Chapter 34 - 34

Chapter 34 A Burning GazeYun Ting was assigned to harvest millet. Looking at the vast expanse of millet, she felt a sense of despair.Five people were divided into groups to harvest a large field of millet. Two people cut the ears of millet, and two people were responsible for bundling them. Then they were all carried onto a cart, which was then transported to Threshing Floor by a special transporter.The work points for this plot of land are calculated based on the work points of the four of them. If any member of the group tries to shirk their responsibilities while working together, it will be bad. If they don't work together and try to outsmart each other, some people will be exhausted and others will slack off.However, with Yun Ting around, anyone with ulterior motives won't have an easy time. For example, her group even has Li Big Mouth. That old woman is definitely not going to behave herself.The other three are Aunt Fu Zhen, Aunt Liu, andCuier, the daughter of Li Big Mouth.This Cuier is big and strong, and I heard that her personality is exactly the same as her mother's.What's wrong with the Brigade Leader this time? Why was she assigned such a group of people?"Little Educated Youth Yun, do you even know how to harvest rice? Don't delay us from earning work points!" Li Big Mouth seemed to have forgotten his previous lesson." Auntie, this is my first time doing this, so I'll probably have to put in a lot of effort. You 're so capable, you should be able to take care of the younger generation, right?" Yun Ting replied with a smile.Li Big Mouth gritted her teeth. This girl was sharp-tongued; she couldn't argue with her anymore, lest she suffer the consequences."Hehe, I heard that little Educated Youth Yun is very capable, she'll definitely do it. How about this: you and Fuzhen cut the ears of grain, andCuier and I will be in charge of tying them up."" Aunt Fu Zhen, is it alright?" Yun Ting turned to ask Fu Zhen, who couldn't speak, but nodded to indicate that it was alright."Then let's do it this way!" Yun Ting had no objections. Although cutting the rice ears was tiring, she felt that tying them up was even more difficult. She had to bend over the whole time and tie them up properly, not even a little bit loose.Yun Ting first stood aside and watched Aunt Fu Zhen operate the system before starting. At first, she was a little unfamiliar with it and her movements were a bit slow. Li Big Mouth seized the opportunity to come over."Little Educated Youth Yun, you can't go this fast! You'll make us lose work points later."" Aunt Li, I'm just starting to learn. It takes time. You can't get fat in one bite. Don't worry, you won't lose work points. Just do your job well."Yun Ting looked at the harvested ears of grain. Li Big Mouth and her son hadn't even finished bundling them yet, and she still had the nerve to talk to her.She bent down and continued. After a while, Li Big Mouth ran over to her and said, "LittleEducated Youth Yun, it's been a while now, and you're still not good at it? You need to work harder."" Aunt Li, you should finish your work first!"Li Big Mouth pursed his lips and went back to tying up the ears of grain.Her daughter Cuier works for a while and then rests, so Li Big Mouth does most of the work and there's never enough to finish.Yun Ting didn't want to have to help tie the rice ears after harvesting them; otherwise, she and Aunt Fuzhen would be at a huge disadvantage for the same work points. Yun Ting didn't like being taken advantage of." Aunt Li, this can't go on with your Cuier! How long has he been working? How many breaks has he taken? What if we finish cutting and he still has to help you? If that happens, I'll have totalk to the Brigade Leader.""Hey, little Educated Youth Yun, why are you like this? My Cuier hasn't done much work, please understand.""Well, who isn't like that? Wasn't this my first time doing this too?"" Li Big Mouth, what are you guys arguing about again?" Brigade Leader's loud voice rang out.Yun Ting looked towards the edge of the ground and saw several people who looked like cadres with Brigade Leader. One of them looked so familiar.Before she could look closely, a burning gaze was directed at her." Brigade Leader, it's alright, we were just chatting! Let's get to work." Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Li Big Mouth didn't dare to cause any more trouble.Although Yun Ting was completely covered up except for her eyes, Duan Xingye was certain it was her.Yun Ting continued with her work. Since Li Big Mouth liked to pick on her so much, she decided to let him experience what it was like to be rushed around.Yun Ting sped up, quickly leaving Li Big Mouthand her daughter far behind. " Aunt Li, hurry up! Why can't you keep up?? You'll get your work points deducted later."Li Big Mouth was furious, practically fuming. "Coming right now..."How can someone so young be so petty? She holds grudges so much. All I said to her was a few words.She turned to her daughter with an annoyance and said, " Cuier, stop spacing out and hurry up.""Hey, Mom, look at the guy next to the Brigade Leader, he's so handsome!" Li Cuier was staring at Duan Xingye with a crush.A hint of disgust flashed in Duan Xingye's eyes..." Aunt Li... hurry up..."" Aunt Li, keep up…"For a moment, the field was filled with Yun Ting's cheerful shouts. Everyone was attracted by her voice. This little educated youth Yun is quite capable at work!Duan Xingye was amused by her actions; she's as clever as ever." Brigade Leader, isn't that one of the 'Educated Youth'? He's got a good job!"" Secretary Duan, that young educated youth is capable at work, but her mouth can be quite sharp! Haha...""I can tell." Duan Xingye's lips curled slightly as he watched Yun Ting working hard. The little girl adapted quite quickly."Your brigade did quite well overall this autumn harvest. You should take good care of the educated youth. They left home and traveled thousands of miles to the countryside to support the construction. Don't let them down. I don't want anything like what happened in Dahegou Brigade to happen again."" Secretary, don't worry! I will warn the villagers and do some ideological work to prevent such a thing from happening."A couple of days ago, in Dahegou Brigade, a young woman was harassed by a local scoundrel who dragged her into a cornfield, claiming they had both crawled into the cornfield together. The young woman could n't explain herself and her reputation was ruined. She was forced to marry the scoundrel out of desperation. However, before the wedding, she jumped into the river, but was discovered in time and rescued without dying. This incident caused quite a stir."Aunt Fu Zhen, let's slow down a bit, otherwise we'll have to help them after we finish. Let's not spoil them." Yun Ting whispered to Aunt Fu Zhen. She smiled and nodded, and the two of them slowed down in coordination.Li Big Mouth dared not slack off now, fearing that Yun Ting would really call the Brigade Leader to complain, so she could only work hard until her back was about to give way. But her daughter Cuier kept looking around, which made her very angry, and she also lost her temper with her daughter." Cuier, stop looking. No matter how handsome a man is, he's not someone you can covet. Your mother is exhausted. Do you still want your work points? You'll be in big trouble when the Brigade Leader comes over.""Mom, how can you talk to your own daughter like that? Really." Cuier grumbled, but still obediently got back to work.Yun Ting slowed down now, and had some time. She had been feeling a burning gaze on her, and looking into the distance, she met a pair of smiling, almond-shaped eyes that seemed somewhat familiar. Upon closer inspection…"Holy crap... what is he doing here?"Sweat must have blurred her vision. She closed her eyes, wiped away her tears, and looked again."My goodness, I'm not mistaken, it really is him."Yun Ting muttered to himself.Duan Xingye chuckled as he watched her series of little gestures, finding her adorable once again.