Chapter 4: A Lot of Things



"Yeah." So serious, he is only in his twenties, about the same age as me, why does he look like an old man? But he is kind-hearted, otherwise he would not have saved her.

She was indeed tired. Although she wanted to check the big backpack because she felt that something strange had happened to it, she had no light or flashlight so she had to give up.

She tossed and turned on the kang for a long time before falling asleep. The next morning, she was awakened by the sound of burning firewood. She suddenly remembered that she had traveled to the ancient times and sat up and looked around. In the end, she still couldn't go back.

This little warm room is very dark and has only one very small window, so I don’t know what time it is.

She looked at the watch on her hand and found that it was only five o'clock in the morning. She had never gotten up so early before.

She put on her down jacket and walked out carefully. Seeing her mother-in-law cooking in the kitchen, she called out awkwardly, "Hello, Auntie."

"How did you sleep last night? Does your head still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore."

As they were talking, the male supporting actor, Rui Chuan, came in, carrying an old-looking wooden barrel filled with water. She quickly made way for him, feeling like she didn't fit in here.

"If you're not well, go inside and rest. We'll have dinner soon."

"Yeah." She just agreed without moving. She waited for Lu Chuan to go out before she quietly asked Lu's mother where the toilet was.

Lu Mu took her to solve the problem, and when she came back she found Lu Chuan putting a basin on the fire wall and said, "Wash your face."

"Thank you, thank you." Why is his face so cold? If she hadn't read it, she would have suspected that this Chuan didn't welcome her. But it said that he was a cold-faced but warm-hearted person, otherwise he wouldn't have carried her back from the mountain.

After washing her face, she had breakfast with the people from the Lu family. It was the same corn porridge she had last night with some salted vegetables, but she didn't have much appetite so she didn't eat much.

However, everyone in the Lu family had to go to the brigade to work and collect work points in the morning, and everything had to wait until the brigade leader Lu Donghe was free in the evening to come and discuss it.

As for her, she was thrown into the house by someone.

Instead of feeling uncomfortable, she felt relieved. She went to the cabin alone and opened her backpack, and found that there were indeed some changes. First, she brought two down jackets and three sweaters and cotton pants. The styles were mostly the same, but the colors changed a little, and it seemed that the colors were not too eye-catching in this era.

Then there were three sets of spring clothes, but the styles were still very trendy here. Then there were underwear, because she knew she would be away for a year, so she brought five or six sets to change into, and the styles and colors didn't seem to change at all.

Su Su was most concerned about her wallet. She couldn't go out without money. If she had the same money as before, she would have burst into tears. But when she took out the wallet hidden inside and opened it, she was stunned because the wallet, which was not very bulging to begin with, was now very bulging. A lot of small bills fell out of it as soon as she opened it.

Yes, there are no 100-yuan notes, only the money of this era. Although the book is fictional, it imitates the situation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, so there are no large-denomination banknotes, the largest one is 10 yuan.

So, the more than 2,000 100-yuan bills in her bag were all turned into 10-yuan bills, which shows how crowded it was.

I took it out and counted it, and found that the money was missing, from more than 2,000 to more than 1,000. Where did the 1,000 go? I opened the wallet and found that the inner compartment was still bulging. I opened it and found that there were about 20 to 30 bills of various kinds. I took a closer look and found that there were cloth coupons, industrial coupons, grain coupons, shoe coupons, and even a lot of milk powder coupons.

What does this mean? Let her settle down and have children here?

I rolled my eyes at the sky. Although I quite like the simplicity of the people in period novels when I read them, it doesn't mean I want to live there.

Then I looked at the things in the big backpack and found that in addition to the application items that had changed, some of her toiletries had also changed into packaging of the era. However, when I opened them and smelled them, they were still the same as before.

And the medical kit I carry with me is also there, which can be used right now.

She unzipped her pants and tore off the earthen plaster that her family had applied to her. She washed it with water, disinfected it with disinfectant, and then bandaged herself. Fortunately, she had the foresight to bring some common medicines with her, so at least she didn't have to worry about getting sick or getting injured in the short term.

Unable to bear wearing the same clothes for two days, she changed into a loose, long sweater and washed the clothes inside in the basin at Lu's house.

When she was waiting to send them out to dry in the sun, her hands were almost frozen. She clearly remembered that it wasn't winter yet, so why was it so cold?

After she finished washing the clothes and checking the big backpack, she closed it and put it aside, but she held twenty yuan and two tickets in her hand to thank her family for taking care of her. At the same time, she also wanted to stay here because she really didn't want to go anywhere else and she didn't feel safe.

Just when I was worrying, I heard the sound of footsteps, and then someone opened the door and came in. It was a little boy, about eleven or twelve years old, with a schoolbag full of patches on his back. When he saw Su Su, he seemed a little reserved, rubbed his hands and said, "Mom asked me to come back to see you this morning. Tell me if you have anything to say. My eldest brother will bring you food later."

"I'm fine, thank you. By the way, my name is Su Su, what's yours?" The book says that the male supporting role has three younger brothers, and this one should be the youngest.

"My name is Lu Jiang. I'll leave if you're fine." After saying that, he took the ladle, drank some water, turned around and left.

"Did you have lunch?" It's almost noon now, why did you come back without eating? Although this kid later became a well-known rogue in the country, and was in and out of prison three times, it's hard to tell now.

“Not hungry.”

"Wait a moment." Su Su ran back to the house, opened her big backpack and took out a bag of cakes. Originally, she brought a bunch of snacks, but now all of them were cakes of the time, peach cakes, osmanthus and the like. There was nothing left except two boxes of chocolates.

She handed the cake to Lu Jiang, who actually looked at Su Su in surprise and immediately waved his hand and said, "You city people can eat such precious things. I won't eat it." But after he finished speaking, his throat moved obviously and he looked very greedy.

How could this kid, who had such good tutoring, end up on such a path? Without thinking, Su Su stuffed the cake into his hand and said, "Go back quickly, isn't it time for class?"

Rujiang hesitated for a moment, but finally put the cake aside and ran away. Susu took the cake and chased after him for two steps, but stopped because her legs hurt. Although this family is poor, they seem to have a strong sense of self-esteem. It will be difficult to take care of them with the things I brought in the future.

I still want to live in their house, what should I do?


Recommendation