Xiao Shiyi sat on Xiao Bin's neck, his two little feet dangling, making Xiao Bin's clothes dirty. Occasionally, he took out a peanut from his little Jiefang bag, peeled it, and stuffed it into Xiao Bin's mouth: "Third uncle, eat peanuts." If you didn't know that they were uncle and nephew, you would have thought they were father and son.

Xiao Bin: "Thank you, Xiao Shiyi."

About thirty or forty minutes later, the Xiao family arrived at the commune. Qin Xiangju went to deliver dinner to Xiao Daqiang, and everyone stood by Xiao Daqiang's guardhouse and chatted. There were already many people in the commune's playground. The darkness came very quickly in the winter night, but the playground had big lights, which were similar to modern street lights, so it didn't look that dark. The equipment for projecting movies was ready. It looked very simple. It looked like a piece of white cloth hanging in front, and there was equipment in the back to project the picture onto the white cloth in front. In fact, it was similar to the concept of a projector.

Lin Wujun: "This is a movie. It's my first time watching it. There are so many people."

Li Wanda: "This is my first time watching it too. I've never seen it before."

Lin Yiyi: "Then you guys should watch carefully later."

Lin Sijun: "You have no experience here. I have seen this once. When the movie is playing, images and people will appear on the white cloth, and they can talk..."

Lin Wujun: "Wow, that's amazing. I'm really looking forward to it."

Xiao Shiyi: “I’m really looking forward to it.”

Lin Yiyi couldn't help but find it funny to listen to Lin Sijun's bragging. But now it's 1967, black and white TVs have come out, but this place is remote, there are no black and white TVs in the town now, and it is estimated that even the county may not have one, and even if there are, they are few. But after 1970, there will be a little more black and white TVs. By then, the pictures in the movie will not be so rare. After the reform and opening up, this kind of open-air movie will be even less, and everyone will choose to go to the cinema. However, in the countryside, this kind of open-air movie is estimated to still exist.

"Sister Lin? Sister Lin, I didn't expect to see you." Suddenly, a voice came from behind Lin Yiyi. Because Lin Yiyi and the others were a little bit behind the entrance of the commune and outside the guard room, they were still quite conspicuous when someone came in.

Lin Yiyi turned around: "Xiao Zheng?"

Xiao Zheng is a distant relative of President Cheng and the girl who previously took over the position of assistant to President Lin Yiyi.

Xiao Zheng was also somewhat happy to see Lin Yiyi: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Sister Lin, how are you doing recently?"

Lin Yiyi: "Not bad. I have been in the army for the past two years. I came back to celebrate the Chinese New Year at the end of last year, and I have to go back before the Lantern Festival. What about you? How are you? Do you have a child?" Lin Yiyi remembered that when Xiao Zheng came to the commune, he already had a date.

Speaking of this, Xiao Zheng's smile faded a little, and her tone became a little uncomfortable: "We broke up."

Lin Yiyi was stunned for a moment, then said, "We separated to meet someone better. By the way, are you here to watch a movie too?"

Xiao Zheng smiled again: "That's right, I haven't watched a movie for a long time. Besides, it's in town, so it's convenient, so I came here to watch a movie." Xiao Zheng's home is in town, so for her, it is indeed convenient to come here to watch a movie.

"Is Assistant Lin here too?" Zheng's mother's voice came over, and she came over with a bag of melon seeds. At this time, there were many vendors secretly selling melon seeds outside, but since the situation was special, the general control of speculation would not come to arrest people. Zheng's mother and Lin Yiyi naturally knew each other. Zheng's mother had worked in the commune cafeteria for several years. Lin Yiyi was the president's assistant before, and she got to know Zheng's mother when she was eating in the cafeteria.

Lin Yiyi: "Is Aunt Zheng here too?"

Mother Zheng: "That's right. It's a rare opportunity for us to come and watch a movie."

Xiao Shiyi: "Yiyi, wipe... wipe..." He was originally eating melon seeds with Lin Wujun and others, but suddenly came to Lin Yiyi and tilted his head back.

Lin Yiyi took out a handkerchief from his small bag and wiped his mouth.

Lin Sijun came over and said, "He did it on purpose. Why did he wipe his mouth so clean?"

Little Eleven: “Wipe it.” He chuckled and said, “Wipe it one by one…”

Lin Yiyi: "What a hypocritical little kid."

Lin Sijun rubbed Xiao Shiyi's head roughly and said, "You pretentious little kid."

Mother Zheng: "Assistant Lin, is this your son? This child is so cute."

Lin Yiyi: "This is my son, he is four years old this year, about 29 months old... Eleven, call him grandma and say hello to her."

Xiao Shiyi: "Hello, grandma."

Mother Zheng: "Hey, hello, hello." Then she poured some melon seeds for Little Eleven, "Good boy, eat the melon seeds."

Xiao Shiyi: "I have melon seeds."

Mother Zheng: "Then try some of Grandma's melon seeds." She grabbed a handful and stuffed them into Little Eleven's hand, then looked at Lin Sijun, "Young man, try some too."

Lin Sijun: "Thank you, Auntie. I don't need it anymore."

Mother Zheng looked at Lin Sijun, examining him from head to toe. Even the carefree Lin Sijun found the look a little strange. He shrank his neck and took a few steps back.

Mother Zheng smiled and said, "Assistant Lin, who is this?"

Seeing Zheng's mother asking Lin Sijun, Lin Yiyi was a little confused: "This is my younger brother, he is 17 years old and in the first grade of junior high school."

When Zheng's mother heard her age, she was a little surprised: "Only 17 years old?"

Lin Yiyi: "Well, when he was studying, there was a famine, and all the schools in the brigade were closed, so he started studying late."

Mother Zheng: "Then at 17, it's time to find a partner, right?"

Lin Yiyi: "It's time to say it, but it's time to drag people to say it."

Mother Zheng: "What kind of person do you want to find? I know a girl who wants to get married, I wonder if there is anyone suitable."

Lin Yiyi thought about it. Zheng's mother was from the town and she knew many girls. She said directly: "The family is simple, without relatives who are a drag or like to take advantage of others. Girls should be sensible and not childish. My younger brothers have already separated, and Sijun has a brick house. However, he is still studying now, and he will definitely continue to study after getting married. It will take another four or five years for him to graduate from high school. I don't know if the girl is willing or not, because during the years he is studying, he will not be able to support the family." Of course, Sijun's savings are enough to support his family for four or five years, but Lin Yiyi didn't want to make it too clear.

Upon hearing this, Zheng's mother said, "According to what Assistant Lin said, your brother needs to find someone who is hard-working and capable, so that he can support the family. Alternatively, he can find a female comrade who is a worker and has a salary, so that he can also support the family."

Lin Yiyi said: "Actually, it's mainly because my brother likes it. When it comes to marriage, not only do both children have to like it, but both families also have to be compatible, so there's no need to rush."

Mother Zheng: "That's true. By the way, I have a girl here. What do you think of her?"

Lin Yiyi didn't expect that there really was such a thing: "What kind of girl are you talking about, auntie?"

Zheng's mother: "The girl is 19 years old this year. She graduated from high school last year. Now she has taken over her mother's job in the textile factory. In fact, her mother is not very old, but it was too chaotic last year. She is the only daughter in the family, and her parents are reluctant to let her go to the countryside, so her mother gave her the job. But her father is also a worker, so with two jobs and an only daughter, the family conditions are indeed good."

Lin Yiyi: "According to such conditions, it should be easy to find a partner, so what's the matter?" According to people's gossiping minds, in this case, either the parents have problems or the girl has problems. Of course, Lin Yiyi was just gossiping and thinking about it, and this kind of thing should not be said carelessly.

Mother Zheng: "That brings us to the point. Originally, they wanted to find a live-in son-in-law, so that the children born would have their surnames, and they would have descendants. But someone in their workshop found a live-in son-in-law, and was reported by others, saying that finding a live-in son-in-law was the style of capitalist daughters, and then criticized. So, they were scared, so now they are not going to find a live-in son-in-law. They don't want a live-in son-in-law, but they want to have descendants, so they want to discuss with the man and hope to have a few more children, one of whom will take their surname, and it doesn't matter whether it's a son or a daughter. In fact, given their family conditions, there are many men who are willing to let their children take their surnames, but people are inevitably picky about some things. Speaking of which, they are still easy to get along with."

Lin Yiyi felt that this matter was a bit complicated. She still preferred to keep it simple, just like Lin Zhen, the simplicity of knowing everyone inside and out.

Lin Yiyi: "Forget it. I'm afraid my brother's rough hands and feet will make girls dislike him." Sijun is only 17 years old now. In another 9 years, when the hard times are over, he will only be 26 years old. By then, he can go to university and maybe find a partner. In modern times, 26 is considered early marriage.

Thinking of this, Lin Yiyi was no longer in a hurry to tell him who she was dating. In fact, he was just afraid that he would be tricked by the girl.

Mother Zheng smiled and said, "How could that be? With a sister like you, how could your brother be disliked? How about I ask the girl to meet me some other day?"

Lin Yiyi: “Forget it.” Lin Yiyi didn’t care about the child taking the mother’s surname, but she saw that Lin Sijun didn’t have the intention to start a family, so she decided to delay it a little longer.

Seeing that Lin Yiyi really had no such intention, Zheng's mother stopped talking about it.

At about 7:30, the movie ended. Lin Sijun carried Xiao Shiyi on his back, Xiao Bin carried Xiao Jixiang on his back, and everyone went home.

the next day

Lin Yiyi and the children were still having breakfast when Zhang Ming came.

Zhang Ming: "Cousin, I hope I didn't disturb you guys from having dinner?"

Lin Yiyi: "No, have you eaten? Do you want something to eat?"

Zhang Ming: "No, I've eaten at home and am on a mission now. I have something to ask my cousin's wife."

Lin Yiyi was stunned: "What's the matter?"

Zhang Ming: "Did you find any other clues when you were watching the movie yesterday? This is what happened. Several children disappeared last night. We investigated thoroughly last night, but we found no clues. So today we went to various brigades to see if the people who watched the movie had found any clues."

Lin Yiyi was surprised: "We didn't notice anything around us. I was watching the child yesterday. We came back as soon as the movie ended yesterday, and we didn't hear any other noise while we were watching it."

Zhang Ming: "Okay, I got it. I'm going to look for other places."

Lin Yiyi: "Then I won't send her off. This is a serious matter and everyone is worried about the child. We can't delay it."

Zhang Ming: "That's right. When going to the movies, parents don't care about their children."

After Zhang Ming left, Qin Xiangju came after a while.

Qin Xiangju: "Yi Yi, have you heard about what happened last night? Zhang Ming just came..."

Lin Yiyi: "Zhang Ming also came to our house and asked me some questions, so I also heard about what happened last night. After all, the child's parents are quite careless. Alas..." It is estimated that the possibility of finding the child is relatively small. This era is too backward. If the child was really abducted, in this case, it is in the favor of the abductor.

Qin Xiangju: "Fortunately, there are many of us and we can keep a close eye on the children."

Lin Yiyi: "That's right." She was still tying her son up with a rope. "By the way, mom, I have to go out and visit Dajun's house. Dajun's wife has been discharged from the hospital. I'm going to go see her."

Qin Xiangju: "Okay, I won't bother you anymore."

Lin Family

Lin Zhen was discharged from the hospital yesterday. She stayed in the hospital for two days. It was inconvenient, so she felt more comfortable at home. Now she is at home to recuperate after giving birth, and her mother is here to take care of her.

"Sister Zhen, have some tea." The one who entered the room was Lin Zhen's cousin, Lin Xiu. Lin Zhen was in confinement, and the captain's wife was sometimes busy with her own family, so Lin Xiu came to help. Lin Xiu's father and Captain Lin were brothers. Lin Xiu was four years younger than Lin Zhen, and was 16 years old this year, which was also the age for marriage. When Lin Zhen got engaged and married, she was still young, and she didn't quite understand why everyone said that Lin Zhen married well, but now that she is getting older, she is beginning to understand. Not only does my cousin have eggs to eat every day, she doesn't have to go to work when she is pregnant. Even when she worked before she got pregnant, her work was the easiest. And since she got married, my cousin has been getting better and better. When people talk about my cousin, they all say that she is blessed.

Lin Zhen: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Xiaoxiu."

Lin Xiu: "It's not hard. I have nothing to do at home anyway, so I just wash clothes and cook for the family." Because they are getting married, her mother wants her to stay at home and not go to work. She can keep her skin whiter by staying at home. A white face can hide three ugliness of a woman, and a white face looks good.

Lin Xiu put down the enamel cup and heard Lin Dajun's voice coming from outside, so she followed him out to see.

Lin Dajun: "Sister, you are here."

Lin Xiu stood at the door and saw Lin Yiyi coming with the child. It was not the first time she saw Lin Yiyi, but she had seen her from a distance before, but that was a few years ago.

Lin Yiyi: "Come and see Xiaozhen."

Lin Dajun: "Xiaozhen is in the room."

Lin Yiyi walked into the room and saw Lin Zhen sitting on the bed: "How is it? Have you recovered well?"

Lin Zhen: "I recovered quite well, and I had a normal delivery, so I recovered quickly."

Lin Yiyi: "Normal delivery does help you recover faster." She handed the things she brought to Lin Zhen, "Here are two cans of milk powder. You can give it to the baby, and you can drink it too."

Lin Zhen: "Thank you, sister."

Lin Yiyi teased the third grader who was sleeping in the bed, and the child moved. Although his eyes were closed, he was awake.

"Sister, have some tea." Lin Xiu came in with a bowl of boiled water.

Lin Yiyi looked at her: "Thank you." She had no impression of Lin Xiu and couldn't remember her name for a moment.

Lin Zhen said: "Sister, this is my cousin, Lin Xiu."

Lin Yiyi: "So she's your cousin. Hello."

Lin Xiu: "Hello."

The captain's wife came and saw that everyone was in the house. She smiled and said, "Yi Yi is here. I went to the field to pick some vegetables. Let's have lunch here at noon."

Lin Yiyi: “Okay.”

The captain's wife: "By the way, are we going to prepare for the baby's full-month celebration?"

Lin Yiyi: "We can do a small one. It's a mess outside right now, so we can't do a big one, but we can invite relatives to have a meal together. We don't have any relatives in the Lin family, so it depends on whether you have anyone to invite."

The captain's wife thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll call my relatives from my mother's side and Grandpa Xiaozhen's side. I won't call those who are farther away. It's a waste of money."

Lin Yiyi: "You guys can do whatever you want. But I have to go back to the army before the Lantern Festival. If I have time for the full moon banquet, I will come. If not, I won't come back."

The captain's wife said, "It's okay, they are all relatives."

After lunch, Lin Yiyi took the children away, but Lin Sijun stayed because the Chinese New Year was over and they had to start raising piglets again.

That day, the captain's wife was washing her child's diapers when Lin Xiuniang came over and said, "Sister-in-law."

The captain's wife: "Ah, I'm so grateful for Xiaoxiu's help these past two days."

Lin Xiuniang: "We are all family, why should we be polite? Sister-in-law, I have something I want to ask your opinion on."

The captain's wife asked, "What's the matter?"

Lin Xiuniang looked around and saw that no one was around, so she lowered her voice and asked, "What do you think of our Xiaoxiu?"

The team leader's wife said: "Xiao Xiu is smart, capable, well-behaved and hardworking, she is very good." She was not exaggerating, Lin Xiu was indeed good and was a well-known good girl in the team.

Lin Xiuniang: "What do you think of Xiaoxiu and the Four Armies?"

The captain's wife was stunned for a moment, then she understood what Lin Xiuniang meant: "You mean, introduce them to each other? But Xiaoxiu and Xiaozhen are sisters, there's no such thing as sisters marrying brothers, right?" At least, she had never seen such a thing in the surrounding area.

Lin Xiuniang: "Why can't these sisters marry brothers? The country doesn't care how we people marry, so why can't we? Besides, there are so many brothers in the Lin family, and we don't know what will happen to the sisters-in-law in the future. If Xiaozhen and Xiaoxiu become sisters-in-law, these two people will definitely be the same. If there is a conflict between Xiaozhen and other sisters-in-law, Xiaoxiu can also help, don’t you think? Besides, if it’s not Xiaoxiu, it could be someone else, but you don’t know about others. Unlike Xiaoxiu, who knows everything, isn’t it better if this sister becomes a sister-in-law?”

The captain's wife: "This... this is what I want to ask. You know, I am only a relative of the Lin family and cannot be the master of the Lin family."

Lin Xiuniang: "Of course, but sister-in-law has to say something good for our Xiaoxiu."

The captain's wife said, "Okay, but I can't guarantee it." Speaking of which, she and her brother's wife have always gotten along well. If her daughter and niece become sisters-in-law, it sounds really good. Besides, selfishly, she doesn't want the Lin brothers to marry wives with too good conditions. After all, Lin Zhen is the eldest sister-in-law, and her conditions are here.

So by comparison, Lin Xiu is indeed more suitable.

After washing the clothes, the captain's wife returned to her daughter and son-in-law's house. She dried her clothes and went into her daughter's room. "Xiaozhen, I ran into your aunt when I was washing the baby's diaper just now."

Lin Zhen was feeding her daughter: "What's wrong with Auntie?"

The captain's wife said, "Your aunt said she wanted to introduce Xiaoxiu to the Fourth Army. What do you think?"

Lin Zhen was shocked: "Isn't this inappropriate?"

The captain's wife: "I also felt it was not suitable at first. After all, you and Xiaoxiu are sisters, and I have never heard of two sisters marrying two brothers. But later your aunt said that it would be better to be a sister-in-law with Xiaoxiu than with someone you don't know. This way, you will have fewer conflicts. What do you think?"

Lin Zhen: "Mom, I don't think it's appropriate. You can't expect Xiaoxiu to be Sijun's wife just because I get along well with her. Sijun's wife is my eldest sister's business. How will my eldest sister feel if you introduce her like this? What's more, Xiaoxiu and Sijun are not a good match. Sijun will go to high school in the future, and Xiaoxiu only went to the third grade of elementary school. The difference in their academic qualifications is also huge. Of course, I don't mean to look down on Xiaoxiu, but I am following my eldest sister's advice. 's idea, Sijun graduated from high school, even if the fourth brother and sister-in-law didn't graduate from high school, they should have graduated from junior high school, right? At the very least, they should have graduated from elementary school, right? To put it bluntly, if I hadn't graduated from junior high school, my parents wouldn't have let me continue my studies, and my eldest sister might not have thought highly of me. From what I've seen, my eldest sister attaches great importance to studying, otherwise she wouldn't have let all the brothers in the Lin family study, so Xiaoxiu's academic qualifications are not compatible with Sijun. "

The captain's wife said: "You have a point."

Lin Zhen: "Mother, please don't worry about these things. My daughter is living a good life now. Dajun is a good man, and the Lin family doesn't care that my first child is a girl. So please don't worry about the marriages of Dajun's brothers. It's okay if you manage them well, but if you don't, you are an outsider after all..."

The captain's wife: "Well, I don't care about this anymore. I will pretend that I never heard of this matter. I will go and reject your aunt."

Lin Zhen: "Well, just say that you haven't met Big Sister recently, and you can't make the decision about Xiaoxiu's affairs."

The captain's wife: "Okay."

After lunch, the captain's wife went to find Lin Xiuniang and asked, "Is your sister-in-law here?"

Lin Xiuniang came out of the house happily: "My sister-in-law is here?"

The captain's wife: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry about what you said this morning. I think back carefully. A few days ago, Dajun's elder sister came to see Xiaozhen. She seemed to say that she would be returning to the army in the next few days. I don't know when she will come next time. So I'm afraid I can't talk about Xiaoxiu for the time being."

Lin Xiuniang: "Sister-in-law, the elder brother is like a father and the elder sister-in-law is like a mother. Can Dajun and his wife decide the marriage of the four armies?"

The author has something to say: New article for collection: I became the female protagonist's educated youth best friend [1970s]

Lin Yuyu, a plant-based supernatural being from the end of the world, traveled through time and space and became an educated youth who went to the countryside. This educated youth was also the best friend of the heroine. As the best friend of the heroine, in the original plot, the original owner was considered to have enjoyed a good life with the heroine. At least he survived the turbulent times safely and married a kind and honest man. However, Lin Yuyu, who traveled through time and space, did not want to follow this path.

She didn't want to be like the original owner, serving the mistress like a farmhand and doing laundry for her.

Small theater

When Lin Yuyu was washing clothes for the heroine, he fell into the water. After being rescued, he said to the heroine in a self-reproachful manner: "I'm sorry, Lin Yan, it's my fault. I got sick while washing your clothes and fell into the water, so I haven't finished washing your clothes yet."

Everyone: What's wrong with Lin Yan? Doesn't she have hands? And she wants Lin Yuyu to help her wash clothes.

Lin Yan: Damn, this bastard is the real White Lotus.