Chapter 6 Admit defeat
But Kong Mengjie didn't think this way; she had never been spoken to like that before. Just a jinx, how dare she talk like that?
If it weren't for Dad saying that the county magistrate personally approved this job, she wouldn't have bothered and would have just grabbed it directly. What could she do?
Jiang Xinyu's behavior made Wang Ailing very satisfied; this silly girl finally reacted. It's rare.
Wang Ailing had cut down all the trees in Shulin that had branches they could climb up to cut. On the ground, Jiang Xinyu had already organized over ten bundles of branches. She thought of splitting them with Wang Ailing later, half for each of them.
"Sis, come down and have a sip of water. We already have a lot of branches, any more and we'll have to go back in the dark."
Wang Ailing nimbly slid down the tree, "No worries, my brother will be here soon; he can carry two bundles by himself." She unscrewed the water bottle cap and drank generously. Watching her actions was like the boldness of a drinking contest. She always admired girls who made that move, but the past life didn't give her that opportunity.
Jiang Xinyu started gathering leaves again; these were essential, otherwise, she couldn't start a fire.
The leading lady and the other two also picked up a lot of dead branches, but definitely not as many as Jiang Xinyu and their group.
"Wang Ailing, lend us your machete." Zhou Lihong spoke to Wang Ailing in a condescending tone, implying that using her machete was a token of esteem.
"Haha, I'm really sorry, but I haven't finished my work yet, so I can't lend it to you."
In rural areas, there's a strong sense of community. Although it's not communist, it's normal for families to exchange tools. If your stuff just sits there and someone wants to borrow it, refusing is offensive. But if you're using it, you don't have to lend it out.