Chapter 749 - 745: Giving a Chance

Gu Jiaojiao glanced at the girl in front of her, then looked at the list.

This person hadn’t actually badmouthed her much, just felt that she shouldn’t have been skipping work. Gu Jiaojiao glanced at the girl, but her heart didn’t soften.

"Your parents are so exhausted right now because of you, not me. If you had learned to keep your mouth shut earlier, none of this would be happening."

The girl nodded repeatedly. "Yes, it’s all my fault. Please, give me a chance. I’ll never say anything bad about you again."

There were quite a few people who had been instigated by others and hadn’t said anything too malicious.

They all knew they were wrong now. They apologized one after another, looking at Gu Jiaojiao with sincere, pitiful expressions, hoping she would give them a chance.

The Team Leader looked at these few people. Although they were gossips, they were relatively hard workers.

He decided to put in a good word for them.

"Gu Zhiqing, if we don’t let them use the tools, it will slow down the farm work. Do you think you could maybe..."

Before he could finish, Leng Yuan’s dark eyes glanced over at him, and the Team Leader immediately fell silent.

Gu Jiaojiao, however, did take the Team Leader’s words to heart. She adopted a thoughtful expression, glanced at the teary-eyed girl, and then spoke.

"I’m not an unreasonable person, nor am I that harsh. Since you’re asking me to give you a chance, I’ll give you one."

"From now on, you will all supervise each other. For minor offenses, if you go one full day without badmouthing me, you can use my tools tomorrow. For slightly more serious offenses, it will be two days."

"If anyone hears someone else badmouthing me and comes to tell me, I’ll deduct one day from their observation period. Everyone, keep an eye on each other."

"As for certain people who wanted to band together to condemn me, I’m sorry, but you can forget about ever using anything I design in this lifetime."

Li Hongmei’s expression, which had just softened, instantly changed. "Gu Jiaojiao, how can you do this? It’s not fair! Why can’t I ever use them? I only badmouthed you a few times! I just won’t do it anymore, so what’s the big deal?"

She had tried to cause trouble for Gu Jiaojiao but had been dealt with before she could even start. Now, because of Gu Jiaojiao, she had even been slapped. She had suffered so much, and in the end, she still couldn’t use the tools.

With her small frame, planting corn all by herself would probably work her to death.

But Gu Jiaojiao didn’t feel the slightest bit of pity for her.

She even retorted, "You deserve it."

She handed the list to the Team Leader and left the rest to him. Then, she slung the basket onto her back and headed straight home.

This time, not a single person dared to say a word against her.

The vast majority of people had gotten these labor-saving tools. In their hearts, they wanted nothing more than to put Gu Jiaojiao on a pedestal, hoping she would hurry back to rest and avoid the sun.

Those whom Gu Jiaojiao had designated as minor offenders were eager and ready, keeping a close eye on the people around them, hoping someone would badmouth Gu Jiaojiao so they could reduce their own probation time.

Those with more serious offenses were even more cautious. Before saying a word, they had to consider whether it would have any negative impact on Gu Jiaojiao.

Only the ones Gu Jiaojiao found completely disagreeable wanted to curse her out, but the moment they started, they were thoroughly chewed out by the aunties standing nearby.

For a time, Gu Jiaojiao’s reputation in the Qingshan Team reached an unprecedented high. From eighty-year-old elders to three-year-old children, no one dared to say a single bad thing about her.

They were all afraid of implicating their families.

The Team Leader saw that a lot of time had been wasted, so he quickly assigned tasks. Then, he led a group of the elderly, the weak, women, and children to the threshing ground.

Everyone: ...

"Team Leader, did you call the wrong names? The threshing ground is always a job for strong young men! How are these old folks supposed to have the strength to beat the wheat and turn the stone mill?"

The Team Leader grinned smugly.

"You don’t know? Gu Zhiqing also invented a wheat thresher! It takes no effort at all. You just have to feed the wheat into the machine. Even a five or six-year-old child could do it."

Hearing this, everyone’s jaws dropped in shock.

How on earth did Gu Jiaojiao manage to invent so many things in just three short days? Her brain was simply incredible.