As for why Lin Siya said that this female educated youth named Xu Haijiao was a female sea king.

Because she saw that although the girl was held in Zhang Daming's arms, her eyes were full of disgust.

And even though she was being held in a man's arms, the look she gave the other young men was full of aggrieved and pitiful expression.

She noticed at that time that several young men in the village had eyes full of heartache and wished they could be the flower protectors.

In her previous life, she had seen a girl like this when she was in college, and she behaved in the same way as this female educated youth.

She always pretended to be a pure person outside. If it wasn't for the fact that she was dating several boyfriends at the same time, juggling between several men, and asking for gifts when she was about to graduate, everyone might have been deceived.

This matter was just a topic of conversation among the three of them after dinner. It had nothing to do with them at all, and the three of them quickly got down to work.

The weather in the afternoon was also hot and humid, and everyone was sweating profusely, not to mention those of them who had never done farm work before. It was really hard to endure.

But there was no way. Going to the countryside to participate in collective labor was almost a feature of this era. Everything had to give way to the autumn harvest. Even schools had to have an autumn harvest holiday at this time, not to mention the staff of their unit, who had to take the lead.

Fortunately, it was only a week. If it had been too long, Lin Siya felt that she might not be able to bear it.

In the afternoon, the three men finished the work of bundling wheat and were assigned to the cornfield to pick corn.

There was a lot of corn planted in this village. Now the whole cornfield was filled with aunties picking corn. Although everyone was in their own area and couldn't even see each other, it didn't affect their gossip at all.

The stories about the old man Li at the village head cheating on a widow, or the girl from the Liu family falling in love with a young educated man and secretly giving him eggs, were all told with great relish by the aunts and sisters.

Of course, the parties involved in the gossip they were talking about were definitely not among those who were breaking corn, otherwise it would definitely trigger another big war.

The aunts and the ladies were talking happily, and outsiders like Lin Siya were listening with even greater interest. With so many melons to eat in the village, they suddenly felt that farm work was not so bad after all.

It was not until the bell rang for the end of work that the three people came out of the cornfield.

Fortunately, the three of them changed into long sleeves in the afternoon and even protected their faces, otherwise the corn stalks would have caused them a lot of trouble.

The three of them dragged their tired bodies towards Grandma Qin's house. From a distance, they could see smoke rising from the chimney. The three of them quickly quickened their pace.

"Grandma Qin, why are you cooking already? Didn't we agree to cook dinner when we get back?"

"Oh, it's okay. You've all worked all day and must be exhausted. I'll just watch over the threshing ground. This job is easy and not tiring at all. It won't be a problem to come back and cook a meal."

The three people felt even more embarrassed after hearing what the old man said. They had already disturbed him enough, and now they had to eat ready-made food.

"Grandma Qin, you take a rest, let us do it."

The three of them quickly took over the cooking task. In fact, dinner was quite simple. Grandma Qin had already prepared the staple food, which was steamed corn bread and sweet potato porridge. This is a common meal in rural areas nowadays, and it is a good meal. This is mainly because it is the autumn harvest season, and people who participate in labor consume too much physical energy, so they must supplement with a large amount of staple food, otherwise they will not be able to bear it.

All the dishes we eat are seasonal vegetables produced in our own private plots, but they don’t contain much oil. At most, they are boiled in water and then two drops of animal oil are added to them.

There was already a plate of boiled cabbage on the table, and the most eye-catching thing was a plate of scrambled eggs with green onions placed in the middle of the table.

Lin Siya and the other two were deeply moved when they saw the dish of scrambled eggs with green onions. They knew how precious eggs were in this era of scarcity.

"Grandma Qin, please keep these eggs for yourself and don't make them next time." Lin Siya said.

"Silly child, you work so hard, you need to replenish your body. Eat quickly, don't be polite with me." Grandma Qin said with a smile.

The three of them smiled at each other and decided to accept Grandma Qin's kindness.

They sat around the table and enjoyed this simple but delicious dinner.

After dinner, Lin Siya took the initiative to help Grandma Qin wash the dishes, while the other two chatted with Grandma Qin.

Several people wanted to know the story of Grandma Qin's youth, so they asked her to tell it.

Grandma Qin did not refuse and told them stories about her youth.

"Back then, we were neighbors and childhood sweethearts..."

As the people listened to Grandma Qin's story, they seemed to have returned to that war-torn era, where so many lovers were separated and so many people were separated by death.

What we call a wonderful life now is nothing more than someone carrying the burden in front of you.

Grandma Qin was trapped in beautiful memories, but there were tears in the corners of her eyes. The man she loved died in the year she loved him the most. She had lived her whole life relying on those beautiful memories.

After hearing this, the three girls all had tears in their eyes. They felt that Grandma Qin was so pitiful. She lost her beloved husband so early, raised her children with great difficulty, and then sacrificed her life for the country. Grandma Qin was thinking about the continuous losses and now she was alone.

Seeing the little girls all crying, Grandma Qin seemed to wake up from her memories and quickly comforted them: "Oh, it's all your wife's fault. Why am I telling you all this? Stop crying."

"Grandma Qin, you are so pitiful!"

"Grandma Qin, you are so great!"

"Grandma Qin..."

The three people seemed to have found an outlet to vent their emotions and hugged Grandma Qin one after another.

Grandma Qin patted their backs gently: "You are all good children. The life we ​​have now is hard-earned, so we should cherish it even more. Okay, stop crying. Such a beautiful little girl is about to turn into a big cat."

After hearing what Grandma Qin said, all three of them burst into laughter.

"Okay, we've worked all day, let's go wash up and go to bed. There's hot water in the big pot, you guys can get it yourself. I need to rest for a while too."

After saying that, Grandma Qin went to her room.

The three of them took their clothes and began to wash themselves. To be honest, after a day's work, their bodies were covered with dirt and grass clippings.

After taking a shower, the three of them lay down directly on the kang. They were so tired that they couldn't even speak. Within a few minutes, they began to snore.