A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

After three days on the train, we finally arrived at our destination.

Fortunately, it is autumn. Although there are autumn heat waves, I’m lucky enough not to encounter them in the past few days.

Even so, three days of train life made everyone look a little unkempt, sloppy, and a little listless.

When we arrived at the destination and got off the train, everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. It was so much better to be on flat ground, and the air outside the train was even fresher.

When getting off the train, Shen Jiaren took her luggage bag and got off the train directly.

Chen Jiaojiao brought a lot of things, including a military travel bag and two handbags. They looked bulging and full of stuff.

Shen Jiaren has observed Chen Jiaojiao's life of eating in the car. There are a lot of food and clothes in her bag. Her family is well-off. It should not be difficult for her to spend money and find some ways to arrange a job in the city. Why does she have to go to the countryside?

Shen Jiaren was a little curious, but she didn't ask any more questions. After all, there was something unpleasant going on before, so it was better to have less trouble than more.

Chen Jiaojiao couldn't move her luggage, so Liu Weijun came closer and said to Chen Jiaojiao, "Comrade Chen, do you need help with so much luggage? Do you want me to help you move it?"

After hearing this, Chen Jiaojiao directly handed the two bulging handbags to Liu Weijun without any courtesy.

Liu Weijun felt a little confused when he saw the luggage that Chen Jiaojiao handed over. He originally thought that he could just help carry one. After all, it was just a favor and he had so much luggage that he couldn't help much. As a result, he was surprised by Chen Jiaojiao's impoliteness.

But when I thought about it, I had already said it, people were watching, and they had handed me the luggage. If I didn't help, it would seem like I was not trustworthy and not like a man.

There was no other way. Liu Weijun took his military bag, a handbag, and the two handbags handed to him by Chen Jiaojiao. He was carrying four bags by himself and looked unsteady. He walked a few steps, then rested, walked a few steps, then rested.

Shen Jiaren was walking on the road with her luggage bag, but she felt a little overwhelmed.

The original owner had been hungry and deficient in diet for many years, which may have affected his health, so he had to carry a luggage bag and rest while walking.

Shen Jiaren couldn't help but think that now that she was in a place where no one knew each other and the food book was in her hands, it might be necessary to find a separate house for herself so that she could take good care of her body and not have to take three breaks after every step. If something happened, she would not be able to run away.

A group of people walked out of the train station together and saw the local educated youth office holding a sign to welcome the educated youth. There were a bunch of people around them and it looked chaotic.

After learning more about them, I realized that they were the last batch of educated youth to arrive. In addition to them, there were some who came from other places. In total, there were dozens of people.

As soon as they arrived, the Youth League Office in the county began to assign and arrange for the various communes under it to lead and select people.

While distributing, Shen Jiaren heard the people around her arguing fiercely.

Every commune was competing for male educated youth, while the female educated youth were pushed around among the communes, and no one was wanted. They felt that these girls from the city were too delicate, unable to carry anything, and if they met a bad one, it might cause some conflicts when they returned. Not to mention, if they went in and failed to complete their production tasks, they would add burden to the commune when they returned.

The argument was so intense that every commune had a point. The Youth League Office had no choice but to arrange for all the communes to draw lots. Whoever drew the lottery got the upper hand, and there was no further argument.

Unfortunately, Shen Jiaren, Chen Jiaojiao and Liu Weijun were drawn to the same place by the Xiageda Village Commune in Fenglin County.

In addition to them, there was another male educated youth and a female educated youth with them.

The male educated youth was named Wang Aiguo and the female educated youth was named Xu Hongxia.

Shen Jiaren looked at the result of the lottery and couldn't help complaining in her heart, what kind of bad fate is this. Chen Jiaojiao glanced at Shen Jiaren and said it was unlucky.

After all the educated youth were assigned, the person in charge of the commune who came to pick up the educated youth gathered the people who were assigned to the tractors and prepared to return to the village.

"Everyone from Xiageda Village, come here and get on the bus." The head of the commune shouted.

The male educated youth moved their luggage onto the tractor, but the female educated youth were a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, some male educated youth saw that the female educated youth were really struggling, so they helped them move their luggage onto the tractor.

"Comrade Shen, do you need help?" After helping Chen Jiaojiao move her luggage, Liu Weijun said to Shen Jiaren.

"No, I can do it myself," Shen Jiaren replied calmly.

Chen Jiaojiao, who was standing by, took the opportunity to snort, "Some people are just like dogs biting Lu Dongbin, and they don't know the kindness of a good person. Why are you trying to take care of them? Are you taking their kindness for granted?"

After listening to this, Shen Jiaren glanced at Chen Jiaojiao indifferently and thought to herself, it’s a joke, just laugh it off, there will be a time when you will cry, and I hope you can keep this happiness.

Ignoring Chen Jiaojiao, Shen Jiaren threw her luggage directly onto the tractor, then stepped on the tractor's wheel from the side and climbed up.

Seeing Shen Jiaren's figure, the head of the commune's eyes lit up, and he said to Liu Hui, the technician driving the tractor, "This girl looks skinny and small, but I didn't expect her to be a capable person."

Upon hearing this, Liu Hui glanced at Shen Jiaren unconsciously.

She is indeed thin. I wonder if she meets the requirements to go to the countryside. She is 16 years old and so young. How can she be the one to go to the countryside? How can her family let her go to the countryside alone?

She had two pigtails that reached her chest, no flesh on her face, a sallow complexion, and was abnormally thin, which made people feel distressed. However, her facial features looked quite comfortable.

Shen Jiaren felt someone was looking at her, so she followed the gaze and their eyes met.

Liu Hui's heart beat faster and he quickly looked away.