"Xiao Gu, Xiao Lin, are you there?"
Early in the morning, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun were having breakfast when they heard the brigade leader shouting outside.
"Yes, Captain, come in!"
Gu Nanxun replied that he didn't know what the captain was doing here so early in the morning.
“Young Lin, I’ve come to see you. Your house is finished, except for the cement and glass installation. The workers don’t know where to install them, so they wanted to ask you.”
The captain spoke as soon as he entered the room. His attitude was very friendly, as if nothing had happened yesterday.
"Okay, Captain, I understand. I'll go check on it after I finish eating."
As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, so Lin Qing replied in a friendly manner when she saw the captain's attitude.
"Okay, you guys keep eating! I'll be going now."
After saying that, the brigade leader left Gu Nanxun's house.
"Brother Nanxun, what do you think the captain means by this?"
Lin Qing asked Gu Nanxun with a puzzled look. They had just had an unpleasant argument yesterday, so why was the captain coming over so early in the morning without holding a grudge? Lin Qing was really puzzled.
"Don't worry about him, just interact normally. Don't be afraid of him, we'll do what we're supposed to do. If he dares to make things difficult for you, just tell me."
Hearing Lin Qing's words, Gu Nanxun said, "If I'm not mistaken, the captain is here to make amends. I just don't know why he's suddenly doing this."
"Young Lin, you've arrived."
“Young Lin, the house is almost ready. See if there’s anything else you need.”
"Yes, Xiao Lin, you see where we'll lay the cement for you, and how we'll install the glass."
After dinner, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun were surrounded by enthusiastic workers as soon as they arrived at the new house. Everyone greeted Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing in a flurry of chatter.
"Just pave the cement in the main bedroom and the bathroom in the right-hand room. If there's any left, pave a path from the front door to the main house, and then pave the rest with blue bricks."
"Should we pave the rest with blue bricks? That would take so many blue bricks! Young Lin, we should just pave with stones."
An older man said with concern, "How many bricks would it take to pave the whole courtyard with blue bricks! How much money would that cost? This young educated youth, Lin, is really rich."
“That’s right, Xiao Lin, we just compact the soil here. If you don’t like it, you can use stones, it’s the same.”
Another middle-aged man chimed in.
"Let's use bricks! I know everyone means well, but using stones is too slow, and I want to move in as soon as possible."
After listening to everyone's advice, Lin Qing explained that although using stones was cheaper than bricks, they still had to quarry the stones themselves. If they didn't go themselves, they would have to hire others. In the end, the cost of labor wouldn't be much cheaper than using bricks. The villagers said it was cheaper because they quarried the stones themselves, so of course it would be cheaper.
After instructing the workers, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun left.
"Brother Nanxun, I'm going to work."
Upon returning to Gu Nanxun's home, Lin Qing bid farewell to Gu Nanxun.
"Okay, no need to work too hard, we don't need those work points."
"Okay, I understand, Brother Nanxun. Don't worry, you've forgotten how strong I am, you won't tire me out."
After finishing her sentence, Lin Qing returned to the educated youth settlement. She took a straw hat and a pair of gloves that she had prepared the day before and prepared to go to work with Lu Xianghong and Xu Fengjiao.
"Hey! Who's this? Isn't this our Miss Lin Qing? What brings you to work today?"
Seeing that Lin Qing would also be working with them, Chen Zhaodi was so happy that she couldn't sleep well the night before. Now, seeing Lin Qing, she was even more excited.
"Chen Zhaodi, why can't I go to work? Or is this farmland yours? Does anyone need your permission to work here?"
Looking at Chen Zhaodi's clownish behavior, Lin Qing didn't even glance at her and said slowly.
"Lin Qing, when did I say that the land belongs to my family? Don't try to pin this on me."
Upon hearing Lin Qing say that the land belonged to her family, Chen Zhaodi quickly explained. She couldn't fall for Lin Qing's trick; that little girl was incredibly quick-witted.
"You know it's not yours. Since it's not yours, why are you meddling in everything? Do you want to take over the position of the brigade leader?"
"Tsk tsk... No wonder you're jumping around like that. After all, you can't go to the fields now, and you still have to carry manure, right?"
After saying that, Lin Qing clicked her tongue twice and looked Chen Zhaodi up and down.
"Lin Qing, don't be so smug. We'll see!"
Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with Lin Qing, Chen Zhaodi snorted and walked ahead of Lin Qing to the work site.
"I don't know what Chen Zhaodi is trying to do every day. She can't argue with Qingqing, but she still loves to cause trouble for her."
Looking at Chen Zhaodi's retreating figure, Lu Xianghong asked Lin Qing and Xu Fengjiao with a puzzled expression.
"Ignore her. In our local dialect, she's just lost her mind."
After hearing Lu Xianghong's words, Xu Fengjiao also spoke up. She didn't really understand what Chen Zhaodi was after every day.
"Alright, let's go!"
On her first day of work, Lin Qing was actually quite excited. She had never done farm work before and had heard that it was tiring. She felt that she could adapt, since with her current strength and stamina, working shouldn't be a problem.
"Young Lin, what brings you here?"
"Yeah, Lin, you're not really giving up being a barefoot doctor, are you?!"
"No, please, Lin, our village finally has a barefoot doctor. You can't refuse!"
"Young Lin, you can continue doing this. Don't worry, I will never let you treat Old Gu's family again."
"Yes, Xiao Lin, we all support you. If the Gu family causes you or Xiao Gu any more trouble in the future, we will help you."
"Yes, Xiao Lin, look how good your skin is! You can't let it get sunburned."
As soon as Lin Qing arrived at the brigade headquarters, he was surrounded by villagers, all urging him to continue working as a barefoot doctor. After all, the brigade didn't lack educated youth who went to work, but it really needed barefoot doctors.
“Young Lin, everyone wants you to continue being a barefoot doctor. So just continue. It was my fault before. If you don’t want to treat patients anymore, then don’t. Nobody will force you.”
Seeing that everyone was advising Lin Qing to continue working as a barefoot doctor, the brigade leader quickly joined in, saying that this was indeed a good opportunity and hoped that the young educated youth could forget about yesterday's events.
"Captain, no need. I don't want to be a barefoot doctor because I'm really not suited for it."
Although everyone kept urging her to continue being a barefoot doctor, Lin Qing thought about it and refused. She didn't want to be forced to treat others in the future.
"Captain, let's get started! Otherwise, this will just waste more time."
Seeing that the captain still wanted to speak, Lin Qing quickly said something.
"Alright, let's get started. Today's task is still weeding. Everyone, go to the scorekeeper to get your tasks."
Upon hearing Lin Qing's refusal, the captain sighed and said that he would have to put in more effort if he wanted Lin Qing to continue working as a barefoot doctor.
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