"Come and eat your dry rations, everyone. We'll have to keep working soon," someone said, braving the light rain.
Others who had finished their work sat down with their families and ate the dry rations they had prepared that morning.
Song Lili looked at the dark sky, wondering if the rain would get heavier. Only if it rained heavily would she have a chance to go back and check on things.
Song Yongren took out the dry food that Song Lili had prepared and gathered around with the children, somewhat worried, "I'm afraid the rain will start today and won't stop for several days."
Song Jianshe also worried, "Yes, why couldn't we wait a day or two? The barley harvest would be finished by then."
Song Lili found it somewhat amusing. Would God listen to you? Only you can listen to God.
However, she did hope the rain would be heavier so she could get down the mountain.
Anyway, the Song family won't get many work points today, and the allocated food will definitely not be enough to eat. But since she has money, she can buy food.
Therefore, she didn't care whether it would rain for a few days.
As if the heavens had heard Song Lili's prayers, the rain grew heavier and heavier, and before they had even finished lunch, everyone's clothes were already soaked.
Yang Weimin, the captain of the Fifth Brigade, also sent someone to tell everyone to hurry down the mountain and go home, otherwise the road would get wet and it would be very dangerous.
The mountains here are mostly farmland in the flat areas, and only the steep, undevelopable areas are roads. In the afternoon, the roads are slippery, and you could easily roll down one's back.
Therefore, you should hurry down the mountain if it rains.
Not wanting to delay, everyone put away the harvested barley and hurried home with their tools.
Song Lili was the fastest; she grabbed her sickle and ran off like the wind, leaving Song Fang behind.
She needed to hurry down the mountain to see how far Qian Liulin had progressed.
Meanwhile, Qian Liulin, whom she was thinking about, was still on the mountain, and was also walking quickly down the mountain with everyone else.
However, he was not a farmer after all. Going up the mountain was easier, but now that it was raining and the road was slippery, he was having some difficulty.
However, he still tried his best not to hold everyone back and worked hard to keep up with everyone.
Therefore, when Song Lili ran to the foot of the mountain, Qian Liulin was still on the mountain.
When she ran to the stage and found that there was no one there, her expression was truly indescribable.
Are those people still on the mountain?
Song Lili pressed her heaving chest, somewhat puzzled as to why they hadn't returned yet.
She seemed to have forgotten that she was running very fast and was definitely ahead of everyone else.
She glanced at the stage with some frustration before turning back. She decided to go home first and put the sickle down.
As she calmed her breathing, she wondered what she would do if Qian Liulin didn't follow the agreement later.
Lost in these random thoughts, she arrived at her doorstep, only to find Zhang Qinghua standing there.
"What are you doing here?" Song Lili asked in surprise. The others were still on the mountain.
"I heard someone came from town? Did you send someone?" Zhang Qinghua asked directly.
"Yes," Song Lili replied directly. Since everyone already knew the answer, there was no need to hide it.
"Alright, I'll act according to the situation later. You don't need to go." Zhang Qinghua was also afraid that Luo Weijia would suspect Song Lili.
Song Lili, however, thought differently: "We'll see. If everyone else goes, it wouldn't be good if I didn't."
She was certain that, given the Chinese people's penchant for excitement, many people would go to see it, so she wouldn't stand out among them.
Zhang Qinghua understood immediately, feeling somewhat helpless, because Song Lili was right.
"Okay, but you'd better not do anything."
Song Lili nodded. As long as Qian Liulin did as agreed, she would not do anything.
Zhang Qinghua was relieved to see that Song Lili had agreed, but little did he know that Song Lili's agreement came with conditions.
Hearing Song Lili's assurance, he felt relieved and decided to go home.
As soon as he turned around, Song Lili saw the sickle in Zhang Qinghua's hand. "Did you just come down from the mountain? A whole brigade of people from the mountain?"
Zhang Qinghua felt a little embarrassed by Song Lili's question, his cheeks flushed, but in the end, he could only nod and say, "Yes."
Song Lili smiled, feeling a warmth in her heart. This person still cared about her and came over immediately.
She smiled brightly, "Thank you. Don't worry, I won't be reckless."
She's planned for so long and doesn't want to ruin everything. So, she'll endure it.
Zhang Qinghua blushed at Song Lili's laughter, and without hearing what she said, he simply said "It's nothing" and fled in panic.
Song Lili watched his hurried figure, confused. What was wrong? Was something urgent?
Then, she shook her head, feeling confused, and went inside with her sickle; she still wanted to watch the excitement.
If Zhang Qinghua knew that Song Lili would react this way, he would probably be depressed to death.
He was so embarrassed that he ran away, and the other person still looked confused. Who can he complain to?
When Song Lili returned to the stage, she saw several children already in the open space in front of it.
They gathered together, peeking around in the village officials' office behind the stage.
Upon seeing this, Song Lili immediately walked over confidently, since most of these children were thirteen or fourteen years old.
Because she used to be too thin and small, although she has changed a lot in the past year, she is still smaller than children of the same age, and she is just the right size to be with them.
She slipped inside, keeping a close eye on the scene, while also noticing that more and more people were gathering around the stage.
On rainy days, the work in the fields can't be done, and there are no other entertainment options, so most people have come to see the officials who came to inspect the village today.
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