Given the soil conditions, without water, the chances of these corn seedlings surviving after being planted are very slim. Even the two mounds of soil behind her require her to spray water four or five times a day to maintain their moisture. The loess slope is so large, and carrying water there every day would waste a lot of manpower and time.
If you want to get rich, build roads first.
“If it weren’t for the narrowness of our area, it would be much easier to carry out water conservancy projects.” Gu Zhixiang is not highly educated and is an old farmer from Qinghe Village. He became the village chief entirely through the villagers’ election.
Even after becoming the village chief, he still farmed the land with everyone else.
Road construction simply means taking up some farmland, but this person is unwilling, that person is unwilling, so naturally the road becomes narrower.
On the loess slope, many people are already digging soil.
He Meifang had already arrived and was holding a megaphone upstairs.
"Those over 45 years old will each turn two furrows of soil, and those under 45 years old will each turn four furrows of soil. Each furrow will be counted as two work points."
He Meifang herself checked the soil condition and found it to be extremely dry, meaning that even one row would require a lot of effort.
Lin Yuxi dug at the soil and found it to be as hard as a rock. Let alone four rows, at this rate, she wouldn't be able to finish even one row in a day.
Before long, protests could be heard from the crowd.
"No way, the soil is too hard, we can't dig it at all. It's at least ten centimeters dry, the soil is rock hard, how can we dig it?"
"If we keep digging like this, we won't be able to turn over all this soil in a day and a night."
“He Meifang, come down and dig it yourself, see if the soil is hard or not.”
He Meifang is a hard-working person. Although she sometimes speaks harshly, she is not one to sit idly by. Before she came, she found that the soil here was hard and difficult to dig. Originally, people under 45 years old had to dig five rows, but she even removed one row.
"Stop yelling! We've already given you one less row, what more do you want?"
"Is the corn I planted just for my own consumption? The task assigned here is to renovate the entire loess slope. The brigade will send a planter over tomorrow to plant the corn. You can dig up as much as you can."
Last time, helping to harvest wheat was allowed, so this time Gu Chen didn't even say a word, and just wielded his hoe to dig the same patch of soil as Lin Yuxi.
"Gu Chen, don't help me dig anymore. You already helped me harvest the wheat last time, and you have four rows of land to cultivate this time too. Don't dig anymore." Lin Yuxi pulled on his hoe. She already owed him enough. He didn't charge her rent, helped with repairs, and did all the work for her. How could she possibly ask him to turn the soil again?
The other educated youth were all scattered and resettled in farmers' homes, eating, living and working with others. Their family was not separated because of Gu Chen.
The sun was still very strong today. Lin Yuxi stood in the field, her bright green dress making her look even whiter. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, like an egg that had been peeled and then dabbed with rouge. Standing in front of him, she seemed to glow.
Gu Chen originally intended to help their family. When he saw Lin Yuxi reach out to grab the hoe, he turned around without thinking. However, the girl's slender fingers ended up in his hand, soft and with a lingering fragrance.
In an instant, his heart tightened, and the tips of his ears turned red. But the next moment, he moved his hand away from the back of his hand.
"Stop digging, don't you have your own things to do?"
Gu Chen remained silent for a moment, then immediately explained, "I didn't."
Lin Yuxi frowned. She had only said one sentence, so why was he reacting so strongly?
The girl shifted her gaze to Gu Chen's face and noticed that he seemed tense, his heart pounding like a war drum, as if it were about to burst out of his chest.
"Why are you so nervous? I'm not going to eat you."
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