Shen Ruyi told them that Meng Bin had accidentally cut his foot while working in the field, losing two toes. He had been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Shen Ruyi said, "Meng Bin should be able to return to the city now that he's injured."
There was only one spot for male educated youth to return to the city, and Meng Bin had already gotten it, so there was no chance for the other male educated youth.
"The spots for female educated youth might not even go to anyone," Shen Ruyi sighed.
It means that whoever is ruthless enough to themselves will be able to return to the city.
Luo Jingyan didn't know much about Meng Bin. She only knew that he seemed to live up to his name, being polite and well-mannered. She never expected him to have such a deep mind and be so ruthless.
I wonder what kind of struggles will occur among the female educated youth as they try to return to the city.
Since the farm tools used by the educated youth and commune members were sickles, they did not need to be returned to the warehouse for the time being; they would be returned after the wheat harvest was completed.
After harvesting wheat all day, the sickle will definitely become dull and must be sharpened so that it can be used well the next day.
If you have a whetstone at home, use it to sharpen your knife. If you don't have a whetstone, you can also sharpen it by rubbing it against the edge of the water tank a few times.
Luo Jingyan saw Chen Zhiyu bending down and sharpening a sickle with a whetstone, one stroke at a time, looking like he was struggling.
Tong Jianxin walked over and patted him on the shoulder, "Get up, I'll grind it."
Tong Jianxin couldn't return to the city again. He sighed, lowered his head, and went back to his dormitory.
Compared to Chen Zhiyu's low spirits, Tong Jianxin seemed to be able to take it all in stride. He said to Luo Jingyan and Luo Changtian, "You two educated youths, put your sickles here with me, I'll sharpen them for you."
Luo Jingyan handed him her and Luo Changtian's sickles: "Then thank you very much, Tong Zhiqing."
"It's a small matter, nothing to worry about. Remember your sickles, so you won't grab the wrong one when you get them later."
"OK."
In the hospital, Meng Bin, who was receiving treatment, lay on the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling above his head, and muttered to himself: "Old Chen, don't blame me. You want to go back to the city, and I want to go back to the city too. Everyone looks out for themselves. I've already paid the price for losing two toes."
At the educated youth settlement, the educated youth had worked all day, and it would be a lie to say they weren't tired.
The older educated youth were a bit better off; they didn't complain much about how tiring the work was. But it was a different story for the newer educated youth.
Jiang Manyue complained to Luo Jingyan for a few minutes.
"Jingyan, I didn't know that doing farm work was really hard and tiring."
"It is tiring, but what is easy? No matter how tiring farm work is, someone has to do it."
"Sigh, you can only learn by enduring hardship and fatigue. I just wanted to complain a little and vent my frustrations, but I still have to go to work tomorrow."
After the meal, the three newly arrived educated youth sat under the kerosene lamp, using needles to pick at the blisters on their hands caused by farm work.
Du Yinan cried incessantly due to pain and exhaustion. However, out of fear of Liu Huifang, she dared not speak loudly, only sobbing softly and wiping away her tears from time to time.
"Waaaaah, I have several blisters on my hands, it hurts so much, I've never suffered like this before."
During the day, she was scolded several times by the team leader for not doing her job well. At home, who would dare to scold or discipline her?
"I'm already exhausted and injured, and I have to put up with other people's bad temper. When will I be able to go back to the city and get rid of this miserable life?"
She saw Luo Jingyan sitting calmly on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), her palms half-exposed. She didn't see any blisters on Luo Jingyan's hands, so she asked Luo Jingyan in a rude tone, "The four of us are all new educated youth. Shanshan, Manyue, and I all have blisters on our hands. Why don't you have any blisters on your hands?"
She suddenly realized that Luo Jingyan must have been slacking off at work, not working properly, or seducing men like she did on the train, making them do the work for her so she could relax and not have blisters on her hands.
Luo Jingyan deliberately held out her palm: "Look, there are no blisters, and it's still fair and tender. How about it, are you envious? You'll be so envious."
"You must not have been working properly, otherwise your hands wouldn't be in such good condition."
"Whether my hands are good or not is none of your business," Luo Jingyan said. "The reason my hands don't have blisters is because my palms are durable and hard. If you don't believe me, stick your face over here and try it."
"You want me to feel it with my face?"
"Yes, I'll slap you, and you'll see how powerful it is."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Everyone else laughed, but Du Yinan snorted coldly: "I knew you had no good intentions."
Shen Ruyi said, "Du Zhiqing, Jingyan was just joking with you. You just accused her of not working properly."
"Then why are her hands perfectly fine, while ours are blistered?"
"I told you, my palms are hard, why don't you try?" Luo Jingyan held out her hand.
"I'm not going to try it."
Du Yinan turned her face away and said nothing more.
After a long day of work, Luo Jingyan was covered in sweat and dirt, and really wanted to take a hot shower. Otherwise, her skin was itchy and she wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.
She looked around the educated youth compound but couldn't find a place to take a bath.
If she were given private space, she could go in and take a shower, but unfortunately, she doesn't have that kind of space right now.
Liu Huifang and Shen Ruyi boiled water together, brought it to the dormitory, locked the door, drew the tattered curtains, took off their clothes, and wiped themselves with towels.
Their expressions were natural, and they didn't seem too embarrassed in front of the new educated youth.
But Luo Jingyan couldn't stand it. She felt that even glancing at him was indecent, so she quickly turned her head away.
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