The next day, Han Qiushi had to go to work as usual. At seven o'clock, Captain Wang assigned them tasks at the threshing ground.
The busy farming season is over, and recently we've been working on clearing land. Most of the crops in Wangjia Village are planted on the east side, leaving a large area of wasteland on the north side, where the weeds are almost a meter tall.
Half of the reclaimed land was occupied by male educated youth, while the women were assigned to weed the cornfields.
Many male educated youths envied the female educated youths, thinking how wonderful it was to weed the cornfield, where the corn grew so tall that it could block out the scorching sun.
Weeding in the wasteland, with nothing to block the sun, can leave you sunburnt and bald after a day's work.
Han Qiushi touched the straw hat and thin face towel on her head, feeling very happy. These were all prepared for her by Lin Xiaoxiao.
Yesterday, Captain Wang revealed what tasks were planned for today, so Lin Xiaoxiao made another hat just like hers.
Although the stitches are crooked, it doesn't detract from the hat's cuteness.
"Comrade, you're wrong about that. Cornfields are completely airtight. Staying inside for a while is like being in a steamer, even hotter than outside."
Even villagers who had worked hard since childhood sometimes couldn't keep up, let alone us educated youth. If you sent someone without experience to do it, they'd probably faint in the fields by noon.
Corn leaves are also difficult to handle; they are very sharp, and you can easily get scratched if you're not careful.
Working in the wasteland is tiring and physically demanding, but without these things, and sometimes a breeze, it's not so hot to work.
Han Qiushi couldn't help but think that it was fortunate that Lin Xiaoxiao only cut pig feed and didn't have to suffer like that.
The work in the wasteland was nothing to him; he would work even in harsh environments when doing missions. At least here he could rest when he was tired.
Zhang Sanqian continued, "From now on, let's be a little more careful with our words and try not to say things that are detrimental to unity."
"If someone with ill intentions overhears this, they might drag you to a meeting."
Han Qiushi glanced at Zhang Sanqian, who was speaking. This leader of the educated youth was quite good.
The remaining male educated youths all nodded. Fortunately, there were no villagers walking together nearby, otherwise it would have been troublesome.
With tools in hand, they arrived at the location and heard Zhang Sanqian assigning tasks: "Here, each person gets their own plot of land. Once everyone has prepared their wasteland and passed inspection, you can stop working," Wang Juan called out.
She happens to be registering here today.
"Comrade, we didn't bring any tools, how are we supposed to know how much work we've done?"
Wang Juan said in a businesslike manner, "See that rope? There's a small stone every meter. If you're not sure, you can measure it yourselves."
"I suggest you take advantage of the cool weather and get to work quickly. I'll go check out other places first and come back later," Wang Juan said before heading off.
Han Qiushi exchanged a few words with them, then began wielding his hoe and working very hard.
If you finish your work early, you can leave work early.
About an hour later, Han Qiushi had completed two-thirds of the assigned task, while the other male educated youths were maintaining my normal pace.
"Han, you're a monster, aren't you? You work way too fast! We're falling far behind."
"No wonder Lin Zhiqing chose you; it turns out you're not bad either."
"His stamina is truly amazing..."
"Compared to Han Zhiqing, I feel like such a useless person."
"I feel like I'm here to prove that there are really a lot of useless people in the world."
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Many people laughed when they heard this. Han Qiushi saw that they were just joking and didn't have any bad taste, so he smiled along.
When boys chat, it's inevitable that they'll say some dirty jokes, but Han Qiushi doesn't like any of them.
I would dislike it even more if Lin Xiaoxiao were to be brought along.
This might seem normal to the guys, but sometimes the jokes they make are so disrespectful to women that his soldiers would absolutely not allow such things to happen.
But it's clear they didn't mean that, and he won't make a big deal out of it.
Han Qiushi smiled and said, "Don't say that. I've just always been exercising. When I was little, my grandfather would make me exercise, so naturally my body is better."
After everyone laughed, they immediately bent down and started working. If they didn't work harder now, the work would be even more unbearable when the sun was directly overhead.
Around 11 o'clock, Wang Juan came here again.
The work in the brigade was not assigned randomly, but based on the actual situation. Originally, it was thought that the educated youth were not very good at working, so even if it was wasteland, they were not assigned the most difficult land to reclaim.
They figured it would take them at least a day to finish, or they might not even finish today, since these male educated youths were still quite different from some of the able-bodied young men in the village.
Wang Juan was surprised that Han Qiushi had already completed the task. She glanced at the sun overhead; it wasn't even 50 degrees yet. How could this person work so fast?
Why doesn't the sun give Han Qiushi a proper tan, make him a little darker, so he'll look like the other young men in the village, all tanned and smug? That way, Lin Xiaoxiao won't have anything to brag about.
In the end, Lin Xiaoxiao ended up with a farmer who only knew how to work, while she herself was different; she found the village chief's son who did easy jobs.
The two of them looked presentable when they went out, much more presentable than those who worked in the fields.
Wang Juan felt a sense of satisfaction when she saw Han Qiushi leaning against a tree, panting heavily, looking both reasonable and unreasonable.
"Comrade Han Qiushi, you can't work like this anymore. Reclaiming wasteland here is a long-term task, not something you can finish all at once."
"I'm not saying this to make things difficult for you, I just want to remind you that you need to work scientifically. If you keep leading everyone like this, their bodies won't be able to take it."
Wang Juan usually keeps quiet while keeping score, but I didn't expect her to say such a long string of words today.
People don't talk like that for no reason. Han Qiushi's mind raced, and he remembered what Lin Xiaoxiao had said that day.
"Okay, thank you for your suggestion, but I'll stick to my own way. If I follow another method, I might not be able to keep up, and it would slow things down and make things difficult for everyone."
“We’ll coordinate it. Scorekeeper, you should hurry up and check my section so I can get some rest and you can avoid getting too much sun.”
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