Xu Zhaodi asked: "Then what are we going to do?"
"You go pull the radishes, and we'll plant the wheat."
"All together?"
"Together, you will gather at the gate of the compound and wait for us later."
Xu Zhaodi didn't say anything else. To be honest, it was inconvenient for a woman to go to the toilet outside after being out for a day.
After she finished a bowl of eggs boiled in brown sugar water, Chen Jianguo stuffed another steamed bun into her mouth.
"Eat more, you won't get hungry easily."
Xu Zhaodi's stomach has become smaller now, and she really can't eat anymore.
"I won't eat it anymore."
Chen Jianguo said: "I put malted milk in your kettle. If you are hungry or thirsty, drink some."
Xu Zhaodi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was so thoughtful.
However, Xu Zhaodi didn't bring it.
When leaving, Chen Jianguo handed her a pair of gloves.
"This is what I was given when I was working there. I couldn't bear to use it. You wear it."
Xu Zhaodi smiled, and the couple went out together. Chen Jianguo went to the army first to meet up with them.
When Xu Zhaodi went downstairs, she saw all the women in the compound downstairs.
Jiang Wan followed Xu Zhaodi, who was carrying a cloth bag on her shoulder. She whispered, "Sister, I have some delicious food in my bag. If you are hungry, tell me and I will go with you."
Xu Zhaodi smiled and said, "Okay, do you have gloves?"
"Yes, Brother Qingdong gave it to me."
The two have a good relationship and they stand together talking to each other.
Yang Liqiu glanced at the two men from time to time, and many women in the compound looked at them.
You know what, these two people standing in the crowd can really be seen apart at a glance.
Feng Xiujuan was more than four months pregnant, so she also had to go to the fields.
After the group of people arrived, a young comrade led everyone out of the compound. As soon as they reached the door, a neat team came out from the other gate.
They followed this group of people and went to work in the fields in front.
Xu Zhaodi and her friends were picking radishes in a flat area.
The big green radishes in the field were thick and long, with the big ones being thirty centimeters long and thicker than Xu Zhaodi's calves.
Pull out the radishes and throw the leaves aside. The people from the pig farm will take them to feed the pigs later.
The weather in the north becomes very cool in the mornings and evenings when August comes. The radish leaves are covered with dew.
Xu Zhaodi's trouser legs and sleeves were wet. Looking around, she saw that the entire hillside was filled with people working together.
Chen Jianguo led a group of people to plant wheat. There were only one or two cows in the entire team, and the land had to be plowed after planting the wheat.
A group of old men were shirtless, with white scarves draped around their necks and their trouser legs rolled up to their knees. They were pulling ropes on their shoulders and pulling the plows behind them.
There is a person standing on the plow so that the seeds can be buried deeper.
Xu Zhaodi could still see Chen Jianguo at the beginning, but later she didn't know where the man went.
Jiang Wan is also working hard.
Not to mention Jiang Wan, even children older than four years old followed their parents to pull radishes.
Several women in the village saw Jiang Wan and Xu Zhaodi wearing gloves and smiled, "Girls, are you from the city?"
Xu Zhaodi looked puzzled and said, "No, sister-in-law, we are all from the countryside."
The woman took one look at the gloves on Xu Zhaodi's hands and said, "How can that be? You two are the only ones wearing gloves among the military dependents in the compound.
It’s not easy to get labor protection supplies. We rural people all work with bare hands, so who would wear gloves when working?”
Xu Zhaodi...
She looked around and saw that it was indeed the case.
She glanced at the gloves in her hand, and it was not right whether to wear them or not.
Come to think of it, I might as well wear it. Why not?
Xu Zhaodi smiled and said, "My husband gave it to me. Someone else gave it to him, but he was reluctant to wear it. He asked me to wear it when he went out one day."
When the elder sister heard this, she was extremely envious.
"Oh, your man is so good to you."
Xu Zhaodi pursed her lips and smiled, without saying anything more.
After the sun came out, the sleeves and trouser legs dried quickly. When everyone heard the horn signaling for a break, they all sat down on the ground to rest.
The eldest sister pulled out a medium-sized radish, wiped it on her clothes, and handed it to Xu Zhaodi.
"Big sister, eat and quench your thirst."
Xu Zhaodi: "This is not good, can I eat it?"
"Let it go, it's just a carrot, not ginseng. You can eat as much as you can from the field, as long as you don't take it with you."
When I went out in the morning, I realized what Chen Jianguo said was right. It is easy to get hungry when working.
She was really hungry at this time.
Xu Zhaodi took the radish from her elder sister's hand and wiped it with her clothes.
Snap——
She instantly cut the radish in half and handed half to Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan slumped down next to Xu Zhaodi, lying lazily on the ground.
She was holding a pillow in one hand and a carrot in the other, looking so comfortable.
The air here is fresh and the blue sky and white clouds are so pure.
Jiang Wan took a bite of the radish. It was as juicy as a pear, crispy and sweet, not spicy at all.
Jiang Wanyu: "Sister, this place is so beautiful."
Xu Zhaodi also looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and then at these simple and honest people, and felt at ease.
Life is hard, but I can really feel the friendship between people, and the simplicity that I haven't experienced in a long time.
Seeing that the ground was not dry yet, Xu Zhaodi slapped her thigh lightly.
"Hurry up and get up. Don't lie down. The ground is too wet. Don't let your stomach hurt when you have your period."
When Jiang Wan thought about the stomach pain during her period, she sat up quickly.
The women in the village laughed and said, "Oh, you said you two are not from the city, but I don't think you are. Your skin is so good, so smooth, it looks as white as the big radishes in our hands."
Many women in the village agreed.
Xu Zhaodi: "Sister-in-law, really not."
These words reached the ears of Feng Xiujuan who was not far away, and Feng Xiujuan pouted.
Could she be a city dweller?
The woman in the village didn't believe it and asked again: "Two sisters, can you read?"
Xu Zhaodi: "I can't read, but my sister can read and she graduated from high school."
When the women in the village heard this, they were filled with envy.
"Oh girl, you are still a human, that's great."
The women looked at him with admiration and enthusiastically took out their own chili powder, pickles, cornmeal buns, and buckwheat buns, dipped them in the chili powder, and ate them with the pickles.
At first, Jiang Wan was a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of these women and took it and tasted it.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t try it, but once you try it, you can’t stop.
It smells so good.
When Feng Xiujuan heard this, she came over and said, "Xiao Wan, you really graduated from high school."
Jiang Wanyu: "Yes, sister-in-law."
Although they lived in the same compound, Jiang Wan didn't know that Feng Xiujuan and Xu Zhaodi were not on good terms, and Xu Zhaodi had never told Jiang Wan about it.
After all, it's not a good thing.
Feng Xiujuan said happily: "Can you do me a favor later?"
"Sister-in-law, what can I do for you?"
"Help me write a letter home."
She wants Jiang Cuiying to come back.
Now that her belly is getting bigger, she is becoming more and more lazy.
If Jiang Cuiying could come, she would feel more relaxed.
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