Listening to Lin Yiyi's words, Xiao Yu was slightly thoughtful. He was not a person who was inflexible, otherwise he would not support the separation of the family, so he quickly understood the meaning of Lin Yiyi's words.

the next day

Xiao Yu has a habit of long-term training. Even if he occasionally has something to do and delays one day, he will continue the next day. On this day, he got up early, and Lin Yiyi was still curled up and dreaming. After he got up, he pulled the quilt tightly to prevent the cold wind from entering the quilt and freezing her.

He left the room and while washing up, he heard some noise behind him. It was Lin Sanjun who got up. Lin Sanjun looked at Xiao Yu and hesitated for a moment, then walked to Xiao Yu and said, "Brother-in-law, can I exercise with you?" He was a little nervous for a moment because he didn't talk much, especially he had never talked to Xiao Yu, but his eyes were firm.

Xiao Yu was a little surprised: "Okay, but exercising for one or two days is useless. You have to persist in exercising. If you only do it for one or two days, you might as well lie back in bed."

Lin Sanjun: "I will stick to it."

Xiao-Woo: "Okay. What made you want to exercise?"

Lin Sanjun said politely: "I want to be a soldier, a member of the People's Liberation Army, or a member of the police."

This answer surprised Xiao Yu very much: "Why do you have such an idea?"

Lin Sanjun: "Because being a soldier or a police officer can make me like my brother-in-law, and I can feed my family." It can also prevent my sister from being bullied. But Lin Sanjun kept this sentence in his heart. The 12-year-old boy is not a fool, he has his own ideas.

Xiao Yu patted Lin Sanjun on the shoulder and said, "You are ambitious. Good job."

Lin Sanjun looked at Xiao Yu's hand on his shoulder, and his eyes slowly brightened.

Xiao Yu took Lin Sanjun and ran out of the house, ran to the foot of the mountain at the edge of the county town, and then ran back. Considering that it was Lin Sanjun's first time running, he slowed down and shortened the distance.

When they ran home, Lin Yiyi had already prepared the meal: sweet potato rice porridge with boiled eggs, a total of three boiled eggs, half for each person.

While eating, Lin Yiyi said to the younger brothers of the Lin family: "The Fourth Army, look at the Third Army. They said they would exercise, so they exercised. You should learn from them."

Lin Sanjun and Lin Sijun pretended not to hear. They knew when Lin Sanjun got up, but they couldn't get up.

Lin Sanjun lowered his head while eating, and was in a good mood after being praised by his sister.

After dinner, Lin Yiyi started to wash clothes, using hot water to wash them. Since winter came, she has been washing clothes with hot water. She can't stand using cold water. However, because of this, the firewood that was originally about the same became insufficient. Lin Yiyi looked at the coal and muttered, "This coal is not durable."

Lin Sanjun heard it, and when Lin Yiyi finished washing clothes and went to write the manuscript, he went to find Lin Dajun.

Lin Dajun: "You mean picking up firewood? Where are we going?"

Lin Sanjun said, "My brother-in-law and I went to the mountain on the other side of the county town when we were jogging this morning. I know where it is."

Lin Dajun: "Okay, let's go collect firewood." Anyway, they always brought firewood with them when they came to the county town before, so there is no problem in collecting firewood now.

So, Lin Dajun, Lin Sanjun, Lin Sijun took Lin Wudi to collect firewood. Lin Yiyi did not stop them. It was good that the brothers were motivated and hardworking, but she warned them not to go to dangerous places, but to collect firewood at the foot of the mountain and take good care of Lin Wudi.

One month later

January 3, 1961 in the Gregorian calendar, November 17, 1960 in the lunar calendar, was still one and a half months away from the Chinese New Year.

Xiao Bin and Xiao Wu arrived early in the morning, so early that even Xiao Yu, who usually went for morning exercise, had not gotten up yet.

Xiao Wu: "Second Brother... Second Brother..." He stood at the gate of the yard and shouted dryly.

When Xiao Yu turned on the light, he checked the clock and saw that it was only three o'clock. He thought that his elder brother must have left at one in the middle of the night. But when he opened the door, he saw Xiao Bin there too. Both of them were carrying backpacks and were behaving themselves.

Xiao Yu quickly let them in, and at the same time he saw the Chinese cabbage in the basket. In mid-December, he went back to the countryside once, and knew that the two rooms were planted with Chinese cabbage, chives and green onions. Because these things grow fast and grow well. He hadn't been back this month, and was planning to go back in a few days to give the elders some meat and rice flour, but he didn't expect them to come.

"Big brother and third brother must be hungry after the journey. I'll get you something to eat." Lin Yiyi also got up.

Seeing Lin Yiyi getting up, Xiao Yu said, "Go to sleep, I'll do it."

Xiao Wu also said, "Second brother's wife, go to sleep. Second brother is here." In fact, he was a little embarrassed to face his brother's wife. It was because his wife had made things so ugly before. However, he didn't know how to control his wife. After all, his wife was doing this for their small family.

Lin Yiyi said, "It's okay, I'm up now." She took out the leftover rice from yesterday from the cupboard. She cooked more rice yesterday. In fact, the weather was cold, so she would cook more rice every night, so that when she cooked rice porridge the next day, it would boil faster. Lin Yiyi poured the rice into the pot and added hot water from the kettle to cook it faster. Xiao Yu lit the fire.

Then Lin Yiyi looked at the basket and said, "This dish is really fresh."

Xiao Wu said: "We don't know what to do with it now, so we have to rely on my sister-in-law. Mom said that you have to pay to buy vegetables in the county town. I will grow some in the future and bring some to you when I come to the county town."

Xiao Bin said: "Yes, yes, yes. If Second Sister-in-law likes it, take it quickly. We ate it once at home and it was delicious." It was only once, and they were reluctant to eat it.

Lin Yiyi was not polite either: "Okay, I'll cook some rice with vegetables for my eldest brother and third brother later." As she spoke, she took out about two kilograms of vegetables and gave one of them to Xiao Yu, "Brother Yu, wash these vegetables."

Xiao Yu took it and went to wash.

The chicken hair vegetable planted by the Xiao family is actually called small cabbage, Shanghai green, and small green cabbage. It is actually a variant of small cabbage. Its leaves are green like green cabbage, but its stems are white like cabbage. However, it is more commonly called chicken hair vegetable. Chicken hair vegetable grows very fast. It can mature in 40-50 days in spring weather, not to mention on the stove, especially in warm places, it grows faster.

Lin Yiyi asked: "How many pounds does this basket weigh?" A pound of chicken greens is a lot, because chicken greens are small and light, and are about the same weight as wild vegetables.

Xiao Wu said: "It's only about 20 kilograms. We can harvest it three more times at home. Let's take a look this time. If it's good, we can set a time to harvest the rest."

Xiao Wu: "The seeds were planted again in the place where we harvested this time."

Lin Yiyi said: "Okay, does your family plan to exchange money?"

Xiao Wu: "Grandpa said to let the second son make the decision."

Lin Yiyi: "Then let's exchange food." The famine will continue. The Xiao family now has 10 kilograms of food a month. The Xiao family members only have one bowl of rice for each meal, and it is just soup. Therefore, the most important thing is to exchange food to fill their stomachs. Once they are healthy, everything will be easy.

Xiao Yu came in after washing the vegetables: "Well, let's change the food." Then he gave the chicken greens to Lin Yiyi.

Lin Yiyi took the chicken greens and threw them directly into the pot without cutting them, then added some salt. She said to Xiao Yu, "Let's take the food to Brother Wang. The eldest brother and the third brother can eat when the meal is ready, and then sleep on the bed here." The bed in the kitchen has never been moved because the area here is enough and the children usually play here.

Xiao-Woo: "Okay."

As he spoke, he picked up the backpack, Lin Yiyi brought the quilt to the bed, and the couple went out.

…

Brother Wang welcomed Lin Yiyi warmly, with the same enthusiasm as when he bought her bean sprout recipe.

Lin Yiyi asked, "Brother Wang, how about this chicken hair vegetable?"

Brother Wang said, "Good, fresh, you can tell at a glance that they were just picked. In this weather where people are freezing, I am surprised that we can still get this chicken feather vegetable. But looking at the goods... the rules of this business, I don't ask how they get it, Miss Yi Yi, how long can the supply last?"

Lin Yiyi had thought about it on the way here. She and Xiao Yu also discussed it together. 40 kilograms each time, the goods at home can be delivered three times. After three times, the second batch will be ready. But in order to prevent accidents, she said: "Once every half a month, 40 kilograms each time."

Once every two weeks was already a pleasant surprise for Brother Wang: "Besides chicken hair vegetables, is there anything else?"

Lin Yiyi said: "This one, it doesn't matter where it grows, and it grows fast."

Brother Wang said, "Forget it. 40 kilograms is not enough to sell in half a month. How do you want to trade, Miss Yi Yi? Money or things?"

Lin Yiyi: "Just food, but I want to exchange for some rice. How do I exchange for rice?"

Brother Wang thought for a moment and said, "One to one ratio of coarse grains and two to one ratio of rice."

Lin Yiyi said: "One basket can be exchanged for coarse grains, and the other basket can be exchanged for rice." After all, the Xiao family has elderly people and children, and it is not good to always eat sweet potatoes.

Brother Wang: "Oh, okay."

After exchanging the food, Brother Wang helped Lin Yiyi carry it to the door. He knew that Lin Yiyi's man was waiting outside, so he met the man and they nodded to each other without saying hello.

Xiao Yu carried the food and went back with Lin Yiyi.

When they got home, Xiao Wu and Xiao Bin had already finished their meal and even washed the dishes. However, they were still awake. They were feeling uneasy because the thing had not been exchanged.

Fortunately, after a while, Xiao Yu and Lin Yiyi came back.

The brothers' eyes turned red when they saw the food in Xiao Yu's basket. Finally, they had food.

Xiao Yu said, "Each basket contains 5 jin of rice and 10 jin of coarse grains. Grandpa, grandma, parents, and grandpa at home are getting older, and they need to eat something good. Xiaorui and Xiaozhu are still young, so they should keep the rice soup."

Xiao Wu said: "I know, I know."

Xiao Yu: "Brother, as your younger brother, I shouldn't tell you these things, but you should also take care of the family's affairs. Don't always let the children go to their parents' house to eat. If they eat their food, what will they eat?"

Xiao Wu: "No, no, we have food now, I will take care of it." He did not dare to object to his brother's words, nor would he object. He was a bit of a good guy. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to work and didn't want to care about anything.

The food arrived, and Xiao Wu and Xiao Bin didn't want to sleep here anymore, so they carried the food and left. It was already past four o'clock, and they returned to the countryside at six or seven o'clock, just in time. When they left, Lin Yiyi gave them a few tomatoes and a cauliflower. This time they picked them from the vines, not bought in the system mall.

Datang Production Brigade

The Xiao family had not slept well since 12:00 a.m., except for the two little ones. Xiao Wu and Xiao Bin had gone to the county town, and no one knew what was going on with them. They waited and waited until dawn, and they waited for them to come at last.

Qi Bocai was the first to go over and asked Xiao Wu: "How is it?"

Qin Xiangju: "Be gentle, do you think everyone knows what you are up to?"

Qi Spinach quickly covered his mouth, but his eyes were still looking into the basket.

Grandpa Xiao: "Everyone come to the main room, Boss, tell me what happened."

Xiao Wu: "Hey..." He also told the story, including Lin Yiyi cooking for them, "and these tomatoes and cauliflowers, which were asked by the second son's wife. Because they haven't collected their resident benefits this month, the flour and meat will be brought when the second son comes back at the weekend."

Grandma Xiao said, "Why does the child need to come back specially for the delivery of meat and flour? Even if they don't deliver it, we won't say anything." You know, the eldest and the third child have no food for their old age at the moment, but the second child has flour and meat every month.

Grandpa Xiao said, "The second brother said that we should not tell anyone about the vegetable planting. Does he have other plans?"

Xiao Wu said: "Yes."

Grandpa Xiao: "Okay, I understand. Let's not talk about this for now. In the future, we will do as the second brother said and send chicken greens once every half a month. This way we can also receive it. As for the grains, we will divide them first. Each room will get 2.5 kilograms of rice and 5 kilograms of coarse grains." Twice a month, the grains added up are not a small amount.

Grandma Xiao: "We'll also have rice porridge with chicken and vegetables for lunch. Didn't the eldest son say that the second son's wife made it very delicious?"

Qin Xiangju: "Okay, OK."

This method is called vegetable soaked rice in modern times, but in this era, rice is expensive and people are reluctant to do this.

Qi Bocai wanted to tell her parents about this method, but Grandpa Xiao said that the matter should be put on hold for the time being and should be discussed after Xiao Yu comes back at the weekend. She did not dare to disobey, as it would only take a few days.

Saturday came quickly. On Saturday afternoon, Xiao Yu took a half-day leave from the Public Security Bureau and rode his bicycle back to the countryside. However, he first went to Yangguang Commune where the brigade was located.

Xiao Yu was the deputy director of the county public security bureau, so Director Yang was not qualified to receive him. Even Director Cheng of the commune was very nervous when he heard that Xiao Yu was coming, because the officials of the commune and the county were not at the same level.

President Cheng: "Deputy Director Xiao, welcome to the commune."

Xiao Yu: "Hello, President Cheng. I came to the commune today to tell you something good that will benefit the people. It can alleviate the hunger problem of the people." In fact, Xiao Yu could also go directly to the county government, but he felt that it was more appropriate to come to the Sunshine Commune. Having the commune report to the county government would also give the commune face.

When President Cheng heard this, he asked curiously, "What good news is that?" He was most surprised to hear that it was related to ordinary people.

Xiao Yu took out the plan he brought with him and said, "Please take a look."

President Cheng read it carefully, afraid of missing every word. After reading it, he knew that the Xiao family had come to a conclusion. He was very surprised: "Can I go to the Xiao family to take a look?" It is completely allowed for ordinary people to grow vegetables in their own homes to solve the food problem. If this is possible, it would be great. His eyes were red with joy. As a cadre, what is he most afraid of? What he fears most is the current situation. Every time he hears about how hard the people under his jurisdiction are living, he feels uncomfortable, but he has no choice.

So, Xiao Yu, President Cheng, the commune secretary, and Director Yang went to Xiao's house together.

The Xiao family was shocked to see so many big shots. Especially since they came from the village, some villagers recognized the identities of President Cheng and his team and hurried to tell the captain. So after a while, the captain and his team arrived.

At this moment, Xiao Yuzhen was taking President Cheng and others to look at the stove pit. The team leader also followed them in. When they saw the chicken greens inside, oh my god... their mouths were watering.

Xiao Yu: "Mom, go get a basket and pick some for President Cheng to take away today. They have to report it."

Qin Xiangju said happily: "Hey."

President Cheng, Director Yang and the commune secretary had already picked a leaf of Chinese cabbage and put it directly into their mouths and ate a few bites. It tasted like the vegetable, fragrant and sweet.

Then, President Cheng and his team left with a basket of Chinese cabbage. Xiao Yu stayed at the Xiao family and explained the matter: "This matter can benefit the people, so I took the lead and reported it."

Grandpa Xiao was very pleased: "Well done, you are the grandson of our Xiao family now, well done."

Xiao Yu said: "I reported this in the name of Yi Yi. This is a method she came up with. Our Xiao family cannot possess it in any way. But no matter whose name it is, it is the honor of our Xiao family."

Grandpa Xiao said, "That's right." He never thought of taking credit for his grandson's wife's achievements.

Xiao Yu: "The captain and grandpa are still waiting outside. Grandpa will talk to them next. I will go back to the county. I believe that this matter will be settled in a few days. By then, all the communes in the county will hold a meeting, so we can get busy in the brigade first."

Grandpa Xiao: "Okay, I understand."

After Xiao Yu talked with Grandpa Xiao, he came out and saw the captain, grandpa and others at the door. They had already learned about the matter from Xiao Wu and Xiao Bin, and also knew that the idea of ​​the chicken hair vegetable was from Lin Yiyi. They immediately praised Xiao Yu for marrying a good wife, which made Grandma Xiao and Qin Xiangju very proud.

In fact, Xiao Yu was right. Within a few days, all the brigades under the Sunshine Commune knew about this incident and everyone started to work on it. At the same time, the county reported this incident to the province, because this was not only beneficial to the people of the county, but also to the people of the whole country.

Maybe, it is not just Lin Yiyi who thinks of growing vegetables in a pit. Other places and other people also grow vegetables there, but... not everyone has the same perception. If this happened to someone else today, they might not make it public. Everyone thinks that their family has benefited from it and makes money quietly, but Lin Yiyi is a person who came from 2020 and will not be greedy for this little profit. Xiao Yu is a military man, and in some ways, he is more upright than Lin Yiyi.

public security bureau

Xiao Yu has been in the limelight recently. Everyone in the Public Security Bureau knows about Lin Yiyi's affairs. The news spread quickly, and Lin Yiyi's honorary deeds have been published in the newspapers. The married men in the Public Security Bureau envy Xiao Yu for having a good wife, and the unmarried men think that when they find a wife in the future, they should look to the sister-in-law of the deputy director. Background is not important, and being a rural person is not important. What is important is a person's character.

The policeman's name was Zhang Ming. He was the man who received Lin Yiyi when she went to the Public Security Bureau that day. He hesitated for a long time and went to find Xiao Yu: "Deputy Director, can I ask you something?"

Xiao-Woo: "Hmm?"

Zhang Ming: "Deputy Director, does my sister-in-law have a younger sister? If she's not a biological sister, then a cousin is fine. I...I want to talk about someone."

The policemen nearby laughed when they heard this.

Xiao Yu's face darkened: "...No." His wife is only 15 years old. If she has a younger sister, cousin or cousin, how old are they? "I only have 4 younger brothers."

Zhang Ming heard this and said happily: "I have a younger sister."

Xiao Yu: "..."

Of course, Lin Yiyi didn't know about the Public Security Bureau. At this moment, Grandma Wang was praising her from head to toe. Even the parents of her younger brother's friends came to chat with her from time to time. She couldn't even ask for some quiet time. Some parents were even happy for their children to play with the younger brothers of the Lin family because they thought Lin Yiyi was upright and smart, and could make money by writing articles. The younger brothers of the Lin family said that she could make money by writing articles, and she was kind enough to raise the four younger brothers and teach them to be polite, so they thought the Lin family had good character.

"Lin Yiyi, is Lin Yiyi here?"

Lin Yiyi was chatting with Grandma Wang and others when she saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a Mao suit coming in, followed by several people.

Lin Yiyi stood up quickly: "Yes, may I ask who you are?"

The middle-aged man smiled amiably. He looked at the literary girl in front of him with some surprise. Of course, he knew Lin Yiyi's family situation very well, and he had investigated it very clearly. A girl brought four younger brothers, and her parents died of hunger. However, the girl in front of him was completely different from what he had investigated. The girl in front of him was gentle and well-behaved. According to the investigation, Lin Yiyi should be an ignorant, somewhat honest rural girl, not the clever girl she is now. Maybe she changed after marrying the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau.

The middle-aged man extended his hand: "Hello, Comrade Lin Yiyi, I am Qian Liang, the secretary of the county governor. This event of growing vegetables in the pits can help the people across the country alleviate their food problems. Thank you for your contribution to the country."

Lin Yiyi hurriedly shook Qian Liang's hand: "Hello, hello, it is my honor to meet you. The President said that women hold up half the sky. It is my honor that my meager strength can bring sunshine to the country and the people."

Qian Liang laughed out loud, a well-educated girl. As he spoke, he took a bag of things from the person next to him and said, "This is a reward from our county government. Thank you, little girl. In the future, please continue to be like a little sun and radiate your sunshine for the country and the people."

Lin Yiyi felt like she was being teased.

Lin Yiyi took the bag: "Wait a moment..." Then, she carried a basket out of the kitchen and went into the vegetable shed. After a while, she picked a basket of tomatoes and went to another vegetable shed and picked two cauliflowers. "Here, you must be very busy recently because of the implementation of the stove pit. These are vegetables grown at home. I'm giving them to you to replenish your body. It's free."

Qian Liang was stunned. This was the first time he had encountered someone who was so blatantly offering him a bribe. Of course, this was not a bribe. Qian Liang took the basket and said, "Then I won't be polite. I'll ask someone to bring the basket to you some other day."

Lin Yiyi: "No need, we all made the baskets ourselves. I have several at home." She admitted that she was being nice.

Qian Liang laughed out loud. With his status, it was not possible for him to stay here for long, so he left immediately.

However, two people stayed behind: "Hello, Comrade Lin Yiyi, my name is Wang Liang, and I am a reporter for the County Daily. I wrote the article about growing vegetables in the stove pit. I would like to do a simple interview with you and ask you a few questions. Is that okay?"

Lin Yiyi said, "Hello, Comrade Wang. This is my first interview. I'm a little nervous. I'm afraid I won't say the right thing."

Wang Liang said: "Don't be nervous, just treat this as a chat between friends."

Lin Yiyi: "Okay, then you ask."

Wang Liang: "Comrade Lin Yiyi, I would like to ask you, why did you think of growing vegetables in the pit?"

When Lin Yiyi heard this, she lowered her head, bit her lips hard, and then raised her head again with strength: "Actually, when I first started, I didn't think about growing vegetables in the stove. I thought about my parents. They starved to death because they wanted to save food for my sister and me. Especially during that time, I missed them very much. I often thought that if our family had enough food, my parents would not have starved to death.

But I know that is impossible, because growing food requires land. Later, the tomatoes and cauliflower in my yard matured half a month late. My husband said that it was because the weather was cold and these vegetables were not fertilized, so they matured late. At that time, I thought again, if the vegetables are planted in a warm place, does it mean that they will grow faster?

But how can there be warm ground? Besides, we don't have any ground.

Then, more than a month ago, my brother-in-law came to the county town... Then it suddenly occurred to me that if I put the vegetable seeds on the stove and occasionally add some firewood to warm the soil, would the vegetables grow faster?"

Wow……

Suddenly, a cry was heard.

Lin Sijun: “Mother…Mother…Father…Mother…”

As Lin Sijun started crying, Lin Dajun also cried. Lin Sanjun did not cry out loud, but silently shed tears. When Lin's father and mother passed away, the Lin brothers had no time to grieve at first, because they had to find food and stay alive. Then they found food and were immersed in the excitement of having food every day. But now, when they heard their sister mention their parents, they could not help it.

In fact, Lin Yiyi had no feelings for Lin's father and mother, but seeing her brothers crying, her eyes also became red. Now, she didn't have to pinch herself.

So within a few days, the county daily newspaper published another touching report. It was a sequel to the story of growing vegetables in the oven, and it described the cause of the story, the death of Lin's parents from starvation, and how Lin Yiyi took care of her four younger brothers. If there was internet in this era, I believe Lin Yiyi would have been given the title of "National Sister".

Obviously, she didn't want to do the job of being a big sister who is like a mother, but at the end of the report, there were four words written: a big sister who is like a mother.

Of course, it was not even a few days later, and as soon as the Lin brothers started crying, Wang Liang felt embarrassed to continue the interview. However, he already knew the cause of the stove pit incident, and he felt satisfied, so Wang Liang left with an apology.

Originally, Grandma Wang and others wanted to see the awards from the county government, but because the Lin brothers were crying, everyone was embarrassed to watch, so they could only say goodbye one by one.

Lin Yiyi didn't know how to comfort them, she said: "Okay, stop crying, you have to set an example for your brother, if you keep crying, Xiaowu will cry too." Lin Wudi pouted, not wanting to cry, but there were already bubbles in his eyes, "For our parents, what they want to see most is our unity and friendship."

Lin Yiyi: "Come and see what reward the county government gave to my sister."

As soon as they mentioned the reward, the Lin brothers stopped crying.

Lin Yiyi took out the rewards, including an enamel cup, two towels, two kilograms of brown sugar, ten kilograms of rice, two pieces of cloth, and two hundred yuan.

Lin Yiyi was stunned. She was stunned by the money. She actually gave two hundred yuan. In fact, according to Lin Yiyi's contribution, where could there be only these things? It can alleviate the problem of hunger. This contribution is very great, but she herself did not realize it.

Lin Yiyi put away the 200 yuan and took out three yuan from her change: "Here, one yuan for each of you, as a reward for your unity and friendship."

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

In the evening, when Xiao Yu came back, Lin Yiyi told him about the reward from the county government.

Xiao Yu said: "President Cheng called me and said that the commune also has a reward, and it is for you to bring it to the county town or something. I said that we will go back this week and then have him send it to my hometown to make my family happy."

Lin Yiyi: "That's the way it should be. Grandma and Mom will definitely be happy."

Xiao Yu: "..." He felt that after he returned, the third generation of Xiao family's daughter-in-law would brag again.

On the weekend, Xiao Yu drove Lin Yiyi and Lin Wudi, and the three Lin brothers walked back to their hometown.

As soon as we arrived at the village gate, we saw the team leader, Xiao Wu, Xiao Bin and the villagers clapping. There was also a piece of red cloth hanging at the village gate with a message on it: Welcome Comrade Lin Yiyi, the hero of Luokeng vegetable planting.

Seeing this, Lin Yiyi suddenly felt that she had a sense of responsibility towards this world, like a responsibility that she could not abandon as a citizen of this country.

The Xiao family was bustling today. Both Xiao family relatives and Qin Xiangju's relatives from her mother's side were here. This was the first time that Lin Yiyi had met them after her marriage.

Seeing them coming, a young man said, "My cousin and his wife are back."

"Uncle and auntie are back."

"Ah, our vegetable-growing hero, Comrade Lin Yiyi, is back."

Applause broke out in the Xiao family's courtyard. In fact, many people in this era are very simple and honest. They will directly express their gratitude to anyone who brings them benefits.

Qin Xiangju: "Second brother, Yiyi, you're back." Qin Xiangju was wearing the cotton-padded jackets made by Lin Yiyi today. She, Xiao Daqiang, as well as Grandpa Xiao and Grandma Xiao were all wearing royal blue. As Lin Yiyi said, they looked like a family.

Lin Yiyi: "Mom." Then she handed her a bag of things and said, "This is for you."

Qin Xiangju: "What is this?"

Lin Yiyi: "It was a reward sent to me by the former county chief's secretary on behalf of the county government. It was towels, brown sugar, cloth, rice, and some money."

As she spoke, everyone gasped, but although they were envious, they were not jealous.

In fact, Lin Yiyi deliberately sent it at this time and then said it, because she knew that Qin Xiangju was also a face-saving person, and saying it would make her proud. Sure enough, after Lin Yiyi finished speaking, Qin Xiangju's tone became proud: "You kid, just keep these things. They are rewards given to you by the county government. What are you going to do with them?" Although she said so, her expression was not like that. Her expression was saying that my daughter-in-law is really amazing. If you don't know, you would think she is her own daughter.

Lin Yiyi: "We have some in the county. They are used to honor you, grandpa, grandma, and dad. Eating something awarded by the county government represents honor."

"What my second sister-in-law said is true. Mother, you should be humble. You are obviously happy that my second sister-in-law is more filial to you than me, your own daughter." The person who spoke was a forthright woman, Xiao Yu's twin sister Xiao Ling.

Lin Yiyi likes straightforward personalities. She herself is a bit carefree. Although she only greeted Xiao Ling on the wedding day, when she saw her today, she said warmly: "Xiao Ling, there is a reason why mother is kind to me. Look, you haven't come to meet us since we moved to the county. Tell me, have you forgotten your second brother?"

Xiao Ling was stunned for a moment, then her smile became more sincere: "No, it's the kids at home who are making trouble, but my second sister-in-law is thinking about me, so we must go to get to know her, otherwise when we get to the county, we won't know where our brother's house is." She originally thought that this second sister-in-law was young, but she didn't expect that what she said was not young at all. She and her second brother are twins, and their relationship is much closer than that of other brothers. She was afraid that her second sister-in-law would not like her, but now it seems that her worry is in vain. Speaking of going to the county, she had to bring things to get to know her family, but there was nothing good at home at the moment, and she was really embarrassed to go to her house. Besides, she was worried that Lin Yiyi would think she was going to beg for money, so she didn't go.

Lin Yiyi: "That's great, I'm usually at home, you can come anytime." Then, she took out a handful of fruit candies from her cotton padded jacket, "Here, give them to the children."

Xiao Ling gave birth to two sons. At this moment, they were playing with Xiao Rui and Xiao Ling. When they heard their mother calling them, they came over.

"Mom?" This is the eldest son, 5 years old, named Qin Jian.

"Mom, candy..." This is the youngest son, 3 years old, named Qin Qiang.

Two brothers means strong.

Xiao Ling said: "This is given to you by your second aunt, thank your second aunt quickly."

Qin Jian and Qin Qiang: "Thank you, second aunt." The two children were not shy. They smiled at Lin Yiyi as soon as she called them. Their personalities were a bit like Xiao Ling.

Lin Yiyi said, "You're welcome. Can you bring Uncle Xiaowu to play with you?"

Qin Jian and Qin Qiang looked at Lin Wudi. Such a young child, shouldn't he be the younger brother? Why is he calling him uncle? But they didn't think much about it. Qin Jian said, "Second aunt, I will take Uncle Xiaowu to play together." He is the older brother, no matter whether Xiaowu is the uncle or the younger brother, he is always younger than him, so he will take care of Uncle Xiaowu.

Lin Yiyi touched his head: "Little Stone is so good." Qin Jian's nickname.

Xiao Rui and Xiao Zhu watched from the side, not daring to approach, but envious of the candies in the hands of the Qin brothers. Lin Yiyi didn't pay attention to them. Besides, if the children didn't come, she, an elder, wouldn't be asked to call them, right?

Everyone chatted lively for a while, and then President Cheng came. The rewards he brought were all similar. Lin Yiyi gave the things to Qin Xiangju.

President Cheng said, "Comrade Lin Yiyi, in addition to these, the commune has a job opening and plans to reward you with it. What do you think?"

Lin Yiyi was surprised: "This..." He looked at Xiao Yu, and she didn't know either.

Xiao Yu was not surprised. His wife had made great contributions this time, and he had thought about rewarding her with a job. However, he did not want her to go: "You decide for yourself. Do you want to go?" Although he did not want him to go, he did not say it.

At this time, people around were listening nervously. This was a job. If they went to the commune, wouldn't it be a stable job?

Qi Bocai was also nervous, but she knew that this job would never fall on them.

Lin Yiyi thought about it. For her, the biggest role of work is to get commodity food. But now that she has commodity food, work is meaningless. However, people in this era don't think that way. Lin Yiyi thought about it and said, "Can it only be given to me? Can I pass it on to others?"

President Cheng said: "Of course, I'll leave it to you. You can decide."

Lin Yiyi: "What kind of job is it?"

President Cheng: "Because it's a job for you, it's a job as a salesperson in a supply and marketing cooperative."

Lin Yiyi thought about it and came up with an idea: "Can we change to someone else? For example, the guard at the commune will do."

President Cheng was stunned: "These two positions are different, and the salary is also different. Are you sure? If you are sure, I believe they should be willing.