Han Qingyun ran up to her and angrily accused her, "You are such a despicable woman. You dare to make up rumors behind my back. Do you know how important reputation is to a lesbian?"

Yu Xin still wanted to make excuses, saying that she did not spread rumors and was just talking casually.

Han Qingsong said coldly: "Do you know He Guang?"

Yu Xin was stunned. She could not imagine that it was He Guang who reported her. He was her admirer. She suddenly realized, "He Guang deliberately framed me. He was angry because his pursuit was unsuccessful."

Han Qingyun didn't care, "Then go back and confront him."

Hao Liru was trembling with fear behind them. They were just ordinary girls who had never done anything bad. They were sent to the countryside after graduation and had never had any dealings with the police.

"I, we, we just, just, we said it casually. We didn't mean to do it. We didn't mean to spread rumors." Hao Liru burst into tears.

Yu Xin also quickly said: "I really didn't mean to spread rumors. I was just saying it for fun." She not only said it in front of He Guang, but also in front of other educated youth. There was no benefit in confronting him.

Han Qingyun said angrily, "You can eat anything you want, and you can say anything you want? You're joking, how can you joke like that? If the people who hear it take it seriously, wouldn't it have a very bad impact on Captain Lin? If a county inspection team comes to visit, wouldn't they take your words seriously? Besides, what will the lesbian's husband and family think if they hear it? If they have a good relationship, I believe she won't do this. If they don't have a good relationship, wouldn't it create a rift and break up the relationship? It's simply too vicious!"

The two of them cried bitterly, lowered their heads, and apologized and begged vigorously.

Han Qingsong: "Take them back to the bureau and have Secretary Ren pick them up in person."

Yu Xin and Hao Liru didn't take the rumor seriously. After all, many people in life will say bad things about others behind their backs, or say something about others without any basis, sometimes out of jealousy, sometimes out of gossip, or even just for no reason. Generally, it will not cause any direct consequences. The parties involved don't know and no one will take it seriously. Even if they know, they will just have a quarrel. What else can happen?

However, it will still have an invisible impact on the person involved. The impression left by strangers will be damaged, and even people who originally wanted to get close to them but don't know them well may make bad judgments, causing losses to the person involved without realizing it.

This is also because Han Qingsong trusts Lin Lan. If a man does not support his wife's work and is afraid that his wife will cheat on him, he will immediately get angry when hearing such words, and a family crisis will break out.

So, this matter can be big or small.

Although they did not commit a crime and did not need to undergo labor reform, they were definitely criticized and punished in meetings. This was a very severe punishment for the two of them, and they would definitely not be able to enjoy the good things of advanced elements in the future. They were restricted from being evaluated as advanced elements, taking college entrance exams, seeking employment, and returning to the city. It was a pity that the two of them could not experience this yet.

The two begged desperately: "Director Han, we will never dare to do it again. Please, please let us go. We know we were wrong. Please give us a chance."

Yu Xin bowed repeatedly to Han Qingsong, hoping that he would soften his heart and forgive her because of her beauty. If she was punished, then she would be finished. Not only would she have no chance to apply to college this year, she would also have no chance next year.

But Han Qingsong obviously didn't buy it. To him, beauty or ugliness made no difference to him, just like the tree stump at the door.

Han Qingsong pushed the cart in. Yu Xin suddenly knelt down in front of him and said excitedly, "Director Han, please give us a chance. Please leave some room for us and don't push us into a dead end!"

Hao Liru was shocked. She didn't expect that someone as proud as Yu Xin would actually kneel down to someone. She was a little confused.

Yu Xin said this as she was about to pull at the corner of Han Qingsong's clothes.

Han Qingsong: "Don't move!" He has seen many people like this and is not surprised.

Yu Xin shuddered with fear, and she dared not move her outstretched fingers when they were still a little distance away from Han Qingsong's legs.

Hao Liru turned around and bowed repeatedly to Lin Lan who was walking out: "Captain Lin, please let us go. We will never dare to do it again. Please have mercy on us."

Han Qingsong parked his bicycle under the gatehouse and waved to Han Qingyun. He walked forward to stop Lin Lan and touched her head.

Lin Lan: "I don't have a fever."

Hao Liru bowed vigorously and begged, and Yu Xin stood up and stood beside her to apologize and admit her mistakes together, "Captain Lin, you are also a woman, you also know what will happen if a woman is given a bad reputation. We, we are really finished."

She wants to continue applying to enroll in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University next year and cannot afford to be punished.

Seeing them like this, Lin Lan wanted to teach them a lesson, to make them know to be afraid and never dare to spread rumors behind their backs again, and then let them go back, without giving them a serious warning.

Han Qingyun: "Now that you know how important reputation is, why didn't you think about it when you were spreading rumors?"

"I, we didn't just say that casually..."

"You were just talking casually, she was just talking casually, you were just talking casually. Do you know how important a woman's reputation is in the countryside? Three people can make a tiger, and gossip can melt gold. There are many women who were forced to jump into the river." Lin Lan said coldly.

Yu Xin was anxious: "Aren't you fine? Why are you so aggressive and unyielding? Why are you so mean?"

Han Qingsong's face suddenly turned cold, "Qingyun!"

Han Qingyun no longer cared about getting into trouble with the lesbian, so he stepped forward and pulled Yu Xin's arm to tell her to leave quickly, "If you don't leave now, you'll be in big trouble."

Yu Xin was not satisfied, she felt that Lin Lan was petty, she just said something casually, she didn't do anything to her, why was she so unreasonable? She had to punish her because her husband was the director. It was obvious that she was jealous of her beauty!

"No wonder people say you are stingy, jealous, and vicious. You even beat your own parents-in-law, uncle, and aunt..."

Han Qingyun was stunned. "Mom, are you really going to die? My third brother and his wife wanted to scare you and send you back to be criticized and educated by Party Secretary Ren, but you insisted on killing yourself."

However, Yu Xin felt that Lin Lan would not let her go, so she just cursed her out.

Hao Liru was also frightened by her and didn't understand why she had so many opinions about Lin Lan.

Lin Lan smiled instead of getting angry. She said to Yu Xin, "Okay, since you're so eager for me to be a bad guy and take revenge on you, then let it be as you wish. Hao Liru, your apology is sincere, and I forgive you. Go back and accept the criticism and education, reflect on yourself, and write a self-criticism to the branch secretary to admit your mistakes. Yu Xin, you can expect to be punished severely."

Hao Liru and Yu Xin were so happy that one cried and the other felt like she fell into an ice cellar.

Yu Xin: "On what basis, on what basis! You still want to cover up everything with one hand, why are you so bad!"

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Bad people always say I'm bad, right, Third Brother?"

Han Qingsong nodded and held her hand, "Let's go back to the house. Your cold hasn't healed yet." He put his arms around her waist and half-coaxed and half-forced Lin Lan to go back to the house.

Han Qingyun: "Third brother, sister-in-law, I'm leaving first."

He said to Hao Liru, "Get her out of here quickly and make up for your mistake."

Hao Liru was stunned for a moment, then immediately helped and pushed Yu Xin out.

Yu Xin, however, burst into tears like a broken jar, "Lin Lan, you are also a woman, why are you making things difficult for me? Aren't you just jealous of me..."

"Puh, puh, puh!" Han Qingyun was about to vomit. "Why would my sister-in-law be jealous of you? Are you dreaming? If you don't shut up, I'll tie you up."

He saw a piece of cloth in her bag and said to Hao Liru: "If she keeps talking nonsense, stuff the cloth into her mouth."

Hao Liru pulled Yu Xin and walked out.

Although Yu Xin struggled, she was no match for the enemy. After being dragged out, she angrily scolded Hao Liru, "You bastard, are you satisfied? When will you curry favor with Lin Lan to do me harm? Did you write the letter of denunciation?"

Hao Liru was also stunned. The pain brought her back to her senses and she immediately started fighting with Yu Xin. "It's obviously you who are jealous of Captain Lin and say bad things about him all the time. I am all harmed by you."

Han Qingyun: "Stop arguing. He Guang is waiting for you to confront him at the brigade. Let's go."

He pulled out a small stick from the wall and chased them away, so that he wouldn't have to push them around and be accused of taking advantage of lesbians. After following Han Qingsong, he was very careful.

When he passed the brigade, he called out, "Director Dong!"

Soon Dong Huaihua ran out, and was puzzled when she saw the situation, "Qingyun, what's wrong?"

Han Qingyun: "Sister-in-law, come with me and send them to Yongxing Brigade for criticism and education. This Yu Xin..." He recounted what He Guang had reported, "Reported with real names, absolutely no falsehood."

Dong Huaihua was so angry that she pushed Yu Xin and said, "Yu Xin, you are such a piece of shit. You praised Captain Lin in front of her and said you wanted to learn from her, but you did this behind her back?"

Yu Xin wanted to refute, "She didn't have a good reputation..."

With a slap, Dong Huaihua cursed, "No wonder they say words reflect a person's character. Even a country girl like me knows that a person's words and deeds reveal his upbringing. Don't you, a scholar, know this? You're the one who has to gossip about me?"

Dong Huaihua finished venting, "Wait."

She ran to the crowd to get a gong, and started knocking it, which soon attracted a lot of attention.

Dong Huaihua shouted, "Members, pay attention, pay attention. Today I want to discuss a very serious issue. If anyone talks behind our backs again and makes unfounded and unfounded statements, the educated youth will be punished, the members will have their work points deducted, and they will have to ask the village to pay compensation if they admit their mistakes!"

After she finished shouting, she said to Yu Xin and Hao Liru, "It's your turn now."

The two men hung their heads low as if they wished they were dead. They had no idea that they would be punished like this for just saying something irresponsible.

They didn't dare to look up. Mosquito hummed, "I'm sorry, I won't say bad things about Captain Lin again."

Dong Huaihua: "What? I can't hear you."

The two of them had no choice but to apologize loudly with tears in their eyes and their heads down.

The members pointed fingers at them, making them feel even more embarrassed.

Liu Chuncai ran over and said, "Oh my god, it's you two. You two are really capable. You dare to make up something that is not true."

Dong Huaihua and Liu Chuncai supervised and asked Yu Xin and Hao Liru to shout from the front of the village to the back of the village, and then go directly to the Yongxing Brigade.

When they arrived at Yongxing Brigade, Ren Hongxia had already learned from He Guang that she was furious and scolded He Guang first. She was originally hot-tempered and could not stand Yaoyao's flirting. She immediately convened a meeting of educated youth and criticized them inside and outside. Finally, a member meeting was held to let Yu Xin and Hao Liru reflect on their actions, and the cadres discussed the punishment for the two.

Because Lin Lan said that she would not hold Hao Liru responsible, all she needed to do was criticize and self-criticize. However, Yu Xin's last few words really offended Lin Lan and Han Qingsong.

Han Qingyun now understands Han Qingsong's temper, so naturally he will not help Yu Xin reduce the responsibility.

In the end, Hao Liru was given a minor warning and had to write a self-criticism within six months.

Yu Xin was given a serious warning and had to write a self-criticism throughout the year. Her serious warning would be recorded in her file, and unless she made up for it with meritorious service, she would not be eligible for promotion.

Because this incident involves two aspects: using backdoors and slandering people behind their backs. So after Yu Xin was punished, some people interpreted it in various ways. Those who wanted to use connections had to give up the idea, and those who said bad things about people behind their backs had to keep their mouths shut and mutter at home, and they dared not speak nonsense in public like they did before.

After all, no one knows that spreading rumors will also be punished.

After a few days, Lai Xi brought Xiao Xin to give Lin Lan a basket of early-ripening peaches, while Tang Laoya gave some to Lin Lan and the children.

There is a peach orchard in Tangjiaji. The peaches there are not only large in size but also have fine flesh and sweet juice, making them the best peaches.

The fat peaches in Tangjiaji are said to come from the authentic big fat peaches in Feicheng. They were cultivated by a businessman named Tang during the Republic of China through grafting technology. At first, he looked for several places in his hometown and found that Tangjiaji was the most suitable place for fat peaches to grow, so he moved his family there. At that time, Tangjiaji was not called Tangjiaji. It was only after moving from Tangjia that it gradually developed and began to be called Tangjiaji. The peaches in Tangjiaji have also been famous for a long time. After the land reform, they became collective property. Members were not allowed to pick them casually. Some could only be distributed to members after completing their tasks.

After seeing Lai Xi off, Lin Lan took Xiao Xin home and put away the clothes and food he brought.

Although Xiaoxin still has a bad temper at home, he turns into a good boy in seconds when he comes to Lin Lan's house and speaks to Lin Lan in a very sensible manner.

Lin Lan saw that he was a bit short. He was only half a year younger than Sanwang, but he was so much shorter. She was a bit worried, "Xiao Xin, didn't you eat well?"

The little freshman was afraid that his aunt would ask him questions and say that he was naughty, so he quickly took a few peaches and washed them, and said, "Aunt, I'm going to give peaches to my brothers." After saying that, he ran away. He wanted to go to school to find Sanwang and Xiaowang and give them a surprise.

Lin Lan shook her head and smiled. In this day and age, being picky about food really means you are not hungry.

Xiaoxin rushed to the outside of the classroom and leaned on the window, looked inside, and made a sound towards Sanwang and Xiaowang.

Sanwang has good eyesight and Xiaowang has good ears, and they both spotted Xiaoxin outside the window. "Ah? You're here!" They both expressed their surprise silently at the same time. For a child, the sudden appearance of a friend is a big surprise.

Han Qingping was giving a lecture. "Student Sanwang, pay attention."

Sanwang immediately pressed Xiaowang down and said, "Teacher, Xiaowang has a stomachache."

Han Qingping thought Xiaowang wanted to go to the toilet, so he asked him to help Xiaowang out. Dawang, Erwang and Maisui knew Sanwang was lying as soon as they heard it, so they didn't worry and just glared at him.

Sanwang squinted his eyes and helped Xiaowang out. Xiaowang wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. He bent his waist deliberately but it was very difficult to hold it back.

The three children ran out of the school and hid outside by the haystack. Shin-chan gave them the peaches in his pocket and said, "I washed them. They are very sweet."

Sanwang and Xiaowang each took one, and seeing there were still two left, "I'll go give them to my eldest brother and the others."

"It's at home. You won't be able to get out once you go back." Xiaoxin didn't want them to go back.

The three children chatted for a while and looked at the sun. It was still early for school to end.

"If only it were winter, school would probably be over by now," said Shin-chan.

"Winter is not good at all. Snow and ice cut our time in half."

"Xiao San brother, let's go back to class and let Xiao Xin brother join us."

After Xiaowang finished eating the peach, he threw the peach pit next to the haystack and wiped his mouth and hands with a handkerchief. Seeing that Sanwang's clothes were covered with peach juice, he helped wipe it off.

Sanwang's handkerchief had been lost for a long time, so he used Xiaowang's to wipe his mouth and put it back into Xiaowang's pocket. "Xiaowang, you go to class. Xiaoxin and I will go swimming."

Xiaowang, however, held one of them in each hand and dragged them back to class.

Sanwang & Xiaoxin: ...No, ahhhhhhh——

The fourth and fifth graders wrote essays. Han Qingping asked Mai Sui and Erwang to participate as well. "This time you have to write about 'My Hometown', about 800 words but no less than 600 words. Go back and write well. I will give you revisions tomorrow morning. You can hand it in after you finish writing in the afternoon. Then you can take it to the county to participate in the essay competition, there will be prizes."

The cultural movement in the past few years has led to a lack of emphasis on learning in rural areas, and the enrollment rate has dropped sharply, so the provincial education department also wants to find ways to encourage enrollment. Holding essay competitions, or learning Chairman M's quotations, spiritual competitions, etc., can also be considered to promote education.

Mai Sui and Er Wang were very happy and they were happy to participate in this learning activity.

Da Wang was not interested, he hated writing essays the most!!

Last year, I studied hard for more than a month, but I didn't write essays. After all, it was just a promotion from elementary school, so I could just write casual essays. But now, Da Wang is not interested in participating in any essay competitions.

Han Qingping saw that the children were not enthusiastic, so he encouraged them, "Children, cheer up, learning is a lifelong career. Look at Comrade Lin Lan, who grew up from an ignorant woman who could not read a single word to an advanced comrade. This is the power of learning. She is a role model for all of us. You should also study hard, and when the time comes, throw away your straw sandals and wear leather shoes and clothes with four pockets."

Wearing leather shoes and clothes with four pockets was equivalent to being an official, and eating commercial food was a great honor.

Wangwangs: Since you praise my mother, please forgive me for saying that she was a foolish woman before.

"I also want to tell you a good news. The university has started recruiting students since last year. Every year, the army, communes, factories, etc. recommend university students to study. You should study hard, and when you graduate from the company, you can also be recommended to the university."

When Han Qingping said this, Mai Sui was delighted. She whispered to Erwang, "We are going to go to college."

Erwang nodded happily, what his mother said was true.

After class, the children of Lin Lan gathered together to chat. Xiao Xin gave a peach to Da Wang, and one to Er Wang and Mai Sui. "There are more at home. Come home and eat them."

Da Wang was drooling at the sight of Lice Head, so he broke the wheat in half and gave him half. Er Wang also broke it in half and ate it together with the wheat ears.

The last class was a large class for all grades - music class. As usual, Xiaowang led the singing of "The East is Red", then reviewed the previous lesson, and then learned the new content of this lesson.

Music class requires students to learn songs from the Cultural Revolution. They can sing all kinds of songs, such as "The Helmsman Depends on the Sea Voyage" and "Beijing ***".

Huo Yuan also knew that this was a task, so she did not force the children to study hard. She let the children play on their own after teaching them half a class. She took Xiaowang and two other children to study individually, teaching them some music scores and simple music theory.

Xiaowang could learn something quickly and apply it to other situations. Huo Yuan liked him very much.

After finally making it to the end of school, some kids ran out as soon as the teacher said the class was over.

Huo Yuan talked to Xiao Wang for a while and asked him to practice the songs he taught him on the harmonica. "Xiao Wang, be obedient and practice them well. If you have the chance someday, you can play them."

Xiaowang naturally agreed, because his mother loved to listen to him playing the flute, so he wanted to play it very well.

Huo Yuan let them go home from school.

"Goodbye, teacher." Xiaowang waved and walked out.

Sanwang helped him carry his schoolbag. His brothers and sisters were waiting for him at the door. The children met up and walked home together.

Sanwang, Xiaoxin and Xiaowang were racing in front to see who would get home first. Dawang was not the last one today and took two quick steps to catch up with Mai Sui and Erwang. The two were chatting about writing an essay.

Dawang: “That…”

The two looked at him, "Brother, what's the matter?"

"……composition."

Mai Sui smiled and said, "Let's go home and talk to mom. She can give us some inspiration."

Da Wang: "I have a dollar, who among you can..." help me write.

Mai Sui and Er Wang looked at each other, then at Da Wang, and said earnestly, "Brother, learn from the past." If they helped Da Wang write the composition, and their mother knew about it, all three of them would be in trouble. They couldn't take such a big risk for a dollar.

Dawang: “…”

Before they even got home, they smelled the sweet aroma of caramel. Sanwang shouted, "Mom has made something delicious again, come on!" The three children rushed into the house laughing.

Lin Lan is making sesame peanut candy that children love at home. First, she uses a little peanut oil to fry the peanuts. When they turn yellow, she takes them out and puts them in a basket to let them cook by themselves. They cannot be too cooked, otherwise they will be overcooked. Then she stirs the sesame seeds in the hot pan a few times and takes them out and pours them in. When they are almost cool, she pours them all on the panel, rolls them with a rolling pin, and puts them on a tea tray. Finally, she takes a long-handled iron spoon used to boil soybean oil, pours some peanut oil into it to boil the sugar, and when the sugar liquid boils into caramel color, pours it directly on the peanut pieces. Use a spatula to spread it out and flatten it, and spread it into a cake to dry.

When the children came back, the air was almost cool enough. Lin Lan took out the candy biscuits and cut them into thumb-sized cubes with a knife.

When she looked up, she saw the children lined up from tall to short, all looking at her expectantly, as if waiting to be fed.

Lin Lan smiled, stuffed a piece of rice into Xiaowang's mouth, and asked the other children to wash their hands and eat by themselves.

Sanwang: "Mom, I want one too, ah——" He opened his mouth wide, and Lin Lan smiled and fed him a piece.

Xiao Xin immediately opened his mouth and Lin Lan also fed him a piece.

Mai Sui picked up a piece and said with a smile, "It smells especially good because my mother fed it to me."

The three little ones nodded immediately, "Yes!" and then chewed them with a crunchy taste.

Mai Sui and Er Wang helped prepare dinner at home, while Da Wang led his brothers to cut grass as usual. Lin Lan picked a few small pumpkins from the vegetable garden and made pumpkin egg pancakes for the children.

Because it was hot, Lin Lan didn't like to light a fire on the kang, so she cooked in the bathroom.

She shredded the pumpkin with a grater, sprinkled some salt and water, then added some flour and two eggs and mixed them. When cooking, she added a little more oil, fried the pumpkin cakes first, and then cooked the vegetable cakes. In addition, she used a small pot to cook millet porridge in a sand pot, one small bowl for each person.

When Han Qingsong got back from get off work, the meal was almost ready. Han Qingsong told Lin Lan about Han Qinghua, "The fourth child wanted to apply to college, but his qualifications were not good enough, so he wanted me to help him get a place, but I didn't agree."

He seldom came back to talk about what was happening outside, so every time he did, Lin Lan would be very supportive and chat with him for a while.

Lin Lan: "He probably just wants to give it a try, just in case you agree."

Han Qingsong: "That was really a dream."

Lin Lan laughed and said, "Be careful or the old lady will come to cry to you." As she was speaking, Brother Han came in from outside, supporting Old Lady Han.

Lin Lan: “…” When did I become a crow-mouthed person?

Han Qingsong glanced at Lin Lan and squeezed her hand, and the two of them greeted the old lady and Brother Han.

Han Qingsong moved the dining table to the yard and invited them to sit together for dinner.

Han: "We've prepared dinner at home and are waiting for Dad to come back. Third brother, you've been too busy lately to come over, and Mom wants to talk to you."

Han Qingsong deliberately didn't go because Mrs. Han and Aunt Han had a lot of things to do regarding college registration, and they promised that Han Qingsong could help.

Mrs. Han looked very weak, covering her head and moaning, "My health is getting worse day by day."

Seeing that she was acting like a drama queen, Lin Lan didn't say anything and just went about her own business.

Erwang and Maisui were originally chatting about writing essays, and now they came over to ask, "Grandma, why are you getting worse day by day?" She was fine when she had nothing to do, but once she had something to say, she became worse day by day. They both found it very funny.

Old Mrs. Han glared at them and said, "You are too old to be a worry." She looked at Han Qingsong and said, "Third brother,"

Although she scolded him at home, she also realized that Han Qingsong would not let her do whatever she wanted. He took the initiative to do his job and did not do anything else. This made her very disappointed. She knew that she could not force her son to submit by scolding and ignoring him as she did before.

Han Qingsong: "Mom, you tell me."

"You can go to college after this."

Han Qingsong said nothing and waited for her to continue.

Old Lady Han: "You are an official, and people are always annoying you. It is better to let others take advantage than to make things convenient for your own people."

Han Qingsong: "Mom, no one bothers me, and no one takes advantage of me."

No one dares.

Old Lady Han: "You say so, but I know that cadres are all like that, right? Look, you can definitely get two spots, right? Lao Si and Jin Yu..."

Han Qingsong interrupted her directly, "Mom, even if they are my own sons and daughters, I will not give them a place. How far they can go depends on their own ability."

Mai Sui and Er Wang looked at each other and said, “We have to work hard on our own to go to college.”

Old Mrs. Han was choked and forgot what she had prepared to say. She was speechless and kept mumbling for a long time without saying a word.

Han couldn't bear to see the old lady like this, "Third brother, look at the fourth brother, he hasn't married yet, go to school, and then you can work more actively on the farm."

Han Qingsong: "Brother, he is going to labor reform, not to work. Employees are eligible to apply, but labor reform personnel are not."

Brother Han was also choked and speechless.

At this time, Han's sister-in-law came to bring food to Lin Lan. Knowing that Xiao Xin was coming, she made a dish of cucumber and eggs. She fried the eggs with oil, then smashed the cucumber, added soy sauce and mashed garlic and mixed it cold. The children also loved it.

When Brother Han saw his wife coming over, he showed joy on his face and wanted to say something, but Sister-in-law Han ignored him, and the light in his eyes dimmed again.

Mrs. Han wanted to say nothing more. She just sent the dishes down and left quickly, which made the old lady very angry.

Brother Han hesitated for a moment and said, "Mom, you talk here, I'll go take a look." He chased after Sister-in-law Han.

Old Mrs. Han had already been choked enough by Han Qingsong, and now her face turned blue.

After a while, Brother Han didn't come back either. Da Wang and his friends came back from cutting grass. They were a little surprised to see the old lady here. They casually greeted her and washed their hands to prepare for dinner.

Old Mrs. Han looked at Xiao Xin with an unfriendly expression, "Whose child are you?"

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Shin-chan felt a little scared.

Dawang: "My uncle's."

The old lady snorted, "You brought food with you."

She was very dissatisfied with Lin Lan. She always asked her natal sisters' children to live with her, but why didn't she ask her eldest sister-in-law's children to live with her? Previously, when Han's eldest sister-in-law came back to help someone, she was driven away by Lin Lan. Han went to the old lady and cried for a long time. Although the old lady also looked down on her eldest daughter, she felt that the eldest daughter was not bad now that the family was in disarray.

Erwang: "I brought some, all thin noodles."

Old Mrs. Han: "Why didn't you ask your eldest aunt's brother to come and live with us?"

Sanwang laughed, "Grandma, who said that we shouldn't let him come? My parents said that we should let Brother Mangang come and live with us. Let him bring food and exercise with us every day."

It’s a pity that the full tank doesn’t want to come.

Now, except for Lin Lan and Xiao Wang who sometimes get up late, everyone else gets up very early. Mangang can't stand the days without lazing around.

Xiaowang was still whispering with Xiaoxin about the technique of catching fish, Erwang and Maisui were already discussing composition problems, Lin Lan was cutting salted vegetables, and Han Qingsong was not a talkative person to begin with, and now no one paid any attention to old lady Han, she seemed like a superfluous person.

She wanted to take some food and dry grains from Lin Lan's house home until her eldest brother came back, so that she could save herself the trouble of having a meal.

As a result, when Erwang served the food, he served the porridge first and asked everyone to eat the vegetables with the porridge. If there was not enough, they could eat the staple food, so the food was not taken out of the pot.

Old Mrs. Han left angrily, so Han Qingsong went to see her off. After the old lady left, he went home to have dinner.

As soon as she left, the children felt that the air around them was more airy and the atmosphere became more relaxed.

Seeing that Xiao Xin had finished his porridge, Lin Lan went to bring out the staple food and handed him a 2-ounce cake. "Xiao Xin, eat more rice. Children need to eat more to grow taller."

Erwang joked with him, "A horse cannot grow fat without night grass."

Sanwang also touched Xiaoxin's head and said, "Eat more. You're about to be overtaken by Brother Xiaowang."

Xiaowang immediately puffed out his chest proudly.

Xiaoxin: "My parents are not tall, so I will definitely not be tall."

Mai Sui smiled and said, "Nephews take after their uncles. Your uncle is so tall, so you will definitely grow taller, so you should eat more."

Sanwang: "Sister, our uncle is not tall either, so does that mean we can't grow taller?"

Mai Sui: “…” Go away, I don’t want to talk to you.

Xiao Wang looked at Da Wang and said with a smile, "Big brother is taller than mom. He will definitely grow up to be at least as tall as dad."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "If you eat well when you are young, you will not be short. You should eat more vegetables and shrimps." At that time, there was no milk to supplement calcium, and eggs could not be eaten all the time, so the only way to supplement calcium was to rely on shrimps. Lin Lan collected maltose, milk tablets and the like, and basically let the children eat them after dinner. After eating, they brushed their teeth and went to bed to continue to get nutrition.

Mai Sui told Lin Lan about the essay competition, "If you participate in the competition, you can win prizes."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "It's such a good thing. You guys should work harder." She glanced at Da Wang and said, "Come on, big brother."

Da Wang almost dropped the cucumber that was caught by his chopsticks. He felt that his mother saw through his intention to give up?

Sanwang is very happy because he doesn't have to write. Haha, he likes writing essays even less than his elder brother.

Xiao Wang heard them say, "Is it difficult to write an essay?"

Sanwang exaggerated, "It's difficult, extremely difficult. The teacher said that I should write no less than 600 words about my hometown. That's too difficult. Before, they said no less than 300 words."

Han Qingping asked them to write diaries or weekly journals, usually 100 words each, and if they wrote essays, they had to write no less than 300 words, and no less than 600 words for fifth graders. Sanwang would bite the tip of the pen if he wrote 100 words, and would pull his hair out if he wrote 300 words.

Talk about writing essays.

Over there, Da Wang ate silently without saying a word.

Xiao Wang didn't quite understand, so he asked, "Is writing an essay really that difficult?"

Sanwang: "For example, how should I write about my hometown? My hometown is Shanzui Village, x County, x Region, x Province. How many people, acres of land, and livestock are there in our village?" He scratched his head and said hesitantly: "Second brother, then you can ask the Party Secretary to see how many there are?"

Lin Lan: “………………”Silly boy.

Xiaoxin hasn't started school yet and doesn't know anything. He just looks around with a curious look on his face.

Xiaowang: "My hometown has mountains, water and villages. In spring, grass sprouts and ice and snow melt. In summer, cicadas chirp and the sun shines brightly."

Sanwang immediately said that it was a good idea and he would write it down. He also looked at his elder brother and said, "Brother, don't be like me."

Lin Lan: "But what makes my hometown different from others? Is my hometown unique? Are there any unique things or feelings about it?"

Xiao Wang's eyes lit up: "My hometown, my parents, brothers and sisters are all different."

Xiao Xin applauded, San Wang laughed: "Yes, yes, wait a minute, I'll get a pen and write it down."

Lin Lan: “…”

She looked at Da Wang again, "Brother, what are you going to write?"

Da Wang: "I haven't...planned yet."

Mai Sui and Er Wang also expressed their own thoughts. Mai Sui intended to write about the faces, attire, education and colors of the four seasons of the ladies and young wives, reflecting the changes in his hometown and the mental outlook of the people, and then add his own thoughts to tie in with the topic.

The emphasis is on emotion.

Erwang starts from the changes in the members' work, life, mental outlook, etc., also reflecting the changes and thoughts, and finally expresses his own feelings.

The emphasis is on progress.

Seeing Han Qingsong eating silently, not participating in a single word, and even looking thoughtful, Lin Lan deliberately teased him, "Third brother, how do you think it should be written?"

Han Qingsong: “I… didn’t think so.”

Lin Lan refused: "Tell me." She suddenly wanted her third brother to write her a love letter to see how he would write it and what it would look like.

Han Qingsong thought for a moment and uttered, "My hometown is the most beautiful place."

Lin Lan: "And then?"

Han Qingsong: "What then?"

Lin Lan: “…………”

Sanwang: "Dad, is this your first sentence or your last? At least 800 words!"

Han Qingsong: “…eat.”

"Hahaha" there was laughter at the dinner table.

After dinner, Lin Lan did not let the children go to look for the cicada turtle, and asked them to write their composition at home, "Think about it carefully."

Dawang: …………

Sanwang: "Mom, why do I have to write it? The teacher said I don't have to."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Little Third Brother, you will be unable to stop writing sooner or later, so practice now in advance."

Xiaoxin wants to take Xiaowang and his partner to find the cicada turtle.

Lin Lan: "Wait a minute, I'll go with you."

When they went out, Han Qingsong followed them and accompanied them to look for cicada turtles. The children ran in front and the two of them walked behind.

On a midsummer night, the members of the community all ran out to enjoy the cool air and went to look for Zhiliaogui. They chatted with acquaintances on the way. When the two of them passed by the back of the village, they saw He Laosan cursing in the street, "Who the hell stole my vegetables? How can you be without vegetables at home?" Seeing Lin Lan and Han Qingsong coming over, he quickly stopped talking and turned away.

The two also encountered someone arguing over a drainage ditch.

Several families lived side by side. The families at the two ends could drain water out from the wall, but the families in the middle could only drain water out from the front of the house through the balconies of each family. However, some people always occupied the drainage ditch for their own convenience, either by stacking hay or piled up some sundries, thus blocking the waterway. The village organized people to dig drainage ditches several times, but some people were always not active, thinking that this was a collective matter, and they were not willing to participate if they did not earn work points.

Han Qingsong accompanied Lin Lan and took a walk with the children. On the way, they met Han Yongfang and chatted for a while. When he heard those people quarreling, he was not angry but happy instead.

Lin Lan was very curious, "Secretary, why are you so happy?"

Han Yongfang smiled mysteriously, "Your second son, give me some advice. Let's go back and deal with these selfish people."

Lin Lan also laughed. She hadn't expected that Erwang and Han Yongfang could become close friends regardless of age difference, and they even often discussed things together.

While talking to Han Qingsong, she took the children home. Without their brothers and sisters, it was boring for Xiaoxin and Xiaowang to look for the cicada turtle, so they all went home together.

Mai Sui and Er Wang had already finished writing their compositions and took the initiative to show them to Lin Lan for advice.

Lin Lan took a look and said with a smile, "You two wrote very well, you will definitely win a prize." At that time, the quality of education was not valued, especially for country children. If they could write letters in elementary school, they were good, let alone writing articles. She saw that Mai Sui focused on emotions, while Er Wang focused on practical matters and economics, and both wrote very well.

Their composition reminded Lin Lan of a line from a song: "Our hometown is in the field of hope..."

Sanwang's pencil tip was about to be bitten to pieces, and he was so anxious that he was scratching his ears and cheeks.

Da Wang didn't scratch his ears or frown, but his face was serious and his brows were tightly knitted, showing that he was very troubled.

In the past, when I wrote an essay, it was at most a diary or weekly journal, writing about interesting things at home, or about my father, my mother, my teacher, etc. It was also easier to write about specific people.

But now I feel a little worried when asked to write about my hometown. The scope is too large. What should I write about?

Lin Lan diligently served fruits to the children, "Eat some peaches to sweeten your mouth and heart, and you will be able to write good articles in a while."

Xiaowang also took paper and pen to draw, and taught Xiaoxin the correct way to hold the pen so that he could draw too.

Xiaowang painted the wind blowing through the treetops, blowing across the water, the falling leaves flying, the barking of chickens, ducks, geese and dogs, the flapping of bees' wings when the flowers bloomed, the birds flying by when the smoke rose, and the mantis guarding beside the grasshoppers jumping... Finally, he painted his own house with a large yard and a family eating around the table. The ones sitting upright were his father and brother, the one with a big smile was his mother, the one with a medium smile was his sister and second brother, the one with teeth showing was his third brother, and the one wearing glasses was himself.

Although the painting is not realistic and is all my imagination, the expression is there.

One gets the feeling that this child is drawing sounds.

Shin-chan drew his own house, but he didn't know how to draw, so he just drew a square with a few circles inside as human heads, and then drew a river and trees. That was his hometown.

Xiaoxin looked at what Xiaowang drew. On the same piece of paper, he could have filled it up by just drawing a big house, but Xiaowang drew so many things.

He suddenly realized: "Xiao Wang, why am I not here?"

Xiaowang: "If I were to paint my grandmother's house, I would include you in it."

Xiaoxin thought about it and agreed.

Finally, Dawang and Sanwang also finished writing and went to sleep.

While they were blowing out the lights, Lin Lan quietly took out Da Wang and San Wang's notebooks to see what they had written.

When I saw the result, I almost laughed my ass off. They really are brothers.

Sanwang wrote down the important words that were spoken at the dinner table, totaling three hundred words, neither more nor less, just right.

Da Wang expanded the words on the dining table, such as a certain province or county, and then wrote it more specifically, what mountains and rivers, how much land, how many people, how many cadres and students there are in the village...what races the people in the village grow, what they eat, what they do, what they play...spring, summer, autumn, rain, snow, etc.

The final sentence: Ah, my hometown is so beautiful, I love my home