The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

Chapter 44: Chapter 42: Bring Along Chen Jianshe

Twelve work points!

That was the full amount of work points a man could earn.

Everyone was incredibly envious, but no one objected.

They could all see how useful this thing was. In fact, its effectiveness made them wish they could mass-produce it. Forget having objections—they would have been happy to give her even more points.

Besides, they all knew the Brigade Captain was thinking of everyone’s best interests. There was still so much grain to process, and it would take several more hectic days to finish. If they had this device, they could get the grain into the storehouse ahead of schedule, which would be a huge benefit to the entire brigade.

Gu Jiaojiao, of course, had no reason to refuse. She smiled and said, ”So about that bet... what are your thoughts, Brigade Captain?”

The Brigade Captain: ”...”

The Brigade Captain turned to Wu Cuizhi. ”Give Gu Zhiqing one yuan.”

Wu Cuizhi was about to burst into tears, but the Brigade Captain snorted coldly. ”If you don’t, I’ll dock your work points. And when we make more threshing machines, you won’t be allowed to use them.”

Wu Cuizhi immediately shut her mouth. She unwillingly pulled out one yuan and gave it to Gu Jiaojiao, looking as if she were carving a piece of her own flesh.

When Gu Jiaojiao reached for it, Wu Cuizhi refused to let go. With a smile, Gu Jiaojiao simply pried the other woman’s fingers open and plucked the wad of small change from her grasp.

At that moment, Wu Cuizhi wanted nothing more than to burst out crying with a WAH.

It was only then that everyone realized the ever-smiling, seemingly frail Gu Zhiqing was no pushover. They had seen with their own eyes what happened to those who tried to bully her.

The incident with Wu Cuizhi served as a warning to everyone.

Aunt Zhao didn’t leave after she finished her work, staying to help out on the threshing ground. The threshing machine was also left behind. The brigade offered to buy it for five yuan, an offer which Gu Jiaojiao naturally accepted.

With the matter of the threshing machine settled, the Brigade Captain took Gu Jiaojiao to the fields. He called Leng Yuan over and asked him about making more machines.

Leng Yuan wasn’t surprised. When he built it yesterday, he had already guessed the Brigade Captain would take an interest. This was a good thing for the village, so when the Brigade Captain explained his intentions, Leng Yuan agreed.

Gu Jiaojiao remembered how much effort Leng Yuan had put into making the device the previous night. The sheet metal inside had to be hammered into a cylinder by hand, which was difficult work. They would need someone for the manual labor.

”Captain, it’s not that simple to make. It takes half a day to build just one. It would be faster if you found someone else to help.”

”I think Chen JianShe would be a good choice.”

The Brigade Captain glanced at Gu Jiaojiao. What else could he say? He called Chen JianShe over as well.

When Chen JianShe found out that Gu Jiaojiao had recommended him for the job, he looked at her as if she were his savior.

Just when he felt he was about to break from exhaustion, his sister-in-law had saved him from the farm work. ’If she weren’t my sister-in-law, I’d want to marry her and take her home,’ he thought.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he felt a kick to his leg, sending him stumbling and nearly falling over.

He turned to see his Brother Leng’s icy gaze and shivered. ”Brother Leng, I was just... I was just so moved! I swear!”

He really didn’t have any other ideas. He knew his place. How could a swan like Gu Jiaojiao ever be interested in a mud-legged farmer like him?

Leng Yuan hadn’t even consciously processed it. He had just seen Chen JianShe staring intently at his wife and kicked out instinctively. By the time he realized what he’d done, the kick had already landed.

”Let’s go.”

He didn’t offer any further explanation, simply leading the way.

When they arrived at Gu Jiaojiao’s house, Leng Yuan and Chen JianShe got busy.

Gu Jiaojiao was just a bystander. Although she had provided the inspiration, Leng Yuan already had his own finished blueprints. Where would he possibly need her help?

But in front of the Brigade Captain, Leng Yuan had claimed all the ideas were Gu Jiaojiao’s and that he was only responsible for the assembly. In the end, he gave all the credit to Gu Jiaojiao.

The Brigade Captain praised Gu Jiaojiao so profusely that she herself felt a little guilty.

The Brigade Captain had bought the first thresher. For the subsequent ones, the brigade provided all the materials. Leng Yuan got what he needed from the Brigade Captain, brought the supplies home with Chen JianShe, and began construction.

As for Gu Jiaojiao, she watched her god-like husband work, feeling utterly bored.