A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

After Shen Jiaren came in with her things, Zhang Aihua said, "Shen Zhiqing, didn't I ask you to come for dinner this afternoon?

Why did you bring something again? Didn’t I give you meat buns at noon?"

Shen Jiaren replied, "Aunt, buns are buns. I'm holding this thing now because I want to trouble you and ask you for a favor."

When Zhang Aihua heard Shen Jiaren say this, she thought it was Liu Hui who came back at noon to say that the Zhou family's daughter-in-law bullied Shen Jiaren, so she quickly replied, "If you have anything to say, tell me and I will help you."

Shen Jiaren looked at Zhang Aihua pulling up her sleeves and said quickly, "Aunt, you are not going to fight. I am holding something, so I am definitely not going to fight with anyone.

When I was harvesting wheat some time ago, your family helped me a lot. I wanted to treat you to a meal, but I can't cook, and I'm craving dumplings, so I wanted to trouble Auntie to make some dumplings for us to eat together. I treated you to a meal and I can eat your meal again.

So this is it, I brought the things here, and I want to have a meal with you this afternoon."

Zhang Aihua couldn't help but laugh after hearing what Shen Jiaren said, but when she looked at the bag Shen Jiaren handed over, she couldn't help but be stunned.

Although I could see the cabbage but not what was inside, the bag was not light. Thinking about what Shen Jiaren usually ate and drank and the meat buns she asked her son to bring back at noon, I knew that the things inside must be good, so I didn't dare to take it.

"Child, if you want to eat dumplings, just come and tell me, and I will make them for you.

Although I can’t give you white flour, I can make dumplings with two or three ounces of flour, which are also very delicious. You don’t need to bring anything.”

When Shen Jiaren saw that Aunt Aihua didn't dare to take it, she hurried to the kitchen with the things in her hand. After arriving in the kitchen, Shen Jiaren took out the things in the bag bit by bit and placed them on the stove in the kitchen for convenient use later.

Zhang Aihua followed Shen Jiaren into the kitchen. When she saw what Shen Jiaren took out of the bag, she was stunned. She had thought that Shen Zhiqing was generous, but she didn't expect it to be so big.

Cabbage is okay, it just depends on the planting conditions of each household, but the meat, white flour, and tofu are really excellent, especially the white flour and tofu, which many people can't bear to eat.

Moreover, the piece of meat is so big that I usually can’t bear to eat it like this.

"This kid, you are really too polite. You asked my youngest son to bring back four meat buns at noon, and now you have brought so many things over, and you even made the excuse that you are craving for dumplings. This is really too polite.

We helped you because you saved our dog before. There is a reason for that. Now you are doing this, which makes us feel a little embarrassed.

You asked me to cook such a precious thing for you. There are five people in my family and you are just one person. Why do you have to suffer the loss? You are really wasting money.

How about this? For the dumplings in the afternoon, we will eat dumplings made with two-grain flour. I will make these for you and you can take them back and eat them yourself."

"Aunt, it's really not necessary. Buns are buns, and dumplings are dumplings. I can't finish all of them if I take them back. Besides, the things I bought won't keep for long. The most important thing is that I don't know how to cook, so I have to trouble you to make them for us to eat together.

After all, during the autumn harvest, you, Uncle Liu Jun, and Liu Hui really helped me a lot.

I will be staying here for a long time in the future. I am all alone here, without any relatives or friends. I will trouble you to take care of me in the future.

Besides, you said before that we should treat each other as relatives. Why, when this relative brings food to your house for dinner, you don’t even want it?

Then from now on, can I still ask you for help? Do I still dare to come to your house for a meal?"

When Zhang Aihua heard what Shen Jiaren said, she planned to have him come to her house for dinner in the future. Besides, if Xiao Shen didn't ask her family for help and didn't come to her house for dinner, how could she have more contact with her little son, get more familiar with him, and cultivate feelings with him?

Don't say how much I helped in this matter, at least don't say I was a hindrance. Just eat the food. At most, I can make some of it into pure white flour for Shen Zhiqing to eat, and some of it into two-grain flour for my family to eat. I can cook the rest of the white flour dumplings for her to eat tomorrow.

After all, they are eating meat dumplings, so his family will definitely not mind any kind of flour used for the skin. The key is not to let Xiao Shen suffer any loss.

After Zhang Aihua figured it out, she said to Shen Jiaren, "Shen Zhiqing, I'll accept the job shamelessly this time, but don't do it next time. Next time, just show up. Tell me what you want to eat and I'll make it for you. Got it?"

When Shen Jiaren heard that Aunt Aihua agreed, she quickly replied with a smile, "I see. Thank you, Auntie. I'm really sorry for the trouble today."

"Child, why are you so polite? Go, sit in the yard for a while and wait for Goudan and Erya to come back. You can play together. Auntie will be ready and call you for dinner." After Zhang Aihua finished speaking, she asked Shen Jiaren to sit in the yard and wait for Goudan and Erya.

When Shen Jiaren heard what Aunt Aihua said, she quickly asked, "Aunt, aren't Goudan and Erya at home? Aren't they taking a break for the autumn harvest today?"

When Zhang Aihua heard Shen Jiaren say this, she knew that the child must not know the situation in the countryside. Children who don't go to school have no time to rest during holidays. Moreover, children from poor families have to take care of the family early. They will definitely take a break, but they must finish farm work before they can rest and go out to play. At this time, there are not many children playing outside. They are all out picking grass for pigs.

Zhang Aihua quickly replied, "It's almost dinner time. They didn't go out to play. They went out to cut grass for the pigs. They will be back soon. Please wait a moment."

After listening to this, Shen Jiaren nodded and said nothing more. She then sat in the yard waiting.

After a while, Shen Jiaren saw Goudan and Erya each carrying a basket of pig feed into the yard.

Before Shen Jiaren stood up to greet her, Goudan and Erya entered the yard and saw Shen Jiaren sitting in the yard. They hurried over and greeted her happily.

When Shen Jiaren saw that the brother and sister hadn't even put out grass for the pigs, she ran to their side and took out some fruit candies from her pocket for Goudan and Erya to eat.

When Goudan and Erya saw that there was candy to eat, they happily ran to the kitchen and told Zhang Aihua that they had candy to eat today.

Zhang Aihua felt even more embarrassed when she saw this. She couldn't snatch the candy from the child and give it back to Shen Jiaren, nor could she stop Shen Jiaren. She could only watch.

Not long after, Liu Hui returned home carrying firewood. Zhang Aihua said to her youngest son who was putting firewood in the kitchen, "Shen Zhiqing, bring the flour, meat, and tofu this time and come over to eat dumplings."

"Mom, don't worry. I will take some time these days to go to Shen Zhiqing's house to help chop firewood and build the yard. Besides, after I get my salary and meat coupons next month, we can just invite him back.

Both Shen Zhiqing and I are here to help each other and deepen our relationship.

If you give me this today, I must give you the same amount tomorrow. If we are too calculative, it will be bad for our relationship.”

Zhang Aihua nodded and replied, "Just keep it in mind. I will do as you said."

After Liu Hui ordered, he helped Zhang Aihua in the kitchen.

As for Shen Jiaren, after accompanying Goudan and Erya to feed the pigs with grass, she began to help them with their homework in the yard.