A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

After Shen Jiaren heard what Zhang Aihua had said to her, she still felt a little puzzled. After all, Liu Hui was a tractor driver. Why would he deliberately switch to this place to bundle wheat during the autumn harvest? Aren't tractor drivers busy during the autumn harvest? This shouldn't be the case.

Although Shen Jiaren was very curious, it was someone else's family matter after all, so Shen Jiaren stopped asking more questions and started working hard on the autumn harvest.

In fact, when Shen Jiaren came today, in addition to being curious about why the people at the educated youth site looked unhappy, she was more curious whether there was something wrong with her own brain circuit. You said, the autumn harvest is so hard and tiring, and she doesn't rely on the work points from the autumn harvest to live. Moreover, she has sorted out her thoughts from many aspects before. Why at this time, she is still bothering to participate in the autumn harvest?

After thinking for a long time, Shen Jiaren still couldn't figure it out. Although drawing lots decided what she would do, if she really didn't need work points, she could also communicate with the team leader Liu Dashan and say that she didn't need these work points and that they could be arranged for other people in need, and she could do other work instead.

The more Shen Jiaren thought about it, the more confused she became. She couldn't understand why she could change her ideas so often. For example, the use of the manor. Yesterday or the day before yesterday, she said that it would be reduced, but in the past two days, it was used without any mercy or embarrassment.

When Shen Jiaren started to cut the wheat with the sickle in her hand, she no longer thought so much. After all, safety comes first. The medical care at this time is not in place, and it is not known whether there is a tetanus vaccine. The risk of death after being injured is as high as 100%. If you don't pay attention and slow down, it will not work.

After cutting wheat for a while, Shen Jiaren straightened up to take a break and found that three-fifths of the wheat in her row had been cut.

Although it was almost time for lunch break, and although I had increased my speed of harvesting wheat, it was still not as fast as the experienced workers in the village. But why had I harvested so much wheat behind me? Even if Aunt Zhang Aihua said that it was her son who did it, there was no need for her son Liu Hui to do it for me, right?

They have their own assignment fields, and Liu Hui also needs to carry bundles of rice to the wheat field in front of the brigade warehouse to earn his own work points. How can they do their own work when they have to do so much for themselves?

Moreover, if I do so many things and make such a splash, it won't be long before the aunties in the village find out and start gossiping. By then, I really won't be able to explain myself.

When Shen Jiaren thought of this, she decided to talk to Aunt Zhang Aihua and be careful about the impact. After all, there is really no reward without merit. If she continued like this, she would not be able to explain herself even if she had mouths all over her body.

Shen Jiaren looked up for a long time and found that she could not find Aunt Zhang Aihua. She could only see Aunt Xiao Zhou, and Liu Hui did not see any bundles of rice nearby.

Shen Jiaren searched for a long time but couldn't find her. After thinking about it, she decided to give up and wait until they met at lunch and then tell Aunt Aihua.

Shen Jiaren drank some water, turned her aching waist left and right, and then moved her shoulders back and forth. She was ready to bend down and continue working. Before she could grab the rice and cut the sickle, she heard Aunt Zhou say to her, "Hey, Shen Zhiqing, you are getting faster and faster at cutting rice. Look at how much you have cut. You are getting faster and faster. It's okay, it's okay. You are quite good."

When Shen Jiaren heard Auntie Xiao Zhou asking her a question, she stood up and answered, "Ah, really? Have you really improved a lot??? It's all because of your good teaching, Auntie Xiao Zhou. The key is that I still need to continue to learn from you. My cutting speed is not even a little bit slower than yours, so I need to keep working hard."

Auntie Zhou replied, "You have only been here for a short time. You have only been weeding for a few days and you are already harvesting rice. This speed is already amazing. People like us have grown up in the fields since we were young. To be frank, our age has grown up with the crops in the fields year after year. We grow one year older every time the crops are harvested. We grow one year older every time we harvest the crops. Just think about how long we have been here.

Take your time, don't rush, safety is the most important thing."

After listening to Auntie Xiao Zhou's words, Shen Jiaren smiled and replied, "I know, Auntie, I will go slower."

After Shen Jiaren finished speaking, they continued to cut the rice. Maybe because today was the second day, Shen Jiaren and Aunt Zhou cut much faster. It might also be because Liu Hui joined in. Before the whistle for a break was blown at noon today, it felt like the rice in the field was almost harvested.

When Shen Jiaren was bent over and concentrating on cutting rice, she bumped into Auntie Xiao Zhou again. Auntie Xiao Zhou called Shen Jiaren, who was cutting rice, and said to her,

"Shen Zhiqing, Shen Zhiqing, you see, we will finish harvesting this task field soon. Can we discuss that we will not take a lunch break at noon? After lunch, we can drink some water and rest for a few minutes, and then we will continue to work. We will try to finish harvesting this task field earlier today, so that you can go back and rest earlier, and I can go and help my man. What do you think?"

Shen Jiaren replied, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Then, aunt, will we start work tomorrow according to the time you said? Or according to the team's time?"

"Do as I told you this morning. If I go back early, I can help my man, go into the mountains to pick up autumn goods, and collect firewood to prepare for winter. As for the team leader and the scorer, you don't have to worry. I will tell them when I meet them in the afternoon." Aunt Zhou replied.

After listening to Auntie Xiao Zhou's words, Shen Jiaren nodded and replied, "Yes, yes, I understand, Auntie."

Shen Jiaren watched Auntie Zhou swinging her sickle faster and faster, and her hands moving faster and faster, and she felt that this farm work was really not something that ordinary people could do. If she didn't have the boy's skill that Auntie Zhou mentioned, she probably wouldn't be able to swing the sickle like this, at least she really couldn't do it at this stage, and she didn't know how long it would take her to do it.

Shen Jiaren stood up and moved her hands and waist again. After all, she had done it so much that her waist and hands were really painful. She felt like her organs were about to rebel.

Only then did Shen Jiaren understand why in many period novels, no matter whether the protagonist had some golden fingers or was the protagonist at the end, few of them were actually farmers. Almost all of them were doing business. There were a few who were engaged in breeding, but they all expanded the scale and hired people to do it in the end.

It’s not that doing business is not tiring, nor is it that raising livestock is not tiring. The main thing is that the tiredness from doing business and raising livestock is completely different from the tiredness from raising livestock.

Not to mention the pure manual labor, it also depends on the weather. The most important thing is that you have to work in the fields in the other three seasons except for the winter when you take a break.

In spring, we need to sow seeds, in summer, weed, and in autumn, we need to harvest. Shen Jiaren felt that there was nothing more to say, except that every grain of rice was hard-earned.

Auntie Zhou saw that although Shen Jiaren kept standing up and moving around strangely, at least her sickle never rested, and the sweat on her face and back had never dried. She said hurriedly, "Shen Zhiqing, don't be too anxious or too hurried. Liu Hui has helped us a lot today, and our progress is already very fast. If you are too anxious to do other things and get tired and injured because of working too hastily, you will be the one who suffers later.

Even if I want to go home early in the afternoon, there's no rush. Don't be too tired.

We are all used to it, but you have only been here for a few days, so you need some time to adapt."

Shen Jiaren stood up, shook her waist and replied, "Auntie, don't worry, I will take it easy."

After saying that, the two of them continued to work.

Not long after they started working, the whistle for lunch broke sounded and Aunt Zhou called Shen Jiaren to sit by the edge of the field to eat lunch and take a rest.

Auntie Zhou took a corn cake made of two-grain flour and ate it with pickles, while Shen Jiaren took out her rice ball.

Auntie Zhou saw Shen Jiaren eating rice with mixed grains and no dishes to go with it, so she quickly handed over the pickles and said, "Shen Zhiqing, try our pickles. I pickled them myself. They are very delicious and go well with rice. Try them."

Seeing that Auntie Zhou was putting the pickles in front of her face, Shen Jiaren felt embarrassed to refuse, so she took one and started eating. She then handed the multi-grain rice ball coated with sugar to Auntie Zhou, "Auntie, try my rice ball. It's sweet. Try it and see if it tastes good." After saying that, Shen Jiaren was afraid that Auntie Zhou would not take it, so she handed the rice ball into the lid of Auntie Zhou's lunch box.

As soon as Aunt Zhou tasted the rice ball, she discovered that it was different. Not only was it sweet, but it actually contained rice, a fine grain.

Shen Jiaren wanted to give more, but when Aunt Zhou saw this, she quickly moved the lunch box aside and didn't dare to take it. After all, in that era, fine grains were very precious, and everyone ate them secretly at home. They were not like Shen Zhiqing, who knew that the food in her bowl was fine grain, but still put it in other people's bowls, for fear that others would not know or would ask her for more if they knew.

But looking at it this way, Shen Zhiqing is also a smart man. He knows that the holes are in the fine grains, so he will secretly put them among the coarse grains and eat them, so as not to attract attention.

No wonder Shen Zhiqing lives alone. It is really convenient for eating, drinking and doing anything. It is much more convenient than living in the Zhiqing camp. Without so many people watching, you can do whatever you want.

When Shen Jiaren saw Auntie Zhou take the lunch box aside, she knew that Auntie Zhou had discovered that there was rice inside, which was a fine grain.

I quickly stood up and put a few rice balls wrapped in sugar into the other person's lunch box. After all, apart from the rice balls wrapped in sugar, the rest were wrapped in chicken and meat floss. I really didn't dare to give the rice balls with chicken and meat floss to the other person. Besides the fact that the chicken was made from my leftovers, the more troublesome thing was that I couldn't explain the origin of the meat floss. In comparison, the rice balls wrapped in sugar were more presentable.

Instead of meat, it would be better to wrap some fine grains in it to supplement your nutrition and have a good autumn harvest.

When Auntie Xiao Zhou saw Shen Jiaren put two or three more rice balls in her lunch box, she quickly closed the lunch box and said, "Shen Zhiqing, it's really not necessary, it's really not necessary, it's such a good thing, you should eat more yourself.

The two-piece flour pancake and pickles I made are already good enough. If you don't mind, you can try this two-piece flour pancake from my house. It is made of white flour and corn flour. Although there is a little less white flour and a lot of corn flour, it is stuck to the edge of the pot when stewing. It has a burnt taste, but it is still fragrant and soft. Take one and try it." After saying that, he took out a two-piece flour pancake from the lunch box and handed it to me, saying as he handed it to me, "You must take it and eat it. You must take it. These small rice balls you gave me are really too precious. You must take this two-piece flour pancake. Try the pickles. If you think it tastes good, I will get you a can tomorrow. You can go back and eat it with noodles or steamed buns. They are both delicious."

When Shen Jiaren saw this, she knew that Aunt Zhou knew that there was rice in it and was embarrassed to ask for so much. However, she also knew that this thing was rare and wanted to give it to her own children to try.

Shen Jiaren knew that this pancake was very precious. A pancake made of two liang of flour was really a good food in the village. However, Shen Jiaren made a lot of rice balls and couldn't leave any leftovers, so she quickly said, "Aunt, I really don't want this pancake made of two liang of flour. I can't finish it. I can't finish it if I take it back. I made too much today, but it would be a waste of food if it was left over.

Pickles are delicious. Why don't you bring me a jar of pickles tomorrow? I'm not very good at cooking. With your pickles, I can eat them with noodles or other foods. It's a good meal companion. "

When Auntie Zhou saw that Shen Jiaren didn't take her own noodles but asked for pickles instead, she said embarrassedly, "Pickles are nothing. I have several kinds of pickled vegetables at home. I'll bring you some tomorrow. You can try which one you like best and then ask Auntie for more after you finish eating.

Also, it doesn’t matter if you can’t cook, because it’s autumn harvest time, some people have started to cook with us these past few days, if you don’t mind, you can cook with me.”

When Shen Jiaren heard what Auntie Xiao Zhou said, she quickly said, "Auntie, thank you for the pickles. I'll tell you which one is delicious after I finish eating. If I eat again, I'll exchange things with you. As for eating together, I'm thinking about it, because Auntie Aihua has already talked to me about it, and I replied to her that I need to think about it, but I will give priority to Auntie Aihua's family."

When Auntie Xiao Zhou heard this, she knew that there was probably no hope for them to eat together, so she quickly said, "It's nothing. Eating together is just a matter of seeing if both parties like it and whether it's suitable. Just do it according to your ideas. Auntie has no opinions or ideas.

I think I've taken advantage of you enough by partnering with you in the autumn harvest. You get your work points, and the key is that you do the work, and you don't do it perfunctorily just because you get your work points. You also give me delicious food, and I'm already very satisfied. As for the rest, just let it be, I won't force it.

I can’t ask you to eat with me just because you treat me well, nor can I force you to do so.

As soon as Aunt Zhou finished speaking, before Shen Jiaren could react, Zhang Aihua and Liu Hui came over.

When Zhang Aihua heard what Xiao Zhou's family said, she quickly said, "Why, you still want to eat with them? You're talking too late. I've already talked to Shen Zhiqing, and Shen Zhiqing also said that he would give priority to my family. Don't think too much about it. Just take advantage of a little. If you take too much, you're just treating others as fools."

When Auntie Xiao Zhou heard what Auntie Aihua said, she blushed a little, waved her hand and said, "Auntie, I'm done eating, you guys chat, Shen Zhiqing, I'll go to work first, the sooner I finish, the sooner I can go home."

Aunt Xiao Zhou put the lunch box away so that no one could see what was inside. She didn't plan to eat the rice ball either. She would just eat the noodles. She planned to take the rice ball back home for her family to try. After all, it was sweet and contained fine rice, which was not common and was a rarity.

When Zhang Aihua saw Xiao Zhou's family like this, she knew that she had exposed their little thoughts, so she said to Shen Jiaren, "Don't worry about it. If you want to live with us, just live with us. Anyway, the autumn harvest is not long, so you don't have to worry about it."

When Shen Jiaren saw that it was Zhang Aihua and Liu Hui who came, she quickly said, "Auntie, I want to talk to you about something. Can we talk about it over there?"

When Liu Hui heard that he wanted to talk to his mother alone, he said, "It's okay, you guys chat here, I'll go over there."

Shen Jiaren watched Liu Hui walk away and said, "Auntie, I have something to tell you. I'm really sorry. When Comrade Liu Hui is bundling rice, can you please stop helping me to cut it? This action of helping is too obvious. There are too many people around. I'm afraid that if someone talks about it in the future, I won't be able to explain myself.

I really appreciate your kindness, but it's really not necessary. I can just cut it slowly.

I have also discussed with Aunt Zhou how much she harvests and how many work points she earns. Anyway, it is the same field for the two of us, so she will put in more effort.

I really hope you don’t have to cut it for me anymore, I can do it myself.”

When Zhang Aihua heard Shen Jiaren say this, she knew that her son must have been too aggressive today and scared the girl, so she hurriedly said, "Okay, I know what you mean. I will tell my son when I get home. If you need anything, remember to find me."

Shen Jiaren replied, "Yes, yes, Aunt Aihua, I will."

After saying that, Shen Jiaren went to the fields and continued to harvest rice.

Perhaps it was really because of the presence of Liu Hui, a strong laborer, that Shen Jiaren and Aunt Xiao Zhou finished mowing the task field today after just a short while.

Shen Jiaren was finishing up the scattered grains of rice. Aunt Xiao Zhou called the scorer to check today's completion status and everyone's completion status. After the scorer completed the registration, Shen Jiaren packed up and prepared to go home.

Aunt Xiao Zhou took her lunch box and went to another place, ready to help her husband with some work.