The four squad leaders almost came to blows.

Finally, the captain decided to have the four squad leaders draw lots to determine which squad Luo Jingyan and her brother would be assigned to. In the end, the first squad leader drew the lot, and Luo Jingyan and Luo Changtian were assigned to the first squad.

Du Yinan and Lin Shanshan went to Team Two, Jiang Manyue and Zhao Wensong went to Team Three, and Fang Zhiyuan went to Team Four by himself.

After assigning the new educated youth, the brigade leader brought them some great news: two spots would be available to return to the city after the autumn harvest, so the educated youth could make the most of their time.

Several veteran educated youths cheered, but they guessed that the spots would go to either the most capable Tong Jianxin and Shen Ruyi, or the most senior Chen Zhiyu and Liu Huifang. Other educated youths were unlikely to get them, and new educated youths were even less likely.

This matter has absolutely nothing to do with Luo Jingyan. She neither wants to return to the city nor is she qualified, so she will continue living her life as before.

However, with some veteran educated youth leaving, will new educated youth arrive?

She calculated the dates and realized that the female lead arrived around the time of the autumn harvest, which was about the same time her parents came. She should start making preparations.

The fields of Qianjin Brigade are mostly planted with sweet sorghum, which is used for brewing wine, accounting for about half of the grain crops. Other crops include wheat, soybeans, millet, red beans, mung beans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and other miscellaneous grains.

The harvesting order is as follows: wheat first, then soybeans and corn, then sorghum, and finally other miscellaneous grains.

After the team leaders assigned tasks, the educated youth and commune members went to the warehouse to collect farm tools.

The farm tools were kept by the warehouse manager, who was the village secretary's daughter, named Lai Chuncao. She heard that a new batch of educated youth had come to the village and was particularly interested in seeing if there were any particularly handsome young men among them.

She had already seen a handsome young man and even given him a very sharp sickle, but when she saw Luo Jingyan, her mood soured.

This female educated youth was actually much prettier than her. She immediately thought of the scene where all the young men in the village were chasing after Luo Jingyan. Could it be that the handsome educated youth from earlier also liked her?

He refused to give up his own sharp sickle, instead picking out the dullest one for Luo Jingyan.

Luo Jingyan did not take the blunt sickle. She asked Lai Chuncao, "Comrade, you clearly have a very sharp sickle in your hand. Why won't you give it to me? Instead, you're giving me a blunt one. Are you trying to discriminate against me?"

Lai Chuncao was stunned for a moment. In the past, when new educated youth came here, even if they were specially assigned inferior farm tools, they didn't dare to say anything. Today's situation was a little different.

“You’re a new educated youth, so you’ll definitely work slowly. I’ll give the good sickle to those who work quickly.”

“He’s also a new educated youth, so why did he take a new sickle?” She pointed to Zhao Wensong, who had just taken the sickle and hadn’t had a chance to go out yet.

Lai Chuncao was speechless for a moment. She had given the sickle to Zhao Wensong because she thought he was good-looking and an intellectual.

Before she could speak, Luo Jingyan continued, "You think that because I'm a woman and he's a man, you treat me differently?"

Lai Chuncao said with a gloomy face: "You are a woman and he is a man. You can't work as fast as her."

"How do you know I don't work fast? If a woman doesn't have a sharp sickle, can she work fast? You're not only discriminating against women, you're creating class antagonism."

I didn't mean that.

The other party actually put such huge accusations on her, so she could only give Luo Jingyan a sharp sickle in return.

When they arrived at the field, the team leader assigned Luo Jingyan, Luo Changtian, and two elderly women from the village, Aunt Hu and Aunt Hua, to a plot of land to harvest wheat, and had the two elderly women guide them.

When the two old ladies saw the fair-skinned young female educated youth and the immature child, they immediately became reluctant, fearing that the two would hold them back.