A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Shen Jiaren stood at the entrance of the alley for a while before she saw Su Hongmei coming out with a big bag of things.

"Xiao Shen, two pairs of Jiefang shoes, six bars of soap, three pounds of peach cakes, three pounds of egg cakes, and one pound of red shrimp candy. I have packed all the things and put them in your bag. You can just take this bag.

As for the money, you just need to give me two more dollars. I didn't remember the specific prices, but the total price.

If you want to know the price of each item, I will go back and ask for you." Su Hongmei said to Shen Jiaren while handing the items to Shen Jiaren.

Shen Jiaren answered as she took the things, "Sister Hongmei, there's no need to be so troublesome, just know the total price.

Here, Sister Hongmei, here are two dollars, take it.

I really want to thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't know if I could buy so many things. " After saying that, Shen Jiaren handed the money to Su Hongmei.

After Su Hongmei got the money, she smiled and said, "What's the matter, help each other, then I will go back first.

Remember to bring me some mountain products next time.

Don't be afraid that I won't pay you for the yellow porcini. I will give you the money after I confirm the price.

I won’t fool you.”

Shen Jiaren replied, "Yes, Sister Hongmei, I know, I believe you.

Don't worry, I'll go back and pack up the mountain products and send them to you."

"Well, well, OK, I'll go back to work then.

By the way, you have so many things, can you take them back?"

"Sister Hongmei, we can take it back. We'll take the commune's tractor back later. Don't worry. Go back to work."

"Okay, I'll go in then. If you need anything, come in and find me. I'm going in first."

"Yeah, bye Sister Hongmei."

After the two of them finished talking, Su Hongmei hurried back to the supply and marketing cooperative, while Shen Jiaren walked out of the alley and stood on the street side of the supply and marketing cooperative waiting for Liu Hui to come.

Shen Jiaren stood on the side of the road with her things in her hand for a while, and then she saw Liu Hui driving a tractor coming from the other side.

Shen Jiaren walked to the center of the road so that Liu Hui could see her.

Liu Hui saw Shen Jiaren standing on the side of the road, so he parked the tractor next to Shen Jiaren and said, "Shen Zhiqing, are you done with your work? If you are, get in the car and go back."

"Comrade Liu, it will take a while, I still need to go to the grain station to get something.

Can you take me to the grain station to get some stuff? Then we can go back."

"Okay, get in the car, let's go."

"By the way, Comrade Liu, I bought these two meat buns from the state-owned store. Eat them quickly to fill your stomach. After all, you've been busy all morning, and you must be hungry."

"No need, I'll be right back. My mom will have prepared dinner when I get home, so we can just eat at home."

"It's okay, just eat it. I bought six and you only ate two. If you don't eat them, I won't be able to ask you to help carry things later."

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha, is that so? Alright then, just give it to me. I'm hungry after being busy all morning. I'll eat a few bites first and you get in the car first."

As soon as Liu Hui finished speaking, Shen Jiaren handed the meat buns to Liu Hui. Liu Hui took two meat buns from the buns and started eating.

While eating the buns, Liu Hui was thinking, the meat buns are so delicious, they are worthy of being the meat buns from a state-owned restaurant.

After Liu Hui finished one, he felt less hungry, so he put away the other bun and prepared to take it back for his family to try. After all, meat buns are a rare delicacy.

Shen Jiaren couldn't help but find it funny when she saw Liu Hui not knowing where to put the buns.

He quickly said, "Comrade Liu, you can eat it yourself. As for Aunt Aihua, Goudan, Erya, and Uncle Liu Jun, I have already bought them. This is to thank you for your care for me during this period."

When Liu Hui heard this, he thought the little girl was very interesting. She wanted to calculate everything so clearly. He just didn't know how she was going to repay this favor.

The most important thing is that you said you would come to our house for a dinner after the autumn harvest, but the harvest is almost over and it hasn’t come yet. Now you buy so many things, are you going to treat us to a dinner?

Then he thought about the fact that he had already eaten one bun and had another one in his hand, and then he considered that there were four people in his family, so that meant six buns, so he said to Shen Jiaren,

"Shen Zhiqing, can I refuse?"

"No, yours is yours, and my aunt and the others' are theirs. I am just thanking you for your care.

Besides, I didn’t see you being so obedient when I refused you to help me with the autumn harvest.”

"Hahahahaha, what you said makes sense. Then I'll eat the other bun. After all, there's nothing to wrap this bun in, and there's nowhere to put it."

"Eat, eat, and then we'll set off. After all, you'll have to do the hard work later."

"There really is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Wait for me for a moment, I'll be done eating soon."

Seeing that Liu Hui was concentrating on eating the second meat bun, Shen Jiaren quickly diverted her attention and took out another meat bun from the manor. She put it together with the remaining three meat buns, making a total of four, which she could then give to Liu Hui and have him take it back to Aunt Aihua.

As soon as Liu Hui finished eating the meat buns, he asked Shen Jiaren to sit down and drove the tractor towards the grain station.

Liu Hui arrived near the grain station, found a place on the street where there were not many people and close to the grain station, and parked the tractor on the side of the road.

"Shen Zhiqing, all right, we've arrived at the grain station. Do you want me to go in with you? Or should I wait here for you to call me?"

"Stand and wait for me. I'll go find someone to get something first."

"Okay, I'll stand here. Just call me later and I'll come over."

After Shen Jiaren finished speaking, she got off the tractor and walked towards the grain station. When she arrived at the grain station, she looked around and then walked towards Su Xuemei.

"Sister Xuemei, I'm here to get something."

"Wait a minute, wait for me at the door. I'll come find you when I finish what I'm doing. It won't take long."

"Yes, Sister Xuemei, I'll wait for you at the door, you go ahead and do your work."

As soon as Shen Jiaren finished speaking, Su Xuemei bowed and told her to leave quickly.

Shen Jiaren looked at the increasing number of people surrounding Su Xuemei, so she stopped pushing forward and turned to walk out of the grain station.

Shen Jiaren stood at the door of the grain station for a while before she saw Su Xuemei coming out.

"Little comrade, are you alone? There are so many things, can you carry them all by yourself?"

"Sister Xuemei, I'm not alone. I have a companion over there." After Shen Jiaren answered, she pointed her finger at Liu Hui on the opposite side of the road.

Su Xuemei looked in the direction Shen Jiaren pointed and saw that there was indeed a tractor parked on the side of the road, and a tall-looking young man was standing next to the tractor. Su Xuemei said to Shen Jiaren, "Then call him over and move the things quickly. The grain station is very busy these days, and I can't leave for too long."

"Yeah," Shen Jiaren answered Su Hongmei's question and then shouted twice across the street, "Liu Hui, Liu Hui."

As soon as Liu Hui heard Shen Jiaren calling him, he walked along the road to Shen Jiaren.

Su Xuemei looked up at the boy standing next to her. He looked quite decent, but she didn't know who he was with the girl. "Girl, call your companions. Let's go into the alley from this direction to get something."

After listening to Su Xuemei's words, Shen Jiaren nodded, pulled Liu Hui, and followed Su Xuemei into the alley next to the grain station.

Su Xuemei said as she walked, "This is the back door of the grain station. I have put all the things into a sack. You can ask your companion to take it away later.

By the way, I bought a lot of things, including rice, flour, cornmeal, sorghum flour, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, eggs, tofu, and some vegetables. I also got you a fish, and as for meat, I got you some pork belly, fat, and big bones.

Do you have a ticket? If you have a ticket, it will be cheaper. If you don’t have a ticket, it will be more expensive.”

"Sister Xuemei, I have tickets. Just tell me the number of tickets and the amount of money you want, and I'll give them to you."

"Just give me five catties of food coupons and one dollar."

After listening to this, Shen Jiaren couldn't help but sigh in her heart, money is really forbidden in this era, and the prices sound really cheap, except for snacks and daily necessities. The most important thing is that there is meat and fish, and they didn't ask me for meat tickets, it seems that it is really a conscience price.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren took out the food coupons and money from her pocket and handed them to Su Xuemei.

After Su Xuemei collected the money and bills, she led Shen Jiaren and Liu Hui to the back door of the grain station.

Su Xuemei knocked on the back door for a while. When the person inside opened the door and saw that it was Su Xuemei, he handed out a sack and then closed the back door.

"Comrade, here is this sack. Take a look. If there is no problem, you can take the things away and I will go back to work."

"Sister Xuemei, no need. We will just take it and leave. Thank you. You seem to be very busy today. I won't bother you for now. I will come over to thank you next time."

"Why are you saying so much? We are all family. I'll leave first."

"Yeah, Sister Xuemei, bye."

After saying that, Su Xuemei knocked on the back door and went in through it.

Shen Jiaren followed Liu Hui out of the alley carrying the sack. After Liu Hui put the sack on the tractor and asked Shen Jiaren to sit on the tractor, the two of them got on the tractor and set off back to the brigade.