Her vegetables, the vegetables she worked so hard to grow, were they all just ruined like that? I'm so unwilling to accept it.
He couldn't help but curse in his heart, cursing those bandits' ancestors for eighteen generations, but he was still unwilling to give up.
Those damned bandits.
That's five yuan! That's a year's income for an average farming family.
The thought that the plastic sheeting on the greenhouses might also be damaged made Song Lili feel even worse.
However, no matter how angry she was this time, she didn't even hear herself stepping, afraid of scaring Song Fang again.
A group of people, without stopping, rushed to the mountain behind Hongqi Village and began their strenuous climb.
The mountain paths were narrow and the cart couldn't make it up the mountain, but Song Yongren, Yang Weimin, Song Jianshe, and Guo Guihua were all pushing with all their might, trying to get it a little higher.
If it's high enough, even if bandits chase after you, they won't actually reach the top of the mountain.
Everyone here understands this principle, so neither adults nor children intend to stop.
Even teenagers like Song Lili have many people helping them carry things, while their younger siblings who can't walk anymore are helped by others.
Seeing that Song Yongren and the others were struggling, Song Lili quickly took Song Fang to help. Even though they were not very strong, they could make things a little easier for them.
Yang Mei also came over to help, and the two families worked together to pull on a handcart.
Less than half an hour later, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from below. At first, it was faint, but eventually, the sound of horses' hooves seemed to be right next to us.
Soon, Song Lili and her group, who were halfway up the mountain, saw firelight in the village below and heard what sounded like people shouting.
Then, more and more flames appeared, one after another, and gradually, the entire Hongqi Village turned into a sea of fire, looking like a fiery red ribbon from a distance.
Everyone stared silently at the sea of fire below, and some began to sob quietly.
Song Lili was also very upset. This was the first time she had ever seen such a scene; she had only ever seen it on television before.
My first experience was shocking, infuriating, and chaotic, but I was also able to truly empathize with the feelings of the people there.
She could feel their anger, pain, sadness, worry, and so on.
She pursed her lips, looking at the flames calmly, even indifferently, though she was also angry, and even more so, annoyed.
She was angry at herself for not listening to Wang Daming's advice last time, for being so stupid as to want to keep those cabbages.
Now even the cabbages are being eaten by wild boars, and they're even going to build up the greenhouse.
She felt sorry for him.
Soon, Song Lili forgot about feeling sorry for them, because someone discovered that bandits had chased them down the mountain, and some were even riding horses up the mountain.
Everyone was terrified.
In the chaos, everyone ran up the mountain. Some people tripped over dead branches on the ground, while others had already run far away.
Some people even stepped on people who had fallen to the ground, but didn't even look back before running away.
Song Lili's family also panicked. Guo Guihua grabbed the side of the car, tears streaming down her face. "Weimin, let's leave quickly too."
"Okay, okay, let's go quickly." Yang Weimin nodded, his calm demeanor making everyone feel less afraid. However, Song Lili noticed that the veins on his hands, which were gripping the cart, were bulging.
Her gaze swept across everyone's faces, and by the firelight from the foot of the mountain, she could clearly see everyone's expression.
Although everyone was scared, they were still able to keep their composure. Only Song Fang was now trembling and on the verge of collapse.
Song Lili didn't have time to push the cart; she quickly went over and hugged Song Fang.
In her eyes, Song Fang was more important than the things in the car, while Song Yongren and his son were too careless to notice Song Fang's abnormality.
Song Fang trembled in Song Lili's arms. Her small body seemed to have an electric motor inside it, and it seemed to make Song Lili's body tremble as well.
As soon as Song Lili hugged her, she immediately grabbed Song Lili's clothes tightly, as if grasping at the last straw.
This was a sharp blow to Song Lili's heart.
She hugged Song Fang tightly to make her feel safe and not afraid, and kept comforting her, saying, "Fangfang, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, your sister is here."
"You just need to stay with your sister, and I'll protect you, okay?" She held Song Fang's head, making her look at her.
Song Fang was forced to meet Song Lili's gaze, and her fearful eyes were caught off guard as she looked into Song Lili's calm eyes.
There, Song Fang saw only calmness, tranquility, warmth, and encouragement. She seemed less afraid and felt encouraged.
She nodded nervously, clutching the hem of her clothes even tighter, but her body trembled less.
Song Fang kept swallowing, her eyes glued to Song Lili.
Song Lili said no more, holding Song Fang's hand with one hand and helping to push the cart with the other.
A group of people struggled to climb the mountain.
Fortunately, this is the mountain where everyone usually works, and a wide road has been built for the convenience of livestock pulling carts. It was just in time to make it convenient for Song Lili and her family.
Of course, there were also downsides. While things were convenient for Song Lili and her group, the bandits also benefited.
Two legs can never outrun four legs, and soon the sound of horses' hooves could be heard from behind.
Like the footsteps of death, each sound echoed in everyone's heart, accompanied by boundless fear.
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