As March approached, the snow melted and the team members carried ice blocks from the stream to the edge of the fields. As the weather warmed up, the ice blocks all melted into water and flowed into the fields, which helped to alleviate the drought.
The auspicious snow in winter failed to alleviate the drought much. Su Jin stood in the field, watching Mr. Wei and Mr. Song directing the team members to work.
The weather is still cold now, and most of the elderly people suffer from rheumatism, and some even have cold legs. Lu Shiyi and Lin Zitao discussed and decided to let the elderly warm up before going to work.
The old masters at the foot of the mountain have started their work before spring plowing, and the old people in the cowshed have been moved to the farm.
"Xiao Jin, I just came back from the county town after buying some things. When I went into the mountains, I saw that the old people in the village were still working." Yun Feng bought some school supplies for Lin Lei and Lin Yan, and saw that the old people were a little slow in their movements.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The irrigation work before spring plowing requires 10 work points per person per day, and many families rely on work points to exchange for food." Su Jin heard this from Wang Dahong, who had just received her marriage certificate.
The three educated youth living on the Lu family's homestead have all gotten married and found partners with members of the farm team. Except for Wang Dahua's brother-in-law, the rest were introduced by Lu Shiyi and arranged by Su Jin.
"Who said it wasn't true? I noticed that several old people in the fields were moving slowly." Yun Feng muttered.
Su Jin chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law, the old masters all have some health problems. If there was a barefoot doctor in the village, he could treat them. But some villagers wanted to take advantage of them and came to the barefoot doctor to ask for free treatment, which angered the barefoot doctor."
When the barefoot doctor left the Fourth Brigade, he said angrily that he would never treat the villagers of the Fourth Brigade again.
Before, when the old men were chatting with the old masters at the foot of the mountain, they told Su Jin that she had a plaster to relieve pain. When Lu Shiyi and her went to the homestead, they were also harassed by someone.
The old masters said that they had a particularly good relationship with Lu Bairen and asked Su Jin to give them the plaster for free.
Lu Shiyi sneered and retorted that Lu Bairen had left to join the army when he was a teenager. During those short ten years or so, Lu Bairen had been living off hundreds of families in the village.
The old masters were exposed, but they were not upset at all. They were still muttering that if Su Jin didn't give them those plasters, she would be unfilial.
"Those people saw me, and there were even two old ladies who asked me to give them the plaster, saying that you promised them." Yun Feng sneered, "I said, Xiao Jin said she would give it to you, so you can go ask her for it yourself."
Su Jin laughed out loud: "Sister-in-law, it's not that I owe them anything, it's just that they are still greedy and want those things."
Yun Feng spread her hands and said, "I knew something was wrong. Those old masters were standing not far away. My eyesight is very good."
Su Jin chuckled and said happily, "Sister-in-law, I can't argue with you."
Lu Shiyi and Lin Zitao have both done farm work. Some members of the Divine Sword team came from wealthy families and joined the team at a very young age. They have never worked in the fields.
"Those guys all went straight to the military camp and weren't interested in working in the fields at all," Yun Feng explained cheerfully. "Old Lin has a headache every day. Starting tomorrow, the two brothers at home will also be sent to work in the fields. We can't just let them eat and do nothing, right?"
If Lin Lei and Lin Yan continued to go to school, they would have to go to the countryside as educated youth in two years. Lin Zitao and Yun Feng deliberately suppressed the two brothers so that they would not be bullied.
"The list of educated youth in the school is out. There are people from every grade, from senior year to junior year. All the educated youth from junior year to junior year are girls." Yunfeng saw the bulletin board outside the school and found the list inside.
In order to keep the boys, they had no choice but to sign up to go to the countryside as educated youth.
"Forget it. All I can teach them is to be self-reliant. If they arrange their own resistance, no one can say anything." Su Jin shook his head and said.
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