Chapter 28: Gossip on the first day of work

The next morning, I woke up early as usual and looked for my phone.

After confirming the reality, Mingdai yawned and stood up.

Today we are going to start working!

When she went out, she saw Zhou Sinian sweeping the yard and nodded with satisfaction.

When she entered the kitchen and saw the big pot already cooking, she was even more satisfied.

After scooping out hot water to wash her face and brush her teeth, Mingdai started cooking.

Considering that she had been eating cornmeal for the past few days, she was a little tired of it. After thinking for a while, she went to her room and smuggled out two eggs and a bag of noodles.

Just have a simple bowl of noodles in the morning!

I lit the stove, poured oil into the hot pot, fried two poached eggs, cut the last remaining cabbage heart into pieces and put it in the pan, then scooped a ladle of boiling water from the big pot and poured it in.

A sizzling sound! The aroma of oil spreads everywhere!

Soon, the soup turned white and started bubbling.

Mingdai took out half a handful of noodles and put them in, spreading them along the edge of the pot, perfectly distributing them in the pot.

Before serving, sprinkle some salt and pepper powder on it, drip a drop of sesame oil on the bottom of the bowl, and pour the noodles and soup into the bowl. It smells so good!

After eating this bowl of noodles that even gods would not exchange for it, Zhou Sinian’s enthusiasm for work increased a lot.

He took his backpack, locked the door, and took Zhou Sinian to work.

Arriving at the gate of the educated youth center, Fang Mingyang and the others were obviously going to work as well.

When she was about to say hello, she was frightened by Zhou Sinian behind her and turned around and left. No one stopped.

Mingdai is very satisfied with the effect!

Following closely, we soon arrived at the granary in Liujiawan.

There are already quite a few people queuing here waiting to start work.

At this time, everyone had just finished their meal and were chatting about gossip with each other, and the place was noisy.

Until someone saw Zhou Sinian and exclaimed, the scene immediately became quiet. Everyone either lowered their heads or looked straight ahead, and no one dared to look at Zhou Sinian who was following behind.

I have to say, the effect is great and immediate!

Mingdai knew that everyone was afraid, so she took Zhou Sinian a little further away from the team.

It was obvious that the person who was in front of Mingdai just now breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Dazhu, who came to preside over the work, was very happy to see the quiet crowd. Everyone was finally disciplined for once.

Before he could open his mouth to praise him, he saw Zhou Sinian at the back of the team.

He immediately forgot the official language, uttered the simple words "Get to work!", and led the way in.

It is not the busy farming season now, so the work is simple. Today's task is to rub corn, each person makes a pile, and you can leave after you finish.

Everyone rushed in, trying to find the smaller pile.

Ming Dai and the others went in, and then they took Zhou Sinian forward.

After entering, everyone found a seat, and the rest were near the educated youth.

Mingdai led her people over and chose two nearby without any hesitation.

Knowing that they would be rubbing corn today, Mingdai asked Zhou Sinian to cut two wooden stools before delivering the car last night, which were just right for sitting on.

She didn't choose to do it alone, but two people did it together.

Everyone else was working silently, but their eyes were all on Mingdai.

Ming Dai pretended not to notice their poor cover-up, sat down and took something out of her messenger bag.

Shoe cones.

Just when everyone was wondering what she was going to do with this, Mingdai picked up a corn cob and chose a spot from the back of the corn cob and stabbed it into the corn.

A row of corn kernels was pushed down.

Select the position three or four rows away and push down the column again.

She repeated this process five or six times with one corn cob before putting it down, picking up another one and repeating the process.

After threading a few corns in this way, he put down the awl, picked up two corns and rubbed them crosswise. The corn kernels fell off smoothly, and after a while, five corns were rubbed.

Everyone was surprised. This was much easier than doing it one by one!

City people are smart!

After rubbing, Mingdai picked up the cone, but did not put it on herself. Instead, she handed it to Zhou Sinian.

Everyone was shocked! How did the murder weapon go crazy?

Just when they were hesitating whether to run away, the madman had already pierced through with the spike, and his speed was much faster than Mingdai's!

Mingdai watched for a while and thought he did a good job, so she started to rub the corn he had shredded.

The villagers who understood the situation, the smart ones secretly asked their children to go home and get the cones, while those who refused to believe in evil started to compete with Mingdai's group.

The educated youth point is the closest and has the clearest view.

Fang Mingyang felt a little sad as he watched the rapidly disappearing pile of corn. How come he, the person in charge of the educated youth site, didn't come up with such a smart idea?

Fang Rou looked thoughtful. She was sure that she had never heard of a youth named Ming Dai in the youth training center in her previous life. Where did she come from?

Liu Yan looked at Zhou Sinian with hatred on her face. When Zhou Sinian noticed her and glanced at her, she lowered her head in fear.

I was cursing in my heart and feeling regretful. Why didn't Mingdai get beaten?

Others found it incredible that Zhou Sinian listened to Mingdai so much and even helped her with work!

Soon, Mingdai had finished ripping the corn cobs. Zhou Sinian handed the cone to Mingdai and started rubbing the corn himself. His speed was comparable to that of a machine. In two whooshes, only the corn cobs were left.

Mingdai picked up the awl and moved the wooden block to another pile to continue her work.

Seeing how fast they were, the others felt pressured and started to roll like crazy.

After a while, Zhou Sinian finished rubbing the corn, came over with the stool, and took the cone from Mingdai's hand.

Mingdai stood up and picked up the rubbed corn cobs.

The advantage of rubbing corn is that whoever rubs the corn pulp can take it home, which gives many people room to operate.

For example, if you don't rub it clean and leave a few grains, they can add up to be enough for a meal.

As long as it's not excessive, the captain won't stop you.

However, Mingdai and Zhou Sinian rubbed it very cleanly, without a single grain of sand on it.

In less than one morning, Mingdai and Zhou Sinian had finished eating two piles of corn, while the others had not even finished half.

All the corn kernels were packed and the corn husks were collected into four sacks.

Mingdai held the awl and Zhou Sinian held the wooden stool, and they walked towards Aunt Huang under the eager gaze of the educated youth.

"Auntie, the awl is for you."

Aunt Huang had already met Zhou Sinian yesterday, so she had some experience and was not so nervous this time.

There was only one shoe cone in their house, so they gave it to their daughter-in-law. Mingdai naturally would not refuse it.

"Thank you, Xiao Ming, for being an educated youth. Are you going to the commune? Hurry up and go. The ticket is with the old man. Put down the wooden stool. I will ask your two brothers to deliver it to you along with the corn husks later."

When Mingdai was called "Xiao Ming", she tried to resist for the first time. Her nickname since she was a child was Xiao Ming, and she was really annoyed by being called that.

But resistance was futile, the aunties still called him "Xiao Ming educated youth" affectionately.

It would be good if I didn’t have to make an extra trip, Mingdai agreed with a smile.

As soon as she took Zhou Sinian away, the whole place went into an uproar.

"Oh my, this madman has changed his nature and is here to work!"

"I've been working for a long time. I've been helping that young educated youth collect firewood these past two days."

"I saw it too. There are several truckloads of firewood. The young educated youth won't have to worry about running out of firewood this winter!"

"Why only let her do it and not us?"

"That's right. Don't say you're crazy. You're doing a good job."

"You guys think, has the madman taken a fancy to the educated youth Xiao Ming and wants her to be his wife?!"

"That's right, why didn't you kick her out and leave her alone?"

"Oh, Madman is a little crazy, but he is also a man in his 20s. It's normal for him to miss his wife!"

"Haha, I wonder if Crazy can invite us to his wedding?"

"He can't do it. You have to ask Xiao Ming, the educated youth."

"Okay, let's ask Xiao Ming when he comes back!"

Huang was so angry that she yelled, "What the hell are you asking? You are just a bunch of old women with shit in their mouths. You are just idle!"

"You know nothing!"

"Why did the madman listen to Xiao Ming, the educated youth? Because Xiao Ming, the educated youth, ate all his food!

The rations that the newly educated youth had just received, the fine rations that Xiao Ming had received, and the 20 kilograms of cornmeal, were almost all eaten up by the madman.

Because Xiao Ming, the educated youth, gave him food, he obeyed and gave it to the workers. I give it to you. Do you want it?

If you are willing, just say so now! I will let the madman come to your house for dinner and do work for you in the evening!"

Everyone was horrified when they heard this.

"Oh my God, 20 kilograms of fine grains for three days!"

"I don't want it. I don't want it. I don't have that much food at home."

"That's right, with this food, wouldn't it be nice to eat it yourself?"

Aunt Huang snorted coldly, "We know what's going on in each of your minds, but let me put it this way, we don't care who has the ability to make a madman obey us.

None of them know how to appreciate what they have. Is a madman so easy to appease? It's not like we haven't tried before. As long as we don't let him cause trouble, it will be good for us.

What's more, Xiao Ming was not a educated youth voluntarily, but was forced into it by a madman.

The young educated youth lost so much money that the madman didn't beat her and made her work obediently for her. She is an orphan and lives on her father's retirement pension. Now she has encountered this big trouble. She is so pitiful!

You even dare to fabricate other people's gossip. You are so conscienceless!

If I catch anyone causing trouble again, I will teach him a lesson! "

Everyone shook their heads quickly to show that they didn't dare.

After listening to what the women's director, Auntie Huang, said, everyone realized that it would be of great benefit to them if Crazy Zi was obedient. Knowing that Mingdai had been fed so much, they felt balanced and stopped saying sour words. Instead, they began to sympathize with the young educated youth.

The same thing happened at the educated youth center. After hearing Mingdai's "miserable plight", they felt inexplicably better.

Only Fang Rou frowned, she didn't want any accidents to happen.