Chen Shunwei was taken aback, then slapped his forehead. "Oh dear, my pig brain! I was so busy working that I forgot. I thought it was still like before, that it didn't get light until after five o'clock."
Shen Yanming shook his head with a smile, "It's impossible to avoid getting sunburned completely unless you're ready to finish work at 2:30. When it comes to work, it's normal to be a little early or late."
Then, pointing to his face, he said, "Like yesterday, I had everything planned out, but I still got sunburned on the way. Now I have several pustules, and I'm so frustrated. But what can I do? I can't just leave the harvested wheat in the field."
"After a year of hard work, even if we get a few boils, we still have to get the harvest."
Chen Shunwei thought about it and agreed. He felt that he wouldn't want to leave the wheat ears in the field and go back to avoid the sun either.
I raised my hand to touch my face, thinking that since I already look like this, why should I be afraid of looking even uglier?
However, he still said, "It doesn't matter if we men are a little ugly or handsome, but for those women, even a single pustule on their face is like a death sentence."
I'd better let my wife take my parents and daughter home first. I'll handle the rest, so they don't feel bad like I do.
Shen Yanming blinked, but did not speak.
He thought to himself, "You're really carefree, not caring at all about looks. Aren't you afraid your wife will think you're ugly and won't let you into bed!"
Chen Shunwei is the kind of person who becomes quite talkative once he gets to know someone. He wasn't this talkative before, mainly because of his roles as a security guard and the other party's homeowner.
Since Shen Yanming didn't seem to care, he let go of his concerns. Looking at the wheat seedlings around him, he asked Shen Yanming, "What are your plans for taking the wheat back with you?"
Shen Yanming did not hide anything and told them about his deal with the guards.
Chen Shunwei fell silent after hearing this, because he realized that no matter how humble Shen Yanming was, there was still a big gap between them.
At the very least, he wouldn't dare give even a tenth of his harvest to the other party, just for the sake of an easy life and getting something for nothing.
Shen Yanming seemed to read his thoughts from the other person's expression. He said, "My family has a light burden, and I work in the guard team, so I have some security. Although we just had two little babies, they are still young and can be breastfed."
Moreover, I don't have time to slowly thresh, dry, and grind the grains into powder.
Our situations are different. As the breadwinner of the family, you can't be so lazy. A family of five needs to be fed and watered, but we can't waste a single grain of food.
Hearing Shen Yanming say this, Chen Shunwei's initial discomfort vanished.
Yes, there are several people in his family to feed. Even if he could squeeze out that much food to lighten his burden, neither he, nor his wife and parents could bear to pay so much for their labor.
Once she figured it out, she felt much better and even had the mood to joke with Shen Yanming: "I'm not very capable. I just work in our neighborhood, tending to my little plot of land, and making sure my family has enough to eat."
Having lived through many lifetimes, Shen Yanming had many different views on the hierarchy of professions. He laughed and said, "What's the big deal? As long as you can support yourself, it doesn't matter what job you do. Besides, in the current environment, what job do you think can last?"
"People like you, with official positions, will never be abandoned by the alliance, right?" Although she had adjusted her mindset, she was still somewhat envious of the other party.
"You're both right and wrong."
Shen Yanming shook his head, as if sighing, and said, "While guards receive many benefits, they also have to pay a heavy price."
Indeed, as you said, the normal functioning of a country cannot be separated from the guarantee of a strong military. However, the military cannot be abused; to a large extent, it exists to safeguard the people's good life.
We receive as much as we give. Nothing in this world comes without effort.
Hearing these words, Chen Shunwei felt ashamed of his petty thoughts.
He was a veteran himself, how could he not know the significance of the guard? When he joined, it was a time of peace and prosperity, and he had participated in several disaster relief operations back then, let alone in the disaster-prone Qinghua Kingdom now.
At least he knew that Mr. Shen had taken his pregnant wife to Suzhou for rescue work. Considering that even a pregnant woman who was about to give birth was shining brightly, what right did he, an ordinary citizen living under the protection of the guard team, have to feel jealous?
Chen Shunwei hesitated to meet Shen Yanming's gaze. He had never felt jealous when he strictly adhered to the boundaries between homeowners and security guards. Why, then, did the other man's show of goodwill make him lose sight of his place?
They've gotten carried away, absolutely carried away!
While I was reflecting, I heard Shen Yanming say, "Actually, in this world, whether you can live well or not does not depend on your profession, but only on your value."
Just like those current permanent employees who live a stable life in their workplaces, once society collapses, where will they find any easy jobs? If they have no value, they might not even be as good as contract workers.
Shen Yanming didn't say it, but Chen Shunwei clearly understood.
At the same time, I also regret that I didn't sign up because I thought that job was all hard labor and that my job was much more relaxed. I don't know if I'll have another chance to let him participate in the future.
As they approached their own field, Shen Yanming patted the other man's arm and said, "Train hard. If danger comes, your chances of survival will definitely be higher than others."
Then he released Chen Shunwei and went back to his own field. Chen Shunwei watched Shen Yanming's retreating figure, his eyes flickering.
He knew that his little schemes were seen through by the other party, but Shen Yanming not only didn't expose them, but also gave him pointers at every turn, which made him admire him even more.
He couldn't help but smile wryly, realizing that he had been somewhat swayed by the title of security captain.
Fortunately, it wasn't too late to discover it. If I work harder in the future, my life will definitely not be worse than those who sit in offices.
Just as Mr. Shen said, when danger comes, he still has the power to fight back, but those who are pampered and precious can only sit and wait for their death.
Furthermore, I'll have to urge my family to work harder in the future. They're good, just too delicate. I can't be running around full of energy when there's danger, while they're panting after just a few steps.
Chen Shunwei smiled as he thought of this, and his gaze towards his parents, wife, and daughters softened.
Shen Yanming ignored what was happening here. He took two woven bags from his own land and headed down the mountain.
This time, no one hindered him, and he worked very quickly. But even at his fastest pace, because of the time lost along the way, it was already dawn before he finished.
Seeing everyone around him scrambling to pack up, he smiled. At least the work in his own field was organized; all he needed to do was carry the wheat he had harvested overnight down the mountain.
Unlike them, who were busy stuffing grain sacks into their hands, their sacks were mostly filled with straw. Ripe wheat grains could even fall out from the gaps.
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