Chapter 14: The Captain's Praise

The afternoon passed quickly.

The scorer gave Zhou Ziwen full marks, ten work points.

Captain Zou was very satisfied with his performance and praised him in front of everyone, encouraging him to perform well and strive to be named an advanced individual.

In response to this, Zhou Ziwen seriously stated that he would definitely work hard.

After returning the farm tools, Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters went home together.

"Oh, I'm so tired, sister. How about we go and apply for pig grass tomorrow?" Chen Qiaoyi was not in the mood at the moment and spoke weakly.

"Cutting grass for pigs shouldn't be easy, right?" Chen Shiying was a little hesitant, but also a little excited.

"I advise you not to think about picking grass for pigs." Zhou Ziwen said.

"Why?" Chen Qiaoyi asked.

"Because your team is not familiar with the environment around the village, let alone picking pig grass, I guess you don't even know what pig grass is." Zhou Ziwen criticized.

"I don't know if we can ask. Didn't those kids tell us where we can get pig grass yesterday?" Chen Qiaoyi was a little unconvinced.

"It is indeed possible to learn, but it is still too unsafe for you."

"There's definitely not much pig grass near the village. Even if there is, it's probably been eaten up by people, so you can only go somewhere farther away."

"You two are so beautiful, what if you meet a bad guy?"

"Ah... there shouldn't be so many bad guys..." Chen Qiaoyi said something she didn't even believe.

"Comrade Zhou Ziwen is right. We should be prepared for the worst. We cannot go to remote places." Chen Shiying echoed.

They knew what their two sisters looked like, and they heard that the countryside was very chaotic, so she didn't dare to risk her own and her sister's safety.

"That's right. You'd better work with the main force. Although it will be a little tiring, at least you don't have to worry about your safety." Zhou Ziwen said.

"Comrade Zhou Ziwen, thank you for your reminder." Chen Shiying thanked him sincerely.

"It's okay. I was just worrying too much. Maybe it's not that dangerous."

"Anyway, thank you."

"Okay, stop thanking me. After all, we have known each other for such a long time, it would be a bit strange to call me comrade. If you don't mind, you can call me by my name, or you can call me Brother Ziwen or Brother Zhou." Zhou Ziwen waved his hand and said.

He felt that the name "Comrade Zhou Ziwen" was not very friendly and had a stereotyped feel.

"Okay, okay, then I'll call you Brother Zhou from now on, and you can call me Qiaoyi or Qiaoqiao."

Chen Qiaoyi was the first to agree with Zhou Ziwen's proposal.

"Okay, then I'll call you Qiaoqiao and Shiying from now on!" Zhou Ziwen nodded with a smile.

"I..." Chen Shiying wanted to object, thinking that such an address was too intimate, but she didn't know how to refuse.

"Okay, that's settled then." Zhou Ziwen agreed, then changed the subject. "By the way, how many work points did you get today?"

To improve the relationship, the first step is to change the way you address each other. He is not willing to continue being so polite with the two sisters.

"Oh, after working all day, my sister and I only got five work points. These work points are too hard to earn." Chen Qiaoyi said dejectedly.

"It's okay. You don't rely on work points to make a living anyway. The most important thing now is to persevere. Once you get used to life in the countryside, you can talk about other things." Zhou Ziwen said.

"Oh, I'm so tired. I really want to take a shower. I'm all sticky and it's so uncomfortable." Chen Qiaoyi sighed.

"Little sister, what are you talking about? Pay attention to your image." Chen Shiying blushed and pulled her sister.

"Oh!" Chen Qiaoyi pouted and didn't care at all.

She felt that Brother Zhou was not an outsider, so why should he care about so many rules.

When they returned to Uncle Wu's house, Aunt Chen didn't ask them to help and let them have a good rest.

The two sisters were indeed tired, and their bodies ached all over. Their hands were covered with many cuts, and they hurt when they got wet.

Fortunately, Aunt Chen helped with cooking, otherwise they wouldn’t know what to do.

After dinner, Zhou Ziwen took a towel and soap and went to take a bath in the river beside the village.

The Chen sisters were not as convenient as him and could only wipe it with water at home.

By the time he finished taking a shower, it was already dark. Fortunately, the moon outside was rounder and the stars were brighter, so he was able to go home in the dark.

When he got home, Zhou Ziwen lay on the bed and prepared to go to sleep.

But before going to bed, he called up the idle panel and checked the progress.

Bajiquan LV3 (220/300)

At the end of the day, my Bajiquan proficiency increased by 29 points, 24 points by AFK, and the remaining 5 points were obtained by practicing Bajiquan while working today.

According to the current progress, it will only take three days to upgrade.

Zhou Ziwen is quite looking forward to this.

Improving Bajiquan to level four can further enhance his physical fitness.

Before level three, one can only be considered an apprentice and his practical ability is not strong.

But by the fourth level, one has reached the standard for training and has certain practical combat capabilities.

Attributes such as reaction ability, speed, and strength will be enhanced.

It can be said that when Bajiquan reaches the fourth level, it already has the basic ability to protect itself.

Once you get to the mountains, as long as you don't encounter ferocious wild animals, you basically don't have to worry about safety issues.

With the expectation of upgrading his Bajiquan, Zhou Ziwen fell asleep.

He was sleeping soundly, but the other educated youth who went to the countryside with him were having a hard time.

They were already very tired just from traveling during the past few days in the countryside.

As a result, they were asked to do farm work for another day today. For these educated youth who had never done farm work before, it was a difficult test.

When I sleep at night, my hands and feet are sore. It hurts when I move, and I have to be very careful even when turning over.

When you fall asleep and accidentally move, you will be woken up by the pain.

Over at the Youth League Home, wailing sounds could be heard from time to time in the middle of the night, one after another, continuously.

No matter how they rested at night, they still had to go to work in the fields when the gong sounded the next day.

The next day, the newly arrived educated youth found that their situation seemed to have become even worse.

Just getting up took a lot of effort, and the aches and pains in my body were almost killing me.

However, under the mocking gazes of the old educated youth, they all gritted their teeth and stood up, refusing to fall behind.

The conflicts with the old educated youth have been intensifying in the past two days. They can't stand this kind of ridicule.

Compared with them, Zhou Ziwen seemed very relaxed.

When I wake up in the morning, I still have time to practice boxing and I don’t feel any discomfort.

"Brother Zhou, why aren't you in pain?" Chen Qiaoyi asked indignantly.

"Because I practice boxing!" Zhou Ziwen was once again proud of his choice.

If he hadn't specifically learned Bajiquan and used the auto-leveling panel to increase his level, he would be one of the ones suffering today.

"So practicing boxing has this benefit. Can you teach me?" Chen Qiaoyi's eyes turned and she looked at Zhou Ziwen with anticipation.

"Of course, but practicing boxing is very hard, and I'm afraid you can't stick to it." Zhou Ziwen is not a person who cherishes his own things, and the old man who taught him boxing did not say that it cannot be passed on to others.

This thing was just something he exchanged with the old man for a bottle of wine, so it doesn't matter who he gives it to.

"I can do it." Chen Qiaoyi said unconvinced.

"Okay, I'll teach you when I have time." Zhou Ziwen nodded.

He felt that with Chen Qiaoyi's personality, it would be difficult for her to persevere, but if it were Chen Shiying, she would be able to persevere.

(End of this chapter)