The sisters-in-law, aunts and other ladies who were watching in the drying field originally wanted to come up and get close to Chen Qiangwei, but they were frightened by Wang Xiaomai's wailing and stopped in their tracks.
Chen Qiangwei listened carefully and faintly heard Wang Xiaomai calling grandma or something. It seemed that the letter and remittance slip were sent by her grandma.
Chen Qiangwei thanked the postman, "Comrade postman, thank you." Then she nodded and greeted the women who were watching the fun and took Wang Xiaomai back.
The sisters-in-law, aunts and aunties looked at the thick stack of letters and parcel lists in her hands, and felt a little regretful that they had missed the best opportunity to get close to her and find out information.
However, no one dared to talk about Chen Qiangwei behind her back. Didn't they see the postman with the face of Bao Gong greet her with a smile? That was a treatment not even the brigade cadres had.
Chen Qiangwei didn't know that because of these five letters and five parcel lists, she became mysterious in the minds of the members of the Huaihua Brigade.
Everyone's attitude towards her is much better than before, and no one is so foolish as to cause trouble for her.
Wang Xiaomai cried sincerely all the way until she returned to Gu Sannai's house and stopped sobbing. She wiped her tears roughly with her sleeve and looked at Chen Qiangwei and Sannai embarrassedly.
"Sister Weiwei, I don't usually like to cry."
"Yes, I know. Speaking of which, I should thank you for helping me save face in front of the aunts and the ladies. If you hadn't cried first, I would have almost burst into tears too."
Third Grandma rolled her eyes gracefully. She didn't see that this hard-hearted girl looked like she was about to cry.
Third Grandma picked up the broom and swept the yard. "Alright, everyone, get to work. If you're late, Liang Fugui's daughter will deduct your work points."
Don't be fooled by the fact that the girl from Liang Fugui's family looks amiable on the surface, she actually has a lot of ulterior motives.
Chen Qiangwei and Wang Xiaomai reluctantly took the letter, parcel list and remittance slip back to their room and put them away. They had not yet had time to read the letter.
After half a month of hard work, the sweet potatoes have been planted in Jiertan, and now they are going to Tangdu to plant corn with other team members.
The soil in Tangdu is relatively hard, and the work is much more difficult than in Jiertan. The educated youth could turn over one acre of land a day in Jiertan, but in Tangdu they could only turn over half an acre a day.
Arranging them to Jiertan was also Gu Aiguo's care for them.
The villagers had objected before, but Gu Aiguo pushed them back lightly, saying, "If you also respond to the country's call to develop the countryside, I will also support you."
Working in Tangdu earns a full 12 work points. If you can turn over one acre of land a day, you will get full work points. If you can turn over half an acre of land a day, you will get seven work points.
Men could generally earn nine or ten work points, and only a small number of diligent and strong laborers could earn full work points. Women could generally earn seven or eight work points.
Male educated youth could generally earn seven or eight work points, while female educated youth could only earn five or six work points.
In the afternoon, on the way to Tangdu, Xu Hongli learned from her aunts and sisters that Chen Qiangwei had received five letters and five parcel lists, and her heart felt as if it was on fire.
Her parents only sent her a letter and didn't even see a grain of grain, let alone send her things or remittances to subsidize her.
I don't know how they found out that two crops of rice can be grown here. The letter repeatedly urged her to work hard and save some food every month to supplement the family.
Chen Qiangwei is an orphan who is spoiled by everyone. Her parents are healthy but live such a miserable life. The contrast between the two makes her physically and mentally tormented.
Xu Hongli looked at Chen Qiangwei's fair face, bit her lip, and asked, "Comrade Chen Qiangwei, I heard that you received five parcel lists. Your parents, ah, sorry, look at my memory, I forgot that your parents are gone. What did your relatives send you?"
"Don't worry about your own problems. Last time at Jiertan, you promised to share Beijing's cakes and snacks with all the educated youth in our educated youth camp. Your parents must have sent you a lot, right? Remember to give me one tomorrow."
Before Chen Qiangwei could say anything, Wang Xiaomai, who was eager to protect her child, stepped forward.
Xu Hongli was choked by Wang Xiaomai and couldn't speak. She felt so uncomfortable that she couldn't tell Wang Xiaomai that her parents didn't send her anything.
Chen Qiangwei felt warm in her heart when she saw Wang Xiaomai protecting her chicks like a hen, and her eyes became sharp when she looked at Xu Hongli.
Xu Hongli felt a little creepy under Chen Qiangwei's sharp gaze. She trembled in her voice, "You, why are you looking at me like that?"
Chen Qiangwei narrowed her eyes and said dangerously, "Comrade Xu Hongli, I remember you were only eighteen years old. You have a bad memory at such a young age. Could it be that you have some kind of illness?"
After hearing what Chen Qiangwei said, the aunts and ladies who were watching and gossiping on the side looked at Xu Hongli with suspicion.
This Xu Zhiqing is so lazy and always lags behind in work. It turns out he is sick!
Xu Hongli was furious. "You are sick, your whole family is sick."
If her reputation as a sick person gets out, how can she find a good marriage?
Chen Qiangwei, "Look, you forgot again. I'm the only one left in my family. Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that you are seriously ill. You must go to the doctor immediately. If it's too late..."
Originally, I didn't want to bother with her because we were all educated youth, but she kept challenging her bottom line again and again.
“Even though I’m the only one left in my family, I still have a lot of relatives who care about me, send me letters and things, ask people to take care of me, and always think about subsidizing me.
Alas, being too popular is also a kind of trouble. Even if others envy you, they can’t envy you. Unlike some people who are like adopted children even if they have both parents.”
Looking at Xu Hongli's expression, you can tell that her family didn't send her anything, so she deliberately pokes at people's sore spots.
When it comes to verbal battles, ten Xu Honglis are not as good as Chen Qiangwei. She was so angry that her face turned red. She dropped her hoe, covered her face with her hands and ran away crying.
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