Chapter 131: Resuming the College Entrance Examination
Ye Rou stepped on the ridge of the field with a sickle, bending over to cut the rice.
The autumn wind is cool, which is more comfortable than when going to the fields to plant rice.
"snort."
With a cold snort, Ye Rou looked over and saw Wang Qian standing in the paddy field with a big belly, looking at her with dissatisfaction.
Gu Huai was a lazy person who could not be relied upon. She went to the fields with a big belly while pregnant. The rice fields were prone to sinking, so everyone took off their shoes and came in barefoot to harvest the rice.
Leeches, loaches, toads... these are all common and there is nothing to be afraid of.
She didn't think it was a big deal at first, but she was afraid of comparison in everything.
Ye Rou followed Jiang Chen here, dressed neatly and wearing newly bought red rain boots.
Wang Qian waited to see her screaming in fear at something in the field.
As a result, Jiang Chen didn't let Ye Rou go to the fields at all.
Her expectations were dashed, and when she saw herself covered in mud, she began to look at Ye Rou with displeasure.
Wang Qian said sternly, "Ye Rou, don't be too proud!"
Ye Rou had a face full of question marks when she heard this?
May I ask?
What did she do to be so proud?
"You wait for Gu Huai to return to the city. I'll give birth to the son in my belly, and then I'll be a city dweller." Wang Qian didn't seem to be saying this to Ye Rou, but rather to herself.
"It's incomprehensible." Ye Rou ignored her and turned around to continue cutting rice.
Jiang Chen walked among the rice fields with a large sickle, and with one cut he cut down a large area.
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It's going to rain in a few days, so we have to rush to harvest for fear of damaging the harvest. We only have time for lunch at noon.
Many people simply didn't go back and ate in the fields with their lunch boxes.
When Jiang Huan saw Jiang Chen, he walked over with his lunch box.
Jiang Chen was sitting on the edge of the field, covered in mud, all alone, without even a lunch box.
Jiang Huan felt sorry for him, yet inexplicably felt a sense of superiority.
He sat next to Jiang Chen holding the iron lunch box and asked with a smile, "How much have you done?"
"Half." Jiang Chen put his hands on his knees. His hair was wet with sweat and stung his eyes. He grabbed some of his long hair and turned it into the slicked-back style that was very popular in later generations.
Jiang Huan didn't know what a slicked-back hairstyle meant, but he thought Jiang Chen's movements were very cool and handsome.
He felt uncomfortable and deliberately picked up the lunch box and waved it in front of him: "My mother made stewed beans and potatoes. I'll give you half."
"No need." Jiang Chen refused. He lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.
Jiang Huan thought he was just pretending to be hungry, so he felt better. He raised his lips and opened the lunch box. The green beans mixed with yellow potatoes were sticky and didn't look good, but it was better than having nothing to eat.
He ate the rice and found that the food he usually disliked tasted much better.
This person only feels comfortable when he is competing with others.
"Jiang Chen!"
A sweet and soft voice sounded.
Jiang Chen and Jiang Huan turned around at the same time, only to see Ye Rou running towards them carrying a small bamboo basket and wearing a straw hat on her head.
Jiang Huan frowned slightly. Didn’t the villagers say that Ye Rou and Jiang Chen broke up?
Jiang Chen put out his cigarette, stood up and went to pick her up, and Ye Rou followed him back.
Ye Rou bent her legs and was about to sit on the edge of the field when Jiang Chen pulled her back.
He raised his hand to take off his shirt, turned out the clean inner layer, put it on the ground, and then let Ye Rou sit down.
Seeing Jiang Huan staring at her, Ye Rou felt a little shy, but she did not refuse Jiang Chen's kindness and sat down directly.
Jiang Chen sat between Jiang Huan and Ye Rou, stretching his long legs.
Ye Rou opened the bamboo basket and took out a wet towel, then asked Jiang Chen to wipe his sweat and hands.
Then he handed him two lunch boxes and chopsticks.
Jiang Chen opened one of the lunch boxes and found stir-fried long beans with chili peppers and half a box of rice.
Jiang Huan took a quick glance and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was just Doujiao.
Ye Rou opened another lunch box, and the braised pork was shiny and piled up in pieces, filling the lunch box.
The smile on Jiang Huan's lips froze immediately.
Seeing only a pair of chopsticks, Jiang Chen asked Ye Rou, "Have you eaten?"
"I'm done." Ye Rou took out the water bottle from the bamboo basket and said, "Licorice and black bean soup quenches thirst and reduces internal heat."
She was afraid that the braised pork was too greasy, and this soup could help to relieve the greasiness.
Jiang Chen had been working for the entire morning and was already starving.
He picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat, but then he paused and turned to look at Jiang Huan: "Do you want to eat?"
Of course Jiang Huan wanted to eat.
But he couldn't bring himself to say it. He hurriedly took a few bites and said dryly, "No, I'm full. You eat."
He left with the lunch box and looked back after walking some distance.
Jiang Chen was busy eating, and Ye Rou took the wet towel and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
Jiang Huan thought of his wife.
Zhou Ya recently suddenly took out all her high school textbooks and read them day and night.
When he asked why, Zhou Ya hesitated and refused to tell the truth.
Today was the autumn harvest, but Zhou Ya refused to go to the fields. He had a big fight with his mother and slammed the door back to his room.
He originally thought it was nothing, but when he compared himself to Jiang Chen, he felt a little uncomfortable.
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Seeing that everyone had almost finished their meal, the team leader blew the whistle and told them to continue collecting.
The autumn heat is very strong and the sun is very hot.
Fortunately, Aunt Zhou had woven a straw hat for her to help block the sun.
She saw that Jiang Chen's hands were shaking slightly when he was eating with his chopsticks, so she insisted on going down to clean up with him.
Jiang Chen couldn't resist her, so he took her down to the field with him, and walked to the place where they had been sent that morning. He repeatedly told her, "If you feel something biting you, call me."
Ye Rou raised her foot and shook her rain boots: "Don't worry, they can't bite me."
Jiang Chen helped her put on the straw hat and handed her the sickle.
Ye Rou took the sickle and walked towards the rice with great momentum.
The two of them walked hand in hand, harvesting rice together.
You ask about efficiency?
To be honest, it was a little faster than in the morning.
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Harvesting rice under the scorching sun is hot and tiring, and it is difficult to walk in the paddy fields, which makes it even more difficult.
Wang Qian was taking over the land of two people by herself, and she felt that there was no end in sight.
Village chief Jiang was afraid that some people would take advantage of the situation and be lazy during the autumn harvest, so he didn't let everyone harvest together.
The land allocated to each person is clear. When the inspection comes, any family that has not completed the land will have their work points deducted.
The plot of land that Wang Qian was allocated when she was pregnant was much smaller than that of others. Logically, it should have been easy for her, but she also had to take over Gu Huai's land, which was why she was so tired.
The plot of land allocated to Wang Qian was right next to Ye Rou.
The distance was so close that she could clearly hear Ye Rou's voice.
"Wow, snails!"
“There are crayfish too.”
"It's a pity there's only this one."
…
And no matter what Ye Rou said, Jiang Chen would respond to her.
Wang Qian felt even more upset after hearing this.
The weather was hot and humid, and she didn't bring any water, so her lips were dry and cracked, and her throat was dry and itchy.
When she looked up again, her eyes were blurred.
Suddenly the loudspeaker in the village sounded.
"…The college entrance examination has been resumed, and educated youth can sign up…"
Village chief Jiang talked a lot, and Wang Qian heard the most crucial information.
She stood up straight after staggering.
"Restore the college entrance examination?!"
Ye Rou remained calm when she heard the village loudspeaker.
I bent down to continue cutting wheat when suddenly a high-decibel scream exploded beside me.
Ye Rou was caught off guard and was startled, almost falling into the mud.
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