Song Lili had to thank herself for her foresight, because when the people inside announced that the pig-killing stew was ready, everyone rushed forward, and the first few people were pushed to the ground.
They were all trampled to varying degrees, but because Li Weiguo intervened in time, none of them were seriously injured.
Song Lili patted her chest. "Luckily we left, otherwise we would be the ones lying on the ground being trampled on now."
Song Fang, still shaken, said, "Yes, it was terrifying. I'll never come here again." Once was enough; it left her with some psychological trauma.
Song Lili laughed instead, "It's not that serious. Something happened this year, but it definitely won't be like this tomorrow."
Party Secretary Li Weiguo and village head Yang Weimin are not to be trifled with; they certainly wouldn't allow such an accident to happen in their village.
We will definitely find a way to prevent this from happening next year.
"Let's go in and get something. We've come all this way and waited so long, we can't just come home empty-handed, can we?"
"Let's not," Song Fang said, shrinking back slightly, a little scared. "What if something else happens?"
Song Lili chuckled and patted her head. "No, do you think the Party Secretary and Village Chief are that stupid? It's safe now, let's go." With that, she pulled Song Fang toward a crowded area.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear why the wait had been so long: Li Weiguo and Yang Weimin had decided to prepare an extra pot of pork stew this year so that every family could enjoy it, which explained the delay.
When they heard that everyone could eat, with each family getting a bowl, no one was unhappy and everyone cheered and thanked Li Weiguo.
Li Weiguo asked an old woman in the village to serve everyone a bowl, with three slices of meat for each family, without favoritism.
Although the villagers were eager, they still lined up voluntarily, partly because they wanted to eat the meat as soon as possible, and partly because they didn't want the stampede to happen again.
They were all frightened just now.
In this way, the order was very good, so the process was also very fast, and soon it was Song Lili and Song Fang's turn.
"Grandma, give me more vegetables, I don't need the meat," Song Fang said softly, her pure eyes seeming to speak volumes, and everyone who saw them couldn't help but like them.
"Okay, here's some more food for you." The old lady smiled and agreed as soon as she saw that Song Fang liked it, and quickly filled Song Fang's bowl with food.
Just as she was about to serve the dishes, Song Fang stopped her, saying, "Grandma, I don't want meat. I just want to try the pork stew." With that, she picked up her bowl and left.
Song Lili shook her head. So she was just curious about the pork stew. She thought the girl was craving meat.
Just as she was finding it amusing, she suddenly heard someone behind her shout, "Why not? That was my granddaughter. If she doesn't want it, why can't I have it?"
“We’re family. Just consider it as her granddaughter showing filial piety to me, her grandmother. Why won’t you give it to me?”
As soon as Song Lili turned around, she saw Gu Shi standing with her hands on her hips, yelling at the old woman. After listening carefully, she realized that it was because Gu Shi wanted the three pieces of meat that Song Fang didn't want, but the old woman wouldn't give them to her.
That's why the Gu family made such a scene.
“Didn’t you hear the village chief say three slices of meat per family? You and Yongren’s family separated a long time ago, you are two separate families, of course I can’t give you three more slices of meat.”
"Otherwise, I'll make a mistake." The old woman wasn't afraid of Madam Gu. They were all the same age, so who could take advantage of their age?
So the old woman immediately retorted, hands on her hips, "Hey Gu, are you out of your mind because you're craving meat? You're usually so biased, but now that there's something good to eat, you only remember this son?"
"I told you you're heartless. Yongren is so good to you. He brings you food every few days, either vegetables or flour, but you never appreciate it."
"Now you're not even letting go of these three pieces of meat? Don't you have any shame? Aren't you ashamed?"
The old lady was a kind and generous person. What she disapproved of most was Gu's behavior, and what she hated most was Gu's favoritism towards her eldest son and grandson.
She treated her youngest son like grass, giving him whatever he wanted without any mercy.
These things fell from his body and he got them; how could he be so heartless?
Gu's face turned pale and then red, a performance more dramatic than a face-changing act, prompting Song Lili to give the grandmother a thumbs up. She was truly impressive.
She actually managed to silence the shrewish Gu Shi, leaving her speechless; she completely conceded defeat.
However, Madam Gu was not so easy to deal with. She put her hands on her hips and said loudly, "What's it to you? Don't meddle in other people's business."
"This is my family's business, what's it to you how I do it? Hurry up and give me three pieces of meat, or I won't leave."
The old woman sneered, "Fine, if you don't want to leave, then don't. We'll all just wait." She just didn't know if the others would agree.
Will the others agree? They're all waiting to get their share of the spoils. They don't want to wait a moment longer. Stop? Don't even think about it.
"Auntie, you should hurry up and go. There are still people in line behind us."
"That's right, now that you've got it, stop blocking the way and hurry up and leave. We're still waiting."
"That's right, the village chief clearly said just now, three slices of meat per family. Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me?"
"Hey Gu family, have you no shame? Get out of here and stop blocking the way. Can't you see there are a lot of people behind us?"
"Yeah, are you deaf or stupid? Can't you understand human language? If you don't leave, we'll take matters into our own hands. I don't believe you can still act tough here."
A barrage of accusations followed, making Gu's face turn even paler and more ashen, much to Song Lili's delight.
Finally, finally, it's not Gu Shi cursing at others anymore; finally, Gu Shi is being cursed at. I feel so good.
Song Lili felt like she'd just drunk Sprite—refreshingly cool and exhilarating.
However, as the saying goes, excessive joy can lead to sorrow; being too happy can easily cause trouble.
Indeed, when Gu turned her head, she saw Song Lili smiling brightly, and the fire in her heart finally found an outlet and immediately burst forth.
"What are you and that little whore laughing at? Quickly tell this old hag that those three pieces of meat in your house are mine, do you hear me?"
"You unfilial brat, you heartless little whore, you good-for-nothing! You don't even show any respect to your elders. How can you be so ill-mannered?"
When Gu saw Song Lili, she had no more scruples and started cursing whatever came to mind, saying things so nasty that many people couldn't bear to listen.
Is this something a grandmother should say? Is this how a grandmother scolds her granddaughter? This is worse than being an enemy; she actually uttered such nasty words.
They even went so far as to say things that tarnished their own child's reputation. How much hatred must they have to say something like that? It's really too cruel, many people thought.
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