Chapter 97 Chapter 97 The Air is Subtle

Hua Feifei was very excited about the construction in the countryside, so she asked, "Can we grow crops here?"

“You can plant them, but medicinal herbs have higher requirements for the land and also need fertilizer.” Old Master Lin shook his head.

Hua Feifei was inevitably disappointed:

"Is that so...it doesn't seem to work."

"Why not?" The one who asked this question must be a new educated youth. Looking up, it was Zhang Qingdai who had just gotten up. Xie Danhong who was following behind him also looked curious.

"Why don't you two sleep a little longer?" When Hua Feifei saw them, she thought of herself when she first came to the village and knew nothing. She smiled and explained, "Whether it's land or fertilizer, food comes first. If you can't eat, everything else is just empty talk."

They don't occupy any land when growing fruit trees, and they get fertilizers through their reputation and connections. It's unrealistic and a big step to talk about growing medicinal herbs when they haven't even produced any fruit yet.

Mr. Lin added, "We have seen many naturally grown medicinal herbs along the way. There must be even more in the mountains."

"Yes, we can collect wild herbs!" Hua Feifei's eyes lit up again. "Even if we can't sell them, it can still help cure some colds and rheumatism. Master Lin, you are such a blessing to the village!"

“I can’t afford that.”

Mr. Lin waved his hands hurriedly.

"I can afford it. I can afford it."

"Yes, an old man in the village is like a treasure." Han Jing and Xu Fei, one with sleepy eyes and the other with a shaky head, walked out of the room. Han Jing knocked on the next door to wake up the only person who had not yet gotten up.

After breakfast, the seven people refused Han Jing and others' offer to see them off, moved out of the educated youth site, came to the cowshed and pigpen, put down their luggage, and hurried to work without even having time to clean or organize.

Bai Rongrong and Ou Liang also went with the adults, and even the youngest daughter Xiang Xingxing was brought along. At her age, she didn't have to work, but no one would feel comfortable leaving her at home. Although there was a primary school in the village, they couldn't go there for the time being.

There was a brief gathering before work today.

The team leader welcomed the new educated youth and then assigned tasks to the ten new people in the village one by one.

The three new educated youth were assigned to the second and third labor groups, and the remaining seven, the old, the sick, and the young, joined the fourth labor group. However, due to their identities, they had to take on some extra work, such as carrying manure.

This is not intentional bullying. These bad elements must undergo hard labor and reform. For this, the higher-ups have issued special documents.

Mr. Xiang and his men accepted it calmly. They had done this kind of work on the farm before. They went from being completely clueless to being basically proficient at it. This job was easier than building roads or reservoirs, which could really kill people.

Han Jing and others took the opportunity to introduce Mr. Lin as a doctor. He knew how to identify medicines, prepare medicines, treat diseases, and grow peach trees. He knew a lot more.

Wangjiagou is located in a remote area and has no health workers. When villagers get sick, they usually just endure minor illnesses and go to the town for serious illnesses. Even the elderly endure serious illnesses.

Although Mr. Lin cannot be a sanitation worker, he can still treat illnesses. The benefits are obvious to the naked eye and he is popular everywhere. This has made the villagers less reluctant to take in so many old, weak and disabled people.

They looked expectantly at others.

Mr. Xiang said he could repair tractors and farm tools. In fact, he could do more than just repair tractors. He was a professor of engineering and had been abroad for exchanges. But it was precisely because of this experience that he unfortunately suffered this misfortune.

There is no shortage of people in the village who can repair tractors, including Ye Yu, but it is good to have one more. Han Jing is the happiest person, because he has finally found a teacher.

Old Man Ou knows a lot, but his literary and artistic skills are not popular in the village. Xiang Yan, who majored in foreign languages, is even more unspeakable. Fortunately, after she recovered from her illness, she is still young and strong.

The younger ones said nothing.

The three educated youth were all high school dropouts and knew even less. Han Jing stepped in to smooth things over: "Just like us back then, our progressive youth are best at making progress."

The reputation of the educated youth is here, the tractors are here, and the brick kilns are here.

Everyone applauded.

At the end of the meeting, the captain concluded: "Welcome to Wangjiagou. I hope you will carry forward the spirit of hard work and perseverance and make progress together with everyone! Today's meeting is over, disbanded!"

Each one goes to work.

Going to work was once a hardship for Han Jing, Xu Fei, and Hua Feifei, and it is still a hardship for Hao Jianshan, Zhang Qingdai, and Xie Danhong.

The busiest season of the year is autumn, and the most important season of the year is spring. There are so many things to do, such as weeding, plowing, sowing, digging, fertilizing, and pest control.

Each job sounds simple, but it requires a lot of details and a high level of physical fitness.

The three of them did a terrible job.

They were luckier than Han Jing and the other two because Han Jing, Xu Fei and Hua Feifei were ridiculed a lot in the beginning. It was not until Ye Yu had a conflict with the villagers that their situation improved.

Hao Jianshan, Zhang Qingdai, and Xie Danhong also encountered ridicule, but much less, and there were people who would help to fight back: "How many work points can you get now? Not to mention Han Jingxufei, you may not be able to compare with Feifei and Wang Danniu now."

Although Hua Feifei and Xu Fei are teachers, they have to work with the students when they are too busy in the fields.

The mocker shut up instantly.

The reason they admitted defeat so quickly was not because they were afraid of Han Jing, Xu Fei, and Hua Feifei, but because of the woman behind them - Ye Yu.

The villagers never mentioned Ye Yu's ability because she was not on the same level as the others. She only got ten work points a day because it was only ten centimeters. During the autumn harvest, she had to get twelve work points if she could.

There was actually a lot of work assigned to Ye Yutou each time, but she finished it the fastest and could go up the mountain to hunt from time to time. She lived a more carefree life than anyone else. Just seeing that she could kill a wild boar single-handedly, no one dared to mess with her.

Take a lunch break at noon.

When Hao Jianshan, Zhang Qingdai and Xie Danhong returned to the educated youth center in a shabby and dusty state, Hua Feifei and the other three had already returned, without a speck of dust on their bodies, looking clean and energetic, and were chatting about something.

Seeing them, Han Jing smiled and said, "Thinking of the first day of the fertilizer, I wonder if Teacher Xiang and the others can stand the smell."

"Go and help secretly. Put some cotton in your nose." Hua Feifei said to Hao Jianshan and the others, "Hurry up and sit down and take a rest. The meal is almost ready."

Today's lunch was also very rich.

Ye Yu still has his own appetite, as for the rest, Han Jing hunted a pheasant this morning, and Xu Fei dug out a bird's nest. There is no shortage of food in the mountains in spring and summer, and the meals of the three of them had long been mixed together, but considering that it would be difficult for the newcomer to get started, they did not single him out for the time being.

Hua Feifei stewed a pheasant and mushroom soup, fried leeks and eggs, and invited the newlyweds to eat together.

The newlyweds thanked him, picked up their bowls and started eating.

Xu Fei moved his mouth but didn't say anything in the end. But before dinner, he took out a can of chili sauce from the house and said with a smile, "My family just sent it to me. It's perfect for welcoming the guests and cleaning the house."

Han Jing didn't receive any letters from home this time, so he offered the flowers to Buddha: "Master, try it, this chili sauce is better than last time."

Xu Fei:

"Eat yours!"

Hua Feifei noticed something sharply, but Hao Jianshan still sat down directly. Zhang Qingdai and Xie Danhong exchanged glances and also sat down hesitantly.

The atmosphere at the table suddenly became subtle.