Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

Lu Qinghai came back just as the educated youth were having lunch. Just then, everyone inside started to pick up their bowls. The team leader saw him and asked where he had been that morning, but he didn't see anyone. The answer was that he had walked around outside to get familiar with the environment.

When he was assigned to work, the village head told him that the secretary directly prepared tools for cutting grass for pigs, and he worked with the other children. Rural children cut grass for pigs just for fun, and they cut two baskets of grass for pigs every day, which was 2 work points.

The educated youths nearby saw him choosing to cut grass for the pigs, and they all decided to go too. Especially Liu Hongyu directly said that they were biased and did not give them easy work. The old educated youths beside him did not say anything. They had experienced all this, so when they were really hungry, they didn't care whether they were tired or not, as long as they got more work points.

Secretary: "You can only cut two baskets of grass for pigs, and you only get two work points. It's the end of the year, and the food distribution is very low. If you are not afraid of going hungry and not having enough food, then you can choose to cut grass for pigs."

Liu Hongyu kept silent. Although her family was well-off, her parents favored her eldest brother. At this time, her family was being targeted, so she could only arrange for one person to go to the countryside. She only had the money given by the educated youth to go to the countryside. She didn't know if her parents would send her a package. She was afraid that her sister-in-law would be sabotaging her.

I took out a large backpack from the tool room and followed the kids to the back hill to cut grass for the pigs. It took one or two hours to cut two or three baskets of grass for the pigs, so there was a reason why the work points were so low.

Lu Qinghai gave candies to the children and asked them to help him cut grass for the pigs.

The third child was reluctant to finish it all at once, so he just licked it once and wrapped it up and put it away. The other children did the same. Candies are rarely available in rural areas, and basically children can only eat a little bit during the Chinese New Year.

"Brother, come with us to the front to cut grass for pigs. You can cut grass anywhere you see it."

I took the sickle and saw that the pig grass was fresh and tender. I cut a basket in no time. I thought that if I cut another basket, I would have time to go to the commune to pick up the package. I only thought that the basket was full. I turned around and saw the child next to me and planned to exchange it for a basket of pig grass.

"Sanwazi, can I exchange a piece of candy for a basket of pig grass?"

Sanwazi is the leader of these children and he is also the grandson of the village chief.

"Okay, then if you don't want to cut grass for pigs in the future, you can exchange sugar with us." Sanwazi is very smart. He thinks about sustainable development. And he has to consider the younger brothers behind him.

"You're a very creative guy, that's good," Lu Qinghai teased cheerfully.

Sanwazi came up with an idea. He kept two of his younger brothers here every day, cut a basket of pig grass and gave them a candy, so that everyone could have a piece of candy.

The group of kids followed Lu Qinghai to complete the work. The village head's wife was in charge of the pig pen to see if the grass was tender. She watched the group of kids come back from cutting grass for the pigs and checked them one by one to see if they were in compliance.

When Sanwazi spoke directly, "This basket of pig grass belongs to Lu Zhiqing, record his work points."

The village head's wife was originally trying to record the working hours, but she stopped for a moment to look at the third child.

When the third child saw that his grandmother didn't understand, he said he was exchanging it for candy. We cut grass for Lu Zhiqing's pigs, and we got a candy for each basket of grass.

The village head's wife couldn't understand. She definitely didn't want to do it. She wanted those kids to work for her, so her kids wouldn't suffer any loss. Candy was rarely available in the countryside. Pig grass was easy to cut into a basket after a short work. It wasn't a job at all, but she wanted to do it.

Lu Qinghai blushed and lowered his head in embarrassment, letting a little kid who was only seven or eight years old do the work for him, which was the only thing he could do.

The village chief's wife told the village chief after she got home from work. The village chief had no objection. After all, it was good enough to just cut a basket of pig grass and give the kid a candy.

Zhang Jiajia heard this and said, "Then I'll go too."

Seeing this old girl drinking porridge from a bowl, the couple was overwhelmed. They didn't know when it went wrong.

She is almost taller than his elder brother, and has well-developed muscles. She gets ten work points every day after work, which makes people around her feel uncomfortable. She is always mistaken for a man in the fields. If it weren't for her face looking like her mother, her back would look like a strong man when she walks on the street. Young men in the village don't dare to mess with her easily, let alone marry her. They almost treat her like brothers. He has asked all the relatives of his daughter-in-law, but as soon as they heard that it was their daughter, they turned around and left. Her reputation spread to other villages, and she became a celebrity among matchmakers. As long as she could find a match for this girl, her value would immediately increase. No one could succeed. No man would have any interest in her. She was a head shorter than him, so how could he have any interest in her when he slept in bed at night?

Zhang Jiajia's love for Lu Zhiqing would harm him. The village chief had thought it through. His son and grandson would take care of him if he stayed at home. His daughter could also work and earn work points, so the women in the family would not have any objection.

As for Lu Qinghai, he didn't expect that someone would like him, and it was the female demon rumored in the village. He didn't see her at the village chief's house, but only saw a tall and strong man drinking porridge with a basin.

He had nothing to do at noon, so he went to work and greeted the people in the Youth League Home. Since there was no need to prepare his lunch, he went to get the package.

I found an old man who was sending educated youths to work and hired a car to deliver the package for 80 cents. The old man agreed immediately because he could make money. When I arrived at the commune post office, I asked the man at the counter if his package had arrived.

"Three large parcels with your name on them just arrived these two days. Can you carry them by yourself?" The employee at the post office said because it took two people to carry the three parcels.

"Yes, I can help." Zhang Jiajia ran in at the door.

The old man next to him had seen her following him a long time ago, but he didn't say anything. After all, they were relatives, and the girl had to call her the third uncle. From the situation, it was clear that she had taken a fancy to the young man. He also wanted to help if he could, although it was a bit pitiful that the young man was targeted by this female demon.

Lu Qinghai was shocked at the sight of the person standing nearby. Looking at the figure and the height of the person, he realized that she was actually a woman.

The employees next to him were used to her attitude. After all, she was his cousin. She kept peeking at the door and even the door couldn't hide her.

Zhang Jiajia picked up two packages and walked out of the gate and put them on the ox cart easily. The two packages weighed at least 200 kilograms.

The cousin and the old man looked very calm as they watched Zhang Jiajia finish moving her luggage. But they looked at the young man with a strange look in their eyes, as if they were pitying him, feeling sorry for him, and feeling relieved.

Lu Qinghai learned from the old man that she was the village chief's daughter, and then he remembered that he seemed to have seen her at the village chief's house before.

"I really appreciate the help of my comrades. I definitely can't lift it if I'm alone."

"That's no big deal. I can get ten work points when I work in the fields." Zhang Jiajia was proud that she could help.

I went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some daily necessities and a big bag of candy, intending to use them to bribe the children to help cut grass for the pigs.

Zhang Jiajia followed the ox cart, staring with her eyes fixed, and the old man next to her kept coughing to remind her.

Lu Qinghai also felt a pair of eyes staring at him from behind, and he knew who it was without turning around.

When it was almost time for dinner, we asked the old man to treat us to a meal at a state-owned restaurant, but he refused to go, saying it was a waste of money and that he had brought some steamed buns with him.

I had no choice but to go to the restaurant and pack up 20 white flour buns, each of which was quite large.

I took them to the ox cart and gave five to the old man. I kept three for myself and gave the rest to Zhang Jiajia, probably thinking vaguely that she had a big appetite and would definitely be able to finish them.

The old man was reluctant to take it, but Lu Qinghai explained that he couldn't go back hungry after accompanying him around in the middle of the day. He accepted it, but he only ate one and wrapped up the remaining four in his arms, ready to take them home to feed his children with white flour buns made from fine grains. He looked at the young man with a more kind and satisfied look.