That night, Song Lili lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), the voices of Song Fang and Song Jianguo echoing in her ears.
Luo Juan has already started taking action. I don't know if she's the target, but it's only a matter of time.
From now on, I need to be more careful in my actions. It would be best if the two of us didn't clash and kept to ourselves.
But would such a situation even exist? Song Lili didn't know.
Over the next few days, Song Lili heard no rumors and passed the time peacefully.
By mid-September, the potatoes in the field had been mostly harvested, and all that was left was to dig the ground one last time to find any that had escaped.
However, this time, instead of using people to dig them out, livestock were used to pull the plow through the field, and the potatoes that were plowed out were harvested.
Comparatively speaking, this workload is much easier; you just need to follow the livestock, and not much is deducted.
Everyone did a serious and careful job the first time, so the only ones who have been tired these past few days are the livestock.
Just then, news suddenly came from the town that each village should have a cowshed to detain those who had made mistakes or whose class background was bad, so that they could be re-educated.
Song Lili learned of this news after being summoned to the brigade headquarters. She wasn't surprised at all; she had heard these things before.
However, the others were not like that; their surprise was obvious and could not be concealed.
Because he was worried about Song Lili, Song Yongren, who had come along with her, reacted the most strongly: "A cowshed? Isn't that a place for livestock? Why would people live there? Is it even safe to live there?"
The cowsheds were only meant to keep out the rain, so they were crudely made. They were drafty and most of them were on the verge of collapse, and could fall over with the slightest noise.
That's why Song Yongren was so surprised.
Song Lili was somewhat helpless. How could this person think so simply? The name is "cowshed," does it really mean a cowshed?
On the contrary, Li Weiguo thought more deeply: "I'm afraid it's not really a cowshed, is it?" In fact, he himself was also somewhat incredulous.
Song Lili smiled and said, "It really is a cowshed. It's clearly stated, isn't it? A cowshed."
Song Lili knew that some places really were cowsheds, places where livestock were kept, and that many people suffered a lot because of them.
Just thinking about that situation made Song Lili feel sad, and she felt even more sympathy for those people.
“But that cowshed is uninhabitable,” Yang Weimin said, somewhat troubled.
They couldn't even imagine how people could live in a cowshed.
On the contrary, Zhang Qinghua, who was summoned by Li Weiguo, didn't say anything and didn't show any surprise from beginning to end.
"We'll do whatever the higher-ups say." It's not worth it to fight a losing battle, so of course we should respond positively.
Song Lili shared the same thought: "Yes, that's how we should do it. But as for the cowshed, it depends on how we look at it."
If it's called a cowshed, who has the time to check if it's actually a place for livestock?
Therefore, success depends on human effort.
However, the others did not understand what Song Lili and the other person meant, and they all hesitated and did not speak.
So, in this space with five people, the sudden silence was somewhat unsettling and unsettling.
This made Song Lili feel much better. The people in front of her before were all kind-hearted and she felt that those people did not deserve to be punished.
Song Lili thought that they would support her in whatever she wanted to do in the future.
In a better mood, she spontaneously offered to explain, "Our village's cowshed is still used to house livestock, and livestock are more important than anything else, so we definitely can't vacate the cowshed."
“Building a house seems a bit too grand, and I don’t think the town would agree to it. They might even say that it won’t work.”
"Then let's find a place that people can live in, but that's already there. Let's call it the cowshed. Anyway, the town hasn't specified what it should look like."
In this way, the cowshed was in place, nothing was violated, and no one could find fault with it.
Upon hearing Song Lili's words, Li Weiguo's face immediately lit up, and he clapped his hands vigorously, "That's right, how come I didn't think of that? This is a great idea!"
The villagers won't have any complaints, and it also satisfies the people in the town. It's really great.
"Then where should we choose?" Suddenly, Yang Weimin looked at Song Lili expectantly, making Song Lili want to cover her forehead.
Oh no, she's gotten herself into trouble again.
Fortunately, Zhang Qinghua came to Song Lili's rescue, saying, "I think the mountain god temple on the mountain of the Third Brigade is quite nice. It's a big and spacious place, and people can live there."
“That place is perfect as a cowshed. It’s empty all year round, so we can make good use of it,” Zhang Qinghua said, head down.
Song Lili smiled inwardly. She really admired Zhang Qinghua for some of the things he did; he always seemed to be ahead of his time.
This mountain god temple will probably suffer soon too; it will definitely be smashed.
Zhang Qinghua's suggestion to build a cowshed now will ensure that it won't be vandalized later, and it will also nip any potential vandalism in the bud.
This made Song Lili very happy, and she couldn't help but agree, "Yes, I also think that place is pretty good." Actually, she had another place in mind, but Zhang Qinghua's place was even better.
Yang Weimin nodded in agreement, “That’s right, the mountain god temple is just sitting empty anyway.”
A few years ago, when people were starving, who would bother to worship the gods? Everyone was busy searching for food all over the mountains and fields.
In the following years, life got a little better, but it wasn't enough to make offerings to the mountain god, so the mountain god temple remained dilapidated.
This is a good opportunity to solve their immediate problem.
Li Weiguo nodded in agreement, "That's right, the Mountain God Temple is the most suitable place, let's set it at the Mountain God Temple."
"If the cowshed is really for holding people, the mountain god temple can provide shelter from the wind and rain, which is better than the cowshed for holding livestock."
“Okay, it’s decided then, it’ll be the Mountain God Temple.” Li Weiguo made the final decision.
Having made the decision, Yang Weimin then asked Li Weiguo, "What did you say at the meeting in town this time? Everyone's asking about it, saying they want you to relay it."
"Sigh, it was just about building cowsheds in every village and encouraging everyone to make revolution, respond to the leaders' call, and learn from the Red Guards," Li Weiguo said helplessly.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Song Lili suddenly remembered something she had always wanted to say but had always forgotten.
"Uncle Li, I have a suggestion, but I don't know if it's right." Song Lili hesitated because she really didn't know if Li Weiguo would be angry if he heard it.
"Oh? What? You said?" Li Weiguo looked at Song Lili gently, his originally stern eyes now softening.
"In the future, we'll let everyone know what they need to know, but we won't tell the villagers what they don't need to know."
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