The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

Gu Jiaojiao had been raising two chickens for three or four months, and they had already started laying eggs. She could collect four eggs a day, and they laid every single day. In contrast, most other people’s chickens only laid one egg a day—and sometimes, none at all.

Gu Jiaojiao believed the reason her chickens laid so many eggs was because Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang took such good care of them. The two of them went out every day to catch bugs for the chickens and occasionally even brought back some small fish. These chickens ate better than most people, which was obvious just from looking at their feathers.

They were smooth and glossy, a clear sign they were well-cared-for.

After Xiao Yang fed the chickens, Gu Jiaojiao sent him to the village leader’s house to get Sweet Girl.

Sweet Girl missed her brother, sister, and younger brother, and had long been eager to go home. However, she knew her older brother had gotten back very late the previous night, so she patiently continued playing with Xiao Ni.

When Xiao Yang came to get her, Sweet Girl was delighted, but then she froze in surprise.

Because she discovered her little brother could talk.

It wasn’t just Sweet Girl; the village leader’s family was also surprised, though they were more happy than anything.

「The next day, summer vacation officially began.」 Leng Yuan took Gu Jiaojiao to work in the fields. Gu Jiaojiao, keenly aware of her own limitations, chose the task of gathering pig feed with the children.

Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang were also gathering pig feed.

Sweet Girl whispered to Gu Jiaojiao, "Sister, when we get to the spot where we cut the pig feed, you should just rest. I’ll do it for you."

Gu Jiaojiao felt a little awkward.

’I might not have much strength and can’t handle real farm labor,’ she thought, ’but I can definitely manage to cut some pig feed.’

Speaking of which, the pigs in the sty were now being taken care of very well. Previously, when the training slots for pig-raising were announced, many people had come to their home bearing gifts, hoping to secure a spot. However, Leng Yuan had turned them all down.

He told everyone that the selection would be fair and that the Team would choose the most suitable candidates.

A lot of people made snide remarks at the time.

But since Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan worked every day and lived far from the main village, none of the gossip reached them.

Later, the Team leadership selected a few people and approached Leng Yuan about it. Seeing that the list consisted only of villagers, Leng Yuan reminded the Team Leader that they should also add a couple of people from the educated youth settlement.

Chen Beiguo still had his doubts. "What if these educated youths go back to the city? Won’t they have learned these skills for nothing?"

"Then how about this? Let the educated youth go for training. When they come back, they can lead a few others in managing the pigs. That way, even if the educated youth return to the city later, the people they’ve trained will know what to do. Subsequent selections can be based on work points as the standard. That way, no one can complain."

Upon hearing Leng Yuan’s suggestion, the Team Leader’s eyes lit up.

’What a great idea.’

’Not only will it appease the villagers who weren’t chosen, but it will also shut them up and, better yet, motivate everyone to work harder.’

Chen Beiguo glanced at Leng Yuan, genuinely marveling at how his mind worked. A problem that had seemed so difficult was resolved with such ease.

Sure enough, when Chen Beiguo announced who had been selected, many people were unhappy.

So, he told everyone directly, "The slots are limited. They are just going to learn on everyone’s behalf. Once they’ve mastered the skills, they’ll come back and teach the other villagers. The educated youth have schooling; they learn fast. Most of you can’t read. What if something needs to be written down? Could you handle that?"

That single statement left everyone speechless.

But what he said next sent the villagers into an uproar.

The trainees would learn the skills and then teach other villagers, and who got taught would be determined by work points.

My goodness, once that system was announced, the enthusiasm of the Qingshan Team villagers for work was unbelievable. There were hardly any slackers to be found anymore.

Chen Beiguo walked with a spring in his step these days, and as a result, he was endlessly patient with Gu Jiaojiao. If she wanted to gather pig feed, she could gather pig feed. It didn’t matter whether she earned work points or not—she could support herself just fine.

After all, Gu Jiaojiao’s job paid far more than their farming did.

While most people understood this, a few were still green with envy.

"Team Leader, Gu Jiaojiao’s a grown woman, but she’s out gathering pig feed with the children. Isn’t that going too far?"