Early in the morning, Lin Guodong helped Zhou Guangfu and another person carry water to pour into the vat. Li Xiulan started cooking. Liang Tiantian had the easiest job, sweeping the yard, but she didn't want to do it. However, seeing everyone else working, she didn't say anything.
"After we finish eating, the two of us will go into the mountains to collect firewood," Zhou Guangfu said to everyone.
“Let’s go too. There’s nothing much to do. If we all do something, we won’t be cold in winter, and we still need to eat in summer,” Li Xiulan said to everyone.
"My leg hurts so much, I can't go for now. You guys go ahead, I'll rest for a bit and then I'll go with you in a couple of days."
These three people had their own thoughts when they heard Liang Tiantian say that. They had originally thought that the boys were going up the mountain to collect firewood out of consideration for the girls, since there was no one else around. But what she said really made them feel uncomfortable.
"Then we're leaving. Sweetie, you cook tonight, we're going to gather firewood."
Liang Tiantian hadn't expected there to be more work waiting for her, but she couldn't say anything, so she could only nod.
These four people started having disagreements right from the beginning because of these issues.
There are still many people on the mountain. After all, the food rations provided are definitely not enough to feed everyone. Many people on the mountain are picking wild vegetables, mushrooms, and wild fruits. When they see them coming, they whisper among themselves as they work.
"These educated youth don't look very old. I wonder if they can do any work. I hope they won't be able to do anything during the autumn harvest."
"What can we do if we can't? Food is distributed according to work points; without work points, we'll go hungry," Deng Xiaocao said.
"Oh dear, why isn't Zhang Tingting, the one you're so close to, here? With so many children in her family, they must be struggling financially. Tingting only comes to work during the autumn harvest; why isn't she out picking wild vegetables?" Aunt Li asked.
"Tingting is pregnant, and she's quite far along in the pregnancy. She's just been staying home a lot lately and hasn't gone out much," Deng Xiaocao said.
“All she does is give birth every day, nothing else. What a lazy woman, she becomes a precious baby just because she's pregnant. Who hasn’t been pregnant before?” Li Dachun said.
"Hey, Li Dachun, you really want to see Tingting that much? Have you forgotten how I dealt with you when you were being so mean during the autumn harvest? You never learn your lesson."
Deng Xiaocao rolled her eyes at her.
"Deng Xiaocao, what does this have to do with you? What, are you the doorman of her house? You have to defend everyone who says something. Anyone who marries her is losing money. She doesn't work, but anyone can have a baby. She just stays at home and lets her husband do all the work. Humph."
"What, are you jealous? You're just bored. What's it to you? You're not being asked to raise the child."
The educated youths around were dumbfounded. These women were too fierce. Every word this guy said was quite harsh. If it were them, they would definitely be embarrassed.
If you can't afford to mess with them, stay away, that's what everyone thought.
Li Xiulan looked at everyone picking so many wild vegetables and felt very envious. She thought that since everyone was picking them, she should too, because they must be useful.
The little girl was quite shrewd; she figured that gathering more wouldn't be a loss, so she sent the two boys to collect firewood while she went to gather wild vegetables. She also told them to collect anything else that came up.
As we walked, we saw a bunch of mushrooms, but we didn't dare to make a sound. "Guangfu, Guodong, hurry up and take the firewood back. Bring a basket over. I saw the mushrooms. Don't be late. If they see them, they're too good at talking. I really can't handle them."
The two weren't stupid; they quickly ran back to get their baskets. Although mushrooms were available in the city, there weren't many that were distributed to them. Now, with so many mushrooms, the two excitedly ran back to the educated youth settlement.
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