When Meng Xiaoman went to deliver something to Mr. Chen, Qi Hengyuan was also there, cutting hay with Mr. Chen and others. He was about the same height as Xiao Xiangdong, but unlike Xiao Xiangdong's savage sense of strength, he revealed a superior, dignified and distant aloofness. His pampered temperament makes him feel like a noble man even in a messy environment.

Qi Hengyuan saw her coming over and didn't speak. He just looked at her invisibly with his deep eyes.

He chose this remote place to avoid the schemes of people in the capital and wait for the opportunity to find out who was behind the plot against the Qi family and wait for an opportunity to take revenge.

He was always cautious about people approaching them. Even though Meng Xiaoman rescued Mr. Chen, he still investigated her thoroughly and confirmed that there was no problem before letting Mr. Chen interact with her.

Qi Hengyuan, as the male protagonist in the original book, is naturally outstanding in all aspects. When Meng Xiaoman was reading the book, she felt that the male protagonist was handsome and strong. He was very partial to the female protagonist and was a good man. But when the real person appeared in front of her, she Can't like it.

Without him, the male protagonist always has a kind of contempt and boredom towards women other than the female protagonist. Even though he deliberately hid it, Meng Xiaoman still noticed it, which made her very uncomfortable.

So, Meng Xiaoman put down the fruits and vegetables, said a few words to Mr. Chen, and left without stopping.

Mr. Chen kept a distance from her, and Meng Xiaoman did not approach her. She only occasionally sent him some vegetables, put down her things without saying much, and left.

A large group of people looking for water went into Santian Mountain again and searched the mountains outside the mountain, but could not find any water source. It still hasn't rained, but the weather is getting hotter day by day, and the water in the village's wells has also dropped sharply.

Even the banquet that Xiao Xiangshang originally planned for June 20 was canceled because there was no water and there was nothing he could do.

On the 22nd, the branch secretary had to summon the young and middle-aged women in the village to go up the mountain with the men to find water.

Many days later, Meng Xiaoman met Shen Yuru and Shen Jiaojiao again. These educated youths were not familiar with the environment in the mountains, so the party secretary assigned them to other production teams.

By coincidence, both of them were assigned to Meng Xiaoman's team.

It's true that there is a narrow road between enemies, Meng Xiaoman said inwardly, secretly praying that nothing would happen between the two of them.

We have searched outside the mountain but cannot find any water source. This time, they entered the mountains.

The vegetation in the deep mountains is denser than that in the outer mountains, and the mountain roads are much more difficult to walk. The men in the team are leading the way, while the women are arranged at the back.

Meng Xiaoman didn't want to get involved with the two Shen sisters, so she followed silently at the back.

However, she couldn't see, but she could hear. Even because she couldn't see, she could hear more clearly.

"Oh, it hurts so much." Shen Jiaojiao cried out in pain.

"What's wrong? Jiaojiao?" Wang Caixia's loud voice said, "Ah, Jiaojiao, your hand was scratched, does it hurt?"

"It hurts a little," Shen Jiaojiao said with a trembling voice, "But I can still hold on. I hope I can find the water source soon."

"Then be careful, come here, I'll help you." Wang Caixia said, "I don't know why we women are asked to come here, can't we just let the men find it? This mountain road is so difficult to walk."

"Caixia, don't say that. One more person means more strength. The team also wants to find the water source as soon as possible."

As soon as Shen Jiaojiao finished speaking, another clear male voice sounded: "That's so good. The more difficult the moment, the more we must unite as one. By the way, my name is Zhou Senlin. I study at the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University in the provincial capital. Your name is what name?".

"You are a college student. You are so awesome. My name is Shen Jiaojiao, and I am an educated youth who came to the countryside." A sweet voice replied, "Then why are you here?".

"School is out for summer vacation, so I came home. You are an educated youth, no wonder you are highly enlightened. What you said just now, 'One more person gives you more strength' is really good. My dad said the same thing. By the way, my dad is Party secretary of the brigade. By the way, where is your hometown?"

As the two chatted, their voices became quieter and quieter, occasionally interjecting Wang Caixia's loud voice.

Meng Xiaoman was not interested and stopped listening. She saw a lot of cicada sloughs on the branches on the roadside. She picked some and put them in her bag. Cicada slough is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Some hospitals will collect it. If you save enough, you can sell it for money.

It was too difficult to walk in the deep mountains, and we stopped and stopped until almost noon, but we still hadn’t reached the top of the mountain. Finally, seeing that everyone couldn't bear it any longer, team leader Zhang Dachuan asked someone to find a flat place to have lunch and rest for a while.

Meng Xiaoman has been exercising. The amount of exercise is not bad for her and she does not feel too tired. Just to prevent snakes, insects, rats, and ants, she covered her whole body tightly and sweated a lot.

Finding a shady place, Meng Xiaoman took off her scarf, took off her straw hat, and fanned herself.

At this time, Xiao Xiangdong found her, walked up to her, took out a straw mat from his bag, and placed it next to her, "Sit down and rest." Meng Xiaoman's eyes lit up, "When did you prepare it? It was too thorough, wasn't it?"

"I made it up last night. Come on, sit down and eat." As he said that, he took out their lunch boxes from their bags and gave one to Meng Xiaoman.

In order to reduce the load, Meng Xiaoman only packed a bamboo tube with water and a sweat towel to wipe sweat. Xiao Xiangdong carried everything else on his back.

Today's lunch for the two of them is assorted egg fried rice. In addition to eggs and chopped green onions, it also contains ingredients such as diced dried mushrooms, diced bacon, and diced potatoes. When it comes out of the pot, some soaked diced pickled radish is also sprinkled on it to make it more delicious. .

After eating, drinking some water, and resting for a while, the team set off again. It's just that when we gathered, there were two people missing from the team.

"Are you going to relieve yourself? How about we wait for a while?" someone said.

After waiting for another ten minutes, no one came. Li Youmei was a little worried. It was Shen Yuru and Shen Jiaojiao who were missing. So he hurriedly found the captain Zhang Dachuan and suggested that someone look for it.

"Captain, let the people in the team search separately. Just waiting is not the solution. What if these two girls are in danger?"

Zhang Dachuan glanced at her irritably, "It's really troublesome, it's not helping." After saying that, he ordered a few strong men and asked his son Zhang Mancang to lead them to find people, including Xiao Xiangdong, "You guys go separately. Look for it."

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