The peanut field was three acres in size, but due to the poor quality of the soil, weeds grew wildly and profusely. Gazing at the vast expanse of lush green and tangled weeds, the three of them felt dizzy and secretly groaned.
But things had come to this point, and there was no other way. They had no choice but to squat down helplessly and start pulling out these annoying weeds with resigned attitude.
This piece of land seemed to be cast under a spell. The soil was as hard as a block of hardened iron. No matter how hard she tried, the grass roots buried deep underground did not move at all.
She gritted her teeth, gripped the grass roots tightly with both hands, and pulled them up with all her strength.
However, the result was not satisfactory. Instead of pulling out the grass, she lost her balance due to excessive force, stumbled and fell to the ground, landing hard on her butt.
In an instant, a piercing pain came from the buttocks and spread quickly throughout the body like an electric current.
Just as she was sitting on the ground rubbing her buttocks to relieve the pain, she suddenly heard a slight "hissing" sound coming from not far away.
She raised her head in confusion and looked in the direction of the voice, and found Gu Changmu standing on the edge of the field with a hoe in his hand, looking at her with a smile on his face.
There seemed to be a hint of teasing and mockery in that smile, which made her blush instantly. After all, it was really embarrassing to make a fool of herself in front of a man she liked.
In this conservative era, if he rashly came over to help me, it would probably bring me some unnecessary trouble and bad reputation.
Thinking of this, she quickly lowered her head, pretending nothing had happened and continued to bend down and pull up the weeds at hand to hide her inner panic and shyness.
Time passed quietly in the busyness, and before we knew it, it was almost noon. People put down their farm work and set out on the journey home for dinner.
At this time, Yue Yue was still immersed in the work of weeding and had no idea that the people around her had left one after another.
It was not until she straightened up to stretch her aching back that she realized there were only a few people left in the field.
She hurriedly prepared to return to the educated youth site with Liu Lili and the others to have dinner, and then walked away with everyone else.
At this moment, Gu Changmu silently walked to the place where Yue Yue had worked.
He looked at the weeds that were still growing stubbornly, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, then he raised the hoe in his hand and began to weed skillfully.
He carefully avoided the parts Yue Yue had already pulled out, so as not to spoil her work. In a short while, most of the originally dense grass was cleared away.
Of course, he deliberately left a small amount of weeds so that this cute little girl could take a break and not be too tired.
Looking at his masterpiece, Gu Changmu nodded with satisfaction. Recalling Yue Yue's sun-burned face and her eyes full of stubbornness and tenacity, he couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart.
So, he secretly made up his mind to go to the mountain tonight. The traps he had set in the mountains two days ago might have yielded some fish, which could help improve the food for his grandfather and parents.
After dealing with all these things, he left the green peanut field with brisk steps.
When he returned home, he happened to smell the fragrance coming from the kitchen - it turned out that his mother had already cooked the delicious sweet potato porridge.
These two days, grandpa looks quite good and energetic, as if he has regained his former vitality.
What’s more gratifying is that the old man said that he would go to the fields to work with everyone tomorrow.
Gu Changmu quickly finished the sweet and delicious porridge in the bowl, then burped with satisfaction.
He felt a little tired at the moment and needed to rest for a while, because there were still many important things waiting for him to complete in the evening.
It is said that the educated youth did not just get together and eat from a big pot, but took turns cooking.
Now, the four of them formed a small group and lived together, so they no longer ate with other educated youth.
Among them, Yue Xin and Mo Shihao formed a special pair.
Every time, the skillful Yue Xin was responsible for cooking delicious meals, and then carefully delivering them to Mo Shihao who was working in the fields.
However, today, when Mo Shihao went to the field to weed, he accidentally caused a disaster: he accidentally removed and broke many peanut seedlings!
At that moment, the captain of the team who came to inspect the work happened to pass by and saw the devastating mess. The captain was immediately furious and scolded Mo Shihao with a fierce and violent tone.
Not only that, but even Liu Zhiqing, who was standing nearby, was implicated and severely reprimanded by the team leader. Finally, the team leader mercilessly deducted five work points from Mo Shihao as punishment.
Poor Mo Shihao! He hadn't even had time to earn a single work point, and now he was already in debt!
"Oh, what a pity! I was so far away from there that I couldn't witness this wonderful 'show' with my own eyes!" Yue Yue sighed regretfully.
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