Chapter 278 Let's just give up.
When they arrived at the fields, Qin Feng quickly stopped the two men and assigned them the task of cutting pig feed.
No one in Qinjiagou had any objection to this arrangement.
Because Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao are not good at working, their past work habits are well-known. Moreover, Qin Xiaoxiao's "old illness" has relapsed, and her health is even worse. She can't do any work at all. Besides, the little work they did yesterday is not only unacceptable to them, but even their children at home would find it unacceptable. What if it delays the delivery again?
So everyone assumed that the two of them should go and gather pig feed, as long as they didn't cause them any trouble, even if they didn't do anything at all.
Fearing that the two wouldn't even be able to gather pig feed, Qin Feng arranged for several six- or seven-year-old children to help them. If it weren't for the fact that the older children in the village were all in school, Qin Feng could have arranged for all the children in the village to gather pig feed.
The two of them, without any shame, happily went to gather pig feed with a group of little kids, carrying baskets and sickles on their backs.
Once they had walked away, all the villagers gathered at the threshing ground in front of the village committee breathed a silent sigh of relief.
Because it was quite synchronized and the sound was rather loud, it made Qin Feng blush.
"Let's disperse, everyone hurry up and get to work. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can plant the seeds."
After saying that, Qin Feng left without looking back.
The crowd dispersed, jogging to the fields to continue tilling the land, while Su Zhiyuan hurriedly rode his bicycle to the commune for a meeting.
Spring plowing has begun, and the commune's work schedule has become more demanding, so he has to keep an eye on things.
With the help of the village children, by noon, the couple each handed in a basket of pig feed and earned two work points.
Liu Mingyu glanced at the two children's baskets, then at the pig feed handed in by the other children, and couldn't bear to nag them anymore, afraid that if he did, the two children would be too ashamed to live.
He went against his conscience and recorded two work points for the two of them, then waved them away without even looking at them.
Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Liu Mingyu had recorded two work points for them, and happily headed home.
"Honey, we earned two work points this morning, which is much better than yesterday."
Su Lu clenched his fist. "Yeah, that's right. We were busy all day yesterday and only earned two work points, but we finished this morning. That means we've made great progress."
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, "That's right. If we improve a little bit every day, we'll catch up with the team sooner or later."
"We can do it. We'll work hard and catch up with them."
The two were brimming with confidence and encouraged each other.
A villager who was passing by on his way home for lunch heard the two men's boastful words and lost his footing, stepping on his own foot and falling to the ground.
Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao were shocked and immediately stepped forward to help.
"Sir, are you alright? Where did you fall? Should we go to the medical station?"
The old man bravely stood up on his own, waved to the two of them, and said, "No need, I'm fine. I just twisted my ankle. Come on, kids, go back and eat, and then... keep trying."
Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu pursed their lips and waved their fists at the old man, "We definitely will."
After saying that, the two of them straightened their chests and walked towards the educated youth compound with an air of determination to see things through to the end.
After the two left, the old man wiped his face.
Those two shameless bastards finally left, and he was puzzled. How could they say such things? They weren't even ashamed.
They worked all morning at such a young age and only earned two work points in total. Isn't that shameful?
And yet they still have to catch up with a whole team?
Haha, are you just dreaming?
Back at the youth compound, the two took out the food they had eaten at noon yesterday and ate it again. Because the space could preserve the food, it was still hot when they took it out.
After lunch, the two took a nap, but soon the work bell rang again, and they had to get up and go back to work.
Another afternoon passed, and the couple earned their work points again. After recording their work points, they happily hugged each other and jumped around joyfully.
"That's great! We earned four work points today, twice as many as yesterday. Tomorrow, we'll earn five, and the day after, six. Soon we'll catch up with the first team. By the end of the year, let's see who can still say we can't do it."
"Yes, yes, yes, we can definitely do it."
The couple walked away hand in hand, leaving the villagers who were waiting to record their work points watching their retreating figures with complicated expressions.
Ignorance is bliss; they've finally figured out what that means.
Qin Feng covered his face and fled into the distance. Su Zhiyuan, who had just returned to the village, didn't even get off his bicycle and rode home.
Another day passed, and Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu did earn five work points through their hard work. They were so exhausted that they had to take leave on the fourth day of spring plowing, saying they couldn't get up no matter what.
On the fifth day, the two went to work again and earned four work points. The villagers were used to it and didn't even glance at them this time.
On the sixth day, they earned four work points; on the seventh day, four work points; on the eighth day, they took leave; on the ninth day, five work points; on the tenth day, they took leave; on the eleventh day, four work points; and on the twelfth day, the two earned six work points. The whole village was stunned and looked at them like monsters. Then, for the next three days, the two did not go to work and stayed at home, sleeping for one day and lying down for two days.
When they went back to work, the villagers noticed that the two of them were in poor spirits, as if a monster had sucked away their energy. Because of this, Old Mrs. Qin subtly advised Su Lu to be moderate and not to overwork himself.
Su Lu listened and took it to heart, taking leave again on the seventeenth day, leaving Old Madam Qin speechless with anger.
After all that trouble, the end of the month finally arrived. Su Lu grabbed Liu Mingyu by the neck and made Qin Xiaoxiao check their work points.
As a result, the two worked a total of sixteen days and earned a total of seventy-two work points.
Looking at the others, all the children who were cutting pig feed with them outnumbered the two of them combined.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't look at the work points of the other villagers anymore, because she was discouraged.
With a blank expression, Qin Xiaoxiao handed the scorebook back to Liu Mingyu and then pulled Su Lu away.
Back at the youth center, after explaining the scoring to Su Lu, Su Lu counted on his fingers, "After working so hard for so many days, we only earned a little over seven yuan?"
Qin Xiaoxiao sighed, staring blankly at the ceiling. "Honey, making money is too hard. Maybe we should just give up."
Su Lu sighed and lay down next to Qin Xiaoxiao. "Tomorrow is the 1st, right? Let's take a day off and go to the post office to collect the money. There will be one last one next month, and then there won't be any more money to collect."
Tomorrow we'll buy some more steamed buns, and ask Uncle Er to make us some braised pork or something to nourish ourselves. Next month, shall we... keep up the good work?
Qin Xiaoxiao covered her face and pretended to cry twice, "Can't I just give up? I'm so tired!"
Su Lu hugged Qin Xiaoxiao tightly, feeling sorry for her. "Sigh! When will this ever end!"
Su Lu had long wanted to quit work, but with Qin Feng keeping him in check, he didn't dare.
He could still argue with his father, but he didn't dare utter a word to Qin Feng, for fear that Qin Feng would get angry and bring Qin Xiaoxiao home again, and then he would have no wife to warm his bed.
(End of this chapter)
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