When she came back with a lively fish, Lin Shan, who had just borrowed some firewood, smiled and said, "Huaying, where did you get the fish?"
"Han Zheng helped catch it."
Yun Huaying briefly recounted what had just happened, and then added, "If he hadn't gone into the water to help catch it, I don't think we would have caught it. I invited him over for dinner tonight."
"It's my duty." Lin Shan made a funny expression.
"What's with that expression on your face?" Yun Huaying didn't understand.
"It's okay, it's okay."
Seeing that she herself didn't realize it, Lin Shan didn't say anything. She took the fish from her hand and carried it to the shabby kitchen in the back. As she walked, she said, "Keep it for now. I'll clean it up after I get back from the county town this afternoon."
Jiang Yuan was busy in the kitchen. She had just heard what they were saying and came out, saying, "Yun Huaying, we just borrowed some lard and salt from the captain's house, along with ten eggs. We should just make some steamed buns and some egg and vegetable soup for lunch, okay?"
"Can."
Yun Huaying had no objection and was not picky about food. Now all she cared about was filling her stomach.
Lin Shan put the fish in a bucket and came over to her and said, "Huaying, I just went to the captain's house. His family is very nice."
"Grandpa and grandma Zhao are very kind and thrifty. The team leader's father was the previous team leader. He retired more than two years ago after breaking his leg while traveling. His leg has recovered now, and his son-in-law found him a job unloading goods at the county train station, so he's not often at home. The team leader's mother, Aunt Yujuan, is hardworking and capable, and a master pig farmer in the team. She and the accountant's wife are responsible for raising the team's six large fat pigs."
"I just met the captain's wife. She's from the same family as me, also surnamed Lin, Lin Xiaolan. She's quite tall, about the same height as you, and has a loud voice. She's incredibly efficient and generous. We were just borrowing some oil and salt, but she offered to lend us some eggs, and told us to come to her directly if we needed any other help."
If the village cadres and the family members are easy to talk to, then their lives here will be much easier. Yun Huaying smiled gently: "From now on, the interpersonal relationships will be left to you two."
Jiang Yuan listened and laughed, "My communication skills are not as good as Lin Shan's, so I can only follow her."
"That's all I can do."
Lin Shan knows herself very well. She is not as good as Yun Huaying in work or study, and her brain is not as smart as her, but their personalities complement each other, so they get along very well from junior high school to high school.
We were exhausted in the morning, so we had a simple meal at noon. The three of us washed the dishes together, and then went back to our rooms and rested on the bed.
When the whistle blew to start work in the afternoon, everyone got up.
"Ouch..."
Lin Shan stood up with such a big movement that her aching waist slipped and she gasped in pain.
"Are you okay?" Yun Huaying was not in good condition either, so she reached out to rub her sprained waist.
"It's okay, it's okay."
Lin Shan rubbed herself hard, her face bitter: "Oh my God, I only worked half a day and I'm too tired to get up."
"The first week is tough, but it will be fine once we get through it."
Yun Huaying got out of bed first. Her legs were sore and weak, so she rubbed them back and forth several times with just the right amount of force. After she recovered, she opened the door and went out to get some water to wash her face.
When the three of them gathered at the Youth League Center to pick up farm tools, their walking posture was a little strange. Yang Min smiled and said, "We've all been there before, and it was the same at the beginning. It will take two or three days to get used to it. You should work a little slower this afternoon; going too fast will make you more tired."
"You really know how to show off." A sarcastic voice came from behind her.
Yun Huaying and the other two tilted their heads together. They remembered that the female educated youth who was speaking was called Liu Xiu. She had an ordinary appearance, but there was a sharp and sarcastic look between her brows that was not found in her peers. When they met her yesterday, they greeted her briefly and there was no further communication. They didn't know why she was so weird.
Yun Huaying and Lin Shan didn't respond, but Jiang Yuan spoke up instead: "Liu Zhiqing, we're new here. We thought we should behave well and not drag down the entire team, but from what you said, it seems we've done the wrong thing. You're an old Zhiqing, so you should be very experienced. How about you teach us what to do?"
Lin Shan and Yun Huaying exchanged a glance, a smile flashing in her apricot-shaped eyes as she spoke to Jiang Yuan, "Yes, Liu Zhiqing, we didn't do something right. Please help us correct it."
He paused here, as if recalling what happened that morning, and then continued with a slightly exaggerated expression, "Oh, I see. This morning I saw you teamed up with a woman from the village. She kept her head down, working hard, while you sat on the edge of the field to rest. You had only been in the fields for half an hour that morning. I thought you were not feeling well, but now it seems I misunderstood. You were deliberately giving that sister-in-law a chance to show off so you wouldn't steal her limelight."
Liu Xiu: "...What nonsense are you talking about?"
She usually slacked off at work, always working until dawn. The woman in her team was a skilled worker in the village, and she had no temper. She was not liked by her husband's family, so they didn't complain when they saw her slacking off. So every time she had to do hard work, she would go to her to partner with her.
These old educated youth all knew who Liu Xiu was, and they didn't get along with her, so no one criticized her. After all, the women who worked with her didn't say anything, so they naturally wouldn't say anything.
Liu Xiu thought that these three new educated youth were easy to bully. He had seen them working actively in the morning and couldn't stand it. He couldn't help but find fault with them before the afternoon even started.
Unfortunately, the three of them weren't the type to be easily bullied. Lin Shan had strong social skills and was naturally good at talking. She continued, "I'm not talking nonsense. When the team leader came to inspect the fields this morning, I saw him staring at you for at least five minutes. I was working slowly, but seeing his face getting worse, I sped up. I couldn't leave a bad impression on the team leader right from the start."
Liu Xiu's heart skipped a beat. She didn't know about this. She had only one thought in her mind: It's over. The captain will definitely take note of her again.
The power to review the return of educated youth to the city lies in the hands of the team leader and other village cadres. Liu Xiu has been contacting her family to ask them to arrange for her to return to the city, thinking that if the team leader cannot pass the review, she will really not be able to go back.
Thinking of this, she no longer had the mood to talk to the three of them in a sarcastic tone. She immediately picked up the farm tools and rushed to the fields to work first.
Seeing her leave, Lin Shan curled her lips and deliberately chased after her, shouting at the top of her voice: "Liu Zhiqing, don't be so proactive. You're the one who sticks out."
Yang Min and others: "......"
They misunderstood the three new educated youth. It turned out that they were only well-behaved, polite and easy to talk to on the surface, but in fact they were all roses with thorns in their bones.
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