A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Chapter 147 Unexpectedly Got a Job

Before Shen Jiaren could react, the auntie retorted, "Everything in this mountain is collective property. I'm asking what's wrong.

And the rule here has always been not to destroy the trees but to allow them to grow again next year.

The rest are ownerless. Whoever finds them owns them. Whoever picks them up owns them.

You can't ask others not to pick up the trash just because you didn't pick up all the trash or because others found you picking up the trash.

This is what everyone defaults to.

Then it’s not wrong for me to ask Shen Zhiqing.

Now she wants to go down the mountain by herself. I'm asking her, not snatching it from her.

And I could pick it up when she did, so I’m asking what’s wrong now.”

Seeing that the two aunts were about to quarrel, Shen Jiaren secretly pointed in a direction to the aunt who was speaking for her, then ran down the mountain with the basket on her back.

When the aunt saw Shen Jiaren running away with the basket on her back, she didn't say a word. She was so angry that she spat in the direction where Shen Jiaren left and continued walking up the mountain.

The aunt who was speaking for Shen Jiaren, after seeing the direction Shen Jiaren pointed, also changed direction and walked towards the mountain.

After Shen Jiaren ran back home, she put the backpack in the yard and then returned to the main house.

After all, I had just run down the mountainside, carrying half a basket of chestnuts on my back. I was a little out of breath and a little thirsty, so I planned to drink some water first.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one could see her in the main house, Shen Jiaren turned around and went into the manor to go to the kitchen to drink water. After Shen Jiaren finished drinking the water in the kitchen and walked to the inner courtyard of the manor, she looked at the chestnuts all over the ground and suddenly felt that what the aunt said was true.

This amount of chestnuts can really provide an adult with half a month's food ration.

Shen Jiaren felt that the amount she had just picked up was definitely not the chestnuts from one tree, and was definitely more than enough for an adult to eat for half a month.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren knew what she could give Sister Su Hongmei today. She gave her the chestnuts from the yard outside, and some cucumbers that she had sorted out some time ago.

Chestnuts are used to supplement food rations, while cucumbers can be made into pickled cucumbers and eaten as vegetables, killing two birds with one stone.

In addition, in the town, firewood is in short supply in winter, and food rations are even more scarce. Giving chestnuts and cucumbers, one as a staple food and the other as a vegetable, can be considered a good gift.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren quickened the pace of her bath and cleanup.

After cleaning up, Shen Jiaren made some egg soup in the kitchen of the manor, ate two meat buns, then left the manor and returned to the main house in the yard.

Shen Jiaren entered the main house and changed her clothes. Then she took the cucumbers she had sorted out from the warehouse outside the manor, put them in a backpack, and prepared to set off for the town.

Shen Jiaren closed the door of the room in the yard and went out of the gate. When checking whether the gate was locked, she turned sideways and saw the cucumbers in the backpack. Shen Jiaren suddenly thought that she did not grow cucumbers. If she met people from the brigade on the way to the town, how should she explain the source of the cucumbers?

Moreover, the cucumbers at this time are basically at the end of their growth period. There are no longer any cucumbers that are so straight and green. How can I explain this to myself?

Furthermore, if I give the cucumbers to Sister Hongmei, and Sister Hongmei asks me where they came from, my statement will be inconsistent with that of the villagers who go to the supply and marketing cooperative. What if I let something slip?

Forget it, I’ll give you more chestnuts and no cucumbers later.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren put the cucumbers directly back into the warehouse outside the manor, and walked towards the town carrying half a basket of chestnuts.

Maybe because she was carrying something, it took Shen Jiaren nearly an hour to walk to the town this time.

Shen Jiaren came to the town this time, because she had to go to the Public Security Bureau, it was inconvenient to go there with things on her back, so Shen Jiaren planned to find Su Hongmei first, give her the chestnuts and the backpack, and then come back to get the backpack after she finished her business.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren secretly used the manor to put some more chestnuts into the backpack, and then walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative.

When we arrived at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, there were few people there, if any.

This shouldn't be the case. The food and money have just been distributed, and everyone should have a strong desire to consume. Why are there so few people?

With this question in mind, Shen Jiaren entered the supply and marketing cooperative.

After entering the supply and marketing cooperative, Shen Jiaren ran towards the counter where Su Hongmei was in charge.

Su Hongmei was tidying up the counter when she heard someone knocking on the glass. Without even looking up, she asked, "What are you buying? Do you have a ticket?"

"I don't buy anything. When I visit relatives, I don't know whether they will receive me or not."

As soon as Shen Jiaren finished speaking, Su Hongmei felt that the voice sounded familiar, so she raised her head to see if it was someone she knew. As a result, she found that it was Shen Jiaren.

Then he said to Shen Jiaren, "You silly girl, you are still trying to amuse your sister.

I went to the guesthouse to see you yesterday, but the people there said you had just left.

What? You can go home?"

Shen Jiaren nodded and replied, "Yeah, I can go home now, I just came from home.

I went up the mountain this morning to pick some chestnuts. I couldn't finish them all by myself, so I thought I'd bring some to you so you can eat some fresh chestnuts and try some fresh mountain products."

As Shen Jiaren spoke, she bent her back to make it easier for Su Hongmei to see what was in the basket on her back.

Su Hongmei looked at the almost full backpack and said to Shen Jiaren, "You went up the mountain to pick them up this morning, and you're bringing them to me now?

You basically picked it up and sent it to me immediately, right?

How did you get to town?

Did you come here by car or by walking?

Are you tired carrying such a heavy load?"

"I'm so tired. Sister, if you don't come out and take my backpack quickly, I might be crushed by the things in the backpack."

Seeing this, Su Hongmei quickly said, "Put it down quickly, and I'll pick you up after you put it down."

Shen Jiaren said embarrassedly, "Sister, it's not that much, and it's not that heavy. It just looks like a lot, but there may not be much in reality because I didn't remove the shells."

"Then you carry your backpack and go to the entrance of the alley and wait for me. I'll go out to pick you up. It's at the back door of the supply and marketing cooperative, okay?

This child, even though he was tired, didn't even complain and just carried him in for me to see.

Are you stupid?" Su Hongmei said as she took off the sleeves on her arms, talked to the people next to her and asked her colleagues to help look after the counter, then walked towards the back door of the supply and marketing cooperative.

After Shen Jiaren nodded, she carried the basket on her back and left the supply and marketing cooperative.

When Shen Jiaren went out, she could still hear someone next to Su Hongmei asking Su Hongmei who had delivered the chestnuts. Su Hongmei replied that it was a distant cousin.

When Shen Jiaren heard Su Hongmei's answer, the corners of her mouth rose inexplicably.

Just as Shen Jiaren put her backpack down at the entrance of the alley, she saw Su Hongmei coming out from the back door of the supply and marketing cooperative.

As he walked, he said to himself, "You have carried so much, do you have any more?

Food is so precious in winter. You can exchange this thing for food and firewood.

You silly child, you gave it all to me, what are you going to do with it?"

Shen Jiaren smiled and said, "Sister, I picked up a lot, don't worry, I will definitely have food.

It’s just that I don’t know how to shell them, otherwise I would have shelled them for you and carried them back to you.”

Su Hongmei walked up to the backpack, shook it twice with her hands, and finally saw clearly the number of chestnuts in the basket that Shen Jiaren was carrying.

Said, “This is enough, and it’s good enough.

Although we are not relatives, I am really happy that you always think of me like this.

But when you consider me again, you must satisfy your own needs before considering others.

You can't let yourself be wronged just to satisfy or please others, do you understand?

Although the relationships between people are all based on interests, or in other words, one of exploitation and being exploited, many times, many things cannot be achieved by simply pleasing others.

You silly boy, do you know that?

Shen Jiaren just laughed and said, "Sister, I heard you just told someone that I'm your distant cousin."

When Su Hongmei heard Shen Jiaren's answer, she was speechless and didn't know how to respond.

You said you didn't want to be her girlfriend, but you even went to see Chang Kai from the Revolutionary Committee for her.

You said she was a girl, but the answer "distant cousin" is really a bit far-fetched.

Generally, when they encounter people who are difficult to explain to in the supply and marketing cooperative, they all say that they are their distant relatives.

Although some are true and some are false, most people would answer like this to those who come to see them to avoid being asked further questions.

Su Hongmei looked at Shen Jiaren, not wanting to dampen her happiness, so she asked, "You just went back yesterday, why are you in town today?"

"Our captain asked me to come to town to do something, so I came here to do something."

"So are you going to go with this empty backpack?

Otherwise, you can carry this basket on your back and give the things in it to others. Although these things are not valuable, they are mountain products after all and are hard to buy. You can eat them for fun.”

“No need, you don’t need to take anything over there, just go there.

So I may have to leave this backpack with you first. When I find someone, I will come to you to get the backpack."

"Sure, there's no problem with putting the backpack here, but are you sure you don't need it?"

"No need really."

"Okay, then go and do your job. Don't delay any longer. People will go home to eat after get off work at noon. How can you find someone to do your job?"

"Yes, then Sister Hongmei, I'm leaving first. I'll come find you later."

"Let's go, let's go, be careful on the road."

After saying that, Shen Jiaren nodded, waved to Su Hongmei, and walked towards the Public Security Bureau.

After Shen Jiaren arrived at the Public Security Bureau and met with Officer Xiao Li, Shen Jiaren didn't even have time to ask about the current situation of her dog before Officer Xiao Li took Shen Jiaren directly to meet their leader.

After Officer Li led Shen Jiaren to his leader's office, he left and closed the office door, leaving Shen Jiaren and his leader talking in the office.

Shen Jiaren had just entered the office and hadn't had time to say hello when the Public Security Bureau leader whom she had met at her home last time said, "Xiao Shen, sit down. Sit on the chair and talk."

Shen Jiaren was a little flattered. She really didn't expect that someone could remember her last name.

Shen Jiaren had just sat down on the stool and had not had time to speak when the Public Security Bureau leader said, "I won't beat around the bush. After all, the fact that you can sit here proves that you have recovered. I won't exchange pleasantries with you.

Did your captain tell you?"

"Our captain only told me to come to the police station to find Officer Li."

"Oh, I see. I have a meeting later, so let's just speak frankly.

Were you the one who went to the Revolutionary Committee to report Liu Jinhua? Who did you go with?

"It was me. I went there with my sister and brother-in-law who came to report the case that day."

"Hmm? Your sister and your brother-in-law? Are you a local? Didn't you come here to work in the countryside? Why, do you have relatives here?"

"No, it's okay if it's a relationship. I call it that because they asked me to."

"Then you have no relationship with Qin Bing from the Revolutionary Committee?"

"No."

Shen Jiaren was very curious why the leader specifically asked about her relationship with Qin Bing, but when she thought of brother-in-law Chang Kai and sister Su Hongmei's attitude towards Qin Bing, she did not mention their relationship with Qin Bing. After all, she did not know Qin Bing and had no relationship with him.

After Shen Jiaren finished answering, she looked up and saw the leader of the Public Security Bureau staring at her with sharp eyes, as if he could tell the truth or falsity of Shen Jiaren's answer at a glance, or he was judging something.

Seeing this, Shen Jiaren met the gaze of the Public Security Bureau leader and stared at him directly.

The Public Security Bureau leader continued, "Zhou Jinbao said that he really had nothing to do with you. He went to your house to steal things because he heard people in the village talking about you having a martyr's subsidy and living in such a big house. You must have brought a lot of money with you when you went to the countryside, just like Chen Jiaojiao, but you didn't make it public."

“Well, that’s not the case. I only have the subsidy book, and I transferred the relationship of the subsidy book to the town when I came here. I don’t have anything else.

The reason I lived in this big house was because someone had died in the house where I lived at the time, and I had conflicts with some people in the youth cadre center. Also, when I was shopping in the town, I heard that I could rent a house.

That’s why I thought about renting a house and living there by myself.”

"Why rent instead of buy? There are educated youth who buy houses, get married and have children here."

"I don't have that much money. I'm in poor health and can't work. The subsidy money is mainly used to maintain my food and drink. If I want to buy a house, the money will definitely not be enough and it will also affect my food and drink.

In order to ensure that I have food and drink, I have to rent a house.”

"Do you know about the deal between Chen Jiaojiao and Zhou Jinbao?"

"know."

"When did you know that?"

"Yesterday, when I went back to the team leader to pick up the newspaper I ordered, the team leader said that because Zhou Jinbao was sentenced, Aunt Zhou, also known as Liu Jinhua, was a little crazy, so he told me to be careful. He then told me about the recent events in the village, which mainly revolved around Zhou Jinbao."