Su Tong pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly in front of the mirror, but he couldn't force a smile for a long time. Forget it, he was not a person who liked to smile anyway, so why force it.

Looking at the almanac in the corner, it is now June 1977th of the lunar calendar, . A lot of things happened in this year. First, the ten years of turmoil ended, and then came the college entrance examination.

This was the first college entrance examination after the end of the turmoil. It can be described as a huge army crossing a single-plank bridge. Especially since after taking the college entrance examination, one could return to the city and even change his destiny, so many students fought hard.

The original owner's grades in school were not bad before, but after three years in the countryside, he almost lost his spirit and even forgot most of the high school knowledge.

The original owner studied day and night to make up for the forgotten knowledge. He got sick the day before yesterday because he went out in the rain to borrow a math book from a classmate. He got sick because of the rain and is still very weak.

Su Tong coughed lightly twice, feeling that this person was not in very good health. Recalling the benefits the company had given him, he summoned a drop of spiritual spring water and put it into his mouth. A warm current instantly surged into his body.

Su Tong wiped the sweat from his forehead. The college entrance examination was only three or four months away. The village had recently relaxed its supervision over them and even stopped forcing them to work in the fields. But the next big headache was that their food supply was decreasing day by day.

If they are not sure of being admitted to the university, their food will run out sooner or later and they will starve.

The original owner was often hungry, and it felt like a knife was cutting her stomach, one cut after another, like slow slicing. Although life in the city was not easy, at least she could eat enough. In the countryside, not only could she not eat enough, she even had to work in the fields, which was mentally tormenting.

Other parents feel sorry for their children who go to the countryside and send their children all kinds of food and even various receipts every month.

But the original owner had nothing. The only time she received a letter from home was because her brother was getting married. Her family asked her to take some money or send some local specialties back home. They never asked her how she was doing here. It was really heartbreaking.

Su Tong had no feelings towards that family, but the original owner wanted to gain their approval, haha…it was simply wishful thinking to want to please that family.

Although Su Tong felt unfamiliar with everything around him, fortunately he received the memories of this body and quickly adapted to it. He flipped through the books placed around him, some of which were even copied by the original owners themselves. Every word represented the original owners' hard work.

Su Tong had also taken the college entrance examination and achieved excellent results, so he was not unfamiliar with the knowledge in the books. The only thing he was afraid of was probably Chinese. He was afraid that if he wrote a word wrong or said something he shouldn’t have said, all his efforts would be wasted.

The only characteristic of this era is poverty, but the people here are very simple. It seems that the original owner was so poor that he had to starve to death, but fortunately, the educated youth who lived in the same room helped each other.

Thinking that his roommates would be back soon, Su Tong didn't dare to delay and went to the kitchen.

The kitchen is actually a small house built with a few pieces of wood and thatch, with a stove built inside. Every time a fire was lit, there was smoke, as if walking in the clouds, but the reality was very tragic. I would choke to tears every time.

Su Tong: …

Su Tong said that she had never encountered such a thing, and had never even seen it, but fortunately she was good at hands-on work and quickly lit a fire, but the smoke was so thick that she couldn't see the things around her at all.

"When I have money, I must buy the best range hood." Su Tong muttered to himself as he was lighting a fire. It was June, the time of year when there was a shortage of food. They only had one meal a day, and most of the food was watery. Everyone was skinny and hungry.

Su Tong opened the lid of the pot and added a few scoops of water into it. He then casually grabbed a few handfuls of corn and put them in, and cut a bunch of sweet potatoes into it.

These sweet potatoes were stored in the cellar last winter. Now that spring has arrived, the sweet potatoes in the cellar can no longer be kept, so they have to be eaten quickly, but many of them have rotted, which is really heartbreaking.

This pot of soup is so watery that it wouldn’t be enough even if sweet potatoes were added.

Su Tong looked at the small vegetable garden outside and noticed a green vine coiled around the ground. He walked forward and picked some leaves and stems, but most of them were just leaves. After washing them, he cut them into small pieces and put them directly into the pot to boil.

When the porridge was almost cooked, the educated youth who had been working outside came back. Smelling the fragrance in the air, one of the girls ran over with a smile, and looked at the pot with more affectionate eyes than anyone else.

"It smells so good, Tongtong, what did you make today?"

The original owner's name was also Su Tong, and I don't know if it was a coincidence or an accident.

Su Tong raised his head and smiled at the original owner's best friend Liu Qing, "Corn porridge."

Liu Qing took a deep breath and revealed an intoxicated look, "But I feel that today's corn porridge is different from the usual ones. Today's is really delicious. No, I can't help it. I have to be the first to eat."

Liu Qing jumped to get the bowl, but when he lifted the lid of the pot, he looked puzzled, "Corn porridge... is it green?"

Corn porridge and sweet potatoes will always turn yellow no matter how long they are cooked, but this corn porridge is green. It looks fresh and delicious, but the color is obviously wrong...

Su Tong pointed outside the house and said, "I put some sweet potato stalks and leaves in there, so that I can fill my stomach."

"Ah?" Liu Qing's face changed. "Sweet potato stalks and leaves? Aren't those things only pigs eat? How could you..."

"If pigs can eat it, why can't humans?" It was a coincidence that Su Tong was able to recognize the sweet potato vines. He remembered that when he went to a private restaurant, he happened to see this dish. It was crisp and delicious when he put it in his mouth, with a refreshing fragrance. It was a pity that there was no oil, chili and garlic here, and he had no way to stir-fry the sweet potato sprouts. Now he could only cook them under the existing conditions.

Liu Qing wanted to say something, but was stopped by a girl next to him, "Sweet potato leaves are indeed edible. My family survived the famine by eating sweet potato leaves.

Okay, everyone, stop talking and eat quickly. It’s good enough to fill your stomach now.”

Yes, it’s good enough to be able to fill their stomachs now. If no food is distributed next month, I guess all of them will have to starve.

The corn porridge with sweet potato leaves has a scent of grass, and the sweet potato leaves have a strong taste, which gives it a unique flavor in the mouth. At least the girls all enjoyed it very much.

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