NOVPUBHan Qinghua, “…” Lady Qin was just labelled as a capitalist roader by people with ulterior motives because she liked to watch movies and read foreign books. However, she was not a counter-revolutionary person.
He didn’t say anything and just continued to drink the soup silently.
Sanwang and Xiaowang had a bowl together. Though Xiaowang wanted to give Xiaobai some to enjoy, Sanwang was reluctant.
“Brother Xiaowang, let’s drink this for now and wait for the evening’s… you-know-what,” He implied for Xiaowang to bring Xiaobai on their trip to have delicious meals in their dreams. There, they could all enjoy however much they liked without needing to remain frugal.
Although Xiaowang tended to understand things later and besides the fact that he was not very concerned about things other than music and art, he was not stupid! Dreams of having a big meal every night was only sufficient to fool him for a night or two; did his Little Third Brother really expect him to be fooled for an entire year?
Xiaowang, “Little Third Brother, didn’t you say Xiaobai is your son? Don’t be stingy.”
Sanwang, “You even said that Xiaobai is your brother.”
Everyone else, “…”
Finally, Lin Lan put some of the pears and hawthorns that didn’t seem to turn out the best into the dog bowl for Wangwang and Xiaobai to eat.
Wangwang didn’t eat it, but Xiaobai accepted everything. After all, he was used to eating with Xiaowang, so the pup would basically eat anything at this point.
After downing the sweet soup, Han Qinghua invited his brother and sister-in-law over to the main house, “Let’s all go and even bring the kids along. It’s too bad that there’s not much to see in our little yard. Other than a few catties of rations, I didn’t bring anything else over.”
Han Qingsong said, “It’s already good of you to remember to bring some food to our parents.”
Han Qinghua smiled.
Lin Lan looked at the time, “It’s almost time to start cooking lunch, so you guys can go ahead. I’ll stay behind to get started. But if there’s anything that needs my assistance, do let me know.”
If Lin Lan didn’t go, Dawang and the other kids would naturally not be interested. The old lady’s room was cold and smelled of urine. In Xiaowang’s words, going from his own home to his grandmother’s house was like going from a warm room to an ice cellar. Therefore, he didn’t want to go.
Not only was the temperature freezing, but the atmosphere was also depressing. Children were the most sensitive towards those factors and naturally, they all didn’t want to go.
This leaves Han Qingsong and Han Qinghua to head to their mother’s house on their own. While they made their way over, Han Qinghua smiled and said, “Third brother, Teacher Fan asked me to send his regards to you.”
“The people from the Public Security Bureau are all staying at or around the farm. If he has anything to say, he can talk to me directly.”
“Haha, Third Brother, he is just being polite.”
When they got there, the family was discussing the matter of marriage in the east room.
Originally, there were many rules for getting married, but now that there was a shortage of food and clothing, those pomps were not popular. Basically, the groom would come to pick up the bride on a bicycle or horse carriage on the day of The wedding. Two of the bride’s brothers or sister-in-laws would typically follow along. After sending the bride over, they would have a meal with the in-laws and come back.
As for how the siblings were going to return to their parents’ home, it depended on each person’s convenience.
