Chapter 64: Skilled Worker

Aunt Liu, who followed, was stunned after hearing what Lin Weiwan said.

She had just taught this little girl to hide her shortcomings, so why did she go against the wind?

“You are talking nonsense. You are dreaming. Why should I let you do the farm work?

You educated youth came to the countryside to snatch my food rations, and you want to take all the work points. No way.”

Feng Qingzhen was angry at Lin Weiwan’s proposal. She was going to earn all the work points, so what was she going to do?

“Because you’re not good enough, auntie. Other aunties have almost dug up all the sweet potatoes, but you’ve only dug up half. If you keep dawdling like this, it will definitely slow down the progress of our group.

You have time to work slowly here, but I don’t have time to accompany you. I’m going to the countryside to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants and build a new countryside. How can I spend my time with someone like you who is not enterprising, digging into the corners of socialism, and has a slack behavior?

If people tell others, I’ll lose face. So I took this job with gritted teeth, even though you have decades of experience in farm work.

But you can’t treat us like fools. I’ll be hanging out in the fields with you until night. If you’re not afraid, I am.”

Lin Weiwan spoke a lot of truths. She didn’t explicitly say that Feng Yuzhen was bullying, but he also pointed out what Feng Qingzhen had done.

“Bah, who is talking nonsense to you? I am not feeling well today and I am working slowly, and you are saying this to me. I usually get 10 work points, and everyone who sees me doesn’t give me a thumbs up.”

Feng Qingzhen mentioned her brilliant achievements.

“Auntie, that’s what you are wrong. You are not taking care of yourself when you go to work even when you are not feeling well. You can’t hold me back even if you are not feeling well.

If you are not feeling well, and you can still get 10 work points by working like this, then you really need to check carefully. You can still earn 10 work points by working slowly, what is the trick?”

Lin Weiwan blocked Feng Qingzhen’s words.

“I just feel unwell. What’s wrong with you, a young man, working a little harder? Aren’t we here in the countryside to work and receive education?

Aren’t educated youth and farmers supposed to help each other? Why are you so selfish?”

Feng Qingzhen pinched her waist and looked at Lin Weiwan with dissatisfaction.

“Auntie, I don’t have enough work points and food rations. You are old, so please give me some work points and some food rations.

Isn’t it said that we should help each other? We are in the same group, you can’t selfishly watch me go hungry.”

Lin Weiwan looked at Feng Qingzhen with a smile.

“How can I give you food rations? Don’t be shameless and still want my work points.” Feng Qingzhen almost jumped up and scratched Lin Weiwan when she heard such an unreasonable request.

But when she heard Lin Weiwan’s words about the orphan of a martyr, she didn’t dare to do it. She knew what the orphan of a martyr meant.

There was one in their village, and now he is working in the city and is very powerful.

“Oh, what auntie meant is that I will help you do more work, and you will get more work points and rations, but I won’t get any.

Then aren’t you bullying the educated youth?

Who do you rely on to bully the orphans of martyrs and educated youth who went to the countryside?

Let’s not work today. Come on, let’s go to the educated youth office in the city and make things clear.”

After saying that, he took Feng Qingzhen’s rough big hand and walked out.

“Okay, stop it.” The village head and the team leader came from the ridge of the field and looked at the members who were in chaos.

“Go back to work.” The team leader shouted and drove away all the onlookers.

“What are you two doing?” Zhao Dezhu looked at Lin Weiwan and Feng Qingzhen.

“Team leader, it’s none of my business. It’s this educated youth Lin who is looking for trouble. I’m doing my job well, but she insists on making a big fuss and asking for a division of labor.” Feng Qingzhen cleared herself of all charges.

“Village head, team leader, it was Aunt Feng who told me to do two-thirds of the work of picking sweet potatoes. She said she was not feeling well today and could not do much work, so she asked me to do more.

I have no objection to this. We are all in the same team. We can do more and it won’t be exhausting.

But Aunt Feng said that she wants to divide the work points equally, which I cannot agree to. We all have to make a living. Although I am young, I have to eat even if I work hard.

I have never heard of anyone who works hard but goes hungry. If so, I am either going to the countryside to support rural construction or I am going to die.”

Lin Weiwan told Feng Qingzhen’s intention.

The team leaders naturally understood and looked at Feng Qingzhen with unkind eyes. This old woman is looking for trouble instead of working hard.

“Dongzi, go to your drying yard and call your uncle Erkui.” The team leader said to the young man behind him.

Li Changgui looked at Lin Weiwan, “Xiao Li, divide half of the land for Lin Zhiqing, and transfer Lin Zhiqing to a group with your aunt tomorrow.”

Lin Weiwan let go of Feng Qingzhen’s arm, “Thank you, village chief and team leader, I’m going to work now.”

He picked up two earthen baskets and a shoulder pole and followed the scorer Li to the field.

“This section is yours. Remember to call me when you’re done so I can keep score.” After the scorer said this, he started to watch the others work.

Lin Weiwan started picking up the sweet potatoes from the middle of the earthen basket.

When it was full, he picked it up with the shoulder pole. The weight pressed on his shoulders, and Lin Weiwan put it down again.

“Lin Zhiqing, you put too much in here. You just started working, so put less at a time, otherwise you will be exhausted after running two laps.”

Aunt Liu said kindly when she saw Lin Weiwan filling two large earthen baskets with sweet potatoes.

Lin Weiwan put the towel hanging around her neck on her shoulders and said, “Thank you, auntie. I’m still strong enough, don’t worry.”

Then she picked up the shoulder pole and walked towards the drying yard.

“I let you eat and have nothing to do. What’s wrong with you? I think I’m giving you face.” Ge Erkui heard about his wife on the way he was called.

When he arrived, he took off his shoes and started chasing Feng Qingzhen to beat her.

The captain persuaded her a few words, and the matter was resolved. The two of them returned to the village office with several team leaders. They discussed the autumn harvest for a few days.

Lin Weiwan was walking on the edge of the field carrying sweet potatoes, and met Ye Jibai coming back with a shoulder pole. The two looked at each other and then looked away.

Lin Weiwan felt that Ye Jibai’s coming to the countryside must not be as simple as going to the countryside.

When I first saw Ye Jibai in the Qin family, I felt that he was extraordinary.

Thinking of the Qin family, Lin Weiwan remembered that he had too many things to do these two days and forgot to write to his aunt and uncle.

Just writing letters is not enough, so I might as well send some mountain products back to everyone.

The heavy shoulder pole pressed on Lin Weiwan’s shoulders. Lin Weiwan didn’t feel it was heavy, but she felt that the pole was a little uncomfortable on her shoulders.

Because of the incident between Lin Weiwan and Feng Qingzhen, the old ladies who were originally torturing the new educated youth in the fields also restrained themselves a little.

In less than three hours, Lin Weiwan only drank spring water twice and carried all the sweet potatoes into the warehouse.

Many members saw Lin Weiwan walking back and forth and thought that this girl was really capable.

Even the old men who were used to working in the fields for many years couldn’t do this kind of strength.