It was not yet six o'clock and the sun had not yet set. It was so bright that it made people feel guilty and unfit to do anything bad.

Yu Xin looked back and saw that there was no one outside, so she smiled at Lin Lan and said, "Captain Lin, I happen to have a piece of the Dacron cloth I told you about before. Why don't I make you some clothes first?" She took out a piece of light green Dacron from her schoolbag and stuffed it into Lin Lan's hand.

"Yu Zhiqing, I've said that I don't like Dacron, but thank you for your kindness." Lin Lan was now certain that she was just trying to use her connections.

Yu Xin looked at Lin Lan's expression. Really? No way? Seeing that Lin Lan had no intention of inviting her into the house, she smiled and said, "Captain Lin, I'm very thirsty after walking all the way. Can you give me a bowl of water?"

Lin Lan: "Wait, I'll bring it to you."

Lin Lan turned around to pour her some water, but Yu Xin followed her into the yard.

Lin Lan frowned and asked her to wait in the yard while she went into the house to get some water.

Yu Xin stood in the yard and looked into the house. She saw a tall and handsome man walking around the stove. Her jaw almost dropped. Director Han came home and actually did housework? He must be pretending! Did he know I was coming?

Lin Lan went into the house to pour some water. Naturally, she didn't allow outsiders to use her own teacup, so she went to get a large bowl.

Han Qingsong had already put away the dishes and said to Lin Lan, "I'll go fetch some water first and then water the vegetable patch."

Lin Lan nodded and told him to get on with his work.

Yu Xin stood at the door and glanced at Han Qingsong. He was even more handsome in person than in the photo. He was tall, with long legs and a cold temperament. When he turned his head to look at her, her heart started pounding.

When Han Qingsong came out, Yu Xin felt dizzy from the masculine energy that hit her face. She had to step back and make way for him. Then she straightened her chest, smiled sweetly, and greeted him crisply, "Hello, Director Han."

Han Qingsong glanced at her, not recognizing her, and thought she was someone from the propaganda team. He said calmly, "You're welcome, sister-in-law." He went to the side to get a bucket and a shoulder pole and left.

There was a loud crack!

Yu Xin was petrified on the spot, her pretty face twisted.

He, he called her sister-in-law? How does she look like a sister-in-law? She is only 22 years old, several years younger than Lin Lan. Why is he calling her sister-in-law?

Han Qingsong didn't know what she was thinking. Calling an unknown married woman "sister-in-law" does not refer to age but status, and is also a respectful title. When Lin Lan went to the county town, the old doctor also called her "sister-in-law", which is a title for young rural women.

Han Qingsong thought she was Lin Lan's friend at work, so he treated her with special respect. If he met a woman he didn't know in other situations, he would not look at her.

But Yu Xin didn't know, she just felt that her young heart was stabbed. She was younger than her peers because she was not married. Others said she was only 17 or 18 years old at most, how could she be called an elder sister-in-law? There is a huge difference between a married woman and an unmarried woman, right?

Lin Lan in the room couldn't help laughing for a while, then she brought out the cold white tea and said, "It's not hot, drink it." After drinking it, let's leave quickly.

Yu Xin felt awkward, so she took the bowl and sat on the water table to drink it in small sips. After drinking two sips, Yu Xin gave the Dacron cloth to Lin Lan, "Captain Lin, take it. When the time comes, give me the same cloth coupons, so we can exchange them."

Lin Lan: "Yu Zhiqing, I really don't like Dacron, no need to change."

"It would be nice to make a short-sleeved shirt for Director Han to wear." Yu Xin blurted out.

Lin Lan raised her eyebrows and said unhappily: "Yu Zhiqing, if it's about the cloth, then I don't need it. If there's nothing else, you should go back early." The two brigades were not too close to each other, only six miles away, and she made two trips a day, showing great enthusiasm.

Yu Xin smiled and said, "No hurry, it's not dark yet, I'll talk to Captain Lin about work."

Lin Lan was already being polite. "I can't talk to you about work right now. You should form a publicity team first."

Yu Xin heard Lin Lan say this and smiled, "That's perfect. Please talk to Secretary Ren for me and ask her to appoint me to form a propaganda team. It will definitely work."

Lin Lan couldn't help but look at her. It was really strange. Sometimes these girls were very proud. They would get angry for a long time if someone said something that was not directed at them. But at this moment, she was frowning and speaking in a rude tone, which clearly showed that she was unfriendly. Most people would blush and say goodbye, but Yu Xin could actually laugh and joke with her calmly, as if she had a very close relationship with her.

No!

She had only talked to them a few times, and her relationship was okay, as she was only more familiar with Ren Hongxia and Lu Changwei. After all, there were educated youth in her village, and she had a good relationship with Huo Yuan, so they didn't come to ask for favors.

Lin Lan's impression of Yu Xin became even worse.

She believed that Yu Xin was here to get a backdoor, so she wanted Yu Xin to quickly say that she wanted to help recommend a place, and she would just refuse it right away. But Yu Xin didn't say anything, and insisted on chatting like she was drinking red wine, so Lin Lan got a little annoyed and didn't want to save face and wanted to send her away.

Yu Xin smiled and said, "Captain Lin, what's wrong with you? In fact, it will be good for you if we set up a publicity team, and we can work together in the future. I can sing, write poetry, dance, and also..." She thought Lin Lan was jealous of her and was afraid of stealing her work and limelight.

"Okay, you can go now." Lin Lan rudely ordered him to leave, and she didn't bother to pay attention even if she was told that she was rude.

Yu Xin was stunned for a moment. She seemed to have really not expected Lin Lan to be so rude and disrespectful. They had a good relationship and were talking and laughing, so why did he suddenly look so sullen?

She was not happy in her heart, but she still smiled on the surface, and finally waited for Han Qingsong to come back with water.

She laughed and said, "Director Han is so strong. Carrying water is like playing for him. I have never seen anyone so strong."

Han Qingsong saw Lin Lan first when she was around. He felt that she was unhappy, so he looked at Yu Xin. It must be her who made Lin Lan unhappy. He said coldly, "Sister-in-law, it's not working time now. Please go back if you have nothing to do."

Yu Xin almost choked.

She pretended to take a sip of water, but rolled her eyes to look at Han Qingsong. He was so tall that she had to strain to see his face. The setting sun made the tall man more handsome and upright, even with a mysterious temperament, which was more in line with the girl's fantasy of a tall and mighty man.

Yu Xin couldn't help pouting, her voice was filled with a hint of coquettishness, "Director Han, who is older between me and Captain Lin? Why do you call me sister-in-law?"

Lin Lan raised her eyebrows, wanting to see what she wanted to do.

Han Qingsong was carrying water. He put down his shoulder pole and gave Yu Xin a cold look. "I saw that you were dressed young, so I called you sister-in-law. But after a closer look, I realized that you are almost 40. Which village's women's director are you?"

Yu Xin: “…………” Are you fucking blind? How did you become the director? You lie with your eyes open?

She was speechless.

Han Qingsong carried some water and asked Lin Lan, "Want to take a shower? I'll carry some water to the bathroom for you."

Lin Lan: "Let's not wash it now. Let's pour it into the water tank first."

Aunt Yu Xin was still immersed in anger and couldn't extricate herself. Listening to the couple nagging about the bath water, she became even angrier and felt that Lin Lan was showing off to her.

Han Qingsong came out and took Lin Lan's hand, and said to Yu Xin: "This gentleman...we are going out, you should go back."

Yu Xin: …………

She felt the blood rising in her throat, and she used all her strength to control her expression.

She tilted her head and showed him what she thought was her prettiest side, and said in a sweet voice, "Thank you for your concern, Director Han. It's not dark yet, so we can walk. You guys just keep busy. I'll drink some water and then leave."

Is this because of her family? Lin Lan felt that she had misunderstood Yu Xin. She had thought she was a little proud before, but now she realized that she was very thick-skinned. Most people would be embarrassed and at a loss as to what to do if the host expressed disapproval, but she was still talking and laughing calmly!

I am also very convinced.

She directly took the bowl and placed it on the sink, pushed Yu Xin out without any courtesy, then closed the door and went east with Han Qingsong. Han Qingsong continued to fetch water while Lin Lan went to talk to Han's wife.

Yu Xin was extremely angry. She originally thought that Han Qingsong would look at her differently because she was pretty.

After all, being pretty has brought her a lot of conveniences since she was a child. When she first went to the countryside, she could choose a wealthy brigade because she was pretty. When she arrived at the production team, the team leader arranged easy and pleasant work for her because she was pretty. Sometimes she only needed to pout, without saying anything, and the man would give her what she wanted.

She thought Han Qingsong should do the same.

How could she know... She was so angry that her internal organs ached, especially when Lin Lan flirted with Han Qingsong in front of her, which made her feel that this was a humiliation to herself.

She thought about it and felt that Han Qingsong was just as ignorant of the ways of the world. It would not work to ask him to do things through the back door or give him money and gifts. But he was not enthusiastic about her, so she felt a little helpless. She also thought that if she could make this seemingly cold man give his true heart, he would definitely be devoted to her.

She didn't know how to get him to really help her. Should she contact him in private? Maybe he was pretending in front of Lin Lan and was too embarrassed to talk to her? Was he afraid that Lin Lan would get jealous?

She looked at the water stains on the ground, extending all the way eastward, and she would run into Han Qingsong along the way.

While I was wandering, Mai Sui came back from outside. She was walking home happily in her new dress.

Seeing Yu Xin at her door, she was surprised and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Yu Xin immediately took out the piece of Dacron cloth and said, "Little sister, I'm Captain Lin's friend, and I'm talking to her about work." She handed the cloth to Mai Sui.

Mai Sui thought she was delivering cloth to Lin Lan. Lin Lan sometimes bought things from others. She opened the door and Yu Xin followed her home.

Mai Sui asked her to wait in the yard.

Yu Xin introduced herself, "Director Han is going to fetch water, why is it taking so long this time?"

Mai Sui frowned slightly and looked at her in confusion. Yu Xin immediately said that she had just been there.

Mai Sui became alert, wondering if she was trying to use the back door.

Although Han Qingsong is the director, Lin Lan never thinks of her family as a cadre family. She also emphasizes to her children that they are just ordinary members' families, and they should not regard themselves as the children of the director, nor should they show off to others, but should keep a low profile, etc. If someone they don't know is nice to them, they must not accept it, because the other person may be trying to ask their father for help.

After all, Han Qingsong was a tough guy in the commune. If someone gave him gifts or used his connections, he would arrest them. At first, some people still came to him, but after a few times, no one dared to come to him for help. Even Sun Zhuowen and Huang Weizhong became more restrained and did not dare to make mistakes in principle.

Lin Lan thought that some people did not dare to ask for help from the commune, so they would inevitably want to use their wives and children as their own. Once the rear house was lost, most men would not be able to bear it, unless they were a man like Hai Rui.

Thanks to Lin Lan's subtle education, the children all understand what's going on, especially Mai Sui and Er Wang who are more sensible.

Mai Sui smiled and said, "Aunt Yu, what are you doing here?"

Yu Xin was angry that Mai Sui didn't call her sister, so she didn't answer but asked, "Do you like this cloth? If you like it, I'll give it to you."

Mai Sui was very happy, "How can I help you?"

Yu Xin was not in a hurry to speak, but asked: "Your parents have a very good relationship. They even hold hands in the countryside. Haha, I've never seen that."

Mai Sui: "That's because you don't have much experience. All the young couples in our village are like this." Of course, there aren't many such cases, but there are always young and romantic ones who think it's quite interesting that Director Han loves his wife and is so affectionate with her. So they follow his example and after dinner they often hold their wives' hands and go out to look for cicada turtles.

Yu Xin didn't believe it and asked some more questions, and Mai Sui told her half-truths.

Mai Sui has always been sensible. Although she looks innocent because she was raised by Lin Lan, it doesn't mean she is heartless. She just wants to see what Yu Xin is going to do.

Who knew that Yu Xin would ask all sorts of questions, talking about how the city was, how beautiful the clothes were, etc. "Your skirt will look better if you alter it here." She pointed at Mai Sui's skirt.

Mai Sui: "Why haven't my parents come back yet? Let's go out and look for them."

Yu Xin smiled and said with a familiar look: "Director Han is going to fetch water. It's rare for an official like Director Han to fetch water himself."

Seeing her expression fluctuate when she talked about her father, Mai Sui immediately became angry, "Aunt Yu, don't be fooled by the fact that my father is a director and looks very handsome. In fact... he has no money at all. He is not very friendly to others except my mother."

Yu Xin didn't believe it. As a cadre, there was no such thing. It was natural for her to curry favor with her superiors.

Mai Sui smiled and looked at her, "You don't believe it, people say my father is evil."

"I don't think Director Han is a bad person." Yu Xin was a little puzzled.

"Not evil? My brother said my dad is an evil dad. Hitting someone hurts. It hurts like hitting a thief." Mai Sui gestured, "Those who went to my dad's workplace to ask for help were slapped on the ground by my dad, and their stolen goods were confiscated and they were arrested and taught a lesson."

Yu Xin's mouth twitched.

Mai Sui pointed to a large blue brick on the dais and said, "See? My father punched this brick..." She gestured, "Bang, and it broke. Imagine if he slapped you on the head."

She slapped Yu Xin on the head, and Yu Xin's face turned pale with fear, and she dodged subconsciously.

Mai Sui stopped his gesture and said with a smile, "You are not asking for help from someone with connections, are you?"

Yu Xin found that Mai Sui was a pretty child, and she looked even prettier when she smiled, but why did her eyes look so vicious?

"No, of course not." She denied it flatly.

Mai Sui breathed a sigh of relief, "It's a pity. If you had used your connections and let my dad know, he would have kicked you out the door." She gave another example, "I had a distant relative who wanted my dad to help him get out of trouble. My dad kicked him right out of here." Mai Sui gestured.

Yu Xin's face changed again. It seemed that asking Han Qingsong for help was not going to work? Could it be that their relationship was really good? She wanted to contact Han Qingsong privately to try.

Mai Sui said, "Oh, there's another interesting thing. You know some women are really shameless. They know my dad has a wife and kids, but they still want to get close to him... Do you know what happened in the end?"

Yu Xin couldn't help but shudder, and immediately denied it, "Haha, I don't want to know. I'm not interested in your father. I, I'm here to discuss work with Captain Lin."

Mai Sui smiled, patted Yu Xin's shoulder, and stuffed the cloth back into her pocket. "Any woman who tried to get close to my dad had her legs broken by my mom, hahaha. But my dad doesn't even know about it. He can't see any women at all. They all have two legs."

At this time, Sanwang and Xiaowang came back with Xiaobai Wangwang and shouted, "Sister, sister, why don't you go? There are several people like Hammer. They have searched the whole forest. Let's go..."

The two brothers rushed into the yard and saw Yu Xin. They were stunned for a moment, "Who is it?"

Xiao Wang was polite and immediately greeted sweetly: "Hello, Auntie."

Yu Xin curled her lips and ignored him.

Mai Sui gave Sanwang a wink, then looked at Xiaobai Wangwang.

Although Sanwang didn't know why, he understood what his sister meant. He pinched a cicada turtle and threw it at Yu Xin's feet.

Xiaobai rushed over "Woof woof woof". Even though he was a stupid dog, outsiders who didn't know him would still be scared.

Yu Xin was so frightened that her face turned pale and she hid quickly.

Xiaobai chased her with a barking sound, and Wangwang also started to show his teeth, which scared Yu Xin so much that she ran out quickly with the cloth in her hand.

When Xin ran out, Sanwang asked Mai Sui: "Sister, what is she doing?"

Mai Sui said unhappily, "Either he used the back door or he wanted to get close to our father."

Sanwang laughed when he heard it, "Trying to get close to our dad? Is there anything wrong with her?" He pointed to his head, hahaha.

Although he likes to gossip about things in the village, he actually doesn't understand the things between men and women. For example, when He Laosan mentioned the problem of sleeping in a row, he really thought it was a row, and if he was close, he really thought it was close.

Xiaowang pulled Mai Sui and asked her to go find the cicada turtle together. Mai Sui told them to go while she had to keep an eye on Yu Xin.

The two brothers had no interest in what the woman did, so they ran away with the dogs to meet up with their older brothers to look for the cicada turtle.

Yu Xin left Lin Lan's house and walked along the water stains on the ground, thinking that she would definitely run into Han Qingsong.

There are only two households in front of the village, Lin Lan and Han Dasao's family, and the rest are the brigade yard and the warehouse. She had to pass by Han Dasao's house to go to the well, and she heard Lin Lan talking to someone, and it seemed that she was saying bad things about herself?

"There is an educated youth in my house. I don't know what he is doing. It's annoying." Lin Lan's voice.

Yu Xin curled her lips in anger. Lin Lan actually said bad things about others behind their backs. This Lin Lan is so despicable!

She wanted to lean towards the door to listen more, when suddenly a black dog barked and rushed towards her. It was Heizi, who was adopted from Lin Lan's home and was very sensitive to strangers.

Yu Xin was so scared that she ran away screaming.

Mrs. Han and Lin Lan, who were talking in the yard, heard it and told Heizi to go back, but Heizi chased after Yu Xin.

Yu Xin's running so fast had already caused all the dogs in the group to bark. The dogs were originally very docile and would not even look at the villagers passing by, but now they were aroused by the running stranger and started chasing after her.

Yu Xin was frightened by the dogs and ran south. She hugged a small tree and waved a branch around, her face pale, "Go away, go away!" Behind her was a ditch on the river, which was a bit deep and was used to store water for flood diversion. With this ditch, passers-by would not fall into the river, and the rising river water would also be diverted.

The dogs bared their teeth and barked at her.

At this time, a squeaking sound was heard. Han Qingsong was passing by while carrying water. He heard the dogs barking and scolded them not to bite.

When Yu Xin saw him, she immediately shouted, "Director Han, help, help!" She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Han Qingsong coming over and waited for him to pull her up. However, she lost her grip on the tree trunk due to sweating. She screamed, "Ah--" and suddenly lost her grip and fell into the ditch.

If it were someone else, Han Qingsong would definitely go over to help, but today he saw Yu Xin looking at him with a strange look and made Lin Lan angry, so he naturally ignored her and walked away with big strides, carrying the water.

…

Yu Xin fell into the ditch and was in terrible pain. There was water, mud, rotten vegetable leaves, chicken droppings and duck feces at the bottom of the ditch, which made her very disgusted.

Lin Lan was complaining about Yu Xin with Han Dasao when they heard a scream from outside and got startled. They hurried out to see what was going on and saw Mai Sui standing on the edge of the ditch, hitting her with a stick for some unknown reason.

Lin Lan: "My dear, what are you doing?"

Mai Sui turned around and responded, and his grip loosened, "Mom, Auntie, I'll save you... Ouch!"

"ah--"

Mai Sui cried out in surprise, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my mother called me and I forgot. Are you okay?"

When Lin Lan and Han's wife came over, they found Yu Xin had fallen into the deep ditch, lying on her back with one of her legs stuck behind her. It looked like she was in real pain.

Mai Sui apologized, "I'm sorry, I wanted to pull you up."

Yu Xin was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.

Mrs. Han asked someone to carry Yu Xin ashore and also invited a barefoot doctor.

The barefoot doctor took a look and slowly touched her ankle. "Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. The problem is not a serious one, but you need to rest for two days and don't move around."

Yu Xin was about to cry to death. Why was she so unlucky? Seeing the barefoot doctor touching her but not treating her, she pushed him away in anger and said, "Send me back to Yongxing Brigade."

Lin Lan has already taken her daughter home. How old are you? We are sending you home and we don't owe you anything.

Finally, a member went to find the team leader and asked about the situation. He heard that she came to learn from Lin Lan, but was chased into a ditch by a dog, so he sent someone to send her back to the Yongxing Brigade.

Yu Xin wanted to report Lin Lan, accusing her of neglecting her comrades and letting her dogs bite people, but she heard that the team leader was very nice to Lin Lan and even suspected that she came to the village to steal things, so she was scared and didn't dare to say anything.

After the captain sent someone to send Yu Xin back, Hao Liru immediately understood why she was going there and questioned Yu Xin, "You actually went there by yourself?"

Yu Xin quickly explained: "I am going to find out the situation, and I will definitely go with you."

Hao Liru was skeptical.

Yu Xin: "I have found out everything. It is useless to go to Director Han. He never helps anyone. Everyone who goes to him is arrested. It is very unfortunate."

This is the rule for Han Qingsong in the commune. Even without asking, the cadres and members will talk about it as gossip. That's why Yu Xin wanted to go to his house and see, thinking that if she could get Han Qingsong to pay attention to her, everything would be fine.

Who knew Han Qingsong was so cold-blooded and heartless? It looks like he has to go through Lin Lan.

Hao Liru looked at her miserable state and said, "What the hell are you doing? Why are you going there alone? How can He Guang be suspicious?"

Yu Xin curled her lips and said disdainfully: "The toad wants to eat swan meat, don't pay attention to him."

Hao Liru: "If it doesn't work to find Director Han, then... why don't we try the Revolutionary Committee?"

Yu Xin: "We don't even know anyone in the Revolutionary Committee. I heard that Lu Changwei knows someone in the Revolutionary Committee and he wants to sign up himself, but they will definitely not give it to us." Although she is well taken care of by the captain in the Yongxing Brigade, she still has Ren as the branch secretary above her, so the captain can't help her with the registration.

She regretted not going to the commune earlier to build connections and get to know a few people. If it didn't work this year, she would try to build connections next year. She had to succeed, after all, age waits for no one.

Hao Liru didn't have any ideas either, so she always listened to her and said she would find time to try with Lin Lan again.

Yu Xin's foot was just twisted, not that serious, and now she is much better. She directed Hao Liru, "Let's pack up the things and write to our family to send some money and things. Now that everyone in the city has signed up, we have to hurry up, otherwise the registration will be closed."

Hao Liru also became excited and hurriedly made arrangements.

Two days later, Liu Chuncai took Xiuyun to a nearby brigade to spread the word, and came back with a letter to Lin Lan, "Sister, this is for you. I didn't peek."

He chuckled.

Lin Lan saw an ordinary envelope with "To Captain Lin" written on it. She took it and tore open the seal in confusion.

Liu Chuncai didn't know many words, so he also leaned over to look, and laughed, "Sister, was it given to you by someone... um... hehe, that one."

When they go out to promote, they will meet a lot of people. After all, they often stand on the stage as the focus of everyone, and they will definitely have the idol halo that brings fans.

Although Lin Lan did not go on stage as often as they did, there were many people who liked her, some sent her eggs and some sent her vegetables, some wanted to shake her hand, and there were men, women, young and old.

Of course, there were also many admirers whose eyes lit up when they saw her, so Liu Chun thought of writing a love letter or something... he would keep it a secret anyway.

Lin Lan slapped him on the head. "How many ladies have written to you? Find someone you like and get married as soon as possible."

Liu Chuncai said proudly: "Sister, why are you in such a hurry? The best is yet to come."

Lin Lan laughed, "I tell you, people who say this will end up eating shit and still not being able to keep warm."

Liu Chuncai laughed out loud, "Sister, who wrote to you?"

Lin Lan took a look at it, frowned slightly, snorted and folded the letter.

Liu Chuncai thought it was a love letter and laughed.

Lin Lan kicked him and said, "What the hell are you talking about? It's an informant, not a love letter. Stop thinking of such nonsense. Aren't you afraid of being arrested and criticized?"

Liu Chuncai immediately looked serious, "Sister, I'm just with you... I'm not being casual."

"You can't be casual with me. I'm married with children. If anyone gives me a love letter, I'll say he's having an affair and destroying other people's families. I'll arrest him for hooliganism!"

Liu Chuncai immediately stood at attention and saluted, "Sister, I understand."

"Don't be naughty, just remember that."

Lin Lan received an anonymous letter, which reported Yu Xin and Hao Liru, saying that they had said bad things about Lin Lan behind her back. The time, place, content of the conversation, and even a few sentences were clearly written.

Lin Lan remained calm after receiving it. She was used to being slandered behind her back. As long as she was upright, she had nothing to fear. People around her knew what kind of person she was. A few words of slander from others would not have any impact on her.

But this does not mean that she will let them go. After she is done with this busy period, she will go to Ren Hongxia to talk to her and give these two people a warning.

She has been busy these days. Several teams have invited them. They didn't go because it rained. Now that the weather is fine, they are unwilling to wait, so Lin Lan has no time to look for Ren Hongxia.

At this time, the Shanzui Village Brigade also received a document that the registration for this year's workers, peasants and soldiers in the city had ended, and the remaining places would be allocated to the commune.

So many people started to think about it. Although there might be only one or half a place in a team, who among the young people who dream of studying would not want it?

But they were different from the army factories. They had no subsidies or food to study, and could only earn money by themselves or get money from their families. If the conditions did not allow them to go to the countryside, they would not think about it. Once the family conditions were good enough, especially for brothers and sisters, they would feel unbalanced if they were sent to the countryside alone. Now that there was an opportunity, they would naturally fight for it. They all went to the brigade to inquire about the news. Those who had connections asked for leave to return to the city, and those who did not have connections tried to use the relationship of the commune or brigade.

But who is Han Yongfang? How could he possibly care about this matter? He said directly: "Those of you who have connections, just go and make the effort. Don't come to me. It's useless even if I sign you up. Just go to the commune for activities. Those who have got a quota, just sign up and I'll stamp it." The team leader knew that this was Erwang's idea for the branch secretary, because the branch secretary had been angry these days, saying that someone was always looking for him to make connections and disturbing him when he was drinking.

If they couldn't get through the brigade's connections, they would go to the commune and look for the cadres of the Revolutionary Committee. Some people also wanted to ask Han Qingsong for help.

But forget about going to the commune. Han Qingsong has a fierce reputation. Anyone who goes to the office to ask for favors or give gifts will have their gifts confiscated and be arrested!

You're welcome, so no one dares to go.

Then some people came to the house to look for him, or through Lin Lan, or even through neighbors and relatives, to ask Han Qingsong to help. However, in this kind of situation, anyone who knows Han Qingsong and Lin Lan and has a good relationship with them will not accept the call and will directly fight back.

For example, Lin Mei would say, "You want us to have no relationship with Director Han's family? If that's the case, then we should cut off our relationship first."

Therefore, those who really have good connections will not use them to gain credibility. Those who use them to gain credibility are those who do not have good connections.

There were naturally those members in the village who were always looking for trouble and liked to brag to their relatives, as well as relatives of the Han and Lin families, who promised that they had a good relationship with Director Han's family and that they would be able to get it done by just talking. As a result, when Han Qingsong was not at home, he came to the door and was kicked out by Dawang before he could finish his words. Needless to say, it was a shameful scene, and he was too embarrassed to face anyone.

Among them was Aunt Han, and Lin Lan didn't give her any face at all. She was too lazy to bother Han Qingsong with such things.

The registration for workers, peasants and soldiers students is once a year. This year marks the beginning of the process and it will happen every year. If this kind of trouble is not stopped once and for all, it will continue to occur in the future.

Erwang discussed it with Mai Sui and said to Lin Lan, "Mom, let's write a sign and hang it on the door."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Some people can't read, and some people who can read act like blind people and only see what they want to see."

Erwang: "Anyway, we have written it there, and anyone with a discerning eye will spread the word. If someone still comes to our door, they should be scolded."

He and Mai Sui wrote "Those who use the back door will be arrested!" on a piece of red paper, and then pasted it on a wooden sign and stuck it on the wall. Those who could read would immediately understand what was going on. They would talk about it, and it would soon spread. If anyone wanted to use the back door to come to Lin Lan's house again, they would naturally feel embarrassed.

At the same time, Lin Lan also publicly stated at the brigade meeting, "No matter what you do, as long as the conditions are met, the brigade will definitely agree. No one should try to use connections at my house. If our Director Han knows, he will be arrested directly by you, and I will not be able to save you. So, for your own safety, please abide by the rules and don't rush into Director Han's gun."

Just like that, Lin Lan's family suddenly became quiet.

She thought that there was not much time left before the registration deadline, so she didn't take it seriously.

Lin Lan has been resting at home these two days as she has a cold.

In the middle of the day, Lin Lan blew her nose and was very dissatisfied. "You guys, how can I catch a cold in the middle of summer?"

Da Wang poured her a cup of hot water and said, "Drink hot water."

As the barefoot doctor said, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is determined by God. If you have a cold, drink more hot water; if you have a stomachache, drink more hot water.

Lin Lan took it and drank it silently. She immediately started sweating and had no idea what she had drunk.

Mai Sui and Er Wang comforted Lin Lan, "Mom, people who eat all kinds of grains will inevitably have headaches and fevers."

What Lin Lan complained about was that there was no air conditioning, so how could she catch a cold?

Xiaowang rubbed her forehead considerately, while Sanwang told her a joke and asked with a smile, "Mom, do you know what this is?"

Lin Lan: "I have a cold."

Sanwang: "A cold is also called a cold. In winter, it is a cold, and in summer, it is a hot cold."

Xiao Wang: "Neither hot nor cold?"

Sanwang laughed, "It's neither hot nor cold, just a cold."

Lin Lan burst into laughter again, "Okay, I'm fine, you guys should go to school quickly, your dad said to come back early in the afternoon to accompany me."

What kind of thing is this? Only a naughty boy would be so naughty!

Before going to work, Han Qingsong said he would come back early in the afternoon to accompany her. Lin Lan said no need, it was just a cold, with a heavy head and a runny nose, it was no big deal. Other members of the cooperative were still working in the fields when they were sick.

Lin Lan was alone at home and couldn't stay there any longer, so she just tidied up. But while she was busy, Yu Xin and Hao Liru came again.

Lin Lan looked at the two of them and was so surprised that her nose almost burst into tears. She quickly blocked it with a handkerchief.

I thought that after what happened that night, Yu Xin had learned her lesson and would never appear again in her life.

Not knowing that when they were saying bad things about her behind her back, Lin Lan just thought that Yu Xin was a little arrogant and looked down on country people, and was annoyed that she had to ask country people to do things for her. Now that she knew about it, she wondered how this person could still be like this.

"We heard that Captain Lin has a cold, so we came to see you." Yu Xin was afraid that Lin Lan would mention the sign at the door and say that they were here to visit the patient.

Hao Liru also said: "Last time Yu Xin accidentally fell into a ditch, thanks to Captain Lin and his men who rescued her, she never had a chance to thank him. I accompanied her to thank Captain Lin."

Only then did Lin Lan notice that each of them was holding a bulging bag.

Lin Lan pointed outside: "Did you see the sign?"

Yu Xin smiled and said, "I see." She walked forward and helped Lin Lan into the house. "Captain Lin, don't worry. We are not here to ask for favors. What kind of relationship do we have? Do we need to use the back door? Haha. Right."

She winked at Hao Liru, and the two of them supported Lin Lan.

Lin Lan pushed them away and said coldly, "Alright, go inside, I have something to say."

She originally wanted to talk to Ren Hongxia about the matter, but she was busy and caught a cold, so she delayed it. Han Qingsong took care of her comfortably during her illness, and she forgot about Yu Xin. She originally thought, forget it, it's just a small matter, it won't affect her life, so she doesn't bother to worry about it.

Who knew, they would come to our door again.

Lin Lan wanted to teach them a lesson and let them know what shame was, so that they would not dare to appear in front of her again.

When they got into the house, Yu Xin poured a cup of hot water for Lin Lan in a familiar manner, showing great attentiveness.

Originally, she thought that since she was good-looking, Han Qingsong would treat her with special care like he did with other men. However, she didn't expect that Han Qingsong would not even look at her when they met. In addition, based on what Mai Sui said, she asked around and found out that Han Qingsong was indeed very cold to other women.

She gave up the idea of ​​relying on Han Qingsong's relationship and thought that she still had to rely on Lin Lan, so she had to be patient and flatter her.

So now she is much more enthusiastic towards Lin Lan than before, and her feelings are really genuine.

The two of them chatted about everything from work to the city to educated youth and so on, and then talked about the worker-peasant-soldier students. Anyway, as long as they wanted, they would talk about anything.

Hao Liru was getting impatient. The registration deadline was about to come. If she didn't tell him today, she didn't know when she would have the next chance. After all, it was not easy to ask for leave from the production team.

"Captain Lin, look at this registration matter..."

Lin Lan interrupted her, "I have something here, I'd like you to take a look." She took out the anonymous letter and placed it on the table, "Please take a look."

Yu Xin took it and said with a smile, "I'll help Captain Lin to read it."

"Captain Lin, hello, you don't need to know who I am. I want to tell you a secret today..." Yu Xin's heart skipped a beat, and she didn't bother to look down. She laughed and said, "Captain Lin, someone wrote you a love letter..."

Lin Lan glanced at her coldly and said, "Go on."

Yu Xin continued to read, "I want to tell you, there are two very shameless women, they said bad things about you behind your back..." Yu Xin and Hao Liru's faces changed, and she could not read any more, and immediately suspected that it was Lu Changwei who wrote the informant letter.

This Lu Changwei looks righteous, but he actually does evil things behind the scenes.

Lin Lan raised her eyebrows and said, "Read it."

Yu Xin's forehead was covered with sweat. "Captain Lin, this... this is not convenient for us to look at."

Hao Liru also stood up, "Yes, Captain Lin, you are still sick, we won't disturb you..."

Lin Lan: "Don't bother me. I've disturbed you several times. I won't bother you for a while. Sit down."

The two of them didn't dare to sit there, they were sweating profusely.

Lin Lan: “Read it!”

Her cold and serious look was still very majestic, which frightened Yu Xin so much that she shivered.

Yu Xin trembled, "They said, they said that you became the propaganda team leader thanks to Director Han, they said, they said that you are a country bumpkin who only knows about hot peppers... they said, they said that your big house was built because of greed... they said, they said that you follow, follow..."

Ever since she knew that being beautiful could bring her benefits, Yu Xin had a feeling that wherever she appeared, all the men around her should like her the most and revolve around her, even if they were married.

The appearance of Lin Lan took away the glory that belonged to her. Many members said that Lin Lan was pretty and the look in their eyes when they looked at her was not as stunning as before.

She was jealous of Lin Lan, a country woman, who was beautiful, wanted to be a propaganda leader, and was liked by the members. Even many young people secretly liked her after knowing that she was married and had children. Although she didn't like them, she just couldn't get used to it because she was the one who enjoyed this kind of vanity.

So sometimes she would say irresponsible things, like Lin Lan was flirting with someone, making eyes at someone, or someone wrote a love letter to Lin Lan... She felt that she was just saying it casually to vent, and she didn't mean to slander anyone.

Lin Lan's eyes were cold, like a knife, "Read it!"

Yu Xin immediately stuffed it into Hao Liru's hand and said, "You, you read it."

Hao Liru was also shaking like crazy, her face turning red and white.

People like them who care about their reputation and look down on young women who are country bumpkins usually don't do anything out of the ordinary. At most, they just gossip about others behind their backs and make fun of them for being unhygienic, uneducated, and ignorant.

But is there anything more humiliating than being caught saying bad things about someone and being confronted on the spot?

Her face was as red as a big red fig leaf, and she really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into and never come out.

She burst into tears, "Captain Lin, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She covered her face and sobbed, "I will never dare to do it again."

The report clearly stated what they said at the beginning, and then wrote the names of the two people at the end: