As the captain finished speaking, the figure walked towards this side.
Meng Yinyin turned around and saw the tall man whom she had accidentally glared at standing next to the captain.
She knew from a distance that he was much taller than the others, standing out like a crane among chickens in the crowd. But now when he really walked in front of her, Meng Yinyin had to look up to see his face clearly. Only then did she clearly realize how tall the man was.
He was a full head taller than her, yet she was only as high as his shoulders!
The moment her eyes met the man's at close range, the gloomy and cold indifference unintentionally revealed in her sharp eyebrows and eyes was like a lone wolf roaming in the mountains, emitting warning and danger signals to her, the uninvited guest.
Meng Yinyin's breathing stagnated, and the small animal's survival instinct forced her to quickly look away, and she unconsciously took a step back.
Seeing that she looked frightened, the captain moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just spoke hesitantly.
"Well, Meng Zhiqing, don't listen to the nonsense of those nagging women in the team. Lu Chen is just a little scary, but he doesn't have any bad influence. He knows a lot and works efficiently. You will definitely learn a lot from him."
Meng Yinyin was confused by the captain's words. Did those gossiping women in the team say anything about Lu Chen? But she had never met them, so she had no idea.
And at the moment she didn't have the energy to ask the captain about this matter. She just wanted to talk to the captain and ask him to let her think about the matter carefully.
Or, it would be fine to have someone else teach her, as long as it wasn't Lu Chen in front of her.
Because he looks really scary, wow.
In the environment where she lived before, because of her parents, the people she knew were either professors or well-educated students. In short, they were all polite and easy to get along with. Even when she came to the Nanjiao Brigade, the educated youth were still relatively harmonious. The other members of the brigade rarely had any interaction with them, so she had no idea what kind of people they were.
Therefore, Lu Chen in front of her should be regarded as the first person who looks so scary and difficult to get along with in Meng Yinyin's life. The key point is that he is tall and strong. If he picks her up with one hand, it would be like picking up a chicken. If he punches her, she is more likely to die directly in the Nanjiao Brigade.
While Meng Yinyin was organizing her words nervously, the captain had no intention of saying anything more.
"Okay, I have other things to do. Lu Chen, take Meng Zhiqing to work. I will come to you in the evening to ask about the situation."
After saying that, the captain patted Lu Chen on the shoulder, turned around and left with relief.
Meng Yinyin was so scared that she quickly called him.
“Captain, I…” Can I not have someone to guide me
"It's okay, Meng Zhiqing, I believe in you. As long as you follow Lu Chen's instructions, you will be able to return the rations to the brigade soon!"
Meng Yinyin: “…”
But she doesn't believe in herself, woo.
However, the captain's words "return the team's rations" finally awakened Meng Yinyin's last bit of conscience, making her too embarrassed to say the next few words.
If she doesn't have someone to take care of her, she will probably never be able to pay the brigade's food rations.
So in the end, Meng Yinyin could only watch the captain's ruthless back disappear before her eyes.
Retracting her gaze, Meng Yinyin forced herself to calm down.
It's broad daylight now, and the person was selected by the captain himself. He shouldn't bully me. At most, I'll just be a little bit better.
After a moment's silence, Meng Yinyin carefully raised her head, then unconsciously forced out the most obedient and sweetest smile and said.
"Lu, Comrade Lu, I will definitely study hard!"
She tried to tell Lu Chen with words and actions that she was really well-behaved and obedient.
In response to this, Lu Chen did not give any other reaction. He just nodded expressionlessly, then turned and walked in one direction.
Seeing this, Meng Yinyin felt uneasy, wondering whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied with her performance just now.
After a period of nervousness, seeing that Lu Chen had already walked a long distance away, Meng Yinyin could no longer care about anything else and could only trot after him, following behind the tall figure in front like a little tail.
The tall and short figures quickly disappeared around the dam. Seeing this, many members who had not yet walked far could not help but talk about this strange scene.
Some were worried: "Oh my god, how did Meng Zhiqing get together with that guy? What is the captain thinking? Isn't he afraid that that guy will get Meng Zhiqing into trouble?"
Some secretly rejoiced: "Why do you worry? If something really happens, the team leader will take care of it. Besides, women like Meng Zhiqing, who don't work hard every day and seduce people everywhere by relying on her good looks, deserve to be taught a lesson, so as not to bring disaster to our entire team in the future!"
Everyone had their own opinions, but those two people didn't have much to do with them, so more people were still secretly waiting to see the show.
Everyone knows that Lu Chen is a notoriously difficult character to deal with in the entire team. Normally, only the team leader and a few other men who are also capable dare to deal with Lu Chen. The rest of the people dare not confront him when they see Lu Chen's gloomy and cold face, let alone deal with him.
Besides, Lu Chen not only has a gloomy personality, but also was born like that. They must be crazy to have contact with him. Aren’t they afraid of bringing bad luck upon themselves
As for Meng Yinyin, since Lu Chen didn't say anything, Meng Yinyin consciously stopped trying to find a topic to talk about. She just followed him obediently to see what he was going to teach her to do.
As she walked, she found that Lu Chen's direction was getting further and further away, and there were fewer and fewer people along the way.
Finally, when he walked into the large bamboo forest on the back mountain, Meng Yinyin stopped and stood there hesitantly.
Nanjiao Brigade is a hilly area. The entire brigade is surrounded by mountains, including small hills and long mountains, and the plants growing on each mountain are different.
At this moment, the place where Lu Chen brought Meng Yinyin to was a small hill covered with bamboo forest.
It is called a small hill only because it is smaller than other big mountains. But if Meng Yinyin were to walk in alone, it would probably take her an hour or two to get out.
Moreover, this bamboo forest mountain is quite far away from the activities of the brigade staff. At least Meng Yinyin has been in the Nanjiao Brigade for more than ten days and didn't know that anyone would come here to work.
So what was Lu Chen planning to do by bringing me here
In a place where no one could answer her calls and with a strange and dangerous man, Meng Yinyin's steps seemed to be rooted outside the forest and she dared not move forward at all.
Lu Chen seemed not to notice her entanglement and hesitation, or he had completely ignored Meng Yinyin. After entering the bamboo forest, he took out a machete, held the handle with both hands, spread his feet slightly, bent his waist and back, and used his arm muscles to drive his wrists to exert force. He aimed at the root of a bamboo, and with two clicks, the bamboo in front of him fell down.
Meng Yinyin was frightened by the sudden noise and opened her eyes wide, but she finally realized that Lu Chen brought her here to teach her how to cut bamboo.
After she breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at the bamboo that was almost as thick as her calf and started to feel troubled again.
Even if she had never done farm work before, she knew that cutting bamboo was not easy. It was definitely a strenuous job. Moreover, the surface of bamboo was smooth and elastic, and the machete would be easily bounced off when it fell on the bamboo. It was even questionable whether she could leave a mark on the bamboo with one cut.
Did Lu Chen think too highly of himself, actually teaching him such difficult things right away
Meng Yinyin puffed her cheeks, looked at her thin wrist worriedly, and started to worry again.
Just when Meng Yinyin was worried, Lu Chen, who was not far away, had already cut down several bamboos in succession and was about to continue cutting.
But just as he was about to continue chopping, a light pink figure caught his eye from the corner of his eye. Lu Chen then remembered that he had been assigned a task by the captain that was considered difficult and troublesome for him - to teach people.
He paused, hesitated for a moment, and was about to turn around and motion for her to come over.
But the scene suddenly emerged in his mind when he was at the dam just now. The owner of the figure retreated in fear the moment he saw him.
After pursing his lips, Lu Chen finally lowered his eyes and continued to chop bamboo.
After standing there for a while, Meng Yinyin moved her wrists and arms and prepared herself mentally, intending to give it a try and learn how to cut bamboo. However, she saw Lu Chen working hard like a tireless machine without stopping for a moment.
She wanted to call him several times and decided to try it herself, but she didn't know if it was her illusion. Every time she took a small step forward, Lu Chen would also take a step forward, as if to keep a distance from her.
Although Meng Yinyin is not good at work, her IQ is not low. She can tell at a glance that Lu Chen is avoiding her.
He was hiding from me and didn't want to get in touch with me? !
Realizing this, Meng Yinyin's eyes widened in surprise.
Why
No, did she do something, or did she disgust him
In her eighteen years of life, this was the first time that Meng Yinyin had been treated like this. From childhood to adulthood, others had always come up to her and play with her. This was the first time that she had encountered a situation where someone avoided her like the plague!
Besides being shocked, I felt more unhappy.
She thought over and over but couldn't figure out what she had done to make Lu Chen hate her so much. She was so popular, huh!
Unable to figure it out, Meng Yinyin could only attribute it to the fact that it was definitely Lu Chen's own problem.
He didn't want to pay attention to her, so there was no need for her to shamelessly approach him. Who wouldn't have a temper
So when Lu Chen had his back to her, Meng Yinyin couldn't help but glared at him fiercely again, and then she simply stood aside, doing nothing, watching Lu Chen chop bamboo alone.
Chop, chop, chop. It’s better to chop more, or you’ll be tired to death!
But the consequence was that when the scorer came here after work at noon, he saw Meng Yinyin leaning on a bamboo at the entrance of the bamboo forest, with her head hanging down, her little head nodding, as if she was lazy and sleeping, and she was still mumbling something in her mouth.
"Mom, I want to eat braised pork..."
Scorer: “…”
The veins on the scorer's forehead twitched twice, and he couldn't help but speak in a deep voice.
"Meng Zhiqing, Meng Zhiqing!"
The voice suddenly rang in Meng Yinyin's ears, scaring her so much that she almost jumped up from the ground.
"Ah! What's the matter? What's the matter?"
Meng Yinyin suddenly opened her eyes wide, and then met the scorer's gaze, which was full of disappointment and pity, as if to say that she was completely hopeless.
Meng Yinyin: “…”
After regaining her senses, Meng Yinyin looked at the condemning expression on the scorer's face and quickly realized what mistake she had made.
She actually fell asleep while she was angry just now... It was all because the bamboo forest was too quiet, the air was too fresh, and the sound of felling trees next to her ears was like a hypnotic sound... .
Wow, she really didn't mean it.
Meng Yinyin lowered her head guiltily, knowing very well in her heart that she had made a big mistake this time. Not only did she not study seriously, but she also took advantage of working time to sleep. This was not only a technical problem, but her attitude also needed to be severely criticized!
The scorer was probably also irritated by her. He looked at her with a sullen face, picked up a pen and tapped on the scorebook, apparently intending to record her work points for the morning.
"Tell me what you did this morning."
Meng Yinyin lowered her head in despair, unable to speak.
What could she say? Could she say she slept all morning
The scorer saw her expression of giving up struggling and knew that she had probably been fishing for the whole morning. He tapped the pen heavily and was about to write down a zero in the notebook when a bundle of bamboo strips suddenly fell at his feet.
The noise was so sudden that both the scorer and Meng Yinyin were startled.
When he turned around, he saw Lu Chen standing beside him. It was obvious that the bundle of bamboo strips was put down by him.
But what does this mean
The scorer looked at Lu Chen in confusion.
Could it be that Lu Chen was telling himself that this was the result of his work in the morning
But… .
The scorer's eyes fell on the bundle of bamboo strips and found that not only were there few bamboo strips in the bundle, but they were also processed very roughly, with the excess parts not removed at all. It was completely a semi-finished product.
This was obviously not Lu Chen's usual level. After all, Lu Chen was well-known in the team for his fast and good work. He could pick out a large bundle of bamboo strips in a morning, and the strips would be thin and tough. It was absolutely impossible for them to be as thick and tough as the small bundle in front of him, which could not even be bent.
So if this isn't the bamboo strips that Lu Chen processed, then whose it was
Could it be Meng Yinyin
The scorer turned his gaze to Meng Yinyin in disbelief, but because Meng Yinyin lowered her head, he could not see her expression clearly.
In order to avoid making a mistake, the scorer could only turn around and look at Lu Chen again, asking uncertainly: "Whose is this?"
Lu Chen looked at him, expressionless and silent as always.
The scorer was used to his quiet personality, so he continued to ask: "It's not yours, is it?"
Lu Chen continued to remain silent.
Apparently not.
When the scorer saw that he did not admit it, he became even more certain that this was definitely not the work of Lu Chen, the head worker. So naturally, this bundle of bamboo strips could only belong to another person who was working here, Meng Yinyin.
After accepting this setting, the scorer looked at the bundle of horrible-looking bamboo strips on the ground and instantly felt that it was much more reasonable.
"If it's not yours, then it belongs to Meng Zhiqing."
The scorer glanced at Lu Chen and saw that after hearing this, Lu Chen just lowered his head to look at the ground, as if he was nodding to acknowledge the fact.
Although the scorer still found it a little hard to believe, when he saw Lu Chen nodded in acknowledgement, he decisively believed him.
After all, he never thought that Lu Chen would lie.
After confirming the number of bamboo strips in the bundle, the scorer fairly wrote a three after Meng Yinyin's name, which meant that she had earned three work points from her labor in the morning.
As for Lu Chen
The scorer saw the pile of bamboos on the ground from afar. This pile of bamboos alone was enough for many people to do for a whole day, so he gave Lu Chen a ten-point score as usual.
"Alright, alright, it's getting late, you two should go back and eat."
"And Meng Zhiqing, I apologize for misunderstanding you just now. But you, girl, have made progress and done so much work, but you still have to maintain this attitude. You can take a break when you are tired, but don't sleep so blatantly. Although there are few people passing by here, you may be seen by others. If that happens, they will report it to the captain, and it will be very bad if there is a commotion."
"Ahem, if you want to rest next time, remember to secretly find a place and rest for a while, got it?"
After the scorer taught Meng Yinyin some of his experience, he left with satisfaction.
When he left, he couldn't help but look at Meng Yinyin's terrible work points some time ago. Most of them were three or four, but today she earned three work points in the morning alone. If he added the ones in the afternoon, six centimeters would definitely not be a problem. Maybe in time she could even earn eight or ten!
Not bad, not bad, she is a good girl! Meng Zhiqing has a bright future!
The scorer left happily, feeling relieved that his girl had finally grown up.
After the scorekeeper left, Meng Yinyin finally came back to her senses from the huge shock. She slowly raised her head and looked at Lu Chen standing beside her. She blinked and said in disbelief: "You..."