A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Looking at this environment, Shen Jiaren couldn't help but count on her fingers in her mind. There were still nearly three years until the announcement of the college entrance examination in 1977, so she would have to stay here for at least three years.

I couldn't help but sigh silently in my heart and just endure it quietly.

With her father's grain book and a golden finger at her side, her Shen's Manor will definitely be much better than others.

Thinking about it this way, I suddenly felt that life was not so difficult anymore. At least food and drink were guaranteed.

"There are two vacant rooms in total. One for you two boys and one for three girls. That's just right," said the captain.

When Chen Jiaojiao heard that three people had to share a room in such a poor environment, and most importantly, they had to live with such an annoying person like Shen Jiaren, she couldn't accept it.

"Captain, are there any other extra rooms?" Chen Jiaojiao couldn't help but ask.

After all, she always slept in a room alone at home and was not used to sleeping in the same room with others, especially with unfamiliar people. She was even more unhappy.

When the team leader heard Chen Jiaojiao's question, he frowned and replied, "Housing here is tight, and basically two or three people share a room. If you really can't accept it, you can go to the production team and ask who has extra rooms for rent."

However, there is an empty house in the yard because a young intellectual committed suicide there before. If you don't mind and are not afraid, you can live in it.

Of course, this house is open to all educated youth. If any of you don’t mind and are not afraid, just tell me and anyone can live here.”

"Look, that's it," the captain said, pointing to an empty room with an open door.

When the educated youth heard the captain's words, they couldn't help but shudder. Except for Shen Jiaren, the others looked at the room and silently took two steps back.

Although atheism, socialism, and redism are being promoted now, everyone still has some taboos about this kind of events in their hearts, and tries to stay away from them as much as possible.

When Chen Jiaojiao saw the door was shaken a few times by the wind, she no longer dared to mention wanting to live in the room alone. No matter how she thought about it now, she felt scared and eerie.

"Captain, can I move in?" A sudden voice rang out. The educated youth looked over and found that it was Shen Jiaren who was speaking.

"If you are not afraid, of course you can move in." The captain's voice suddenly became a little kind.

Probably because they felt that this little girl didn't say so many words and didn't have so many expressions of disgust when she was taking the food.

Shen Jiaren agreed happily. She had originally thought about asking the captain to see if there were any vacant houses, but now it seemed like a perfect fit.

With his own private place, he no longer has to worry about his Shen’s Manor being exposed.

To be honest, she was not afraid at all that someone had died in the house.

After all, in modern times, let alone the royal holiday estates where so many people died, even some people’s graves have been turned into museums for tourists to visit, with people coming and going.

Just like that, the rooms were allocated.

Everyone moved their luggage back to their respective rooms and started packing.

Shen Jiaren also began to tidy up her own house.

Shen Jiaren didn't bring much with her. Not only could she not bring any stuff to her aunt's house at the time, but when she bought things for herself later, she also considered her physical condition. It was difficult for her to walk, let alone carry heavy things. So she didn't bring any quilts, mattresses, or some daily necessities.

Since there wasn't much to sort through, it was quick to clean up.

The house had not been occupied for a long time, so there was a lot of dust and spider webs inside. A broom made of sorghum ears was placed outside the educated youth site, and the villagers used such brooms to clean.

Shen Jiaren fetched some water and sprinkled it in the house. Then she swept the house inside and out, up and down, with the broom. She then wiped the house with a rag. The house finally looked cleaner and brighter and she could start working.

Shen Jiaren simply spread some straw on the kang and then put a sheet under it.

I need a lot of daily necessities, but I only have one backpack. It is not convenient to take out the things in the manor directly, so I can only go to the supply and marketing cooperative to replenish the stocks.

When Shen Jiaren went out to get straw, she observed that the other educated youth were in the same situation as her and needed to come here to buy many things.

The distance to the countryside is too far, so it is impossible to prepare and bring everything with you.

At that time, we might go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things together.

As for Chen Jiaojiao, Xu Hongxia was the only one working. Chen Jiaojiao was like a capitalist lady, directing Xu Hongxia to work.

Chen Jiaren was originally wondering if Chen Jiaojiao was bullying her, but after hearing a few words she realized that it was a volunteers thing. Chen Jiaojiao took the five kilograms of sweet potatoes from the advance grain and gave them to Xu Hongxia.

Chen Jiaojiao doesn't like eating these coarse grains. She thinks it's a good idea to use the coarse grains to ask others to help with the work. After all, she doesn't have to do the work herself.

As for Xu Hongxia, her appearance and dress style are similar to Shen Jiaren, so her family conditions should be relatively poor.

Moreover, before Xu Hongxia went to the countryside, she heard from the educated youth who came home to visit their families that food was not abundant in the countryside and many of them were hungry.

The family was poor and there was no way to give her subsidies, so Xu Hongxia cherished food very much. She felt that it was not a loss at all to be able to exchange five kilograms of sweet potatoes for cleaning the room, after all, she often cleaned at home.

By the time everyone had packed up the house and their luggage, they were all tired and hungry, especially hungry. They were so hungry that their stomachs were sticking to their backs.

I'm always wondering when I can have dinner.

Looking at it this way, from getting off the train, to the commune, to Xiageda Village, to cleaning up the room, half a day had passed and no one had any food.

Chen Jiaojiao was also hungry, but she still had some biscuits left that she brought with her, except there weren't many left, so Chen Jiaojiao didn't give any to anyone, not even to Liu Weijun who had helped her carry her luggage all the way.

Liu Weijun watched Chen Jiaojiao eat the biscuits. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, they were Chen Jiaojiao's biscuits after all, so he didn't say anything.

As for the other educated youth, they could only envy Chen Jiaojiao as she ate the biscuits.