Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1883 - 1884: The Female Intellectual Youth Passerby 26
Lu Yun’s self-reflection was much stronger than Wang Yan’s. At least she knew she was wrong; at least she had the intention of making an apology.
As for Wang Yan, it’s truly indescribable. It sounded like an apology, but more of a rant about how hard she had worked.
The captain at the back was also very unhappy, "Did you skip breakfast?"
"Are you even apologizing? I couldn’t hear a word you were saying from the back."
Wang Yan didn’t expect the captain to be so blunt and was at a loss for words, stammering for a long time.
The captain got annoyed directly, "Let’s leave it at that for today." The delay had gone on long enough and would interfere with today’s work.
What? Lu Yun couldn’t believe it, Wang Yan stumbled over her words and yet got a pass from the captain, which made her furious.
If she had known it would end like this, she might as well have done the same earlier just to pass as well.
When Wang Yan heard the captain say this, she was also happy, thinking the matter was resolved, which made her very pleased.
The old intellectual youth calmly listened; they knew the captain’s temper. This could not possibly be the end of it. Just as they expected, the captain continued, "We will continue the self-reflection tomorrow morning."
"When I’m in the back and can hear you speak, then you will have passed." The captain directly set a standard.
Zhang Yu looked up at Wang Yan, watching her expression change from a smile to a frown, knowing that she was cursing inside.
The branch secretary added, "If it’s a self-reflection, then reflect on why you made the mistake and how you won’t repeat it, rather than talking about how you have no money."
"I recall that intellectual youth receive a settlement fee, and even if you really don’t have money for food, the team can advance part of your wages." The branch secretary looked at Wang Yan.
"Since you don’t have money for food, you can advance five yuan from the team." The branch secretary directly set an amount.
Ah? Wang Yan didn’t expect the branch secretary to offer that if her money was insufficient, she could borrow from the team.
If someone else had said that, she could ignore it and pretend she hadn’t heard, but she couldn’t do that with the branch secretary.
"I understand." Wang Yan said softly.
The captain went to the front and was very dismayed by Wang Yan’s response, briskly assigning today’s tasks.
As the new intellectual youth, naturally, they followed behind the old intellectual youth, "Even if you’re a new intellectual youth, you have to work, or you’ll be overwhelmed during the October harvest."
Zhang Yu continued to choose to follow the old intellectual youth, Han Jing, who had helped the original host and given advice from the beginning, saying Wang Yan wasn’t very good.
After Wang Yan found out, she would say all kinds of bad things about Han Jing in front of the original host, and gradually the original host distanced herself from Han Jing, who then kept her distance too.
Han Jing walked in front, with Zhang Yu quietly working behind her. Han Jing wasn’t thrilled about taking on new apprentices. Quite a few of the current intellectual youth came down with grievances, complaining instead of working properly.
The work was divided into areas; once they finished their section, they could rest. Every time this happened, Han Jing particularly worried about encountering a troublesome intellectual youth who would add to her workload.
Though the workload of one old and one new intellectual youth was equivalent to one and a half old intellectual youth, if the newbie didn’t work, it pretty much meant the old one had to do all the work.
Han Jing recalled her last experience with a newbie, making her mood not very good. She turned to look at Zhang Yu working behind her; she was fine, working well. Standing up she glanced at Zhang Yu’s work; it was good, no need for rework.
Han Jing’s mood improved significantly, "You’re good at farm work. Have you done it before?" It didn’t feel like she was a novice.
"Didn’t we all practice farming when we went down to the countryside?" Zhang Yu replied casually. Having taken part in many tasks, she had some farmer experience; it was just a bit rusty, fitting her role as a new intellectual youth.
Going down to practice farming, Han Jing hesitated for a moment. Of course, she knew, in busy farming periods, some places organized students to work in the countryside, but it didn’t last long.
During the busy farming season, how could you rely on city-studying kids—they might only cause more trouble in the village.
Han Jing had participated in such farming aid activities before, which were more like farces; she didn’t expect someone could actually learn well from it.
Looking at the surrounding people, it seemed progress was good, "Let’s take a short break."
Zhang Yu was actually quite exhausted too; hearing the chance to rest, she couldn’t help but relax, "Alright." She opened her water bottle and drank water in big gulps.
Han Jing also took out her water bottle for a drink, "You learned well."
"With so much work, it’s best if both of us do it right the first time, so there’s no need for rework, and everyone benefits." Closing the lid, Zhang Yu lay down immediately, using a straw hat to cover her face.
Han Jing saw that Zhang Yu not only had a water bottle and a straw hat but also sleeves; her gear was indeed complete.
She remembered when she first arrived on the farm in summer; she didn’t know any of this and just worked, leading to her face and arms getting quite tanned.
Wang Yan hadn’t eaten breakfast, and her stomach was growling, constantly protesting. Combined with working under the blazing sun, she was both tired and hungry, making her furious.
Originally, she thought she could work slowly, with the old intellectual youth doing more work. Who could have predicted their pace wasn’t fast either? This left her quite angry.
What upset her more was seeing the old intellectual youth working with Zhang Yu; they truly knew how to work. Starting at the same time, and they were already halfway done.
Looking at Zhang Yu, who was lying down resting, while she was still toiling away, exhausted.
Hmph, it must be because the old intellectual youth with Zhang Yu was more amiable. Never mind, she would definitely change partners tomorrow, switching to the intellectual youth with Zhang Yu.
"Zhang Yu..." No, why wait for tomorrow—she didn’t want to wait even a day. Just as she called out Zhang Yu’s name, she saw her get up and continue working.
She pursed her lips, hmph, she must have heard and thought it was a leader coming for an inspection, so she quickly got up to work. This person seemed untrustworthy.
Wang Yan looked at Zhang Yu disapprovingly, while the intellectual youth with her saw Han Jing and Zhang Yu’s work and compared it to their own, getting angry, "Newbie, can you work quicker?"
"Honestly, how did I end up with such a slow one." The old intellectual youth complained unhappily.
Knowing better than to have too high expectations from the new intellectual youth, but dealing with Wang Yan’s sluggishness was too much—of all the newbies, she was by far the slowest.
Deciding that she definitely wouldn’t take her tomorrow, even if it meant doing more work; she had assumed a slow newbie wouldn’t be too bad, but then encountered the slowest of the slow.
If not for the rule that separation couldn’t happen mid-day, she would immediately return Wang Yan if she could.
