Chapter 28 Passerby A in the 1970s Rural Life Story 2

After everyone left, Jiang Yue walked up to the person guarding the warehouse and greeted him. The person saw Jiang Yue and said, "Jiang Yue, you're here. Come on, let me teach you what to do."

The young man first introduced the warehouse, explaining that it was mainly used during the autumn harvest and for storing fertilizer and farm tools. He then began explaining Jiang Yue's main responsibilities. The young man and Jiang Yue talked for a whole morning, and after lunch, they continued talking in the afternoon. Jiang Yue finally understood what the job mainly entailed.

First, they were responsible for weighing, registering, and summarizing the grain harvested by each group, so that the production team could record each person's share of the harvest.

Secondly, they were responsible for counting grain production, and after the grain was dried and stored, they were responsible for guarding the warehouse.

However, the young man told her that she only needed to be on duty during the day, but Jiang Yue remembered that there seemed to be a fixed person in another warehouse. Jiang Yue asked the young man, and he looked at her with an indescribable look: "Isn't this because the brigade is taking care of you?"

Jiang Yue felt rather awkward, as if she had gotten a good deal but was now acting innocent. She coughed and changed the subject, then looked at the registration form again. She quickly understood it, and the young man, seeing that Jiang Yue understood, said, "Then I'll tell the captain I won't be coming tomorrow."

Jiang Yue nodded, understanding the young man's situation. It seemed easy, but during their conversation, she learned that he only earned three work points a day. Normally, he could earn seven or eight work points a day, and on good days, he could even get the full amount. No wonder he was unwilling to work there; he might as well go cut pig feed.

The next morning, Jiang Yue got up early, ate a bite of food, and went to the warehouse. There was a set of tables and chairs outside the warehouse. Jiang Yue sat down and started working. If someone needed to take something from the warehouse, Jiang Yue only needed to open the door, take it out for them, and register it. When it was returned, she would check for any damage and record that it had been returned.

The brigade leader gave a brief talk about safety, and then everyone left. The brigade leader stayed behind and called on Uncle Shuanzhu to stay as well. The brigade leader waved to Jiang Yue, and Jiang Yue quickly ran over. When they both came over, the brigade leader said, "Shuanzhu, Yue, you two go to the commune today. The commune has arranged another group of educated youth for us. Go and pick them up."

Before Jiang Yue could speak, Uncle Shu couldn't help but shout, "Captain, what did you say? More educated youth?! Haven't we already received two batches?"

The captain rolled his eyes: "What are you yelling about? Why are you yelling at me? Is this something I can decide? I didn't want it last time, but this time I couldn't avoid it, and they just forced me to do it."

After saying that, he glared at Uncle Shuanzhu and said, "Hurry up and hitch up the oxcart. This time, don't let them ride in the cart. Just let them carry their luggage. In a few days, after the autumn harvest, take good care of the ox. It's a great contributor to our team. I'll give you an extra pound of soybeans today. You better take good care of it."

As Uncle Shu walked, he muttered to himself, "Do I need to be taught? I treat Niu better than I treat my mother. I can't bear to see him suffer."

After Uncle Shu left, he said to Jiang Yue, "Xiao Yue, you just need to follow Uncle Shu. He's been there twice already. But Uncle Shu can't read. Once you get the list, go and call people according to the list. When everyone is there, just bring them to Uncle Shu. Do you understand?"

"Uncle, I understand."

"Call me Captain when we're working, okay? Especially in front of that group of educated youth. We're not afraid of them, but they can be annoying, you know?"

Jiang Yue nodded to indicate that she remembered. She had gone through the original owner's memories in detail last night before going to sleep and found that almost everyone in this village was surnamed Jiang and they were all related. Jiang Yue used to call them "uncle," but yesterday, when she first arrived, she didn't realize it and started calling them "captain" instead.

In my memory, the brigade leader and Jiang's father were old friends and had a good relationship since childhood. When he learned of Jiang's father's sacrifice, the brigade leader was probably the saddest person besides Jiang Yue and her mother.

After saying that, the brigade leader left, leaving Jiang Yue to wait for Uncle Shuanzhu to come over. After a while, Uncle Shuanzhu arrived in an oxcart, which was loaded with some hay and two buckets of water. One bucket was for the black ox to drink, and the other was for the educated youth. When he got to Jiang Yue, Uncle Shuanzhu stopped and let her get on the cart. After she got on, Uncle Shuanzhu drove the oxcart away.

Uncle Shuanzhu didn't speak like that on the way. While Jiang Yue was in a daze, Uncle Shuanzhu suddenly spoke: "Little Yue, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to your uncle. Although your uncle is not very capable, he can still provide you with food. Your family is gone, but you still have us relatives. If anyone bullies you, remember to tell us, okay?"

"I know Uncle Shuanzhu, and I don't consider you outsiders. I'll need your help a lot in the future."

Uncle Shu grinned and said, "That's good, that's good."

They walked from morning until noon before finally reaching the commune. Along the way, Uncle Shuanzhu let the oxen rest several times, afraid of tiring them out. Uncle Shuanzhu watched over the oxcart from outside while Jiang Yue went into the commune by herself. Before entering, Jiang Yue was wondering where she was going. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard people arguing, so she walked in that direction.

Upon arriving at the door, she could clearly hear the commotion. Jiang Yue went in without disturbing the people arguing, found a place to sit down, and decided to leave. Since Jiang Yue's team had already been dealt with openly, there was no need for them to make excuses or evade responsibility, so the team leader didn't come and only sent the two of them to pick them up.

After the commotion subsided, they realized they couldn't do without people, so they started arguing for more men and fewer women. The commune secretary was getting a headache from all the commotion when he suddenly saw Jiang Yue sitting there quietly watching them.

"Who is this? How did they get in?" The Party Secretary, looking puzzled, slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Alright! Quiet down, I have something to say."

After the argument subsided, the secretary looked at Jiang Yue and asked, "Young comrade, what do you do and what brings you here?"

After the secretary finished speaking, everyone turned to look at Jiang Yue, and after asking around, they realized they had never seen her before. They started discussing it quietly. Seeing this, Jiang Yue stood up and said loudly, "Hello, Secretary. I am here on behalf of Jiangjiaba to collect the educated youth. My name is Jiang Yue."

After that, everyone started discussing again. They had never heard of this Jiang Yue before. The secretary felt that she sounded familiar, and after thinking for a moment, his eyes lit up and he said, "I remember who you are. You are Jiang Jianguo's daughter, right?"

Jiang Yue nodded, wondering how the secretary knew her and even her father's name. Secretary Zhang didn't say, but emphasized that the list was compiled based on the situation of each brigade and was finalized and could not be changed. After speaking, he distributed the list to everyone. Jiang Yue also received her brigade's list. She opened it and saw that the first name was Liu Ruyan.

Jiang Yue was full of question marks, silently calling out to 8888 in her mind: "8888, are you there?"

"Host, is there a problem?"

"Why didn't the protagonist send me a video feed this time like he did in the last world?"

"Since the previous world was the first mission world, some processes are like a tutorial, which only appears the first time, right? The second time, you have experience, so there is no tutorial screen."