A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Shen Jiaren followed the team threshing wheat in the threshing field in front of the brigade's warehouse for three whole days. Even though she had enough food and even though she wrapped herself up in clothes, she became very dark and thin in the end.

At this time, Shen Jiaren had to thank Liu Hui. If it weren't for the various臊子 that Liu Hui had made at that time, she really didn't know whether she could have endured such hard labor for the past three days. Even if she drank chicken soup every day, even if she drank various forms of chicken soup for three days, she would get sick of it.

When the wheat was just being threshed, Aunt Zhou said that cows are afraid of the autumn and people are afraid of the wheat, so Shen Jiaren should be mentally prepared.

At that time, Shen Jiaren was still thinking that it was understandable that the cow was afraid of the autumn because of the autumn harvest or the lack of grass after autumn. But what did this person mean by being afraid of selling too late?

It was not until the threshing was over that Shen Jiaren understood why cows were afraid of the autumn and people were afraid of the wheat harvest.

It's just tiring, really tiring, no matter if it's a cow or a human, it's just tiring.

Not to mention harvesting rice and moving rice stalks, threshing wheat is really exhausting. At the end, the wheat has to be dried in the sun, which is a technical job that ordinary people cannot do.

So after the autumn harvest, Shen Jiaren received a new work point task, which was to cut grass. The grass was not limited to anything, as long as it was grass and animals could eat it. Why?

Because the pigs raised by the production team would not be slaughtered until winter, and now it was autumn, there was still some time before winter.

In addition, the production team’s cows and donkeys had been busy all autumn and needed to eat some grass so that they could be used for plowing again in a few days.

So we should take advantage of this period to harvest more grass so that these animals can eat more. Although there are also rice straw and other wheat straw, in order to allow the cows and donkeys to rest better, it is convenient for ploughing and fertilizer in the fall, and for planting in the spring, so during this period and winter, the production team will do their best to let the cows and donkeys rest properly and eat and drink well.

In fact, although the autumn harvest of crops in the fields was completed, the work in the fields was not finished, because many of the educated youth in the educated youth sites were not good at work, so they were given more attention when arranging work.

For example, the newly arrived educated youth, Shen Jiaren and Chen Jiaojiao, who were not very good at working, were responsible for cutting grass, while Song Xiangxue, Liu Mei, and Xu Hongxia went to the fields to do farm work. They either burned the remaining rice stalks in the fields, cooperated with others to rest the land, or spread farmyard manure.

Shen Jiaren actually felt that the team leader Liu Dashan's arrangement was quite good. Neither she nor Chen Jiaojiao were good at farm work. If they were really arranged to work in the fields, not to mention how much higher the work points would be than now, she felt that she would not be able to bear the hardship.

However, this time's lawn mowing job is different from the previous ones. The work points are calculated based on the amount of grass you hand in. The more grass you hand in, the higher the work points. The upper limit of work points is five points, which is exactly half of the full work points.

When cutting grass, it is usually for pigs, but other animals can also eat this grass.

But one advantage of this task is that you can cut as much as you want, no one is watching you or controlling you. If you are capable, you can pick up cow dung or build hay bales after cutting the pig grass. If you are not capable, you can just get the work points based on the amount of pig grass you hand in.

Shen Jiaren felt that this job was suitable for her, and she could have some spare time to do her own things. Although she didn't know what pig grass was, the team leader Liu Dashan said that she should go to the foot of the mountain and the riverside to see where there were many people, and go there to cut what they were cutting.

When Shen Jiaren heard this, she felt that what the other person said made sense. She should just go with the flow. After all, at this time, she couldn't find someone to guide her, as she also had to earn work points.

When Shen Jiaren was about to go to the mountains to find someone to cut grass with her basket and sickle, she met Goudan and Erya. Each of them was carrying a bamboo basket and a small sickle.

When Goudan saw the basket on Shen Jiaren's arm, he said, "Sister Jiaren, is your work point assignment today also to cut grass for the pigs?"

"I guess so. The team leader told me to cut grass. It doesn't matter what kind of grass it is. It's eaten by pigs or cows, or by cows or donkeys."

"Sister Jiaren, there is some grass that these animals won't eat. Why don't you follow us? We are going to collect grass for the pigs, and you can follow us to collect grass for the pigs."

"I'll follow you to collect pig grass. Is there enough pig grass for the three of us? Don't let me affect your work points when the time comes."

"Sister Jiaren, it's okay. Come with us to see what the pig grass looks like. After we finish cutting that field, we can find another place to cut it."

Shen Jiaren thought about it and felt that what Goudan said was right. At least she had to get to know him first. If she didn’t even know him, what was the point of mowing the grass?

The three of them walked together to the foot of the mountain. When they arrived, Shen Jiaren took a look and said, "Goudan, there isn't much pig grass here. You guys can cut it first. I'll just take a look at what it looks like."

When Goudan heard what Shen Jiaren said, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sister Jiaren, the pig grass here is the best growing in this area. We have been cutting pig grass since spring, especially after the autumn harvest. There are many more people cutting pig grass. The growth rate of pig grass in many places can't keep up with the cutting speed.

We are all familiar with the places where pigs can be caught. This place is already very good.

You should cut some grass for the pigs first, otherwise it will be difficult for you to hand in your work assignment later.

After we finish cutting the pig grass in this area, we will go to other places to cut it.

Anyway, we will have to look for more after we finish harvesting, it’s just a matter of whether we look for it earlier or later.”

After listening to this, Shen Jiaren nodded, thinking that what Goudan said made sense, and then the three of them started cutting grass for the pigs.

While Shen Jiaren was cutting grass, she was thinking, no wonder she was given five work points for cutting pig grass. At that time, she thought these five work points were easy to get, but now it seems that it is not an easy job. After all, if you really take cutting grass seriously, it is also a problem whether you can find pig grass.

Shen Jiaren had just been cutting the pig grass for a while, but why did she feel that the more she cut the pig grass, the more familiar it felt?

Why does it look so much like the grass at the foot of the mountain when I went into the manor to pick pine nuts?

The more Shen Jiaren thought about it, the more she felt that it looked like the original. She thought that she couldn't just keep cutting it like this. She had to go and see if it looked like the original. "Goudan, Erya, you guys cut it here. I'll go over there and take a look."

After hearing what Shen Jiaren said, the two nodded and replied, "Sister Jiaren, Sister Jiaren, don't go too far, especially don't go up the mountain. It's autumn now, and the mountain is very dangerous."

"Yeah, I'll just walk around and you two can cut slowly."

After Shen Jiaren finished speaking, she picked up the basket and walked towards the grove nearby.

After arriving at the grove, Shen Jiaren looked back and saw that Goudan and Erya were no longer visible. She looked around and saw no one, so she entered the manor.

After Shen Jiaren entered the manor, she headed straight towards the foot of the mountain.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Shen Jiaren took out the pig grass in the basket and compared it with the grass at the foot of the mountain. Wow, it was pig grass, really pig grass. There was no need to look for it all over the world outside.

Shen Jiaren put down the basket and was about to start cutting with a sickle when she remembered that when she was in modern times, she bought a lot of tools for her yard. Especially because of the back garden, she also bought several types of lawn mowers. Could the pig grass also be cut with a lawn mower?

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren put down the sickle in her hand and went to the warehouse in the manor and began to search in the warehouse. After all, there were too many things in the warehouse, and there were also many machines.

Shen Jiaren searched for a long time and finally found the lawn mowers she bought at the back of the warehouse. Some were placed on the ground, and some were placed on the wall.

Shen Jiaren remembered that she was afraid that she would forget how to use it later, and when she bought lawn mowers, she bought plug-in ones, battery ones, and gasoline ones. In order to avoid forgetting what each mechanical equipment looked like, what it was like, and how to use it, she put the instruction manual and warranty of each equipment together and placed them in a special area.

Shen Jiaren searched next to the lawn mower and finally found the instruction manual and warranty document that were packed in a bag.

Shen Jiaren didn't look at how many lawn mowers there were in the manor warehouse. She started to look through the bag of instruction manuals to see which lawn mower would be more convenient to use in the current situation.

First of all, we ruled out the use of electricity. Although this manor is now a passive energy-saving building, the grass is outside and electricity definitely won’t work.

Batteries should also be excluded because they are consumables. There is no way to replenish them now, so they should not be used unless necessary.

Gasoline is the first choice, and you must choose one that is easy to carry and easy to operate.

Another problem is that I don't know if this gasoline can be replenished now, or if I can buy it privately. Fortunately, I had stored this gasoline at home, but I still need to look for it in the cellar under the warehouse.

Because the manor was located in the countryside at that time, gasoline was difficult to buy, and many household machines were convenient to use gasoline, so I saved a lot at that time. But I was lucky because just as I stored gasoline for my family, gasoline was regulated and private large-scale storage was not allowed.

Fortunately, every time I use it, I pack a box and go to the gas station to buy some at the same time, so that I can get in and out, and I won’t consume too much of my storage capacity, which is more convenient for my equipment. And this box can be easily carried, just to make it convenient for me to use it in every corner.

Life is really a mystery. Who knows if the preparations made at that time will facilitate the use now?

Shen Jiaren flipped through the instruction manual for a long time, discarding those that were bulky and difficult to carry, and those that looked a little difficult to use, and directly picked out a portable lawn mower that could be worn across the waist.

Shen Jiaren followed the description of the mechanical equipment in the instruction manual and found the lawn mower. Then she walked from the door of the warehouse to the warehouse below the mechanical warehouse and took out a small box of gasoline.

Shen Jiaren took the lawn mower and gasoline and walked to the foot of the mountain. She started to prepare to cut the grass.

Shen Jiaren cut the pig grass for a few minutes. After estimating that the grass could probably fill up her basket and Goudan and Erya's bamboo backpacks, Shen Jiaren prepared to go out with the pig grass.

When she was about to take the grass outside the manor, Shen Jiaren looked at the pig grass and felt that she couldn't just take it out. She needed to find an excuse. Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren put the lawn mower on the ground and left the manor.

After leaving the manor, Shen Jiaren opened the search system on the task panel and began searching for pig grass to see if any nearby pig grass spots could meet her cheating needs.

Because the system's coverage of the real world is even smaller than that of the manor, Shen Jiaren went a little deeper into the woods and began to look for the pig grass clue. Not long after walking, she found a place that looked about the same size as the pig grass where Goudan and Erya were just now, but the pig grass didn't seem to be very tall.

Shen Jiaren originally wanted to take out a lawn mower from the manor, but then she thought that the lawn mower made too much noise and might attract other people, so she took out a sickle, and after cutting all the pig grass here, she placed the cut pig grass from the manor on the ground here.

Shen Jiaren returned to the manor, put the lawn mower and gasoline back in their places, then left the manor and began to put the pig grass on the ground outside into her basket. After loading it, there was still a large pile of pig grass on the ground. After Shen Jiaren gathered it together, she began to call Goudan and Erya.

Goudan and Erya heard Shen Jiaren's voice and thought something had happened, so they didn't even take the backpack and ran over with sickles.

Goudan was the first to run here, and he ran out of breath and said, "Sister Jiaren, what's wrong, what's wrong, what happened?"

Shen Jiaren looked at Goudan who was holding onto a tree and catching his breath, and then saw Erya running over from behind. She said embarrassedly, "Nothing happened. I just found a lot of pig grass here. After I cut it, I realized I couldn't pack it by myself, so I asked you to come and pack it."

"Oh, oh, it's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay. I thought you encountered some animal. You didn't even take the backpack, but ran over with the sickle." Goudan said while looking towards Shen Jiaren.

"Wow, so much pig grass? Sister Jiaren, you are so lucky!"

"Sister Jiaren, brother, are you okay?" Erya asked after running over.

"It's nothing. Sister Jiaren just found some pig grass. You stay here with Sister Jiaren. I'll go get the backpack. You clean it up and see if there's any more around. Erya, we're super lucky today. Who knows, we might be able to get full points for picking pig grass today."

"Oh, okay, then brother, can you carry two backpacks?"

"Sure, don't worry, I'm your brother."

Shen Jiaren laughed out loud when she heard this. Goudan heard Shen Jiaren laugh and ran to the place where he was picking pig grass. Shen Jiaren laughed out loud when she saw Goudan running faster and faster. This Goudan is really a brother.

"Sister Jia Ren, let's look around and see if there's any pig grass around here. If there is, that would be great. We'll have pig grass for our own pigs."

"Sure, but I'll be the one to look for it. You stand here and wait for your brother and look at our things. I'll walk around here and take a look. I won't go too far. After I find it, I'll call you over and let you see what else can be cut. Then we'll cut it together."

"Then Sister Jiaren, please be careful and don't go too far."

"Yeah, don't worry, my family and I are also very scared."

When Erya heard Shen Jiaren say this, she smiled and watched Shen Jiaren walk to the side.

Shen Jiaren looked at the red dots indicating nearby pig grass displayed on the system search task panel, picked the nearest place and walked over.

When we got there, we found that although the pig grass here was not as big and not as good as the one we had just seen, it was still better than nothing.