Fang Zhiyi did indeed take some time to go to town and found what he was looking for.

These days, you need tickets and money to buy many things, which gave rise to the black market, which was called speculation and profiteering in this era. However, the town's police didn't care much, since everyone had no choice. As long as they didn't go too far, no one wanted to push others to the brink.

Fang Zhiyi used the cloth coupons to exchange for money, and then used the money to buy these waste papers. Don't underestimate these waste papers; they are quite valuable.

After going around in circles, Fang Zhiyi still couldn't find a way to make money. Making money these days felt like a pipe dream.

However, after his second training, Fang Xiaoxia's progress surprised even Technician Wang. Most of the people who came to the town to learn how to drive tractors were men, and Fang Xiaoxia was the only girl. Therefore, Technician Wang took special care of her. In just one week, Fang Xiaoxia had completely mastered the theoretical knowledge he taught her.

Next came the hands-on practice. Looking at this iron machine, Fang Xiaoxia kept cheering herself on. When she started it, a huge sense of accomplishment welled up in her heart.

So what if I'm not good-looking? I'm probably the first girl around here who can drive a tractor!

Fang Zhiyi continued to do farm work in a serious manner, occasionally taking a break to check on Wei Xiangyang's progress. Wei Xiangyang clearly had a "what's the use" attitude, working lazily. When the team members said a few words to him, Wei Xiangyang retorted, "You guys go back to rest after you're done, but I still have to haul the manure cart. Why don't you guys come to help?"

"Xiangyang, that's not very nice of you to say," a tall, burly educated youth beside him said with a frown. "We've been helping you with your work these past few days, haven't we?"

"Forget it, we're all from the same group, we're all educated youth, let's not ruin our relationship over such a small thing," a noticeably older educated youth advised.

However, seeing Wei Xiangyang's listless appearance, he was also a little depressed.

As Fang Zhiyi watched, a smile unconsciously crept onto her face.

Xiao Hei knew that with that smile, someone else was about to suffer.

Sure enough, after finishing work that day, Fang Zhiyi called all the educated youths to a meeting, saying that she wanted to hold a meeting for them. However, since Wei Xiangyang's group had not yet finished, the meeting could only be held next to their plot of land.

Normally it wouldn't matter, but today Wei Xiangyang's group became the object of observation for all the educated youth. They all watched with curiosity as the group worked hard, and even the oldest educated youth couldn't help but blush.

To put it bluntly, they were all young men, and it was hard to bear being outshone by others. Now that he was being watched, he couldn't help but feel angry. When he turned around and saw that Wei Xiangyang had stopped and was exchanging glances with Zhang Qingqing who had rushed over, he was immediately furious.

"In my opinion, the other two groups are quite motivated, so I will give you more work points when I record them. Also, in a couple of days, both of your groups can have a half-day off to go to town for a stroll."

Upon hearing that they were on holiday, the educated youth were all delighted. Work points didn't matter; after all, they hadn't seen that for a while, and it would be great to go to town for a stroll. You see, they all came from the city and had been cooped up in this place for a long time.

"As for your group... sigh." Fang Zhiyi shook her head and didn't continue.

Zhang Qingqing looked at Wei Xiangyang with some sympathy, but didn't say anything. Instead, she straightened her chest and showed her signature smile when Fang Zhiyi looked at her.

"In addition, Comrade Zhang Qingqing has been performing very well recently. With her assistance, the work at the livestock shed has been completed quite well. Then, I have a new task to arrange, which is to dry rice recently. Just go to the village's threshing ground, spread it out in the morning, and collect it in the afternoon. Hmm... Zhang Qingqing, you can arrange who goes."

Zhang Qingqing's eyes widened. Drying rice? This job is much easier than working in the smelly livestock shed!

At the same time, several pairs of eyes were also looking at her.