When the educated youth team arrived at the threshing ground, the team leader assigned tasks to everyone as usual. The difference was that he asked Yang Shumei to join the grass-cutting team as well.
We only have half a day to mow the lawn now, so one more person won't make a difference.
Things are different now. Yang Shumei happily went with Xie Yuyao to the warehouse to collect their baskets and sickles.
As soon as they arrived at the warehouse, the kids from the lawn-cutting team saw Xie Yuyao carrying a bag, their eyes lit up, and they all crowded around her.
Xie Yuyao put her index finger to her lips to signal for silence, then led the children a little further away, bent down and whispered a few words to them.
The children nodded, laughed, and went to collect their tools before leaving.
“We’ll get ours last.” Xie Yuyao pulled Yang Shumei aside, waiting for the others to get their tools first.
When Zhao Chunling saw them later, she asked, "Why are you still here?"
Xie Yuyao whispered a few words in her ear, and her eyes lit up. "Leave it to me!"
Thus, the waiting team gained another member.
After the crowd dispersed, Zhao Chunling led the two of them to Li Huixiu, who was distributing the tools.
"Huixiu, give us three more shovels."
Li Huixiu is the daughter of Accountant Li. She has always wanted to marry Zhao Honghui and has a good relationship with Zhao Chunling. She readily took out three sharp iron shovels.
"Did you find something good?"
Zhao Chunling: "Don't even mention it. Yesterday I saw a wild rabbit and chased it for ages but couldn't catch it. So I thought I'd dig a trap and see how it would escape."
"Then we must mark it well, so that no one else accidentally falls into the trap."
"I will, don't worry."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the three of them, each carrying a basket on their back and a shovel on their shoulders, walked towards the foot of the mountain with bright, youthful smiles, attracting the attention of countless people in the fields.
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