The educated youth team continued to reclaim land today. The male comrades in front used hatchets to chop off weeds and small trees, while others used hoes to dig the ground and remove tree roots. Several female comrades used baskets to pick up tree roots, stones and other debris.

When the basket is full, it is carried away on a shoulder pole. The educated youth have a clear division of labor, and this job is simple and does not require any learning.

Wu Lili said to Jiang Baige, who was standing beside her, "The village chief came to the compound early this morning to announce that several more educated youth will be arriving in the next two days. Have you heard about it?"

Jiang Baige shook her head, "I haven't seen the village chief this morning."

Wu Lili added, "When you move back, I don't know if your bed will still be there."

"It's not a good idea to move out at this time. Go back to the compound more often and let others know you're here. Then no one will touch your bed."

Jiang Baige was very surprised that Wu Lili would say this to her. She didn't know when this girl became so hot, but she seemed to be starting to like her a little.

Wu Juan said, "Why don't you put some luggage on your bed? When people come and see the things, they probably won't want to take your bed.

Jiang Baige thought about it and said, "I don't have much luggage, so I'll go back and put my bag up there later."

"Aren't you going home to rest after work? Why are you going all the way back to the compound? I'll just bring it up for you later."

Hearing Wu Juan wanted to help him put it away, Jiang Baige smiled at her and said, "Thank you."

After work at noon, Jiang Baige returned to Grandma Meng's house. By lunchtime, Grandma Meng had already cooked the meal.

Jiang Baige felt very guilty and said coquettishly with a smile, "Grandma Meng, you are so kind."

"Your hand is not convenient, so wait for me to come back and do it later."

Grandma Meng slowly reached for the bowl on the stove and said, "Alright, let's eat! One hand is enough for cooking."

"After dinner, go clean up the room next door. I don't want to squeeze in with you. You squeezed me so hard that I didn't sleep well last night."

Jiang Baige knew that she was not a good sleeper. She was a little embarrassed and said, "Haha, I know."

Although Grandma Meng hasn't had anything good over the years, she has never forgotten her cooking skills.

Jiang Baige took out some vegetables from the space in the morning. She didn't dare to take fresh vegetables, so she only took out a few potatoes and an old pumpkin, told Grandma Meng where she was, and went to work.

Grandma Meng made pumpkin stewed rice for lunch. The old lady is really amazing. She can’t see but she can still cook the rice so well. The rice has just the right amount of water, and the rice crust under the rice is also stewed to a golden color. It looks very fragrant.

Jiang Baige praised while eating, "Grandma Meng, your cooking skills are much better than those of Li Yan and Wu Juan in the educated youth compound."

Grandma Meng slowly ate the rice in her bowl, recalling the time when she first got married.

He sighed, "When I was your age, I couldn't cook either. I was forced to do it by life."

Jiang Baige had seen what it was like before on TV, but that was a documentary, and the ones shown to everyone should only show the good side.

In fact, there should still be some reservations.

After lunch, Jiang Baige didn’t have time to rest and went to the next room to clean.

There was also a bed in that room, but no one had slept in it for many years, so there was a thick layer of dust on it. The door had not been opened for a long time, so the bed was a little moldy.

The bed leg was also broken by insects, so Jiang Baige found a stone in the yard and put it under the bed to make it stable.

After making the bed, Jiang Baige lay down on it, laughing happily. After so long, she finally had her own room. From now on, she would no longer have to sneak around when entering the space.

Thinking of this, he rolled over happily on the bed.

Suddenly I remembered that I had taken away the quilt on Grandma Meng’s bed. Grandma Meng must be cold at night.

She took out a thick quilt from the space and sent it to Grandma Meng's room.

At this time, Grandma Meng lay back on the bed and prepared to take a nap.

Hearing Jiang Baige's footsteps, he asked, "Why don't you go lie down for a while? Aren't you tired from work?"

Jiang Baige smiled and said, "I have to go to work soon and won't sleep anymore."

I'll get you a quilt. "Here, cover yourself with this one. It's thick and warm."

Your bed is too hard, so you can use it as a blanket underneath, and it will be softer when you sleep.

She knew that Grandma Meng would definitely be reluctant to leave, so she pulled Grandma Meng's quilt and helped her out of bed.

Grandma Meng was helped up and sat by the bed, waiting. She sighed and said, "It doesn't matter what you cover yourself with, as long as it's warm."

I heard the sound of the quilt being made on the bed, but I couldn't help but reach out and touch the quilt.

Touching the soft and thick quilt, she said, "Where did you get so many things, girl? Cotton is hard to come by these days."

"It'll be hot in a few days, and it would be a waste to take it out now."

"Don't spend all your money, or you won't be able to get it out if you need it urgently in the future."

Grandma Meng was teaching her how to live. Jiang Baige responded and said jokingly, "Grandma Meng, I am a little fairy. I will appear if you need me.

This made Grandma Meng laugh: "Stop talking nonsense, don't let outsiders hear it, or we'll drag you out and criticize you."

Jiang Baige quickly covered her mouth and said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, I was just kidding."

Jiang Baige really wanted to give Grandma Meng a heads-up first. She didn't want Grandma Meng to ask her where she got anything she took out in the future.

If I were a little fairy, it would be reasonable for me to transform into anything, but I also have to plant a seed in Grandma Meng's heart.

After making the bed, let Grandma Meng lie down on it.

"Grandma Meng, how is it? Isn't this bed much softer?"

Grandma Meng smiled and said, "Soft."

The two chatted for a while, and then Jiang Baige went to work.

They cleared the land in the morning and did the same work in the afternoon.

A large area of ​​land had been cleared in the morning, and the felled trees were cut into sections with a large saw for easy transportation.

The cut branches were sorted out and tied into bundles with hemp ropes.

In the afternoon, the female comrades were responsible for transporting the branches and sawed wood to the village threshing ground.

If it’s a big one, two people can do it together, it’s easy and fast.

For smaller ones, one person can carry a bundle, and they can carry as much as they need.

Anyway, it's a work point system. The more you work, the more you get, and the less you work, the less you get. In any case, no one slacks off.

When you feel tired, take a break. After you have rested, continue working.

A piece of wood as thick as a bowl and two or three meters long would normally require two people to carry. However, Wu Lili was very strong and she carried it away.

Jiang Baige thought she could do it too, so she asked them to carry it on her shoulders.

As a result, when I tried to carry it, I almost sprained my waist.

He sat down in the mud and said, "Oh no! I can't handle this."

Wu Juan said, "I didn't ask you to carry it alone, but what about your injured waist?"

In the end, she and Wu Juan carried it back together.

They had no rest that afternoon. After transporting the trees, they also had to carry out the tree roots.

These are all the village’s property and must all be transported back.