Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Money is a good thing, but unfortunately he doesn’t have it…
Could it be that Han Lin likes me?
Yang Dai was frightened by such a bold guess and shook her head subconsciously.
Han Lin happened to finish washing the dishes. He turned around, dried his hands and walked towards Yang Dai.
He even gently placed his hand on Yang Dai's forehead and asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Yang Dai had just driven that bold guess out of her mind, but looking at Han Lin's actions, this idea not only did not disappear, but instead seemed to be deeply rooted.
"It's okay, it's okay." Yang Dai stepped back a little and prepared to explain the food issue to Han Lin.
But Han Lin didn't listen to Yang Dai's explanation. He held Yang Dai's wrist and took Yang Dai into the room.
But just as the two came out of the kitchen, the gate to the yard was opened.
"Third son, third son's wife, the bell for work has rung three times, why are you still at home?" When Han's mother saw the two of them coming out of the kitchen hand in hand, her tone couldn't help but a little anxious.
"If you don't work, you won't get any work points. When the food is distributed soon, are you two going to starve to death at home?" Han's mother said as she pushed the two of them out the door. "Hurry up and gather at the big locust tree to get the tools."
"You don't have to worry about the house. I'll clean up and fill it with hot water and bring it to you." Mother Yang stood at the door and watched the two of them leave the house reluctantly, feeling angry and helpless.
Finally, he shouted at Han Lin's back: "Don't cook tonight, go home and eat."
"You go back and rest. I'll ask for leave from the captain for you." Han Lin walked side by side with Yang Dai, but he was still worried.
"I'm fine, let me go check it out first." Yang Dai looked back and could vaguely see Han's mother looking out the door.
Although the original body was lazy, he would report to work every day, and Yang Dai was not going to break this rule.
Besides, she also wanted to take a good look at the villages of this era.
"Han Lin, follow the team to the back of the village to turn over the peanut field. We will plant peanuts in two days." The team leader pointed to the hoe beside him, indicating Han Lin to follow the team in front.
Then he looked at Yang Dai and said, "I heard that you were picking weeds for pigs before? But our team has enough people picking weeds for pigs, so you should join us in picking weeds today."
The team leader brought Yang Dai to the edge of the field and called out, "Sister Chunhua, Yang Dai is now in your care."
The woman working hard in the field looked up and responded, then glanced at Yang Dai and said, "This piece of land is yours. If you can finish it in one day, it will be eight work points."
After finishing her work, Chunhua returned to her own territory, but she still said, "Don't wear clothes like this when you go to the fields in the future."
Yang Dai looked at the others working in the fields, then at her own clothes, and smiled at Sister Chunhua: "Sister-in-law, I understand."
The men were assigned to hoe the fields, and those pulling weeds were all women, ranging from fourteen or fifteen years old to forty or fifty years old.
The clothes they wear are all patched up. Some people wear straw sandals or cloth shoes with toes visible. Some elderly people don't wear shoes at all.
Yang Dai looked at herself again. Her navy blue jacket without a single patch and a pair of brand new cloth shoes really made her stand out from the crowd.
Yang Dai squatted down and bent over to pull out weeds, imitating others.
Although she was originally a famous lazy girl in the team, she still had calluses on her palms due to living in this era, so Yang Dai was able to adapt at the beginning.
But soon she couldn't bear it anymore. Her waist hurt and her speed became slower and slower, and she was far behind the people in front of her.
Yang Dai thought about going home and quitting, but seeing how hard everyone was working, she felt it was not a good idea to go back at this time, so she simply squatted on the ground to relieve her back pain.
Suddenly, I heard a voice talking behind me.
Turning her head, she saw a group of girls about her age, five in total, who were doing their work carelessly. Yang Dai felt that these five people looked inferior to her.
"The brigade primary school is planning to open two more classes. The previous teachers are not enough. Do you think we have a chance?" Yang Dai couldn't help but be distracted by the voice behind her.
"We all graduated from high school, and there are only a few high school students in the entire Huangzhuang Brigade. I think we have a good chance."
"Besides, a full day of classes earns eight work points. It's much easier than working in the fields to earn them."
"But we are educated youth, and the people in the brigade may not agree."
"What's wrong with the educated youth? Our household registration has been transferred here, so we are members of the Huangzhuang Brigade. If the brigade dares to treat us differently, I will file a complaint with the Educated Youth Office."
The girls were discussing the teacher one after another, which made Yang Dai have the same idea.
Looking at the fields that stretched as far as the eye could see, and pounding her waist, Yang Dai simply stood up and quit. She wanted to go to the primary school in the brigade to take a look. Being a teacher is better than working in the fields every day.
Yang Dai simply stood up and left. She happened to meet the scorekeeper, who saw Yang Dai and yelled, "If you leave now, it will be counted as skipping work. The most you will get is one centimeter."
Yang Dai waved her hand and said, "One at a time, that's all. I won't do it anymore!"
Yang Dai felt that she left quietly, but in fact, most of the people working were multitasking. When they saw Yang Dai leave, they exchanged glances.
One of the young wives even poked the person next to her and pointed at Yang Dai, "It's a good thing you two separated. If you had a sister-in-law like this and lived together, you would have suffered."
The person next to him just shook his head and said nothing, but as he watched Yang Dai leave, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.
Yang Dai walked to the brigade's primary school according to her memory.
This primary school was built a few years ago. It used an old house of a former landlord. It has a large courtyard with three entrances. Now the first two entrances are used as classrooms and offices.
The principal and his family live in the back hall.
"Yang Dai? Why are you here?" Yang Dai was still slowly looking at everything in the yard. A young woman appeared from the window on the other side, and her expression was surprised when she saw Yang Dai.
"I heard that the school is planning to recruit elementary school teachers, so I came to check out the news." Yang Dai looked at the woman and felt that she looked familiar, but she couldn't remember her name.
When the woman heard Yang Dai's words, her expression froze for a moment, then returned to normal. "I'll take you to see our principal. He's in charge of recruiting teachers."
"You want to sign up to be a teacher?" The principal looked at Yang Dai with a surprised expression.
But he still took out a handwritten registration form from his drawer and handed it to Yang Dai, "Fill this out first."
"We have certain criteria for recruiting teachers this time. You need to register first, then take a test, and come back for a trial class next Monday. If you're selected, the school will notify you at home."
Yang Dai nodded, picked up a pen and paper and filled out the registration form.
The content is actually very simple, mainly including name, gender, age, highest level of education, as well as grades during school and any awards received.
Yang Dai wrote the previous content smoothly, but she paused when she came to the results.
When Yang Dai was studying with her teacher and grandfather at the Duke of Chengguo's Mansion, her grandfather often lamented that if she were a man, she would surely achieve great things in the future.
But Yang Dai couldn't write these down. She could only write down the results of her original body.
I had spent two years in high school idling away, always coming in last...
But now that things had come to this, Yang Dai still filled it in honestly.
She had already thought it through on her way to the elementary school.
Although the entire Huangzhuang Brigade has many people, there are actually only six people who have graduated from high school.
She and Han Lin are two of them.
Among the remaining four, it is said that one used connections and is waiting for a place in this year's Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, one performed well in school and has established connections with a fertilizer factory in the city and is waiting to go to work, and another's family is trying to use connections to send their child to join the army.
So in the entire village, if you don't count the educated youth, there are only three competitors.
The school needed two teachers. Yang Dai felt that even if her grades at school were average, as long as she performed well on the tests and her lectures were acceptable to the children, she would have a great chance of getting the job.
Yang Dai filled out the registration form, completed the test paper, and prepared to go home from school to rest.
After Yang Dai left, the person who had just brought Yang Dai to register finally couldn't help it.
"Principal, are you really planning to let Yang Dai teach our elementary school? You know her reputation, don't let her lead the children astray."
"The children coming to school now are not only from our Huangzhuang Brigade, but also from the two neighboring brigades. If Yang Dai fails to teach them well, it will ruin the reputation of our brigade." The woman seemed to have a very bad impression of Yang Dai. She has been chattering since Yang Dai left.
Of course, Yang Dai didn't know all this.
She went home to rest for a while, then returned to her warehouse and continued to take inventory of the things in her warehouse, thinking about what else she could take out, or how to exchange the things in the warehouse for food.
After all, having enough food and drink is the first priority in life.
Yang Dai looked over her dowry list again and finally set her sights on gold and silver.
After picking and choosing in the warehouse, Yang Dai finally selected a few golden melon seeds.
This thing is inconspicuous and can be exchanged for food without attracting too much attention.
After making up her mind, Yang Dai waited for Han Lin to come back.
"Do you know where the black market is? Take me there." Yang Dai talked about this during lunch.
Yang Dai had a smile on her face, as if she was talking about something very ordinary, but Han Lin's expression was very serious.
"What are you doing in the black market? It's not a good place."
Yang Dai: "We only have enough food to last for half a month."
Han Lin: "Leave the food matters to me."
"Do you have money?" Yang Dai's expression remained unchanged, as if she was just asking casually.
But Han Lin's expression was completely frozen.
A penny can make a hero fall.
Money is a good thing, but unfortunately he doesn't have it.
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