The next day, the sun was shining brightly, cicadas were chirping in the morning, and the heat was blowing against my face.

Han Qingsong went to work as usual, the children went to school, Lin Lan had a meeting with Dong Huaihua and Liu Chuncai in the morning, and went home to cook at noon.

Unexpectedly, the children came back first.

Lin Lan smiled and asked, "Why didn't you go swimming?"

Sanwang: "My second brother said he would come back to help mom wash clothes." Mai Sui and Erwang carried a basket of sheets, Da Wang carried a basin, Xiao Wang carried the towels from home, and Sanwang went to get soap and other supplies.

Lin Lan saw him holding a piece of soap as big as a finger and said, "Isn't there a bigger piece? Bring it here."

Sanwang looked at her blankly, "Mom, this is the only piece. There's no bigger one."

Lin Lan: "!! Gone? Didn't you just buy a big piece a while ago?"

Erwang: "Mom, it's really gone." Don't you know how much soap costs our family?

Lin Lan also realized what was happening, "Did it really get used up?" This was unbelievable. There was still a huge piece of soap a few days ago. Was the soap eaten by her?

Erwang: "Mom, we wash clothes every day."

Not to mention the large number of clothes in winter, even in summer, when you wear fewer clothes, you change your underwear every day, and wash your vests and shorts almost every day, especially Sanwang's, which are particularly dirty. Lin Lan always uses soap when washing clothes, and the soap nowadays is not durable, so it is very wasteful to use it.

Originally, my mother was better at washing clothes, but later, my father felt that it was tiring for his wife to wash so many clothes, so he asked them to wash them themselves.

As a result, Mai Sui and his mother were both careless, and they applied soap several times for fear that the clothes were not washed clean. Moreover, among the four brothers, he was good at washing clothes, but the eldest brother was not. His hands were so strong that the soap was squeezed into a hole, and it was used up faster. And Sanwang, the boy, poked and pinched it out of curiosity. It was simply too much.

If he hadn't been keeping an eye on it, it would have been used up even faster.

Lin Lan was in a trance for a moment, and decided to cover up her bad days. She smiled and said, "The quality of the soap is not good at this time."

Not only is it not durable, but if the water is too hard or too acidic, the soap will not only fail to remove dirt, but will also wash out other things. River water is still the best for washing.

Erwang: "Which era of soap is better? The old one?"

Lin Lan: "Of course it will be later."

Erwang: "What should we do now?"

Lin Lan: "... Let me think about how other people wash."

Mai Sui smiled and said, "Mom, we didn't have soap before, so we used alkali flour. My grandma wouldn't let us use alkali flour, so we just use burnt straw ash. Take it out from under the pot and let it soak, then use a mallet to tap the clothes, and it's almost done."

Lin Lan waved her hands hurriedly, "What kind of cloth can withstand being hit? It's okay if you wash it once a year, but if you wash it every two or three days, it will break if you wash it twice. We should find a way to buy some soap."

At that time, soap was purchased with coupons. Each person was given a small bar of soap per month. It was about 300 grams of soap cut into four pieces with nylon rope, one piece per person. This little thing cost 8 cents. A whole piece cost 32 cents, which was very expensive. After all, in the countryside, 20 cents could buy a pound of noodles.

The country people didn't have much cash, so they had to collect salt and matches with chicken butts. They basically didn't buy soap, which could be made with alkali, wood ash and a mallet.

As time went by, the supply and marketing cooperative stopped issuing soap coupons to the brigade. Members basically had to buy their own quota with their notebooks. They were not allowed to buy more, and generally not many people bought.

In the entire Shanzui Village Brigade, except for some families who bought only one bar a month, only Lin Lan bought more. Not only did she buy all her own quota, but she also bought Han Qingsong's extra quota. There were seven people in Lin Lan's family, and they could not buy more than two bars. However, because she was famous for her propaganda team, everyone in the supply and marketing cooperative knew her, and the president personally approved her to buy two bars. In addition, Han Qingsong's quota was one bar of soap a month.

In this way, the family bought three bars of soap a month, a total of 96 cents, which was quite extravagant. Even Dong Huaihua was secretly shocked, thinking that Lin Lan's household soap was too wasteful, and a family could use five or six households.

After calculating the cost, Lin Lan felt that it was not a matter of finding someone to help, but spending so much money on soap in a month. Is it appropriate? The key point is that the quality of soap at that time was really not good. It was hard and easy to crack. Sometimes it couldn't clean thoroughly if the water quality was not right.

Alas, in modern times, Lin Lan hardly feels dirty. She uses detergent and a washing machine, washes clothes every one or two days, and washes sheets once a week. She really can't see any dust.

So she doesn't feel anything even if she uses three bars of soap a month.

"Sanwang, please don't ruin the soap." Erwang became anxious when he saw Sanwang squeezing the remaining piece of soap in his hand.

Sanwang quickly returned it to him, "Brother, what is this soap made of? It's so slippery."

Lin Lan's mind moved. Yes, could she find a way to make soap herself?

Soap is not a difficult thing to make. In her previous life, she had a best friend who took care of her children at home and made some handicrafts to sell. In addition to baking, she also made handmade soaps, handmade lipsticks and other things.

She patted her forehead, it didn't seem complicated, but it wasn't feasible at this time.

Because in addition to strong alkali, fat is also needed, animal fat or other fat scraps are fine. But at this time, pork fat and butter are extremely precious and are all reserved for cooking. How can they be used to make soap for her?

She was reluctant to do so.

So... let's think of another way later. Oh, there's no laundry detergent either, which is really inconvenient.

Lin Lan was definitely reluctant to use a mallet to knock it, and the alkali would burn her hands, so she gritted her teeth and decided to buy soap. At most, she could save money in other aspects.

So I stopped doing the laundry and let the children play.

A few days later, she found some time to borrow the notebooks of Dong Huaihua and a few other people and went to the county supply and marketing cooperative to buy soap. She wanted to buy a large quantity, which the commune would not sell, but the county had a large supply so it was easy to make an exception.

She had agreed with Han Qingsong the night before to leave the bicycle with her while she went to the county to buy one. Han Qingsong wanted to help her buy it, but he was busy going to Shanshui Commune recently, so he let her go by herself.

After breakfast that day, the children all went to school. Lin Lan took money, various notebooks, and her identity card with her, just in case she encountered a road check to avoid unnecessary arguments.

When she was about to go out with her bike, Han Jinyu ran over and said in a panic, "Sister-in-law, hurry up and lend me your bike. I'm going to the county."

Seeing her like that, Lin Lan said, "Why don't you miss your brother riding to work?" She came to ask for the car when it was time to ride, as if she was so sure that the car was at home.

Han Jinyu: "Aren't we at home?" She walked forward and was about to push.

Lin Lan said, "I have to go out for something."

"Why are you always busy?"

Lin Lan: "I'm as free as you."

Han Jinyu: You feel uncomfortable if you don't argue with me, right? Knowing that Lin Lan was going to the county, she said happily: "It's a good opportunity for me to go too, let's go together."

Lin Lan glanced at her. Han Jinyu had changed a little in the past few days. She was not so aggressive anymore. The key point was, she actually knew to call her sister-in-law? The sun was rising in the west.

Lin Lan: "Then take me with you."

Han Jinyu: "Sister-in-law, are you sister-in-law? I'm going to meet... If I get tired and sweaty, how embarrassing it would be?"

Lin Lan: "I have a towel and a water bottle with me. I can wipe off the sweat if I sweat."

Han Jinyu had no wheels, so she had to work hard to ride Lin Lan's bike, so she resigned herself to carrying Lin Lan on the road. However, Lin Lan did not make things difficult for her, and she changed sides more than halfway through the journey, and then carried Lin Lan all the way to the county.

"Sister-in-law, we have agreed on a place and time, and you have to take me back in the evening."

Lin Lan looked at her. Han Jinyu had changed a lot in the past two days. She never called her sister-in-law before, but today she not only called her sister-in-law, but also treated her in a nice manner. Did she figure it out in just two days? Lin Lan was curious.

However, as long as Han Jinyu was polite, Lin Lan would not give him face. "I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative. Let's meet at the entrance of the cinema. I tell you, I will wait until four o'clock at the latest. I won't wait too late."

It was still daylight when she returned home at four o'clock, and she would not walk at night, even if the security was good.

Although Han Jinyu was not happy, she agreed.

Lin Lan looked at the time and went to the hospital first. She went to see Dr. Zhuang to buy TT. She was in tears when she talked about it. Fortunately, her comrade Han Qingsong sent it to her. Otherwise, she and Han Qingsong would have been in the county hospital frequently to buy this and would have been in trouble!

When she came out of Doctor Zhuang's place, she ran into Yang Han who came to see her. There was a hint of mockery in his eyes when he looked at her.

Lin Lan: "Fatty Yang, what's that expression on your face!"

Yang Han: "You know it even if I don't tell you."

Lin Lan: You are going to lose me, do you know that? I am going to break up with you.

Yang Han laughed out loud, "You still feel embarrassed, our Director Han is about to be squeezed dry by you."

Lin Lan took the bag and poked him, "Why do you deserve a beating so badly? Did you know that our Sanwang got beaten even though he was so bad?"

Yang Han: "I just thought you had become an orchid spirit." Otherwise you are too shameless.

As the two were talking, they ran into the same nurses again. One of them looked at Lin Lan with an unfriendly look.

Yang Han ignored her and gestured for her to carry it and follow him to his office. When they got to his office, he took out a package and quietly put it into her bag, "Don't say that I'm not a good brother."

Lin Lan: “…” Except with my Han Qingsong, I’m very thick-skinned and won’t feel embarrassed with others!

Yang Han patted her shoulder and spoke in the serious tone of an old doctor, "Okay, it's nothing between us, don't be shy. But you are not young anymore, so remember to be moderate and take care of your body." After saying that, he smiled.

Lin Lan slapped him on the ribs and said, "You are showing off, right? A man like you who doesn't have a wife has no right to say such things."

Yang Han hehe.

Looking at the time, Yang Han invited her to dinner. Lin Lan did not want to delay his work and left the hospital to go to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Because she comes so often, everyone knows her.

She bought four bars of soap at once. The salesmen looked at her as if she were an alien and couldn't help but whisper that she was rich but didn't live a good life. But they didn't suspect she was profiteering. After all, soap was expensive, and she didn't make any profit from buying it for 3.20 yuan. It must be for her own household expenses.

At that time, supplies were tight and money was hard to earn. The monthly salary of 20 to 30 yuan for city dwellers included all expenses including food, rapeseed, meat, eggs, toilet paper, coal, etc. A bar of soap like this had to be cut into four equal parts with nylon ropes and sold at eight cents per small piece. City dwellers only had one such piece per month. Many families, even if there were seven or eight people, only bought one whole bar per month, which was enough for them to make do with.

She is a country woman, but she bought so much!

Lin Lan naturally wouldn't explain to anyone. She was also heartbroken. The soap was of poor quality, not durable, and expensive. But there was no better alternative, so she had no choice but to do this.

Lin Lan complained in her heart, but she looked calm and composed, like a wealthy person, which made the salesmen marvel at her.

It was already half past one when Lin Lan came out of the supply and marketing cooperative. She casually strolled around the county to familiarize herself with it, but she didn't see any pianos for sale anywhere. She estimated that she would have to go to a big city to buy one. She didn't have any money at the moment, so she naturally didn't think about it. She would wait until Xiao Wang's eyes were treated first.

She went to wait at the entrance of the cinema first, but unexpectedly Han Jinyu was already there.

She was a little unhappy to see Lin Lan.

Soon, a tall and thin young man came over with the ticket in his hand. He was wearing ordinary clothes worn by city people, with hair oil on his head and a pen in his left chest pocket. When he saw them, he immediately smiled and greeted them: "Hello, my name is Liu Haozhe."

Lin Lan originally thought that he had an ordinary appearance, with a slightly long face, thin lips, and looked a little heartless. But when he smiled, his whole person came alive, his eyes were bright and lively, and he was smiling from the inside out, which was very contagious.

Lin Lan was amazed at what she saw. She had never thought there was such a person. In her previous life, she had met many people from all walks of life and with all kinds of personalities. Naturally, she had seen such a person before.

That is, he usually looks listless and has no enthusiasm for anything, but once he finds something that interests him, his face will be full of joy.

It seems that he is quite satisfied with Han Jinyu.

She smiled and said, "Hello, I am Han Qingshan's third sister-in-law."

"Third sister-in-law?" Liu Haozhe looked unbelieving. "No way, otherwise I would have thought you were not married."

Lin Lan knew he was scheming after hearing his overly flattering words, but she still smiled politely, "You are so good at flattering people."

After a few pleasantries, Liu Haozhe immediately ran to buy a popsicle and two ice cream sticks. At that time, the popsicle was made of a little sweet water frozen, and it cost three cents each, while ice cream would cost ten cents each.

Liu Haozhe handed the ice cream to Lin Lan and Han Jinyu and ate the popsicle himself. "It's too hot today. After we finish eating the ice cream, we can go to the movies."

Lin Lan looked at the watch, and Han Jinyu's face changed. That watch was still hers!

"You guys are watching a movie now?" Lin Lan was very puzzled. It's been a whole day since you came out, where have you been? Why are you watching a movie now?

Liu Haozhe explained: "Comrade Qingshan cannot stay at night, so he can only watch it during the day. There are limited movie showtimes during the day." After all, most people go to the movies in the afternoon after work, and rarely during the day.

Han Jinyu glanced at Liu Haozhe and smiled, but her expression was not very happy.

Liu Haozhe pretended not to see it and continued to talk to them enthusiastically, "My friend got the movie tickets for me. He was going to come, but he had something else to do. Why don't you watch it with us, sister-in-law? Otherwise, it's pointless for you to wait here."

He handed a ticket to Lin Lan.

Lin Lan shook her head: "You guys watch, I'll just go over there and take a look." She was not interested in watching a movie at the moment, so she might as well take a stroll and see if there were any opportunities to make money.

Speaking of which, her husband is the director of the Public Security Bureau, and she has not taken any action. After all, it is inconvenient. Although everyone wants to make some money through speculation and public opinion will not affect it, it is still against policy after all, so she did not think about it.

But there is still no burden in buying things that others speculate on to enrich your life.

Liu Haozhe said, "Sister-in-law, this ticket will be useless if you don't check it, so go ahead." He gave the ticket to Han Jinyu.

Han Jinyu pouted and looked at Lin Lan: "Why don't you go? They've invited you." Seeing that Lin Lan was still hesitant, she stuffed the ticket into her hand and muttered, "You're really hard to please." Lin Lan had no choice but to agree.

When entering the venue, Han Jinyu saw that the ticket sellers were also selling melon seeds, no tickets were needed, but they were expensive. Liu Haozhe didn't take the initiative to buy, so she didn't say anything, but she was a little unhappy.

After entering, Lin Lan took her seat according to her assigned number and sat next to Han Jinyu.

There was nothing interesting to watch at this time, but the people present were watching it with great interest. Lin Lan finally waited until the movie was over. She looked at the time and it was just before four o'clock, just in time to go home. When she left the theater, the sun was still high in the sky and the heat wave was still blowing on her face.

Liu Haozhe said, "Third sister-in-law, why don't you treat us to a meal before we leave?"

Han Jinyu: "Eating in a hotel is so expensive, I won't eat there anymore."

Liu Haozhe smiled and said, "The hotel is expensive, but we don't go to the hotel to eat. There is a hunchbacked master next door. His stir-fried dishes and noodles are especially delicious, especially his nine-turn large intestines, which are absolutely delicious."

Han Jinyu was very interested.

Lin Lan said, "Why don't you guys have dinner next time? I have kids at home, so I have to go home."

Han Jinyu looked at her with dissatisfaction, thinking that she was holding them back, but Lin Lan remained unmoved.

Liu Haozhe said, "In that case, let's do it next time." He went to buy a bag of melon seeds for the two of them.

Han Jinyu: "Why don't you buy it when you watch a movie?"

Liu Haozhe said: "Watching a movie and eating melon seeds crunching to influence others."

Lin Lan glanced at him because of this sentence. She didn't expect that he was quite well-mannered.

When Liu Haozhe saw her looking at him, he smiled at her. Lin Lan found that he was really good at laughing. People could really feel that he was laughing, and his smile was very sincere.

Lin Lan pushed the bicycle and waited for Han Jinyu and Liu Haozhe to say goodbye.

Liu Haozhe smiled and said, "Comrade Qingshan, you are young and strong, you can take my sister-in-law with you."

Han Jinyu: "...My legs hurt."

Lin Lan: You little brat, I’ll give you face first, and then I’ll let you do the hard work after we leave the city. She and Liu Haozhe waved their hands, carried Han Jinyu away, and said they would exchange with Han Jinyu after they left the city.

Although Han Jinyu was unhappy, she changed it anyway. It seemed like she was enduring something to the limit, but she didn't explode in the end.

Lin Lan was not familiar with her, and they were quite enemies, so she naturally didn't care about her blind date. She felt that Han Jinyu was unhappy, but she didn't ask why she was unhappy.

Love is happy or unhappy.

When they arrived at the village, Han Jinyu returned the car to Lin Lan and went home without saying a word.

Han Qinghua was waiting for dinner at the door, and when he saw her come back, he smiled and asked, "How was the blind date?"

Han Jinyu was so angry that she threw her bag into his arms and cursed, "What kind of person did you introduce to me? It's been a day and my throat is sore but I didn't even bother to buy her a popsicle. As soon as she arrived, I bought her an ice cream! She was so attentive, why would you go on a blind date with me or her?"

The author has something to say: Han Qinghua is definitely not a time traveler or a reincarnated person. Time travel is the heroine's golden finger. It is not for others to use.