Xu Hongli's terrified scream resounded over the Huaihua Brigade.
She was jumping around like a headless fly.
Bi Dazui was right next to Xu Hongli. She patted her ears, which were numb from the shock, and stretched her neck to take a look. "Hey, isn't it just a small leech? What's the big fuss? Just pull it off with a little force."
There is no country person who has not been sucked blood by leeches, especially during spring planting and double harvest season, when there are many leeches in the rice fields and rice paddies.
Xu Hongli cried, "Please help me, I'm scared, wuwuwu..."
She was most afraid of this kind of soft thing. She tried to pull the leech with trembling hands, but the leech lay motionless on her leg.
Zhao Zhaodi said loudly, "Oh, that method of blocking the osmanthus flower won't work. You have to slap it hard with your hands. If you stun it, it will fall down. Otherwise, it will keep sucking your blood."
Leeches are like bottomless pits. If you don't remove them, they will keep sucking blood, and they will grow from a small black line to larger than an adult's thumb.
Xu Hongli was so frightened that her hands and feet went limp and she couldn't hear any sounds from the outside world.
Seeing this, Chen Qiangwei quickly walked to the edge of the field, picked up a shoe, and slapped Xu Hongli's foot three times. The leech really fell into the water as Zhao Zhaodi said, and swam away after a while.
Listening to the pleasant sound of "Pa Pa Pa", Gu Sannai moved her feet reflexively and grinned. This girl was really cruel.
Huang Meixia and others helped Xu Hongli to the edge of the field. She didn't expect Xu Hongli to be so afraid of leeches, but then she thought that they were not much better than Xu Hongli when they first arrived.
Liu Jinhua consoled him with a few words, "Xu Zhiqing, take a rest for a few minutes and come back to pull the seedlings later."
Xu Hongli cried and wiped her tears, "Aunt Liu, can you give me another job? I won't go down even if you kill me."
Her feet are still numb, especially the places where leeches have been. She still has the illusion that leeches are sucking her blood.
Liu Jinhua's face was gloomy. How could this Xu Zhiqing speak like that? If someone didn't know, they would think that the Huaihua Brigade was ruled by her, Liu Jinhua. If he wanted to change jobs, then he could change jobs. It didn't matter what he thought. Wasn't she still working hard to earn work points?
Just at this time, Gu Aiguo came over. He was attracted by the noise here.
"What's going on? Let's put our personal affairs aside during the busy farming season. If we delay spring planting, we'll all be left with nothing next year."
Gu Aiguo: This is the conflict between Xu Hongli and others. It's not Gu Aiguo's fault for having preconceived ideas. It's just that Xu Hongli is usually very harsh in her words and will make trouble even if she is wrong. She likes to talk back to others.
Liu Jinhua quickly explained the situation, including Xu Hongli's request.
Gu Aiguo looked at Xu Hongli, who was crying non-stop, and frowned, "Have you thought it through?"
Xu Hongli raised her hand and wiped her tears with her sleeve. "I've thought it through. Please ask the captain to change my job for me."
As soon as Xu Hongli said this, everyone who was working stopped what they were doing, looked at her in confusion, and then looked at each other. Could it be that Xu Zhiqing was scared silly?
During the spring sowing and double harvest seasons every year, in order to harvest, dry and store the rice in the shortest time possible, and to plant the rice seedlings as soon as possible, the brigade would give double work points, and one day's work would be equivalent to two days' work at ordinary times.
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Gu Aiguo nodded and said, "Okay, then go clean the pigpen."
It’s just after the spring planting that we are going to start raising pigs. After delivering the pigs for the task last year, the pigpen has not been cleaned. Since I don’t want to pull up the seedlings, I might as well clean the pigpen.
Xu Hongli was in tears. Cleaning the pigpen was the same as carrying manure, and both required her to stay in the manure pile. The better thing about cleaning the pigpen than carrying manure was that the manure had dried up and was not that heavy because it had been left for a long time.
However, the pigpen had not been cleaned for a long time, and a thick layer of pig manure and other things had formed on the ground. It was difficult to clean and the stench lingered for a long time.
Gu Aiguo knew from Xu Hongli's expression that she was unwilling. He put on a stern face and said, "Why? You can't do this or that, and you just want to avoid the hard work? Young people should have a spirit of dedication. The more difficult it is, the more courageous you should be."
Then he waved his hand, interrupting Xu Hongli's unfinished words, "It's settled. Either pull up the rice seedlings or clean the pigpen. Choose one of the two."
After saying that, he walked away with his hands behind his back.
Xu Hongli was in a dilemma. She was afraid of leeches but didn't want to clean the smelly pigpen.
Huang Meihua and others also advised her to think it over carefully. "Hongli, don't act rashly. Just focus on pulling up the rice seedlings. Leeches will get used to it over time. We've all been there."
Xu Hongli: ...God damn it, you'll get used to it after watching it, or you'll get used to having your blood sucked over and over again. She can't get used to it!
After coming here, she had to go to work before dawn every day and finish work after dark. The food she ate was so thin that it could be used as a mirror. She was not fat to begin with, but she lost a few pounds more. If she was sucked blood by leeches a few more times, she would have to die here.
Jia Zhenzhen curled her lips at her pretentious appearance, but still said kindly, "If you are afraid of leeches, you can wear long trousers when you go out like us, or you can exchange some rags with the villagers to wrap around your feet, so that leeches won't come to you."
Only Chen Qiangwei and Jia Zhenzhen were present and had the luxury of wearing long pants and socks when going out. They tucked their trouser legs into their socks and tied the socks with ropes so that the socks would not fall down.
Xu Hongli smiled and thanked Huang Meixia and Jia Zhenzhen, but she felt embarrassed again. She only had two pairs of pants, and it was definitely impossible for her to wear them directly.
For a moment, I didn't know who to exchange the rags with. No one was well-off now. The cloth a family received in a year was not enough to make a set of clothes. The clothes of every family were worn by the eldest, the second, the third, the third, the fourth, and if they were not broken, the fifth would wear them too. They would patch them up again and again, but they were reluctant to throw them away.
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