The three sides of the work shed were surrounded by prepared straw, and then thick bean grass and wheat straw were spread on the ground, and reed mats were placed on top, which became the ground for the villagers to rest.
Then build a few simple kitchens and put in pots and pans, which is where they cook rice and boil water. Someone will cook rice and boil water regularly every day to do logistical work for the villagers who are building the river.
After everyone arrived, the county magistrate stood on the high ground of the river and started mobilizing with a loudspeaker. As the small red flag in his hand waved, the construction of the river officially began.
After the construction started, red flags were fluttered throughout the river, and there was a buzz of people, chants, and shouts. The scene was in full swing, extremely spectacular, and shocking.
It was the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and the weather was relatively cold in the morning and evening. However, the villagers were wearing thin sweats, and some even went shirtless. They used mills to dig soil, filled the flatbed trucks, and then took them away.
Chai Jianmin was assigned to the position of pulling the cart by the village chief. He was asked to put the trip rope on his shoulders and walk in front. There were four people on both sides of the cart, one of whom was Chen Dazhu.
Several people tied their ropes to the carriage board, and the five of them bent over, chanting in unison, and climbed up the slope step by step with difficulty.
Chai Jianmin was the most tiring person walking in front holding the rope. He had to climb up a hill, and every step he took required a lot of effort. Because if you don’t use force, the rope on your shoulders will definitely loosen, and people behind you will be shocked when they see it. Will curse people.
Even if you are tired and have no strength, you should hold the rope tightly and show that you are exerting force. After climbing up the slope, turn the cart around, turn the soil down, and then trot back to the bottom of the river to continue loading the cart. , waiting to set off, starting over and over again, until you have a break in the middle before you can stop and take a breath.
After ten o'clock, which was close to noon, everyone's stomach began to growl, and they were looking forward to finishing work early and eating, and the speed of work also slowed down significantly.
When everyone heard the whistle, they all rushed back to the work shed, washed their hands with cold water, wiped their faces, and went straight to the simple kitchen.
The kitchen was not far from the work shed, and the food every day was pretty good. It basically consisted of a large piece of white flour bun, cabbage, radish, vermicelli cooked in a big pot, and a meal of meat every two days.
There is no limit to the white flour steamed buns, and each person can only have one bowl of vegetables. Those with big appetites can eat several large steamed buns, and those with small appetites can eat two or three steamed buns per meal.
Xu Laidi was sitting by the river eating steamed buns and meat in the bowl, her eyes shining with happiness. She had never had a bite of meat since she had a falling out with Cheng Qiao.
I didn't expect to come here to dig river channels, and I had white membrane and meat for my first meal. Although the work was a bit hard, at least it was a sacrifice to the five internal organs temple.
Chen Dazhu also came to Xu Laidi's side with steamed buns and vegetables, and gave the meat in his bowl to Xu Laidi. Xu Laidi was stunned for a moment, but he ate it without ceremony. After all, the portion of meat given to each person was so small. Two small pieces.
"Thank you, Brother Dazhu."
"No thanks, just point to the side when you're working so you can't see it if you're lazy."
"Oh, I see."
Xu Laidi knew that building river channels was hard, but she didn't expect it to be so hard. She had blisters on her hands after a long time, and she didn't have rubber shoes. A pair of cloth shoes were soaked in mud every day, and they would probably be scrapped when she returned to the village.
"When I get back, I will buy you a pair of cloth shoes, and I will also give you money and food. I can't even protect you now."
Xu Laidi nodded, everyone slept in a big work shed. If they were too tired during the day, they would sleep to death at night. When the time came, people would really find no one to take advantage of their money.
After resting for a quarter of an hour after the meal, the whistle for work was blown. Xu Laidi could only support his sore legs, picked up a shovel and started digging. Chen Dazhu looked at Xu Laidi affectionately, and when his eyes lowered, he covered up a
cold light.
Finally, they waited until the work was done in the evening. After dinner, the villagers divided their genders into men and women lying on the floor of their work sheds to rest. Due to restrictions, they were unable to take a bath, so they could only wipe their bodies with warm water.
Most of the men did not pay attention to personal hygiene and went to bed without washing at all. The stench of feet and sweat filled the work shed and hit their nostrils. Chai Jianmin couldn't bear it and moved his bunk to the outside.
Before falling asleep, everyone had to chat for a while. Of course, the tattered shoes in Xiangyang Village were mentioned again. Everyone decided to get up early tomorrow to see what the tattered shoes looked like.
Chai Jianmin smiled sadly, but he didn't even notice the look that Chen Dazhu peeked at him. It was a look that looked at a dead person, without any warmth at all.
Slowly, the work shed became quiet, and everyone began to snore tiredly. Due to a hard day's work, the snoring sounded normal.
The whistle for work was blown, and Chai Jianmin felt that he hadn't slept for long. He really didn't want to get up, especially when he put on the clothes that were soaked with sweat yesterday and had not yet been dried. He felt uncomfortable all over, and he was almost tired.
The last one left the shed.
Of course, his dilly-dallying made the village chief feel disgraced, and he scolded him without any dignity. Chai Jianmin rolled his eyes secretly, took breakfast and ate it before walking to the bottom of the river.
Today, the villagers in various villages were obviously not paying attention to their work. They still remembered what they said last night and asked everywhere which woman was the bad one.
Of course, Chai Jianmin would not stupidly tell people that this woman was just a broken shoe. He had been targeted by the village chief and could not commit suicide any more, but Chen Dazhu could.
He deliberately murmured to himself with a frown on his face. It was clear that the little girl was attracted to him, but she just changed her partner and turned into a broken shoe.
The man with sharp ears moved his eyes, quietly approached Chen Dazhu, and asked with concern. Chen Dazhu seemed to have found someone to talk to, and talked a few words about Chai Jianmin and Xu Laidi.
Although Chen Dazhu's words were very clumsy, he also clearly explained Chai Jianmin's meanness and Xu Laidi's greed, making everyone very sympathetic to such an honest man who was bullied by an educated youth.
The way they looked at Chai Jianmin and Xu Laidi changed. The relationship between the villagers and the educated youth was not very harmonious to begin with, but now it just gave them a chance to vent their anger.
There was no one around Chai Jianmin anymore. The villagers were quite tolerant towards men, but Xu Laidi was surrounded by people.
Everyone finally saw clearly what Xu Laidi looked like. Hey, he didn't look very good. No wonder the old man said that ugly people tend to do mischief. He looked like this and defrauded honest people of their food rations.
Xu Laidi was surrounded by so many men, and they were all men from other villages. He knew something was wrong, and it must be Chai Jianmin's fault.
