Xiao Yu took his son for a walk, while Lin Wudi started chatting with a friend he just met.

Bei: "Sister Lin, what did you bring?"

Lin Yiyi: "I brought French fries, how about you guys?"

As the name suggests, Mrs. Bei probably knew what French fries were, and she didn't think much about it, and she didn't even think that these French fries were completely different from what she thought of. Mrs. Bei said, "I brought dumplings. I have two children at home, so I brought two plates of dumplings." Her husband is the battalion commander after all, and she definitely can't bring bad things to embarrass her husband and children.

Lin Yiyi looked at Jiang again: "What did Sister Jiang bring?"

Jiang has two daughters and one son, three people participated, and they needed to bring three things. Jiang: "I brought three sweet dumplings." The so-called sweet dumplings are made of rice flour and brown sugar. In fact, they are the same as sweet glutinous rice balls, but one has soup and the other does not. The reason why rice flour is used is because rice flour does not stick to the hands, just like rice steamed bread, while flour will stick to the hands.

Speaking of sweet dumplings, Lin Yiyi was reminded of the lye dumplings in the real world. They tasted delicious if eaten occasionally. Unfortunately, she didn't know how to make them, but she could buy them in the system mall.

The playground of the family compound was full of people. Many soldiers who did not have training at night also came to watch the excitement. There was nothing they could do. There was no entertainment in that era.

"Isn't this the little boy from that night?" someone said.

Lin Yiyi turned around.

Lin Wudi: "Auntie."

Lin Yiyi: "Does Xiaowu know him?"

Brother Lin Wu nodded: "That day I was pushing the cart with Xiao Shiyi to find the way, and I met this auntie."

The woman smiled and greeted Lin Yiyi: "Hello, this boy is so well-behaved."

Lin Yiyi also smiled and said, "Hello."

Because they were not familiar with each other, they just greeted each other, but the woman looked at Lin Yiyi several times from time to time.

At half past six, Li Hui came out to host the show: "Hello everyone, today is the third Children's Day in our military family compound. First of all, I wish all the children in our military a happy holiday." Then there was loud applause. Especially when the children saw the adults clapping, they followed suit.

Lin Wudi was extremely curious. It was his first time to participate in such a program and he was very excited.

Li Hui: "Next, please each child bring their own food up, and then take a seat. After you are seated, put the food on the table. If the child is too small, the adult can help."

There are tables and chairs in the middle of the playground. Children can put their food on them and then

It's quite interesting to eat together.

Lin Yiyi took out a bowl of French fries from the basket and asked Lin Wudi to hold it: "Go ahead, sit with Wanda and Xiaogouzi."

Lin Wudi: “Yeah.”

There were two children from the Bei family, three children from the Jiang family, and Lin Wudi, a total of six people, who could sit at half the table. They lined up to enter and put their food on the table. Some tables of children had already started eating.

Li Wanda: "Uncle Xiaowu, what did you bring? Can I eat it?" He saw the French fries on Lin Wudi's plate. They were golden and looked very delicious.

Lin Wudi: "Of course you can, eat it."

The six familiar children each ate their snacks. The soft and glutinous fries were very crispy on the outside, which made the children who were eating it for the first time like it very much.

The first program of June 1st was a performance by the art soldiers, who sang the national anthem.

The second program was the start of the children's performance. Some children went up to sing, some went up to dance. The programs went by one by one, and finally it was Lin Wudi's turn.

Li Hui: "Next is the performance by Lin Wujun. Lin Wujun is seven years old this year and will become a primary school student in September. We would like to invite Lin Wujun."

The fearless Lin Wudi went up.

Li Hui: "Little Lin Wujun, what show are you going to perform for us?"

Lin Wujun: "Telling stories and singing songs."

Li Hui was surprised: "Oh, you have prepared two more programs?"

Lin Wudi: "First, storytelling and singing are connected."

Li Hui: "Now please tell us a story. What story do you want to tell us?"

Lin Wudi: "A story about returning lost property. One day, a little chicken found a coin on the ground. He happily took the coin home to show his mother. After seeing it, the mother also said happily: Whoever picked it up gets it. The little chicken was very happy to get the money and the mother's praise.

The next day, the chicken told his classmates about it. Coincidentally, Teacher Danniu came into the classroom and heard what he said. So he invited the chicken mother to come to the school.

When the hen mother came to the school, the teacher asked her to sit down and listen to his lecture. The hen mother put her bag aside and sat next to the chicken to listen to what the teacher said. But strangely, the teacher did not go to the class, but walked to the hen mother's bag, picked up the bag and walked out. The hen mother hurriedly called the teacher: Teacher, where are you going with my bag?

The teacher said: What is your bag? I just picked it up in the classroom.

, and now it belongs to me.

Mother Hen suddenly got angry: What kind of teacher are you? You took other people's things and insisted that they belonged to you.

Teacher Danniu smiled and said: I learned this from you. Didn’t you tell the chickens that whoever picked it up gets it?

After hearing this, Mother Chicken was embarrassed. Finally, Teacher Daniu returned the bag to Mother Chicken and told her: If you find something, you should return it to the owner. If you can't find the owner, you should hand it over to the police uncle. It is wrong to take it yourself. "After telling the story, Lin Wudi sang again, "I picked up a penny on the side of the road and handed it to the police uncle..."

After listening to Lin Wudi's story and his song, everyone was stunned for a while before they reacted. The parents present were all stunned. They were not thinking about the story itself, but about how smart this child was, telling stories and singing songs.

However, I have to say that Lin Wudi's story is also very good, and the virtue of returning lost property should indeed be promoted.

Li Hui clapped her hands and said, "Little boy, you told the story very well and sang the song very well, too."

Brother Lin Wu grinned with a proud look on his face: "My sister told me the story and taught me the song."

Li Hui knew his sister and said with a smile, "Your sister is so nice, and you are awesome too."

Fifth Brother Lin: "My sister is the best."

After Lin Wudi went down, there were performances by other children. But I have to say that among all the performances today, Lin Wudi's performance was the most outstanding and even more impressive than the singing of the arts soldiers before it.

Among the family members watching, Mrs. Bei said, "Sister Lin, you have taught Xiaowu so well." How could such a smart child not be her own child? Unlike her own kid, the older one led the younger one to go crazy together, so naughty that she wanted to chase him with a stick and beat him.

In the countryside, many people will beat naughty children directly. The tools used for beating are firewood, but they are thin branches. Don’t underestimate them because they hurt a lot.

Lin Yiyi: "He only told this story well. He has been practicing for the past two days because he knew he would have a performance today. Otherwise, he wouldn't have performed so well." Although she thinks her brother performed well, he can't be proud in front of others.

But in front of the children, he had to be acknowledged for his good deeds. So the next morning, Lin Yiyi made steamed buns to reward him for his outstanding performance yesterday.

In the blink of an eye, it was July.

The temperature on the island is lower than on the ground, so

In June, Lin Yiyi didn't feel hot, but in July, even though the temperature on the island was different from the temperature on the ground, it was still hot. In this season, the temperature difference between morning, night and day on the island is a bit big.

That day, Lin Yiyi, Bei, Jiang, and Xu were going to the village to buy or exchange some things. When they arrived at the military gate, Lin Yiyi was stunned. He saw two figures about 50 meters away from the military gate, walking towards the military gate. He was too familiar with these two figures.

Lin Yiyi: "The Great Army, the Fourth Army, why are you here?" The two men were carrying heavy backpacks.

Although they were 50 meters apart, Lin Yiyi's voice was a bit loud and they all heard it.

Lin Sijun shouted at the top of his voice: "Sister...Sister, we are here." He waved his hands while shouting, looking very excited.

Lin Dajun also waved: "Sister."

Lin Yiyi: "...Why are you here?"

Lin Sijun: "We came because we were on vacation. In June, there was only one day, Sunday, so we didn't come." Thinking that his sister missed them very much, Lin Sijun explained why he didn't come in June.

Lin Yiyi asked: "How did you get here?" The pier is quite far from here.

Lin Sijun: "We came here from the pier on the village's ox cart, then to the village, and then walked here." That's why it was so fast, because the village is quite close to the troops.

Mrs. Bei: "Ms. Lin, there are guests at your house. Are you still going to the village?"

Lin Yiyi said, "I won't go. This is my brother from my mother's side. Sister-in-law, if there are any fish in the village, please help me get one."

Mrs. Bei: "Okay." She saw that the two backpacks of Lin Dajun and Lin Sanjun were very heavy. One of them was filled with potatoes and sweet potatoes, with eggs on top. The other one was filled with Chinese cabbage and radishes. These two brothers came all the way here on their backs. They are really good brothers.

Lin Yiyi brought Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun into the army, and the two boys looked around curiously.

Lin Sijun: "Sister, did Third Brother come here last time? He also said that he was training with Brother-in-law."

Lin Yiyi: “Yes.”

Lin Sijun: "Sister, can I go and take a look?"

Lin Yiyi: "I need to ask your brother-in-law at lunch." Then, Lin Yiyi asked about their family affairs, "Dajun, today is only Friday. You are here today. What are you going to do about the pig farm?"

Lin Dajun: "I asked Xiaozhen to take my place. I came here today and can stay here for two days." Actually, it was Lin Sijun who wanted to

He came along, originally planning to come on Saturday and leave on Sunday.

Speaking of Lin Zhen, they have been married for more than half a year. Lin Yiyi couldn't help but ask, "Does Xiaozhen have a child?" She was not urging them to have a child, but she was afraid that the two of them were too young and ignorant to know that they were pregnant.

Lin Dajun's dark face turned red. He said, "No, no, my mother-in-law has asked about it, and I took Xiaozhen to see it, but it's not there yet."

Lin Yiyi said: "Don't worry if you don't have any. You are still young, and keeping healthy is the most important thing."

Lin Dajun: "I know."

Lin Yiyi brought Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun to the door of the house. Lin Wudi, who was playing in the living room, heard the noise and ran out. He was very happy to see Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun. He hadn't seen them for a month and he missed them. However, Lin Wudi immediately ran into the room and came out with a certificate: "Big brother, fourth brother, look, this is my certificate."

It turned out to be a Children's Day certificate, a participation award, and every participating child would get one, just for fun.

Lin Sijun: "What kind of certificate is this? What does the Children's Day Participation Award mean?" He asked while gently touching the certificate. He doesn't even have a certificate, but his younger brother already has one. He is so jealous.

So, Lin Wudi vividly described the events of Children's Day.

After hearing this, Lin Sijun couldn't help but say, "I've never celebrated Children's Day."

Lin Dajun pouted: "I haven't had that experience either."

Lin Yiyi said, "That's for children. If you want to celebrate, wait until June 1st next year and we can celebrate together at home."

Lin Sijun: "I want to pass, I want to pass."

Lin Dajun didn't say that he will be 19 years old next year and he doesn't want to celebrate Children's Day like a child.

Lin Yiyi: "Dajun, Sijun, have some tea. If you feel tired, go lie down in Xiaowu's room. You three brothers will stay in one room tonight."

Lin Dajun: "Okay."

Lin Yiyi took out the things in the basket. There were potatoes, sweet potatoes, radishes, cabbages, all grown at home, as well as eggs and meat. Lin Yiyi asked: "Dajun, have the piglets at home been released from the pen?"

Lin Dajun: "It was sold in late June. This pork was bought with the meat coupons."

Lin Yiyi: "Then I'll make braised pork for you at noon."

Lin Dajun: "Ah." Although he didn't like meat, he had to eat braised pork. His wife and mother-in-law had cooked braised pork before, but none of them were as delicious as his sister's. He didn't know

The problem is that his sister was willing to add more ingredients, but his wife and mother-in-law were not willing to add more ingredients, so the taste was a little lacking.

After a while, Lin Wudi said, "Sister, I'll take my eldest brother and third brother for a walk."

Lin Yiyi: “Okay.”

Having not seen Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun for a month, Lin Yiyi naturally wanted to cook a delicious meal for them. She also knew that there was nothing delicious in a place like the countryside, and everyone was a frugal person, so even if there was delicious food, they would not be willing to buy it.

Lin Yiyi cooked the pork they brought first. The longer the braised pork is stewed, the more flavorful it becomes. While she was stewing the braised pork, she was washing the vegetables. When she was almost done, Mrs. Bei came.

Mrs. Bei: "Sister Lin, there are fish in the village today. I exchanged them for you. 80 cents."

Lin Yiyi gave Bei eight cents and a carrot: "Sister Bei, this is what my brother brought. It's grown at home. Take it and try it."

Bei said quickly: "No, no, no, I don't feel comfortable doing this."

Lin Yiyi said, "What's the big deal? You even brought me fish. Are you being polite? I won't dare ask you to bring me things next time." This month, Lin Wudi and Li Wanda played together almost every day. They were the same age, seven years old, and they would go to school together in the second half of the year, so they had become each other's friends. In addition, Li Wanda came to the team earlier, knew many friends, and brought Lin Wudi to play, so Lin Wudi would not be lonely here. Lin Yiyi was very grateful for this.

Bei said, "If you really want to thank me, why not give me a pound of pork in return?"

Lin Yiyi was stunned.

Mrs. Bei said awkwardly: "Well, we haven't eaten meat for two months at home. I just saw meat in your brother's backpack. Isn't it..."

Lin Yiyi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, then I will give you one pound in return."

Mrs. Bei: "I don't have any meat coupons, so I'll give you one dollar. If it's more, I'll take the loss, and if it's less, you'll take the loss. How about that?" The meat in the supply and marketing cooperative was 80 cents, and the extra 20 cents was considered the meat coupon. She didn't know if it was enough.

Lin Yiyi: “Okay.” If she wanted to eat meat, she could buy it in the system mall, so she was willing to give it back to Mr. Bei.

Bei had radishes and meat. She was particularly happy today. She made radishes and meat for her two sons at noon. The two children had not eaten meat for a long time. When they saw the meat, they gobbled it up. Bei bought a pound of meat and divided it into several meals. The remaining meat was pickled with salt, otherwise it would go bad in this weather.

Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun stayed in the army for two days, and on Sunday morning they were going to take a boat back to their hometown.

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However, on Saturday afternoon: "Sister, are you going with us tomorrow?" Lin Dajun was stunned.

Lin Yiyi: "Well, I'll go to the county town to look at houses, and then go to Datang Production Team to take a look, and get a bathtub by the way. I must have made a bathtub for Xiao Shi before, and now I can get it, otherwise it will be inconvenient for him to take a bath when the weather is hot." You can't put it in the wooden barrel to wash.

So the next day, Lin Yiyi left with Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun. It happened to be Sunday, so Xiao Yu was on vacation and could stay at home to take care of the children. She left on Sunday and would be back on Monday morning, so that Lin Wudi could just look after Xiao Shiyi on Monday morning.

The boat departing from the island sets sail relatively early, at five in the morning, because the boat has to go back and forth. After arriving at the dock of the Pak Ni Wan Production Brigade, it has to return again. The return flight is at seven in the morning, so the departure from the island is relatively early.

At half past six, Lin Yiyi, Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun got off the pier. They rented a bullock cart at the Bainiwan Production Brigade to go home, as it was too far to walk back.

When she got home, Lin Yiyi opened the door, ventilated the house, and then went to the old house to say hello. After returning, she started to buy things from the system mall. She bought Xiao Shiyi's large bathtub, apples, peaches, and watermelons, all seasonal fruits, and then bought some other things. In the afternoon, she went to the county town. Early the next morning, she rode her bicycle and took these things to the dock.

When we got to the pier, we could push our bikes onto the boat. She had asked the staff at the pier when she got off the boat yesterday, and they said that bikes could be pushed onto the boat. Not only bikes, but also the islanders would bring more things when they went out, all in baskets.

However, the bicycle could not be pushed into the cabin and could only be parked on the deck. The wooden railing on the deck was very high, and it was quite safe for the bicycle to lean against the railing, but in case the bicycle fell down, Lin Yiyi did not go to the cabin. She took out a piece of cloth and put it on the ground, and then sat on the deck.

There were quite a few people on the deck, more than when they went to the troops at the end of May, and there were quite a few children. Lin Yiyi thought about it carefully, it was July now, and the children were on vacation, so this might have something to do with it.

Two boys came to Lin Yiyi and lay on the wooden railing looking at the sea.

"Dabao, Xiaobao, you have to be careful." An old lady ran over from the cabin and said nervously, "Don't look down, be careful not to fall down."

In fact, this kind of boat carrying passengers is quite safe even on the deck.

, as long as you don’t jump down by yourself, you usually won’t fall.

The older boy said, "Grandma, don't worry, we understand." The boy looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, while the other boy was a little younger.

Lin Yiyi glanced at them and said nothing.

The old lady was naturally worried about going back to the cabin with her two grandsons outside, so she also sat down on the deck, just opposite Lin Yiyi.

The old lady looked at Lin Yiyi for a few times, watching her sitting next to the bicycle and leaning against it, so she asked curiously: "Girl, is this your bicycle?"

Lin Yiyi nodded and said, "Yes."

The old lady saw that there were a lot of things on the bicycle and said, "Are you a resident of the island? Did you buy all these things from outside?" However, the old lady didn't think so. Lin Yiyi's dress did not look like that of a country girl.

Lin Yiyi smiled and shook her head: "No."

The people on this island are either residents or soldiers, so the old lady immediately thought: "Oh, you are in the army, right? We are in the army too. My son is in the army, and I took my grandson to see him."

Lin Yiyi was a little surprised, but it was common to meet military dependents here. After all, those who went to the island were either residents or related to the army. She nodded: "Yes, I went to the army. My husband is a soldier."

The old lady was a little happy now: "That's really a coincidence. They say that military families are a family. It's fate that we meet. Little girl, what does your husband do in the army? If you can follow the army, your husband's rank must be high, right? Let me tell you, my son is a battalion commander, a very high-ranking military officer. My son has been very capable since he was young, and he is also a filial son."

Lin Yiyi: "...I can tell from looking at you that your son is very filial." After all, the old lady is quite plump.

The old lady loves to hear people praise her like this.

Little boy: "Grandma, I want to eat something, give me candy."

The old lady said: "You can't eat on the boat. Eating on the boat will make your stomach uncomfortable and you will vomit. Let's eat after we get off the boat."

The little boy pouted: "Even if I vomit, it's just a piece of sugar water. What can I vomit? I want to eat it."