"What?"

Not only the men in the room were startled, but even the usually calm Han's eldest sister-in-law was startled. Han's second sister-in-law even rushed to the ground barefoot, "What the hell is going on? Why is there no allowance?"

Aren't there more and more military officers? The whole family depends on him for money!

Brother Han: Could it be that Third Brother made a mistake and was brought back by the army?

Old Lady Han's hair stood on end. The mosquitoes that were buzzing around her fell silent. "Old Third, what's going on? Explain it clearly!!!"

Han Qingsong: "My son's old injury has recurred and he is not fit for duty in the army. He needs to be transferred to civilian work according to regulations."

"Change career?" Old Mrs. Han jumped up from the kang and almost fell on the ground in front of the kang. Fortunately, Han Qingsong was quick to hold her up.

Old Mrs. Han held his arm tightly, "What can you do if you change your job? Have you been assigned a job? Will you get a salary or something?"

The room was filled with noise and chatter, drowning out the eldest brother Han's question about the third brother's old injury.

Han Qingsong shook his head: "I don't know yet. I have to listen to the arrangements of the troops."

Old Mrs. Han opened her mouth, but suddenly didn't know what to say or what she should say.

This is even more terrifying than the 260 yuan that was taken away by Lin Lan.

This means that countless 260s flew away in the future.

No, absolutely not!

"Third brother, was it the army that forced you to change your career, or did you really want to do so?" Old Mrs. Han couldn't sleep for the rest of her life until she figured it out.

Han Qingsong didn't want to say more. After all, it was the stage of internal revolution and the military environment was very complicated. He couldn't see clearly and couldn't control it. There was no benefit in saying anything.

He looked at them and said, "Dad, Mom, it's getting late. Why don't we talk about it tomorrow?"

If I continue talking like this, there will definitely be more to answer after answering one question, and I won’t be able to finish talking in one night.

He said hello to his elder and second brothers and asked them to go back to their rooms to rest and continue the conversation tomorrow.

After he left, Han Erge still complained to the old lady.

Han's second sister-in-law said angrily: "If we want to split up the family, we should at least have a room to live in. The man from the third family is not at home, and he is still occupying the east room."

They had no place to live in the second and first rooms, so they could only squeeze into the west room and sleep on the north and south kangs.

How unaccustomed I am!

Logically, she should live in the east wing, while the third brother's family and the eldest son's family should live in the west wing.

The old lady was furious and cursed: "Get out, if you want to divide the family, get out together tomorrow. After your father and I die, no one will care about us anyway."

Knowing that she was speaking in anger, everyone dispersed.

The old lady leaned on the kang, groaning, "Old man, my head is swollen like a frozen winter melon. I'm afraid I'm going to have a stroke. Come on, give me a plaster to apply."

In her opinion, her son is a company commander, which means he is an officer!

Although the Eighth Route Army and the People's Liberation Army were stationed in the area during the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, she had met many platoon leaders and company commanders, but she felt that they did not have much style.

Although many young people joined the army in the 1950s and 1960s, and even several company commanders and battalion commanders returned from the Korean War, we didn't see how they did.

But now it’s different!

At that time, because of the wars that would cause casualties, many people did not want to join the army, and girls were unwilling to marry soldiers.

Being a soldier is popular now!

Being a soldier is like being a worker or working in government offices, it's a stable job!

Xiao Si also said that if he couldn't get a good job after graduating from high school, he would go to the army to find his third brother.

If the third brother changes his career, what else can he do?

The old lady also knew that many soldiers in the nearby villages had been demobilized and returned home. For conscripts, demobilization was a must after three years, and there was nothing to say.

After demobilization, they were given some money and could find a job on their own. They would usually be taken care of by the brigade or commune, and work as a militiaman or village security director.

Even if a small cadre is transferred to a civilian job, there are platoon leaders. At most, he can become a company commander in a company or go to the commune public security bureau, the national defense department, the militia company, etc. These old ladies have inquired about these things, and they really have no future.

Although the local members thought that these were both prestigious and lucrative jobs, who was Mrs. Han? After all, she was the mother of a company commander in a serious military unit.

She just felt dizzy. She originally wanted Han Qingsong to explain everything, but he ran away. As a result, she was unable to breathe and almost suffocated herself.

She didn't want to suffocate herself, so she pulled Old Han aside and started nagging him.

Old Korean was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes. He hummed at first, but later he started snoring loudly amid the old woman's nagging.

In his opinion, he had been able to make a living by begging for food in the landlords' houses before, so what was there to worry about now that he was the leader of the Party, the Red Sun?

Han's second sister-in-law pulled her eldest sister-in-law back to the south kang in the west room and whispered to herself.

Brother Han was so sleepy that he had to go to the north kang and sleep with Brother Han.

Han Qingsong returned to the room. The lights had been turned off long ago, and the sound of the children's breathing could be heard from the kang.

With the faint light from outside, he looked around and saw Lin Lan holding Xiaowang sleeping at the head of the kang, followed by Mai Sui, and then Erwang.

His blanket was placed at the end of the kang.

According to most families in their village, the head of the kang is the best position, so it is the male head of the family's seat, followed by women, and then the children.

It seems that I have been excluded.

He stood in front of the kang, and Lin Lan, who was lying on the kang, was sweating from nervousness.

It's hot in the summer, and it's especially hot in the east room. In order to keep the doors and windows open for ventilation when sleeping, there are tattered straw curtains hung, and mosquitoes bite people from time to time. It's simply not a living environment.

I can't sleep at all!

As a result, Han Qingsong was still standing on her head, and waves of heat hit her face. She wondered why he was still so hot when he was obviously no longer a teenager with excessive hormones.

Just when she was about to give up and open her mouth to explain, Han Qingsong had already walked over and got on the kang.

Lin Lan breathed a sigh of relief and slept soundly.

The next day the rooster crowed.

Lin Lan got up quickly and found that Han Qingsong was no longer on the kang. She didn't rush to ask the children to get up. They were all growing up, so she let them sleep a little longer.

There were many mosquitoes in the farmhouse. She got two bites on her face and neck in one night. It was very itchy. She scratched it randomly and took down the torn straw curtain to let the light in. She found that Xiaowang was bitten the worst.

She would have to ask if anyone had aloe or mint or something like that, so she could get one and keep it so she could rub it on mosquito bites to relieve the itchiness.

Fortunately, thanks to the medicinal wine that Han Qingsong brought back, she slept all night and her arms and shoulders didn't hurt as much, otherwise they would have been so swollen that she wouldn't be able to lift them today.

She moved her arm and found nothing wrong with it, but she wanted to use the excuse of arm pain to ask for leave from work.

Lin Lan felt that she was too delicate and couldn't do any physical work.

Just say that a few days ago when she was working, she went to the cotton field to catch insects, which made her feel sick.

The wriggling of colorful insects made her feel numb and shiver all over.

Later, I changed to hoeing the ground. I used a big hoe to dig the ground and weed the grass. After a while, my back and waist started to ache. The hoe was heavier than a thousand pounds! In addition, the sun was scorching hot after 9 o'clock in the summer. I felt like I was being roasted.

So, either she can find a stable job with salary, or Han Qingsong can continue to give her living expenses.

However, these days, rural cadres are not resigned, even the old party secretary of the village has to go to the fields, so no matter how many tricks she has, they are useless in the face of absolute policies.

Then the only way left is Han Qingsong.

Or could she persuade him not to change his career?

After all, according to the original plot of the book, Han Qingsong changed his career because the original owner had gone too far and Han Qingsong was disheartened. In addition, the current military environment is complicated and factional struggles are fierce, so he had no interest in a career in politics and decided to change his career and go home.

Old Mrs. Han was afraid that her daughter-in-law would spend money while in the army and would not be able to send her salary allowance home. The original owner was afraid that he would have a good future and would divorce his wife to marry someone richer, so she would rather not let him join the army but would get him back.

But I am different. I don't make a fuss and I support Han Qingsong's work unconditionally.

We need to find a chance to talk.

Lin Lan went to the courtyard and was surprised to find that old lady Han had not gotten up yet. Usually, she would have knocked on a stick to call everyone to get up and go to the fields.

When she came out of the toilet, she found that everyone had dark circles under their eyes, as if they had not slept for ten days or half a month. Tsk tsk, they were really pitiful.

Han Ersao only had a small cut on her head, which had been bandaged and was not a big problem, but she insisted on wrapping herself up in a large towel like a mummy, not afraid of the heat, and groaned, "Oh, it hurts so much, I can't go to work."

"Mom, why did you come out?" Erwang woke up at some point and ran out to support Lin Lan. "Mom, your arms can't move, so just take a good rest and don't go to work. My dad is back!"

Dad didn't listen to grandma and divorce mom, which made Erwang very proud. He took every opportunity to show off that his father had returned.

Those people who make fun of me, saying their father wants to divorce their mother and doesn’t want them anymore, huh, take a good look at this!

Han's second sister-in-law curled her lips and went back to her room to lie down angrily.

Mrs. Han prepared to cook and called the children to cut grass to earn work points.

Children as old as Erwang, Maisui and Sanwang had to cut grass to earn work points.

Mai Sui was embarrassed and didn't want to go, and wanted Lin Lan to speak for her, but Lin Lan pretended not to know.

Mowing the lawn is easy work.

Mai Sui had no choice but to follow her sisters.

At this time, Han Qingsong came back from fetching water and saw Lin Lan sitting on a stone, staring at the broken clay basin in a daze. He poured the water into the water tank, came out and said to Lin Lan, "There are two empty thatched houses in the field. You can go and take a look today. If you don't mind..."

Lin Lan immediately said: "I don't mind!"

What a joke! Any shabby house is better than living here.

Han Qingsong didn't expect that she would agree so readily without any hesitation. He had originally thought that he would have to spend some time to persuade her.

Seeing that she agreed, he nodded and handed the glasses to Lin Lan again.

"The frame is just flat, it will be fine if it is rounded up."

After he finished fetching water, he went out again.

Seeing this, Han's sister-in-law sighed and said to Lin Lan in a tone of envy that she herself was not aware of: "Da Wang's mother, don't be angry all the time. In fact, you see, Third Brother is still very caring. He found a house and asked you what you thought. He was the one who repaired the glasses."

Knowing that they were unhappy living there, they took the initiative to discuss separation and also took the initiative to look for a house.

As for other men, they make decisions on their own and rarely talk to or discuss with women.

Even a large number of men, apart from a few words when discussing work, don't even talk to women at night when making children.

In their opinion, not chatting with your woman is a sign of manliness!

Lin Lan smiled and said nothing.

After washing her face, she returned to the room, woke up Xiaowang, and put glasses on him.

"Wow, my glasses!" Xiaowang was very happy.

Lin Lan took a towel and wiped Xiao Wang's face. "Your father fixed it for you. Remember to thank him."

Xiaowang pouted and didn't agree.

Lin Lan didn't force him, and whispered, "Your father has found a house, we can move out, go and take a look."

She put the two pieces of candy in Xiaowang's pocket and took him to see the house.

Although Xiaowang doesn't like Han Qingsong yet, he is very excited when he hears that he can move.

Those two rooms were originally owned by the brigade. Later, the brigade expanded and built a new compound, so these two rooms were used to store miscellaneous items.

Although it was a bit dilapidated, the walls and beams were still in good condition, so we just re-covered the roof with grass and covered it with yellow mud.

The other thing is the doors and windows. Replace what needs to be replaced, repair what needs to be repaired, and then make a kang.

Han Qingsong was busy with a few people. Not only Erwang was helping, but Dawang and Sanwang were also there, as well as a few boys from the same family.

Naturally, there were also people who were just watching the excitement and making comments secretly.

"Look, the third brother Han just came back and he's dividing the family. What's going on?"

"Did the woman who was looking for death capture you?"

"Why didn't you say that the old lady chased you out?"

When a family divides up, they usually just build another house on the original homestead. If they can't afford it, they'll just build a shed or even stay at a neighbor's house. It's rare for people to move so far away.

The old Party Secretary Han Yongfang heard this and scolded him, "What are you talking about? Are you the only ones with a long tongue? There are four sons in the family, but there are only three main rooms and a small east room. The eldest and second sons live in one room each, and the fourth son has to get married, so where will he live if they are not separated?"

Han Yongfang's words immediately shut up many people, especially those who were in similar situations.

However, some people were jealous of Han Qingsong's status and actually asked the old branch secretary to let him live in the two empty rooms.

Several families in the village have said that they want to live in those two rooms, but the old village chief said that there are so many people, who would be given space?

The result is that no one can catch it.

Now he generously gave it to Han Qingsong to live in.

"Don't give me a gift."

"Who knows? They are all officials, so they will naturally support them."

"Didn't they say that Han Lao San came back to get a divorce and didn't want that bastard anymore? Why did they separate and live separately? What's going on in their family?"

"I know what's going on. I'm not their old lady."

"Hey, speaking of the old lady, why is there no one around?"

"To be honest, Han Qingsong is such a good young man. If it weren't for that, Chunxiang should have married him."

"Fuck you, what nonsense are you talking about."

…

Han Qingsong worked quickly and prepared the materials for two rooms in half a day. He also borrowed ready-made adobe bricks from the team to make a kang.

Fortunately, the team had some adobe bricks in stock, so they borrowed them to make a kang.

There are two rooms, half of which is used as the main room, and the other one and a half are used as bedrooms. There is a long kang (bathbed) with a rectangular box-shaped hole in the middle to store sweet potatoes. People sleep on both sides, with men and women separated, to avoid inconvenience for the children when they grow up.

Nowadays, many people sleep on the same kang for both men and women. The whole family sleeps on the same kang, and children also squeeze together when they grow up.

Not to mention that some married couples still live in one room.

Therefore, Han Qingsong's design is enough to make the employees jealous.

Lin Lan looked around for a while, then went back to eat a few bites of breakfast and went to work. Because her arm hurt, she didn't take the big hoe, so she was assigned to the cotton field to get forks and catch bugs.

There were still people spraying pesticides over there. The smell of 1605 was carried ten miles by the wind, and Lin Lan's heart skipped a beat when she smelled it. After finally making it to noon, Lin Lan felt dizzy and hurried away from the insect nest.

When she came back, she went to see the main force first and saw Han Qingsong squatting on the roof and throwing yellow mud.

He was wearing a tank top, revealing his muscular arms, and the sweat on his arms sparkled in the sunlight like oil.

He caught sight of Lin Lan at a glance, put his hands on the roof, slid down, and then jumped down nimbly.

Lin Lan was frightened by him and her heart was in her throat. Why are you jumping up and down like that? Does an old injury seem to have recurred?

Han Qingsong came to her in two or three steps and said, "Send some food here at noon, I won't go back to eat."

Lin Lan thought that if she went back, the old lady would keep asking her questions and delay her work, so it wouldn't be too late to go after she had finished packing.

"OK."

Han Qingsong glanced at her and asked, "Is your arm okay?"

Lin Lan rubbed it and said, "It still hurts."

"Why don't you ask for leave if you're in pain?" Han Qingsong thought that according to her habit, she would definitely ask for leave and not go to work if she was injured. He didn't expect that she didn't ask for leave, so he asked.

Lin Lan: "How can I eat if I don't work? I have to earn work points."

"You won't have to earn work points from now on." Han Qingsong said and went back to work.

Is he concerned about himself?

Lin Lan pondered over this, wondering if she wouldn't have to do physical work in the future?

It seems that Han Qingsong's nature has not changed. He is still the same as in the book, a responsible and responsible person. Since he has decided to come back, he will take on the responsibilities of being a husband and father.

I was too blind before. I wasn't at home and didn't know about the conflicts at home. I let my mother and wife quarrel like that.

Looks like a person with low emotional intelligence.

Lin Lan looked at the children first. They were all helping here after cutting grass. Xiao Wang followed Mai Sui, wearing a wicker straw hat and holding a few willow leaves in his hands. He puffed up his cheeks and blew them non-stop, insisting on making a whistle.

Mai Sui said to Lin Lan, "Mom, Xiao Wang is running as fast as San Wang now that he has the glasses. He will disappear in a moment."

"Why did he run away?"

"Who knows? He just stayed there aimlessly. If he was not allowed to go to the water, he would go to the grass. Today, he even lay down in a rabbit nest on the slope and wanted to crawl into it, insisting that there was something going on inside."

"There must be some movement." Lin Lan said.

Mai Sui: ...Mothers are always partial to their younger sons, that’s right!

Lin Lan asked her and Erwang to go back and serve the meal so that they could eat here with their father.

At noon, Mrs. Han had not yet gotten off the kang. She was lying on the kang in the east room, sighing, "You guys won't even come to see me when I die."

She was sure that her third son was filial and that as long as she lay here, he would come quickly to apologize and admit his fault, and would be obedient in the future.

That's how it used to be!

Everyone in the family moved cautiously and kept silent.

Mrs. Han gave Lin Lan a wink, and Lin Lan nodded.

She took a pancake, a bowl of vegetables, and a handful of pickled vegetables, and wanted to hide in the house to eat.

Just as she was about to leave, old lady Han in the room called out, "The third family, the third family—"