Wan Guihua is getting old, and her family is doing well financially, so they don't expect her to earn more work points.
Chen Shuning was also someone who didn't rely on work points to make a living, so the two of them worked together quite harmoniously.
However, today Wan Guihua, like other villagers, contracted a plot of land with her family, so she specifically talked to Chen Shuning about it when she went to work.
Thinking that Chen Shuning, a young educated youth, couldn't do too much work, she kindly invited Chen Shuning to come with her family. Since there were many men in her family, they could take care of Chen Shuning and let her earn more work points during the autumn harvest.
However, Chen Shuning didn't live off these work points, so why would he blatantly take advantage of her? Therefore, he politely declined Wan Guihua's invitation and instead found Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi to team up with.
The three women found the scorekeeper and were assigned a plot of land worth thirty work points. This meant that each woman would earn ten work points a day. It wasn't much, but it wasn't a small amount for the three of them.
Chen Shuning didn't know how to use a sickle, so Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi were responsible for cutting the wheat in front, while Chen Shuning was responsible for bundling the wheat they had cut behind them.
Chen Shuning's job doesn't require much skill, but it's a bit hard on the back.
Harvesting wheat is a bit more tiring than bundling it, but Chen Shuning is supporting both Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi by himself, so the workload is even greater than harvesting wheat.
In addition, Chen Shuning would occasionally cook something delicious and send some to the two of them. If Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi cooked something nice, they would also invite Chen Shuning to their renovated little storage room for a meal.
The three of them became good friends through their interactions, and none of them cared about who did more or less work.
Chen Shuning rubbed her aching back, which felt like it was about to break. She looked up at the endless wheat field and felt a headache coming on. Feeling somewhat discouraged, she sat down on the ground, on the verge of tears. She wondered if it was too late to take back what she had said to He Chaoyang that morning.
In late September, although it was a bit cool in the mornings and evenings in Heilongjiang Province, the daytime temperature was still quite high. The scorching sun baked the earth, causing the people working in the fields to sweat profusely.
In less than an hour, the towel around Chen Shuning's neck became damp, and it was extremely uncomfortable to have it pressed against his skin.
After a long internal struggle, Chen Shuning decided that she should just stay in the countryside for the next few years before the resumption of the national college entrance examination, and make some extra money to prepare for buying a yard in the future.
Just thinking about owning that quiet courtyard house worth hundreds of millions in the future made Chen Shuning feel capable again. He called out to Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi, who were harvesting wheat in front of him, "Chunni, Laidi, I brought some mung bean water. Come over and have a drink and rest before you continue working."
As Chen Shuning spoke, she ran to the edge of the field, carried the bamboo basket she was carrying, took out the mung bean water and bowls inside, which were in a thermos, poured a bowl for the two of them, and then drank from her own water bottle.
The thermos and bowl were things Chen Shuning remembered to bring for Wan Guihua after she left home, because there were no extra kettles at home.
So she temporarily smuggled a thermos just like the one in her home from her spatial storage, filled it with mung bean water, and threw it directly into the bamboo basket behind her. The basket was covered with a cloth, so she wasn't afraid of being discovered.
But unexpectedly, the grouping method for the autumn harvest changed, which benefited Wang Chunni, the little glutton.
The two women didn't stand on ceremony with Chen Shuning, especially Wang Chunni. As soon as she heard there was mung bean soup, she brandished her sickle and charged at Chen Shuning. The sharp sickle almost cut Chen Shuning's hand, scaring him so much that he nearly dropped the bowl.
In the end, Xu Laidi was quick-witted and reached out to pull Wang Chunni away, thus saving Chen Shuning's fair little hand from disaster.
Realizing she had almost caused trouble, Wang Chunni broke out in a cold sweat and apologized repeatedly to Chen Shuning with an embarrassed expression.
Patting her heart, which was pounding from fright, Chen Shuning was genuinely startled. She tapped Wang Chunni's forehead with a hint of exasperation and criticized her, "You, you, one day you'll suffer for it. If it weren't for Lai Di watching over you, who knows when you'd sell yourself for a bite to eat."
Wang Chunni felt wronged at this moment. "I know I was wrong, Shuning, don't be angry. It's all because your mung bean soup was so delicious that I couldn't resist when I heard you say you had mung bean soup to drink. I forgot that I was holding a sickle."
"So it was my fault after all. I think you shouldn't drink this mung bean soup anymore, lest you get too happy and cause some trouble."
"Oh, don't do that, Shuning, I know you're the best. Hurry up and give me the bowl, I'm so thirsty." As she spoke, Wang Chunni seemed genuinely afraid that she might do something in her excitement. She carefully put the sickle in her hand on the ground before smilingly taking the bowl from Chen Shuning's hand.
Looking at her friend, who usually seemed quite composed but would disregard everything when it came to food, Xu Laidi was truly exasperated. She reached out and tapped Wang Chunni on the back of the head, scolding her, "You really are just like Shuning said, sooner or later you'll sell yourself for a bite to eat."
"With you watching over things, even if we sell them, we're guaranteed not to lose money." Sipping her sweet mung bean water, Wang Chunni didn't care at all what the two were saying. She just smiled broadly and drank the bowl with obvious enjoyment.
Chen Shuning and Xu Laidi were completely at a loss when faced with this lively character.
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