Sanwang also flirted with Mai Sui, saying with a smile: "Sister, you can follow us for morning exercises in the future. Diving into the river will be so relaxing that you won't even need to take a shower."

Mai Sui was not fooled, "I'm not stupid, I don't know if I'm cold or not."

The weather started to get cooler at the end of July. Although it was hot during the day, it was cool at night. In August, it was a time when people had to dress randomly. It was so hot in the afternoon that they had to wear short sleeves, and at night they had to wear a small cotton jacket when peeling corn.

It's already early September now, and it's chilly both morning and night. I shiver even if I don't wear enough clothes.

Morning swim? I wouldn't go in the water even if I was having a seizure. Haha.

Xiaowang decided not to go because it was inconvenient for him to wear glasses. After a while, he couldn't see the road, let alone go into the river.

Lin Lan was also afraid that he was too weak and would get frozen in the river.

In fact, her sons told her that the river water was warm, and she believed it, but then she thought about it and felt cold, so she gave up.

Han Qingsong took the children out for morning exercises, which also included morning swimming, which was another scenic spot in Shanzui Village. In late autumn, the ground was covered with white frost and leaves were falling. A tall man led a group of boys to run around the village, shouting slogans, and finally ran to the river, took off his clothes, and the three children jumped in together.

The scene looked very beautiful, and they were shivering with joy, feeling lucky that Han Qingsong was not their father.

After the autumn harvest and wheat planting, there was no farm work to do in the fields, so the propaganda team got busy, performing shows to entertain the public and let the members relax.

Lin Lan was even busier than during the busy farming season. She was either in her own brigade or in the commune or other brigades outside. Of course, her work points, grain, and meat also increased, and her family lived a very comfortable life.

That day, Lin Lan took Liu Chuncai to the outside brigade to do publicity. When they returned to the village, the sun was setting. When they reached the fork in the road, Lin Lan asked Liu Chuncai to give her the things.

This time they shared some persimmons, hawthorns, and a few pounds of wheat. Liu Chuncai was afraid that she would feel heavy on the way so he carried the things for her.

Originally, people said that it was okay to give money, but Lin Lan didn't want money, she wanted food. After all, at that time, even if you had money but no tickets, you couldn't buy food, so naturally food was the first choice.

"Sister, I'll take you home."

"No need. It's getting late. You should go back quickly." Lin Lan took her bag, waved to Liu Chuncai and went south.

When she passed the back of the village, she took a special look and found that it was indeed not as good as the central and southern part of the village. Not only was the road here extremely bumpy, but it was also very dirty after the rain.

Lin Lan carefully avoided the animal urine. When she passed an alley, she heard crying. It started with a suppressed voice, but suddenly it burst into tears, which scared Lin Lan. Generally speaking, if there is no death in the family, most people will not cry so loudly and in grief.

She just stood there.

Sure enough, a woman soon ran out of that family, yelling, "He's dead, dead, report the death quickly, and ask someone to come and take care of the body."

When she shouted like this, neighbors suddenly came running out and went to that family.

Soon another person came out with a shovel or something else in his hand.

Lin Lan was originally quite touched, thinking that when a neighbor died, all the neighbors would go to help. But now, seeing that they all looked excited, she felt a little puzzled.

What is this for?

There was also someone holding a soup pot in his hand, who greeted her when he saw her, "Hey, isn't this Captain Lin from the Propaganda Team? Come quickly, Liu Erhu is dead, go and help."

Lin Lan wondered, "Doesn't Liu Erhu have a brother?" Why would he need outsiders to be so enthusiastic?

The woman smiled for some inexplicable reason, and without saying much to Lin Lan, she ran away with the things in her hands.

Soon, people started coming in and out of Liu Erhu's house, and there were even noises of quarrels and fights.

"What? I saw this first."

"What do you like? I like Liangyue!"

"I am the child's aunt!"

"I'm still the child's aunt!"

Lin Lan felt something was not right and wondered why someone was taking things from everywhere when instead of being treated for the dead person and crying, they were still crying.

She wanted to talk to Dong Huaihua and ask her to ask Liu Guifa to come and take a look. But she had just taken two steps when a girl suddenly rushed out and cried, "What are you doing? Don't steal it, don't steal it, my family still needs it!"

She pulled Sun Aifeng and snatched the two buckets from her hands.

Only then did Lin Lan realize that the girl was Yanyan.

It turns out that her father is Liu Erhu. It seems that her time travel only changed the fate of her own family and did not have such a big impact on others. Liu Erhu still died, so Yanyan's mother would definitely remarry, and the man she married should have the surname Chang, so later Yanyan changed her name to Chang Mingyan.

At this time, a woman from another family came over to take a look, pointing and saying to Lin Lan, "Oh, really, the person has just died and you want to eat up the whole family."

Eat up all the households?

Lin Lan was very shocked. She asked, "Doesn't Yanyan have a younger brother? How come she is extinct?"

"He's still young, what can a child of that age do? He can't support the family. His mother will definitely remarry, and then won't all the relatives come swarming over him?"

Is this still possible?

Lin Lan's three views were completely changed.

When a man dies, the family property will be divided up. Isn't the woman the head of the family? Besides, Liu Erhu still has a son, even if he is younger, but he still has a son.

"Where is his elder brother? Won't he give him justice?" Lin Lan was very angry.

"Haha," the woman smiled rather ambiguously, "He wants to straighten himself up and become a family, right?" Wu Caixian had to either remarry or stay at home to be bullied and cared for by her eldest uncle, otherwise she could not afford to raise a son and a daughter.

Someone else came to point fingers and say, "Wu Caixian is so flirtatious, she will definitely not be able to keep him. She will probably have to recruit men in two days."

A few people started laughing obscenely.

Lin Lan was very angry when she heard their dirty talk. She shouted, "Yan Yan!"

Yanyan, who was struggling with Sun Aifeng, heard this and immediately turned around to look. Seeing that it was Lin Lan, she immediately started crying, "Teacher Lin, Teacher Lin, please help us. They...they are going to tear down my house. My father just died, and my mother and brother are still alive."

Lin Lan said, "Why are you pulling? You are just a little girl and you can't pull them out. Go to the brigade and talk to the director of public security and the party secretary and let them make the decision for you."

When Sun Aifeng saw that it was Lin Lan, she immediately shouted, "Why are you meddling in other people's business? This is our Liu family's business. It has nothing to do with your Han family. Don't meddle in other people's business."

This is how everyone in the village lives, living together in clans. Sometimes many things are resolved within the family or clan, and outsiders are not allowed to interfere.

Therefore, even if Han Yongfang wanted to intervene in the matter of the extinction of the family, it would not stand up to the Liu family. People would say that he wanted to take over Liu Erhu's family property, and they might even slander him for having an affair with Wu Caixian.

Lin Lan said coldly: "This is Shanzui Village's business, how can it be your Liu family's business? This is a public security issue in Shanshui Commune, how can it be your Liu family's business? Yanyan, you go find the brigade cadres first. If they don't care, go to the commune to report the case and let the public security bureau handle it. See if they count it as a burglary and whether they deserve to be shot!"

After hearing what Lin Lan said, Sun Aifeng couldn't help but shudder.

Yanyan was originally at home taking care of her father, but when her father died, she found that the relatives and neighbors who came to visit her suddenly changed their attitude and started to go straight to her family's belongings. One took a basin, another took a bucket, and some even wanted to take their quilts!

Her uncle, aunt and aunt went even further and actually forced her mother to hand over the keys so that they could divide the money and food.

Her mother would start crying, and she could not stop this or that, and she could not get rid of her mother, and was even pushed to the ground.

She felt desperate. Why?

Why is this?

At this time, Lin Lan supported her waist, which made her feel more confident. She wiped her tears and said, "Thank you, Teacher Lin. I will go find the team leaders first!"

With that she ran away.

The outsiders who were watching saw Lin Lan being supported, and some even advised her, "Captain Lin, we outsiders should not interfere in this matter. Those who know will think we are kind-hearted, while those who don't will think we are going to swallow up the Liu family's property."

Lin Lan glanced at them and said, "You live so close to each other, you are neighbors. It is said that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Why don't you care?"

"We, haha, Captain Lin, you are really funny." Those people usually have a good impression of Lin Lan, after all, they find her promotion very interesting. "How can we be qualified to manage? We are not from the same family."

Even if they have the same surname, we still have to look at the close relatives, such as a grandfather or great-grandfather, then we can intervene.

Moreover, when it comes to the death of a family, the victims are usually the deceased's brothers and sisters, neighbors, cousins, etc. They are the closest to each other, so why would others have the right to interfere?

"Is that so? If that's the case, why do we live in a village, a production team, a brigade?" Lin Lan was very angry. "If you guys were to do something like this, would you also want the neighbors to watch the fun and point fingers and say mean things, saying how pitiful this family is?"

"Hey, Captain Lin, why are you still cursing us?" Someone was unhappy.

Lin Lan said: "I'll just talk about the facts. If you encounter something like this, treat others the way you want them to treat you!"

They obviously had a good relationship on a daily basis, but as soon as the man died, they stood here pointing fingers, making irresponsible remarks, saying how pitiful the orphan and the widow were, and then saying that Wu Caixian must be too coquettish to keep herself, and would have to find a man and remarry within two months.

Where can we find such good neighbors? Are they disgusting or not? We are rural people and we should be simple and loving.

Some people thought Lin Lan was right and said, "Captain Lin is right! It makes sense. It would be rude of us to go and persuade her. Even if she remarries, it is her own business. Why should we interfere with them? Her property was acquired by herself, not given by them."

Really, when people are in trouble, there is no help, and when people die, they come to grab things.

This is really too much.

A few people who had always believed in Lin Lan went to persuade her, which naturally led to conflicts with Liu Erhu's relatives.

"Where did this outsider come from to interfere in our family affairs?"

A woman with a long face and triangular eyes rushed out and spat at the people blocking the door, "This is our family's business, why do you bastards care about our business? Get out of here!"

When Lin Lan heard that this was Yanyan's aunt, she cursed, "Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you come to our village and make trouble? Your brother just died, and you come to bully an orphan and a widow before his body is even cold. What kind of shitty relative are you?"

Aunt Yanyan didn't know how powerful Lin Lan was yet, and she scolded, "Who are you, you slutty wife, to dare to interfere in my family's affairs? Sooner or later, she will remarry and won't be able to keep my nephew. Yanyan is also a cheap lady, and sooner or later she will be a cheap man..."

With a "slap", Lin Lan slapped her hard, "Get out of here, you cheap bitch! You are not worthy of talking to me! You have stained my eyes!"

You are still a married lady, and you treat women like this. As a woman, do you look down on yourself so much?

You look down on yourself and bully your brother's wife and niece. Who will look down on you?

According to her, she herself is a married girl who has no right to share the family property. Why does she come back and say that her brother's wife and niece are not family members and want to grab the family property?

What qualifications do you have to grab it?

"You bitch, you bitch!" Aunt Yanyan was beaten up and went crazy, wanting to beat Lin Lan. She was not an honest person, otherwise she would not come to guard her brother before he died and want to eat up the whole family.

Lin Lan: Haha, you just realized I'm a married woman? It's too late.

When the women nearby saw Aunt Yanyan was about to hit Lin Lan, they immediately rushed over and slapped her in the face, some pulling her hair and slapping her face. In just one minute, Aunt Yanyan's face was covered with bruises.

Aunt Yanyan cried out in pain, "Mom, big brother, help me!"

Several women spat, "You son of a bitch, you came to our Shanzui Village to act wild, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself?"

At this time, her elder brother Liu Wenhu was still in charge of the situation and was actually forcing his sister-in-law to take money out.

Wu Caixian cried loudly: "Uncle, our family doesn't even have enough money to pay for his father's medical treatment, where can we get extra money?"

Liu Wenhu didn't dare to do anything in the village or to outsiders, but his father was dead and he was the eldest brother in the family. He always looked up to his mother and younger brother.

Now that her younger son is dead, Mrs. Wu still has to rely on her eldest son's family, so naturally she does not step up and allows Wu Caixian, an orphan and a widow, to be bullied.

Hearing the commotion outside, Liu Wenhu ran over and pretended to persuade her to stop fighting. Although she was his sister, she was also here to rob him of his family property. He scolded her, "Get out of here! You're just going to your mother's house to eat up the family property. I'm not dead yet! No one can think of taking over my family while I'm here!"

He has already regarded his brother's family business as his own.

Someone shouted, "Liu Wenhu, you are such a piece of shit. You don't dare to take the whip for your son, but you are good at eating up the family. Don't you feel particularly good bullying the sister-in-law of your husband who just died?"

Liu Wenhu was so embarrassed that he said angrily, "Everyone should mind their own business. Why are you meddling in other people's business? Have you wiped your own ass clean?"

"Haha, you don't have to worry about my butt. I think you are worrying about your brother's wife." The unruly man started talking nonsense.

"That's right. I guess he has been keeping an eye on him for a long time. Now that his brother is finally dead, he might not want to leave at night."

"You, you guys! You guys..." Liu Wenhu was so angry that his face turned purple. He wanted to leave but couldn't bear to. His brother's family still had more than 20 yuan and a lot of food. He had to take it and not let others get it for free! In addition, during the New Year, the team would distribute money and pork and other things, and he had to go back to his own home to get these.

And he really wanted to live here. After all, his younger brother had just died and he had to take care of the funeral. He had to take care of everything inside and outside the house, so it was convenient for him to live here.

So he can't leave!

"Look, he's reluctant to leave. What is he thinking about?" someone mocked him.

"My brother is gone, but my mother is still alive, so of course I have to support her!" Liu Wenhu didn't feel wronged at all. He wanted to take the money and food from his brother's family back home. He couldn't let others take advantage of it, and he had to take it back home. "This is only natural, and the Communist Party and the brigade cadres can't interfere!"

There was a lot of noise here, but the people Lin Lan had found blocked the gate of Liu Erhu's house. Those who wanted to leave with the things they had taken were unable to leave for a while. Some neighbors who were embarrassed quietly put the things back to avoid being criticized by people from the same village.

At the same time, some people were making a fire and cooking, thinking that since the food could not be taken away, they could eat it and eat their fill before leaving.

There was a stalemate here, and Yanyan invited the brigade cadres to come. They were Liu Guifa, the brigade leader, and Han Qingping. Han Yongfang was not at home because he was attending a meeting at the commune.

Han Qingping is the principal of the village school. He is one of the most educated people in the village and has quite a bit of prestige.

He first said a few words to Lin Lan, and then they all went into the yard together.

Han Qingping rebuked: "You are really absurd and ignorant. This is robbery!"

"Teacher Han, please don't talk nonsense. This is our family affair and has nothing to do with outsiders. Whether you are a teacher, an official, from the Public Security Bureau or somewhere else, don't meddle in our family affairs." Although Liu Wenhu usually greeted the villagers with a smile, when it came to money, food and property, he would naturally fight to the death.

Sun Aifeng also went home and helped Mrs. Wu over. "That's right, this is our family's business. Our old lady is here, let her speak. Don't think that we are all dead and have no one left in the Liu family."

Mrs. Wu was not too sad. She used to be a strong woman, and she controlled men and children. But after her husband died, she had to rely on her son and daughter-in-law for food. After several rounds of torture, she realized that she could not win and began to face reality.

Now that her second son has died, she can only rely on her eldest son for support in her old age. Naturally, she has a clear understanding of her own future and does whatever her eldest son asks her to do.

She said, "This is our own family affair, don't get involved. We are unlucky, and a bad luck girl killed my son. She will definitely remarry because she can't stand being a widow, but we still have to save face for the Liu family, and we can't let outsiders take over our family business. It's only right that we take all the money, food, and belongings to the old family."

Someone sarcastically said, "Oh, that's really infuriating. What about Liu Erhu's son?"

"His uncle is a good man, willing to raise a son for his brother. Why do you worry about him?" Mrs. Wu was very angry. "I'm not dead yet, there's no need for outsiders to worry about me!"

Wu Caixian was crying her heart out and couldn't say anything. She was not good at speaking and had a soft temper to begin with, and now she could only cry.

Lin Lan said, "You are trying to take over Liu Erhu's family business. You say you will raise his son for him, but I want to ask, will you let the child go to school? Will you let him find a wife in the future? And what about Yanyan?"

Liu Wenhu said anxiously: "What kind of school is this? My children don't even go to school."

Some people sneered: "It's because they are too stupid and dumb to go to school."

After hearing this, Dawei and his brother Dacang became angry and wanted to confront the people, but unfortunately there were so many people and no one paid any attention to them.

Someone else sarcastically said, "The daughter-in-law must be kept as well. She is old enough to work and she doesn't want to eat for free. As long as she is not starving to death, it's fine. When she grows up, she can be used to find a daughter-in-law for the son. Haha, right?"

"You're right. Liu Wenhu is definitely planning this. If he can monopolize his brother's wife, he will. If not, he will kick her out and let her remarry, leaving his nephews and nieces behind."

"You, you guys, you are so vulgar!" Liu Wenhu's plan was exposed, and he stomped his feet in anger. This time he absolutely could not let Wu Caixian stay at home. Even if she was at home, he would never dare to visit her again!

If someone sees him visiting, they will gossip and drown him in saliva.

It is also difficult to promote the idea of ​​nephews and nieces, otherwise people will poke you in the back and say, "See, we were right."

He glanced at them hatefully and pretended to turn around and leave.

Sun Aifeng grabbed him and said, "You can't leave. You can't ignore the overall situation because of a few angry words. If the second son leaves to save trouble, leaving behind an orphan and a widow, what will happen to the funeral? Others will say cold words and ignore the matter. We can't do that."

She then said to Mrs. Wu, "Mother, you say so, right? You have the final say."

Mrs. Wu said, "Okay, outsiders don't have to worry about it. From now on, I will live in the second brother's house. No one should come and take advantage of our second brother's house!"

Liu Wenhu became happy instantly. Since the old lady lived here, he could come and go as he pleased and no one could say anything nonsense to him!

Lin Lan said, "This isn't a big deal, right? Since the family has been divided, the heads of the family are Liu Erhu and Wu Caixian. Liu Erhu is dead, but there is still Wu Caixian, right? How come it's your turn to be in charge?" She looked at Wu Caixian, who was lying on the ground crying, and frowned, looking down on her. She said loudly, "Wu Caixian!"

Wu Caixian had been crying the whole time. When she heard someone calling her, she was stunned for a moment and wiped her tears. "Ah? Who called me?"

Lin Lan: “…” In this case, she really needs to remarry. If she doesn’t, she probably won’t live past tomorrow.

Yanyan went to help her mother up, but couldn't. She was anxious and shouted, "Mom, don't cry. My father is dead, but Xiaojie and I are still alive! If you cry again, our whole family will be killed."

Her younger brother Xiaojie was also spoiled by his parents and grandma. He was scared when he encountered something at this time. Besides, he was only five or six years old and didn't understand anything. He just cried, which was even worse.

Yanyan always looked timid, but when she suddenly said something so harsh, everyone around her couldn't help but shudder. Suffering makes people grow, and they grow rapidly without any buffer.

The whole family stared at Yanyan fiercely, hating her for daring to go to the brigade to complain and ask the brigade cadres to support her! She didn't dare to do that before, but someone gave her the idea! And that person must be Lin Lan, the shrew! Mrs. Wu and Sun Aifeng had a grudge against Lin Lan, and now they hated her so much that they wanted to rush over to grab Lin Lan, but unfortunately they didn't have the courage.

Mrs. Wu took out her anger on her granddaughter and slapped Yanyan hard in the face. "What are you talking about, you idiot? Your father was killed by you and your mother, and you want to kill me too? If you had waited until your father died, you and your mother would have been sold to the kiln, and you two would no longer be members of our Liu family."

Liu Wenhu and Sun Aifeng were also there to support him, saying, "This bastard who eats his own food and steals his own food deserves a beating."

Yanyan was beaten so hard that she kept hiding. Liu Wenhu's eldest son Dacang blocked her way and prevented her from hiding.

Dawei even handed a stick to Mrs. Wu, who grabbed it with one hand and hit Yanyan and Wu Caixian on the head, "You idiots, you killed my son and you want to hurt me now."

Wu Caixian screamed and just held her daughter in her arms, and she was hit twice.

Seeing that the captain was holding the whip but not pulling it out, Lin Lan anxiously grabbed it and whipped it towards Mrs. Wu. Her first hit was not very accurate and it hit Liu Wenhu directly in the face, causing him to scream in pain.

It was only on the second hit that he hit Mrs. Wu accurately, causing her to drop the stick and cover her face in horror.

Lin Lan not only beat her, but also beat Sun Aifeng, forcing the three of them to hide everywhere.

Lin Lan cursed as she beat him, "I'll beat you to death! All our propaganda these days has been in vain! Now is a new society, we need to get rid of the feudal remnants and the outdated customs, but you are still here starving your family. Are you starving your family? You are starving your own conscience! You scum who have the nerve to do beastly things with your heads on your backs, and you dare to breathe and waste air with us? Director Liu, quickly arrest these feudal remnants, report them to the commune for trial, and send them all to the labor camps for labor reform. They are so disgusting!"

The author has something to say: Director Han: If my wife can beat me, then she will beat me. If my wife can’t beat me, then I will beat her.