Li Dahui was the most capable person in the team, so he was assigned a large plot of cornfield.

He's currently picking corn with a basket on his back.

They were working very hard, putting in a lot of effort.

Sweat streamed down his head, soaking into his vest and clinging to his skin, revealing the outline of his well-defined abs.

Ou Manqing swallowed hard as he looked at the scene brimming with male hormones.

"Comrade Li Dahui," she called out sweetly.

Li Dahui wiped his sweat and looked up.

It was that educated youth, Ou.

Fearing something might happen to her, Li Dahui took a few steps closer.

Ou Manqing handed over her water bottle, which she had just filled with water and added a little salt to replenish her electrolytes.

Li Dahui saw her hand him a military green water bottle, but he didn't dare to take it; he had never used anything so beautiful before.

I should have known that in this era, the People's Liberation Army was highly respected, and military green was the most popular color.

Li Dahui froze when he realized that this was not something he should have taken.

Ou Manqing handed over some more water, saying, "Comrade Li Dahui, here's some water for you. Take a rest."

Li Dahui waved his hand, "No, no, no, it's not necessary."

Seeing his embarrassed expression, Ou Manqing couldn't help but chuckle. He was so adorable when he was young, nothing like the serious person he became later.

I heard that he was ashamed of his stutter for a long time when he was young. It was only after he went to the city and wanted to make money that he worked hard to correct his stutter.

Judging from his current appearance, he does seem somewhat insecure and doesn't even dare to look up.

She smiled even more broadly, "Li Dahui, it's alright, you drink it. Thank you for taking me back to the educated youth settlement yesterday."

"If you don't drink it, I'll just stand here."

It's almost noon now, and the sun is quite strong. Ou Manqing's skin is tender, and his face is flushed red from the sun.

Seeing her like this, Li Dahui could only take the kettle, open it, and take a sip of water.

"This, this, this is what, what's added?"

Ou Manqing: "You can taste it. I added a little salt. You sweat too much. Drinking salt water is better than plain water."

Li Dahui nodded, thinking to himself, "She really knows a lot."

He returned the kettle to Ou Manqing and then went back to work.

"Thank you, thank you, goodbye, goodbye."

Ou Manqing said to his retreating figure, "See you this afternoon, Li Dahui."

She ran away after saying that. Li Dahui wanted to tell her not to come in the afternoon, but he didn't have time.

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Lin Yu finished work in the morning and still had time to go home and cook lunch.

When we got home, Da Niu had just taken out some pickled vegetables to chop.

Lin Yu glanced at the kitchen and then went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables.

I picked a few scallions, chopped them up, and stir-fried three eggs.

I stir-fried another large cabbage.

Their family has the most Chinese cabbage, the kind they can't possibly finish.

After the family finished lunch, Lin Yu went to take a nap.

They're going to plant sweet potatoes this afternoon!

Lin Yu heard the name "sweet potato" from a person from Guangcheng when she was a child in Haicheng. Actually, it's called "digua" in both Haicheng and Shandong Province.

Sweet potatoes need to be cultivated as seedlings before planting.

Cut off a green melon vine and stick it directly into the sandy soil that you prepared in the morning. It will take root in no time.

In the afternoon, Lin Yu and Ou Manqing were in the same group again. On the sandy ground, they were all planting very seriously.

Sweet potatoes are a very important staple food here. They have high yields, are free from pests, are easy to grow, and are easy to manage.

Furthermore, the vines, leaves, and roots are all edible, making it a treasure from head to toe.

Sweet potatoes helped many people fill their stomachs and prevent them from starving during difficult times.

Therefore, the team members took planting sweet potato seedlings very seriously. Grandma even told Lin Yu that when it was time to dig up the sweet potatoes, she would roast them for her to eat.

Lin Yu was really looking forward to it.

In Haicheng, Qiao's grandparents rarely ate sweet potatoes, so much so that the few times she ate sweet potatoes in her life were at the home of that neighbor from Guangcheng.

In her past life, she also loved eating roasted sweet potatoes.

In winter, someone pushes a cart selling hot roasted sweet potatoes, and she buys them every time she passes by.

Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

So when Lin Yu looked at these sweet potato seedlings, he was looking at sweet roasted sweet potatoes.

With that motivation, she worked even faster.

She finished all her tasks by mid-afternoon.

Ou Manqing looked at her with admiration, and she raised her chin to indicate that it was nothing.

Ou Manqing really likes Lin Yu now. With her around, he can finally have time to go see Li Dahui again.

Lin Yu didn't know what she was thinking that made her so happy, but seeing her running back to the educated youth settlement, she guessed it was because she didn't have to work anymore.

Lin Yu was also very happy. After packing up her tools and returning them to the team's warehouse, she could go home!

At home, Da Niu had already soaked mung beans as Lin Yu had instructed.

Lin Yu started cooking as soon as she got home.

The mung beans have been soaking since this morning and are now very soft.

After boiling it for a while, it became mushy. Lin Yu added some white sugar, and a big pot of mung bean soup was ready.

Then put the mung bean soup in well water to cool it down and make it taste even better.

At four o'clock, Lin Yu took the mung bean soup to the field.

Her grandparents and aunt were in the second team, her father and second uncle and aunt were in the fourth team, her eldest brother and sister-in-law and second brother were in the fifth team, and her mother was the scorekeeper.

These plots of land are not far apart, and Lin Yu went to the second team first.

As soon as I got there, I saw my grandparents and aunt working hard, their faces covered in sweat.

Lin Yu called out, "Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt, come and have some water."

Usually by this time, the team members have finished drinking the water they brought, and their families will bring them water.

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