Wu Jiang also realized that it must be because he refused Lili's offer of ten yuan that she came up with this idea.
He took the money from Wu Huan's hand and said, "Give it to me. I'll return it to your cousin someday. We can't accept so much money."
Wu Huan waved the small note in his hand, "I'm afraid it won't work. That girl said that if you return it, she'll make you pay back ten yuan."
Wu Jiang was both amused and exasperated. This girl...
All I could do was sigh and say, "Take it then, so you can have a nice wedding banquet. You can pay me back slowly later."
Next comes the autumn harvest, the busiest time of the year. Men, women, young and old all pitch in, doing as much as they can.
And so, it took more than half a month of hard work to finish harvesting all the wheat, and finally we could catch our breath.
Then it was the same old routine: threshing wheat, harvesting broad beans, harvesting potatoes, and so on, without ever stopping.
Song Lili heard that her cousin from her uncle's side had also gotten married, but because of the autumn harvest, she hadn't been able to visit him to offer her congratulations.
When they finally had some free time again, it was already October, and all the crops in the fields had been harvested. Only then could they truly relax.
By this time, there was no work left in the fields, and even if there was, only the men would do it. The children and women were finally liberated.
While others have found some free time, Song Lili hasn't; her greenhouse is once again at its busiest.
Winter is when vegetables are scarce, and that's when greenhouses are most needed.
However, this year many families followed Song Lili's example and set up greenhouses in their private plots, so Wang Daming's prices dropped somewhat, but Song Lili's were still the preferred choice.
At the end of October, one evening Song Yongren suddenly said to Song Lili, "Lili, go help out at your uncle's house tomorrow."
"Help? What kind of help?" Is something wrong at your uncle's house?
Song Yongren sighed, "Have you forgotten? The day after tomorrow is the anniversary of your grandfather's death. We'll be celebrating the anniversary and entertaining guests."
Song Lili was stunned. What was this grandfather's anniversary all about? She had never heard of it before.
This... just like the sister-in-law who appeared out of nowhere, caught her off guard.
She hurriedly agreed and slipped away, afraid that Song Yongren would find out that she knew nothing.
Ugh, I hate this feeling of having no memories. It always gives me a sense of dread.
Also, since it's an anniversary, why didn't she know about it last year? She doesn't remember doing anything last October.
Later, Song Lili asked Song Fang and learned that the first anniversary was not celebrated at this time. Last year was the first anniversary, which is why Song Lili did not know.
Even after learning the reason, Song Lili was still very upset. The feeling of being blown up was too uncomfortable.
Moreover, she couldn't even say anything to complain, which was really frustrating.
The next day, Song Lili still went to help, and before leaving, she took Song Fang with her.
She suddenly remembered that there were a few people in the Song family she had never met before, so she took Song Fang and asked her to point out who they were, just in case.
Sure enough, when I arrived at my uncle's house, I saw a woman in her thirties, who was a bit plump, standing in the yard as soon as I entered.
Song Lili quickly asked, "Fangfang, who is that?"
"Auntie," Song Fang said softly.
Song Lili immediately recognized her. This was her eldest aunt, Song Zhaodi, the second oldest in her family. She had married into the town, and her uncle was a worker who received government-supplied food. They had a son who should be eighteen years old this year.
"Fangfang, where are my uncle and cousin? Point them out to me." Song Lili asked quickly, because her aunt had already seen her.
Before Song Fang could speak, Song Zhaodi had already come over and warmly took Song Lili's hand. "Lili, why didn't you greet your aunt?" Her eyes were full of warmth.
Song Lili felt a little relieved and called out with a smile, "Auntie."
Song Zhaodi patted Song Fang's head and said, "Our Fangfang has grown a lot taller, that's great."
Song Fang also smiled sweetly. Now Song Lili knew that this aunt must have a pretty good relationship with her family, otherwise Fangfang wouldn't be smiling like that.
She had never smiled at Song Jianguo like that before.
Seeing Song Zhaodi talking to Song Lili, a man of medium height, slightly overweight, and in his thirties walked over from not far away.
He said, "Lili hasn't seen her uncle in a long time, does she still recognize me?"
Song Lili immediately recognized the name: it was her uncle, Sun Ming, dressed in a neat work uniform and looking quite energetic.
Perhaps because they were eating well, my aunt and her husband both looked quite well, with a rosy glow, much better than the people in the countryside.
Song Lili quickly said, "No, I've always remembered my uncle. I came so early today just to see my aunt and uncle."
Sun Ming couldn't help but laugh, "When did you become so sweet-talking? This is good, does Uncle like it?"
Sun Ming turned his head and shouted towards the main room, "Zixiang, come out quickly, your sister Lili and sister Fangfang are out."
Immediately afterwards, Song Lili saw a boy wearing a dark blue top, with delicate features and a gentle demeanor appear in her field of vision.
Song Lili took the initiative and called out, "Cousin." Song Fang also gave her a big smile.
Sun Zixiang asked with a teasing look in his eyes, "When did Lili become so well-behaved? She actually called me 'cousin' on her own initiative?"
In the past, he was always timid and hid behind the adults. He would only be called "cousin" after he took the initiative to call his cousin.
Therefore, Song Lili today truly surprised Sun Zixiang.
Song Lili couldn't help but roll her eyes. The person has changed, of course it's different.
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