Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

The next day, Qiao Ruizhu got up early and continued to go to work.

The work assigned to me today was quite tiring. I had to work with the villagers to dig sand out of the river.

The village is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on one side. Across the sea is Country R, which has a grudge against China.

The village is like a cave in the mountains.

The water of the Yushi River comes down from Maoer Mountain, flows through the entire village along the river channel, and then flows down to the sea.

Yushihe Village got its name from this.

Every summer when the rain is heaviest, the river is in danger of bursting its banks.

Therefore, we need to clear the silt in the river during autumn when the river water level is at its lowest and many areas are completely dry.

The excavated stones and mud can be used to build houses, cow sheds, pig pens, etc. in the village.

Qiao Ruizhu was responsible for carrying sand with the female educated youth.

For a full day's work, men will earn 10 work points, while women will earn 8 work points.

The men are responsible for digging the sand and the women are responsible for carrying it.

The women in the village are very strong and can basically carry a basket of sand and gravel at full speed by themselves; most of the female educated youth choose to work together to carry a basket, and they have to walk for a while and then rest for a while.

The scorekeeper Tian Danniu held a small notebook and stared at these pampered female educated youth with contempt.

At this rate, we can only give them 3 work points for a full day's work, no more!

Qiao Ruizhu has plenty of energy, but she chooses to go with the flow.

When she follows Zheng Xiao'e's group, she walks when others walk and stops when others stop. She has a clear grasp of the ways of the world.

Just when Qiao Ruizhu was taking a break with Zheng Xiaoe again, the loudspeaker hanging on the old locust tree at the entrance of the village suddenly rang.

Qiao Ruizhu was startled and her first reaction was that she was caught being lazy.

"Hmm... ahem! Comrades, please pay attention!"

"Comrades, please pay attention!"

"Now broadcasting a good news~Now broadcasting a good news!"

"Ahem... that..." Village Chief Xia Yuhe paused, as if the loudspeaker had a clairvoyant eye.

"Don't stop what you're doing, just listen."

"Comrade Qiao Ruizhu, the educated youth who recently went to our village, received a letter of praise from the xx branch of the Public Security Bureau of Jiang City, Guangdong Province today!"

"Now let me read the contents of the letter of commendation..."

"...bravely and fearlessly assisted the police in apprehending seven criminals..."

"...I hope Comrade Qiao Ruizhu will guard against arrogance and impatience, continue to work hard, and make more contributions to... in the future..."

After reading the letter, Xia Yuhe's voice changed:

"Let me say a few words..." His voice was filled with excitement and a strong sense of pride:

"...We are a collective, and this is also the collective honor of Yushihe Village..."

"...With the unanimous agreement of the village and the brigade, Comrade Qiao Ruizhu will be rewarded with a thermos and a pair of pillowcases."

"I hope all members will learn from Comrade Qiao Ruizhu and carry forward... her spirit... of not fearing hardship or fatigue..."

As the loudspeaker blared, the villagers looked towards Qiao Ruizhu.

Some people simply stopped to listen, and were scolded by Tian Danniu again.

Zheng Xiao'e's admiring eyes were almost unstoppable. Oh my god, she knew that the fairy was invincible! She was a hero.

Only then did she remember that the people in the village and the educated youth center seemed to be unaware of Qiao Ruizhu's heroic act on the train.

She even forgot to promote it.

Qiao Ruizhu's mood:

"..."

No, do letters have no privacy these days?

She hadn't even seen the letter yet, but the villagers read it out to her so beautifully.

Fortunately, what she did was a good thing. If she had done something bad and someone wrote about it in a letter, would she have been socially ruined?

In fact, this is really a misunderstanding.

Normally, ordinary people's mail would still be protected during this period, unless they were under close surveillance or suspicion or truly needed to be censored.

This letter from Qiao Ruizhu was specially sent by the Public Security Bureau to the village brigade headquarters.

This is the tune we want.

Otherwise, what's the point of this letter of praise? Isn't it like walking in the night in gorgeous clothes?

As for Qiao Ruizhu's desire to keep a low profile.

The village chief and the team leader said they were sorry for not being able to be more low-key.

They only regretted that the village loudspeakers were not loud enough and the sound was not loud enough to broadcast to the entire township and county!

In this way, their village should be able to secure the title of advanced commune this year.

After work at noon, Qiao Ruizhu and Zheng Xiaoe had just finished their meal when the village chief Xia Yuhe came to find them.

"Qiao Zhiqing, well done! You've truly brought honor and glory to our Yuhe Village!"

"Here, this envelope is yours. The village hasn't seen anything inside, so don't worry."

Village Chief Xia handed over an envelope. He knew by the feel of it that it must contain the Great Unity. The wrinkles on the village chief's face turned into a smile:

"As for this letter of commendation, Qiao Zhiqing, do you want to keep it yourself, or will the village keep it for you?"

Qiao Ruizhu understood:

"I don't have a place here, please don't lose it, or I'll trouble the village chief!"

"Hey, hey, okay, fine. Then the village will keep it for you... Don't worry, it won't get lost."

Village Chief Xia took a few more puffs from his pipe:

"Then Qiao Zhiqing, you should take advantage of this time to catch your breath, as you still have to go to work in the afternoon." After thinking for a moment, he asked with concern:

"Can you handle the work of carrying sand and soil?"

"If you feel tired, just tell us. The village will take care of comrades who have contributed to the honor of the village."

"Not tired."

Qiao Ruizhu declined politely, as she really felt it was easier than beating corn roots.

Village Chief Xia left with emotion.

Qiao Zhiqing is such a good comrade! Although she looks delicate and weak, she is very capable. She is not afraid of hardship or fatigue when doing rural work. Where can you find such a good girl?

After the village chief left, Qiao Ruizhu opened the envelope under the envious gazes of the educated youth who had gathered earlier.

Inside were 10 Great Unity coupons, 10 jin of national food coupons, and 2 jin of meat coupons.

The educated youth cheered, envious and happy for Qiao Ruizhu. Besides the Great Unity, these national food coupons could buy fine grains, which was the most practical.

Only Wu Yan, sandwiched in the crowd, snorted disdainfully: A bunch of country bumpkins who have never seen the world!

Sun Qian's eyes turned even hotter as he looked at Qiao Ruizhu.

Qiao Ruizhu thought that being on the hot search in the village was enough.

I never expected that just one day later, I would be on the headlines again.

Because the railway department that owned the train she took when she arrived also sent her a letter of praise. The village loudspeaker sounded again.

But this time it was chosen in the evening after work.