A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Chapter 244: Talking about the past

The next day, before dawn, Shen Jiaren was awakened by the noise from next door.

To be honest, the sound was not very loud, but maybe because Shen Jiaren was sleeping in someone else's house, she didn't dare to sleep soundly and woke up at the slightest noise.

When Shen Jiaren heard the noise, she quickly got up.

When Shen Jiaren packed her things and lifted the curtain to leave the ear room, Aunt Zhang Mei was standing at the door of the ear room.

Shen Jiaren, "Aunt Zhang Mei, what's wrong? Is there anything? Why didn't you call me?"

Zhang Mei smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "I don't know how to call you? And didn't you say yesterday that you would take Taozi's car to work at around six in the morning? Get ready and eat. I'll make you some breakfast and it's just right for you to come over after you eat."

Shen Jiaren was a little surprised. Every household in this family had a fixed ration. If they cooked for her and ate it, their family would have one less ration. Although she was curious about the reason, Shen Jiaren said, "No, Auntie, no need. Our canteen provides meals, which are cheap and affordable. I can go to the canteen to eat when the time comes."

Zhang Mei asked, "Do they provide breakfast in the morning? How is the food? No wonder so many people want to go to the city. Not only is the breakfast provided, but there are also rations to share, and money and tickets to receive. It's really much better than those of us who have to work in the fields and rely on the weather for food."

Shen Jiaren, "Aunt, you need money and tickets to buy food in the cafeteria. It's true that we distribute rations, but it's not that easy. Well, how should I put it.

It is good, but some jobs do not provide enough food. It is better to work in the village. You can grow some in your own plot, find some in the mountains, and get some distribution from the production team. At least you will have food to eat.

If you are in a city or town, you need money for everything, and you need tickets for everything. If you don’t have it, you don’t have it. If you can’t buy it, you can’t buy it. If you are hungry, you are hungry.”

Zhang Mei exclaimed, "No, Taozi's wife's brothers and many of their relatives are either in the army or working in the factory in the town. They are not receiving this benefit or that benefit. Every time they come back to get the tickets, we don't have any.

I've never heard anyone say that the town or the city is bad.

Many times, we envy them because they can easily get any tickets, eat public meals, and can also supplement their families and support their children.

Didn't Taozi's wife's family also have people moving to the city, and some becoming soldiers, and then gradually bringing all their relatives to the city?"

Shen Jiaren sighed silently in her heart, "Aunt, there are pros and cons to working in the city. The advantage may be that from our perspective, we get a salary, receipts, and benefits, and we go to get off work and come home normally every day. It seems that we don't have to worry about anything, and the factory and the government will take care of everything.

But is it really that good?

I was there for a few days, and I have to admit that some families do live better. They have good jobs, high welfare, and the whole family is workers. They have no shortage of money, tickets, or houses.

But from what I have seen, many generations live in one house, and they have to go to the public toilet to get water from the water point. Sometimes, they draw a curtain to separate them, and two families sleep next to each other.

Many families do not have enough food and drink for the family because there are too many people eating and drinking and too few people working.

It cannot be denied that there are many opportunities in the city, but opportunities are always reserved for those who have them. If you plan to let the state and the factory support you, that is really unrealistic, because the salary is so low, but the population is indeed constantly increasing.

I'm not gossiping about other people. This time I met a girl who had money, tickets and a job, but she was supported by someone else and didn't know the sufferings of the world. Her monthly salary was borrowed by her so-called good friends. She lived a miserable life, while she lived a carefree life. "