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

Chapter 25 What a dog nose!
The team members were reluctant, but they had to work since the areas were divided, otherwise they would not get any work points.

The long stalks are loaded with plump corn grains. Looking at their orange-yellow color, you know it’s a good harvest.

Chen Huaiyang imitated his teammates and started to break the corn stalks. There were tiny thorns on the corn stalks, which would feel a little itchy if they stuck to the skin, and could even scratch the skin if you were not careful.

Wearing gloves, he didn't need to pay attention to these things. He repeated the same action, broke it off and threw it aside, like a numb robot, repeating the same action.

The man with glasses was moving faster and faster. He had just been despised by his teammates for being useless and dragging their feet, so he would definitely hear people talking about him with disdain now.

Now that you are here, you must adapt as quickly as possible.

You can't be such a loser and ask your family to send you money!

Such behavior is quite shameful.

So even if you have to grit your teeth, you have to keep up with the pace.

Seeing how motivated he was, Chen Huaiyang had no choice but to work harder. He couldn't just let him be a drag!
I spent the whole morning breaking and throwing things away.

The corn gradually piled up into small hills on the ground.

The team members looked at the time and came over to shout and start moving the corn. Not only did they have to break the corn, they also had to transport it back.

The snakeskin bag came in handy, and the backpack was filled tightly.

What followed was a scene that left Chen Huaiyang dumbfounded: a snakeskin bag of corn was piled on top of the backpack. One person was helping on the side, while another squatted down and carried the backpack on his back.

This must weigh at least a hundred pounds, right?
Just looking at it made my shoulders burn.

My throat kept rolling and I felt like my saliva had dried up.

He took off his straw hat and wiped the sweat from his forehead. With a sore feeling in his eyes, he looked up at the glaring sunlight and wished he could faint.

"Don't we have bullock carts? Why do we still have to carry it manually?"

The team members looked at him as if he was a fool. "The cattle in our team are our treasures. They are used to plow the land. There is so much corn that those cows would die of exhaustion before they could finish hauling it all."

"Who doesn't want to relax? There are only a few cows. Who should they be assigned to? Don't worry about it." Even if people are exhausted, the cows cannot lie down.

"When the grain is due, bullock carts will be used to transport it. Now just work hard! You just got here, you will get used to it in two days."

"Everyone's shoulders are rubbed this way. After a while, you can't feel the weight anymore."

After that, the team members urged, "Don't waste time, hurry up, and get these back so that you can get off work. If you can't get them all, there's still work to do in the afternoon!"

"Since you're here, adapt as quickly as possible. Don't think about going back to the city. It's been so many years, and I haven't seen any educated youth return to the city. They've all put down roots here."

"Don't complain about the hardship or the fatigue. At least we have plenty of food. We can barely get by. If we go to a place with scarce food, we will suffer terribly!"

"We are not afraid of having too much food, but we are afraid of natural disasters and man-made disasters. If there is not enough food, once a disaster occurs, that would be the worst!"

Ten work points are not so easy to earn.

It will be difficult to get it back without peeling off a layer of skin.

Chen Huaiyang helped the man with glasses first. After all, he was a strong man and it would not be good for him to take advantage of him.

As a result, the man with glasses couldn't get up immediately.

It's not that I can't carry it, but it's the first time I've experienced the heavy feeling, and I haven't mastered the technique to stand up. Chen Huaiyang tried hard and finally stood up. Looking at his indescribable expression, I knew that this job was going to be a disaster.

Helping each other, when it was Chen Huaiyang's turn, he was too tired to complain and could only grit his teeth and persevere.

Not only do I have to carry it on my back, but I also have to walk back and forth, time and again. My shoulders are so painful that they feel like their skin is going to be rubbed off.

Just at the right time, when the bell rang for the end of work, I almost fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

This is just the beginning. It will be like this for a long time. It makes me feel hopeless just thinking about it!
No wonder the old educated youth became no different from the team members not long after they arrived. Their brand new clothes became wrinkled and their faces were tanned dark. How could they look like city people anymore?
no no no...

He still has to ask the team leader to give him a slightly lighter job. He should eat according to his ability. These work points are not something he can earn.

What Chen Huaiyang didn't know was that this was a job arranged for him as a special favor from the captain.

After all, his wife praised him highly. If he wanted to settle down here, he had to have the ability to survive. There were many people who wanted to earn ten work points, but not everyone had the ability to do so.

That is to say, he gave them a place reluctantly because he was open and honest in his work. If they couldn't seize the opportunity, they couldn't blame him for not caring about them.

Chen Huaiyang didn't know. If he knew, he would definitely want to slap himself. He didn't want to earn so many work points because he failed to gain anything.

If you can’t learn from the cows in the production team, you won’t be able to get this heavy fruit.

When I got home, I took off my gloves, squatted down and was too tired to move. My eyes were dazzled by the darkness, and I felt hungry and thirsty. I wanted to chew on a cow.

Other educated youth came back one after another, all looking tired and having no time to chat with others.

Fortunately, I cooked lunch early in the morning. Now no one has the energy to cook anymore. The weather is hot and humid, and we don’t care whether the food is cold or not, as long as we fill our stomachs.

After his stomach was filled, Chen Huaiyang returned to his room. Without caring whether his body was dirty, he fell on the bed and didn't want to move the moment he fell on the bed.

I felt a stinging pain on my shoulder. It was a hot day and my clothes were thin. When I unbuttoned them, I saw that they were all red and even had their skin rubbed off.

Chen Huaiyang closed his eyes slightly and exhaled.

This was only the first day, and for someone who was not used to farm work, every minute was torture. My eyelids started drooping as I was daydreaming, and I fell asleep in a moment.

I was woken up again by that familiar sound, and I relied on self-control to get up.

I took out a bun from the space and started eating it. The space inside was surprisingly still. The bun was still hot, just like when I bought it. After eating it, I filled the kettle before going out.

When the man with glasses saw him, he changed his usual disdainful attitude, moved closer, and looked at him with a scrutinizing look, "Why do you look so relaxed to me?"

"I'm so tired and my whole body aches, and my shoulders are burning with pain, how come you look like nothing's happened?"

Chen Huaiyang rolled his eyes and said, "Comrade, my shoulder is all scratched. Do you want me to take a look at it?"

"Just because I don't look like I'm in agony doesn't mean I'm not tired. We are all human. I'll carry as much as you do!"

Not wanting to bother with him, he walked around him and the man with glasses quickened his pace to catch up with him. "Why do I smell the fragrance of steamed buns?"

Chen Huaiyang paused. Does this guy have a dog nose?
He clearly finished eating it, and it was a can of water, not a meat bun, but he could still smell it.

"I guess your sense of smell is messing up because you're tired."

Anyway, he refused to admit that he had eaten it.

(End of this chapter)