The Otherworldly Journey of a Quick Transmigrator

The brigade leader smiled broadly, "Good, good, you're all doing a great job. Go get your tools in a bit. The irrigation ditch is just east of the fields. Just go find the Party Secretary; he's over there supervising."

After receiving their tools, the group headed towards the irrigation ditch the team leader had mentioned. Li Hongmei asked with some concern, "We just agreed to this, can we really stick to it?"

Liu Yan rolled her eyes. "If you can't keep going, you can't just quit, can you?"

At this moment, Su Yuanyuan thought she should just keep smiling and not say anything. Zhang Zhiying, on the other hand, was very optimistic and didn't seem to care at all.

"What's there to be afraid of? Just because you can't do it on the first day doesn't mean you can't do it on the second or third day. We don't know how long we'll be here, but we'll get used to it eventually."

Liu Yan and Li Hongmei pushed her away in annoyance, and the three of them soon started arguing again. Su Yuanyuan watched them and couldn't help but sigh. Compared to them, she felt like an old woman.

Digging irrigation ditches wasn't as tiring as they imagined. The men did all the digging and transporting of soil, while the women were only responsible for loading the excavated soil onto the truck.

Even though they worked non-stop all morning, none of them felt particularly tired. It was just that the Party Secretary told them that they should go to the primary school to study in the afternoon when they had nothing to do.

Su Yuanyuan didn't know what she was supposed to learn, and she didn't dare ask the secretary, so she quietly asked Li Hongmei, who said it was to study the new quotations and the spirit of the documents.

She nodded. She knew the quote and thought she could rest in the afternoon, but she didn't expect to have to study.

Days passed by like this. Occasionally, when they ran out of soap or seasonings, they would take turns going to the supply and marketing cooperative of the construction brigade to buy more. Otherwise, they would stay in the house to rest during their free time.

During this time, Su Yuanyuan used the excuse of her family sending her things to take out a lot of things from her space, and all of them gained weight from eating them.

At first, the three of them were a little embarrassed, but after they became closer, they would ask her for treats from time to time.

Su Yuanyuan has been limiting their food intake lately. If they continue eating like this, someone will report them. There are people keeping an eye on the old educated youth.

Later, they learned from other places why the older educated youth disliked them; it was because of the house they lived in.

The old educated youth were all crammed into one room with more than a dozen people. We had originally agreed with the team leader that this house would be given to them so that a few of them could move in and live more comfortably.

As a result, the four of them were suddenly separated, and they had to continue to squeeze into that area, so it wasn't very friendly to them, especially since there were only four of them living there.

The team leader asked them once if they would be willing to let a few people move over, and they firmly opposed it.

Fortunately, the brigade leader had a good impression of them, so he didn't insist. The older educated youth were even less willing to talk to them now, but luckily, the four of them didn't need to either.

After that, they started watching them intentionally or unintentionally, as if they could force them to move out if they found something on them.

It was quite noticeable when they gained weight, so the villagers complained to the brigade leader, saying that they hadn't even been there for a year, and their rations were provided by the brigade, so their weight gain must have been due to improper means of obtaining the rations.

The captain will definitely come to verify the report. Fortunately, she always reports to the captain when she takes things, and he knows that they are all sent from home.

Finally, the captain gave them a warning, and the matter was dropped, but they didn't stop their surveillance at all.

Su Yuanyuan found it annoying, but Zhang Zhiying and the others didn't care at all, saying that they didn't have any dirt on her that they could use against her, and they didn't believe that they could keep watching her forever.

Su Yuanyuan originally wanted to find an opportunity to teach them a lesson, but in the end she thought better of it. Seeing that they were watching her every day but couldn't find anything, she guessed they must be feeling pretty bad.

Soon it was harvest time, and Su Yuanyuan and the others stopped digging the irrigation canals. Everyone started to work on the harvest.

Every day, the brigade played "Autumn Harvest" on the radio on a loop. It's a Shaanxi folk song that's full of the joy of harvest and the love and hope for life.

Listening to this song can immerse you in the beautiful mood of a bountiful harvest, but playing it on repeat every day becomes unbearable.

Fortunately, not many people were paying attention; they were all busy working. Several people were lined up in one field, harvesting wheat as quickly as they could.

Later, someone was responsible for tying up the harvested wheat, piling it up, and then taking it to the threshing ground together.

The autumn harvest is the most tiring time of the year, but everyone's face is full of smiles, and even the educated youth don't complain of being tired.

Su Yuanyuan heard that some places had harvesters, but none of the brigades in their vicinity had them. The higher-ups only said that there weren't enough machines and that they couldn't supply them, so they had to wait.

After the harvested wheat is threshed, it needs to be dried. This work is mostly done by the elderly and children. After they finish harvesting the wheat, they can wait to dry it before handing over the grain to the state.

It was rare for educated youth to go with the grain deliveries; it was mostly the able-bodied young men in the production team. The production team with tractors would drive the tractors, loaded with grain, to the commune.

Those without tractors would push handcarts or drive oxcarts, which required loading several carts of grain to haul it all away.

After returning, things are basically more relaxed. For families with many members, it's time to start preparing bedding, clothes, and shoes for the winter.

After finishing their work in the morning, Su Yuanyuan and the others would not study in the afternoon, giving them time to prepare.

Zhang Zhiying said her parents would send her winter bedding, and she only needed to buy clothes and shoes.

Li Hongmei and Liu Yan's families would send them clothes, but they needed to prepare their own bedding.

Su Yuanyuan didn't need to prepare anything; her family would send everything over, which made the three of them extremely envious.

They had nothing to do in the afternoon, so they planned to go to the supply and marketing cooperative of the construction brigade to see if there was anything they needed. They could buy it little by little to avoid carrying heavy bags.

The supply and marketing cooperative has new stock this time, including thick cotton socks, yarn in various colors, and hot water bottles.

Li Hongmei hesitated at the yarn, so Liu Yan went over and pushed her.

"What's wrong? Don't know which color to choose?"

"No, I want to make a sweater, but I don't know how to knit."

Liu Yan rolled her eyes at her after hearing this, "You can't even knit a sweater, what are you looking at? Come on, let's look at something else."

After saying that, he pulled her to look at the hot water bottle and even gave one to Li Hongmei.

"Let's buy a hot water bottle."

Su Yuanyuan picked out several pairs of thick socks, then took a pair of thick-soled cloth shoes. Seeing that the others had taken hot water bottles, she also picked one.

Should we buy another thermos?

Zhang Zhiying looked at the thermos and asked them, but Su Yuanyuan thought that they had four thermoses, which should be enough, so she shook her head and said that they didn't need to buy any.

"Let's buy a few more, so we can have more hot water in the winter."

After discussing it for a long time, Liu Yan and Zhang Zhiying finally decided to buy two more.

On their way back, they passed a butcher shop, and Liu Yan stopped them.

"Want some? I want some."

Su Yuanyuan gave her a speechless look. "Next time. The things my family sent will arrive in a few days. There will definitely be meat in them."