Han Qingsong's allowances are all sent once a quarter, not by himself, but by the army's logistics.
These two days are the remittance arrival days in the second quarter. First arrive at the county seat, and then the postman will deliver the remittance slip to the home. Because of the lack of manpower and slow action, the postman will deliver the slip to the home at least three days later.
Lin Lan just wanted to beat the time difference. She would go to the county town tomorrow to get the remittance slip first, and then the old lady would take out the money first.
In the earliest days, Han Qingsong's remittances were written in the old Han's name, and the old lady would take the letter of introduction and the old Han's private seal to withdraw money.
After giving birth to Xiaowang, the original owner made troubles every year. She insisted that Han Qingsong transfer the money to her, but the old lady Han naturally refused. So Han Qingsong simply asked Lin Lan's name to be written. You can get the money, but the original owner never had the chance to get the money.
Lin Lan waited for Xiaowang to finish eating, and then led him out for a walk to Xiaoshi'er.
She met a boy in the village who was playing with Sanwang in the alley, and hurriedly asked him, "Xiao Niu, where is Sanwang?"
Xiao Niu was startled by her, didn't dare to look at her, and ran away, "Where's Nanhe?"
Lin Lan carried Xiaowang on his back and went to the south of the village. On the way, he met many people from the village, and they all peeked at her secretly.
"Is she all right? Didn't she say that she died from foaming at the mouth?"
"Don't talk nonsense, it's just water from an empty medicine bottle."
"Hey, tell me, is Han Qingsong really going to divorce her?"
"Shh, here she is."
Lin Lan passed Xiaowang on her back and glanced at the woman who was gossiping about her divorce. She was also one of the original owner's enemies. She then learned the expression and tone of the original owner, "Divorced will not marry you."
"You!" The woman was furious.
Lin Lan walked away leisurely.
"Did she fall into evil?"
Why don't you just let it go? In the past, she would definitely be scolding and jumping, and some good people would like to be angry with her and see her making a fool of herself.
Lin Lan carried Xiaowang to the Nanhe River, and saw that stinky boy Sanwang swimming happily in the river like a duck.
Brat, don't even bother to eat.
"Sanwang, come up!" Lin Lan called to him.
When Sanwang heard her mother's cry, she slipped into the water like a fish and didn't come out for a long time.
Lin Lan's heart skipped a beat, "Han Wangmin, hurry up and get out of here!"
Some people who came out to find the turtle after dinner heard that they knew that the shrew of the Han family was flirting again, and they all came here to watch the fun, consciously or unintentionally.
Sanwang was nostalgic, but in the end he was afraid that Lin Lan would get angry, so he swam over reluctantly, climbed ashore, and looked dazed, "Mother, why are you here?"
"What about your second brother?"
"Didn't I go home and send melon? I found a wild melon when I was mowing the grass and asked my second brother to take it home for my mother to eat."
Lin Lan guessed that Erwang was hiding somewhere to eat by himself. She told Sanwang to go home to eat quickly, "In the future, no one is allowed to go into the river, and Heitian is not allowed to go into the river."
Thinking that this kid drowned in the water later, Lin Lan felt that good fortune was tricking people, and he had to stay away from the water.
Sanwang didn't take it seriously, "Mother, my water quality is good."
A 7-year-old child is ignorant even in modern times, but like a little adult, he can do more than his brother by mowing grass and catching fish every day.
"Haven't you heard that people who drown can get water? Who will come to the river if they can't get water?" Lin Lan urged him to go home.
Although Sanwang followed home, he didn't take it seriously, and was excited to talk about it.
Going back to the village to watch Sanwang's house go, Lin Lan carried Xiaowang to the brigade as well, because the men from the party secretary came here to chat after dinner.
At this time, everyone had dinner, and the men gathered in twos and threes to enjoy the cool air in the courtyard of the brigade. The summer management season is weeding, and there is no work at night, and no roads or reservoirs have been built recently, so the members are relatively free.
From far away, I could hear the screeching sound of the play box brought by the secretary, singing the Peking Opera "Red Lantern".
Seeing Lin Lan carrying the child over, the villagers all looked at her, and they didn't even care to listen to the play box, and there were many discussions.
"What is she doing with the little fool behind her back?"
In the past, I heard that she disliked Xiaowang, but I didn't see her leading Xiaowang out to play.
Is this really a sinister thing today
In the past, when she was just making a fuss and looking for death, everyone said she was a villain.
Lin Lan felt that it would be good to have a reputation as a shrew to protect her body. Anyway, her reputation had sunk to the bottom.
For example, when she sees those who talk to their wives, she pretends not to see them strutting over, and she definitely doesn't need to say hello.
Saying hello will scare them.
It is also an unwritten rule that men play with men in the brigade. Men will hang out with men, and women will be ridiculed if they come. At this time, rural men are not good at expressing their feelings with their women. Except for work, some men never gossip and exchange feelings with their mother-in-law all their lives, which is also strange.
"Secretary, Captain, I'll open a letter of introduction!" Lin Lan was not afraid of being heard, but instead shouted loudly as before.
The advantage of this is that there are many microphones, which are almost synchronized. The party secretary and the brigade leader heard it, and someone responded for them.
She knew the location of the two of them, so she went over with the child on her back.
"I said Qingsong's daughter-in-law, are you all right?" The cadres didn't have much prejudice, and they took the initiative to care.
Lin Lan tried not to be out of line, and said with a stiff face, "It's all right. I want to open a letter of introduction and go to the county seat tomorrow."
"What are you doing in the county seat?"
"Look at my Xiaowang, he is four years old and his eyes are not very good. I want to take him to the hospital."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, it was to see a doctor, not to complain.
She had also made a fuss before, and she thought that Han Qingsong would not go home, and that her mother-in-law treated her harshly, so she went to the county revolutionary committee to file a complaint.
If the family members of the military make a complaint or report, it is a very serious act.
Fortunately it didn't work out.
The captain and the secretary exchanged glances, did they ask Old Han
The secretary gave a wink to the accountant next to him, and the latter hurried to ask the old man.
Lin Lan added: "Secretary, can I borrow five yuan? If I can't spend it all, I'll pay it back, and I'll make up for it with work points."
Soon the accountant came back and made a gesture, there is such a thing.
The branch secretary quickly approved it, went back to the room to get the letter, wrote a few words, stamped it, and asked Lin Lan to put his handprint.
"Thank you Party Secretary, thank you Captain." Lin Lan took the letter of introduction and the money, and asked Xiaowang to thank him again.
Seeing her so understanding of etiquette, everyone was at a loss. This is... not right.
Will the tigress say thank you? So understanding of etiquette is like a city person who reads.
Lin Lan didn't say much, leaving them to make up their minds and go home with Xiaowang on their backs.
As soon as she left, the field department exploded and asked what was going on.
The old man over there was still angry that she was an old woman running into a man's den. Later, he heard that he was borrowing money to see a doctor for his child, and he felt that his old face was hot, as if his own family treated the third child harshly and refused to treat her child. sick.
"This bitch, I said at home that I would take them to see a doctor if they were not busy for two days, why did they come over by themselves?"
Those who are interested also understand that if the autumn harvest is more busy in a few days, where do you have time to go
It's nothing more than that the old lady didn't give the money to Huabei. If the younger son or daughter had a headache, she would go to the hospital early.
With Lin Lan's previous foreshadowing, the old boss didn't think much about it, and even took the initiative to hide the fact that his wife Lin Lan borrowed five yuan from the team, thinking about it and waiting to go back and tell the team to use homework points to top it.
That night, Lin Lan told Erwang to watch Sanwang carefully, and then asked Erwang to quietly go to the kitchen cupboard to get dry food.
As a result, Erwang took out two pancakes the size of a palm, "Mother, it's all finished."
I have a large family, so I basically finish all the dry food that day, and make another one the next day.
Lin Lan had no choice but to give up, and quietly took the military water bottle that Han Qingsong brought back, filled it with water and hid it.
When the old lady Han heard the movement on the Dongjian Kang, she wanted to take a look, but was pressed by the old man, "I guess the child is drinking water, so you should be sleepy."
Early the next morning, before dawn, Lin Lan got up and took Xiaowang to the county seat.
Because there was not enough dry food to eat, and there was no food stamp, she had to go around to the vegetable garden to quietly pick two cucumbers and take them to satisfy her hunger. As for the old lady who would scold her at that time, she would go with her.
There is only one dirt road from Shanzui Village to the county seat. Walking eastward along the Nanhe River, she and her child have to walk for a long time in less than 50 miles.
After all, she is a squeamish modern person. She has air conditioning in hot weather and heating in cold weather. She has never run wild like this with a child on her back in the hot sun.
It was hot and tired, and she felt that the sun above her head had turned into a big fireball and scorched her.
Soon she had back pain, leg pain, foot pain, and pain everywhere.
Xiaowang was also sensible, so she didn't let her carry her back, and took the initiative to walk down holding hands.
Along the way, Lin Lan tried his best to tease Xiaowang, but after he left the house, he didn't like to open his mouth, especially when he left Shanzui Village, his mouth was tightly closed.
Lin Lan teased a dozen times. It was good that he could reply once or twice. If there were outsiders, he would not reply at all.
Lin Lan didn't force it. To be honest, she was also a little nervous. If the child chatted with her, she didn't know what to talk about.
After all, she really doesn't have children.
Later, I encountered a mule cart, hitched a ride, and walked for a long time. I was lucky enough to encounter a tractor.
After walking like this for a while, she would hitch a ride, and she finally entered the county seat before noon. She didn't know the way, and she didn't know where the post office was, so she first asked the security guards wearing red armbands and indigo clothes for directions.
As soon as people heard her tone, looked at her posture, and brought a thin child, they knew that she was a poor and lower-middle peasant fellow, and immediately gave directions enthusiastically, and some kind people gave two pieces of candy.
Lin Lan took Xiaowang to drink water and eat a piece of cake by the roadside, thinking that he had to buy a bicycle, without a bicycle to go out to run and break his leg.
There was not enough dry food, so one person ate a few mouthfuls and drank a few mouthfuls of water to continue on their way.
At this time, the post and telecommunications office in the county seat was not big, and it was next to the department store, and the location was very conspicuous.
Lin Lan entered the lobby and looked at the window. There were a few people lining up. Some people made phone calls and sent telegrams. There were also two or three people at the remittance window.
She pretended that she didn't understand anything, and asked someone to ask where to get the remittance.
A female staff member in a gray-blue uniform greeted her and asked her where she came from and how much she had withdrawn.
Lin Lan tried her best to imitate other rural women who had never seen the world. The timid eyes and timid tone naturally made people want to help.
"Have you brought the remittance slip?"
"The remittance slip hasn't been sent to my house yet, but I've been to the post office in the past two days. Can you help me check it? If it arrives, I'll take it. "Lin Lan tried to be as aggrieved as possible to inspire the other party's pity.
Sure enough, the female staff member looked at Xiaowang and asked what was wrong. It was a pity to know that her eyesight was not good.
"This child has such handsome eyes, why can't he see clearly?" She raised her hand and waved it in front of Xiaowang, but Xiaowang naturally didn't respond.
"Wait, I'll go check it out for you."
Soon, the female staff member greeted Lin Lan with a smile, "You're here at the right time, and you're just about to send the order. If you don't come here, you won't be able to get the order for at least two or three days."
Lin Lan happily thanked him.
She took out the letter of introduction and the marriage certificate, "I'm a woman, I don't have a seal, I don't know how to write my name, and I just put my handprint. This is a marriage certificate, issued by the government, it can prove that I am Han Qingsong's daughter-in-law. ?"
"Yes!" The staff inside was amused by her.
Lin Lan's eyes were clear, "Then take it out for me."
This time, there are actually 260 yuan, a full 40 yuan more than before!