"Don't worry, I'll be careful, and this won't happen again. Even if it does, I'll let you know beforehand."
Whenever Song Lili mentioned Wang Shan, Qian Liulin and Wang Daming felt uncomfortable and awkwardly touched their noses.
Wang Daming, in particular, felt ashamed to face anyone, because he was the one who brought this trouble over.
"You know that much." Song Lili glared at Qian Liulin, still angry with him.
“This time it definitely won’t happen again. I think the same way as you. If it weren’t for Dazhi, I wouldn’t have done this.”
"So, this kind of thing shouldn't happen again in the future," Qian Liulin assured.
“I hope so.” Song Lili stood up. “By the way, don’t forget what I said, find someone who knows medicine and remember to send them to our village. It’s very important.”
It's not just a few elderly people who need it; they are getting old and are prone to health problems.
Even people from Hongqi Village can get minor ailments like headaches or fevers and need a doctor.
Therefore, Song Lili's request is entirely beneficial.
"I remember," Qian Liulin nodded, indicating that he had not forgotten.
"Alright, then we'll head back. We'll come back to see you again sometime, Brother Qian," Song Lili said, turning to leave.
"Okay, you guys go ahead, I'll go out in a bit," Qian Liulin said helplessly.
If he could, he would like to go with them to visit his grandparents, but he can't.
I can only separate from them and be all alone.
"Wang Daming, are you coming with me, or will you go to Hongqi Village by yourself later?" Song Lili asked Wang Daming.
"Where are you going next? Or are you going straight back to Hongqi Village?" Wang Daming asked after thinking for a moment.
"We're going to the post office to pick up the mail and then we'll head back."
"Then I'll go with you," Wang Daming said after hearing this.
It wouldn't take long to pick up the mail, so he decided to go to the post office with them.
The three of them left the office. Song Lili bought what she needed at the counter. She was going to cook something delicious today, so she needed to fill the pot with some food, at least meat.
However, this requires Wang Daming's help. He has meat coupons, and they're from the supply and marketing cooperative, so he can get them at internal prices.
Finally, it was Wang Daming who paid for several kilograms of meat before the group left the supply and marketing cooperative and went to the post office.
The letters that had accumulated over two months were quite a lot, and it took Song Lili some time to retrieve them all.
Then, the three of them returned to Hongqi Village.
As soon as she got home, Song Lili immediately went into the kitchen to prepare some ingredients that needed to be prepared in advance, such as meat.
Zhang Qinghua stayed outside talking with Wang Daming, while Zhang Aiai came in to help Song Lili.
"Sister-in-law, isn't that the director of the supply and marketing cooperative? I've seen him before when he came to collect vegetables."
Zhang Aiai glanced outside before turning to ask Song Lili.
Song Lili nodded, there was no point in hiding it. "Yes, he is a friend of your older brother and me. He came over for a meal today."
Zhang Aiai gave a soft reply, but she knew in her heart that although they were said to be friends of the two of them, she was probably actually her sister-in-law's friend.
Otherwise, why haven't I seen you before? Why did I see you today?
“Sister-in-law, just tell me if you need any help, and I’ll assist you,” Zhang Aiai said again.
"Okay, I really need your help, otherwise I can't handle it by myself, and it will be too late by the time it's done."
"Wang Daming needs to go back early, so please help me." Song Lili agreed immediately after thinking about it.
Actually, she wouldn't ask Zhang Aiai for help unless it was absolutely necessary, but Zhang Aiai would sometimes come in and help out.
Today, because Wang Daming is here, and he even bought several kilograms of meat, she needs to prepare more.
As for vegetables, we just take them directly from our own plot of land.
"Ai'ai, go to the field and pick some eggplants, bamboo shoots, and peppers. Oh, and bring in a few potatoes too."
She planned to make minced pork and eggplant, stir-fried bamboo shoots, stewed potatoes and pork, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, braised pork belly, smashed cucumber as a cold dish, and pickled radish.
That makes several dishes, so it's a pretty good meal.
Remembering what vegetables Song Lili wanted, Zhang Aiai went to her private plot to pick them, while Song Lili handled the meat by herself.
First, you need to wash the meat, and then cut it into different shapes.
For dishes like stir-fried pork with chili peppers, you need slices of pork, so the pork needs to be cut into thin, translucent pieces.
If you're making stewed potatoes with meat, you need to cut them into pieces.
So she divided the meat into several unequal portions, and then cut each portion into different shapes.
After Zhang Aiai returned from picking vegetables, she quickly washed and chopped them for later use.
Everything was ready, and they were just waiting to cook it when Song Lili and Zhang Aiai came out of the kitchen.
"It's still a while before we eat, let's cook later, it's a bit early now."
Inside the room, Wang Daming, Zhang Qinghua, Zhang Shengtian, and Zhang Qingguo were chatting happily, but it was unclear what they were saying.
Seeing the two people enter, Zhang Qinghua held out his hand, "Ready?"
Song Lili naturally handed her hand to Zhang Qinghua. "Yes. All that's left is to stir-fry it, but I think it's a bit early, so I'll do it later."
"Sister-in-law, what delicious food have you made again? I see several pounds of meat. Shall we have meat tonight?"
Whenever the topic of meat came up, Zhang Qingguo's eyes lit up as he stared at Song Lili, his longing so obvious.
Even Zhang Shengtian couldn't help but move his Adam's apple and swallow a few times.
Song Lili nodded with a smile, "Yes, Wang Daming bought several pounds of meat today, so we're having braised pork tonight."
"Really? That's wonderful! I love it!" Zhang Qingguo was practically jumping for joy, his face beaming with excitement.
Wang Daming happily said, "I've been thinking about braised pork all along. I love your braised pork, it's so delicious."
"So, you pay for the food and the tickets, I'll cook, and then we'll all eat together."
"What do you mean by 'mooching'? We're friends, isn't this just what's supposed to be? If you keep saying that, I'll get angry," Wang Daming said, feigning displeasure.
Zhang Shengtian looked at Wang Daming very seriously and said, "Lili is right. In the end, we are the ones taking advantage of you. We are the ones who are freeloading off you."
"So we should thank you, otherwise we wouldn't be able to eat meat."
"Uncle, you're too kind. Lili, Qinghua, and I are friends. They've helped me a lot in the past."
"It's just a few pounds of meat, nothing much. The main thing is that I'm craving Lili's cooking, so I begged her to make it for me."
"So, it turns out I still needed Lily's help. If anyone should say thank you, it's me. Thank you for welcoming me."
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