Chapter 70: Jiaojiao is spoiled by the rough man

Seeing that the girls around Xiaohong noticed that the atmosphere was strange, they immediately tried to smooth things over and spoke in a tone with a hint of mockery.

Seeing that the other three people kept a certain distance between themselves and her and Xiaohong, and kept paying attention to them, saying some words that could only be barely heard but made people feel sad, Su Wanwan felt a little unhappy in her heart.

Even though they had no intersection in the village and had some minor frictions later, after coming here, they were all part of Baihua Village. The young people in this village would regard them as a whole. No matter how reluctant Su Wanwan was, Li Meifen would have to work with her for half a month. As soon as Su Wanwan finished speaking, the young woman next to her showed an unfriendly look.

As if someone's nerves were touched, Su Wanwan felt that the other girls suddenly developed a hint of hostility towards Li Meifen.

"Stop pretending here. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?" Li Meifen had previously ignored Su Wanwan's advice, but after being teased by several girls, she glared at her, picked up the sickle thrown on the rice field, and started chopping the straw in front of her as if for revenge, which made Su Wanwan feel embarrassed and she could only go back to work silently.

Life in Baihua Village these days does not seem to be as smooth as she expected.

Perhaps, because she had lived such a good life in the past, everyone still cared for her, but here, she and Li Meifen were both regarded as strangers, competing for the work share of the production team.

They can earn half more work points than the locals. Although some young people in the village go out to exchange ideas, this cannot balance the whole. The local young people see the "arrogance" of outsiders and are unwilling to work together, which makes the relationship between them more tense.

Su Wanwan silently analyzed the situation in her mind, but her hands were not slow. She harvested the rice in an orderly manner, then used tools to bundle the rice straw, tied it with ropes, and brought it all the way back to the end of the farmland. At this moment, a girl next to her called out to Su Wanwan who was about to continue: "We will all go to the temporary canteen for lunch. Remember to bring your lunch boxes, right?"

She didn't bring anything - not even a water bottle. So they hadn't had a chance to drink water since morning. Moreover, when she saw that almost everyone else was carrying a water bottle after finishing their work, Su Wanwan realized that she might have overlooked this seemingly insignificant but extremely important detail.

She endured like this until almost lunch time. Su Wanwan had planned to explain her intentions to the team leader of the young women's labor group during lunch break, and then rush back to her residence to get a kettle. It seems... "I didn't bring my own lunch box, but I don't live too far from our work site. Can I go back and get it?" She pointed in the direction of the dormitory and told a little white lie.

It is at least one mile from the gathering place to the rice field work site. Even if you rush back to the dormitory to get the kettle and come back as quickly as possible, it will take at least twenty minutes.

After hearing this, the other party showed a trace of regret in his expression, but he still nodded to Su Wanwan considerately and turned to the area where the girls were gathered, "I'm afraid not. Don't worry, I'll ask the team leader for help."

This may not be optimistic. As an exchange worker, it is understandable that she was not familiar with the labor rules here at first, but she had just encountered a problem in the rice field in the team this morning. Su Wanwan's intuition told her that the entire female youth labor team was intentionally or unintentionally excluding her and Li Meifen, and it was unlikely that they would let them return to get their lunch boxes on their own.

"I'm afraid not. The captain said that the harvesting work is urgent and we have to harvest the grains as soon as possible. Otherwise, the rice will be over-mature in a few days and we won't be able to meet our production targets. You live too far away and the journey takes too much time. Just bear with it for the afternoon." The girl just now came back immediately and brought the result that Su Wanwan expected.

Li Meifen, who came here with her to unload rice, seemed unaware of all this.

"I'm afraid we'll have to have an empty stomach for lunch." Su Wanwan instinctively stroked her rumbling stomach and walked towards the field with a dry and low throat.

"You mean because of what happened this morning, we won't give you lunch anymore?" Li Meifen, who was confused at the back, felt the same way and followed him for two steps, also feeling very thirsty.

"We didn't bring lunch boxes this morning. We'll all go eat together later. How can we get food without lunch boxes?"

"Why didn't they bring lunch boxes when they set out early?" Li Meifen asked, confused.

A day of hard work had exhausted both of them, and Su Wanwan could even feel the muscles in her arms starting to ache. She knew that this discomfort was only the beginning, and the pain would definitely get worse in the next three to five days.

"Have you never worked in the fields in your own village? Don't you know that you must bring food and a water bottle when going into the fields? Do you have to eat with your hands without a lunch box?" The young workers around listened to Li Meifen's complaints and immediately cast mocking glances at her.

"Do you think everyone is doing heavy physical labor like you all day long?" The crowd seemed to have no sympathy for these newcomers from outside.

Faced with such an insult, Li Meifen immediately fought back like a spark that ignited a flame without thinking.

Although she did not have easy duties in the village, she did not have to do such strenuous work in the fields.

"Hey, are you looking down on us? Nowadays, everyone is equal. Don't always look at us with the arrogance of those people in the big cities. If other people here hear this, you will be in trouble!" She responded bluntly.

As soon as the words fell, Su Wanwan immediately sensed the potential crisis. Before Li Meifen lost control and said the next word, she quickly walked over and covered Li Meifen's mouth with her hand - at this moment, the only thing left in the rice field was the ridicule and mockery of the young women.

"Let me go..." Li Meifen was forced to lower her voice and tried to break free. In her anger, her reason slowly returned, and she felt scared when she recalled the previous words.

This was Baihua Village, not the place where she was sent to work. Although there might be some misunderstandings or inappropriate words in the previous village, people usually let it go quickly. However, the situation here was very different, especially since the two of them had conflicts before. Once someone pointed it out and made a big deal out of it, it might cause large-scale criticism, and she might not be able to escape severe punishment.

"Do you know where this is? Can you just say whatever you want?" The nervous Su Wanwan slightly loosened her hand that was covering Li Meifen's mouth until she felt that she was calm, then lowered her voice and said quickly: "I was also very anxious just now."

Li Meifen looked at Su Wanwan sharply and said briefly: "Think carefully before you speak next time." This was a response to her dissatisfaction.

"Use your brain before you speak next time. We haven't met the village captain yet. I believe that the village party secretary Wang is not a casual and tolerant person." Su Wanwan added in a low voice, and turned around and started working again before Li Meifen answered. She understood the seriousness of the situation. The young people of Baihua Village obviously wanted to draw a clear line between themselves and them.

The sun was high in the sky and large tracts of rice fields were still waiting to be harvested. Su Wanwan could not help but lower her head and continue to work, hoping to complete most of the tasks before closing time.