"good!"
The group of men came to their senses and immediately applauded excitedly.
"Sister-in-law, you are so awesome!" Wang Jianguo's voice crackled with excitement.
A man gave a thumbs-up and said, "Comrade, you are this!"
"Comrade, we were wrong before. Among all the gay men among us, not one can compare to you."
Even the most unconvinced man was now filled with envy and admiration, but he still felt a little embarrassed and stood there awkwardly.
......
In the evening, the sky was filled with orange glow, wisps of smoke rose, and roosters crowed and people talked.
Du Xiaoying couldn't wait to share her joy with the children. She didn't feel tired at all after walking for more than two hours. On the contrary, she was extremely energetic. She parted ways with Wang Jianguo at the village entrance and went straight home.
"I'm back."
"Mom~"
Looking at her daughters running towards her, Du Xiaoying's excited heart trembled and she smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
"How are you at home today? Did the people from the old house come to cause trouble?"
Daya shook her head and said, "No, I listened to Mom and locked the door as soon as we got home."
"Mom, how's your tractor training going?" Erya's eyes were full of excitement.
Du Xiaoying curled her lips into a smile. She caught a glimpse of the tall figure from the corner of her eye and raised her chin proudly, "Not bad."
Looking at his wife, whose eyes and eyebrows were full of joy, Song Guoliang's eyes softened, and his voice was low and gentle, "Eat first, and we'll talk after you finish eating."
It would have been fine if she hadn't said anything. As soon as Du Xiaoying said it, her stomach started rumbling. The two vegetable buns she had eaten at noon had been digested long ago, and that feeling of hunger coming back.
Dinner was corn grits porridge and a plate of pickled cabbage.
After dinner, Du Xiaoying took a quick shower with the man helping her prepare the water, and then she talked about learning to operate a tractor today.
"Those men looked down on me at first, thinking I was just fooling around as a lesbian!"
Daya frowned, "And then?"
Du Xiaoying swung her braids and said, "I, your mother, will slap them in the face with my actions. They either can't start the car or it stalls after only a few steps.
I was the first and only one to start the tractor and drive around the threshing floor."
Erya's eyes sparkled, "Really? I knew mom was the best!"
"You didn't see those men at the time. You were so shocked that your jaws almost dropped. Even Master Liu praised me for being so capable." Du Xiaoying proudly puffed out her chest and held her head high, like a victorious rooster.
"Mom, that's amazing!"
"Wife, you are amazing!"
Du Xiaoying couldn't help blushing when she was praised by the man and the child.
On second thought, the most important thing is to become a tractor driver for the brigade, no matter whether he learned it in his previous life or this life.
"By the way, the dictionary I asked someone to find earlier is here. I thought you and the child would be able to use it."
"A dictionary!" Du Xiaoying was overwhelmed with excitement. "Comrade Song Guoliang, how kind of you! This dictionary arrived just in time. I was just worried about not knowing how to write so many words. Now it's all right."
.....
For several days, Du Xiaoying traveled back and forth between the two brigades every day, devoting herself to learning how to drive and repair tractors. With a man and children at home, she was unaware of the gossip in the village.
"Do you think Daya's mother can handle it? Don't let her get thrown into the ditch."
"The Iron Ox is such a precious thing. If it is damaged, I can't afford the compensation."
"I don't think so. I heard from Jianguo's mother that Daya's mother learned it on the first day. She's much better than those other old men."
"That's right, we're not just trying to show off. If Daya's mother becomes a tractor driver, all of us female comrades will be proud of it, and we'll let those men see that we women are no less capable than them..."
"A-choo~"
Du Xiaoying rubbed her nose and listened attentively to Master Liu talking about the problems that might be encountered in daily life. She quickly took notes in pencil in one hand on the notebook. When she came across a word she didn't know how to write, she wrote the pinyin and would review it carefully when she had time.
"If it suddenly stops starting, check it first..." Master Liu glanced at the female comrade with an embarrassed look on her face, and his speech gradually slowed down.
After writing the last pinyin, Du Xiaoying let out a sigh and showed a grateful expression.
"Okay, take a break first, and then you can remember it carefully."
When Du Xiaoying lowered her head to check the handwriting she had just written, she felt a shadow above her head. She looked up and saw several men pushing each other and walking towards her.
"Comrade Du, could you please lend us your pen and notebook? I--" Li Tao, who spoke first, was the man who spoke most aggressively at the beginning.
"Okay, but you have to wait until I'm done sorting it out."
"What?" Li Tao was shocked. He never expected Du Xiaoying to agree so readily. He felt embarrassed.
"Thank you, Comrade Du. I was too arrogant to look down on you. Please don't be so mean to us. We all went to school for two years when we were young.
But I've almost forgotten it after so many years. I can read it, but I can't write it down at all. So I thought I'd borrow your notebook to copy it."
"Comrade Du, don't worry. We will definitely take good care of it and won't damage it."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Seeing the men's sincere attitude, Du Xiaoying didn't care about what happened before. She lowered her head and continued to organize and supplement the pinyin she had just learned. She would wait until she got home in the evening to look up the dictionary one by one to add the rest.
Hearing that it was all written in pinyin, the men looked at each other and secretly resolved to go home and learn pinyin well, otherwise they would not be able to understand it.
In the blink of an eye, time quickly came to August.
During this period, Du Xiaoying devoted herself to learning about tractors, coming to school the earliest and leaving the latest every day.
The people who studied together had long since changed from looking down on and doubting him in the beginning to being full of admiration now. Whether it was the technique of driving a tractor or the technique of maintenance, Du Xiaoying was the one who learned the fastest and most solidly.
Today is the last morning for everyone to study in Liujiagou. Once they pass the assessment, they will officially become tractor drivers of their respective brigades.
Du Xiaoying took the initiative to apply to be the first one to go, which is a good example.
“Thump, thump, thump—”
The villagers of Liujiagou looked at the women driving tractors. Although they were no longer surprised by it, they still couldn't help but exclaim in envy.
"Wow, I really learned it."
"Female tractor driver, so awesome!"
"Mom, I want to be as awesome as you in the future..."
Du Xiaoying drove the tractor onto the road, with Master Liu and a group of trainees sitting in the back of the truck.
"That's right, who's next?" Master Liu nodded, looked at the men who were looking at each other, and his brows suddenly furrowed.
"What are you all talking about, a bunch of grown men? Who's coming? Hurry up."
Du Xiaoying, feeling relieved after taking the test, pursed her lips and tried to hold back a smile, looking at the nervous people in the truck bed.
"I'll do it!" Li Tao closed his eyes and jumped off the truck.
“Huh~”
The others breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Du Xiaoying blinked, "......"
Qianjin Commune
Zhao Lei, the team leader who arrived at the commune early, looked at the road to the commune with eager eyes and was extremely anxious.
"Could it be that both of them failed the exam?"
"No way? At least one of them can survive, right?"
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