When Lin Yiyi went to the army, Xiao Yu didn't know that she arrived at the army at about 9:30 on the ox cart on the island. After arriving at the army, she took Xiaoyi to school first. When she went there, the students were in class, and she didn't disturb them until after class. She came to the second grade classroom: "Xiaowu."

Lin Wujun was talking to his classmates when he heard his sister's voice. He turned around and said, "Sister..." He ran to the door and said, "Sister, you're back?" As he said this, his eyes turned red. His sister was back.

Lin Yiyi touched his head and said, "Why are you crying? How can a man cry for no reason?"

Lin Wujun: "I miss you, you haven't been back for a long time." In fact, it was only half a month. You must know that Lin Wujun lived at Li Yiyi's house during the previous summer vacation.

Lin Yiyi smiled and said, "Sister missed you too, so I came back. Remember to come home for lunch at noon."

Lin Wujun: “Hey.”

Lin Yiyi: "I'll go back to cook. You should study hard. If you don't understand something, take notes and come back to ask me."

Lin Wujun: “I know.”

Lin Yiyi said hello to Lin Wujun and went home.

There was nothing to eat at home, so Xiao Yu took Lin Wujun to the cafeteria when she was not at home. Lin Yiyi bought some food in the system mall and treated it as something she had bought from outside.

She washed the grapes first and put them in a basin. The grapes were from the grape tree at home. The grapes were small but very sweet. After washing the grapes, she let Xiao Shiyi play by himself while she started to wash vegetables and cook.

By noon, Lin Yiyi had prepared the meal, but school was still going on, and Xiao Yu naturally hadn't gotten off work either. Lin Yiyi took Xiao Shiyi to find Xiao Yu, so that the family wouldn't have to go directly to the cafeteria to buy food.

Arriving at the door of Xiao Yu's office, Lin Yiyi did not go in, but left Xiao Shiyi at the door and let Xiao Shiyi go in by himself. As soon as Xiao Shiyi's feet touched the ground, he ran to Xiao Yu's office. This was not his first time here, so he was quite familiar with this place.

He ran into the office with his legs shaking: "Dad..." and then called Xiao Yu in a baby voice.

Xiao Yu was processing data. He had noticed the movement at the door a long time ago, so he was looking at the door when he saw Xiao Shiyi running in. He stood up and opened his arms to his son. When Xiao Shiyi ran into his arms, he hugged him and said, "Where's your mother?"

Xiao Shiyi pointed to the door with his little finger. Lin Yiyi came out with a smile on her face: "Did I bother you?"

Xiao Yu:

No, it will only take a few minutes, let's go, there is nothing else to do."

Lin Yiyi: "I've prepared the meal. I'm here to remind you to eat so you don't have to go to the cafeteria to buy food."

Xiao Yu: "During this period, I went to the cafeteria every day...did you pick up the person?"

Lin Yiyi: “Yeah.” Then, she told Xiao Yu about Lee Seung-chung, “He looks fine, but his complexion is not so good. I guess he has suffered a lot during this period.”

Xiao Yu: "Being tried, detained, and then sent down, life would not have been easy. Fortunately, we are safe now. Thank you for your hard work."

Lin Yiyi: "What are you talking about? It's not that hard at all."

Xiao Yu: "I will go back to the brigade in October and meet him in person."

Lin Yiyi: "Well, now the Little Red Soldiers haven't spread to the countryside, so their lives should be pretty good. When the Little Red Soldiers come to inspect each village, their lives will probably be difficult. But maybe the Little Red Soldiers won't come to inspect. However, I believe everything will pass." It's just that it will take ten years, which is a bit long.

When they got home, Lin Wujun was already there, sitting at the dining table eating grapes: "Sister, these grapes are so sweet."

Lin Yiyi: "These are the grapes grown in the backyard of our home. Have you forgotten?"

Lin Wujun: "I haven't forgotten it. It's just sweet. Are there still grapes on the vine?"

Lin Yiyi: “It’s gone. If everyone shares some, it will be eaten up.” The Xiao family’s old house shares some, the Liang family shares some, and the Lin family shares some, and that’s it.

Lin Wujun's eyes turned: "Sister, can we grow grapes in this yard?"

Lin Yiyi: "I don't know about that. You can figure it out on your own."

Lin Wujun: "I definitely can't do that."

Lin Yiyi: "Then let's wait until the grapes at home are ripe next year before eating them."

Lin Wujun: "Okay."

Lunch consisted of two dishes and one soup: pork ribs and potato soup, fried yam, and lettuce with oyster sauce. Lin Wujun and Xiao Yu ate the soup and rice with gusto, which showed that they were really pitiful eating in the cafeteria every day during this period. Of course, it was not that the food in the cafeteria was not delicious, but there was always a difference between the big pot rice and the food at home.

After dinner, Lin Wujun was going to school. Lin Yiyi washed two bunches of grapes cleanly, put them in a clean lunch box, and asked Lin Wujun to take them to eat with his good friends at school.

Lin Wujun had many good friends in school. The best one was Li Wanda, the eldest son of the Bei family. The next best one was Zhang Jiaqiang, who they had fought with. However, Zhang Jiaqiang was two years older than them, so they were not in the same class. There was also Jiang's second daughter in the class, who was older than Lin Wujun.

Jun is one year older than him, but they are in the same class and have a good relationship.

Because his sister was back today, he didn't eat as fast as usual. When he arrived at the classroom, Li Wanda and the others were already there. However, the afternoon class hadn't started yet, so it was a bit early for the class to start.

Li Wanda: "Wujun, why are you so late today?" When they first met, Li Wanda and the others called Lin Wujun "Uncle Wu". After all, Lin Wujun's seniority was based on Lin Yiyi. Now they are all classmates and not relatives, so they don't use seniority and just call him by his name.

Lin Wujun said, "My sister is back, so I stayed at home for a while longer. By the way, my sister asked me to bring some grapes over, let's eat them together." As he said that, he opened the lunch box, and inside were purple-red grapes with tempting water droplets, which made people's mouths water.

Li Wanda and Lin Wujun were familiar with each other, so of course he was not polite. He took one first and said, "Wow, so sweet."

Lin Wujun: "These are grapes grown by my sister's family. Are they delicious?"

Li Wanda: "It's delicious. Can I give some to my brother?" His brother is in the army's nursery, which is next to the primary school.

Lin Wujun: "Of course you can."

Li Wanda grabbed a few grapes and ran to the nursery.

Lin Wujun was a cheerful and lively child who had not experienced the hardships of the time. He got along very well with his classmates at school. In addition, he would bring snacks to school from time to time, so everyone was willing to make friends with him.

Lin Wujun has a cheerful personality because he has never suffered, while Lin Sijun has a cheerful personality because he does not want to be ignored by adults. When Lin's father and mother were still alive, they only had their eldest daughter and twin sons in their eyes, and ignored the children below because there were too many children. After Lin's father and mother passed away, Lin Sijun, who was only ten years old, was actually the most pitiful in his heart, because the twins and Lin Sanjun were already teenagers, and Lin Wujun was too young to be taken care of and sympathized with. Only he was neither up nor down. The appearance of Lin Yiyi was his life-saving straw, which made him muster up the courage to approach Lin Yiyi and use a loud voice to attract Lin Yiyi's attention. Gradually, he got used to speaking loudly. In fact, when Lin's father and mother were alive, he did not have a loud voice.

Fortunately, Lin Yiyi treated her brothers equally, and she did not even ignore the silent Lin Sanjun.

When Lin Sijun came back from school today, he was stopped by a figure before he reached the village gate.

"Four Armies."

Lin Sijun took a look and found that it was Zhang Xiaojun.

Zhang Xiaojun

He knew that if he wanted to live a good life in Shanglin Production Brigade, he had to make peace with the Lin family and make the Lin family accept him. Among the Lin family members, Lin Dajun seemed to have a good attitude towards him, but Lin Sijun beat him with a broom as soon as he saw him, so he felt that the person he had to conquer the most was Lin Sijun, and therefore, he came to block Lin Sijun today.

When Lin Sijun saw Zhang Xiaojun, he rolled his eyes, ignored him and continued walking towards the village.

"Sijun..." Zhang Xiaojun caught up with him and held him back, "Sijun, it hasn't been easy for my second brother these past few years. It's not that I've forgotten you, but... it's that my adoptive parents don't just have me as a child. If I'm not careful, they will beat or scold me. I... I've had a hard time, too."

Lin Sijun: "What does your hardship have to do with me? The hardship you city people have, we country people have it even harder. If you tell others about the giant shrimp, we will have no food to eat and can only eat a few sweet potatoes a month." Although the eldest sister often cooked for them, such things could not be told to others.

Zhang Xiaojun: "Sijun, now that my second brother is back, I will take good care of you in the future." As he said that, he put his arm around Lin Sijun's shoulder and said, "Here, this is the fruit candy that my second brother bought for you. Sweeten your mouth."

Lin Sijun glanced at the candy, there were three in total. He didn't think much of it, only three, too stingy, but his hands moved quickly and put the three candies in his pocket. He also said something nice: "I haven't eaten candy for a long time."

Zhang Xiaojun: "Wait until you finish eating these, and I'll think of a way for you." He thought to himself, as expected, to coax a child like Lin Sijun, candy is the most practical thing.

Lin Sijun snorted: "Don't think you can buy me off with three candies. I'm not a child. I won't forget the bad things you did."

Zhang Xiaojun flattered, "Yes, yes, you are not a child anymore, you have grown up, and I am not trying to bribe you. Can I bribe you if I give you food? I am just here to see you."

Lin Sijun: "Now that you've seen it, you can leave. I want to go home. Don't bother me anymore."

Zhang Xiaojun: "Okay, okay, I'm leaving now. I'll come see you in two days."

Lin Sijun: "It depends on my mood. If I'm in a good mood, I'll see you. If I'm in a bad mood, I don't want to see you."

Zhang Xiaojun smiled but did not respond.

When Lin Sijun saw Zhang Xiaojun leaving, he peeled a candy and swaggered home.

When she got home, Lin Zhen had already prepared dinner: "The Fourth Army is back? It's time to eat."

Lin Sijun: "Sister-in-law."

Lin Zhen's cooking is not as extravagant as Lin Yiyi's. When Lin Dajun is not around, she is almost reluctant to cook delicious food. Although she is pregnant and needs to nourish her body for the child, she feels that she is already nourishing her body by eating eggs every day, so she is willing to cook dried shrimps, meat and the like only when Lin Dajun is back.

Lin Zhen made kelp and potato soup today. The kelp was very delicious. She also fried some braised radish. Although they were all vegetarian, they were much better than other families. Moreover, the Lin family had more oil than other families. Other families only had one catty a year, while the Lin family had half a catty a month. That was all provided by Lin Yiyi. Although the Lin family's younger brothers exchanged eggs and meat coupons with Lin Yiyi, in their hearts, they all felt that their sister was at a disadvantage. It was not easy for their sister to use her connections to exchange for oil.

Lin Yiyi never said that it was very easy for her to do these things. On the contrary, she would tell her brothers how difficult it was for her. If you always say that these things are very easy, and do it many times, others will think that they are really very easy. Over time, they will not remember your kindness. On the contrary, you should talk more about your difficulties so that others can remember. The kindness of a person to another person should be expressed. If you don't say it, the other person will not know your kindness, and then there is no point in doing these things.

Not asking for anything in return is the Virgin Mary’s way. She is no longer a human being.

During the meal, Lin Sijun told Lin Zhen about Zhang Xiaojun: "That ungrateful bastard thought he could buy me off with three candies. He thought I was a fool." He had eaten apples and drank milk powder. What were three candies? He had more than a hundred yuan in his own pocket money, even though it was all in the hands of his eldest sister. He didn't care about just three fruit candies. Lin Sijun, who ranked first on the rich list of his age group in the Shanglin Production Brigade, was just so awesome.

Lin Zhen smiled and said, "The Fourth Army is really smart."

Lin Sijun: "Of course, my sister is the smartest in our family, the second smartest is my third brother, and the third smartest is me." The reason why Lin Sanjun ranks second on the Lin family's smart list is because he became a soldier, and soldiers must be smart.

Lin Zhen didn't dare laugh out loud for fear of having her stomach hurt from laughing.

Lin Sijun took out a piece of fruit candy from his pocket: "Here you go." Zhang Xiaojun gave him three. Since his elder brother was not around, he could have two.

How could Lin Zhen want the candy from her brother-in-law: "No, keep it for yourself and eat it slowly. Don't eat too much, be careful of tooth decay." Although they are only three years apart in age, Lin Zhen is already a wife and a mother, so she is naturally more mature.

Lin Sijun put down the candy and ran away:

I'll go fetch some water." Since my eldest brother was not at home, the job of fetching water was left to him. Of course, Lin Zhen did the laundry and other things.

When Lin Sijun brought the water, Lin Zhen had already packed up. He carried half a bucket of hot water, mixed it with cold water, and went back to his room to take a bath. After taking a bath, he lay on the bed and read. Unlike the childish Lin Sijun during the day, Lin Sijun who lay on the bed reading at night looked much more gentle and stable.

Lin Sijun has his own goals. He wants to study hard, pass the high school entrance exam, become a worker, and then make money to buy things for his eldest sister. His eldest brother can become a worker after graduation. He is not jealous or envious. His eldest brother is the eldest brother, and it is his right to be a worker. In addition, he has to bear the responsibility of Xiaowu. In the future, when Xiaowu gets married and has children, he will have to pay for it. The third brother is now a soldier and has a promising future. Xiaowu is still young. Sijun doesn't want his sister to worry about him, so he has to work hard on his own. He doesn't want to be worse than his eldest brother.

After reading for a while, he felt a little sleepy. Lin Sijun put away his books and put them in his Jiefang bag. This is the Jiefang bag that his eldest sister bought for him. It is brand new and bigger than the one he had in elementary school. It was a reward for entering junior high school. On the desk next to him, there are pens and ink, all given to him by his sister. Even the clothes he wears, from inside to outside, are all prepared by his sister. He gets a new set every year and alternates with the old clothes from the previous two years. The old clothes are not long enough, so a strip is made at the bottom. Lin Sijun feels that he is very happy. Other children don’t have new clothes to wear, but he has a set every year.

Lying on the bed, Lin Sijun thought about the time when his parents were still alive, and then thought about the present, and he slowly fell asleep.

In the blink of an eye, it is National Day.

On this day, Lin Yiyi prepared a set of military uniforms for Xiao Shiyi and Lin Wujun respectively. The uniforms were bought in the system mall. Of course, in the eyes of others, these were prepared by Lin Yiyi in advance.

The two, one big and one small, were wearing military uniforms and looked quite spirited.

Lin Wujun: "Sister, does this look good on me?"

Before Lin Yiyi answered, Xiao Shiyi said, "It looks good." As he spoke, he patted his clothes. It turned out that he was not praising Lin Wujun, but himself.

Lin Yiyi: "Let's go, let's go to the beach for a picnic." The weather is neither too hot nor too cold, it's perfect for going to the beach. Little Eleven is two years old now, so I don't need to hold him anymore, I can let him move freely within my sight.

Lin Wujun: "Li Wanda hasn't come yet." If we go on a picnic, it's definitely not enough for just one family, so we need more people. So it's appropriate to invite the Bei family.

Originally Jiang

Jiang's family was also going to come, but Jiang's relatives from her hometown came, so they didn't come. As for Xu, she was pregnant, and for this third child that she had finally conceived, Xu valued it more than her own life, so she didn't come either.

Lin Yiyi: "Well, wait a little longer." She looked at the things in the backpack and asked Xiao Yu to carry them. A picnic, a family of four went.

Not long after, the Bei family of four arrived. Captain Li was carrying a backpack and holding the puppy, while the Bei family had nothing in their hands, and eight-year-old Li Wanda was running in front.

Bei: "Are you guys getting impatient?"

Lin Yiyi: “No hurry.”

Li Wanda shouted, "Mom, look at the clothes of the Fifth Army and the Eleventh Army. They are so beautiful."

Mrs. Bei also saw it. Looking at Lin Wujun and Xiao Shiyi, one big and one small, wearing military uniforms, they really looked good. Mrs. Bei said, "Sister Lin, you are thoughtful." She touched the military uniform on Lin Wujun and said, "I will make one for them later. They look like brothers." As the family of a battalion commander, they can still afford to make a few sets of clothes.

The two families walked all the way to the beach, where there were several children playing, all of them were children from the village.

Lin Yiyi asked Xiao Yu to put down the backpack. She took out the straw mat and spread it on the pebbles at the foot of the mountain. This was better than spreading it on the beach because there was a lot of fine sand on the beach, which would easily get on the mat.

After laying out the floor, she took out the snacks she had prepared in advance, including fruit candies, pumpkin cookies, French fries, and rice buns. To others, they looked like she had made them, but in fact, they were all bought from the system mall.

Mr. Bei also took out the prepared items, fried dried fish, sweet potato chips, and sugar cane.

Lin Yiyi was surprised and asked, "There's still sugar cane? Where did you buy it?"

Bei: "I bought it from the villagers. One family grew sugarcane."

Lin Yiyi: "Then I'll stop by the villagers' houses on my way back, and I'll buy some sugar cane." Speaking of which, she hasn't eaten sugar cane since she traveled through time 60 years ago. Although there is a system mall, she has never thought of it. The main reason is that there are too many things to eat in the system mall, and she doesn't know which ones are in season.

Bei: “Okay.”

Lin Wujun and Li Wanda took Xiao Shiyi and Xiao Gouzi running on the beach. Several children were running around, and no one knew what they were playing. Anyway, children always had their own fun.

When the children in the village saw this, they looked over here with drooling. Lin Yiyi asked Lin Wudi to share some food with them, and then the two groups started playing together.

Lin Yiyi picked up the basket and said, "Sister Bei, let's go downstairs and pick snails."

Mr. Bei: “Oh, okay.”

Below the beach

There is a stone path, winding for a kilometer. I have to say, the scenery on this island is really beautiful. The two female comrades went to play their own games, and the two male comrades sat together and became tools.

However, they can all sit still and take care of their children.

Captain Li: "They really know how to have fun." Although his wife is outgoing, she is not good at having fun. After getting to know Captain Xiao's wife, she started to learn how to have fun. But Captain Li thinks this is good. He thinks his wife likes him more and more.

Captain Xiao: "She is still young."

Captain Li: “…” He felt that the regiment commander treated his wife like a brother treats his sister.

However, in Xiao Yu's eyes, Lin Yiyi was still young. They were seven years apart, so he treated Lin Yiyi with the respect of a husband for his wife, the love of a man for a woman, and the tolerance of a brother for his sister. It was a blessing for him for several lifetimes that this girl who was shining all over married him.

However, sometimes, Xiao Yu also doubted that his wife's character was not something that could be raised by an ordinary family, especially a family like the Lin family. She was actually very delicate and needed to be well cared for. Moreover, when he recalled when they just got married, she was really bold, especially when she seduced him, which he really couldn't imagine. However, there was no problem with his wife's identity. Therefore, he felt that his wife was full of mysteries, which also confused him.

It was almost noon when Lin Yiyi and Bei Shi came up with their baskets full of things, including snails, oysters and clams. There was a lot of stuff on this path.

Lin Yiyi washed her hands, took out three lunch boxes and opened them: "Children, it's time to eat." The lunch boxes contained seaweed rolls with pickled radishes, bacon, and green vegetables.

Everyone was seeing it for the first time, and they were all very curious. Bei couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

Lin Yiyi: "Nori rice rolls, this is my first time making them too, let's have a try." This was the first time that Lin Yiyi bought this in the system mall. Nori rolls are one of the must-have snacks for wild vegetables.

The small rolls of seaweed not only attracted the love of the children, but also attracted the likes of Captain Li and Xiao Yu. Seeing that Xiao Yu liked it very much, Lin Yiyi decided to buy more in the future.