Lin Yiyi: “…It means very smart, so smart that you have a lot of bad intentions. However, to me, it’s a positive word.” She couldn’t explain it in detail.

Xiao Yu: "...That is to say, there are still derogatory words." So he was not comforted.

Lin Yiyi said: "But I just like men with dark tendencies."

Xiao Yu: "..." What kind of hobby is that? It's inexplicable. But, my wife is confessing to him. "Yeah." I felt better.

Lin Yiyi: "Then I'll listen to you and won't fight or quarrel with you in the future."

Jin-Woo: "You can cry."

Lin Yiyi raised her eyebrows: "I'm not very good at crying... How do you want me to cry?"

Xiao Yu: "..." I always feel that this statement is a bit evil.

the next day

Xiao Yu woke up the earliest. His young wife was lying in his arms with her back facing him, so he was holding her, and his young wife was holding Lin Wudi. They looked like a family of three.

Xiao Yu woke up, but didn't move. Looking at the rosy-faced young wife in his arms, he lowered his head and sniffed. However, he smelled a stench of urine. He hurriedly got up and took Lin Wudi out of Lin Yiyi's arms. Sure enough, Lin Wudi had wet the bed.

Lin Yiyi woke up of course, and after waking up, she felt a wetness on her waist. She was going crazy, and spanked Lin Wudi's little butt. Lin Wudi opened his eyes hazily, and saw his big brother holding him up high, and he gave another silly smile.

Lin Yiyi said softly: "What a silly boy."

Xiao Yu: "I'll wipe his ass."

Lin Yiyi: “Yeah.”

The two of them worked together quickly. After a while, Lin Wudi changed into clean pants, and Lin Yiyi washed up: "Brother Yu, I'm going to wash the clothes and the straw mat at the same time."

Xiao-Woo: "I'll go with you."

Lin Yiyi: "You don't run anymore?"

Xiao Yu was wearing a military green training suit and training pants of the same color. In fact, according to modern standards, the top is a short-sleeved T-shirt and the pants are camouflage pants.

Xiao-Woo: "It's okay."

So, Xiao Yu held Lin Wudi in his arms, carrying a backpack, and Lin Yiyi took the straw mat, and the family of three went to wash clothes. Especially the straw mat, Lin Yiyi was very willing to use soap and wipe it carefully, otherwise Lin Wudi's urine was too strong, and if it was not washed clean, when the urine dried, it would leave a yellow spot.

After the family of three returned from the creek, the other members of the Xiao family also got up one after another.

Because we had a good meal last night, we all looked very healthy today, not as weak as before. The meal was sweet potato porridge with rice, which looked like a big pot, but two-thirds of it was water.

After the family had breakfast, Qin Xiangju said, "I said it yesterday, the wild boars were found one by one, and it was Xiaoyuer who killed them, so the wild boar meat belongs to the second room. As for how the second room will deal with it, we in the public house don't care. So from now on, whether it's the first room or the third room, it's the same. As long as you find something on your own, it will belong to you, just like your private property. Just leave some for the public house as a token of your appreciation. I'm not joking, in case someone wants to take the things of other rooms for themselves and use them to subsidize my mother's family." These words were directed at Qi Bocai.

Qi Bocai lowered his head and said nothing. The third room had no objection.

Qin Xiangju added, "So the things that Xiaoyuer exchanged for yesterday still belong to the second wife. Yiyi, you can take them later. As for the malted milk, the eldest wife can give half to the second wife. The second wife also has Xiaowu, who is also a child."

Qi Spinach was unhappy. She said, "Mom, Lin Wujun is not a member of the Xiao family. Why should he eat the Xiao family's malt extract?"

Qin Xiangju frowned: "This is something that the second house got in exchange. Xiaoyuer is his brother-in-law, and Yiyi is his biological sister. What else does he need to rely on to eat his sister and brother-in-law's things?"

Lin Yiyi said, "Mom, no need. This small bowl of maltose is not enough for Xiaorui. Brother Yu has to go to work the day after tomorrow. I still have some royalties, right? I'll use the royalties to buy a can of maltose for Xiaowu and ask Brother Yu to bring it back."

The atmosphere was awkward for a moment.

The royalties belong to Lin Yiyi and have nothing to do with Xiao Yu. Qi Bocai said that Lin Wudi is not a member of the Xiao family and cannot eat Xiao's malted milk. Now Lin Yiyi said that she bought it with her own royalties. This is not only a slap in the face of Qi Bocai, but also a slap in the face of the Xiao family. But she spoke in a gentle tone and a soft voice, and no one could say anything wrong about her.

Xiao Yu: "..." He was still angry from yesterday. "I'll go to work later and ask my colleagues if they have any tickets for malted milk."

Lin Yiyi: "Thank you, Brother Yu."

Xiao Yu: "Since mom said that these things bought with meat belong to us, you can take them. If you are hungry in the afternoon, you can eat them."

Lin Yiyi gave him a sweet smile: "I'll listen to Brother Yu."

Qi Spinach said sourly: "Second Uncle has connections, so bring a can of malt extract for our Xiao Rui as well."

Xiao Yu: "Yes, but the ticket for malted milk needs to be exchanged for something. Sister-in-law, you have to tell me what you want to exchange with others. I can tell them when I exchange the tickets." Xiao Yu said it in a serious tone, and it was hard to tell whether he was serious or sarcastic.

Qi Bocai looked displeased: "Do you really need to exchange this for something?"

Xiao Yu asked honestly: "Why did sister-in-law think that people would give it to her for free?"

Qi Bocai: "..." She didn't think that they would give it away for free. Didn't she think that it was Xiao Yu's job to exchange things? However, "Second brother, what are you exchanging for? Help us exchange it too."

Xiao Yu: "Use my wife's royalties in exchange."

Qi Bocai: “…” No matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn’t tell Lin Yiyi in front of everyone that she should use her royalties to exchange Malted Milk tickets for her son.

Qin Xiangju: "Okay." With a grim face, she warned Qi Bocai, "Do what you are capable of. Don't think of flying just because a bird can fly." Qin Xiangju knew that her second son was angry. What surprised her was that Lin Yiyi's words just now sounded friendly, but every word was suffocating. Under normal circumstances, it would be nothing for Xiao Yu to exchange a malted milk ticket for his nephew, but Qi Bocai had said it before, saying that Lin Wudi was not a member of the Xiao family, so why should he eat the Xiao family's malted milk. Now Lin Yiyi is using her own royalties to exchange, and if Xiao Yu uses his own things to exchange for Qi Bocai, then their family will have problems.

Qin Xiangju couldn't see the trick, but she didn't expect that her second son would stand on Lin Yiyi's side, and stand so decisively, not giving Qi Bocai any face. In fact, the second son was right. Between the eldest sister-in-law and the daughter-in-law, a man would stand on his daughter-in-law. However, Qin Xiangju felt a little frustrated and felt that her son was no longer her own.

"Lin Yiyi, is Lin Yiyi here?" A voice came from outside.

Lin Yiyi was stunned. Who was looking for her? She handed Lin Wudi to Xiao Yu and ran out: "Here." Seeing the postman, she was very happy. Was there any news about the submission?

Postman: "Lin Yiyi, your mail."

Lin Yiyi took it and saw that it was actually a letter from a local newspaper. She asked, "Comrade, how did you get it here?" She didn't leave an address here.

The postman said, "I went to Shanglin Production Brigade, and the people there said that you married Xiao Daqiang's family here, so I sent you here. I am familiar with Xiao Daqiang's family, and they used to receive packages from time to time." It was a package sent by Xiao Yu.

Lin Yiyi: "Thank you, comrade."

Here, the Xiao family also came out.

Xiao Yu asked: "A submitted letter?" This was his guess.

Lin Yiyi nodded: "Well, I sent the manuscript to a publisher in the big city about 10 days ago, but I haven't heard anything since. I didn't expect it to come now."

Xiao-Woo: "Is it the police story about catching a trafficker?"

Lin Yiyi was a little surprised: "Have you read it? How is it?"

Xiao Yu: "I've seen it. The story is very attractive, but some parts are not detailed enough."

Lin Yiyi thought about it, grabbed Xiao Yu's hand and said, "Why didn't I think of that? Since you are a police officer here, I can ask you for the details."

Xiao Yu looked at her grabbing his hand excitedly and said with a gentle look, "Okay."

Grandma Xiao: "Yiyi, is this the royalties?"

Lin Yiyi: "Hey, it was sent by a publishing house outside the city. It should be accepted, but it may also be returned. Let me take a look first."

Liang suddenly said, "Second sister-in-law is really amazing. Even the publishing houses in the city know about it."

Lin Yiyi was stunned, then explained with a smile: "I didn't know either. I bought three newspapers and one magazine before, and saw the address of the publisher on them."

Liang said, "That's because my second sister-in-law is amazing. She can recognize words. For me, even if those three newspapers and one magazine were placed in front of me, I would not be able to recognize a word."

Lin Yiyi was not really a 15-year-old girl. Although she didn't know Liang's intention, everyone liked to hear good words. She said, "If you want to learn to read, I can teach you."

Liang's eyes lit up, then dimmed: "I'm stupid and can't remember."

Lin Yiyi said, "You can memorize a word in a few days. You don't have to remember other things, but you have to remember your own name and your third brother's name. When you have a baby in the future, you have to learn the baby's name as well."

Liang was a little eager to make a move: "Then I will learn from my second sister-in-law?"

Xiao Bin said: "You can learn. I also went to school for a few years. If you can't remember, you can ask me." All the children in the Xiao family have been to school, the eldest child Xiao Wu, the third child Xiao Bin, and the only girl Xiao Ling. But, except for Xiao Yu, the other children did not like to go to school. They dropped out before graduating from elementary school. They only studied until the third or fourth grade, but it was enough for them to recognize words and numbers.

Liang: “That’s great.”

Lin Yiyi: "I can give the three newspapers and one magazine to my third brother, and he can also teach Sister Liang according to the three newspapers and one magazine. As a mother, I can learn more and teach my children in the future."

Liang and Xiao Bin did not disagree.

Qi spinach and a scraggly mouth.

Xiao Daqiang: "There are three newspapers and one magazine here?"

It was the first time that Lin Yiyi heard her father-in-law ask her a question. She was a little surprised, but Xiao Yu said, "Dad wants to read the newspaper."

Lin Yiyi hurriedly said, "I'll get it for Dad."

Lin Yiyi took out three newspapers and one magazine from the drawer of her dressing table and gave them to Xiao Daqiang: People's Daily, Liberation Daily, Xinhua Daily, and Red Flag Magazine.

Xiao Daqiang took it, feeling a little happy. He was also educated and could read. It was the Republic of China at that time, and he had worked as a newspaper boy and sold newspapers. However, it had been a long time since then, and it was a distant memory. Xiao Daqiang touched the three newspapers and one magazine, and said to Xiao Yu, "Read them to me."

Xiao-Woo: "Okay."

So, in the Xiao family's yard, everyone listened to Xiao Yu reading three newspapers and one magazine, Lin Wudi, Xiao Rui and Xiao Zhu were playing with the cloth ball made by Lin Yiyi, and Lin Yiyi opened the letter.

The letter was sent by the publishing house. It was a very thick stack of paper. The contents were roughly divided into the following points:

1. Editor’s self-introduction: a gay man named Lu Ming.

Second, the royalties. They accepted both manuscripts, but the royalties were different. For newcomers like Lin Yiyi, the royalties were determined based on the manuscripts. The royalties for the Republic of China romance novels were one yuan per thousand words, and the royalties for the detective novel Between Black and White were two yuan per thousand words. Lu Ming said that only when Lin Yiyi has become a bit famous can the royalties be determined based on her fame. However, Lu Ming also said that in their publishing house, in addition to royalties, there is also a commission, that is, a commission for publishing books. The Republic of China romance novels will not be published, but will be published directly in magazines in the form of serials. Between Black and White will be published, but the first story is only 30,000 words, so it cannot be published yet. It is also serialized in magazines for the time being. The response will be determined first, and then the number of publications will be decided.

3. Receipt of royalties: 5 yuan for a 5,000-word romance novel about the Republic of China, and 60 yuan for a 30,000-word novel about black and white.

Lin Yiyi looked at the amount and felt like she was going crazy. It was easier to make money than she thought. However, even if the publishing house made money, she would not give up the newspaper. Unlike the publishing house, the newspaper published positive content and sang praises to the motherland, which was good for her reputation, especially after 1967. After that, this kind of positive reputation was very flattering.

Lin Yiyi put the remittance slip in the drawer, then took out three yuan and went to find Qin Xiangju: "Mom, here are three yuan, two yuan is for this month's household expenses, and one yuan is for my little brother's food expenses."

Qin Xiangju: "Well, I'm not being polite." Qin Xiangju accepted the money not because she was greedy. In her opinion, Lin Yiyi's royalties would be left for their family. Even if she gave some to her brother, she could understand, as long as she didn't empty her husband's house. And wouldn't the money Lin Yiyi saved be for her grandchildren in the future? So she accepted the money to shut up the other people in the family. Besides, since Lin Yiyi didn't work or clean the house, it was reasonable to give her two yuan for household expenses.

Lin Yiyi said: "This should be given to mom. I am not as good as my third brother and his wife in terms of working and earning work points, so this is the only gift I can give to you."

Qi Bocai said, "It's a pity that even if you have money, you can't buy food now."

Lin Yiyi said: "That's right, so everyone is at home and doesn't have to go to work."

Xiao Yu: "When the hard times are over and the harvest season returns, I won't need to pay for household expenses anymore. I can use the money to buy work points."

Lin Yiyi was stunned: "Is this okay?"

Qin Xiangju said, "That's true. If you get enough work points, you will be paid three yuan a month. That means you will get 300 work points a month. When you use your work points to exchange for food, you will have something to eat. Ten work points can be exchanged for one kilogram of food. However, the work points you bought with money cannot be exchanged for money at the end of the year, but only for food. The work points we earn by working can be exchanged for food and money at the end of the year."

Lin Yiyi: "That's great, I'll buy enough work points. Even if female comrades go to work, they can't earn enough work points, right?"

Qin Xiangju said: "Young."

Lin Yiyi: "How do you exchange wages for cash?"

Qin Xiangju: "10 work points equals 5 cents. The eldest and third sons, as well as your father, all get full work points. Your grandfather gets 4 or 5 work points a day. I, your eldest sister-in-law, and your third brother's wife also get 6 or 7. Our family gets 50 work points a day, which means 5 kilograms of food and 0.25 yuan in money. That's 150 kilograms of food and 7.5 yuan in money a month." It sounds small, but in a good year, you can get nearly 70 or 80 yuan a year, which is a lot of money. So, people at that time couldn't even afford to get sick.

Lin Yiyi thought about Qin Xiangju's words, and then thought about her own royalties. No wonder the royalties were cancelled in 1966. The royalties she earned in a month were comparable to the income of the Xiao family from working for a year. No, it was the royalties she earned in a few days. So, the fact that royalties were considered a bourgeois legal right had some origins.

Therefore, she had to work hard to earn money by writing articles before 1966.

Liang: "Second sister-in-law, did you make money from your manuscript this time?"

Lin Yiyi said: "Well, I won. You guys chat, I'm going to write the manuscript."

Lin Yiyi returned to her room. The manuscript for the County City newspaper was just sent out yesterday. She would not write until she received a reply. From now on, she would write once a month for the County City newspaper, and the focus should be on the publishing house. Black and White might publish the two manuscripts from the publishing house, so when Black and White sends manuscripts in the future, it is best to send one story at a time.

Lin Yiyi took out a pen and paper and continued to write a short story between black and white, a police story about finding a human trafficker. Outside the yard, Xiao Yu was still reading three newspapers and one magazine. In the room, Lin Yiyi took a pen and wrote slowly while carefully thinking about the details.

Before I knew it, the morning had passed.

In the afternoon, the Xiao family was taking a nap when Lin Dajun's voice rang out from the gate of the courtyard: "Big sister."

Then came Lin Sanjun and Lin Sijun: "Sister..."

Lin Yiyi went out and saw Lin Dajun, Lin Sanjun, and Lin Sijun all carrying heavy backpacks: "Come in quickly."

Xiao Yu's room was not small, but when the three brothers came in with backpacks on their backs, the room suddenly seemed crowded. "Did the three of you go to the county town today?" Lin Yiyi asked.

Lin Dajun said, "Originally, Sanjun and I went, but Sijun said he had never been to the county town and he could carry things, so we went together." As he spoke, he took out an oil paper bag from his backpack and said, "Sister, look at what's in it?"

Lin Yiyi looked at him with expectant eyes and opened the oil paper package. She was stunned to see two fried dough sticks in the oil paper package: "Is this for me?"

Lin Dajun: "For you and my younger brother."

Lin Yiyi was indeed shocked. The ungrateful brother of the Lin family actually bought her fried dough sticks. But she was very calm: "Dajun, you have really grown up and know how to care about your sister and brother. You are so kind. Sister... Sister is so touched."

Lin Dajun also blushed: "This... this is not much money."

Lin Sijun: "A fried dough stick costs five cents, but we exchanged it for dried shrimp."

Lin Yiyi was curious: "How did you change it?"

Lin Sijun said: "We exchanged two kilograms of dried shrimp for 10 fried dough sticks."

Lin Dajun: "Today, Dr. Lin first took us to the pharmacy, where we exchanged 10 kilograms of dried shrimp for 25 kilograms of food. Then Dr. Lin took us to the Steel Plant Vocational College, where we were exchanged by an uncle who took 20 kilograms of dried shrimp and gave us 50 kilograms of food. Dr. Lin asked us to exchange the remaining 15 kilograms for other things. We exchanged 2 kilograms of dried shrimp for 10 fried dough sticks, 3 kilograms of dried shrimp for 3 kilograms of Fuqiang flour, and 4 kilograms of dried shrimp for 4 pairs of cloth shoes. We brought the remaining 6 kilograms of dried shrimp back."

Lin Sijun: "I exchanged my shoes with an old lady. Sister, I still have your shoes, but I don't know the size. I didn't exchange my shoes. He is so small. It's not worth exchanging dried shrimp for small shoes."

Lin Dajun took out another pair of cloth shoes: "Sister, try them on."

Lin Yiyi was stunned for a long time, with mixed feelings, but she still sat down on the bed and tried on the shoes. The shoes were a little big, but they were wearable. To be honest, food is more expensive than shoes now, and the other party got a bargain by exchanging a pound of dried shrimp for a pair of shoes. But making shoes is also very laborious. After the Lin family's parents died, no one had shoes to wear. In fact, even when they were alive, no one had shoes to wear, and they all wore straw sandals, so it's no wonder that the Lin family's brothers wanted to change their shoes.

When Lin Sijun saw Lin Yiyi put it on, he asked hurriedly, "Sister, how is it? Do you like it? Is it comfortable? Is it the right size?"

Lin Yiyi walked a few steps on the ground: "It's comfortable, and there's a little extra space. I can still wear it next year."

Hearing this, the three younger brothers all laughed.

Lin Yiyi looked at them, a 10-year-old, a 12-year-old, and a 13-year-old. It’s not that they don’t know how to be grateful. Maybe in the original drama, no one taught them to be grateful.

Lin Yiyi put on her new shoes and stopped dragging them. She opened the drawer and took out three pieces of candy: "Here, keep them and eat them slowly."

The three brothers took the candy: "Thank you, sister."

Lin Yiyi said: "You must be tired after walking all the way, go back and rest, come over in the afternoon to drink mung bean soup."

Lin's younger brother: "Hey."

Three half-grown boys left with a bag of fried dough sticks and a pair of shoes, and carelessly placed the food they exchanged for with Lin Yiyi. They were still wearing straw sandals, and their clothes were patched and worn out. They were reluctant to wear the new shoes. For some reason, looking at them, Lin Yiyi's eyes suddenly became red, and the tears came unexpectedly.

At this moment, she felt very sad. Maybe she was wrong. No one is born bad. From birth to adulthood, something must have happened to a person that changed them, which is how they became who they are today.

Lin Yi leaned against the door, watching them walk away until she could no longer see them. Behind her, Xiao Yu had already woken up. The Lin brothers had come. How could he not hear such a big noise? He just didn't disturb them. Watching the siblings loving each other and watching his wife secretly wiping away tears, Xiao Yu pretended to be asleep.

Lin Yiyi sorted out the things. The food that the younger brother of the Lin family had put here was already quite a lot. The previous 70 kilograms, plus the current 75 kilograms, there were also 3 kilograms of Fuqiang noodles and 6 kilograms of dried shrimp. Speaking of which, they were also careless. They left the things as soon as they put them down, and never thought that they would be greedy. Or, in their hearts, they had never been on guard against Lin Daya.

After packing up, Lin Yiyi went to the kitchen. If she asked to make mung bean soup, she would definitely make it.

When the green bean soup was boiling, she sat by the stove to keep it warm, so she sat outside and continued to write. After a while, she went to check on the stove. This arrangement was quite sufficient and quite interesting. But soon, someone came in.

Lin Yiyi: "Are you awake?"

Xiao Yu: "Well, you go and do your work, I'll watch the fire."

Lin Yiyi: "It's okay. It's uncomfortable to sit all the time. I'll just walk around as exercise."

Xiao Yu moved a stool and sat next to her. He picked up the manuscript she had written and read it. Then he pointed to a place and said, "The details of this place can be handled like this, and then..."

Lin Yiyi's eyes lit up: "Brother Yu is worthy of being a police officer. He is really good at handling such details."

Xiao Yu: "What is the direction of your novel?"

Lin Yiyi said: "It's about a policeman who solved a case in his dream, just like a dream..." Then, she repeated her setting.

This kind of setting is still very novel in this era, the same protagonist, different stories. Xiao Yu listened and thought that his wife had a very creative mind.

The mung bean soup cooked very quickly, and was ready in about an hour. Lin Yiyi scooped half of it out in a clay pot and placed it in her room. For the rest, she added water and continued to cook it.

Xiao Yu looked at her and shook his head. This was so bad.

Lin Yiyi made a face at him and said, "These matches are almost done. I'm going back to my room."

Xiao Yu: "Yeah." He took a look at the pot, which was mostly water. He didn't say anything, and when the firewood in the stove was ready, he lifted the lid of the pot to let the mung bean soup cool, and then returned to the room.

Later in the evening, the Xiao family got up, and Xiao Yu walked out of the room: "Grandma, Mom, I made some mung bean soup. It's cold now. Go and have some."

Grandma Xiao: "Yiyi is so filial. Did you drink it?"

Xiao Yu: "I drank it." What they drank was mung bean soup, and what was in the iron pot was mung bean soup, but he couldn't say it.

However, in the eyes of Grandma Xiao and Qin Xiangju, the green bean soup in the iron pot was normal. Who said that food was scarce? Who cooked green beans without a little green beans and a pot of water?

When the Lin brothers arrived, the Xiao family members were drinking mung bean soup in the yard.

Seeing them, Qin Xiangju said: "Dajun, you are here. Come and have some mung bean soup. Your sister cooked it. It's cool and delicious."

Lin Dajun: “Hey.”

Lin Yiyi said, "Mom, you don't have to give it to them. I've served it to them. The clay pot that I used to make bone soup yesterday is still here, so I put it in the clay pot for them." She took out two fried dough sticks and said, "These are what Dajun and his men brought back from the county town when they went there to exchange for food. Let's add some soy sauce to it and make some soy sauce and fried dough stick soup to have at home."

Qin Xiangju said: "You are really sensible, Jun. You can have dinner here tonight." The mung bean soup was for the daughter-in-law, and she didn't say anything about giving it to her brother from her natal family. But since the brother from the Lin family sent fried dough sticks, they had to invite him to dinner as well. It was polite.

Lin Yiyi: "Let those grown-up kids go back and eat their own food." Lin Yiyi took out the clay pot and handed it to Lin Dajun. "Let's go. Remember to give a bowl to Grandma Ge when you get back."

Lin Dajun held it in his hands and felt the weight, knowing that there was a lot of food inside. He smiled at his sister and said to the Xiao family, "Auntie, brother-in-law, we are leaving."

No one cared about Lin Dajun taking the mung bean soup. After all, Qin Xiangju said after breakfast that it belonged to the second room, and from now on, each room's private property would belong to them. Lin Yiyi also gave them the mung bean soup, so they would not say anything. Besides, Lin Dajun also brought two fried dough sticks, and Lin Yiyi took them out to add to everyone's dishes in the evening.

Even in modern times, fried dough sticks can still be a delicious dish. In recipes, there are many ways to cook fried dough sticks, but in this era, fried dough sticks with soy sauce soup is the most direct.

Lin Yiyi heard from her grandmother that even in the 1980s and 1990s, not every family could afford fried dough sticks and soy sauce soup, let alone in this day and age.

In the evening, everyone had a bowl of fried dough sticks and soy sauce soup. Of course, Lin Yiyi's bowl had several fried dough sticks. Lin Yiyi ate two bites and gave the remaining fried dough sticks to Xiao Yu. She drank too much green bean soup in the afternoon and was not hungry.

the next day

Xiao Yu will go to the Public Security Bureau tomorrow. Today is the last day of his vacation. Xiao Yu takes Lin Yiyi to the Shanglin Production Brigade to transfer her household registration. To transfer from one village to another, you only need to get a certificate from the brigade leader. It is very fast. After the procedures between the two brigades are completed, you can go to the police station in the town to register.

Lin Yiyi entrusted Lin Wudi to Lin Dajun. Compared with the Xiao family, she felt more at ease with the Lin family brother. Because the Xiao family had Qi Bocai, she didn't know whether Qi Bocai would bully Lin Wudi behind her back, but at least the Lin family brother would not bully Lin Wudi. And Granny Ge was there, so she entrusted her to Granny Ge.

The police station in the town was quite small, with a few tiled houses, but the cement-painted walls alone made it look impressive. The sign of the police station was: Yangguang Commune Police Station. Just like the township police stations in later generations, the sign at that time was XXX Township Police Station.

Xiao Yu brought Lin Yiyi in, and someone came to greet them immediately. "Why is Director Xiao here?"

Xiao Yu looked at the other person. It was a middle-aged man in his mid-thirties. He was not tall, but very strong. He had a gun hanging around his waist. Although it was very hidden, Xiao Yu could see it.

The man is called Ma Qiang, the director of the Yangguang Commune Police Station, and a retired soldier. Many police officers in this era are retired soldiers, and for retired soldiers, being a police officer is a very good job.

Ma Qiang is not from Yangguang Commune, but he is also from this county. He has been here for nearly ten years after his demobilization, and his household registration has been transferred here a long time ago, so he is also a member of Yangguang Commune now. Ten years ago, Xiao Yu was only 12 years old, so Ma Qiang certainly knew about Xiao Yu's glorious deeds. However, he did not know Xiao Yu, and he only knew Xiao Yu now because he went to the county public security bureau to handle business in late August.

At that time, the director of the county public security bureau was promoted, and the deputy director Yang Tan was promoted to the director of the county public security bureau, so the deputy director position was vacant. There are many police stations under the county, and many police station directors are eyeing the position of deputy director, and Ma Qiang is one of them. Ma Qiang wanted to use Yang Tai's relationship, and he had a good relationship with Yang Tai secretly, but Yang Tai told him that it was impossible. Yang Tai also told him that the previous director was promoted and he was promoted to director because he had to make way for Xiao Yu.

Ma Qiang didn't understand at the time. If he was giving up his position, why didn't he just parachute in as director? Yang Tai looked at Ma Qiang like he was a fool. Ma Qiang realized belatedly that after the previous director left, Yang Tai, the deputy director, became the top boss here. All the resources and interpersonal relationships belonged to him. If Xiao Yu parachuted in as director, would he be willing?

Xiao Yu was parachuted into the position of deputy director, and there was no conflict of interest between him and Yang Tai, so Yang Tai was naturally happy to give Xiao Yu face and introduce him to resources and interpersonal relationships. Just listening to Yang Tai's words, he was very optimistic about Xiao Yu, and he also knew that Xiao Yu had someone above him, so Ma Qiang was also very polite to Xiao Yu at this time. Of course, this politeness is interpersonal communication, not to say that Ma Qiang is not upright. Ma Qiang is a power-hungry person, but he is also capable and fair in his dealings.

Xiao Yu said, "It's Director Ma. Do you know me?" Then he extended his hand to Ma Qiang.

Ma Qiang was also stunned. He didn't expect Xiao Yu to know him. It seemed that the deputy director had done a lot of homework before taking office. Ma Qiang hurriedly shook Xiao Yu's hand. When shaking hands, he was stunned again. It was a professional habit. When shaking hands, he would not ignore any clues that this hand gave him. This was a hand that often held a gun.

In fact, it is not surprising that those who come from the army can hold a gun, but not every soldier can hold a gun frequently, or hold a gun during training, but just based on the time spent holding a gun during training, it is impossible to make a hand like Xiao Yu. Therefore, the time this hand holds a gun is not just the time of regular training.

Ma Qiang was cautious for a moment. How could a 22-year-old soldier be willing to retire when he was already at the battalion level before he retired? In two years, he would be at the regiment level? However, this had nothing to do with him. Ma Qiang explained: "When you went to the county police station to report, I happened to be working there and met you."

Xiao Yu nodded: "I see. I am here today to register my household registration transfer. This is my wife, Lin Yiyi, who has transferred from Shanglin Production Brigade to Datang Production Brigade. This is the document proving the two brigades."

Ma Qiang said: "So Director Xiao is married, congratulations." Ma Qiang took a fancy to Lin Yiyi who was standing next to Xiao Yu. These two people standing together... they don't look a good match at all, like an adult leading a child.

Lin Yiyi: “…” She was already wearing 5cm small leather shoes.

The household registration was done right away, but when registering, Ma Qiang said, "This... Comrade Lin is only 15 years old?" Is Director Xiao a wolf? The girl is only 15 years old and she's already married. Can't she wait a few years? She can't even get a marriage certificate. But marriage certificates are not popular in rural areas. Once a girl goes to a man's house, she's a wife.

If this happened after 1967, and Lin Yiyi and Xiao Yu lived together without getting a marriage certificate, someone might have reported it, and they might have been charged with a crime. But in 1960, such things were not strictly controlled, and no one even cared. Moreover, in this rural area, many people aged 15 or 16 got married, and few people would be aware of getting a marriage certificate.

Xiao Yu said calmly, "Yes, marry her first and raise her at home."

Lin Yiyi: “…”

After registering, Xiao Yu came out of the police station and asked, "Is there anything you want to buy? The supply and marketing cooperative is next to it."

Lin Yiyi: "Go buy some paper. We may not have enough paper to write our manuscript."

Xiao-Woo: "Okay... The army has food, and we have money, so don't you plan to send them to school?"

Lin Yiyi shook her head: "Let them suffer a little before they go." In fact, she had been thinking since she received the 60 yuan manuscript fee. She could indeed send the Lin family brothers to school. She had money. However, she felt that the Lin family brothers had to suffer a little. Moreover, there would be another year of famine next year. They had to survive three years of famine before they could go to school. In this way, work points could be bought with money, and there was no need to worry about having no food. In this year, money could not buy work points, and no one went to work.

Xiao Yu saw that she had a plan, but he didn't say anything. After all, this was her brother, and she was a person with her own ideas. The two bought paper at the supply and marketing cooperative and went home. Lin Yiyi asked Xiao Yu to help her bring the paper home, and she went to Old Lady Ge's house to pick up Lin Wudi. As a result, when she arrived at Old Lady Ge's house, the Lin brothers were not there, and Old Lady Ge was the only one playing with Lin Wudi.

In fact, Lin Yiyi was also curious. Old Mrs. Ge was 58 years old this year, a few years younger than Grandma Xiao. There was no man in the family. How did she survive alone? However, this was someone else's secret. Although Lin Yiyi was curious, she would not ask too much.

When Old Lady Ge saw Lin Yiyi coming, she smiled and greeted her, "Mrs. Xiao Yu is here. Your little brother is so well behaved and easy to take care of."

Lin Yiyi: "Hello, Grandma Ge. He is a little introverted, but he is not afraid of strangers. He is really good." Just feed him well. "Thank you for helping me take care of Xiaowu. Are Dajun and the others no longer here?"

Old Mrs. Ge: "The great army has taken the third and fourth armies to look for food. Your brothers are all good children. When they grow up, you will have someone to rely on." In the thinking of people of this era, the younger brother is the sister's support. The more brothers a woman has, the more confident she will be.

Lin Yiyi smiled.

When leaving, Lin Yiyi gave Granny Ge two pieces of candy and asked her to help look after her brother. Granny Ge didn't want to accept it, but Lin Yiyi put it down and left, so she had no choice.

The next day, Xiao Yu went to work.

Lin Yiyi held Lin Wudi and sent him to the village gate: "Xiaowu, say goodbye to your brother-in-law. Let's wave... wave, goodbye, brother-in-law."

Brother Lin waved his hand quickly: "Goodbye