"Is the captain home?"

"Who is it?" The one who answered was the captain's wife, a plump woman who seemed to be in her forties or fifties. I was stunned when I first saw her. I should have known that she was an educated youth, but I didn't know her name.

"Hello, Auntie. I'm He Wan, a new educated youth. Is Captain Chen home?"

"It's He Zhiqing, the captain is here." As he spoke, he naturally saw what He Wan was holding, and called into the room, "Old Chen, come out, He Zhiqing is here."

Then he smiled and said, "Aunt Chen, I bought this pound of brown sugar when I went to collect my subsidy a few days ago. I heard that Aunt Chen was in confinement after giving birth, so I brought it here. And these milk candies, give them to the children to eat."

"Hey, He Zhiqing, why are you so polite?" He took the things with a smile on his face.

When Captain Chen heard the sound, he came out of the house holding a pipe. Seeing He Wan, he frowned and said, "What are you doing here so late, He Zhiqing?" After saying that, he looked at the things on the table and glared at his wife.

He Wan said with a smile: "Captain Chen, you see, I have been here for more than two months. I can only do four or five centimeters every day with all my strength. I don't want to hold the team back. I am too young and my ability is limited. I was thinking that now that the seeds have been planted, can I follow the children in the village to cut grass for the pigs?"

Captain Chen tapped his pipe and said nothing.

Aunt Chen asked, "How old is He Zhiqing this year?"

"Aunt, I'm fourteen this year. My parents are both martyrs. I'm the only daughter in the family. I just graduated from junior high school this year. I don't need to go to the countryside, but as an orphan, I can't avoid being bullied by neighbors. My classmate..."

With red eyes, He Wan exaggerated the story of being schemed against by her classmates. Sure enough, this method worked. Not only did Aunt Chen look sympathetic, but even Captain Chen softened his heart and said, "Cutting grass for pigs is only four centimeters a day. It won't be enough for you to eat by the end of the year."

"Captain, I am about this tall now. I have an allowance from above that can support me until I am 18 years old. Even if I am less tall, I can still support myself."

Although Aunt Chen likes to do small favors, she is kind-hearted. She said hurriedly, "Old Chen, He is a relative of a martyr. She is so young. We have to take care of her when she comes to our place. She came here when she was thirteen or fourteen years old. She has never done farm work. I think we should let her follow the second boy to cut grass for pigs." Team leader Chen pondered for a moment. From the fact that she could rent a house at the educated youth site, he knew that this child was not short of money. Finally, he nodded and said, "Okay, you can go cut grass for pigs tomorrow."

He Wan was delighted: "Thank you, Captain Chen, and thank you, Aunt Chen."

Aunt Chen smiled and said, "Don't be polite. If you have any problems in the future, just come over."

"I will, Aunt Chen, Captain Chen, I'm going back first."

On the way back, the curve of He Wan's mouth never dropped. See, I did what the heroine didn't do. In my heart, I secretly praised her for her expressive performance. The years of being a supporting role were not in vain. Although her acting skills are not as good as Lao Yun's, this performance is acceptable, and what she said was not false.

After returning to the educated youth center, He Wan took the initiative to tell Su Ranran and Zhang Cuicao about this matter. At this educated youth center, only these two people could get together, while the others all had their own small groups.

Both of them were shocked, especially Su Ranran, whose family background was no worse than Chen Qing's and who had been here for several years. When she first came, she also wanted to do some easy work, and initially targeted the scorekeeper, but unfortunately this scorekeeper was also struggling and bleeding: "What did you say? Why did Captain Chen agree?"

"At first, Captain Chen disagreed. I said I was still young and couldn't do farm work. Then he said I was a martyr's relative. Then Captain Chen agreed. He said I could go to collect pig grass on weekdays, but I had to come to work during the busy farming season."

"So that's how it is. Then you are lucky." Su Ranran said embarrassedly.

They also wanted to go collect grass for the pigs, but after hearing what He Wan said, they gave up the idea. They were not relatives of martyrs, and they were not young anymore.

Chen Qing, who was standing aside, rolled his eyes and was caught by He Wan.

(End of this chapter)