Grain in Ear.
In the beautiful rural scenery, there is a scene of bustling activity. Men, women, old and young roll up their trousers and bend over to transplant the tender green seedlings into the paddy fields. These seedlings must be transplanted before the rainy season, otherwise the production will be affected.
The tender green seedlings were planted and dotted neatly in the paddy fields. When the wind blew, the water sparkled, which was very beautiful. Unfortunately, Cheng Yaoyao had no intention of appreciating it.
Cheng Yaoyao rolled up her trousers and stepped into the mud. Her scalp was burning from the sun. She mechanically repeated the movements of her hands. The sweat flowed into her eyes, irritating her so much that she couldn't open them, and she couldn't wipe them off - her hands were covered in mud.
This large piece of land was divided into strips, and each person was assigned a piece. Cheng Yaoyao was assigned a strip near the middle, which was shorter and was good enough for her.
But Cheng Yaoyao finished planting the seedlings in her hand diligently, stood up and pounded her waist, which was about to break. She looked around and almost cried. Everyone had already fallen ahead, leaving her far behind.
Team leader Lin Dafu held a loudspeaker and stood on the high ground on the shore to boost morale: "Plant potatoes weighing ten kilograms during Grain in Ear, plant potatoes with only roots left", "Don't be too early to plant beans, just plant them after the wheat harvest if it rains"!
He stopped shouting until his throat was steaming, and then he took a few gulps of boiled water from the kettle. Li Dafu was anxious. Grain in Ear, Grain in Ear, everything has to be planted. Rice, soybeans, sweet potatoes, corn and other crops are all planted at this time, and the busy farming season has officially entered its climax. There is a lot of rain this year, and these crops must be planted and sprouted before the plum rain season. No matter men, women, young or old, all the capable people in the village have been assigned to work, and the educated youth have also been pulled in to make up the numbers.
A tall and straight young man walked past the shore. Lin Dafu saw him and shouted, "Xie San, come here!"
Xie San was wearing a torn jacket, revealing his strong, brown arms. He walked over carrying a large basket in one hand, called out "Captain" and then looked at him silently.
Seeing that no one was around, Lin Dafu said, "Third brother, have you considered what I told you yesterday?"
"No." Xie San uttered two short words.
Lin Dafu almost thought he had misheard: "Driving a tractor is a good job, Jiajun wants to go too! You earn this little bit of money in the village every year, doing odd jobs here and there. Although hunting can supplement your income, it won't last long. If your grandfather hadn't been kind to my family, I wouldn't have tried so hard to get you this spot."
A hint of hesitation flashed across Xie San's narrow eyes, but his tone was still decisive: "Thank you for your kindness, but I won't go."
"You're worried that no one will take care of your grandmother and sister when you go out, right?" Lin Dafu sighed, "But it's not a big deal. You're twenty years old this year, right? How can you talk about having a wife when your family can't save a penny?"
Xie San smiled in self-mockery: "I won't delay others if I'm like this."
Lin Dafu looked at the young man in front of him with regret. He had watched him grow from a bullied landlord's son into such a tall and steady young man. It was a pity that his quality was too high...
Xie San looked towards the paddy field. Everyone in the field was bent over and busy, only a pink figure stood in the vast paddy field, graceful and elegant, like a hibiscus flower emerging from the rice field. She blocked the sunlight with one hand, and even from such a distance, she could still see that her figure was outstanding.
Lin Dafu also looked over with him, and was furious when he saw this: "Who is that?! Cheng Zhiqing, Cheng Yaoyao! Come here!"
Cheng Yaoyao was just worrying about not being able to finish the work, but he trudged over happily upon hearing this, put his hands on the grass on the shore and struggled to pull his legs out of the mud, and went ashore: "Captain, did you call me?"
Cheng Yaoyao's pretty face was covered in sweat and mud, like a pretty little animal with dirty fur, but she was still in high spirits.
Lin Dafu asked, "What are you doing in the fields?"
"I... I'm planting rice." Cheng Yaoyao had never been scolded before, but when Lin Dafu yelled at him, he was stunned for a moment and answered subconsciously.
Lin Dafu pointed at the paddy field and said, "Look at your own field, then look at others'!"
Cheng Yaoyao turned around and saw that the rice seedlings in the paddy field were planted in neat rows, as if they had been measured with a ruler. One of the patches was crooked and scattered, which looked particularly discordant.
Cheng Yaoyao was dumbfounded and retorted: "I have never done this kind of work before. It's good enough that I can do this well on my first trip to the fields."
As Cheng Yaoyao was speaking, he suddenly saw Xie San beside Lin Dafu.
Xie San was also looking at her, his stern face expressionless. But Cheng Yaoyao saw mockery in his eyes.
When someone is watching you when you are being scolded, your mood will be completely different. Cheng Yaoyao said in shame and humiliation, "I... I worked very hard, and I don't know why this happened."
Cheng Yaoyao lowered her head as she spoke, hiding her red eyes. The only farm work she had done in her previous life was helping her grandfather tend to the flowers and plants. Today, she had to make up her mind to step into the mud. She also worked very hard to learn how to do farm work, but she was still far behind others.
Cheng Yaoyao stood on the shore with such grievance that Lin Dafu was dazzled. He couldn't vent his anger at all: "You...you are like this..."
Xie San looked down along her face and was suddenly stunned: "Your legs!"
Cheng Yaoyao looked at him blankly: "Ah?"
Cheng Yaoyao was walking barefoot on the grass, with her trousers rolled up to her knees, revealing a pair of straight, white, tender calves. At this moment, several blood-red soft insects were hanging on her legs.
Cheng Yaoyao looked down and immediately let out a series of screams: "Ah!!!!!!"
Lin Dafu also shouted: "It's a leech! It's a leech! Shoot it away!"
Cheng Yaoyao jumped around in fear, but the leech seemed to be stuck on her leg and she couldn't get rid of it. Lin Dafu took off his shoes and shouted, "We have to slap it to death! Don't jump, it's got into your flesh!"
It would have been better if Lin Dafu didn't say anything. After hearing this, Cheng Yaoyao felt his scalp tingling and he felt terrible.
The cute young woman was barefoot and screaming on the shore, causing the people in the fields to stop working and laugh at her. Some scoundrels even stared at her snow-white legs with ill intentions and whistled.
Cheng Yaoyao burst into tears: "What should I do? What should I do? Help!"
Xie San frowned, snatched the shoes from Lin Dafu's hand, strode forward and grabbed Cheng Yaoyao: "Don't move!"
Xie San's hands were warm and powerful, as if they had special magic power. Cheng Yaoyao froze instantly. Xie San half-knelt down, picked up the sole of his shoe and hit Cheng Yaoyao's calf hard.
"It hurts, why did you hit me!" Cheng Yaoyao cried and grabbed Xie San.
Xie San tilted his head, and there was already a hot scratch on his face. He slapped it a few more times, and several large leeches fell down and squirmed on the grass. Cheng Yaoyao's heart was pounding, and he almost vomited when he saw the soft bugs on the ground.
Xie San let go of Cheng Yaoyao and returned the shoes to Lin Dafu without even looking at Cheng Yaoyao.
Cheng Yaoyao didn't care about the pain, and quickly lowered his head to check his legs. There were bright red blood spots where the leech had bitten him, and blood was still oozing out. On the other hand, there were several bright red shoe prints where the shoe had hit him. Damn Xie San, was he really that strong?
Cheng Yaoyao didn't dare to scold Xie San, so he cried, "What on earth is this?"
Lin Dafu put on his shoes, came over and stomped on the insects a few times, "It's a leech! I'm most afraid of this thing when I go to the fields. It will stare at your legs and suck your blood without you even noticing. There are some rules for killing leeches. You have to pat your flesh with your shoes to make the leech fall off by itself, otherwise it will drill into your flesh!"
So that's how it is, then she misunderstood Xie San. Cheng Yaoyao looked at Xie San secretly with a guilty conscience, he had a cold face and didn't even look at her, there was a bright red scratch from the corner of his eye to his cheekbone, it seemed... it seemed like she scratched it?
It's over! Another heavy note will be left in the boss's grudge book! Cheng Yaoyao felt a chill on his back and in his heart.
At this time, the scoundrel in the field shouted: "Cheng Zhiqing, your legs are so white! Xie Saner is so lucky!"
Cheng Yaoyao was so angry that he turned around and saw that the person who was shouting was a well-known scoundrel in the village. Cheng Yaoyao picked up a stone and threw it into the field, but unfortunately he was not strong enough and the stone fell into the field before it flew two meters away.
There was a burst of laughter from the field.
Lin Dafu yelled into the field, "What are you doing with all your free time? Don't you have to work? Don't eat if you don't finish your work before the sun goes down!"
Everyone then calmed down a bit and went back to their work, but some people still looked up and stared at Cheng Yaoyao's legs.
Cheng Yaoyao's face turned red with anger, and he lowered his wet pants and said, "Captain, look at these people acting like hooligans!"
Lin Dafu was also worried. Cheng Yaoyao was too pretty and delicate to work in the paddy fields. If she was put in the fields, the old men would lose interest in their work. He thought, "You are not cut out for work. I'll give you a different job..."
Xie San had no interest in the conversation between the two. He picked up the basket with a cold face, turned around and left.
Lin Dafu shouted, "Wait, Xie San, come back! Aren't you going to plant soybeans? Let Cheng Zhiqing go with you!"
Xie San: “…”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaoyao asked cautiously, "Is it tiring to grow soybeans?"
Lin Dafu wiped his face and said earnestly: "Labor is the most glorious. How can you measure labor by whether it is tiring or not? Go with Xie San!"
Anything is better than working in the fields! Cheng Yaoyao thought so and ran happily to Xie San's side.
Xie San frowned and said to Lin Dafu bluntly: "She can't work."
Lin Dafu just wanted to send the troublemaker away at this time, so he said, "Then you teach her! She will have to learn sooner or later."
Xie San's brows were still furrowed, and he glanced at Cheng Yaoyao beside him. Cheng Yaoyao's originally happy smile froze, and he shrank his neck as if he was frightened. Is he scary?
Finally, Lin Dafu gave an order: "Cheng Zhiqing was sent by the Communist Party to help us build the countryside. You must take good care of her and bring her back well!"
Cheng Yaoyao escaped from planting rice and said sweetly: "Don't worry, Captain, I will study hard!"
Lin Dafu was really speechless this time, and waved his hand to let them go quickly. His words were meant to warn Xie San - Cheng Yaoyao was too pretty, and letting her work in the fields with a young man was like sending a lamb into a wolf's mouth. Xie San was someone Lin Dafu had watched grow up, and he could vouch for his character, so Lin Dafu still gave him a good warning.
Cheng Yaoyao picked up his shoes, washed his feet, and wiped them clean with a handkerchief before putting them on.
Xie San had already walked a long way with the basket on his back. Cheng Yaoyao stumbled after him while picking up his shoes: "Wait for me, Brother Xie San, please wait for me!"
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