The mother of the era is reborn to support her cannon fodder children!

Chapter 187 "Even the surname was stolen"

After having breakfast at the Song family's house, Lin Zhao took his cousin and the twins back to the village.

Before leaving the county, the group visited the property in the city.

The courtyard is completely different from what it used to be.

The broken tiles were knocked down and replaced with new ones. The collapsed low wall was rebuilt, and the new wall is quite high, more than two meters tall. All the weeds in the yard were pulled out, and although it hasn't been paved with broken bricks and pebbles yet, it's been cleaned thoroughly. The moldy, dilapidated windows were replaced with new ones, which are now bright and airy.

The workers are installing the door at this moment.

"So fast!" Lin Zhao exclaimed in surprise.

“These are the most reliable and efficient workers, of course it’s fast,” Yun Jin said with a smile. “My dad comes to check on things every day, even the foreman complains about him.”

The foreman was someone Uncle Song knew well, so he wouldn't dislike him, but he just found the foreman an eyesore.

Lin Zhao was touched, "Thank you for your trouble, Uncle."

“Song is very happy!” Yun Jin understood her father’s heart all too well. “Sister, you asked him for help, and he did it willingly and didn’t feel tired at all. My dad also said that the weather will get cold quickly, so he wants to renovate the yard for you as soon as possible so that you can move in sooner.”

It rains a lot here. The Fengshou Brigade is not close to the county seat, so commuting to and from get off work is inconvenient on rainy days.

"Uncle is so kind." Lin Zhao felt incredibly warm inside.

Yun Jin nodded. "Of course! His dad is extremely good to his sister, the kind who cares about her a lot."

The more his sister "ordered" him around, the happier he became.

After viewing the house, Lin Zhao and the others returned to the village.

I woke up early in the morning and didn't see my parents. The twins were making a fuss. The older brother was sulking and the younger sister was crying.

The two sisters, Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng, tried to coax her, but it was no use.

Qianbao curled up in a ball with her little bottom sticking out, giving them a puffed-up back. Yaobao hugged her doll, looked up and cried, big tears rolling down her cheeks. She cried and called for her dad and mom, her little voice sounding aggrieved and pitiful.

Lin Zhao heard sobbing as soon as he reached the gate.

He strode into the courtyard.

Yao Bao stopped crying abruptly, stared blankly at her mother, suddenly scratched her face, stumbled towards her, and reached out for a hug.

Lin Zhao picked up the girl, wiped away her tears, and without asking why she was crying, praised, "Who braided your hair? It looks so pretty."

The little rascal knew this was a compliment, and when his attention was diverted, he smiled, revealing his tiny teeth, and pointed at Xuanxuan.

Lin Zhao: "Is that Sister Xuanxuan? Sister Xuanxuan is beautiful and skillful, isn't she?"

Xuanxuan blushed shyly.

Song Yunjin put down her luggage, took out two White Rabbit milk candies from her pocket, and gave them to the Lin sisters, saying, "Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng, have some candy."

"Thank you, Uncle." The two little girls accepted the gifts readily and expressed their gratitude.

Yun Jin raised an eyebrow.

These two girls seem to have changed.

He didn't take it to heart, stepped forward, and picked up Qianbao.

Qianbao saw his mother return, stole a glance at Lin Zhao, didn't say anything, and continued to turn his back. His back was round and chubby, and his little cheeks were puffed out, like a little angry frog.

The uncle picked him up, and the child's chest felt like a punctured balloon.

"Uncle," the little voice called out.

The voice was soft and drawn out.

Almost instantly, all the love within Song Yunjin was awakened, and her refined and delicate face was filled with smiles.

"Hey, Qianbao still recognizes me!" The boy's voice was full of joy.

Qianbao replied in a serious tone, "I recognize it."

"Great job." Yun Jin rubbed his face.

Lin Zhao washed Yao Bao's face and applied some fragrance. The little dumpling didn't want to get down and walk. Her white, lotus-root-like arms were draped around her mother's neck, and her little head bobbed up and down.

"Clingy little thing." Lin Zhao patted her daughter's little tuft of hair.

Yao Bao shook her head, refusing to be touched, and bared her teeth, trying to bite her face. Teething children can be quite mischievous.

Lin Zhao dodged and gently pinched the child's cheek. "Don't bite. If you open your mouth and bite again, I'll slap your butt."

Yu Bao laughed, "Mommy, Yao Bao doesn't bite, she nibbles on people, and when she nibbles, her face is covered in drool."

“Yaobao is so well-behaved,” Lin Zhao said.

Hengbao's inner monologue: I won't be good!

The younger sister bit him and her brother before, and the brother scolded her for a long time before she stopped the bad habit. He was about to get angry, but the brother said that his sister was teething and liked to bite everything, and that they were the older brothers and should patiently teach her.

Yao Bao grinned, her eyes shining like evening stars, "Good girl, Bao."

Looking around, he then said, "Dad?"

Yu Bao recalled the train that was gradually disappearing into the distance, and his bright black eyes became misty.

Afraid that Lin Zhao would notice, she quickly lowered her head, took out a rag doll to make her younger sister laugh, and diverted Yao Bao's attention.

"Yaobao, your brother will play with you," Yubao coaxed gently. "Come down, don't let Mommy carry you all the time, Mommy will get tired."

He's the eldest brother, and he has to help his mother take care of his younger siblings.

Yao Bao let go of her arms, and after her legs touched the ground, she raised her little fist and punched Lin Zhao in the waist.

"Baby, give Mommy a back massage!" Lin Zhao exclaimed with delight.

"Mmm, not tired." The tiny little cutie looked very serious.

Lin Zhaoxin's heart almost melted. "Okay, Mom isn't tired."

Qianbao was a little annoyed, but quickly forgave her mother and came over to take her hand.

The child's hands were small and soft, so comforting. Lin Zhao held his hand in her palm, "Qianbao, you're not angry with Mommy anymore?"

Qianbao shook his head and stuck his nose to his mother.

Lin Zhao gently rubbed his little face, her eyes filled with tenderness.

She had never seen such a well-behaved child as her Qianbao. He was so obedient and easy to take care of, and he never cried.

"Sister, which room do I sleep in?" Song Yunjin asked bluntly.

“I know, I’ll take my cousin there,” Zhengzheng said, calling to her cousin as they walked toward the empty house.

Lin Zhao and the twins were sleepy because they got up too early in the morning, so the three of them went back to their room to catch up on sleep. Yu Bao and Heng Bao didn't go back to their own rooms but followed Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao stopped, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Mom, it's been so long since we slept together, hehe." The two identical children said with giggles.

Well, now the bed has to be divided in half again.

"Okay, go to sleep quietly, and don't keep talking," Lin Zhao said.

The two children stood straight, looking obedient, and nodded their heads twice.

With Yun Jin and the Lin sisters by her side, Lin Zhao didn't need to take care of the twins, and she slept very comfortably.

county.

Two police officers who had been monitoring the same courtyard for several days finally noticed something was amiss.

"There was a little hand in the bamboo basket just now, right?" the young policeman said incredulously and dryly.

The older one nodded. "Didn't you see it with your own eyes? What's there to doubt?"

"But..." the young policeman stammered, "But isn't this family living alone? And the woman is mute, she has no children, and we haven't been able to find any relatives. Where did that child come from?!"

He had only been a police officer for a short time, and was as innocent as a recent graduate, never assuming any ill intent towards others.

The older police officer glanced at him; he was still too young.

Sensing this was a significant case, he said, "Keep a close eye on it. If you handle this case well, your promotion will be no problem."

The young policeman's eyes lit up.

"I will!"

At the end of the street.

A woman with a mole between her eyebrows has a restless heart; the closer she gets to her destination, the more agitated she becomes.

She suddenly stopped, changed her route, and walked back.

Having worked in this industry for many years, Xia Jie's innate sixth sense has kept her at ease. She trusts that subtle feeling and will immediately adjust her plans if she senses anything is wrong.

He calmly left the place and didn't show his face again for the next few days, quietly going about his business.

Two days later, at dusk, several police officers rushed into the bungalow and found the two children in the cellar in the yard.

At the same time, another team of police officers arrived at the Fengshou Brigade and stormed into the Diao family's house.

The villagers were all shocked.

He came running over with his rice bowl to join the commotion. "What's going on? What happened?"

"Why did the police get involved with the Diao family? Who in their family broke the law?!"

"I don't know. Several police officers went in and tied up the Diao family members. We still don't know what's going on..."

The villagers crowded in front of the Diao family's house, chattering about the latest news.

The Gu family twins were there too. If they were there, then Yuanbao, Maodan'er, and the other children must have been there as well, all looking on with excited eyes full of curiosity.

Wow, it really is a police officer!

The children's attention was drawn to the police officers, and they looked at them with admiration.

"Yu Bao, Heng Bao, those people are wearing the same clothes as your dad, how cool!" Tie Niu's voice rose.

Yu Bao glanced at it twice and shook his head. "They're different."

He explained, "My father is a soldier, a soldier who protects our country, and those uncles are police officers who maintain social order."

Tie Niu, feeling impressed but confused, thought Yu Bao knew a lot and asked, "Yu Bao, what is society?"

"Society..." Yu Bao, who hadn't started school yet, was stumped.

Don't be fooled by how eloquently he speaks; he's just repeating what others have told him. He has a good memory, so he just happened to write it down.

Yu Bao pulled Song Yunjin, who was watching the excitement intently, and asked, "Uncle, what is society?"

society?

The question, which seemed to have no beginning or end, completely baffled Song.

"Society is a group. All of us, the old and the young, men and women, together, make up society."

Is this explanation correct?

Yu Bao suddenly realized.

He said to Tie Niu, "Did you hear that? My uncle said it."

Tie Niu seemed to understand, but not quite. Not wanting to embarrass himself in front of his friends, he straightened his chest and raised his head, saying, "Yes, I heard you."

While watching the commotion, the Gu family didn't ignore the kids. Hearing their murmurs, they burst out laughing.

The Diao family courtyard.

Diao Tuozi's honest face was filled with fear. "Police officers, what are you doing? My family and I are honest and law-abiding citizens. We haven't done anything wrong."

His wife died young, and he raised his sons alone. All his sons are married, and he has several grandchildren.

Upon seeing the police arrive, the daughters-in-law of the Diao family felt as if a terrible disaster had befallen them, and their hearts were filled with unease.

The yard is messy.

A policeman in his early forties walked out of the kitchen.

His gaze swept coldly over the Diao family members, landing on Diao the Hunchback, his eyes like knives.

"The evidence is in the kitchen, in the hidden cellar beneath the water vat."

Before he finished speaking, two policemen brought out a lot of valuables: large pieces of cured meat, a bag of flour, cloth, malted milk powder, canned goods...

These are all good things for the villagers, and people who see them are envious.

"How come the Diao family has so many good things?"

"hiss!"

"Is that canned food? Is that malted milk powder? Such a huge piece of cured meat? And high-gluten flour?! Who said the Diao family can't even afford to eat? This is what you call not being able to afford to eat? What about my family then?!"

The onlookers were shocked and disoriented, falling into a deep daze.

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While everyone was still in a daze, the head police officer said coldly, "Take him back to the police station."

Looking at the things in the yard, Diao Tuozi's face turned ashen.

“My son knows nothing,” he said.

The police officer remained expressionless. "It's not up to you."

Faced with the evidence, Diao Tuozi was unable to defend himself and was led out of his house with his head down.

After leaving the house, he saw the village children, his eyes lingered on the Gu family's twins for a moment, and then he continued walking.

Lin Zhao frowned, finding this person strange.

She was bold enough not to hesitate to ask the police, so she directly asked, "Officer, what's going on with the Diao family?"

The police didn't hide anything: "We found that Diao Tuozi's identity was unknown, and he was also suspected of child trafficking..."

These words caused an uproar.

"What?!" Mother Gu raised her voice, several decibels louder than usual. "That hunchback Diao is a human trafficker?! How could that be?! His family has been in our brigade for several years, they're very honest and law-abiding, how could they be human traffickers?"

Old Mrs. Qian, Gu's mother's old friend, tugged at her arm. "You're getting senile. If the Diao family hadn't been involved in other things, how could they have so many good things? Your family doesn't have any of those good things, does it?"

"No, who could possibly have so many nice things?" Gu's mother thought uncertainly. "Maybe only the third son's wife has them."

Grandma Qian continued, "See? The Diao family has definitely done something dirty!"

Gu's mother knew her old friend was right, and looked at the Diao family with complicated emotions. "Trafficking children is a heartless business that will send you to hell after you die. Diao Hunchback, did you really do it?"

Diao Tuozi didn't say anything and continued walking forward.

So what if I go to hell? Who cares what happens after I die?

His expression remained unchanged; he was unaffected and didn't care about being scorned.

Lin Zhao suddenly spoke up, "Did you give Zhang Manyue the idea to target Qianbao?"

Diao Tuozi stopped, turned to look at her, and smiled. "I didn't say that directly."

Thinking of that weak woman who only knew how to cry, his wrinkled old face was filled with disdain.

"I only said that twins are valuable."

"The idea of ​​exchanging your son for my son was that woman's own."

The old man looked at her and said, "I don't touch the children in my own village; it's my habit."

Lin Zhao sneered.

Are you still proud?
Old Deng deserves a good beating.

I was just about to say something...

"What? My Qianbao being stolen by Zhang Manyue has nothing to do with you?" Gu's mother realized what was happening and rushed up to hit Diao Tuozi, but was stopped by the police.

"Comrade, he will be punished by law."

Mother Gu withdrew her hand and spat at Diao Tuozi, "You immoral scoundrel, let's see what good your Diao family will get."

The young police officer couldn't help but say, "Auntie, when this family came to your brigade to register their household registration, the identification documents they brought were stolen from someone else. Their surname isn't Diao."

"What?! Even the surname was stolen?!" Mother Gu was extremely shocked. "What in his family is real? You hunchback, you're not even a real man, are you?"

These words were intolerable. Diao Tuozi instantly lost his composure, his face turning red and his neck thick with anger, and said, "If I'm not a man, where did my son come from?"

Gu's mother was furious. "Who knows? You'll have to ask yourself."

Diao Tuozi's face turned green with anger.

Just as he was about to speak, Diao Tuozi's second son looked at his father in disbelief, "Dad, you really...you really kidnapped children?"

Diao Tuozi was ruthless towards other people's children, but kind to his own son.

He looked away. "This has nothing to do with you."

Upon hearing their father's admission, Diao Tuozi's sons drooped their heads lower and lower.

His grandchildren are all old enough to understand, and when they learn that their grandfather sold the children to buy them nice things, they are all bewildered and stand there blankly.

Grandpa, didn't Grandpa say that he amassed a substantial fortune when he was young?

The second son of the Diao family had bloodshot eyes. He knelt down helplessly, covered his face with his hands, and cried out in despair and collapse, "Father, how could you do such a foolish thing? My eldest brother was kidnapped by human traffickers!"

"My mother was also driven to her death by human traffickers. Her eyes were still open when she died. How could you do such a thing? When did you start doing this?"

Recalling the children he'd heard about going missing a couple of years ago, his face filled with despair. "Dad, did you steal the children from the Dongfeng Brigade the year before last?"

Diao Tuozi remained silent.

The village was in an uproar upon seeing this.

Wang Chunhua said, "After that family lost their child, the daughter-in-law went crazy. The man went out to look for the child and never came back. I heard he died outside. The child's grandmother died that winter. I heard she was calling her grandson's name before she died... I never thought that the child traffickers would be in our village."

As I said this, I felt a wave of fear wash over me.

Everyone got goosebumps and stared at Diao Tuozi with horror and wariness.

The police didn't delay any longer and took the Diao family away.

The news spread throughout the entire commune in an instant.

(End of this chapter)