative. Zhang Zhiying kept saying, "Hurry up, or it will be too late to get back."

When they entered the supply and marketing cooperative, they looked at the daily necessities section. Su Yuanyuan immediately took a liking to an enamel mug with a peony flower design. It was very rustic, but she liked it very much and immediately asked the salesperson to get her one.

"Salesperson, could you please get me an enamel mug and a thermos?"

With a friendly smile, the salesperson placed the enamel mug and thermos on the counter.

Su Yuanyuan reached out and touched the enamel mug, then opened the thermos lid and peeked inside.

"Thank you, I'll take a look at the others and pay for them all together later."

"Okay, take your time reading."

After the sales clerk finished speaking, she went to attend to other customers. Su Yuanyuan's eyes scanned the counter, and she realized that she wanted to buy everything.

Finally, after some picking and choosing, he ordered a bar of soap and a bar of regular soap, his eyes still lingering on the other items.

"Su Yuanyuan, come quick."

She turned her head and saw that the three people had already finished buying and gone to the condiment section. She walked over quickly.

"what happened?"

"Let's just buy some seasonings. There's not much to do, just a little flavor in the rice will do."

Liu Yan answered her, and Su Yuanyuan looked at the three of them and asked, "Don't you know how to cook?"

The three nodded in unison, then looked at Su Yuanyuan with expectant expressions.

She smiled helplessly, "I can cook, but you guys can do the dishes."

"No problem, it's no big deal."

Liu Yan quickly patted her chest and assured her that it was great to have someone who could cook.

Zhang Zhiying and Li Hongmei nodded repeatedly, then ran to the counter and started picking through the spices, looking like they were going to buy all the seasonings there.

Su Yuanyuan quickly stopped them and only asked the sales clerk to bring out a few commonly used seasonings.

While the sales clerk was weighing the seasonings, she wandered around again, picked up a few pairs of gloves, two straw hats, hesitated for a moment, and then picked up a pair of high-top rubber boots.

She knew that farm work was very easy to get injured, and sometimes the wounds were small but the pain was unbearable.

Su Yuanyuan showed the items to Zhang Zhiying and the others, saying, "Do you want to buy some too, especially gloves and straw hats? It's best to wear them when you're working."

Li Hongmei's eyes lit up when she saw what was in her hand. "Why didn't I think of that? Where is it? I want to buy it too."

Su Yuanyuan pointed in the direction, and all three of them walked in that direction. At this moment, the sales clerk called her over, saying that the items had been weighed and she should come and pick them up.

She carried the seasonings wrapped in oil paper, her eyes then drifting to the candies and pastries.

She doesn't really like these foods. But we can buy some to give away, and we can buy some pastries to tide her over when she gets hungry while working.

Su Yuanyuan looked at the colorful candies, none of which she had ever seen before. She only recognized White Rabbit milk candy, so she asked the salesperson to weigh out half a pound for her.

The sales clerk glanced at her several times, but Su Yuanyuan didn't understand. Ignoring the sales clerk's gaze, she looked at the pastries again.

I asked the salesperson to weigh out five sweet sesame cakes and five savory ones, as well as four peach shortbreads, one pound of white sugar, and half a pound of brown sugar.

She felt she hadn't bought enough and was worried the salesperson would be unhappy, but when she looked up, the salesperson was looking at her like she was a spendthrift.

It seems she doesn't quite understand the consumption levels of this era. In the end, Su Yuanyuan only asked for a box of matches and then refused to buy anything else.

Li Hongmei walked over carrying large and small bags, and people stared in surprise at the amount of candy and pastries she had bought.

"You bought so much? Can you finish it all?"

Su Yuanyuan didn't know how to answer. She felt that even if she ate as much as she wanted, it wouldn't be enough for her for a whole day.

When Zhang Zhiying and Liu Yan came over, they asked her the same question. Su Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Next time, I'll come alone."