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His youngest son had joined the army with Tian Bao Gen and was still in the army, while his eldest son remained in the village. His eldest son had already joined the army for a few years, and he had lived with his eldest son's family, with one grandson and one granddaughter.

Everyone said that he was old and mature, and that he himself was already over seventy years old. When he thought about the things he had seen, he would think about them overall, and based on the current situation, his family's relationship with the outside world, or the ingredients that were used to it, would only get worse in the future. However, the Baogan girl had an idea in her heart, and her stand on the matter of marrying Shen Shengqin was very firm.

The seventy odd Third Grandpa stroked those few strands of beard as they pondered on how to discuss this matter with Baogan.

It was just these two children in Tian Bao's family. If they couldn't deal with them properly, they would be seen as a joke by outsiders. The reason why Tian Baogen had humiliated them was because he was afraid that Tian Bao would be upset and lose his temper.

Tian Baogan had suffered too many injuries during the war. Although he looked healthy, he was already riddled with holes. Otherwise, he wouldn't have returned home after the battle.

When the people who worked on the Shen Family returned home to eat, their faces were gloomy. Shen Shengsi saw that although Second Uncle Shen was silent, the work in his hands was not stopped, and recently, he did not have the fanaticism towards this sports event like last year. Sighing in his heart, he took the basin that his brother passed to him and washed his hands with water inside before sitting down at the dining table in the living room to prepare to eat.

Pei Yin was carried by her grandmother and ate at the big dining table.

Pei Yin who had four teeth barks already ate some congee on her own. Sometimes, even if the house was fried with vegetables, she would be able to get a stalk of tender green leaf and wolf it in her mouth for a long time. Finally, she ate it all.

The atmosphere at the dining table was a bit depressing, it was not because it was a festival that made the Shen Family's three rooms eat their own meals. The main hall did not have the rule of not saying anything when eating, and every time a few children ate, they would laugh or laugh while joking, influenced by the adults, and all of them would lower their heads and eat their own meals.

Grandfather Shen Family looked at his youngest son who was currently eating with his head lowered, and said to his old wife: "Children's mother, didn't the Shengquan family say that they want to give Shengqin a wife? You should take some time to go over to their house and tell them that as long as you see that the lady is fine, you should hurry up and make Shengqin a wife."

Second Uncle Shen raised his head and looked at his father. He did not reply, but lowered his head and continued to eat.

Pei Yin looked at his grim-faced grandfather, placed the stick in his hands next to his mouth, and said "ohh". Seeing his little granddaughter's actions,'s face turned pale, and laughed: "Yinyin is so considerate, I know how to feed my grandfather." As she said that, she put down the chopsticks in her hand, took Pei Yin from his old wife's hands and patted her back.

His grandfather's complexion had turned clear, and the children's hearts were finally at ease. Before long, Pei Tian and Pei Zhi began chattering to each other about how they went to work together with their parents in the fields this morning.

Mrs. Shen heaved a sigh of relief when she saw his daughter continue to act cute and obedient in the arms of her father-in-law.

He had already heard the rumors about his uncle's daughter from the Zhushu Family from the village. He had already known about the real situation, but he couldn't explain it, the way Zhushu looked at his husband when they were assigning tasks in the morning, as well as the work his husband did in the morning. He was very worried about his future life, and offended the village's biggest leader, so it wouldn't be easy for him to have a peaceful life in the future.

The entire afternoon, Grandma seemed to be weighed down by matters of the heart, but in Pei Yin's eyes, there was nothing she could do to help her resolve them. She sat down in the bamboo basket, placed her head on the edge of the basket that Grandma had wrapped up with shreds of cloth, and sighed lightly.

Grandma who was still sewing put down the needle and thread in her hand and patted Pei Yin with a smile: "You little brat, why are you so lovable?"

also smiled as he looked at his grandmother, so she put down the needle and thread in her hand and picked Pei Yin up. Pei Yin pouted and kissed her grandmother's cheeks, and her grandmother smiled and said: "You still know how to love others.

She softly said: "Your Second Uncle feels bitter too, huh. I had originally wanted to join the army with Little He, but your father was beaten up to the right and we didn't manage to do it, while Little He died in less than a year. During all these years, your has never been in a hurry to find a wife, so Grandma is very clear about this."

Hearing that there was a story, Pei Yin's Eight Trigrams Factor kept clamoring, but it was a pity that she couldn't speak, and she didn't know who this "Little He" was, so his heart felt as uncomfortable as a cat scratching.

Coincidentally, the Mr. Shen explained the situation to Pei Yin when they went to bed.

He grew up together with his grandfather, making him look like a childhood sweetheart, the two of them were almost the same age. After Tian Xiaohe joined the army, Second Uncle Chen also wanted to go with him, and because he could only sing and write about literature and art, who would have known that Shen Family elder brother would be beaten to the right and his entire family would be sent back to his hometown to work and reform. Now, not only was he unable to become a soldier, he would also be unable to go to school.

The leader of the commune saw that Second Uncle Shen was actually a talented person, and that Big Brother Shen Family had changed him quite well, so he allowed him to join the declaration team.

Tian Xiaohe initially sent back a letter, then ended it. Afterwards, he lost his life in another accident.

From then on, Second Uncle worked step by step and participated in the event. When the sports events started, he was also very active, but in reality, to Mr. Shen, he felt that his little brother had never been able to get out of this matter.

Only Shen Family Grandmother knew about Shen Shengqin and Tian Xiaohe, and Mr. Shen was told to her secretly by her grandmother when they were off work today.

The Mrs. Shen said: "Shengsi, we delayed him, aiya ~ ~ ~"

Mr. Shen said: "What can we do about it? Younger Brother has a conscience, take a look and see how many people have a clear relationship with their relatives. Just based on this, if Second Brother doesn't want us to change our relationship, he will still have to shoulder it."

Mrs. Shen said, "That's right, I've seen it for the past year. His Second Uncle isn't like last year."

The Mr. Shen said: "After seeing those meetings so many times, some people will become more and more excited, some people will find it boring, and some people will just go back and think about what's the point of doing this, just like Tian Aiguo. In the beginning of the campaign, he was famous for being an active member of our commune, but now, look, he has become the so-called 'Free and Unrestrained Faction', and there are still a lot of people who think about it."

Mrs. Shen said, "The children in the village are helping the adults work these days, isn't this the best idea? It's the right time to learn. If we delay it, it'll be a lifetime's work."

The Mr. Shen said: "Fourth Uncle told me about this in the morning. He said that when we have time, we will teach those few young masters of his family a few words.

In the darkness, Pei Yin counted with her fingers. More than a third of the year 1967 had passed, so she should be able to resume lessons before the end of the year.

Looking at Tian Baugen who was sitting in front of the brick bed with his head lowered, he sighed and said: "Baogan, I have already told you everything that I should say. Lingling is a girl with an idea, I think you can't stop her from marrying Shengqin."

Tian Bao Gen raised his head, his eyes red as he said to his Third Uncle: "Third Uncle, I'm just afraid that Shengqin doesn't have Lingling in his heart. You know why he hasn't rushed to find a wife all these years, haha, I've underestimated this child who doesn't talk much, he's doing it for Little He."

Hearing the name "Little He", Third Grandpa's lips trembled. "I know these two children grew up together. If Little He is still alive ?"

Tian Baogan said: "Third Uncle, since it's like this, I'll discuss it with Lingling s mother when I get back. I will go to Shen Family and tell Big Brother Shen Family about the two children's marriage.

The Third Grandpa said, "Baogan, there's something that you have to understand."

Baogan said: "Third Uncle, you want to talk about Shen Shengxiu, right? I know that he even met me once during the competition in Xuzhou, and said that if he doesn't come back, I'll help him take care of his mother."

Third Grandpa patted Tian Bao's shoulder and said: "Third uncle has not misjudged you, you are a good person."

Tian Baogan said, "What are good people? "Third Uncle, now that I look at this, I feel really stifled and panicked. Why is it so chaotic? I don't think I can understand it at all."

Third Grandpa said, "Not only do you not understand, even I don't understand it. But you have to remember this, no matter what, reading is the most important thing, a person cannot understand without reading. If not, then it is impossible to broaden his horizons, and you still have to protect the few rightists under our village."

Tian Baogan said, "Don't worry, Third Uncle. I know that. It's getting late. You should rest early."

The sky was full of bright stars. Secretary Tian walked home slowly, thinking about how to tell his wife.

Outside, the birds were chirping softly and clearly. Pei Yin stretched herself and sat up.

Wearing a muslin cardigan, he rubbed his eyes. It was late morning by the time he looked out the window. He guessed it must be around nine o'clock.

Last night, her parents had talked about many things, and Pei Yin had to endure listening to them for a long time. She didn't know when they fell asleep, but she woke up late in the morning.

When Grandma came in, she saw a fat white doll sitting on the brick bed. Its two fat hands were rubbing its sleepy eyes.

Grandma hugged Pei Yin and gave him a kiss, laughing out loud: "Aiyo, little slob, you've awoken. Look at the sun, it's even reaching your butt."

Pei Yin happily hugged his grandmother's neck, and also kissed her face. The two ancestors happily kissed each other.

Second Uncle Shen's voice of "Mother" came out from the courtyard. Grandma had added a coat for Pei Yin and went out to ask, "Why are you coming home at this hour?

Second Uncle Shen said, "I have some matters to attend to so I'll be returning first."

The granny placed Pei Yin into the wutong tree's bramble basket, then went into the kitchen and brought out a steamed egg for Pei Yin. On top of the egg, there was even a drop of bright red fragrant oil.

smilingly gave a smile to his grandma.'s grandma wiped the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief and asked: "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Second Uncle Shen lowered his head and said, "Mother, prepare for my marriage with Tian Lingling.