After a while, the reporter came.
Originally, Yi Xiaoqiu should have asked the clerk to come and see him when he left, but at that time everyone was busy getting off work, and the clerk was busy recording work hours one by one and was simply too busy to handle it. Yi Xiaoqiu was in a hurry to take a carriage back home, and he planned to just tell the clerk when he saw him in front, so as not to waste everyone's time.
Such things are very common, and Yi Xiaoqiu has the testimony of Old Man Liu, the rickshaw driver, so the reporter naturally has no objection. It won't be too late to come back after finishing the task at hand.
But as soon as they arrived at the edge of the field, they saw from afar that there were still more than ten bundles of rice in Yi Xiaoqiu's area. The reporter frowned immediately, feeling a little puzzled. Didn't Yi Zhiqing say that he had picked all the rice? How could he not see such obvious rice?
Besides, Yi Zhiqing had been picking rice for so long and had never thrown the rice on the ground.
Although the reporter was skeptical, he still wrote a nine on the note, which means nine working days. It takes ten working days to pick rice. Moreover, all the rice in the fields must be harvested and cannot be left in the fields to prevent dew or rain at night.
Since Yi Xiaoqiu hadn't finished picking all the rice, his wages would naturally be deducted, and he had to carry the rice back home overnight.
But Yi Xiaoqiu had already gone far away in the carriage, and he could not catch up.
At that moment, the Chen brothers from next door were still here. The reporter called out, "Chen brothers, come over there and carry all these to the field. Yi Zhiqing will deduct one wage from you and give it to you."
The Chen brothers...
Can we not have this job?
I don't know what they're after. I worked so hard to pick the items, thinking I'd be done with them, but now they still have to pick them.
Chen Laoqi muttered, "Sixth Brother, this is your idea, you take it!"
The others nodded repeatedly, "Yes!"
"We all listen to you. That job is all yours."
They made two trips back and forth, and it took a lot of effort for one person to carry the goods. It was not as easy as just fishing here.
The reporter was right next door, and Chen Laoliu didn't dare to offend him, because he was a reporter. He took a deep breath, picked up the shoulder pole and walked over.
What he did was simply a waste of time, like taking off his pants to fart. Chen Laoliu regretted it so much.
As for whether Yi Zhiqing would find out what he had done tomorrow, he really didn't have the brain to think about it right now. He was so tired that his brain couldn't even think anymore. Just when he came up with that bad idea, a lot of his brain cells died.
On this side, Yi Xiaoqiu returned to the company. It was already late, and smoke was still rising from the roofs of some houses. There was no food in the canteen. Fortunately, Yi Xiaoqiu had a housekeeper to cook, otherwise, she would have to cook when she came back so late. Just thinking about it made her feel desperate.
The housekeeper had been cooking very sumptuous meals recently. Four chickens were slaughtered and used to make soup for Yi Xiaoqiu to nourish his body, not to mention that a pig was also slaughtered on the first day of the autumn harvest. As a result, Yi Xiaoqiu did not lose weight at all. Instead, he became stronger. However, his face was still quite darker.
Look, the housekeeper made chicken soup for her again this evening. She drank the chicken soup happily, completely unaware of the stupid things the Chen brothers had done.
Chen Laoliu's trick delayed them for quite a while. It was not until it was too dark to see the road that the Chen brothers finished picking all the rice. The old man driving the cart was getting impatient.
As soon as Daozi got on the car, the old man didn't care about the Chen brothers. He cracked the whip and left, leaving the brothers in the back of the car with dust in their mouths.
There was no car to take, so they could only support each other and walk back to the Seventh Company. This walk took nearly an hour. They were tired, hungry, and extremely uncomfortable.
When they returned to their respective homes, everyone was asleep and only some food was left in the pot.
Zhang Xiaoqi had been worried ever since the educated youth had a fight in the fields. She stayed up all night until she got off work, had dinner, and cleaned up the house before she found Wang Laogen.
"That educated young woman Shen saw us in the shabby house over by the cowshed, and she yelled about it in front of everyone. You better think of a way to make Shen Zhiqing shut up!"
Wang Laogen was shocked, "Really?"
Could it be that this woman said this on purpose just to get him to vent his anger on her?
Zhang Xiaoqi understood what he meant, and her face darkened. "How could I lie to you about this? Many people heard what Shen Zhiqing said. What do you think we should do?"
Anyway, Zhang Xiaoqi has decided that if the matter is completely exposed and Wang Laogen does nothing, she will then shout that Wang Laogen raped her and that she was forced to do so.
Wang Laogen finally panicked, "Let me think about it... During this period of time, we should not meet. I'm afraid she will report us..."
Zhang Xiaoqi's body tensed up at the thought of being reported. "Then think of a solution quickly!"
Wang Laogen's mind was in a mess. He instantly became impatient after being urged by Zhang Xiaoqian. He said in a sinister tone, "What are you afraid of? There are so many ways to make someone shut up. Just go back and wait!"
Zhang Xiaoqi was frightened by the ferocious look on his face. She nodded repeatedly in fear, "Okay... Then I'll go back first..."
As for what Wang Laogen was going to do, she didn't dare to ask, but she had some idea in her mind.
The next morning, Yi Xiaoqiu was stopped by a reporter from a distance.
"Yi Zhiqing, I visited your field yesterday afternoon and saw that there were still more than a dozen bundles of rice left. I asked Chen Laoliu to help you pick them and gave him a portion of your salary. Is that okay with you?"
Yi Xiaoqiu glanced at the Chen brothers next door who could barely stand up straight and sneered. She knew that those Chen brothers were incompetent.
"I have a big complaint! I've been picking rice for so many days, but when did I return home without finishing it? I finished picking it all yesterday afternoon before leaving. Old Liu can testify for me that when I left, I remembered that there was still a lot of rice left to pick at the Chen family's end. My area is close to the Chen family, so someone must have brought the rice to my side."
After Yi Xiaoqiu said this, the reporter also had doubts in his heart. The old man driving the cart would not lie like this. He usually valued food more than his life and would not let Yi Zhiqing do anything reckless. "Then I will ask Old Man Liu again. If it is true, I will return your salary."
Yi Xiaoqiu nodded. "I remember when I left, the male educated youth from the village were also working in the fields. You can ask them."
The reporter left in a hurry.
He ran a lap and proved that Yi Xiaoqiu was not lying. Chen Laoliu still did not admit it. When he heard that he would be deducted back the work day from yesterday, he almost quarreled with the reporter in the field.
The reporter was annoyed by the noise. He alone had delayed him for quite a while. Thinking of this, he raised his hand and deducted two hours of work. "Okay, get back to work. If you stay as late as last night tomorrow, I'll deduct hours of work again."
Chen Laoliu didn't dare to make a fuss anymore, and the others quickly pulled him away.
Bah, you deserve it!
Yi Xiaoqiu saw everything that happened next door, and felt happy when he saw Chen Laoliu's wages being docked.
Yi Xiaoqiu waited for the reporters to leave before he started to mock her: "Oh! Some people are so weak and sneak around without doing anything. They must have been discovered! They deserve it!"
Chen Laoliu was so embarrassed that he was in a bad mood. How could he bear it? He threw down the rice and rushed towards Yi Xiaoqiu.
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