The Red Era: Starting from Being an Educated Youth in the Countryside

Chapter 21: Strategy in doing things
The team members of the foreman looked impatient and looked at them with disgust, "Can you educated youth have a little more vision? It's lunch time now! People from the city are always full of trouble."

After cursing all the way, I finally gave them two hoes (for weeding and loosening the soil) and a hoe (for digging the soil).

Chen Huaiyang was speechless when he looked at the hoe. Just as he expected, this hoe was useless when he took it back and he couldn't do any work.

He walked up to her and pulled her aside. "Comrade, I'm sorry to bother you in the middle of the day. We just got here and don't know the time. We're sorry to have disturbed your rest."

As he said this, he stuffed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies into her hand. This stuff was a delicacy at that time, and people would not even be willing to eat it during the New Year and other festivals. Now he stuffed several of them into her hand, and the team members put them in their pockets, and they immediately smiled happily.

"Look at what the educated youth comrade said. Come over if you need anything. It's not a big deal. I was half asleep and didn't see clearly. I'll get you some better hoes."

"Use it as soon as possible. Don't delay it for too long. Return it to me within three days."

"Sign here and you can take it away."

Chen Huaiyang glanced at them, and the three of them were reminded, so they went up to sign and took the good hoeing tools with them.

As soon as they left, the foreman put his hands in his pockets, closed his eyes and lay on the table to rest, with a sweet smile on his face. This was White Rabbit milk candy, which he was reluctant to buy when he saw it in the supply and marketing cooperative. He brought it back to sweeten his kids, and he was so happy.

The educated youth walked back, and the atmosphere became relatively tense. They looked at each other, unable to speak for a long time.

Today, Chen Huaiyang thoroughly taught me the principles of life. It turns out that different ways of doing things will have different results!

If I ask them to borrow a hoe, I can only use those bumpy hoes, which really wastes my time. After being scolded by Chen Huaiyang, I won't be able to work for the whole day!

When it was his turn, he would pull the cadre aside and say a few words to coax him. The cadre was beaming with joy, and no one knew how he did it, but it seemed as if the cadre had known him for a long time.

Chen Huaiyang pulled the people aside and whispered that they must not have seen it, and that it was worth it for him to spend some money to get things done.

After all, he doesn't like sweets, so using some tricks can make himself feel better, so why not do it!

"I'll go to the captain's house to see if there are any seedlings. You guys should go back and cultivate the land!" As for whether one can learn his techniques, it all depends on fate.

If you think he is opportunistic and only knows how to flatter, you can only say that people with different ideas cannot work together and he deserves to be worked so hard.

In the past, the team leader's family actually had a purpose. He wanted to find an easier job and then ask someone for some seedlings. What should he bring to the person so that things could be done more easily?
There is no such thing as an easy task. How can someone who has nothing to do with you use a back door?

Then you can only give benefits. As long as you give the things in the right way, why worry that things won’t be done?
After thinking it through, I decided to give the other party a 394×73 cm piece of pure cotton twill red floral cloth, which I specially picked out and did not sell all of it. It had minor flaws, and in an era when fabric was scarce, it was absolutely irresistible.

As long as the other party accepts it, I believe that the simple and easy work can definitely be implemented.

Arrived outside the house and knocked on the door.

The captain's wife was busy feeding the chickens and was stunned when she saw him. Her husband had just brought back four educated youths and she thought he was one of them.

Chen Huaiyang greeted people, "Auntie, are you busy?"

The captain's wife washed her hands, looked at the man and asked, "You are a new educated youth, what can I do for you?"

Chen Huaiyang shook his head. "Nothing much, just want to chat with you. What kind of work is there on the ground at this time?"

The captain's wife saw his curious expression and explained, "September is our harvest season! Corn, rice, sorghum, and peanuts are all ripe."

"The daily task is to transport the grain back." After hearing this, Chen Huaiyang knew he couldn't escape. If it were any other time, he could still find some easy jobs, but during the grain harvest period, if he didn't work hard, it would mean he would have no food to eat.

Anyone who dares to slack off at this time will definitely be severely criticized.

After Chen Huaiyang realized the seriousness of the matter, he stopped talking. If anyone dared to ask for an easier job, he would probably be scolded!
He doesn't want to hear criticism.

The fabric you have in your hands definitely can’t be given away.

But there is a lot of vanishing cream, which can be used to do favors.

"Auntie, I brought you a bottle of vanishing cream. The outer shell is squeezed flat, but it won't affect the use. I'll give it to you to wipe your hands."

The captain's wife waved her hands hastily, with a look of anxiety on her face, "This won't work. Take it back quickly."

"This thing is very valuable, only young girls can use it. At my age, how can I be worthy of such a delicate thing?"

Chen Huaiyang kept stuffing things into her hands. "Auntie, I just came here and I'm not familiar with this place yet. I'll have to trouble you and the captain a lot in the future!"

"This thing is squashed. I didn't spend any money on it. It was given as a gift when I bought something. I'm a man, so it's useless to me. Just keep it!"

"I want to grow some vegetables, and I want your help!"

"It's a little late to plant the seedlings now, so I was thinking about whether I could find some seedlings to plant, so that I can save some time. Please don't be polite to me. If I can help you, I will be very grateful!"

The captain's wife breathed a sigh of relief when she heard him say that.

Just some rice seedlings. No problem at all. "You might be embarrassed if you want something else, but I want some rice seedlings. There are some right at the edge of the field. Come with me to pull them up later."

"Just take this thing back with you. I can't take it from you."

How could Chen Huaiyang agree? "Auntie, this is a mutually beneficial relationship. I can't just take your seedlings for nothing. Anyway, the vanishing cream is a gift, so I'll just exchange it for some seedlings. I'm still getting the advantage!"

"If you don't agree, I'll have to go buy it from someone else somewhere else. It would be embarrassing if someone else wants the food!"

"After all, this thing can't be eaten. Compared with food, it is not valuable."

"If we don't stock up on vegetables in winter, we'll have nothing to eat. Once it snows, we'll starve to death. Auntie, please help me!"

"I am only familiar with the captain, so I can only come to him with a flattering face. If I look for others, they will not pay attention to me!"

The captain's wife laughed and said, "You, the educated youth, are quite eloquent."

"Since you are so sincere, I won't refuse you. If you have any problems in the future, come to me. I know everyone in the team well, and I can help you if you have any problems."

"The sun is shining brightly now. I'll take you to pull up the rice seedlings in the evening so you won't get tired easily."

Chen Huaiyang nodded affirmatively, "Auntie, when will the captain go to town again? If he is on the way, I would like to ask him to bring a pot with him."

The captain's wife said, "Can you ride a bike? Go ride your uncle's bike." She pushed the bike to him without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)