The four people's excavation areas were all in place. The old man was sitting on the side, with a good view and the ability to bask in the sun and stay warm.
The one leaning against the old man is the little kid, the next one is Sun Huimin, and the one in the innermost is Liang Qi.
Liang Qi picked up the hoe and was eager to try. He hadn't done farm work for a long time, and it felt like he was back in his childhood.
Unexpectedly, Liang Qi felt a little homesick, missing his father, mother and grandfather. His eyes were a little red. Liang Qi blinked a few times. Since he couldn't go back, he would try to live a better life.
"Qi Qi, if you can't finish the work, I'll help you. Don't worry." Sun Huimin saw Liang Qi stopped when he was about to swing the hoe, and thought that he was holding on, so she comforted him.
"Sister Liang, I'll help you too." The little kid heard it and said unwillingly.
"Okay, thank you." Liang Qi calmed down and was not too sad after hearing the heartwarming words.
Liang Qi felt that he was not yet able to swing the hoe smoothly in the first few times, and quite a lot of damage was done, with only a few intact. After a few more swings, it should be possible.
"Qiqi, why don't you slow down? Look, there are a lot of potatoes that have been cut in half. After digging this row, you won't have enough work points to cover the deduction." Sun Huimin said worriedly.
"It seems like this is the first time a young lady is getting into a bridal sedan chair," Hu Laolan stopped working with his hoe and looked at Liang Qi with a gloating smile.
Liang Qi stopped the hoe, weighed it, and stared at Hu Laolan.
Old Man Hu looked at Liang Qi's movements and eyes, swallowed, and turned around pretending to be calm.
Liang Qi looked at the old man who was about to start making trouble and stopped, and her heart relaxed. She didn't have time to argue with the old man.
Looking at the hoe in my hand, I summed up my experience and realized that it was not easy to use. I still needed to practice. I picked up the freshly dug things together, shook off the soil on the damaged things, and put them into the backpack. These would definitely result in work points being deducted. It seemed that there was no hope of getting full work points today.
Liang Qi dug a few times with a hoe on the cleared land, and then felt that it was enough, so he started digging potatoes again.
The others had given up hope on Liang Qi, and even the troublesome Hu Youlai didn't dare to say a word.
Because he had just mentioned Liang Qi, and said that he was being held captive by someone with a hoe, and was being stared at with those dark and creepy eyes. He felt threatened. If he dared to say another word, there was no telling where the rake or hoe would fall.
He thought a little aggrievedly, he didn't say anything unpleasant.
Liang Qi didn't know it yet, but just with the look and gesture he had just made, he had already cured the lazy old man in the village.
Sure enough, the hoe worked, and the method just now was still effective.
Liang Qi's movements became more and more smooth, and he moved faster and faster, catching up with Sun Huimin and Xiaowa.
"Ouch, how come you're so fast?" He looked at the potatoes under Liang Qi's hoe and found no wounds.
"It's easy to do once it's easy to do." Liang Qi said this, his hands moving without stopping. One hoe at a time, one hole at a time, fast, fierce and accurate.
The other people were also amazed when they saw it, from the beginning when one hoe wiped out the entire army to now when one hoe wiped out a whole group of gourd brothers.
Hu Youlai looked at Liang Qi who had surpassed him, and was so anxious that he didn't slack off anymore. He spitted out a mouthful of dry saliva, poured it into his hand, gripped the hoe handle tightly, and swung the hoe. He no longer looked like a lazy old man.
The little kid secretly pursed his lips, but the curve of his mouth never fell. Sun Huimin smiled secretly and glanced at Hu Youlai.
Several people did not stop digging, and were competing with each other invisibly. As they dug, the person who fell behind the most had actually left the other three behind.
Liang Qi was a little thirsty, so she put down her hoe and turned to get her water bottle. In a blink of an eye, she distanced herself from the others with a word.
Three people were also swinging their hoes vigorously. After one hoe strike, they would come up with another, or even more.
Hu Youlai saw Liang Qi stopped, and took the opportunity to overtake her. He worked even harder. Who would have known that this girl with bound feet could work so hard.
Sun Huimin looked at Liang Qi who was walking by and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Go get some water. Are you thirsty? I'll get it for you." Liang Qi walked forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Sun Huimin shook her head and smiled, "Finally, she's back to her old self. It was right to stay away from that stinky man. Look, she's working so hard."
"Aunt, what did Sister Liang look like back then?" Chen Zhenguo mentioned casually.
"Your sister Liang! Back then, when she climbed trees to rob bird nests, she was really more naughty than boys. She was very good at everything she did. I can't stop talking about it for days and nights." After saying this with a smile,
I always feel like something is wrong. That's right, "Little kid, I'm the same age as Qiqi, why do you call me aunt and her sister? What do you mean by this, you little brat? Do you think I look old?" As he said this, his tiger eyes widened.
"Ahem, I just heard this from the other guys and it just came out of my mouth. I'll change it right now."
Then she said sweetly, "Sister Sun!"
Oh, this makes people feel young. "Ahem, I remember that."
"What are you talking about? So mysterious. Huimin, what's with that silly smile on your face?" Liang Qi said as he took the water bottles of the three people.
Hu Youlai looked at Liang Qi helping him to get it, and was a little flattered: "When you were not here, they were talking about how you climbed trees to rob bird nests when you were a child, and Huimin asked the kids to call her Sister Sun~." He imitated the last sentence vividly.
Liang Qi looked at the three of them with amusement, "It's time to get back to work. I need to go home early today."
After saying that, she immediately left. The others looked at the woman enviously as she walked a few meters away from them.
Also hurried back to his original position.
Liang Qi was a little hungry, so she took out some peas from her pocket and chewed them. She then took the hoe and started digging. She had to finish the work before noon, go back to cook for the children, and then go downstairs to get food.
Due to the drought this year, every family is short of food. Some people take these potatoes with green leaves back to make vegetable pancakes.
This winter is even more difficult to endure.
The more he thought about it, the faster Liang Qi swung the hoe. Although he was very tired, this body seemed to be very strong and had left several people behind.
At this moment, a group of people, young and old, were walking on the road. They were all here to pick potatoes. Some were carrying baskets on their backs, and the young were carrying baskets.
"Let's make a bet. Liang Qi is definitely the slowest one to dig."
"What's there to bet on? Don't spoil the potatoes, eh?"
"That's right. Food is more precious this year than in previous years. I heard that many places have run out of food and many people have starved to death." The old man hunched over and spoke in a low voice.
"I've never seen her digging potatoes in previous years. She's trying to earn the same work points as the men. What's that called? It's like what educated people say: if you don't have what you need, don't take on anything."
"You said that was what educated people said. What kind of answers can we get from illiterate people like us who have never been to school?"
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