The team leader: "Da Ya, why are you here?" You are not here to borrow food, are you? Daya's parents just died. Although it is pitiful, every bit of food lent out at this time is equivalent to saving food from your own family. The team leader does not want to wrong his family. If you wrong your family to help others, you are a fool, but Daya's family is also pitiful. The team leader is fighting a mental battle. After all, Daya's parents will starve to death because Daya's family has no food. Daya's parents have sent their children to school. With only the two of them working, they simply can't eat enough. Now, when the famine comes, they have no food left, and they can't survive.
Lin Yiyi said, "Hello, captain. It's like this. Tomorrow the Xiao family will come to propose marriage. They want to get married while I am in mourning. Their betrothal gift includes food, so my brothers will have food to eat. But there are no adults in my family, so I would like to ask the captain and my aunt to be witnesses." At this time, the food was hidden and no one dared to know. But tomorrow the Xiao family will come to propose marriage, and everyone will see it. And other people would not dare to covet the food she got in exchange for the marriage. Besides, although the four brothers of the Lin family are not adults, there are quite a few of them, and they are very protective of their food.
The captain said, "Okay, your aunt and I will definitely come over tomorrow." As long as it's not to borrow food, it's fine.
Lin Yiyi said gratefully: "Thank you, Captain. Captain, after I marry into the Xiao family, I'll ask you to take care of my younger brothers at home."
Captain: "It's nothing."
Lin Yiyi added: "Also, my parents are gone, but the name of the head of the household is still my father. Should it be changed?" Changing the head of the household means that the head of the family has also been changed.
The captain said, "Yes, this matter should have been dealt with long ago. I see that you have been having a hard time recently, so I plan to deal with it after you have calmed down a little. Since you have brought it up, we will change the name of the householder tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Who will your family change it to? It should be Lin Dajun's name, right?"
Lin Yiyi said, "It's Lin Dajun's name. Dajun is my oldest brother. The eldest brother is like a father, so it's only right to change his name."
The captain said, "Okay, wait till I've fixed it, and then you guys come and sign your names."
Lin Yiyi: "Thank you, Captain. We'll go back first."
Lin Yiyi brought Lin Dajun and Lin Erjun back home. No one spoke on the way. Lin Dajun was happy that he could be the head of the family, but Lin Erjun was not convinced.
There are three rooms in the Lin family. One is the room of Lin's parents, where Lin Wudi usually sleeps with them. One is the room of Daya, where other things are stored, and the other is the room of the brothers of the Lin family.
After returning home, Lin Yiyi said, "Dajun, from today on, my parents' room will be handed over to you. You have become the head of the family, so you should sleep in the main room from now on."
When Lin Dajun heard this, he said, "Okay, thank you, big sister." Of course he was happy to have his own room. It was much more comfortable than being squeezed together with his younger brothers every day.
Lin Erjun said, "Sister, can I sleep with my brother? It's more comfortable for two people in each room."
Lin Yiyi said: "This... this room is for your eldest brother to marry in the future."
When Lin Dajun heard this, his face turned red. He didn't want to sleep with anyone else in the room where he married his wife. Besides, he finally had his own room, so how could he be willing to sleep with someone else?
Lin Erjun said, "But I am the same age as my elder brother. He has a room for his wife, so what should I do?"
Lin Yiyi said: "This... I have it. When I marry into the Xiao family, my room will be vacant and I can give it to you."
Lin Erjun was talking nonsense. How can my eldest sister's utility room compare with my eldest brother's main room?
Lin Yiyi added: "Dajun, the eldest brother is like a father. The future affairs of the younger brothers will be left to you to solve. When my sister gets married, the house at home will also be left to you to arrange."
Lin Dajun said: "Don't worry, sister, I will make arrangements."
Lin Yiyi: "Then elder sister is going to sleep." Before going to bed, rinse your mouth with water. The Lin family didn't have toothpaste or toothbrushes, so they used leaves before. Lin Yiyi had no choice but to use leaves, and then use the leaves as a pressure line to clean the gaps between teeth.
Outside, Lin Erjun followed Lin Dajun into the house. He looked at the main room and didn't want to leave.
Lin Dajun said, "I'm going to sleep, Erjun, you can go out now."
Lin Erjun said: "Brother, I also want to sleep alone. You are the eldest brother, so please let me do it."
Lin Dajun said, "Didn't my elder sister say that after she gets married, her room can be left to you?"
Lin Erjun: "I don't want my eldest sister's room. After my eldest sister gets married, you can let Sanjun, Sijun and Wudi move there. The room we live in now will belong to me."
Lin Dajun thought for a moment and said, "Okay." It won't harm him anyway.
Seeing that he agreed, Lin Erjun went out. He snorted in his heart. He couldn't compete with his elder brother for the main wife. Although he was only 13 years old, he knew that everyone in the village favored the eldest son. Although he and his elder brother were twins, his elder brother was born earlier and his parents were gone. The main wife must be given to the eldest son, so he set his sights on this room. This room is bigger than the eldest sister's room. If the eldest sister's room could not accommodate the four brothers, this room with a window would definitely be given to the eldest sister by her parents.
Lin Yiyi was woken up by someone.
"Sister, I'm hungry... Sister, I'm hungry..." The voice was childish, a little weak and a little aggrieved.
Lin Yiyi opened her eyes and saw a skinny child sitting next to her. He pulled her clothes with his dry little hands and pushed her: "Sister, I'm hungry..." His voice was still a little hoarse, caused by crying yesterday.
Lin Yiyi rubbed her eyes and touched Lin Wudi's head: "Sister is going to cook, do you want to go with me?"
Lin Wudi opened his hands and said, "Yes."
Lin Yiyi carried Lin Wudi out of bed and opened the door to see that it was already daybreak outside, but not very bright. Unlike people of this generation, she could not judge the time based on the sky.
Let Lin Yiyi cook? That's impossible. Lin Yiyi went to knock on the door of the main room: "Dajun, get up... Dajun, get up..."
There was no movement.
Lin Yiyi continued to knock on the door: "Dajun, get up, you are the head of the family, you need to learn how to distribute food, get up quickly, breakfast will be distributed by you."
There was some movement, and after a while, the door opened. Lin Dajun said, "Big sister."
Lin Yiyi: "Come to my room to get food."
Lin Dajun: “Hey.”
There were only five pounds of sweet potatoes in the room. Lin Yiyi said, "There are only five pounds of sweet potatoes here, which is enough for five days, which means we can only eat one pound a day. But other people's one pound of sweet potatoes is mixed with wild vegetables. We don't have wild vegetables at home, so we won't be full. Don't you think so?"
Lin Dajun said, "Yes." He was not a child anymore, so he would not ask to eat his fill in one go.
Lin Yiyi: "So my sister's idea is to eat half a pound of sweet potatoes in the morning and half a pound of sweet potatoes at noon, and then go to the mountain to find food in the afternoon and have it for dinner. Do you have any ideas?"
Lin Dajun: “No.”
In the original plot, the Lin brothers, led by the 13-year-old Lin Erjun, hinted to Lin Daya to sell blood to support their studies, and Lin Daya really did it. Part of the reason was that Lin Daya herself was willing to do so. She was willing to give everything to support her brothers. For Lin Erjun and other brothers, at the beginning, they took the initiative to hope that Lin Daya would sell blood to support them, but later, it was all Lin Daya who took the initiative. She assumed the responsibility of an eldest sister like a mother, took the initiative to sell blood, took the initiative to go up the mountain to find food, took the initiative to work, etc. She never asked her brothers to share the responsibility with her. For boys of this age, selfishness is one of them, but another point is that they are lazy because their sisters didn't ask them. So sometimes, some results are not the fault of one party.
The ungrateful Lin brothers did not become ungrateful overnight. They were used to asking for favors from Lin Daya, and Lin Daya was used to not asking for anything in return. But Lin Yiyi was not like that.
Lin Yiyi couldn't leave the Lin brothers alone now, as she hadn't married into the Xiao family yet. So in order to live a good life, she had to take care of the Lin brothers these days.
Lin Yiyi: "Dajun is so good. He is so sensible. I am very pleased. My parents in heaven must be very pleased too."
Lin Dajun was praised and felt happy.
There are only three sweet potatoes in a pound. Lin Yiyi took out one of them and said, "Wash it clean, cut it into 60 pieces, and then put it in a clay pot to cook sweet potato porridge."
Lin Dajun happily took the sweet potato porridge, thinking that he could sneak a few pieces while it was cooking.
Lin Erjun came out of the room and said, "Brother, let me help you light the fire." He thought, I am just trying to prevent my brother from cheating on me.
Lin Dajun was about to refuse, but Lin Yiyi said, "Erjun is really good. He knows how to help Big Brother."
Lin Dajun was stopped from speaking, and Lin Erjun said obediently: "It's only natural. I was born at about the same time as my elder brother, so I can't push everything onto my elder brother."
Lin Yiyi said: "The first army loves brothers, and the second army respects the eldest brother. Although my parents are gone, I believe our family will definitely be able to survive."
Lin Yiyi, who said a few nice words but actually did nothing, watched Lin Dajun and Lin Erjun go into the kitchen. She said, "Erjun, heat another pot of hot water and let it cool down. When the Xiao family comes, use it to entertain them."
Lin Erjun: "Hey." Lin Erjun quickly lit the fire, and kept looking at Lin Dajun, fearing that Lin Dajun would cheat. If Lin Dajun cheated, he would tell the eldest sister and ruin Lin Dajun's status as the head of the family.
Although Lin Dajun didn't know that Lin Erjun was eyeing his position as the head of the family, he didn't dare to eat secretly because Lin Erjun was watching him. However, even without Lin Erjun's watch, Lin Sanjun and Lin Sijun came to the kitchen immediately.
When the water boiled, Lin Yiyi rinsed her mouth with the water, then she and Lin Wudi each drank a bowl of warm water and said, "Let's have breakfast."