The dinner was naturally rich. The hen that Zhang Xiaojun and his wife brought was very fat. The braised chicken with garlic was very delicious. Half of the hen was fried into two plates, and the remaining half was boiled in water. Lin Yiyi wrapped it up and asked Zhang Xiaojun and his wife to take it away. Compared with braised chicken, white-cut chicken is the common way for Chinese people to eat it. Pour some soy sauce into a small bowl and dip it in it. It tastes even better.

Lin Dajun was worried about his wife in the hospital, so he ate in a hurry. He finished in less than five minutes. After eating, he took his lunch box and rode his bicycle to the hospital.

Lin Yiyi: "Wait a minute..." She took out a few food coupons and a thermos, "Let's go to the state-owned hotel to buy breakfast tomorrow morning." There was hot water in the thermos.

Lin Dajun: "Hey, thank you, sister." The Lin family had meat coupons, but no grain coupons.

After Lin Dajun left, everyone continued to eat, and the meal didn't end until 7pm. After dinner, it was already dark, and Lin Yiyi took out a flashlight: "Be careful on your way home." Because Lin Sijun didn't leave, only Zhang Xiaojun and his wife and Fang Cao went back.

Lin Yiyi handed over another basket: "Cut the white-cooked chicken in it into pieces. It can be kept for two or three days. If you want to eat it hot, just stir-fry it and add some vegetables. It will also be delicious."

Zhang Xiaojun: "Okay."

Lin Yiyi: "There are also rice cakes, which can be sliced ​​and put into rice cake soup, or steamed in a steamer." During dinner, Lin Yiyi fried rice cakes for everyone. Everyone knows this thing.

Fang Fang: "Thank you, sister. Let's go back now."

Lin Yiyi: “Okay.”

Little Eleven: "Goodbye, bye!" He waved his little hands, I guess he was waiting to say goodbye.

Children are in poor health and don’t need to take a bath every day in winter. The eleventh child just wipes his butt and washes his feet every day.

Today Xiao Yu took a bath, wiped his son's butt, and then held him while washing his feet.

In the foot basin, small feet are stepping on big feet. Not only the size of the two pairs of feet is obvious, but the color is also very obvious.

Xiao Shiyi hooked Xiao Yu's instep with his toes and chuckled. To Xiao Yu, his son's feet were so soft that even scratching them was not enough.

Xiao Yu: "Eleven, Dad wants to discuss something with you, okay?"

Xiao Shiyi: "Okay, what's the matter?"

Xiao Yu: "You can sleep with your uncles at night and play with them, okay?"

Xiao Shiyi's eyes lit up: "Okay."

Xiao-Woo: "Really? If you sleep with them, you won't be able to cry for your mom in the middle of the night."

Xiaoyi: "Really?"

Xiao Yu: "Son, you are so good."

Xiao Shiyi: "Then do you want to sleep with your uncles?"

Xiao Yu: "I sleep with your mother." Sleeping with his brother-in-law? Then why did he send his son away?

Xiao Shiyi: "Okay then."

After washing his feet, Xiao Yu carried Xiao Shiyi to the guest room and put him on the floor: "You can sleep with your fourth uncle tonight." Lin Wujun and Li Wanda were already sleeping on the bed, and it would be a bit crowded if Xiao Shiyi was added to the bed.

Xiao Shiyi: "Okay." He crawled around on the floor with his washed feet bare. Xiao Yu stayed with him in the room. When Lin Sijun came out of the shower, Xiao Yu was no longer in the room.

No matter what season it is, men take a quick shower, just lather up with soap and rinse off. Lin Sijun came out in cotton trousers and a sweatshirt and saw a bulge on his floor. He didn't expect it was Little Eleven, but thought the quilt was not flat. Anyway, he didn't think too much about it. He lifted the quilt and was about to get in, but when he lifted the quilt, he saw Little Eleven hiding under the quilt. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Eleven, why are you here?"

Xiao Shiyi: "Sleeping with you."

Lin Sijun went to sleep in the quilt. The quilt was a little warm because Xiao Shiyi had slept there before. As soon as he went in, he held Xiao Shiyi in his arms and said, "Do you really want to sleep with your uncle?"

Xiao Shiyi: "Really? Will uncle play with me?"

Lin Sijun: "How do you want to play?"

Xiao Shiyi thought for a moment and said, "Let's play the clapping game."

Lin Yiyi didn't know that her son had been coaxed by Xiao Yu to sleep in the next room. She cleaned up the kitchen. Everyone in the family had already washed up, and she was the only one left. When she finished washing up and went to the room, she didn't see her son, and was a little surprised: "Where's Eleven?"

Xiao Yu: "He's next door. He's sleeping next door today."

Lin Yiyi raised her eyebrows and looked at the man whose purpose was obvious.

Xiao Yu looked back at her with a smile. They both knew the purpose and neither of them wanted to make fun of the other.

Lin Yiyi said, "Don't make a noise, the Fourth Army is next door." The sound insulation of houses of this era is not very good. If her brother heard the shameful noise, she would lose face.

Xiao-Woo: "Just scream a little softer."

Lin Yiyi: "Why didn't you say you were gentler?"

Xiao Yu: "Then I can't help it. If I go easy for a long time, you will urge me to go harder."

Lin Yiyi: "Get lost." This man is shameless.

the next day

When Xiao Yu got up, Lin Yiyi woke up too. Today Xiao Yu had to go back to the army and take the 7 o'clock boat trip in the morning, so he had to set off around 5:30. Lin Yiyi endured her tiredness and made breakfast for him.

Xiao Yu held her shoulders and said, "Just go to sleep. I'll do it myself."

Lin Yiyi: "What are you doing?"

Xiao Yu: "Cook some sweet potatoes." Anyway, he is not picky about food.

Lin Yiyi: "Go light the fire, I'll make you some fried rice with eggs, and then make you a bowl of seaweed soup, it'll be quick." She couldn't bear to let him eat sweet potatoes, although in her eyes sweet potatoes were also good things, but she was at home, so she naturally wanted him to eat better. There was some leftover rice from yesterday, so it would be quick to make fried rice with eggs.

Xiao Yu: "You are so nice, my wife." As he said that, he bent down and kissed her.

Lin Yiyi pushed him away: "Don't be so cheesy." Lin Yiyi didn't wash up yet. After getting up, she made breakfast for Xiao Yu, fried rice with egg and seaweed soup. But after making breakfast, she was completely awake and didn't want to continue sleeping. So, she brushed her teeth and washed her face, and then boiled a pot of hot water so that everyone could wash their faces when they got up. After she finished boiling, Xiao Yu finished his meal.

Xiao-Woo: "I'm leaving."

Lin Yiyi: "I'll be back during the Lantern Festival." Lin Wujun will go to school after the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is the day to eat rice balls, and it's a good time for the family to get together, so she decided to return to the army during the Lantern Festival.

Xiao-Woo: "Okay, I'm leaving now."

Lin Yiyi: "Well, be careful on the road. There are vegetables in the lunch box. You can heat them up at home and eat them at noon."

Xiao-Woo: "Okay."

After Xiao Yu left, Lin Yiyi yawned, bought steamed buns and tofu pudding in the system mall, and steamed them in a steamer over hot water, so that it looked like she made them herself. She ate half a basket of steamed buns, a total of five, and drank a bowl of tofu pudding, then thought for a moment and went to the guest room and knocked on the door: "Sijun, I'm going to the hospital to see your sister-in-law. There are steamed buns and tofu pudding in the pot. You can eat them when you wake up."

Lin Sijun: “…I understand.”

After Lin Yiyi explained everything to them, she rode her bike to the hospital. It was only 6:30 when she left, and it was probably only 7:30 when she arrived at the hospital. Although she didn't know whether Lin Dajun had bought breakfast, she also brought steamed buns, tofu pudding, and millet porridge. When she arrived at the hospital, she went directly to Lin Zhen's ward.

Lin Yiyi: “They’re all here.” Not only Lin Dajun and the captain’s wife were in the ward, but even Captain Lin was there.

The captain's wife said, "Yiyi is here. Xiaozhen gave birth to a baby girl last night, weighing 7.2 jin." As she spoke, she carefully observed Lin Yiyi's expression, fearing that Lin Yiyi would dislike the baby girl. Speaking of which, she was also worried after her daughter gave birth to a baby girl yesterday. After all, this was the first child of the Lin family, and they all hoped it would be a boy. The eldest son and grandson were different, and this way the daughter's status would be stable, and it would not matter if the second or third child was a girl.

Lin Yiyi: "That's the first daughter in our family. We have many boys and I'm the only girl. We need more girls in the next generation."

The captain's wife hurriedly said, "People say that nieces look like their aunts. This girl's eyebrows and eyes really do look a bit like you."

Lin Yiyi said, "Really? Let me see. Oh, by the way, here are steamed buns and tofu pudding. I brought you breakfast. Have you eaten it yet?"

Lin Dajun: "Not yet, I'm just about to go buy it."

Lin Yiyi: "That's not necessary. I brought some millet porridge for Xiaozhen. You guys can eat it first. If it's not enough, go buy some more."

Lin Dajun: "Ah." Lin Dajun is not picky about his sons and daughters. It may be because the Lin family's parents died early and they have no relatives.

In addition, it was their elder sister who raised them, and no one ever mentioned the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls to them, so he felt that it didn't matter whether they had sons or daughters.

When Lin Zhen heard Lin Yiyi say this, she was relieved. In the Lin family, as long as the elder sister-in-law didn't care, the younger brothers would not object to having children. Lin Zhen thought for a while and said, "Sister, you should give the child a name." The name was given by the elder sister-in-law, so that when the elder sister-in-law sees the child in the future, she will love him more. It must be said that Lin Zhen, as a mother, has also fought for the welfare of her daughter.

Lin Yiyi said: "How can that be possible? You should just get it yourselves."

Lin Dajun: "Sister, you take it. You have the best grades and the most literary talent in our family."

To be honest, Lin Yiyi's test scores were not as good as Lin Dajun's. However, Lin Dajun was the kind of person who didn't care about having children, so he naturally didn't care who named the child. As for Lin Zhen, she asked Lin Yiyi to name the child, so she naturally didn't care.

Captain Lin and his wife listened and said, this is the Lin family's business. Although they are relatives, there are some things they will not interfere in.

Lin Yiyi said, "Then let me think... why not call her Nian Nian, Lin Nian Nian, how about that?" People of this generation all have rustic names, but in the 1980s, girls' names were basically made up of overlapping characters, like Jingjing, Lingling, etc. Lin Yiyi thought that Nian Nian was a good name, very suitable for girls of this generation. After a few years, the girl went to school, and the name sounded nice.

Lin Zhen: "Nian Nian is fine, let's call her Lin Niannian, just like my eldest sister, both names have two characters."

Lin Yiyi: "What's your nickname?"

Lin Zhen smiled and said, "I've already thought about it. Let's call it Junior Three."

Lin Yiyi: "Third grade? Born in third grade?"

Lin Zhen: "That's right. Xiaoyi's nickname is also related to the date. October 11th is called Eleventh. Chusan is the younger sister and follows her brother. The third day of the first lunar month is called Chusan."

Lin Dajun said: "Good morning, my sister's name follows her brother's."

Lin Yiyi sighed again, saying that she was right to suggest this marriage for Lin Dajun. This is called a man's IQ is not enough, so he uses a woman's IQ to make up for it. Lin Dajun's IQ is obviously not enough, but Lin Zhen's IQ is enough.

Lin Yiyi held little Chusan for a while, then put her down. The captain's wife said that her niece looked like her aunt, and that was true. But she didn't see that Chusan looked like her at all.

The captain's wife and Lin Zhen were relieved to see that Lin Yiyi did not mind Xiaochusan.

The captain's wife: "Yi Yi, didn't you say before that you would find a marriage for Si Jun? It would be best if the family is simple, but the girl has a stronger personality. I do have a family, and it has some connection with my natal family."

Lin Yiyi said: "Tell me quickly."

The captain's wife: "This girl's father has passed away. Her grandfather is from the same clan as my grandfather. After her father passed away, her mother became a widow and raised her and her brother. But her brother also passed away a few years ago. During the famine, he went to the mountains to find food and encountered a wild beast. He was bitten to death. Later, the beast was chased away, but people could not save him."

Lin Yiyi: "My family is a little pitiful."

The captain's wife said, "That's right. Although her family is poor, the girl also graduated from elementary school. Because they only have one daughter, my cousin's wife still gritted her teeth and let the child go to school. Now my cousin's wife is not in good health and needs money for medical treatment, but her family has no money, so the girl wants some betrothal money to pay for her mother's medical treatment. Speaking of which, they are just mother and daughter, and there are no other relatives who can hold them back, so I thought of asking you."

Lin Yiyi: "Although their family is pitiful, it is not suitable." My mother is sick. If she needs to take medicine for a long time, the medical expenses will have to be paid by her son-in-law. She does not want to find a burden-bearer for Lin Sijun. She does not mind even if the girl is an orphan, but it is not okay to have a burden-bearer at home.

If the mother-in-law got sick after the two got married, as the only daughter, she would not object to her son-in-law treating her mother-in-law, which was her responsibility. But before the blind date, if she knew that there was a patient in the girl's family, Lin Yiyi would not agree to the blind date. To put it bluntly, although the girl was filial, to Lin Yiyi, wasn't it just looking for a purse to pay for the medical treatment? So she didn't want to find such a family for Lin Sijun.

The captain's wife said, "I just mentioned it."

Lin Yiyi: "I know you have good intentions."

Logically, the captain's wife shouldn't have introduced such a thing, but she had some selfish motives and didn't want Lin Sijun's wife to be better than her own daughter, otherwise the eldest sister-in-law wouldn't be able to suppress the latter. And because Lin Zhen's first child was not a son, the captain's wife talked about this marriage now.

Lin Yiyi sat in the hospital for a while and then left. Lin Zhen had a normal delivery and would be discharged from the hospital in two days, so she would not come over for the next few days.

When Lin Yiyi returned home, the children had already gotten up and were playing football in the yard. Lin Yiyi parked her bike and went to the old house: "Mom, are you there?"

Qin Xiangju: "Hey, are you back from the hospital? Did Dajun's wife give birth?"

Lin Yiyi: "Mom knows?"

Qin Xiangju: "I went to your house this morning and saw that you were not there. Sijun said that you went to the hospital to see Dajun's wife."

Lin Yiyi: "She gave birth last night, a 15-pound girl. She was doing well in the womb. I also said that there are few girls in my family, only me, and many sons. It's a happy event that the military daughter-in-law gave birth to her first child."

Qin Xiangju: "That's right." The Lin family has four sons, not counting the adopted son, so there will be no shortage of grandchildren in the future. In this way, the daughter-in-law doesn't have to worry: "Have you named the child?"

Lin Yiyi said, "Yes, I chose the full name, Lin Niannian, and the nickname was chosen by the military wife, based on the number 11, so it's called Chusan."

Qin Xiangju: "Whether it's a full name or a nickname, it's a good one."

Lin Yiyi smiled and said, "Mom, how is the person I asked you to find for Sijun? Sijun is 17 this year. Although he is only in the first year of junior high school, he is not young anymore and it is time for him to meet someone." She was not going to ask the captain's wife to find him, as the captain's wife involved some issues of interest, so it would be more reassuring to ask Qin Xiangju to find him.

Qin Xiangju: "I look at them, but I don't think there's anyone who is worthy of Sijun." This is the truth. Although Lin Sijun is only in the first year of junior high school and has no job, he has a brick house, and he pays back the money with meat coupons from two pigs he delivers every year. In addition, he earns about 30 yuan a year from eggs. With Lin Yiyi as his sister, it is not impossible for him to buy a job as a worker in the future. Therefore, when it comes to finding a partner for Lin Sijun, it is natural to look for someone who is well-matched. Qin Xiangju is the one who hopes that the younger brother of the Lin family will be good, because if the younger brother of the Lin family is good, he will not be a drag on his daughter-in-law.

Lin Yiyi: "This kid is still immature, it would be fine to find someone a few years older than him." Lin Sijun is still young mentally, so it would be better to find someone two or three years older than him instead of finding someone of the same age who is immature.

Qin Xiangju: "Okay, I'll take a look."

Lin Yiyi: "That's troublesome."

Qin Xiangju: "What's the trouble? By the way, there's a movie at the commune the day after tomorrow night, do you want to go and watch it?"

Lin Yiyi: "Sure." She had no interest in movies of this era, but thought that her children might not have seen it, so she could take them to see it. "Then I'll go with mom the day after tomorrow."

Qin Xiangju: "The day after tomorrow your father will be waiting there for me to bring him dinner after get off work. I have to go there a little earlier."

Lin Yiyi: "Then let's go there early."

Su Xiangju: "That's settled."

On the day of the movie, Lin Yiyi took Lin Sijun and others to have dinner early and prepared snacks for them. The must-have snacks for watching a movie are melon seeds and peanuts, so she prepared them. From Lin Sijun to Xiaoyi, every child carried a Jiefang bag with melon seeds and peanuts in it. Of course, she also brought a water bottle for the army, and water was also a must.

Little Jixiang: "Second aunt, grandma said she's fine, are you fine?" Little Jixiang also carried a Jiefang bag with peanuts prepared by his mother. This time, all the family members of the third house went to the movie, except for the twins. The twins were left to Grandma Xiao and Grandpa Xiao to look after, and only the two children of the first house went with Qin Xiangju.

Lin Yiyi: “Okay, okay.”

Xiao Jixiang came in and saw the rope tied around Xiao Shiyi. He was shocked: "Second aunt, why are you helping Xiao Shiyi?" One end of the rope was tied around Xiao Shiyi's waist, and the other end was tied around Lin Yiyi's waist. It looked a little funny, and then the rope was extended to a distance of 2 meters, allowing Xiao Shiyi to move freely.

Lin Yiyi carefully explained to Xiao Jixiang: "There may be a lot of people watching a movie. If Xiao Shiyi is not tied up, he may get lost. If he gets lost, Second Auntie won't be able to find him. There is also the possibility that he will run into bad guys who specialize in taking children away. If he is tied up like this, Second Auntie can always pay attention to Xiao Shiyi." She was also afraid that she would be distracted and fail to pay attention to the child. If something happened to the child, she was afraid that she would go crazy, so she was more careful. "Jixiang, you should also pay attention. Don't get separated from your parents when watching a movie. If you meet a stranger who gives you something, don't eat it. If you meet a stranger who hugs you, you should shout for help. Do you understand?"

Little Jixiang: "Second Aunt, I know. Second Aunt, the bad guy who takes the child away is called a beggar, right?"

Lin Yiyi: "Yes, Jixiang, you are really smart."

Qin Xiangju came over: "Are you ready? We are ready to go."

Lin Yiyi: "Okay, I'm here."

When Lin Yiyi went out, Qin Xiangju and Xiao Bin were also stunned when they saw the rope between her and Xiao Shiyi.

Su Xiangju: "Still very careful."

Lin Yiyi also blushed a little. The rope really didn't look good. If it were a modern one, there would be a special rope with one end around her son's waist and the other end around her hand.

There was a long way from the Datang Production Brigade to the commune. Adults could walk, but children couldn't. Lin Wujun and Li Wanda could walk. They could stand the 34-minute journey, but a little kid like Xiao Shiyi couldn't. After walking for a few minutes, he couldn't walk anymore: "Hold Yiyi."

Lin Yiyi felt that her son thought too highly of her: "Let your uncle carry you." The 17-year-old Lin Sijun was about 173 cm tall, and he ate well. Although he was not tall and strong, he was a strong young man, so it was no problem for him to carry Xiao Shiyi.

Lin Sijun squatted down and said, "Come, uncle will carry you."

Xiao Shiyi: "Can I ride a horse?" Riding a horse means riding on the neck.

Lin Yiyi: "No, you can only ride on your daddy's body." Although Lin Sijun had no problem carrying people on his back, he couldn't handle letting Little Eleven sit on his neck. After all, his body was still developing and Little Eleven was not light either.

Xiao Bin: "Come, Uncle San will let you ride a horse." As he said that, Xiao Bin squatted down. He had been doing farm work for many years and was very strong. In addition, he was tall, so it would be no problem for Xiao Shiyi to ride a horse, even Xiao Jixiang could ride a horse. But the seven-year-old Xiao Jixiang no longer rode a horse.