Song Lili lied without batting an eye, yet she managed to win over Yang Mei, who liked these kinds of things. As soon as she heard about the new shoe designs, she was tempted.
She had no idea that Song Lili had tricked her into going out so that she could run into Li Qinghua, since the First Brigade and the Second Brigade were right next to each other.
Who knows, if we're lucky, we might even see Li Qinghua?
Although the two had different goals, they hit it off immediately and decided to go and check on the Second Brigade.
When she went out, Song Lili called Song Fang and Yang Tao to come with her. Having more people would also provide cover and make her purpose less obvious.
Song Lili couldn't help but pray in her heart, "I hope I can meet Li Qinghua, or at least let the two of us get to know each other first."
Hongqi Village is a fairly large village with more than 100 households, divided into five production teams.
Li Qinghua and his group were in the first brigade, while Song Lili and her group were in the fifth brigade, which were exactly at opposite ends of the village, the furthest distance between them.
Aside from distributing grain and during harvest season, they don't have many opportunities to meet.
Therefore, Song Lili wanted to create an opportunity for the two to develop feelings for each other.
The four girls were chatting and laughing as they walked towards the Second Brigade. Unexpectedly, at the Third Brigade, near the former stage, they heard someone shouting, "Qinghua..."
Turning my head, I saw two boys standing below the platform, both around ten years old, and a middle-aged man waving at them from a distance.
One of them glanced at the other and then walked towards the middle-aged man.
Song Lili suddenly clutched her heart; her heart was beating fast, thumping loudly—she was too excited.
What a coincidence that we ran into each other here.
Wasn't that boy who just walked by Li Qinghua? The middle-aged man called out "Qinghua," so it can't be wrong.
Song Lili stared intently at Zhang Qinghua, while Li Qinghua, standing behind Zhang Qinghua, looked at Song Lili with a smile.
Then he raised an eyebrow, glanced at Song Lili with interest, and turned his gaze to Yang Mei.
Yang Mei blushed instantly and quickly lowered her head, her earlobes burning red.
However, Song Lili's attention was entirely focused on Zhang Qinghua, and she didn't see this scene, which led her to do many ridiculous things later on.
The middle-aged man named Zhang Qinghua is Zhang Shengtian, Zhang Qinghua's father. He called out to Zhang Qinghua because he suddenly thought of his youngest daughter while twisting hemp rope, so he chased after her.
The point was to instruct Zhang Qinghua to watch over his younger sister and make sure she didn't go hungry.
Zhang Qinghua's expression remained unchanged; he simply listened silently, then nodded to indicate that he understood.
After Zhang Shengtian finished speaking, he turned and left without saying goodbye, which made Zhang Shengtian so angry that he blew out several breaths and cursed, "You brat!"
As Zhang Qinghua walked up to Li Qinghua, he also felt a strong gaze. When he looked up, he met a pair of eyes that were as clear and cool as spring water, but those eyes were filled with excitement and exhilaration.
Zhang Qinghua frowned, looking at the girl who was wearing a patched dress that was obviously too small for her, but whose hair was neatly styled. He searched his mind to see who she was.
After searching for a long time, he found that he didn't know this person.
Li Qinghua knew about it, but this was the first time he had encountered something so interesting. He couldn't help but nudge Zhang Qinghua with his elbow and ask, "What did you do to provoke that little girl?"
"Her eyes are practically roasting you alive, ready to devour you!" she said with a slight smile.
"Who is she?" Zhang Qinghua asked.
Li Qinghua's smile froze for a second before relaxing and continuing to bloom, "You don't recognize me?"
"That's Song Lili from the Fifth Brigade, near Meimei's house. Oh, right, her father is Song Yongren, and her brother is Song Jianshe. Now you know, right?"
"Understood," Zhang Qinghua glanced at Song Lili again, lowered his eyes expressionlessly, and said slowly.
“You…” Li Qinghua choked for a moment, feeling an unpleasant tightness in his chest, and glared fiercely at Zhang Qinghua.
"Brother Qinghua..." Yang Tao ran over happily when she saw Li Qinghua. They were very familiar with each other and she was no stranger to Zhang Qinghua either.
Li Qinghua walked over with a smile, and Zhang Qinghua followed.
"What brings you here? Are you looking for Uncle Weimin? I'll go get him for you..."
Today, all the men in the village have gathered in the courtyard behind the stage to twist hemp rope and repair broken sickles, plows, and other tools.
The autumn harvest is just over a month away, so we should get the preparations done early so that we won't be too busy and can harvest the wheat sooner to prevent it from spoiling in the rain.
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