Bai Jiaojiao was stunned for a long time before she realized she was embarrassed when Shen Heng suddenly said such a thing.
"Heng-ge, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Shen Heng leaned closer, his face very close: "On my way back, I heard people say that with this tool, they don't let the kids in the family help with the work anymore. Otherwise, you shouldn't go tomorrow either."
Bai Jiaojiao lowered her head, not daring to look into Shen Heng's eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm not a child, people will laugh themselves to death."
Shen Heng moved even closer, leaning forward and resting on Bai Jiaojiao's body, jokingly saying, "The work you do is not even as good as other thirteen or fourteen-year-old kids."
Bai Jiaojiao pouted: "Even you say I don't do enough work. If I don't go to the fields, won't the villagers gossip about me behind my back?"
Why do you care about those people?
Shen Heng was used to being talked about by others, and he didn't want Bai Jiaojiao to care about these things.
“Of course we have to take care of it,” Bai Jiaojiao sat up and looked at Shen Heng seriously. “Brother Heng, reputation is very important. We two must have a good reputation in the village so that it will be easier for us to do things in the future!”
"Make things convenient? What do you want to do that requires convenience?"
Shen Heng was amused by Bai Jiaojiao's serious expression.
Damn it, I can't stand it.
This girl is so interesting.
"Heng-ge, do you want to go to university?"
Bai Jiaojiao's gaze made Shen Heng hesitate for a moment, but this emotion was fleeting. She said self-deprecatingly, "I didn't even finish elementary school, let alone university."
"Brother Heng, aren't there recommendations for worker-peasant-soldier college students now? It should be our brigade's turn to get a spot in the next couple of years. As long as we have a good foundation among the masses, we might be able to go to college through this route."
This is what Bai Jiaojiao was thinking. Once the college entrance examination is reinstated, she will definitely take the exam and leave, and she will definitely take Shen Heng with her.
In his previous life, Shen Heng's biggest obstacle was his lack of education, which was also his greatest regret.
Regardless, Bai Jiaojiao was determined to help Shen Heng fulfill this wish.
Shen Heng indeed fell silent, and Bai Jiaojiao knew this was a sign of his hesitation.
"No need, I won't be able to learn it even if I go." Shen Heng remained silent for a long time before shaking his head.
Bai Jiaojiao hugged Shen Heng's neck: "Brother Heng, there's no rush. I'll help you build a foundation slowly."
Shen Heng looked up into Bai Jiaojiao's clear eyes, her sweet scent wafting onto his face. Shen Heng lost the ability to move, unable to speak or move.
Bai Jiaojiao pressed on: "Don't you want to become better? Only when you become better can I enjoy happiness with you!"
Looking at the person in front of him, Shen Heng's heart suddenly felt like it had exploded.
There are countless ways to cultivate college students, and his young wife chose seduction as one of them.
He swallowed hard, wondering what he had been afraid of.
It's just a university, isn't it?
superior!
"good."
Shen Heng's voice trembled slightly as he said this.
He's a notorious person; where does he get any popular support?
He would do anything, no matter how difficult, as long as Bai Jiaojiao wanted it and as long as Bai Jiaojiao was happy.
"Heng-ge is so good." Bai Jiaojiao rubbed Shen Heng's head, and Shen Heng belatedly realized that he was completely under Bai Jiaojiao's control.
"Don't push your luck."
Shen Heng composed himself, reverting to his usual fierce demeanor, and pinched Bai Jiaojiao's nose.
Bai Jiaojiao felt a tickle in her heart when she saw him like this, so she kissed Shen Heng on the cheek with a loud "smack".
Shen Heng's pupils dilated, and he gritted his teeth: "Are you taking advantage of the fact that I can't touch you right now?"
What a reckless woman! Just wait and see what she does after her days are over. Begging for mercy won't do her any good then.
In the few days since their marriage, except for their wedding night, they have been sleeping in separate beds.
To be precise, Bai Jiaojiao covered herself with a towel blanket, while Chen Heng slept naked.
Today, Shen Heng refused to comply and insisted on squeezing himself into Bai Jiaojiao's little towel blanket.
Bai Jiaojiao was no match for Shen Heng's strength, and somehow she ended up in his arms.
Bai Jiaojiao muttered, "Brother Heng, it's hot."
Bai Jiaojiao thought she couldn't sleep, but after a while, she lost consciousness.
The entire village worked incredibly fast during the next two days of intensive harvesting.
Even if a dozen people take turns using the same tool, the efficiency will be much higher.
With one day left before the harvest ended, Shen Heng and Bai Shihai exceeded their quota and volunteered to help in the fields assigned to Li Shiqing.
"You two lads, you're really good! Thank you so much!"
"Uncle Shiqing, don't say that. This is collective wheat. We can't just leave it in the field. We should grab whatever we can!"
Bai Shihai looked up at the sky. The sky was already overcast, and the swallows were flying very low. It could rain at any moment.
Everyone in the fields is filled with worry, but their hands are busy at all.
In the past, the harvest was usually successful in bringing most of the wheat into storage, but this year, one-fifth of the land has not yet been harvested!
The captain was extremely worried, but he knew that there was no use in being anxious; the team had already done their best.
It's all thanks to Bai Jiaojiao who came up with the new tool; otherwise, the wheat harvest would have doubled.
Bai Shihai and Shen Heng were the only families in the village who finished the work he assigned. The brigade leader couldn't help but think to himself, if everyone in the village had a new-style sickle, they could definitely harvest all the wheat!
That Li Lide is really stingy in the wrong places.
The brigade leader unconsciously began to resent Li Lide, but as a member of the village leadership, he also knew that the village was short of money, and it was understandable that Li Lide was reluctant to spend it.
This time, however, they lost more than they gained by trying to save a small gain...
He looked at the wheat growing well in the field and sighed heavily.
I finally managed to take such good care of it, and it all turned out to be a disaster.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was frighteningly gloomy.
The brigade leader ordered everyone to stop cutting wheat and hurry up and pack up, making sure that all the cut wheat was transported back to the warehouse before the rain.
As for those still growing in the ground, we can only let them sprout there!
Because Shen Heng and his team worked quickly, Bai Jiaojiao and the other two women had already gone back to the Bai family home to rest.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, it was as if the sky had been suddenly torn open, and the heavy rain poured down as expected.
As Deng Min peeled the strings of green beans, she looked at the rain dripping down the eaves and sighed, "This year there has been plenty of rain, and the wheat is growing well. I thought it would be a bumper harvest."
She estimated that the harvested wheat would only be enough to pay the grain tax, and the rest that had sprouted in the fields would have to be left for them to eat. If the rain continued, they might not even be able to eat the sprouted wheat.
Things were just starting to get a little better, are we about to face another famine?
Thinking of the taste of sprouted wheat, Bai Shiqing's mind became confused, and she peeled off a thick piece of potato skin.
“Every year is tough. Our village chief said we could get an advanced brigade award this year, but now it seems we'll be lucky if we don't get any criticism.”
Bai Jiaojiao had a plan: to hand over the remaining hundred-plus acres of wheat to the collective, so that at least everyone wouldn't have to eat sprouted wheat flour in the future.
However, persuading everyone to listen to her is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
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