Chapter 70: Working in the Fields
"Wang Zhiqing, hurry up, you have to hurry up, we are going to fall behind, we are already far behind."
Wang Yuanchao was working in the front with a hoe, grunting. Aunt Junlan kept urging him from behind, but he pretended not to hear her and continued digging in silence.
Wang Yuanchao's team had a clear division of labor. Wang Yuanchao dug the pit in the front.
Aunt Junlan was responsible for planting corn seeds and filling the soil.
Sister Lixia was responsible for spreading manure on the newly planted seeds, and Liu Gangqiang was responsible for carrying manure from the village to the fields.
Everyone performed their duties and completed the entire process of spring corn planting in one trip.
Nowadays, deep tillage is important for planting. Wang Yuanchao needs to dig each hole three inches deep.
Just throw 2 or 3 corn seeds into each small hole. After pouring a spoonful of manure, there is no need to rush to water the plants, because corn is very drought-resistant and can survive as long as the soil is not cracked by drought.
However, today was the first time that Wang Yuanchao officially went to the fields to do farm work, and he couldn't control the strength of digging holes. Other teams dug a hole with one hoe, and they worked very quickly.
It often took Wang Yuanchao two or three hoes to dig a hole. Sometimes one hoe was too deep, and sometimes it was too shallow.
Wang Yuanchao needed to slowly control the strength of each hoe.
I saw Wang Yuanchao suddenly stand up in front of me, panting, taking a few sips of water from the military canteen at his waist, then beating his waist with his hands, his palms burning with pain.
After Aunt Junlan had finished digging the hole in the back, she stood up and said with a chuckle, "Wang Zhiqing, your body is not in good condition. How long have you been working? You are already exhausted?"
Wang Yuanchao had been urged by this old lady for half the morning, and now he felt annoyed when he heard her voice.
But he knew that he couldn't let this thing ruin his reputation, and he couldn't even joke about it, so he said seriously: "Aunt Junlan, you may not know that from childhood to adulthood, I have never worked in the fields.
I didn't know working in the fields could be so tiring.
I was a little overwhelmed. This was the first time I did such heavy work, and my body really couldn't adapt to it all at once.
But I believe that if everyone can do it, there is no reason why I can't do it. Maybe my body needs a few days to adapt to such high-intensity work.
But Aunt, Sister-in-law, Uncle Qiang, don't worry, I will adapt to the intensity of the work in the fields as soon as possible, improve my work efficiency as soon as possible, and not hold you back."
Liu Gangqiang is an honest uncle. Although he doesn't think highly of Wang Yuanchao's work progress today, he is still very positive about Wang Yuanchao's work attitude.
After all, Wang Zhiqing was a kid from the city, and he had never worked in the fields before. But he suddenly came to work in the fields, and he had been working for half the morning without complaining or feeling tired. He didn't lose his temper even when Jun Lan, the woman, kept urging him on.
In Liu Gangqiang's eyes, Wang Yuanchao's attitude was already very good, so he smiled naively while holding the carrying pole behind him and said:
"It's okay, Wang Zhiqing. This is your first time working underground, and you've done a very good job. When I first started working underground, I was far worse than you.
You should take a break. Our group is not far behind other groups. Our progress is similar. At this rate, we will have no problem completing today's mission."
Sister Lixia looked at the rather embarrassed Wang Yuanchao and said with a smile:
"Yes, Wang Zhiqing, we have all seen your work attitude, and we believe that you will not hold us back. You should take a rest first."
When Aunt Junlan heard everyone say this, she suddenly felt that she was being too harsh. She smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Yes, Wang Zhiqing, I was a little impatient and didn't listen to your urging. In fact, what you have done is good enough, and the progress is not much different from that of other groups."
Wang Yuanchao drank a few sips of the spiritual spring water, and his physical condition had recovered. The pain in the palm of his hand gradually subsided.
After hearing what everyone said, he knew that his character was still intact, so he said with a smile:
"Thank you, Aunt, Sister-in-law, and Uncle Qiang for your tolerance. I know everyone is counting on me for a living, and I don't want to hold you back. I will adapt as quickly as possible and speed up my work progress."
"Haha, Wang Zhiqing, we believe in you, let's work hard together."
"Yes, Wang Zhiqing, seeing your energy, I believe you will be fine."
"Wang Zhiqing, come on."
The Northeast is a vast country with a sparse population. Today, Wang Yuanchao's team was assigned to plant corn in an area where there was endless black soil. Therefore, the Hongqi Team had a lot of work to do but few centimeters, and every centimeter was very valuable.
In addition, more than a thousand people from the Red Flag Brigade gathered together for collective labor. This scene of enthusiasm and everyone vying for the lead was truly very inspiring.
Wang Yuanchao felt embarrassed to rest for too long. After feeling his sore muscles healed from the vitality of the spiritual spring water, Wang Yuanchao picked up the hoe and started working hard.
Wang Yuanchao worked until noon when he finished work. He was sweating profusely and it took him a while to recover after drinking the spiritual spring water.
"Wang Zhiqing, didn't you bring lunch?"
"Yes, I'm going to go back and eat. Sister Lixia, do you guys bring your own lunch to work?"
Sister Lixia picked up her lunch box and took out a wild vegetable dumpling from it, saying, "Yes, it takes an hour to walk back and forth from the field to the team.
There is only a short break time at noon, and the weather is not hot yet. Most people bring their own food with them. After eating, they find a spot under a big tree and lie down to rest for a while to recover their strength.
In two months, when the weather gets hotter, we won’t be able to rest in the fields anymore. We will be too hot to bear it.”
Wang Yuanchao nodded silently. This was life experience. He said:
"Sister Lixia, I didn't understand this before. I have to go back for lunch today. I will also bring lunch to work tomorrow."
"Hey, this is a small matter. How about we share some food with you today and make do with it for the day?"
Food is so precious nowadays. Wang Yuanchao doesn't feel comfortable eating everyone's food. Besides, he is not used to these coarse grains. So he smiled gratefully at Sister Lixia and Aunt Junlan and said, "No, no, I have a big appetite. If I don't eat enough at noon, I won't have the energy to work in the afternoon. I'd better go back and cook for myself. Sister Lixia, you guys eat. I'll go back first and come over after lunch."
"Okay, then you should go back and eat quickly. After eating, go early and come back early. You can rest under the tree at that time. The sunshine hours in our Northeast are long. If you don't rest well, you will be very tired in the afternoon."
"Okay, Aunt Junlan, I'll go back quickly then."
After saying that, Wang Yuanchao put the hoe where the three people were resting, and strode towards the direction of the brigade.
Wang Yuanchao hurried and arrived home in 20 minutes instead of half an hour's journey.
I closed the door and simply made some scrambled eggs with chili peppers, fried chili with oil residue, and stir-fried water spinach.
After lunch, we rested for a while on the lounge chair on the porch.
(End of this chapter)
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