Chapter 15 A Bit of Shame
Wang Mingfang wasn't even forty yet, only about thirty-nine. She had three children: a son and two daughters. Her husband was honest, but she was known for being difficult and aggressive. If she were to argue with someone else, she would be able to silence them. Unfortunately, she didn't choose the right person. She chose Lu Minghai, which was really the wrong person.
Not to mention that Lu Minghai is the production team leader, the two brothers have a large family. Even Lu Minghai's wife Gao Xiulan is a powerful person who has never suffered any loss in her life. How can he watch her harm his man?
Wang Mingfang was stunned by the sound of reasoning and evidence that made it impossible to make any mistake. She was speechless for a moment.
The division of labor between the two was indeed fair and reasonable, and no one could say anything about it. However, after being repeatedly beaten and hit by Gao Xiulan, Wang Mingfang was so angry that she couldn't get over it. She started to curse her husband Lu Changfa: "Are you a dead man? The whole family bullied me, and you didn't even fart."
Lu Changfa is already in his forties this year. He is a very honest farmer who doesn't talk much. How could he be as picky and picky as her and look for trouble?
But not talking much doesn't mean he doesn't have a temper. When he heard Wang Mingfang yelling, he turned around and glared at her: "Why do you have so many things to do? You must be hungry after eating a full meal, right? Get to work!"
Wang Mingfang was yelled at in front of so many people that she couldn't wipe her face clean. She stabbed the ground with the rake in her hand and started yelling: "Lu Changfa, you have no ability, but your temper and appetite are growing at the same time? Huh? I have a lot of things to do? Why do I have a lot of things to do? I just can't stand those who are sneaky and cunning, what's wrong? You open your mouth to talk, how can you stop people from talking? One by one, you can't move your eyes or legs when you see the pretty faces of the people from the city. You don't care about age or status!"
Who wouldn't understand the indirect criticism?
Gao Xiulan was about to explode, but Lu Changfa's husband Lu Mingqing didn't want to hear it anymore: "Are you annoying? Just work, why are you talking so much? Are you putting on a big show?" Everyone around was looking at their family like a monkey show, but his mother was still oblivious.
When he spoke, he was more effective than his father Lu Changfa. Wang Mingfang was still upset, but his voice was low. He was just talking nonsense and no one could hear him. The only ones who were annoyed were the couple in his family.
Lu Dongping scoffed, leaning on his pickaxe. He had thought Wang Mingfang was capable of such a brilliant performance, but once Lu Mingqing opened her mouth, even her farts had to be kept to themselves. He glanced around at the people who were watching the fun, and his gaze finally landed on Wen Wan.
The little girl was still picking up stones slowly, as if nothing had happened.
Is this young educated youth from the city unable to understand the mountain people's verbal battles or is he too careless? He didn't even react at all, which is not normal!
He suddenly felt a little bored, and looking at the people standing around, he shouted, "Get to work, work, everyone, what's so good about it? Do you get work points or fill your stomach by watching the fun? Hurry up!" After that, he picked up the pickaxe and started digging.
Wen Wan squatted there, listening intently and watching. She was a little disappointed that the couple didn't quarrel.
She looked at the blisters on her hands, which had ruptured and scabbed over the day before. She thought for a moment, then stood up, picked up a rake, and began raking the grass roots. This was her third day, so she had to make some progress. Yesterday, Lu Donglin had earned six points, while she only had two. She felt a little ashamed.
After Wang Mingfang made such a fuss, everyone in the field knew that she had just been assigned two tasks yesterday, so they all calmed down and stopped staring at her, and she was no longer so nervous.
I work a little bit as I please, and it doesn't seem as tiring as before.
But she didn't stop from morning to night. After work, she ran to the end of the field to find the scorekeeper Zhou Lanhua, and looked at her eagerly: "Comrade Zhou Lanhua, how many points do I have to work today?" She was just a little late and worked a little slower. It couldn't be that she only got two points of work like half a day yesterday, right?
Zhou Lanhua smiled and said, "You just arrived, so Uncle Minghai has the final say on work points. Why don't you go ask him?"
Wen Wan glanced back at Lu Minghai as he walked towards her, pouting. She decided to give up and not ask any more questions. Although the captain looked kind, he was quite aggressive. He'd been scolded by that woman named Wang Mingfang that morning, and his face hadn't improved all day. She decided to stay away from him.
Give her as much as she wants. She doesn't expect to live on these few work points.
She walked downstairs, pulling the brown rope and dragging the winnowing basket. She had to cook today, and she couldn't be late anymore, and she couldn't forget again.
When it was time to get off work, the members working in the mountains were like wild horses, carrying their farm tools and walking as fast as they could. Wen Wan was once again left far behind.
The mountain road was difficult to walk on. She didn't know how these people could walk so fast. Weren't they looking at the road? Weren't they afraid of falling?
Lu Dongping was lazily walking at the end, carrying a pickaxe on his shoulder. He had a piece of straw in his mouth and wanted to laugh when he saw the young educated youth taking every step cautiously.
An 18-year-old girl is still like a child, unable to walk properly. Are all the girls from the city like this? That's not right. The two female educated youth who came here before also cried and wiped their tears at first because they couldn't adapt, but they were not as nervous as her. She was so nervous when going down the mountain that she felt like she would fall to her death at any time.
"Hey, young educated youth, walk faster! It will be dark before you get down the mountain at this speed. Are you going to eat or not?"
Wen Wan was already extremely tired, her legs were weak from going down the mountain, and she had fallen once before. She didn't dare to imitate the other members of the team and rush down.
"Not only do we have to eat, we also have to cook. Today it's my turn to cook. I got up late this morning, so others cooked for me. You people here are so weird. Why do you have to plant so far away? The road is so difficult to walk on, can't you plant closer?"
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