Suddenly, she had a bottle in her hand.
Mung bean soup.
"Then you sit here and eat, and watch me harvest." Gu Chen had already finished harvesting the wheat and went to sign in at He Meifang's place. He harvested five rows by himself in half a day. The popsicle vendor hadn't left yet, so he bought one.
Zhao Xiaotong, who was walking down from the front to harvest wheat, immediately became so angry that her eyes turned red.
She had originally marked out five rows of wheat, but she was cutting them too slowly, and the remaining three rows had already been cut by others. She still had to walk another one or two hundred meters to the back, making the round trip even longer.
When they arrived, they saw the new heiress of the capital sitting in the field drinking mung bean soup, while a man was helping her harvest wheat!
She immediately became furious, her face turning red and her neck bulging. "What are you doing! How could you let someone else harvest your wheat while you sit there eating popsicles!"
At this moment, Zhao Xiaotong was drenched in sweat and felt like a clown standing in front of the two of them.
“I’m doing this voluntarily. If you can find someone to help you harvest the wheat, you can go find someone too.” Gu Chen’s face immediately darkened, and his tone became icy.
Gu Chen didn't even give Lin Yuxi a chance to speak. Harvesting wheat was his own choice, and he was happy to do it. When did it become anyone else's business to meddle?
"This is against the rules! I'm going to report you!" Zhao Xiaotong shouted angrily, her chest heaving.
This area had been almost completely harvested, leaving only the two rows that Gu Chen was working on. However, she couldn't bear the humiliation she had suffered that morning. Because of the loud noise she was making, she attracted a lot of attention.
This also included He Meifang, who was recording work points. She rushed down, cursing, "Zhao Xiaotong! If you cause any more trouble, believe me, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
"Isn't this Zhao Xiaotong? Why is she causing trouble again?"
"This guy looks familiar. He looks a bit like the village chief's nephew."
"You mean Gu Chen? The one who went to join the army? When did he come back?"
People in that era were generally not tall. Gu Chen's height was due to both innate talent and hard work. When he was a child, Gu Zhixiang would borrow money to buy eggs and milk for his two children. By the time he was sixteen, he had grown to 1.75 meters tall and eventually chose to join the army.
Unexpectedly, after two years of military service, his height increased due to improved exercise and diet, but when he returned to the village, almost no one recognized him.
"Zhao Xiaotong! What are you doing?" He Meifang ran down, her face covered in sweat.
Zhao Xiaotong sneered, pointed at Gu Chen and Lin Yuxi who was still eating popsicles on the ground, "Why don't you ask them what they're doing? Of course, they're the rich young ladies of capitalists being sent down to the countryside, making others harvest wheat for them."
“I told you, this was my own choice. If you want someone else to do it for you, you can do that.” Gu Chen frowned, his tone serious. “Also, don’t throw mud at others for no reason.”
Zhao Xiaotong's face turned red from his retort. After all, she was a sent-down youth, and she had never been so embarrassed before.
He Meifang also understood the situation and her tone became impatient, "Zhao Xiaotong, helping each other doesn't violate the rules. If you feel tired, you can ask someone else to help you."
In the blink of an eye, everyone avoided Zhao Xiaotong like the plague, and no one would help her anymore.
They haven't even finished harvesting their own wheat yet.
"So you're all in cahoots!" Zhao Xiaotong continued stubbornly, her eyes red, she stomped her foot, grabbed her sickle, and ran away.
He Meifang walked towards Lin Yuxi with her notebook in her arms. She whispered, "You should be careful around Zhao Xiaotong. She loves to gossip."
"Thank you, Meifang." Lin Yuxi smiled, glanced at Zhao Xiaotong, then looked away and thanked her.
"I'm leaving now, Lin Yuxi, your name is so beautiful."
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