Chapter 1

"Xiaowu, didnt you say you were going to the back mountain to pick up fungi at noon?"

As soon as Shen Wanzhi came out of the main room, she saw her fourth brother Shen Yujing who had returned from hunting pigweed. He threw the pigweed on his back next to the pig pen, took off the straw hat on his head with one hand, and pulled up his sweatshirt with the other hand to wipe his face. Khan shouted to the people in the room.

"Brother, do you want to go with me?" Shen Wanzhi said while stepping on her feet to get the bamboo basket hanging on the wall.

In the 1970s, rural areas in the south basically had walls made of mud mixed with grain and straw. There were many families and few houses. In order to save space, many bamboo strips, similar to hooks, were nailed to the walls under the eaves.

Everything that can be hung likes to be hung on the wall, and anything that cannot be hung can also be hung with a rope.

Shen Wanzhis family of five brothers and sisters, together with their parents, are all considered tall in the village, but Shen Wanzhi is only over 160. She is not short in the south, but not tall at home.

His father, Shen Jianguo, was afraid that the bamboo strips were nailed too low and would scratch family members who were passing by, so he usually nailed them higher so they could reach them by raising their hands slightly, but Shen Wanzhi suffered a lot.

She had to put her feet up every time to get it.

Shen Yujing put down the pigweed and strode over, stood behind the little girl and reached out to take down the bamboo basket.

"Xiaowu, you said we eat the same food, why is your height still the same as when you were in junior high school?"

Shen Yujing and Shen Wanzhi are twins. They have been together since their mothers womb. He was born more than ten minutes earlier than his sister and bears the title of elder brother.

Shen Wanzhi turned around and found that she could only see her little brothers chest when she looked down. When she looked up, she saw a pair of big white teeth.

At the same age of eighteen, the younger brother is already quite a bit taller than her.

The simple sweatshirt on the handsome young man could not hide the strong muscles on his arms, making him look stronger than the eighteen-year-old he remembered.

"Mom... my little brother laughed at me for being short." Shen Wanzhi bared her teeth at her little brother. From the corner of her eye, she saw her mother, Zhu Chunrou, coming out of the kitchen. She reached out and grabbed the bamboo basket from her little brothers hand and ran towards her mother. He ran and complained at the same time.

Zhu Chunrou was carrying freshly chopped red peppers and was about to go to the main room to set up the altar. When she heard her youngest daughter complaining, she glared at her son, "You dont know how to let your sister go when you are a brother? You are so old and you still like to mess with your sister?"

Shen Yujing looked at his sister who was hiding behind his mother and making faces at him, and his brain collapsed.

Shen Wanzhi said again, "Mom, little brother hit me again."

Shen Yujing: "..."

Zhu Chunrou raised her hand as if to hit her son. Shen Yujing took a few steps back and begged again, "Mom, I was wrong. Xiao Wu, lets go pick up the mushrooms. When we got there late, Zhao Erwa next door picked them all up." "

When Shen Wanzhi heard the mushrooms, she said to her mother, "Mom, my little brother and I went to the back mountain to collect mushrooms. Can we eat mushrooms and boiled egg soup at night?"

Zhu Chunrou looked at her two children and said angrily, "Well talk about it after we pick it up. Are you just waiting for you like a fungus?"

Its August now, when the weather is hot, and there is less work in the fields. Dayan Village is a big village, with a big river at the entrance and two big mountains at its back.

Although the conditions of every household now are much better than in famine years, they still use their labor to earn work points in exchange for food.

As the family has many children and few strong laborers, life is also tight.

There isnt much life in this area in the summer, and its time for the children to go on summer vacation. After a rain, fungi tend to grow in the mountains.

Dayan Village is located in the southwest, with distinct seasons. There are many types of fungi in the forest, but there are also many people in the village. Whether you can pick them up depends not only on luck, but also on who runs diligently.

At this time of the year, the most fragrant thing in the mountains is gallinobacteria, which the locals call bean mushrooms. The mushrooms are fragrant, tender and silky, and the mushroom stems are crisp and soft. In an era when meat and oil are scarce, mountain products have become a way to improve the taste of poor life. nice one.

But the mushrooms have shrunk after frying. If you pick them up in a day, they wont be enough for a family to eat. If you boil them into soup, you can make a big pot, fry two eggs and dip them in some oil and meat, and the fragrance spreads, which is almost delicious.

Shen Wanzhi disagreed, "Mom, just wait. Im very lucky. I will definitely pick up a lot of fungi today, so just prepare the eggs." Eggs are also rare these days, so even two eggs have to be calculated. Food.

She called Shen Yujing, "Brother, lets go."

Zhu Chunrou looked at her daughters excitement and didnt know what was going on. Since her daughter fell ill and had a high fever a year ago, her whole body was not burned out, but her temper became more lively. It was that illness that made her sick. Its been a long time. A month ago, my husband didnt know where to find a barefoot doctor. He took some medicines and his health has improved in the past half month.

The whole person looked a lot brighter.

His temperament is even more endearing. In the past, apart from going to school, where could he go to pick up fungi in such a strong sun?

I dont like to talk much at home. I would rather comb my hair in front of the mirror than say a few words to my family.

I guess she is getting older. She graduated from high school this year. It would be better for an older girl to be more lively. She has a dull temper and doesnt even say a word when she is bullied when she goes out.

Zhu Chunrou looked at her daughter who was as delicate as a flower at the age of eighteen. She looked like the fairy described in the book. She was not boasting, but she had never seen such a beautiful girl in the eight villages in the ten miles away. She had such beautiful eyes. Big and shiny, in good health, her skin is fair and rosy, and who girl wouldn’t envy her shiny black hair tied into braids? Even the educated youth from big cities are not as beautiful as her younger sister.

Why did such a good girl end up in the countryside? Zhu Chunrou couldnt help but sigh, she looked like she was enjoying herself no matter what.

It is said that the emperor loves the eldest son and the people love the youngest son. Zhu Chunrou treats every child well, but the first three daughters are all married. The fourth is a son and the youngest is a girl. Naturally, he loves the youngest daughter more.

If nothing else, I definitely have more to worry about.

Seeing that the two children were about to leave the yard, he stopped his son again, "Fourth child, dont go deeper into the mountains with Yaomei. Follow Yaomei closely all the way."

There are wild boars deep in the mountains, and the terrain is also complicated. The year before last, there was an educated youth in the village who went to the mountains to open up wasteland because he took a wrong path and got lost in the mountains.

Zhu Chunrou is most afraid of this kind of thing. Girls are naturally weak and weak. Although the conditions are not good, she, as a mother, must protect her children as much as possible.

Every time the children go out, they cant help but give them a few more words.

Shen Yujing turned back to his mother and smiled and said, "Mom, dont worry, I will definitely take good care of Xiao Wu."

"Yao Meier, follow your brother closely and dont run around."

Shen Wanzhi also said, "Mom, I understand."

Her daughters sweet and crunchy voice came from outside the bamboo fence, and she ran a long way away with a bamboo basket. Zhu Chunrou only saw her back, and glanced twice, watching the fourth child follow her daughter closely, before turning around and entering the main room. Prepare to put the freshly chopped peppers on the altar.

Shen Wanzhi, who ran out the door, slowed down her pace. Walking along the edge of the field, the steam was steaming like she was in a steamer. It was uncomfortably hot.

Shen Yujing saw that the little girl was about to take off her straw hat to protect her from the sun, so he stretched out his hand to hold the top of her head, "Dont take off your hat. The sun is too strong. Dont get sunburned."

As he spoke, he took out the taro leaves that he picked on the roadside just after he went out and started to fan his little sister.

Shen Wanzhi felt a cool breeze, and turned around to see her brother fanning herself, "Brother, didnt you pick these taro leaves from the second aunts house?" It seemed that the taro leaves were planted in the second aunts private land along the way. .

"Hey, our Xiaowu is smart, can you tell from this?" The two of them walked across the field ridge and walked onto a slightly wider dirt road. Shen Yujing stepped forward and walked side by side with his sister, stirring the taro leaves with one hand. Fanning my sister also brought me a bit of coolness.

"If the second aunt sees it, she should curse again." Shen Wanzhi heard that taro leaves cannot be picked, and the taro leaves are easy to break if picked. She doesnt know whether it is true or not.

But you can pick or choose the second aunt, she can find a reason to curse anyone she wants.

Shen Yujing snorted, "Who is afraid of her? The day before yesterday, her family, Shen Laosan, caught bugs to scare you. I havent settled the score with him yet."

"Brother, you dont have to fan me, just use this to hold me up, and dont let the sun shine on you." Shen Wanzhi stopped and took a taro leaf and put it on her little brothers head.

It is said that the sun in August will dry off your skin but not your heart. It will even take off a layer of your skin.

Shen Yujing took off the leaves again, "Im a man and Im not afraid of the sun."

"Sunburn is very painful. It has nothing to do with gender." Shen Wanzhi refused to let him pick it.

It was a really poor time. There were not even many straw hats to protect from the sun and rain. There were only three hats in the family. My father went to the reservoir to see the situation and took one away. The other one belonged to my mother. My mother would give it to the reservoir later. When you send something over there, you should also keep one.

Shen Yujing brought it to Shen Wanzhi. Shen Wanzhi was still in school and didnt need it, so the family didnt prepare an extra one.

When you live by your weight, nothing is superfluous.

When Shen Yujing saw that his sister insisted, he stopped picking it. Not to mention covering it with leaves, it was really cool.

"Xiao Wu, you have really grown up."

"Brother, what do you mean?"

Shen Yujing smiled, showing his white teeth, "Im just complimenting you, my sister is so nice." As he grew up and became sensible, he remembered that his sister basically didnt like to talk to them before, and she always disliked the bad things in the family, so not good.

Its not an exaggeration to say she is selfish. She has always had the idea in her heart that she wants to go to the city and be a city girl.

He also accidentally heard these words from his sister and her classmates. He was afraid that his parents would be sad after hearing this, so he never said it.

I wish my sisters would grow up, be lively and cute, and know that I feel sorry for them.

Shen Wanzhi smiled and said proudly, "Ill be your sister, so you can have fun secretly."

Shen Yujing also cooperated and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, my younger sister is beautiful and knowledgeable, and has good cooking skills. Everyone in the village envy me."

"But Xiao Wu, you are really talented. I dont even know how you learned how to cook." Shen Yujing said these words to himself. He didnt think much about it and just thought that his younger sister was smart and talented. Talent, great at anything.

Shen Wanzhi didnt get it suddenly, she also studied for a long time.

It turns out that she actually traveled through the book because she has the same name as the original owner. She was transported directly to the poor 1970s due to a car accident a year ago.

Originally, her parents died young and she grew up with her grandmother. Her grandmother also passed away when she was in college, leaving her completely alone in the world.

Because her parents left a large inheritance, she did not find a job after graduation. Instead, she inherited the small suburban courtyard left to her by her grandmother.

She originally studied design, so she renovated the small yard by herself. Because she was bored, she recorded the video and posted it online, and it became popular. Since it was relatively close to the city, she simply built a weekend leisure yard. A hospital with food and accommodation.

After two years of business, the business was getting better and better, and the yard could no longer accommodate tourists. She thought about renting the neighbors house next door to expand it, but she had a car accident while going to select materials.

When she opened her eyes again, she came to Dayan Village in 1973. She had only heard about the countryside in the 1970s from her grandmother. Only when she lived there did she realize how poor this era was.

The only good thing is that there is a family here, which makes her feel the family atmosphere. After a year of running in, she seems to have adapted to this place very well.

Shen Wanzhi and her younger brother Shen Yujing had just entered the mountain. There was also a sound of banging on the bamboo fence at home, "Sister-in-law, is sister-in-law at home?"

When Zhu Chunrou came out and saw Zhang Cuiying, Shen Laoers daughter-in-law, she didnt look good at the sight.

"Whats the matter?"

"Sister-in-law, this is a great thing." Zhang Cuiying said as she opened the door and walked in. "Dont you want to find a good marriage for Yao Meier in the city? My eldest son helped his sister find it."