Later generations of migrant workers would often laugh at themselves by saying, "I wake up earlier than a chicken, sleep later than a dog, eat worse than a pig, and work more than an ox." However, this exaggerated statement is the most realistic portrayal of farmers in the 1960s.
Agricultural work these days is purely manual work, and no matter how heavy or tiring it is, it has to be carried on the shoulders and carried manually, which is very hard.
Not long after the second horn sounded, two other women making breakfast arrived.
They just finished their work with Wen Hui and Ou Jinxiu, but they came before the big guys arrived. The two of them got into the kitchen, put on their aprons and started busy, making anyone who saw them think that the work in the kitchen was...
The four of them did it together.
They scolded Wen Hui and Ou Jinxiu for doing this and that without blushing, which made people think that they were senior and that they were the main force in the work.
By this time, people were already arriving one after another, and two women stood by the stove and began to prepare rice.
Eating food is also a right. Who is given more and who is given less depends on their mood. Because everyone told them to flatter them, one person worked hard and the other suffered, the two women accepted everything without any concern.
Feeling guilty.
Ou Jinxiu was so angry that she couldn't even hold her lunch box, and she didn't dare to speak loudly. She leaned into Wen Hui's ear and whispered in a low voice: "How shameless! Were they the ones who did the work? It was obviously us who did it! They were good, in the end.
We have become lazy. We have to wait until the end of the queue to cook and prepare meals. Where in the world is there such a truth?"
"Okay, just say less." Wen Hui comforted with a smile, "It's not good to be heard."
"I just want to tell others!" Ou Jinxiu said angrily, "Next time someone comes to the commune, I will sue them!"
"Don't be stupid," Wen Hui said, "Last time I accompanied you to report this situation to the captain, but did it work? Instead, they scolded us back."
"The worst case scenario is that I'll quit!" Ou Jinxiu wiped his tears in grievance, "By then we won't be able to eat, and we'll know who is working and who is not."
"That is a major mistake. We are still the unlucky ones." Wen Hui said calmly, "Jin Xiu, listen to me, this situation will improve soon. We are not swallowing our anger, but we must use a smart way to deal with it."
Turn the status quo around.”
Ou Jinxiu said: "But when will the end be..."
"Almost." Wen Hui raised her head and looked not far away.
A group of children ran over there.
There were more than a dozen men and women, the oldest was six or seven years old and the youngest was two or three years old. They were all naked and barefoot, wearing nothing, laughing and playing in twos and threes.
This is also very common in rural areas. Children usually start to wear clothes when they are nine or ten years old and can start working for the family.
Of course, I still wear it in winter, but I don’t wear it in summer to save fabric.
At this time, the folk customs are simple and simple, and the children are childhood sweethearts who do not feel ashamed and will not act randomly.
"You bitch, thick braids..."
When the children saw Wen Hui and Ou Jinxiu, they smiled and clapped their hands around them and sang a rhyme.
These were insulting words. Ou Jinxiu's face turned red when he heard it, his eyes were like spitting fire, and his face was full of humiliation.
The adults who were queuing up to get food not only did not stop them, but instead laughed and pointed and watched the fun.
Wen Hui's face remained normal. After they finished reading this paragraph, she clapped her hands and said loudly: "...Soldiers, take your long tassels to sweep away all the ghosts and gods..."
The children had never heard of this paragraph, but they felt that this word would be very powerful if they pronounced it by themselves, and they immediately listened with their eyes widened.
Wen Hui stopped reciting it after reciting it once.
One child couldn't help but said: "You bastard, read it again!"
Wen Hui said: "You come here every day to scold me and call me a bastard. You still want me to teach you? There is no way! I tell you, I know more than a hundred such smooth words. If you want to learn, you must agree.
I’m not allowed to curse anyone in the future, even if I curse in a smooth tone.”
"But you are a son of a bitch," the child argued. "That's what my parents said."
"Did your parents scold me in front of me?" Wen Hui asked with a smile.
The children shook their heads.
"So you can't scold us in front of us. No matter what, cursing is wrong." Wen Hui said, "Go ahead and discuss it carefully. If you really want to imitate my smooth speaking, you are not allowed to scold me in front of us again."
The children dispersed in a hurry.
Ou Jinxiu said in a complicated tone: "Sister Wenhui, why are you so good-tempered? Are you still trying to reason with them? These bastards won't listen."
"If you don't listen, just say it a few more times and use several methods." Wen Hui smiled, "Even if it doesn't work, it won't cost us anything."
In fact, this is really not in vain. Some parents of children are also coming. When Wen Hui said before, "Your parents didn't scold me in front of me," they were all a little embarrassed. Now some parents have called their children over to discipline them.
, tell your children not to curse anymore...
After queuing for a long time, Wen Hui and his friends finally arrived, but the two women who served rice deliberately served them sparsely and looked at them with provocative eyes, waiting for them to get angry.
Wen Hui pulled Ou Jinxiu aside, not wanting to conflict with the two men.
She is not good at verbal quarrels, especially not with shrews. These shrews are constantly swearing and swearing. Even grown men can't scold or beat them, let alone her.
So no matter how provocative these two women were, she would avoid a direct conflict with them.
After eating, it was time to go to the threshing floor to gather. Wen Hui and the others were at the end of the queue, so the time left for them was very tight. The two devoured breakfast and immediately ran to the gathering place.
After arriving at the place, the captain started to go through a series of procedures after calling the names.
After completing the procedures, the distribution of labor begins.
At this time, you can go to the ground whenever you think of someone.
There is a lot of work during spring plowing, especially today, like yesterday, we have to continue to divert water to irrigate the fields. Time is tight and the tasks are heavy, so the team leader is very resolute, and the distribution will begin in a hurry.
But at this moment, Wen Hui shouted a report and stood up.
"Wen Hui, what's the matter with you?" The captain frowned and looked at her.
Since Wen Hui arrived in the village, she has been keeping a low profile and working hard, rarely speaking in public. This time she took the initiative to stand up, making everyone curious.
"Report to the captain, I want to report the situation and report a gangster causing trouble!" Wen Hui's words stirred up waves and caused an uproar on the scene.
Hooliganism is a very serious accusation, especially for ordinary people.
In the commotion, Wen Hui spoke loudly and without being humble, "At about 10:30 last night, Ou Jinxiu and I went back to the guard shed No. 4 to rest. When we were passing by the woods, Ou Dabao suddenly jumped out and wanted to commit violence against Comrade Ou Jinxiu..."
Wen Hui spoke concisely and clearly, clearly explaining what happened last night.
The story is very simple. The bullies in the village took advantage of the situation and intercepted him halfway with the intention of scheming. This Ou Dabao understood Ou Jinxiu's timid and fearful nature and did not dare to speak out. He also thought that Wenhui was the kind of person who did not dare to meddle in other people's business, so he arrogantly
In front of Wen Hui, Ou Jinxiu was dragged away.
And this Ou Dabao also had Wen Hui's idea in mind. He planned to ruin Ou Jinxiu and then use Ou Jinxiu to drag Wen Hui into trouble. He even had a sweet dream of hugging her.
Before Wen Hui finished talking, Ou Dabao's expression changed. He jumped out excitedly, pointed at Wen Hui with a fierce look in his eyes, and yelled: "You are so slanderous! You bastard dares to slander me, and I will beat you to death!"
As he said that, he was about to rush up and slap Wen Hui in the face.
But Wen Hui had long been on guard against his move. She raised the pole she had already held in her hand and stared at him without fear. Her firm look seemed to tell Ou Dabao, as long as you dare to move forward, my pole will be yours.
will fall.
Ou Dabao rushed out with his bare hands, looked at the pole held high by Wen Hui, and did not dare to rush forward. He just pointed at Wen Hui and cursed: "You bastard is talking nonsense, has bad intentions, and is provoking..."
Ou Dabao put a series of big hats on Wenhui, as if Wenhui was unforgivable.
But Wen Hui was not frightened. She looked at him coldly without changing her expression. After he finished speaking, she said: "Ou Dabao, whether you have acted like a gangster or whether I have slandered you or not, it doesn't matter what you and I say. The police have the final say."
! Even if I am really a criminal, our party has no precedent of insulting criminals or playing hooligans against criminals. You are smearing...! Who is F and who is rat shit mixed in the organization? I believe that the eyes of the organization and the masses are all
If you are sharp, you will definitely identify the black sheep and prevent him from continuing to do evil!"
After finishing speaking, she looked at the captain and said seriously: "Captain, I have the right to report, and I also have the right to report to the county police station. I believe the police will find out the truth about this matter and bring the bad guys to justice!"
Ou Dabao was shocked and angry. He pointed at Wen Hui and shouted: "She is vicious. She is slandering. Once the police are called, the whole county will know that something happened to our village. She wants to ruin the reputation of our village and make our village the worst in the county."
It's embarrassing, causing us to lose the title of honorary collective! She is destroying... Folks, don't be fooled by her, she is going to harm our whole village..."
"An upright person is not afraid of a crooked shadow." Wen Hui said loudly, "If the police really find out that I am slandering, they will only fine me one time and will not affect any problems in our village, because I am not yet a member of our collective.
I just came to the village for reform through labor! Ou Dabao, you secretly changed your concept to confuse the public. Do you dare to say that you are not just being reckless and denying it with a guilty conscience?"
Ou Dabao was furious, as if he had been greatly wronged, and wanted to rush to beat Wen Hui again, but this time the farce was finally stopped by the captain.
"That's enough!" The captain looked at Ou Jinxiu with a sullen face, "Jin Xiu, is what Wen Hui said true?"
"What Sister Wenhui said is the truth!" Ou Jinxiu said, wiping her tears, "If Sister Wenhui hadn't saved me, Ou Dabao would have ruined me! He is simply a beast!"
"Ou Dabao, what did you say?" The captain looked at Ou Dabao.
"I'm wronged, captain, these two are slandering me!" Ou Dabao yelled, "I'm a poor peasant, they are bitches, how can I believe what the bitches say? They are enemies, captain! I left work last night
Then I went back to sleep. If you don’t believe it, ask my father and my mother, I was always at home!”
"Ahem!" The old party secretary in the village stood up and said in a deep voice, "This is true. Dabao has always been at home. His mother and I can both testify."
"Did you hear that?" Ou Dabao said proudly, "My father is highly respected, he will never lie to others, right?"
The old party secretary is indeed highly respected, but Ou Dabao's reputation has always been bad. It is not a secret that the old party secretary favors his son, so his intervention did not make people's hearts turn one-sided.
The villagers talked a lot, but most of them believed in Wen Hui. After all, Wen Hui had always given people the impression of being "honest and hard-working". It was naturally easier for people to believe that an honest man who had never spoken much suddenly stood up and spoke.
"You said that Dabao was acting like a hooligan. What evidence do you have?" The old party secretary looked at Wenhui and said, "You talk with empty teeth. Could it be that you have wronged a good person?"
"Yes! You said I was acting like a hooligan, where's the evidence?" Ou Dabao shouted, "Who would believe it just based on the words of you two bastards?"
"It's late at night and no one is in the woods. Where can we find evidence?" Ou Jinxiu said in a tearful voice.
"You are slandering me without evidence!" Ou Dabao was even more proud.
"Call the police, let the police investigate!" Ou Jinxiu shouted.
"It's no use even if the police come." The old branch secretary said slowly, "At that time, the public will say what's right, and the mother-in-law will say what's right. It's a waste of time to argue clearly. Girl, isn't that what you had in mind?
"When the time comes, just talking about this matter will delay the production of our village... You city people have very sinister intentions..."
When he said this, many people looked at Wen Hui suspiciously.
Wen Hui said calmly: "Who said I don't have evidence? I have evidence. When the police come, I will naturally hand over the evidence to the police. Then there will be no need to waste the villagers' time. The police will look at my evidence
, you can just arrest the person and leave without wasting any time."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the old party secretary and Ou Dabao suddenly changed, and the villagers were once again in an uproar.
"That's nonsense. What evidence do you have? Just bring it out!" Ou Dabao shouted with panic in his eyes and a stern look on his face.
But Wen Hui smiled contemptuously and ignored him at all. She looked at the captain and said, "Captain, I can give this evidence to you, and you can hand it over to the police. Or I can hand it over to the police myself."
The captain looked deeply at Wen Hui: "Is there really any evidence?"
"True." Wen Hui nodded.
"Guangming, if this matter is being tossed around now, it will waste everyone's time." The old party secretary suddenly said, "Otherwise, you can take the rest of the people who should do the work and go do the work first. I will
Stay and deal with this matter."
The captain said: "Uncle Shuanzi, this is inappropriate. Dabao is your son. You should avoid this matter."
"What are you talking about!" the old party secretary said angrily, "Am I still showing favoritism? You are doubting my character and personality! Don't forget, I promoted you as the captain!"
The captain's face looked uncertain and hesitant.
"Go, go, go! You've delayed us all for so long for such a stupid thing!" The old party secretary was impatient and turned around to scold Wen Hui, "You too, can't we talk about this matter at night? Do we have to talk about it in the morning before going to work? What are you talking about?
Seriously, do you really think that everyone can’t see through it? If you delay the important task of watering, our village’s harvest will be ruined this year. You girl is too vicious!"