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

Chapter 194 "Electrification"

A seven-year-old boy is at the age where he can eat a lot. How can he be full if he only drinks thin porridge every meal? It can be said that ever since Lin Zhao moved back to the new house with her four children, Tiedan has never eaten a full meal. He is lucky if he can eat about 70% full every day.

Huang Xiulan remained silent, looking embarrassed. "Third sister-in-law, I'm sorry to have troubled you again. When we move, I'll treat you and the four kids to a meal."

"Hmm?" Lin Zhao's eyes widened in surprise. "...You're planning to build a separate courtyard?"

"Yes." Huang Xiulan's heart was full of hope.

Lin Zhao: "If you need anything, just come to me. Don't be shy."

"it is good."

Huang Xiulan took the iron pot and happily went home.

Before long, the whole village knew that Lin Zhao had given his sister-in-law a new pot.

My heart is filled with emotion.

"Cheng Huai's family is so generous; that's a pot!"

"People who work at the supply and marketing cooperative have it easy to do anything."

"Don't even mention it, in the whole brigade, only the Gu family's daughters-in-law don't cause trouble often. I heard that their family just separated, and the separation went so smoothly that in other families, they could earn a whole day's wages just for a bowl."

……

When Zhao Liuniang saw the pot, she felt a pang of jealousy. Did her third sister-in-law look down on her, giving her a pot to her eldest sister-in-law?

She's a straightforward person, and her thoughts are reflected on her face.

Huang Xiulan laughed at her, "Stop being so sour. Your third sister-in-law also prepared something for you. Look at you being so sour. You're such a grown-up, why are you acting like a child?"

Zhao Liuniang was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with joy. "Really? I have a pot too?"

“There’s no lie, it was my third sister-in-law who said it herself,” Huang Xiulan said reproachfully.

He squatted down at the kitchen door and carefully washed the pot.

"Oh, my dear sister-in-law, you're so kind. I... I don't know how to thank you. How about I give you some money? We just separated from the family and I have some cash on hand." Zhao Liuniang felt embarrassed. If it were something worthless, it wouldn't matter, but the pot was worth several yuan.

“My third sister-in-law wants to make a few quilts and asked me to help. If you feel bad about it, let’s make them together and send them to her as soon as possible,” Huang Xiulan said.

Zhao Liuniang helped water the plants, wiping the ashes off the pot. "Wow, making quilts so early?"

"You must do a lot," Huang Xiulan guessed.

Zhao Liuniang sighed, "If only I could get a few pounds of cotton sometime soon."

The quilts, mattresses, and cotton-padded clothes in the second room were not warm enough.

After Huang Xiulan left the third branch of the Gu family.

Tie Dan ate five fried dough sticks and drank a bowl of plain white porridge filled with rice grains. His stomach, which rarely felt full, finally tasted the true flavor of food.

They conscientiously cleared away the dishes, not even bothering to wipe their mouths, wanting to let the aroma of meat linger a little longer.

When we arrived in the village, I couldn't help but show it off to my friends.

The children: "..."

I hate it.

……

Gu Yuanshan went to the brigade headquarters to discuss the land allocation. There was plenty of vacant land in the village, and the brigade leader told him about a few plots. Gu Yuanshan didn't rush to decide and went home to discuss it with his wife.

The children are all here.

After he finished speaking...

Li Bao raised her dark eyes and looked at her parents expectantly, "I want to be close to Yu Bao!"

Huang Xiulan found it amusing, "Is it close or not?"

"It's alright, but it would be better if it were closer." Li Bao frowned, her expression serious.

Huang Xiulan doesn't object to her youngest son's good relationship with the third wife. Tiechui is honest and simple, and the twins are clever. With those two around, Tiechui won't suffer any losses. Moreover, they grew up together since they were little. Yubao and Hengbao are successful... how could she not give him a hand?
My third sister-in-law always says that choice is more important than effort.

The couple wasn't particularly capable, and with such a powerful and influential person right in front of them, why wouldn't they take advantage of it?

“Okay, close by,” Huang Xiulan said, looking at Gu Yuanshan. “Let’s choose a plot of land close to the third house.”

Gu Yuanshan had no objection. "Okay, I'll go and report to the captain."

He then rushed out the door.

"Money, take the money!" Huang Xiulan shouted.

Gu Yuanshan came back, took the money, and left.

Li Bao happily followed, but instead of going to the brigade headquarters, he went to find Yu Bao and Heng Bao.

"Yu Bao, Heng Bao, my family is building a new house!" Li Bao's excited voice rang out as soon as she entered the yard. "It will be much easier for me to ask you for things in the future!"

Hengbao was even more excited than him, "Where is it? Where is it?"

Li Bao scratched his head, "I don't know yet, my dad went to find the brigade leader."

"Oh."

Time flew by as Li Bao waited.

A few days later, the mud-brick house of the main branch was completed. After airing it out for a few days, the family moved into the new house.

When Lin Zhao returned from get off work, most of the things had already been moved.

No one was home; it was easy to guess they'd all gone to join the fun.

Lin Zhao carried the things and walked towards the new house of the eldest son's family.

The new courtyard is very lively.

The chattering was deafening, with Hengbao's voice being the loudest.

"Wow, Li Bao has her own room now!"

Li Bao smiled sheepishly, "You and Yu Bao can come and stay too."

"Okay," Hengbao said without hesitation.

Hearing this conversation, Lin Zhao entered the room.

"Mommy!" the twins called out in unison, their voices cheerful.

Lin Zhao smiled and responded.

He casually placed the items on the table, saying, "Sister-in-law, this is a congratulatory gift."

"Is it something to eat?" Tie Dan hadn't eaten enough for several days and was craving everything.

"Yes, chicken cake." Meals without oil and fat are not filling, and Tiedan is growing taller and gets hungry quickly. Lin Zhao didn't think he was greedy. The child was very sensible. After finishing the fried cake, he delivered firewood for three days in a row.

"Chicken cake?" Tie Dan swallowed hard, looking at Huang Xiulan with expectant eyes.

"This half-grown boy will eat his father out of house and home," Huang Xiulan thought to herself.

After thanking Lin Zhao, he gave each of the children a piece of the pie.

Yu Bao said sensibly, "Auntie, just give us one piece, we'll share it, it's almost time to eat."

"……become."

Tie Dan thought Yu Bao was silly, so he taught him, "It would be better to save it for dinner."

He always feels hungry at night and longs for a piece of steamed egg cake to fill his stomach.

"Huh?" Yu Bao looked over blankly. "After brushing your teeth at night, you can't eat anything, especially sweets. If you don't brush your teeth after eating... your teeth will rot."

trouble.

While eating his sponge cake, Tie Dan only focused on one thing: "Aren't you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry. You won't be hungry after you've eaten. If you are hungry, you can find something to eat, but you have to brush your teeth again." Yu Bao divided the sponge cake among her younger siblings, as if she were doing something very important.

Tie Dan: "What's there to eat?"

"Beef jerky, rice cake, shrimp crisp candy, small bread..." Yu Bao listed on his fingers.

Hengbao sighed, "I like eating noodles dry the most. They're crispy and make a crunchy sound when you bite into them, but Mom won't let me eat too many."

Tie Dan: The little cake in his mouth suddenly didn't taste good anymore, why did he ask so many questions?

"That's wonderful," he said enviously.

The sound was so melancholy that Lin Zhao wanted to suggest making some dried sweet potatoes to tide her over, but it wasn't a good idea to say it now; she'd suggest it another time.

She looked around.

It was an ordinary mud-brick house with four rooms, a kitchen, a front yard for storing firewood, and a back yard for a vegetable garden and an outhouse.

"The courtyard is nice."

Huang Xiulan was quite satisfied, saying, "As long as I can live here, it's fine."

This house may not be as nice as a three-bedroom one, but it's my own little nest, and it makes me feel very comfortable.

Waiting for the vegetables in the backyard to ripen, and for bright red chili peppers to hang from the rafters, those days were even more wonderful.

Gu Lan came out of the house, wearing a folded newspaper hat to cover her dust. When she saw Lin Zhao's dark eyes, she smiled and said, "Third Aunt."

She drank chicken soup and ate eggs every day to nourish herself, and the injury on her head healed quickly without leaving a scar. In fact, the skin on her forehead became much smoother.

Because the skin on the girl's forehead and face was uneven, Lin Zhao couldn't resist giving Alan a box of face cream. After a few days, her face became much smoother.

"Are you all packed up?" Lin Zhao asked.

Gu Lan smiled shyly, "Soon."

Lin Zhao pointed to another package on the table, "There's a bed sheet inside, it's for you." It feels so good to be an elder, especially in situations like this, it's very useful.

Gu Lan was stunned. After regaining her senses, she hurriedly waved her hand, "Third Aunt, I..."

Knowing she was about to make an excuse, Lin Zhao interrupted, "One cannot refuse a gift from an elder."

Gu Lan was at a loss and looked at her mother.

Huang Xiulan looked at Lin Zhao, but Lin Zhao didn't meet her gaze, looking around instead, clearly ignoring her.

She said, "Take it, and remember your third aunt's kindness."

"Mm." Gu Lan responded, then looked at Lin Zhao, her voice sweet and soft like a young girl's, "Thank you, Third Aunt."

Lin Zhao waved her hand. She had been inside Gu Lan's room and found the bedsheets patched and patched until they were tattered. She had been planning to give Gu Lan a new bedsheet a long time ago.

The lively voices of children could be heard in the treasure room.

"Li Bao, where's your desk?" Heng Bao frowned when he saw that his good friend didn't have a desk.

"It's not ready yet," Li Bao said.

Glass is expensive, and large panes are even more expensive. We didn't have much money for the big house, so we didn't build a three-bedroom house. We installed the most basic grid windows, which allow for good lighting, but it's not very bright. Instead of fabric curtains, we hung adjustable bamboo and hemp blinds, which gives it a very rustic feel.

Yu Bao thought the curtains were pretty and called Lin Zhao to take a look.

Lin Zhao entered the room upon hearing the sound and looked over; it was indeed quite nice.

She looked down at her precious child, "Want it?"

The child thought for a moment and said, "Never mind, we have curtains at home." And they're colorful too.

Lin Zhao could tell he liked it, and perhaps he wanted to imitate her. A gentle smile appeared on her radiant face. "If you like it, go ahead and do it. Go find your grandpa later, and you can hang them in different places."

Yu Bao's eyes lit up, and her chubby little face was full of happy smiles. "Okay, Heng Bao and I will go find Grandpa."

"Okay."

Li Bao took Yu Bao and Heng Bao's hands and shook them a few times, "I'm going too."

The little head leaned close to the twins with a smile, "We can use the same curtains now!"

The twins were also happy.

That's how kids are; sharing the same things with their friends can make them happy for a long time.

Li Bao's bed was made of wooden planks, with thin bedding, and it felt cold and desolate.

Lin Zhao always felt more pity and tenderness for him, thinking that when the weather got colder, she would get Li Bao a thick quilt. The quilts at home needed to be replaced, and the cotton inside the old quilts would be fluffed up again to make a new quilt that would be enough.

After leaving the new courtyard of the main house, Lin Zhao slowly walked home.

Amber skipped and hopped along beside her.

Round and chubby, sniffing everywhere, it looks adorable.

It always keeps up with its owner without needing to be urged.

Back home, Lin Zhao took out dog food to feed Amber and added clean water to the basin. Amber wagged its tail vigorously.

"Eat slowly." Patting Amber's head, she went to the sink to wash her hands. Just as she was about to cook, she suddenly craved canned food and turned back to her room to get it.

The courtyard was very quiet.

Song Yunjin and the Lin sisters went back to their own homes.

The twins, a boy and a girl, usually stay with Gu's mother and are not brought back until after 4 p.m.

I just came out of the kitchen with a spoon in my hand.

The twins came bouncing back.

"Canned food?" Hengbao, with her sharp eyes, spotted the canned food immediately and slid over as if her feet were greased. "Canned yellow peaches! Are they for us?" her excited, clear voice rang out.

Yu Bao's eyes were also shining.

"No," Lin Zhao shook her head deliberately, "I plan to eat it all by myself."

Upon hearing this, Hengbao's eyes widened, and he was completely dumbfounded.

He didn't think it was excessive to eat alone; he just twisted his body and wriggled, "Mom, if you're eating canned food, can you leave a few sips of the liquid for me and my brother?"

He gestured with his finger to indicate a short gap, drawing out the words, "Just a little bit, Mom."

Yu Bao said, "It's okay if we don't keep it. Heng Bao and I will drink water, and Mom will eat because she works hard."

Hearing his brother say this, Hengbao, though craving something sweet, didn't make a fuss and even nodded in agreement.

Lin Zhao felt a tingling sensation in her heart, as if brushed by a feather, and smiled, "Let's eat together."

A look of surprise appeared on their identical faces as they reached for a spoon.

The two boys returned quickly, sitting upright.

Lin Zhao's voice was gentle, "Don't eat too much. We'll be eating dinner later. Eat half and save the rest for tonight."

"it is good."

The mother and her two children happily ate the canned food, their faces beaming with smiles.

"What would you like to eat?" Lin Zhao asked when she had a moment.

Yu Bao answered on his behalf, "Either is fine."

"What's the difference between this and just anything?" Lin Zhao suddenly wanted to eat noodles and said, "Then let's have some tomato and egg noodles, with extra eggs, it'll be delicious."

Hengbao isn't a picky eater, and clapped his hands expectantly, "Okay, I like noodles."

Lin Zhao looked at him with a smile, "You little kid, you love to eat everything."

Had a meal.

The sound of gongs clanging echoed through the village.

Hengbao hurriedly went out to see what was going on. The little guy was agile and squeezed into the crowd. He heard the brigade leader say that the village was going to install power lines.

Before anyone else could react, he said, "Grandpa Captain, are we going to turn on the electricity?"

A child's voice suddenly rang out, startling everyone for a moment before they burst into laughter.

"When did Hengbao squeeze to the front?"

"Oh my, Hengbao even knows about electricity."

"Cheng Huai's family is really bold."

……

The battalion commander replied with a smile, "Yes, our battalion is about to get electricity."

"Okay, thank you, Grandpa Captain." Hengbao thanked him politely, squeezed out of the crowd, and ran home.

I was panting when I got home.

"Why are you running so fast? Aren't you afraid of getting a stitch?" Lin Zhao gently patted Hengbao's back.

"Mom, our village is going to get electricity!" Hengbao said cheerfully.

"Really? That's great!" Lin Zhao rubbed her son's chubby cheeks. "Everything will be more convenient after the power is on."

Yu Bao still remembered the television, "Can you use a television just by plugging it in?"

“If you want to buy a TV, you need a TV ticket, which is hard to get and can’t be bought right away. But your father and I remember it and will buy it when we have the chance.” Lin Zhao’s voice was gentle.

“Okay.” Yu Bao was looking forward to it, and also reassured her mother in a sensible way, “Listening to the radio is the same.”

Getting electricity to the village was a big deal, but the wires cost money, and not everyone was willing to pay for them. The village committee made a fuss for several days before finally setting a date for the wire installation.

That day, the Fengshou Brigade finally installed the power lines.

The members were notified that the electricity would be turned on at 8 p.m.

The whole village is waiting.

Lin Zhao and his four cubs, two dogs, and a monkey sat in the yard waiting.

The twins were very excited, barely saying a word, just staring at the light bulb on their roof beam.

"Mom, what time is it?"

Hengbao asked this question no less than five times.

Lin Zhao answered patiently, "7:56."

Hengbao: "Four minutes left."

"Yes." Waiting around was boring, so Lin Zhao spoke up, "Want some watermelon?"

Before the twins could speak, Yao Bao threw herself into Lin Zhao's arms and said repeatedly, "Eat, eat."

As the twins grew teeth, they were able to eat more and more things. They found everything delicious, and when they tasted something tasty, their eyes would crinkle into smiles, and they would happily swing their legs.

"I'll go cut the watermelon." Lin Zhao got up, went to the kitchen, turned on the light, opened the cupboard, and took out the watermelon. It wouldn't keep overnight, so he cut it all up.

Bring it to the courtyard.

“Cut the whole melon. If you can’t finish it, you two can give half to your grandparents and uncle.” Lin Zhao looked at the twins.

"I want to see our lights on, I'll go later," Hengbao said.

"what ever."

The kids picked up the watermelon and ate it with gusto.

Even Qianbao and Yaobao were given a small strip, and the two siblings were so happy that they showed their little white teeth.

(End of this chapter)