The river we were working on this time was on the outskirts of the village, and it took about three or four miles to walk there.
Because it was close, the villagers did not gather first, but went directly to the river to arrange the division of labor.
When Jiang Qingyue and Zhou Zhengting arrived at their destination one after another, they happened to see their parents, three brothers and sister-in-law.
Several people also saw Jiang Qingyue at the same time.
Wang Xiuzhi was so frightened that her face changed. "Yue, why are you here?"
"Mom, I'm going to work."
"You are just kidding. You can't do this. Go back now."
"Mom, I want to try."
Seeing that my daughter insisted, it didn't seem like she was here to make trouble.
Jiang Baoye on the side spoke up, "Since Qingyue wants to do it, just let her try. Most of the women in the team have come, so why can't my daughter do it?"
She felt that her daughter had been changing for the better since she got married.
As parents, we cannot hold her back.
Wang Xiuzhi knew that the boss had said so, so she didn't know what to say.
He could only tell Jiang Qingyue, "You can work with us later, so we can help each other."
Jiang Qingyue was overjoyed and quickly agreed, then asked, "Mom, why are you doing such heavy work at your age?"
When Wang Xiuzhi mentioned this, she was furious. "It's your second sister-in-law who's playing tricks on me. She didn't feel any pain earlier or later, but she insisted on going out to work on the river. She said she had a stomachache, so I asked her to stay at home to look after the kids today."
Hearing this, Jiang Weimin scratched his head embarrassedly, "Mom, don't be angry, I'll talk to her when I get back."
Before long, all the people who were supposed to be in the team had arrived.
Jiang Baoye shouted, and everyone started to prepare for work.
Jiang Qingyue also hurried over to greet Zhou Zhengting, "I'll stay here with my mother and the others, come and have lunch with me at noon."
Zhou Zhengting didn't say much. He just nodded and turned to find other educated youth to join together.
All the male educated youth in the team came to work on the river this time, but there was not a single female educated youth.
The division of labor for river digging is very clear. Desilting, dredging and pulling carts are the heaviest work and are usually done by men.
Women are usually assigned the tasks of loading or pushing carts.
Jiang Qingyue's job was to load the truck, loading the sludge cleaned out by her brothers onto the truck.
In order to make it easier for their sister, the brothers tried their best to throw the mud onto the shore while digging.
But even so, Jiang Qingyue was almost exhausted after working for a whole morning.
She considers herself not to be a pampered person. When she was working in outdoor experimental fields, she often had to work in the fields exposed to wind and sun.
But I didn’t expect that the work of river workers was so tiring.
But I saw that my mother and sister-in-law were both working very hard.
She just gritted her teeth and persevered.
During the lunch break, she felt that her arms and waist were no longer her own, and two large blisters appeared on her hands.
Not only was it burning with pain, but even my calves were trembling slightly.
After a long while, I got up, washed my hands and prepared to have lunch.
When Dad and Mom saw the corn tortilla Jiang Qingyue took out, they couldn't help but praise, "Is this corn tortilla made by Zhou Zhiqing? It's really well made, and it's bright yellow."
Jiang Qingyue smiled and said, "I cooked it. After I got married, I found that cooking is not that difficult, so I cook at home now."
Hearing our daughter say this, we as parents are very relieved.
"Yes, you have a good brain and a talent for cooking."
After a few people found a clean place to sit down on the river bank, Zhou Zhengting walked over here.
Seeing someone coming, Jiang Qingyue directly handed over his tortilla.
Jiang Qingyue's hands were white and tender, so the moment she stretched them out, Zhou Zhengting immediately noticed the big blisters on her hands.
The red is particularly eye-catching.
Zhou Zhengting couldn't help but frown.
"If you can't do it, don't try to be brave."
Jiang Qingyue quickly took her hand back and said, "It's nothing, just two blisters. It will be fine after you get used to it."
When the family members heard what the two said, they looked over and asked, "Qingyue's hand is broken?"
Jiang Qingyue felt a little embarrassed when she saw that Zhou Zhengting's words had attracted so many people's attention.
"It's not broken. I just didn't get used to holding the shovel at first, so I got blisters."
It is common for farmers to get injured while working year-round, let alone just a blister.
Many people are used to it.
However, Jiang Qingyue's family still felt heartbroken.
Jiang Baoye felt relieved when he saw his son-in-law's dark face. He said to Jiang Qingyue, "Don't load the truck this afternoon. Go help your third brother push the truck."
Jiang Weidong also quickly responded, "Yes, just follow me and push the cart. You don't have to use any strength."
Jiang Qingyue nodded, "Okay."
Zhou Zhengting ate a few tortillas, gulped down a few gulps of water, and then disappeared.
When the opening whistle sounded again, he suddenly ran over and threw a pair of half-new white gloves to Jiang Qingyue, "Wear these later."
Jiang Qingyue smiled gratefully, "Where did you get it from? Thank you."
Zhou Zhengting smacked his lips, "I was worried that you would get a broken hand and not be able to wash the dishes."
Jiang Qingyue, "..."
Seeing the interaction between the two, Jiang Weidong leaned over with a smile, "Little sister, this Zhou Zhiqing seems to be a good guy, and he cares about you a lot."
Jiang Qingyue laughed dryly and said, "Not bad."
After a cart of silt was loaded, Jiang Weidong pulled it in the front and Jiang Qingyue pushed the cart on the side.
When going uphill from the river, you must go fast, otherwise you may slide down.
Jiang Qingyue didn't dare to relax, so she had to hold her breath and push up hard.
After transporting several trucks in a row, just when Jiang Qingyue thought she had gotten the hang of it, she suddenly slipped and lost her balance.
I suddenly slipped while going uphill.
When the mother's family members saw this, they dropped what they were doing and gathered around.
"Yue'er, are you okay? Why did you fall?"
In fact, Jiang Qingyue was not hurt from the fall, as the river was covered in mud. However, her clothes were extremely dirty.
It was just that she fell so miserably suddenly, and with so many people watching, Jiang Qingyue felt embarrassed all of a sudden.
He stood up quickly and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I just accidentally slipped."
Zhou Zhengting, who was not far away, saw the commotion here and couldn't help but walk over.
When he saw Jiang Qingyue, who was surrounded by people and was covered in mud and dirt, he said, "Go back and change your clothes first. Don't work here anymore."
Jiang Qingyue hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay. It will be over soon. We can go back together after it's over."
Otherwise, after working hard for most of the day, if you leave early, you lose food or work points. Wouldn’t that be unfair?
Zhou Zhengting saw what she was thinking and said, "I'll help you finish the rest of your work. You'll get the work points and subsidies."
Jiang Qingyue smiled embarrassedly, "Then I'll go back first."
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