Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons

Jiang Yue didn't care about what was happening with the educated youth. She was chatting with Ergouzi, the team leader's family, in the warehouse. Ergouzi had just come back from picking up corn kernels after a long day. Some of the corn kernels that were nearby had been pulled back to the yard only after the husks were peeled, so if there were any bumps or people stepped on the corn, some corn kernels would fall off. During the autumn harvest, the children did this kind of work, picking up all kinds of food that fell on the ground and earning one work point every day.

Jiang Yue took out a piece of candy and handed it to Er Gouzi. Er Gouzi's eyes and mouth were sparkling. He looked at Jiang Yue and finally shook his head and said, "No, my mother said I can't eat other people's candy. Candy is very expensive."

"Eat it. This is a prepayment. My family is still short of firewood. After the autumn harvest, you can find a few friends to collect firewood for my family for a few days. How about I exchange candy with you? This is a prepayment. If you agree, you can eat it."

"really?"

Jiang Yue nodded and handed the candy to Er Gouzi, who took it and put it in his mouth. He licked the candy wrapper and folded it up and put it away. "Don't worry, Sister Yue, I'll find a few more people to help you pick up enough candy for the whole winter. I'll eat one of your candies today and I'll let you pick up candy for one more day."

Jiang Yue touched Er Gouzi's head. Hey, it was all covered with dirt. "Then it's settled."

Ergouzi nodded and went home. At noon, most people went back to eat and rest, but some of the old educated youth were still working. They relied on work points to make a living, and since they couldn't keep up with the work, they had to work overtime, otherwise there would not be enough food, and their families could not support them. Some of them even needed them to support their families.

Not long after the rest, the brigade headquarters started ringing the bell. Jiang Yue went out to work when he heard the sound. There was no gathering at noon and everyone went straight to the fields. They waited until the sun completely set and the moon rose before they walked back in the moonlight.

The following autumn was like this. Li Mengqi and Liu Ruyan became much darker and thinner. Although they both earned three or four work points a day and wore sunscreen and carried sun protection equipment, they lived with the old educated youth and dared not eat anything. Even if they found a place to steal a few bites every day, it was not enough.

By the time the autumn harvest was over, almost everyone had lost weight. They started drying the grain without even taking a few days off, because the public grain tax had to be paid in a few days. After going through this cycle, the public grain tax was finally paid before October.

After paying the public grain tax, they could finally take a break. Li Mengqi and Liu Ruyan took this opportunity to talk to the team leader about building a house. Otherwise, they would not be able to build the house after the weather turned cold and the ground froze. The team leader told them about several types of houses that could be built with different materials. Currently, only adobe houses were the most realistic. The team leader led them to find families who had adobe houses and gathered enough materials to build the house from several families.

I went to a family who knew how to build a house and talked to them about building a house. Then I took them to the place where the house was to be built and said, "Okay, you two can discuss the rest. You can decide what kind of house to build."

After they had discussed it, they started building the house the next day. Except for some people who made a few sarcastic remarks, no one at the educated youth site said anything, because some people had already gone out to build a house. The two of them built two small houses each, which were similar in style to Jiang Yue's house but not as big. They also built a small courtyard, saying that it was for growing vegetables. Jiang Yue thought that this was to prevent others from finding out when they were eating, after all, they all had secrets.

These days, Ergouzi and his friends have been collecting firewood for Jiang Yue every day. Jiang Yue had been giving them candies in the past few days. Originally, he found an excuse that he had run out of candies and was going to the commune to buy some. Wouldn't it be suspicious if he kept taking them out? As a result, they asked if they could just give them money directly. Finally, they discussed it and decided to give them two cents a day, and they didn't care how Jiang Yue divided the money.

The days passed one by one, and from time to time Jiang Yue followed people to the mountains to find some wild vegetables and pick some mushrooms. Before they knew it, it was late October. Fortunately, they had saved enough firewood, which should be enough for a normal winter. Jiang Yue originally thought that he would have nothing to do with the heroine in this world, but he didn't expect that they would suddenly show up one day.

On this day, Jiang Yue was looking at her cabbages, preparing to pickle them in a few days. Just as she left the vegetable patch, she heard someone knocking on the door. Jiang Yue patted the dirt off her hands and went to open the door.

When she opened the door, she saw Li Mengqi and Liu Ruyan. Jiang Yue looked at them and said, "What's the matter?"

"We went to the captain's wife to buy some cabbage. She said your family planted a lot more this year. Can we buy some?"

Jiang Yue remembered that she had mentioned this to her aunt a few days ago when she went to chat with her aunt. She asked them to enter the yard and closed the door. She said to them, "Yes, I mentioned this to my aunt. Come and see with me."

After that, Jiang Yue took them to the vegetable garden, where they saw lush greenery and various vegetables growing well. After they walked around the garden, Jiang Yue said, "How about this? I can give each of you 50 kilograms. If you think it's not enough, you can go to other houses to get some more."

"Thank you then!" Li Mengqi said with a smile.

Jiang Yue was a little surprised. This was the first time she saw Li Mengqi speaking so kindly. Before in the village, she was always cold and no one dared to approach her.

"Um... Jiang Yue, can you sell us some other vegetables? We'll pay for them!" Liu Ruyan on the side quickly added.

Jiang Yue hesitated for a moment and thought that she couldn't finish it anyway, so she might as well sell some to them.

"Okay, take a look at which ones you want. You can have some of each."

After selecting the vegetables they needed, the two found a basket and slowly carried them home. When they had finished carrying the vegetables and were paying, Liu Ruyan said mysteriously, "Jiang Yue, do you want money or bacon? I have some bacon here, do you want it?"

Jiang Yue's eyes lit up. Did Liu Ruyan buy it through her mall? So Jiang Yue asked Liu Ruyan, "Can I take a look?"

Liu Ruyan opened the cloth on the basket and saw two large pieces of bacon. The bacon was bright red and shiny, with plump meat and smoked to perfection. Jiang Yue nodded and said, "Okay, okay, let's change it."

After saying this, he looked a little conflicted: "But is your price expensive? How much can I get in exchange?"

Liu Ruyan didn't respond to Jiang Yue's words. She just took out a piece and stuffed it into Jiang Yue's mouth. Jiang Yue lifted it and it weighed about ten kilograms. Before she could react, she heard Liu Ruyan say, "I'll give it to you. Consider it our exchange for your cabbage and radish."

Hearing this, Jiang Yue shook his head. A pound of meat cost only 7 cents, and a pound of cabbage cost only cents. The price difference was ten times. It was too unfair.