Chapter 97: Growing in the Hearts of Northeastern Aunties

But these points combined hit the nail on the head for several middle-aged women from Northeast China.

"Oh my, this little girl is so adorable, even cuter than my granddaughter."

"Your little coal ball, apart from his height, what can he compare to that educated youth, Xiaobai?" An old woman next to her rolled her eyes at her, but her expression changed instantly when she turned to look at Bai Nuo.

"Xiaobai, you're not that old, are you? How could your family be so heartless as to send you here? With your fair and tender appearance, you should be pampered by your family."

As she spoke, Aunt Cui couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

Seriously, this girl looks so well-behaved and beautiful. If she were her granddaughter, she would treat her granddaughter and her mother like royalty.

She can eat two bowls of rice just by keeping her at home.

Bai Nuo smiled and pursed her lips, but before she could explain, Liu Hongying stepped in front of her, gave her older friends a disapproving look, and said, "Alright, alright, you're all quite old, why are you bothering this young girl with all these questions? This young Bai is an educated person from the city, she's here to support rural development, it's a good thing. Stop babbling and get to work, otherwise my brother will come over and start nagging us again."

The group immediately understood when they saw Liu Hongying's attitude and eyes.

This girl must have had some trouble at home, or her family had no other choice but to send her here as an educated youth. Otherwise, what family would be willing to send such a sweet girl to the countryside?

"Alright, alright, you're the best, aren't you? We like it too, okay? It's not easy for a young guy to come and hire people, so if we watch him more, we'll have more energy to do the work, right?"

Liu Hongying rolled her eyes at them with a smile, then turned around and couldn't help but pat the little girl's head again: "These old guys are just glib, but they're not bad at heart. Don't be afraid of them."

"Yes, I understand. All the aunties and grandmas are good people." Bai Nuo tilted her head back, smiling innocently and sweetly. Every little thing about her seemed to have touched the hearts of these cheerful Northeastern grandmas.

Next, even if Bai Nuo buries a hole every ten minutes, no one will complain.

The cornfield was large, but the plot behind it was planted by other teams. Bai Nuo's activity was not significant, but it was still noticed by several educated youths in the plot behind them.

Liu Zhenzhu has been working in the countryside for three years. She is thin and short, and her skin was originally sallow. After arriving here, she worked in the fields every day, and her skin not only got worse, but also turned dark yellow.

Looking at Bai Nuo not far away, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes. She said to Chen Xiuhua beside her, "Look at Bai Nuo, she's really good at playing the innocent. Those old ladies and aunties in Team Seven are all so hard to talk to, but she made them laugh so happily. I wonder who Bai Nuo is and how she can be so good at coaxing people."

"She's good-looking, that's all." Chen Xiuhua pouted in annoyance and glared at Bai Nuo not far away. "With that small frame, I don't know where she's attracted attention. In just a short while, she's attracted so many eyes. She has no shame at all and is a disgrace to us educated youth."

"That's true!" Liu Zhenzhu smiled gloatingly. "Let's see how much work she can do. If she can't even pay back the grain she owes the brigade headquarters, I won't help her. I don't even have enough to eat myself."

“Who cares about her? She deserves to starve to death. It’s just one less troublemaker in our educated youth compound.” Chen Xiuhua became more and more dissatisfied as she spoke. “She’s only been here for two days and she’s already causing trouble in our educated youth compound. Once her true colors are revealed, let’s see how she can recruit people.”

"There's no need for that. When she gets tired and doesn't want to work after only a few minutes, everyone will know that she's a useless piece of trash who can't do farm work. Those shrewish women from Team Seven will be the first to deal with her."

"Are you two just bored?"

Qin Xuehua was working on the field next to the two men when she heard them talking more and more outrageously. She couldn't control her temper and straightened up to yell at them without trying to control her volume. The crops in the field had just been planted and there was no obstruction around, so everything was clearly visible.

"When you first came here, which of you did farm work that met the standards? Let alone when you first came here, the two of you now earn four or five work points a day, which is less than what those teenagers earn. And you still have the nerve to complain about others? Where did you get your confidence from?"

Our brigade's work points are all on an individual basis. The more you do, the more you get; the less you do, the less you get. Even if you work in a group of two, the division of labor is clear, and no one can interfere with the other.

Whether Bai, the educated youth, does a lot or a little work, it's her own business. What does it have to do with anyone else? Even if she only gets two work points a day, it won't bother anyone else.

"If it weren't for this system in our brigade, people like you two, after two or three years in the countryside, wouldn't even have enough work points to feed yourselves. You'd have been kicked out of your group and team long ago. Now you have the nerve to look down on others? How shameless!"

Qin Xuehua rolled her eyes at the two of them with a look of disgust and contempt, not giving them a chance to retort, and smiled sarcastically, "You two have the nerve to laugh at others. No matter how little work the educated youth did, at least they had better conditions. Even if they didn't have enough work points in the end, they could still use the money to buy grain from the brigade headquarters."

What about you two? Year after year, if it weren't for the kindness of the Qishui Brigade, you two would have starved to death with your pitiful work points.

"You even said they disgraced the educated youth compound? Don't be ridiculous, ladies. Those of you who are good for nothing but finding fault are the ones who are the biggest disgrace to our educated youth team!"