"Dinner's ready!"
Her voice was clear and melodious, like a spring in the Gobi Desert.
Everyone swarmed around it.
Aygul quickly distributed the food to everyone: a hard cornbread bun and a spoonful of bland stewed vegetable stalks to each person.
When it was Du Jianshan's turn, she paused noticeably.
Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Aygul lifted a layer of white cloth at the bottom of the basket and magically produced an oil paper package.
When the oil paper package was opened, wow!
Two golden-brown, glistening baked buns!
The aroma of caramelized meat mixed with the smell of mutton dominated all the flavors of the cornbread and vegetable soup!
"Comrade Du." Ayiguli's face was a little red, and her voice was a little softer as she handed over the baked buns and a bowl of stew that was obviously more meat than vegetables.
"Thank you for saving the cows in the team today. This is something my mother specially asked me to bring to you."
Du Jianshan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and readily accepted the gift: "Thank you! Please thank your mother for me!"
"Yes!" Aygul nodded vigorously, a smile blooming on her face like the sunshine on a snow-capped mountain.
This scene made Ma Jinbao, who was not far away, turn red with envy!
He held a dry cornbread in his hand, and the soup in the bowl was so clear that you could see your reflection in it.
Then look at the two shiny, fragrant baked buns in Du Jianshan's hands, and the bowl of stew piled high with meat.
A surge of anger rushed to my head!
"Hmph!" Ma Jinbao slammed the cornbread on the ground, his voice neither loud nor soft, but sarcastic: "Some people, they've only been here a few days and they've already learned to act special! Relying on their crooked tricks, they've got young girls wrapped around their little finger!"
Beside him, Sun Qiang, limping, and Zhao Youcai, with a crooked mouth, immediately followed.
Sun Qiang scoffed, "Exactly! He just got lucky and cured a cow, right? Look at him, acting all high and mighty! Baking buns? We're eating cornbread and drinking vegetable soup, while he's eating and drinking like a king! His treatment is even better than the company commander's!"
Zhao Youcai was even more jealous, his eyes darting towards Ayiguli, and he whispered to Ma Jinbao, "Brother Ma, look at that vixen, her smile is so seductive!"
"She usually ignores us, but now she's throwing herself at us really fast! That Du Jianshan must have given her some kind of spell!"
"Pah!" Ma Jinbao spat fiercely, staring venomously at the baked bun in Du Jianshan's hand: "A spineless coward who lives off women! If you're so capable, earn your living with your own skills!"
"Using a pretty face to swindle girls out of their money, what kind of skill is that!"
“Exactly! Just a pretty boy!” Sun Qiang chimed in.
"I think that cow probably felt even worse because of that mess of stuff! It was just a lucky coincidence!" Zhao Youcai added maliciously.
"It's alright, this kid won't be smug for long. I'll take care of him sooner or later!"
Ma Jinbao clenched his fists and viciously bit into the steamed bun.
........
At lunchtime, everyone avoided the hours when the sun was at its strongest and continued working while wearing straw hats.
Thanks to the policy of "the more you work, the more you earn," Du Jianshan picked up a shovel and worked with great enthusiasm.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
With one shovel, a large section of the hard loess soil on the Gobi Desert was lifted up like a block of tofu, digging deeper and wider than others.
Sweat dripped down his dark spine, hitting the ground with a "plop" sound.
"Hey! Brother Shanzi, even livestock would run away from you with that kind of strength!" Wang Tieniu was panting heavily, looking at Du Jianshan's efficiency with great admiration.
Du Jianshan grinned and wiped his sweat: "Stop talking nonsense and get to work!"
When no one was looking, he secretly drew some spiritual spring water from his spatial storage and mixed it into the water bucket for the cattle.
The old oxen, who had just recovered, drank the water and their eyes brightened. Their breathing became more even, and they pulled the plow with even more energy than in the morning!
"Moo!" A cow bellowed contentedly, pulling the plow quickly and steadily.
Several older commune members nearby were stunned: "Wow, Comrade Du, you're even more energetic than before you got sick!"
"Exactly! Look at those furrows they've plowed, so deep and straight! That's more efficient than the three of us combined!"
"Comrade Du is a really good worker!"
Everyone praised it enthusiastically.
Du Jianshan just smiled and continued working.
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