Xiao Yu sent the new recruits to the Lin family and came back. When he got home, he took his son to take a bath. While taking a bath, Xiao Shiyi stared at his father.

Xiao Yu: "What are you looking at?"

Xiao Shiyi looked at his naked self, then looked at his father: "Take off your pants." He found the difference between him and his father. He took off all his clothes when he took a bath, while his father only wore underwear when he took a bath.

Xiao Yu said: "Adults don't take off their pants, only children do."

Little Eleven blinked his eyes. He didn't understand why adults and children said this: "Swimming, Yi Yi said swimming."

Xiao Yu: "Did your mother say she would teach you how to swim?" Combined with today's incident with the educated youth, Xiao Yu quickly understood what his son was talking about.

Xiao Eleven nodded.

Xiao Yu: "When you grow this tall, Dad will teach you to swim." He pointed to the position of his thighs.

Xiao Shiyi looked at his father's thighs, then turned around, shakily brought a small stool over, and placed it next to his father. Then he hugged his father's thighs and stood on the stool, then gave his father a sweet smile: "It's higher."

Xiao Yu looked at his arrogant operation and couldn't help but chuckle. In that low laugh, there was a sense of pride as a father: "My son is so smart." Whose son is as smart as his son? He knows how to borrow external forces at such a young age.

Xiao Shiyi puffed out his chest with pride. He could understand other people's compliments.

The father and son finished their bath quickly. Xiao Yu came out wearing beach pants and a singlet (vest) holding Little Eleven. Little Eleven was wrapped in a thin big towel, covering his body and buttocks, revealing two chubby feet and two chubby little hands. When they got to the room, Xiao Yu put Little Eleven on the mat, then wiped his body dry, put on his underwear and vest, and he was a handsome boy again.

After getting dressed, Little Eleven crawled around on the bed. After crawling a few steps, he looked at his father and giggled.

Lin Yiyi found that after his father came, he was much happier than usual.

Lin Yiyi: "Take care of him. I'm going to take a shower."

Xiao-Woo: "Yeah."

Lin Yiyi took a shower and washed her clothes. When she was done and returned to the room, it was already past eight o'clock. Lin Yiyi found that her son had fallen asleep, but she asked, "Why did you put him in the cradle?" Although a 2-year-old child can still fit in the cradle, he cannot roll or turn over, so he must be uncomfortable sleeping. Is Brother Yu still a real father if he does this?

Xiao Yu said as a matter of course: "In order to prevent him from interfering with us."

Lin Yiyi: “What?”

Xiao Yu looked at her and smiled, then pushed her down on the bed.

One hour later

Lin Yiyi was exhausted, but the man on her body was still not quiet.

midnight

Little Eleven woke up and wanted to cry, but he found himself sleeping in a cradle. He immediately burst into tears and said, "Yiyi... Yiyi..." He cried and shouted.

Lin Yiyi suddenly opened her eyes and said, "Mom is here." She stood up to hug the child, but her body was as if it had been crushed by a wheel and had not recovered yet. The two had not seen each other for a month or so, and Xiao Yu was a little fierce.

Xiao Yu: "You fell asleep, I'll go." He came to the cradle, picked up his son, and carried him out to play. When he finished playing and returned to the room, he subconsciously wanted to stuff him into the cradle, but Xiao Shiyi was smart and called his mother as soon as he entered the room, "Yi Yi..."

Xiao Yu slapped his butt: "Stinky boy."

As soon as Little Eleven got on the bed, he rolled into his mother's arms and hugged her without thinking, for fear that his father would put him in the cradle.

Xiao Yu got on the bed, took his son out of Lin Yiyi's arms, and then hugged him: "Go to sleep obediently, don't stick to your mother."

Xiao Shiyi struggled for a few times but couldn't break free, so he slowly fell into a deep sleep.

the next day

Lin Yiyi put the brown sugar steamed buns into a cloth bag and said, "These are for the soldiers. You can eat yours at home."

Xiao Yu said, "I'll go back and eat. Let's run to the dock. It will be hard to run if we're full."

Lin Yiyi: "Okay, I'll give you this small bag. I put two boiled eggs and some sweet pastries in it. Remember to leave some for Xiaowu." She was afraid that Xiao Yu would eat all the pastries on the boat.

Xiao Yu: "...Can I still compete with the kids for snacks?"

Lin Yiyi: "Of course you won't." Who knows.

Xiao Yu left with a bag of steamed bread. Xiao Shiyi walked his father to the door, looking at him reluctantly. Xiao Yu took a few steps and saw his son still standing at the door looking at him. For a moment, his heart seemed to be blocked by something. He waved to his son and said, "Go back and have dinner."

Xiao Eleven also waved to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu turned around and walked towards the Shanglin Production Brigade.

When Little Eleven saw this, he moved his little legs and ran after him, but his father was walking fast and he had disappeared from sight: "Dad..." Little Eleven shouted with red eyes.

Lin Yiyi came out and saw her son standing on the road crying. She hurried over and asked, "What happened to Eleven?"

Little Eleven

He went into his mother's arms and cried bitterly, "Daddy... I want daddy... wuwuwu..."

Lin Yiyi squatted down: "Then let's go see dad in a few days, okay?"

Little Eleven cried and asked, "How many days will it be...how many days will it be?"

Lin Yiyi: “Three days.”

Xiao Shiyi didn't know how many days three days meant, but still asked, "Three days?"

Lin Yiyi: "Yes, three days. Let's go. Mom made you some steamed buns and tofu pudding. Can we eat them?"

Xiao Shiyi: "Okay, let's eat buns and tofu pudding." As for his father, he had already forgotten about him.

Lin Yiyi bought a meat bun and two bowls of tofu pudding in the system mall: "Eat it." She didn't like meat buns, she ate the steamed bread made in the morning.

Little Eleven scooped a spoonful of tofu pudding with a small spoon. The white and tender tofu pudding was sucked into his little mouth. Little Eleven felt extremely happy.

Lin Yiyi looked at him and asked with a smile, "Is it delicious?"

Xiao Shiyi: "It's delicious."

Lin Yiyi: "Who is better, dad or tofu pudding?"

Xiao Shiyi: "Tofu pudding is good." Dad can't eat it.

Zhenshang Police Station

Zhang Xiaojun has been very busy since he became the leader of the educated youth group, organizing everyone to reclaim wasteland, plant crops, and fish shrimps. After his private plots were finally reclaimed and crops were planted, he finally had time to take care of his own affairs.

"Hello comrade, I want an ID." Zhang Xiaojun said.

Police: "Identification? What do you mean?"

Zhang Xiaojun: "I was originally Lin Erjun of the Shanglin Production Brigade. Six years ago, I was transferred out and changed my name to Zhang Xiaojun. Now I want an identity certificate that proves that I am Lin Erjun."

The policeman was surprised and asked, "What do you want this certificate for?"

Zhang Xiaojun explained: "Because I haven't seen my relatives in the village for six years, and I look different now, no one recognizes me. I want to go and meet my relatives, but I'm worried that everyone will think I'm a liar, so..."

Police: "Wait a moment." He found the household registration data of the villagers of Shanglin Production Brigade, and then found the data from 1960, which indeed showed that Lin Erjun had changed his household registration and name. In addition, Zhang Xiaojun had the certificate of educated youth, which was issued by the brigade leader, so it could not be wrong. Combining the two, the police gave Zhang Xiaojun an identity certificate that Zhang Xiaojun was Lin Erjun.

Zhang Xiaojun: "Thank you, police comrades."

Police: "You're welcome. We serve the people."

Zhang Xiaojun came out of the police station and breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Ming parked his bicycle and hurriedly

I hurried into the police station. Due to the recent unrest, the police have been on duty more frequently. There are many things going on and many people have called the police. I bumped into Zhang Xiaojun at the door of the police station: "Eh..." Why does this guy look so much like Lin Dajun?

Zhang Ming is a policeman, and his observations are different from those of ordinary people. For example, when Captain Lin saw Zhang Xiaojun, he only thought that Zhang Xiaojun looked familiar, but because Zhang Xiaojun and Lin Dajun had different body shapes, he did not think of Lin Dajun. However, Zhang Ming saw at a glance that Zhang Xiaojun and Lin Dajun looked alike. Perhaps the police have a better eye for things.

Zhang Ming walked into the police station and asked the police inside: "Who is the thin guy wearing glasses who just came in? What are you doing here?"

Police: "This man is an educated youth named Zhang Xiaojun, but he was previously Lin Erjun from the Shanglin Production Brigade, and later succeeded him..." The police recounted the whole story.

Lin Erjun? Zhang Ming didn't know much about the Lin family, and he didn't know that the Lin family had a younger brother who was adopted out. But based on what the police said and the fact that the man looked like Lin Dajun, he knew that the man must be related to Lin Dajun's family. He said, "Let me see Lin Erjun's household registration information."

The police gave Zhang Ming the household registration information of the Lin family. After Zhang Ming read it, he was a little surprised. It turned out that this person was Lin Dajun's younger brother, and they were born on the same day of the same month of the same year. They were twins. But why did this person come to get an ID card? Even if this person looked a little different from Lin Dajun, they were still similar if you looked closely. Zhang Ming couldn't figure it out, so he said hello to the police and left.

Zhang Ming rode his bicycle to the Shangtang Production Brigade

"Cousin... Is my cousin here?" He saw that the yard door was open and called out a few times at the door.

Lin Yiyi came out of the house: "Yes, it's Zhang Ming, why are you here?" She occasionally saw Zhang Ming, because on the commune trading day, the police from the town police station would go on patrol to prevent villagers from fighting, so sometimes they would run into Zhang Ming. But this was the first time Zhang Ming came to her house.

Zhang Ming said: "Cousin, I'm here because of Zhang Xiaojun's matter. I want to remind you..." Then he told her about Zhang Xiaojun's ID card.

Lin Yiyi: "He also went to the police station to get his ID?" Quite speechless, did Zhang Xiaojun really think that Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun didn't recognize him? He didn't know that their brothers didn't want to recognize him? Or did he have other reasons for getting his ID? But no matter what the reason was. "Zhang Ming, thank you for coming here specially."

Zhang Ming:

"What's the matter? I'll go back first."

Lin Yiyi: "Well, then I won't see you off." Although he is my cousin's husband, there is a difference between men and women after all. At this moment, I decided not to see him off.

This Saturday, Lin Dajun went home from school and went to the commune junior high school to pick up Lin Sijun, who was in the first grade. When the two brothers got home and were preparing to have dinner, Zhang Xiaojun came to the door.

Lin Sijun: "What are you doing here again, you liar?"

Zhang Xiaojun smiled and said, "Sijun, I'm not a liar. I'm really Lin Erjun, your second brother." Then he said to Dajun, "Brother, this is the ID I got from the police station. It can prove that I am Erjun. Take a look." He gave the ID to Lin Dajun.

Lin Dajun took it, looked at the ID, thought for a moment, and said with a joking smile: "So you are really the Second Army. Second Army, why did you go to the countryside? Why don't you enjoy your life in the county? Fourth Army, go get a stool for your second brother."

Lin Sijun: "What kind of second brother is he? He is an ungrateful person. It's ok for him to be adopted, but he told others about the big fierce shrimp and wanted to starve us to death. I will not recognize him as my second brother."

Zhang Xiaojun: "Sijun, I have my reasons. I was worried that everyone in the village would starve to death, so I told them. We can't just take care of ourselves, we have to care about others too."

Lin Sijun: "Bah, don't give me that. You're already dead, and you still care about others? Are you mentally ill? Get lost. My Lin family doesn't welcome you."

Zhang Xiaojun: "Sijun... Big Brother, you should also take care of Sijun. He is so young, how can he be so rude?"

Lin Dajun: "Hey, Erjun, how can you say that? I am so disappointed. When his parents passed away, Sijun was only ten years old. You told others about the big shrimp. We had no food to eat and could only dig up tree bark to eat. Sijun grew up eating tree bark. How can you say that to him?"

Lin Sijun blinked his eyes and said, "That's right. You, an ungrateful bastard, are living a life of luxury in the county, while we are eating bark at home. And now? You don't even prepare anything for my visit. Is this how you visit relatives? You disappoint me so much. Not only my brother is disappointed, but I am disappointed too."

Zhang Xiaojun: "Brother...Fourth Army..."

Lin Sijun: "Don't call me by my name, I don't know you, I don't have a brother like you, go away, this is our home, you are not welcome."

Lin Dajun: "Erjun, be more generous. Sijun is still young, don't bother with him. Let's put it this way. When Sijun is not around next time, I will come to the educated youth dormitory to find you, and we can get together as brothers."

Lin Sijun picked up the broom and said, "Get out of here, you ungrateful bastard, get out of here..."

Zhang Xiaojun had no choice but to leave the Lin family in a panic. After leaving, he wondered why Lin Sijun became like this? Like a shrew. It seemed that if he wanted to get along well with the Lin family, he had to get along well with Lin Sijun first.

Lin Sijun watched Zhang Xiaojun leave and said, "Brother, you are not that great of an ungrateful person."

Lin Dajun: "Look at this certificate. He actually went to the police station to get a certificate. He must want to get to know us."

Lin Sijun: "Why does he want to meet us? He must want to steal something good from our family."

Lin Dajun agreed with this: "After dinner, he went to see his elder sister and told her about his going to the police station to get a certificate."

Lin Sijun: “Hey.”

Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun went to Lin Yiyi's house after dinner.

After listening to Lin Sijun's chatter, Lin Yiyi poured him a glass of water: "Did you drink it? Have a drink first."

Lin Sijun drank the water and continued, "Big sister, do you think he wanted to get to know us because he saw that our family is well-off? I want to beat up this ungrateful bastard."

Lin Yiyi: "I don't know why he wanted to meet us, but I do know about the identity proof you mentioned. When he went to the police station to get the proof two days ago, he ran into Zhang Ming. Zhang Ming came to my house and told me about it. I was thinking of telling you guys this weekend."

Lin Dajun: "Sister, we can't let him come to our house to take advantage of us, right?"

Lin Yiyi: "With you here, can he beat Qiu Feng away?"

Lin Dajun laughed and said, "Don't even think about taking advantage of him. Not to mention his younger brother, even his son and daughter are not allowed."

Lin Yiyi: "I have an idea."

Lin Dajun: "What can we do?"

Lin Yiyi: "If he wants to acknowledge you, then let him do it, because even if you don't want to, you can't change his identity. In this case, then let him do it. However, you can do this..."

Lin Dajun heard this and said, "That's a good idea. If he really wants to take advantage of us, we'll just do this. If he just wants to quietly acknowledge his relationship with us, then we won't bother with him."

Lin Sijun: "Let me do this. I'm the best at it."

Lin Yiyi: "By the way, I have some information here, you can take a look." She went back to her room and took the letter Xiao Yu gave her to deal with it. It contained information about Zhang Xiaojun.

Lin Dajun and Lin Sijun read the letter together. After reading it, they were both stunned.

.

Lin Sijun: "Damn, he's too awesome, isn't he?" But the word "awesome" is a derogatory word.

Lin Dajun was also extremely shocked. He did not expect that after being adopted, Zhang Xiaojun would be so capable of harming another adopted child.

Lin Yiyi: "Just keep this in mind. The reason I told you this is to make you more careful. He abandoned us and left with the money, but now he's back again, and under such circumstances. He must have planned something, so you should be careful."

Lin Dajun: "I understand."

Lin Yiyi: "You all carry the red books I gave you before with you, right?"

Lin Sijun: "I carry it with me. I put it in my schoolbag every day. I read it whenever I have time."

Lin Yiyi: "That's good. If you encounter any problems, you must take out the Little Red Book." The Little Red Book is a bit similar to the gifts in ancient times. Anyway, you can carry it with you, and it may be useful when necessary.

Lin Sijun: “Hey.”

Lin Dajun: "Then sister, let's go."

Lin Yiyi: "Wait a minute." She went to the room again and came out with six apples, all of which looked ugly. "I bought these when I went to the county town before. Take them and try them."

Lin Dajun: “Hey.”

Then the two brothers rode away on their bicycles.

Since Lin Dajun and his brother went to Datang Production Brigade, Lin Zhen has been walking back and forth at the village gate. One reason is to wait for them, and the other is to take an afternoon walk. Some people would like to lie in bed every year when they are pregnant, but Lin Yiyi told her that when pregnant, if the body is in good condition, taking a walk is good for the body and also helps with childbirth. Lin Zhen is still very good at listening to Lin Yiyi, so she takes a walk every day after dinner. Seeing Lin Dajun carrying Lin Sijun back, Lin Zhen waved to them: "Dajun, Sijun."

Lin Dajun stopped his bike and Lin Sijun jumped off.

Lin Dajun: "Why are you here?"

Lin Sijun: "Sister-in-law, you are pregnant, you have to be careful."

Lin Zhen smiled and nodded at Lin Sijun, then said, "I'm here to pick you up. What's going on? What did your elder sister say?"

Lin Dajun recounted the incident and also mentioned what was in the letter: "I didn't expect this guy to be so cruel."

Lin Zhen frowned and said, "It's better to have less contact with people like this in the future."

Lin Dajun: "Yes, I know what I am talking about."

Lin Zhen: "Can I tell my parents about this?"

Lin Dajun thought for a moment:

Tell him, but ask his parents-in-law not to tell anyone else. My sister said that if he didn’t do anything to us, we shouldn’t do anything, so this matter can’t be spread out, otherwise it will make people anxious.”

Lin Zhen: “I know.”

Lin Dajun: "Look, what is this?" He opened the cloth bag, revealing the red apple inside.

Lin Zhen felt her nose itchy. The apple smelled so good. "Did my elder sister give it to you?"

Lin Dajun: "Yes, my elder sister gave it to me. You can eat one later."

Lin Zhen: "One can't finish it all, let's have half each."

Lin Dajun: “Okay.”

When they got home, Lin Zhen took out three apples and gave them to Lin Sijun. They kept the remaining three apples. Lin Sijun took the apples and went back to his room. As long as it was a snack from Lin Yiyi, Lin Zhen would give half to Lin Sijun, not per person, but per household.

the next day

Today is Sunday. Lin Dajun was going to the educated youth dormitory to look for Zhang Xiaojun, but Captain Lin showed up and said, "Dajun, come with me to pick them up. There are some bad guys in our team."

Lin Dajun: "Are they the people who were sent down? Have they arrived already?" They all knew that some people were sent down here. Before the turmoil, they were all big figures, envied intellectuals, etc. They did not expect that after the turmoil, they became the targets of criticism and struggle, which made people sigh a lot.

Captain Lin: "Yes, this morning's train will arrive around 10 o'clock. Let's go and wait for it in advance."

Lin Dajun: "Okay, Dad, how many bad guys are here this time?"

Captain Lin: "There are four of them, all of them are older. I don't know why they were sent down here. The young educated youth can't do anything, let alone the older ones. Sigh..."

Lin Dajun smiled and said nothing. He never worried about such things because it was none of his business. This was one of Lin Dajun's strengths, that he did not meddle in other people's business.

When they arrived at the train station, Captain Lin and Lin Dajun waited for a while, and two men led a group of ragged old people off the train. The two men saw Captain Lin holding a sign that read Shanglin Production Brigade, and they walked over. One of the men asked in a cold voice: "From Shanglin Production Brigade?" His frowning look made people feel a little uncomfortable.