Once the date was set, things seemed to calm down again, and life went on as before.
However, one night, when the two sisters, Song Lili and Song Fang, were lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), Song Fang suddenly said, "Sister, you're getting married soon."
"Time flies so fast. I thought you and I were still far from getting married. I never imagined you'd be getting married soon."
"Thinking about it more carefully, I realize I seem to be almost there too," Song Fang said with a touch of emotion.
Song Lili suddenly felt a little dazed. Yes, time really flies. Before she knew it, several years had passed.
When she arrived here and became Song Lili, she was only thirteen years old. In the blink of an eye, she was already eighteen and an adult.
Moreover, in a while, she will marry someone else, become someone else's wife, and spend her whole life with that person, supporting each other.
So, at this moment, Zhang Shengtian was truly in a daze, feeling as if everything was a dream, so unreal.
It felt like a dream; that's how Song Lili felt right now.
She inexplicably arrived here, became Song Lili, and even met Zhang Qinghua.
She even met her grandparents from her younger days and became friends with them. Everything changed for her there.
Now, she was going to do something she had never thought of before: to grow old with someone.
That was something she wouldn't have dared to even dream of before.
However, here, without realizing it, she trusted Zhang Qinghua and willingly went with him.
See, isn't that amazing?
In the past, she found it difficult to trust anyone, to let go of everything, and to be bound to one person for life.
But now, she can.
"Sister?" Song Fang hadn't heard Song Lili's voice for a long time and thought she was asleep. But when she turned her head, she saw Song Lili staring at the ceiling without any anxiety in her eyes.
Song Fang stopped asking and lay back down, but muttered to herself, "You can't believe it yourself, can you?"
Time passed quietly, and Song Lili told those she knew about her upcoming marriage.
Zhao Qian and the others were very happy to hear that she was getting married. They were already familiar with each other here and knew who Zhang Qinghua was.
After observing her, they found that she was a very good young man, so everyone was happy for Song Lili.
Mu Shaohua and the others, including Song Lili, said that they were very happy for her.
As for Zhang Zeyu, after the date was set, Song Lili mentioned it, and he was probably the first person to know.
A day or two after these few people found out, most people in Hongqi Village also knew that Song Lili was going to marry Zhang Qinghua.
However, many people just take it with a grain of salt; they've already been engaged, so getting married is a perfectly normal thing.
Some people feel resentful, so they make sarcastic remarks.
"Did you hear the rumors in the village? Is that why you rushed into marriage?"
"Yes. I think there's something wrong with it. Otherwise, why would they wait a year and a half after getting engaged before getting married?"
"Who knows, maybe both of them have something going on."
Similar words were heard in several different places in Hongqi Village, but no one paid any attention.
Most people offered their blessings; overall, it was a joyous occasion.
Song Lili was actually wondering whether she should tell Qian Liulin and Wang Daming.
It doesn't seem right to not tell them they are all her friends.
If we tell them, it seems a bit too much to make a big fuss, and that's not a good idea.
In the end, she felt she still needed to say something, but there was no rush.
With not much work to do in the fields, Song Lili didn't go to the fields, but instead spent several days going up the mountain.
Mountains are a treasure trove; they contain all sorts of rare and precious materials. If you're lucky enough, you can find quite a few good things.
She chose a day and took Song Fang up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables.
In the past two years, since the family's food supply has been barely enough, they have rarely eaten wild vegetables, so Song Lili has been craving them.
Mainly, she wanted to go out for a stroll, do some leisurely activities, and clear her mind.
The two sisters took a basket and a backpack and went out.
There's usually nothing at the foot of the mountain except for wild vegetables. This area belongs to other people, so it's impossible to find any wild animals.
So, the two sisters stopped here, picked up small shovels, and started digging for wild vegetables, a little of everything.
Once you pass the halfway point of the mountain, which is the designated cemetery, that's when the area becomes a sparsely populated mountain forest.
Normally, if there's nothing else to do, the villagers rarely come back here, except for those who want to eat meat.
Song Lili came today not only to dig for wild vegetables, but also to see if she would be lucky enough to find anything else.
She didn't want meat anymore, since she didn't have the ability to hunt it herself. She just wanted to see if she could find something like wild eggs.
The two sisters chatted and laughed and didn't feel tired at all. Before long, they arrived at a dense forest.
"Fangfang, stay close to me, or we'll get separated and hard to find," Song Lili said to Song Fang before going inside.
The trees here are quite dense, and the wild grass grows very tall, making it difficult for people to see clearly when they go inside.
If they get separated, the chances of finding them are slim, which is why Song Lili gave that advice.
"Don't worry, sister. I know," Song Fang said from behind.
Reassured, Song Lili walked ahead into the forest.
The weeds grew very tall, so they had to push them aside to get through, which slowed them down.
We walked for a long time but only covered a short distance, and we didn't encounter anything else.
"Sister, do you think we can find anything? I don't think there's anything here."
"That depends on our luck. If we're lucky, we might find something good; if we're unlucky, we'll just have to go home empty-handed."
"But if you look carefully, I think you should be able to find it."
Few people come to these mountains. A few years ago, when there was a famine, there were more people. But after the harvest improved and everyone could fill their stomachs with what they got from the fields, fewer people came here.
Song Lili thought that the probability of finding something was actually quite high, but it all depended on how sharp one's eyesight was.
As she spoke to Song Fang, her eyes darted around, not missing a single corner.
Many things happen unexpectedly, so she looked at them very carefully and didn't notice anything else.
Song Fang followed behind her, and seeing her sister looking around, she also looked around, especially in places with dense vegetation, where there was usually something there.
Soon, the two of them heard a sound, like the faint sound of something stepping on the ground and hitting the grass.
Song Lili's lips curled slightly. Was she having such good luck today? Had she encountered nine wild animals?
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