As soon as the sky started to lighten up, the tea-picking team members and Jiang Haoleng worked non-stop day and night. At dawn, everyone dragged their tired bodies back to the tea-making room.

Smoke was rising from the chimney, and the firewood stove in the hut was sizzling hot. The freshly picked tea leaves were thrown into the hot iron pot with water droplets in piles, making a sizzling sound.

The tea fryer kept stirring the tea leaves into the pot with both hands, and the aroma of tea suddenly overflowed. The fried tea leaves were put into a dustpan and basket aside. Several people stood next to the scale, weighing the scales one by one.

On a rainy night, the warm tea room was filled with the sounds of laughter and play, bringing a touch of sweetness to this barren little villa.

After the crisis of Lao Qiu's provocation was resolved, Jiang Hao was about to go back to the work he had taken over before. He leaned over the sink and washed his face with cold water. It was bone-chilling and drove away his sleepiness.

Xiao Li and She Zaiming leaned against the door frame, looking at Jiang Hao with eyes full of curiosity and speculation.

Seeing that Jiang Hao had stayed up for three days and three nights in a row and still looked tough, Snake Zai knew deep down that there was something wrong with Jiang Hao.

Xiao Li glanced at She Zaiming and knew what he was wondering about, so he patted his shoulder and said, "Ever since Li Yu was taken away by her father, he has been doing this to his death."

She Zaiming didn't say anything, but walked straight towards Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao wiped the water drops on his face and looked at She Zaiming with squinted eyes.

Snake Zaiming put his arm around his shoulders and pushed him aside.

"Let me go back to the house and sleep." She Zaiming had no intention of discussing it and gave the order as soon as he came up.

Jiang Hao didn't say a word, but shook his head with firm eyes, shook off She Zaiming's hand and walked towards the tool room.

"Be careful, if you die, Li Yu will be someone else's!"

Snake Zaiming yelled at him, and Jiang Hao stopped and his back trembled.

Jiang Hao remembered the look in Li Yu's eyes asking for help that day, and regretted that he could not protect her. After so many days, Li Changsheng still had not been to Xiaobei Village, because Li Changsheng had given the death order, and everyone was tight-lipped. What was Li Yu's condition?

no one knows.

Jiang Hao's eyes were dull and his beard was unkempt. He could only immerse himself in work. People in Xiaobei Village still needed to survive, and he also needed to make a living. His mother's asthma had relapsed. Spring had just passed, and it was easy to fall into the same old problems when the season changed.

The embarrassment of not being able to uncover the truth and the heart-wrenching longing for Li Yu made him feel inferior and annoyed.

Only working day and night can relieve the shyness in the wallet and the lingering thoughts.

Xiao Li saw Jiang Hao take out an ax and saw from the tool shed and stepped forward to block his way.

Jiang Hao wanted to go left, so Xiao Li went left, trying to stop him.

"Get out of the way." Jiang Hao said angrily.

Xiaoli was rooted there as firmly as a rock, motionless.

Jiang Hao picked up his tools and looked like he would force his way in if he didn't get out of the way.

"Are you going to do the Chen family's timber harvesting job again?"

Xiaoli pulled Jiang Hao and asked him thoughtfully.

"Yes, the salary is ten yuan a day." Jiang Hao was about to leave, but Xiao Li held him tightly.

Jiang Hao looked impatiently at Xiao Li who was hesitant to speak.

"Don't go." Xiao Li wanted to hold back but couldn't resist Jiang Hao's persistence, so he could only say.

"Why?" Jiang Hao saw that Xiao Li had no choice but to put down his tools and asked.

Xiao Li squatted on the ground unluckily, holding a piece of dog tail grass in his mouth.

Jiang Hao raised his toes and kicked Xiao Li's legs, signaling for him to answer.

"The Chen family didn't pay us any wages at all, so it would be for nothing if we go there." Xiao Li said aggrievedly.

"What's going on?" Jiang Hao's heart sank. This money was for his mother's asthma treatment.
Chapter completed!