Huang Xinrui smiled and said, "Yueyue, thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten such a good job."

"What does this have to do with me?" Li Xiyue said with a smile.

She wasn't helpful at all.

Huang Xinrui said, "You saved the cow, saved Uncle Dashan's wife and children, and received commendations from the county and commune leaders. The villagers are now incredibly enthusiastic about us educated youth. If it weren't for you, the brigade leader and the villagers would never have let me take over the position of work recorder."

"It is because of the good deeds you planted, Yueyue, that I have reaped this good result."

Li Xiyue laughed, "You little rascal, you're flattering me again."

"I'm telling the truth, okay?" Huang Xinrui hugged Li Xiyue's arm. "Yueyue, I will definitely repay you properly."

Li Xiyue joked, "Okay, then you'll have to give me more work points from now on."

"No problem, I've got it covered." Huang Xinrui patted her chest.

Li Xiyue was both amused and exasperated. She knew it was a joke, but if she really dared to do it, Xu Guoqiang would be the first to not let them off the hook.

The two talked for a long time but did not see Zhao Guohua. Huang Xinrui said that after he was carried back, he had been lying in the room and had not come out for dinner. Wang Jiaxing went in to check on him and found that he had woken up but was very frustrated.

Li Xiyue ignored him; as long as he didn't do anything reckless, she could treat him like he wasn't there.

After taking a comfortable hot bath and changing into clean, soft clothes, Li Xiyue went to see what Xu Dashan had brought her: two jin of white sugar, a piece of pork belly weighing two jin, a can of tea, and a piece of floral cloth. Although it was only two or three feet long, it could be used to make a top in the spring.

Such a gift would be considered a generous gift nowadays, which shows that Xu Dashan is a grateful person.

Li Xiyue didn't make a fuss and accepted the gifts.

Tomorrow is the official start of work, so Li Xiyue and Huang Xinrui went to bed early.

Little White was very well-behaved, lying by Li Xiyue's shoes, constantly watching the surroundings.

Li Xiyue was worried that Huang Xinrui would be cold, so she put it into her space while Huang Xinrui was asleep, thinking that she would make a nest for it when she had time tomorrow.

I slept until five in the morning. After getting up and washing up, I went to the threshing ground with Wang Jiaxing and Huang Xinrui.

After they left, Zhao Guohua, who was in pain all over, got up. There was no hot water left for him in the kitchen, so he drew some well water and wiped his face haphazardly. Fortunately, well water is warm in winter and cool in summer, so it wasn't too cold.

After a quick wash, he braved the cold wind to go to work, sneezing several times in a row.

All the members of the first production team had arrived, and the threshing ground was packed with them.

Xu Guoqiang, holding a megaphone, shouted to everyone in a strong voice, "Today's morning meeting is mainly to report a few things. First, educated youth Zhao Xiaoli has committed three major demerits: stealing, framing comrades, and damaging cattle. The team committee has decided to send her to the cowshed for reform."

"The second thing is that Zhao Guohua, an educated youth, falsely accused a good comrade and a team committee cadre. The team committee decided to make him carry manure with Zhao Xiaoli, another educated youth. We hope that all members will take this as a warning."

Next comes the commendation ceremony.

"Please welcome Comrade Li Xiyue to the stage."

Under everyone's gaze, Li Xiyue walked to Xu Guoqiang's side. Xu Guoqiang said with a smile, "Everyone knows about Comrade Li Xiyue's heroic deeds. She has only been here for two days and has already made two great contributions: saving cattle and treating a woman and her child. The team committee has decided to award Comrade Li Xiyue three hundred merit points."

The audience erupted in uproar.

Even if a strong laborer works a full day, he will only get ten work points. It would take a month to get three hundred work points.

Moreover, how many people can actually earn the full work points, and even fewer can earn the full work points every single day?

Li Xiyue already had 300 work points before even starting work; how could anyone not be envious?

Despite their envy, everyone felt that she deserved the work points; the oxen and two lives were far more valuable than a few work points.

"In addition, after discussion by the team committee, it was decided that Comrade Li Xiyue would serve as the second barefoot doctor in our production brigade."