When the pears are green

Song Li and Song Yue discussed going to the Heihe River embankment where they had been before to dig grass, and they could also visit Song Changhe who was selling pork at the entrance of the village.

When Song Li and the others reached the entrance of the village, some people had already gathered around Song Changhe's wheelbarrow. Seeing Song Changhe looking a little flustered, Song Li and Song Yue hurried over to help.

After seeing the two of them, Song Changhe breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Luckily you came. I thought I could do it, but I didn't expect that I am more suitable for holding a hammer and a plane, not this scale." After hearing this, the people around him laughed.

Because Song Changhe sold it at a penny cheaper per pound than in the town, many villagers heard the news and bought from him.

Song Li first asked Song Changhe to teach her how to use the scale. Song Li learned it after a few attempts.

Song Changhe was responsible for cutting the meat, Song Li was responsible for weighing it, and Song Yue was responsible for collecting the money. After about an hour, sixty or seventy kilograms of meat were sold out.

After Song Changhe pushed the wheelbarrow back, Song Li and Song Yue hurried to the bank of the Heihe River.

When Song Li and the others reached the riverbank, although it was already getting late, there were still some girls digging grass with shovels.

Song Li and Song Yue found a place with few people but many trees. Song Yue looked around and said to Song Li with a smile, "Sister, these are all trees from Xing'er's family. My second grandfather bought this land a few years ago, but he couldn't grow crops, so he planted trees instead."

Song Li looked at the dozen trees around and said to Song Yue, "Second Grandpa's family shouldn't have to worry about firewood in the winter." After hearing this, Song Yue smiled and said, "Indeed, our family and Third Grandpa's family will also benefit from it!"

Song Li found a place with more grass and started digging with Song Yue. The two sisters shook off the dirt at the roots of the grass and put it into the backpack, which occasionally contained a few small earthworms.

Seeing Song Yue trying to throw the earthworms aside with a look of disgust, Song Li quickly said to her: "Yueyue, don't throw them away, let's find a way to take them back, the chickens can lay more eggs after eating them." Song Yue asked Song Li with a look of doubt: "Sister, who told you that? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Song Li smiled and said, "Yueyue, think about it. We can gain weight by eating meat, so if chickens eat earthworms, isn't that the same as eating meat? Wouldn't they lay more eggs?"

Song Yue said after hearing this: "I feel my sister is right, but it's so slippery, how can we carry it?"

Song Li stood up and looked around, and saw a few small sycamore saplings nearby. She must have thought that someone had cut down the trees but did not dig out the roots, so new saplings grew out of them.

Song Li asked Song Yue to wait here for a while, ran over and grabbed a large leaf, and asked Song Yue to put the earthworms she dug out on the leaf. When they returned, she could just roll up the leaf and tie it with grass.

Song Li and Song Yue quickly filled their backpacks. Just as they were about to go back, a familiar voice came from above their heads: "Hey, isn't this Song Li who seldom goes out recently? What is rolling back and forth on the leaves? Your family doesn't want to eat it as meat, does it? Didn't you just get engaged this morning? Didn't your little fiancé bring meat to your family? This child who has a mother but no father to raise is just ignorant. Even if they sold you, your parents wouldn't get a good price for you! Don't you think so, Song Li?"

Song Li looked up and saw that it was Wang Juan, the girl who had been watching her under the willow tree. Song Li ignored her and slowly wrapped the leaves with the earthworms, tied them up with grass, and put them in the backpack.

Wang Juan stared at Song Li angrily, thinking about her own experience and why Song Li could escape but she couldn't.

The more Wang Juan thought about it, the angrier she became, especially when she saw that Song Li, who used to obey her, was now ignoring her. She kicked Song Li's backpack to the ground.

Song Li stood up slowly, rubbed her hands which were a little numb from digging grass, picked up the backpack that Wang Juan had kicked over with one hand, put it on her head, and while she was screaming, she kicked Wang Juan's calf, and Wang Juan fell to her knees.

Song Li looked at Song Yue who was still standing there stupidly, and quickly called her over to help. Song Li asked Song Yue to clamp Wang Juan, and she stretched out her hands to pinch Wang Juan's waist and legs as she moved around.

Listening to Wang Juan's low whimpers coming from the backpack, Song Li slowly breathed a sigh of relief and then took the backpack off Wang Juan's head.

Song Li looked at Wang Juan who was still kneeling on the ground with weeds on her head and said, "Wang Juan, I didn't provoke you, why did you kick my backpack? Although I, Song Li, don't like to go out, it doesn't mean I can be bullied. Although I have forgotten many things, I also know that you had a lot to do with my falling into the water last time. If you dare to do the same as today again, I won't just pinch you a few times and that's it."

Wang Juan looked at Song Li angrily and said, "Song Li, I haven't seen you for more than a month. You have become much more capable. How dare you hit me?"

After hearing this, Song Yue said angrily: "If you hadn't kicked my sister's backpack, my sister wouldn't have punished you."

Song Li asked Song Yue to shut up. This was a grudge between her and Wang Juan, and she didn't want to involve Song Yue.

While cleaning the dirt off her hands, Song Li looked down at Wang Juan, who was spitting fire at her, and said, "I didn't hit you. Did anyone see it? Are you injured? You were walking too fast and accidentally bumped your head into my backpack, spilling my grass. I haven't said anything yet, how can you frame me?"

Wang Juan looked at Song Li who was calm and composed, and said loudly, "Just wait, I'll let Chun Ge deal with you."

Song Li squatted down after hearing this, and then slowly put the scattered grass back into the backpack one by one. As she picked up the grass, she said, "Chun Ge? Do your parents know that you have such a brother? Wang Juan, I advise you to be smart. Don't bring up people who are not presentable, so as not to be laughed at by the villagers. You are also going to get married, right? If the news of your Chun Ge gets out, can you still get married? Do you want to marry your Chun Ge?"

Wang Juan was stunned by Song Li's question. She didn't want to marry Li Chun, and she didn't dare to let her parents know about the relationship between her and Li Chun. But wasn't it Song Li's fault that she was like this now?

Wang Juan was finally overwhelmed by anger. She ignored the other people around her and yelled at Song Li: "Song Li, what right do you have to lecture me? I will tear your mouth apart." After saying that, she reached out to grab Song Li's hair.

Song Li had already prepared to throw the dirt in her hand at Wang Juan, and Wang Juan was immediately blinded by the dirt. Wang Juan fell to the ground again, rubbing her eyes with her hands.

Song Li looked at Wang Juan and said, "Wang Juan, I've said before, if you provoke me again, I won't let you off easily. What do you think we should do if so many people hear us?"

Wang Juan sat on the ground, her anger towards Song Li reaching its peak.