1970s: Transmigrated into a cannon fodder female supporting character in a lucky koi novel!

Wen Li gave the boy a friendly smile. After the boy went into the house, the old woman asked Wen Li to sit in the yard for a while before going down to the cellar.

Wen Li glanced around. The courtyard was very simple, enclosed by various kinds of wood, barely blocking the outside view. Although the house inside was simple, it was very clean and quiet, and the firewood under the eaves was neatly arranged.

It's clear the homeowner cherishes the property.

Wen Li had been sitting for a while, but no one came out. There were only the old woman's and the boy's clothes in the courtyard, indicating that only the grandmother and grandson lived here.

A short while later, the old woman came out of the backyard carrying a basket.

"There are ten chicks and ducklings in here. Look, they're all very healthy and can definitely be raised!" The old woman spoke with a hint of nervousness, as if she was afraid that Wen Li wouldn't accept them.

Wen Li glanced inside and saw the fluffy chicks and ducklings chirping lively and energetic. They were indeed in good spirits and looked easy to raise.

"I'll take them all. How much is it in total?"

The old woman rubbed her hands together, clearly a little hesitant. "Ten chicks, three yuan for them, two yuan for the ducklings, five yuan in total!"

Chicks were three cents each, and ducklings were two cents each. The price was five cents cheaper than at the livestock station, and no receipt was needed. Wen Li paid the money promptly.

"If you can hatch goslings, I want one too!"

"Well..." Aunt Lin hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I can try. If they hatch, how can I contact you?"

It generally takes about a month to incubate goose eggs, and it's uncertain whether they will hatch.

"I'd like to come to your house on this day next month, is that alright?"

The old woman's face immediately lit up with a smile. "Okay, but the geese will be a bit pricey. I don't know if it will work out, but I'll agree on the price beforehand: five cents each for the goslings!"

The price the old lady offered was indeed fair, so Wen Li didn't haggle. "No problem, I'll come again next month!"

"Okay, I'll see you out!"

After saying goodbye to the old woman, Wen Li left the commune directly. As for the grandmother and grandson, Wen Li did not inquire further.

Their identities are not hard to guess. The brick house over there looks like it used to belong to a landlord, and the old woman and her grandson must have been the original owners of that house.

However, she admired the old woman's ability. At her age, she had managed to raise that sickly boy to adulthood. She must be a very capable old lady.

Given the circumstances, Wen Li couldn't say much more.

Once they arrived at a secluded spot, Wen Li put the chicks and ducklings directly into her space. With twenty chicks and ducklings inside, the fence instantly became a bit crowded, but that was the only option for now. She could just expand the fence a bit more at night.

As soon as Wen Li entered the village, she found a large crowd gathered in front of Zhang's house. Wen Li immediately rode her bicycle over there.

Before they even arrived, Wen Li heard Wang Youlan wailing and lamenting.

"Director, you have to stand up for me! That little slut Liu Pan'er is outrageous! She actually dared to hit me and Cuicui! Look at my face, it's all swollen from her beating, and Cuicui's face is all scratched up. My Cuicui hasn't even been married yet, how can she be expected to marry into a good family?"

Women's Director Zhao Fenfang felt a headache coming on. Looking at the three people with bruised and swollen faces, she didn't know who to comfort for a moment.

"Director, it's not my fault! My sister-in-law asked me to wash her underwear. I did, but she thought I didn't wash them clean enough, so she hit me. I couldn't take it anymore and hit back!"

Liu Pan'er also cried miserably, and with her thin body, she looked even more pitiful.

Liu Pan'er's words caused an uproar among the crowd.

Everyone was cursing Zhang Cuicui. How could her sister-in-law, a mere sister-in-law, make her sister-in-law wash her underwear? It was simply... no one knew how to describe it.

Zhang Cuicui never expected Liu Pan'er to say such things so casually. How could she ever get married after this?

"You're lying, I didn't!"

Liu Pan'er looked at Jiang Yue'er at the front of the crowd, "Yue'er and Aunt Chen were there when I went to the river today, and they saw it with their own eyes!"

When Jiang Yue'er saw Liu Pan'er pulling her out again, she wished she could tear that bitch Liu Pan'er to pieces.

And then there's Zhang Cuicui, that idiot. She was willing to give her a hand and play with her because she saw her as a good knife. She never expected that this useful knife would suddenly bring her so much trouble.

If it weren't for her, how could she have gotten involved with this family? Now she's filled with deep regret.

There were quite a few people by the river today, so Jiang Yue'er couldn't lie, but she also wouldn't side with Liu Pan'er.

"I did see Liu, the educated youth, washing clothes by the river, but I don't know if they were clean or not!"

"Tch~ Is this a matter of whether it's washed clean or not?"

Li Xiangxiang looked at Jiang Yue'er with a sneer. She could tell at a glance that Jiang Yue'er was trying to change the subject for Zhang Cuicui. Did she think everyone was a fool?

Jiang Yue'er's face turned red. She cursed Li Xiangxiang in her heart for being shameless. These kinds of topics are best left unsaid in private. How could she say them in public, with so many men around?

"Alright! Everyone, shut up! Wang Youlan, you need to control your Cui Cui. She's already in this state, and you're still making her sister-in-law wash her underwear? What kind of talk is that?"

Although Wang Youlan was shameless, she was still her own daughter, and it would be bad for her reputation if word got out. Zhang Cuicui was dark-skinned and short, and spoke harshly. She had been on several blind dates but none of them worked out. If word got out, it would be even harder for Zhang Cuicui to get married. So she started making a fuss about Liu Pan'er hitting her.

"Liu Pan'er is disrespectful to her in-laws. You must teach her a lesson, or this matter won't end here!"

Zhao Fenfang spread her hands, "This is your family matter, how can I interfere?"

In the past, whenever she came to educate Wang Youlan, Wang Youlan would throw a tantrum and claim it was their family matter, and would also scold her for meddling. Now she used the same words to fight back, and it felt so good!

Wang Youlan suffered a heart attack and was so angry that she was panting heavily, but she still kept arguing and making a fuss.

"What family matter? How dare she hit her mother-in-law? That's outrageous! In the old days, she'd be lucky to be drowned in a pig cage!"

Zhao Fenfang's face instantly turned serious, and she warned, "Wang Youlan, this is a new society now. Don't try to act like you're from the old society, or you'll get dragged off to be criticized!"

Wang Youlan fell silent instantly, like a chicken with its neck being squeezed.

Seeing that she had nothing to say, Zhao Fenfang started criticizing Liu Pan'er again.

"Yaozong's wife, you need to control your temper in the future. They say harmony in the family brings prosperity, so please don't be so impulsive in the future!"

Liu Pan'er immediately and sincerely admitted her mistake, "Aunt Zhao, you're right, I won't do it again!"

"Alright, it's getting late, everyone can go home now!"

Seeing that there was no point in watching, everyone left the Zhang family.

After everyone left, Liu Pan'er dropped her pitiful expression and gave Wang Youlan and Zhang Cuicui a provocative look.

Zhang Cuicui immediately flew into a rage, grabbed a broom from the ground, and started hitting Liu Pan'er.