The crowing of roosters broke the silence of Xiangyang Village.
People in those days did not have the habit of eating breakfast. After washing and getting ready, everyone would prepare to go to work.
Workers walked towards the dam to pick up farm tools from the small warehouse there.
Today we have to cut the corn stalks in the field, bundle them up, and pile them near the dam.
Xu Zhiyi and Liu Dahua were grouped together, and they used to get along pretty well.
Aunt Liu is a generous person who doesn't like to gossip with the villagers and doesn't have much hostility towards the educated youth.
Especially after Xu Zhiyi came, he gave the women in the village a good beating.
Those who are used to being lazy also want to be able to share a work group with Xu Zhiqing. Then they can do less work and get more work points. That would be great.
What a wish!
Aunt Liu is a nice person and works efficiently.
Xu Zhiyi used a sickle to chop the corn stalks. It was not difficult to chop the slightly dried corn stalks.
It means cutting down the poles at the same time, which is not only time-consuming but also slow.
"Aunt Liu, I'll be in charge of chopping the corn stalks. Can you just pile them together and bundle them? That way it'll be faster."
"Okay! Let's do it quickly, so I can save myself some trouble." Aunt Liu thought that this way she wouldn't have to put in any effort and it would save her trouble, so how could she refuse?
Xu Zhiyi chopped the corn with a sharp sound, and the sickle danced. After he finished chopping a piece of corn, Aunt Liu tied the corn stalks together. It was a lot faster this way.
Others saw Xu Zhiyi slashing with his sickle, cleanly and neatly, with an ease that seemed like he was mowing the grass.
Seeing that the two of them worked together much faster, the others also cooperated with their teammates.
Although he was not as fast as Xu Zhiyi, his work efficiency had obviously improved.
If one person chops for a long time, his arms will become sore. It would be nice if two people could take turns.
After a few times, I found that Xu Zhiyi had never changed, and I couldn't help but envy Aunt Liu for being able to do light work.
After clearing the land, Xu Zhiyi and her friend were given a piece of land on the back hillside, and the two of them walked towards the back hillside.
There is less land on the back slope, and people will come up only after they finish the work in the fields below.
When Xu Zhiyi came up, he found that someone had already started working here.
"Hey, Xu Zhiyi, how did you divide up the tasks on our plot of land? Someone's chopping it!"
"Aunt Liu, you take a rest first, I'll go take a look."
Aunt Liu didn't do much. She found a big tree to sit down, wiped the sweat off her face, took off her straw hat and started fanning herself.
"This piece of land is my mission site. Did you make a mistake?" Xu Zhiyi walked forward and asked.
"I know! You go rest, I'll do it."
"Help me? Are you working for me for free to thank me?" Xu Zhiyi immediately understood Gu Yan's intention and asked directly.
"Yes! Thank you for that day. Please keep it a secret for me."
Xu Zhiyi looked at the boy in front of her who was half a head taller than her and expressed her gratitude without any emotion.
If he hadn't been busy working in the fields, she would have thought she had offended him.
"Is your cooking delicious?" Xu Zhiyi suddenly asked.
Pei Yan's eyes were filled with confusion for a moment. He didn't expect Xu Zhiyi to ask such a strange question.
"Not bad,...it won't kill anyone." Pei Yan said something shocking.
"That's great. After work tomorrow, meet me at the place where you met me the other day! It's best to bring some seasoning."
The expectation in his eyes made Pei Yan unable to say no.
"good!"
Xu Zhiyi nodded in satisfaction, turned and left.
I was thinking about getting off work early tomorrow so that I could go hunting in the mountains to have some meat.
The reason why Xu Zhiyi focused her attention on Gu Yan was that she was really clumsy!
He killed several wild animals in the mountains and didn't let them die a good death.
Either it is half-cooked and hard to swallow, or it is burnt into charcoal and inedible.
Taking turns cooking at the educated youth camp was just helping out, and doing it on their own would be a waste of food, so Xu Zhiyi refused.
Xu Zhiyi could hunt wild animals in the mountains with his eyes closed. There were too many people at the educated youth camp and they were all talkative, so there was no need to bring them back and cause trouble.
Pei Yan is considered a celebrity in the village, but it is true that he has a bad reputation.
But, rumors are just that, how many of them are true?
Three people make a tiger, and the rumor changes as it is passed on.
Pei Yan did not leave. He still helped Xu Zhiyi cut the corn stalks in the field before going down the mountain.
Aunt Liu wanted to say something to Xu Zhiyi several times but stopped herself, and Xu Zhiyi noticed that something was wrong with Aunt Liu.
It happened after she finished talking to Pei Yan, and she could guess why.
She didn't ask, and she didn't care.
"Xu Zhiqing!" Shitou hurriedly ran down the mountain and called her.
"Someone from the county is here, and they're looking for you. The village chief asked me to call you over."
Someone from the county was looking for her? When Xu Zhiyi thought about the train station, the man asked for her address, and she knew what was going on.
He calmly stood up and picked up his straw hat, "Let's go!"
As he said this, he walked down the mountain.
Shitou hurriedly followed, wondering if he had any relatives in the county?
Aunt Liu was curious and quickly followed the two of them.
The village chief was accompanying Secretary Xu and others from the county. When Shi Tou brought the leaders to him, he was so anxious that he had a frantic brainstorming session.
Has anyone caused any trouble in the village recently?
No, everyone just ate meat and is full of energy.
Could it be that Liu Hunzi from the east end of the village caused trouble?
No way, that kid, I just saw him working!
The people in the bullpen have made arrangements, right?
Those who carry manure carry manure, and those who feed cows feed cows, that's all!
Hold on, it's okay!
When he saw Secretary Xu and his group coming happily, Secretary Xu even shook hands with him enthusiastically. The old village chief was still wondering if there was a pie falling from the sky?
Upon hearing the purpose of Secretary Xu and his group's visit, the village chief hurriedly called Shi Tou to go and find Xu Zhiyi.
Oh my goodness, this is really a godsend!
Xu Zhiqing is truly a good comrade! A fine young man!
The village chief's voice boomed over the loudspeaker at the radio station, "Notice! Notice! All villagers, hurry to the dam for a meeting! All villagers, hurry to the dam for a meeting!"
The villagers who were working in the fields heard the announcement on the radio, and the team leaders urged the people in the fields to gather at the dam site quickly.
When the villagers arrived at the dam site, they were confused and noisy, curious about why the meeting was being held.
The educated youth standing behind the crowd were also wondering what was going on.
The village chief came up to the stage and said loudly, "Quiet! Quiet! Everyone, please welcome Secretary Xu to speak."
Secretary Xu walked onto the stage and the audience applauded in surprise.
The villagers didn’t expect that such a high-ranking official as the secretary would come to Xiangyang Village!
"Hello, comrades! I'm here today to thank Xu Zhiyi, an educated youth from Xiangyang Village! She helped our comrades catch two human traffickers on the train coming here.
She is brave, fearless, just and kind, and is a good comrade worthy of our emulation! "
"To thank Comrade Xu for his brave act, please give him a round of applause to encourage him to come up on stage and receive the award!"
The village chief took over and led the applause.
The people in the audience were shocked and burst into warm applause.
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