NOVPUBSanwang also tried to rope Maisui in, saying with a smile, “Sister, you can do morning exercises with us in the future and dive into the river. It will be so comfortable that you don’t even need to take a shower.”
Maisui was not fooled, “I’m not stupid. Do you think I’m unaware of whether or not it’s cold?”
The weather cooled down at the end of July. Although it was hot during the day, it was cool at night. In August, the temperature changes were even more chaotic. It was blazingly hot in the afternoon, but one would have to wear a small cotton jacket to peel corn at night.
It’s the beginning of September now though, so it was chilly both in the morning and evening. Anybody would shiver as long as they weren’t wearing enough layers.
Swimming in the morning? No one would even go in the water even if they had a seizure, haha.
Xiaowang was excluded because it was inconvenient for him since he wore glasses. He couldn’t see the road after a good distance, let alone navigate through a river.
Lin Lan was also afraid that he would get sick again due to his frail health.
In fact, her sons told her that the river water was pretty warm and she believed it, but after giving it some more thought, she decided it was better to not risk it.
Han Qingsong took the children to do morning exercises, including swimming, which was located in another scenic spot in the Shanzui Village. During the late autumn, the ground was starting to get covered with white frost and leaves were falling. A tall man led a group of boys to run around the village while shouting slogans. Finally, they ran to the river, took off their clothes before the 3 kids jumped in.
That scene looked very beautiful. But on the sidelines, everyone was just glad that Han Qingsong was not their father.
After the autumn harvest and wheat planting, there was no farm work left in the fields, so the Propaganda Team started getting busy, performing shows to entertain the public and letting the members relax.
Lin Lan was even busier now than during the busy farming season. She was either in her own brigade, somewhere around the Commune or in the brigades around them. Of course, her work points, grains and meats also increased, so her family lived a very comfortable life.
That day, Lin Lan took Liu Chuncai to the brigade outside to carry out some propaganda teachings. When they returned to the village, the sun was setting. Upon reaching the fork in the road, Lin Lan asked Liu Chuncai to give her the things they obtained.
This time, they shared some persimmons, hawthorns and a few pounds of wheat. Liu Chuncai carried them for her on the way because he was afraid that it would have been too heavy.
Originally, the people were going to offer money as compensation, but Lin Lan did not want money. Instead, she asked for grains. After all, one wouldn’t be able to buy grains without any tickets regardless or not if they had a lump sum of cash at hand. Naturally, grains and food were the best rewards.
