When Xiao Bin gave the money to Lin Sanjun, he was still excited. He tried hard to control his hands from shaking, but he couldn't control it.

Xiao Bin: "Sanjun, I'll give you these 60 yuan first, and I'll write you an IOU for the remaining 40 yuan. When you go to the army, I'll give it to my second sister-in-law after I get my salary. What do you think?"

Lin Sanjun: "Okay."

Xiao Bin wrote the IOU immediately, fearing that if he was a step slower, Lin Sanjun would not agree and he would lose the job.

After Lin Sanjun left, Xiao Bin said to Xiao Jixiang, "Jixiang, bite your daddy." As he said that, he stretched out his arm in front of Xiao Jixiang.

Xiao Jixiang took a few steps back and looked at his father in disbelief: "Dad, it's not hygienic." Then he turned around and ran away to Lin Yiyi's house.

Xiao Bin: “…”

Xiao Bin was in a good mood, but Xiao Wu was not so good.

Xiao Wu was also sitting in the yard, but at the door of his house. Just now, he watched the whole thing from beginning to end. Xiao Wu was a person who was easily satisfied. He was a little honest and a little cowardly, but he thought clearly. He had no ability, so he just guarded his own piece of land and didn't think about other people's things. He really hadn't thought about Lin Sanjun's job. Otherwise, if he knew that Lin Sanjun was going to the army, if he had any interest in this job, he would definitely talk to his parents, but he didn't. However, he didn't expect that Lin Sanjun would come to his house and sell the job to his third brother.

Although he didn't want the other person's job and knew he had no ability, the meaning was different now. Lin Sanjun sold the job to his third brother, and the contrast between their families was obvious. So at this moment, he felt a little disappointed.

Liang went to wash clothes, bed sheets, and quilts. It was the New Year, and everything in the house had to be cleaned thoroughly to avoid being dirty and unsightly when guests came. At the same time, cleaning it thoroughly also meant welcoming the new year. In the countryside, many families would do a big cleaning at the end of the year.

When Liang came back with the wooden bucket, she saw Xiao Bin coming to pick her up halfway. This was the first time she had seen Xiao Bin in the four or five years since they got married. It wasn't that Xiao Bin was bad, but all men were like this. Who would be so careful to pick up their daughter-in-law who was doing laundry?

Liang: "Why are you here?"

Xiao Bin looked at Liang and smiled like a child who had eaten candy.

Liang: "Why are you laughing so happily? Your mouth is drooling."

Xiao Bin: “Guess.”

Liang rolled his eyes at him and said, "What are you guessing? Did you make money?" Liang was just guessing.

To put it bluntly, if the money was picked up, it must have been lost by the villagers. So we have to go door to door asking, which is not a good thing.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Bin said mysteriously: "That's about the idea."

Liang was surprised and also aroused some curiosity. She knew her man well. Xiao Bin's personality was such that he would not behave like this unless there was something good going on. She asked anxiously, "What good thing is it? Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me now." Really, wasn't he deliberately trying to make her anxious?

Xiao Bin looked around and found that there was no one around. He said, "Sanjun sold me the temporary job at the pig farm for 100 yuan."

Liang: "What?"

Xiao Bin thought that Liang was concerned about the 100 yuan, so he said hurriedly, "Don't think the money is too much. This job pays 18 yuan a month, and there are four months in a year. I can earn back my original investment in a year and a half. In the future, I can earn 72 yuan a year, which is more than what we get from working every day."

Liang rolled her eyes at him again: "Am I complaining that it's too expensive? I just can't believe it. I can't believe it. Tell me the whole story from beginning to end. Why did Sanjun sell the job of the pig farm to you? I heard from my second sister-in-law that if you do this job well, you can get a permanent job."

Xiao Bin: "I know that too. My son and I were sunbathing when the three armies arrived..."

After hearing this, Liang said intuitively, "It must be the second sister-in-law's intention."

Xiao Bin: "I think so too, then?"

Liang: "Let's just pretend we don't know. The three armies will leave on the eighth day of the first lunar month. I'll get some food for him then and you can take it to him." If she took it to him, it would cause gossip.

Xiao Bin: "Okay."

Liang looked at the man and smiled unconsciously. Such a good thing actually happened to them. When she first married this man, she had no choice. It was like being sold by her parents for food. Later, she found that this man was honest, so she thought, let's just live like this. When she was bullied by Qi Bocai when she first got married, she didn't tell the man. She knew that it was useless to tell him, so she resisted in her own way. Later, when Lin Yiyi married in, she immediately surrendered. Liang felt that she still had good vision.

Liang: "Where is your son?"

Xiao Bin: "I went to my second brother's house to play." Where could such a young child go? Only to his second brother's house to play.

When they got home, the couple dried their things. At night, they heard a quarrel in the first room.

The next morning, Liang went to find Lin Yiyi.

Today is the day for fishing in the team.

The Lin family's younger brothers are already veterans in the excitement and busyness, and today there is one more person, Xiao Yu.

In the past, Lin Sijun would bring Lin Wudi and Xiao Rui with him, but Xiao Rui did not come today.

Liang: "Second sister-in-law."

Lin Yiyi put Xiao Shiyi in the stroller, and then wrapped the child up warmly, ready to watch the fun. Not only did she wrap the child up warmly, she also hid a hand warmer in her cotton padded jacket. Seeing Liang coming, she said, "You didn't go fishing?"

Liang: "I'll go right away. I..." Liang looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she lowered her voice and said, "I heard the eldest wife quarreling yesterday."

Lin Yiyi was stunned for a moment, then she understood. She smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with us." As for why they quarreled? It must be because of work, but it was her brother's business to decide who to sell the job to. If she, the elder sister, didn't care, what right did others have to care? "Let's go to the pond. I heard that there is a bumper harvest of fish this year, more than last year."

Liang: “That’s right.”

Lin Yiyi: "Where's Jixiang?"

The two talked as they walked.

Liang: "Grandma is with her."

Lin Yiyi: "If grandma is too tired, she can leave him at my house. Xiaowu is here and can play with Jixiang. I am also at home at other times. Jixiang is 3 years old this year and will be 4 after the Chinese New Year. He is a very well-behaved child.

Liang: "Hey, he also likes to play with Xiaowu."

When we arrived at the pond, the water had already drained out. The men rolled up their pants and wore thin shirts to catch fish, and the children were picking up small fish on the river bank. Although it was winter, the 28th day of the lunar year was the coldest period of time, but everyone's hearts were warm, and therefore, the weather did not seem cold.

Seeing Lin Yiyi coming, someone greeted her: "Yiyi is here, your Xiao Yu caught the most and moved the fastest."

Lin Yiyi smiled: "Really?" Xiao Yu has a good physique. As a soldier, he is more skilled than everyone else, so it is normal for him to catch fish faster than everyone else.

"That's right. Your two younger brothers are also following their brother-in-law, and they are not slow either. This year, your family can get two more fish." Although their household registration is not here, they can be registered under Grandpa Xiao's household registration, and no one will say anything about this. Because the fish are divided among everyone before they are taken to the supply and marketing cooperative for purchase, no one will be left out.

"Yiyi, your bike is really special. Children can lie on it, and adults can save a lot of energy."

"Yes, this car is very expensive, isn't it?"

Lin Yiyi: "This car belongs to my brothers.

I sent it to my brother and asked a carpenter to make it. If my sisters-in-law like it, they can come and take a look. When your families have babies, they can also order it to order.”

"This looks expensive. We can't afford it."

"That's right, Yiyi, how much did you spend on this custom car?"

Lin Yiyi: "My brothers gave it to me. I don't have the nerve to ask them for money. But life will get better and better in the future. Everyone can afford this kind of car. Our lives will definitely get better and better. Think about the situation two years ago and now. Who could have thought of that back then?"

Just like last year, in about two hours, almost all the big fish in the pond were caught. Lin Yiyi left early to boil water for Xiao Yu and the Lin brothers. When she finished boiling the water, everyone came back.

Lin Sijun. "There are a lot of fish this time, four in total."

Lin Sijun: "This little fish is delicious when mixed with shredded radish soup."

Lin Sijun: "When Xiaoyi grows up, we can go fishing together."

Lin Yiyi could hear the chattering of Lin Sijun in the kitchen. When she heard them coming, she came out of the kitchen and asked, "So many?" There were four big fish and half a basket of small fish, which must have weighed about 40 kilograms. Last year, Xiao Rui also helped to pick small fish, but this year it was only Sijun and Xiaowu, but there were more small fish than last year. So this year is better than last year.

Lin Yiyi: "You guys go take a shower first, I'll wash the fish."

Xiao Yu: "Dajun, you go wash first." He poured out the small fish in the basket and said to Lin Yiyi, "The water is cold, I'll wash it."

Lin Yiyi: "Okay, I'll go get some more water. You watch the stroller. If he cries, push it."

Xiao-Woo: "Yeah."

After washing the small fish, Lin Yiyi prepared a few bowls for soup or braised dishes, and used the rest to dry.

New Year's Eve.

On this day, Lin Yiyi and Xiao Yu took Xiao Eleven to their old house for lunch, but the Lin brothers did not go. They stayed at Lin Yiyi's house and prepared some food.

As before, the staple food was dumplings. Lin Yiyi gave Xiao Shiyi to Xiao Yu, and she and Qin Xiangju made dumplings together.

Outside, Grandpa Xiao and a group of other old men were sitting in the sun and chatting.

Xiao Wu was a little nervous today. He looked at Xiao Yu several times, wanting to say something, but he suppressed it. After hesitating several times, Xiao Wu finally spoke: "Second brother..."

Xiao-Woo looked at him: "Hmm?"

Xiao Wu licked his tongue nervously. He was not nervous in front of Grandpa Xiao and Xiao Daqiang, but he was nervous in front of his younger brother.

...that...that you...is that you see, is there any job suitable for me, can you help me and introduce it to me?"

As a soldier, Xiao Yu had never used his power and connections to help his family. He had no connections, but he had never thought about using such connections. Today, Xiao Wu spoke up, and he knew why. Because Lin Sanjun sold the temporary job at the pig farm to Xiao Bin, he felt a little anxious.

Xiao Yu: "What kind of job do you want to do? What kind of job do you think is suitable for you?"

Xiao Wu didn't know what kind of job was suitable for him. When Xiao Yu asked him this, he thought about it and said, "How about...how about you decide for me? You can find any job, I can do it."

Grandpa Xiao said: "The eldest brother's personality is not suitable for the factory." Doesn't he know the eldest brother's personality? "The eldest brother has only studied for two years. Can the factory hire him? Don't make things difficult for your second brother."

Xiao Wu: "Then... let Spinach go?"

Grandma Xiao was just coming out to get something. When she heard what they said, she walked over with a gloomy face: "Did your wife graduate from elementary school or junior high school? Or high school? Don't you know what her personality is like? With her personality, introducing her to the factory, isn't that just making enemies?" Grandma Xiao's voice was loud and the people who were making dumplings inside heard it.

Grandma Xiao also deliberately said it so seriously. Xiao Wu was able to speak out today because of the fact that Lin Sanjun sold his job to Xiao Bin. Qi Bocai kept talking about it in front of Xiao Wu day and night, asking Xiao Wu to ask Xiao Yu for help in finding a job, so Xiao Wu spoke out. So Grandma Xiao said this to Qi Bocai.

When Qi Bocai heard this, he immediately walked out: "Grandma, you are wrong to say that. I just didn't go to school, but don't you think I can raise pigs? The third child can go to the pig farm, why can't we, the eldest son of the family, do the same?"

Liang: "The pig farm was sold to us by Sanjun. According to the eldest sister-in-law, no matter what we do, you have to follow us, right? Do we have to prepare your share as well if our friends from the third house give us some benefits?"

Qi Bocai said: "But this must be the intention of the Second House. Why would the Second House give the job to you and not to us?"

Originally, Lin Yiyi didn't want to get involved in such things, but when Qi Bocai pointed the finger at them, she couldn't stand it anymore: "Let alone that this is Sanjun's own job, he can give it to whoever he wants. To put it bluntly, even if it's our second house's job, it's my job, and I can give it to whoever I want. Do I need your consent? Also, my job is my job, not the Xiao family's job, not my parents' job. I've never heard of the in-laws interfering with the daughter-in-law's brother's job. If you say this, it's ridiculous."

Grandma Xiao: "That's not the case. We are very grateful that Sanjun sold his job to Lao San. We are a well-behaved family and we would never do such a thing."

Qi Bocai: "We have no control over the job of the second son's wife, but the second son can at least show some sympathy to his eldest brother, right? The third son has a job, so he must find one for his eldest brother as well."