Chapter 2
As the captain finished speaking, the figure walked towards this side.
Meng Yinyin turned around and saw the tall man whom she had accidentally glared at standing next to the captain.
Before, she knew from a distance that he was much taller than the others, and he felt like a standout among the crowd. But now, when he really walked in front of her, Meng Yinyin had to tilt her head back to see his face clearly. Only then did she clearly realize how tall the man was.
He was a full head taller than her, yet she was only up to his shoulders!
The moment she met the man's eyes at close range, the gloomy and indifference unintentionally revealed in his sharp eyes and brows was like a lone wolf wandering in the mountains, emitting warning and danger signals to her, the uninvited guest.
Meng Yinyin's breathing stagnated, and the survival instinct of a small animal forced her to quickly look away, and she unconsciously took a step back.
Seeing that she looked frightened, the captain moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just spoke hesitantly.
"Well, Meng Zhiqing, don't listen to the nonsense of those gossiping women in the brigade. Lu Chen is just a little scary, but he doesn't have any bad influence. He knows a lot and works efficiently. You will definitely learn a lot from him."
Meng Yinyin was confused by the captain's words. Did the gossipy women in the team say anything about Lu Chen? But she had never met them, so she had no idea.
And at the moment she didn't have the heart to ask the captain about this matter. She just wanted to talk to the captain and ask him to think about it carefully.
Or, it would be okay to have someone else teach her, as long as it wasn't Lu Chen like the one in front of her.
Because he looks really scary, wow.
In her previous living environment, because of her parents' relationship, the people she knew were either professors or well-educated students. In short, they were all polite and easy to get along with. Even after she came to the Nanjiao Brigade, the educated youth were relatively harmonious. The other members of the brigade rarely interacted with them, so she had no idea what kind of people they were.
So the Lu Chen in front of her should be the first person Meng Yinyin had ever met in her life who looked so scary and difficult to get along with. The key was that he was tall and strong, and if he lifted her with one hand it would be like lifting a chicken. If he punched her, she would most likely die directly in the Nanjiao Brigade.
While Meng Yinyin was organizing her words nervously, the captain had no intention of saying anything more.
"Okay, I have other things to do. Lu Chen, take Meng Zhiqing to work. I will come to you in the evening to ask about the situation."
After saying that, the captain patted Lu Chen on the shoulder, turned around and left with relief.
Meng Yinyin was so scared that she quickly called him.
"Captain, I..." Can I not be led by someone?
"It's okay, Meng Zhiqing, I believe in you. As long as you study hard with Lu Chen, you will be able to return the rations to the brigade soon!"
Meng Yinyin: “…”
But she doesn't believe in herself, huh.
However, the captain's words "return the rations to the brigade" finally awakened Meng Yinyin's last bit of conscience, making her too embarrassed to say the next few words.
If she doesn't have someone to take care of her, she will probably never be able to pay back the brigade's rations.
So in the end, Meng Yinyin could only watch the captain's ruthless back disappear before her eyes.
Meng Yinyin retracted her gaze and forced herself to calm down.
It's broad daylight now, and the people were selected by the captain himself. He shouldn't bully me. The worst that can happen is that I'll just be a little bit better.
After a moment's silence, Meng Yinyin carefully raised her head, then unconsciously forced out the most obedient and sweetest smile and said.
"Lu, Comrade Lu, I will definitely study hard!"
Trying to use words and actions to tell Lu Chen that he is really good and obedient.
In response, Lu Chen did not give any other reaction. He just nodded expressionlessly, then turned and walked in one direction.
Meng Yinyin felt uneasy when she saw this, so she didn't know whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied with her performance just now.
After a period of anxiety, seeing that Lu Chen had walked a long distance away, Meng Yinyin could no longer care about anything else and could only trot after him, following behind the tall figure in front like a little tail.
The tall and short figures quickly disappeared from around the dam. Seeing this, many members who had not walked far away could not help but talk about this strange scene.
Some were worried: "Oh my god, how did Meng Zhiqing get together with that guy? What was the captain thinking? Wasn't he afraid that that guy would get Meng Zhiqing into trouble?"
Some were secretly delighted: "Why are you worrying? If something really happens, the team leader will take care of it. Besides, women like Meng Zhiqing, who don't work hard every day and seduce people everywhere by relying on her good looks, deserve to be taught a lesson, so as not to harm our entire team in the future!"
Everyone had their own opinions, but those two people had little to do with them, so most people were still secretly waiting to see what was going to happen.
Everyone knows that Lu Chen is a notoriously difficult character to deal with in the entire brigade. Normally, only the brigade commander and a few other men with similar abilities dare to deal with Lu Chen. The rest of the people dare not confront him when they see Lu Chen's gloomy and cold face, let alone deal with him.
Besides, Lu Chen not only has a gloomy personality, but also was born like that. They must be crazy to have contact with him. Aren’t they afraid of getting hurt?
As for Meng Yinyin, since Lu Chen didn't say anything, she stopped trying to find a topic to talk about and just followed him obediently to see what he was going to teach her to do.
As she walked, she found that Lu Chen was walking in a direction that was getting further and further away, and there were fewer and fewer people she could see along the way.
Finally, when he walked into the large bamboo forest at the back of the mountain, Meng Yinyin stopped and stood there hesitantly.
Nanjiao Brigade is a hilly area. The entire brigade is surrounded by mountains, including small slopes and long mountains, and the plants growing on each mountain are different.
At this moment, the place where Lu Chen brought Meng Yinyin was a small hill covered with bamboo forest.
It is called a small hill only because it is smaller than other big mountains. However, if Meng Yinyin were to walk in alone, it would probably take her one or two hours to get out.
Moreover, this Bamboo Forest Mountain is quite far away from the activities of the brigade personnel. At least Meng Yinyin had been in the Nanjiao Brigade for more than ten days and didn't know that anyone would come here to work.
So what was Lu Chen planning to do by bringing me here?
In a place where no one could respond and with a strange and dangerous man, Meng Yinyin's feet seemed to be rooted outside the forest and she dared not move forward.
Lu Chen seemed not to notice her entanglement and hesitation, or he had completely ignored Meng Yinyin. After entering the bamboo forest, he took out a machete, held the handle of the machete with both hands, spread his legs slightly, bent his waist and back, and used his arm muscles to drive his wrists to exert force. He aimed at the root of a bamboo, and with two clicks, the bamboo in front of him fell down.
Meng Yinyin was frightened by the sudden movement, but she finally reacted and realized that Lu Chen brought her here to teach her how to cut bamboo.
After she heaved a sigh of relief, she looked at the bamboo that was almost as thick as her calf and started to feel troubled again.
Even if she had never done farm work before, she knew that chopping bamboo was not easy. It was definitely a strenuous job. Moreover, the surface of bamboo was smooth and elastic, and the machete would easily bounce back when it fell on it. It was even questionable whether she could leave a mark on it with her chop.
Did Lu Chen think too highly of himself, actually teaching him something so difficult right as soon as he got here?
Meng Yinyin puffed her cheeks, looked at her frail wrist anxiously, and began to worry again.
Just when Meng Yinyin was worried, Lu Chen, who was not far away, had already cut down several bamboos in succession and seemed to be continuing to cut.
However, just as he was about to continue chopping, a light pink figure came into view in the residual light, and Lu Chen then remembered that he had been assigned a task by the captain that was considered difficult and troublesome for him - to teach people.
He paused, hesitated for a moment, and was about to turn around and motion for her to come over.
But suddenly, the scene at the dam just now emerged in his mind. The owner of the figure retreated in fear the moment he saw him.
After pursing his lips, Lu Chen finally lowered his eyes and continued to chop bamboo.
After standing there for a while, Meng Yinyin moved her wrists and arms and prepared herself mentally to try her best to learn how to cut bamboo. However, she saw Lu Chen working hard like a tireless machine without stopping for a moment.
She wanted to call him several times, intending to let herself try, but she didn't know if it was her illusion, every time she took a small step forward, Lu Chen would also take a step forward, as if to keep a distance from her.
Although Meng Yinyin is not good at work, her IQ is not low. She can tell at a glance that Lu Chen is avoiding her.
He is hiding from me and doesn't want to interact with me? !
Realizing this, Meng Yinyin's eyes widened in surprise.
Why?
No, did she do something to disgust him?
In her eighteen years of life, this was the first time that Meng Yinyin had been treated like this. From childhood to adulthood, others had only come up to her to play with her, and this was the first time that someone had avoided her like a snake or a scorpion!
Besides being shocked, I felt more unhappy.
She tried to think over and over but couldn't figure out what she had done to make Lu Chen hate her so much. She was so popular, huh!
Unable to figure it out, Meng Yinyin could only attribute it to the fact that it was definitely Lu Chen's own problem.
If he doesn't want to pay attention to her, there's no need for her to shamelessly approach him. Who doesn't have a temper?
So when Lu Chen had his back to her, Meng Yinyin couldn't help but glared at him fiercely again, and then she simply stood aside and did nothing, watching Lu Chen chop bamboo alone.
Chop, chop, chop. It’s better to chop more. It will make you tired to death!
However, the consequence of this was that when the scorer came here at noon after work, he saw Meng Yinyin leaning on a bamboo at the entrance of the bamboo forest, with her head hung down, her little head nodding, as if she was taking a nap, and she was still mumbling something.
"Mom, I want to eat braised pork..."
Scorer: “…”
The veins on the scorer's forehead throbbed twice, and he couldn't help but speak in a deep voice.
"Meng Zhiqing, Meng Zhiqing!"
The sudden sound rang in Meng Yinyin's ears, scaring her so much that she almost jumped up from the ground.
"Ah! What's the matter? What's the matter?"
Meng Yinyin's eyes suddenly widened, and then she met the scorer's gaze, which was filled with disappointment and pity, as if to say that she was completely hopeless.
Meng Yinyin: “…”
Thinking back to her previous thoughts, looking at the accusatory expression of the scorer in front of her, Meng Yinyin quickly realized what mistake she had made.
She actually fell asleep while she was angry just now... It was all because the bamboo forest was too quiet, the air was too fresh, and the sound of felling trees in her ears was like a hypnotic sound...
Oh, she really didn't mean it.
Meng Yinyin lowered her head in guilt, knowing very well in her heart that she had made a big mistake this time. Not only did she not study hard, but she also took advantage of working time to sneak in some sleep. This was not only a technical problem, but her attitude also absolutely needed to be severely criticized!
The scorer was probably also irritated by her. He looked at her with a sullen face, picked up a pen and started tapping on the scorebook, apparently intending to record her work points for the morning.
"Tell me what you did this morning."
Meng Yinyin lowered her head in despair, unable to speak.
What could she say? Could she say she slept the whole morning?
The scorer saw her expression of having given up struggling and knew that she had probably been fishing for fish all morning. He tapped his pen heavily and was about to write down a zero in his notebook when a bundle of bamboo strips suddenly fell at his feet.
The movement was so sudden that both the scorer and Meng Yinyin were startled.
When he turned around, he saw Lu Chen standing beside him. It was obvious that the bundle of bamboo strips was put down by him.
But what does this mean?
The scorer looked at Lu Chen in confusion.
Could it be that Lu Chen was telling himself that this was the result of his hard work in the morning?
But…….
The scorer's eyes fell on the bundle of bamboo strips and found that not only was the number of bamboo strips in the bundle quite small, but they were also processed very roughly, with the excess parts not removed at all, making them completely semi-finished products.
This was obviously not Lu Chen's usual level. After all, Lu Chen was well-known in the brigade for his fast and good work. He could pick a large bundle of bamboo strips in a morning, and the strips he picked would be thin and tough. It was absolutely impossible for them to be as thick and tough as the small bundle in front of him, which could not even be bent.
So this is not the bamboo strips processed by land sinking, then who could it be.
Could it be Meng Yinyin?
The scorer turned his gaze to Meng Yinyin in disbelief, but because Meng Yinyin lowered her head, he could not see her expression clearly.
In order to avoid making a mistake, the scorer turned around and looked at Lu Chen again, asking uncertainly, "Whose is this?"
Lu Chen looked at him, expressionless and silent as always.
The scorer was used to his quiet personality, so he continued to ask, "It can't be yours, right?"
Lu Chen remained silent.
It doesn't look like that.
When the scorer saw that he did not admit it, he became even more certain that this was definitely not the work of Lu Chen, the head worker. So naturally, this bundle of bamboo strips could only belong to another person working here, Meng Yinyin.
After accepting this setting, the scorer looked at the bundle of horrible-looking bamboo strips on the ground and instantly felt that it made much more sense.
"If it's not yours, then it belongs to Meng Zhiqing."
The scorer glanced at Lu Chen and saw that after hearing this, Lu Chen just lowered his head to the ground, as if he was nodding to acknowledge the fact.
Although the scorer still found it a little hard to believe, when he saw Lu Chen nodded in agreement, he decisively believed him.
After all, he never thought that Lu Chen would lie.
After confirming the number of bamboo strips in the bundle, the scorer fairly wrote a three after Meng Yinyin's name, which meant that she had earned three work points from her labor in the morning.
As for the sinking?
The scorer saw the pile of bamboos on the ground from a distance. This pile of bamboos alone was enough for many people to do for a whole day, so he gave Lu Chen ten points as usual.
"Alright, alright, it's getting late, you two should go back and have dinner."
"And Meng Zhiqing, I apologize for misunderstanding you just now. But you, girl, although you have made progress and done so much work, you still have to maintain this attitude. You can take a break when you are tired, but don't sleep so blatantly. Although there are few people passing by here, you may be seen by others, and then they will report it to the captain, which will be very bad if there is a commotion."
"Ahem, if you want to rest in the future, remember to secretly find a place and rest for a while, got it?"
After the scorer taught Meng Yinyin some of his experiences, he left with satisfaction.
When he left, he couldn't help but look at Meng Yinyin's appalling work points in the past period. Most of them were three or four, but today she earned three work points in the morning alone. If she adds those in the afternoon, six points will definitely not be a problem. Maybe in time she can even get eight to ten!
Not bad, not bad, she is a good girl! Meng Zhiqing has a bright future!
The scorer left happily, feeling relieved that his girl had finally grown up.
After the scorer left, Meng Yinyin finally came back to her senses from the huge shock. She slowly raised her head and looked at Lu Chen standing beside her. She blinked and said in disbelief, "You..."
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