Early in the morning, when Xu Manman came out of the space, she already felt the chill. She took out a thin coat from the closet and put it on. After washing up, she put on her sleeves and went out to work.
The system signed in 15 great unity cards. Hmm, is this reward based on the intensity of work?
Although the arduous autumn harvest was over, there was still a lot of work to be done. The heavy physical work, which required more than a centimeter, was generally assigned to the village's strong laborers. After all, the villagers had to earn work points to support their families, so these jobs were given priority to the villagers.
The work assigned to the educated youth was similar to that of the women in the village. The villagers were xenophobic, but it was true that the educated youth could not work as well as the villagers. If we really talked about work, the male educated youth could not even compare to the aunties in the village.
The job Xu Manman was assigned today was to peel corn kernels in the threshing ground. Most of the women from several groups gathered here, forming small circles, chatting while working. The educated youth also gathered spontaneously.
Wearing gloves and carrying benches brought from home, they gathered together with Liu Hua, Wan Fang and the others. The male educated youth all went to plow the soil.
Thinking about not finishing the melon from yesterday, but with so many people here, it's not a good place to chat. It's okay to chat about some trivial things, but if you talk about some gossip, the whole village will know it before the afternoon.
Xu Manman suppressed her urge to eat melon and focused on the corn in her hand.
There is a skill to peeling corn kernels. The corn after drying is hard and firm, and it takes a lot of effort to break it apart. Xu Manman observed Wan Fang's method and first knocked a notch on the leg of a stool, and then rubbed two corn cobs against each other.
It didn't feel difficult, so Xu Manman tried it and failed.
In those days when mechanization was not well developed, we had to do it by hand. I peeled about 10 roots with gritted teeth, and my hands felt hot even with gloves on.
"Manman, this corn is so hard that my hands are all red from rubbing it." Liu Hua said with a drooping face.
"Yeah, I wore gloves, but it didn't feel much better."
Liu Li, who was standing by, looked over and smiled, "This is just the beginning. By the time we're done with the blisters on our hands, and they become calluses after we pick them open, you'll get used to it."
"Ah?" Liu Hua looked at the corn cob in his hand and felt sick all over.
Xu Manman wasn't much better. She had no idea how a modern, simple corn-peeling tool was made, but even if she knew, she had no intention of provoking anyone. At a time like this, staying hidden was best for her.
I resigned myself to my fate and peeled the corn. Although my hands hurt a little, this job was much more comfortable than my usual work. I didn't have to bend over all the time, nor did I have to work hard under the scorching sun. I could also chat with the people around me and ignore the corn cobs in my hands. This life was quite comfortable.
"Hey, do you know?" Such a voice came from the circle of aunts behind her. Xu Manman sat up straight instantly. Is there something going on?
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" As soon as these words were spoken, they also mobilized the enthusiasm of the other aunts.
The aunt who had asked the question earlier began to share the melons with everyone, "Liu Laizi from the east end of our village is getting married in a few days."
"Oh, this is an old tree blooming." An aunt said with a smile.
Xu Manman saw that the educated youth around her were all listening intently, so she quietly asked Wan Fang beside her, "Who is Liu Laizi?"
Wan Fang also whispered back, "He's an old bachelor in the village, over 30 years old and still unmarried, with only an elderly mother and a younger sister at home."
"Whose family is he married to?"
My aunt continued, "It's said that she's a girl from the Wang family in Sihe Village, the commune next door. But this time, their family can be said to have double happiness."
"What do you mean? Could it be that his sister has also taken a fancy to him?"
It was the aunt who gave me the melon. "That's not true. I heard that Liu Laizi married the eldest daughter of a certain family. The condition for her marriage was that his sister marry her brother. No gift or dowry was required from either side."
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