When the pears are green

After leaving the house, Song Changhe handed the two pieces of meat to Song Li and Song Xing respectively.

Song Changhe asked Song Xing to wait at his doorstep with the meat, and then he took Song Li to Song Ershun's house, which was closest to his home.

Song Ershun's house and Song Changhe's house are very close. Song Li can even see the gate of her own home when standing at the door of Song Ershun's house.

The gate of Song Ershun's house was ajar. Song Changhe led Song Li to open the door and shouted as they walked in, "Is Second Uncle home?"

Soon, Song Ershun and Song Tian came out from the main room.

Song Changhe smiled and said to Song Ershun and Song Tianshi, "I'm sorry to bother you this morning, uncle. The Jiang family sent a lot of pork, so I thought of adding a dish to your uncle's house. Xiaoli, give the meat to your grandmother."

After hearing this, Song Ershun and Song Tianshi hurriedly refused. Song Li smiled and stuffed the meat into Song Tianshi's hands. The two pulled and tugged for a few times, and Song Tianshi finally accepted it with a smile on her face.

Song Tian said a few more words praising Jiang Qingzhou, and Song Li lowered her head in embarrassment. Seeing Song Li's embarrassed look, Song Dahe left with the excuse that he had to go to Song Sanshun's house.

After Song Changhe and Song Li left Song Ershun's house, Song Changhe waved to Song Xing who was still standing at the door of his house, and Song Xing hurried over.

Song Sanshun's home is far from Song Li's. His home is at the end of the village. It takes about half an hour to walk there. Song Li looked at these places she had never been to with a little curiosity. Although they were in the same village, she only moved around her home area and had not been to other places.

Song Changhe and his group happened to meet Song Changrong at the door of Song Sanshun's house. Song Changrong quickly welcomed Song Changhe and the other two into his home.

Song Changrong is the eldest son of Song Sanshun. He lost his mother when he was young, and his father raised the two brothers alone.

After Song Changrong and Song Changsong got married, Song Sanshun chose to live with Song Changrong's family.

As soon as Song Changrong entered the door, he shouted loudly: "Lianlian, come out quickly, big brother is here." Just as he finished speaking, he saw a tall and thin woman coming out of the kitchen.

"Changrong, please let brother into the house. It's sunny outside. This must be Xiaoli. I haven't seen him much before. I heard from Changrong that he is a very good young man. Congratulations to Xiaoli first." Lianlian said while holding Song Li's hand. Song Li blushed a little embarrassedly.

Song Changhe said hurriedly, "No need, sister-in-law. I'm sorry to bother you this morning. This is the meat that the Jiang family boy brought. It's also Xiaoli's gift to you. Xiaoli, please send the meat to your sister-in-law in the kitchen."

Song Li quickly took the meat from Song Xing with her other hand and handed it to Lianlian who was still holding her hand.

Lianlian smiled and said, "Give it to me, sister. It's too hot in the kitchen. I won't be polite to my brother."

After hearing this, Song Li quickly handed the meat to the smiling Lianlian.

After Lianlian took the meat, she said to Song Changhe: "Thank you so much, big brother and Xiaoli. Dad has gone out with someone and hasn't come back yet. Big brother, come in and have a cup of tea!"

Song Changhe quickly refused and left on the pretext that Zhang was waiting for them at home.

When Song Li and the others just walked out of Song Sanshun's house, they heard Lianlian say to Song Changrong: "Changrong, cut half and send it to Changsong." As Song Li and the others walked further and further away, no one knew what happened next.

When Song Changhe and his friends returned home, Zhang and Song Yue were already cooking.

During the meal, Song Changhe said to Zhang: "Xiangxiang, in the afternoon, you and Xiaoxing should go to Zhangjiagou and bring some meat to our parents. After all, we have given all the meat to our second and third uncles, so we can't forget about our parents. I can sell the rest myself."

After hearing this, Zhang looked at Song Changhe in surprise. After thinking for a while, she nodded.

As soon as they finished their meal, Song Changhe went to the main room, cut a large piece of meat and handed it to Song Xing, who wrapped it up and put it in the backpack.

Before leaving, Zhang specifically told Song Li, "Xiao Li, wait until the sun is not too strong before leaving. It will be cooler by then, and there will be more people in the fields."

Song Li agreed and secretly gave the dagger to Song Xing, asking him to use it for self-defense on the road. Song Xing said to her, "Don't worry, sister. I will protect my mother and myself."

Zhang was afraid that they would come back too late, so after she finished speaking, she picked up the backpack and took Song Xing out.

When Song Li returned to the room, Song Yue had already fallen asleep. Song Li envied Song Yue's talent for falling asleep the moment she lay down.

Song Li also lay down, thinking about herself and Jiang Qingzhou. How will they live after getting married? It is obviously not optimistic to rely on the few acres of land of the Jiang family. Jiang Qingzhou and Jiang Qingye are both at the age of growing up, and the harvest from the fields may not be enough for their food. Although the Song family only has four or five acres of land, with Song Changhe earning money outside, it can at least guarantee the food and clothing of the five people in the Song family.

Song Changhe is the pillar of the Song family. Song Li prayed to all the gods in her heart to bless Song Changhe with a long life and no disasters!

Song Li thought that she could "recuperate" in the Song family for a few years. Although the Song family was not rich, Song Li did not have to worry about her livelihood. Unexpectedly, after just over a month, she had to reconsider the issue of making a living. She had only studied for more than ten years in vain, had never been in business, had never done handicrafts, and her cooking skills were average. What should she do? In addition, Song Li had never been out much and did not know much about this society. The farthest distance she had walked was only from the Song family to Ruyi's family. If she had the chance, she would go to the town to have a look. She would always find a way to solve the problem. Come on, Song Li!

Song Li thought about it over and over for a long time, especially when she thought that Jiang Qingzhou might have emptied the family's savings to send the betrothal gift, which gave her a headache.

Song Li rubbed his head which was getting more and more painful, then simply got up and went to the yard.

Song Li sat bored under the big locust tree. There were some locust flowers on the tree. A breeze blew, and the fragrance filled the yard, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Song Li couldn't help but think of the scene of picking locust flowers in the backyard that day. Although the sweetness of locust flowers could not replace the various candies she had eaten, it also made Song Li firmly believe that she could take root and grow like this locust tree, and eventually become luxuriant and provide shelter for her family.

Song Li stood up and paced back and forth under the locust tree, sometimes squatted down to watch the ants picking up fallen locust flowers, and sometimes picked up branches to write and draw on the ground.

Hearing the sound of footsteps outside the yard, Song Li hurriedly wiped away the traces on the ground with her feet.

Soon, Song Changhe came out of the house and saw Song Li squatting under the tree.

Song Changhe did not disturb Song Li. He first went to the sundries room and pushed out the wheelbarrow he had made earlier. He put a wooden board on it and a piece of clean cloth under it. Then he put the meat on it and covered it with another piece of cloth.

When Song Li heard the noise, she also came over to help. Song Li helped Song Changhe put the scale and knife next to the meat. She looked at Song Changhe who was about to push the cart out and said, "Dad, how about I go with you?"

Song Changhe waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Dad can do it himself. You and Xiaoyue should go dig grass, and close the door when you leave." After that, he pushed the wheelbarrow away by himself.

Song Li looked at the sky, and she went back to the house to wake up Song Yue. Song Li looked at Song Yue who was rubbing her eyes and said, "Yueyue, get up quickly, or our chickens will become thin and hungry."

After hearing this, Song Yue squinted her eyes and smiled at Song Li, then slowly got up from the bed.

Song Li pulled Song Yue and asked her to go outside to wash her face. Only then did Song Yue wake up completely.

Song Li took the shovel and put it in the backpack, locked the gate and went to dig grass.