Chapter 654: Work
Wang Wenming led his friends to the land that his family was responsible for.
The five children looked at the entire rice field that looked like a golden ocean, with the heavy rice ears drooping their heads, and felt a sense of happiness that came over them.
Xiaoyu smiled happily: "So beautiful!"
But when they walked into the rice fields, Xiaoyu was no longer excited. The fields were really wet and hot, like a big steamer, so stuffy that she almost couldn't breathe.
Mosquitoes and small insects attacked in swarms. Xiaoyu frowned and decided to wear a mask tomorrow.
An old lady looked at them and said, "Why do you city kids come to the countryside to work? It must be so tiring."
She saw that these children were well-raised and it was obvious that they did not come from poor families. She didn't know what these parents were thinking to let their children work in the countryside.
Xiaoyu replied: "Workers, peasants and soldiers are one family. We are here to experience it. If we go to the countryside as educated youth in the future, it will be easier to adapt."
The old lady agreed when she heard it.
The educated youth in the brigade were exhausted when they first arrived, and now they want to slack off during the double harvest. I didn’t expect these kids to be so aware.
"Then you guys work hard and take a break when you're tired."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Xiaoyu thanked her politely.
The old lady looked at her and felt as sweet as drinking brown sugar water. "Oh, you are so good. Come to me if you need anything later."
"good!"
Xiaoyu watched her leave and also looked at Wang Wenming.
Because Wang Wenming has some experience in double-grabbing.
Wang Wenming said, "Let's split into three teams. Xiaoyu, Aijiaohu, and I will be responsible for harvesting the rice. Xiaohe and Maomao will be responsible for transporting the rice, and the team leader will be responsible for threshing the rice."
No one had any objection.
Wang Wenming demonstrated to Xiaoyu and Aijiaohu: "We need to bend down at the waist, open our left hand with the palm facing downwards, and use our backhand to hold the rice stalk. With the sickle in our right hand, pull it back along the ground! Try it yourself, and I'll teach you."
Xiaoyu and Dwarf Tiger followed suit.
Well done.
Wang Wenming was satisfied: "That's it!"
The three people gathered the rice they harvested into a pile, and Yang Yihe and Maomao were responsible for carrying the harvested rice to the thresher.
The edges of the rice leaves were quite sharp. It was okay for Yang Yihe because he was wearing long sleeves, but Maomao was wearing short sleeves, and his arms were quickly scratched with red marks. The weather was hot, and his arms were soaked with sweat, so he felt itchy and painful.
He Yuxiang saw it and immediately changed clothes with Maomao.
The two of them didn't say anything and continued to work. He Yuxiang stepped on the pedal and the roller spun rapidly. As he moved, the grains fell off with a crackling sound.
After working for three hours straight, the sun became increasingly scorching, and Grandpa Wang came to call the children home for dinner.
Short-legged Tiger straightened his back, feeling the pain in his back: "Damn it, my back is going to break."
Wang Wenming sat on the ground weakly, "Me too!"
He Yuxiang went up to Xiaoyu and asked, "How are you? Are you tired?"
Xiaoyu nodded: "I'm so tired."
There were leeches in the field. She worked quickly while keeping an eye on the leeches. The sun was strong and she was sweating profusely. She kept bending over and working, and she was really tired.
Wang Wenming said weakly, "But you alone did as much as the two of us did."
The amount of rice harvested by the two boys, him and Shorty, was almost the same as Xiaoyu's, which was really embarrassing.
Maomao dropped his hands and walked towards Xiaoyu like a zombie: "Xiaoyu, how can you be so powerful!"
Xiaoyu pursed her lips: "It's not bad."
She saw that other ladies worked faster than her. If she went to the countryside to get work points, she would not get more than ten points.
Her words "It's okay" silenced the remaining five people.
Grandpa Wang greeted the children and told Xiaoyu, "You've done a great job. Not only are you better than the educated youth, but it's also rare for children in our village to work as fast as you."
He really underestimated this kid.
According to his understanding, Chen Qing and his wife both doted on the child, but he did not expect that the child would work so hard.
Xiaoyu followed Grandpa Wang to his home and looked up and asked, "If I were working in the countryside, how many work points would I get if I did this?"
"If you work for a whole day, you can get at least eight! That's really amazing." Grandpa Wang felt that Xiaoyu was like an adult.
Maomao gasped: "Xiaoyu, you are so amazing!"
It is the busy farming season now. Women can get a maximum of ten work points. If Xiaoyu can get eight, that would be amazing.
Xiaoyu looked down at her hands.
I secretly decided in my heart that I could try harder.
He Yuxiang looked at his sister and felt that he could no longer persuade her.
When it comes to things she chooses on her own, she will try her best to do her best no matter what others say.
For example, she had a sudden idea before and wanted to be the first in the grade and get first place in both labor class and study class. She would study seriously, work well, and finally succeed in getting first place.
Even when playing games, she would practice them well, such as flipping over, jumping rubber rope, throwing sandbags, etc. As she played more and more, she became the best at them.
The only thing that is not going well for her at the moment is the position of class monitor, but He Yuxiang thinks that if Xiaoyu persists, she can get it.
My sister is not as utilitarian as he is in doing things, but once she sets her goal, she can be more immersed and more attentive than him, and will not be swayed by the words of outsiders at all.
When Xiaoyu heard Maomao's praise, she turned around and said to him, "You did great today too!"
Maomao nodded in agreement: "Yes! I was super hardworking today."
Grandpa Wang looked at the children and saw that they were quite energetic. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We're here. Let's go wash our hands first."
In order to entertain the children while they worked, he specially bought a pound of pork to nourish the children.
After washing their hands, the children went to the dining table and ate without saying a word.
While they were enjoying their meal, the neighbor next door was cursing: "Eat, eat, eat, all you do is eat! Do you think there are city people in our family? You still want to eat pork! What are you daydreaming about?"
"Uncle and the others..."
"Your uncle, your uncle, he calls you uncle every day, and you think about him every day, but does he think about you every day? He would rather give the food to outsiders than to you!"
…
Everyone understood these sarcastic words.
Wang Wenming said angrily, "Don't worry about them. They always come to my house to get money."
Grandpa Wang patted his grandson on the back and said, "Okay, let's eat."
Wang Wenming snorted.
None of the five children spoke.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Grandpa Wang arranged rooms for everyone to sleep in.
Xiaoyu and Yang Yihe were lying on the bed, with only a mat and a palm-leaf fan.
Xiaoyu rolled onto the bed.
Yang Yihe saw Xiaoyu lying down softly on the mat, like a soft little kitten, super cute, so she took a palm-leaf fan and gently fanned herself and Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu muttered, "I'll fan it later."
Xiao He was lying beside her and was about to tell her to go to sleep when she heard the sound of even and long breathing coming from beside her.
(End of this chapter)
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