After receiving an advance of some food rations from the team, Yuan Jing's life as an educated youth in the Red Star Production Team officially began.
It was August when they came. This place is located in the south and it is the hottest time of the year. The summer harvest has passed and the autumn harvest has not yet arrived. It should be said that the farm work in the fields is not heavy, but for the city people who have just arrived, working in the fields under the scorching sun is still an extremely painful thing.
Niu Guozhu and the production team leader Xia Jiefang did not assign any heavy work to the five newcomers, especially the two female educated youth, most of which were done under the shade of trees. But after a few days, Wang Ling collapsed first and took sick leave to rest in the educated youth compound. Ma Lili's face was sunburned red, but she gritted her teeth and persevered.
Yuan Jing and Chen Jianhua were the ones who adapted the best. Lin Dong came over from time to time to give them some pointers. During the break that day, he came over and said, "I thought Chen Jianhua would be better, but I didn't expect that Ji Yuanjing could adapt so quickly. I really couldn't tell."
Chen Jianhua supported his waist with one hand, as he couldn't bear the strain of bending over all the time. He pointed at Ji Yuanjing and said with a smile, "He gets up earlier than me in the morning. As soon as I woke up, he was already doing boxing in the yard to exercise. Not to mention, Brother Jiang is the same. The two of them are on each side and don't interfere with each other. They are really determined."
He had wanted to join in the fun in the morning, but after a whole day of farm work, he lay down on the bed and wished he would never get up again. If he hadn't been in a hurry to go to work the next morning, he would have stayed in bed. Now he was talking to Lin Dong while massaging his old waist.
Lin Dong was an experienced person, so he understood Chen Jianhua's idea. He laughed and said, "He is indeed determined. Most people can't compare to him. Jiang Qingshan is fine, as he came from the army. We can't compare with his physical fitness. But Yuan Jing is too unexpected. Jianhua, don't worry. It's normal for him to be like this after a few days. Once his body gets used to it, he will be like me. He will be very tired during the busy farming season, but he is fine at other times."
Chen Jianhua had a bitter face. He almost felt like his waist was not his own. Why was he still waiting for his body to get used to it?
Well, just endure it. If you don’t work, you won’t get work points, and if you don’t have work points, you won’t get any food.
While they were talking here, the women in the village gathered together to comment on the new educated youth. The men looked at the women, and the women of course looked at the men. Among the three male educated youth, Yuan Jing and Chen Jianhua were the most eye-catching.
Chen Jianhua looked like a hard-working man, and was more popular with girls of his age than pretty boys. It turned out that Yuan Jing was too handsome, and they just wanted to please him, but they didn't expect that he could work just as well as Chen Jianhua, which made them look at him with new eyes. The topic finally fell on him.
"I wonder if this young man has a girlfriend. How about finding some time to ask Niu Guilan?"
"Why? Who are you trying to find out for? He's only been here for a few days and you're already rushing to introduce me to someone? I think he probably doesn't like the country girls here. You see, a country girl standing next to a handsome guy, who's darker and stronger than him, is this a good sight?"
The woman, who initially thought of asking her niece from her natal family, hesitated. Indeed, her niece from her natal family often does farm work, and her face is much darker than that of a young man like Yuan Jing. Thinking about that picture... forget it, let's wait and see.
On the other side, the unmarried girls gathered around Niu Taohua and asked about Ji Yuanjing's situation. Some of them secretly looked at Yuanjing and blushed. Niu Taohua was already engaged. Although she thought Ji Yuanjing was too handsome and it was pleasing to the eyes when she had nothing to do, she didn't have any other thoughts: "If you want to know, don't ask me, ask Ji Yuanjing directly. Or I will go and ask for you?"
Niu Taohua pretended to walk towards Ji Yuanjing, and the girls were so scared that they reached out to grab her. Two of them pinched her and said, "Niu Taohua, you want to die? If you ask us like this, do we still want to live in the village in the future?"
There was a lot of laughter over there. Chen Jianhua noticed it and poked Ji Yuanjing with his hand, motioning him to look over there and said, "They must be talking about you. You are popular wherever you go."
Comparing yourself with others is really frustrating.
Lin Dong looked at Ji Yuanjing's skin, which was whiter than that of a girl, and became even whiter when sweating. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Maybe after a month, no, maybe in less than a month, Yuanjing's condition will get better."
Including the female educated youth, none of them were not tanned after going to the countryside. He took it for granted that Ji Yuanjing would integrate into their team after a while.
But a month passed quickly. Chen Jianhua's waist was no longer sore, and the blisters on his hands were broken and calloused. His skin was not white to begin with, and it became even darker after a month. But looking at Ji Yuanjing, he was no different from when he first came. After more than a month of being in the sun, he didn't get any darker. Even if Chen Jianhua was a man, he would be jealous, let alone the female educated youth.
Ji Yuanjing was very eye-catching when he walked in the village. Even if he was covered in mud, people would still say that he was handsome and clean. The old men and women had a particularly deep impression of Ji Yuanjing and would always say he was the most handsome young man whenever they mentioned him.
Except for Wang Ling, who worked three days and rested two days, the other four educated youth have adapted to rural life.
They got off work early that day, so Chen Jianhua and Lin Dong went to play in the Youth League Home. Yuan Jing didn't like to go there, so he walked back alone.
He and Chen Jianhua were not working in the same place as Jiang Qingshan. As soon as he pushed open the fence and entered the yard, he saw Jiang Qingshan looking like he was about to go out.
"Brother Jiang, where are we going?" Yuan Jing followed the local customs and called Chen Jianhua Jiang Qingshan. This man really didn't talk much. Sometimes he wouldn't say a word or two to Jiang Qingshan in a whole day. However, because the two of them practiced boxing in the yard every day, they had developed a certain tacit understanding.
"I'm going to the mountains to see if there's anything to hunt." Jiang Qingshan looked up at Ji Yuanjing. Many people in the village were talking about Ji Yuanjing, and he could hear them wherever he went.
Now looking closely, this man is indeed very attractive. Some people came to him to ask Ji Yuanjing if he has a partner and what kind of person he is looking for, but he simply ignored them.
When Jiang Qingshan said this, Yuan Jing immediately thought of the taste of pheasant, wild rabbit and wild boar meat, and his saliva secretion accelerated. Although eating could fill him up, he was craving for meat as he hadn't eaten meat for more than a month.
Yuan Jing immediately asked: "Brother Jiang, can you take me with you? I am not familiar with the situation in the mountains here, and I will definitely not hold Brother Jiang back."
Jiang Qingshan thought that if Ji Yuanjing was such a drag, then there would be no one in the village who would not be a drag. Although he hardly communicated with Ji Yuanjing, he had observed Ji Yuanjing boxing in the morning. The strength and boxing skills were beyond the reach of ordinary people. The men and women outside were deceived by Ji Yuanjing's appearance.
He nodded and said, "Okay, as soon as possible."
"I'll get the axe and come back."
Yuan Jing went to the kitchen to find the hatchet and followed Jiang Qingshan. The two walked towards the back mountain, one in front and the other behind. Yuan Jing knew that everything in the mountain now belonged to the collective, but the management of the Red Star Production Team was not strict, and they turned a blind eye to the villagers going up the mountain, not to mention that there were not many people in the village who could hunt.
Jiang Qingshan was walking on a small path with few people, and he didn't meet any villagers on the way. Yuan Jing looked at Jiang Qingshan's slightly limping foot in front of him and felt a little sorry. Seeing him doing boxing every morning, he knew that he couldn't let go of everything in the army, and his style of doing things also carried the characteristics of the army.
"Brother Jiang," Yuan Jing asked casually, "Is your leg really not healable? Have you consulted an old Chinese doctor?"
Jiang Qingshan paused for a moment, then turned to look at Ji Yuanjing, as if he wanted to see what Ji Yuanjing meant by his question. Yuanjing smiled and explained, "Brother Jiang must still want to return to the army. If there is a chance to cure your leg, wouldn't that be your wish?"
The reason why Yuan Jing took the initiative to say this was because the life over the past month had made him understand that even if he replaced another person to complete his life, he could not extricate himself from it. There were living people around him, and he didn't know how long this task would take to complete, maybe a dozen years, or even decades. He always had that mentality, and sooner or later he would drive himself crazy.
So when thinking about completing the task, Yuan Jing also tried to pretend to be the real Ji Yuanjing. He found that this was not difficult, because he had just arrived and no one knew what kind of person the real Ji Yuanjing was. In fact, he should be grateful for this opportunity to go to the countryside to join the production team, otherwise if he stayed in the Zheng family in Beijing, he would inevitably reveal some flaws.
When he returns to the city after a few years, no one will find it strange even if his personality is slightly different from his original self. After all, it is impossible to stay in the countryside for a few years without any changes.
It was with this idea in mind that Yuan Jing tried to take the initiative to get close to Jiang Qingshan. Apart from Chen Jianhua, Jiang Qingshan was the person he had the most contact with. Moreover, he recognized Jiang Qingshan's character and believed he was someone worth making friends with.
Then Yuan Jing saw the fluctuation in Jiang Qingshan's eyes for the first time. Besides talking to his mother Niu Guilan, he really hit the nail on the head on Jiang Qingshan's mind. Jiang Qingshan hesitated and said, "The doctor in the hospital said there was no way to recover. As for the old Chinese doctor..."
Yuan Jing could see that Jiang Qingshan really wanted to recover, so he said, "As long as you pay close attention, you might have a chance to find it."
Yuan Jing himself knows a little about acupuncture. Before the end of the world, his country China paid more and more attention to traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine combined with modern technology has played a great role in curing diseases and saving lives.
However, Yuan Jing did not study medicine before the end of the world. It was only after the end of the world, because his teammates and companions were often injured and they could not find doctors in time to treat them, they had no choice but to find medical books and tools to study on their own. Yuan Jing learned some theories, and the only practical operation was acupuncture.
Now I feel it's a pity. If he had known the current situation would happen, he should have learned more medical knowledge, whether it is Chinese or Western medicine, it will definitely be of great use in the future.
He knows a little about acupuncture, but he is not sure about the use of medicine. Without the coordination of medicine, the effectiveness of acupuncture will be greatly reduced.
"Thank you." Jiang Qingshan said these two words to Yuan Jing for the first time. Yuan Jing actually felt flattered. He touched his nose and thought that it was the peaceful days now that made others feel at ease.
The two men didn't say anything else. Yuan Jing picked up some gravel from the roadside and prepared to use it to shoot wild animals. Jiang Qingshan put a homemade bow and arrow in the basket, but didn't say anything when he saw this.
It was very quiet all around, with only the chirping of insects. Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in front. Jiang Qingshan immediately squatted down and waved his hand to signal Ji Yuanjing to take action. He wanted to see how agile Ji Yuanjing was.
Yuan Jing weighed the stone in his hand and did not refuse, ready to attack at any time. After a while, he saw a rabbit's head popping out. It looked around and was about to hide in the grass on the other side. Waiting for this moment, Yuan Jing raised his hand and shot the stone in his hand out.
With a "puff" sound, Jiang Qingshan's eyes showed surprise. He knew it was a hit without even looking.
The two men walked over and saw that the branch had indeed hit the hare's neck, killing it instantly.
Yuan Jing picked up the rabbit and put it into the basket on Jiang Qingshan's back, saying, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."
"Well done." Jiang Qingshan rarely praised.
Yuan Jing smiled and said, "I feel like I'm one of your soldiers."
For the first time ever, Jiang Qingshan curled the corners of his mouth, which made Yuan Jing feel like he was watching a foreign spectacle. It was so rare that Jiang Qingshan could actually laugh. This was the first time he saw him since he came to the Red Star Production Team for more than a month.
But this extremely faint smile was like a flash in the pan. If you didn't pay attention, you would have thought you were dazzled. Then the two of them acted like they were competing. You shot a hare and I caught a pheasant. We walked on a mountain road that few villagers took. An hour later, we both had a great harvest.
Yuan Jing was quite satisfied. Although he no longer had the poison-related ability, he could still regain his feeling through practicing his skills. This skill could help him live a better life in this age of material scarcity.
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