"Let me do it, you go wash your hands." Lin Miaoyin went over and wanted to take the hatchet.
Meng Yuanzheng refused to give it to him and chopped the bamboo pole with a loud bang. "I'll finish chopping this."
"Okay, then you just be careful." Forget him and go back to wash clothes.
Meng Yuanzheng cut the bamboo poles into uniform lengths, tied three of them tightly at the 2:8 position, set up three tripods, took them to the yard, positioned them, put the bamboo poles on them, and wiped them clean with a rag.
He went to wash his hands, found a small stool and placed it next to her butt.
Lin Miaoyin's hands were full of foam, and she smiled at him, "My hands are dirty, so you put it under my butt."
Saying this, he raised his butt.
Meng Yuanzheng put the bench away and squatted down to wash with her.
"You hold that end with both hands, and I'll hold this end, and we'll twist it in opposite directions." Lin Miaoyin lifted one end of the quilt and instructed him to lift the other end. The two of them twisted it in opposite directions, and the water inside was squeezed out, then shaken open and placed on the bamboo pole.
After repeating this several times, all the sheets and quilt covers were washed. She was too tired to straighten her back. She sat on a small stool under the eaves, leaning against the wall, watching Meng Yuanzheng clean up the foot basin and soap.
"I have digested all the meat I ate at noon," she lamented.
"Let's do it in the evening." Meng Yuanzheng passed by carrying a foot basin.
"We eat meat every day, and we have a mine at home."
Meng Yuanzheng suddenly stopped and turned back to stare at her, "What did you say?"
Lin Miaoyin was frightened by his eyes and laughed awkwardly, "I said that only if you have a gold mine at home can you eat meat every meal, just like the landlords in the old days..."
Meng Yuanzheng still stood there, looking at her meaningfully.
"Why are you looking at me?" she asked in confusion.
"It's okay." Meng Yuanzheng lowered his eyes, picked up the basin and walked away.
"Let's wipe all the cabinets in the house later. I just saw my brother and he gave me some realgar. I plan to sprinkle some around the house."
As she spoke, she closed her eyes and lazily basked in the sun, and she actually fell asleep with her eyes closed.
She was woken up by someone. When she opened her eyes, she saw Meng Yuanzheng grabbing her knees and trying to pick her up.
"No, no, no!" She grabbed his arm, "I'm awake, I'm awake."
If he really wanted to pick her up, she was afraid that they would both fall flat on their faces.
The two of them worked for a while, cleaning the house inside and out, and then carefully sprinkled realgar before they finished.
In the evening, we just cooked some porridge and ate it with pickles. Then we each took a shower and fell asleep on the newly changed clean sheets.
They were going to work the next day.
Early in the morning, the sound of bells rang throughout the village. This was the order to assemble. There was a big willow tree beside the dam in the village with a section of old steel rail hanging on it. The villagers used it as a bell. Only the team leader and the deputy team leader had the right to ring it. Anyone who rang it without permission would be criticized.
When the bell rang, every household had to pull up their pants and run to gather, even if they were squatting in the toilet. Those who did not arrive would have their work points deducted.
The team held meetings frequently, meetings to study the leaders' thoughts, meetings to convey the spirit of the commune, and meetings to arrange farm work. They were sometimes held during the day, sometimes in the evening, and all laborers had to participate, with the ringing of the bell as a signal.
Hearing the faint clanging sound, Lin Miaoyin dropped her face towel and called out to Meng Yuanzheng while picking up her shoe heels, "Hurry, hurry, gather together."
Meng Yuanzheng had packed his things long ago. He wore a green long-sleeved jacket, a white vest underneath, black cloth shoes, two straw hats on his head, two water bottles and two towels hanging around his neck. He also took his hoe and sickle and locked the door. "Let's go."
"Your posture..." Lin Miaoyin couldn't help but give a thumbs up, awesome.
The two of them walked quickly and arrived under the willow tree, where many people had already gathered.
The villagers stood on one side, the educated youth stood on the other. Lin Miaoyin looked around and whispered to Meng Yuanzheng, "Why don't you go stand over there?"
Meng Yuanzheng said, "No need."
At this time, Zhu Wanqin also looked over and gave them a friendly smile. Lin Miaoyin smiled back and couldn't help but guess in her heart that the male and female protagonists met for the first time yesterday, and wondered if any sparks flew.
"Take it." Meng Yuanzheng put a straw hat on her head, hung the kettle and towel around her neck, and gave her a sickle.
"Miaoyin, your husband is so good to you." The young wife next to her said with a smile.
"Ha... really, your man treats you well." Lin Miaoyin looked at the man carrying a hoe not far away.
"He doesn't even bring me a water bottle. He only cares about himself." The young wife curled her lips, secretly glanced at Meng Yuanzheng, and said in her heart, and my man is not good-looking, how can he be as handsome as your man.
Soon everyone arrived, and as usual, Father Lin said a few words of encouragement and began to assign tasks.
A full-time male laborer earned ten work points a day, a full-time female laborer earned nine work points a day, but the newly arrived educated youth only earned eight work points a day.
The men were responsible for carrying manure, making compost, and digging the ground, while the women were responsible for weeding. After the distribution was completed, they went to the fields under the leadership of the team leader.
The sun slowly rose and the temperature began to rise. The men took off their coats, wearing only vests, took off their shoes, and worked barefoot. Women have it easier; they just need to squat in the corn field and pull out weeds. Those with skills can also use a hoe to weed, which is more physically demanding, but the advantage is that it is quicker.
Although the corn field blocked the sun, the corn leaves were very scratchy, and there were also caterpillars, pigworms, and the like. Soon she heard the cries of a new female educated youth not far away, probably because she was scared by the insects.
She slapped away a pigworm that fell on her shoe. She opened her palm and saw that it was slightly red and stained with a lot of green grass juice. She looked at the endless corn forest in front of her, silently recited a few words "working people are the most glorious", and started to pull corn again.
This grass cannot be cut with a sickle because it needs to be uprooted. It will grow again within a few days after being cut.
After she had pulled out a piece of weeds in the field, she was so tired that her waist was about to break, so she simply knelt on the ground to pull out the weeds. When she got tired of kneeling, she sat down to pull out the weeds again. After she had pulled out all around, she moved her buttocks.
After finally clearing a piece of land, she sat on the plowed field, wiped her face with a towel, took out her kettle and drank some water. After taking a few sips, she saw several new female educated youth gathered together and talking about something.
Unable to control her curiosity, she sneaked over and squatted behind the corn, and saw Zhu Wanqin handing out gloves to them.
"I've already anticipated that working would injure my hands, so I've prepared them. Everyone, put them on."
"Wow Wanqin you are so nice, I just needed this."
"What kind of work is this? It's a complete waste of time. Overseas countries have all achieved mechanization, but we still have to do it by hand."
"Shh, keep your voice down and don't say anything outside." Someone quickly stopped the person who was complaining.
"Okay, let's get to work. It would be bad if the scorer saw us." Zhu Wanqin said.
The educated youth who got the gloves dispersed happily.
The heroine really knows how to behave, Lin Miaoyin sighed and started to pull weeds silently. After a while, she heard someone calling her name.
She went out and saw Meng Yuanzheng standing on the field with a pair of gloves in his hands, which were exactly the same as the ones Zhu Wanqin had just distributed.
The author has something to say: Regarding some background knowledge, I checked Baidu and asked the elderly at home. If there are any mistakes, thank you for pointing them out and I will definitely correct them.
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