Xu Nuannuan felt that it was nice to have someone here to accompany her.
She got up from the edge of the field and pulled weeds with him side by side.
The grasses in the sweet potato field include foxtail grass and goosegrass. In fact, goosegrass is the most common type of grass. This kind of grass has tough plants, well-developed root systems, and is not too tall.
Xu Nuannuan had never done farm work before, and when she was pulling the grass out just now, she felt that it was a bit tight.
Jiang Ye saw the blue marks on her fair and slender hands and said, "You'd better stop and let me do it."
Xu Nuannuan immediately took out two pairs of yarn gloves from her bag (actually from the space) and gave one to Jiang Ye: "Let's wear these."
She had no intention of actually doing it, she was just pretending and didn't take out the gloves.
Jiang Ye looked at the calluses on his hands. In fact, it didn't matter whether he wore gloves or not, but he still took the gloves from the little girl.
"Comrade Jiang Ye, when I went to the county town yesterday, I heard someone say that you were once tricked into working in an illegal coal mine. Let's just treat it as a casual chat. Can you tell me about it?"
Jiang Ye then told the story he had made up a long time ago.
"It's not like I was cheated. Four days ago, I was accidentally swept away by a mountain torrent. When I opened my eyes again, I was already in that black coal mine."
"Were you rescued by someone from the black coal mine?"
"I don't know who saved me. I was already in their hands. They said they did, but it didn't matter whether I believed them or not. Then, I worked illegally for them day and night."
"Those few days must have been very difficult."
"However, I managed to survive all of that and even escaped when they weren't paying attention. I guess I'm lucky."
"Those who escape this disaster will surely be blessed in the future. Comrade Jiang Ye, I think you may become a great figure in the future." Xu Nuannuan said with a smile.
Jiang Ye also smiled and said, "I'll borrow your good words."
When he smiled, his thin lips moved, making Xu Nuannuan no longer feel cold, but instead felt the warmth of the sun.
It was time to get off work. People were passing by the fields one after another. Jiang Ye said to Xu Nuannuan, "It's time to get off work."
"Let's go."
When they were almost at the door of Jiang's house, Jiang Ye said, "Let's go to my house for dinner."
"No, I'd rather stay at the educated youth camp. I've already eaten all the food, so it would be a waste if I don't eat it."
Jiang Ye did not force her, and the two said goodbye. Xu Nuannuan walked towards the educated youth point and met Fu Yunqi and Chen Dalu on the way.
Fu Yunqi cursed as he walked, "Fuck it, I won't pull so much grass by myself. I just want to get off work, no one can stop me."
"Old Fu, if you hadn't meddled in other people's business, maybe you wouldn't have been treated so harshly. When will you be able to control your temper?"
"Don't talk nonsense. This has nothing to do with Xu Zhiqing. Even without Xu Zhiqing, they would still give me a hard time. They just want me to give them a gift."
As soon as they finished speaking, they turned around and saw Xu Nuannuan.
"Xu Zhiqing."
"Fu Zhiqing, Chen Zhiqing."
Fu Yunqi came over and asked, "Xu Zhiqing, how are things going over there? Are they still giving you trouble?"
Xu Nuannuan nodded. "They did it on purpose. They made me do the work of three or four people. They gave me a large piece of land to weed, and I was not allowed to leave until I finished weeding."
"Me too," Fu Yunqi said. "It seems they're still using the same method to deal with us. My life as an educated youth is already hard enough, and I still have to give gifts to the village cadres. What am I doing here? Not only do I have to suffer, but I also have to pay for it."
"However, it's not because I didn't give gifts. It's because Yu Qingqing complained about me to them, and Shen Mengan wanted to help Yu Qingqing vent her anger. Because I had no money, he also made other demands of me, but I would never agree to them. It's just that we were unlucky to have met such a brigade cadre."
"What? He's actually... such a beast!"
"Fu Zhiqing, they're almost ready to force us into a desperate situation. If we don't overthrow them, they'll torture us to death."
"Yes, I won't give him any gifts anyway. At worst, it's a fight to the death. Giving gifts to people like him only encourages the arrogance of corrupt officials and helps them harm other people."
"That's right."
Fu Yunqi thought of something and asked Xu Nuannuan, "Why didn't you let me quarrel with them when you asked for leave from Shen Mengan yesterday? Did you discover something?"
Xu Nuannuan nodded and patted her bag.
"I have a tape recorder here, and I've written down all the nonsense he said. However, these recordings alone are not enough. We need to continue collecting more evidence of their rampant abuses in the village. Then we can bring them down in one fell swoop, and anyone involved in their activities will be punished."
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