Chapter 133: Chapter 133

"If I can do all the work they can do, why not choose me?" The aunt was anxious when Bai Ruxue said no one else was needed.

"No, aunt, you should be in charge of the farm. You can do everything! A formidable figure like you, my place is too small to accommodate such a big Buddha!" Bai Ruxue said with a smile.

Although she was doing good for the team, she was no fool. She held grudges! Besides, this aunt seemed to have a fiery and unreasonable character. If she were put in charge of the chicken farm, wouldn’t it turn chaotic?

"You..." The aunt couldn’t rebut Bai Ruxue because she remembered the things she said about the young woman earlier! How could she argue when Bai Ruxue was now using her own words against her?

"Everyone, don’t be upset! The chicken farm is just starting, and fewer people are needed. We only need five people in total. Choosing one over another is unfair! However, we can’t employ everyone! But once the chicken farm expands, we’ll recruit more people! Everyone will have a chance then!" Bai Ruxue, after dealing with the aunt, still spoke amicably to everyone.

She understood the principle of not inciting public anger.

While there might be some difficult people, most were still honest and simple! Bai Ruxue’s explanation made everyone understand, and they all nodded.

"For now, our team’s chicken farm only needs these few people, and their work points will be calculated at ten per day! Work starts tomorrow, and work points will be recorded!" Bai Ruxue loudly announced to everyone.

After speaking, she called the selected people into the team office.

"Xiao Xue, I can’t believe I was selected. Unbelievable, I don’t even know how to hatch chicks! I’m fine doing some hard work!" said An Liangliang in disbelief to Bai Ruxue, her face excited.

"You kid, keep your voice down! Be careful those outside hear you!" Sun Hong tugged at her rambunctious daughter.

Others wanted to be selected, claiming they could do anything, while her daughter was shouting she couldn’t do a thing.

"I can’t either..." Wang Xuehua pouted, watching Bai Ruxue.

"You two, I chose you to tend the fire! Chicks need a warm kang, don’t they? You two will be responsible for the hard work!" Bai Ruxue said to her two friends with a smile.

"Ah! That works! I’m best at this!" An Liangliang immediately said happily.

Sun Hong shook her head at her daughter.

"Xiao Xue, are you sure about this? We won’t mess things up for you, will we?" Wang Xuehua asked worriedly.

She knew that selecting them was purely because of Xiaoxue’s friendship, otherwise, she could have picked two more experienced people, after all, who couldn’t tend a fire? Compared to seasoned veterans, they were just novices.

"Don’t overthink! I have another reason for choosing you two: apart from tending the fire, you will also learn the art of hatching chicks from Third Granny and Aunt Sun Hong! You two have the energy and can work harder. Make sure to learn well because the chicken farm will rely on you in the future!" Bai Ruxue spoke half-truthfully to reassure her friends.

This chicken farm might have to run for a long time, but she couldn’t spend her whole life here as a chicken farm manager; her ambitions were much bigger. Once college entrance exams resumed, the small Chaoyang Commune couldn’t hold her.

So, it’s necessary to select and nurture potential managers from the start.

It didn’t matter to her which of her friends became the manager; she valued ability.

Since she organized the farm, she hoped it would continue to improve.

"I will learn seriously," Wang Xuehua said, moved.

"Me too!" An Liangliang immediately chimed in.

"Okay then, I’ll arrange it. The five of you start coming to the team office tomorrow! Until the chicken farm is ready, this will be your office! Starting tomorrow, I’ll gradually bring in the chicken eggs, and your job is to pick the ones suitable for hatching and keep them well! Once the chicken farm is ready, you’ll move there to start hatching."

As for the hatching process, Bai Ruxue didn’t explain in detail, as they were more professional and experienced than her.

Wang Jianjun gathered a group of skilled workers to start building the mud house and fencing the chicken pen.

The next day, Bai Ruxue went to Pingyang Town and returned with two hundred eggs, which she delivered to the team office.

By then, Third Granny, Aunt Sun Hong, Aunt Sun Hong, Wang Xuehua, and An Liangliang were already there waiting.

While waiting, the five hadn’t been idle and had thoroughly cleaned the team office inside and out.

Considering a strong laborer working a day in the fields earned only ten points, while they sat half-day and got ten points, it was a bit unjust.

Bai Ruxue brought back two hundred eggs and five flashlights.

Wang Xuehua and An Liangliang didn’t know how to choose eggs, but they could take this opportunity to learn.

After delivering the eggs, Bai Ruxue left everything to Third Granny to manage the group.

She went home afterward.

When she arrived, Wang Cuihua was being scolded by Grandma Bai, who was pointing at her nose.

"You miserable wretch! You gave birth to a sickly child, spent all my son’s money, you wretched wench!" she yelled, pounding the edge of the kang as she cursed.

The two children were howling with cries, while Bai Ruyun and Bai Ruxia were holding them to calm them down. The two brothers stood in front of their mother, with Bai Ruchuan gritting his teeth, nearly attacking Grandma Bai.

Bai Ruxue entered to find that the pot on the stove was boiling over, firewood scattered haphazardly on the floor, and the room filled with curses.

The cupboard was wide open, clearly rummaged through.

Thankfully she didn’t keep much food at home usually.

"Grandma, what madness is this?" she yelled sharply.

Grandma Bai turned to see Bai Ruxue, eyes fierce, "You wretched girl, how dare you speak to your grandma this way?"

And just like that, the conflict shifted to Bai Ruxue.

"You tell me, that brat got pneumonia, what does it matter to you? Taking him to the county hospital for treatment? Your dad already has two sons, does one more or less make a difference? And you’re borrowing money all around! You contemptible, unlucky girl, let me today, beat you to death!" Grandma Bai stood up, ready to hit Bai Ruxue.

Luckily, Bai Ruxue was quick to react, sidestepping away.

"Grandma, are those words even human? No matter how many sons my dad has, they’re still his kids! Sons get sick, and dads get them treated, isn’t that only right? Plus, we’re borrowing money, and we’ll pay it back ourselves! What does it have to do with you? You’re an old lady in your fifties and sixties and have no understanding of human relations, how shameful! Next time, don’t mention you’re my grandma, or I’ll be embarrassed!" Bai Ruxue’s sharp words left Grandma Bai speechless.

She wasn’t Wang Cuihua, who would only cry under such scolding, unable to protect her children.

Unlike the explosive Bai Ruxia and Bai Ruchuan and the steady Bai Rushan, Bai Ruyun breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing her older sister return.

To her, her eldest sister was a hero, as long as she was there, grandma couldn’t bully them.

Wang Cuihua also felt relieved, as she was used to being protected by her eldest daughter, only crying in the face of people from the old house.