"Sister Qu, I worked so hard today, so I should get ten work points. If I work even harder tomorrow, can I get even more?"
Xia Zhiwei was wearing a straw hat, his square face was sunburned, and he looked at Qu Hua with anticipation.
Zhang Xue was amused: "Hahaha, what are you thinking? You think you can get as many work points as you want!"
"You just arrived and don't know. The team leader is too busy to tell you. Our commune has three levels of work points. Level one is 10 points, level two is 9 points, and level three is 8 points. In addition, there are half-work points, and children get even less."
Qu Hua explained to him patiently.
"Then there's nothing more than 10 points?" Xia Zhiwei believed that with his physique, he could definitely do more.
Zhang Xue was stunned, then thought for a moment: "Yes, the driver may get extra points, but the normal maximum is 10 work points."
"Then I got ten work points, didn't I?" Xia Zhiwei was very confident in himself. Except for the fact that he was not very skilled when he first learned to harvest rice, he harvested faster and faster and almost caught up with Qu Hua.
Qu Hua shook his head: "The evaluation of work points is 'self-reporting and public discussion'. First, you report your level, then your colleagues will discuss it, then it will be reported to the production team for approval and review, and finally the commune will stamp it to confirm the number of centimeters.
We need to give a comprehensive score based on work attitude, work quantity, and work quality. Every month, the scorekeepers will summarize everyone's work points and publish them on a bulletin board."
"It's so complicated--" Xia Zhiwei instantly wilted. He thought that someone did a good job and the scorer would give him extra centimeters!
Originally, after the review, each person's work points were fixed. When there was a lot of work, they would get full points, and when there was less work, they would get fewer points. These were all uniformly stipulated.
No wonder when asking for leave it is called “deducting work points” instead of “reducing work points”.
Ning Xi was listening inside and also found it amazing. It was just like going to work, with a fixed salary and deductions if you worked less.
"You've done a good job. I've noticed that you're the fastest learner among the new educated youth." Qu Hua praised him.
Most of the male members are ten centimeters tall, and most of the female members are eight centimeters tall. This is the result of working very hard and actively.
Qu Hua was not afraid of hard work. Except for the first year when he went to the countryside and only earned seven work points for working every day because he was young, he earned eight work points in the second year.
But it has to be said that men have strength advantages when doing farm work. For example, she can't carry rice, as a load weighs more than 100 kilograms.
"If you work hard now, everyone will see it. When the time comes, I'm sure you'll get a 10. You'll have a lot of work points, and maybe you'll get some more after you pay your grain bills. You can also send some new rice home for your family to try."
As for how much Qu Hua could get, he didn't dare to say, because the distribution was different every year. Last year, there was a flood and he got nothing, and he had to rely on relief food to survive.
But there was a bumper harvest the year before last, and after the communal harvest, the grain was distributed in a 50-50 ratio based on population and work.
After the basic grain was distributed according to the number of people in the household, Qu Hua received more work points, so he received an additional 200 kilograms of rice, 100 kilograms of corn, and more than 300 kilograms of sweet potatoes.
That year everyone's stomachs were well fed, but I heard that only their Jiangnan area had a good harvest, while other places were still the same.
Xia Zhiwei smiled innocently, feeling happy at the thought of eating new rice. "Thank you, Sister Qu!"
Seeing that he didn't complain or feel tired on the first day of work, Qu Hua thought that although this guy was greedy and cunning, his enthusiasm was better than that of Tang Shibin.
Tang Shibin is a tall and strong man, but he is particularly self-respecting and is lazy at work. He was not even rated as level three during the evaluation and only earned seven work points for a day's work!
In his words, it doesn't matter how much you work, as long as you can make a living.
"How are you? Are you feeling better?" Qu Hua opened the door and saw Ning Xi drinking water from a kettle.
Ning Xi answered obediently: "Much better, thank you Sister Qu, the doctor said I was just too weak."
The doctor at this rural clinic was quite capable. He explained her symptoms clearly and told her that it would be best for her to take good care of herself, otherwise her health would only get worse.
Ning Xi thought about taking a few days off first. Now she had a legitimate reason. When she felt better, she would find a chance to go to the county town to see if there were any job openings.
She had read a lot of period literature and knew that there was a recruitment policy in 1971. Many people went to the countryside at that time, and the job opportunities in the city were slightly relaxed.
At that time, a number of positions were released across the country, and any educated youth who met the requirements could apply.
However, this policy was short-lived and was soon cancelled because no one wanted to go to the countryside and tried every possible way to find a job, and jobs in the city became even more scarce.
Opportunities must be fought for. If there is no hope on Zhao Huaiyan's side, she can't just wait there. She has to think of other ways out.
Otherwise, her body really can't handle the farm work.
If you want to live your life again, you should take good care of your body.
Qu Hua nodded and suggested, "Then you should take a two-day break. I'll ask the team leader for two days' leave. I think you can help everyone cook during these days. When you feel better, it will be your turn to cook."
"But it's up to you. If you don't want to, just ignore what I said."
Ning Xi thought about it and didn't refuse. To cook, she only needed to put the lunch box in the pot to steam it and then stir-fry two dishes. Overall, it was acceptable.
However, she had no experience in cooking. When the original owner was at home, He Hongjuan didn't allow her to cook, not sure if she was afraid that she would cheat on her or for some other reason.
Of course, the dirty work of cleaning up the kitchen still belongs to the original owner.
"Sister Qu, I'm just an average cook."
"We eat vegetarian food every day, and there's no oil. Even if a chef comes, he can't come up with anything special." Qu Huahao waved his hand nonchalantly. "There are only one or two people in our educated youth camp who can cook decent food. Everyone else is of the same standard."
When cooking, they worked in groups of two. The female educated youth had to do it for three consecutive days, while the male educated youth only had to do it for one day, because the task of carrying water had always been done by the male educated youth.
We all drink well water here, but there is no well at the educated youth site, so we have to go to the village to fetch water, which is not easy to do.
Cooking for more than a dozen people is not easy, so it is relatively fair.
"Okay, I'll help with cooking these few days. By the way, this is the medical expenses you paid for me. Thank you, Sister Qu." Ning Xi handed the money to Qu Hua, thinking of scooping some brown sugar for her as a thank you gift.
Brown sugar is particularly difficult to buy at this time, so it is particularly precious.
"Okay, that's settled! I'll take you to the kitchen and teach you later. Let's go eat first!"
After breakfast, everyone puts the food into lunch boxes, adds water and soaks it directly, and places it in a cool place in the kitchen so that it can be steamed softer.
When I get home from work at noon, I will change the water myself and the educated youth who cooks will help me steam it.
Everyone's name is engraved on their lunch box so there's no mistaking it.
Ning Xi took a mouthful of bean rice and almost choked to death. This whole grain rice was really coarse and very tasty, and it was not comparable to the whole grains we have today.
Having the original owner's memories is one thing, but it was so painful when she actually took action. Ning Xi once again made up her mind to leave the countryside.
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