A few days later, on the rice drying field, Jiang Suinsui, wearing a straw hat and holding a wooden rake, was combing the piles of rice that had been harvested a few days ago bit by bit and spreading them flat on the ground.

This was the job she had negotiated with Grandma Jiang for. After all, she couldn't just sit back and do nothing and enjoy the fruits of her labor, right? And this was a natural exercise.

Isn't it? After working for a while, Jiang Suishun's arms started to ache, and the autumn sun was shining brightly, and he began to sweat.

"Luckily I wore a straw hat," Jiang Suishun shook his arms and muttered, "It's already autumn, why is the sun still so strong..."

There were many people scattered around the threshing ground, all busy drying the rice. At this time of year, every household would expose the harvested rice to the sun for a few days, and then hand it over to the commune according to the number of people in the family. The rest would be used as food for the next year.

Jiang Suinsui heard from her grandmother that the harvest was not good in the past few years, and the grain collected was barely enough to hand in the grain. There were even a few families in difficulty who had to cut back on their food, borrow money from everywhere, and buy things just to get enough grain to hand in.

As she spread the rice, she wondered how much of this year's grain would be left after turning it in.

"Sui Sui!" Jiang Sui Sui suddenly heard Grandma Jiang's voice calling from not far away.

"Hey, grandma!" She hurried over and took the basket from Grandma Jiang's hand, "It's time to eat!"

Grandma Jiang raised her hand to wipe the sweat off her forehead and said with concern: "Are you tired? Look at your sweaty forehead."

"Grandma, I only do as much work as others do. How can I say I'm tired?"

"Hey, how can you compare with others?"

Jiang Sui Sui: I don’t know whether this is compliment or disdain?

Seeing that Grandma Jiang was still standing there looking at her, she said, "Grandma, you should go back first. It's sunny in the middle of the day. I'll take the basket and bowl back myself in the evening."

Grandma Jiang: "I won't go back. I have a meeting here later."

"Meeting?" Jiang Suishun was puzzled. "A meeting in the village? What's going on?"

Grandma Jiang shook her head and said, "Nothing was said. She just asked everyone to come to the grain field and said she had something to discuss."

"Okay." Jiang Suishun held the bowl, "Let's find a place to sit and be more comfortable."

She and Grandma Jiang sat next to a straw pile. Jiang Suishun took a corn cake and a bowl of cabbage soup and began to solve her lunch with difficulty.

Hey, who said the cookie was too hard... Jiang Suisui took a big bite of the cookie, so hard that his face twisted into a ball.

Seeing how hard she was eating, Grandma Jiang couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Why are you having so little energy eating lately?"

She touched Jiang Suunshun's arm and said worriedly, "Look how skinny you are now. All the flesh you had before is gone!"

Jiang Suisui: ...Grandma, your tone is like a pig at home that has lost weight.

"Grandma, I'm not thin." Jiang Suishun retorted, "Look at the other girls in the village, they are all thin. I'm still fat."

"Compare yourself with them? No matter how thin the girls in the village are, they are used to working and have strength in their bodies. If you lose all the flesh, you will be just skin and bones."

Jiang Suisui: Doesn’t this mean that I’m fat?

She patted her chest and assured him, "Grandma, don't worry. No matter how thin I get, I won't be skinny."

In her previous life, she was as thin as a paper man because of her poor health, so now she cherishes her healthy body very much. No matter how unpalatable the biscuits are, she will try her best to finish them and never let herself go hungry.

As for losing weight, there was nothing she could do about it. The food was not oily, and she was not as greedy and lazy as her original self, so she lost weight naturally.

Jiang Suisui silently pinched her cheeks. They were still fleshy, but not as plump as before.

It seems that there is no need to implement a weight loss plan. As long as you live in the countryside in the 1970s for a while, losing weight will be easy.

After a while, more and more people came to the grain-drying field, and the village party secretary Zhang Shuli appeared on the small stage at the front holding a loud speaker.

"Everyone, please be quiet! Come over here, I have something to announce." Zhang Shuli shouted twice at the top of his voice, and the crowd immediately gathered over.

Jiang Suisui followed Grandma Jiang and stood behind the crowd, waiting for news curiously.

To be honest, this is the first time she has seen so many people since she came here.

Jiang Suisui looked around and suddenly her eyes lit up as she saw Song Weizheng coming to the scene with Song Yuxue.

Song Wei Zheng walked outside the crowd, but kept a distance between them and did not move forward any further. He just stood there quietly, holding Song Yuxue's hand, with an indifferent and distant look on his face.

Song Yuxue was a child after all, and she was more curious. She looked up at the crowd a few times.

When Jiang Suinshun turned her gaze to her, she quickly raised her hand and waved: Hello!

Song Yuxue's eyes froze and she stopped.

She pursed her lips and looked up at her brother. Seeing that her brother was looking straight ahead and not paying attention to her, she turned her head back and looked at Jiang Suisui.

After a moment of silence, Song Yuxue finally raised her hand slightly and waved.

Jiang Suishun felt relieved immediately after getting the response.

At this time, the village party secretary on the stage spoke again: "Almost everyone has arrived. Those who haven't come yet, please inform each other after you go back."

"Today I have an announcement to make. In order to respond to the country's call and improve the knowledge level of the general public, we peasants must not lag behind. Therefore, our village will soon open a literacy class to teach everyone to read and learn knowledge!"

As soon as the words fell, the field was silent for a moment, and then began to boil.

"What? Illiteracy? I'm already so old, what else do I need to learn?"

"Why should I learn to read? I don't need it in daily life."

"We work in the fields all day long, how can we have time to learn to read and learn knowledge?"

"Oh, that's great. I'll let my eldest and second son go, so we can save money on school!"

"I want to go too. Last time I went to the town to buy some, the people at the supply and marketing cooperative insisted that I tell them which brand I wanted. How would I know? I only knew the appearance, but I didn't recognize the words on it! It would be more convenient if I could recognize some words!"

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All of a sudden there were all kinds of noises, the threshing floor was bustling with activity, and Jiang Suishun was listening with great interest.

She said to Grandma Jiang, "Grandma, do you want to go to the blind reading class?"

Grandma Jiang said in disgust, "Hey, I'm already so old, why should I recognize words? Those words are like insects in my eyes, crooked and twisted, so awkward, so uncomfortable! I don't want to suffer that."

"We usually have to work in the fields and have endless work to do at home, so how can we find the time to go?"

She was reluctant to go, but Jiang Suishun didn't force her: "It's okay. I can read anyway. As long as grandma has me, that's enough!"

Grandma Jiang was delighted to hear this: "Okay, my granddaughter is still the best."

No matter what the villagers' attitude is, the village's decision must be followed.

The village party secretary required that every household send at least one person to attend the literacy class. The literacy class was scheduled every evening after work to make it convenient for villagers to attend. The teachers of the class would be the educated youth in the village.

Jiang Suishun had a bad feeling after hearing this. Could there be a teacher named Shen Zhiwen? That would be a great bargain for him...

After the show, the crowd dispersed and only a few scattered people remained in the sun-drying field.

Jiang Suinsui continued to stay here to sell rice and keep an eye on the situation.

It takes several days to dry the rice, and there is no guarantee that it won’t rain suddenly during the period. Therefore, in order to prevent the rice from getting wet by rain, someone needs to watch over the field during these days.

The job of watching the scene is easy and is usually done by the children in the family. Jiang Suinsui, as the "child" in the family, is one of them.

And Song Yuxue also stayed here to help.

"Brother, you go back. I can do it." Song Yuxue said to her brother.

Song Weizheng frowned: "Then you should be careful. If you get too hot in the sun, hide in the shade of the trees. Don't try to show off."

"I know, you talk more than mom." Although Song Yuxue is young, she has already begun to dislike her brother's nagging.

Song Wei Zheng smiled helplessly, pulled her braid, and turned and left before his sister could control her impatience again.

Jiang Suinsui, who had been watching for a while, walked forward only after seeing Song Weizheng leave.

"Xiaoxue, you're here to check things out too? Let's team up, it's so boring to be alone!"

Song Yuxue has now slowly gotten used to her enthusiasm, and can also feel that Jiang Suunshun has no ill intentions towards her. It even seems that she is approaching her not for her brother.

Song Yuxue nodded and said, "Okay."

Jiang Suisui saw her picking up a wooden rake that was taller than her and spreading the rice quietly and diligently. She couldn't help but sigh, "Why do I feel like you're doing it better than me?"

Song Yuxue: "You did too little."

Jiang Suisui followed her to set up the stall and chatted with her while setting up the stall: "You are right, so I am here to undergo transformation, right? I will work hard to become a hardworking and capable person!"

Song Yuxue couldn't help but ask, "I heard that you did nothing at home before. Is that true?"

Jiang Suinsui was a little embarrassed: "Yes, and no... Anyway, I can work now."

Song Yuxue pursed her lips and said, "If, if you marry my brother in the future and we live together, you still have to do some work..." As she spoke, her voice became smaller and smaller, and she seemed to feel very embarrassed.

"Ah?" Jiang Suishun almost didn't hear it clearly.

Song Yuxue thought she was unwilling, and her face showed some embarrassment. She paused, raised her voice a little, and continued: "My brother is the only laborer in our family, and he has a hard time. I think... my future sister-in-law can help him."

Jiang Suinsui saw her head gradually lowered as she spoke, and her voice became smaller and smaller, and couldn't help but laugh a little: "Xiaoxue, you are like a housekeeper now. It's good that you are a little adult now, and you will worry about the affairs of the family."

Song Yuxue blushed and felt a little shy.

Jiang Sui Sui suddenly remembered a funny point: "By the way, what did you just say? Sister-in-law?"

Song Yuxue turned her head and stopped talking.

Jiang Suinshun refused to let her go. She leaned over to look at her face and pretended to be sad and said, "Xiaoxue, we have known each other for such a long time, and you have never even called me sister. I can't believe you when you say sister-in-law. Are you talking about me?"

Song Yuxue looked up at her and saw that she looked sad. She suddenly felt that her attitude was really bad. Would Jiang Suunshun think that she didn't like her?

Actually... Actually, she thinks Jiang Suishun is pretty good...

Song Yuxue couldn't bear to see her sad, so she looked into her eyes and called out earnestly, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!"