After Zhang Qinghua and the other two left, Song Lili straightened her clothes and went inside.
Upon entering, one sees Song Yongren sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), his eyes fixed on the doorway, seemingly waiting for Song Lili.
Song Lili was a little surprised. "Big Brother, why aren't you asleep yet?" He usually rests at this time.
"I was worried about you not coming back, Lili. I just heard Qinghua's voice. Did you come back with him?" Song Yongren asked, sounding a little hesitant.
Song Lili didn't notice Song Yongren's probing. "Yes, it was too late, so he brought me back." Is there a problem with that?
"Then... Lili, are you...?"
"What is it?" Song Lili asked curiously. Why was Song Yongren speaking so hesitantly today? It was very different from usual.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to say that you should come back earlier in the future. It's not safe to come back too late."
Song Yongren sighed inwardly. Forget it, Lili is still too young. They probably don't even have those kinds of thoughts themselves.
If he were to speak rashly, it might backfire; let's see how it goes later.
"Okay, go back to sleep. Keep your voice down and make sure they're asleep."
"Okay."
...
The next day, Zhang Qinghua did not bring Zhang Qingguo, seemingly knowing what Song Lili was going to say.
Song Lili made up an excuse to send all her family members away, and then shared the grain with Zhang Qinghua and Li Qinghua.
After a heated debate, the three decided to split the money equally among themselves.
Song Lili originally wanted to divide it into four parts, with Zhang Qingguo's share also counted as one part, but Zhang Qinghua disagreed and even said that he wouldn't want it if it was given to Zhang Qingguo.
In the end, there was no other way but to divide the property according to Zhang Qinghua's suggestion, with the three families splitting it equally.
In the end, the two of them still took care of Song Lili, giving her the largest portion of food.
Song Lili looked at her bags, which were clearly more numerous than the two of them, frowned and pondered for a moment, then relaxed her brows and naturally picked them up, saying, "Okay, thank you."
Her family really needs this food right now, and she's remembered this favor; she'll repay it in the future.
Song Lili's generous and frank words made Zhang Qinghua laugh. "Very good, you did the right thing."
I was afraid she would suffer for the sake of saving face, but she isn't like that, which is great.
Li Qinghua didn't think much of it at all, feeling that it was normal to give Song Lili more, since it was her idea and they were just benefiting from it.
The three of them happily divided the grain between Luo Weijia and Xu Youcai.
Meanwhile, Luo Weijia and Xu Youcai, who had made a wasted trip, were now gathered together, angrily blaming each other.
"I told you it wasn't safe to leave the grain there, but you insisted no one would find it. Now look what happened, the grain is gone," Xu Youcai complained.
Luo Weijia sneered, "You said you wouldn't play the role of a Monday morning quarterback and put all the blame on me."
"When I told you to hide the grain in the mountains, you didn't say a word. Now you're saying it's not safe in the mountains, why didn't you say that back then?"
"Don't try to put all the blame on me. Let me tell you, you agreed to it back then, and now the food is gone. We're all at fault, so no one should blame anyone else."
Luo Weijia effectively shut down everything Xu Youcai was about to say and revealed his own plan.
That's right, Xu Youcai wanted to pin all the blame on Luo Weijia and make him bear the losses alone, even paying for half a bag of grain.
Little did he expect that Luo Weijia had learned of his plan in advance and stated it clearly, leaving him no way to retaliate.
Xu Youcai was somewhat annoyed. "I didn't say it was all your fault, but which son of a bitch dared to take our food?"
"Don't let me find out who it is. If I find out, I'll definitely kill him and let him know that what belongs to Xu Youcai isn't so easy to take."
Luo Weijia glanced at Xu Youcai with disdain, his eyes full of contempt. If this man wasn't still useful, he would have been kicked out long ago.
"Stop saying such useless things. Go outside and ask around to see if anyone has seen anyone go there."
"But be careful when you ask, so as not to arouse suspicion."
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, I don't believe we can't catch this guy." Xu Youcai waved his hand.
He knew the gravity of the matter and understood that this was something he couldn't let others know about, so he could only inquire about it secretly.
Otherwise, if others find out that they switched the seeds, they will both be in deep trouble.
Luo Weijia gave Xu Youcai another disgusted look. "You know that's good, otherwise you wouldn't have had a good outcome either."
"Hmph, I know better than you." Xu Youcai huffed and puffed as he left to inquire.
Regardless of whether Xu Youcai will find out, Song Lili has already told Zhang Qingguo and Li Qinghua about her next plan.
Last night, she thought about it all night and finally decided to get rid of these two people, as it would be beneficial in every way.
Song Lili was well aware of what the next few years would be like, so she needed to create a relatively safe environment for herself to get through them safely.
This incident made her realize that it's not enough to live a good life. If just anyone can mess with her, then everything she has is like a castle in the air, unable to withstand any storm.
She, on the other hand, needed to lay the foundation for herself from the ground up, building a solid fortress so that she could get through this safely.
Therefore, it becomes especially important to clean up the people around you.
Otherwise, given the character of Luo Weijia and Xu Youcai, they might have gone even further back then.
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