Lin Dajun: "Sister, you are back. Our piglets are doing well. The one that was castrated is doing well. Doctor Lin said that it is because we have raised the piglets well. Sister, when will the other pig be castrated?"

Lin Yiyi: "The piglets will be castrated in the next two days. It's your credit that they are taking good care of them. By the way, who was that girl just now?"

Lin Dajun: "She is Aunt Guilan's niece."

Lin Yiyi: "Auntie Guilan's niece? But I just saw you and her arguing with each other, am I seeing things?"

Lin Dajun said quickly, "No, no, she wanted to give me eggs to express her gratitude, but I didn't want them. Sister, you said that gay men cannot accept things from lesbians, unless they are their wives."

Lin Yiyi: "Why did she give you eggs?"

Lin Dajun: "Yesterday, Sijun and I took Xiaowu to cut pig grass. We met her on the way. She came from the county town and twisted her foot. Sijun and I helped her go to Aunt Guilan's house. I just came back from digging earthworms, and she gave me an egg and said thank you for helping me yesterday."

Lin Yiyi raised her eyebrows: "Da Jun, I want to teach you a lesson."

Lin Dajun: "Sister, school hasn't started yet."

Lin Yiyi: "...My sister once said that some girls are very good at pretending to be nice before they get married, but in fact their family may be a mess. They deceive you first and then reveal their true colors after you get married. Do you remember this?"

Lin Dajun: "Remember, they just want to cheat me out of my money. I will definitely not be cheated by them. From now on, the housekeeper's affairs will be handed over to Lin Zhen. She is the wife you found for me, so there will be no problem."

Lin Dajun: "But you and Lin Zhen haven't married yet. What if another girl has bad intentions towards you before you get married?" Of course, she didn't mean that there was something wrong with Guilan's niece. She just used this incident to teach Lin Dajun a lesson. Now it was 66 years ago, some things are easy to talk about. What if 66 years later, Lin Dajun supported that girl all the way, and it would be easy for someone to say something. What if that girl had other intentions and wanted Lin Dajun to be responsible?

Lin Dajun: "If I don't contact you and don't talk to them, how can they deceive me?"

Lin Yiyi: "Bumping into porcelain."

Lin Dajun: “Ah?”

Lin Yiyi: "For example, if a girl fell upside down next to you, would you help her up if you saw her?"

Lin Dajun nodded. That was for sure. It was a piece of cake.

Lin Yiyi: "What if you help the girl up and she accuses you of pushing her down and she gets hurt and wants you to pay for her medical expenses?"

Lin Dajun: “…” In his eyes, money is equal to life. It’s impossible to ask him to pay for the medical expenses.

Lin Yiyi: "But you have no evidence to prove that it was not you who pushed him down, and people only saw you supporting him, so they all thought it was you who pushed him down."

Lin Dajun: "How can this be so bad?"

Lin Yiyi: "It's even worse."

Lin Dajun was horrified: "Is there anything worse?"

Lin Yiyi: "There are even worse things. What if a girl falls in front of you, you help her up and send her to her home, and her family accuses you of taking advantage of her and asks you to marry her and take responsibility? What should you do?"

Lin Dajun: “But I don’t.”

Lin Yiyi: "But you supported her along the way, everyone saw it, so you can't explain it? Those people said that everyone can testify, what will you do? This time it was because Sijun and Xiaowu were together, but what if you are alone next time?"

Lin Dajun was about to cry. How could he do this? He just did a good thing. Is it wrong to do good things?

Lin Dajun was a little disappointed: "So if I see someone fall in front of me in the future, should I just ignore her?"

Lin Yiyi said, "Of course not. Whether it's a gay or lesbian, or an old person or a child, you can take care of them, but you can't do it alone. You can ask the people around you to help. If it's a lesbian or an old person, you can ask them where they live, or if they have relatives or friends nearby, and you can help them call people. If they are close to the police station, you can go directly to the police."

Lin Dajun: "I feel so tired."

Lin Yiyi: "Then let's just let them catch you and try to extort money from you. We don't have the money to compensate them. If that doesn't work, you can just become their live-in son-in-law. I heard that live-in sons-in-law are free scalpers. They have to get up early in the morning to work, and they can't even sit at the table at night. They don't have enough to eat every day, and they don't have warm clothes in winter."

Lin Dajun was completely frightened.

While the siblings were talking, they had already arrived at the Lin family. Lin Yiyi went to the pigpen to check on the piglets. Next, she had to go to the Xiao family to deliver some glutinous rice balls, and then take Lin Wudi back to the county town. The nursery was about to start, and so were the elementary and junior high schools.

But before leaving, Lin Yiyi stopped Lin Sanjun and said, "Sanjun, since I'm not here, I'll leave the housework to you. Although your eldest brother is the eldest, he's a simple-minded person, and your fourth brother is still young, so you're the only one you can rely on. When the eldest and fourth brothers do something, you should keep an eye on them."

Lin Sanjun was very happy to be entrusted with an important task by his sister. He felt that among all the brothers in the family, his sister valued him the most. Lin Sanjun nodded: "Yes."

Lin Yiyi: "Tomorrow the second piglet will be huddled, so I won't come back then. I'll come back on Sunday. You guys will also start school, so you have to study hard. If you don't understand something, you should ask the teacher, or wait for me to come back and ask me. Do you understand?"

Lin Sanjun: “Yeah.”

Lin Yiyi: "Also, if anything serious happens, you can go find the team leader or Doctor Lin, or go to the Datang Production Team to find the Xiao family, or if the problem is serious, you can come to the county town to find your sister, understand?"

Lin Sanjun: “Yeah.”

After giving instructions to Lin Sanjun, Lin Yiyi took Lin Dajun to the captain's house. The man and the woman were already engaged. Although there was no need for big gifts during the New Year and other festivals in this era, Lin Yiyi did not want to wrong Lin Zhen too much under her own conditions. She was also a girl and knew that every girl wanted to be loved by a man. Lin Yiyi prepared a pound of strong flour and two ounces of meat for Lin Dajun.

On the way, someone saw them going to the captain's house and was very envious of them. In terms of favors, when encountering important festivals, Lin Yiyi never missed giving gifts to the captain's family. They were all small gifts, a few ounces of meat plus a pound of flour, or a few ounces of meat plus two pounds of rice, or half a pound of brown sugar. But even these small gifts made the captain's wife very grateful to Lin Yiyi.

Similarly, when Lin Yiyi was not in the village, the vegetables that Lin Dajun and his two brothers ate were basically provided by the team leader's family. Sometimes, the family of Doctor Lin and Yang Guilan would also give some.

Today is the Lantern Festival, students haven't started school yet, and farmers don't have to go to work. So when Lin Yiyi took Lin Dajun there, the Lin family was there.

Seeing Lin Yiyi coming, the captain's wife was the most welcoming: "Why are you here, Yiyi? Are you here to celebrate the Lantern Festival at your parents' home?"

Lin Yiyi said, "Of course, the Lantern Festival is coming, I brought Dajun to visit you, and by the way, I came back to see the piglets." Then, she said to Lin Dajun, "Dajun, go talk to Xiaozhen."

In fact, the two chatted often. The captain's family also raised pigs at the beginning of the year. The pigs from the supply and marketing cooperative had not been sent back to the pig farm, so the captain's family still had time to adopt them. So the two often made appointments to cut grass for pigs and dig earthworms together. Lin Zhen was a girl and found digging earthworms a bit disgusting, so Lin Dajun helped her dig earthworms and she helped Lin Dajun cut grass for pigs. The couple was pretty good and knew how to arrange work.

Lin Dajun: “Hey.” He gave the Fuqiang noodles and two taels of meat to the captain’s wife, and then went to find Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen was also in the yard, smiling at him. In the past year, Lin Zhen and Lin Dajun were dating, and Lin Zhen gave him two pairs of shoes, and he… apart from giving Lin Zhen candy, he also gave her steamed buns. The steamed buns were naturally brought by Lin Yiyi when she came back to visit them. Lin Dajun hid them and gave them to Lin Zhen secretly, and Lin Zhen asked the captain's wife to cook more dishes and send them to the brothers. So the couple got along well.

They went to Lin Zhen's room to chat. Lin Yiyi told the captain's wife, "On my way back today, I saw Guilan's niece giving eggs to Dajun..." Then she told the story. Although Lin Yiyi did not suspect Yang Guilan's niece, she told some things so that the captain's wife could keep an eye on Lin Dajun. After all, she was his mother-in-law and she was more concerned than anyone else about Lin Dajun being seduced by the little vixen.

When the captain's wife heard this, her face darkened. She and Lin Yiyi had different ideas. Lin Yiyi didn't want to suspect the girl because she had no evidence, but the captain's wife thought that Lin Dajun was a good guy, so she thought the girl had some intention to get close to him. But she couldn't explain it. Yang Guilan's niece was also from the county, so why would she like Lin Dajun?

Based on this, the captain's wife suppressed her doubts. She said to Lin Yiyi: "Don't worry, I will take care of the army."

Neither of them was stupid, and they both understood each other's meaning. The captain's wife was happy for her daughter, marrying into a family with a good background, without her parents-in-law. Even if there was an older sister, the older sister was good. Her daughter would enjoy a good life if she married into the Lin family. When her daughter gave birth, she would take care of her during the confinement period. Life should not be too easy.

Lin Yiyi was also happy. If Lin Dajun encountered a Yue family that was causing trouble, she would also be upset. But the captain's family was a local tyrant and a rare reasonable family, which was the best. The younger brothers of the Lin family would not be bullied or plotted against, so it was an easy life for her.

Therefore, she and the captain's wife were both very satisfied with this marriage, provided that no one caused trouble.

After chatting for a while, Lin Yiyi drove Lin Wudi away. The captain's wife asked Lin Yiyi to stay for dinner, but how could Lin Yiyi disturb them? So Lin Yiyi drove Lin Wudi away and left Lin Dajun to eat at the captain's house.

Lin Yiyi drove Lin Wudi to Xiao's house.

Qin Xiangju was very happy to see Lin Yiyi: "Yiyi is here, have you had lunch?"

Lin Yiyi said: "Not yet. Isn't today the Lantern Festival? Send some glutinous rice balls down to the family."

Qin Xiangju: "What a coincidence! We also made glutinous rice balls today. You can eat them later before you go back." In fact, they intended to eat the glutinous rice balls in the evening. The old man who was a gatekeeper in the commune happened to be off work, so the family ate together. But since Lin Yiyi came, they naturally ate early. They could just leave some for the old man in the evening.

Lin Yiyi said, "That's great. What I miss most in the county is my mother's cooking." Lin Yiyi's words were not flattery, but Qin Xiangju's cooking skills were really good. As she spoke, she took out the glutinous rice balls, "Mom, these are sesame glutinous rice balls. You can heat some for lunch." She brought them specifically for the four elders. The first and third wives didn't have any. Nowadays, when visiting relatives, the elders are the ones to give as gifts, and the same generation doesn't matter.

Qin Xiangju: "Sesame dumplings, I haven't smelled the fragrance of sesame for a long time. Is it hard to get sesame now?"

Lin Yiyi said: "It's not easy to make. I saw it when I was buying vegetables. There are only a few there. I'm going to make glutinous rice balls. I still have some at home, so I'll save them for Brother Yu."

Qin Xiangju: "The second child has loved snacks since he was a child."

Lin Yiyi: “Ah?” A little surprised.

Qin Xiangju smiled and said, "You don't know?"

Lin Yiyi really didn't know.

Qin Xiangju said: "In fact, he really likes to eat cakes, snacks, candies and other things. Before liberation, he made money from selling newspapers and bought candies for himself. At that time, he was a little foodie. Don't be fooled by his serious appearance now, he was actually very greedy when he was young."

Lin Yiyi was a little surprised. Most men don't like snacks and desserts. I didn't expect Xiao Yu to have such a hobby. But it's possible. There is not much to eat in this era, so he likes snacks and desserts. In her era, most families had all kinds of snacks and desserts. So everyone didn't like to eat them. Thinking of this, Lin Yiyi felt sorry for her brother Yu and had to prepare some snacks for him in the future.

Qin Xiangju was very satisfied when she saw the reluctance on her daughter-in-law's face. It was true that her son liked to eat, but she told her daughter-in-law not just to tell her, but also because she hoped that her daughter-in-law would feel sorry for her son, and she also hoped that they would have a good relationship. If her daughter-in-law occasionally gave her son some snacks and desserts, her son would definitely be happy. Isn't the relationship between husband and wife maintained by such careful management?

Qin Xiangju: "By the way, come and see our piglets. We dried the earthworms and ground them into powder according to your instructions. The piglets ate it and it really worked. How are the piglets raised by the army? We castrated the piglets the other day. Have they had any problems these days?"

Qin Xiangju knew about Lin Yiyi's castration of piglets, but she didn't dare to follow suit. Although her daughter-in-law said that this was something her mother had mentioned before, Qin Xiangju didn't dare to do it. After all, her daughter-in-law was still young at that time, and she didn't want to get into trouble. As for the Lin family's piglets, she couldn't stop it, and naturally she wouldn't interfere, because she knew her daughter-in-law had her own ideas.

Speaking of the Lin family's piglets, Lin Yiyi said proudly: "The Dajun family has taken good care of the piglets. The one that was castrated a few days ago is doing much better now. We have been feeding it finer food these days. We will castrate the other one tomorrow. In five or six months, both piglets will be ready to go out of the pen."

Qin Xiangju was shocked when she heard this: "It usually takes a year for a pig to be released from the pen. Can your pig only be released in five or six months?"

Lin Yiyi said, "Theoretically, it is possible." Lin Yiyi was completely confident that the piglets could be released from the pen in five or six months. When she first read the novel, she checked it online. Although the information on the Internet may not be true, the method of raising castrated piglets must be true. If the Internet says that the piglets can be released from the pen in five or six months, then it must be possible.

Qin Xiangju couldn't believe Lin Yiyi's words, but she wouldn't say anything bad to hurt her daughter-in-law. She said, "It would be great if it succeeds."

Lin Yiyi smiled and said, "I asked Dajun to take notes, recording the piglets' daily conditions and weighing them once a month. So if it's successful, the notes can be handed over to the county government or the commune."

Qin Xiangju suddenly thought of something when she heard this: "Last time, the commune rewarded the work of growing vegetables on the stove bed. If it succeeds this time, what do you say..."

Lin Yiyi felt that the chances of getting the job this time were very small, because the contribution of raising pigs was not as great as growing vegetables on a stove. After all, pigs were not necessary, but growing vegetables on a stove solved the food crisis to a certain extent, so the two contributions were different, but she didn't know the specifics. After thinking for a while, Lin Yiyi said, "I hope there will be a work reward this time. In order to raise pigs, the army treated the pigs like ancestors every day, and their own rooms were not as clean as the pig pens."

Qin Xiangju said, "Dajun and the others are all good people." She used to think that the younger brothers of the Lin family would be a burden to her daughter-in-law. Although she was worried that her daughter-in-law would move things from her husband's family to her parents' family, she still let her son marry Lin Yiyi. First, it was because the fortune-teller Zhang said that they were a perfect match. Second, it was because the engagement saved her son. Qin Xiangju was not the kind of person who would destroy the bridge after crossing the river. In fact, she was also prepared to support the younger brothers of the Lin family. Of course, it was not long-term support, but support during the current difficult period. But in fact, she had no such considerations at all. The daughter-in-law did not need to empty her husband's family to support her parents' family. She was very capable.

He wrote his own articles and earned more money than the workers. He also appeared in the commune and the county government. He was a hero who grew vegetables on the stove and kang known to the whole county, which made the Xiao family feel proud in the whole village. Besides, the younger brother of the Lin family was also well-behaved, sensible and capable. He went to work on weekdays, fished for big shrimps in November, and dug yams in October. Even if he had a father and a mother, he was not as well-educated as the brothers of the Dajun Army.

Next, before anyone could react, the daughter-in-law arranged a marriage for the army, with the daughter of the captain of their brigade. In ancient times, the captain was the county magistrate, and the daughter of the captain was a rich lady.

So Qin Xiangju knew that this daughter-in-law was not simple. She used to think that the daughter-in-law was a simple girl, but later she found out that she was very smart. Which one is better, a smart daughter-in-law or a simple daughter-in-law? Qin Xiangju was somewhat conflicted. She was afraid that she could not handle it if she was smart, but she was afraid that if she was simple, it would not be good for her son. But now it seems that of course a smart daughter-in-law is better. The daughter-in-law takes good care of her son and respects her family.

Qin Xiangju didn't care about her daughter-in-law's attitude towards the first and third wives. It is said that raising children is a preparation for old age. They raise children to prepare for their own old age, not for the old age of their sons and brothers. So as long as the daughter-in-law is filial to them, it's enough.

Therefore, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been getting along very happily in the past two years. Especially the daughter-in-law never missed the monthly rice noodles and pork, and their oil and soap were also provided by the daughter-in-law. Qin Xiangju felt that even her own daughter was not so filial, so what was there to be unhappy about?

Lin Yiyi and Lin Wudi had lunch at Xiao's house and then went back. Lunch was glutinous rice balls. The glutinous rice balls at Xiao's house were different from the sesame glutinous rice balls she bought from the system mall. The glutinous rice balls at Xiao's house were small glutinous rice balls, just like the small glutinous rice balls in wine-brewed glutinous rice balls. Then they added vegetables and cooked glutinous rice balls soup. The taste was salty and quite delicious. In fact, for Lin Yiyi, she prefers salty glutinous rice balls to sweet ones. After eating, Lin Yiyi took a portion back to the county.

Shanglin Production Brigade

Lin Dajun had lunch at the captain's house. He had noodles made with the Fuqiang flour he bought today. The captain had a large family, so the noodles were very small. He added shredded radish inside and it tasted great. After Lin Dajun finished his meal and was about to go home, Lin Zhen chased him out: "Dajun."

Lin Dajun: "You don't have to see me off. I know the way home."

Lin Zhen: "..." What the hell is a gift for him? We are all from the same village, what's there to give as a gift? But Lin Zhen would not say that. She smiled and said, "Dajun, let's go cut pig grass together tomorrow morning, and then go dig bamboo shoots together." The new year has just passed, and there are still bamboo shoots on the mountain.

Lin Dajun: "Not tomorrow. I have another piglet to be mowed. I have to stay at home. Let Sanjun and Sijun go with you to mow the pigs tomorrow."

Lin Zhen: "..." Is this a question about cutting pig grass? She listened to her mother and was worried that someone would seduce Da Jun when he was cutting pig grass. "Then can I come to see your piglets after I cut pig grass tomorrow?"

Lin Dajun: "Of course you can. My piglets are raised very well. No one in this area raises piglets better than mine." After thinking for a while, Lin Dajun said, "I will give you the notes on raising piglets when these two piglets are out of the pen. From now on, I will leave the matter of raising piglets in our family to you." After he graduates from school and goes to work, he will leave the matter of raising piglets at home to his wife, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Lin Zhen blushed: "What are you talking about? We haven't even gotten married yet, what do you mean by our family?"

Lin Dajun thought about it. His sister once said that a girl's reputation is very important and she should not be taken advantage of casually. Although what he said just now was true and he did not mean to take advantage of her, what Lin Zhen said made sense. Thinking of this, Lin Dajun suddenly had an idea: "Lin Zhen, are you willing to marry me earlier?" If she marries him, she can get familiar with raising piglets earlier, and in the future, there will be one more person in their family to raise piglets.

After hearing this, Lin Zhen ran away shyly, but left a message: "You should ask my mother about this."