After entering the cowshed, they realized that the cowshed was actually not as smelly as they imagined. They couldn't say it didn't smell bad, but they could only put up with their sense of smell and the smell would be within their acceptable range.
The cow dung was frozen hard in the cold weather. If you want to put the thick cow dung into the basket, you have to hoe the cow dung with a hoe before putting it into the basket with a shovel.
Zhang Lianggui demonstrated it to them and then let them start doing it themselves.
Men and women divided an area respectively. The male educated youths were responsible for the side with more responsibility, and Wanyang and others were responsible for the side with less responsibility.
After the distribution, Wanyang suggested to Qian Xiaoshuang: "We are all wearing cotton shoes on our feet, why don't we go back and change into rubber shoes first, and then come over and hoe some cow dung and start picking?"
"OK!"
Qian Xiaoshuang followed Wanyang back to the educated youth spot to change shoes, but the male educated youth thought that the girls were being pretentious and did not listen to Wanyang's suggestion.
Wanyang doesn't care about them!
Anyway, it's not her who regrets it. You have to know that in this weather, it's not easy to clean shoes, especially when they are wearing cotton shoes.
In the end, of course, Wanyang's idea was followed. Their cotton shoes were dirty for several days and they could only wear rubber shoes every day. Their feet were so cold from the cold.
Of course, this is a story for another day.
Wanyang and the others moved very quickly. They did not dare to delay after changing their shoes and quickly returned to the cowshed. When they returned to the cowshed, some of the male educated youths had already begun to put excrement into the basket.
The two of them picked up the hoes, one at the head and the other at the tail, and began to loosen the cow dung.
The first basket was filled with Zhao Bin. As soon as he staggered to carry the cow dung to the door, Zhang Lianggui stopped him, shook his head at the cow dung he picked and said: "You are not good at picking, the mouth of the basket is too flat."
Well, all the excrements picked up by the men in our village have sharp tips."
He said a lot, but Zhao Bin couldn't understand it! He could only look for help at Wanyang, who was wielding a hoe to dig up manure. Wanyang translated it for him. He looked at the manure in his basket and swallowed.
He was so helpless! He had no choice but to go back and reinstall some.
Seeing that the young man turned back without any complaints, Zhang Lianggui nodded with satisfaction, and then he shouted to Wanyang and the others: "Girls are weak, so you should pretend less and just pretend to be smooth."
"I know, Uncle Lianggui!" Wanyang agreed and continued working. In order to make Qian Xiaoshuang work less, she worked quickly.
The manure is loaded into baskets and sent to a designated place on the field to be kept for spring plowing.
Zhang Lianggui told them that it was their first time to deliver dung, so they set off together to find the way.
After all, male educated youths are in good physical shape and are at the forefront.
In fact, this kind of work is nothing to Wanyang, but Qian Xiaoshuang is different. She picks up excrement and walks like a little duck.
Wan Yang followed Qian Xiaoshuang, holding the load on her shoulder with one hand and helping her lift the basket behind her with the other hand. She just followed the male educated youth without falling behind.
The excrement lasted all morning and they almost fell down from exhaustion. When it was almost noon, the villagers who had finished work in the village came to watch their lively activities, as if they were watching a Western scene.
However, they didn't look at it for long before Zhang Lianggui drove them home.
Around noon, Zhang Lianggui let them go back to the educated youth point and told them to take a nap in the afternoon before coming back.
Even if Wanyang is a remnant soul now, she is still a remnant soul, so after a whole morning of picking up manure, she is not as tired as anyone else. So, she took the initiative to take on the task of cooking.
Li Jidong was the oldest, and he was too embarrassed to just rest, so he lit a fire beside the stove.
A pot of corn mush and a small pot of mixed wild vegetables are their lunch.
Although they were exhausted from dealing with manure all morning, they were not picky about what to eat when they were hungry. They devoured a large pot of corn mush.
Those who did not participate in the cooking rushed to wash the dishes. After the meal, they were as excited as if they had been given chicken blood. They abandoned their nap time and returned to the cowshed to continue picking manure.
The excitement among the villagers in the morning seemed to be a motivation for them as educated youths, because they were so clumsy at work that the villagers often laughed at them.
In this way, they carried cow dung for four days with their determination not to let the villagers laugh.
From staggering to moving forward steadily; from thin to strong, they are changing every day. Even if they are tall and have swollen shoulders, they are not willing to admit defeat!
One night, Wanyang boiled some hot water and used a hot towel to apply to Qian Xiaoshuang's red and swollen shoulders.
Qian Xiaoshuang lay on the kang and asked in confusion: "Wanyang, why don't you know you are tired? Even if you can cook for us all when you come back every day, your shoulders are not swollen! There is not even a bruise.
!This is simply excessive!”
"I'm tired too, but I can persevere even though I'm tired from working so much at home." Wanyang threw the cold towel into the hot water basin, took out another hot towel from the basin, and gave it to her alternately.
Qian Xiaoshuang continued to apply it.
"It's really annoying to say that my family comes from an opera family. I have been practicing martial arts hard since I was a child, but I can't even keep up with your physical strength who works a lot."
Wan Yang chuckled and said, "I feel very dissatisfied with your tone, right?"
"It's unfair! How dare I disobey you! If I disobey you, will I still have food to eat?" Qian Xiaoshuang ignored the fact that the hot towel was still on him and quickly turned over to explain to Wanyang, fearing that Wanyang might misunderstand her.
"Okay, you'd better put some pressure on your shoulders! I heard Li Jidong talking to Uncle Lianggui today, and it seems like we'll have to pick a fight tomorrow."
"Ah! Haven't we finished picking the cow dung?" Qian Xiaoshuang has almost vomited while picking dung these days. The cow dung doesn't stink much in the morning, but that's because the cow dung has been frozen into ice dung in the morning.
It’s warm at noon
When Zhengyang comes, the cow dung will thaw and turn into wet dung! As the shovel is waved back and forth, the smell is indescribable.
"We have finished picking the cow dung, but the sheep dung is still waving to us! So Comrade Qian Xiaoshuang, you have to apply a good shoulder dressing, the sheep dung will still be waiting for you tomorrow!" Wan Yang was teasing her, and added
I gave her a hot towel.
Qian Xiaoshuang buried his head in the pillow with a "ouch" like a little beast still sucking milk.
Although she looked worried on the surface, her big heart problem would not change. Wanyang changed the hot towel for her twice more, and the girl fell asleep comfortably.
When the hot water was no longer suitable for compressing her shoulders, Wanyang washed her feet with the ready-made hot water, poured the hot water outside, and then lay down on the kang to sleep.
After several days of observation, Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Lianggui jointly calculated and decided to give female educated youths eight work points per day and male educated youths ten work points per day, the same as the villagers in the village.
And this decision cannot be decided by the two of them, it must be approved by the villagers.
After Zhang Zhiyong visited every household, not many people finally agreed, so they could only temporarily abandon the decision to give the educated youths and record work points.