But she couldn't.
Otherwise, she and her family will be the ones who suffer in the end. After all, they are the powerful force now, and she is just an arm; the arm can't fight against the powerful force.
She can only proceed gradually.
I took a deep breath, tried hard to suppress the agitation in my heart, and did several breath-holding exercises before I felt a little calmer.
"What happened to the grain after it was exchanged? Is it still on that mountain?"
"It's still there."
Song Lili smiled.
They knew that Luo Weijia and his companion wouldn't dare to openly take the grain back; they would definitely choose to do so late at night when everyone was quiet.
Since that's the case, then...
"Let's go and get that bag of grain back."
Although the grain has become damp and cannot be used as seeds, it is still edible.
It's free food, why not take it?
"ah……"
None of them expected Song Lili to have such a plan, and they all gaped in surprise. Zhang Qingguo stared wide-eyed, as if he were seeing Song Lili for the first time.
Only Zhang Qinghua smiled knowingly, seemingly unsurprised by her words.
"What do you mean, 'huh'? Just tell me if you're going or not?"
"Yes, yes, of course I'm going! How could I miss out on something this fun? I have to go!" Daqing nodded immediately, his eyes shining.
Zhang Qingguo was so excited he couldn't speak, he just kept nodding. "Oh my god, this is so exciting!"
Although Zhang Qinghua didn't say anything, he took a step closer to Song Lili, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Song Lili couldn't help but smile. How wonderful.
Instead of speaking up for her like champions of justice, they supported her, which made her happy.
"Since that's the case, then we'll... Qin Hongxia, what are you doing there? Come out, I see you."
Song Lili smiled, feeling a little excited. Just as she was about to say, "Let's go then," she caught sight of someone out of the corner of her eye.
Upon closer inspection, one could immediately spot Qin Hongxia crouching behind a large rock that was only knee-high, peeking furtively in their direction.
Song Lili immediately felt uncomfortable. Was this person eavesdropping on their conversation?
"Tell me, what are you doing here? Don't tell me you're just admiring the scenery." You, Qin Hongxia, don't have that much free time.
"I...I just went...I just came out to take a look, to my family's private plot, what's wrong with that?" Qin Hongxia was initially guilty, but later she became confident and assertive.
Song Lili crossed her arms and stared coldly at her. "Your private plot of land doesn't seem to be around here, does it?"
The villagers of Hongqi Village all have their private plots behind their houses for convenience.
Qin Hongxia's house and Song Lili's house are right across from each other. How could Qin Hongxia's private plot be next to Song Lili's?
So she lied.
"Qin Hongxia, do you think we'll believe what you say? Your mother practically keeps you tied to the house, working day and night without eating or drinking. How do you have time to come out and see the world?"
It's not that Song Lili is trying to rub salt in the wound; it's just that Qin Hongxia's character is really questionable. There's an 80% chance she came here to eavesdrop.
I just don't know if it's out of curiosity or something else.
Qin Hongxia, whose sore spot was being poked at by Song Lili, was provoked. This was a pain she couldn't talk about, but Song Lili just casually mentioned it.
Suddenly, the string of reason in her mind snapped.
Her eyes were filled with hatred, her eyes were red, and her face had a fierce expression. "Song Lili, shut up!"
"So what if I've been working? It's still better than you, you troublemaker who's always causing trouble, right? I've never caused any trouble." She said this with a hint of smugness.
She felt a sense of pleasure, a pleasure of surpassing Song Lili and trampling her underfoot, which was something she had always wanted.
Just like with the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the thought of Song Lili being in trouble made her involuntarily excited, and she wanted to see her in a sorry state.
Judging by the timeline, that person should be ready to take action soon.
"I'm telling you, you deserve to be targeted by others, you deserve to be unable to stay in the village," Qin Hongxia shouted frantically.
Song Lili sensed something was wrong. She stopped coldly observing, stepped forward, grabbed Qin Hongxia's clothes at the chest, and gritted her teeth.
"What do you mean? You know I'm being targeted?" Song Lili's mind raced. "Or did you do something?"
Song Lili had a previous disagreement with Qin Hongxia, so it's not impossible that she might do something.
Song Lili gave a sarcastic smirk; she really didn't have many friends.
Qin Hongxia was startled; she hadn't expected that Song Lili would guess her thoughts so easily with just a few words.
She felt a little flustered, and her eyes weren't as crazy anymore. She was also too guilty to meet Song Lili's gaze and kept looking away.
Now, Song Lili was basically certain that Qin Hongxia was behind it all.
She had only suspected it before, but Qin Hongxia's reaction gave her the answer.
"What exactly did you do?" Song Lili asked.
"No...I didn't...What could I have done? I didn't do anything." Qin Hongxia felt even more guilty, but stubbornly refused to say anything.
Song Lili felt irritable and began to show signs of impatience, which led to her becoming much more irritable.
“I don’t believe you didn’t do anything, so you’d better tell me what you did, otherwise Zhang Laidi will hear that you’ve secretly hidden five yuan in savings.”
Five yuan is a significant sum for a farming family, representing more than a year's income.
"How dare you..." Qin Hongxia looked at Song Lili in fear, never expecting her to be so ruthless.
What she feared most was her mother, Zhang Laidi, the woman who beat and scolded her every day and was more ruthless to her than an enemy.
However, to everyone's surprise, as soon as Song Lili opened her mouth, she mentioned the person she feared most, and the thing she talked about was the thing that Zhang Laidi cared about most in this world.
If Zhang Laidi were to hear such words, wouldn't she beat her to death?
Qin Hongxia trembled with fear, "You're lying! I don't have any money at all! I didn't hide any money! You're talking nonsense!"
Qin Hongxia was flustered and scared.
Song Lili raised an eyebrow; it seemed she had revealed another piece of news that was bad for Qin Hongxia.
"I don't care if you've hidden money or not, what does it have to do with me? I was just talking nonsense anyway, can't I even speak?"
"No, you can't, I'll be beaten to death!" Qin Hongxia broke down in tears.
"Then tell me what you did, and I won't tell anyone. Otherwise, you know better than I do what the consequences will be."
Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, the word "consequences" completely crushed Qin Hongxia, filling her mind with painful memories of the past.
She could no longer bear it and shouted, "It's Xu Youcai! I told him that the person who hit him was your brother, Song Jianshe!"
She eventually told Song Lili.
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