"She went back to get us some water, she'll be back in a bit," Bai Shihai explained to him gently.

"Why is it that everyone else doesn't need to drink water, but you do? Look around, who isn't in the fields right now? The task is so arduous, don't you care at all? If everyone has this kind of attitude, how can the country develop and build?"

"Li Laosan, stop making a mountain out of a molehill with me!"

Shen Heng suddenly spoke, startling Li Hongtao, who instinctively took a half-step back.

"Brother-in-law, don't be angry, speak properly."

Deng Min advised.

As the saying goes, it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings. Li Hongtao, despite his low rank, loves to speak in an official tone.

If you offend him, he'll make things difficult for you in the future.

Seeing that Deng Min had persuaded Shen Heng, Li Hongtao became even more assertive: "Don't say I didn't warn you, if you don't complete the mission, your whole family will be criticized and denounced!"

Bai Shiqing straightened up, unable to listen any longer, and argued, "There's so much work, how many families in the village can finish it? Li Hongtao, don't go too far, you can't just target our family!"

“At least everyone else is putting in their best effort; they’re all good comrades! Only you guys are still indulging Bai Jiaojiao. What is she? A landlord? Landlords don’t work!”

Li Hongtao's arguments were so effective that Bai Shiqing was left speechless.

Shen Heng didn't want to make a scene in front of Bai Jiaojiao's family, lest they think he was a real bully; otherwise, he would have kicked her long ago.

He looked at Li Hongtao and said, "Li Laosan, do you dare to bet that if our family manages to cultivate these thirty mu, you, the team leader, will work for my older brother?"

Li Hongtao scoffed, "You're really just bragging! What if you can't pull it off?"

“I’ll do whatever you want with me then. You can take my life if you want,” Shen Heng said, shoving his sickle into the ground. “I’ll give it to you!”

Their argument was quite loud, and people nearby were listening, but dared not speak because of Li Hongtao's inflammatory remarks.

But upon hearing Shen Heng's words, they couldn't help but grit their teeth.

Shen Heng is truly a mad dog; he'll risk his life if he says he will!