Although the moon on the fourteenth was not round enough, it was big enough and hung bright yellow in the east.

Da Wang stood at the intersection waiting for them with a flashlight in his hand. When he saw the two young men running out happily, he knew that everything was fine.

Sanwang: "Brother, I understand what mother said."

Da Wang: “Which one?” Mother said a lot.

Sanwang's usually cheerful voice was very quiet at this time. With his unique maturity mixed with childishness, he said leisurely: "Don't worry about winning or losing for a while, don't care about the enemy who is standing still. If he can't follow you to a far place, he is just a grain of sand stuck to your shoe. When you take a step forward and run forward, he will be thrown away without knowing where he is."

Da Wang: ...It's hard for you to remember it so well.

Xiao Wang started singing as soon as he disagreed with something, "The wind ahead is blowing all the time~ Listen~~ Don't get carried away when you are successful, and don't be sad when you are frustrated, because the wind is blowing all the time~"

The three brothers walked for a while, and Da Wang asked San Wang, "Are you tired from the competition?"

Sanwang smiled: "It's not tiring, it's much easier than farming."

"Is it stressful?"

"What's the big deal? No one forced me to win the gold medal. If I can get it, I'll take it. If I can't, I won't." Sanwang laughed, as if the person in his grandparents' room just now was not him.

Da Wang reached out and rubbed his head twice, "If you don't like it anymore, just go home."

Sanwang nodded, "Of course I will. I won't do anything I don't like. I still have to go home and take care of my parents."

Da Wang calmly withdrew his hand and kicked him, "It's not your turn at either end."

The three brothers returned home and Da Wang closed the door.

Lin Lan and Mai Sui were running out of hot water so they asked their family members to wash their feet and take a bath quickly.

Han Qingsong doesn't use hot water in this season, and the boys have also developed this habit, so only she and Mai Sui soak their feet and take hot baths all year round.

At nine o'clock, the family went to the kang in the east room and talked affectionately.

Sanwang took out his gold and silver medals, as well as the ruby ​​chain, and placed them all on the kang, "Mom, I'll give them all to you!"

Xiaowang climbed onto the kang, picked up the gold medal, opened his mouth and started to bite it, but Dawang quickly grabbed it, and Xiaowang bit Dawang's finger.

Da Wang: ...Luckily those two eloped.

Everyone laughed. Sanwang said to Xiaowang, "I bit it. It's not pure gold. Haha."

"Mom, this friendship stone is for you." Sanwang pointed at the smooth stone.

Lin Lan and the others had heard about it on the radio, and now she was concerned about Ma Ti, so she asked San Wang, "Who is that Ma...Ti?"

Sanwang laughed: "What horseshoe? Her name is Marty. I heard it wrong." He explained to Lin Lan how he got to know Marty. She, like Henry, was his good foreign friend.

Xiao Wang smiled and said, "Xiao San Ge can make a lot of friends wherever he goes, that's great."

Originally, "bang bang tuck" was a phrase Lin Lan used to coax them when they were little, and now he has learned it very well.

Mai Sui and Er Wang were curious about the customs and people in foreign countries, so they asked San Wang to tell them about Henry, Marty and others.

"Well, Henry is a boy, tall, with yellow hair, yellow indeed. I was shocked when I saw him for the first time. I thought he dyed his hair like we dye the buttocks of chickens. Haha. Marty? She has black hair, it seems to be black, not yellow. Skin? It's quite white, I forgot. Oh, and her eyes are very big."

He opened his eyes wide and shook his head to show that it was not enough. He asked Xiao Wang to open his eyes wide again and laughed: "It looks a bit like Xiao Wang, but a little bigger. The eyes are furry, like a small animal."

Xiao Wang asked him with a smile, "Brother Xiaoxian, is Marty pretty?"

Sanwang: "Pretty, they all say she is pretty."

Everyone asked him, "What do you think?"

Sanwang shook his head: "Beautiful."

In his eyes, all his close friends are beautiful, no matter how you look at them, and others... sorry, he didn't look carefully. But he was sure that Su Luo was ugly. He didn't know why he looked so dark and dirty, as if he never washed his face. He didn't even want to swim with Su Luo.

Lin Lan focused on asking about her friendship with Henry and Marty, and whether it had been criticized by the leadership. She should still pay attention to what she should pay attention to.

Sanwang said: "There is a general named Qi who said that he had to file a report before, but after being criticized by Captain Zhao, he became obedient."

Seeing that an important person was speaking, Lin Lan was no longer worried. Sanwang was a lucky child. He was carefree and didn't care. Others also liked him and would automatically help him out when he had trouble.

Sanwang took out another big envelope and stuffed it into Lin Lan's hand, then excitedly shared the gifts with his brothers and sisters.

First, there was a big bag of food, including maltose, canned food, various candies, snacks, melon seeds, a bag of ham, and flattened bread...

Sanwang: "Some were bought by me, some were bought by the coach, some were given by teammates, and some were given by the cafeteria. Oh, I don't know who gave which one, so don't ask me, mom."

Lin Lan: …She was just about to ask, someone gave him something, as a mother she should help return the favor. But Sanwang’s personality is such that he definitely won’t remember it, so forget it, bring a little extra when you go back so he can share it.

Lin Lan asked the children to eat snacks, "Little Third Brother brought them back, you can eat whatever you like." They could eat the less, and the more candies could be given to Haonan and Xiaoxin. Anyway, she visited other relatives at home every day, so it didn't matter.

Sanwang pulled out a small bag of chocolate with liquor filling, "This is delicious, you guys try it."

He picked one and stuffed it into Lin Lan's mouth, then gave it to Han Qingsong. Han Qingsong refused to eat it because he never ate children's snacks.

Lin Lan saw that there were more than ten pieces in total, so she peeled one and handed it to Han Qingsong: "My son brought this back from a long distance, we should all taste it. This is a token of his kindness."

Han Qingsong then opened his mouth and ate from her hand.

Xiao Wang: "Ah, it's spicy, there's wine in it! It's over, I'm going to get drunk!"

Seeing his exaggerated expression, everyone burst into laughter.

Xiao Wang started to pretend to be drunk so that everyone could watch him perform drunken boxing, which he had heard from the story of Ji Gong that Mai Sui had read. He used the dance moves he had learned in school to perform drunken boxing, and he performed it very realistically.

Sanwang: "Brother Xiaowang, have you ever drunk alcohol?" If you haven't drunk alcohol, how come you look so drunk? You look just like me back then!

Xiao Wang brought the guitar over and said, "Come, I'll show you a drunken dance."

After playing a song, Sanwang asked his elder brother to help carry another big black bag onto the kang, "Come quickly, there are more things."

A pair of black high-heeled leather shoes, thick heels, square round toes, and top-quality leather shoes.

There are also books I bought for Mai Sui and Er Wang in Iran, including recipes, gem design, etc. Fortunately, they are not in Persian but in English.

He also bought Xiaowang a music book, the kind that is not available in China. Xiaowang immediately started reading it, his face lit up with excitement. He turned to a piece of music called "Edelweiss" and couldn't help humming while playing on the imaginary keys with his hands.

Sanwang took out two flowery dresses and said, "These are for mom and sister. They definitely can't be worn now. We'll wear them next year."

There was surprise in Mai Sui's eyes, "They actually have such gorgeous cotton cloth?" There is no printed cloth with such gorgeous large flowers in the country.

Sanwang: "Yeah, they are so dressed." He stood on the ground and gestured at his thighs, "The skirt goes here, and there. I heard that many people don't feel cold even when they bare their thighs in winter."

In rural areas of China, it is rare to see people wearing skirts except girls, let alone bare thighs. Even Da Wang's eyebrows twitched.

Sanwang saw that everyone was shocked and became even more excited, "It's still like this." He took off Xiaowang's coat and then gestured at Xiaowang's underwear, which had no sleeves, a very short hem, and a large V-neck on the chest.

Mai Sui was surprised and said, "Oh, it's bigger than our vests." The vests they wore next to their chests were also round-necked, and didn't expose their chests. No matter how you look at what Sanwang said, their stomachs are about to show from above!

Sanwang continued to throw out shocking news, "They dance every day, men and women together, hugging each other and dancing like this."

He stretched out his hand to hook Da Wang's waist, but Da Wang put his hands on his face to push him away. He then jumped onto the kang and hugged Xiao Wang.

Everyone: ...Your trip abroad really doesn't interfere with your competition or anything else!

Han Qingsong looked at it very seriously. After a moment, he turned his head to look at Lin Lan with deep eyes.

Lin Lan pretended not to feel the deep gaze from Director Han and fiddled with the large envelope given to her by Sanwang, which contained some photos, picture albums, etc.

Some of the pictures were gifts from others, and some were bought by him. They were all about fashionable men and women with exotic styles. As expected, there were many girls in revealing clothes, and some men and women with wild movements, which were not suitable for viewing at the moment. Lin Lan put away the ones that were too ambiguous, so as not to stimulate the children, after all, they had never been exposed to them. Moreover, the country was not so open at that time, and this was considered a banned series, which would be accused of spreading obscenity.

She left the scenery, buildings, and normal people outside for the children to appreciate.

Han Qingsong had been sitting behind her, holding her half in his arms. He glanced at her and reached out to pull out a picture from the pile of pictures. In the picture, there was a curly-haired girl wearing a bright red swimsuit and bright red thick high heels, being held high by a tall man.

He took the pair of leather shoes, looked at them, held Lin Lan's feet and asked her to try them on. The size was suitable, but Lin Lan had delicate feet and her bones were not wide enough. The shoes had thick toes and heels, which did not match her temperament.

Although they looked similar to the ones in the picture, they were not suitable for his wife. He frowned slightly and threw them aside, deciding to buy a more delicate pair for the New Year.

Lin Lan glanced at him and hooked his chin with her finger, telling him not to frown.

She said to Mai Sui, "Sister Mai, try these shoes on. I think you can wear them after the New Year."

Mai Sui: "Mom, can you put it on for me?"

Lin Lan nodded: "Just give it a try, it's okay to wear it occasionally."

This style of shoes was very popular in China in the 1980s and 1990s, with frog-eye glasses, bell-bottom pants, permed toes and big thick heels.

Mai Sui is young and energetic, with a bright and heroic appearance, and he can drive any style.

Mai Sui likes it very much, but she can only wear it at home. It is not suitable to wear it outside now.

Xiaowang: "Sister, I think you look like a horse hoof when you wear these shoes."

Mai Sui: ...You are the only one who can say, 嘤嘤.

Da Wang looked at San Wang, "Where's mine?"

Sanwang looked at him in surprise, "Brother, you and Dad wouldn't be interested in such a simple gift."

Mai Sui, Er Wang and Xiao Wang laughed.

Sanwang held back his laughter and said to Lin Lan, "Mom, I've spent all my salary for next month and the month after next." Anyway, the family was not hungry, so he could buy gifts for his parents in the future - he didn't have to buy anything for his father, just a few more for his wife.

After all, both my parents have jobs.

Lin Lan stretched out her slender index finger and tapped his forehead. "Next time you go out, you don't have to buy so many things for us. Just take some photos in different places."

She took out a lot of photos from the big envelope, some in black and white, some in color, some of Sanwang alone, and some of him and his teammates.

There is even a photo of him shaking hands with Vice Chairman Deng!!!

Lin Lan stared at him intently, "Brother San, you are so awesome."

In fact, Sanwang didn't think much of it. To be honest, he didn't know who that person was. He just thought he was a leader like Captain Zhao. After all, the celebration banquet was just a place for him to eat.

Lin Lan thought about it and showed the photo to Han Qingsong, then kept it away and didn’t hang it outside. What if someone stole it?

She flipped through the color photos again and saw a girl with black hair, fair skin and a pair of big furry, black eyes. She looked as delicate and beautiful as a Barbie doll.

It looks like this is Marty.

She flipped through the pages again and saw a big man with blond hair and blue eyes, carrying a camera and holding Sanwang's shoulder. Both of them were laughing so exaggeratedly that it made people laugh.

Mai Sui, Er Wang and Xiao Wang also came over to look at the photos.

“They have color photos!” the children exclaimed. “We don’t.”

Lin Lan: "We will have it too."

There are also photos of him winning the Asian Games, swimming in the pool, and with his teammates... Henry really took a lot of photos of him.

She turned her head to talk to Han Qingsong, and he leaned forward and looked down at her.

Lin Lan laughed softly: "Third brother, find some time to make two more photo frames and pick out nice ones to inlay them with."

Especially the one with the third brother holding the gold medal, he is so handsome. With these, you won’t have to worry about finding a wife in the future.

The family was reunited and was so excited that they didn't want to sleep. It was more lively than staying up all night during Chinese New Year and everyone had endless things to talk about.

It was rare that the children were happy, so Lin Lan didn't rush them. Anyway, tomorrow was Mid-Autumn Festival and the school was closed.

Sanwang looked at Dawang and said, "Brother, let's sleep in the same quilt at night."

Sleeping alone is so boring. You either fall down or hit your head against the wall.

Da Wang glanced at him without saying anything. His eyes seemed to say, "I don't want to talk to you."

Xiao Wang just chuckled. He thought that the third brother brought gifts for everyone but not for his eldest brother. Although his eldest brother didn't say anything, he must be disappointed in his heart.

Mai Sui and Er Wang knew that San Wang must have brought a gift for his eldest brother, and they were teasing him on purpose.

Da Wang was sure that San Wang had brought him a gift, but this guy was clearly trying to make him anxious, but he was not anxious. In the end, San Wang was anxious first, looking at Da Wang intently, his eyes clearly saying, "Brother, I didn't bring you a gift, why aren't you angry? Come and ask me."

Da Wang refused to ask and kept it to himself.

Finally, Sanwang couldn't help himself and quietly took out the thing wrapped in a towel from his schoolbag and solemnly put it in Dawang's hand, "Brother, I'm handing it over to you. You must inherit my legacy..."

Seeing his annoyed look, Da Wang rudely slapped him in the face and told him not to talk nonsense.

Da Wang pulled off the towel, revealing the things inside, and was stunned.

Han Qingsong, who was talking to Lin Lan on the kang, was also attracted by the sight and slowly looked up. He saw Dawang holding a palm-sized knife with an old cowhide scabbard and a black handle. It looked plain and simple, but for some reason, everyone was involuntarily silent for a moment.

Sanwang looked at his father and elder brother's expressions with satisfaction and chuckled, "Henry bought this for me. He paid for it. When he comes to China in the future, I will treat him to a meal and pay him back."

Da Wang hesitated for a moment, then picked up the knife with his left hand. It was too small, only about the length of his two fists. He held the scabbard with his left hand and the handle with his right hand. He pressed his thumb on the mechanism, and the scabbard popped open. He gently pulled the knife out an inch with his right hand.

Suddenly, a ray of snow was reflected, and in the dim light, the water pattern seemed to flow with life. A dazzling light flashed in Dawang's eyes, and with a "clang", he pulled the knife out completely. Lin Lan immediately pulled Xiaowang back a few steps to avoid being accidentally hurt.

The knife light reflected in Dawang's eyes. He narrowed his pupils and his gaze became sharp and cold, completely different from his usual silence and indifference.

Da Wang turned his wrist and made a knife flower. The knife was shining with cold light and water patterns in the light, as if it had life. He turned his slender fingers, and the knife was lifted and turned between his fingers, and then returned to the sheath.

The younger brothers and sisters all widened their eyes, "Wow, big brother is really good at playing with a knife."

Han Qingsong glanced at him with dissatisfaction, thinking that he was just showing off and being flashy.

Da Wang handed the knife to Han Qingsong: "Dad."

Han Qingsong refused to take it: "My brother gave it to you, keep it."

Sanwang: "Dad, I will give it to you in the future..."

"No. Dad doesn't need it." Han Qingsong refused. He was from the Public Security Bureau and didn't need it. Besides, the Public Security Bureau also issued police daggers.

Han Qingsong could tell at a glance that the cowhide scabbard was stitched with gold thread, the handle was wrapped with rhino horn, and the inside was probably made of precious wood. The end of the handle was inlaid with stones such as coral and turquoise. The blade was so short, and although it was sharp, it was not practical. It was obviously for rich people to play with. Its collection and appreciation value far outweighed its practical value.

Lin Lan searched the corners of her memory: Iran - Persia - Damascus. Could this be a Damascus knife?

If this is the case, Sanwang will be left out.

She said to Dawang, "This is the first gift from your younger brother to your older brother. Keep it well."

She believed that Da Wang would keep it well.

Da Wang raised his hand and placed it on San Wang's head as if to rub it, but it slid down again and landed on San Wang's shoulder. He scooped it up and said, "I like it very much."

Sanwang was very happy: "I knew you liked it."

The sister wrote to say that the eldest brother liked the knife that the father gave him very much. When he and Henry were strolling around, they happened to see a second-hand shop with a small knife in it, and he wanted to buy it for the eldest brother.

Don't underestimate this small knife, it's very sharp.

My eldest brother likes it very much, so Sanwang feels that the purchase is worth it and not a loss at all.