Daily Life of Scavenging in the 1970s After Transmigrating into a Book

Tong Wan transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming the cannon-fodder stepsister of a reborn female protagonist, and is bound to a Gossip System.

When she arrives, her mother is planning to marry her off to a violent, lame old man in his second marriage, in exchange for a bride price to find a wife for her lazy son.

The old man is abusive, and the original owner was beaten to death just six months into their marriage.

Tong Wan immediately cleans up the mess the original owner left behind. She gives her mother, stepfather, and useless little brother such a thorough dressing-down that they shriek and wail, then grabs her bundle and heads off to the countryside.

After arriving at Red Star Brigade, Tong Wan discovers this place is a vast, lush melon field: there is gossip everywhere.

There is nothing she can't think of, and nothing she can't dig up.

Tong Wan suddenly exclaims, “This place is a gossip-lover's paradise!”

A sweet and gentle educated youth breaks up with her childhood sweetheart, marries a man in his fourth marriage, and becomes stepmother to six children, then suddenly demands a divorce one day.

[Gossip Achievement: Witness an educated youth beat up her husband and help her get a divorce. Reward: 10 kg of rice, 10 meat buns]

A widow who has dutifully cared for her paralyzed mother-in-law and the whole family throws in the towel. She grabs a shovel and goes on the attack, chasing her mother-in-law from one end of the village to the other.

[Gossip Achievement: Witness a widow go berserk and beat up her entire in-law family, helping her find the husband who faked his death. Reward: 10 kg of white flour, 50 eggs]

The Chinese teacher is a notorious hopeless romantic. She gets engaged to a man she's known for less than a week, then vanishes without a trace after the wedding.

[Gossip Achievement: Witness kidnappers scouting their target late at night, assist the police in catching them, and rescue the abducted women and children. Reward: 10 kg of mutton, 10 tins of malted milk]

Tong Wan becomes a little melon-eating squirrel, thoroughly enjoying all the gossip, until she accidentally stumbles onto her own story.

“Educated Youth Tong's How to Raise Pigs Efficiently and New Techniques for Raising Chickens have been distributed to every production team. The commune has even awarded Educated Youth Tong the honorary title of ‘Friend of Poultry’!”

“Educated Youth Tong has taught five university students, become a specially appointed expert at Red Flag Machinery Factory, and been chosen as a people's representative to attend the military parade. Her photo with a senior leader even made the newspaper!”

Tong Wan: ?

★2023.08★

Theme: Stay positive, stand on your own two feet, and strive for strength.