After Lin Lan hung up the phone, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative and then to the slaughterhouse to buy some meat. Tang's son was there. He had killed a pig in the morning and had left a pig lung and a pig kidney for his father. When he saw Lin Lan coming to buy meat, he sold it all to her.
Lin Lan rode home carrying a pound and a half of pork and some pork scraps.
When she got home, Xiaowang had already returned and was busy washing the pot.
The farmer's stove was big and the stove was high. He stood on a small stool and almost fell into the pot.
As he was washing the pot, he hummed, "My parents are not around, so I'm in charge. I feed the chickens, the dogs, the ducks, the eggplants, the beans, and the cucumbers. I wash and scrub them. Today it's my turn to be in charge..."
Lin Lan smiled and said, "Old son, what are you singing?"
Xiao Wang heard his mother's voice and turned to smile at her: "Mom, you're back."
Lin Lan raised the meat and said, "I'll make you something delicious tonight."
The kid screamed, jumped off the bench, and quickly took the basin to take the meat.
"You go play for a while, mom will cook." Lin Lan wanted to cook all the meat, but it was too hot to keep it. She cut the fattiest meat and fried it with lard. She put the lard and meat residue in a jar after it cooled down, and saved it for making dumplings or dumplings, or for stews.
She wanted to make a dish of stewed pork with vermicelli, which is a traditional local dish. However, pork is hard to get nowadays, and people are reluctant to eat it even if they get it, so few people make it.
You can stir-fry the pork lungs in a spicy dish and make a tomato pork lung soup, so that Xiaowang can eat it even if he doesn’t like spicy food.
Stir-fry the pork kidneys with green onions.
Xiao Wang washed his hands and took his flute over, "Mom, I'll play a tune for you."
He stood in front of Lin Lan and made a gesture, turning the flute in his hand, which was very cool. As soon as Xiaowang got the instrument, he immediately had a unique temperament, with a kind of artistic elegance.
"I'll play for you the piece 'A Journey to Suzhou' that I practiced on the sheet music." As he said this, he began to play.
Lin Lan was stunned. My old son, you are so capable.
When they went to the provincial capital, she found several music books for her son, which contained some traditional pieces for flute and guzheng. She never thought that Xiaowang could learn by himself.
Lin Lan listened to the elegant music and processed the smoky pork, feeling like she was a fairy.
After the song ended, Lin Lan also prepared the pig lungs and kidneys and put them aside to marinate.
She washed her hands and said, "Let's go pick some vegetables from the garden."
Xiaowang immediately carried the small basket, held Lin Lan's hand, and the mother and son went to the vegetable garden together.
He was humming a little tune.
After cleaning up the garden, the mother and son went home to cook. They first cooked vermicelli and braised meat in one pot. At this time, everyone was short of oil, so they put the meat in the pot and stir-fried it to release the fat, then added soy sauce and a spoonful of farm sauce, water, green onions, ginger and the like to stew it. When it was almost done, they put the vermicelli, added salt, and stewed the cakes, and then stewed it over low heat.
At this time, Dawang, Erwang and Mai Sui also came back together.
Da Wang rode his bicycle with Mai Sui, and Er Wang rode Black Tiger, and they returned home much earlier than usual.
As soon as he entered the yard, Mai Sui called out, "Hello, mother."
Lin Lan: "...Oh, my girlfriend is learning English now."
Mai Sui smiled and said, "Mom, I learned this from my English teacher at school. I want to buy an English dictionary."
Lin Lan was very happy: "Buy it. Let your father buy it for you from the county in the next few days."
They usually start learning English in the second year of junior high school, but the teachers' level is limited and the students are not interested in learning it, so they either wait until high school to learn a little.
Xiaowang found what he heard very interesting, so he asked Mai Sui to say a few more words.
Mai Sui: "It's awkward for me to speak alone, so my second brother and I joined, and we both learned a few sentences."
The two of them went through the same routine they had when they first met, talking about whether it was poisonous or not, and even Xiaowang was shocked.
"Sister, I want to learn too. Can you teach me?"
Lin Lan secretly thought, "I can do it too. I'll teach you guys. I haven't forgotten everything yet." Unfortunately, no one asked for her opinion, so she couldn't jump out and say loudly, "I can do it."
Finally, Lin Lan took the initiative to say, "Girl, I will learn from you too."
Mai Sui welcomed it, "Okay, wait for me, Mom. I heard from the teacher that English is actually very simple. It consists of 26 letters, which are similar to our pinyin. After learning the letters, you can learn the pronunciation and phonetic symbols. You can learn them by yourself with a dictionary."
Erwang: "Mom, it's really easy. We learned the alphabet and some phonetic symbols in just one day, and also learned some common words."
Xiao Wang was very excited: "What is the sky?"
Erwang: "Fula Ai."
Lin Lan listened to their Chinese-style pronunciation and felt a little tearful and worried.
Mai Sui remembered, "Second brother, Brother Shen Yu also knows English. I think he must be better than our teacher."
Erwang was also very interested: "Let's go ask after dinner."
Xiao Wang was still excited, "And me. What should I say?"
Erwang told him, and Xiaowang began to learn these words over and over again, and the yard became lively and noisy for a while.
Lin Lan approached Da Wang and whispered, "Brother, English is fun. We should learn it, right?"
Da Wang: ...Why is it my business again!
He wanted to say: I don't want to learn English, it's bird language, so difficult to learn. But looking at Lin Lan's smiling eyes, shining, he couldn't say no. He felt more and more strange, why couldn't he say no to his mother.
He quickly found an excuse and put his dagger in his pocket, "I'm going to water the vegetables."
He walked very fast, not giving Lin Lan a chance to stop him.
Wheat Ear took the initiative to replace the small fire.
Lin Lan: "My dear, don't light the fire. Go and help me knit a sweater." She's waiting for the sweater to be sent to her.
Mai Sui: “Okay.”
Erwang went to help his elder brother water the vegetable garden, while Xiaowang continued to light the fire for Lin Lan. He first prepared the pork lung and tomato soup, then washed the pot and fried the pork lung slices with spicy and scallions, and finally stir-fried the kidney in the same way.
The house was filled with the rich aroma of vermicelli stewed with pork, as well as the special meat aroma of stir-fried pork lungs with chili and kidneys with chili and scallions, which rushed directly from the house to the sky above the yard and were blown away by the wind.
When the fragrance spread three miles away, Han Qingsong returned home.
Hearing Han Qingsong coming home, Dawang and Erwang ran over immediately. They really wanted the motorcycle. Dawang had already known it when he went to the army. It turned out to be a genuine Hongdu Changjiang 750, which was still 80% new.
Han Qingsong stopped the bike, propped up his long legs, and waved for the two brothers to come forward. He explained the operating rules in the simplest language, how to start the bike, change gears, reverse gear, slow down, brake, etc. After that, he stepped out of the bike and handed the motorcycle to Dawang and his brother.
This kind of sidecar is not that easy to ride. It looks like a normal motorcycle with a sidecar hanging on one side and wheels installed underneath. If you don't have good skills, the motorcycle will easily flip over.
One of the brothers was calm and self-possessed, while the other was very gentle. Neither of them was clumsy, so Han Qingsong didn't worry and just left it to them.
Lin Lan came out to pick him up. Seeing that the two brothers were going to learn how to drive a motorcycle, she shouted, "Be careful, don't go too fast!" After hearing the two children's response, she shouted again, "If there is any danger, jump off the car! Don't feel sorry for the car!"
Da Wang had already mounted the bike, and Er Wang also sat in the bike. Da Wang stepped on the starter, and the engine made a roaring sound, stirring up a cloud of dust and rushing forward like a wild beast.
Lin Lan and Han Qingsong murmured, "Why does the second brother trust the eldest brother so much? He sat on it before he even learned it."
Han Qingsong saw that she looked worried, so he put his arm around her waist and went home. "I'm hungry."
Lin Lan immediately said, "I'll make you something delicious."
Han Qingsong: "What?" He smelled a mixed smell and couldn't tell it for a moment.
Lin Lan's eyes curved, "Director Han has worked hard these past two days, I will give you a good reward."
After Han Qingsong washed his hands and face, he went into the house and changed into casual clothes. When he saw the stir-fried kidney on the table, he couldn't help but look at Lin Lan. There was something meaningful in his eyes.
Lin Lan: ...I didn’t, I really didn’t mean that.
Xiao Wang took a look and said, "Mom, this kidney tastes weird."
He asked Lin Lan where the kidneys were. Lin Lan pointed to his waist and said, "It's the pig's kidneys."
Mai Sui, who was knitting a sweater, smiled and said, "What you eat will replenish what you have."
Xiao Wang cried out and immediately waved his hands, "Then I won't eat it. Don't make it such a big kidney for me. It will look so ugly." He saw it when his mother took it out. It was so big, bigger than his hand.
Lin Lan smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated. We eat so many pig heads and pig feet, but we haven't grown anything yet."
When the food was served, Da Wang and Er Wang had not returned yet. Lin Lan was not in a hurry to call them and let Han Qingsong and Xiao Wang eat first.
Xiaowang ran out to call his brothers.
After a while, the three brothers came back, and Lin Lan smiled and said, "No need to jump out of the car."
Da Wang raised his eyebrows with a hint of pride.
Lin Lan: Wow, you’ve learned well.
Erwang smiled and said, "Mom, my elder brother is very powerful. He will be able to do it as soon as he gets up there."
Lin Lan reminded them that safety is always their top priority. "You can't be careless. This is different from riding a bicycle. If something happens to a motorcycle or a car, it will be a big accident."
Erwang nodded: "Mom, we will remember it."
Lin Lan asked everyone to sit down and eat.
Han Qingsong picked up a piece of stir-fried kidney and put it in his mouth. It tasted quite good, unlike the weird smell of the ones fried in the army.
Lin Lan poured him a small cup of sorghum wine, then motioned for everyone to listen to her, "I have good news to announce."
She had been holding it in, waiting until everyone at home came back for dinner before she told him.
Everyone looked at her.
Lin Lan was already smiling with joy, "Little Third Brother has good news again."
The children asked one after another what good news was.
Xiao Wang: "Mom, has my third brother found a wife?"
Lin Lan: ………My youngest son seems to be interested in getting married first and then starting a career.
Da Wang, Mai Sui and Er Wang could not have imagined this. They thought that San Wang might have participated in another competition in the provincial capital and won first place.
Lin Lan said proudly: "Little Third Brother has been selected to go to Iran to participate in the Asian Games."
Mai Sui and Er Wang understood this better. They were so excited that their eyes lit up and looked at Lin Lan: "Mom, really?!!"
Mai Sui said excitedly, "Ah, the Asian Games, we're going abroad! San Wang is awesome!"
Erwang nodded, also very excited, "In addition to the Asian Games, there are also the Olympics and the World Swimming Championships. In the future, my third brother can go!"
Since Sanwang joined the swimming team, Lin Lan collected a lot of outdated sports newspapers and magazines, and cut out some news about Sanwang and pasted them on the books. Mai Sui and Erwang both liked to flip through them.
Da Wang didn't know much about this. He just swam and didn't talk about waves. What was the Asian Games? He knew about rhyme, but not the Asian Games, so of course he didn't ask.
Although he didn't understand, he didn't show it, and others didn't know he didn't understand.
Xiao Wang is a curious baby. He didn't understand and asked, "Mom, why do we have to go to the first wave? Are there second and third waves? And what is the Asian Games?"
Lin Lan: …………
Mai Sui smiled and said, "Little brother, Iran is a country, just like we are China. In addition to us, there are many other countries, such as South Korea, Japan, and North Korea. These are all in Asia, and the sports meeting is called the Asian Games..."
Xiaowang: "Was that wave good or bad? Was it as bad as the Japanese devils?" Recently, the primary school teacher told the children a lot of stories about the Anti-Japanese War. The Japanese devils were what the children hated the most.
Erwang: "Yilang is good..., they broadcast propaganda that we have established diplomatic relations, and they also helped us participate in the Asian Games."
At that time, international relations were tense, but there was little propaganda in the country. The most common people knew about were the most publicized anti-revisionism and American imperialism.
"Then the Japanese devils will go too?" Xiaowang asked.
After hearing the affirmative answer from his second brother, Xiao Wang stood up, holding up a piece of rice noodles with chopsticks, "Come on, third brother! Go and defeat those bad guys, the Japanese devils!"
He picked up the rice paper and put it into his mouth, but the rice paper was slippery and difficult to hold, so it slid down and fell into the bowl.
Everyone laughed.
Xiao Wang frowned slightly. He tried several times but failed to pick it up. After hesitating for a moment, he stretched out his hand to grab the rice noodle and stuffed it into his mouth. "…This enemy is too cunning. Let's destroy it quickly!"
“Hahaha,” Mai Sui laughed, “Your third brother and I are brothers.”
The rice noodles soaked in gravy were shiny and oily. Xiao Wang sucked it into his mouth and squinted his eyes in satisfaction. "It smells so good!"
Lin Lan also smiled: "Let's eat quickly. Brother San specifically asked me to buy meat to celebrate his trip to the capital, so eat more. No need to save any."
The most fragrant part of the dish is the vermicelli stewed with meat. The tomato pork lung soup is slightly sour and thirst-quenching, and it also cools down the heat. There are also spicy fried lung slices, which are very satisfying and delicious.
After the meal, everyone was full.
Xiao Wang held his belly and said, "Mom, I ate little brother San's share as well."
Lin Lan touched it with a smile and said, "Oh, this watermelon is ripe."
Xiao Wang: "I'm going to find the cicada turtle."
Although he is already grown up, Lin Lan still feels that he is the youngest and needs protection, and is reluctant to let him go out to play by himself at night.
Dawang: “Let’s go.”
When Xiaowang saw his elder brother accompanying him, he was so happy that he immediately grabbed Dawang’s hand.
Mai Sui wanted to help Lin Lan knit a sweater for San Wang at home, so Er Wang didn't go either. He practiced his new English with Mai Sui at home and read the newspaper to everyone.
Xiaowang and Dawang took a walk and came back when they felt full. Mai Sui and Erwang were looking through the newspaper clippings made by Lin Lan to see the reports of Sanwang's games, so Xiaowang went over to learn. Dawang was practicing his moves with his dagger in the yard.
Lin Lan has been knitting a sweater. With Mai Sui's help, she is knitting quite quickly and expects to finish it by the evening.
Han Qingsong sat behind her, leaning against the wall, his big hands caressing her lower back. After drinking, his dark eyes were particularly bright, but also a little softer, and he didn't look so serious and cold.
Lin Lan was so itchy from his touch that she couldn't even knit her sweater properly. She glanced at him and told him to stop making trouble. "I have to mail it out tomorrow."
Han Qingsong obediently took his hand back, rested his elbows on his knees, supported his head with his hands, and looked at her with slightly squinted eyes.
Lin Lan: "Go to sleep." She thought that he must not have had any rest in the county revolutionary committee these two days.
Han Qingsong looked at her deeply and then obediently went to take a shower. He came back and went to the west room to put up the mosquito net and sleep.
Lin Lan weaved for a while, looked at the time and saw that it was past nine o'clock, so she asked the children to go to bed early.
I have to get up early in the morning.
After the children fell asleep, Lin Lan went to the main room to weave for a while. Although the light was dim, she could weave quickly without having to look too much and hurt her eyes after she became more skilled.
Before eleven o'clock, she had finished knitting, and when she held it up and looked at it, she was quite satisfied. Sanwang had a slender neck, so she knitted a high collar instead of the common honey-heart collar.
The final neckline and cuffs took some time to create a pattern using light-colored yarn.
She cleaned up and went to take a shower, then came back and went to bed on tiptoe for fear of waking Han Qingsong.
As a result, as soon as I entered the mosquito net, he grabbed me into his arms, turned over and pressed me under him.
Lin Lan whispered, "Aren't you tired?"
“Not tired.”
"Go to bed, you must not have gotten enough rest last night."
"Then it would be a waste..."
"No, no!" Lin Lan interrupted him quickly.
When she went to buy meat, she would buy whatever meat she could find that didn't require a ticket. If there were pig heads, pig hearts, or pig livers, she definitely wouldn't deliberately ask for a kidney, right?
He directly proved with his actions that he was not tired, and indirectly told her that the big kidneys were useful and that he really missed her.
So she went to bed in the second half of the night and as expected, she didn't get up the next day.
…
After the big problem of Qingshi Commune was solved, the actual operation would naturally be followed up by others, and Han Qingsong would not join in the fun. He did not want to see the despair and outcry of the members before the problem was solved, nor did he want to face the gratitude and tears after the problem was solved.
He did what he wanted to do, without being forced by anyone and without needing anyone's gratitude.
So he gave himself a day off to stay at home with his wife.
The children exercised, cooked, ate, and went to school early in the morning. After they left, he and Lin Lan were left alone at home.
He put up the door and set up the chicken coop and duck pen in the yard. The curtains made of sticks and corn stalks were easily damaged by wind, sun and rain and needed frequent repairs.
Half past nine.
Lin Lan woke up suddenly, got up quickly, looked at the watch, and said anxiously: "I want to send a sweater!"
Han Qingsong entered the room and said, "The communicator has left."
Lin Lan was surprised that he didn't go to work, and then said playfully: "It's okay, we'll go to the county to deliver it and buy a dictionary by the way. Who let us have a special car!"
Han Qingsong had no intention of helping her and just looked at her.
Lin Lan knew what he meant, so she stood up and leaned over to kiss him. After the kiss, he held her waist and still showed no intention of moving.
Lin Lan squinted her eyes and looked at him, "Don't push your luck."
He whispered in her ear.
Lin Lan's face suddenly turned red, and she hit him, "You are so dishonest!" She quickly put on her clothes, "I originally wanted to cook lunch for Xiao Wang, but now I can only ask him to continue to work with the teacher."
When she went to look for the sweater, it was gone.
Lin Lan: "Third brother, there's a thief, my sweater is missing!"
Han Qingsong said he was powerless and there were no thieves at home.
Lin Lan jumped onto him and Han Qingsong immediately held her up.
Lin Lan pinched his cheek and said, "Tell me the truth, where did you hide my sweater?"
Han Qingsong: ……….
He turned around and pushed her against the wall. Lin Lan was so scared that she quickly pushed him away. Seeing her face change color, he curled the corners of his lips, put her down and stopped teasing her.
"It has been sent." He knew what time the correspondent would leave and what time he would pass by here, so he just had to wait there with the sweater and address.
"Third brother, you are so nice!" Lin Lan stood on tiptoe and kissed his Adam's apple.
Seeing Han Qingsong trying to catch her, she quickly ran away, "I can cook for Brother Xiaowang at noon."
Three days later, Chu Yunfeng called her commune. Lin Lan was away in the countryside, so he left a message saying that he had received the sweater and would take it to the capital to give it to Sanwang. He also said that he would take good care of Sanwang and told her not to worry.
A few days later, Lin Lan received a call from Coach Bian, saying that Sanwang was very motivated in training and everything was going well. Because of the intense daily training, in order not to distract the child, he would not contact him for the time being. He would let Sanwang call the commune before leaving, and Lin Lan expressed her understanding.
The food distribution work of Qingshi Commune was coming to an end. Although the staff were very tired, they also felt very fulfilled. Being able to hand over food to the members and being looked at by them with tearful and grateful eyes made their souls experience sublimation.
The reputations of Han Qingsong and Lin Lan also spread in Qingshi Commune. Everyone said that with Director Han around, bad people would not dare to do evil, and Director Han would support the members.
But Han Qingsong did not put on the shell of Han Qingtian as people thought. He remained the same as before, going to get off work and inspecting the countryside, doing what he was supposed to do. He did not go to Qingshi Commune to receive the gratitude and admiration of the people, as if all that had nothing to do with him.
On the contrary, Deputy Director Yang always wants to take advantage of what is already available, and wants to leave Han Qingsong's sight to be his secretary and director. I am really fed up with this deputy!
This made Sun Zhuowen very anxious, "Director Han, why don't you strike while the iron is hot?"
We have just helped the members of Qingshi Commune solve such a big problem. We should go over there quickly to show our hospitality and then we will have public support, which will be of great benefit when we run for the director in the future.
Han Qingsong glanced at him and asked, "Forging iron?"
Sun Zhuowen thought that he had spoken too obscurely and Han Qingsong did not understand, so he wanted to speak more directly.
Han Qingsong: "Qingshi Commune has its own cadres."
Of course he understood what Sun Zhuowen meant. If there were some things he didn't understand when he first came, he would have learned them after studying for a few years. He just didn't like to talk, but he didn't like to use his brain. He read more, observed more, and thought more, and he learned many things he didn't know.
As for Yang Shigao, he cared even less.
Sun Zhuowen knew that he really didn't mean that, and he couldn't help but feel regretful. A soldier is a soldier, just a rough guy. He might be able to be a general, but not a politician. After all, he is not a politician.
Han Qingsong did not go to Xiaoyujia Village immediately because of another problem. Regarding Wang Guoan, he sent people to stay there to assist in the work. One of the purposes was to monitor Wang Guoan and see what kind of person he was. Similar to Lin Lan's intuition, he also had his own feeling. When a person appeared in front of him, he would have a first impression, and then make an in-depth judgment based on the style of behavior and other people's descriptions. Then he would investigate to obtain more information and make a deeper judgment.
This is also the secret of his job.
When the Public Security Bureau investigates a case, they often look at the person.
The reason why he was able to quickly catch the murderer who killed livestock, the Wang brothers who stole food, and Yu Kangri who hid food was based on this method of his, and it helped him solve the case more and more quickly, accurately and sharply.
At this time, Lin Lan came to see him, but she didn't come in. Instead, she knocked on the window and asked him, "Director Han, are you busy this afternoon?"
Han Qingsong threw away the documents in his hand and stood up. "It's okay."
Lin Lan: "Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner."
Han Qingsong: “…”
Sun Zhuowen pretended not to hear anything. Looking at the couple, it was really so sour.
Lin Lan: "No one has ever invited you to dinner, so I'm going to treat you so that you can experience how it feels to be treated to a meal by someone else."
Han Qingsong glanced at the cafeteria: "What to eat?"
Lin Lan tilted her chin towards him and said, "Let's go to the county to eat."
Han Qingsong: …
He went back to get the key, checked if there was enough diesel, and then carried her into the car.
Lin Lan grabbed the key and said, "I'll be your driver."
Han Qingsong: "Do you dare to jump out of the car?"
Lin Lan: "...I, what kind of bike can I jump on? If you teach me, I will learn it. How can it be harder than riding a bicycle? I don't believe it."
Han Qingsong taught her step by step.
Lin Lan thought it was no big deal, it was just a motorcycle, all you had to do was pedal to start, manually give the gas, and manually change gears… She had ridden her family’s motorcycle when she was in high school in her previous life, but her brother didn’t dare to ride it when he went to her grandmother’s house, so he let her take the motorcycle. Anyway, they had ridden it so many times and nothing had happened.
She said she had learned it, and tilted her head to signal Han Qingsong: "Director Han, get in the car."
Han Qingsong thought about it, went back to the office and got a helmet for Lin Lan to put on.
Lin Lan: “!!” You think you are a Kevlar helmet.
Han Qingsong sat in the fight, but his legs were too long to stretch out.
Lin Lan: "Third brother, it's hot~~" The sun is 30 degrees above our heads.
"Wear it, or we can switch." Han Qingsong didn't buy it.
Lin Lan had no choice but to wear the metal helmet and immediately began to sweat. She started the motorcycle, but Han Qingsong, who was originally sitting in the back of the motorcycle, suddenly jumped up and swiftly sat behind her.
This type of motorcycle is equipped with three people, a driver and a guard, and the commander sits in the front. She sits in the front, and his long arms and legs can cover her completely, so there is no need to worry about her stepping on it or twisting it.
Lin Lan: "Third brother, we are so heavy that we will lift the motorcycle up. Be good and sit back."
It's for professionals to play with, but for her it's just a means of transportation, so don't make a fuss! I really can drive it well, trust me.
Han Qingsong refused and insisted on taking her with him for a while to see the situation first.
Lin Lan had no choice but to start the motorcycle. She stepped on the pedal and the engine hummed but didn't start... She tried again... After finding the feeling, it started with a bang, shifted gears and stepped on the gas, and the motorcycle rushed out like a mad wild dog.
Lin Lan: “!!” Tie guy, you have to control yourself, don’t be reckless! This seat is too fucking indulgent, it bounces so much, so bumpy, are you trying to fly to the sky?
Sun Zhuowen and others came out to watch. My god, Mr. Lin is really brave! He actually dared to ride that gas guzzler! I wonder how difficult it is to drive. It will flip over, tilt, and... Anyway, it is not easy to drive.
The countryside is not an asphalt road, and the motorcycle is really bumpy on it, shaking Lin Lan a little bit. At first, she didn't have a feel for it and it was hard to control, but with Han Qingsong's help, it was much better. Ten minutes later, her movements became smooth and natural, and she motioned him to sit in the middle.
Han Qingsong saw that she really would not rush into the ditch, so there was no need to jump out of the car and he sat back.
After riding for a while, Lin Lan felt really tired. Her back, arms, and hands were sore and cramped. It was too shocking! She slowed down, "Third brother, it's so hot. Help me take off this iron hat. I'm not the Iron Hat King!"
Han Qingsong picked it for her silently.
Although a little tired, Lin Lan felt that the ride was very enjoyable. It was so cool along the way. Bicyclists couldn't help but stop to look, and those who were walking or riding ox carts were even more eager to look around, not even noticing that they were eating a mouthful of dirt.
"Oh my god, it's a woman riding a big horse."
"That officer is so lucky to have a female driver, so pretty!"
It was much faster to get to the county than riding a bicycle.
Lin Lan was not satisfied yet, "Third brother, we're here so soon?" She was not familiar with it at first, but later she became a little tired due to nervousness, and she finally got familiar with it.
Han Qingsong: "...I'll let you ride it when we get back."
Lin Lan did not go to the Revolutionary Committee either. She rode her motorcycle to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and pulled him, "Come quickly."
When the people from the supply and marketing cooperative saw them, they immediately greeted them warmly. The vice president of the supply and marketing cooperative came out to greet them personally, "Director Han, Director Lin, what are you buying?"
Lin Lan took out her money and industrial coupons and said with a smile, "I want to buy that Shanghai watch." She was afraid that it would be out of stock, so she lined up a month ago, and the watch arrived a few days ago.
When the vice president heard that she was here to buy a watch, he felt a little embarrassed but didn't know what to say.
Lin Lan: "What's the matter? I made a reservation before, and they said it would definitely be available now."
The vice president was a little embarrassed and asked Lin Lan to go to the back to talk. "Mr. Lin, this is really unfortunate. Someone came yesterday... I can't afford to offend him. I can't refuse, so... Don't worry, there will be new ones in two days. I will deliver them to you personally so that you don't make this trip in vain."
From what he said, someone had abused their power to take away all the stock. "Who is so overbearing?" Lin Lan was a little dissatisfied. At least five or six pieces were purchased at a time. She only ordered one piece, so how could they all be taken away? This was suspected of abusing power for personal gain and speculation! Who was so bold?
It was difficult for the vice president to explain, but he was extremely sorry.
Lin Lan: "Then give me an exact date. How many days will it take to arrive?"
Vice President: "Maybe three to five days."
Lin Lan: "I must get it on the eighth day of June."
Vice President: “What is the special meaning?”
Lin Lan: "Yes, so we must get it."
Han Qingsong's birthday is on the ninth day of the sixth lunar month, and Lin Lan wants to give him a gift. At that time, people were poor and it was not popular to celebrate birthdays. Usually only children under three years old and people over sixty years old celebrated birthdays. But Lin Lan had long wanted to give Han Qingsong a watch, so it would be more meaningful to give it on his birthday.
But she also knew that it was pointless to make things difficult for the vice president. A cadre from the Revolutionary Committee could suppress him, and he would be powerless.
However, this did not stop her from feeling resentful towards the person who abused his power for personal gain. If she could not get the watch before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, she would secretly find out who was so powerful and make trouble for him in the future.
The vice president calculated and said, "Today is the fourth day of the Chinese New Year. There are still four or five days left. Don't worry, Mr. Lin, he will definitely come."
He thought that even if she didn't come, he would go to that person and beg for Lin Lan's piece back. He couldn't offend Director Han.
Since he had a good attitude, Lin Lan naturally wouldn't make it difficult for him. She just asked him to pay more attention.
As compensation, the vice president took out some of the good stuff he had intercepted for her to choose from, including some of the finest cotton and wool yarn. Lin Lan bought ten feet of cotton and a few kilograms of good wool yarn without hesitation. Until around 2,000 years ago, sweaters and trousers were still the main clothing for spring and autumn, which were beautiful and kept warm. Whenever she had the chance, she would buy some so that everyone in the family could wear them.
Lin Lan put the book in a cloth bag and carried it on her back. She came out and said to Han Qingsong, "Third brother, let's go buy a dictionary first."
Han Qingsong took the cloth bag from her shoulder and saw that she looked a little unhappy, so he said, "I don't like wearing watches."
Lin Lan smiled and said, "I like you wearing it."
The Prime Minister wears a Shanghai brand watch, a mechanical watch with a calendar. I wonder how cool it is.
You must buy Shanghai brand.
Seeing her longing look, Han Qingsong said nothing more and accompanied her to the bookstore next door to buy an English dictionary.
The English dictionary was not cheap, but Lin Lan bought it without blinking an eye. She looked around to see if there were any other books or old magazines. Nowadays, she took expired newspapers from the county revolutionary committee and the commune and cut them up at home, so she didn't have to buy them herself.
After buying the books, Han Qingsong took her to the Revolutionary Committee first.
At this time, a meeting was being held in the office of the secretary of the Revolutionary Committee. Participating in the meeting were Director Qin, who was both the director and the secretary, as well as deputy directors, as well as the old director, Director Gao, Director Li, etc. They were all members of the Party Committee, and the old director also served as deputy secretary.
The topic of discussion was still the Qingshi Commune. They had previously submitted a document to their superiors explaining the situation in Qingshi Commune, emphasizing that the documents were destroyed due to unrest among students and workers during the Cultural Revolution, but that things were now back on track.
Such a respectable excuse was naturally welcomed and approved by the superiors.
In fact, Director Qin had a solution for this long ago. He originally wanted to use the destruction of the Cultural Revolution documents to deal with it, so that he could help Han Qingsong. But Han Qingsong didn't ask him, so he naturally wouldn't take the initiative. It's just that he didn't expect Han Qingsong to be able to find such a crucial document from so many messy documents. He was really lucky.
After learning about the situation, the regional revolutionary committee praised Han Qingsong for being a good cadre, efficient and reliable, and said he should be given more opportunities to make greater contributions.
Therefore, in order to allow Han Qingsong to play a greater role, the superiors instructed that the commune security team in the county should be adjusted. Previously, the armed forces led the militia company to maintain public order, and the commune did not have a public security system. Because Han Qingsong was special in Shanshui Commune, he was the head of the armed forces and the director of the public security bureau.
Now we need to make adjustments. The Armed Forces Department will only be responsible for the armed forces, and the militia companies will no longer be under its jurisdiction. The Public Security Bureau at the commune level will be abolished, and Han Qingsong will be allowed to join the Party Committee of the County Revolutionary Committee and hold the position of deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. As the deputy director of the county, he will manage the militias of each commune and be responsible for the public security of each commune.
Because he was not suitable to continue serving as the armed forces chief and public security bureau chief of Shanshui Commune, his office had to be moved back to the county, so Han Qingsong had to be given a house.
The old director said: "Qingsong is a good comrade, he should be given a separate room."
The director and the old chief agreed, so Deputy Director Li naturally couldn't say anything and just went with the flow, feeling extremely uncomfortable in his heart.
After all, he had thought very well before. When he took over the position of director, he would be the director of the Revolutionary Committee and the secretary of the county Revolutionary Committee in a few years. If he was the top leader, it would be okay to promote Han Qingsong. He even thought that Han Qingsong was a capable person and could become his capable subordinate. Who knew that this bumpkin would show up more and more.
Director Qin: "Since the decision has been made, then sign the documents and let Lin pick the house."
Everyone knows that Director Han only cares about work, and Lin Lan decides everything at home. Even when it comes to distributing benefits during the Chinese New Year, Han Qingsong has to ask his wife what she wants.
Director Qin asked someone to call Shanshui Commune and inform Han Qingsong to come to the meeting tomorrow.
The secretary pushed the door open and said with a smile, "Director Han and Officer Lin are here."
Deputy Director Li sarcastically said, "Are you here to take credit?" He knew that Han Qingsong was not so selfless.
But the people present did not care. They were already used to Han Qingsong's style. They could work without credit but wanted benefits. This time, the Revolutionary Committee gave them both benefits and credit.
Director Qin asked someone to call Han Qingsong and Lin Lan over.
Secretary Li came back in a hurry, looking embarrassed, "Director Li..."
Deputy Director Li glanced at her and said, "Call Director Han, why are you calling me?"
Secretary Li winked at him, obviously not wanting to say it to his face.
Deputy Director Li had no choice but to stand up and walk out. "What's going on?"
"You should go and have a look."
Deputy Director Li looked at her suspiciously and had to walk over quickly. Before he got close, he heard Lin Lan's mocking voice, "How could you do this? I made a reservation at the supply and marketing cooperative two months ago, but you took it all away. You are too greedy."
The other woman said in an angry voice, "If you haven't paid for it, it's not yours. Why are you meddling in other people's business? If you want it, I'll sell it to you. If you don't want it, forget it. Country women are really nosy!"
Deputy Director Li suddenly felt a headache, staggered and almost fell, and quickly held onto the wall.
Secretary Li: "Director Li, go and mediate in person..."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Li's face changed. "Secretary Li, please go and mediate. I'm leaving first." He pretended that he knew nothing and ran away.
Secretary Li felt very sympathetic when he saw him like that. Deputy Director Li's father-in-law was an old Eighth Route Army soldier. Although he had retired a long time ago, he still had a position. As an old revolutionary fighter, he came from a grassroots family with little education. The daughter of the young man was not well educated either. Not only was she greedy, but since she rose to power in her family, she had the characteristics of a nouveau riche - she looked down on people, especially country people!
Miao Juhua, oh, now called Miao Hongying, was a rare figure in the county revolutionary committee compound, and no one was not afraid of her.
Director Qin's wife tries to avoid her as much as possible.
Secretary Li cleared his throat and stepped forward, "Sister-in-law, Officer Lin, what's going on? Why is the family still..."
Before she could finish, Miao Hongying came over and stood shoulder to shoulder with her, squeezing Lin Lan: "Women who think they are fair and pretty are always troublesome and troublesome. I bought watches for everyone out of kindness, but she not only didn't appreciate it, but also criticized me. Don't you think she is sick?"
She originally worked at the county winery, but later, due to food shortages and the government’s request for frugality, the county winery was closed and converted into a small oil mill. She is now an official of the factory’s reform committee. Although she is uneducated, she likes to give lectures in meetings, so she has learned a lot of clichés for giving lectures.
The two had never met before, so this time was just a coincidence. After Lin Lan and Han Qingsong came, Han Qingsong went to find Liu Jianyun, and Lin Lan went to the publicity office to learn about the subsequent publicity work of Qingshi Commune. Then she said that she wanted to buy a watch for Han Qingsong, but she was a little unhappy that she waited for more than a month but was intercepted by someone else.
She complained bluntly: "I don't know who is so careless as to take all of it!"
Miao Hongying happened to hear this and ran over to criticize Lin Lan, "You look like a decent person, why do you say bad things about people behind their backs? If you want the watch, just ask for it and add 20 yuan and I'll buy it for you!"
Lin Lan heard her tone, and then heard the publicity officer anxiously introduce that this was Deputy Director Li's wife. What else was there to not understand? They intercepted her watch and then sold it to her at a higher price?
Lin Lan just doesn't want to get used to her bad habit!
She thought that the officers were afraid of being accused of abusing their power, and would not admit it even if they really took the watch out and sold it at a higher price. But Miao Hongying was different. She believed that she was doing it for the good of everyone, and there was nothing wrong with helping to bring it over.
Lin Lan: "You are engaging in speculation and profiteering. No, I have to report you."
Miao Hongying laughed, "Who do you think you are? Let's see where you go to report. You go to the Provincial Revolutionary Committee? Such a trivial matter is worthy of their care? They will pay attention to you? You go to the Prefectural Committee? Go ahead, I'm not afraid of you. The current secretary of the Prefectural Committee is the commander of our provincial military sub-district, he is my uncle! My grandfather saved his life, haha. Go ahead."
Lin Lan: You are such a scoundrel who betrays your father and uncle. If I don’t teach you how to behave, you will think I am a soft persimmon.
She saw that Miao Hongying was strong and if she took action