After being scolded by Jiang Yaping, many people in the art troupe looked extremely unhappy, but they did not dare to refute a word.
The team members headed by Cheng Susu glared at Meng Xiaoying and others angrily, each of them expressing strong dissatisfaction and blame on their faces. If they hadn't meddled in other people's affairs and played tricks behind their backs, they wouldn't have to suffer with them.
"Cheng Susu, you come first."
Deputy Captain Li called out someone's name, and when she looked over, he gave her a subtle wink.
Cheng Susu understood immediately, feeling slightly delighted. She suppressed her nausea and disgust, gritted her teeth, and stepped forward: "Okay, Deputy Captain, our team will go first. But we've never carried a load before, and the road isn't easy to walk on. Can we try carrying half a load first?"
"Okay, carry half a load at a time to get used to it first." Deputy Captain Li nodded in agreement.
With her leading the way, all her team members immediately followed. Although their expressions were a little ugly, they still set an example, endured the stench, and carried their loads to the fields to apply manure.
After they took their pick, Deputy Captain Li and several other male comrades also took action, completely ignoring Meng Xiaoying and others.
The leadership's attitude was clear. Anyone with eyes could see that Cheng Susu's status in the art troupe would improve, while Meng Xiaoying's future development would be an unknown.
Some people who were close to Meng Xiaoying had their own ideas at this time. Meng Xiaoying's family was powerful, and even if she couldn't make it in the art troupe, her parents and elders would arrange a job for her. They had no family support, so they could only keep their job in the art troupe.
Now the leaders’ attitude is clear. If they continue to follow Meng Xiaoying, they will be destroying their own future.
Several people who had ideas in their minds looked at each other and saw that Meng Xiaoying's face was as dark as ink and her eyes were frighteningly gloomy. They hesitated for two or three seconds, and finally took the initiative to pick up the manure.
Seeing them all leave, Xu Wei gritted her teeth and said, "What a bunch of fence-sitters."
Meng Xiaoying didn't say anything. She actually thought the same thing in her heart, but she didn't have time to deal with these fence-sitters now. She was worried about her work and future.
The attitudes of the leaders have changed rapidly in recent days, and Meng Xiaoying feels it deeply. If she doesn't perform well, she may have no place in the art troupe.
Working in the art troupe is a job that requires youth. She is already twenty years old and can be considered an old member of the troupe. If she does not get promoted in the next two or three years, even with the help of her parents and elders, she will not be able to work here for a long time.
When she thought about the potential problems in her career, Meng Xiaoying took immediate action. She endured the nausea that was churning in her stomach and rushed over to scoop up and pick up the manure.
Since she had already taken action, Xu Wei had no choice but to follow her while enduring the nausea.
Two people were carrying buckets of dung and walking shakily at the back, stopping to rest after walking a distance. By the time they arrived at the field with the buckets of dung, the soldiers' wives had already finished watering the field.
“Crack!”
The military wives were carrying dung buckets back to pick up pig manure when they suddenly heard a sound of something breaking.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Xu Wei's shoulder pole had broken, and both buckets of manure were spilled on the road. Meng Xiaoying was one step in front of her, and one of the buckets of manure spilled a lot on her shoes.
"ah!"
The scream pierced the sky, instantly attracting all the attention around.
“Ah…Ah…Ah…”
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw Meng Xiaoying kicking off her shoes like crazy, and jumping and screaming on the spot as if she had stepped on a hedgehog.
"What happened again?" Deputy Captain Li ran down the slope quickly.
"Maggots! Maggots! There are maggots!"
Meng Xiaoying was so frightened that she lost her soul and her whole body was shaking with panic.
Her face was pale at this time, and she was sweating profusely in just half a minute. It was obvious that she was really frightened.
"Haha, being scared like this by maggots is really hilarious." A boy of four or five years old on the slope laughed at her loudly.
Deputy Captain Li also felt ashamed. The fat, white, wriggling maggots were indeed disgusting to look at, but there was no need to scare them so much.
Gong Linglong and the others were all standing not far away watching the fun, all of them were laughing, some were holding back their laughter, some were laughing unrestrainedly, in short, everyone was laughing.
Seeing these country bumpkin wives laughing, Meng Xiaoying became furious and, disregarding her image, yelled at them, "You country bitches, shut up, shut up!"
"Hey, the eldest lady of the Meng family has spoken. You country bumpkins and shrews, shut up quickly." Liao Qiuhua said sarcastically.
"This young lady is quite impressive."
"She's even more impressive than a wealthy young lady. How could there be such a person in the art troupe?"
Seeing them calling her "Capitalist Miss," Meng Xiaoying's face turned pale and she yelled in frustration, "Shut up, everyone! Shut up! If you keep saying that, I'll tear your stinky mouths apart."
"Meng Xiaoying, you should shut up."
Deputy Head Li's expression was unprecedentedly serious and stern. He looked at her with deep disappointment and said sternly, "You have two choices. One, quietly carry manure and complete the task. Two, suspend your duties and go home to reflect on your actions for two weeks."
Meng Xiaoying was so angry that she didn't realize her mistake at all. She even thought that Deputy Commander Li was biased. She felt so wronged that she fell to the ground and burst into tears.
Seeing that she was still crying out of grievance, Deputy Captain Li was extremely disappointed.
Seeing her crying like this, Xu Wei, who had gotten into trouble, didn't dare to get close. Seeing Deputy Captain Li's eyes fall on her, she quickly said, "Deputy Captain, please give us some time. I will persuade Xiaoying well. We promise not to waste time."
Deputy Captain Li said nothing more and turned and left.
Meng Xiaoying refused to listen to any advice at this time. No matter what Xu Wei said, she would not listen. Instead, she blamed her for not being able to accomplish anything but causing trouble. She blamed her for breaking the carrying pole and dirtying her shoes, and blamed her for throwing disgusting maggots on her. She vented her anger by cursing at Xu Wei on the hillside.
Although she was usually a little proud in front of others, she always maintained her image. But today she completely disregarded her image and revealed her true face and bad character.
Not to mention the military wives were shocked, even those who usually had close contact with Meng Xiaoying were surprised at this moment. They really didn't expect that she had been pretending before, and her character was so extreme and unreasonable.
Meng Xiaoying scolded Xu Wei and vented all her anger and grievances on her. Then, without caring about anything else, she ran back to the dormitory barefoot.
Xu Wei, who was scolded badly, was left crying loudly on the hillside.
The two of them used to be so close that they could wear the same pants, but now they have fallen out for no apparent reason. No one sympathizes with Xu Wei at all and thinks she deserves it.
The work in the fields was heavy today, and no one went to comfort her. Everyone just kept their heads down and did their own work.
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