Chapter 16: Deliberately embarrassed me

She sat up, tidied her hair, and told me to sit up and talk.

I told her what Li Ding said to me and the situations that I would encounter later.

After hearing this, she groaned for a while and said, "If we leave now, we can't take the supplies. If we can't find the water source, what should we do? If we encounter wild beasts and aborigines again, can you handle it alone?"

I said: "Of course I have to consider what you said, but they are all potential dangers. But these guys are the trouble before us. We must think about it early."

Li Wanxue thought for a while and said, "Don't be so anxious and we will talk about it in a few days. If the situation is really wrong, we will find a chance to leave here. Leaving here now will not give us any greater benefit."

After she lay down again, she took the blanket and covered herself. It was the blanket that the stewardess given to us. I walked back to the right side of the shack and lay down.

For the next week, I got along well with them. Because there is food and drink, we don't need to do anything. All day long, it’s just fooling around. But I kept a careful eye and picked up the drink bottles they had discarded.

At the beginning of the second week, the situation began to change.

Woke up early in the morning and crawled out of the shack. I saw the muscular man leading his three little brothers sitting by the fire. I said hello and went straight to the beach to wash my face.

"Lu Fei, wait a minute." The muscular man shouted suddenly, very serious.

"What's the matter?" I sat down across from them with no idea what tricks they are think about. But I can feel a little bit anxious.

The muscular man said: "You also know that there is not much food to eat, so I will arrange a task for you. Today you need to go back to the woods to dig fifty catties of wild sweet potatoes."

"Who shall I go with?"

"Of course you did it by yourself." The man in glasses said, "You must dig up to fifty catties within today."

I smiled and said, "You are kidding, let me dig fifty catties of sweet potatoes in one day, how can it be possible? If we go together, maybe it will work."

"Lu Fei, what do you mean by this?" The muscular man raised his eyebrows: "Don't listen to the greeting?"

I waved my hand: "No, it's just that your joke is a bit big. Wild things are scarce. How can I dig up to fifty catties in one day?"

"No one is joking with you." The muscular man increased his tone: "You joined us later, and you were willing to be the fourth child. You have to understand the rules. This is what our three brothers mean. If you don't want to go, then you mean that you can’t understand us and want to jump out from us and become the boss?"

After speaking, he stood up and shook his developed muscles: "I don't like to talk nonsense, let me speak of strength. Give you a chance."

"Boss." Li Ding said with a smile: "Let Lu Fei try it, maybe he can do it."

"Did you not hear it? He has said that he can't do it." The muscular man roared.

Li Ding retreated to the back.

I know that the muscular man is attacking me. If there is less food, the group must be reduced. If I respectfully complete their arrangements, they will continue to oppress me. If I resist a little bit, they will regard me as double-minded, and they will be able to smoothly find an excuse to clean up and drive me out. And I can't get out of it myself. In that case, they would think that I would leave after taking advantage of them, and it would be even more miserable for me to clean up by them together.

In fact, it is not difficult for me to run away alone. The key is that I have to take Li Wanxue with me.

After suppressing the roar in my heart, I smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will do whatever you say. I will go into the mountains to dig wild sweet potatoes immediately."

The muscular man didn't expect that I would be so fast, and he felt a little bit difficult to get off the stage. He still wanted to compare with me. Li Ding and the three guys hurriedly persuaded him not to fight with me.

After the muscular man put away his fist, he cleared me a few words, and the matter was finished.

After going to the beach to wash my face, I went back to the shack to wake up Li Wanxue and told her what had just happened.

Li Wanxue pondered for a moment, looked at me and said, "So fast. But it's okay. I'll go with you. Maybe we can dig up fifty catties of wild sweet potatoes."

I said, "This is just the beginning. Even if I complete this task, they will send me more tasks later. Then I will be no different from a slave. Manager Li, you have to understand the reason why I can swallow so much is just for you."

"I know." Li Wanxue put her hand on my arm and said seriously: "I will always stay with you. You will wake me up in the middle of the night after tonight. Let's take our own things and leave here to go further."

I nodded, finally waiting for her to say this.

We walked out of the shack together and found that they were already cooking.

Before sitting down, the muscular man shouted at me: "Lu Fei, there is not much to eat. You must work hard today. Breakfast is only enough for eight people. Anyway, you can find wild sweet potatoes and you can go now to find them to eat. Right？"

Being afraid of my impulse, Li Wanxue hugged my arm tightly, smiled and said to him: "Then you seven will eat together, my share will be given to you. Lu Fei and I will go straight into the mountain to dig for sweet potatoes."

The muscular man smiled and said nothing.

After returning to the shack and picking up the stone shovel, Li Wanxue got in and changed her clothes. She wore a T-shirt with jeans and flat shoes. She dressed up and walked in the woods without obstacles.

When we were ready, they had already eaten. I wanted Li Wanxue to eat a bowl first, but she dragged me directly into the woods.

In fact, what we eat every day is only enough to maintain basic survival needs. When climbing up the slope, both of us felt a little bit weak.

After sitting down to rest, Li Wanxue leaned directly on my shoulder, panting slightly.

I asked: "Manager Li, it's been ten days, you said that if the rescue really can't find us, what should we do?"