In a blink of an eye, it was time to harvest sorghum, mung beans, and soybeans. The branch secretary and the team leader led the team leaders and deputy team leaders in a mobilization, requiring every member to actively participate in the labor and not to take leave or shirk work.

All the children followed him to the fields to glean grains; no one was idle.

Sanwang has a scar on his forehead, which is very obvious, but he doesn't care at all.

Lin Lan had no time to go to the market. Apart from working, she had to study how to sew new bedding when she had some time. The weather was getting cold, and the children had to be covered at night, otherwise they would catch a cold.

But the effect is not great.

She didn't know if it was because she was tired, but she always felt there was some movement at night, but when she went down to check, there was nothing, so she thought she must be too tired.

She really couldn't do physical work, but she gritted her teeth and persevered.

She was planning to send the children to school after the autumn harvest and the new semester. It didn't matter if Da Wang was disobedient, she could still take care of the other children after Han Qingsong came back.

At noon that day, the members did not go home after work. The children or women at home brought them food. Erwang was very skilled at cooking now, and Mai Sui helped him, so Lin Lan did not have to worry about it at all. Dawang worked in the fields and was already earning work points as an adult woman. A busy day of autumn harvest was worth eight points, and men basically earned ten points.

Sanwang brought lunch at noon, but Lin Lan couldn't eat a piece of cake and felt dizzy.

By the afternoon, I began to feel weak and dizzy. The sickle in my hand became heavier and heavier, and I couldn't stop cutting the beans several times.

Dong Huaihua saw it and said, "Qingsong family, are you feeling unwell?"

With the officers concerned, Lin Lan didn't want to force herself to hold on. She leaned on the sickle and said, "I'm a little confused."

Dong Huaihua let her go back and have a rest.

Lin Lan thought that work points should not be wasted, and if she went back she might be able to get only half a day's work points, so she held on and hoped to get through the work day.

At this time, Da Wang came out of the cornfield, snatched her sickle and said, "Okay, I'll cut the corn for you, you go home and have a rest." I don't know why she became so angry, because when she was harvesting wheat in the middle of the day, she was not afraid of the heat and scolded everyone.

Seeing that Da Wang cared about her, Lin Lan was very happy, "My son is so filial, mother——"

Before she could finish, Da Wang had already gone to the other side to cut beans with a sickle, as if he was afraid of her nagging.

Lin Lan smiled, fanned her straw hat and went to drink some water.

The well water here is sweet and clear, and very refreshing to drink. After drinking it, she quietly put a piece of rock sugar into her mouth.

She borrowed sugar coupons from someone to buy half a pound of rock sugar. The autumn harvest was tiring, and she gave two pieces of rock sugar to the children every day, and Xiaowang would give her one piece.

When Lin Lan returned home, the children were not at home. Some were picking beans, some were cutting grass, and everyone had work to do.

When she got home and ate a piece of cake, she no longer felt so dizzy, but she didn't want to lie down either, so she turned out the cotton and planned to spread it out so that she could sew a quilt when the weather was bad and she couldn't go to work.

Suddenly, she found something wrong. Has the cotton been touched by someone?

Although the house is not big and things are a bit messy, Lin Lan knows everything.

There is a problem!

Lin Lan was a meticulous person. When she sensed something was wrong, she immediately checked everywhere and soon found something wrong.

Several places in the house have been turned over!

She had an idea and quickly went to check her money. Fortunately, she had hidden it inconspicuously and secretly, so the money was safe.

After thinking about it, she stuffed the money into Xiaowang's pillow, which was still covered with the tattered towel.

It seems that I need to get a dog sooner rather than later, and have someone do some housework for me, and everything must be locked up.

She went out to find a few children and asked, "Have any strangers come to our village recently?"

They were all children of five or six years old who were still unable to work. They were always playing on the street, and if there were any strangers, they could be spotted at a glance.

The children all shook their heads and said, "There are only tools for mending pots and bowls," "There are also tools for sharpening scissors and kitchen knives..." The children laughed.

Lin Lan knew that there were really no strangers coming. Those who walked the streets doing business did not count. Such people were already very familiar to her and would not enter other people's homes casually.

Then they are the villagers.

She thought that since she had taken so much money from the old lady, there must be people who would be jealous and might even have evil ideas and try to steal it.

Although people did not pick up things on the road and did not lock their doors at night, to put it bluntly, it was because people were too poor and there was nothing to steal or pick up. Apart from picking up feces on the road, not even a penny could be found.

Lin Lan did not dare to be careless. After work in the afternoon, she went directly to find the director of public security.

The director of public security was from a militia company under the commune, with one director in each village. Together with several militiamen, they were responsible for patrolling the fields during harvest time to prevent anyone from stealing food.

After hearing Lin Lan say that someone was scouting the area and trying to steal something, the director of public security did not dare to be careless. "During the daytime, the members are at work, and there are not many people in the village. We have to go around from time to time. We can't be careless at night. The members are too tired to sleep soundly, so someone has to be responsible for patrolling."

With the arrangements made by the director of public security, patrols in the village became more stringent, and Lin Lan found that everything was back to normal.

However, she did not dare to be careless and shared her doubts with her children, especially Da Wang and Er Wang, and asked them to pay attention to it in their daily lives.

She also asked people to keep an eye out for anyone who had puppies to give away so they could take one.

Having a dog guarding the door is much better than having no dog at all.

But at that time, every household was not rich, and they didn't have enough food to eat, so where would they get the spare food to keep a dog, so it was not so easy to get one. However, most brigades or production teams kept dogs, especially warehouse keepers, who kept dogs for guarding.

Soon, the captain asked the neighboring village for help and got a puppy, an ordinary Chinese pastoral dog, commonly known as a native dog.

Because it has just been weaned, it has wet black eyes, is furry and cute, and its voice is babyish, which makes it particularly adorable.

Xiaowang and Maisui like it the most. But it is a little small and can't be used to guard the door.

Seeing how much they like puppies, Lin Lan thinks it would be a good idea to have a dog. It is said that letting children raise pets can help cultivate their love and consideration.

Then she received another letter from Han Qingsong, which Han Qingyun had sent to her and read to her at the same time. It consisted of just two sentences, saying that she should go home in two days and not worry about him. There was not a single literary embellishment in the letter.

The letter was written several days ago. Lin Lan calculated that it should have been written in the past two days.

In July, the weather was good and the first wave of autumn grain was harvested. After harvesting sorghum, soybeans, mung beans and so on, the production team began to distribute the grain.

First calculate the total number of each production team, then calculate the work points of each family, and distribute food according to the work points.

There is a custom every year, so there is no need to calculate the work points over and over again every time food is distributed. It is enough to execute it roughly.

Since sorghum was not included in the public grain, some was left for the collective to feed livestock, and the rest was distributed to the members.

At this time, the work points are basically divided according to the population, such as how many kilograms an adult weighs and how many kilograms a child weighs. At the end of the year, when the general account and dividends are calculated, each family will settle the accounts together. If a family does not have enough work points, they will use money to supplement the work points for food. After the account is balanced, dividends will be distributed to each family.

Some families never receive any money and are lucky to have enough food to eat, while some families can always get a dozen or twenty yuan.

"It's time to distribute food! It's time to distribute food!" The children shouted one after another, and each family carried baskets to distribute food.

The sorghum was distributed directly with the ears, and each family went home to thresh the grains themselves, so that the sorghum ears could also be used to make brooms.

The sorghum straw will first be kept for repairing the houses of the brigade and production teams, and the rest will be given to those in the village who have applied to build or repair houses, and the amount they get will be deducted from the firewood.

When Lin Lan went to line up for food distribution, she saw Sister-in-law Han and Sister-in-law Han and others also lined up.

Sister-in-law Han was forced to work these days, but she couldn't do much and was so tired that she kept crying. Later, she was asked to cook at home, but it was still Sister-in-law Han's daughter Gu Mi who cooked. She just sat there sighing or cursing this and that.

But she is very active in sharing food.

When Han Yongchang was mentioned there, they divided the food among themselves, but did not take it home first. Instead, they put it directly in the yard to dry, and then let Brother Han take it home to pick.

When Han Qingsong was mentioned, before Lin Lan could move forward, Han Xiaogu ran forward and said, "My family."

The scorekeeper and accountant of the production team distributing the rations took a look and said, "Since it's divided, you have to come and collect it yourself."

Lin Lan and the children hurried forward, "Here we come."

The people in the production team are responsible for weighing, and the accountant is responsible for handling the weight. There is a lot of knowledge involved.

Ordinary members who have never been to school are not very good at arithmetic or weighing weights. Their level is not good enough. They just calculate what they are given. Unless the difference is too big, they can hardly tell the difference.

Therefore, many accountants and scorekeepers would cheat a little so that they could get a few dozen kilograms of benefits after the food was distributed.

Although Han Yongfang did not allow this, he was the party secretary and had no control over the distribution of grain among the production teams, so someone would always do something fishy.

Lin Lan watched them weighing grain, so she stood over to watch. This kind of scale was not difficult to understand, it was all about looking at the weight and the scale.

The scorer was surprised to see the famous prostitute in the village come to check the scales. He smiled and said, "Oh, I wonder if you can understand it."

Although he was smiling, he did not hide his contempt.

Lin Lan: ...You are the only one who understands it. Why are you showing off?

She smiled and said, "If you give me a few more pounds, I won't understand. But if you give me even one or two less, I can tell."

She pointed on the ruler and said, "There are seven people in my family, two adults and five children. According to the age standard, this is where we should be."

Sorghum is a coarse grain, two catties equivalent to one catty of fine grain. According to the production team's calculations, an adult is given 80 catties, children ten years old and older are given 50 catties, a five-year-old is given 30 catties, and children under 10 years old are given 20 catties.

"Your husband hasn't changed his job yet, and his household registration hasn't been returned, so we can't split the property!" A woman shouted in the crowd, "You've been taking advantage of me for so many years, why do you still want to take advantage of me? You haven't taken advantage of me enough!" She spat fiercely as she spoke.

"You said we can't share, so then don't share?" Lin Lan slapped the scale. "When I joined the army, I was told I would get full work points!"

How dare you spit at her? Don't you know I'm a famous shrew? I'll get angry with you!

The task of military service was heavy that year, but the members were not interested in joining the army. In order to complete the task, they allowed one son from a family with three sons to go, and gave him full work points until he was demobilized.

Nowadays, the army has good treatment and high allowances, and being a soldier has become popular, so everyone wants to join. If you continue to be a soldier, you will no longer have these benefits.

But no one expected that Han Qingsong had been in the army for so many years and he had not been discharged, so the brigade would naturally not cancel this benefit. Naturally, some people were jealous, especially those whose children served in the army and were discharged, and did not receive such treatment, they were even more jealous.

After all, they had served as conscripts for three years, and even if they managed to stay for two more years, they were eventually demobilized without earning much money.

In fact, in the first two years of military service, they earned about the same as Han Qingsong, but the difference started to grow from the third year. They didn't think much of it before, but now that they heard that the Han family was splitting up and the total account was several thousand, those people started to get jealous.

They both served in the military, so why is he so successful?

Inevitably, some people started to make sarcastic remarks and spit out sour words, with some even saying that Han Qingsong was so good at flattering the leader that even the leader's daughter wanted to marry him.

It’s okay to say anything else, but saying that Han Qingsong is a flatterer will make people who know Han Qingsong laugh their heads off.

Lin Lan glanced at the woman. She was Liu Chunfang's mother, Yu Mole. She had a big mole on her nose with three hairs on it. Everyone called her Three Hairs or Big Mole behind her back.

The original owner had some grudges with Liu Chunfang. It wasn't a big conflict, but there had been some dirty stuff.

When they were discussing marriage, someone introduced Liu Chunfang to them first.

Liu Chunfang is a lady in this village. She looks delicate and quiet.

She was quite happy about it, but Mrs. Han thought she was not strong enough to bear children, and most importantly, she could not work and earn work points. There was another hidden reason. They were from the same village, so they would meet each other every day. Mrs. Han was not a very tolerant person, and Yu Mole was not a kind person, so naturally she would be dissatisfied.

Even if there are no major conflicts among the villagers, there are always minor frictions, not to mention the kind of people you dislike.

Yu Meizi also didn't want to let Han Qingsong join the army, because it was not popular and dangerous at that time. If she was away from home all year round, her daughter would be a widow and might die at any time. In addition, if she had a mother-in-law like Mrs. Han, her daughter would suffer, so she refused to agree.

So the plan didn't work out. Han Qingsong married Lin Lan, and Liu Chunfang married a young man from the village, and everyone lived a stable life.

But the original owner always suspected that Liu Chunfang was not honest. She always felt that she looked quiet and kind, but actually had bad intentions.

Otherwise, why is it that they don’t see each other for many days, but every time Han Qingsong comes back, he runs into Liu Chunfang?

He seldom comes back once every one or two years, and only for one or two days each time, or at most three or four days. How could it be such a coincidence?

In addition, if they worked together, Liu Chunfang would always stare at her and talk in a way that made her uncomfortable.

The original owner believed that Liu Chunfang was stirring up discord behind her and said bad things about her, so she cursed her several times. As a result, her reputation in the village became worse and worse.

Later, when she was pregnant with Xiaowang, there happened to be a criticism meeting in the village. The original owner took the opportunity to single out Liu Chunfang, saying that Liu Chunfang was an adulterer. Liu Chunfang naturally refused to admit it, and instead accused the original owner of being a domineering shrew and a bad element in the village.

The two started fighting.

Although Liu Chunfang looks weak, she is actually very strong. She kicked the original owner in the stomach, causing her to fall and Xiaowang to give birth prematurely.

After premature birth, she developed jaundice, which damaged her eyes.

According to what Lin Lan knew about the plot, Liu Chunfang was indeed scheming.

The husband she married was just an ordinary farmer. He was dull, introverted and had no sense of humor. Like other men, he considered it a sign of manliness not to gossip with his wife. He hung out with other men whenever he had free time, and ignored his wife and children.

She felt aggrieved and angry, and thought that if she had married Han Qingsong, things would have been different. So she didn't like the original owner and couldn't help but vent her anger.

For example, many of the rumors that the original owner heard, such as Han Qingsong wanted to divorce, Han Qingsong looked down on Lin Lan, etc., were actually rumors that Liu Chunfang heard from the demobilized soldiers, and Han Qingsong didn't even know who Liu Chunfang was.

Therefore, the competition between Liu Chunfang and the original owner was really due to their own efforts.

Lin Lan has the halo of a famous woman protecting her and is well-known, so she will naturally not be burdened by her reputation. Of course, she will say whatever she wants to say, and she will never put herself in a difficult position.

"Those who joined the army back then all received this treatment. Those who were discharged from the army also enjoyed it. Those who have managed to hold on until now should continue to enjoy the benefits. I want to say to this lady, why didn't you say it before? Why do you have such a big opinion when we split up? It seems that you think you can't control the whole family and dare not do so. Now that we have split up and I am the only woman at home, you can just do whatever you want?"

It’s a pity that you picked the wrong person. I’m not a soft persimmon!

Yu Moezi pouted, "It's just that you're not taking advantage of me. We work so hard but don't even have enough food to share. Why do you want to share food when your husband is not at home working?"

Lin Lan sneered. This really hit the nail on the head. He was jealous of the soldiers' good welfare and suffered losses himself, but he never thought about why soldiers joined the army and why they risked their lives.

All she saw was these few pounds of food.

Looking at Yu Mole, I feel so sorry for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives. I'm afraid he must be so angry that he'll come back to life.

Of course Lin Lan would not reason with her. This kind of person is just making trouble on purpose. If you reason with her, wouldn't you just fall into her trap?

Some people are not worthy of listening to reason!

Lin Lan put her hands on her hips and scolded directly, "Don't be shameless. You think I'm afraid of you just because I'm talking to you nicely? You don't have a high level of ideological awareness, you are backward and don't want to make progress. You are reluctant to let your son join the army, but why do you want to hinder other people's sons from joining the army? This is an extremely selfish behavior of the bourgeoisie. You should accept criticism and education!"

"You, you are slandering me!" Yu Mole immediately jumped up in anger. She couldn't afford to be accused of such a big crime.

Lin Lan thought to herself, you’re the only one who can dance, right? Can’t I dance better than you?

"I never criticize anyone. I only criticize the cancer and bad elements hidden in the proletariat and the poor and middle peasants!" She pointed her finger and said, "I'm talking about you. Don't run away!"

Today, Yu Mole is looking for trouble to test her. If she doesn't fight back fiercely, there will be no peace in the future. They will keep hovering on the edge of testing.

To avoid trouble, she decided to just kick him down.

Sure enough, seeing how fierce she was, Yu Mozi grumbled and immediately ran away.

The village tyrant is a scoundrel who cannot be provoked.

After weighing the food, Lin Lan happily led the children to carry it to a side to dry it in the sun, "Let's take it home after it's dried in the wind."

Sorghum ears can be placed in bundles against the wall at home and taken out for threshing when needed.

The eldest and second brothers Han transported their own things back, and when it was almost time, the eldest brother Han came over to help Lin Lan carry the things.

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Brother, just keep busy. I have the children here to help."

Brother Han didn't say much, but asked the children to bundle them up. He then carried them home in loads and spread them out in the courtyard to dry in the sun.

The courtyard is not big, but because there are no detached rooms in the south part of the yard, it is more spacious than that of an ordinary house.

After choosing, Brother Han said goodbye.

Lin Lan quickly grabbed two handfuls of dates and asked Brother Han to take them back for her sister-in-law and the children.

Brother Han couldn't refuse, so he had to carry the baby back home with his clothes. As soon as he reached the door, he ran into Sister Han.

When Han Xiaogu saw the red dates, her eyes lit up, "Brother, where did you get the red dates?" She immediately pulled them all over.

Han wanted to leave a few for the children, but the words came out, "Don't eat them all, leave a few for mom."

"Look at what you said, big brother. How can I not give it to mom? Mom gives me all the good things she has. What I eat is for mom. Let me tell you, I'm so tired from working these days. I need to make up for it." Little sister Han pouted and acted coquettishly.

It happened that the eldest brother's daughter Gu Mi came out to get grass for cooking and saw this. She couldn't help but pout and wanted to eat red dates too.

Aunt Han gave her a silly look and said, "Okay, stop being greedy and go cook."

Gu Mi had to tell his mother about it again.

Although Han's sister-in-law didn't say anything, she was even more unhappy in her heart. Life became easier after the third brother's family split up, but she was in dire straits here. It seemed that she still had to find a way to split up the family.

Sister Han proudly held the dates in her hands and went into the side room, which was her own room. She put the dates away, planning to eat them slowly later.

She didn't want to be surrounded by smoke and fire at home, so she said she was going outside to pick up grass, which was a job for children, and everyone knew she wanted to be lazy.

When the young aunt came back, she found her dates were missing and immediately yelled, "Who stole my dates?"

Naturally no one admitted it.

She saw that the second son Xiaofu and Gaoliang were chewing, obviously eating dates, and she immediately got angry. She called all the children over and asked them to open their mouths one by one for inspection.

As a result, several children had date peels stuck in their teeth, which made her so angry that she started beating them.

Xiaofu and Gaoliang were beaten, but when she was threshing the rice, she was stopped by Han's wife.

"I said, little aunt, you're good enough."

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean?" Sister-in-law Han stamped her feet, "Are you bullying me too?"

Before Han's wife could say anything, Old Lady Han came out and started to scold, "What are you doing? Are you going to imitate that shrew who made her parents angry to death? Is this how you show filial piety?"

Mrs. Han was scolded so badly that she couldn't even raise her head. She really wanted to fight back like Lin Lan, but she couldn't save herself. She felt ashamed. She couldn't bring herself to lose face in the village, in her parents' home, or in her children.

Seeing that she didn't dare to talk back, Mrs. Han scolded her again, and finally turned to Lin Lan and scolded her over and over again.

…

A few days later, in the office of the County Revolutionary Committee, Han Qingsong, dressed in military uniform and with a calm demeanor, placed his transfer certificate and some documents on the table.

Director Qin quickly picked it up and took a look. "Oh, Comrade Han Qingsong, welcome!"

He quickly shook hands with Han Qingsong.

He went to look at Han Qingsong's document again. It was signed by a certain unit. He was familiar with this unit. It not only had a long history but also had a brilliant record. As the captain of the top company, Han Qingsong's achievements should not be underestimated.

But he actually changed his career. The water was too complicated and it was not something that he, the director of the Revolutionary Committee, could see through.

After all, when the Cultural Movement first started, the army was in charge of everything. He is able to settle down now thanks to the support of the army.

Han Qingsong has now been assigned to serve as the deputy director of the county public security bureau. He also serves as the director of the Shanshui Commune Public Security Bureau and the head of the armed forces.

The public security is good now, and basically we just need to crack down on speculation and profiteering. Market managers are enough. The county armed forces department is mainly responsible for military service, and the public security bureau only accepts some labor camp prisoners, political prisoners, etc. After all, there are not many criminals at this time, so it is still very easy.

The situation is even easier in the communes. In many communes, the militia is in charge and the Public Security Bureau is just a decoration. Some communes don't even have this department.

The commune’s armed forces department was even more redundant; it was a place for retired cadres to live out their days.

No matter how you look at it, Han Qingsong's positions don't seem like work, but rather opportunities to earn a few more cents in salary.

However, Director Qin did not underestimate Han Qingsong. Instead, he sensed something was wrong.

It was previously rumored that the current chief of the county public security bureau was going to be transferred, and the two deputy chiefs under him were trying to show off their talents to each other. Now suddenly another deputy chief was parachuted in. The meaning is self-evident.

Of course, there is no need to praise Director Qin just because he is a director. The key is still his military background. He thinks it is definitely not that simple and there must be other arrangements.

It looks like the militia company of Shanshui Commune will be under the command of Han Qingsong in the future.

Director Qin saw that Han Qingsong's attitude was somewhat enthusiastic, so he repeatedly invited him to sit down and have tea, and said some words to bring them closer.

Unfortunately, Han Qingsong is not good at speaking and cannot respond immediately. He looks very businesslike.

Director Qin didn't mind. The guys in the army were all rough and tumble, and they were basically all like this.

Han Qingsong: "Director Qin, I need to go home and make some arrangements before I take up my post."

"You have to go back and make arrangements." Director Qin stood up and saw him off.

Han Qingsong: "Director Qin, please stay."

Director Qin still sent him out very kindly, chatted with him on the way, and told him that he could come to him directly if he had any difficulties or any questions.

…

Autumn is generally good weather with clear skies and gentle breezes. However, autumn winds and rains often accompany us. The rains are getting colder and colder, which makes people feel the power of the continuous rains, which is not violent but should not be underestimated.

For example, if the autumn rains continue, the sun is out, the temperature drops, and the food that has just been distributed is in danger.

Afraid of rot!

Lin Lan's room was small and couldn't accommodate all the sorghum beans, so she had to pile them on the kang. She had to make sure to turn them over for ventilation to prevent them from getting moldy and rotten.

We couldn't go to work because it rained, so we threshed the sorghum at home.

At this time, threshing is still done manually. Simply lift up the kang mat, put the iron shovel on the kang with the blade facing upwards, press the sorghum ear with one palm, and pull it out with the other hand.

Just like that, the sorghum is threshed one ear at a time by hand, and then pressed on a millstone to get the sorghum rice out.

After threshing, you can cook it like rice, but most people don't want to, so they grind it into fine powder like wheat and save it for making wo wo tou or cooking porridge. People who don't want to eat only sorghum rice usually mix sorghum, bean flour, sweet potato flour, etc.

Lin Lan encouraged the children: "After the threshing is done, I will make you a meal of pure sorghum flour wowotou later. It will be enough."

The children were all very energetic and all they could hear was the noise of the radio.

Erwang turned off the radio because he couldn't hear clearly and it wasted electricity.

Xiaowang brought the puppy in, "Wangwang, lie down here, you need to pee down here."

Mai Sui: "Why did you name your dog Wangwang? Do you want it to be your brother?"

Sanwang grinned, "Wangwang is a girl, not a brother."

Da Wang raised his eyebrows and ate grains silently without saying a word.

Lin Lan was very satisfied with Da Wang staying at home to help with the chores. The kid was nimble and could do the work better than she did.

Apart from not really listening to orders, he is also too silent. He is just a child, but he has a stern face all day long, just like his father, which makes people feel pressured.

Do you think you got the wrong script? You are a country boy, not a domineering president!

The days are short in autumn, and when it is cloudy and rainy, the sky is especially dark.

Lin Lan asked Mai Sui to light the lamp.

Erwang: "It's still early, let's order later."

Mai Sui laughed at him, "You really live a good life." He would become like his aunt, reluctant to add oil when cooking, for fear that there would be a shortage of food at home. He would worry more than his mother.

"You have to be careful with your money when you live. Otherwise, you'll end up with nothing even if you have a lot of money."

Lin Lan: !! According to the original plot, Erwang was originally a smooth-talking, extravagant playboy. How come she made him so frugal?

Is it too much or too little?

"Erwang, it's okay. It's a waste for one person to light the lamps. There are so many of us. It's not a waste to light the lamps and do the work."

After hearing what Lin Lan said, Erwang reluctantly took out the matches from his pocket and handed them to Mai Sui. He disliked Sanwang for always stealing the matches from home to grill fish and insects, so he put the matches in his pocket.

In the blink of an eye, it was dinner time. It was no longer the time when Old Lady Han would not let the children eat enough. Now, Lin Lan not only made sure that the children ate enough, but also tried to make sure that they ate well.

Zhang Caihong had previously given me a large pumpkin with dark green skin, long and thick, weighing more than ten pounds.

Lin Lan and Er Wang cooked pumpkin dumpling soup. They cut the pumpkin into long pieces, then mixed a spoonful of flour with water to make fine dumplings. Heat the pan, add a few drops of oil, and stir-fry a handful of scallions. When the aroma comes out, throw the pumpkin in and stir-fry. Then add water, pour the dumplings in when the water boils, and then put the cakes on the grate to keep them warm.

The children ate their meals with salted vegetables, farm sauce, and shrimps, and they enjoyed them very much.

After dinner, Lin Lan worked for a while. When she heard the radio say it was already nine o'clock, she asked the children to wash up and go to bed.

It was still raining outside and it was pitch black. Children would go to sleep if they were not spanked in such weather. No one was hanging around outside. Besides, food had been distributed and even the patrol officers in the village had been withdrawn.

After all, there is no food on the scene now, and the limited patrol personnel have to be sent to the surrounding fields to watch over the corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, etc., but not in the villages.

…

In the darkness, several figures sneaked into the village.

"Liu Chunhe, are you stepping well?"

"Don't worry, Brother Zhao. It's been so many times. They live at the brigade headquarters. It's quiet there."

The brigade headquarters and the headquarters of other production teams were connected together in the south of the village. It was not a small place, but there was no one there except for a few warehouses. At night, everyone went back to sleep, and it became even quieter there.

However, Liu Chunhe was worried that Lin Lan had deposited the money in a credit union. How could that woman have been to the commune? Otherwise, how come he had gone in several times but found nothing?

Because it was raining, the dogs in the village were all lazily hiding in their doghouses and sleeping. In addition, Liu Chunhe was a local and was familiar with the place, so no dogs barked.

This is also the reason why some people like to find an insider when stealing things. With someone leading the way, the dogs in the village are familiar with each other and basically will not bark randomly.

If a stranger enters the village in the middle of the night, it will easily cause dogs to bark.

They entered the village and soon reached the main force.

"Brother Zhao, it's right there!" Liu Chunhe pointed to Lin Lan's courtyard. It was dark and nothing could be seen.

Zhao Jianshe felt a surge of emotion in his heart. That was 1,500 yuan!

"Brothers, hurry up!"

When they arrived outside the courtyard, a short man suddenly said, "Brother Zhao, there are so many people in their family, what if someone wakes up?"

They wanted to steal, but someone was at home, and if someone woke up, they would be robbed.

Theft and robbery are different in nature.

Zhao Jianshe cursed, "Liu Chunhe has scouted the place several times, and there are usually people at his house during the day."

There are many children in the countryside, and they run around all day long. Even when we are collecting food, the children are running in and out, so we can't do it during the day.

Besides, if strangers enter the village during the day, they will be easily discovered because of the large number of people.

The key point is that the patrols in the village were very diligent at night a few days ago, starting from the third watch and continuing to the fourth watch. The women had to get up at the first watch, so it was impossible to steal.

It has been raining since the food was distributed, so there has been no patrol in the village, otherwise he would not have waited until now to come.

And he was afraid that Liu Chun and he would take it all for himself.

Zhao Jianshe formed a group of people and often sneaked in and out of factories in the city to steal things, or went to a certain brigade to steal. This was the first time they broke into a private household.

After all, the people are poor and have nothing valuable in their homes, so it's not worth taking anything.

But 1,500 yuan is a lot of fat meat, which is very tempting to him.

"The shorty and Liu Chunhe stay out, the thin guy and I will go in." Zhao Jianshe said as he tentatively pushed the door, but it was locked from the inside.

The thin man was tall and had already tried to test the wall, trying to climb over it.

This kind of courtyard wall is not made of bricks and stones, but stones and mud. It can protect against gentlemen but not villains, so it is easy to pass through.

But he forgot one thing. At that time, the walls were all mud and had not been covered with tiles. It had been raining for the past two days. The autumn rain was the most penetrating, and it soaked the walls.

Generally, when the sun comes out and the wind dries it up, it will return to normal, provided you don't force it.

The thin man didn't pay attention and wanted to climb over easily by putting his hand on it. As a result, when he exerted force, the wall was thrown into his arms and he fell to the ground with a pile of mud and stones in his arms.

Zhao Jianshe and others were startled and whispered, "What the hell are you doing?"

Thin Man: “The wall collapsed.”

Liu Chunhe reminded, "Keep your voice down." Fortunately, they lived far away from other people's houses, otherwise, the family in front of the house would have heard the noise first even though they couldn't hear it.

The thin man climbed up, tried it, and was happy, "No need to climb, just go in directly."

The wall is not high. If you knock down half of it, you can just step over the rest with one step.

The thin man danced proudly, making them hurry up.

Zhao Jianshe cursed secretly, "Damn it, he's covered in mud."

The dwarf was still reminding them: "What if they wake up?"

Zhao Jianshe cursed, "You are the only one who is nosy. It's already the middle of the night, why are you awake?"

It's such a cold, windy and rainy day, and I'm sleeping soundly in the middle of the night.

He and the thin man swaggered in. They could tear down the courtyard wall, but not the house, so they could only enter through the door.

Fortunately, Liu Chunhe had been there before and knew that their door was not locked. There was just a bolt inside that could be opened with a thin piece of iron.

When Zhao Jianshe tried to pull the bolt, he bumped into something that made a loud bang, which scared them. He quickly grabbed the thing and the sound disappeared immediately.

The night was long, Han Qingsong was wearing the raincoat brought back by the troops, and a pair of rain boots. His flashlight had run out of battery, so he could only plug it into the side pocket of his backpack. Although he couldn't see the road clearly, he relied on the fact that he was very familiar with this road after walking it several times, and he still rushed on in the rain.

The dirt road was a little muddy, but it did not affect his speed.

Han Qingsong walked very fast. He had never been so eager to go home. He could be said to be eager to return home.

When he was choosing a job at the command center, they gave him a chance to choose his own job, instead of waiting for work or letting the commune arrange a job for him like other people did. There were three options, two of which were to be the director of a labor camp in another county, but he could not bring his family with him, so he chose the Public Security Bureau near his home without hesitation.

He wants to live with his family.

Thinking of this, a warm current surged in his chest. Although the autumn wind and night rain were cool, his heart was warm.

After walking for half a night, he had already adapted to the darkness. When he reached the village entrance, he turned in accurately. The rain had stopped by then, and he heard a few dogs barking, which soon died down into silence. He determined the direction based on his feeling and strode towards home.

Liu Chunhe and the dwarf were keeping watch outside, and Liu Chunhe couldn't help but want to go in and help. It was a rainy day, dark and gloomy, what was the point of keeping watch?

At this moment, the dwarf pulled him and said nervously: "The dog is barking, there is someone!"

Liu Chunhe whispered, "Where is the man? It's normal for a dog to bark once or twice." As long as it's not barking continuously, there's no problem. Besides, it's raining and the place is muddy. Who could come out unless they have ulterior motives?

The dwarf listened carefully and said, "There really is someone here. Listen."

Liu Chunhe was pulled by him and had to listen sideways. At first there was nothing, but later he heard the splashing sound of rain boots stepping on mud.

There really is someone!

The dwarf pulled him and hid quickly, and at the same time meowed twice to send a message to the people in the yard. This was their secret signal meaning someone was coming, but it should not be exposed. If it was exposed, it would be "woof woof woof" and run quickly.

He judged the footsteps as someone passing by at night, or a patrolman, and they would pass by soon, so he judged that there was no danger.

The two hid behind a haystack nearby, praying that the passerby would pass by quickly.

Who knew that the man would come straight here.

Liu Chunhe and the dwarf's blood suddenly rushed back. They were so nervous that they wanted to scream and dared not even breathe.

Soon, the man came up to him. Liu Chunhe felt that the area was particularly dark and he was probably a tall man.

Could it be that someone had the same idea as them and came to steal the money? He never thought that it would be Han Qingsong who came back at this time.

Liu Chunhe heard the man push the door gently, and when he found it was locked, he stood there for a while, probably considering whether to climb over the wall or pry the lock?

Then they heard the man walking towards the wall!

Liu Chunhe’s breathing almost stopped, he would be discovered!

The man touched the wall and immediately jumped in silently and his movements were much more agile than the thin man.

Fuck! We are really in the same industry!