"Hello, Captain Ye. This is our new educated youth, Comrade Zhong Yuxiu. She's feeling better now and wants to come to work. I'd be very grateful if you could arrange for her to do so." Jiang Mei spoke first. "Comrade Zhong, this is our production team leader. His surname is Ye."
"Hello, Captain Ye."
The look of surprise on Captain Ye's dark face disappeared in an instant, and he turned his gaze away. "Okay?"
"Yes, Captain Ye, I can go out now." Zhong Yuxiu nodded seriously and replied firmly.
"Okay, then you can work with Jiang Zhiqing and Sun Zhiqing. Remember to find the scorer to record your work points after work." Captain Ye smiled.
"Thank you, Captain Ye." Zhong Yuxiu smiled and thanked him with a slightly curved eyebrow.
Jiang Mei and Sun Ruhong smiled and pulled her to go to the field together. As they left, the scorer next to them came over.
"Uncle, was that the new educated youth?" The scorer was a slightly short man, a close relative of the team leader, and his surname was also Ye.
Captain Ye glanced at him and said, "Well, her name is Zhong Yuxiu. She has a clear and upright vision. She is a good person. If she works hard in the future, she will be fine."
The scorer smiled, nodded in agreement, and thought to himself: It's all good as long as nothing unexpected happens.
The educated youth from several nearby communes caused countless troubles, but the educated youth from their production team were the least of their worries and never caused any trouble.
On the ridge of the field, Zhong Yuxiu followed Jiang Mei and Sun Ruhong, tied her trouser legs and followed them into the field; leeches were visible to the naked eye, floating in the field, making her feel very uneasy.
"Sister Jiangmei, Sister Ruhong, why are there so many bugs in the fields?"
There are no such bugs in Interstellar. The Zerg are all big guys, and each one has thoughts and consciousness.
"Those are leeches. They suck blood and burrow into people's pores. Be careful and don't expose your legs and feet." Sun Ruhong smiled and was very tolerant of her. She had been like this when she first went to the countryside, and everyone had gone through the same thing. "Don't be afraid. As long as your trouser legs don't slide down, they can't bite you."
Zhong Yuxiu shuddered, "Isn't this scary?"
"What's so scary about leeches? The water snakes in the fields are scary. It's okay if you encounter a non-venomous one; but if you encounter a poisonous one, you'll have to be sent to the county hospital after being bitten by it." Jiang Mei rolled her eyes at her.
"There's a snake? Then there's snake meat to eat." The mental power can be used barely, and it's still possible to kill a snake.
Jiang Mei and Sun Ruhong looked at each other, not knowing what to say. "Hurry up and harvest the rice. If anyone sees us gossiping here, our work points will be deducted."
"oh."
Zhong Yuxiu, sickle in hand, followed the other two, imitating them as they cut rice. Perhaps aided by her spiritual power, she learned quickly. At first, she was slow, making the onlookers anxious. Fortunately, Jiang Mei and the other two had done the same thing before and didn't rush her. Gradually, her speed increased, her strokes precise and fierce, and soon she surpassed them.
Jiang Mei and the other girl liked her even better. The educated youth who went to the countryside from the city all had a period of adjustment; only after they accepted the current situation and adapted to the rural life would they be able to work as freely as they did. They didn't expect that the little girl Zhong Yuxiu would adapt even faster than they expected.
This is good, as they will have one less burden and won't have to work so hard.
"Yuxiu, let's rest under the shade of the tree for a while. It's too hot." Sun Ruhong shouted.
Zhong Yuxiu looked up and saw that Jiang Mei and Sun Ruhong had both come ashore and found a big tree to cool off in the shade. There were many other members under the tree where they were. It was too hot, so it was common for them to take a break before going back to work.
"Yuxiu, come up and do it later. Don't get a heat stroke."
Jiang Mei and Sun Ruhong changed the way they addressed the little girl, which was a disguised recognition of the little girl.
Zhong Yuxiu sweated profusely, looked up and smiled, "It's okay, I'm not that hot yet. You guys take a break, I'll do more work."
Her smile was heartwarming, and Jiang and Sun's liking for her suddenly increased. Being a young female educated youth also had its advantages. The intrigue was greatly reduced, and it was quite pleasant to get along with her.
The three of them were given a large piece of land. After Zhong Yuxiu finished working on her small half, she went to help Jiang Mei and Sun Ruhong finish the work. In the evening, as the sun was setting in the west, the three of them found the scorer together to record their work points before returning to the educated youth site.
The male educated youth had not returned yet. As strong laborers, they were allocated more land than the female educated youth.
The three of them changed out of their wet clothes and soaked them in clean water.
"Yuxiu, you are feeling better now. You are tired again in the afternoon. Go back to your room and rest for a while." Sun Ruhong smiled with emotion in her heart.
Jiang Mei also said, "Go back to the house. Ruhong and I will cook. We will call you when they come back."
The two of them looked at each other with a firm and bright gaze. Zhong Yuxiu smiled and said, "I'm really a little tired. I'll go back to the room and lie down for a while. Thank you, Sister Ruhong and Sister Jiangmei."
"You should, go and rest." Sun Ruhong smiled and pushed him into the house. Then she and Jiang Mei went to the kitchen, chatting and laughing. The two washed vegetables, lit the fire and cooked, chatting as they went. "Yuxiu is such a good comrade. She didn't even complain about the heat even when it was so hot outside."
Jiang Mei nodded, a smile spreading across her tanned face. "An educated youth who knows how to handle things is better than a troublemaker."
"you do not say!"
After cooking and boiling water, the two of them decided to get some water for a bath. They also helped Zhong Yuxiu carry a bucket of hot water to the bathroom. When they returned to their room to get clothes, they called Zhong Yuxiu, who was paralyzed in bed, and the three of them took a bath together.
After washing with hot water, I feel refreshed and cool all over, and the sweat odor is gone.
"Sister Ruhong, Sister Jiangmei, is there any hot water in the pot?"
Jiang Mei came out carrying dirty clothes, "Yes, do you want to wash your hair?"
"It's time to wash it. It smells." Sun Ruhong glanced at her hair, which was greasy after working in the afternoon. "There's a large pot of hot water in the pot. Scoop out some hot water and add some cold water. There are sparks in the stove that can heat up the water so that you can wash it when the male educated youth come back."
Zhong Yuxiu said she understood, turned the bucket to the kitchen, fetched some water, and squatted on the steps to wash her hair. The original owner had short hair, and she had been on the train for four days and was sick for two days after arriving here, which meant she hadn't washed her hair for a week.
The original owner didn't bring any valuables with him, and he had nothing to wash his hair with; he could only use clean water to wash away the sweat; at least it could make his hair feel fresher and not have the smell of sweat.
After washing her hair, Zhong Yuxiu wiped it casually and went to the bathroom to get the dirty clothes. She squatted by the well and washed the clothes with Jiang Mei and Sun Ruhong, using wood ash to wash the clothes.
"Yuxiu! I have some soap here for you." Sun Ruhong looked at the person with sympathy and handed over the soap in her hand.
Zhong Yuxiu shook her head and said, "Thank you, Sister Ruhong. The clothes won't get dirty in hot weather. Just rub them."
"Clothes get smelly easily if they're not washed properly."
"The sun is so bright that it can't stink." I owe too many favors to others and I can't repay them.
The original owner had no money and no tickets when he went to the countryside, and he has been living like this for some time; instead of going from extravagant to frugal, it is better to suffer a little now and find an income in the future.
When night fell, the male educated youth returned together and ate around the table; the female educated youth went back to sleep, and the male educated youth cleaned the kitchen and yard. The yard only became quiet when darkness fell.
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