The matter seemed to have passed, and Hongqi Village returned to peace, but an uneasy atmosphere lingered in the air.
After all the wheat in the five production brigades was harvested, the next step was to thresh the wheat, and the whole village gathered at the stage.
As before, teenagers and young adults drove livestock to grind grain in the open space in front of the stage.
The other perpetrators, along with children under ten, were divided into groups and used flails to beat the victims. The children were responsible for flipping the objects over, and the whole village acted together.
This year, Daqing and Yangmei are no longer with the children.
Because in the eyes of people in the countryside, getting married means becoming an adult, and one should act like an adult and take responsibility for hitting others.
Zhang Qinghua, however, stayed at the stage to herd the livestock.
Song Lili thought that Zhang Qinghua was probably still considered a child because he wasn't married yet!
Song Lili was still responsible for folding food, just like before, but now she no longer secretly stuffed food into her mouth like she did at the beginning.
To be honest, it really didn't taste good. It had a raw noodle taste and was rough and irritating to the throat.
But I was so hungry that I could ignore all of that.
Now, although the Song family doesn't earn many work points, her side income is decent, and she no longer needs to secretly fill her stomach.
Song Lili led Song Fang, and when the grinding was almost done, they used the forks to turn it over with everyone else.
Song Lili wouldn't take advantage of her strength to show off, or rather, do more work.
She swung her fork leisurely, not letting Song Fang stray too far. Sometimes, when Song Fang couldn't keep up, she would lend her a hand. She really looked as relaxed as if she wasn't working.
After the livestock stopped, Zhang Qinghua kept looking at Song Lili, and he couldn't help but laugh at her appearance.
She was so different from the other children around her that she stood out.
Zhang Qinghua had long noticed that Song Lili possessed a special quality, unlike that of the villagers in Hongqi Village.
However, when she's working, she blends in perfectly with everyone, as if she's always lived like this.
This left Zhang Qinghua somewhat confused: which one was the real her?
Of course, Zhang Qinghua wasn't the only one paying attention to Song Lili. Under a large tree not far away, Wu Ying was also watching Song Lili.
“That girl is very special.” Wu Ying had a gentle smile on her face, wearing a straw hat made of wheat straw, a type of hat typical of country people. Her eyes were slightly closed, and she seemed to be enjoying the moment.
Song Yi was also beside him. Hearing this, he followed Wu Ying's gaze and saw Song Lili as well. "Is she special? Why don't I see her?"
All he saw was the rudeness and disrespect of the country folk.
Wu Ying watched as Song Lili smiled and sprinkled wheat stalks onto Zhang Qinghua. "Special, very special, unlike anyone else here."
“Her heart is not here. No, it should be said that her world should not be in this mountain village. Her world is outside.”
"Her uniqueness needs to be appreciated gradually." Wu Ying smiled beautifully, and her gentle aura became even more pronounced.
"Tch, I didn't see it." Song Yi glanced at Song Lili with disdain, his eyes full of contempt.
Wu Ying turned her head and looked at the contempt in Song Yi's eyes, and smiled softly.
"Song Yi, I think you need to change your attitude." Otherwise, you won't have a good time here in the future.
"My attitude? I think it's fine, no need to change it." Song Yi looked disdainful, and his arrogant attitude was really annoying.
“Okay.” Wu Ying readily agreed and didn’t say anything more, just smiled.
She only offered this friendly reminder to Song Yi out of professional courtesy; whether he listened or not was not her concern.
If anything happens in the future, it will be Song Yi's own fault.
Wu Ying turned her head and continued to look at Song Lili. This girl gave her an urge to get closer to her.
Meanwhile, Song Lili was happily turning over the wheat when Zhang Qinghua suddenly walked over.
"How about I help you while you rest for a bit?" Although she knew Song Lili was strong, she still wanted to help.
"No need, you know this is a piece of cake for me," Song Lili refused.
Then, she rolled her eyes and said, "Why don't you help Fangfang? She's too small to carry it."
Seeing Song Lili's mischievous look, Zhang Qinghua smiled slightly and said, "Okay, then I'll help Fangfang."
After saying that, without waiting for Song Fang's reaction, he took the fork from Song Fang's hand and started picking at it.
Song Fang stood there, somewhat stunned. What had just happened? Where had her fork gone?
"Fangfang, go outside, don't stay here. Let your brother Qinghua help you. You should rest for a while," Song Lili said to Song Fang.
Song Fang was a little lost. After looking at Song Lili for a while, she nodded and slowly walked towards the open space.
"How did you end up here?" Most of the wheat stalks that Song Lili had been holding on the fork fell off, and because she was strong, she lifted the remaining wheat stalks up.
Because of his strength, he tossed the wheat stalks high, and they drifted down, covering Zhang Qinghua completely.
"Ah... I'm sorry," Song Lili said, sticking out her tongue somewhat embarrassed.
Zhang Qinghua patted the wheat stalks and small wheat husks off his body, saying, "It's nothing."
Actually, he didn't blame Song Lili at all, and he knew that she didn't do it on purpose; it was just a slip of the hand and a mistake.
"Hurry up and pat it off, the wheat lining is sticking inside your clothes and it's very prickly," Song Lili said quickly.
The wheat lining has pointed edges on both sides, so it's bound to get stuck in one side. Whenever you move around, it's bound to poke your skin, and it's quite uncomfortable.
In the past, when Song Lili first started working, she had no experience and was often pricked. She knew what that felt like.
Zhang Qinghua didn't take it seriously, but he still shook his clothes and said, "I have thick skin, you won't get pricked."
Song Lili frowned in disbelief. "Forget it. Even if you're thick, it'll still hurt if you poke into the flesh."
Zhang Qinghua smiled and didn't refute her, letting her think that way.
This was just a minor incident, and neither of them took it to heart. However, someone else noticed it and caused a whole mess afterward.
Luo Yuejin kept staring at Song Lili, his eyes filled with a look that seemed to want to kill her.
Seeing the familiar scene reminded him of last year when he was threshing wheat, and Song Lili seemed to have embarrassed him as well.
A few days ago, I even beat him, making him lie in bed for several days before he could move around and his body stopped hurting.
What's even more infuriating is that he actually lost an additional three hundred yuan. Three hundred yuan! He had never even heard of such a large sum of money, and that bitch Song Lili had taken it all.
I never expected that she would be so shameless as to chat and laugh with her brother-in-law today. She's so shameless!
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