As expected, they completed the afternoon's work very well. If they continue at this pace, all the millet will be harvested in a few days.

When they got home, Old Lady Ji asked Shen Ruoqing about her well-being: "My dear, are you tired today? If you are, we won't go tomorrow."

"Mom, I'm not tired. I feel fine. I can go back to work tomorrow."

"Mom, you don't know, our little sister did a great job, even the captain couldn't help but praise her. Today, my little sister made eight centimeters."

The average woman can only lift eight centimeters a day at most, and a strong adult laborer can lift ten centimeters. It is already very good that Shen Ruoqing can lift eight centimeters.

"My dear, you are so good. I will make dumplings for you tomorrow."

When we went to work today, Captain Tang asked Shen Ruoqing if she had submitted articles to the newspaper recently. Shen Ruoqing naturally said no. Are you kidding? She was so busy in class, how could she have time to write articles and submit them to the newspaper? However, after experiencing the hard work of autumn harvest with the villagers today, I can write an article on the theme of autumn harvest of working people to praise the glory of labor.

After all, he hasn't started writing for a long time, so Shen Ruoqing still has to think about it.

This year's harvest was very good, 30% more than in previous years, which was a good yield. Captain Tang was very happy that they were again commended by the commune.

Captain Tang struck the gong again and held a meeting, praising Shen Ruoqing and encouraging the members of the team.

Everyone praised the fertilizer as a good thing and said it could increase production so much. Some people asked if they could still get the fertilizer next year.

At this time, Grandma Ji patted her chest and guaranteed that her good baby would be able to get a permit for fertilizer next year, which won her a lot of compliments.

This is a good day for harvest.

Captain Tang was very happy after delivering the grain. He knew that he could have a good year this year. When he came back from the county, he just knew that the country had developed hybrid rice. People would never go hungry again. He couldn't wait to tell the villagers the good news.

Li Zeqian held the newspaper, and Liu Xinyi said beside him: "I'm right, right? This month there will be a newspaper about the successful development of hybrid rice. Do you believe that I have the ability to predict the future now?"

Ever since the treasure disappeared inexplicably last time, Li Zeqian's attitude towards me has been very cold, and he has always suspected that I have other purposes. Now that my prophecy has come true, Li Zeqian should finally believe me.

After reading the newspaper, Li Zeqian smiled: "Xinyi, it's not that I doubted you before, but the things you said were too unbelievable. What else did you predict?"

Liu Xinyi suppressed her expression and pretended to be wronged and said, "Why did you ask me so quickly? You scared me before. I will tell you everything I know. Why are you so anxious?"

Li Zeqian's smile deepened. "Xinyi, it was all my fault before. I apologize to you. Don't be angry, okay? I promise you that in the future, you, Liu Xinyi, will be my wife. But it's not easy for me to get engaged to you now. You know I can't stay in this village forever. My family is already trying to find a way to get me back to the city. I will find a way to take you with me. I'll write home later."

Liu Xinyi blushed: "I feel relieved when you say this."

If the educated youth returned to the city, they had to stay in the countryside for at least half a year before they could go through the procedures for returning to the city. Liu Xinyi was not in a hurry. Of course, she was not stupid enough to tell Li Zeqian everything. There were some things she had to wait until Li Zeqian married her before she could tell him.

Shen Ruoqing worked at home for a few days and then went back to school. She had already written the article and sent it to the newspaper, but she didn't know if it would be selected again. In order to increase the chance of being selected, Shen Ruoqing wrote two more articles and sent them together.

Everyone was talking about hybrid rice, and many people cried with joy, saying that they would no longer have to worry about people starving to death.

During this period, the black market was cracked down on by the higher-ups. Many people were taken away by people wearing red armbands, and many people also ate peanuts.

Brother Biao was very glad that he had quit, otherwise he would have been the one taken away. Because of this, Brother Biao sent many gifts to Shen Ruoqing to express his gratitude. When he couldn't find Dalong and Shen Ruoqing, he gave the gifts to Shen Xiangbei.

Today, when Shen Ruoqing was leaving school, he passed by the state-owned restaurant and happened to hear a quarrel. A man in his 30s left the restaurant angrily. Shen Ruoqing used a lot of candy to get familiar with the waiter and asked him about the man. It turned out that the man was the gang leader here. Because of his dirty tricks, he was just fired by the chef. Shen Ruoqing immediately got an idea. After asking the waiter about the chef's address in the state-owned restaurant, he went to the door with gifts the next day.

The gift I was holding was something I picked out from the pile of things Brother Biao had sent me. There was malted milk, canned food, and a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes. It was a pretty good gift.

When Chef Gao opened the door and saw a girl he didn't know, he thought she had walked into the wrong door. Unexpectedly, the girl came to see him.

Originally, Chef Gao wanted to send her away, but seeing that the little girl was holding so many things in her hands, he let her go in first.

As soon as he entered the door, Shen Ruoqing put down his things and said that it was his first visit and he didn't know what to bring, so he just bought something casually.

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Chef Gao narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Ruoqing: "Little girl, we don't know each other. You gave me so many things for no reason, and I dare not accept them. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

Shen Ruoqing laughed twice: "Master Gao, I really can't hide anything from you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Shen Ruoqing, and I'm a student at the No. 1 Middle School in the county. I passed by the state-owned restaurant yesterday and learned that you were still short of an apprentice, so I came up to visit you with a gift."

Chef Gao glanced at the Chinese dish and said, "What a coincidence! You must have seen everything that happened yesterday. Yes, I am in need of an apprentice, but you are not suitable. You look weak and fragile. I want someone who can chop and wash vegetables. Girl, you should take your things back."

"Master Gao, you misunderstood. I'm not looking for a job for myself. I have a sister-in-law at home who likes to cook and the food she cooks is pretty good. I think it should be no problem for her to help you. The main reason is that you have superb cooking skills, especially the braised pork in the State-owned Restaurant. I can't forget the taste after eating it once. I also have selfish motives and want my sister-in-law to learn a little bit from her so that I can enjoy it in the future."

"You are quite honest and said directly that you want to steal my skills. This is a good plan, but you are late. I have already chosen someone to be my apprentice."

(End of this chapter)