Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan didn't want to argue at this moment. They felt that the more they argued with them, the more aggressive they would become, so it was better to just ignore them.

"It's good enough that we're not late. Let's go. We have to go up the mountain. The earlier we go, the earlier we can get back. I can still get some sleep."

Shen Zhizhu had no intention of competing with Shen Aiqiu and didn't even give her a glance, which made Shen Aiqiu very depressed.

She felt like there was a lump in her chest and all the words she had prepared were useless, which made her feel very bad.

It was like a punch on cotton.

Xu Haonan walked to the tractor very consciously and sat down. The villagers also got on the tractor one after another. Shen Aiqiu and Du Manjun were at the end.

Shen Ai Qiu asked again.

"Make sure that nothing goes wrong before we get to the top of the mountain. I don't want to get myself into trouble halfway."

Du Manjun didn't expect that at this time, Shen Aiqiu was still questioning his abilities.

"It's already like this, you can sit here or not. If you don't trust my skills, why did you come to me? Leave this matter to me and leave now."

Shen Ai Qiu looked at Du Manjun's back, rolled her eyes and muttered to herself.

"How can I ask someone for help with something like this that will cost me jail time? If I didn't know you had the same idea as me, would I have asked you for help? You are so arrogant, narcissistic, and intolerant of other people's opinions. If I knew all that, why would I need a piece of shit like you?"

But the search has been done and the work has been done. As Du Manjun said, it has come to this and the seats are full of people.

Shen Ai Qiu took a deep breath and followed the team to the car park. She decided to trust him for the time being. She had prepared for the worst. Even if an accident really happened on the way, it would not be a loss to have so many people buried with her.

Anyway, most of them were thinking about Shen Zhizhu, so she would be happy if they all died.

Shen Aiqiu's heart has been twisted.

Along the way, Xu Haonan drove very steadily and not too fast. After a while, he arrived at the back mountain and stopped at a similar position as last time.

"I haven't been here for a while. Sure enough, there are fallen branches here again. Although there are not as many as last time, it's okay. Let's pick them up first, and then we can go somewhere else."

Du Manjun looked at the branches and gave orders as a matter of course.

"Last time, I found a place not far from here with many branches. There weren't many people there last time, but I think there will be more after a while."

"That's fine. After we finish here, we'll go over there and take a look. I'd also like to ask Haonan to drive the tractor so that we can get there more conveniently."

Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan looked at each other. The place Du Manjun mentioned was probably the location they had chosen this time.

Xu Haonan responded with good temper.

"No problem, Azhu and I will help, it will be faster this way."

"Oh, I told you so. Haonan and Xiaozhu are both good and filial children. They must be of high quality to be able to pass the exam to study in Beijing. How could they really leave us alone? This money was not wasted."

"That's right, Haonan is capable. He can hunt game and sell it for money, and he can also help out in other places to make money. He can earn a lot of money in a month. Not to mention that Xiaozhu is the second in command of the clothing store in the city and makes even more money. How could he go on a trip with us just for 45 yuan?"

Xu Haonan's words made many people speak up for them, and Shen Zhizhu even went to hold the arm of an elderly lady.

"Grandma, let me help you. You don't have to work too hard. I have plenty of energy."

"Hahaha, good, good boy. Grandma thanks you."

Xu Haonan and Shen Zhizhu quickly found where they were going to be and chatted and laughed with the villagers.

Instead, Shen Ai Qiu and Du Manjun were left alone and seemed to be feeling somewhat isolated.

Shen Aiqiu's back teeth were almost broken.

"Laugh, laugh, soon you won't be able to laugh anymore."

Then she chose a location and went over, not forgetting to say something to Du Manjun.

"You should also find a place to collect firewood. Once you finish collecting firewood here, you can go to other places to collect firewood. Don't be lazy."

She didn't deliberately lower her voice, and people around her thought she was short of firewood.

"Xiao Qiu, you should be the only one with firewood in your house right now. I passed by your house a few days ago and it looked like you still had a lot."

Shen Ai Qiu didn't want to talk to anyone, but subconsciously wanted to save her face, so she forced a smile.

"This is just to be prepared. If it's not enough, I'll be alone at home without any relatives nearby. That would be terrible."

That person thought that his words had touched a sore spot in Shen Ai Qiu's heart, which was why the other person's smile was so ugly.

He spoke with a guilty look on his face.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring up your sadness. You are still young and there are many possibilities in the future. Don't give up."

Shen Ai Qiu nodded and continued speaking along with what the man said.

"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern. Let's quickly collect firewood and go back early. It gets dark quickly in winter."

She didn't want to say much to others, lest she lose control of her impatience and let others notice something.

Since the other party misunderstood that he had touched upon his own pain, he might as well just let it go.

Just this area kept them busy for more than an hour, and the firewood in the tractor was piled up into several layers.

They rested there for a while and replenished their water. About half an hour later, Du Manjun stood up and urged Shen Aiqiu to go.

"How's everyone's rest? Let's go to the next place."

"Okay, let's go, go, go."

Half an hour was enough for them to recover their strength. Without objection, they stood up and wanted to get on the tractor.

Who would want to walk when there are transportation options?

Du Manjun stopped everyone.

"Wait, the mountain roads are very rugged, and there's even a little snow in some places. It's not a big deal, but with so many people in the car, it's hard to control, and it'll put pressure on Haonan. It's not far anyway, so why don't we all walk there?"

They were not hypocritical people and knew that driving on the mountain was dangerous, so they did not force it.

"Okay then, Haonan, you better be careful."

Seeing that no one insisted, Du Manjun quietly breathed a sigh of relief, while Shen Ai Qiu had no reaction and it didn't matter whether she sat down or not.

Xu Haonan glanced at Shen Zhizhu and wanted Shen Zhizhu to walk as well.

"Come on, I'll go with you."

Shen Zhizhu naturally knew that according to Du Manjun's skills, they would soon have an accident, but she believed in Xu Haonan, and before Xu Haonan could say no, she sat directly on the side of the tractor.

Shen Ai Qiu didn't expect such a good thing to happen. Shen Zhizhu sat on it by himself without her having to spend any effort to persuade him.