A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Shen Jiaren took Chen Jiaojiao to her home, asked her to sit under the awning, and took out yesterday's pancakes from the well for Chen Jiaojiao to eat.

When Chen Jiaojiao was eating, she was very curious why there were two kinds of this cake and why this cake was so delicious.

After Shen Jiaren watched Chen Jiaojiao finish eating the sauce cakes in the basket, she prepared to pack up and meet up with the police.

Chen Jiaojiao looked at the empty plates and baskets, and said to Shen Jiaren shyly, "I'll return it to you."

After listening to this, Shen Jiaren smiled, said nothing, and dragged Chen Jiaojiao out the door.

Chen Jiaojiao wiped her mouth and said, "Don't be so arrogant. I know we have to gather at the entrance of the brigade. I lost my money and ticket. I must be more anxious than you."

Shen Jiaren directly let go of Chen Jiaojiao's hand, let Chen Jiaojiao finish her chatter, and then started to leave.

After leaving the yard, Chen Jiaojiao and Shen Jiaren walked towards the entrance of the brigade warehouse.

In fact, regardless of whether she had lost her money and tickets or not, Chen Jiaojiao planned to take a leave and go to the town soon, because it had been a long time since she last sent a letter to her parents, at least more than a month and a half. Normally, even if her family didn't send anything by mail, they would at least write her a reply or send a telegram. But there has been no news until now, and Chen Jiaojiao is very worried that something might have happened at home.

So after going to town this time, Chen Jiaojiao planned to call home to find out what had happened.

After the two men arrived at the warehouse in front of the brigade, they waited for a while and then set off for the town with the public security comrades.

When the public security comrades came to the brigade, they rode bicycles, but in that era, the barriers between men and women were too big, so the public security comrades squeezed together and prepared to let two female comrades ride one bicycle to the town.

As a result, Chen Jiaojiao said with an unhappy face, "I can ride, but I can't carry others, and I don't have enough strength to carry others."

When the public security comrade heard what Chen Jiaojiao said, he looked at the thin and petite Shen Jiaren, sighed, and the two of them ran back, Chen Jiaojiao and Shen Jiaren each riding a bicycle.

As a result, even the way to the town was not peaceful, because the public security comrades were used to riding and the runners were used to running, so they could keep up with the speed and increase it. Although Shen Jiaren was reluctant to keep up, at least she was trying hard.

Only Chen Jiaojiao was cursing while riding her bike. She was either cursing the people who stole her bicycle and her money, making her suffer for no reason, or she was scolding her parents for making her come to such a shabby village to work in the countryside.

When the companions heard this, they were all embarrassed and didn't know how to respond. It was understandable to call him a thief, but it was a bit difficult to say when he talked about his own parents.

After all, not to mention that going to the countryside to work is a current policy requirement, even parents who send their children to the countryside would not give them so much money. All the miscellaneous money added up is less than a thousand yuan.

After riding for more than 20 minutes, the group finally arrived at the Public Security Bureau. After Chen Jiaojiao cooperated with the Public Security Bureau to check the information on her bicycle license plate, she walked towards the post office.

After Chen Jiaojiao walked into the post office, she first checked to see if there was any letter for her. After all, delivery takes time. What if the item hasn't been delivered yet, but has actually arrived?

As a result, Chen Jiaojiao waited there for a long time, but the postman in the post office only gave her an envelope.

Chen Jiaojiao held the envelope and said in disbelief, "There's only one envelope? There's no package?"

When the postman heard this, he instantly replied, "What package? It's just a letter, the one you're holding in your hand, which I've already given you.

What? Aren’t you Chen Jiaojiao? Are you pretending to be Chen Jiaojiao? "

When Chen Jiaojiao heard this, she was stunned for a moment and then replied, "I am Chen Jiaojiao, here is the certificate I just obtained at the Public Security Bureau, which can prove that I am Chen Jiaojiao.

But why didn’t my family send me a package? ”

The postman was puzzled when he heard this and said, "How would I know whether your parents sent you a package? They have already given you the package, so why are you still asking?"

The postman rolled his eyes at Chen Jiaojiao and went about his own business, ignoring her.

Chen Jiaojiao touched such a thin envelope and wondered how could this be a reply letter from her parents?

I had clearly written to my family before that my life here was not good at all. I couldn't eat well, drink well, or sleep well. I had to work every day and was bullied.

The most important thing is that even if you take money to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, you can’t buy them. It’s not as convenient as at home.

So I wanted my family to either find a way to transfer me back, or to mail me more things, such as food, drinks, daily necessities, and money.

Especially food and drinks, you must send more. You can't eat or drink well here. Even if you cook with others, you still have to please others. It's really bad.

Unexpectedly, there was only one letter.

Chen Jiaojiao held the thin envelope and comforted herself that the package might be at the back, and there might be money, tickets, etc. in it.

Chen Jiaojiao stood by and opened the envelope and found that in addition to a piece of letter paper, there was also a remittance slip.

Chen Jiaojiao took a look at the remittance slip and found that there was no amount written on it. Chen Jiaojiao felt bad instantly.

I quickly opened the letter and wanted to see what was written inside.

After Chen Jiaojiao finished reading the contents of the letter, she just stayed there.

Seeing that Chen Jiaojiao didn't respond for a long time, Shen Jiaren walked to Chen Jiaojiao and glanced at the content of the letter. She didn't see the details, but she could only see that something happened at home and this letter was the last contact, asking her to contact her family again in the future, including calling, writing letters, and sending telegrams.

Because of what is happening at home, the family members themselves can hardly protect themselves, and all they can do is to send Chen Jiaojiao away first.

Before sending Chen Jiaojiao away, her family thought the situation would get better. Unexpectedly, the situation at home became worse after sending Chen Jiaojiao away. They really felt helpless.

Once the situation improves, I will find a way to take her back. Before that, I hope she can use what she has to hold on here.

After reading the contents of the envelope, Chen Jiaojiao burst into tears. At that moment, everyone in the post office looked at Shen Jiaren and Chen Jiaojiao.

When Shen Jiaren saw Chen Jiaojiao like this, she hurriedly comforted her, saying, "Don't you have a remittance slip? Take a look at it first. Maybe it's good news."

When Chen Jiaojiao heard this, she rushed to the counter, took out the remittance slip, and said to the person inside the counter, "I have the remittance slip and I want to withdraw money."

The staff sitting at the counter saw Chen Jiaojiao like this, took the remittance slip as if it was nothing unusual, and gave Chen Jiaojiao two hundred yuan and a piece of paper.

Chen Jiaojiao looked at the hundred yuan in disbelief, then looked at the piece of paper, and suddenly found that there was a sentence written on the paper: Don't say anything, saving your life is important, spend it sparingly.

After reading the remittance slip, Chen Jiaojiao started crying again.

While crying, she held Shen Jiaren's hand and said, "I want to go home. I want to go home and see what happened to my family and what happened to my parents."

When Shen Jiaren heard what Chen Jiaojiao said, she rubbed her head with a headache and said to Chen Jiaojiao, "Don't cry, you can't go anywhere without a letter of introduction now, and we have family leave at the end of the year, if you really want to go, then go.

Before that, could you please stop crying and calm down first? "

When Chen Jiaojiao heard what Shen Jiaren said, she cried even harder, feeling that she had been extremely unlucky recently. Not only had her money and bills been stolen, her bicycle was lost, and now something happened at home. She would be all alone in this place from now on.

It was only two hundred yuan, how could it be enough for me to spend. Especially since I had no idea how long I would be staying in this place.

When I thought about how I would have to work hard to earn work points in the future, and then when I thought about how I would have to cook for myself, and then when I thought about the fact that my beloved parents were now in an unknown state of life or death.

She kept crying.

When Shen Jiaren saw Chen Jiaojiao like this, she thought she would not be able to stop crying for a while, so she stood by and waited for Chen Jiaojiao to finish crying.

Chen Jiaojiao cried for a while and found that Shen Jiaren ignored her, and she was crying too. After sobbing twice, she said to Shen Jiaren,

"You can laugh at me, you can laugh at me as much as you want. I may live a worse life than you in the future. I am now a tiger in a plain being bullied by a dog. You can laugh as much as you want."

After listening to Chen Jiaojiao's words, Shen Jiaren felt puzzled. Shouldn't you be happy?

Before my parents got into trouble, they tried their best to send you some money to ensure your life. Even if you have to start working for work points now, two hundred yuan, if you spend it frugally, plus the work points you earn on weekdays and the educated youth subsidy, at least you can get by, and you don't have to live like other people in the educated youth site, relying entirely on work points, which is so hard.

But Shen Jiaren knew that she couldn't say this. If she did, the other party would definitely cry because their living standards had dropped so much, and Chen Jiaojiao didn't know whether she would return to the city in a few years.

She was suddenly transformed from a delicate city girl into a farmer who had to dig for food in the soil. She might really be unable to accept it.

Shen Jiaren advised, "Don't cry, at least we still have 200 yuan, think about what to do with the money?

You just lost so much money. If you take this money back, no one can guarantee that the thief will not come after you again. By then, losing the money will be a small matter. What if something happens to you?"

When Chen Jiaojiao heard this, she quickly sat up from the ground, grabbed Shen Jiaren's arm, and said in a horrified tone, "What should we do? What should we do?

This is the last of my money. I must not let it be stolen again. What should I do? What should I do? "

As he spoke, he shook Shen Jiaren's arm.

Shen Jiaren held Chen Jiaojiao's hand that was holding her arm, and after thinking for a while, she said, "How about this, after you keep thirty yuan for yourself, put the rest in the post office, open a passbook, and don't withdraw money unless necessary.

Only you can deposit and withdraw money from the passbook. No one else can do it. Only you can deposit and withdraw money.

Thirty yuan can last you a long time just on food and drink.

Of course, this is just a suggestion. As for how to do it specifically, it depends on you. "

After listening to Shen Jiaren's words, Chen Jiaojiao thought about it for a long time.

Shen Jiaren didn't say a word, just stood there with Chen Jiaojiao.

After a while, Chen Jiaojiao went to the counter to make a deposit. Because she was close to the counter, Shen Jiaren saw that Chen Jiaojiao left fifty yuan for her and saved the rest.

In fact, seeing this, Shen Jiaren felt that, indeed, favored people are fearless. Her parents left her two hundred yuan, and this time she took out fifty, and there were still three fifty left. How long can she last?

But Shen Jiaren didn't say anything and just stood aside waiting for Chen Jiaojiao.

Chen Jiaojiao took the remaining money and passbook and walked out the door. Shen Jiaren followed behind Chen Jiaojiao, fearing that she would do something.

After Chen Jiaojiao walked out of the post office, she walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative. After entering the cooperative, Chen Jiaojiao bought a pound of fruit hard candy at a high price because she didn't have a ticket, and then walked out.

Seeing Chen Jiaojiao like this, Shen Jiaren wanted to ask whether she should do anything else or just save it. But when she saw Chen Jiaojiao's gloomy face, she didn't say anything and followed behind Chen Jiaojiao.

After Chen Jiaojiao left the supply and marketing cooperative, she walked towards the state-owned restaurant. Chen Jiaojiao bought two meat buns and two vegetarian buns, and then walked towards her.

He also handed Shen Jiaren two buns, "Here, eat, this is our lunch, one meat, one vegetarian. I hope you will know what you can and cannot say when you go back."

When Shen Jiaren heard what Chen Jiaojiao said, she rolled her eyes at Chen Jiaojiao and started eating the bun.

Seeing that Shen Jiaren didn't reply to her, Chen Jiaojiao assumed that she knew it, and the two of them sat at the table and started eating buns.

Chen Jiaojiao took a few bites of the bun and saw people around her constantly ordering meat dishes and smelling the meat aroma. She shed tears silently while biting her bun.

When Shen Jiaren saw Chen Jiaojiao like this, she sighed, went to the counter and ordered a dish of cabbage, pork and vermicelli stew.

The dish was served soon after. Chen Jiaojiao looked at the meat dish that suddenly appeared, stared at it with her two big eyes, and said to the waiter in disbelief, "Did you serve the wrong dish? We didn't order this dish. I can't afford it now."

The key point is that Chen Jiaojiao was swallowing her saliva while speaking.

Shen Jiaren said, "Eat it, I ordered it. Since it's lunch time now and you gave me a meat bun, I'll order a dish and we can eat together."

After hearing what Shen Jiaren said, Chen Jiaojiao started crying again, but this time, she was frantically stuffing pork, cabbage and vermicelli stew into her mouth while crying.

Shen Jiaren didn't say anything else, and the two of them began to eat in silence.

Maybe because they had experienced so much today, the two of them not only finished the two buns, but also the pork, cabbage and vermicelli stew, without any soup left.

After they finished eating, they burped at the same time, leaned back in their chairs and touched their stomachs.

After hearing each other's voices, Shen Jiaren and Chen Jiaojiao looked up and saw each other's actions, then smiled at each other.