Chapter 158 Double Robbery
"No, they only asked for one day off today. If they don't go to work tomorrow, it will be considered as absenteeism without reason, and they will be punished." Secretary Tang said calmly.
"I know." When Han Yimo heard that they had only taken one day off, he knew that the plan to kick Chu Maoshen out of the group would not be realized.
"Don't worry, if they can't come back, I will assign them other tasks." Secretary Tang added.
"Thank you, Secretary Tang."
After harvesting the early rice, they had to plant the late rice. The water in the fields could not be drained away, so they also had to prevent leech bites. For this purpose, Qiao Mo specially prepared insect repellent. She not only applied it herself, but also shared it with other members of the educated youth group, asking everyone to apply it on their calves before going to the fields.
"Thank you, Momo." After hearing that it was medicine to prevent leeches, Chen Qi was very grateful to Qiao Mo: she was particularly afraid of leeches. She had tried every possible way to prevent leech bites before, but the results were not very good. In the end, she was a little afraid to go to the fields.
Others also expressed their gratitude, saying that Qiao Mo's move solved their biggest problem. After the tasks were divided, the double harvest officially began. Everyone drove threshers, carried baskets, and held sickles as they walked into their task areas.
The same went for Qiao Mo and his companions. They walked to their task area, rolled up their trouser legs, lined up, bent down, grabbed the base of the rice stalks with one hand, and swung the sickle with the other hand to cut the rice, then neatly stacked it aside. When half of the rice in the field was harvested, the four male comrades, Kang Mingyuan, Han Yimo, Wang Jiaming and Wu Shudong, put down their sickles and started threshing the rice.
Under the scorching sun, Qiao Mo soon broke out in sweat. She quietly used the "Herbal Secret" to absorb the wood-type energy ions in the air, channeled them into her tendons and veins for refining, and then poured them into the rice field, where they merged into the mist in the rice field. At the same time, she separated a wisp of her spiritual consciousness and collected the rice ears and grains that fell in the field into the space.
As her strength recovered, she swung her sickle faster and soon surpassed Tang Xinmei and Chen Yi who were beside her.
"Momo is really amazing. She is not much inferior to those men. We get a great advantage by cooperating with her." Chen Chen said to Tang Xinmei with a smile when he saw how vigorous Qiao Mo was.
"Mo Mo not only works diligently and doesn't slack off, but is also very insightful and generous in her dealings with others. Although she is not young, there are many things we can learn from her." Tang Xinmei got to know Qiao Mo better and admired her even more.
"You're right. I don't understand why Liu Ruoling dislikes her and must target her." Chen Qi nodded.
"She is just jealous. She is jealous that Momo is more capable than her and that Momo lives a better life than her. People like that will be beaten by society one day." Tang Xinmei curled her lips.
"She has been beaten by society." Chen Chen thought of what happened to Liu Ruoling and thought that people should not be too selfish.
She complained to the commune that time, and although she did not win, the commune official not only made the Li family apologize to her, but also gave her ten yuan in compensation. However, the villagers excluded her even more. In addition, she was unpopular in the educated youth site. Except for Chu Maoshen, no one paid any attention to her. Now she can be said to be truly alone.
"Actually, we should thank her." Tang Xinmei also remembered the time she went to the commune to file a complaint. "If it weren't for her, the brigade wouldn't have compensated us for the extra work, and Li Changhe wouldn't have been called to the commune to receive criticism and education."
"She did a good thing." Chen Yi said with a smile.
Soon, the thresher was almost full of rice. Wu Shudong put down his work and started picking the rice: the threshed rice must be picked and put on the threshing ground in time to dry in the sun to prevent it from getting spoiled and sprouting.
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