Wang Daming felt uneasy, as if he had been betrayed. He looked at Song Lili with a grim expression.
"Lili, there are only four people in your family. Even if your brother gets married, there will only be five people. How could you possibly eat so much food? Can't you come up with a better excuse?"
Wang Daming knew about Song Jianshe's marriage.
"I'm telling the truth. It's not just a problem for my family of five; there are other people involved too," Song Lili explained helplessly, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
"Others? Who? Your uncle's family? You don't get along with them, so why are you still giving them to them? Are you stupid? No matter how good you are to them, they won't appreciate it."
"It's not them, it's someone else. I can't tell you." Hearing Wang Daming's caring words, Song Lili felt a warmth in her heart, and her discomfort disappeared.
"What's so inconvenient about saying this? We're friends, don't you trust me? Are you afraid I'll tell others?"
"Of course not." Song Lili said helplessly, but she really couldn't talk about the elderly people.
All I can say is, "I was asked to do this, but I can't tell you without their permission. I hope you can understand."
"No, you..." Wang Daming was also somewhat helpless. Looking at Song Lili's hurried explanation, he knew that what she said was true.
But Song Lili didn't explain clearly, which made him feel sad and untrusted.
"Sigh... I really can't say. If I could, I would tell you. We've been working together for so long, don't you know what I'm like? I definitely won't hide anything from you that I can tell you."
"Sigh... Forget it, if you don't want to say it, then don't. But couldn't you have grown more? Although almost every household in your village has them, I'm still used to working with you."
What Wang Daming said was probably true. Song Lili was the first person he collaborated with, and the two later became friends, which was different from those who were just collaborators.
Hearing Song Lili say that the dishes provided would be less in the future, of course they wouldn't allow it.
"Alright, don't think about it so much. Even if I gave you less vegetables, we're still considered to be cooperating. Besides, we're still friends. Even if we weren't cooperating, it wouldn't matter. We won't become strangers in the future."
“You’re right.” After Song Lili’s explanation, Wang Daming also realized that his emotions just now were inexplicable.
Even if Song Lili stopped providing him with vegetables, they were still friends. I don't know what he was so conflicted about just now.
Song Lili punched Wang Daming lightly. "Of course! I never thought about not being friends with you. Does the end of our cooperation mean you'll stop considering me a friend?"
"How could that be? Grandma, please stop teasing me, okay? I'm sorry, alright!" Song Lili had barely started when Wang Daming immediately begged for mercy.
The memory of being rendered speechless by Song Lili flashed through my mind.
"Alright, since you've begged for mercy, I'll let it go then." Song Lili took the opportunity to back down and let the topic drop.
"By the way, how have you been lately?" Song Lili asked Wang Daming with some concern.
"Sigh... Didn't you tell me last time? So I've been very careful lately. I just go home and stay by myself when I'm not at work, and I don't go out anymore."
"But things have been quite unusual lately. I've noticed a lot of people wandering the streets, and quite a few teachers being criticized by their students."
As he spoke, Wang Daming lowered his voice and became more cautious.
Song Lili sighed. It seemed that things had finally come to a head, and this remote town had descended into chaos.
She could only hope that the emperor was far away and that she could use everything she could to protect herself and the people she cared about.
"Then be careful, don't join in the fun, but don't act independently either."
Song Lili didn't want to talk about this anymore; the thought of it made her feel upset.
"You be careful too. Although it only happens occasionally, nobody knows what will happen in the future. Better safe than sorry," Wang Daming turned to Song Lili and gave her some advice.
"I know, don't worry, I'll be careful when I go to work, nothing will happen. By the way, when did all this start?"
"It should have been there before the Chinese New Year, but I haven't seen it myself. I only heard about it from others. I've seen it several times since then."
"Sigh...it seems Luo Juan's frequent visits to town really are related to these things," Song Lili muttered, her worries finally coming true.
"What did you say?" Song Lili's voice was so soft that Wang Daming didn't hear her clearly, so he asked in confusion.
"N-nothing, I just meant we need to be more careful from now on, we're all the same."
Song Lili really didn't want to talk about it anymore. Talking about it made her feel irritable, and she wanted to escape, to stay far away from all of this.
She could only take a deep breath and then change the subject, "By the way, why hasn't Brother Qian arrived yet? Is he not here or is something preventing him from coming?"
"It shouldn't be a problem. Brother Qian is usually at the township government. He should be arriving soon. I'll go out and take a look. You stay here by yourself for now."
Wang Daming could also tell that Song Lili didn't want to discuss these things, so he could only stand up and go outside for some fresh air, as the air in the room was a bit stuffy.
"Okay, go ahead." Song Lili felt that she also needed some space to be alone and calm down the sudden surge of agitation in her heart.
Wang Daming went out, and Song Lili stared blankly out the window, her eyes unfocused, her mind seemingly lost in thought.
She had no idea how much of a commotion the unrest would cause in this remote place, or how many people would be affected.
She didn't know if she would survive unscathed, and she was even more uncertain whether she would be able to survive at all.
Everything was so uncertain, and this uncertainty made her even more uneasy.
The descriptions of this period in later generations were so shocking and frightening that the closer it got to the end, the more uneasy and apprehensive she became.
It's like a prisoner anxiously awaiting their trial, a helplessness that's utterly devastating.
Most importantly, Song Lili couldn't talk about any of this, and she wouldn't confide in anyone; she could only process it all on her own.
Having too many things bottled up inside will naturally make you feel bad, which will affect your emotions and make you increasingly restless.
Song Lili grabbed her hair hard, got up and spun around a few times in frustration, then let out a heavy sigh.
Only then did he sit down in the chair as if deflated, his whole body quieting down, sitting limply, continuing to sit blankly, lost in thought.
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