Chapter 15 - 15

Chapter 15 Daily Work RoutineYun Ting's back was aching terribly, but she was too embarrassed to slack off, so she could only stand up, stretch her legs, and move her back.Two hours later, the Brigade Leader shouted loudly, and everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and headed home.After breakfast, I still have to come back to work.The two steamed egg cakes she ate this morning have long been digested, so she definitely won't be able to cook anything when she gets back now. She still has meat buns in her storage space.On the way back, everyone was listless. The older Educated Youth had long since adapted and were in good spirits. It was mainly the younger ones, the girls who had just arrived yesterday, like Lu Jiayan. Zhou Yang, Gu Weiguo, and the other two men were all fine, but they had only worked for two hours. Who knows how they would perform after finishing the whole day?" Educated Youth Yun, you seem to be in good spirits! Remember to eat more later, otherwise you'll be very tired after a day of farm work," Li Hongxia kindly told her."Okay, thank you, Sister Hongxia, I'll remember that."Li Hongxia thought Yun Ting was a nice person, so she was willing to talk to her more.When she first went to the countryside, she was also unaccustomed to this and that.Over the years, all my fussiness has been worn away, and I've experienced how unbearable it is to go hungry.Back in my room, I closed the door as usual, slipped into the space, and first drank a large glass of spiritual spring water, which seemed to sweep away all my fatigue. Then I ate two large meat buns.She didn't have much cooked food stockpiled; she'll have to find a way to stock up more when she goes to town another day.After she finished eating, she took out a silk scarf and carefully covered her face. Her hat was still not quite right. She would ask Aunt Meihualater if anyone had a straw hat she could exchange it for, one with a larger brim.She didn't have sunscreen either, so she could only cover up everything she could. Yang Qingqing did have sunscreen, but those things didn't exist in this era! How could she dare to risk asking? That would expose her.Indeed, Yang Qingqing was applying sunscreen at that moment! She had applied it all over her face and neck.Yun Ting pulled out the military water bottle she had brought with her. This water bottle was brought home from the army by her second brother. It was filled to the brim with spiritual spring water. In this hot weather, we must drink more water to stay hydrated.When Yun Ting went out, she ran into Yang Qingqing. Both of them were fully armed, with only their eyes showing. They looked at each other and laughed."Haha...I thought I was the only one like this!""I don't want to get so tanned," Yang Qingqingreplied haughtily.Lin Xue saw them using such fine silk scarves to wrap themselves before going to work in the fields, and a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes."They're going to work? You guys are exaggerating!""You'll see how exaggerated we were then."Lin Xue pursed her lips and didn't say anything more.For some reason, Yin Jiao started making a scene in the room again, and Li Zhaodi was there to keep her company. Yun Ting admired Li Zhaodifor her strong patience.They've gotten used to it now, simply ignoring that young lady's outrageous behavior and avoiding her as long as they don't cross their path.Yun Ting and Yang Qingqing's outfits certainly attracted a lot of curious glances along the way, but they walked on calmly, keeping their eyes straight ahead.Upon arriving at the field, Aunt Meihua saw her like this and laughed, "Little Educated Youth Yun, you're so clever! That way you won't get a tan.""Not bad, right? It's just too hot.""There's no way to solve this heat problem."Yun Ting put the water bottle she brought aside and squatted down to start working.Aunt Meihua likes Yun Ting very much because she sees that Yun Ting is not spoiled at all, has a good personality, and is sweet-talking.Working and chatting at the same time made it less unbearable.The two aunties shared some village gossip with her. Although she didn't know anyone, that didn't stop her from enjoying the gossip!" Young Yun, do you have someone in your family serving in the military? This military water bottle looks nice.""Yes, my second brother is a soldier, also inHeilongjiang Province.""Sigh, my eldest son is also in the army, in Guangdong Province, far from home! He hasn't been back for two years." Aunt Meihua said with some melancholy." Auntie, Brother Li is still a soldier, isn't he? It's good that he's safe and sound. He can't come back because of his duty, but he must be thinking about you two!"This was the first time Yun Ting had heard that the eldest son of the Brigade Leader was a soldier."Hey! You're so good with words, girl."" Auntie, I'm telling the truth. You can ask Xiuzhiif you don't believe me." Auntie!"Ah…yes, yes, what Little Educated Youth Yunsaid is right."The sun was getting stronger, and the group stopped chatting and focused on pulling weeds.Yun Ting slowed down; it was just too hot, and she wiped her sweat.The three aunties were already several meters ahead of her." Auntie, I'm going to rest for a bit and have some water!""Okay, go ahead!"Yun Ting stood up, stretched her stiff legs and back, walked out of the field, found a shady spot to sit down, turned on the water bottle, and drank several mouthfuls of spiritual spring water before she felt a little better."Someone has fainted..."Suddenly, shouts came from not far away.Yun Ting looked curiously toward the source of the sound, but couldn't see who it was.The Brigade Leader rushed over and grabbed a man who was about to step forward. " Second Scoundrel, what are you doing? Behave yourself and get back to work.""I just wanted to help!" Second Scoundrel said with a grin."Have you finished your work? Hurry back."Don't think he doesn't know what this Second Scoundrel is up to.Second Scoundrel pursed his lips, turned away unwillingly, and left. He was so close; maybe he could have married an Educated Youth wife.He had never seen such a fair-skinned woman before!Yin Jiao fainted. The Brigade Leader glanced at her and had a terrible headache.Li Zhaodi rushed over, " Brigade Leader, Yin Jiaohas fainted. May I help her back to rest?""She's such a worry. If we help her to cool off under the shade of a tree for a while, she'll wake up. We don't need to go back."Brigade Leader wasn't being heartless; she was just worried that if she went back to her room and lay down, what if some troublemaker came over again?After drinking her water, Yun Ting quickly went back to the fields to continue working. Everyone else was still working, and she felt bad about resting for too long.After a long day of work, everyone was listless and didn't even want to talk.Yun Ting has spiritual spring water, which is good. In the evening, she cooked dinner outside. She can't keep not cooking, or people will definitely get suspicious.On the surface, she didn't have any dishes, so she simply made a braised rice with cured pork." Educated Youth Yun, what are you making? It smells so good." Zhou Yang was attracted by the aroma and came over to ask."Braised pork with rice, luckily my mom prepared some cured pork and rice for me to take with me when I was at home, otherwise I wouldn't know where to get the vegetables right now!""Your cooking skills are pretty good!""It's alright. Anyone can cook this kind of meat and it'll taste good, right? Have you had any?""Not yet, my brother Lu is cooking! It'll be ready soon, I'll head back now." Zhou Yang didn't linger; after all, it was time for them to eat, what would it look like if he stayed?Problematic ad?