These days, food is scarce in both cities and rural areas, and everyone is struggling. If you eat a meal, someone else will go hungry.
Therefore, when people visit each other or have business to attend to, they generally don't stay for a meal. Even if they do eat, they bring their own food.
That's why Wang Daming insisted on leaving.
"Lili, I've already found someone. Just let me know when you need them."
"I understand. It may take a few more days. I will let you know in advance when I need it."
She hasn't found any evidence yet, so she can't take any action.
Wang Daming didn't ask any questions, only indicating that he understood, and then hurriedly left with the driver.
"Lili, why didn't you invite Daming to have breakfast?" Song Yongren limped out of the main room and asked when he saw that Song Lili was alone.
"He's in a hurry to get to work, sir. Does your leg hurt? Is there anything that feels uncomfortable?"
In the past few days, Song Yongren has thrown away his crutches and has been trying to walk slowly, but he can't go too fast.
Song Lili wanted to go to the hospital for another check-up to make sure the bone had healed properly before letting Song Yongren walk slowly.
But Song Yongren absolutely refused, saying it was a waste of money and that he didn't feel uncomfortable about it.
Song Lili had no choice but to comply with him, but she kept a close eye on Song Yongren at all times.
"Don't worry, it doesn't hurt. I feel fine. I'll be able to walk in a few days."
Since fracturing his leg, Song Yongren has been worried and anxious.
Today, just like last year, we'll probably receive far fewer work points and a much smaller share of grain.
If he hadn't been keeping a close eye on the vegetables in the greenhouse lately, and seeing that they were growing well, he probably would have wanted to get out of bed even though his legs hadn't fully healed yet.
Now that the vegetables have been sold, at least the family has some savings, which can be exchanged for some grain and coupons, so he allows the children to stay at home.
However, he was still anxious, thinking that he should get better soon so he could go to the fields to earn work points. The children were still young, and he couldn't put all the burden on their shoulders.
Song Lili didn't stop him. Three months had passed, and he felt fine and could walk slowly.
As long as Song Yongren doesn't get hurt again and doesn't do heavy work, Song Lili won't restrict him.
"It's good that you're not feeling unwell. Don't be anxious, Dad. Take it slow. Otherwise, if the bone that has just healed has problems again, it will take many more days to heal. So take it slow."
"I know, I know." Song Yongren originally planned to practice walking in the next few days so he could get back to work as soon as possible.
Hearing what Song Lili said, he felt a chill and dared not act rashly.
He hadn't thought of this before, but now that he thought about it, Song Lili was right; they couldn't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains.
Three months have already passed, a few more days won't hurt.
As April and May approach, the rice seedlings in the fields gradually grow taller, and after a spring rain, they immediately shoot up quite a bit.
As crops grow, weeds also grow rapidly, competing with crops for nutrients in the soil.
At this time, people need to pull out the weeds in the field to conserve nutrients and allow the crops to grow strong.
So these days, Song Lili has been following the older women around, moving from field to field, constantly weeding.
In between, she also planted things in the greenhouse. This time she didn't plant cabbage, but cucumbers, and luckily she found a packet of chili seeds, which she also planted.
Zhang Qinghua and Daqing also harvested their cabbages and sold them all to Wang Daming. This time, they were still growing cabbages.
The days passed quickly, uneventful yet different, but still no news came from Daqing.
Song Lili wasn't in a hurry; she was just waiting. As long as Xu Youcai had tampered with the ledgers, there would definitely be traces that would be found out.
She's not in a hurry.
It was another rainy day. The rain was too heavy to go out, so everyone stayed at home.
Yang Mei then came to find Song Lili; they hadn't really spoken properly since the Lunar New Year.
"Lili, let's go dig for wild vegetables today. We can't go to the fields anyway because of the rain." Many people went out to dig for wild vegetables.
At this time, families with many members often ran out of grain and had to mix in wild vegetables to fill their stomachs.
Some families didn't even bother with kneading dough; they ate wild vegetables directly and saved their grain for emergencies.
Because of Song Lili's insistence, the Song family still eats noodles every day, and the cucumbers from her greenhouse can also make up for a meal.
Therefore, compared to other families, the Song family ate relatively well.
However, it is necessary to eat wild vegetables. After all, many people nowadays praise wild vegetables, and eating them occasionally is beneficial to health.
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