He suddenly didn't want to see Xia Niu's aggrieved look, so he slumped his shoulders and weakly stepped out the door.
"Get ready. Start having Lili come tomorrow. She won't treat you badly. As for the money Lili mentioned, I don't want to know, but I hope you'll stop."
As he spoke, Song Jianshe thought of something else. His sister wasn't an intolerant person; she would only become aggressive if someone did something that displeased her.
So, what exactly did Xia Niu do to make her sister like this? And what did he do to make her give up on her own?
Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), Song Jianshe began to think back, trying to recall why it had happened.
Scenes from the past flashed through his mind like a movie, and he watched them like a bystander.
As he watched, Song Jianshe's eyes welled up with tears. He finally understood, but would his sister forgive him?
Was the person he so desperately wanted to treat well really worth it? Song Jianshe began to ponder deeply.
After venting her anger, Song Lili felt much better, as the pent-up frustration she had been feeling for some time had dissipated.
She looked at the worried Song Fang and smiled gently, "It's alright, I won't get angry over strangers."
"Sister isn't angry, Fangfang, don't worry, okay?" She affectionately rubbed Song Fang's forehead. This younger sister hadn't disappointed her.
“Okay,” Song Fang nodded softly. “Sister, our teacher said we can graduate now.” Song Fang suddenly said.
"Graduation? It's not time yet," Song Lili said in surprise.
Song Fang still has half a year to graduate from elementary school, so why is she suddenly talking about graduating now? Is it possible that even elementary school is being affected now?
"The teacher said we've already learned everything we're supposed to learn, and now classes are suspended, so nobody's coming to class anymore. We might as well just graduate," Song Fang said, pouting.
She used to enjoy school and was used to going every day, but now she doesn't go anymore. She doesn't know what to do with herself.
What else could Song Lili say? All she could do was sigh.
"Graduation is graduation. I'll teach you from now on. When you can go to school again, Fangfang, okay?"
Schools across the country are probably closed by now, right? Song Lili wasn't surprised by this outcome.
Hearing that she could go to school again, Song Fang nodded happily.
“Then I’ll come with you to the fields from now on. We can’t just do nothing,” Song Lili said after thinking for a moment.
For the time being, all Song Fang could do was go to the fields with them, which at least allowed her to earn work points and keep her from getting bored.
Sure enough, Song Fang happily agreed, "Okay, I like it."
The two sisters slept soundly and affectionately, while the others tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and stayed awake until dawn.
After the busy wheat harvest, there are a few days of downtime, which farmers take to rest and prepare for the next harvest, such as potatoes.
At this time, Song Lili heard that a revolutionary committee had been established in the town, and those who had originally followed Luo Juan in making revolution became even more rampant.
They stormed into people's homes, looting and vandalizing without restraint, and many people fell victim to their cruelty.
In Hongqi Village, several families also suffered, which made many people hate them to the core, but dared not speak out.
By this point, no one could take the criticism and struggle sessions lightly anymore. Some people even regretted not stopping it when it first happened in Hongqi Village.
In their minds, those are all children who will listen to adults.
But what they didn't know was that the children seemed to have been brainwashed, so how could they listen to what others were saying?
Therefore, the establishment of the Revolutionary Committee brought the movement to its peak and made Hongqi Town much more lively.
Song Lili didn't go to town, but because she lived relatively close to town, she could hear a lot of what was happening there.
In comparison, Hongqi Village is relatively peaceful without Luo Juan.
Without Luo Juan watching closely, Song Lili wouldn't pay much attention to what was happening outside, because she couldn't find her to be involved.
At home, Song Jianshe has been seeing Song Lili every time he sees her these past few days, always looking hesitant and with a melancholy expression.
It seemed like there was something he wanted to say to her, but he didn't know how to start.
Song Lili wouldn't take the initiative to ask. Since Song Jianshe wasn't going to speak, she would just pretend she hadn't seen anything. She was still angry.
Xia Niu, on the other hand, was much more obedient. She voluntarily gave up everything in the kitchen and didn't dare to say anything in front of her family.
Song Lili didn't refuse and took over the kitchen. Of course, she wasn't making a simple paste with pickled vegetables. She didn't have a habit of mistreating her family, and she certainly wouldn't be too extravagant.
She made a thin porridge in the morning and then made steamed buns with a mixture of several kinds of flour. When she went to the fields at noon, she only took white flour steamed buns, as wild vegetable steamed buns were already easy to make.
In the evening, sometimes it's rice, sometimes noodles, plus one or two dishes, and every few days there's a meat dish, so you'll never go hungry.
Life seemed to have returned to the time when Xia Niu married into the family, except that there was one more mouth to feed.
Song Yongren and Song Fang ate with more ease; compared to Xia Niu's cooking, Song Lili's cooking suited their tastes better.
As for Song Jianshe, he didn't say anything, remained silent for a long time, ate whatever was given to him, and didn't complain.
As for Xia Niu's thoughts, the whole family unanimously ignored them, and no one asked her whether she ate well or not.
Now that things were quiet at home, Song Lili started thinking about how to deal with Qin Hongxia, who had recently become quite arrogant.
Without Luo Juan around, she was starting to show signs of taking the lead, and Song Lili couldn't let her get up.
Qin Hongxia isn't very bright, but with her mother Zhang Laidi around, she's definitely capable of causing a lot of trouble.
When the nest is overturned, how can any egg remain intact? Red Flag Village is in turmoil, and the peaceful days she desires will never come.
Therefore, dealing with Qin Hongxia is imperative.
Song Lili noticed that many people were carrying their accumulated dirty clothes to the river to wash them, and thought she should go and wash them too.
Although she didn't have that many dirty clothes at home, she still needed to take the blankets and other bedding off and wash them, otherwise she wouldn't have time later.
She took Song Fang and disassembled all the quilts in several rooms of the house (except for those belonging to Song Jianshe and his wife), putting the quilt covers into baskets to take them to be washed.
By the way, I brought any dirty clothes with me and washed them all.
After everything was packed up, Song Lili found that the basket was more than half full. She picked some more vegetables and had Song Fang carry them so that she could wash the vegetables for dinner that night as well.
The two of them, carrying dirty clothes and vegetables, slowly walked towards the river behind them.
To Song Lili's surprise, she saw Qin Hongxia walking ahead of the two sisters on the way.
Song Lili was overjoyed; the opportunity had come so unexpectedly!
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