After the three members of the Cao family finished their discussion, they all went to sleep, and for the time being, no one knew about their scheme.
Meanwhile, Shen Mu Ning was still miserably harvesting rice in the space.
All the other crops in Chen Mu Ning's space had already been harvested once, only the rice had the longest growing period and could only be harvested now.
As soon as Shen Mu Ning entered the space at night, she saw golden rice ears drooping in the paddy fields. Looking at the plump rice ears, Shen Mu Ning could imagine that her rice yield would increase by at least two-thirds after being planted in the space.
All the crops planted in her space have seen a significant increase in yield, but they can only be tested in the field next spring.
Shen Mu Ning didn't think about these things and focused on harvesting the rice.
She can't yet control the sickle to harvest rice with her mental power, so she has to do it herself.
However, Shen Mu Ning's strength was not to be underestimated, and she finished in less than an hour and a half.
After tidying up, Shen Mu Ning went to sleep, filled with the joy of a bountiful rice harvest.
The next day, Shen Mu Ning woke up feeling refreshed and took a breath of fresh air at the door.
It's so much better here. The air is fresh, the water is clean, and there's food that you can harvest as long as you work hard.
Shen Mu Ning went to work in a good mood; she had already adapted to this kind of life.
They are busy every day, working hard for a living, not struggling to survive.
Yesterday, their group finished their previous task, and today they went to dig potatoes.
Shen Mu Ning stayed close to Li Guihua because she noticed that Guihua respected everyone in the brigade.
Those young wives didn't dare to say anything sarcastic to Shen Mu Ning in front of Aunt Guihua.
The people who often work with Aunt Guihua are mostly grandmothers. They are very insightful and don't get jealous of Shen Mu Ning just because she earns more work points every day.
On the contrary, these aunties all liked Shen Mu Ning very much. After only a few days of getting to know each other, some of the aunties wanted to act as matchmakers for Shen Mu Ning.
Shen Mu Ning picked up a hoe from the warehouse and followed Aunt Guihua to a potato field, where she was allocated ten work points based on her previous abilities.
Everyone lined up and started hoeing the land.
This job requires both men and women to do it, but each group will select a few strong laborers to transport the potatoes.
The men in the first team were also digging potatoes not far away, but anyone with eyes could see that they weren't working seriously.
Pairs of eyes were glancing towards the female comrades. Several potatoes had been dug up and ruined. Even after being scolded by the squad leader, they showed no remorse.
It's not that they're incompetent; after all, the people in the first squad are known for their competence, and there's no one who tries to shirk their duties.
Their behavior was mainly due to the legend of Shen Mu Ning.
Before, I heard people say every day that Shen Mu Ning could earn more than ten work points a day, and that she was more capable than men.
They had been working separately from the female colleagues, so they had never seen how Shen Mu Ning worked.
Many young men were unconvinced, believing that a sent-down youth could not match the strength and farming skills of them.
These young people unanimously believed that Shen Mu Ning was just quick and efficient, which was why she was able to earn so many work points while turning over the sweet potato vines.
If it were a job that required physical strength and could be done by both men and women, Shen Mu Ning would definitely not be able to keep up with them.
As a result, all the male comrades were distracted while working, wanting to see how well Shen Mu Ning was doing.
Seeing that these male comrades were not doing their jobs properly, Gu Xiangyang directly asked them to elect two representatives.
The squad leader immediately assigned someone to stand next to Shen Mu Ning, among Aunt Gui Hua and the others, so they could experience firsthand how quickly Shen Mu Ning worked.
“Aunt Guihua, these two men, Chu Mingxu and Cao Guofu, are working with you.”
Before arranging for the people to come over, Gu Xiangyang still needed to inform Li Guihua first.
"Huh? What are they doing here? They're just digging potatoes." Li Guihua didn't understand the deeper meaning.
"Haha, they want to see if Shen, the educated youth, is truly worthy of the title," said the slightly plump woman sitting next to Li Guihua.
This person was Aunt Liu Hongmei, the second person to speak to Shen Mu Ning on her first day of work.
She probably knew what those young men were thinking; she had talked about the educated youth at home before.
But her youngest son, Gu Wei, was always unconvinced and even clamored that he should do the same work as Shen Mu Ning, and that it was not certain who would win.
Now that there's finally a chance for men and women to do the same thing, how could the men possibly resist the urge to compete?
Li Guihua and the other women who heard Liu Hongmei's words couldn't help but laugh.
Only Shen Mu Ning stood awkwardly on the ground, her eyes occasionally glancing at Chu Mingxu and Cao Guofu.
He didn't show it on his face, but inside he kept complaining: Why are men these days so competitive?
And then there's Cao Guofu, but why is Chu Mingxu getting involved? Doesn't he know he's very strong?
If Chu Mingxu could hear Shen Mu Ning's inner thoughts at this moment, he would definitely shout that he was wronged.
Ever since he witnessed Shen Mu Ning's small body and immense energy, he has never doubted her abilities.
However, the men unanimously agreed that Chu Mingxu was one of the best workers among them.
So, the task of having a potato-digging competition with Shen Mu Ning fell to him.
After everyone understood why the two young men had come, they dispersed and got back to work.
Only Cao Guofu, wanting to clearly see the speed difference between Shen Mu Ning and them, pulled Chu Mingxu aside and assigned him ten work points of land next to Shen Mu Ning.
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