A familiar gong sounded, signaling that it was time to start work.
The older educated youth were all dressed in straw hats and towels around their necks, while Chen Shuning, one of the new educated youth, was quite well-equipped, having prepared it herself in her spatial storage that morning.
Yang Xiaohong's maternal grandmother's family lived in the countryside, and she knew what was needed to work in the fields during this season. So yesterday, after returning from town, she exchanged straw hats with the villagers and is now wearing a straw hat and towel, just like the old educated youth.
Liu Xiangyang woke up late and had just finished washing up when it was time to eat, so he didn't have time to bring his face towel inside, but luckily he brought it with him.
In contrast, Yang Wanqiu and Zhao Qianjin were completely unprepared, and followed the crowd empty-handed towards the brigade's threshing ground.
When they arrived at the threshing ground, the brigade leader was satisfied to see that they had all arrived on time. After everyone had arrived, the brigade leader introduced the five new educated youth to each of them.
Hundreds of villagers looked at them as if they were monkeys, giving the group a real-life experience of what it's like to be an animal in a zoo.
Chen Shuning, who was a white-collar elite in her previous life and was not afraid to give reports in front of hundreds of people, did not feel uncomfortable at all. Let's see, it's not like I'll lose a piece of my flesh.
Although Liu Xiangyang and Zhao Qianjin were embarrassed by the stares, their dark skin prevented them from noticing anything. Wang Wenqi, on the other hand, blushed deeply, but he quietly hid Zhong Lingling, who was also blushing, behind him.
Yang Xiaohong pulled her straw hat down low, and because of her dark skin, although she was a little shy when people stared at her, the villagers couldn't tell anything.
Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi both simply lowered their heads, acting as if it were none of their business. By avoiding eye contact with the villagers below the stage, they were less shy.
Only Yang Wanqiu, who was already beautiful, dressed up a bit today because it was her first day of work. She had snatched a light pink floral short-sleeved shirt from her stepsister, tucked the hem into her black pants, showing off her good figure. She wore a pair of black lace-up cloth shoes, revealing her fair feet. Putting aside her pretty face, this outfit was not something the villagers usually saw.
Therefore, it naturally became the focus of discussion among the villagers.
Little did she know that the villagers weren't just looking. One of the older women in the crowd laughed and joked, "Oh my, look at that girl's floral shirt, it's so pretty! It makes her arms look so white. If her exposed arms are this white, how white must her body be?"
The woman who spoke had a rather loud voice, and for a moment the villagers burst into laughter. There was also a scoundrel who was usually unreliable who whistled at Yang Wanqiu.
Yang Wanqiu's originally flushed face turned pale with fright. She cursed the villagers in her heart for being too vulgar, and also resented the female educated youths who came with her for not reminding her to wear a long-sleeved shirt.
Seeing that everyone was joining in the commotion, the team leader quickly scolded, "Shut up, all of you! What are you all shouting about? Hurry up and get your tools ready to get to work!"
As he spoke, he glared fiercely at the loud-voiced woman: "Wang Laosan's wife, if you can't control your mouth and dare to talk nonsense again, I'll deduct your work points."
Nowadays, work points are equivalent to food and money, so they can't be deducted at will. Therefore, Zhang Laosan's family knew that the brigade leader's words were just to scare them. They just stood there with a grin and didn't take the brigade leader's words seriously. However, they didn't say anything more outrageous.
Seeing that the villagers had calmed down, the brigade leader turned to the newly arrived educated youth and began to give them a lecture: "Since you have come to support our rural development in response to the country's call, I hope that you will work hard in the future."
Yesterday, the team distributed the state-subsidized grain to you. Once you finish this grain, the team will stop supporting you. If you want more grain, you'll have to exchange it for work points. I'm warning you now, if you don't earn enough work points, don't expect to get a single grain of grain from the team again.
Seeing that the new educated youths didn't look too good, Shen Baogen continued to offer words of comfort, "Of course, don't worry. The work points in our Qingshan Brigade are worth more than those in other brigades. As long as you work hard, you definitely won't go hungry. But if you slack off and don't work hard, then you deserve to go hungry, understand?"
The brigade leader's words seemed fair, and the new educated youth on the stage all wanted him to say less so they could leave the stage early and avoid being stared at like monkeys. So they all loudly agreed.
The brigade leader was clearly satisfied with the performance of the new educated youth and noticed their unease, so he didn't say anything more and turned to arrange the day's work.
Qingshan Brigade is a relatively large village, so it is divided into four smaller teams. After the brigade leader finished speaking, he called over the four team leaders and assigned the nine newcomers to the four teams.
Zhao Qianjin, Wang Chunni, and Xu Laidi were assigned to Team One, while Liu Xiangyang and Yang Xiaohong were assigned to Team Two. After Zhong Lingling's repeated emphasis, she was assigned to Team Three with Wang Wenqi, just as she wished.
Chen Shuning was a bit depressed. She didn't know whether to say that the two were destined to be together or that Chen Shuning was just too unlucky. She just happened to be assigned to the same team as Yang Wanqiu.
The fourth squad leader was a woman with short, ear-length hair named Shen Chuncao. She was said to be the daughter of the brigade leader's cousin. She was warm and friendly. Because she was a woman herself, she didn't look down on the other two squad leaders like she did when her squad was assigned a female educated youth.
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