Lin Yiyi walked over and picked up the person: "Come, go wash your hands." Not to mention that she and Qi Bocai didn't have much conflict. Even if she did, the child wouldn't lose a bite of food, and children were very polite.

Her mother taught her not to involve children in conflicts between adults, and she has always remembered this clearly.

Xiao Rui smiled shyly. He liked his second aunt. When she held him, she smelled good, unlike his mother, who smelled bad.

After washing her hands, Lin Yiyi said to Xiao Yu, "Go and tell big brother that Xiaorui and Xiaozhu are having dinner at our house, so they won't worry if the children don't come home."

Xiao-Woo: "Yeah."

It was still early, Xiao Rui and Xiao Zhu had not returned home yet, and the eldest wife did not think much of it, thinking that the children were playing somewhere. Seeing Xiao Yu coming, Xiao Wu said, "Second brother is back? Mother said you are going to live in the countryside?" The second brother's family built a house, and he was envious and proud, but he was definitely not jealous.

Xiao Wu is actually an honest person, but he has no opinion and cannot control Qi Bocai. Fortunately, Qi Bocai's mind is on his family. If he is thinking about his mother's family, then it would be a disaster.

Xiao Yu: "Yes. Xiao Rui and Xiao Zhu are having dinner at my house tonight. I came to tell them so that my brother and sister-in-law wouldn't worry."

Xiao Wu laughed and cursed: "Why did this kid come to your house for dinner?"

Xiao Yu: "The kids are so busy at home, I'm going back now."

Xiao Wu: "Hey."

Not long after Xiao Yu left, Qi Bocai came back, carrying a basket with washed vegetables. When she didn't see her children at home, she asked, "Where are Xiaorui and Xiaozhu? I see other children have gone home from school."

Xiao Wu: "I went to the second brother's house for dinner."

After hearing this, Qi Bocai didn't say anything more.

With more children, mealtime becomes more lively.

Lin Yiyi remembered that when he first came, Lin Dajun was only 13 years old, he also liked to talk, and then he acted like a big brother. Now he is 16 years old, grown up, and more stable than before. He doesn't talk much with people like Lin Sijun. In the past, the two brothers were chattering. However, Lin Dajun has stepped down from the ranks of children, and Lin Wudi has taken over.

Lin Wudi is small, but he likes to interrupt and ask questions about everything, and Lin Sijun will also tell him. Together with Xiao Jixiang and Xiao Rui, the children at this table are very lively.

Lin Yiyi cut the big hen's legs into pieces and took one of them to the old house. After the chicken was cooked, it could be stewed until even the bones were soft.

Lin Yiyi picked up a few pieces of tender meat for Xiao Jixiang. He was young and couldn't eat bones. It would be bad if he got stuck. As for the other children, they all chewed on the bones.

Xiao Yu eats fast, unlike the other kids who chat while eating. After he finished his meal, he stood in the yard, and the Xiao family came, including the first and third wives. Then the three brothers chatted in the yard, and Qi Bocai and Liang entered the kitchen. Seeing that the kids were still eating, the two sisters-in-law looked at the dishes on the table and thought they were really good.

Lin Yiyi also ate slowly, chewing her food carefully, and taking care of Xiao Jixiang. When she saw them coming, she asked, "Do you want to eat more?"

Even someone as shameless as Qi Bocai did not respond: "Everyone at home is full." Her two children were already eating with meat in their mouths, and she was too embarrassed to say that she wanted to eat more.

Lin Yiyi: "I made a lot of oil from cooking chicken soup tonight. You can take a bowl home when you guys come later." Chicken oil is very fragrant whether it is used for cooking or making soup. "I added a lot of salt. It can be kept for a few days."

Qi Spinach: "That's great. I feel like I've had no taste for food these past few days."

Liang: "Then I won't be polite either."

After dinner, Qi Bocai and Liang helped clean up while the children played outside.

Lin Dajun: "Sister, let's go back."

Lin Yiyi was surprised: "Let's go after breakfast tomorrow."

Lin Dajun: "No, I have to go back to look after the piglets and hens. The four piglets are still young, and what if they are stolen when we are not here?" They submit mission pigs twice a year, four piglets each time. They have submitted two times, a total of eight mission pigs. They can only get thirty to forty kilograms of meat each time, and eight pigs weigh 250 kilograms. They don't get free meat tickets every time. They get ordinary meat tickets, the kind that can be used to buy meat by adding money. They save the meat tickets on the trading day to exchange for food or other things. Over the past year, the Lin brothers have lived a very comfortable life, and they even exchanged some of their meat tickets for money. But they didn't exchange money randomly. For example, they exchanged money at Dr. Lin's house, Yang Guilan's house, and the captain's house. They also exchanged money when they met Qin Xiangju a few times. They exchanged 30 cents for one meat ticket. They exchanged 100 kilograms of meat tickets and got 30 yuan. Lin Yiyi knew about this. Lin Dajun saved the 30 yuan to be shared by the four brothers in the future, because this was the common meat of the four brothers. In addition, they gave eggs to the supply and marketing cooperative every month. They saved 50 yuan from selling meat tickets and eggs. So the Lin brothers still had a family background.

However, despite their frugality, they ate well, including meat.

They can go to school once a week, eat eggs every day, and have vegetables as well. Other families whose parents are both there don't have as comfortable a home as theirs.

Lin Yiyi: "Your consideration makes sense. When you go back later, take some chicken soup with you. Add some rice to make rice porridge tomorrow. Do you have any rice at home? If not, I'll bring a few kilograms over."

Lin Dajun: "Yes, we exchanged them on the trading day last month. We exchanged meat coupons for rice. One pound of meat coupons can be exchanged for 2 pounds of rice. We exchanged 5 pounds of meat coupons." They are people who have ordinary meat coupons and free meat coupons. Speaking of this, Lin Dajun puffed out his chest and was very proud.

In terms of raising pigs, they were the best in the whole commune. They took care of piglets as if they were their ancestors, and the pig sty was cleaner than their room. In fact, it was not that no one had followed the Lin brothers' example to raise pigs. They also knew about castration of piglets, but after a family castrated their piglets and the piglets died, no one dared to try it anymore. If the piglets died, the 20 yuan would be gone.

Some people even secretly asked the captain's wife whether Lin Dajun had told them the pig-raising technique. Although the captain's wife was jealous of the Lin family's pig-raising technique, she was still a person who knew right from wrong. It was not wrong to be jealous of such things. Besides, her daughter would definitely know about this technique in the future, and her granddaughters would definitely know about it. Even if they couldn't tell their families, her daughter and granddaughters were living a good life, and for her, it was the same as living a good life herself.

Lin Yiyi: "Then I'll get you some chicken soup."

Lin Dajun: "Sister, no need, we will come over for dinner tomorrow morning."

Lin Yiyi: “…”

Lin Dajun chuckled: "It only takes us half an hour to come over, it's quick." From now on, my sister will live in the countryside, and there is nothing wrong with them coming over every day to eat.

Lin Yiyi: "..." Looking at Lin Dajun's silly smile, she really didn't want to refuse him. Lin Yiyi suspected that these brothers must have discussed it long ago, "Okay, come early tomorrow, before seven o'clock."

Lin Dajun: “Yes.”

Lin Dajun and Lin Sanjun left, but Lin Sijun didn't plan to leave: "Sister, I won't leave. Xiaowu and I will sleep here. Xiaowu must be scared to be alone."

Lin Wudi: "I'm not afraid. I'm a member of the People's Liberation Army. I'm not afraid."

Lin Sijun: "Just shut up. Who is the one who is afraid to sleep at night at home?"

Lin Wudi: "I sleep with my eldest brother."

Lin Sijun: "Tsk, you're still scared."

Lin Dajun: "Sijun, if you don't go back, your piglets will

What about the chicken?

Lin Sijun: "Big brother, you and third brother, please help me for a while. I will help you when I get back."

Lin Dajun: “Okay.” Then he left with Lin Sanjun.

The first and third wives chatted for a while, then each took a bowl of chicken soup and went back.

Lin Yiyi: "Sijun, take Xiaowu to take a bath."

Lin Sijun: “Hey.” As he said that, he took off his pants, leaving only his underwear.

The fence of Lin Yiyi's yard is relatively high, and the inside cannot be seen from the outside. Lin Yiyi has closed the wooden door of the yard at this moment, so no one else can see Lin Sijun's appearance. It's just: "Go to the bathroom to take a shower. What if a guest comes?"

Lin Sijun: "I am a gay man."

Lin Yiyi: "If a gay man is seen by others, what should a lesbian do if he is held responsible?"

Lin Sijun: "Does the other party have food at home? If so, let her be responsible."

Lin Yiyi: "...I married you, and you want me to have food?"

Lin Sijun: "Of course, I won't support her." A daughter-in-law is not as important as food.

the next day

Lin Yiyi's porridge was not ready yet, but Lin Dajun and Lin Sanjun were already ready, and they brought some earthworms.

Lin Yiyi: “…” The earthworms were brought to feed the chickens.

Lin Yiyi cooked rice and chicken porridge in the morning. She took out a few pieces of chicken from yesterday's chicken soup and chopped it up to cook porridge in the morning. In fact, porridge cooked with chicken soup is still a bit greasy, so she is reluctant to cook porridge with chicken soup.

While we were still eating, Xiao Daqiang came: "Second Brother..." He didn't go into the house, but called out at the gate of the yard.

Xiao Yu: "I'm coming." He drank the porridge in the bowl in two or three mouthfuls, then pushed his bicycle out. Today he went to work, so he could take his old father to the commune. In the past, Xiao Daqiang always walked there. Although the 30- to 40-minute walk was nothing for Xiao Daqiang, as he was used to walking, who would be willing to walk when they could ride a bicycle?

However, when we arrived at the commune, Xiao Daqiang said, "Old Second, you don't have to carry me from tomorrow on." Xiao Daqiang has ridden a bicycle twice in his life. The first time was on the trading day of August last year, and the second time was now. Last year, the road from the commune to the county town was relatively flat, so he was quite comfortable sitting on it. But this time, the road from the village to the commune was bumpy. Xiao Daqiang felt that riding a bicycle was torture, and it shook his old buttocks so much that he never wanted to ride again.

Xiao Yu of course knew what he was thinking: "Okay."

Xiao Daqiang breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, no one is used to the bumpy road.

Used to riding a bicycle.

When Xiao Yu arrived at the Public Security Bureau, he went to the cafeteria first. Some police officers brought their own meals and vegetables, which they could steam in the cafeteria. Xiao Yu also brought his own meals and vegetables this time.

Zhang Ming was just steaming rice when he ran into Xiao Yu: "The deputy director is here."

Xiao-Woo: "Yeah."

Zhang Ming: "Why is the deputy director here to steam rice today? Is my sister-in-law not here?"

Xiao Yu: "She will go to work in the commune in a few days. We will live in the countryside in the future, which will help her understand the situation in the countryside."

Zhang Ming: "Going to work in the commune? There are a lot of lesbians in the commune, right? Are there any lesbians looking for a date? Please introduce me to someone, sister-in-law."

Xiao Yu looked at him and heard him say that he had been going on blind dates for two years and nothing had happened. Xiao Yu felt that if he continued to be picky, no one would want him. Xiao Yu, who had already successfully gotten out of being single, probably forgot that he was already 22 years old when he got married, and Zhang Ming is only 23 years old now.

Seeing that Xiao Yu didn't answer, Zhang Ming pestered him again, "Deputy Director, please help me. My sister-in-law must know a lot of female comrades."

Xiao Yu: "I'll ask for you when I get back." He really had no interest in this kind of thing.

Zhang Ming: "Thank you, Deputy Director."

Datang Production Brigade

In July, there are a lot of wild fruits on the mountains, such as wild red bayberry and wild peach.

After breakfast, Liang came to Lin Yiyi with a backpack on her back: "Second sister-in-law, are you going to the mountain?"

Lin Yiyi's family only has one hen, and the rations are sent by her brothers. Why go to the mountains? She even washes clothes in her yard.

Liang: "I'm going to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots and make chicken soup with them."

Lin Yiyi: "Are there bamboo shoots now?" She had only heard of spring bamboo shoots and winter bamboo shoots.

Liang: "Yes, bamboo shoots in summer are called yellow bamboo shoots. They taste great when stewed with salted vegetables. And you gave me chicken soup yesterday. It's sour and appetizing."

Lin Yiyi: "Let's go, I'll go too."

Liang: "Then I'll put Jixiang here, and ask the four armies to drive it?"

Lin Yiyi said, "Okay." Although Lin Sijun loves to play, he also knows his limits. Because of his parents' death, they realized the preciousness of food and life, so he would not play recklessly.

Lin Dajun and Lin Sanjun went home after breakfast. They were worried about the pigs and chickens at home. Lin Sijun took the opportunity to take advantage of his brothers. Anyway, he didn't have to worry as his brothers were there.

Liang and Lin Yiyi carried backpacks and went to the mountain. Lin Yiyi wore long-sleeved clothes and long pants. There were many mosquitoes and insects on the mountain. If Lin Yiyi was alone, she would definitely not go. With Liang, it would be boring to stay at home, so they went together.

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There are many bamboo shoots on the bamboo mountain, but the ones that stick out are too old.

Liang: "Second sister-in-law, there are bamboo shoots here. You come and dig them, and I'll go look for more." Liang, a girl who grew up in a mountain village, is most familiar with digging bamboo shoots.

Lin Yiyi said, "Okay." She took the hatchet and started to dig bamboo shoots. But speaking of bamboo shoots, she thought of the pickled cabbage and bamboo shoots and duck soup, which tasted really good. But people in this era prefer to raise chickens instead of roosters, because first, the cost of raising ducks is higher than chickens, and a duck eats three times as much as a chicken; second, the production of eggs is more than duck eggs, and everyone uses eggs to exchange for things, so chickens are more practical than ducks.

Quack…Quack…

The sudden sound of ducks reminded Lin Yiyi of something long ago. Since she went to the county town, she has never encountered such a thing again. She is the lucky heroine of this world.

I saw a wild duck flying out from the bushes. There was a water area next to the bushes. Ducks like to live near water sources.

The wild duck was flying, and then it hit a tree and fell down.

Lin Yiyi saw it and calmly walked over to pick up the wild duck that was delivered to her door and put it in the backpack. She tied the duck's claws and mouth with grass to prevent it from squawking. This trick was learned from the Lin family's younger brothers. They tied the hen to the door in the same way yesterday.

Liang: "Sister-in-law, there are some bamboo shoots here."

Lin Yiyi: "Here it comes." It only took a moment for her to put the duck away, and Liang hadn't noticed yet. But she would notice it later.

Lin Yiyi walked over with a backpack on her back: "Third sister-in-law, I just caught a wild duck, look..."

When Liang heard this, she looked around and then whispered, "Second sister-in-law, be gentle with your words. Although the brigade won't ask us to hand over small game like pheasants and rabbits, they belong to the country after all. Even if we eat them, we can't let anyone know. Some people just love to gossip."

Lin Yiyi had not experienced this era, and what she knew was only from novels. However, what was described in novels was not necessarily true, and many of them were made up by the authors. Now after hearing what Liang said, she seemed to understand a little. Lin Yiyi: "I was careless because I was happy for a moment."

Liang: "I'm here to see the wild ducks."

Lin Yiyi opened the backpack and showed it to her.

Liang's eyes widened: "Second sister-in-law, how did you catch such a fat wild duck?"

Lin Yiyi pointed to one side and said, "I caught it there. It seems to have been blinded by the sun."

Liang: "Ducks like places near water. Let's go there and see if there are any duck eggs or something."

Lin Yiyi: “…”

Liang was the first to go there. There was a pool there, but it was not big or deep, but it was just right for wild ducks to swim in. Liang looked around, but didn't see any duck eggs or even duck feathers. Liang said, "Second sister-in-law, I'll wait for you here. You should take the duck home first, or you won't be able to carry it in your backpack later."

Lin Yiyi said, "Okay." Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, "Third sister-in-law, the wild grapes are ripe now, right?"

Liang: "After I married into the Xiao family, I have never seen wild grapes on the nearby mountains. I have seen grape vines, but the grapes have long been picked. Whether they are sour or sweet, the children love to eat them."

Lin Yiyi: "Is that so... Then I'll go down the mountain first and come find you later."

Liang: "Okay."

When Lin Yiyi went down the mountain, she bought 4 jin of wild grapes from the system mall. Wild grapes are relatively small, and there are two bunches in one jin. The reason why she asked Liang just now was to inquire about wild grapes. Once she was sure that wild grapes had appeared here, she would feel relieved.

Lin Yiyi returned home. The door to the courtyard was open. Grandma Xiao was sitting at the door, sewing clothes. When the door was opened, there was a cool place. The sound of children playing could be heard from the courtyard.

Lin Yiyi: "Grandma, why are you here?"

Grandma Xiao: "I thought everything was fine, so I came to check. I saw that only the children were there. You and the third daughter-in-law went up the mountain, so I stayed here to watch them. Why did you come down the mountain so quickly? Where is the third daughter-in-law?"

Lin Yiyi imitated Liang's mysterious look, looked around, and then secretly pulled Grandma Xiao into the hall: "Grandma, look."

Grandma Xiao took a look and said: "This..." Is he asking her to see grapes or wild ducks?

Lin Yiyi said, "My third brother and his wife and I just went to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots and caught this wild duck. When we were carrying it down, we took a wrong turn and saw a wild grape vine. We picked all the ripe wild grapes and pulled up another vine. I want to plant it in the yard. I've eaten these grapes before and they are so sweet."

Grandma Xiao said, "This is incredible. You can catch wild ducks. Ducks are more ferocious than chickens, and geese are the most ferocious. And I'll ask your grandfather to plant these grape vines later. It will be too late to wait for the second son to get off work." Ducks and geese are the same kind of poultry, and both will attack people or animals they think are dangerous. So Grandma Xiao couldn't believe that Lin Yiyi could catch a wild duck.

Lin Yiyi:

"Thank you so much, Grandpa. Actually, I was just lucky. When I caught the duck, it seemed to be fainted. I guess it was dizzy from the sun."

Grandma Xiao once heard that wild ducks get dizzy from the sun, but humans get dizzy from the sun, but ducks don't. So she thought her grandson's wife was lucky.

Grandma Xiao said: "But ducks are not easy to raise. They should be raised near a pond, somewhere with water." This is one of the reasons why no one in the brigade raises ducks.

Lin Yiyi: "Let's stew it tonight. When Brother Yu and Dad come back, we'll have a meal together."

Grandma Xiao: "That's fine too. Stewing duck with pickled vegetables tastes good."

Lin Yiyi almost drooled after hearing this: "Third brother's wife said that it would taste even better if we add yellow bamboo shoots."

When Grandma Xiao heard this, she said, "No wonder you went to dig bamboo shoots today."

Lin Yiyi: "We didn't know there were wild ducks today. We dug up the bamboo shoots because we had some leftover chicken soup from yesterday. We planned to stew the bamboo shoots in chicken soup and add some pickled vegetables."

Grandma Xiao: "That's not as delicious as duck."

Lin Yiyi: "Grandma, I'll leave the duck to you. I'll go dig some bamboo shoots."

Grandma Xiao: "Okay."

The two were talking in the hall while the children were playing, so they had no idea that Lin Yiyi had brought grapes. After Lin Yiyi went out, Grandma Xiao washed the grapes for the children to eat. Only then did they realize that there were such delicious things in the world that were even more delicious than meat.

So, they didn't even want to play anymore.

When Lin Yiyi returned to the mountain, Liang had already dug up several bamboo shoots. When Lin Yiyi told her about the wild grapes, Liang asked, "Second sister-in-law, do you remember where you picked the wild grapes?"

Lin Yiyi: “I don’t remember.” There is no such place at all.

Liang: “What a pity.” If she had known, she could have guarded the grapes in the future.

By the time Liang and Lin Yiyi returned home with wild vegetables and bamboo shoots, Lin Wudi and Xiao Jixiang's stomachs were already full from eating grapes. They ate grapes one by one, and their mouths kept drooling. Even Lin Sijun had forgotten when he had eaten grapes before.

At this moment, as soon as Lin Yiyi came back, Lin Sijun, Lin Wudi and Xiao Jixiang ran over. Lin Wudi said, "Sister, we ate grapes."

The author has something to say: The typos have not been corrected yet, and I’m posting it right after I finished writing it!