Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

"Ah, take them away? What do you mean, take them away!" Her youngest son was stunned for a moment and asked with some confusion.

"Didn't you say they were finished?"

“Mother, it’s not like that, it’s…” Then her youngest son recounted what had just happened.

"You mean, in the end, the other party not only didn't compensate Chen Ying, but actually paid her 25 yuan!" Grandma Zhou looked incredulous.

"Yes"

It's over, it's really over. Her house, her money—she should have a share in all of this.

Now she's lost everything, having publicly announced her abandonment of the house in front of the entire village. If she brings up the house again in the future, it's likely Zhou Huiji won't agree.

Good heavens? It was only then that she came to her senses. Why did Long Zhiqing make her say in front of the whole village that she was giving up the house? It turned out that it was all part of his plan.

There are just too many cunning people in the city!

She can't afford to offend them, absolutely not. Didn't you see that Chen Ping and the others not only failed to get their money back but also ended up losing money themselves? Now she can only accept her fate.

“Son, listen to me, never mess with that educated youth Long again! And try not to cause trouble for Chen Ying and her daughter either.” The old woman’s wisdom was true. Although she didn’t know why the educated youth Long would help Chen Ying and her daughter, she still warned them.

That very day, Long Lifan's story spread to every member of the Dongwan Brigade.

Some were surprised, some were puzzled, and others admired her.

Of course, everyone shared another common understanding: never offend Long Zhiqing.

The two-day holiday was unusual because of the Zhou family's affairs, but it's all over now, and everyone has returned to their work.

With only 5 days left before the wheat harvest, the team leader informed them in advance that they needed to gather more pig feed in the coming days.

Because they also have to work in the fields.

There's no way around it; the best days for harvesting wheat are only a few. Harvesting too early not only results in poor quality but also reduces yield. Harvesting too late is also problematic, as overripe wheat ears will fall off, and there's always the worry about rain.

Nowadays, most rural areas rely on the weather for their livelihood. They are happy to see the harvest in hand, but they also worry about rain.

Therefore, in order to expedite the harvest, the brigade stipulated that all children over the age of six had to come out to work.

"Ah, Sister Fan, I don't want to go to work in the fields!"

When Hu Lili received the notification from the brigade leader, she immediately collapsed. The thought of having to harvest wheat herself made her feel terrible.

"Do you think I want to go?" Long Lifan rolled her eyes at her. "It's a rule of the brigade, and nobody can do anything about it!"

Captain Lin has already been very kind to them; there's no need for them to stand out during this crucial harvest season—that would be unwise.

There was no other way; since she was going to work in the fields, she had to be prepared. She could see that the wheat leaves were as thin as razor blades, and the wheat ears were quite prickly.

So, she plans to get herself a new set of gear after she gets back today.

She prepared masks, hats, gloves—everything that might come into direct contact with her.

Back in the courtyard, Long Lifan eagerly dug out her old clothes and found something suitable. Suddenly, she realized she didn't seem to know how to sew.

"I don't know either!" She immediately ruled out Hu Lili and went to Jiang Nian'an for help, but she didn't expect that Jiang Nian'an didn't know either.

When they were eating next door, Long Lifan explained what she was going to make and what it would be used for. After hearing it, everyone clamored to make a set.

Liu Pandi wanted to say something too, but she didn't, because she simply didn't have any extra clothes. She knew all too well from weeding in the fields during this time. Her hands and face were already scratched by the wheat leaves, and she knew the wounds would likely be even worse when the wheat was harvested.

"We need someone who knows how to sew. Who among you knows how?" The group looked at each other, not even Lin Yue.

She has a boyish personality. When she was little, she lived with her maternal grandparents, and her grandmother would sew her clothes back on when they were torn.

"I can!"

Liu Pandi raised her hand. These educated youths had taken good care of her, and she was very happy to be able to help them now.

"Okay, you do it for me, and I'll pay you."

"No money required!"

"How can that be?" Long Lifan didn't want to take advantage of her, so she thought for a moment and suggested, "How about this, since you don't want money, we'll each contribute a little extra fabric, and you can make yourself a set too. This can be considered as your reward for helping us."

Okay, I agree.

"I agree too!" The other three nodded in agreement.

"However, Liu Zhiqing needs to make 5 sets. Do you have enough time?"

"There's enough time!"

Liu Pandi was delighted to hear Long Lifan's suggestion. She glanced at Long Lifan's design and thought it was fine; at worst, she would stay up late to finish it.

These past few nights, Liu Pandi has been busy until late, and Lin Yue and the others have been cooking for her every day. Her roommate, Yang Lijuan, asked curiously and immediately made herself a meal as well.

If there's one person who doesn't get out of bed, it's Yang Qianqian. Although she doesn't get out of bed, she still has to be there, in case of heatstroke or injury, she'll be the one to handle it.

Five days later, when the familiar sound of gongs rang out, Long Lifan got up immediately to cook. Perhaps because of the rush to harvest, the gongs sounded more urgent than usual today, as if conveying a message to the commune members—the harvest must begin!

After finishing breakfast, Long Lifan quickly put on the prepared equipment.

After going outside, she saw several other people wearing the same gear as her, and for a moment she couldn't tell who was who.

The only way to tell is by their usual clothes; each person can only see the other's eyes.

"puff"

The group exchanged glances, and then someone couldn't help but chuckle. Immediately afterwards, everyone burst into laughter.

"Hahaha"

"........."

When they arrived at the brigade headquarters fully armed, they attracted a lot of attention.

Some people even wanted to make a sarcastic remark. However, when they remembered that one of them was a former educated youth from Long, and their families' warnings, they decided against it, thinking they couldn't afford to offend him.

They could only mutter to themselves that city kids were so pretentious. It was undoubtedly those three educated youths who started it; they were the most pretentious of all the educated youths.

The team leader glanced at it casually, finding it inexplicably amusing. However, as long as they came to work, that was fine, and he immediately began assigning tasks.

To take care of them, Lin Guodong divided them into groups of ten. In addition to the six of them, there were four other female members of the village.

To her surprise, Chen Ying, whom she had helped yesterday, was in the same group as them. This morning, the ten of them finished harvesting a plot of land of about three acres.

"What bad luck! I've been assigned to the same group as the new female educated youth."

An older woman looked at the fully armed female educated youth and began to complain.

"I'm telling you, don't hold us back!" These women are all well-known harvesting experts in the village, and they usually work in separate groups during the harvest season.

They were just wondering why the captain had grouped them together. They were even a little smug, confident they'd be the first to complete the task. Turns out, it was like he'd assigned them six incredibly powerful figures!

Unlike the other three women, Chen Ying was very happy. Although she couldn't tell that it was Long Zhiqing, being able to help her was a way of repaying Long Zhiqing's great kindness in standing up for her yesterday.

So, without saying a word, she went straight to the field and started working hard. She had only one thought in mind: if she did more, Long Zhiqing would have to do less.