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

Chapter 26 The captain is so disappointed with me!
When Chen Huaiyang went to the edge of the field, he saw a short and thin man coming over and accusing him in a rude tone.
"Are you the newly arrived educated youth? You work so efficiently, but you squeezed me out right after you arrived. Why?"

The man who was causing trouble was called Zhang Da. His cheeks were puffed up and he stared at him with his eyes as if he wanted to eat him up.

He came to the Third Brigade, where there was enough food, so at least he could fill his stomach and not starve or freeze. With a height of 1 meters, he was considered short among the men.

It was very difficult to earn ten work points a day, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered. A son-in-law didn't have much status to begin with, and if he fell behind in the work, he would be drowned by saliva.

This morning, his position was taken.

He was assigned to harvest rice, earning barely 6 work points a day, hanging out with a group of women. When he returned home, he was scolded severely, with every word filled with ugly curses, making him unable to even raise his head.

He didn't want to, but the natural height difference made him unable to compete with the strong man here. Even if he hurried, his speed would still be slower.

It takes more time to finish the work every day.

Although I was tired, at least I had something to eat when I got home.

Now, knowing that he could not earn so many work points, the person in charge instantly reduced his food intake by half.

The amount of food he originally had was not enough to fill his stomach, so he could barely fill his belly. If he reduced the food supply, he would go hungry. He didn't want to feel hungry anymore.

I would rather work myself to the point of being tired and then go home and fall asleep than eat less.

After being scolded so many times, he became very angry and started making trouble at his work place. He didn't have the courage to go to the team leader and yell at him, so he could only take it out on the new educated youth.

The team members were not very concerned about the educated youth in the first place, and dared not say a word even when they were troubled. If it were a member of the big team, he would have to swallow this loss in silence.

Chen Huaiyang glanced at him, looking puzzled. What did he mean by stealing someone else's job? It was clearly arranged by the captain.

As expected, ten work points are very tempting to the team members. After all, the more you work, the more you get, and you can exchange them for food to fill your stomach.

What if he switched with someone else? Wouldn't he have to use so much strength? His shoulders were still aching, and it would be great if he could lighten the burden!

"Comrade, let's talk to the captain. Don't be angry. I didn't know I was taking your job. You should know that you can't agree to it!"

"We can come to the Third Brigade, take root here and become a member of the brigade, thanks to the support of the team members!"

"Don't mention it. I've only worked all morning and I'm so tired that my whole body aches. If I could get a less busy job, that would be exactly what I want!"

"What kind of life has the captain planned for you?"

Zhang Da looked at the person who was hugging him, feeling a little guilty. There was a huge height difference between the two of them, one was tall and the other was short, and he was too embarrassed to say the words that were on his lips.

But facing his smiling face and bright and clear eyes, I could only tell the truth, "I was harvesting rice with others."

After saying that, he made up his mind and decided to just throw the jar into the ground.

Although Chen Huaiyang had never worked before, he knew how to cut rice. "Isn't it necessary to carry it on my back?"

Zhang Da shook his head and said, "No need to carry it." But they still had to be picked out, and he could only earn six work points a day.

This kind of work is usually done by women and the elderly. Those who cannot do heavy labor will be assigned there.

Chen Huaiyang's eyes lit up, and he immediately felt that he could do it. This job was tailor-made for him, and his shoulder could be saved.

Suddenly, I became more enthusiastic towards people.

"Comrade, I will come and convince the captain later. You are hardworking and you have to do the corn picking job. Let's not waste time and do it as soon as possible!" Chen Huaiyang found the captain and pulled him aside. His sneaky look made the captain frown and look at him.

"What are you wasting time on? Hurry up and get to work. If you waste time, your teammates will complain to you."

Chen Huaiyang first handed the man a cigarette, and then he spoke politely and emotionally, "Captain, look at my shoulder, it hurts so much, it's only been half a day and it's cost me half my life."

He raised his hand and pointed at Zhang Da who was standing in the distance, "This team member is doing a good job. We can't take his job away. How about I switch jobs with him so that we can get used to it first?"

"Once we have strengthened our physique, we will go all out and contribute our own strength to the production team."

After that, she glanced around and whispered in his ear, "I have a piece of cloth that can be used to sew a quilt. Auntie and I have a good relationship. I will bring it to her later."

"I just planted the rice seedlings at home, and I want her to share some vegetables with me."

The team leader looked at the people angrily, thinking that they were so tall and strong, but ended up being at a loss when it came to working.

"Look at how strong you are. Then look at Zhang Da. He is the one who works so hard every day. The current assignment is the best."

"You're just not used to it yet. Just give it a couple of days and it will be fine. We've all been there before. Once you get used to it, your shoulder won't hurt anymore."

Chen Huaiyang spread his hands and said, "But I see that this team member is willing to do it! Looking at his expression, I know he will cry if I don't agree to it."

"Uncle, you are my dear uncle. You are the one who entertained me. I will collapse if I work on this job for another two days. How about you be flexible?"

The captain sighed and said in a long and solemn voice, "You are the one who is willing to exchange it. The work points you earn now are related to whether you can exchange them for food."

"If you can't get enough food, don't tell me."

Chen Huaiyang shook his head. "That definitely can't be done. I definitely can't make things difficult for you. So let's make it a deal. I'll trade with him."

The captain waved his hand with a look of disgust, "Go away, I don't want to see you anymore."

Good intentions are regarded as the liver and lungs of a donkey.

If it were someone else, he would probably jump for joy when he assigned this type of work!
But he really didn't care.

Chen Huaiyang left decisively so that he wouldn't have to see it and wouldn't be bothered.

"Then I'll get busy. You go ahead."

As he said this, he stuffed another cigarette into his mouth. The captain was so angry that it was all gone.

Chen Huaiyang walked over to Zhang Da and patted him on the shoulder. "Let's hurry up. You have to take me to the end of the field first, and then you can come over."

He was not familiar with this place at all. If he were asked to find the place to harvest rice, the rice would probably be cold by the time his day lilies were done.

The two men exchanged tools and Zhang Da led the men over.

Zhang Da stared at him curiously, "How did you convince them?" He had gone to see the captain before, but he had sent him away.

Chen Huaiyang said perfunctorily: "We are always willing to exchange jobs. The captain is a good leader who serves the people. He will definitely agree."

"Let's hurry up and don't waste time."

(End of this chapter)