Looking at the lush trees behind her, Song Lili felt a moment of relaxation. It was so nice to see a familiar place!
She remembered that decades later, all the mountains behind this mountain were also farmland belonging to the farmers at the foot of the mountain. Where could she still see this lush greenery and forest?
Only a few scattered trees remain on the mountain between the Second and Third Battalions; all the others have been cut down, leaving behind neat terraced fields.
Song Lili was so engrossed in watching that she didn't realize Zhang Qinghua had already walked up to her and was observing her.
It wasn't until Yangmei called out to her, "Lili, everything's ready. Let's hurry down the mountain, it's getting dark." In summer, it usually gets dark around eight o'clock.
Song Lili turned around and answered "okay" but unexpectedly bumped into Zhang Qinghua. She stumbled and almost fell, but quickly grabbed Zhang Qinghua.
Zhang Qinghua also reached out, and the two of them grabbed each other's hands without prior arrangement. Song Lili didn't feel anything; she just grabbed her hand.
Putting aside the fact that he was her future grandfather, she lived in an era where men and women held hands so frequently that she didn't think anything of it.
But Zhang Qinghua blushed deeply. If he hadn't remained expressionless, Song Lili would have noticed long ago, but his ears were practically bleeding.
Song Lili naturally let go of Yang Mei's hand and walked towards her. Zhang Qinghua rubbed his fingers together and then wiped them on his pants before following behind Song Lili.
As Song Lili passed by the neatly bound barley, she suddenly had the urge to give it a try.
When she was little, her parents also carried crops with her, but she stopped doing that when she went to school elsewhere.
She wanted to try and see if she could still carry it, so she reached out and grabbed the rope, wanting to see if she could lift it.
But little did she know, she lifted the bundle of barley with ease, as if it were a game, without even using much force with one hand.
Song Lili was stunned by her own actions, not to mention Zhang Qinghua behind her, who stumbled and almost fell flat on his face.
Song Lili blinked, then blinked again, looked at the barley she was still holding, and made sure she wasn't hallucinating; she really had picked it up.
If she hadn't done it before, she would have thought this bundle of barley was very light. But she knew it wasn't light at all; only an adult man could carry it.
But how did she lift it so easily? Why is that? Could this be some kind of cheat code that suddenly appeared after her rebirth? Popeye the Sailor Man who doesn't eat spinach?
Song Lili stiffly put down the barley, her little hands involuntarily rubbing against her pants. She stood there like a statue.
Zhang Qinghua was the first to react. He steadied himself, walked over silently, sat down, and carried the barley on his back.
Song Lili readily offered him a helping hand, giving him a push to help him stand up, before he could even react.
Yang Mei and the others over there didn't see what just happened, and they were all preparing to take their things home. Only Zhang Qinghua saw it.
Zhang Qinghua looked around. They were a few people moving a little slower, while the others had almost all left.
"Don't let others know that you are very strong in the future."
"Why?" Song Lili then realized that Zhang Qinghua had also seen it.
“If Luo Weijia finds out, you’ll be free labor, doing the same amount of work as the adults, but only receiving half the work points.”
Given Luo Weijia's personality, he is absolutely capable of doing such a thing.
Song Lili shivered and immediately assured everyone, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
Song Lili thought about many more things than Zhang Qinghua; Zhang Qinghua was only worried about one aspect.
Now, whatever she has the ability to do, she must keep it a secret. The fewer people who know, the safer she is. This can also be her trump card to protect herself.
Zhang Qinghua kept his eyes on Song Lili. Seeing that she agreed without any perfunctory attitude, he felt relieved. He knew that she was very smart and understood what he was saying.
It took Hongqi Village Commune about seven days to harvest the barley. There is still some time before the wheat harvest, so now is the best time to thresh the barley.
Now we don't have to go to the fields, but everyone still has to work and earn work points.
Song Lili was extremely frustrated. She was tied to the fields and crops all day and couldn't do anything.
But she couldn't refuse. Even if Song Yongren told her not to, Luo Weijia would find all sorts of reasons to make her do the work, and for free.
She might as well go; that way she can earn work points, even if it's only half. But even a small thing is still something!
She was just feeling unwell, which made her appear more irritable and easily angered.
Zhang Qinghua had already discovered this, but he still had his own tasks, which was to thresh barley using specialized farm tools. Those were all tasks.
For several days, Song Lili was listless and half-dead, until all the barley was turned into barley grains and placed in the village warehouse, at which point she regained some energy.
Song Lili was eager to eat meat. She felt that her mouth was so bland and tasteless, what was the point of living?
However, now every household is out of food. The vegetables they grow have all been eaten, let alone meat. They don't have the money or meat coupons to buy any.
So, Song Lili set her sights on the mountains surrounding Hongqi Village. As the saying goes, "Those who live by the mountains live off the mountains, and those who live by the water live off the water." If she was craving something, she would naturally ask the mountains for it.
However, she didn't dare to go alone!
Who should we look for then? Yangmei? No, Yangmei is a girl too, she probably wouldn't be able to help if she were in danger.
Song Lili's eyes lit up, and she jumped up excitedly. Why don't we go find "Li Qinghua" and bring Sister Yang Mei along? We can cultivate our relationship and find some meat at the same time. She's really too clever.
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