The person who came was Han Qinghua. He had changed from his previous ruffian and arrogance, smiling in a friendly and steady manner, and looked somewhat similar to Han Qingsong.

Han Qinghua is good-looking. He has been darling since childhood and has a delicate skin and tender flesh. He has also been educated, so he is naturally more handsome than a country boy. But he used to be too darling and slick, and he was a scoundrel. He wore a green military uniform all day, wore a military cap askew, and rode a bicycle like a gangster.

After the training in the labor reform farm, he grew a lot taller, his slightly long hair was shaved into a crew cut, his originally fair skin was tanned to a wheat color, and he no longer smiled harmlessly. His whole temperament had changed a lot, and he looked like a good young man.

Da Wang's face darkened at first, but then returned to normal. He handed the pole to Han Qinghua and asked him to do it.

Han Qinghua was indeed very clingy, and asked them to keep their voices down and not get too close, "The cicadas on the tree can hear what you are doing."

After a while, he also caught a few.

Erwang and Sanwang had already run home and hurried to tell Lin Lan, "Mom, our fourth father is back!"

Lin Lan was kneading dough in the house. When she heard the name "Si Dada", she was stunned for a moment, and then she realized it was Han Qinghua.

Her heart tightened, and she subconsciously thought that Han Qinghua was here to cause trouble. She quickly washed her hands, took off her apron, and followed the child out to take a look.

Han Qinghua and Da Wang happened to come over and bumped into Lin Lan at the gate. He handed the pole to Da Wang, bowed to Lin Lan, and smiled cheerfully, "Third sister-in-law, I'm here to apologize to you. It was my fault before."

As he said this, he bowed to Lin Lan.

Lin Lan frowned slightly, "Han Qinghua, what are you doing?" He was coming back, but why didn't Han Qingsong tell her in advance? Didn't he know?

Han Qinghua stood up with a look of grievance, "Sister-in-law, you wronged me, I really came to apologize. I have realized that I was wrong, I was too confused before, now I know I am wrong." He saw a thin stick standing in the corner of the wall, walked forward and grabbed it.

Da Wang's face changed and he immediately stood in front of Lin Lan to block her.

Han Qinghua saw how nervous they were and laughed, "You are all good kids. You have grown up and know how to protect your mother." He smiled bitterly, "It was all my fault before. I was such a jerk and made you misunderstand me." He turned the stick over and handed it to Lin Lan, "Sister-in-law, beat me up to vent your anger, and then we'll see how I perform in the future."

Lin Lan: “You don’t have to do this.”

Han Qinghua suddenly became so polite and sensible that Lin Lan subconsciously wondered if he was reborn or traveled through time. Why was he so strange? What kind of education could make a spoiled boy like him change so much?

There is almost no trace of his past! And his smile is so bright, it doesn't look like he is pretending. That's what makes it scary!

Because Lin Lan has five children, she has to be careful and cautious, and unknowingly, her love for her children has surpassed everything else.

At this time, Han Jinyu came running over from outside and saw the situation and said angrily: "Jinbao, what are you doing!"

Han Qinghua said: "Sister, you come too, let's apologize to Third Sister-in-law, it was all our fault in the past."

Han Jinyu sneered, "You are like Sanwang, your brain is filled with water."

Sanwang: Why are you talking about me!!! Am I bothering you?

Lin Lan glanced at them and slowly relaxed. Seeing that Han Qinghua didn't seem to be here for revenge, she was not so nervous. "Are you back to visit your relatives?" He was definitely not coming back, otherwise Han Qingsong would not have failed to tell her.

Han Qinghua smiled and nodded, "Yes." He then spoke to Da Wang and the others, "Don't be nervous. My life on the farm is not as miserable as everyone thinks. I usually work just like you."

He was different from Zhao Jianshe and the other thieves. He was caught for reading a book. He was not a labor reform prisoner. He was just sent to work and was not subject to much control. Even the dwarf, Liu Chun and the other thieves were mainly sent to work on the farm and were not subject to much control. As long as they did not run away and followed the rules, there was basically nothing wrong with them.

But for Han Qinghua, who used to be a pampered person who loved leisure and hated work, now works like everyone else every day. This is a very serious labor reform.

That's why Han Qingsong insisted on sending it to him.

Anyway, working at home and working on the farm are almost the same, both are for him to earn money to support himself. If he really becomes like this, then Han Qingsong's efforts have not been in vain and have been very effective.

But Lin Lan would not believe it so quickly. She said, "Your third brother hasn't come back from work yet. You should go back first. I'll tell him when he gets home."

Han Qinghua wanted to say something, but was stopped by Han Jinyu. She said angrily, "You are stupid. She clearly won't let you in."

Han Qinghua: "Sister, I was wrong before and made Third Sister-in-law angry. This is what I deserve." He said to Lin Lan: "Third Sister-in-law, I will go back first. I will come back when my Third Brother comes back."

He pulled Han Jinyu away.

On the way, Han Jinyu complained to him, "Are you stupid because of working so hard? You just got home, and your mother hasn't even had a chance to say a few warm words to you, but you're here to get the cold shoulder from her? You're really sick."

Han Qinghua: "Sister, why didn't you hear what I said? I was wrong in the first place. Shouldn't I apologize to my sister-in-law first when I come back?"

Han Jinyu looked at him as if she didn't recognize him, "Jinbao, are you serious?"

Han Qinghua: "Do you think I'm lying? I've never been a liar since I was a child."

Han Jinyu was anxious and ran home. As soon as she entered the house, she rushed to the main hall and grabbed Mrs. Han's hand, "Mom, this is terrible. Our Jinbao has been replaced by someone."

Han Qinghua followed him into the house, "You guys are really weird, isn't it good for me to turn over a new leaf?"

Old Mrs. Han thought her son must have been abused on the farm to change his temperament into what he was before. She hugged him and caressed him hard, crying, "My poor Jinbao, he must have suffered so much. Look how tanned he is, and how rough he is..."

Han Qinghua touched his head and said, "I feel pretty good. Look how manly I am now." Old Mrs. Han just cried hard, and Han Jinyu couldn't accept him like this.

In the courtyard, Han's second sister-in-law looked at them with a pout, and only cared about washing her own clothes, ignoring the several pieces of clothes piled up beside her by Han Jinyu.

Han Jinyu deliberately piled up the clothes to discredit Han's second sister-in-law and make her wash them. She used to bully Han's eldest sister-in-law like this. When Han's eldest sister-in-law was washing clothes, she threw her own clothes over. Han's eldest sister-in-law couldn't bear it and washed them. Han's second sister-in-law naturally wouldn't get used to it. She wouldn't wash them even if you left them there for a year or a lifetime and they became smelly and rotten!

Han Jinyu ran out to wash clothes, but found that there was not enough water in the vat, so she wanted to scoop some water from Han Ersao's vat.

Han Ersao immediately stopped her, "It's so hot, you can't go to the river to wash."

Han Qinghua in the house heard it and said, "Wait, I'll go fetch some water." He took the initiative to fetch water and not only filled the jar in the old lady's room, but also filled the jar of Han Ersao's wife.

Han's second wife looked at him in astonishment, "Old Four, you are... okay."

Han Qinghua smiled, revealing a row of neat white teeth, "Second sister-in-law, just call me for whatever you need from now on."

Han Ersao asked tentatively, "Old Four, how long will you stay here?"

Han Qinghua: "Just wait until the autumn harvest to go back. We need to harvest sorghum stalks by then, so we can't leave without someone."

Han's second sister-in-law looked incredulous. The labor reform farm was a good place. She looked at Han Jinyu and wondered why she wasn't sent there for labor reform as well.

Han Jinyu felt the unfriendly look from Han Ersao and said angrily, "Why are you looking at me?"

Han Ersao: "I just think that farm is so good."

"That's great, just go!" Han Jinyu was so angry that she threw her hands and went into the house.

Han's second sister-in-law was not angry, but asked Han Qinghua about this and that. Han Qinghua was not annoyed and told her everything with a smile.

Mrs. Han was in the house, feeling sorry for her precious son who was suffering and tired, and felt that his brain was not in good condition. "Jin Yu, has your third brother come back? Ask him to come over and ask."

Lin Lan was also wondering about this. After the children went to school, she thought about it at home and decided that she should make some preparations. She also placed sticks, forks and other things in the house and yard where she could easily grab them, so that she would have a buffer in case Han Qinghua did anything.

Then she began to take apart and wash the quilts and cotton-padded clothes. There were five or six quilts in the house, as well as everyone's cotton-padded jackets, all of which had to be taken apart, washed, dried, and re-sewed in turn.

At this time, Han's sister-in-law came over, carrying a bunch of freshly picked tomatoes in a winnowing basket. "Sister-in-law, look at these tomatoes. They are ripe in just one day. I'll get you some."

There are some in Lin Lan's vegetable garden, but she has many children, and the children all love to eat cold persimmons, so they are consumed very quickly and there are not many left. People who are close to her will give her some.

Lin Lan took a gourd and took the persimmons. "Sister-in-law, the fourth brother is back."

Mrs. Han didn't know yet, "Old Four? He's the fourth one?"

Lin Lan nodded.

Mrs. Han frowned. "Originally, he was said to be able to come back to visit his family in a year or so. You see, how does he look? Is he still doing well?"

Lin Lan told her about Han Qinghua's visit.

Mrs. Han asked, "Is this fixed?" She was also doubtful.

Lin Lan: “I don’t know. Let’s wait and see.” Time will tell what people really think. We are all ordinary people. We can’t pretend for too long. If we have a trick, it will eventually show up. And I guess he can’t stay here for too long.

Mrs. Han was a little worried. "You'd better be careful. Don't have bad intentions."

The two sisters-in-law talked for a while. Sister-in-law Han saw Lin Lan taking apart and washing the bedding, and she left first because she had work to do at home.

Han Qinghua didn't come over in the afternoon, so Lin Lan took off the quilt at home. She had always wanted to make a quilt cover to cover the quilt, but she didn't have the money, so she still took off the quilt every summer to wash and dry it.

She took down the boys' first.

Although her family is very hygienic and they make their children wash their feet and faces every day and take a bath every few days, their quilts are still dirtier. After all, they are only washed once a year, and no matter how hygienic the quilt is, it will still get dirty.

As you can imagine, other people don't pay so much attention to hygiene. This quilt has been used from autumn to spring and is as dirty as a blacksmith's quilt.

In addition to quilts and mattresses, the family's cotton-padded clothes also need to be taken apart and washed. Cotton balls need to be replaced, those that are too old need new cotton, and small cotton-padded clothes need to be replaced with larger ones. In short, there are a lot of things to do.

The cotton-padded clothes were better, because she made outer and inner clothes for the children to wear, so the cotton-padded clothes were not too dirty. Unlike most children in the village, they wore hollow jackets, a jacket and a pair of pants, and wore them alone when it was hot, and stuffed them with cotton when it was cold. They were incredibly dirty after wearing them like this.

It was very hard to sew, but very easy to take apart. Thinking of Han Qingsong helping her sew quilts and cotton-padded clothes, Lin Lan couldn't help laughing.

Because there were too many quilts and cotton-padded clothes and it would take half a day to take them all off, she stacked the cotton cores, tied them up in a bundle and put them in the cupboard to prevent them from getting dusty and dirty.

Seeing that it was about time, she prepared dinner first.

Now after school the children go to cut grass to earn work points. If they feel like it they go for a swim in the river, so they never come back early.

While she was washing vegetables, Han Qingsong came back. Lin Lan handed him a cleanly washed tomato. Han Qingsong didn't eat snacks, but Lin Lan let him eat some fruits whenever she wanted, and he got used to it.

Han Qingsong took it and took a bite. The tomatoes he grew in the vegetable garden looked pink and tasted sweet and juicy, with a particularly sweet taste.

Lin Lan: "Old Four is back, did you know?"

Hearing this, Han Qingsong paused for a moment and then continued eating. "Now you can come back to visit your relatives. Has he been here?"

Lin Lan nodded. "At noon, I was catching cicadas at the door with the children. It looked like they had changed a lot."

Han Qingsong: "Labor can transform people."

Lin Lan said: "You go and take a look."

"Let's talk about it after dinner." Han Qingsong was not in a hurry. He would usually visit Lao Si when he went to Shanshui Farm to work, so there was nothing special he wanted to see.

At about six o'clock, the children came back together. In addition to cutting grass for the production team, they also brought back some tender wild vegetables to feed the ducks. Their ducks were also very sensible. They went to the river to eat fish and shrimp during the day, but never laid eggs in the river. They laid eggs in the nest at night or in the morning.

The boys had just been in the water, and were all wearing swimming trunks. Mai Sui was carrying two schoolbags and leading Xiao Wang.

When they got home, their bodies were dry, so they changed out of their swimming trunks, put on vests and pants, and came out to help.

Lin Lan held the basin and gave each person a tomato to eat first to quench their thirst. Then Dawang and Sanwang swept the yard, Han Qingsong moved the dining table to the yard, Erwang and Maisui helped to set the table, and Xiaowang went to check on the chickens, ducks, and dogs at home.

Especially Wangwang, who was mated out a while ago because of heat, and is pregnant with puppies, and is expected to give birth at the end of this month. Xiaowang is very concerned.

After cleaning up, the family sat in the yard and talked, enjoying the cool air while eating.

The evening breeze blew through the garden, and the cicadas were still chirping, unable to bear the heat, making the courtyard even more full of rural charm.

Lin Lan now feels that eating is a particularly interesting thing.

Ever since Xiaowang and Sanwang got together, they sat on one side during meals, while Lin Lan sat on the other side of the door because she had to serve the dishes, so Han Qingsong and Dawang sat opposite her.

The father and son were in sync without realizing it. They were both serious and sometimes even ate in the same way.

Look at Mai Sui and Er Wang on the left, both of them are gentle and elegant, even in such a small farmyard, both children have a unique elegance. San Wang and Xiao Wang on the right, one is cute and quiet, white and tender, the other is chubby and dark as Bao Gong, but if San Wang starts, Xiao Wang will laugh with him, and the two brothers will laugh with their mouths wide open and eyes curved.

It’s great that Xiaowang no longer shows any signs of being autistic.

Lin Lan couldn't help but laugh.

At this time, all the family members at the table were looking at her.

Sanwang: "Mom, why are you laughing?"

Lin Lan smiled and curled her eyes: "Mom is happy. I feel happy every day with you two."

Xiao Wang shouted: "Mom, me too!"

After he finished speaking, he nudged Sanwang with his arm, and Sanwang immediately said, "Of course, such a good life, I wouldn't change it even if I had a wife."

Now someone teases him and says they will find him a wife, but the child doesn’t understand and naturally doesn’t care about a wife.

Everyone started laughing.

Only Han Qingsong and Dawang had softer expressions, but they didn't say anything.

Xiao Wang looked at his father curiously, "Dad, are you hot?"

They went swimming every day, and they still felt warm in their shorts and vests, but Dad always wore a uniform, which was long pants and short sleeves, no shorts. It was even hotter to eat and drink porridge now, and he and his third brother were sweating on their faces and bodies, but Dad didn't seem to be that hot, only sweat beads on his nose.

Xiaowang felt that his father must be very hot and tired, so tired that he didn't even sweat!

Han Qingsong: “Not bad.”

Xiaowang immediately climbed down from the stool, ran into the house, got a palm-leaf fan from the stove, and fanned Han Qingsong considerately, "Dad has worked so hard, it's so hot that you can't even sweat."

"Hahaha..." Lin Lan couldn't help laughing. Sanwang laughed even more exaggeratedly and put down the bowl of porridge. "Brother Xiaowang, if you are too hot to sweat, you have a fever."

When Xiaowang heard that his father had a fever, he was even more worried and said quickly, "Mom, give Dad a tablet of Analgin!"

Everyone put their bowls down to avoid laughing.

Han Qingsong touched Xiaowang's head with his big hand and said, "Eat, Dad doesn't have a fever, he just doesn't like to sweat."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Your father is not afraid of the cold in winter and the heat in summer. This is called a healthy body. You should all exercise well and learn from him."

After dinner, Sanwang wanted to go find the cicada turtle, but Dawang said he would not go today.

Sanwang: "Brother, why don't you go?"

Da Wang: "I'm tired today, I'll go tomorrow."

Sanwang exaggerated: "Brother, you are still tired? I thought you never felt tired." He was very surprised that he and Xiaowang were not tired, so how could his brother be tired? However, Dawang said he would not go, and Sanwang had no choice but to let Erwang lead them.

Lin Lan said, "It's tiring to look for it every day. You have to get up early in the morning and you can't wake up. I think it's going to rain today, so you guys shouldn't go." It was clear during the day, but now it's cloudy and dark, and flashes of lightning can be vaguely seen in the thick clouds on the horizon.

Sanwang saw that his mother also said so, "Xiaowang, let's go to the door and look for it."

Xiao Wang held the empty wine bottle he usually carried and said, "Let's go."

At this time Han Qingsong said he was going to his grandma's house, and Lin Lan packed some peaches for him to take away, which were sent by Dong Huaihua.

Before he could go over, Han Qinghua arrived.

"Fourth brother!" Han Qinghua greeted happily as soon as he entered the room. He was holding a few tomatoes in his hand. He put them on the table and looked at Lin Lan: "Sister-in-law, mother gave you these. They are so sweet."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Thank you. Have you eaten?"

Han Qinghua: “I ate it.”

The children all asked how Sida was.

Seeing Sanwang was going to look for Zhiliaogui, he also said excitedly, "I'll go with you guys."

Lin Lan hurriedly said, "You sit down and talk. They'll be looking for it at the door." Mai Sui and Er Wang took away the dishes and chopsticks, wiped the table, and then brought the teapot and teacups.

Han Qingsong asked his fourth brother to sit down and poured him a glass of water. The water contained Lin Lan's homemade fruit tea, which was sweet and sour and quenched his thirst.

Han Qinghua took a sip and praised, "It's really delicious!"

Han Qingsong: "Your sister-in-law did it."

Lin Lan's family usually didn't prepare tea. The quality of the local tea was not good at that time. Han Qingsong was a man who didn't have much appetite. He didn't like cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea. So Lin Lan was too lazy to prepare it. But she would usually dry some hawthorns, boil water with hawthorns and red dates, pour it into a soup pot and let it dry for a day.

Han Qinghua saw Da Wang sitting on the water platform nearby playing with a slingshot and said with a smile, "Da Wang, you've grown taller."

Da Wang hummed, "Sida Da has grown taller too."

Han Qinghua began to talk about the time when he was with Da Wang, "You are quite a capable kid. You dared to go around the county at such a young age."

Da Wang's face showed no expression, and he certainly didn't mention the beating.

After chatting for a while, Han Qinghua was still not satisfied, "Third brother, let's go talk to the eldest and second brothers."

Han Qingsong looks at Lin Lan.

Lin Lan said, "You go ahead, there's nothing to do at home." She was just taking apart some quilts and cotton clothes, nothing big.

Han Qingsong went out with Han Qinghua, and Dawang followed after a moment of hesitation.

Lin Lan: "My eldest son, you haven't done your homework yet."

Da Wang: “It’s written in the school.” Then he followed him out.

Soon, only Lin Lan, Mai Sui and Erwang were left at home.

Mai Sui whispered, "Mom, do you think that our Dad has really changed for the better?"

Lin Lan: “It’s hard to say.” After all, people’s hearts are hidden, but we can’t deny it outright. Maybe they really have changed for the better.

Erwang said, "Mom, I don't know why, but my fourth father's laughter makes me feel a little nervous."

Lin Lan patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Why are you so nervous? Your father is here."

Erwang said embarrassedly: "I don't know why, but I just don't trust him. Mom, do you think I am too suspicious?"

"Son, you are right to be careful. After all, people's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. We can only know a person's face but not his heart. Just don't let him see that we suspect him."

The three of them laughed.

After a while, Sanwang and Xiaowang came back. They were not satisfied yet because they didn't find much near their home. However, the two boys didn't dare to go far for fear of worrying their parents.

Lin Lan comforted them: "Your eldest brother will take you to look for it tomorrow."

The children didn't say anything and just listened to the radio. After a while, Da Wang came back and said that his father was talking to Grandpa and the others.

Lin Lan was afraid that it would rain in the second half of the night, so she took the children to tidy up the yard. The grass that needed to be stored was put in the south room, the household items that needed to be put away were also put away, the tanks used to collect rainwater were placed under the eaves, and the gutters were cleared to prevent them from being blocked by debris.

Many people have low houses with clogged gutters. If they are not cleaned up in advance, rainwater will flow back into the house when it rains heavily in the middle of the night. Lin Lan's house is a new house, and the foundation is two steps higher, so there is no need to worry about this.

After cleaning up, she asked the children to wash up and go to bed early, as they had to get up early to do morning exercises. After the children had gone to bed, Lin Lan went to bed and wrote something while waiting for Han Qingsong. It was almost ten o'clock when he came back, with a hint of red at the corners of his eyes, probably because he had drunk some wine.

"Did you drink with Lao Si?" Han Qingsong was not a greedy person. He usually drank half a cup of wine and did not look drunk. At this moment, the corners of his eyes were red, and it seemed that he had been forced to drink at least a cup of wine. Lin Lan felt a little uncomfortable.

Han Qingsong: "Yes, and the branch secretary and others."

Lin Lan didn't ask any more questions. He would tell her if there was anything.

Han Qingsong took off his clothes and went to take a shower. He came back soon, wiped himself clean and went to bed. "Old Four can stay until the autumn harvest. He will behave himself. You don't have to worry."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "With you here, why should I worry?"

Naturally, she would not casually say that she believed Han Qinghua, and of course she would not belittle him. After all, he was her brother from the same mother. She just said that she believed in him.

Han Qingsong lay on her legs, "I feel a little dizzy."

Lin Lan rubbed his temples and said, "How much did you drink? I feel dizzy."

Her fingers were soft and had just the right amount of strength, which made him feel very comfortable. He leaned closer into her arms and said, "I just got dizzy." He had been drinking, so his hands were not so serious.

Lin Lan held down his restless hands and put a pillow under him, "I'll make you a bowl of sobering soup." She was about to leave when he grabbed her waist and pressed her against his chest. She glared at him and said, "Don't feel dizzy anymore."

"You'll be even more dizzy looking at it this way." His eyes were filled with deep affection, and the blush at the corners of his eyes made his originally cold and resolute expression more romantic.

Lin Lan couldn't help but feel moved and bent down to kiss him.

He turned over and pressed her down, and began to kiss her, "... this will help you sober up..."

After drinking, he threw away his usual restraint and forbearance, and his actions were so domineering and powerful that Lin Lan could not resist and begged for mercy again and again.

…

After a long time, when the moon was at its highest point in the sky, he finally let her go with satisfaction.

Lin Lan was already exhausted.

He said with a smile, "I'm sober now." Then he bit her earlobe with lingering intention, but she had already fallen asleep.

There was a thunderstorm in the second half of the night. The air was filled with rich moisture and was much cooler. Lin Lan was so tired that she didn't care at all and slept comfortably in his arms.

The author has something to say:

Erwang: I observe secretly, I keep my composure, and I don’t get emotional easily. [My family is my soft spot]

Xiaowang: Brother, you are crying.

Erwang: Silly brother, my eyes are sweating from the heat!