Chapter 70: Jiaojiao is spoiled by the rough man

Even though she didn't turn around, Su Wanwan could feel the resentment rising in her heart gradually accumulating.

"Comrade Li looks pale. Is he tired?"

When Su Wanwan was about to sit quietly on the ground to cheer herself up, the girl who had arranged their work in the morning had already come to them with her lunch box.

Like others, her square lunch box is made of copper-aluminum alloy with a slightly silvery color. The only difference may be that there are some faint remnants of stickers on the edge of the box, which may be for the interest of the children at home.

In addition to the lunch box, she also had a medium-sized water bottle in her hand, which has become a symbol of all the young people in Baihua Village who go out to work. After dinner, many people would line up to get water from the empty houses nearby.

The girl raised her cup towards Li Meifen, making a gulping sound. Although the sound was not loud, it was definitely provocative. Several pairs of eyes looked over from time to time, and they must have known what was going on here.

"Of course I'm tired. Will the captain take care of me and let me rest?" Although Li Meifen has an impulsive temper, she is not a fool and knows how to see the current situation.

"Since the captain cares about me so much, he must have noticed that I'm not feeling well. If something happens in the field, you won't be able to report to your superiors, right?"

Unexpectedly, Li Meifen would respond so calmly and sharply. The girl paused holding the lunch box for a moment, then smiled: "There are many weak young people in our village. If no one treats them specially regardless of the occasion, I'm afraid this year's autumn harvest will be in vain and everyone will starve!"

Li Meifen glanced at her sideways and said nothing.

"As the captain, I should be concerned about the situation of every young person, but as you can see, the autumn harvest season is particularly busy. If there are no special circumstances, we will consider your needs as appropriate.

After all, participating in the exchange is not just for hard work, who doesn't look forward to enjoying it occasionally? " She followed the captain's gaze and Su Wanwan mocked herself.

Looking around, all I saw were a bunch of young men and women taking lazy naps. It seemed quite difficult to find a tense atmosphere here.

Su Wanwan took over the topic and said calmly: "If you could have given us some time at the beginning, I would have gone back to the dormitory to get the tableware long ago, and there would not be any time to argue now." Her tone was gentle but she deliberately raised her voice so that the group of young people around her could hear it clearly.

The expressions of the women who heard this darkened. Su Wanwan was trying to divert attention, implying that their team was being harsh on temporary workers.

She went on, "We also understand the importance of bringing lunch boxes and water bottles, but we cannot arbitrarily meet individual requests. Otherwise, if everyone makes such requests in the future, how can the production team operate? If everyone only takes care of themselves, why do we need a collective?" She easily pushed the conversation to a more serious level, and then squinted at the two of them again.

Talking further would only make the situation worse, so Su Wanwan had to stop.

The young women's midday disturbance quickly dissipated, and amidst the faint mocking sounds, the entire lunch break area remained relatively peaceful.

After leaving the provocateur, Li Meifen bit her lip to suppress her anger: "They just can't stand seeing others do well. They just want to earn more work points and remuneration. Why are they so extreme to me?"

"Since you understand the reason, try to be tolerant. Even if the matter is brought to the attention of the leaders, it will probably just be them saying a few extra words, and it won't be easy for us to defend ourselves." Wanwan comforted softly, and the two of them didn't talk to each other again after that.

The midday sun shines gently, warming everyone's face. Wanwan raises her face and feels the warm sunshine on her cheeks and calves that have just been wet with mud. The coolness of the rice fields is slightly reduced with the sunshine.

After all, it was early autumn and the scorching summer sun was gone. The little sunlight at this moment was certainly not enough to completely dry her feet and calves.

"Are you thirsty?" Wanwan asked with concern.

Su Wanwan was looking up and enjoying the warmth of the sun. There was silence all around her. Even the voices of people in the distance could only be heard faintly. Suddenly, a sound interrupted the silence.

Su Wanwan turned her eyes and caught a glimpse of Xu Yan's half-faced face in a corner of the dense forest behind her. Thanks to the cover of the forest, no one else was looking over here. Su Wanwan moved lightly and hid herself among the trees in an instant without anyone noticing.

"Where did you go just now?" Before Su Wanwan could ask, Xu Yan had already unscrewed the lid of the kettle in his hand.

That kettle... I remember it belonged to Xu Yan, and it was still on the oxcart that entered the city last night. Without time to think about it, Su Wanwan picked up the kettle and drank a few gulps. When she put it down, she even felt that every pore and cell in her body was relaxing.

"Did you go back to get the kettle?" Su Wanwan wiped the moisture from the corners of her mouth. She didn't care that it was Xu Yan's kettle. At this time, she noticed that he seemed to be holding something in his other hand.

"It's just that the bread is not filling enough? Try this." Xu Yan seemed to meet her gaze, put away the kettle, and gently opened the lunch box in his hand. This surprised Su Wanwan: she originally thought that it would contain ordinary dishes such as potatoes and eggplants that young people eat at lunch, but when she opened the lid, it turned out to be stewed pork with tempting color!

“Where did this come from?” Su Wanwan widened her eyes.

"Shh, eat quickly." Xu Yan made a "quiet" gesture with his finger in front of Su Wanwan, made a gesture for silence, and pulled her to move deeper into the woods.

The young people resting around did not notice that in such a remote corner under the bushes, a girl was wolfing down stewed meat. It was rare for the big guys in the village to eat shredded pork. After all, in this era, whether or not you could have a meat-filled New Year's Eve dumpling depended on the food ration.

Therefore, this piece of delicious stew could only have come from the hands of the non-working villagers in the village. Su Wanwan looked at the route Xu Yan took when he left. There were still dirt-colored tractors in front of him, and she had no idea where he was going.

In the whole village, apart from the working young people, the rest are a few elderly people in the village. Could it be that the lunch of the village chief of Baihua Village can be so sumptuous?

Su Wanwan's eating movements were a little hesitant. The chopsticks in her hand paused for a moment, and then she trembled slightly in disbelief.

If she wasn't the daughter of the village chief, this might still be suspicious, but she was the daughter of the village chief and was very familiar with her father's daily menu. Even though her father Su Yang went out early and came back late, and the family's diet was bland as usual, his own lunch box always contained those simple vegetables.

Even once when she brought back the meat she had hunted, Su Yang did not enjoy it. Instead, he reluctantly packed it up and took it to the village during the day. If such a village chief was criticized by the villagers, then if there were sumptuous meals every day...

The braised pork in her hand was gradually empty, and Su Wanwan slowly put down the lunch box. She looked around carefully first, and after confirming that no one was paying attention to them, she boldly and carefully pushed the lunch box to Xu Yan——

"You've run so far, you must not have eaten much? I saw you gave your lunch box to Bai Luwei before, so eat something quickly." As she spoke, Su Wanwan quickly turned the chopsticks in her hand and changed direction.