Later, the two little brothers sat in their parents' arms, heads leaning against each other, and fell asleep together.
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Xiao Duan stopped the car and took the initiative to help them take their things down. When he wanted to help pick up the child, Cheng Rushan said, "I can do it myself."
He jumped down lightly holding Xiaobao, then took Dabao from Jiang Lin, holding one in each hand and letting them lie on his shoulders.
Xiao Duan said enviously: "Brother Cheng, you are so blessed." His wife is so pretty, and he has two handsome sons. He is really blessed.
It was the first time that Cheng Rushan heard someone say that he was very lucky. In the past, people always said that he had a bad luck. He smiled and said, "Thank you. I'll go have a drink with you when I have time."
He glanced at Qianbo and put on a cold expression, "You're a man, right?"
Qian Bo puffed out his chest: "...Of course!"
Cheng Rushan: "Put on your bag."
Qianbo: Don’t you know how heavy your bag is? Do you think I’m a farmhand? You landlord son of a bitch!
He gritted his teeth and put the big bag on his back, which bent his waist.
Jiang Lin was about to get the cloth, but Cheng Rushan said, "Let the enthusiastic and active potential educated youth take it."
Qian Bo felt like he was going to die carrying that backpack, and they asked him to take the cloth? He hated it so much that his intestines were about to break, but he still picked up a large bundle and asked Jiang Lin to take the smallest one.
Jiang Lin: ...What did he catch on Qianbo that made him so obedient? She looked at Cheng Rushan secretly, and he also lowered his eyes to look at her and smiled at her.
She found that he looked very handsome when he smiled, and his whole body looked warm, completely different from when he had a cold face.
The sun was hanging in the west like a big duck egg yolk, and the sky was still bright. The three of them went to the village. The members of the commune had not yet finished work, so there were not many people on the road. Only the children who did not have to go to the fields were playing there.
When the children saw Cheng Rushan holding Dabao and Xiaobao, they all looked at him curiously. One of them even asked boldly, "Who are you?"
Qianbo wanted to utter a few lines of poetry to suit the occasion, but the heavy bag on his back weighed him down and his breathing became gurgling in his throat.
Cheng Rushan was not at home often six years ago. He did not know the children in the village, and the children did not know him either. He was about to introduce himself when Jiang Lin said, "This is Dabao and Xiaobao's father. If any of you bully Dabao and Xiaobao, he will beat you up."
The group of children immediately became nervous. They had bullied Dabao and Xiaobao to some extent, and their faces turned pale with fear. Goudan suddenly remembered the gossip of his family. His father was beaten into a pig's head by Cheng Rushan. Every time he saw Dabao and Xiaobao, he would call them landlord sons... His face suddenly changed, and he ran away with a loud shout: "Help! The big bully Dongsheng is back!" The children were so scared that they cried and ran away, "The tiger is coming, the tiger is coming..."
Cheng Rushan: “…”
Jiang Lin smiled at him and said, "Children are really not easy to scare."
Because the children shouted like that, some elderly people in the village who were not working heard it and opened the door to see what was going on. They heard the children shouting, "The tiger is coming." Goudan's grandmother scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Where is the tiger?"
Goudan cried, "Grandma, it's scarier than a tiger. Cheng Dongsheng is back. He's not dead!"
The brigade never officially notified the Cheng family whether Cheng Rushan was dead or not. It was just that Cheng Ruhai got the news from his superiors and thought that Cheng Rushan had an accident in prison and would never come back. As a result, the news was distorted.
Cheng Rushan is dead.
Now that he had returned safely, those people were frightened so much that they opened and closed doors and looked around.
It’s a really big creature. It has a shadow in the sun and also has feet... It must be a real person.
Those who had never done anything wrong patted their chests and felt at ease, while those who had bullied Yan Runzhi, Dabao and Xiaobao were trembling with fear. They immediately went to deliver letters to the men, to form gangs to discuss countermeasures, and to gather information... The huge village suddenly surged in a place that Jiang Lin and others could not see.
Cheng Rushan wanted to go to the original courtyard based on his memory, but Jiang Lin called him, "This way."
Cheng Rushan frowned slightly, "Moved?"
Jiang Lin didn't say anything more for the time being, just nodded.
Qian Bo was panting with exhaustion, "Cheng, Cheng Ruhai is not a serious person."
Cheng Rushan paused, turned around to look at Qian Bo, then at Jiang Lin, "Did big brother bully you and mom?"
Jiang Lin thought about it and felt that the original owner seemed to bully Yan Runzhi as well, but Cheng Ruhai did bully them. Although half of it was due to the original owner's inaction and Yan Runzhi's fear that Dabao and Xiaobao would suffer and so avoiding him, in the final analysis, she was bullied.
Cheng Rushan didn't say anything else, and just followed Jiang Lin back to the courtyard. The door to the courtyard was ajar, and Jiang Lin pushed it open and walked in, "Grandma, we're back." There was no response from the house, and Jiang Lin guessed that Yan Runzhi had gone to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables to prepare for cooking.
She first helped Cheng Rushan put the two children on the kang and pulled a sheet over their stomachs.
Cheng Rushan glanced around the house. When he left, the house was well decorated. Even though six years had passed and things were old, they shouldn't be so shabby and dilapidated.
Qian Bo immediately sensed his change. In the dim room, Cheng Rushan looked unhappy, with gloomy eyes. He was a little scared, "Cheng Rushan, Jiang Lin, I, I'm leaving first."
Jiang Lin hurriedly said to Cheng Rushan, "I'm going to go find grandma." She didn't want to be alone with Cheng Rushan in the small house even more than Qianbo did. It was too cramped.
Cheng Rushan said, "I'll go."
After leaving the hospital, Qianbo was about to run, but Cheng Rushan grabbed his shoulder. Qianbo was so scared that he trembled: "What are you going to do?"
Cheng Rushan: "Let me ask you a few questions."
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After they left, Jiang Lin quickly cleaned up the room. She wanted to clean up the kang in the east room for Cheng Rushan to sleep on. There was a dent in the kang in the east room, and she had originally wanted to save some money to clean it up in a few days, but she didn't expect Cheng Rushan to come back first, so it was no problem for him to sleep alone.
While she was busy, Cheng Rushan and Yan Runzhi came back from outside, "Bao'er's mother, Dongsheng said he ran into you in the county town? Isn't it destined that we are together?"
Because her son was back, Yan Runzhi was so happy that her steps became much lighter. She almost trotted into the house, straightened her back, and her voice became much clearer. Before, she spoke in a soft voice as if she was afraid of scaring someone.
She was so happy in her heart. It was even more impossible for Baoer's mother to leave. She would definitely stay at home. She saw her son still carrying the broken basket and hurriedly snatched it away. What a stupid son! He hadn't seen his wife for six years. Why did he carry the broken basket if he didn't hug her and talk to her?
"Mom is rolling noodles, you talk to Baoer's mother." She pushed Cheng Rushan.
Jiang Lin was so frightened when she heard this that she hurried out of the house and said to Cheng Rushan, "Go fetch some water."
Cheng Rushan agreed, but only saw a bucket and no carrying pole. His eyes turned slightly cold and he said nothing, then he went out carrying the bucket.
As soon as he left, Yan Runzhi came up to Jiang Lin and asked with a smile, "Bao'er's mother, how did you and Dongsheng meet?"
Jiang Lin glanced at her and smiled to hide her embarrassment, "Didn't he tell you?"
Yan Runzhi: "My son has grown up and no longer likes to whisper to his mother. He prefers to talk to his wife. Tell me about it."
While talking to Jiang Lin, she started kneading the dough and rolling out the noodles.
How could Jiang Lin have the nerve to tell her that I thought your son was a thief, a hooligan, or a pervert? She just laughed and said, "I just... met him while eating noodles at a restaurant."
Yan Runzhi wanted to hear the details. She felt that it was such a coincidence that her son and his wife hadn't seen each other for six years, and yet the four of them met in the county town. It was a match made in heaven. The old lady liked to hear these things and asked questions thoroughly. She wished that Jiang Lin could act out the situation exactly as it happened, without missing a single hair.
Jiang Lin wouldn't agree to that!
She tried to find out whether Cheng Rushan really didn't tell Yan Runzhi, so she skipped the details of misunderstanding him as a thief and hooligan, and only talked about the meal and buying cloth.
Yan Runzhi was still not satisfied after hearing this. "Dongsheng might be able to do it. It will be good if he comes back. You don't have to go to the fields or do any work in the future. Let him do it."
Jiang Lin felt embarrassed. Was she really going to be his wife?
Yan Runzhi was so happy that she hummed a feudal ditty while rolling noodles: "The talented man has arrived, I am so happy. I hurried out to greet him but am too shy to do so. I bow to him with a smile and my eyes turn away. If you are late for your return, I will slap you first..."
Jiang Lin: ...The last sentence is very relevant.
When Cheng Rushan came back with water, he heard his mother repeating over and over again, "If you are late for return, you will be slapped first." He felt a slight pain in his cheek, so he glanced at Jiang Lin and, not surprisingly, saw that she was blushing.
Jiang Lin: "...I'll go get some grass for the fire." She saw Cheng Rushan carrying water and asked in surprise: "Hey, where did you get the new shoulder pole and bucket?"
Cheng Rushan: "This tin bucket and shoulder pole were made when I went to the commune. They were made of the best materials, and the cooper guaranteed that they would not break in ten years. They look pretty good now." He didn't say anything else.
Jiang Lin understood immediately, did he go to Cheng Ruhai's house to get it? When they divided the family property, Cheng Ruhai only gave them a bucket.
Jiang Lin admired his character of not being at a disadvantage and not being bound by face, and her eyes could not help but follow him.
Yan Runzhi saw it all and was happy in her heart. Six years ago, she said that although Jiang Zhiqing was not happy at first, after getting to know Dongsheng for a while, he became fond of him.
Alas, God played a trick on them, forcing the couple to be separated for six years.
Cheng Rushan saw that his family was making noodles, so he took out his big bag. In addition to clothes and books, there were also some food. It was full of smoked bacon, chicken, duck, fish, dried bamboo shoots, sausages, etc. bought from the south, as well as some seafood such as dried shrimps, dried shrimps, golden hook dried shrimps, dried mushrooms, fungus, walnuts, etc.
These are all things that are not available locally or that people are reluctant to buy.
Yan Runzhi didn't think her son was spending money. For her, being able to eat well, dress warmly and live like a human being was the best thing. It was right to spend the money if you had it. What if you kept it in case someone searched it?
She took out a handful of dried shrimps, "soaked them in warm water, cut some chives, beat an egg, and used them as a topping for the noodles. It's delicious."
Jiang Lin came back with the grass and when she heard that it was delicious, she was immediately filled with anticipation.
Yan Runzhi waved, "Bao'er's mother, come and have a look, Dongsheng bought you so many delicious foods, take a look and see what else you want to eat?"
Jiang Lin: "..." She didn't feel anything when Cheng Rushan wasn't at home, but now Yan Runzhi was still saying this and she was sweating all over. Seeing the bacon, she said, "Why don't we fry the bacon and eat it."
She can eat, but she doesn't know how to cook.
After Leader Jiang ordered the dishes, Yan Runzhi smiled and said, "Big peppers, green onions, dried tofu, leeks, and celery, they all taste good no matter how you stir-fry them." At that time, there were many vegetables in the vegetable garden and everything was growing well. Meat was also rare, so it tasted delicious no matter how you cooked it.
Jiang Lin had already started drooling silently because of what she said, and secretly wiped the corners of her mouth while making the fire.
Yan Runzhi urged her son again, "Dongsheng, go to the brigade secretary's house and get a bottle of wine." The brigade cadres' families would also bring something to sell. For example, his family would sell wine, and other families would sell soy sauce. This was an unspoken secret in the village, and it could usually be exchanged for eggs.
She packed some meat and wanted Cheng Rushan to take it.
Cheng Rushan: “No need.”
Yan Runzhi advised him: "Dongsheng, you came all the way back, give them some..."
Cheng Rushan: "Mom, I brought this back from far away for you to eat. You can go back to the commune and buy some snacks and candies and walk around."
Yan Runzhi stopped trying to persuade him and asked in a low voice: "Did anyone see you carrying water just now?" She was afraid that the villagers would bully her son. She herself was not afraid, but she was afraid that her child would be wronged.
Cheng Rushan smiled and said, "Yes, they all greeted him warmly, don't worry, mom." He lowered his eyes and didn't want to say that those who saw him were scared away and ran away, and those who were close to him had their legs trembling. A few relatives who were not afraid of him greeted him and said a few words, but they didn't talk much. They didn't know that his family was going to take off the hat, so they were naturally avoiding suspicion.
Yan Runzhi nodded, "Then go ahead."
Because of her family background, the villagers never visited her house, as if leaving footprints on them would make them dirty. When they saw her outside, they would walk around her.
The policy changed after 1973, but in places like the countryside, the old habits have been there for more than ten or twenty years, regardless of the current situation.
So Jiang Lin was willing to marry him, and Yan Runzhi felt it was a blessing.
Looking at Jiang Lin making the fire, Yan Runzhi liked her more and more. She felt that it was nothing wrong for a girl to be delicate, greedy and have a bad temper. She would get better with time. It had only been six years and she was already fine.
She had already begun looking forward to having another baby in the family next year, and she hummed the little tune even more happily.
Jiang Lin: ...I always feel like something is wrong.
Yan Runzhi whispered to Jiang Lin, "Bao'er's mother, I will take Dabao and Xiaobao to sleep in the east room tonight."
Jiang Lin: “!!!”
"The kang in the east room has collapsed, so let him... the child's father sleep there. We can make do in the west room first and fix a kang first."
"Then I'll sleep in the east room." Yan Runzhi said happily: "Dongsheng is back, those turtle eggs should be scared. Oh~~ I wonder why I feel so carefree. I have to find time to visit the farm and bring them some food."
Yan Runzhi has already thought about how to celebrate the New Year. Ever since her son was taken away, she was afraid that the man would always ask her questions. In addition, her family was not well off and she had no money, so she had rarely been to the farm in recent years.
When the son came back, the first thing he did was to go to the farm to see his father and eldest cousin.
Jiang Lin was sincerely happy for the little old lady when she saw her dancing. The capable little old lady was full of hope for life, and now her hard work has paid off.
She heard Xiaobao groaning in the room and got up to check. It was already hard to see in the room, so she lit the oil lamp. When she looked, she was embarrassed. The two little brothers were sleeping in a corner, looking very awkward.
What is this posture?
I guess Cheng Xiaobao is addicted to playing with his father's ears. He chases Dabao to pinch his ears before he goes to sleep. Dabao sleeps soundly and hides if he doesn't let him pinch his ears. Xiaobao chases him.
She got on the kang and shook them gently, "Big Treasure, Little Treasure, get up and eat."
Cheng Dabao opened his eyes first, his eyes were a little dazed, and when he focused and saw Jiang Lin, his eyes lit up and he immediately asked, "Mom, where is my dad?"
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "It's not lost."
Cheng Dabao actually breathed a sigh of relief, sat up and rubbed his eyes, still a little dazed and not fully awake. He hugged Jiang Lin's neck like Xiaobao, resting his little face in the crook of her neck, mumbling: "Mom, I won't leave."
This call of "mother" almost made Jiang Lin beggar. She was stunned. This child was really smart. He actually knew what she was thinking.
She patted his back and said, "No."
Dabao felt like he was dreaming. If his father was at home, his mother would definitely not leave. Although he was young, he had heard his mother talk to that educated youth Meng more than once about returning to the city, and also said that a man named something was waiting for her.
Now that we have dad at home, mom will definitely not care about any other man.
Cheng Xiaobao also woke up and immediately threw himself on Jiang Lin's other shoulder, "Mom, where's Dongsheng?"
Jiang Lin: “…”
When Yan Runzhi heard this, she was not angry at all. Instead, she laughed and said, "Dongsheng, go get some wine. He can already get some soy sauce when he's only three years old."
Cheng Xiaobao: "Didn't he fall?" He then laughed.
Cheng Rushan had just returned from the secretary's house and laughed when he heard it. It seemed that during the years when he was away from home, his mother had made up a lot of stories for the two children using Dongsheng as the character.
"Dongsheng!" Cheng Xiaobao shouted, "Come quickly!"
Cheng Rushan walked into the house and saw the two kids hanging on Jiang Lin, and he couldn't help feeling itchy.
Cheng Xiaobao also tempted him, "Dongsheng, come here quickly and give me a hug."
Cheng Rushan walked over. When he got close to Jiang Lin, he felt that she was getting nervous. He stretched out his arms and hugged the three of them from the two children's side. He lowered his eyes to look at Jiang Lin and smiled, "Want to make a bet?"
Jiang Lin: "What?"
Cheng Rushan: "Let's try to see if I can pick you up like this."
Jiang Lin just said no, but Cheng Dabao and Xiaobao happily said yes.
Cheng Rushan smiled, slowly tightened his arms, and clasped his hands on Jiang Lin's back.
His face was almost touching hers, and his warm breath sprayed on her cheek. Jiang Lin's heartbeat began to accelerate, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
She immediately said, "It's so hot, let go."
Cheng Rushan loosened his arms as she wished, and took the two sons down with one hand each, "Wash your hands and eat."
Jiang Lin leaned on the edge of the kang, a little dazed. This wasn't okay. She couldn't be too close to him.
Yan Runzhi kept looking at them with a smile, it was great to be together as a family. She came close to Jiang Lin and said, "Bao'er's mother, don't be shy. Why should your man be shy? If you feel it's inconvenient, I can move out."
Jiang Lin: “!!!” Can you please act like a mother-in-law? Shouldn’t you monopolize your son even if it means beating him to death?
"I, I said before that I would go back to the provincial capital to visit my relatives. The child's father is back..."
Yan Runzhi interrupted her and said, "Yes, you should go visit your relatives. It's just right that Dongsheng is back, so let him accompany you then."
Jiang Lin: ...That's not what I meant. I want to go by myself. I want to avoid him.
When Cheng Rushan saw that the noodles in the pot were ready, he helped to take them out, then fried the bacon, stir-fried the meat slices with bean paste, and finally added leeks and dried tofu, which was fragrant.
He worked quickly and soon finished frying and serving.
Yan Runzhi began to brainwash Jiang Lin again: "Bao'er's mother, Dongsheng can cook at the age of six. He is so small that he can only do it by standing on a stool and holding a broken shovel. His cooking is delicious. Tell him what you want to eat and let him cook it. He is also good at knife skills, which is very important for cooking."
At that time, adults were criticized and no one cooked, so he cooked by himself and had to send the food to the adults.
Jiang Lin: “…Okay.” She couldn’t bear it any longer. If someone didn’t know her, they would think she was here for a blind date.
Cheng Xiaobao already thinks of Dongsheng as his own brother. He can cook at the age of six. He and Dabao can cook too! They are really like three brothers!
During the meal, Yan Runzhi went to close the courtyard door and came back and said, "This is the first time our family has a reunion dinner. We must eat peacefully and happily without anyone disturbing us."
She was thinking about that bastard Cheng Ruhai, and knew that Dongsheng would definitely come over when he returned, so she didn't want him to spoil the fun!
The son and daughter-in-law are finally reunited, so how can they not spend some time together on the first night? If he comes to make things worse, how can they be in the mood?
After closing the gate, the family ate in the yard. There were no wine cups, so Cheng Rushan took two coarse porcelain bowls. Yan Runzhi was happy and wanted to drink some, "Bao'er mother, you drink too."
Jiang Lin declined politely! She said, "It would be great someday when we can bring Baoer's grandfather and the others back home." It would probably take about two years for them to be vindicated.
Cheng Rushan: "I was just about to tell you that I have to go to the provincial and regional governments to handle the formalities in a couple of days. After that, I will go to the farm to pick up Dad and Brother Zhou and the others."
Yan Runzhi was stunned: "Release him, release him, release him back?"
Cheng Rushan followed Captain Cen's instructions and explained that he had followed the transport team to the border and could not communicate. Finally, he said, "The higher-ups said that they would rehabilitate our family. From now on, we are no longer landlords or rich peasants, but a revolutionary family."
"Really?" Yan Runzhi's voice was shaking. He picked up the wine bowl and took a big gulp. The wine made her tears come out after swallowing. They fell one by one. The more she wiped them away, the more tears came. She couldn't stop them.
Dabao and Xiaobao went over to comfort her, "Grandma, my dad is back, why are you crying?"
Yan Runzhi hugged the two children, trying not to cry but unable to help herself, sobbing, "Grandma is so happy, she's crying with joy."
Hearing her say this, Cheng Xiaobao burst into tears to express his happiness, which scared Cheng Dabao so much that he looked at his brother like a silly roe deer.
When Yan Runzhi heard Xiaobao say that, she started laughing again, crying and laughing, not knowing what to do.
Cheng Rushan drank the wine in the bowl silently.
Jiang Lin used a handkerchief to wipe Yan Runzhi's tears and said, "The policies are becoming more and more open-minded. They will all come back."
Yan Runzhi held Jiang Lin's hand tightly and cried, "Bao'er's mother, you are the lucky star of our family. When you came, our family had two more treasures. Now Dongsheng is back, and Dongsheng's father also wants to be rehabilitated." She took Cheng Rushan's hand and held Jiang Lin's hand together, "Dongsheng, you must love your wife well. If you treat her badly, mother will not recognize you as her son."
Cheng Rushan held Jiang Lin's hand and said, "Don't worry, mother. I will treat my wife well for the rest of my life."
Jiang Lin wanted to pull her hand back, but he held it even tighter.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Cheng Ruhai shouted, "Brother, brother!"
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Note: The ditty sung by Yan Runzhi is "Nan Shuang Diao. Suo Nan Zhi", a tune from the Ming Dynasty. The full text is as follows:
When my lover comes, I am so happy that I rush out to greet him but I am too shy to do so. I bow to him with a smile and my eyes turn to him. You are late for your return, so I will slap you first. Who said that I would be so soft when I see my lover?
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