Chapter 70: Jiaojiao is spoiled by the rough man

After the team leader finished speaking, he seemed a little guilty and quickly left the fork in the road, his steps appearing hurried.

Su Wanwan and Li Meifen each carried a sickle and a pot of water on their backs, standing at the edge of the vast area they would take over. Li Meifen suddenly broke the silence.

"They really want both of us to die here." Li Meifen's voice was still so calm.

Su Wanwan was equally calm, without any fluctuation in her eyes: "No matter what, we still have to eat and sleep. Just do the best we can." This was the decision she made before going to bed last night.

It is impossible to risk your life in exchange for half a month's labor.

On some level, they reached a tacit understanding. Su Wanwan noticed that Li Meifen's attitude had changed a little, but with so much work waiting for them, she had no time to think about it and set out on her way to the huge rice field.

Stepping into the rice field, Su Wanwan's figure was almost swallowed up by the dense rice waves. She was several meters away from Li Meifen in another rice field, standing face to face, unable to even see each other's faces clearly.

Su Wanwan swung the sickle with great effort, endured the pain in her arm, frowned, cut the rice ears bit by bit, carefully stacked them, and sent them to the path at the end of the rice field. At lunch time, as usual, everyone carried their lunch boxes and walked to the designated place. On the way, Su Wanwan and Li Meifen followed silently at the end of the team, listening to the whispers of others.

Those young men who were originally cautious have now become bolder and openly pointed at Li Meifen and others.

"Hurry up, how long are you going to endure the ridicule here?" Li Meifen urged, even patting Su Wanwan lightly.

"What does this mean?" Li Meifen's words gave Su Wanwan the opportunity to refute, and her tone suddenly raised:

"If you are upright, you don't need to worry about your own shadow. Only those with dark minds care about other people's gossips."

Obviously, Su Wanwan's words were not just directed at Li Meifen, nor were they even directed at her. When the people around heard Su Wanwan's raised voice, there was a brief silence, and then the noisy discussions did seem to be much less frequent.

Soon, it was time for Su Wanwan and her husband to have dinner. The same flat area squeezed out of the open space was still there, and the same dining table as yesterday was already prepared. After finishing their meals, many people lined up consciously.

"Luckily I brought a box lunch today, otherwise I would have starved to death like yesterday." The young man arrived and after preparing his own meal, he walked straight to Su Wanwan.

"Just focus on eating, don't talk so much nonsense." Li Meifen was chewing the dry food in her mouth angrily, as if she was trying to vent her unhappiness.

"Who pissed you off? You're like a landmine right now. It will explode if touched at all." Bai Luwei glanced at Li Meifen without knowing what was going on, and lowered his head to eat.

"I just heard from others that your work area has been changed." A moment later, Xu Yan came over with a lunch box, and the first thing he did was to ask about Su Wan's latest developments in the party and work.

Su Wanwan, who was swallowing vegetables with clenched teeth, almost burst into tears because of sobbing.

"Nothing, just a small dispute earlier." She tried to keep her tone calm, but Xu Yan next to her could still keenly notice the trembling in her voice.

"Even if a conflict occurs, you don't have to be responsible for the affairs of such a large area." Xu Yan spoke without even glancing at the angry Li Meifen.

"Why are you looking at those two people? Eat quickly." After finishing his meal, Bai Luwei looked up and found Li Meifen watching with a lunch box in hand.

"No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak." Li Meifen turned around hastily and fought back, not forgetting to curse Bai Luwei.

"But since I've been assigned here, I should still do what I can." Su Wanwan quietly moved a few steps closer to the bushes next to her, found a secluded corner, and wiped the tears that were about to fall from the corners of her eyes.

She had suffered so much in her previous life. She had no one to take care of her since childhood, but she had lived her life independently. But now she was crying just over such a trivial matter. She was mocking herself in her heart.

"It's okay, we'll talk about it when the workload comes." She nodded, but when she looked up, she unexpectedly found Xu Yan handing her something.

"What is this?" Su Wanwan took the small cloth bag quietly.

"I know you can find a place to hide." After saying this, Xu Yan turned and walked into the forest path, and his figure disappeared.

Su Wanwan was left holding the cloth bag in her hand, lost in thought. Considering that other people around might notice it, after Xu Yan left, she quickly put the package into the invisible space, planning to take a closer look when no one was around.

The lunch break was still as long as the day before, and other young people around were happily chatting and laughing.

After finishing her meal, Su Wanwan quietly put away the lunch boxes and took the time to recuperate and restore her spirit.

"The team leader actually gave you so much work to do?" After listening to Li Meifen's story, Bai Luwei frowned, full of questions, "We boys haven't received such heavy tasks, otherwise, how about I ask for you?"

However, Li Meifen just glared at him fiercely, her eyes clearly expressing her disapproval.

"Now I understand why you two were so exhausted last night. If I were to do such a big job, I would probably collapse before I could finish even half of it."

As he spoke, Bai Luwei muttered something and began to pack up the finished lunch boxes.

At this time, Xu Yan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "Who is your team leader?"

“Brother Xu Yan, why are you asking this?” Li Meifen turned around to look at him as if she suddenly realized that she had said something wrong, but then she realized that it might be inappropriate, and lowered her head slightly.

"I'm just asking casually." Xu Yan's answer was indifferent. He still faced forward and did not shy away from his question.

"That team leader is her." Li Meifen knew Xu Yan's habits. She gritted her teeth and gently pointed at the girl who was chatting and laughing freely with her young companions not far away.

"understood."

After Xu Yan finished his response, he sat down on the grass to rest, leaning against the trunk of a big tree to relax his eyes. Even if Li Meifen wanted to chat at this time, she had no choice but to give up.

"Why do you always look like you're staring at Brother Xu Yan recently?"

After being transferred to Baihua Village, Bai Luwei often stuck with Xu Yan, and he found that he seemed to be suffocated by the surrounding environment. For some reason, although these young men chatted with him, they were not very active.

After trying a few times, Bai Luwei no longer wanted to make himself bored, but he really couldn't stand being alone for a long time. During lunch break, he knew that this would anger Li Meifen, but he still shamelessly approached her.

"How long are you going to keep pestering me?" Li Meifen suddenly became nervous and glanced at Xu Yan who was resting on the side. Seeing that Xu Yan was still resting quietly with his eyes closed as usual, she felt relieved.