Early the next morning after Ye Xiaozhen went to the town, the loudspeaker of the village branch rang, telling everyone to gather in the small square for a meeting.
When Ye Tan and the other three arrived at the small square, there were already a lot of people. Ye Tan's sharp eyes saw Aunt Hua waving to him in the crowd.
After Ye Tan and three others came over, Aunt Hua dug into her pocket and put a small handful of boiled peanuts in each hand: "Eat it, it's delicious."
"Thank you Aunt Hua." Ye Tan and the others were not polite to Aunt Hua. Aunt Hua's boiled peanuts are delicious. You don't need to peel the peanuts. Just wash them and boil them in water. When boiling, put some salt and star anise in the water. After the ingredients are cooked, soak them for an hour or two to add the flavor, then control the water, put them in a cloth bag and bake them on the stove to dry. Not to mention how fragrant it tastes.
If you want to eat melon seeds, do the same thing, they will still be fragrant and fragrant.
"Aunt Hua, what are you going to say in today's meeting?" Ye Tan threw two peanuts into his mouth and asked curiously.
"Hey, aren't we going to start breaking corn and digging sweet potatoes today?" Aunt Hua said: "Every year at this time, we hold a small meeting, firstly to divide the work, and secondly to do mobilization. After all, what happens next There is no time for rest, and the working time every day has been extended, so this is not a carrot in front of me."
After hearing Aunt Hua's metaphor, Ye Tan and others almost burst out laughing. Just as they laughed twice, the braying of the little donkey came from the livestock shed not far from the small square. Ye Tan and others paused. Suddenly, he laughed even louder.
Han Lulu and Ye Xiaozhen, who were standing not far away, heard the sound and looked over. Han Lulu curled her lips and whispered to Ye Xiaozhen: "Look at their arrogance, they just relied on their clever words to have sex with these rural women in the village. We have such a good relationship and have gained a lot of benefits. As honest people like us, there is no way we can compare with them."
Maybe they have a common enemy, so although Ye Xiaozhen has only been here for less than two days, the friendship between Han Lulu and her has grown by leaps and bounds. Today is Ye Xiaozhen's first day at work, and the two are already good sisters who can work together. .
Ye Xiaozhen glanced at Ye Tan and whispered to Han Lulu: "This is Ye Tan's usual trick. When she was at home, she was like this, making all my neighbors turn to her, and in the end my parents were detained. It’s not good to give up until you get a salary and receive criticism.”
"So bad!" Han Lulu opened her eyes wide.
Ye Xiaozhen sighed and was about to speak. Right in front of the small square, Zhou Changzhu held a loudspeaker and started talking: "Come on, be quiet. Everyone, be quiet."
Suddenly, the originally noisy small square suddenly became silent.
Zhou Changzhu nodded with satisfaction: "Everyone knows what day today is, right?"
"I know." Everyone laughed and said loudly, "It's time to break down the corn and dig out sweet potatoes."
"Yes!" Zhou Changzhu said loudly: "Our Taoshan Village has entered the busiest time for the autumn harvest. Everyone must be mobilized to put the corn and sweet potatoes into the warehouse as soon as possible. Are you confident?"
"Yes!" The crowd's voices were loud.
Tuanzi stood up and exclaimed: "Xiaotan, these people are so passionate."
Ye Tan said: "Yes, this is my first time seeing you too."
Emotions are contagious, and the high-pitched enthusiasm of the surrounding villagers made Ye Tan couldn't help but get excited. Later, when Zhou Changzhu asked questions again, Ye Tan also shouted with everyone in high spirits.
Zhou Changzhu was not a man of ink, so he simply mobilized a few words and divided the work, so everyone dispersed and went to work in the fields.
Several female educated youths at the Educated Youth Point were all assigned to the cornfield side by Perimeter Pillar. The main purpose was to break the corn in the cornfield area with bare hands. Although it was tiring, it was better to be safe. After all, there were several new female educated youths. Educated youth, you are not familiar with hoeing or catching dogs. Don't hurt yourself again. If you really want to hurt yourself, it will be a big deal.
Ye Tan and others followed Tong Meifang to the cornfield. Looking at the endless green gauze tent in front of them, Ye Xiaozhen took a breath of cold air: "We... we want to break so much corn?"
Ye Xiaozhen looked at her fair and delicate hands, feeling like she was about to cry. She looked at Tong Meifang: "Auntie, do you have any gloves?"
When did villagers wear gloves when cracking corn?
Of course there is none.
Tong Meifang said helplessly to Ye Xiaozhen: "There are no gloves. No one here ever wears gloves when breaking corn, and no one prepares those things. Are you a new educated youth? It's your first day at work today. Get used to it first, don't break too much at once, otherwise you won't be able to lift your arms tomorrow."
Ye Xiaozhen felt even more chilled after hearing this.
Even Wen Jing and several new educated youths who came this year, although they had experienced farm work some time ago, could not help but rub their shoulders after listening to Tong Meifang's words.
Ye Tan doesn't care, she is a person with a hundred-year-old willow dew. What kind of fatigue can't be relieved by a drop of hundred-year-old willow dew? This is her big killer!
Tong Meifang thought that Ye Tan had not been exposed to field work some time ago, so she hurriedly told Ye Tan: "You too, it is your first time to break corn today, don't be too tired, otherwise you will suffer tomorrow, take your time. , adapt to adapt.”
"Hey." Ye Tan responded with a smile.
Aunt Hua and Aunt Lei were also responsible for the work in the cornfield, so they smiled and said to Ye Tan, "Ye Tan, come, let's work together."
Tong Meifang smiled and pushed Ye Tan towards Aunt Hua and the two of them: "Go, it's just a group of three."
Ye Xiaozhen learned from Han Lulu that Tong Meifang was the daughter-in-law of the captain of Taoshan Village and a very important figure in the village. Seeing that she was so good to Ye Tan, she couldn't help but feel more angry and jealous.
Soon, Tong Meifang divided everyone into groups one by one. In groups of three, two people were responsible for breaking the corn, and one person was responsible for following behind and putting the broken corn into bags, and then moved the bags to On the wooden board car outside, the three of them rotated with each other so that they could all take a break.
Breaking corn is actually very simple, but it is tiring on the arms and requires skill. In addition, before breaking the corn, you must first knock off the leaves on the corn stalks. The corn leaves are very sharp to avoid cutting your hands and face.
Aunt Hua taught Ye Tan how to break corn in detail. Seeing Ye Tan try to break a few, she couldn't help but smile and praise: "Oh, Ye Tan, you are so smart, you can learn how to break corn." It’s so fast, this posture is even believed to be an old one.”
Aunt Lei smiled and agreed, "No, it's pretty."
Ye Tan was praised by Aunt Hua and Aunt Lei, but Ye Xiaozhen was miserable. The aunt had only taught him halfway, and Ye Xiaozhen jumped back with a cry, "It hurts so much."
