They went to the side of the mountain where the spring water was boiling the most and wanted to cut down the corn that had a poor harvest.
Uncle Changzhu and the others were a little dissatisfied: "Captain, there's still some corn growing here. It would be such a waste to just cut it off like this."
Luo Darong glanced at the corn in front of him and said, "There are only a few of them. They are of no use. Let's cut them down and clear the mountain here!"
If we can really turn this half of the mountain into fertile farmland, we won’t have to worry about delivering grain in the second half of the year!
There was no other way. Since Luo Darong had said so, everyone just got to work. Luo Darong had been the team leader for so many years, had always done a great job, and was highly respected in Lugou Village. Everyone listened to him.
Shitou also followed Zhang Xingrong to pull corn stalks.
Zhang Xingrong couldn't bear to let him work, so she stopped him: "Shi Tou, don't do this. Go sit over there."
Shitou shook his head and said, "I want to earn work points too!"
After hearing this, everyone thought that Shitou was a capable child and liked the siblings even more. Everyone likes hardworking people.
Aunt Mei smiled and said, "Shitou, you're still young and can't do heavy work. Do you see the kids herding cattle and sheep over there? Go over there and herd cattle with the others!"
Their Lugou Village had a poor harvest, but the mountains were suitable for raising goats, so the villagers raised several goats. Every year when the annual pigs were delivered, the goats were also handed in to help cover some of the grain requirements.
But Shitou was not very willing to go over, he just wanted to work with his sister.
Zhang Xingrong had no choice but to persuade him, "Shitou, listen. You're still young. If you do heavy work now, you won't grow tall. Look at the educated youth over there. Aren't they exceptionally tall? Tall people have more strength to work with!"
Shitou looked over doubtfully, and sure enough, he saw that some of the educated youth were very tall and worked very hard, which made him very envious.
"Shitou, how about going over there and herding cattle with them?"
Luo Darong also advised: "Shitou, go and herd sheep over there. When you grow up, your uncle will be waiting for you to work!"
As for children, they just need to help with whatever heavy work they can do. They can't bear to do heavy work!
Seeing that everyone said so, Shitou hesitated for a while before nodding and going to find his friends in the village.
Zhang Xingrong is very grateful to everyone. She feels that this village is really different from Zhangjia Village. There are not many people, but everyone is very nice.
This made her work harder.
However, the male and female educated youth sitting nearby disliked her.
"What the hell, what's the point of building terraces? Don't waste your work and not be able to grow anything!"
"That's right, Brother Yushan, why do you support her?"
They had no desire to build terraces. Now that they finally had some free time, they just wanted to fix some canals. The canals had been there for years, and they repaired them every year without much effort. But wouldn't it be exhausting to dig up the corn and turn it into fields again?
They don't want to do it at all!
Chen Yushan was not far away. He heard what the two said and said coldly, "If you don't want to do it, you can go back."
However, whether there will be food when the time comes to distribute it is another matter.
The two educated youth wanted to go back, but they didn't dare. Food was scarce in Lugou Village. If they didn't work, they wouldn't even be able to borrow food, let alone get it. They would have to starve!
The two of them worked while complaining.
Chen Yushan is capable and has a good reputation in Lugou Village. They dare not confront Chen Yushan and instead try to make things difficult for Zhang Xingrong.
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