After successfully mastering how to pull cabbages quickly, Song Tanglan soon became proficient at it. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was already far behind.
Her aunt and Su Tao beside her had already finished pulling out one row of cabbages, while Song Tanglan was still pulling out most of the row of cabbages in an orderly manner.
In the morning, the aunts had plowed three ridges of land, but Song Tanglan was still dawdling on the second ridge. She always knew that there was a gap between them, but she never thought about working hard to join them. Instead, she just wanted to slack off and muddle through the day.
It’s not a big deal if you get fewer work points.
This acre of land is divided into five small parts. This is a job that requires a lot of effort. They only need to pick the cabbages and pack them up, and then the young men in the team will come to carry the cabbages and put them into the cellar of the granary.
As soon as the team leader called for the end of work and the scorekeeper finished registering, everyone started to walk back in groups of three or four.
"Taotao, how come you're still so energetic after working for a whole morning? Aren't you tired?" Song Tanglan looked at Su Tao who was still chattering beside her. Seeing that she looked like she hadn't done any work, he couldn't help asking.
She was exhausted, while she was still full of energy. Song Tanglan felt that she was deeply hurt. The contrast was too obvious, which made it difficult for her not to think about it.
"I'm not tired. How can such a small job be tiring? I'm thinking of going up the mountain again after work this afternoon! Lanlan, do you want to come up the mountain with me? When I finish working in the fields, I can come and help you pick the fruits."
"No, no, there's nothing left on the mountain. You guys go collect firewood and I won't get involved. I'll be a burden to you later."
Su Tao didn't think it was a burden at all, it was just a matter of waiting a little longer.
She felt that if she went up the mountain with Lanlan, she would have someone to chat with. But if she went up the mountain with the Sun Zhiqing brothers, not only would the annoying Yu He contradict her all the time, but Sun Zhiqing was like a piece of wood and didn't talk much.
The first thing she did was to educate them. If it wasn't for the purpose of going up the mountain to find more mountain products, she wouldn't have bothered to go.
"If you don't go, then this trip up the mountain will be so boring. If it weren't for the fact that it's almost winter and I'm afraid the two male educated youths won't have enough firewood, I wouldn't go up the mountain to collect firewood!"
"Yes, yes, you're worried about not having enough firewood, not because you feel sorry for them."
After saying that, Song Tanglan gave her a mischievous look.
"Okay, you're already teasing me. By the way, Sun Zhiqing said this morning that the materials for building the house will arrive today. Do you want to go and help me check it out?"
Song Tanglan thought it was just a matter of taking a look and walking a few more steps, so he nodded.
"Okay, I'll go and help you watch it then."
"Thank you so much."
"You're welcome."
The two separated at a fork in the road. Song Tanglan went home to heat up the food he had prepared in the morning. After lunch, he swept the yard and fed the two chickens in the backyard before returning to his room to rest.
For today's work, she couldn't squat like she did before, and had to bend over all the time. As a result, her waist felt a little sore as soon as she lay down. Song Tanglan could only turn over and lie down to relax her waist. Unexpectedly, she fell asleep while lying down.
As soon as the work bell rang, Song Tanglan hurriedly got up and got dressed. She usually set the alarm clock, but today she fell asleep while lying down and forgot to set the alarm clock. Fortunately, there was a work bell, otherwise she would definitely be late and her work points would be deducted.
In the afternoon, the team leader and the scorer kept walking back and forth in the field of the third team, so Song Tanglan had no chance to slack off. In the end, he could only plow two ridges of land under the watchful eyes of the two.
She was exhausted from simply harvesting cabbages. She wanted to take a rest, but when she looked up, she found that the aunts and Su Tao around her had already finished harvesting this piece of land and were busy working on the two acres of land not far away. Song Tanglan was so shocked that she almost couldn't close her mouth.
She remembered that in addition to the task fields assigned to each person, there were still two acres of land that had not been divided. Why did the aunts not go to work but instead went to harvest those two acres of land? This made her a little confused.
In the end, it was Aunt Li who cleared her up after seeing how surprised she was.
"We have to finish harvesting the land here today and go to another place tomorrow." He looked around and said in a low voice.
"Although the maximum work points for women are eight, we have to harvest all the cabbages in this field to prevent them from rotting. Otherwise, we won't get eight work points."
"So that's how it is. Thank you, Auntie. I was a little confused just now. You usually get off work so early, why is you still in the fields this time?"
Aunt Li, have you guessed who those aunts she is talking about? They work very efficiently and leave immediately after finishing their work. They never drag their feet.
Only during the annual harvest can we see them finishing their own portion and staying to help.
"It's normal. They do this every year. It's just that harvesting grain affects the entire brigade, so no one dares to be careless."
When Song Tanglan heard this, he nodded seriously, looked at his row of unharvested cabbages, and could only continue to work.
With Aunt Li's words, she had to grit her teeth and persevere no matter how tired she was to collect all the cabbages. If she dared to leave now, she would definitely be pointed at and criticized, and then everyone in the team would know that she did not cherish food.
Song Tanglan said goodbye to Aunt Li miserably, and continued to squat down to pick cabbages.
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She was still working hard to harvest the cabbages, while the Song family had already returned home from get off work and were chatting in the living room.
"Dad, has my sister's letter arrived? She has been in the countryside for more than ten days. Did she forget to write to us?" Song Tangzi ran to ask Song Hua as soon as he put down his schoolbag.
Ever since Song Tanglan went to the countryside, he felt like someone was missing every day when he came back. Sometimes he would inadvertently call out his fourth sister's name, which made him very uncomfortable.
Now he put his hopes in the letter and would ask Song Hua about it every day when he came back.
Father Song has been waiting for letters from the two sisters recently. Although the second daughter sent a telegram saying that the youngest daughter has arrived safely in the countryside, he doesn't know whether the youngest daughter can adapt to life in the countryside. He blames himself for being useless and unable to get her a place to return to the city, so he can only let her suffer in the countryside.
Song Tanghong's view on this matter is more rational. He will not be as sad as his old father and younger brother, but he is also worried in his heart.
"It should be soon. Calculating the time, it should be here in the next few days."
This is the answer Song Tangzi has received recently, but every time he wants to ask for the specific time, he finds that he is being unreasonable.
If his family knew the exact time, they would definitely tell him and would not worry with him here.
Song Tangqing understood the situation better than anyone else present, and soothed them. "My little sister is very smart, so you don't have to worry too much."
When Song's father heard this, he was thinking...
If the younger daughter was smart, she wouldn't have been fooled by her good friend, and she doesn't know if she suffered any injustice while going to the countryside.
Thinking of this, I feel so sorry for him as an old father.
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