It makes me happy just thinking about it.
The next morning, Chen Shuning got up early and washed up. Seeing that the older educated youths were also up and washing up, Chen Shuning asked Fang Qing and Sun Xiaoxiao, who were cooking for the day, and then borrowed the stove from the male educated youths' room to cook a large pot of mung bean water with mung beans that he had exchanged with the villagers.
Then she filled a large wooden bucket and delivered it to the construction workers who had arrived even earlier than her. The rest was put in a basin and left for the educated youth, since they lived in the same courtyard and would see each other all the time.
If it weren't for people like Yang Wanqiu who were truly impossible to befriend, Chen Shuning would still want to maintain a harmonious relationship.
After boiling the mung bean water, Chen Shuning began preparing his equipment for work that day.
Today she was wearing a long-sleeved polyester shirt, blue trousers, and the liberation shoes that Chen Ma had prepared for her. While everyone was washing up, she took the opportunity to go to the toilet and slipped into the space.
First, she chose a sunscreen with little to no scent and applied a thick layer to all her exposed skin. Her skin was already fair, so the sunscreen wasn't very noticeable.
Then he filled his water bottle with spiritual spring water. This water bottle was sent to the original owner by his elder brother a few years ago. Since it was his own body, Chen Shuning didn't have any taboos and had been using it ever since he transmigrated.
He then found a pair of cotton gloves that were similar in style to those of this era from an outdoor store in the shopping mall. Combined with the large straw hat he bought at a tourist attraction in his previous life, his equipment was complete.
As Chen Shuning exited the toilet, she saw Duan Hongxia, who had overslept that day, rushing towards the toilet. While secretly glad that she had come out in time, Chen Shuning was also increasingly looking forward to the early completion of her small house, so that she would no longer have to risk being discovered at any time by running into this stinky toilet to enter her space.
Seeing Chen Shuning come out of the toilet with a straw hat in his hand, Duan Hongxia, who was already a little groggy from waking up early, didn't notice anything amiss. She just covered her nose, nodded, and went into the toilet.
Chen Shuning noticed that her appearance after coming out of the toilet was a bit off, so she quickly went back to the front yard and put her straw hat and gloves on the bench in the yard. She wanted to go inside to see if Fang Qing and Sun Xiaoxiao, who were cooking, could help out, but when she looked at her hands which were already covered in sunscreen, she thought about it and gave up. She then turned and went to the construction site next door.
It has to be said that the people Shen Dahe found are all reliable. Yesterday, they built a wall more than a meter high in just one day. Today, everyone came early to start work again. It seems that Shen Dahe wants to finish building the wall today.
The doors, windows, and roof beams that I ordered from Grandpa Wang Er will be delivered tomorrow. One day is enough time to put up the roof beams and install the doors and windows. That way, she can start the fire tonight. In this weather, the house will be almost dry overnight and during the day. I expect she can move in around tomorrow or the day after.
Upon hearing this good news, Chen Shuning's fear of going to work soon vanished, and he happily thanked the workers.
Today was the first day of work for the new educated youth. After taking a walk around the construction site, Chen Shuning returned to the front yard just as Fang Qing and Sun Xiaoxiao were bringing dishes to the dining table.
Each lunchbox was marked, and the two of them were placing the lunchboxes on the table one by one.
As Liu Shumei splashed the water from washing her face into the vegetable garden, she turned around and saw Chen Shuning. She smiled and said, "Shuning, why are you up so early? It's time to go to work today. You people who have never farmed before shouldn't be too naive. It's not worth ruining your health for a few work points."
Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Liu Shumei pulled Chen Shuning aside and whispered, "Don't be fooled by what the villagers say about us educated youths not being able to do anything. Actually, girls your age in the village aren't very good at farm work either. Only families that favor sons over daughters are willing to let their daughters work so hard to earn work points."
Chen Shuning was grateful for Liu Shumei's kind reminder and replied with a smile, "I know, thank you, Sister Shumei. By the way, Sister Shumei, I boiled some mung bean water. I'll have everyone put some in later so we can drink it when we start work to cool off."
"That's great! It's been so hot lately. Shuning, thank you on everyone's behalf. Several people in the fields suffered from heatstroke yesterday."
Yesterday I was thinking that if I finished work early today, I'd go to the villager's house to exchange some mung beans and make some mung bean soup for everyone. I didn't expect you to be even faster than me.
As the two were talking, they heard Yang Wanqiu's soft, sweet voice coming from the other end: "Oh dear, whose gloves are these? Do you have any extras? Could I have a pair?"
Chen Shuning turned her head and saw Yang Wanqiu putting the gloves she had placed on the bench on her hands. Her face immediately darkened, and she snatched them away.
He said coldly, "Yang Wanqiu, didn't your mother teach you not to touch other people's things without permission?"
Chen Shuning's movements were so fast that Yang Wanqiu was startled. When she saw that the person in front of her was Chen Shuning, she immediately switched to her "green tea" persona, her eyes reddening as she stammered, "I'm sorry, Shuning, I didn't know this was your thing. I just wanted to take a look, I didn't mean anything else."
Although she was apologizing, a closer look would reveal that Yang Wanqiu's eyes were filled with hatred.
But no matter how well she hid it, Chen Shuning still discovered it. He smiled disdainfully and looked at Yang Wanqiu, saying word by word, "Comrade Yang Wanqiu, I think it's basic manners not to touch other people's things without their permission. So whether these gloves are mine or someone else's, you shouldn't just take them. Besides, these gloves look brand new. I haven't even worn them once. It doesn't seem appropriate for you to put them on your hands."
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