Lin Lan was very relieved to hear Hao Tian say that. To deal with people like the old lady, you have to be ruthless!

Brother Han didn't make any movement, but old lady Han was so angry that she burst into tears and said that her sons and grandsons were not filial and that there was no point in living.

"Why keep an old man? Just go away, all of you. The eldest one should go away too. You don't need your parents anyway. Your parents raised you and now it's a burden..."

Lin Lan couldn't help but sneer: "If that's the case, why bother marrying a daughter-in-law? You should stay with your family until old age, don't marry a daughter-in-law, don't have grandchildren."

After making fun of the old lady, she felt happy and hummed a little tune, her steps became especially brisk.

Come to think of it, this was her first time walking alone with Da Wang. Lin Lan was so happy that she wanted to say something, but after trying several times, she still couldn't figure out what to say!

This kid has such a strong aura at such a young age that it makes her a little nervous. It's not as easy as fooling other kids.

She agrees with whatever Erwang and Maisui say, and she doesn't mind pinching Sanwang in any way she wants. Xiaowang is happy to see her.

This boy is different. He is serious all day long and she can't figure out what he is thinking.

At this moment he said nothing, just kept illuminating her with the flashlight and walked steadily.

Lin Lan was thinking about something and she slipped and almost fell.

Da Wang immediately supported her.

He shone his flashlight around and guessed that someone had dumped some water on the beach, which was very slippery due to the ice.

Lin Lan wiped the cold sweat off her forehead. Fortunately, she had Dawang, otherwise she would have fallen hard.

She held Da Wang's hand and waded carefully across the icy ground, which made her feel like she was already old.

But I found a topic.

"Oh, thank goodness you're here, otherwise I'd be in a lot of trouble today." For a middle school boy like him, you can't thank me directly, he'll sneer at you.

Sure enough, Da Wang didn't say anything, but shone the flashlight more carefully at her feet. He disappeared into the darkness, but his footsteps were not affected at all.

Lin Lan was happy and decided to continue coaxing him, "Don't you say that everyone wants both a son and a daughter? The daughter is the little cotton-padded jacket, and the son is the pillar of the family. It's really not possible to have no son to support the family. Oh, if you count it this way, I have four children in my family, I'm really happy."

Dawang: “…”

Lin Lan sighed again: "Your aunt has finally made it. She can now farm the good land, and she doesn't have to be bullied by the old lady. Don't worry, Dawang. When you grow up, I will make sure I won't dominate you like your grandma did. When you get married, I will let you two just live together..."

"Mom!" Da Wang gritted his teeth: "Who wants to get married?"

Lin Lan teased him, "Don't be embarrassed. When you are twenty years old, if your parents don't let you get married, you will..."

"You go by yourself!" Da Wang stuffed the flashlight to Lin Lan and walked ahead.

Oh my! This guy is so funny.

Lin Lan was just trying to flatter him, she quickly caught up with him, "Brother Da Wang, if you don't want to break up, it's okay. Anyway, I promise not to torture your wife, keep a bowl of water..."

Da Wang disappeared in a flash.

Lin Lan: ...I feel a little sad. It seems that Da Wang and Er Wang cannot run together happily.

When we got home, the children were sitting on the kang listening to the radio, which was playing celebratory programs.

On the kang table was a chessboard where Erwang and Mai Sui were playing against each other, as well as peanuts, melon seeds and candies.

Da Wang was not noticed, Xiao Wang had already fallen asleep, lying in Mai Sui's quilt.

Sanwang had already slept for a while and wanted to go and find out the news, but unfortunately his brothers and sisters would not let him.

Seeing Lin Lan coming back, Sanwang raised his head and asked, "Mom, is the fight starting?"

Lin Lan poked him with a finger and said sternly, "What's wrong with you? Do you just want to watch other people fight all day long?"

Sanwang: "Liu Chuncai said, 'The propaganda team leader said that the program is based on life, and we need to be good at observation, learn and apply, so that the performance will be realistic.' I am not..."

"You are nothing. Just study hard for me." Lin Lan smiled and tapped his head. "Why don't you sleep after dinner?"

Sanwang chuckled and said, "I'm just waiting for mom. Here, I'm doing my homework." He pretended to take out his notebook and pen.

Erwang and Mai Sui brought the food to Lin Lan. Since they were all stews, they didn't have to be too mushy if they were kept heated in the pot. Instead, they tasted better.

Erwang: "Mom, should we make dumplings now or wait until midnight?"

Lin Lan looked at the watch. It was almost half past nine.

I missed my first New Year’s Eve dinner since I came here, but I can’t miss eating dumplings.

She said, "Wait a little longer. Your father will come back to make dumplings. I'll eat some vegetables first."

She saw a freshly cooked silver carp on the table and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it looks really good! Did my second brother make it?"

Erwang felt a little embarrassed, fearing that what he had made was not good enough.

Mai Sui smiled and said, "Mom, it's delicious, come and try it." She picked up a large piece of fish belly and put it in the bowl for Lin Lan.

Lin Lan tasted it and nodded repeatedly: "Mm, the meat is fat and tender, the texture is soft, and the saltiness is moderate. It's delicious!"

Everyone laughed.

Erwang was also very happy. When his mother said something was delicious, she would always say something nice and never just give him a simple “delicious” to get by.

In order to make up for not flattering her eldest son in the right place and not receiving any response from him, Lin Lan praised her second son's cooking skills.

"Now it tastes better than what mom cooked! In the future, when mom and dad work hard to earn money and work points, we will have to ask the chef to cook all kinds of big shrimps, big crabs, beef, mutton, and roast duck."

Erwang smiled and said, "My mother taught me well."

Lin Lan: I love the give-and-take business relationship the most!

When Sanwang heard about the big crabs and shrimps, he immediately became excited, "Mom, I haven't eaten them yet."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "There are some in the city. Let your father buy them later."

X Island is a coastal city, with abundant and cheap seafood, but transportation is inconvenient. Moreover, the countryside is basically self-sufficient at this time, and there is no money to buy other things, so their commune rarely eats seafood.

At most, I would eat clams or something like that.

Sanwang was very proud and patted his chest, "What are you buying? I'm here for you. When the weather gets warmer, I'll go fishing for you."

There is a kind of clam in the local river, they call it Gala. If it is not cooked well, it will be fishy and have sand in it, but if it is cooked well, it will be very delicious.

Because it is easier to catch than fish, children are willing to touch it.

Lin Lan tapped him on the head, "Don't go into the water casually, it's dangerous."

Sanwang immediately offered Lin Lan the fish meat, "No. I listen to my mother."

But looking at his expression, Lin Lan knew that he would never listen to her. When the weather got warmer, she would have to brainwash him every day.

In addition to fish, there is also the braised pork made by Lin Lan. It is rosy in color, fat but not greasy. The skin is soft, chewy, sweet and delicious. It is very tasty.

This is what Lin Lan cooked using the cooking method from her hometown. There is no local method for making braised pork, so it is usually stewed with soy sauce without adding sugar.

"Well, the braised pork is delicious. Have you eaten it?"

"Eat it, it's delicious. If big brother hadn't been watching over him, Sanwang would have finished the whole bowl." Mai Sui laughed happily.

Sanwang loves eating meat so much that during the New Year's Day, there was a table full of meat and fish, but he didn't eat a single vegetable.

Simply don't be too satisfied.

Lin Lan asked Erwang to bring a bottle of wine, "When your father comes back, let him have a drink."

When Sanwang saw the wine, his eyes lit up.

Da Wang who came in from outside tapped him on the forehead, and San Wang became obedient.

Erwang poured a bowl of tea for Lin Lan, "Mom, please drink some. It's New Year's Day and you are so happy."

Dawang: “…”

Sanwang: "Wow, it's such a big tea bowl, I'm sure Mom can't finish it." If she can't finish it, I can help! I promise I won't get drunk this time.

Da Wang opened his hands and smeared San Wang's face, then took him aside to write.

Lin Lan looked at these children and was indeed very happy. "Okay, I'll drink a little to suit the occasion." Anyway, if she couldn't finish it, she would leave the rest in the cup for Han Qingsong.

Seeing that the children were not sleepy, she let them go downstairs to exercise to help digest the food and prevent them from having food retention, as they would need to eat dumplings later.

"I heard on the radio that skipping rope makes you taller. Go and try skipping rope. You'll be taller than your daddy by then."

Sanwang wanted to compete with his second brother to see who could jump more ropes.

…

Lin Lan ate and drank alone, thinking about Han Dasao, Liu Xiuyun, and the current situation of more women.

It was nothing at first, but after drinking some wine, my heart felt warm and my head felt dizzy, and I started to feel a lot of emotions.

Nowadays, women suffer a lot. Not only do they eat poorly, but they also have a low status.

By comparison, modern society is definitely better. Women can earn a lot of money and live comfortably.

She didn't drink much, and she didn't like drinking on weekdays, especially at this time, it was sorghum liquor, which had a high alcohol content and tasted spicy. But today was New Year's Day, and the hustle and bustle in the old house made her feel emotional, and thinking about Han Dasao and others, she drank too much without realizing it.

It is easy to think about random things when you are alone, especially when you have drunk some wine. Even if you have no worries, you can feel sad.

My thoughts were as wandering as my body, and when I thought about my past life, it seemed so far away.

When she first came here, she would have dreams at night. She dreamed of returning to the modern era, a bustling city, a noisy amusement park, biased parents, a spoiled brother, and those male and female classmates, girlfriends, and colleagues... She was so happy.

Later, Han Qingsong and the child occupied her entire life, and such dreams became less and less frequent.

To be honest, it's impossible not to feel emotional.

After all, she used to be free, had a house, a car, and a career, but after traveling through time, she became unsophisticated, trapped in a small country village, with a house full of children and a husband who went straight to bed with no experience in love...

She doesn't usually talk about the fact that they went to bed without love, but she still minds it subconsciously.

After drinking, her mind began to wander to things that she didn't pay attention to in her daily life, such as Han Qingsong owed her a boyfriend.

As the alcohol got to her head, her vision became blurry and her thoughts started to wander. She had the illusion of being Zhuang Zhou's dream butterfly.

I don’t know if I have traveled through the original owner’s body, or if the two of us are from different worlds and finally became one?

Or, has the original owner traveled to another world and is living the life he wanted?

An indescribable feeling welled up in her heart, a mixture of happiness and emotion. Fortunately, she lived up to her body and identity, and did her best to love her children, manage her family, and live her life wholeheartedly.

It can be considered as adhering to professional ethics - if time travel can be considered a job.

She saw Xiaowang lying on the side.

The kang was too hot and he was sweating as he slept. His face was red and puffy, and he looked very delicious.

She held onto the edge of the kang and moved over to help Xiaowang pull down the quilt. She recalled how scared and trembling Xiaowang was when he first came here. Now she saw him sleeping peacefully, with a satisfied smile on his fair face. She felt a sense of happiness flowing through her heart.

She bent down and kissed Xiaowang's rosy cheeks, "My dear child, thank you for being so cute."

At this time, the laughter of several other children could be heard outside. Her heart suddenly became soft... soft, and her eyes became moist, and something warm flowed out.

Although I am far away from the life I was familiar with before and am tied down by my husband and children, I have no regrets.

All this must be a gift from God, giving her a husband like Han Qingsong instead of Han Da Ge.

She thought this was also a kind of perfection.

very good……

Thank you, you are all my little angels.

In the dim light, she seemed to see Han Qingsong, and she raised her glass to him: "Cheers!"

He frowned slightly and stared at her. His eyes were deep and dark, and one would think they were cold, but when one fell into them one would find that they were warm, bottomless... and gentle.

She drank again with dazed eyes.

He took the tea bowl away and held her in his arms. She wrapped her arms weakly around his neck.

He lowered his head to kiss her, but she dodged slightly, "Han Qingsong... I want... to have a boyfriend."

…

Lin Lan felt like she had a dream. In the dream, she went back in time, but Han Qingsong and the child disappeared. She couldn't find them anywhere and she cried anxiously.

It startled her awake all of a sudden.

At this time, there was the sound of firecrackers popping outside, and the sound of children whispering something.

She patted her chest and calmed herself down. Don't scare yourself, it will scare yourself to death.

Sanwang poked his head in from the crack of the door and looked at her with a smile, "Mom, are you awake? We set off firecrackers, and it's time to make dumplings!"

Lin Lan always felt that his cunning eyes had ill intentions. She rubbed her head and asked, "Am I asleep?"

Sanwang smiled evilly: "Well, my father came back and carried you to the kang, and then went to the secretary's house."

Seeing that boy laughing in an inappropriate way, Lin Lan suddenly had a bad feeling. She patted her forehead. She could still remember it when she was drinking, but why did she lose memory afterwards?

She raised her hand to look at the watch. It was only half past ten. She had only slept for about half an hour?

Could it be possible that she got herself drunk and went crazy in such a short time, and then sobered up in half an hour?

Hearing that she had woken up, the other children came in, breathing heavily, their cheeks red from the cold.

Everyone looked at her and laughed.

Lin Lan's mind was filled with alarms, "...what bad things are you doing behind my back?"

"Hahaha!" Sanwang finally couldn't hold it back anymore and laughed with his hands on his hips, "Mom, from now on, neither of us should make fun of each other."

Am I really drunk and crazy?

Oh my god!

She slapped herself on the forehead, feeling pain in her head. She vaguely remembered what Han Qingsong had said to her.

It can't be true, right?

Sanwang jumped onto the kang, then hooked his arm around his eldest brother's neck and spoke softly and charmingly, "...Han Qingsong...I, have a boyfriend..."

"Sanwang!!!" Lin Lan exploded.

She is definitely not the one who is so hypocritical and has such a princess syndrome!

Oh my god!

I am too embarrassed to see anyone!

Lin Lan picked up the kang broom and was about to hit Sanwang's butt, but Sanwang climbed onto his brother like a monkey, "Help, help!"

He hid behind Da Wang, and then grabbed Er Wang, hugged Er Wang's waist, and buried his head in Er Wang's arms, "...Han Qingsong...Do you love me..."

"Han Wangmin! Get down right there!" Lin Lan's face was already red as blood, and she rushed to the ground with a broom, determined to beat Sanwang up.

The slight bit of sadness and pretentiousness that was originally evoked by Han's sister-in-law and alcohol was completely shattered into thin air without leaving any trace.

She now wishes she had a rewind button to erase it all.

She swore that if she continued to be hypocritical in this life, she would go and live with old lady Han!!!

Mai Sui grabbed San Wang and said, "Haha, Mom, I caught him."

She pressed Sanwang onto the kang and reached out to pull down his pants. "Mom, let me hold it down for you."

Sanwang pounced vigorously, "Sister, you are a three-good student, you can't act like a hooligan!"

Lin Lan twisted Sanwang's butt and spun him around, "You keep making up stories for me, keep making up stories for me!"

Sanwang: "Mom, I really didn't make it up... Ah - I was wrong, I made it up, I won't make it up again... Dear mom, please forgive me... Big brother, help me, second brother, help me, Xiaowang, help me..."

In the end, Lin Lan couldn't bear to use the broom, so she slapped Sanwang's butt three times, which hurt her hand.

She cleared her throat and pretended to be calm, "I took a nap and you started to make up stories about me. You are so brave."

No matter what happens, just deal with it as if nothing has happened!

Sanwang is definitely going to take the blame for this!

Sanwang said with a bitter face: "My name is Han Qingsong, I didn't say it was you who called me that..."

"You still want to get beaten, right?" Lin Lan rushed over.

Erwang held back his laughter, grabbed Lin Lan, and said loudly, "Mom, it's time to wish you a happy new year."

He persuaded a few people to kowtow to Lin Lan, "Kowtow to mom first, and then kowtow again when dad comes back, and you can get double the kowtow money."

When Sanwang heard this, he quickly jumped down, knelt on the straw in the main hall, and kowtowed three times, "I love mother, kowtow to her! Happy New Year to my mother!"

Dawang and Erwang wheat ears: “…………”

They kowtowed silently, said auspicious words, and then went back inside.

Lin Lan had already forced herself to calm down, and pretended to be calm as she took out her homemade wallet and glared at Sanwang angrily, "You were ranked last in the exam, and you have the nerve to ask for New Year's money?"

Sanwang pouted, "Mom, that's all in the past. Wasn't I punished for writing?"

"What about your secret drinking?"

"That means three whips."

Lin Lan: “…………” ran out of words.

She silently slapped her drunken and pretentious self hard in the face! If you are pretentious again! If you say they are all little angels again! I will slap you in the face!

Bang bang bang, Xiao San brother will teach you how to behave!

She looked at them kindly.

Children: “…” It’s chilly.

Lin Lan gave Da Wang, Er Wang and Mai Sui one yuan each.

The three of them were stunned. They originally thought it was just a penny at most.

After all, other people don’t give their children any New Year’s money, and if they do, it’s just a cent or two to buy a piece of candy.

My mother actually gave me one yuan at a time! ! I bought a pound of noodles for two cents, and I gave them one yuan, which was five pounds of thin noodles! !

Erwang sighed, his mother was really extravagant and didn't know how to live.

Sanwang: Oh my god, mom is angry again! Wangwangwang, may you get rich!

He reached out to take it excitedly.

Lin Lan rummaged through her wallet and found no one cent in it, so she took out a two-cent note, hesitated for a moment and put it back, and finally took out two cents and put it in his hand.

Sanwang: "!!!" Mom, wake up, what's wrong with you? Don't you know what's going on? I'm your own son, you can't take revenge on me.

Originally, seeing that Lin Lan took the two cents, he thought it would be better to take a little less, as two cents is still money.

Little did he know that his mother stuffed the candy back into his pocket. He thought that even one cent would be enough to buy ten pieces of candy.

How could he know that his mother was reluctant to give him two cents!

Lin Lan said calmly: "Sorry, I don't have five cents. I only have two cents in change."

Sanwang is not the type to cry or make a fuss. Even though he didn't get a single piece, he wouldn't give up the two cents. He put them away and would ask for them again when he had the chance!

hey-hey.

Lin Lan asked Da Wang, "Have you put up the door bars outside?"

Da Wang said he had released them all.

According to the custom during the Chinese New Year, door-bars are placed outside the door at night, and straw is spread from the front door to the main hall. More straw is placed in the main hall so that children can kneel down and kowtow.

At this time, the young men of the family can run to kowtow to their elders and wish them a happy new year. This is a good opportunity to get kowtow money.

Because there was a fight and conflict in the old house, naturally no one was there to entertain them, so Lin Lan didn't let the children go over and said she would talk about it tomorrow morning.

Of course she didn't expect the children there to come over.

She lit the lantern, held it high, and led the children to illuminate every room one by one. After they were done, she went out to illuminate the toilets, thatched houses, chicken coops, duck pens, and dog kennels. After illuminating them, the livestock would grow fat.

Finally, she took a picture of the children and said with a smile, "It's the New Year, take a picture of yourself and grow taller."

Sanwang jumped up high and asked Lin Lan to take a photo of him, "Mom, do I look like your boyfriend?"

Lin Lan: “…” I think you deserve a beating!

She lifted her foot and Sanwang ran away.

Sanwang chased after Dawang and whispered, "Brother, what is a boyfriend?"

Dawang: "Male friend?"

"So you have female friends?"

“I think so.”

"Then you can be my boyfriend."

Da Wang: "I am your big brother!"

"Is that Zhu your boyfriend?"

"He is my little brother."

Sanwang was a little confused about what a boyfriend or a girlfriend was, so he asked his second sister and second brother, who were good at studying.

Mai Sui: "A friend comes from afar. A boyfriend is a male friend from afar. As the adults say, father is mother's man, so a boyfriend is a friend other than a man, not from our family, but from outside."

Sanwang's eyes widened. "Then our mother... has a boyfriend? Who is it?"

Erwang: "Is it Doctor Yang?"

Sanwang: "Doctor Yang is okay, and he's not bad as a boyfriend. So Sister Xiuyun, the director, is my girlfriend?"

"Yeah. As long as they're not my family, that's fine."

Sanwang grabbed his hair and asked, "Who is my boyfriend then?"

"You have to have friends first. Classmates can be considered friends, and male classmates can be considered boyfriends." Mai Sui explained seriously.

The three of them reached a consensus.

Lin Lan went into the house to take a photo of Xiaowang and had no idea that the kids had come up with so many theories about her boyfriend. After all, the locals didn't have such a saying.

In their local area, people just say "daughter-in-law". When it comes to blind dates, engagements, and welcoming daughter-in-law, few people even say "daughter-in-law". Most of them are educated youth and some fashionable young people who learn to say it.

Lin Lan went into the room to take a look at Xiao Wang, and finally hung the lantern on the wooden wedge of the wooden frame in the main room to illuminate it.

Sanwang was anxious to continue to kowtow to get the New Year's money, "Why hasn't my father come back yet? I'll go and call him."

Just as he was about to run, Lin Lan grabbed his ear and pulled him back.

Sanwang got anxious, "Brother, go and take a look, don't let anything give to... um... haha." He wanted to say that she was seduced away by someone else, no matter whether she loved her boyfriend or not.

Children are naughty. They think learning something is new. The more adults forbid them to say it, the more fun they find it.

Da Wang rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you're not afraid of getting beaten, go ahead."

Sanwang didn't dare to go, so he asked his elder sister and second brother to go. Their father wouldn't blame them if they studied well.

At this moment, three or four children ran in from outside, shouting, "Kowtow to our Third Dada, kowtow to our Third Niangniang."

Then he rushed into the main hall, knelt on the stalks and kowtowed solemnly.

Lin Lan didn't expect that a child would kowtow to her, and said happily: "This is the first time, get up quickly."

The children's faces were red and puffy from the cold, and some had snotty noses.

These are the children from Zhang Caihong's family. Lin Lan took some toilet paper to wipe them, put some peanuts and melon seeds in their pockets, and gave each of them two pieces of candy and two cents.

"Happy New Year, Third Lady!" They cheered, they were so happy.

They just wanted to try their luck, but they didn't expect there would really be melon seeds and peanuts.

And candy! And money!

marvelous!

The Third Lady is just great!

They invited the three-year-olds and two-year-olds, and said, "Come on, let's kowtow together."

A boy whispered to Sanwang, "We can always order more."

Sanwang doesn't really care about the peanuts given by others, but he likes to have fun with others!

And he felt a little uncomfortable because his mother actually gave others two cents, the same amount as he did.

He has to go from house to house to get it back!!

Lin Lan asked them all to go, "They kowtow to their parents, you should also kowtow to them and wish them a happy new year."

The Han family is a big family in the village. Anyone within the five generations of kinship can come to pay New Year’s greetings, and even those outside of that generation will visit.

Sanwang is eager to try, but Dawang is hesitant.

Lin Lan waved at him, "Go ahead, take a walk, it'll be quick."

Then a group of children ran out.

Da Wang followed them leisurely from behind, and when he got out of the yard, he heard San Wang and a child whispering.

He whispered, "I'll be your boyfriend. Give me some of the money you asked for for kowtow."

The kid didn't know what boyfriend meant, so he asked.

Sanwang: "My boyfriend is the most powerful boss who can protect you."

The kid: "Isn't that Da Wang? I want Da Wang to be my boyfriend, he's the best."

"You are so small that you are just a burden. He doesn't want you."

The child thought about it and happily agreed. She took her boyfriend Sanwang's hand and ran to kowtow and ask for money together.

Da Wang: “…………” What the hell is this boyfriend!

…

Xiao Wang woke up after hearing the commotion. He rubbed his eyes and his eyes lit up when he heard Lin Lan's voice, "Mom!"

Lin Lan put the glasses on him and said, "Come on, get up quickly. It will be time to make dumplings soon."

Xiao Wang got up and wanted to act coquettishly just after waking up. He hugged Lin Lan's neck and rubbed his head against her neck. "I love mom the most."

"Mom likes Xiaowang the most." Lin Lan smiled and wiped his face with a towel. "My brothers and sisters are all going to pay New Year's greetings. Do you want to go?"

When Xiaowang found out that they were not at home, he hugged Lin Lan even tighter and shook his head.

Lin Lan didn't force him, saying it would be the same if he went tomorrow.

Because the group of kids had gone out to promote the business before, and Sanniangniang was very generous, giving them food, candies and money, so when the children heard about it, they all came over together.

Lin Lan also had to look at it. If the child had a good relationship with the family, she would give two points, if the relationship was average, she would give one point, and if the child had no relationship at all, she would give peanuts, melon seeds, or one or two pieces of candy but no money.

The place was very lively with kids calling back and forth.

Lin Lan felt that something was not right. Who was the boyfriend they were talking about?

She didn't understand for a moment.

After a long while, Da Wang led his brothers and sisters back to report the results of the battle.

The family of the branch secretary, Zhang Caihong, Dong Huaihua, and the eldest grandfather all gave money, some gave one cent, some gave two cents.

Lin Lan smiled and said, "You can keep all the money you got. I've paid back all the favors."

She told the children about the petty favors involved. "During the Chinese New Year, children kowtow and adults give each other money. We have many children, so if someone gives one cent, I give them two cents. Besides, our family lives a little better than them, so giving one cent more is not a big deal. Of course, I'm not being generous, one or two cents is enough."

She also didn't want to put pressure on others. If she gave one or two points, it would be fine if others gave her one point in return. If she didn't give any money, she wouldn't lose face if they just gave her a handful of peanuts.

Sanwang began to count on his fingers how many families they had visited, how much money they had given, how many people had come, and how much his mother had given out.

He couldn't figure it out, so he asked Erwang to calculate it for him.

Erwang said casually, "Xiaowang didn't go, so there are only four of us. They are all cousins, so there are six or seven of them. Our mother is generous. She gave two pieces of candy to some people, and one piece of candy cost one cent. Our family is definitely at a loss."

Even though there are so many children coming and going, you can easily find out how many children each family has by just counting.

When Sanwang heard this, he immediately pulled Xiaowang's hand and said, "Let's go again."

Xiaowang quickly got down from the ground, put on his shoes and followed his third brother to make money.

Lin Lan laughed to death, "Okay, it's late, I'll cook dumplings later."

She didn't care about this. The purpose of the Chinese New Year was to make the children happy, and it didn't cost a single dollar.

As Sanwang was young and had little money, he was thinking about where to make some. Fortunately, he had been the boyfriend of many children, some of whom gave him money and some of whom did not.

Now that all the children have come, the house becomes quiet.

Sanwang asked Dawang to count how much money they had earned in total.

Da Wang found him annoying, so he gave him all the money he earned.

Sanwang was happy and went to ask Mai Sui and Erwang.

Naturally, the two of them refused to give it to him. He took it and used it all to buy candy, while they wanted to use it to buy books.

Sanwang was thinking about Xiaowang, and was thinking about taking Xiaowang to kowtow and earn money tomorrow morning, so he was particularly enthusiastic towards Xiaowang and kept surrounding Xiaowang.

"Next year when the weather gets warmer, I'll teach you how to swim."

Xiao Wang was very happy, "But my glasses will fall off if they go under water, right?"

"It's okay, I'll tie it up for you."

The two of them were whispering.

After a while, Sanwang: "Xiaowang."

Xiao Wang: “Hmm?”

"Do you love me?"

"What is love?"

"Didn't mother say that she loves you and you love her, like that?"

Xiao Wang nodded: "Of course I love you."

Sanwang: "I love you too. If I become your boyfriend, no one will dare to bully you. You have to give me the New Year's gift money, understand?"

Xiao Wang: "I have to give it to mom."

Sanwang: "No need, mom has dad and boyfriend who will give it to you, just give it to me."

Xiao Wang thought about it and said, "Okay."

Mai Sui was almost laughing to death while listening to this, but she didn't expose Sanwang. However, she was older and more sensible after all, and after thinking about it, she felt that her boyfriend was not that simple.

There was no moon on the night of the 30th, but the stars were shining brightly. The ground was covered with frost, and the snow at the base of the wall reflected the starlight, also shining brightly.

It was midnight, cold and windy, but the atmosphere was lively.

Sanwang led Xiaowang to play hopscotch in the yard, mainly waiting for Han Qingsong. After a while, he ran out to see if he had come back.

This time he saw a tall figure striding over and immediately said to Xiao Wang, "My man is back!"

Xiao Wang shouted: "My man is back!"

Lin Lan: “…………” It’s Chinese New Year, what’s wrong with these kids?

Erwang in the room said to Lin Lan, "Mom, let's make dumplings. My dad is back."

Lin Lan patted his shoulder and said, "Second brother is still normal."

Erwang has already boiled the water. He first fills up the two thermoses, then heats up the previous dishes, and now puts the dumplings directly into the boiling water.

Han Qingsong walked into the house wrapped in frost. The temperature in the house was high, which instantly melted the coldness in his body and merged it with the boiling heat.

Lin Lan was drinking water and almost choked when she saw him come in. She pretended to be calm and pretended that nothing had happened. She handed him the teacup and asked, "Are you cold?"

He is physically strong and rarely wears a coat unless he is on a mission at night, even in June.

Han Qingsong took the teacup, held her hand with his other hand, and took a sip. "Not bad."

As the hot water went down my throat, my stomach felt warm, and the previous coolness from the inside out disappeared.

Lin Lan's cheeks flushed and she wanted to pull her hand back, but he was stubborn today and held her hand even tighter.

She knew that she must have been drunk and crazy!!!

You won't tell the truth after drinking and reveal your secrets, right?

She was startled and looked up at him, but she met Han Qingsong's dark eyes. His eyes were deep and her emotions could not be seen, but she intuitively wondered if he knew something.

Han Qingsong looked at her deeply, and seeing her fair cheeks slowly turning red like a blooming flower in his sight, he loosened his hand and let her pull it back.

He said, "We will split up after the New Year."

"That's good. We can finally live a peaceful life." Lin Lan was also happy for Han's wife. Finally, she didn't have to torture the old lady together.

Han Qingsong briefly said that the old lady was gambled to fight with Han Dasao, splitting up the second brother Han's family and leaving the eldest brother Han's family. As a result, Haotian wanted to split up the family in order to prevent his mother from being wronged. Of course, the old Han and the old lady were not happy, after all, he was the eldest grandson. And how could he set up his own family without getting married? The old lady gambled that it was okay to split up, the household registration would not be divided, and the work points would remain at home.

She felt that as long as the head of the household did not agree, there was no point in dividing the child and the brigade would not allow it.

No matter what, she has to control Han's wife.

Han Qingsong naturally would not sit idly by, so he went to talk to Han Yongfang. Han Yongfang agreed. Even if he didn't consider Han Qingsong and Lin Lan's face, just the fact that old lady Han was making trouble every day was unbearable for him as the brigade secretary.

Who doesn’t like peace and tranquility in their area?

So Haotian set up his own business, borrowed a house from the brigade, and moved out after a few days.

After all, it's Chinese New Year, and moving would make people laugh. You should at least move after the eighth day of the first lunar month.

While the children were cooking dumplings, Han Qingsong put his arm around Lin Lan's shoulders and went into the east room, "Haotian has grown up."

Lin Lan nodded, "He's a good kid. What about eldest brother? His work points should also be given to eldest sister-in-law." After all, they are not divorced. It is impossible for him not to support the family. It is not realistic to give everything to the old lady. The good fields and grains are not yet mature.

Han Qingsong nodded, "We asked the branch secretary to discuss the old-age care. Big brother, please help take care of our parents, and we and second brother will contribute more to the food."

Han's second brother wanted to follow the old ones, after all, his parents were still able to do things, but unfortunately the old couple didn't want him.

Lin Lan had no objection to this, since everyone was raised this way anyway.

There are also established regulations for caring for the elderly in the village. My parents are still young and it is impossible for them to not work and eat idle meals. The team is not happy about this.

After all, this is collective labor.

So now, old Hantou is still able to work and has work points, so he doesn't need to be paid too much. When he is older, he can stop working and rely on his sons to collect food and support him in his old age.

After hearing what Han Qingsong said, Lin Lan laughed and said, "This idea... doesn't seem like something that Haotian could come up with. Who gave him the idea?"

Han Qingsong raised his eyebrows slightly, "Not you?"

"Me?" Lin Lan smiled and shook her head. "I didn't say anything. I promised to ask the Party branch secretary for him to lend them the house we lived in for a few days."

She would not give blind advice. After all, although she and Mrs. Han had a good relationship on the surface, they had never been close friends.

There are many cases where giving advice to others did not go in the right direction and instead led to being blamed.

But she really didn't expect Haotian to be so courageous as to dare to resist his grandparents. After all, he used to listen to them very much.

This method did rescue Mrs. Han. After all, it was a good idea to be able to live on her own without having to live under the same roof with Mrs. Han and get angry with her.

It's really difficult to deal with Brother Korea being caught in the middle.

Erwang said: "My grandma is really used to bullying others. Look at how my aunt bullies me. She works hard every day to take care of the family, but in the end, she doesn't get any good results."

Lin Lan said: "Let's not talk about them. Is the dumpling watered down?"

After all, the old lady is Han Qingsong's biological mother and the children's biological grandmother. She can be dissatisfied and angry in front of them, but she will not complain and blame behind their backs. Especially in front of Han Qingsong, she rarely talks about the old lady and those people, and naturally she can't let the children do this.

Erwang is meticulous and pays attention to the details of life. She doesn't want her son to give people the impression that he talks about his elders behind their backs.

What’s more, it’s right in front of Han Qingsong.

Erwang immediately understood what Lin Lan meant and quickly added some water. "You've added it twice. Now you can start the pot and pick it up."

Lin Lan asked Da Wang to lead his younger brothers to set off firecrackers to welcome the new year, while she and Er Wang made dumplings and mashed garlic with wheat ears.

The garlic in the rock mortar can be mashed into a pulp in just a few mortars. Pour soy sauce and two drops of sesame oil on it and dip the dumplings in it. It is especially delicious and helps to relieve the greasiness.

A must-have for local people when eating dumplings.

Sanwang ran in and smelled the aroma of garlic paste, and smiled: "I also think it's better to separate. When you are together, you can only put soybean paste and not soy sauce when you mash garlic paste. Garlic paste loves soy sauce, not soybean paste, they are a perfect match!"

He looked at Da Wang and said, "Brother, don't you agree?"

Da Wang couldn't help laughing and pursed his lips, "I think you're going to get beaten."

The others went to see Lin Lan.

Sure enough, Lin Lan, who had been trying her best to pretend that nothing had happened, blushed again, and her eyes were stabbing Sanwang with a dagger.

Erwang laughed and said, "We kept the fire burning all day, and it's really hot in the house. My face is burning."

Mai Sui said, "Me too."

Xiaowang touched the dog's head and said, "Wangwang too." Wangwang licked his hand.

The children smiled knowingly at each other.

But Sanwang was the one who started the trouble. He started howling with a garlic hammer in his hand, "I am Garlic Nipee, I love Soy Sauce, I want to be his boyfriend... I am Big Soy Sauce, I love Garlic Nipee, why doesn't Garlic Nipee love me... This Soy Sauce must have some evil intentions!"