Li Fengying was in poor health and had never been able to handle heavy labor. Back when everyone else in the fields was earning seven or eight work points, she could only manage three or four in a full day.
Now, she was responsible for bundling grass, a task the brigade assessed as six work points per day. It was more than she used to earn, it wasn't physically taxing, and her body could handle it.
"Why wouldn't we want to use it? It’s such a handy machine. It works fast and keeps things clean. In the past, no one could stand to stay on the threshing ground. Now, we work here in the shade of the trees, protected from the sun, and we even have a breeze. We’re not exhausted—why wouldn't we use it?"
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