A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

After waking up from her nap, Shen Jiaren put on her work clothes and went to the yard.

Taking a small wooden stool and a small rake, he began to work hard to sort the pine needles and pine cones.

Shen Jiaren was humming a song softly while working.

Shen Jiaren felt very happy, because although she had not yet deeply understood the meaning of "live by the mountain, live by the water, live by the water", at this moment she looked at the pine needles and pine cones all over the ground.

Shen Jiaren thought that when winter came, when she would curl up on the kang to spend the winter, there would be pine nuts, snacks, etc. on the small table, and she would feel the warmth of the kang and enjoy the sunshine.

When Shen Jiaren thought of this scene, she felt more motivated to work.

Then I smelled the chicken soup simmering on the coal stove. Although it only contained chicken soup, it had been simmering for a long time.

At this time, Shen Jiaren was very glad that she lived in a separate courtyard. If she still lived in the educated youth compound, it would definitely be inconvenient to stew chicken so blatantly. She also fantasized about eating chicken noodle soup or chicken hot pot.

Now I live here alone, it smells so good. I will share the pine needles and pine cones later. If it is still early, I will go up the mountain to get some firewood. When it is afternoon, I will see what I will eat.

The more Shen Jiaren thought about it, the happier she became, and the more motivated she became.

After a while, Shen Jiaren had sorted out all the pine needles and pine cones.

Shen Jiaren simply washed up, walked to the coal stove, and used chopsticks to test the chicken to see if it was stewed soft.

Shen Jiaren tried it and found that the chicken was not quite cooked enough, so she turned down the heat a little. This way, the fire would not be too strong and the moisture would be dried out.

She went to the east room to get a backpack, gloves, and a small hoe. Then Shen Jiaren locked the door and the gate of the yard and continued to go up the mountain.

Shen Jiaren went up the mountain this time to collect firewood and pine needles.

Shen Jiaren planned to have firewood occupy the main space, and pine needles occupy the remaining space. If possible, she would find some wild vegetables to add to the noodles or eat them cold. If she was luckier, it would be even better to find some fungi.

This time when Shen Jiaren went up the mountain, it was still early and she brought some tools with her, so she prepared to take a walk in the mountains.

Shen Jiaren was afraid of getting lost, so as soon as the mountain road became dense and lush, she started to make marks on the trees with a small hoe.

In this way, after walking for a while, Shen Jiaren didn't find any edible mushrooms, fungus, or any edible wild vegetables. She probably used up all her luck today in picking pine cones.

Shen Jiaren didn't even dare to think about whether she could encounter something else on the mountain, such as a pheasant, a partridge, or the so-called legendary robe. In the end, she could only think about it.

Shen Jiaren thought that it was probably because many people went up the mountain to look for food, so the area from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain was probably mostly occupied.

However, Shen Jiaren felt that she was lucky today. While looking for pine needles, she picked up pine cones.

The more Shen Jiaren thought about it, the happier she became. However, her happiness did not stop her from filling her backpack to eight-tenths full with firewood and starting to carry it to the yard at the foot of the mountain.

Shen Jiaren went back and forth like this for the whole afternoon until she felt a little sore in her shoulders. Then she stopped going to the mountain to collect firewood and ended her trip up the mountain for the day.

Shen Jiaren returned to the yard and spread the firewood out in the yard to dry it in the sun so that it would be convenient for burning in the winter. She didn't have the tools to chop the firewood yet. After a few days, Liu Hui would bring the tools over and she would chop the firewood herself in the yard. Then she could put the firewood away directly without having to carry it many times.

After Shen Jiaren finished collecting firewood from the mountains this afternoon, she washed up and prepared to start cooking dinner.

Shen Jiaren stood in front of the coal stove, smelled the chicken soup, and decided to have cold shredded chicken this afternoon, followed by chicken soup and chicken drumstick noodles.

Shen Jiaren took action as soon as she thought of it. After taking out the chicken and putting it in a small wooden basin, she began to pick out two chicken legs with chopsticks and cut the remaining chicken into two. She found a large bowl, scooped half of the chicken soup into it, put half a chicken and a chicken leg in it, and put it in the refrigerator in the kitchen of the manor, preparing to eat it in the next few days. The other chicken leg was placed in a bowl, ready for later use.

Shen Jiaren added some water and firewood into the casserole, then started to boil the water, preparing to make it boil.

Shen Jiaren found a wooden shed and took the remaining half chicken to separate the meat from the chicken frame. She then threw the chicken frame into the casserole to continue stewing it. After tearing the chicken into pieces with her hands, Shen Jiaren put it aside to make a cold chicken salad later.

Shen Jiaren went into the kitchen of the manor and took out a handful of green vegetables, a handful of noodles, and some oyster mushrooms. She washed the green vegetables and oyster mushrooms, threw them into the casserole, and started to cook.

While the vegetables and mushrooms were cooking in the casserole, Shen Jiaren started to prepare the cold shredded chicken.

Shen Jiaren poured a little vinegar into the shredded chicken, added some salt, a little sugar, and some light soy sauce. After tasting it and finding it tasted okay, she put it on a high stool.

After the water in the casserole on the coal stove boiled, Shen Jiaren put the noodles in and prepared to wait for dinner.

After a while, the noodles were cooked, and Shen Jiaren moved the casserole to the side and prepared to start eating.

I put the kettle on the coal stove again, preparing to use the remaining firewood to heat some water. I could take a bath in the evening and fill the thermos, so I would have water to drink tomorrow and for washing in the morning.

Shen Jiaren looked at her dinner and felt that something was missing, so she took out a bag of pickled mustard tubers from the manor kitchen and placed it next to the cold shredded chicken, and started eating.

Shen Jiaren drank a mouthful of the chicken soup, which was so delicious. Then she started to eat the noodles, vegetables, and pickles. It was truly a delicacy.

As expected, the chicken soup that I spent time stewing tasted much better than the chicken soup ingredients I bought at the time.

After Shen Jiaren finished eating and drinking, she washed the casserole and bowls, and put the unfinished cold chicken shreds into the kitchen refrigerator in the manor.

After Shen Jiaren poured the hot water from the coal stove into the kettle, she heated up another pot and prepared to soak her feet later.

Shen Jiaren took advantage of this time to take a slow walk in the yard, looking at the moon and stars as she walked.

Shen Jiaren couldn't help but wonder, in the modern society, everyone was talking about lying down and taking a GAP year, so was her current situation considered an alternative form of lying down?

I really have to thank the manor, otherwise I wouldn’t be so comfortable and would definitely be eating potatoes.

After walking around in the yard for half an hour, Shen Jiaren went to take a bath in the manor. After changing into pajamas, she went out to the yard, took a foot bath bucket from the west room, dried the water and prepared to soak her feet.

Why let the water dry? Because when Shen Jiaren was hospitalized in modern times, she met an old lady who said that many people now use cold water when washing, but they don’t know that this will cause evil wind to enter the body. The best way is to wait for the hot water to cool down automatically before washing.

From that time on, as long as Shen Jiaren had time and was not too urgent, she would do as the old woman said. Although it was very time-consuming, she felt it was okay to use this time to do other things.

After Shen Jiaren poured the hot water into the footbath and placed it in the yard to cool, she would go to her main room and take out her high school books to see if all the books were complete, whether she needed to buy some other books, and most importantly, whether she could understand them.

Shen Jiaren took out her high school textbooks and looked at them, and found that she only had books for one grade, and the books were incomplete. She had to buy a few more books, as well as some other materials, because although she could recognize the content, she might not be able to do it. She still needed to read more and study more.

After Shen Jiaren wrote down the names of her future books on a piece of paper, she put it in her space, planning to go to the bookstore when she had time to see if she could buy all the books.

Shen Jiaren returned to the yard. The water in the basin had almost dried up. After Shen Jiaren soaked her feet in it, she found it very comfortable. The foot bath was quite large. After Shen Jiaren put her feet in it, they reached her knees.

Combined with the bath just now, Shen Jiaren felt that the tiredness from carrying firewood into the mountains all day was washed away a lot by the hot bath and foot bath.

When Shen Jiaren was soaking her feet, she looked up at the stars in the sky and really felt that life was nothing more than this.

Although there is still autumn harvest tomorrow, people always have to be busy so that they don’t seem bored and can better satisfy their social attributes.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren began to look forward to tomorrow's autumn harvest. After all, this was her first time to participate in the autumn harvest.