This day was truly earth-shattering; no one in Hongqi Village remained calm.
After taking control of Luo Weijia, Xu Youcai, and Zhou Jiaming, Li Weiguo said, "Alright, it's too late, everyone go home."
"We still have things to do tomorrow. Our main task is the autumn harvest, so don't forget that. We'll talk about this later."
It was almost midnight, and it wasn't a good time to deal with anything else. Li Weiguo knew the priorities of the matter.
The villagers didn't really want to leave; they all wanted a resolution, but Li Weiguo didn't want to deal with it tonight.
As I always say, the autumn harvest is the most important thing; we'll settle the accounts after the harvest.
In the end, everyone was persuaded to leave by Li Weiguo.
Song Lili watched the whole thing, and left with everyone else when they left.
However, she felt very uncomfortable and somewhat panicked.
She was almost certain that Luo Yuejin had come tonight to seek revenge on her, and that what the boy had said was true.
I don't know how they ended up setting fire to the haystack, which led to their capture by the militia.
This is something she absolutely cannot think about. Just thinking about it makes Song Lili's back break out in a sweat and her fingers tremble.
She could only be thankful that it was the haystack that suffered tonight, not her house.
Even after lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) for a long time, Song Lili's heart still couldn't calm down and was still pounding.
Luo Yuejin, since you've harbored such thoughts, don't blame me.
Finally, she didn't know how she fell asleep, but the next day, Song Lili's heart had long since calmed down.
Next came another flurry of activity. After threshing the wheat, they harvested the broad beans, and after that, they moved on to harvesting the potatoes.
Once everything was harvested, there wasn't much work left in the fields, and everyone could finally relax.
When they have some free time, some people's thoughts turn to something else, and they all remember that there is still one thing that hasn't been resolved.
Song Lili didn't care about these issues. All she knew was that Luo Weijia was finished and would never again stare at her like a venomous snake.
That put her mind at ease.
As for when or how to deal with Luo Weijia, that was not within her consideration.
After having some free time, Song Lili suddenly craved wild vegetable pancakes. She hadn't had them in a long time and suddenly missed them.
She took Song Fang with her, carrying a small basket, and went to the fields to dig for wild vegetables.
In fields where crops have just been harvested, there are plenty of wild vegetables, such as dandelion, mustard greens, and sow thistle.
Song Lili hadn't eaten wild vegetables for a long time and was craving them, but Song Fang was puzzled. "Sister, why do we suddenly want to eat wild vegetables again? Don't we have any food left?"
"No, it's just that I haven't had this in a long time and I've been craving it, so I thought I'd cook something." Song Lili belatedly realized that Song Fang didn't like it. "What? You don't want to eat?"
"I don't want to eat it." Song Fang shook her head honestly. "I used to eat it every day, and I felt like throwing up whenever I saw wild vegetables. But I was hungry if I didn't eat them, and now I'm afraid of wild vegetables."
Song Lili pondered, "Are Da Da and Da Ge also like this?" She had never thought about these things before.
"I don't know about them, but I guess they don't like to eat it. After all, who would like to eat something so bitter and unpalatable every day?"
Song Lili was at a loss, looking at the dandelions in her hand, "Should we stop digging? Should we just throw them all away?"
Hearing what Song Fang said, Song Lili was a little dumbfounded. After all, she had never realized these things before. Now that she knew, she didn't want to wrong her family.
Instead, Song Fang waved her hand dismissively, "No need, we've already dug so much, it's such a waste to throw it away, take it home."
"I haven't had it in a long time, but it's okay to have it once in a while." After saying that, she stuck out her tongue sheepishly.
"I thought we were out of food and had to eat wild vegetables again, that's why I asked."
Song Lili had never actually experienced hunger, so she couldn't truly empathize with what Song Fang was saying.
But her words made him laugh: "Don't worry, I won't let you eat wild vegetables anymore." How could he bear to?
Now Song Fang was happy and cheerfully took her little basket to dig for wild vegetables.
"You really are something else." Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded behind Song Lili.
Song Lili turned around and saw Wu Ying standing not far away, looking at her with a smile in her eyes, and even a little bit of surprise.
"Expert Wu," Song Lili greeted him politely.
"Let's not call you an expert. If you don't mind, you can just call me Auntie. That's how you call me here, right?" Wu Ying said with a smile.
“How can that be? I wouldn’t dare call Expert Wu ‘Auntie’.” Song Lili refused. She didn’t want to appear too close to someone she didn’t know well.
Wu Ying smiled and didn't force it. "Alright, it's up to you. Maybe I'll change how I address you later."
"By the way, Dr. Wu, what are you doing here? Have you been here for a while?" Song Lili didn't want to get bogged down in the issue of how to address Wu Ying, so she changed the subject.
"Oh, no, it's just that our research has recently come to an end, and I just wanted to eat some wild vegetables, so I came out to dig." Wu Ying lifted the basket in her hand.
"Oh, I see." Song Lili nodded. It seemed that Wu Ying was just as hungry as she was.
However, Song Lili was still somewhat surprised that Wu Ying, who clearly came from a good family and was well-educated, would actually do it herself.
This wouldn't have surprised Song Lili in the future, but it's still somewhat unbelievable now.
"You too?" Wu Ying simply smiled at Song Lili's surprise; she hadn't done these things before going abroad.
"Oh, right, I came here to dig for wild vegetables. Without them, I probably wouldn't have enough to eat. Everyone comes out to dig for wild vegetables at this time of year," Song Lili replied perfunctorily.
Wu Ying laughed heartily, "That's how it is for others, but it probably isn't for you, right?"
Wu Ying had been in this village for several months and knew almost everything she needed to know.
Therefore, she was not completely unaware of Song Lili's situation.
"Look at what you're saying, Expert Wu. I'm also from this rural area, and I grew up here. How can it not be the case for me?"
Even if she really isn't, she won't say it while she's standing there, because saying it would be a weakness.
Wu Ying smiled, not bothering to find fault with Song Lili's words, but instead looked at Song Fang in the distance and said, "That child is special too."
Song Lili suddenly stiffened, looking at Wu Ying with some wariness. "Expert Wu, what do you mean by this?"
“You should know what I mean. I can tell you’re not completely clueless.” This was what Wu Ying observed.
Therefore, when she understood what Song Lili had done, she was surprised and felt that this girl was special, so special that she didn't seem like a child who grew up in the countryside at all.
That's why, when she saw Song Lili coming to dig for wild vegetables, she also took the basket from the corner of the house and followed her out.
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