Zhang Qinghua is his brother-in-law, the son-in-law of his sister Luo Juan, and will be his family in the future. So, this woman is really shameless.
Luo Yuejin stared at Song Lili with resentment. Seeing the smile on her face, he felt like rushing over and tearing that face apart.
However, he has learned his lesson and will no longer rashly rush over to cause trouble for Song Lili.
So, for Song Lili, this day passed relatively peacefully.
That evening, the wheat had already been bagged and sent to the warehouse, waiting to be processed and dried before it could be delivered as public grain and distributed.
Because of the incident where Luo Yuejin and his group sneaked into the warehouse last time, the warehouse keys are now in the hands of the militia, for fear that someone might take them again.
In addition, militiamen patrol every night, wandering around the village.
Song Lili knew what was going to happen next year, so she had become increasingly low-key lately. Even when Wang Daming came to pick up the vegetables, it was always early in the morning or late at night.
This made Wang Daming complain for a long time, but Song Lili insisted, so he had no choice but to cooperate.
In the evening, Song Lili cooked several dishes and steamed a pot of rice, and everyone ate their fill.
Ever since Song Lili cooked rice last time, her family has unexpectedly loved it, so Song Lili has been keeping it on hand regularly.
Cooking it once every ten days or so feels pretty good.
After eating, it's time to sleep. During the autumn harvest, or rather, the busy farming season, farmers usually go to sleep right after eating.
In the middle of the night, Song Lili was suddenly awakened by a noise.
She groggily opened her eyes and heard a commotion outside, but she didn't know what was happening.
After getting dressed and going outside, I saw that Song Yongren and Song Jianshe had also gotten up and were looking outside while wearing their clothes.
"Big sister, what's wrong?" Song Lili asked.
"I don't know, but I think that's a dog's bark. Maybe the militia has discovered something."
"militia?"
“Yes, Gouzi is a militiaman, that voice is his. Don’t come out, I’ll go out and take a look.” Song Yongren finished dressing and was about to go out to check.
Because the senior family members outside had all opened the door, they seemed to be discussing what had happened.
Although Song Lili was curious, she didn't really intend to go out and see, so she agreed.
However, Song Yongren did not return for a long time. Everyone else's house quieted down, but Song Yongren was still nowhere to be seen.
Song Lili asked with some concern, "Big brother, should we go check on Dad? Why hasn't he come back yet?"
Song Jianshe was also worried. "I'll go check on her. You stay home and watch over Fangfang, otherwise she'll be scared."
Song Jianshe didn't want Song Lili to come along, mainly because he was afraid Song Fang would be scared.
This little sister has finally become more talkative; we can't scare her again.
Song Lili turned to look into the room, hesitating. She was worried about letting Song Jianshe go out alone.
But she didn't want to leave Song Fang behind, so she was caught in a dilemma.
"Big brother, what's that?" Song Lili turned her head and saw what appeared to be a fire not far away.
"That should be in the Third Brigade, right? Is there a fire?" Song Jianshe asked, somewhat uncertainly.
"A fire? That's unlikely." There's nothing to burn in any of the houses!
As soon as Song Lili thought about it, she immediately realized something was wrong.
"A fire? Near the stage? Could it be the wheat stalks from today's threshing? This is a big problem." If it's really what she thinks, this is going to be interesting.
Wheat straw is considered public property, so we don't know if it was caused by human intervention or an accident.
Just as the brother and sister were speculating, Song Yongren returned.
"Big sister, what happened? Is there a fire?" Song Lili asked impatiently.
Song Yongren looked preoccupied. "Yes, the wheat stalks caught fire while we were threshing wheat today, but luckily we discovered it early."
"Then... how did the fire start? Did someone set it on fire?" Song Lili asked tentatively.
Unexpectedly, Song Yongren nodded, "Yes, a few kids were playing with fire. They accidentally set it on fire."
Song Lili's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't quite describe the feeling, but she had a gut feeling that it was related to her.
"So...did they catch them? Who is it?"
"We caught him. I didn't ask who it was. Gouzi and the others went to catch him. I reckon we'll all be gathered together soon. Go wake Fangfang up."
To be honest, Song Yongren felt very sad, both for the wasted wheat stalks and for the children.
This time, I'm afraid I'll get another beating, and if I burn a lot of calories, the beating might be quite severe.
At this moment, Song Yongren suddenly felt fortunate that all his children were obedient and sensible, and had never done anything that would make the adults so angry.
Song Lili's attention was entirely focused on the children who set the fire, completely unaware that her husband was having such thoughts.
"Lili, hurry up and wake Fangfang up. We can't leave her alone at home for a while." Song Yongren was also very worried about his youngest daughter.
Seeing his eldest daughter looking blank, he quickly urged her on.
"Huh? Oh, okay!" Song Lili was so focused on her thoughts that she didn't hear what Song Yongren had said earlier. She only realized what he meant when Song Yongren called her the next day.
She quickly went into the room and woke Song Fang up, saying casually, "Fangfang, wake up. I'm going out in a little while, and I'll take you with me."
After calling for a long time, it finally woke Song Fang up. "Sister, what's wrong?"
"Okay, I'll take you out in a bit," Song Lili said as she dressed Song Fang.
"Is it dawn yet?" Song Fang was still groggy, thinking that she would be woken up when it was dawn.
"No, we have something to do. We're all going out in a bit, and we'll take you with us," Song Lili explained patiently.
Actually, children under ten or eleven years old don't have to go to such events, but Song Fang's situation is special, so she has to be brought along.
Song Fang wasn't grumpy when she was woken up halfway through the night. She just mumbled an "uh-huh" and sat up to wake herself up.
Song Lili didn't rush her. As long as she arrived in the end, no one would care sooner or later.
Sure enough, Yang Weimin arrived shortly after. "Yongren, take the children to the stage. All the children should go," Yang Weimin emphasized.
Song Lili was surprised: "All the children? Even the very young ones have to go?" Why is this a sudden requirement?
"Yes, everyone, including children, except those who can't run yet, must go," Yang Weimin replied very seriously.
Now the Song family knew that this matter was probably very serious, as they had gathered everyone together.
Not wanting to delay any longer, the group quickly closed the door and pulled each other toward the stage. Along the way, they encountered many other people who had also received the notice and were heading toward the stage.
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