Lin Erjun: "Sister, we don't have enough food at home, and we don't have money to go to school. We can't let you sell your blood anymore."
Lin Yiyi: "Don't worry, Erjun. I won't sell blood anymore. The doctor said that if I continue to sell blood, I will die. And Dajun also said that he can sell blood to support his own studies, so you don't have to worry about the tuition. If it really doesn't work, Dajun can sell more blood and use the money to support Sanjun and Sijun's studies together."
Lin Dajun: "..." My sister, I only want to sell blood for my own studies, not for the Third Army or the Fourth Army. "Second brother, don't worry, we only sell a little blood for our studies. We sell blood to support our own studies, and we also have food. With so many big shrimps, we can eat for a long time."
Lin Erjun: "It's no use. Everyone knows about this big vicious shrimp."
Lin Yiyi: “?” what?
Lin Dajun: "How did it get known?"
Lin Erjun: "I... when I came back, I saw many villagers were starving. I... I couldn't bear to see them like this. I... Sister, brother, it's my fault. You can blame me."
Lin Yiyi's heart sank. This ungrateful man was going to force everyone to death. He really did everything he could to get someone else to adopt him. She originally thought that the ungrateful man was still young, and even if he had selfish motives, they would not be that strong. But now it seems that this Lin Erjun is not like that. Recalling Daya's memory, selling blood to support the family, etc., were all mentioned by Lin Erjun. This Lin Erjun must have been selfish since he was a child, from the bones and from the roots. Thinking of this, Lin Yiyi said decisively: "No, even if there is no food, I will not give you away. Our family must be together and live well. Even if I starve to death, I will not give you away. You are my own brother." She was willing to give Lin Erjun away, but it must not be because of them, otherwise if Lin Erjun bites back in the future, it will be disadvantageous to her.
"Here... Lin Erjun is here..."
"They are really fishing for giant shrimps. Are giant shrimps really edible?"
"Who knows? Let's just fish first and see."
A group of children came with fishing rods. The adults didn't come. First, they might have gone to other places to find food. Second, although Lin Erjun was 13 years old, he was still a child. He said that big shrimps were edible, but the adults might not believe him, so only the children came. However, there were quite a few children. At a glance, there were more than a dozen of them. Some were younger than the Lin brothers, and some were about the same age as the Lin brothers.
When the children arrived, they saw Lin Erjun kneeling on the ground. Some asked, "Erjun, what's wrong with you?"
"Erjun, did you make your sister angry?"
"Second Army, did you tell us that the giant shrimps are edible? Is your sister angry?"
"Sister Daya, please don't be angry. Anyone can catch this big shrimp. We are almost starving to death. The second army is just kind-hearted."
"That's right, Sister Daya, anyone can fish for it, but you can't keep it for yourself. Isn't that too cruel?"
"You are so mean to eat all these big shrimps by yourself, Sister Daya."
"Girls' films are all bad."
Lin Yiyi knew that she could not accept the reputation of being selfish and mean. Even if it was a famine, if someone found food, they would not tell others. This was understandable, but it was incomprehensible to those who were hungry.
Lin Yiyi said aggrievedly: "We are all from the same village. Don't you know me? Am I such a mean and selfish person? Ask my eldest brother. My second brother said that blood can be sold for money, so I went to sell blood. I even sold blood. Am I selfish?"
Lin Dajun: "My sister is the kindest. She even got sick from selling blood, and it was Dr. Lin who treated her."
"Sister Daya, can blood really be sold for money?"
"Sister, how much does blood sell for?"
"Sister Daya..."
Lin Yiyi: "It really can be sold for money. Erjun told me this, so I sold it for money. If you don't believe me, ask Erjun."
"Second Army, how do you know that blood can be sold for money?"
"Second Army, how much can blood be sold for?"
"Second Army, have you ever sold blood?"
"Second Army..."
Lin Erjun was annoyed by their questions. He didn't tell them anything. He just kowtowed to Lin Yiyi and said, "Sister, I gave myself away. They said they would give our family 200 yuan, which was used for my eldest brother and younger brothers to go to school. I... I went..." After saying that, he stood up and ran down the mountain.
Lin Yiyi: "Da Jun, go catch up with Er Jun."
Lin Dajun: "Sister, Erjun is willing, and he will give me 200 yuan, then..."
Lin Yiyi yelled, "Shut up, Erjun is our brother. I would never give him away even if I starve to death. Do you want to be known as someone who sold out your brother? Why don't you go after him?"
Lin Dajun was frightened by Lin Yiyi's roar and hurried to chase after her.
Lin Yiyi then said to Lin Sanjun and Lin Sijun: "Sanjun, Sijun, you continue to fish for the big shrimps, and then look after me, I will go find Erjun."
Lin Sanjun: “Hey.”
Lin Sijun: "Don't worry, sister."
Lin Yiyi said to the other children who were fishing for lobsters, "Everyone, we are all from the same village. It's not that we don't want to tell you that you can eat giant lobsters, but our parents told us before that giant lobsters are too dirty and can't be eaten. We had no choice. Our parents are dead. We have no money and no food, so we ate them. When we were eating, we even thought that we might die after a few days. So we risked our lives to eat them. We didn't know what would happen to us after eating them, whether we would get sick, so we didn't tell anyone because we didn't want to kill you or make you sick. Don't you agree? If you die or get sick after eating giant lobsters, don't blame us."
After hearing what Lin Yiyi said, the children were indeed a little scared. Can the big shrimp caught in such a dirty place really be eaten? Everyone was scared.
Lin Yiyi didn't care whether they listened or not, she just expressed her meaning, so that the selfishness and self-interest could be explained clearly. After that, Lin Yiyi also chased after Lin Erjun. She absolutely couldn't accept the reputation of this ungrateful person who sent her brother away, otherwise she would have to bear the blame for the rest of her life.
Normally, it would take 30 to 40 minutes to walk there at a normal speed. Lin Yiyi ran for 20 minutes, panting, and returned to the village.
Although there were not many people in the village at that time, some people saw it. First, the Second Army was running, then the Big Army was running, and now Daya was running. Curious people followed and watched.
Lin Yiyi ran home and didn't see Lin Dajun and Lin Erjun. She shouted, "Dajun... Dajun..." Although she didn't run as fast as the first two, she also saw them running into the village.
Someone who followed said, "Daya, Erjun and Dajun went to the captain's house one after another."
Lin Yiyi: "Thank you, auntie." She chased to the captain's house.
The captain looked at Lin Erjun and Lin Dajun, a little confused: "Lin Erjun, are you going to give yourself away?"
Lin Erjun: "Yes, my family was poor, with no money and no food. I wanted to give myself away, and that family said they were willing to give me 200 yuan, so that my family would have money to buy food and also money for education."
The captain looked at Lin Erjun. Actually, he didn't have much idea about this matter. In this period, many people gave their children away in exchange for food. To put it nicely, it was giving, and to put it bluntly, it was selling. But it was also to find a way out for the children and for their families. However, the situation in their village was not so serious. The only serious one was Lin Dajun's family. His parents were gone. When his parents were still alive, there were few laborers and many people who had to eat, so their family always did not have enough food.
The captain: "Is that family reliable? Are they good people?" As the captain, he neither opposed nor insisted, but he wanted to know more about that family. After all, Lin Erjun was from his village. As a village cadre, although he said that it was the child's own will and he was not responsible, who called Lin Erjun just a child? If this was the decision made by Lin's parents, he would not ask anything.
Lin Erjun: "They are distant relatives of Aunt Guilan. Aunt Guilan took me to meet them. They are very nice."
The captain thought about it. Yang Guilan was from the county town and married to Lin Dafu. The women in the village were gossipy and talkative, but she was not like other women. Although the captain ignored those women, he knew their personalities very well: "You are also from the county town? Why did the other party look for you?"
Lin Erjun: "The other family's son died, and they wanted to find a son to take care of them in their old age. Originally, they were looking for my fifth brother, but my eldest sister was reluctant to let him go, and I... I didn't want everyone in my family to starve to death, so I was willing to be sent away." Lin Erjun did not exaggerate, but told the truth. After all, Yang Guilan was from the village. If he exaggerated and Yang Guilan knew about it and told the family in the county town, they would definitely not like him. Lin Erjun still had some brains.
The captain understood: "Are you trying to get a certificate?"
Lin Erjun: "Yes, we need to transfer our household registration."
The captain nodded and said, "Okay, we have to call Yang Guilan to testify on this matter." The Lin family has no patriarch and makes their own decisions, so he can't interfere. However, Yang Guilan is the middleman and has to come to testify.
Lin Erjun: "Then I'll go call Aunt Guilan."
Captain: "Okay."
Lin Dajun was anxious: "Captain, my eldest sister doesn't agree with sending the Second Army away. She said she would rather starve to death than agree."
The captain's heart skipped a beat. He thought this was a good thing. "Even if Erjun is sent away, he is still your brother. Besides, Erjun can remember things, so there is no need to worry that he will forget you."
Lin Dajun: "Anyway, my elder sister said that the Second Army cannot be sent away."
Lin Yiyi ran in and said, "Dajun is right. Erjun can't be sent away. Even if I starve to death, I can't send my brother away."
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