It is now late July. The wheat has been harvested in early July, and sorghum, soybeans and sweet potatoes are still in the fields. Daily work mainly involves tending to these crops.

The team gathered at the field at the entrance of the village and assigned tasks to each team.

Today is the first day of work for the new educated youth. The first thing to do is to decide where they will be assigned. There are exactly 8 teams, with 8 new educated youth, one in each team. The original educated youth will also be assigned one in each team.

Zhao Youtian didn't waste any time and immediately started to assign people, and he called her out first. "Yi Qingqing is in the first team, Li Mengxue is in the second team, Qian Lailai is in the third team, Liu Chunxing is in the fourth team, Wang Lingling is in the fifth team, Yun Guyuan is in the sixth team, Zheng Xiaolong is in the seventh team, and Chen Zhihe is in the eighth team."

They each stood in their own team.

Among them, Zhou Qiang and Zhao Fang were responsible for the teaching work in the village primary school. They would only go to the fields to work during the busy farming season. They were just listed in their respective teams and did not go to the fields at other times.

Zhou Qiang is from the 1st team and Zhao Fang is from the 6th team, which means that there are no old educated youth in Yi Qingqing and Yun Guyuan's teams.

Everyone has seen that Yi Qingqing is a capable female educated youth.

In this way, even if Yi Qingqing's team was jealous, they couldn't say anything, because the other side had one less person. Although the educated youth did not work as well as the villagers, at least they had one more labor force to share. Anyway, they would be credited according to how much work they did.

Yi Qingqing was quite happy. The leader of the women's group of the 1st squad was Aunt Guihua. As soon as she heard her name, she pulled her to her side, as if she was going to take care of her to the end.

Yi Qingqing thought that more courtesy is better, so when Aunt Guihua introduced people to the women's team, she quietly gave each of them a small piece of candy. Aunt Guihua even gave her an extra piece, saying, "Although we educated youth are sent to the countryside to support rural construction, when we get to the fields, you villagers know more about farming, and I still have to learn from you. Please take care of me in the future. I will try my best to work hard and not hold our team back!"

"Hey, stop saying that, she is such a lovely girl", the aunts in the group waved their hands repeatedly, she had candies given by others in her mouth, and her words were so pleasant to the ear. This educated person from the city is so humble, isn't she more likable?

"Guihua, what you said is very good. This educated youth Xiao Yi is a good one. Look at the other educated youths. When they first arrived, they all pointed fingers and made a lot of jokes. How could she say she wants to learn from us?" someone said to Lin Guihua.

Lin Guihua also felt that Yi Qingqing had made her proud. This was the person she had been talking to her husband about for half the night, and the other team members all agreed. Doesn't this prove that she, Lin Guihua, is good at judging people?

So he said to Yi Qingqing in a more friendly manner, "Little Yi Zhiqing, our task today is to turn over the sweet potato vines, so that they won't grow roots, which will affect the yield and make it difficult to harvest. Just follow me later."

Yi Qingqing didn't know what turning over the sweet potato vines meant. She had never worked in the fields in her two lives. Her knowledge of potatoes and sweet potatoes came from hearsay and information she occasionally saw on the Internet. She only knew that they had high yields, were easy to raise, and could fill the stomach.

If you don't understand, ask. Besides, she also had to take care of her own plot of land later. So she asked, "Auntie, I have never planted land before. Can I ask you how to plant sweet potatoes?"

Oh, this young educated youth is really eager to learn. He is asking for advice on these farming techniques. It is really embarrassing. Aunt Guihua's vanity is greatly satisfied. She immediately tells him everything she knows. "Sweet potatoes are usually planted in the spring in the brigade. But in autumn, some families do not have enough food, so they will plant some in their private plots and eat the leaves. However, the yield is not as high as in spring. Sweet potatoes are stored for a long time. We use the seeds saved from last year to grow seedlings. We need to make ridges and turn the soil loosely to get more fruits. When the sweet potato seedlings grow to one meter long, we need to turn them over every once in a while..."

Yi Qingqing listened carefully. When Aunt Guihua mentioned the private plot, she asked again, "I went to collect firewood yesterday and saw an educated youth opened a door behind his house and built a small yard. It seemed that the private plot was enclosed inside. Who should I ask for this big door and yard? I also want to build one and grow some vegetables. How can I get the seedlings? Can I trade for it?"

"Of course there's no problem. If you want to build a yard, just ask Zhao Yougen. The one who opened the door you mentioned was Xie Zhiqing, right? His was also built by Zhao Yougen. As for the vegetables, there's no problem at all. I can exchange them with you. Let me tell you, the vegetable garden of my family has the most complete varieties. Do you have any soap tickets? You can pick whatever you want with one ticket," said Aunt Guihua happily.

"I just bought two bars of soap yesterday and haven't used them yet. Why don't I just give them to you?" Yi Qingqing said after thinking for a while.

This ticket would require extra money to be exchanged for a bar of soap, so Lin Guihua had no choice but to agree. She immediately told her to pick vegetables after work and she would be able to eat them until the vegetables grown in her private plot were ready.

Lin Guihua's group is full of people who have a good relationship with her. It is worthwhile to exchange the uneaten vegetables from her private plot for a bar of soap. But what Lin Guihua said is also true. The vegetables in her private plot grow the best and have more varieties than those of other families.

But this educated youth had just arrived and was in need of more than just vegetables. Some smart people asked her if she wanted eggs or some dried goods picked up from the mountains.

Yi Qingqing was worried that there were not enough dishes. Although she got eggs for signing in, it was better to keep the things that could be put in the system backpack for the time being. She could use them anytime and there was no rush. She could buy some and eat them slowly.

So he used the cloth to exchange for 10 eggs from an aunt, and for half a pound of dried mushrooms and half a pound of dried black fungus from another aunt.