Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

The temperature in Northeast China is suitable this month, but the work is not easy.

"We will try to harvest the mature spring wheat today. The new educated youth will also help transport the wheat to the open space outside the brigade headquarters. The others will work in teams. Dashan, you should lead people to build the terraces. Okay, I won't waste any more words. Hurry up and get to work!" The brigade leader Zhuang Shouren stood on a large rock in front of the crowd, holding a large iron loudspeaker as a sound amplification device. After assigning the tasks with a few shouts, he jumped off the rock to look for the new educated youth.

"You will form groups of two, one to bundle the wheat and the other to deliver it. Two people from each team will work together." Zhuang Shouren was efficient and asked them to form teams.

"Let's separate the boys and girls. Xue Li and I. Jiang Yu, who do you think you will partner with?" Chen Jinghan took advantage of his proximity. As soon as the captain finished speaking, he took the initiative to choose Xue Li.

Jiang Yu looked at the other three and finally chose Xiong Lijin, "I'm strong, I'll deliver the wheat and you bundle it."

Xiong Lijin was a little surprised. Why? Can I look even thinner than you?

It was obvious that Jiang Yu was thinner than him, and the sides of his clothes rustled when the wind blew. Apart from being a little taller than Xiong Lijin, he had no other advantages.

Wu Aiqing had never done physical work before, so he teamed up with Fu Biao, with one of them responsible for moving and the other for tying.

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll ask the team leader to take you there." Seeing that they had formed a team, Zhuang Shouren immediately waved to the team leaders who were assigned to come and lead the new team members.

Chen Jinghan and Xue Li were assigned to the first team, Jiang Yu and Xiong Lijin to the second team, and Fu Biao and Wu Aiqing to the third team.

There was one more person, Ma Yanna. She had been standing on the side of the old educated youth since the beginning, without saying a word. All the other new educated youth had been assigned their places, but she had not come over yet.

"Baoguo, take that woman with you." Zhuang Shouren pointed at Ma Yanna. Zhang Baoguo was the captain of the second team.

He looked at the two men and one woman, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly. "Captain, look at this. The two people assigned to me don't look like they can do the work. And you're giving me an extra woman? What can she do with this?"

Jiang Yu twisted his nose in dissatisfaction, while Xiong Lijin stood aside and listened indifferently, as if he was not the one who was despised for not being able to work.

It doesn't matter, I've never done it anyway. Xiong Lijin was very calm.

Only Ma Yanna had a look of aggrieved expression. She didn't look festive to begin with. Normally she looked OK, but with her frowning and pouting she looked like an underdeveloped pumpkin, which was really an eyesore.

"Okay, there are only a few educated youth who can work hard. Just do it the same way as before. Don't worry about it. Just let them do it slowly." Zhuang Shouren rolled his eyes at Zhang Baoguo. He was just a helper. How could he expect him to be like a strongman? He was just sending all the wheat to the empty field?

Zhang Baoguo still had a serious look on his face, but he had probably figured it out and didn't expect the new educated youth to be of much use. He turned around and said, "Okay, follow me."

Jiang Yu and Xiong Lijin followed immediately, but Ma Yanna still had a serious expression on her face and followed behind like a little wife.

The second team's area is at the bend of the path outside the village. It's a field of densely planted spring wheat, most of which has been harvested. The remaining ones are golden and sticking out at the edge of the field. Some of the last ones are still not ripe. Perhaps it's because there's not enough sunlight?

"You three just wait here. When others bring the harvested wheat over, you bundle it up and then deliver it to the team." Zhang Baoguo was like a black-faced judge. He gave orders to the three people in a stiff tone. In fact, it wasn't really an order. He just repeated the team leader's words. After that, he didn't care about the three people's reactions and left in a hurry.

Jiang Yu placed his water bottle under the big tree next to him, took out his wire gloves and put them on, then followed other villagers to get a shoulder pole and a hemp rope with an iron hook. After completing all the preparations, he walked back to Xiong Lijin and waited to deliver the wheat.

Seeing that she was fully prepared, Xiong Lijin couldn't help but say, "Why don't I do it instead..."

"I'm strong!" Jiang Yu insisted.

Xiong Lijin looked at Jiang Yu with an indescribable look.

After someone brought the wheat over, Xiong Lijin looked at Jiang Yu who was standing stubbornly by the side, and had to bend down and start bundling the wheat.

After the wheat was bundled, Jiang Yu picked up the shoulder pole, fixed the straw rope, bent sideways, picked up the two large bundles of wheat, and rushed to the village at full speed.

Xiong Lijin didn't even have a chance to help lift the body, as he disappeared in a flash.

Halfway through the journey, Jiang Yu met Zhuang Shouren who was also carrying wheat. Without stopping, he passed by him in a flash, leaving behind a gradually shrinking figure.

Chen Jinghan came over carrying wheat and saw Captain Zhuang standing on the road in a daze. She looked over in confusion, "Uncle Zhuang, what are you doing?"

Zhuang Shouren came back to his senses, closed his jaw in shock, and asked him, "Is Jiang Yu very strong?"

"Yes, she said she is very strong." Chen Jinghan didn't know if it was true, but that's what the person involved said.

Zhuang Shouren walked forward blankly, "That girl looks thin, but she's full of muscles!"

??? Chen Jinghan became even more confused.

When the two men walked into the empty space, Jiang Yu, carrying an empty shoulder pole, whizzed away from them.

The teenagers and middle-aged women who were drying wheat inside were all chattering about Jiang Yu's great strength just now, "I really didn't realize that this new educated youth has some talent!"

"My God, how come she is so strong?"

"This girl looks thin, but she is actually quite capable. Not bad, not bad, that's what people think! Look at those old educated youth, none of them can get full work points until now." Let alone full work points, some of them can only get three or four work points, and they don't do as much in a day as a half-grown child.

Zhuang Shouren and Chen Jinghan put down the wheat, looked at each other, and turned away.

Next it was Jiang Yu's turn to perform. In order to keep up with Jiang Yu's speed in delivering the wheat, Xiong Lijin had to use all his strength to bundle the wheat.

Ma Yanna next to them seemed like a spectator. She spent a long time tying a bundle of wheat, but it fell apart when she lifted it.

Jiang Yu said that such a useless partner was not hers. She didn't even look at the wheat at Ma Yanna's feet, but stared at Xiong Lijin.

Xiong Lijin suddenly felt a lot of pressure. Who could have thought that going to the countryside to do farm work would mean being forced to do it? I am so miserable!

Soon the captain of the second team, Zhang Baoguo, heard about Jiang Yu. He came to witness her great strength with his own eyes, clapping and cheering for her, "Great! This is the kind of young person our rural area needs! Very good! Such strength is amazing!" After that, he carried his two bundles of wheat and followed Jiang Yu to the wheat drying place. When he arrived, his throat was so dry that it was about to smoke, and he was gasping for breath from exhaustion.

Jiang Yu doesn't care about other people's attitude towards her. After showing her strength and getting rid of the label of being incompetent, she just concentrates on working.

At the end of the day, Jiang Yu got full work points, and Xiong Lijin was forced to take 8 work points. After all, bundling wheat was not as tiring as delivering wheat, so he got fewer work points.

But even with this, Xiong Lijin was already extremely satisfied. He held his waist and walked towards the educated youth point, proving with practical actions that he had never been so tired in his life.