Lin Lan quickly squeezed over and stood next to Da Wang and the others, "What are you doing?"

Da Wang leaned over to make room for Lin Lan, "Duel."

Lin Lan: “…”

When Han Qingping and several other teachers saw Lin Lan, they smiled at her and said, "Oh, these kids are really interesting."

Lin Lan: What’s going on?

Erwang and Maisui quickly told her that it was nothing serious. It was just that Sanwang shaved his head, and other children in the village also shaved their heads, saying that he was extremely smart and that bald people were smart. However, some children in the class were not convinced and insisted that bald people were stupid because Sanwang had poor grades, while Maisui and Erwang, who had thick hair, had good grades.

So they started quarreling. Some kids called Sanwang "monk head" and Sanwang called them "lice head".

Originally, it was nothing, just a quarrel, but there was a little lice-headed boy who was particularly fond of Xiaowang. When he heard that Xiaowang wanted to shave his head like the third brother, he became anxious.

He sat next to Xiaowang and liked Xiaowang very much. He liked to lean on Xiaowang whenever he had something to do. He was especially fascinated when Xiaowang played the harmonica. When he heard that Xiaowang was going to shave his head today, he was more anxious than anyone else and leaned on Xiaowang to ask him not to shave his head.

Sanwang was originally unhappy about the boy clinging to Xiaowang, because he used to cling to Dawang, and then Xiaowang cling to him. They are brothers, but why is the boy clinging to Xiaowang? Especially since he has lice all over his head and body. Xiaowang is kind-hearted. As long as people are nice to him, he will not refuse them and is willing to be friends with them, even if they are a little dirty or a little chewy.

Sanwang found that the lice on his head had actually crawled onto Xiaowang's head! He couldn't stand it anymore, "Look at you, you lice-headed bastard, your head is full of lice, why don't you shave your head? You even have lice crawling onto my brother's head."

So the two quarreled, and the good man naturally wanted to help him, so they quarreled. With Dawang around, they didn't dare to fight, so they made an appointment to duel after school!

The good boy helped his brother, and the other kid helped the lice-headed kid, so this is the scene that Lin Lan saw.

Lin Lan: ………It’s quite tortuous.

At this time, Sanwang had already seen an opportunity and finally tripped his opponent, but the good man was pinned to the ground, crying out in pain. Sanwang went to help him again.

Lin Lan clapped her hands, "Alright, alright, let's all go home."

Sanwang heard Lin Lan's movements and said proudly, "Mom, look at me throwing him down like a horse."

But the opponent threw him back.

Dawang: “Okay.”

When the child heard this, he immediately let go of Sanwang and ran away with Lice Head.

Da Wang picked up San Wang and said, "Idiot."

Sanwang immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Brother, can you teach me how to wrestle?"

Haonan also came up, "And me."

Xiao Wang had already thrown himself into Lin Lan's arms and rubbed against her. "Mom, my head itches."

Mai Sui ruffled his hair and said, "I'll give you a good shave with a comb when we get home tonight to get rid of all the lice."

Sanwang: "I told you to stay away from lice."

Xiao Wang nodded, looking like he had done something wrong, "Okay."

Haonan laughed out loud, "Fourth Aunt, it would be so much fun if you shaved our heads."

Xiaowang's eyes sparkled and he was very moved.

Lin Lan: "Baby, being bald is very cold."

Sanwang: "Not cold at all."

Good Man: “It’s not cold!”

Xiao Wang hesitated for a moment, "Mom, they said that I have a round head and a pointed chin, and I would look good with a shaved head."

Lin Lan: ………Who is it? Come out and I will beat him to death!

Sanwang just chuckled.

Lin Lan felt desperate when she thought about the lice on her head and body, so she decided to shave Xiao Wang's head as well. Children's hair grows fast anyway, so it's okay if she shaves it now and it will grow back a little by the New Year.

Lin Lan asked Da Wang to take the three little ones to the captain's house to ask the captain for help in shaving their heads, while she took Mai Sui and Er Wang home first.

Qiaoqiao was waiting at the door. She asked anxiously, "Fourth Aunt, where are my eldest brother and the others?"

Lin Lan smiled and waved her hands, "Just ask my sister, it makes me so happy."

Mai Sui and Er Wang told Qiao Qiao the story, and Qiao Qiao was so happy that she covered her mouth and laughed.

They went home to clean up first. An hour later, Da Wang came back with three little bald guys, each of them was shiny and bright.

Lin Lan: “…”

Mai Sui pulled Qiao Qiao and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back. "Haha, now the house can be bright even without turning on the lights, just like the light bulbs in the city."

It was not yet completely dark, but the house was already dark. The three of them stood in the bright doorway, lined up from tall to short, their round, shiny heads glowing like oversized light bulbs.

Lin Lan also laughed so hard that she looked at Erwang and Dawang.

Da Wang was unmoved, Er Wang quickly covered his head and said, "Mom, I'm afraid of the cold."

Sanwang saw that everyone was intimidated by them, and he squeezed his eyes towards his two younger brothers, and began to change the formation according to what they had rehearsed outside. Sanwang put his hands on his waist, swaying his body as he walked forward, Haonan followed, and Xiaowang was the last.

"Beep beep, we are bright big light bulbs, beep beep, we are cheerful big smarts, beep beep beep, we are happy little bald heads~~" After going around in a circle, the three of them struck a pose and shouted together: "Smart big light bulb, you deserve it! Bright little bald head, no lice and no oil!"

“Hahahaha…hahahahaha…”

At this time, the captain was at home packing up his clippers and razors, but several children, big and small, rushed in, shouting, "Grandpa Captain, we want to shave our heads too!"

The captain was confused. "It's because it's so cold. Why did you shave your head?"

"Bald looks good!"

The louse-head imitated Sanwang, put one hand on his waist, stepped forward with one leg, and shouted: "Bright brand little bald head, no lice and no oil! I want to shave my head and not get lice. I don't want to be a louse-head!"

Just now when Sanwang was rehearsing with his two younger brothers on the street, they watched the whole show.

The captain: “…” If we have any trouble with our dinner, it will be all your fault, you rascals.

Han Qingsong rode his bike home. As soon as he entered the yard, he found that the house was quiet and something was wrong. He parked the bike, took off his gloves and hat, and walked into the house.

Suddenly the door opened, and three bald heads popped out from high to low, shiny and glossy.

Han Qingsong: “…It looks pretty.”

The three children laughed so hard that only the teeth could be seen, not the eyes. No, one of Sanwang’s front teeth was missing, which was particularly funny.

Sanwang led his brothers to perform the previous song and dance for Han Qingsong again. Mai Sui and Qiaoqiao helped to clap the rhythm. Lin Lan and Erwang were serving rice. Lin Lan was so happy that she lost her balance and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Erwang was ready to hold her up.

Da Wang, who was rubbing corn kernels nearby, couldn't hold back his laughter and his masseter muscles showed.

When the three children shouted the last sentence, Han Qingsong also laughed and reached out to touch the three little bald heads, "Not bad."

"Hahaha, your fourth uncle is laughing!" Sanwang said to Haonan.

Good Man: "Why doesn't my fourth uncle like to laugh?"

Xiao Wang also came over with a curious expression, asking for explanation.

Sanwang bumped heads with them and whispered, "My mother said that your fourth uncle was a reincarnated beast, so he has a cold and fierce face every day."

Lin Lan: "…………" Get out of here, I didn't tell you how you knew. She was just joking with Han Qingsong and teasing him. Sure enough, nothing could be known by the monk!

Xiao Wang: "Of course he is hungry. Just eat enough. I will take Dad to eat something delicious tonight."

Haonan immediately said: "Take me, take me."

Lin Lan rubbed her stomach and said to Han Qingsong, "Help me up quickly. I can't take it anymore."

Han Qingsong immediately became nervous, hugged her and asked concernedly, "What's the matter?"

Lin Lan leaned in his arm, stroking her chest with one hand, with a playful look on her face, "...Oh, no, no, I'm going to fall apart from laughing, tighten the screws for me quickly."

"Hahahaha..." The whole room burst into laughter again.

The three little ones came up and tickled Lin Lan, under the pretext of tightening the screws.

Lin Lan was afraid of being tickled, so she quickly hid behind Han Qingsong, then caught Sanwang and started to counterattack.

Sanwang is most afraid of creaking!

Because of the activities before the meal, my abdominal muscles are so bulging that I eat twice as much.

During the meal, Erwang touched his stomach and said, "You guys laughed so hard that my stomach almost burst. I can't eat enough."

Especially the three bald guys opposite, lined up from tall to short, were eating together, their mouths opening and closing, it was... especially funny to watch.

Sanwang learned it all by himself and developed his own mechanical movements. His head didn't move, his expression was blank, his mouth opened and closed, and he spoke each word in a mechanical voice without tone or emotion, "We are the bald squad from Mars. Our goal is to conquer the people of Earth, and our weapon is to make you laugh."

Lin Lan quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks, smiling from ear to ear, "It's not easy to not bite the food. Eat quickly and don't bite the food."

It was dark after dinner. It was cold in June, so Lin Lan didn't let them go out to play. They just lay on the kang, listening to the radio, reading books, playing games, and then went to bed early.

After breakfast the next day, Lin Lan and Qiaoqiao were cleaning up the dishes while the others were getting ready to go to school.

Suddenly, a group of kids rushed in, lined up in the yard, put their hands on their hips, and shouted, "We are the bald brigade. Hahahaha."

Sanwang led Xiaowang and Haonan to rush into the group of children. They were so happy, especially the one with lice head turned into a bald head, haha.

"You don't know, I had a lot of lice when I shaved my head yesterday, but now they are gone, haha."

"The louse couldn't stand and fell to death, haha."

Lin Lan couldn't stop laughing. Seeing the group of children so happy, she grabbed a handful of dates and gave one or two sweet dates to each of them.

When Da Wang came out with his schoolbag, he was stunned when he saw the bald heads in the yard.

Erwang and Maisui also laughed. Maisui even patted Erwang's head and said, "Second brother, do you want to learn more about this?"

Erwang made a rare face at her and said, "Do you and Sister Qiaoqiao want to give it a try?"

Mai Sui turned around, waved goodbye to Lin Lan and Qiaoqiao, and chased after them.

Qiaoqiao looked at their backs and smiled tenderly, "Fourth Aunt, this is so happy."

Lin Lan put her arm around her shoulders and said, "That's right. My stomach hurts from laughing so hard these days."

She added, "Actually, these naughty kids are really annoying. Just take Sanwang for example. He has caused us a lot of worry. But as the old saying goes, even if a child breaks a bowl, he is still very cute when he is confused. We should not just look at the broken bowl and be happy by looking at the interesting things."

Qiaoqiao nodded thoughtfully, it was true. Sanwang was actually very naughty, if he was left alone he would be beaten every other day. And Haonan, when he was at home his mother wanted to throw him out, but at Fourth Aunt's house, Fourth Aunt thought Haonan was very cute, and she would praise him every day, making Haonan think he was really cute, and his mischievous temper improved a lot.

For example, in the past, he would poke the chicken coop at home just for fun. If he hurt the chickens, his grandmother would say it was a good move, but his mother would beat him. Here, Sanwang also led them to chase chickens and play with dogs, but he was chasing the chickens out, picking out the chicken feces, and cleaning the chicken shed. Good men don't mind the dirt and will take the initiative to help.

As for myself, I always looked at the bad side and didn't look at the better side. I thought it was good to have food to eat and not be hungry, and I didn't need to expect to eat better. I just needed to have clothes to wear and not be frozen, and I didn't need to care about appearance. I just let the elders arrange for me, and I didn't need to think too much.

Now I think I should do something, not just accept whatever comes my way like before. I think that in two years I will get married, have kids, and live with a strange man. It will be like this until I die, good or bad. I can see the end of it at a glance.

Qiaoqiao shuddered for no apparent reason.

Lin Lan patted her shoulder and said, "Come inside. It's cold outside."

When the children have company, every day passes by happily. Especially this year, Han Qingping was particularly kind, and he took the exam and had the winter vacation at the age of 20. The children were even happier. Sanwang led his two younger brothers to run to the river every day. Now the ice is frozen solid. Because the water is clear, the ice in some places is thick and transparent, and it looks almost like water. You can also see the water plants and small fish swimming below.

Sliding on the ice and playing with spinning tops are children's favorite games in winter.

On the day of the Little New Year, Lin Mei came to pick up the children. When they heard Lin Mei coming, the three children rushed out and shouted at Lin Mei: "1, 2, 3!"

Lin Mei was still wondering what these kids were doing when she saw them take off their hats, revealing three little bald heads.

She was totally stunned.

Seeing her confused look, the children laughed, "Another one is confused!" They have confused several people in the past two days. Han Qingyun was even more exaggerated and almost followed suit and shaved his head.

Lin Mei also laughed and touched them one by one, "You naughty kids, you are bald now."

Several children quickly put on their hats and went outside to entertain others.

Lin Lan welcomed Lin Mei into the house, and Lin Mei put down the things she brought, a little rooster, and several school bags made of homespun cloth, some indigo and some colorful, all for the children.

Mai Sui received the gift from her third aunt, so she happily gave her schoolbag made of small triangular pieces of cloth to Qiao Qiao, "Sister, I used the one my third aunt gave me, and this one was made by my mother, and I'm giving it to you."

Qiaoqiao took it happily.

Lin Mei said: "Qiao'er, we have it at home."

If it was in the past, Qiaoqiao would have put it down obediently, but now she smiled and said, "Mom, this was made by my fourth aunt, I want to keep it."

When Lin Mei heard what the lady wanted, she smiled and said, "Then keep it. You, a little girl, can talk back."

Lin Lan said, "You are already so old, and you still don't have time to say a word to me. Don't be so overbearing at home."

Lin Mei: "This is unfair." She pulled Lin Lan, "Are you going back before the New Year?"

Lin Lan: "The New Year gifts have already been given, so I won't go back before the New Year. I'll talk about it in the first month of the lunar year."

Lin Mei curled her lips and said, "Then I won't reply either. We'll talk about it in the first month of the year."

Lin Lan: "Let's bring some food and stay here for two days in the first month of the lunar year, and have a good talk with her." Her mother's family has not been divided yet, and half of what the second daughter-in-law does should be borne by her parents. Naturally, she has to talk to them. She can't just eat in vain. Tang Hehua still thinks she has done nothing wrong.

Lin Mei: "What if she still hides away?"

Lin Lan smiled and said, "It's okay, we can stay here until she comes back. If she doesn't come back, we won't leave. Let's see how long she can hide."

Lin Lan also told Lin Mei about Yanyan, saying that this child has talent and will definitely promote the development of their brigade's sideline business. Lin Mei readily agreed, "We now have a class for women and girls. Girls are not as strong as they should be, but they are much more delicate in their work."

Lin Lan encouraged her, "Third sister, you work hard. When the time is right in a few years, you can open a textile factory in the countryside." She would not say too much to Lin Mei, and all she needed to do was ask Lin Mei to persevere.

Lin Mei thought: "How can I think so much? Isn't this just for a living? I have no choice but to do it. You said Tang Hehua's mother-in-law wants to find a job, how can I not help? Damn it, they want to share my fortune, they really think they are the ancestors of our Lin family."

Lin Lan told her that if she wanted to run her own business, she had to protect it first. She couldn't be too embarrassed to get all the relatives and friends involved, otherwise it would fail within two years and they would blame her for not getting enough benefits.

Lin Lan invited Lin Mei to have lunch with her and packed some things for them to take back, mainly new clothes for Qiaoqiao, and paper and pens for them and their siblings.

Haonan didn't want to go back and wanted to spend the New Year here. But Mrs. Zheng missed him too, and he was sensible now and felt that he couldn't not go home, so he followed his mother and sister.

Lin Lan and the others stopped only after they reached the village entrance.

"You must miss me!" The good man looked back every few steps, his eyes full of tears.

Sanwang and Xiaowang waved at him.

Sanwang: "Don't wipe your nose with your sleeve!"

Xiao Wang: "Don't lose your temper!"

Haonan took off his hat and shook his bald head at them. Sanwang and Xiaowang also took off their hats and shook their heads back at him.

This made everyone laugh, and the slight sadness was washed away.

After the mother and her two children were out of sight, Lin Lan took the children home.

Xiaowang: "Mom, when Brother Haonan left, I felt like our family was missing a lot of people."

Lin Lan smiled and held his little hand, "Brother and sister can come after the New Year."

Sanwang laughed and said, "How can it be less? I am worth a hundred. Didn't you hear what mom said? When Sanwang is at home, it's like ten troupes of opera troupes competing against each other, with all the noise and chatter, haha."

…

Then the busy New Year's preparations began, including slaughtering pigs and dividing the meat, grinding and cutting tofu, grinding the mill to make big steamed buns, and making dumplings. This year's harvest was better than last year, and the members got more. With the surplus food, every household was busy and happy, hoping to have a good New Year.

Sister-in-law Han made tofu herself and asked Lin Lan not to make it. She would give half to her. Lin Lan naturally couldn't take it for free, so she gave the soybeans to Sister-in-law as a partner.

On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, they made dumplings. Lin Lan's family had seven members, and the young boys were hungry, so they made more dumplings than others. Han's sister-in-law's family had only three people eating together, so they made fewer dumplings. She finished her work early and sent Gu Mi to help Lin Lan.

Old Mrs. Han was not good at that. Old Han and the eldest brother didn't know how to make dumplings. Old Mrs. Han was busy by herself, but her movements were slow and her eyesight was not very good. She was always a little overwhelmed. And the second sister-in-law of Han was happy to either make sarcastic remarks or watch the fun, which made Old Mrs. Han even more angry.

Especially since Han Qinghua originally said she would go home for the New Year, but now she was not allowed to come back, the old lady was even more angry. In addition, Han Jinyu had not come back since her return to her parents' home, and she was worried about why her daughter-in-law did not come back before the New Year? Was she not doing well? Did her aunt not allow her to? Worried and angry, the old lady Han had a bad year.

Han wanted to spend the New Year with his wife and children, but he couldn't bear to see his parents left alone, and he had agreed to take care of the family, so he naturally had to take responsibility. As a result, the old lady was unhappy, scolding this and that, crying for Jinbao and Jinyu, and Han felt bad.

On New Year's Eve, Han went to the street and stood behind Han's wife's house for a long time. Although they were not as lively as the children, the three mothers were also friendly and discussed things. Later, he stood behind Lin Lan's house. Lin Lan's family was undoubtedly the most lively family in the village. There were many children, and they were rich. There was constant laughter and joy, which could almost blow the roof off.

After returning home, even the second brother Han's house was lively. But in their house, the first brother Han only knew how to snore, and the old lady only knew how to swear and sigh. The house was filled with a depressing and cold atmosphere that could not even suppress the red couplets and blessing characters for the New Year.

There was no point in the three of them sitting there and keeping watch.

Brother Han didn't even have anyone to talk to. He just felt like his heart was weighed down like a mountain and he wanted to cry.

Lin Lan's house was naturally more lively than last year, especially when it came to distributing the New Year's money. Lin Lan said that if she got good test scores and kowtowed to her parents, she could get three shares of the money.

Although Sanwang's grades were not very good, he knew the necessary words and did not make any major mistakes, so Lin Lan was not harsh on him and gave him a dollar.

One dollar!

Sanwang was almost fainted from happiness!

He originally thought that he had earned five cents for kowtow twice last year, and this year he would get at most ten cents? He would shout long live the emperor for twenty cents.

Didn't expect a dollar!

Oh my god, I suddenly turned from a poor monk into a rich abbot!

Lin Lan also told them with a smile that she still did not restrict them on how to spend the money and hoped that they would spend it happily and meaningfully.

When Sanwang heard this, he wanted to trick Xiaowang and his elder brother into contributing together so that they could go to the county to buy a toy gun.

Xiao Wang gave the money to Lin Lan, "Mom, give it to me to treat my eyes."

When Sanwang heard this, he immediately handed over his own money and said, "Mom, let's treat Xiaowang's eyes first."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Mom and Dad will save the money for the child's eye treatment. This money is to reward you for your hard work throughout the year. Take it. New Year, new atmosphere, new fortune!"

"It's a fortune, it's a fortune!"

After the Chinese New Year, it is time to pay New Year's greetings, walk on stilts, dance the Yangko dance, visit relatives, and give each other New Year's money. This is the happiest time for children, while adults have to pretend to be rich but still have to be happy...

Lin Lan still planned to go back to her parents' home on the third day of the Lunar New Year, but on the second night, Old Lady Han sent her eldest brother Han to her house and told Han Qingsong to go there the next day, because it was Jin Yu's first year back home after getting married, and all the brothers had to go.

"Third brother, the fourth brother is not at home. Jin Yu and his son-in-law are back. You as the third brother have to make do." The eldest brother Han was also depressed. He really didn't have a good New Year.

Lin Lan didn't care about Han Qingsong. She and her sisters had agreed to go back to her parents' home on the third day of the Lunar New Year, so naturally they wouldn't change the date. But she wouldn't stop him from going there.

Han Qingsong refused, "Brother, make an appointment to accompany Lin Lan back to her parents' home tomorrow." In previous years, when he was not at home, the family still celebrated the New Year as usual, and the sisters still went back to their parents' home as usual, and it was not necessary for him to do so.

Brother Han's expression became increasingly sad, and there didn't seem to be any joy of the New Year at all.

Lin Lan said: "Brother, aren't you going to accompany your sister-in-law back to her parents' home?"

Brother Han was startled, then said disappointedly: "Your sister-in-law didn't call me either."

Lin Lan didn't say anything. Are you waiting for Sister-in-law Han to call you? Then you can wait. I guess Sister-in-law Han won't call you even when your parents are gone. You will spend the rest of your life alone in that deserted house.

When the eldest brother Han went back and told the old lady about it, she got angry and scolded herself. Then she said her heart hurt, "Big brother, go and ask the third and second brothers to come. Tell them that I am dead and ask them to prepare my funeral."

Brother Han also knew that she was doing this on purpose. How could there be such a commotion during the New Year? He said, "It's New Year's Day, mother. Please be well."

Old Mrs. Han was so angry that she cursed, "Why am I fine, but you all have your wives and have forgotten your mother's things?"

Brother Han said sadly: "Mom, am I still here?"

Old Mrs. Han has been feeling frustrated enough since the family split up this year. She has to do all the housework and cooking by herself. Her eldest son looks honest and simple, but he can't help much. He is a big guy but very stupid.

She was furious and cursed: "What good are you? Can you wash my clothes and cook for me or can you hold my place?"

Brother Han was scolded so much that he was dazed. He stood there in a daze, then turned around and went back to his room silently. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and he couldn't help but shed tears of pain.