A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Chapter 145 Shen Jiaren has a nightmare

Shen Jiaren looked at what Liu Mei said and felt a little bit unbelievable, because when she first went to the countryside, Zhao Yuanchao told her that firewood is the most difficult to prepare during the winter, but you have to prepare more because it is too cold in winter. Everyone has to prepare firewood, and firewood will become scarce at this time.

Rich people can buy some coal and firewood and use them together, so they can have a better winter and it won’t be too cold.

People who have no money and rely solely on firewood will basically suffer from the cold to some extent, because if they have to prepare firewood all day long, the amount they need to prepare is too much, and they may not be able to prepare that much.

Therefore, during the winter, firewood is more valuable than food.

Seeing that Shen Jiaren didn't say anything, Liu Mei thought she was dissatisfied, and explained anxiously, "It's very cold in winter, and firewood is hard to get at this time. We brought our own firewood, which is already our share. If we want more, the people who share the winter with us will definitely not be willing.

Moreover, we must first collect enough firewood for the people we are sharing with before we can collect the firewood you brought with you.

In this situation, we have basically been staying in the mountains before winter, and even if we stay there for so long, we may not be able to collect enough firewood for the winter.

In previous years, we would come together as a group, staying together during the day and going back to our own rooms at night, which would reduce the consumption of firewood.

If you really feel dissatisfied and at a disadvantage, at worst we can give you some food.

However, we may not be able to help you much with food. It is true that firewood is more expensive than food in winter, but food is even harder to buy in winter. What we give you will definitely not be enough for you. If you want to eat your fill, you'd better take advantage of this period of food distribution and spend some money to buy more food in the village.

Because the food we have right now is just enough for the two of us to eat, if we were to share some with you, it would definitely not be enough for your food."

Seeing that Liu Mei had misunderstood, Shen Jiaren did not dare to explain in detail, nor did she say much. After all, if she told Liu Mei at this time that she was planning to burn coal for the winter and would not use firewood much, and that firewood would probably only be used occasionally when cooking or when needed, then Liu Mei would probably be furious.

The firewood I have collected now, the firewood shed in the yard, and the firewood piled in the kitchen will definitely be enough for the winter. If worst comes to worst, I still have my big golden finger. There is still a big mountain in the manor system, so I don’t have to worry about firewood for the winter.

But Shen Jiaren couldn't say so much to Liu Mei directly. After all, it would be a bit like showing off to attack someone else's kindness at this time.

Then he said to Liu Mei, "Yes, I believe you.

But I appreciate your kindness. You and Zhao Yuanchao should prepare your winter supplies first. As for me, you don't have to worry about me. After all, you see, I have firewood piled in my yard.

As for food, you don't have to share. I have my own subsidies, so my food and drink will definitely be enough.

It's already dark, you should go back first. If you really want to help me, come and help me sort out my firewood, and even better, chop it."

Seeing that Shen Jiaren did not completely reject her, Liu Mei said happily, “Don’t worry, chopping wood and sorting out your firewood is not a problem at all.

Zhao Yuanchao and I are both good at chopping wood and arranging firewood. We have practiced it over the past few years. You can help us when the time comes."

After saying that, he waved to Shen Jiaren, turned around and walked towards the door, ready to go home.

Shen Jiaren followed behind and watched Liu Mei open the door. After turning around and saying goodbye, Shen Jiaren closed the door and prepared to go back to the house to rest.

On the way back to the house, Shen Jiaren was thinking, please? Isn't this the Beijing saying? Is Liu Mei from Beijing?

But Shen Jiaren remembered that Liu Mei didn't say she was from Beijing at that time.

Shen Jiaren thought about it and decided not to delve into it any further. After all, it was someone else’s privacy and she might find out after a while.

Back in the house, when Shen Jiaren was lying on the bed, she thought carefully about what she had learned today and felt more intuitively the helplessness of this era.

Even someone as proud as Chen Jiaojiao could be forced to bang her head against the wall. Shen Jiaren really didn't dare to think about what happened in the meantime.

Chen Jiaojiao’s own personality is one aspect, but who can say that the push from the assistants around her is not a major reason?

If my village can encounter this kind of problem, what will happen in other brigades and other villages?

Shen Jiaren didn't dare to think about it too much. The more she thought about it, the more terrified she felt.

It is really a grain of sand in the era and a mountain in the individual.

I know this perspective and have the golden finger of the manor. Otherwise, if I rely on my brain, I may not be able to live as well as Liu Mei.

It turns out that Liu Mei has a bad temper and speaks in a harsh tone, which is also a way for her to protect herself.

After all, if a woman has no temper and is gentle as water, at this time, it is either a blessing or a curse.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren got up and searched all her houses to see if there were any things that shouldn't be here, such as things with clear labels or things that looked out of place. Shen Jiaren was ready to put them away.

After all, the people at the educated youth site could report it and have the Red Guards search the site, but I really couldn't say for sure whether I would be reported.

Shen Jiaren checked all the houses, especially focusing on the things with words that Liu Mei had mentioned several times just now. She basically packed up everything except the things she bought at the Xinhua Bookstore and the newspapers she ordered at the post office.

The only things left outside were the pencils bought from the supply and marketing cooperative. I didn’t even dare keep the toilet paper for fear that it might be used by someone with ulterior motives.

You know what, it is still useful to flip through it. Shen Jiaren took out the Dream of the Red Chamber novel that she was reading in the guesthouse from the bag she brought back.

But the good thing is that the cover of this Dream of the Red Chamber is different from other covers, and it is placed in the bag between clothes, not in the bag of high school teaching materials.

Shen Jiaren directly put the book in the study of the manor. She kept some of the money and bills she had on her, and put the rest of the money, bills and subsidy books next to the account book on her desk in the manor.

This way, you don't have to worry about your subsidy notebook being stolen, and too much money will not attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives.

As for putting it next to the notebook on the desk, it is mainly because I am afraid that I will forget it. When I look for it again, I don’t have to worry about not being able to find it or spending too much effort to look for it.

After Shen Jiaren placed these things with words on them in the west room of her yard and the study of the manor, she left the west room of the main house and prepared to take another look around to see if there was anything she had missed.

After Shen Jiaren was sure that she didn't see anything inappropriate, she began to prepare dinner for herself. After dinner, she took a walk and checked again, then went to wash up, and then checked again.

After all, there are only a few things with words on them now. Check the house a few more times so that you will have a better idea of ​​what is going on.

Shen Jiaren made herself some noodles and ate them with the sauce that Liu Hui had brought to her. Then she started to check.

After going back and forth several times and checking repeatedly to make sure there was nothing she had missed, Shen Jiaren lay down on the bed and prepared to go to sleep.

Shen Jiaren thought about the house walking back and forth in the yard and wanted to laugh. She laughed so hard that she wanted to cry.

But when Shen Jiaren thought about the fact that she had to go to the town tomorrow to find Xiao Li at the Public Security Bureau to see what was going on, and about her dog's current situation, after laughing and crying, Shen Jiaren washed her face again and lay down again.

After Shen Jiaren lay down on the bed, she closed her eyes and began to sleep.

To be honest, Shen Jiaren didn’t know whether she fell asleep or not because she had nightmares all night.

Because she didn't know how she suddenly remembered the period novels she had read at that time, in which people were sent to farms for reform after their homes were ransacked by the Red Guards and they lived a very hard life.

Or, when the Red Guards searched their homes, some bad guys maliciously hid some reactionary things in their homes, causing them to be framed and sent to farms, where they could get no help from heaven or earth and lived a life worse than death.

Otherwise, they were forced by the society at that time, and either jumped into the river or hanged themselves, or they were forced to marry the village second-rate guys or lechers. They were either being beaten or on the way to being beaten. They couldn't run away, and they couldn't even commit suicide.

Shen Jiaren had nightmares over and over again all night long. The content of each nightmare became clearer and clearer, and even the feeling of despair and desire to die became clearer and clearer.

Finally, Shen Jiaren was awakened by the Red Guards and some men who started to make physical advances on her.

After Shen Jiaren woke up, she saw that the sky was still completely shrouded in darkness. Then she thought about the nightmare she had just had and couldn't fall asleep at all.

The scene of being surrounded and molested by those people just now was too clear and too terrifying. The feeling of despair and helplessness was also very scary.

Shen Jiaren got up and sat in the yard, ready to sit there for a while, watch the sun rise, and ease the fear she felt after having a nightmare.

Shen Jiaren sat in the yard with her clothes on, looking at the sky outside. The sun rose little by little, the darkness disappeared little by little, and as the sun came out little by little, the palpitations in her heart also dissipated little by little with the sunlight.

Shen Jiaren watched the sunrise break through the darkness and illuminate the world bit by bit, and suddenly she understood why so many people began to like the sunrise, because it represents that you have passed the darkness and welcomed the light.

Shen Jiaren didn't know whether this dream was a warning to her or just her random thoughts before falling asleep.

Although I come from the future, many scientific studies have also proved that dreaming is just a result of thinking about it during the day and dreaming at night. It is a stress response of the nerves in a subconscious area of ​​​​your brain and does not mean anything.

But Shen Jiaren feels that no matter what science says, the fact that the Book of Changes has been passed down for so long must mean that it has a necessity to exist.

It’s not superstition, but it’s better to believe it exists than not to believe it exists.

Since I have been warned in the dream, should I make some preparations to deal with it?

Shen Jiaren sat there for a long time analyzing the probability and causes of this situation in the dream.

As for the probability, it should be very high, because the educated youth site had already been reported, and when he was reported he managed to hide in the town's guesthouse by accident, but this does not mean that there will be no follow-up.

As for the reason for this, the relationship between himself, Xu Hongxia, Liu Weijun, and Aunt Zhou is not very harmonious now.

Let’s not talk about Aunt Zhou. Now it’s difficult to coordinate because of the report made by her son and herself to the Revolutionary Committee.

Judging from the last time I met Xu Hongxia in town, she is even more stupid than me and still insists on doing things her own way. She is a time bomb that will explode whoever gets hurt.

And there is Liu Weijun. If it is true that he and Zhou Juan had physical contact, then the women at the educated youth site, especially Chen Jiaojiao and herself, will be much safer.

If the physical relationship between him and Zhou Juan was fake, then Chen Jiaojiao and herself would be very unsafe.

After all, although Chen Jiaojiao's family situation was known to everyone at the educated youth site because of the Red Guards' discovery of her family letters, and even her own class status might be changed, she now has a huge sum of money in her hands. After all, since ancient times, money has been the most attractive thing, especially the money in Chen Jiaojiao's hands. For the people of this era, the money Chen Jiaojiao holds in her hands may not be earned in her entire life. After all, she can't even earn 15 yuan in a year, and Chen Jiaojiao now has more than 1,000 yuan in her hands.

And his own words were even more eye-catching. Compared with the huge sum of money Chen Jiaojiao had, although his money was small, it was a stable income.

Because there are subsidies coming in every month, although others don’t know the specific amount and type of subsidies, it is stable. As long as there are people, there will be money.

In some places, the control over people receiving subsidies is not so strict. The personal information is not required, only the subsidy book is needed, such as my aunt before.

There were also Red Guards who came to search, and the more troublesome things were banned items and anti-ideological and anti-feudal items.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren felt that the newspapers and high school teaching materials she bought were a trap, but she couldn't hide them.

Because the newspapers were brought back from the brigade, they were already known by the brigade leader Liu Dashan and accountant Zhou, which meant that the village management or some people knew about it.

As for the high school teaching aids, Liu Hui, Liu Mei, and Zhao Yuanchao already knew about it. Liu Hui saw it but didn't say anything, which shows that these materials are still common in the hands of school children in the village.

Shen Jiaren thought about it for a long time and finally felt a headache.

Because there is no way to avoid it no matter how hard you think about it, just like what Captain Zhou Dashan said yesterday, you can only catch thieves from a thousand miles away, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.