Lin Yiyi: "No, can I get it tomorrow?" She would never say such an embarrassing thing. Unfortunately, the army was coming tomorrow, and she didn't have time to tell them.

Xiao Yu: "Yes, I should have gone to collect it in advance, but the house was not ready a few days ago, so I didn't go to collect it." What Xiao Yu didn't say is that in such a year, it is actually the common people who suffer. Take the cadres for example, he can go to collect it at any time. However, from the overall perspective, it is not wrong to consider the cadres first and then the common people. After all, if something happens to the cadres, every unit and every position will be in chaos.

Lin Yiyi: "Then I'll wait for you at home tomorrow."

Xiao-Woo: "Okay."

Lin Yiyi: "Should I give you some pocket money? You will have to pay for the things you pick up tomorrow, right?"

Xiao-Woo: "Okay."

Lin Yiyi stared at him thoughtfully, then rushed over to hold him down and asked, "Tell me, did you hide any private money?"

Xiao Yu was puzzled: "No. I gave you the passbook with 2,500 yuan, and I gave you 80 yuan at the department store that day. I still have more than three yuan in change on me." How could such a serious man hide his own money?

Lin Yiyi: "Actually, I like men who hide some private money."

Xiao-Woo: "...Why?"

Lin Yiyi: "Because the private money can be used to buy me gifts and surprise me."

Xiao Yu: "Yes." From now on, Xiao Yu will never return from the road of hiding the house money. "You can sleep late tomorrow. I will bring breakfast from the county cafeteria."

Lin Yiyi: "Really? Do you have steamed buns?"

Xiao-Woo: "Yes."

Lin Yiyi smiled brightly: "That's great, thank you Brother Yu."

Xiao-Woo: "Well, how do you want to thank me?"

Lin Yiyi was stunned, and then laughed even more wildly. This man... has learned bad things.

Xiao Yu looked at her smile and kissed her hard.

Late at night, Lin Wudi was sleeping soundly, and Lin Yiyi protested: "Take off your pants... take off your pants..."

Xiao Yu ignored her and just held her down and kissed her. If he took off his pants, he was worried that his embarrassing situation would be exposed, which was not possible. If he took off his pants, he was also afraid that he would do something bad to her, which was not possible.

the next day

Although she could sleep a little later, she couldn't stay in bed in the morning if she went to bed early at night. She had a headache after sleeping for a long time. So when Xiao Yu got up, she got up too. After washing up, Xiao Yu went to the public security canteen to buy breakfast, and Lin Yiyi started to prepare soybean sprouts. When she was in her hometown before, she sprouted half a pound of soybean sprouts, which weighed four or five pounds after they were sprouted. Today, when the Xiao family came, she had to bring some to them.

After breakfast, Xiao Yu went to work, while Lin Yiyi continued to sort the bean sprouts and picked out the bad ones. Just as she finished sorting the bean sprouts, someone came, a woman with a basket in her hand. The woman was wearing neat clothes, without any patches on her body. Looking at her body, she was not skinny, but had some flesh and was well-maintained, so you could tell that she had some background.

The woman smiled and said, "Is this Deputy Director Xiao's home? My husband is Yang Tai, the director of the county public security bureau. My name is Cui Ping, Ping like apple."

Lin Yiyi hurriedly said, "It's sister-in-law, come in and sit down. We were supposed to visit you, but we just moved in yesterday and have to clean up today. We thought we would visit you after we've finished cleaning up."

Cui Ping said enthusiastically: "What's the big deal? I heard from Lao Yang that you are from the lower levels and may not be familiar with the county town. So if you want to go somewhere, I can take you there and help you get familiar with the place." The lower levels refer to the countryside, but saying the countryside would make people feel that it is discriminatory, so saying the lower levels sounds better. Although she is the wife of a director and does not need to flatter the wife of the deputy director, Lao Yang said that this deputy director Xiao has a background, and it is also good for the director and deputy director to get along well in the Public Security Bureau. Besides, she has just become the wife of the deputy director and has not put on airs yet. In terms of personality, she is still relatively enthusiastic. It is also good for her man to handle the relationship between the man and the wife of his subordinate well.

Lin Yiyi said: "Thank you so much, sister-in-law. I will visit you tomorrow and ask you to take me to familiarize myself with the county town."

Cui Ping said, "Okay, I'll wait for you tomorrow. This is a little token of my appreciation. I don't know what you need." Then, she handed the basket to Lin Yiyi.

There were two ounces of pickled meat, a carrot, and half a bag of brown sugar in the basket.

Lin Yiyi guessed that the pickled meat should be fresh meat bought with the meat coupons at the beginning of the month, and then pickled and stored. Lin Yiyi was not polite and took the things in the basket, and said, "Sister-in-law, wait a moment." She went into the kitchen and took out a small bowl of shrimp jerky and a handful of bean sprouts, which weighed about half a pound. The remaining 6 pounds of shrimp jerky left by the Lin brothers were gradually decreasing: "Sister-in-law, this is also a little gift from me, please don't refuse it."

When Cui Ping first met Lin Yiyi, she thought she was very young. Lin Yiyi's youthfulness was not fake, but this 15-year-old body exuded childishness from head to toe. But looking at Lin Yiyi's way of doing things, you can tell that she is a smart girl. "Oh, this is dried shrimp, and these bean sprouts, they are so fresh, let our old Yang eat a different dish."

Lin Yiyi smiled and said, "Steamed eggs with dried shrimp and porridge are both delicious. I grew the bean sprouts myself. It's just the right time. My sister-in-law came at the right time."

Cui Ping was a little surprised: "You grew these soybean sprouts yourself? That's amazing. Any more... Look at what I'm saying. What I mean is, I'll trade you with soybeans?"

Lin Yiyi said, "That's fine. Half a pound of small soybeans and two pounds of bean sprouts. If you want to exchange, sister-in-law, you have to give me soybeans first, because it takes three days for bean sprouts to sprout, and I don't have any small soybeans." Lin Yiyi didn't say anything polite like she didn't need soybeans. Not to mention that food is in short supply now, even after a good harvest, there is no reason to send them every time. Lin Yiyi emphasized small soybeans because there are more small soybeans after they sprout, but there are fewer large soybeans, and she doesn't have that much weight.

As the wife of the director, Cui Ping's family has plenty of food, so she would never think of taking advantage of others. Even if she did, she would never take advantage of Lin Yiyi: "That's great, I'll come over tomorrow." How long can half a pound of soybeans last? Cook soybean soup? But two pounds of soybean sprouts can last four meals, which is better than soybeans. But Cui Ping didn't know that Lin Yiyi had already embezzled half of the soybean sprouts. Lin Yiyi didn't think she was taking advantage, because she also worked hard, and she had to pick the sprouts.

Lin Yiyi: “Okay.”

Cui Pingcai left, Lin Yiyi was sorting things inside, and Lin Wudi was eating candy next to her. Lin Wudi was the kind of good boy who would sit still when he had something to eat. A voice came from the door:

"It should be here, right? According to what the lady just pointed out, it should be here."

"Shall we ask out loud?"

"If it weren't for the fact that this place is a bit ugly."

"Grandma, Mom, what's wrong with asking for directions? Is there anyone here?" The voice was a bit loud.

Lin Yiyi heard a familiar voice. Wasn't it the sound of Qi Spinach? She walked out of the kitchen: "Grandma, Mom, you are here? Come in quickly."

Lin Dajun: "Sister, we are here too." Lin Dajun and Lin Sanjun were carrying a bundle of firewood, and Lin Sijun was carrying a backpack.

Lin Yiyi looked at him and suddenly found it a little funny. A half-grown boy carrying a bundle of firewood looked very sensible. Her voice softened unconsciously: "You must be tired. Come in quickly."

Lin Sijun: "Sister, I brought the big fish. Congratulations on moving to the county town."

Lin Yiyi: "Okay, the first and third army officers, carry the firewood to the rightmost room, and the fourth army officer, put the basket in the yard. Grandma, mother, come and sit down, I'll pour you some tea."

The Xiao family stood in the yard. They were a little hesitant about the house in the county, but they still showed happiness in their eyes. Especially Grandpa Xiao and Xiao Daqiang, it was particularly obvious.

The Xiao family also had a blue brick house, also painted white, so they were not very envious of the houses in the county town. What they envied was the status of the people in the city and their commodity food.

When famine started, it was only the rural people who starved to death, not the city dwellers, because even in famine, the city dwellers had commercial grains. Even if the quantity of commercial grains was reduced, they would still be available every month. But it was different for the villagers. After they handed over their grains, how much would they have left? So at this time, the difference between the rural people and the city dwellers was particularly obvious.

The Xiao family put the things in the yard and looked at each room one by one. They originally thought it would be a small house, but it turned out to be a large house with an independent yard. Although the space was not as big as those in the countryside, there were four rooms here.

Qi Spinach: "Sister-in-law, you really came to the county town to enjoy yourself. People in the city can still eat commercial food. Look, here we have carrots and meat. This blessing is beyond the reach of grandma and mom. If it were not a festival at home, how could we eat such good food?"

Lin Yiyi said with a smile: "This was sent by Brother Yu's colleague when he came to visit this morning. But what the eldest sister-in-law said is right. I came to the county to enjoy myself. Who said that my man is capable? If a man is capable, shouldn't a woman enjoy it with him? But if the son is capable, the parents and grandparents will also enjoy it with him. Brother Yu and I discussed it yesterday. The city is better than the countryside, so the grandparents and parents can live here this time. The eldest brother and the third brother are in the country, so you don't have to worry."

Grandma Xiao: "I know my little Yu'er is filial."

Qin Xiangju: "That's right. Think about when he was in the army, he sent everything home."

Grandpa Xiao said: "We don't live here. We will go back after lunch. Let's take a look around here so that we won't be lost when we get to the county town in the future."

Qi Bocai: "Grandpa, you don't have to live here. Why don't you let Xiaorui and Xiaozhu live here? Lin Wujun can't live here, but the nephews and nieces of my second uncle can't live here, right?"

Lin Yiyi put away her smile: "Are you blaming me, sister-in-law? Are you blaming me for marrying Brother Yu and bringing my brother-in-law with me? But this was agreed upon at the beginning. I brought my younger brother here, and all the food, clothes, and daily necessities were paid for by my own royalties. Moreover, the Dajuns have more than 100 kilograms of food stored here. To put it bluntly, my younger brother eats his own food. If I had known that sister-in-law would have complaints, why didn't she object when Brother Yu and I got married? But it doesn't matter. Brother Yu and I haven't obtained the marriage certificate anyway. If sister-in-law can't tolerate my younger brother living with me, I... I will divorce Brother Yu." Lin Yiyi said, picked up Lin Wudi and walked into the room, then closed the door and locked the Xiao family out. Lin Yiyi already understood what Xiao Yu meant. Don't make trouble, but you can cry.

Outside the house, a group of people looked at each other.

Qin Xiangju frowned, "I've said before, don't think you can fly just because a bird has wings. Don't you know how capable you are? If you want to be jealous of others, you might as well blame your man. My son is not capable of letting you enjoy life, so go back to your Qi family and enjoy life there."

Qi Bocai: "I'm not wrong. Can't my nephew live in my uncle's house? There are rooms here. Look at how skinny my Xiaorui is. What's wrong with him enjoying the blessing of his second uncle? Look at Lin Wujun, he's still wearing new pants. You should know what the situation was like before my second brother's wife and my second brother got married?"

As Qi Bocai finished her words, someone suddenly rushed towards her and knocked her to the ground. Everyone screamed in shock. Qi Bocai said, "Ah... you little bastard, what are you doing?"

Lin Dajun: “San…Sanjun?” He was also shocked.

Lin Sanjun walked into the utility room and took out the firewood, then went back into the utility room and moved out all their rice.

Lin Dajun followed him in and said, "Sanjun, what are you doing?"

Lin Sanjun was very frugal with his words: "Go home."

Lin Dajun: "What are you going home for?"

Lin Sanjun looked at Lin Dajun and after a long while he said, "I'm not going to get married. Let's move our things back." This was probably one of the longest sentences Lin Sanjun had ever said since he was born.

Lin Dajun was a little confused. After thinking for a while, he walked out of the utility room and went to Lin Yiyi's door: "Sister, are you and brother-in-law really getting divorced? Sanjun is already moving things. If you are getting divorced, let's move the firewood and food away. Oh, and the fish, we also caught it." Anyway, they have food now, so they are not afraid of sister and brother-in-law getting divorced.

Qi Bocai was originally swearing in the yard after being bumped by Lin Sanjun, but now seeing Lin Dajun's swearing, he even stopped swearing, and the other people in the Xiao family were dumbfounded.

After hearing what Lin Dajun said, Lin Yiyi smiled secretly. Lin Dajun was really a great helper. Well done, I will reward him with a candy later. Lin Yiyi covered her mouth and said in a slightly hurt voice, "Let's go." She opened the door and came out holding Lin Wudi.

Grandma Xiao: "Yiyi, you can't leave. Xiangju, hold your daughter-in-law. As long as I am here today, no one can ask Yiyi to leave."

Qin Xiangju grabbed Lin Yiyi without Grandma Xiao telling her and said, "Third brother's wife, take Xiaowu away and go for a walk outside." Without Fifth Brother Lin, Lin Yiyi couldn't leave.

Lin Yiyi pretended to refuse, and then accidentally, Lin Wudi was taken away by Liang. She cried and wanted to chase him, but was stopped by Qin Xiangju. Lin Yiyi said helplessly: "Grandma, mother, I know you are good to me, but...but I feel bad. Obviously, my fifth brother eats with my money and the food his brothers put here, but people are gossiping about it. I have only been married to Brother Yu for a few days, and people are saying that when my fifth brother grows up, he will still use my money, and when my other brothers grow up and get married, they will also use my money. Will this gossip drown me?"

Qi Bocai: "You earn five yuan a month in royalties. Do you have that much money to give to your brother to study and find a wife?"

Grandma Xiao: "Shut up." She and Qin Xiangju both knew that Lin Yiyi's manuscript fee was not five yuan. The last time she wrote it, she got eight yuan. What about writing it twice or three times? So Lin Yiyi was not exaggerating when she said that she would help her brothers study and find wives.

Lin Yiyi: "Grandma, mother, I am not an unfilial daughter-in-law. Brother Yu and I moved to the county town, and we also want to bring grandpa, grandma, parents to the county town. Am I wrong? Today, the wife of Brother Yu's colleague came and brought some food, but she also said, how can I live like this? And...and how can a sister-in-law stare at her brother-in-law's room every day? This...I am so embarrassed to say this." Lin Yiyi knew too well that in this era, in the Xiao family, except for Xiao Yu, she only had to be filial to Grandpa Xiao, Grandma Xiao, Xiao Daqiang and Qin Xiangju. The others were not Xiao Yu's responsibility, nor were they hers. Only these four were Xiao Yu's responsibilities that he could not get rid of, and they were also responsibilities that Xiao Yu would not shirk. She could calculate clearly about others, but not about these four.

However, Lin Yiyi did not object to Xiao Yu's filial piety towards them. Filial piety is the most basic and necessary virtue of a person, as long as it is not foolish filial piety. And how could a man who taught her to cry be a foolish filial man?

Grandma Xiao: "I will give you an explanation for this matter." She looked at Qi Bocai and said, "The eldest son's wife doesn't need to come to the county town anymore."

Qi Spinach: "Grandma..." Why not come to the county town? The county town has good things, why can't she come?

Grandma Xiao continued, "If you want to come, we won't stop you, but this is the second son's home, and Yi Yi is the head of the family. You quarreled with them first, so how can you have the face to come here later?"

Qi Bocai felt that this old lady was extremely biased.

Grandma Xiao added, "If the eldest son's wife comes in the future, our family will pretend that you, the grandson's wife, don't exist." Grandma Xiao's words were serious because she knew Qi Bocai would be hypocritical.

Qi Spinach gritted her teeth, she hated it.

Xiao Wu was a little slow to react, so he quickly said, "Grandma, this... this... the second brother is my younger brother after all, why can't I go to my younger brother's house? What kind of rule is this?"

Grandma Xiao said, "You can come. Brothers don't hold grudges overnight, but there is no saying that sisters-in-law are close or not. Every time sisters-in-law quarrel, resentment accumulates. Your wife and Yi Yi are not getting along, and you take care of your family, and Xiao Yu'er will also take care of his family. If it happens too many times, the overnight hatred between brothers will come. So for the sake of you brothers, eldest brother, your wife should not come to the county town in the future.

Xiao Wu was silent.

Grandma Xiao added, "After all, Xiao Rui is Xiao Yu'er's nephew. If Xiao Yu'er needs him in the future, he will help. But some feelings are like a grindstone. The more you sharpen it, the thinner it will become. Do you understand?"

Xiao Wu gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I remember what grandma said."

Grandma Xiao nodded and said to Yi Yi with a smile, "Yi Yi, don't be angry. Look, how did grandma handle this matter?"

Lin Yiyi's heart skipped a beat, thinking, Grandma Xiao is really not simple. Of course she was happy, as long as Qi Bocai didn't bother her, she would have no dissatisfaction with the Xiao family. Of course, she couldn't say she was happy, she said weakly: "Brother Yu is the head of our family, and I will ask Brother Yu when he comes back at noon."

Grandma Xiao said, "Okay."

This is how the matter was dealt with.

Lin Yiyi stepped forward and took Grandma Xiao's shoulder, saying affectionately: "Grandma, didn't I say before that I would germinate the soybeans? It's done today, come and have a look."

Grandma Xiao: "That's fast, Yiyi is really good."

Liang was holding Lin Wudi outside the yard, watching. She was really scared just now. Ever since Lin Yiyi suddenly said something about divorce, her heartbeat had never slowed down. Now that she had become a spinach and could not come to the county town, and seeing Lin Yiyi and Grandma Xiao talking and laughing again, she felt like she was riding in a bullock cart, shaking so much that it didn't hurt her buttocks, but it hurt her heart.

Lin Yiyi took Grandma Xiao's arm into the kitchen, and everyone followed them in. Lin Yiyi said, "The pickled meat and radishes were sent by the director's wife. She asked me to go shopping with her tomorrow morning. The director is Yu's boss, and I can't embarrass him." There is a skill to speaking. There is a difference between the director's wife asking Lin Yiyi out and Lin Yiyi asking the director's wife out.

Grandma Xiao was surprised and said, "Oh, this director's wife is really polite. We should get along well with her."

Lin Yiyi: "Of course, I gave her some bean sprouts and dried shrimps that I grew myself. The dried shrimps belong to Dajun and his friends. When Dajun and his friends go back in the afternoon, I'll give them half of the pickled meat, and you can take the rest home to eat."

Grandma Xiao said, "There is no shortage of food in our village, you can keep it for yourselves." As for giving half to the younger brother of the Lin family, Grandma Xiao had no objection. After all, the dried shrimp belonged to the younger brother of the Lin family, and what could they say if the elder sister gave the younger brother some food? On the contrary, Lin Yiyi said it openly, which made Grandma Xiao feel comfortable and clear.

Lin Yiyi: "That won't do. How can we eat meat while grandma drinks water? Brother Yu is so filial, he will definitely not be willing to do that."

Grandma Xiao smiled. She loved to hear people say that her precious grandson was filial to her. "I'll do whatever you say."

Lin Yiyi added: "And there are still these bean sprouts. There are about four pounds left. When I first distributed them, I said I would give grandma a surprise. Now you're surprised, right?" She acted coquettishly like a proud little girl.

Grandma Xiao really likes that her granddaughter-in-law is so friendly to her. She doesn't have a daughter, and her daughter-in-law is also straightforward and doesn't act coquettishly. She didn't expect to experience this in her granddaughter-in-law: "We are really amazing."

Lin Yiyi added: "And the toilet here is great. We have installed water pipes and water tanks here." Then she took everyone to see the toilet.