Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Is this still that gluttonous and lazy village bully?

Tang Min had always been worried about this niece of his. Now that she was willing to work, no matter what her purpose was, it was always better than being lazy at home.

He thought for a moment and said, “Alright, then starting today you’ll go to the pig farm. Educated Youth Gu injured his leg and took a leave, so you’ll help cut pigweed for now. You’ll get five work points a day.”

Song Chu nodded indifferently, “Okay.”

“If you do well and really raise the pigs well, I’ll increase your work points,” Tang Ming encouraged her.

He paused and then said seriously, “But this time, don’t you dare work for three days and then slack off for two, or make excuses about raising pigs while actually being lazy or doing other things. Otherwise, don’t come looking for me when you’re in trouble.”

“Brother, what are you saying? My Yaobao is so excellent, how could she possibly work for three days and slack off for two?” Tang Feng felt that her daughter was the best in the whole village.

Tang Min, Tang family members: “…”

The best at being lazy, fighting, and throwing tantrums, that’s for sure.

“Go to work, do a good job.” Tang Min was tired. His niece’s behavior was all his sister’s fault. He couldn’t even say anything, or she would get angry with anyone.

Looking at her uncle’s expression, which seemed to say he had nothing left to live for, Song Chu chuckled, “Yes, I will.”

After Tang Feng left with Song Chu, Song Chu’s Eldest Maternal Aunt’s Wife smiled and said, “Chu Chu finally wants to make progress.”

Tang Min nodded with relief, “Yes, as long as she’s willing to work, that’s good.”

He just hoped this was a good start and wouldn’t end up like before.

He had two younger brothers and only one younger sister, Tang Feng. Among their four families, except for Song Chu, all the children were boys. Therefore, although his niece was usually unreasonable, they couldn’t help but spoil her.

Song Chu’s Second Cousin’s Wife couldn’t help but say, “I heard that Chu Chu is pursuing Educated Youth Gu. Could it be that she wants to raise pigs to get closer to him?”

She didn’t like Tang Feng and her daughter, who were gluttonous, lazy, and often took advantage of their family.

She didn’t believe that Song Chu had changed. She must be doing it for a man.

Hearing this, Tang Min’s smile instantly faded. He felt that his daughter-in-law’s words might be the truth. “That girl, I really don’t know what to say anymore.”

He just hoped she wouldn’t cause any trouble because of a man.

Eldest Maternal Aunt’s Wife also found it a bit funny, “Let’s wait and see. Maybe Chu Chu has really changed this time. After all, Educated Youth Gu has been on leave for the past few days.”

“That’s the only way.” Tang Min said to his wife, “Pay more attention to her when you’re at work.”

“Yes, I know.” Eldest Maternal Aunt’s Wife nodded.

Song Chu went home for a bit and then went to the pig farm with her eldest brother.

This was still a special period. Pigs were basically raised collectively by the village. After handing over half to the higher-ups at the end of the year, the rest would be distributed to each household according to their work points.

The village pigsty was near the cowshed. A separate mud-brick house was built. The main person raising the pigs was her eldest brother, and Gu Yue was responsible for cutting pigweed.

Because Gu Yue took on the task of cutting pigweed alone, he received six work points. In addition, he also fed the cows, which earned him three work points. Adding them up, he earned nine work points a day, which was considered quite good.

Upon entering the pigsty, Song Chu smelled a foul odor. She looked around and saw twelve pigs.

She then frowned. Not only were the surroundings dirty, but the pigs themselves were also very dirty. “Brother, why don’t you clean the pigsty?”

“I clean it every day. I carry the pig manure to fertilize the crops,” Song Lao Da said.

“That’s not good enough. You need to clean the pigsty thoroughly, and the pigs need to be washed clean as well. Otherwise, it’s easy for bacteria to grow, and the pigs will get sick.”

Although Song Chu had never raised pigs herself in the apocalypse, she had read many tutorials on scientific pig farming from before the apocalypse. She summarized them and gave them to the people responsible for raising pigs, and she personally supervised them. The results were quite good.

Song Lao Da smiled indifferently, “Little Sister, we’ve been raising pigs like this for years. Who would give pigs a bath? Don’t mess around.”

Song Chu raised her eyebrows, “This is what I learned from a book. If you don’t do as I say, I’ll tell Mom that you’re not listening to me.”

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Her eldest brother was an honest man. She couldn’t bring herself to hit him, so she had to bring out the person he feared most in the family.

Sure enough, thinking of his mother’s temper, Song Lao Da’s face turned bitter. “Little Sister, is this really useful?”

“Definitely. Besides, it’s not good for you to stay in such a bad environment every day. Keeping it clean will also benefit your health,” Song Chu replied.

Although Song Lao Da didn’t quite believe his sister’s words, he was afraid she would complain, so he could only obediently follow her instructions to clean the pigsty.

Song Chu was very satisfied with her brother’s work. “After rinsing the pigsty, use warm water to scrub the pigs clean. I’ll go cut pigweed first and check when I get back.”

Song Lao Da, feeling miserable, waved his hand while working, “Alright, go ahead.”

Song Chu carried a large back basket and took a sickle and left.

At this time, other people were also working. Seeing Song Chu carrying a back basket and a sickle up the mountain, everyone felt like they had seen a ghost.

After she walked away, someone whispered, “What is she going to do?”

“I heard from the production brigade leader’s daughter-in-law that Song Chu asked to go to work to raise pigs. It looks like she’s going to cut pigweed.”

“Her, raising pigs and cutting pigweed? It would be good if she doesn’t kill the pigs.”

“The sun rose from the west today. The Song family’s precious darling is actually willing to work.”

“I think raising pigs is just an excuse. She’s really trying to get close to Educated Youth Gu.”

“That’s right, Educated Youth Gu is the one who cuts pigweed. I knew she couldn’t have become diligent. It turns out it’s for Educated Youth Gu. That makes sense.”

“Educated Youth Gu injured his leg and took a leave. It’s hard for her to pretend to go up the mountain. I wonder if she can even bring back a basket of pigweed.”

“At most, it will be one basket. That’s not even enough for the pigs to eat for one meal. They’ll probably go hungry.”

“No, if the pigs get thin or die from hunger, how will we get our share of meat at the end of the year? We need to talk to the production brigade leader.”

“Let’s keep an eye on Song Chu. If she only brings back one basket of pigweed today, we’ll go find the production brigade leader after work.”

The villagers didn’t believe that Song Chu would be diligent. Although cutting pigweed wasn’t very tiring, cutting enough for twelve pigs wasn’t easy.

So everyone was ready to keep an eye on Song Chu, to prevent her from ruining the brigade’s pigs.

Song Chu didn’t know she was being watched by the villagers. She had learned about the grasses and wild vegetables that pigs could eat from the information she had read before, and she quickly found them.

She was strong, and her hands were nimble and agile. She quickly cut a basketful and carried it down the mountain.

This stunned the people working in the fields who were supposed to be watching her. It had only been about half an hour, and she had already finished cutting a basket?

Song Chu put the pigweed in the pigsty. Since it was too much trouble to run back and forth, she took two more large baskets and went up the mountain again. Everyone watched her leave, feeling a bit incredulous.

An hour later, when Song Chu returned carrying a large basket on her back and one in each hand, all filled with fresh pigweed, everyone was completely stunned.

Song Chu was actually seriously cutting pigweed. Not only was she fast, but she could also carry so much at once. What was going on?

Educated Youth Gu was on leave today. He wouldn’t even see her hard work!

Could she have really become diligent? They still couldn’t quite believe it.

Then they discovered that Song Chu went up the mountain two more times, each time returning with a full load. In less than a morning, she had cut enough pigweed for the whole day. They couldn’t believe it. Was this still that gluttonous and lazy village bully?

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