Chapter 19 Why are there so many whys?
Fu Jingyou's voice was deep, and he rarely responded in time: "No one would dare."
The grain grown on the land was collective property, and this was universally acknowledged. If someone came to steal it, even if the people in our team didn't notice, other production teams would report it.
Once discovered and reported, the subsequent punishment is strict and severe, and few people dare to take the risk.
Speaking of other production teams, Fu Jingyou raised his chin towards the other side of the ditch and said, "Do you see the land across the way? That belongs to the third team next door."
Lu Miao followed his gaze.
They walked along the shore. On the right side was a drainage channel. On the other side of the channel was a wasteland covered with trees. Looking further over there, they did see some well-maintained and leveled fields.
Fu Jingyou turned his head again and raised his chin towards the mountain not far to the left. "That's a group over there. Most of them are mountain people... Anyway, if you meet a group of people, it's best to avoid them."
Lu Miao said "Oh", took note of it silently, and then asked curiously:
"Why?"
Fu Jingyou raised his voice slightly:
"Just avoid it. Why are there so many whys?"
Lu Miao dropped the branch in his hand, stamped his feet and refused to leave.
Fu Jingyou had no choice but to retreat back and coax her, "Mountain folks are difficult to get along with, so it's always okay to avoid them. Hurry up and leave, it's so hot."
Lu Miao snorted twice and held the branch he handed over again. "If it's hard to get along with us, then it's hard to get along with us. Just say it directly. There's nothing to hide!"
Fu Jingyou walked silently without responding.
The land we work on is about two acres, divided into two adjacent plots, with a row of corn and a row of soybeans planted in between.
There are few large flat lands in the south, and these two acres of land are an exception. One end is at the foot of the mountain, and the other end is very close to the drainage channel, with only a bank slope about two meters wide separating them.
With the shade of trees and water sources, it is indeed much better than working in the mountains before.
Fu Jingyou hung the bamboo basket on the tree and went to the adjacent field with a shovel and hoe.
That side is closer to the periphery and there is basically no shade.
Fu Jingyou started working quickly, and Lu Miao felt embarrassed to drag his feet, so he also picked up the hoe and worked hard, digging here and there.
The corn seedlings were planted a while ago in April. Now they are taller than the knees. Because they were planted with spacing, they are relatively easy to take care of.
As for soybeans, they are planted a little later than corn, and have only grown to about ten centimeters in height at this moment. The planting distance is close, but because the main branches have not yet grown out, they are also easy to take care of.
Lu Miao calmed down and worked slowly.
Fu Jingyou was worried and looked at her several times. Seeing that she was really working hard, he felt a little surprised.
It's better to be honest and stop annoying me.
He glanced at Lu Miao again, and before the sun rose fully, Fu Jingyou lowered his head and continued to work.
After working diligently for about two hours, Lu Miao finished the long ridge of land near the forest at the foot of the mountain. He was a little hungry at that time, and his palms were burning from the hoe handle.
She simply put down the hoe and planned to eat something and take a rest for a while.
Fu Jingyou was a very tall man, and he casually hung the bamboo basket on the tree. Lu Miao held the bottom of the basket and jumped to take it out several times. Not only did he fail to take the basket down, but his neck became stiff and sore from looking up.
Giving up on taking down the basket, Lu Miao stood on tiptoe, supported himself on the tree with one hand, and tried to reach the edge of the bamboo basket with the other hand, groping for the bag of peach cakes.
After taking the things out, Lu Miao felt like he was about to turn into a gibbon.
Twisting his shoulders, Lu Miao found a relatively clean place to sit down, opened the bag, took out a piece of peach cake and started eating it in small bites.
A small grasshopper jumped beside her, and the little ants in the grass seemed to smell something sweet, and from time to time one or two of them would crawl up her trouser legs.
While eating peach cakes, Lu Miao tilted his head to free his hands to swat away the ants, when suddenly something stung his calf.
She stood up with a hiss, and when she lifted her loose trouser legs, she discovered a large patch of red bumps on her calves, and a giant ant that was more than ten times larger than the small ant just now was crawling up and down.
"Damn ants!"
Lu Miao stomped his foot to slap the ant down, and then flattened the big ant without mercy. He turned his gaze back to his calf. He couldn't see anything wrong with the place where the ant bit him, but the red bumps were very itchy.
Lu Miao's skin was white and tender, but after just a few scratches, some red spots appeared, and it looked like the skin was broken.
Lu Miao sighed, thinking that there was water on the other side. She tied up the peach cake bag, jumped and scratched her calves, and bent over to go to the drainage channel.
The drainage channel passes through many brigades and production teams. There is a river at the end upstream and at the end downstream.
Because it was dug and built some years ago and there was basically no maintenance, there were collapsed areas on both sides of the ditch. People from the nearby production team came to irrigate the fields and they all carried water from those places. Over time, the ground was trampled down and formed a gentle slope.
Except for summer rainstorms and flood drainage periods, the water level in the ditches is generally as low as the calf or as deep as the knee. In some places with deep pits, the water level is even deeper, about one to two meters.
The water is very clear, and the deep water area is darker in color, which can be distinguished at a glance.
Lu Miao squatted by the water, first scooped up some water to wash the sweat off her arms and face, and casually wiped the water off her face with her sleeves. She took off her shoes and socks, sat on the shore with her shoes as pads, and put her legs into the "ding dong" flowing water.
“Eh~”
Lu Miao shuddered, and soon let out a breath.
I didn't feel the water was cold when I was washing my face just now, but when I put my legs in the water, I felt it was very cold.
But after just a little bit of cooling, most of the heat in my body dissipated and I felt more comfortable.
Lu Miao was swinging his legs and playing with the water. On the other side, Fu Jingyou was diligently removing two weeds with intertwined roots. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead and was about to continue working. As if he had discovered something, he was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and quickly raised it again.
The weeds that were dug up in the ridges of the field were wilted by the sun, and the hoe was thrown aside. Under the sunlight, the edge of the hoe reflected a faint light, but looking around, the only thing missing in the field was the delicate girl!
The person was working right in front of me just now!
Fu Jingyou was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He dropped his hoe and ran towards the fields on the other side of the woods.
This place is very close to the mountain people’s production team. Why are mountain people called mountain people?
Because they live in a mountainous area.
Although they understand the mountains, because they live deep in the mountains, transportation and information transmission are blocked, their ideas have not been properly civilized. Their thoughts may be conservative, but their behavior is not necessarily well-behaved.
If...if they took Lu Miao away!
Fu Jingyou's heart was in his throat. Under the scorching sun, he suddenly shuddered, "Lu Miao!"
Fu Jingyou didn't care about anything in the field. He ran along the woods, calling Lu Miao's name in panic.
"Lu Miao!"
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