Chapter 10: Work
Northeastern hotpot is a specialty, but there are no seasonings at this time, the only thing that is a bit extra is salt. Other things, such as oil, are poured out of the pot, and there is not even a trace of oil in it, it looks like it has been boiled in plain water.
Lu Miao took a little sip from an aluminum lunch box printed with the words "Serve the People" and tasted it. He felt that the taste was not to his liking and refused to touch it again.
She didn't like it, but Geng Xiaoyun and the others ate it happily. A large bowl of potatoes and sweet potatoes was quickly eaten up, so there was no waste.
Fortunately, Ren Bingxin had the foresight to stew some extra sweet potatoes, otherwise she would have gone hungry that night.
The braised sweet potatoes tasted good except that the skin was a little dirty.
Lu Miao ate it with a spoon. The soft, sticky and sweet taste won her heart. "I want to eat this again tomorrow."
Ren Bingxin agreed immediately: "Sure, it's not a big deal anyway."
Lu Miao hummed, "Then help me pick a big one tomorrow."
Ren Bingxin chuckled: "No problem!"
When washing up at night, others just fetched water, wiped themselves and went to bed, but Lu Miao was not used to it. Not only could he not take a shower, but he also had to wipe himself more carefully, right?
Lu Miao went back and forth to fetch two more basins of water, and Yang Xiaojing looked at him with an attitude of wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Gu Ying gently pushed Yang Xiaojing and said, "A little water is not worth much, just use it."
Yang Xiaojing whispered, "Wouldn't that be tiring to pick?"
"Forget it, they just arrived..."
Thinking that less trouble is worse than more, Gu Ying smiled softly and said, "Go to sleep quickly. I'll take over the work of fetching water for another day tomorrow."
Yang Xiaojing nodded helplessly.
Lu Miao was unaware of all this. After washing up, she went to bed. She had taken a nap in the afternoon, and the bed kept creaking, which she was not used to. This night was just like the night before, and she tossed and turned until late at night before falling asleep.
Time always passes quickly when you are asleep. Lu Miao felt that she had just fallen asleep for a while when Gu Ying pushed her awake.
"It's time to go to work, Lu Miao."
When he opened his eyes in a daze, Lu Miao saw that Ren Bingxin had also been pushed awake.
"You two should pack up quickly and go out to work early. If you're quick, you might be able to come back early at noon."
After reminding them, Gu Ying went to the room over there to call Geng Xiaoyun and the others.
Lu Miao slowly got up and washed up. When she was about to go out, there were only her, Ren Bingxin and Geng Xiaoyun.
Ren Bingxin asked, "Where's Chen Miaomiao?"
"Oh no!" Geng Xiaoyun scratched his head. "I noticed that she wasn't in good health. I think she caught a cold yesterday. She even had a slight fever this morning. I have no choice but to ask for leave."
Ren Bingxin was surprised, "Ask for leave on the first day?"
Geng Xiaoyun said, "It's a bit bad to ask for leave on the first day, but this person really can't get up, so there's nothing we can do!"
Ren Bingxin nodded and thought about it.
Geng Xiaoyun looked at Lu Miao and said, "Lu Miao, you better pay attention when you work today. Don't be like that guy. You're a stranger in a strange place. Not only did you lose work points because of your illness, but you've also been suffering all the time."
Lu Miao yawned lazily, carefully avoiding the thorns sticking out from the roadside. "Got it."
She is not stupid. When she is hot, doesn't she know to find a place to hide?
The large area from southwest to north of Dahe Village is all backed by mountains, and is adjacent to water on the southeast and east sides. The terrain of the village is from high to low, and the lowest place is the pond in front of the educated youth site.
With the pond as the center, to the south is the production team's fertile fields, and to the north is the educated youth site. Behind the educated youth site, the terrain gradually rises, and further back are the members' houses.
The back of the house is against the back mountain, where there are some scattered mountainous areas, and the production team usually grows some coarse grains there.
Looking north over those mountains, you'll see mountains stretching as far as the eye can see...
Most of the male educated youth were allocated land in the south of the village. It was fertile farmland with large areas of rice and potatoes, as well as rapeseed fields taller than people.
Lu Miao was assigned to the mountains in the northeast, where there were a few acres of peanuts and corn planted here and there. Her job was to weed the cornfields.
Because he had just arrived and didn't know the place, after he received his work in the team, Chen Guifen thoughtfully arranged a guide for him.
They are said to be guides, but in fact they are just assigned to work nearby.
Looking at the old farmer, Lu Miao learned to carry the hoe on her shoulders, but neglected her understanding of the terrain. When she climbed the hillside path, her hoe got hooked on a small tree by the roadside when she turned a corner, and she almost fell over.
Fortunately, someone behind her held her shoulders and helped her up.
Lu Miao turned around and wanted to thank him, but the hoe on his shoulder was suddenly grabbed by someone, and a low and impatient male voice came:
"Could you please pay attention?"
Fu Jingyou stood behind Lu Miao carrying a load on his shoulder. He held the shoulder pole in one hand and the handle of Lu Miao's hoe in the other.
If Fu Jingyou had not been quick enough to grab the handle of the hoe in time, the hoe would have hit him.
If it's just a hoe handle, it's okay, just hit it once.
But if the hoe hits the body or head, it is hard to say what the result will be.
Lu Miao quickly put the hoe down from his shoulder and stepped aside. "I'll be more careful next time! You go ahead!"
Fu Jingyou looked at her silently and said coldly: "You go ahead."
Lu Miao turned around, glanced at the person walking in front of him from a distance, and then stepped back onto the path.
The people walking with her just now were all elderly uncles, aunts, and uncles. They spoke the local dialect quickly and at length, and Lu Miao could hardly understand them and couldn't follow them. She had been holding her breath for the entire ten-minute journey.
Now that she met someone of the same age, she couldn't hold back her mouth and kept asking questions:
"Fu Xiaoliu, what did you pick? Which land are you going to?"
“…”
Fu Jingyou said nothing.
Little girl Lu Miao lost her temper, stopped and stamped her feet to look at him, "I'm talking to you!"
Fu Jingyou glanced at her and said, "The manure should be sent to the fields in the west."
"What? Manure?"
When he heard it was manure, Lu Miao jumped three feet away.
But after seeing what Fu Jingyou picked out of the bucket, she said angrily: "Isn't this just black soil? You lied to me!"
Fu Jingyou responded coldly: "This is what fermented fertilizer looks like."
Lu Miao gradually came to her senses, but after hearing Fu Jingyou say it was manure, she still felt a little uncomfortable. She trotted away, "Walk slower, stay away from me."
After keeping a little distance and no longer worrying about hitting anyone, Lu Miao picked up the hoe again.
Ren Bingxin and Geng Xiaoyun were also assigned the land in the west. It was said that the terrain there was lower, there was a pond, a lot of soybeans were planted, and there were several acres of vacant land.
Ren Bingxin was responsible for weeding the soybean field, while Geng Xiaoyun was responsible for preparing the land, apparently for planting cotton seedlings in a few days.
Lu Miao pursed her rosy lips and asked, "Are you sending this fertilizer to the cotton fields? As base fertilizer?"
"You also know about base fertilizer?"
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