The educated youths who went to work did not return until after six o'clock in the afternoon. Farming was busy during this period, and everyone was rushing to work more in the cooler weather.
Shen Man washed her hair in the afternoon. Because she hadn't washed her hair, it already smelled bad. She couldn't stand it.
Sitting in the yard, she thought that if it snowed for a while, she would suffer from work.
Looking at the endless mountains, this time we really entered the mountains.
Because the collective household belongs to the highlands, you can see a river not far away. No wonder it is called the Shangjiang Brigade. It is very close to the river.
Shen Man and Wang Yue cooked the meal for the evening together. After all, they hadn't worked yet and they had been tired for a long day, so they had to cook for them when they came back.
As for another lesbian, Qiao Xin, she sat next to her like a young lady and didn't even reach out.
Shen Man didn't care about her. After all, everyone ate separately after a while, so it had nothing to do with him that this person starved to death.
No one else had any objections, and she wouldn't say a word.
Looking at them looking tired when they come back from work, everyone knows that the work is probably very tiring.
After dinner, everyone felt heavy in their hearts. They were all young people in their twenties, and they didn’t know what they would face in the future.
Back in the house, Shen Man washed his feet and went to bed. Maybe because there was no fire, there was some moisture in the bed where he slept that night.
The next morning, she listened to the music played on the loudspeaker and put on the clothes of the original owner. This dress had two patches and was most suitable for work.
There are a few spare clothes in the space, but those clothes are not suitable for this era, so this is the only way.
Everyone got up and washed up. Even people like Qiao Xin had to go to work, otherwise they would go to the countryside to do something.
There are some people who don't work, but that's against the rules and they will be sent to work in more difficult places.
When Shen Man saw that the food was ready, he took the big teapot lunch box and went to make a bowl of rice porridge to drink. There was also a small pot of pickles on the table, so you can go get it if you want to eat.
After everyone finished eating, they took the sickle gloves that the captain had given them yesterday and went to work.
She saw that others were also wearing gloves, so they were probably issued by the team.
Because she was afraid of being exposed to the sun, Shen Man wore a light green cotton scarf.
"Just follow us. When we get to the fields, there will be people to divide the work." Chen Zhipeng greeted and then left without saying a word.
Looking at the yellow and orange field of corn not far away, Shen Man knew that he was going to pick corn today.
This is not a tiring job, except that the corn leaves are used to cut people. Usually the men who cut the corn stalks are gay men, and the lesbians can just pick off the corn stalks from behind.
"Here we come." Zhang Fenghai saw that everyone had arrived and said, "What you did yesterday is still the same today. The new educated youth will go to the back to pick corn, and the same goes for gay men."
"You guys should get familiar with each other first, and then we can divide the work in two days."
Looking in the direction he pointed, we saw a large pile of corns, and many people from the Shangjiang Brigade were working on it.
Shen Man didn't waste any time, walked over and started to peel the corn from the beginning along with everyone else.
This job was not unfamiliar to her. She had done it before as a volunteer worker, so she was a little unfamiliar at first, but there was no technical content in peeling corn.
It was slower at the beginning and then faster.
"Oh, this is the first time I see such a nimble and agile educated youth!" A woman next to her looked at her and couldn't help but sigh.
After hearing this, Shen Man looked back at her, then smiled politely and continued working.
Everyone else also noticed her side. Qiao Xin was slowly picking up the corn, her eyes rolling.
"What's the point of showing off by being stinky? What if you know how to peel corns? Huh..." This is indeed what she was thinking.
If you know how to peel corns, just stay in the countryside!
Zhang Fenghai stood at the edge of the field loading corn on the tractor. Seeing that Shen Man was as fast as the rest of the team, he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
Finally, there are educated youths who are willing to integrate here. Those old educated youths have been here for three to five years and are not active in their work.
Autumn is the harvest season. Not only is Shangjiang Brigade busy here, but other brigades are as well.
Comrade Shen Man, who had been busy all day, finally waited until dark. Her hands were sore from peeling corns this day, and her knees were cold when she knelt on the ground.
She tried many methods, but neither sitting nor squatting were suitable. The ground was cold while sitting, and her legs were even more tired when squatting. In the end, she could only kneel on the ground.
Everyone got off work while it was still dark. There were several scorekeepers in a team, and everyone counted up the work points for today's work.
"Shen Man's eight work points."
"What?!"
The people who exclaimed were from the educated youth side, and not a single local from the Shangjiang Brigade said a word.
"What?" The scorer, a gay man in his late teens, looked at them and said, "What do you think?"
"Of course I have opinions!" Qiao Xin stood up and said: "We all do the same work, why do we each get six work points and she has eight?"
In fact, it's because they are new here. All the old educated youths have eight work points. It's just that everyone's scorekeepers are different, so they didn't hear it.
The scorekeeper sneered, "How much work can you do? Everyone can see the speed and quantity of Comrade Shen Man's work. The work you do is not as good as that of a ten-year-old child."
It's not that he deliberately targeted Qiao Xin, but that this person really didn't do much work.
The six points scored now were taken care of by the captain, otherwise two points would have been too much.
"Why are you talking!" Qiao Xin became angry when she heard the scorer's words.
Xu Jie on the side quickly grabbed her and said, "Xinxin, don't be like this, this is not my hometown."
His meaning is very clear, others have the final say on their territory.
After hearing this, Qiao Xin couldn't do anything even if she got angry again, so she immediately turned around and walked away.
When the scorer recorded the score, Shen Man went back with everyone.
When we get to the collective household, everyone cooks together in the evening.
Shen Man helped peel the potatoes and then cut them into pieces, and everyone divided the work to finish the rest.
That's what it's like to eat together. What do you think of waiting for ready-made food?
Qiao Xin on the side yelled that she was tired, but no one paid any attention to her. In the end, she was so hungry that she could only pick beans honestly.
Dinner is still corn pancakes, beans and stewed potatoes. These are all vegetables that are available in the garden and are not available in winter.
After dinner, everyone went back to their respective houses, while the old educated youths gathered together, not knowing what they were doing, and closed the door.
"What's the point of making distribution?" Li Tianbao couldn't help but express his feelings while sitting in the yard washing his face.
Wang Yue said: "Isn't this normal? We are not familiar with each other, so there is nothing we can do to exclude our newcomers."
As she spoke, she looked towards Qiao Xin's room, where Xu Jie was also there, but they didn't close the door for fear of causing bad influence.
Everyone knows that they are together, and it is normal for them to talk together, and no one will meddle in their own business.
It's really not easy to have people you know here who can help each other, but it's much better than being alone.