A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

After feeding the dog and eating, Shen Jiaren walked in the yard for a while, then went to the west warehouse, carrying a backpack and gloves and entered the manor.

After arriving at the foot of the manor, Shen Jiaren started searching with the manor system and began picking various mushrooms.

Shen Jiaren looked at the schematic diagram of the locations of various mushrooms on the interface and was full of energy.

I spent the whole morning picking mushrooms.

As soon as the basket was full, Shen Jiaren picked up the mushrooms in the basket and put them in the warehouse outside the manor.

I don’t know how long I worked on it, nor how many mushrooms I picked up in the end. I only saw that after the diagram of the mushroom locations displayed on the search interface became much smaller, Shen Jiaren stopped picking up any more.

After leaving half a basket of mushrooms in the basket, Shen Jiaren carried the basket and left the manor.

After leaving the manor, Shen Jiaren saw that it was getting late, so she ate some lunch casually, fed the dog, and then walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative in the town with her backpack on her back.

When they were almost at the town, Shen Jiaren took out fifty eggs and some rice straw from the warehouse outside the manor, spread the rice straw under the basket and between the eggs and mushrooms, and then covered them with straw.

The things in the basket are stored in such a way that mushrooms are on top and eggs are on the bottom.

After Shen Jiaren walked to the door of the supply and marketing cooperative carrying the baskets on her back, she was about to go inside when she saw Su Hongmei motioning at her to go to the alley next to the supply and marketing cooperative.

After Shen Jiaren nodded, she carried the basket and walked into the alley to wait for Su Hongmei.

After a while, Su Hongmei came over and said to Shen Jiaren, "Xiao Shen, why are you here today?

Didn't you ask someone to bring the pine nuts this morning? I've already paid that person thirty yuan, including the balance for the mushrooms last time. I've also written you a receipt and asked that man to bring it back to you."

Shen Jiaren quickly replied, "Sister Hongmei, this is not about pine nuts. Didn't you say last time that you would send mushrooms to you if you had any?

The village has not been very busy these days, so I picked mushrooms this morning and sent them to you after I finished.

I thought you could sell it better while it’s fresh.”

When Su Hongmei heard what Shen Jiaren said, she smiled and said, "How much did you pick up? Are you in such a hurry to send it to me?"

When Shen Jiaren heard this, she quickly removed the straw from the bamboo basket at her feet and let Su Hongmei see.

When Su Hongmei saw Shen Jiaren's action and saw that the bamboo basket was full of mushrooms, she said in surprise, "Xiao Shen, how early did you get into the mountains?

Is this basket full of mushrooms?"

Shen Jiaren said embarrassedly, "No, only half of them are various fungi."

Su Hongmei heard Shen Jiaren's answer, took a look at the basket, and then said,

"So what do you put down there?

Is it all straw?

It doesn’t look like it.”

Shen Jiaren replied, "The following are eggs. Some of them I saved myself, and some of them I picked up when I was picking mushrooms in the mountains."

Su Hongmei immediately asked, "How many are there in total?

Are you sure they are all eggs?"

Shen Jiaren rubbed her head and whispered, "There are fifty eggs in total."

When Su Hongmei heard this, she immediately said happily, "Xiao Shen, you really are sending pillows to people when they are sleepy, do you know that?

I've been so anxious to find eggs recently.

This afternoon, I was thinking of asking you, Brother Chang Kai, to go to his cousin's husband's village to exchange some eggs for him."

Shen Jiaren asked curiously, "Sister Hongmei, what do you want so many eggs for?"

Su Hongmei replied, "Well, a close relative of mine recently gave birth to a baby. There's an old saying that when a baby is born, you should give him eggs, a rooster, or a hen as a gift.

But you also know that eggs are precious nowadays and not easy to find, let alone old hens that can lay eggs. Roosters are even harder to find."

Shen Jiaren asked, "Sister Hongmei, how many eggs are you going to order?"

"Not many, not many, just a hundred eggs. Mainly because I had some family matters recently and wanted to trouble them, and it just so happened that we have a good relationship. Normally, fifty eggs would be the limit, but this is a coincidence, so I gathered a hundred and sent them over."

After listening to this, Shen Jiaren did the math in her mind. One egg cost about one cent, and 100 eggs cost about one dollar. Add in the rooster and the hen, and the gift was quite a lot.

"Sister Hongmei, how much money did you get in total for the eggs?"

"Oh, I get angry when I mention this. I'm from the supply and marketing cooperative, but I only snatched thirty eggs in total, and I still owe you a favor. I still don't have a rooster or a hen."

When Shen Jiaren heard this, she already had thirty eggs, plus her fifty, she still needed twenty, which was not too many, and it would not be too abrupt if she took them out herself, so she replied, "Sister Hongmei, I can think of a way to get twenty eggs for you when I go back, but I may not be able to get them.

If you want old hens, I can give you two.

Do you think it's possible?"

When Su Hongmei heard Shen Jiaren was so happy, she said happily, "Okay, okay, I'll charge you one cent for each egg, and 12 yuan for the old hen. In addition, I won't pay you for the mushrooms yet. Go sell them first, and we'll settle the bill after you're done. What do you think?"

In addition, so many things,

Do you want money or tickets?"

Shen Jiaren replied, "Sister Hongmei, as for the matter of settling the bill, wait until I bring you the eggs and chickens, and then we'll discuss it.

As for what I want, I just want money. I just want to trouble you with something else."

When Su Hongmei heard that Shen Jiaren had something to bother her with, she quickly said, "What is it? Tell me, and I will help you in any way I can."

Shen Jiaren said, "Winter is coming soon. I want to buy some coal. I want to buy three kinds of coal: coal briquettes, coal, and coal. I will have to trouble Brother Chang Kai when the time comes."

When Su Hongmei heard that they needed coal, she thought it was a piece of cake. Her husband was right there, so it would be very convenient to buy coal. She quickly said to Shen Jiaren, "I'll go back tonight and ask your brother-in-law when it's convenient to buy coal. I'll give you an answer when you deliver the eggs or old hens tomorrow."

When Shen Jiaren heard that there was a chance, she nodded happily and said to Su Hongmei, "Okay, sister, I got it. Then you can carry the backpack first. I'll come back from shopping later and get it from you."

When Su Hongmei heard that Shen Jiaren was going shopping, she quickly asked, "Xiao Shen, are you going shopping? What are you going to buy?"

You know, many of my relatives work in town, so it might be more convenient for you to buy it.”

When Shen Jiaren heard Su Hongmei asking her, she couldn't just say, "Sister, I want to sell grain on the black market. I have to go find the black market. I have to find an excuse anyway."

Shen Jiaren thought for a while and replied to Su Hongmei, "Sister, I'm going to buy some fruit. I'm craving for it, so I want to buy some fruit."

Su Hongmei listened to what Shen Jiaren said, thought for a long time, and then she hardened her heart and whispered into Shen Jiaren's ear, "Xiao Shen, go buy it on the black market.

There is no fruit in the whole town recently, only on the black market."

When Shen Jiaren heard Su Hongmei say this, she was delighted. It was easy to get it, so she quickly replied quietly, "Sister Hongmei, where is this black market?

Is there anything I should pay attention to?

When I heard about the black market, I was a little scared. "

Su Hongmei smiled when she saw this, and said to Shen Jiaren, "It's nothing, just a market selling things.

The difference between it and the supply and marketing cooperatives is that they have everything. Some require tickets, some require money, and everything is available.

When you go there, be sure to dress appropriately, don't reveal your true appearance, and wear clothes that are a bit torn.

I haven't been there either, and this is what your brother-in-law told me.

By the way, when you go to that place, you have to pay a dime as protection fee when you enter."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiaren asked, "Sister Hongmei, do you still want to pay a dime for protection?"

"Of course, that's all illegal, bah, bah, bah, it's all risky, I charge you this ten cent just to protect you.

Also, the address is behind the Xinhua Bookstore, in the alley next to the recycling station.

The alleys over there are interconnected, you can go anywhere, and there are many households.

You probably won’t be able to find other alleys, so just walk along the alley next to the recycling station you’ve been to, and look for people standing there smoking.”

After Shen Jiaren learned the exact location of the black market from Su Hongmei, she prepared to leave.

As Shen Jiaren was about to take a step, she was stopped by Su Hongmei. Su Hongmei pulled Shen Jiaren and carried a bamboo basket into the supply and marketing cooperative.

After entering the supply and marketing cooperative, Su Hongmei took Shen Jiaren into the backyard of the cooperative and into a house.

After Su Hongmei went in, she found two baskets and took out the eggs and mushrooms from the basket that Shen Jiaren had carried over, and then threw the straw back in.

Su Hongmei was seen carrying a basket. After she put the basket into a corner, she took out a set of tattered clothes and a box from somewhere.

Su Hongmei walked towards Shen Jiaren with a box and opened it. Shen Jiaren saw that it was pink. In this era, it was really not easy to have such a pink.

Su Hongmei held the powder puff and said to Shen Jiaren, "Close your eyes."

After Shen Jiaren closed her eyes obediently, she felt her face being slapped several times with such force that it could have pressed Shen Jiaren against the wall behind her.

After Su Hongmei finished slapping, she reached her hand under the stove again. After getting her hand covered with ash, she wiped it directly on Shen Jiaren's neck and behind her ears.

Seeing this, Shen Jiaren quickly dodged and asked, "Sister Hongmei, what are you doing?"

“What can I do? I’ll change your color. Otherwise, your skin is too eye-catching and will be easily remembered and targeted.

Don't move." Su Hongmei said as she held Shen Jiaren with one hand and wiped the exposed parts of Shen Jiaren with the other hand.

Shen Jiaren felt that except for the neck and behind the ears, her arms and hands were not spared.

Even when Shen Jiaren was about to ask if she was okay, she saw Su Hongmei take the hand that had touched the ash, go to the kettle on the stove, grab a handful of ash, and walk towards Shen Jiaren.

Shen Jiaren quickly said, "Sister Hongmei, do you want to continue?

That’s enough, that’s enough, if you touch it again, it will be exposed.”

When Su Hongmei saw Shen Jiaren hiding even more, she quickly grabbed Shen Jiaren and said, "We are all country people, there is no need to be so particular. It will look more like the real thing if you put this on."

Shen Jiaren tried to hide but couldn't escape Su Hongmei's hand, and a layer of dust was touched on the inside of her neck again.

After applying it, Su Hongmei asked Shen Jiaren to put the clothes she took out over her current clothes. The clothes looked bigger and more torn, and it was impossible to tell what style the clothes were, let alone whether her figure was good or not.

After Shen Jiaren changed her clothes, Su Hongmei turned around and saw her. "Okay, go ahead. Carry the basket on your back. Remember not to throw away the straw. When you buy something, you can put the straw on top to cover it."

After Shen Jiaren nodded, she walked out again along the same route she had just come in.

After Shen Jiaren left the supply and marketing cooperative and walked onto the main street, she saw herself in this state through the glass of a street shop and felt that even her parents might not recognize her.

This saves me the trouble of finding a place to go into the manor to change clothes. Don’t you think this is quite a bit of farmers’ wisdom?

I just don't know what kind of powder that is. When I applied it, I turned all yellow and white.

After Shen Jiaren made sure that there was no possibility of her outfit being exposed, she walked towards the black market.

When she arrived at the recycling station, Shen Jiaren directly used the warehouse interface of the manor system to put some rice into the backpack, and then put some eggs into the rice.

After covering it with straw, Shen Jiaren walked towards the alley where the black market was located.

Shen Jiaren first saw the person standing at the entrance of the alley smoking. After making sure that she was going in the right direction, she walked towards the person smoking.

The man saw Shen Jiaren's outfit, glanced at her backpack, and rubbed his fingers twice.

Seeing this, Shen Jiaren quickly took out a dime and handed it over.

After the smoker took the money, he pointed in a direction to Shen Jiaren, and Shen Jiaren walked in that direction.

After walking for a while, I saw that the alley next to me was full of people.

The environment of the entire black market is very similar to a tic-tac-toe shape, except that Shen Jiaren has to turn a corner before she can reach the vicinity of the tic-tac-toe shape.

When Shen Jiaren saw this location, she felt that the person who established this black market was definitely a talent, and his grasp of the angle was really on point. Ordinary people passing by might not go so deep. When you come here to buy and sell, you will only feel shocked after seeing this structure, because the empty space before the transfer is in sharp contrast to the crowds of people in the black market.

After Shen Jiaren entered the black market, she realized that it was no wonder it was called the black market. Everyone dressed up to some extent, and everyone selling things basically stood in the shadows. When someone went to buy something, two people would simultaneously stand behind the shadows to discuss how to buy and sell things.

This was Shen Jiaren's first time at the black market, so she didn't know the prices, especially for rice. She only knew the prices of fine and coarse grains in the supply and marketing cooperatives and the village, but those places required tickets, so she didn't know what the prices would be on the black market.

Shen Jiaren was afraid that others would find out that this was her first time at the black market, so she walked along an alley to see how the business was done, what to sell, and how much she could get for the rice and eggs she carried on her back.

Shen Jiaren walked around for a long time and found that the black market really sold everything, from small items like various tools and even guns to large items like bicycles and TV tickets, and even jewelry.

After taking a look around, Shen Jiaren discovered that the prices here were almost twice as expensive as outside. Some items were more scarce and might be a little more expensive, but some fabrics and the like were only a little more expensive than outside, but not much more expensive.

After Shen Jiaren figured out what was going on, she found a corner and squatted down, just like people who bought things on the black market. However, while squatting, Shen Jiaren moved the straw on the bamboo basket away, took out a few eggs, and placed them on top of the rice so that people could see that she was selling rice and eggs.