Han Qingsong's allowance is sent once a quarter. He does not send it himself, but entrusts the army logistics department to handle it uniformly.

These two days are the remittance receipt dates for the second quarter. The remittance will first arrive in the county town, and then the postman will deliver the remittance form to your home. Due to the shortage of manpower and slow work, it will take at least three days for the postman to deliver the form to your home.

Lin Lan wanted to take advantage of the time difference. She would go to the county town tomorrow to get the remittance slip and withdraw the money before the old lady.

In the early days, Han Qingsong would remit money in the name of Old Han Tou'er, and the old lady would go to withdraw the money with a letter of introduction and Old Han Tou'er's private seal.

Later, after giving birth to Xiaowang, the original owner made trouble every year and insisted that Han Qingsong transfer the money to her. Naturally, old lady Han did not agree, so Han Qingsong simply asked Lin Lan's name to be written on the list as well. Anyone with either name could receive the money, but the original owner never had the chance to receive the money.

After Xiaowang finished eating, Lin Lan took him out for a walk to help digest the food.

She ran into a boy from the village who played with Sanwang in the alley and quickly asked him, "Xiao Niu, where is Sanwang?"

Xiao Niu was frightened by her. He didn't even dare to look at her and ran away. "Where's Nanhe?"

Lin Lan carried Xiao Wang on her back and headed south of the village. On the way, she met many villagers, who all looked at her secretly.

"Is she okay now? Didn't they say she was foaming at the mouth and died from the drugs?"

"Don't talk nonsense, it's just water from an empty medicine bottle."

"Hey, you guys tell me, is Han Qingsong really going to divorce her?"

"Hey, here she comes."

Lin Lan passed by with Xiao Wang on her back and glanced at the woman who gossiped about her divorce. She was also one of the original owner's enemies. She imitated the original owner's expression and tone, "I would rather get divorced than marry you."

"You!" the woman yelled angrily.

Lin Lan walked away leisurely.

"Is she possessed?"

Why don't you just lie and make a fuss? If it had been before, she would have definitely been scolding and mad at me. Some people who like to get angry at her and see her make a fool of herself.

Lin Lan carried Xiaowang to the South River and saw Sanwang, the naughty boy, swimming happily in the river like a duck.

You little bastard, you can't even eat.

"Sanwang, come up!" Lin Lan called him.

When Sanwang heard his mother calling, he slipped into the water like a fish and didn't come out for a long time.

Lin Lan was terrified, "Han Wangmin, get up here right now!"

Some people who came out to look for cicadas and turtles after dinner heard it and knew that Mrs. Han was making trouble again, so they came over intentionally or unintentionally to see the excitement.

Sanwang was reluctant to leave, but he was afraid that Lin Lan would get angry, so he swam over reluctantly and climbed ashore, looking bewildered, "Mom, why are you here?"

"Where's your second brother?"

"Didn't you go home and give me some wild melons? I found some wild melons when I was mowing the grass and asked my second brother to bring them home for my mother to eat."

Lin Lan guessed that Erwang was hiding somewhere to eat by himself, so she told Sanwang to go home and eat quickly. "From now on, you are not allowed to go down to the river alone, and you are not allowed to go down to the river at night."

Thinking about how this kid later drowned in the water, Lin Lan felt that it was fate that played tricks on her and that she had to keep him away from the water.

Sanwang didn't care, "Mom, I'm a good swimmer."

A 7-year-old child is still not sensible in modern times, but he is like a little adult, cutting grass and catching fish in his daily life, and is more capable than his brother.

"Haven't you heard that people who can swim can be drowned? Who would come to the river if they can't swim?" Lin Lan urged him to go home.

Although Sanwang followed home, he didn't take it seriously and talked excitedly about this and that.

After returning to the village to look after Sanwang's house, Lin Lan carried Xiaowang on her back and went to the brigade headquarters, because the men under the branch secretary would come here to chat after dinner.

By this time, everyone had finished dinner, and the men gathered in the brigade's yard in groups of three or four to cool off and chat. The summer management season was weeding, and there was not much work to do at night. There was no road or reservoir construction recently, so the members were relatively free.

From a distance, I could hear the chattering sound of the secretary's music box, singing the Peking Opera "Red Lantern".

Seeing Lin Lan coming over with the child on her back, the villagers all looked at her, not even paying attention to the music box, and started talking.

"What is she doing carrying the little fool on her back?"

In the past, I have heard her dislike Xiaowang, but I have never seen her take Xiaowang out to play.

Is it true that I am possessed by evil spirits today?

When she first started making noises and trying to commit suicide, everyone said she was possessed by a ghost. But after getting used to her making noises, everyone thought it was more like she was possessed when she stopped making noises.

Lin Lan felt that it was not bad to have the reputation of a prostitute to protect her. Her reputation had already hit rock bottom, and there was basically nothing she would not do for fear of being embarrassed or gossiped about.

For example, when she sees those people who gossip about her wife, she pretends not to see them and walks past with her head held high, without ever saying hello.

Saying hello would scare them.

The group only had men playing, and this was an unwritten rule. Men would hang out with other men, and if women came over, they would be teased. At that time, country men were not good at expressing their feelings to their women. Apart from working, some men never chatted with their wives in their entire lives, which was also strange.

"Branch Secretary, Captain, I want to write a letter of introduction!" Lin Lan was not afraid of being heard, but instead shouted loudly like before.

The advantage of this is that there are many megaphones and the communication is almost synchronized. The branch secretary and the team leader heard it and someone responded on their behalf.

She knew where the two were and went over with the child on her back.

"I say, Qingsong's wife, are you okay?" The officers did not have much prejudice and took the initiative to show concern.

Lin Lan tried not to act out of line, with a wooden face and a rough voice, "It's all right. I'm going to write a letter of introduction and go to the county town tomorrow."

"What are you going to do in the county town?"

"Look at my son Xiaowang, he's four years old now, and his eyesight isn't very good. I want to take him to the hospital."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as they were just going to see a doctor and not to file a complaint.

She had made a fuss before, complaining that Han Qingsong didn't come home and that her mother-in-law treated her harshly, and she wanted to go to the County Revolutionary Committee to complain.

If a soldier's family members file a complaint or report it, it will be treated very seriously.

Fortunately, I didn’t go.

The team leader and the branch secretary exchanged glances and asked, should we ask Old Han?

The branch secretary winked at the accountant next to him, and the latter quickly went to ask Old Han.

Lin Lan said again: "Secretary, can I borrow five yuan? I will return the money I can't spend, and I will make up for the money I spend with work points when the time comes."

Soon the accountant came back and gestured to confirm that it was true.

The branch secretary approved it readily, went back to the room to get some letter paper, quickly wrote a few words, stamped it, and asked Lin Lan to put her fingerprints on it.

"Thank you, Party Secretary, and thank you, Captain." Lin Lan took the introduction letter and the money, and asked Xiaowang to thank them.

Seeing how polite she is, everyone is at a loss as to what to do. This... isn't right.

A tigress can say thank you? She is so polite that she seems like an educated city dweller.

Lin Lan didn't say much. She left them to figure it out on their own and carried Xiaowang home.

As soon as she left, everyone in the field was in an uproar and asked what was going on.

Old Han was still angry over there that an old woman like her came to live with a man. Later, when he heard that she was borrowing money to take her child to the hospital, he felt embarrassed again, as if his own family was mistreating the third sister's family by not treating her child.

"This woman said at home that she would take them to see a doctor when she was free for a few days, so why did she come here on her own?"

However, those who are interested also understand that the autumn harvest will be even busier in a few days, so where will they find the time to go?

It’s just that the old lady kept the money and didn’t give it to Huabei. If the little son or daughter had a headache or fever, they would have gone to the hospital long ago.

With Lin Lan's previous experience, Old Han didn't think much about it. He even took the initiative to hide the fact that Lin Lan had borrowed five yuan from the team from his wife, thinking of telling the team and then using his family's work points to make up for it.

That night, Lin Lan told Erwang to keep a good eye on Sanwang, and asked Erwang to quietly get some dry food from the food cupboard.

As a result, Erwang took out two palm-sized cakes and said, "Mom, we've finished them all."

As our family is large, we usually eat up all the dry food for the day and have to make more the next day.

Lin Lan had no choice but to give up, and secretly took the military water bottle that Han Qingsong brought back, filled it with water and hid it.

Old Mrs. Han, who was sitting on the kang in the east room, heard the noise and wanted to come over to check, but she was held down by Old Man Han, who said, "I guess the child is drinking water. Go to sleep quickly."

The next morning, before dawn, Lin Lan got up and took Xiaowang to the county town.

Because the dry grain was not enough to eat and she had no food coupons, she had to go around to the vegetable garden and secretly pick two cucumbers to take with her to fill her stomach. As for the old lady's scolding, she just let her do it.

There is only one dirt road from Shanzui Village to the county seat, which goes east along the Nan River. It is less than 50 miles, but it takes her a long time to walk with her children.

After all, she is a delicate modern person. She has air conditioning when it is hot and heating when it is cold. She has never walked around like this under the scorching sun with a child on her back.

She felt hot and tired, and felt as if the sun above her head had turned into a huge fireball scorching her. The dirt road beneath her feet was also bumpy and difficult to walk on.

Soon she felt pain in her back, legs, and feet, and all over her body was in pain.

Xiaowang was also sensible. He refused to let her carry him and took the initiative to get down and hold her hand to walk.

Along the way, Lin Lan tried her best to talk to Xiao Wang, but he didn't like to speak after leaving home, especially after leaving Shanzui Village, his mouth was tightly shut.

Lin Lan teased him a dozen times, and it was considered good if he could reply once or twice. If there were outsiders, he would not reply at all.

Lin Lan didn't force it. To be honest, she was a little nervous. If the child started chatting with her, she wouldn't know what to talk about.

After all, she really doesn't know how to take care of children.

Later, I met a mole and hitchhiked. After walking for half a day, I was lucky enough to meet a tractor.

After walking for a while and hitchhiking, she finally entered the county town before noon. She didn't know the way and didn't know where the post office was, so she first looked for the security officer wearing a red armband and indigo clothes to ask for directions.

When people heard her tone, saw her posture, and saw that she was with her skinny child, they knew she was a poor peasant. They immediately and enthusiastically showed her the way, and some kind-hearted people even gave her two pieces of candy.

Lin Lan took Xiao Wang to the roadside to drink water and eat a cookie. She thought that she must buy a bicycle, as she would have to run around a lot without one.

There was not enough dry food, so everyone ate a few bites and drank a few sips of water and continued on their way. The county town was not big, and they soon arrived at the post office.

At that time, the county post office was not very big and was located next to a department store in a very conspicuous location.

Lin Lan entered the hall and saw several people queuing at the window. Some were making phone calls and sending telegrams. There were also two or three people at the remittance window.

She pretended to know nothing and asked someone where to collect the remittance.

A female staff member in a gray-blue uniform received her and asked her where she came from and how much money she wanted to withdraw.

Lin Lan tried her best to imitate other country women who had never seen the world. Her timid eyes and timid tone naturally made people want to help her.

"Did you bring the remittance slip?"

"The remittance slip hasn't been sent home yet. It will be at the post office in the next two days. Can you help me check it? If it has arrived, I will pick it up. If not, I will wait outside the door overnight, collect the money, and take the baby to the hospital for treatment." Lin Lan tried to sound as aggrieved as possible to arouse the other party's sympathy.

Sure enough, the female staff member looked at Xiaowang and asked what was wrong. She felt very sorry when she found out that his eyesight was poor.

"This child has such beautiful eyes, how come he can't see clearly?" She raised her hands and waved them in front of Xiaowang, but Xiaowang naturally did not respond.

"Wait a minute, I'll go check for you."

Soon, the female staff member smiled and called Lin Lan over. "You came at the right time. We just arrived to distribute the orders. If you didn't come this time, it would take at least two or three days to get the orders."

Lin Lan thanked him happily.

She took out the letter of introduction and the marriage certificate. "I am a woman. I don't have a seal and I can't write my name, but I can press my fingerprints. This is the marriage certificate, issued by the government. Can it prove that I am Han Qingsong's wife?"

"Of course!" The staff inside were amused by her.

Lin Lan's eyes were bright, "Then take it out for me quickly."

This time there are 260 yuan, 40 yuan more than before!!!