The management is very relaxed now. We have to start work at a fixed time in the morning and hand in two backpacks every day. We can go home directly or continue working without anyone caring.
In this way, Xu Manman has much more free time and is not confined to the fields. Moreover, collecting grass for pigs is a task that is troublesome for others, but it is much easier for her.
Just take out the treasure hunting eye and you will see where it is at a glance without having to look for it.
She didn't plan to work too much, just complete the tasks every day. She had planned it all out. She would hand it in once every morning and once before leaving work. The rest of the day was hers. She could go treasure hunting in the mountains before it snowed.
However, on the first day, she did not leave the group of educated youth. Although the job was simple, she still needed someone to teach her how to distinguish pig grass.
Yes, pig grass does not refer to a single kind of grass, but refers to wild vegetables and weeds that pigs and cows can eat, such as Houttuynia cordata, Dandelion, Qingming Vegetable, Purslane, Gray Vegetable, Dandelion, Sudan Grass, Alfalfa, etc. There are many types.
The place to pick grass for pigs is usually at the foot of the mountain and beside the pond. The people in the educated youth site naturally went to the area behind the mountain. Because they still had to study, Liu Hua and I followed Wan Fang and Liu Li and kept samples of all the usable grass we found.
The grasses didn't grow very densely and always clump together, affecting everyone's harvest, so everyone gradually separated, but they didn't go far, and they were all within sight of each other.
There were a lot of people around, so Xu Manman didn't plan to stand out, so she didn't cheat. She just honestly relied on her own eyesight to look for wild vegetables on the mountain. It took her nearly two hours to collect enough for a whole backpack.
Liu Hua's progress is about the same. Wan Fang and Liu Li are considered to be more efficient at work. They have already completed one task and their second box is almost full.
What surprised Xu Manman the most was Liu Meili, who had already started the third frame. This person is really good at work.
She lived in a large dormitory and was usually quiet and had little presence. Even when Xu Manman was staying in the dormitory, they never spoke to each other and did not work together, so Xu Manman did not have much influence on her.
When we worked together today, I could see how capable she was. I vaguely remember that she seemed to have gotten quite a few work points when the grain was distributed.
Another old educated youth, Yang Lili, was just average at her job, a little better than her and Liu Hua, but she had only just started the second frame.
It's understandable. Looking at her clothes, you can tell that she comes from a well-off family. She even wears a watch on her wrist. Nowadays, watches can be considered a luxury item. The cheaper ones cost dozens of dollars, which is equivalent to a worker's one or two months' salary.
I guess his family also receives subsidies and doesn't rely on those few work points to make a living.
Xu Manman didn't have much communication with her, just a nod and a greeting when they met.
Looking at it this way, I was only familiar with a few of the new educated youth and Wan Fang who worked with me. I didn't interact much with other people, let alone the villagers.
Stopping your wild thoughts, Xu Manman and Liu Hua went to the pigpen of the brigade to hand in the pig grass. There was someone there who was responsible for collecting the pig grass and recording the work points.
The scorer also opened it and checked it. Fortunately, although the two worked slowly, they were very careful. There were no weeds or mud in it. The 2 centimeters were obtained smoothly.
After leaving the pigpen, Xu Manman said directly to Liu Hua, "Liu Hua, I will go back to the educated youth point later."
Liu Hua looked bewildered. "Manman, you don't want to continue picking grass for the pigs?"
"Well, the captain stipulates that we must complete the 4-centimeter task every day, so I just need to complete the task every day, and I will do the rest in the afternoon." Telling her in advance also lays the foundation for future independent actions.
"Oh, then I'll do it in the afternoon, but we have to tell Sister Wan Fang and the others." Liu Hua suddenly realized that there was no need for her to work so hard, and she just had to complete the task.
"Okay, let's go to the back mountain and tell them first." So that they won't worry.
In the back hills, Wan Fang heard their decision and nodded to show she understood. She had long known that the new educated youth came from well-off families, so this wasn't surprising.
Liu Li next to her looked at her a few more times, but there was no other meaning. She was just envious. Who doesn't want to rest? She can only say that she doesn't have capable parents.
In fact, Yang Lili does the same thing every year at this time, but she always finishes the work in one go. She hands in the two baskets in the morning, gets 4 work points, and doesn't come again in the afternoon.
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