Chapter 70: Jiaojiao is spoiled by the rough man

"Okay, take a break, it's time for lunch!" As the assembly command sounded from the roadside, the tired girls breathed a sigh of relief in unison and walked towards the trail in order.

"Where are we going? Didn't you say we should bring our own lunch boxes? We didn't bring any, and we can't even drink water. Are we going to watch them eat?" Li Meifen said impatiently without looking ahead at all.

"If none of us go, and they come back and find that someone's rice has been stolen, can you explain it clearly?" Su Wanwan's plain words made Li Meifen feel a chill rising from her back. As if she was stretched straight by a spring, she straightened her body and followed Su Wanwan to the side of the road.

"You're frightening me to death."

"Don't disbelieve me, didn't that group of people just stare at you when they didn't see any movement?" Su Wanwan lowered her voice, walked out of the road and walked in the direction of the crowd. She didn't like to over-speculate about others, but it could make people more thoughtful. On the first morning in Baihua Village, she encountered such conflicts. If she didn't stay alert in the future, it might cause even greater trouble.

Su Wanwan guessed that everyone went to bed late last night, so they woke up much later than usual this morning. Li Meifen was even knocked on the door by the neighboring production team members until she woke up. Bai Luwei, who also lived nearby, was probably not much better. It was estimated that no one of them remembered to bring lunch boxes.

But...when did Xu Yan get up?

Su Wanwan knew nothing about this. She only remembered that when she opened her eyes in the morning, everything around her was quiet. Apart from the orderly footsteps outside the courtyard gate, there was no other movement, and even the sound of porcelain hitting water disappeared completely.

But if he gets up early as usual, Xu Yan will usually remember to bring his lunch box, right? Because he has a lot of experience doing heavy work in the village... Thinking of this, Su Wanwan couldn't help but feel a little distressed, but also a little relieved.

Before this morning, Su Wanwan could not imagine how hard it was to work in the production team. At this moment, she stroked her arms, which were already difficult to lift, and felt full of pain but could not express it. It seemed that Xu Yan's daily burden in the past was roughly the same as hers today.

Even though she was exhausted, Xu Yan was still able to go out hunting in the middle of the night!

"Okay, everyone take out your lunch boxes!" Following the team's pace and walking to the so-called "canteen" of the production team, Su Wanwan realized that this was not a real canteen. There was not even a decent building. It was just an open space with a few tractors parked there, a few faded wooden tables placed randomly, and a large copper basin on the table, containing today's lunch.

Su Wanwan and her companions opened their lunch boxes in an orderly manner. After reaching the table, they scooped vegetable juice to fill their lunch boxes, and then used tongs to put some dry food in. A girl wearing an armband, with two braids hanging down her shoulders, held a rusty megaphone in her hand, reminding everyone: "Don't leave any food, it's not easy to work in our production team!" Even when everyone was eating, her voice still lingered in their ears, constantly reminding them.

Su Wanwan and Li Meifen had no choice but to passively follow the line because they didn't bring lunch boxes. It was not until later that they realized that they were queuing. So they took the initiative to walk out of the line and stood aside like two idle bystanders.

Li Meifen, her stomach growling with hunger, looked up and saw the young men in the rice fields also coming here in a somewhat scattered group.

"I thought this was an activity only for young women," she said.

The female host held a loudspeaker at the table and shouted in dissatisfaction: "What are you dawdling about there? Come over here and get your food quickly! The young man over there is almost coming over, don't block the way!" It was almost like an order to Su Wanwan and Li Meifen.

Su Wanwan replied calmly: "We didn't bring lunch boxes."

"Even if you don't have a lunch box, go find two snacks and eat over there!"

Su Wanwan quickly suppressed her impatience and subconsciously grabbed Li Meifen who wanted to refute. Why didn't she think of this companion's quarrelsome nature on the road yesterday? She was so impatient when others didn't mean to invade her maliciously?

After pinching Li Meifen's waist to signal silence, Su Wanwan took the lead and walked towards the group of young women who were gathered with two snacks. Even though she was unwilling, Li Meifen still imitated her movements. They stood at the end of the line, just close to the path where the young men came to get their meals.

Just like the girls did, each of them had their own lunch box, and after eating, they dispersed back to where the young women gathered. Because there was only an open area, the young men could only eat where they were, with no other place to go.

There were more young men than women, and the young women who were dining made way for passers-by, and some simply walked to the small hillside behind them and ate by the big tree. Su Wanwan and Li Meifen also moved back a little. Behind them was a small forest with trees and weeds growing in a disorderly manner.

Stopping at the edge of the woods, Li Meifen was unwilling to go any further. Her whole body was still wet, and her calves were full of water. She was afraid that after entering the forest, the thorns and fallen leaves would cut her skin and cause infection after she returned to work.

Su Wanwan no longer forced Li Meifen and chose to remain secretive. In order to avoid being noticed, she walked into the inner grove and stopped by a tree.

Bai Luwei, who was following closely behind Xu Yan, was covered in mud and holding two cakes in his hands. His clothes and face also bore marks of the rice fields.

"I shouldn't have slept in a little longer when you urged me to get up in the morning. That way I wouldn't have been laughed at by them in the morning, and I wouldn't have forgotten to bring my lunch box." He said. As she expected, Xu Yan brought his lunch box and prepared his meals with the other young men.

"Hey? You gave me your lunch box, what are you going to do then?" Bai Luwei was full of questions, but Xu Yan had no intention of taking back the lunch box, so he had to take it with some stiff movements.

"Let's eat quickly." After saying this concisely to Bai Luwei, Xu Yan's eyes swept across Li Meifen and Su Wanwan who were not far away. Before Su Wanwan could see his expression clearly, he saw him walking straight to the back of the tractor.

Originally, they got their meals in front of a tractor in an open space, and ate their meals behind a small hill leaning against trees not far from the place where they got their meals. Opposite was a stretch of rice fields.

Judging from the direction Xu Yan left, there seemed to be nothing behind.

The production team’s meal and lunch break time far exceeded Su Wanwan and the others’ expectations.

After finishing their meal, the young men did not return to work in the fields immediately. Instead, they chatted in groups of three or four, and some even joked in low voices, without any sense of urgency.

It can be seen that the young people in Baihua Village work like this every day. Their living habits are almost the same as those in their village. It is not as tight as rumored, with a short lunch time and people having to rush to work.

Li Meifen, who was watching from the side while chewing some dry food, burped with difficulty and wheezed. She probably understood the reason why the distribution workers

As a gift to their girls.