Not long after leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Song Lili suddenly remembered that she hadn't been to the post office for a while and wondered if the letters from the elderly people had arrived.
She called out to Wang Daming, "I need to go to the post office. Why don't you come with me?" With that, she started walking towards the post office.
Wang Daming shrugged. He didn't care, as long as he could go home with Song Lili and eat something delicious in the end.
Song Fang had no objections whatsoever; she just wanted to follow her sister.
So, the three of them arrived at the post office, and Song Lili, upon seeing the staff, immediately said Qian Xianming's name.
Upon hearing that there were letters, I knew that almost all the elderly people had received one. I read out each person's name, and unsurprisingly, every elderly person except Grandpa Wu received one.
However, Song Lili was not surprised; she already knew, didn't she?
She signed the papers and returned to Hongqi Village with several letters from different people.
When they returned to the village, it was only afternoon. Song Lili looked at the sky and asked, "Wang Daming, have you had lunch?"
Wang Daming's eyes flickered. "I...I didn't eat..." Actually, he bought several meat buns when he went to find Qian Liulin.
"Since you haven't eaten, I'll cook. How about cold noodles?" Song Lili said, "I don't want to go through too much trouble. Noodles are fine."
Wang Daming quickly nodded, "Okay, okay, anything you make will taste good." He would accept anything made by Song Lili.
After lunch, Song Lili asked Song Fang to play with Wang Daming while she went inside to write a letter to Wu Zhongge.
She wrote down her recent little troubles and some unhappy things, just like a granddaughter complaining to her grandfather.
After filling a page, Song Lili wrote down some happy and fun things to make up two pages, then put down her pen and stopped writing.
Let's save some material for next time, otherwise we might run out of things to write about.
After folding the new letters and putting them in envelopes, Song Lili took all the letters to the old people, along with the newly bought thermos.
The elderly people had all gone to bed, so there was no one around. Song Lili opened the door herself, put the thermos on the ground, and placed the letter where they could see it as soon as they opened the door.
Song Lili originally wanted to leave, but after thinking about it, she decided to wait.
If someone suddenly sees the letters from these elderly people, gets excited and opens them, and finds something amiss, then things could get really bad.
So, she should wait a bit.
They waited until four or five o'clock, when dark clouds covered the sun, and it looked like it was about to rain.
Soon, thunder rumbled continuously, and soon after, raindrops began to fall in a pattering sound.
Song Lili thought, "The old folks should be back soon, right? It's raining, and the fields can't dry."
Sure enough, in less than twenty minutes, the elderly people returned to the house one after another, and they were all surprised to see Song Lili.
"Lili, when did you get here?" Zhao Qian asked, patting the water droplets off his clothes.
Song Lili quickly stood up. "Grandpa and Grandma, you're back? Hurry up and change your clothes, don't catch a cold."
Even though it's still the middle of summer, getting caught in the rain, coupled with my age, could easily make me sick.
The elderly people didn't try to be brave; they all agreed and quickly went to change their clothes, while Song Lili lit a fire in the kitchen to boil water.
If you get caught in the rain, drinking some hot water will dispel the dampness and cold, and you won't get sick.
Because she bought a thermos, Song Lili boiled a lot of water this time. In addition to giving some to the elderly, she could also put some in the thermos so they could drink it whenever they wanted.
Soon, Zhao Qian arrived in the kitchen. "Lili, let me do it," he said, pushing Song Lili away from the stove.
Song Lili didn't insist and got up easily. "Grandma Zhao, I bought a few thermos flasks. I brought you two over so they'd be convenient for you to use."
Zhao Qian looked at Song Lili in surprise, "A thermos? Those things aren't cheap, are they?"
In the past, Zhao Qian would never have said that. Even if the thermos was expensive, she could afford it.
But when she arrived in Hongqi Village, penniless and without any source of income, she had to think about such a practical problem.
"It's alright. I just saw it today and bought it on a whim. I have two at home, and you have two here."
"You..." Zhao Qian originally wanted Song Lili to take it home, but before she could finish speaking, Song Lili cut her off.
Since we already have it at home, we definitely won't take it back.
Zhao Qian sighed and pointed kindly at Song Lili's nose, "You've bought enough things for us to look after."
“We came here to enjoy ourselves, not to…” Zhao Qian suddenly stopped talking.
Song Lili pretended not to hear and said with a smile, "I have some good news to tell Grandma."
"What good news?" Zhao Qian smiled palely in response.
“You received a letter from home. I brought it back to you. It’s in the house. Grandma, remember to show it to the grandpas later.”
"Where are you going? Are you going back already?" Zhao Qian could tell from Song Lili's words that she was leaving.
"I still have to go to the First Brigade. Sister Yangmei is about to give birth, and I got her some white sugar to take over."
Song Lili didn't hide anything from Zhao Qian; she had also told him about Yang Mei, so she told him.
"Having a baby? Then you definitely need to nourish yourself properly. Brown sugar is a good choice. If you have eggs, you can eat them together; it's very good for women in their postpartum period," Zhao Qian said after thinking for a moment.
"Then I'll tell Sister Yangmei to eat it like this? Grandma's method must be good." Song Lili gave a small compliment.
"You're always saying nice things," Zhao Qian said with a smile.
"No, I'm just telling the truth. Grandma definitely has experience, so what she says is the best," Song Lili said softly.
After saying that, she waved her hand and said, "Grandma, I'm going back now. I won't talk to Grandpas anymore, but please tell them."
"I'll come talk to you guys when I have time. I'm leaving now." With that, Song Lili ran out.
As Zhao Qian watched Song Lili skip and hop away until she disappeared from sight, a warm smile welled up in his eyes, accompanied by tears welling up in the corners of his eyes.
Before she could even tidy up, Li Zhiyuan strode in, his loud voice reaching Zhao Qian's ears, "Old Zhao, why are there two thermos flasks in the room all of a sudden?"
"That girl bought it for you to use. She just told me that this girl is more considerate than her own grandchildren."
Li Zhiyuan also said with some emotion, "That's right, my rascals would never think of buying these things for an old man like me."
"It's just something mentioned in the letter. By the way, our letter has arrived; it's in the house."
"That girl said..."
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