Taking this opportunity, Ouyang Zhenyu went back to the Red Flag Brigade and also wanted to see Chen Ruixue.
I haven't been able to see Chen Ruixue since I came back this time.
Riding my bicycle back to the Hongqi Brigade, I saw a group of people gathered together in the distance, looking as if something had happened.
Ouyang Zhenyu rode his bicycle to the outer perimeter and saw a group of young people gathered in a circle.
I couldn't squeeze in myself, but I could hear a lot of noise inside.
"Chen Ruixue, what are you trying to do?"
This is a crucial time for spring plowing and planting.
You said you'd go back, and you just said you'd take leave like that? I think you're deliberately trying to sabotage spring planting.
"You, the rich girl of a capitalist, don't want to be properly educated and reformed now."
"Yes, you still think you're some capitalist's daughter. Let me tell you, in the village you have to obediently accept your education. You don't work hard and you want to slack off."
"Let me tell you, the eyes of the masses are discerning. You think you can go back to being lazy? No way."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Zhenyu felt a sense of unease. This was Chen Ruixue's name, and it seemed that the people around her were all educated youth.
If I step in now, I might be able to protect Chen Ruixue, but it won't do the Chen family any good.
Ouyang Zhenyu turned his bicycle around and rode directly into the village.
Chen Ruixue spotted the figure riding away on a bicycle in the crowd at a glance.
She recognized that figure all too well; wasn't that...?
He clutched his stomach, his face pale, and his heart was breaking with pain.
She knew she would choose not to hold Ouyang Zhenyu back, but Ouyang Zhenyu's heartless departure still made her sad.
Chen Ruixue said weakly,
"I'm not slacking off. I asked the team leader for leave because I'm sick."
"I think you're just faking illness. Everyone else is healthy, but you're sick all the time. Last month you were sick and took time off, and this month you're sick again. Why are you so delicate?"
"I'm telling you, if you don't go back to work today..."
You're deliberately creating obstacles for spring plowing!
"Your Chen family must now obediently accept education."
If you don't want to do spring plowing, then let your old man do it.
Chen Ruixue gritted her teeth after hearing this.
"Okay, stop talking, I'll go back to work with you."
We definitely can't let Grandpa go; his chronic leg pain is getting worse and worse.
Moreover, Grandpa's blood pressure has been unstable lately, and he often feels dizzy. If he were to go to the fields to push the plow right now, it would be tantamount to courting death.
Even I'm so exhausted every day that I feel like I could collapse on the ground, let alone the old man.
Chen Ruixue gritted her teeth and followed these people, staggering back to the edge of the field.
The young man said smugly.
"Chen Ruixue, it's your turn to pull the plow today."
At this time, plowing is not mechanized; it is all done by manpower. One person pulls the plow from the front, while another pushes it from behind.
The person pulling the mud in front is the one who does the most work. If the production team has livestock, it's easier to get help from oxen or horses.
However, in some areas where there is a shortage of oxen and horses, manpower is still required.
Normally, this kind of work is done by young men, but today, in order to rectify the situation, all the workers are former sent-down personnel.
Chen Ruixue gritted her teeth.
He picked up the rope from the ground and put it around his shoulder.
This plow is very heavy. She used to hold the plow while holding it, and that was exhausting enough, let alone pulling it from the front.
She strained to carry the rope forward, the rope digging deep into her shoulders, causing her skin to ache.
Chen Ruixue gritted her teeth and walked forward.
A burst of laughter immediately erupted nearby, and a dozen or so educated youth, both men and women, stood at the edge of the field pointing and whispering at Chen Ruixue.
Just then, a voice rang out like a thunderclap.
What are you doing?
Huang Youqing's sudden appearance clearly interrupted this scene.
A dozen or so men and women immediately gave a serious report,
"Captain, we are educating and reforming Comrade Chen Ruixue."
Comrade Chen Ruixue shouldn't be taking sick leave so often; she should be contributing to our spring planting.
"Team leader Chen Ruixue came back to farm the land voluntarily."
"If you don't believe me, ask her."
Chen Ruixue's face was deathly pale, and she was experiencing waves of downward pain in her abdomen.
These two days every month are absolutely agonizing for her.
But right now, she absolutely cannot go against others, because if she does, the Chen family will suffer even more and more ruthless torment.
"I volunteered to come back and farm the land."
"Chen Ruixue, look at your face, it's as white as a ghost. If you faint on the ground, I'll have to send you to the medical team, which will cost money."
Moreover, it takes even more time.
You could have rested today and been able to work properly tomorrow, but if you fainted on the spot today, you won't be able to work for three to five days.
Now go back and rest immediately.
Huang Youqing shouted sternly.
These educated youths are awful. They're always eyeing these people who have been sent down to the countryside. I don't know why, but these past two days, the leaders have been targeting Chen Ruixue.
That's just nitpicking.
Normally, he would secretly help the Chen family a little, and no one would notice. But now that they were watching him closely, Huang Youqing didn't dare to say or do anything too much.
But Ouyang Zhenyu happened to be there, and even Huang Youqing himself felt like he had been slapped in the face.
He had patted his chest and told Ouyang Zhenyu that he would protect the Chen family. Was this what protecting them meant?
The leading male educated youth immediately spoke up.
"Captain, you can't let her go back. She's just faking it."
If you set this precedent, and everyone else pretends to be sick tomorrow, who will have the heart to continue spring plowing?
Huang Youqing looked at the male educated youth in front of him. This guy didn't work hard, but he was always the one causing trouble!
"How dare you talk about Wu Youde? What are you educated youth here for?"
You came to our village to receive basic education.
Aren't you, a male educated youth, afraid of making a fool of yourself by standing there talking?
That girl is pulling the plow in the field, and you can't even earn the full work points of a strong rural woman in a day.
How dare you supervise and reform others here?
How dare you say such a thing?
You too.
Although spring plowing is very important, how can you stand by and watch a woman work on the ground?
Aren't you ashamed?
Are you here to enjoy yourselves?
They stood to one side like wealthy landlords, acting as supervisors. What gives you the right to be supervisors?
Okay, so you want to contribute to our spring plowing?
"While you're supervising others, all of you get down and pull the plow!"
“Scorers, you are in charge of supervising them today. If these people don’t plow this plot of land for me today, no one is going to get off work.”
“You all don’t know your place and think you’re something special. Let me tell you, this is the Red Flag Brigade. It’s none of your business to point fingers here.”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
