Chapter 17 First Day at Work
When the tractor returned to the village, some people who had finished their work were rushing back home to cook. Seeing the tractor pulling a cart of young men and women, they stopped and stretched their necks to look at the vehicle.
Zhang Shiye was wearing green pants and a blue and white striped short-sleeved shirt as he walked to the field. Zhou Yan called out to him, "Brother Ye, Brother Ye, are you going to the field to record your work points?"
Zhang Shiye is an accountant and has a dedicated scorekeeper, but he also has to be present to supervise.
Zhang Shiye caught a glimpse of Xia Wanyang in the car, and his heart began to beat wildly. He couldn't help but clench his hands in his pockets tightly, "Yeah."
Xia Wanyang looked at Zhang Shiye's departing back, her heart filled with loss and helplessness. She couldn't help but think of herself in her previous life. At that time, she was a proud and confident woman who would never take the initiative to offer herself to someone else.
But now that she is reborn, she will not go back to the old path of her previous life for trivial things.
After returning to the room, Xia Wanyang lay on the kang, her mind full of thoughts. She began to think about how to better approach Zhang Shiye and make him notice her. She realized that beauty and talent alone might not be enough, she needed more wisdom and strategy.
She fell asleep while thinking. The next morning, Xia Wanyang got up, dressed herself, ate two meat buns, drank a large cup of milk powder, and went out to work with everyone else. It was now half past five, and they had to work for two hours before coming back for breakfast.
Xia Wanyang wore long sleeves and long pants. Although the sun was not so strong in the morning, she was still afraid of the sun. Her body would turn red and feel burning after being sunburned. In her previous life, her skin had peeled off layer by layer.
In order to protect her little face, she put on the sun hat she wore yesterday, and finally covered half of her face with a scarf.
When they arrived at the field, they were greeted with compliments, "Look at this newly arrived educated youth, he is so handsome, and his skin is so tender that you can even pinch water out of it."
"It's well dressed, look at that piece of clothing, there's not a single patch on it."
When Xu Jiaojiao and Wang Jing heard this, they immediately straightened their shoulders and felt a sense of superiority.
Zhang Heping's mouth twitched as he looked at Xia Wanyang's outfit. She was so afraid of the sun in the morning, what would she do when it was noon? He also remembered how his son was so shy last night, asking him to take care of her, and if he didn't agree, he would just sit there and stare at her. In the end, he had no choice but to agree.
Xia Wanyang came from the city and grew up in a pampered environment. She was definitely different from the rural people like them. So Zhang Heping was a little confused and didn't know how to get along with her. But since he had promised his son, he should try to be nice to her.
"Xia Zhiqing!" Zhang Heping said with a smile, "I see you are dressed quite warmly today. Will you feel hot when you work later? Do you want to change into some thinner clothes?"
Xia Wanyang shook her head and said, "Uncle, I'm not afraid of the heat." In fact, she was also helpless in her heart. She didn't want to dress like this, but she was really afraid of the sun. Once exposed to the sun, her skin would become dark and rough. How could she tolerate herself becoming a charcoal? So no matter how hot or uncomfortable it was, she had to wrap herself up tightly.
Zhang Heping cleared his throat and said, "Okay, let's start assigning tasks!" Everyone stood up straight as soon as they heard that.
"The old educated youths are doing what they should be doing. Among the new educated youths, Li Xiang, Chen Qi, and Huang Chen are going to loosen the soil in the fields. Zheng Yu, Gu Xiuyuan, Xu Jiaojiao, and Wang Jing are going to pull weeds in the fields. Wang Yan and Duan Xiaoyu are going to germinate the peanuts. Xia Wanyang is going to select corn seeds!"
As soon as the words fell, Xu Jiaojiao was upset. "Why can Xia Wanyang go to select seeds, Wang Yan and Duan Xiaoyu go to germinate, but Wang Jing and I have to remove weeds like the men?"
Wang Jing stepped forward and expressed her determination, "The Chairman said that women hold up half the sky, and work is done without distinction between men and women. Captain, I am happy to weed!"
Zhang Heping nodded with a smile, "Well said, this is the awareness that an educated youth who went to the countryside should have. Xu Jiaojiao, how about I give you the position of team leader and you can do the allocation?"
Xu Jiaojiao was so angry that she was half dead. This damn woman would expose her.
"No need, Captain. I'm willing to weed as well." Xu Jiaojiao could only swallow her anger. She didn't know what had happened at home, so she couldn't go too far now.
Xia Wanyang raised her eyebrows and came to the warehouse. There were already several aunts and sisters-in-law working there. Aunt Qiao greeted her cheerfully, "Who is this new educated youth? Why are you wrapped up so tightly?"
The warehouse was located in a position that could block the sunlight. Xia Wanyang took off the scarf. Before she could answer Aunt Qiao, Qian Guilan stood up and said, "It turned out to be you, you little bitch. Tell me! Did you steal my shoes on the train?"
Xia Wanyang wanted to laugh, but held it back.
"Auntie, are you kidding me? Why would I steal your shoes?"
Qian Guilan ran to Xia Wanyang angrily, put her hands on her waist and cursed: "You stinky girl, who knows why you stole it? I walked barefoot for five hours to get back to the team. If I hadn't been looking for shoes, how could I have missed the returning tractor?"
Xia Wanyang couldn't hold it back any longer and laughed so hard that tears almost came out. She waved her hands and explained, "I'm really not laughing at you. I just remembered something funny, hahaha..."
Seeing her like this, Qian Guilan was so angry that her chest heaved violently. She raised her hand and pushed Xia Wanyang, angrily accusing her: "You vixen, if you hadn't colluded with that family of three to cheat me of five dollars, would I have walked so long? I would have paid for a ride back long ago!"
The push was so strong that Xia Wanyang took several steps back. Just as she was about to get angry, she heard Zhang Shiye's voice, "Aunt Qian, what are you doing?"
Xia Wanyang secretly pinched her thigh, and tears immediately flowed out. She looked pitiful, with red eyes like a little rabbit that had been bullied.
Zhang Shiye glanced at Xia Wanyang, "Are you okay?"
Xia Wanyang shook her head and just stared at him. Aunt Qiao also stood up when she saw her eldest son coming. "Fourth son, why are you here?"
Zhang Shiye handed over an oil-paper bag, coughed and said, "Mom, I was afraid you would be hungry after getting up so early, so I came to bring you some food."
Aunt Qiao was about to say something when Zhang Shiye interrupted her, "What's going on? Aunt Qian, why are you bullying the new educated youth if you don't work hard? You are really affecting the unity of our team!"
Qian Guilan was furious when she said this. "It was this damn girl who meddled in other people's business on the train. She teamed up with a family of three and forced me to pay five yuan as compensation. She also stole my shoes when I got off the train. Accountant Zhang, go report to the police and catch this thief!"
Seeing Qian Guilan bullying a little girl like that, Aunt Qiao suddenly got excited. "Qian Guilan, are you blind? Look at what Xia Zhiqing is wearing. Do you know her identity? Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey for stealing your shoes? Did you see her steal it with your own eyes?"
Several aunts and sisters-in-law nearby were working as they spoke: "That's right, Guilan, are you mistaken? Just look at the clothes a girl wears and you can tell her family's financial situation. Would they be able to steal your stinky shoes?"
"Aunt Qian, you have to have evidence when you speak. If you slander someone like this, be careful that they will sue you and influence your son!"
Qian Guilan suddenly became silent as if someone was strangling her neck. Xia Wanyang saw that everyone was looking at Qian Guilan, so she secretly pinched herself and grimaced in pain.
Putting away her expression, she walked over with tears in her eyes, "Accountant Zhang, Aunt Qiao, this is what happened. On my way to the countryside, I happened to pass by this auntie and a family of three. This auntie put her shoes in the aisle, and the little girl from that family accidentally stepped on them. This auntie kept getting angry at them, and she was really fierce.
I just felt sorry for the little girl, so I said a few words to help the family. I wasn’t the only one who helped. The onlookers also helped. In the end, the aunt compensated the little girl with five dollars for medical treatment. The little girl was so scared that she couldn’t even speak! ”
Xia Wanyang spoke in a soft voice while gesticulating, and Zhang Shiye almost laughed out loud several times when he looked at the other side of her.
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