Hello, My 1979

Chapter-3

"Dodo, let me start the fire for you!" Little Pumpkin said seriously as she followed him in.

Su He smiled and didn't take it too seriously. Little Pumpkin was probably just craving the smell of the food.

Su He started the fire, heated up the pot, added water, and brought it to a boil.

Meanwhile, Ye Chuanxiu was steaming rice.

In rural areas, they usually start by cooking the rice until it's half done, then take it out. The remaining few grains left in the pot turn into porridge! This saves rice.

Poor families have to economize in every way.

The rice that was taken out is then steamed later to make the rice for lunch. This rice is a bit dry, with distinct grains, and can be a bit hard to swallow!

This type of rice is quite filling, creating a false sense of being full, and is a way to save rice.

In this era, an adult man would eat two to three pounds of rice per meal. In later years, that would be unimaginable.

In the future, women would often eat only fruit salads for dinner to lose weight.

But in the 1970s, that was impossible.

People worked hard every day, laboring in the fields. If they didn't eat enough, they wouldn't have the strength!

Su He had only eaten this type of rice when he was young, and had not had it since he grew up.

Ye Chuanxiu steamed the rice but didn't prepare any vegetables, instead putting aside the prepped vegetables.

Su He asked, "Mom, aren't we making any other dishes for lunch?"

Ye Chuanxiu said, "You've already cooked fish, so we'll just eat fish soup with rice for lunch. There's also some pickled vegetables to go with it."

Su He sighed, understanding that this was Ye Chuanxiu's way of saving on dishes for one meal.

But considering the current situation, that was just how it was in a poor rural family!

Su He suspected that if it weren't for the fact that Second Sister Su Rong had just come back from the hospital and needed to recuperate, Ye Chuanxiu would have sold the fish to make money.

The family was running low on money recently!

Plus, school was starting in just over a month.

Su He had failed his middle school exams, and the family might not be able to afford to send him to school!

Originally, Su He planned to earn money himself to pay for his schooling.

The eldest sister was getting married and had already graduated from high school, so she didn't need to study anymore!

But the dowry was a significant expense!

The money from selling the cow had gone towards Su Rong's surgery, leaving little behind.

There was not much left for Second Sister Su Rong's schooling, and there was also the Third Sister and Fifth Brother!

They couldn't earn money themselves to pay for school.

Su He was deep in thought about these issues while continuing to prepare the fish.

Fortunately, the fish had a bit of oil in its belly, so the soup wouldn't lack flavor.

In this time when oil was scarce, people had to eat more.

Without oil, one's strength would diminish!