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

Chapter 260 "I Haven't Forgotten Your Kindness"

"If it's not real, how could it be fake?" Lin Zhao asked instead of answering, smiling as she looked at him.

Hengbao jumped three feet high, screamed, and exclaimed excitedly, "I want to bring my new clothes and new shoes!"

“Hats, gloves, scarves, and bags,” Yu Bao added.

"Yes, yes, yes." Hengbao agreed, spinning around in place, somewhat unsure of where to begin.

"Don't panic, let's get the clothes first," Yu Bao said to her younger brother, remaining calm.

"Ang ang." Seeing that her brother was very calm, Hengbao was also influenced and calmed down.

Lin Zhao ruffled Erzai's short hair, "When something happens, you're like a headless fly. Learn from your brother, he's much more steady."

Hengbao stood next to his brother, proudly puffing out his chest.

"My brother is the best."

After praising his brother, he said without any sense of inferiority, "I'm the younger brother, so it's okay if I'm not mature. My brother will remind me, right, brother?"

Yu Bao was busy, but he didn't forget to respond to his brother, "Yeah, that's because you're my brother."

Upon receiving this comment from his brother, Hengbao was overjoyed.

Seeing Hengbao clinging to Yubao, Lin Zhao patted his head and said, "Alright, stop bothering your brother. Help tidy up too, don't just stand there."

Hengbao quickly went to help.

"Don't bring anything you shouldn't," Lin Zhao reminded them, worried that they might move their entire household to the Dongfeng Brigade.

Yu Bao looked up and asked, "What do you mean by 'shouldn't have brought it'?"

“For example, a soccer ball.” Lin Zhao stared at the soccer ball that the twins had put into the bag.

Yu Bao frowned. "Soccer is useful, we want to play with Brother Da Dan and the others."

“Yeah, right.” Hengbao supported his brother and looked at Lin Zhao seriously. “Da Dan and the others have never played this before.”

“It’s Chinese New Year, where would you two find the time to play football? Leave it at home, and you can play with your older brother and the others after the New Year,” Lin Zhao said.

"No!" Hengbao hugged the soccer ball, his face full of displeasure.

He was so anxious that his hair stood on end.

"Kicking for an hour would be good, I'd like to bring it," he pleaded with his eyes.

Yu Bao wavered. Seeing that his younger brother really wanted to take him, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and hesitated before saying, "If we play soccer, it won't be so cold outside."

He also knows how to take a roundabout approach.

Lin Zhao wanted to take both sons with her, so what could she say? "If you want to take them, then take them. You two can take your own things."

Hengbao's face fell.

A hint of resentment appeared in his eyes as he looked at Lin Zhao.

"Mommy!!!"

Lin Zhao gestured for him to stop. "Calling you grandpa, grandma, or dad won't help. I have a lot of things to bring."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Hengbao stood there, stunned.

"Brother, look at Mom!" He stomped his foot, his words revealing his dissatisfaction.

“Mom is right, you should carry your own things.” Yu Bao said seriously.

Hengbao didn't say anything more and obediently packed up his things.

Not long after, he looked at Yu Bao, "...Brother, aren't you going to help me?"

“Let’s help,” Yu Bao said. “We’ll help each other.”

Hengbao breathed a sigh of relief. His original intention was to ask his brother to help him carry the things if they were too heavy.

Lin Zhao had just left the children's room when she remembered something and turned back.

"Yu Bao, Heng Bao, your dad has prepared new clothes for you. Would you like to take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Bao and Heng Bao put down their things and went to greet them, their faces showing the same expectation.

"We want to see it," the two brothers said almost in unison.

"I'm inside."

The two children rushed out, and when they reached the door, their shoulders bumped into each other, causing both of them to sway.

"Brother, you bumped into me!" Hengbao said.

Yu Bao retorted, "You hit me too!"

"Then we're even." Hengbao said with a grin, appearing very good-natured.

Yu Bao pulled him along, and the two brothers walked out of the house one after the other, heading straight into their parents' room.

Lin Zhao: "..."

The things that Gu Chenghuai asked his fourth brother-in-law to bring back were placed on the table in the main room.

Once the twins are inside, they can be seen at a glance.

"Wow, a pink cotton dress!!" Hengbao exclaimed in a slightly raised voice.

Yu Bao exclaimed, "It's all fluffy on top! My little sister will love it!"

The clothes for his wife and children were made by a professional.

The tailor was a military wife. She and her husband were both from the countryside. Both of their families faced great pressure and had many children, making life difficult. Fortunately, the military wife knew how to sew and do some embroidery. She occasionally took on odd jobs to earn some extra food for her family.

After learning from Gu Chenghuai what kind of person Lin Zhao was, the idea of ​​how to make the five sets of clothes immediately came to her mind. After telling Gu Chenghuai her idea and getting his approval, she started making them.

The final product was naturally satisfactory.

Otherwise, Battalion Commander Gu wouldn't have gone to such lengths to have his fourth brother-in-law bring it back.

Meng Jiusi told Lin Zhao all of this.

For example, the fur on her and Yaobao's clothes was rabbit fur that Gu Chenghuai had personally hunted.

“I have my clothes too,” Lin Zhaochong said to the twins.

Yu Bao spread out his clothes and said, "I don't have any."

"Mine doesn't have any either." Hengbao didn't let a word slip by, immediately interjecting with a pout, "Daddy's being unfair!"

"?"

Lin Zhao even wanted to confiscate his new clothes.

Yu Bao defended his father, saying, "We are upright men, I don't want fur sewn onto our clothes."

Upon hearing this, Hengbao chuckled and scratched his head, "That's right."

The attack was too swift!
However, when he saw the fuzz on his younger brother's clothes, he questioned, "Why does Qianbao have fuzz on his clothes too?!"

Yu Bao said dryly, "...because Qian Bao is small."

"No." Jingmo glanced at him, shattering his fantasy. "Because there wasn't enough rabbit fur, so neither of you had any."

Meng Jiusi returned carrying the twins, and heard these words as soon as she reached the door. She paused slightly, and after a moment, she calmly entered the house.

"Yu Bao, Heng Bao, if you two like fluffy things, your uncle will give you some."

He explained, “Your father didn’t catch many rabbits. The rabbit fur was only enough for your mother and younger siblings. He prepared something else for you. You two can look through the rest.”

A few words soothed the twins' devastated hearts.

The two brothers went to rummage through their luggage.

Then he took out a wooden toy.

The two boys looked closely and saw that it was a wooden gun.

"A gun! It's a gun!!" Hengbao's eyes lit up with excitement.

“Yes, a wooden gun, your father made it for you by hand,” Meng Jiusi said.

He watched his brother-in-law do it with his own eyes.

There was nothing I could do; that guy made it in his own yard, a little bit every day, and then he'd freeload off the food and drinks.

Hengbao held the wooden gun in his right hand and fired it at the wall, making imitation sounds.

"I like this gift. Dad is so nice."

Lin Zhao pinched his face and gently pulled it to the left and right. "You worldly Gu Zhiheng, you're missing a little bit of rabbit fur. You said Daddy was biased, so you prepared a gift for him separately. You said Daddy is so good."

"How can a kid be so materialistic?"

Hengbao looked up with his little face and said in a very reasonable tone, "It's what Mom said, that we should treat everyone equally."

“Okay, I’ll treat everyone the same. I have rabbit fur at home, I’ll sew it onto your and your brother’s collars, do you want it?” Lin Zhao looked at him with a half-smile.

"No, no, I have a scarf. I don't want that. Only little kids like that. I'm a big kid now!"

Ah.

Then go ahead and make a fuss. Lin Zhao shifted her gaze to Yu Bao's face, and Yu Bao shook her head, "I don't want to either."

He emphasized, "I never wanted it in the first place!"

Yao Bao loves brightly colored things. When she saw that red dress, she hugged it tightly and wouldn't let go.

"I want it!!" she suddenly exclaimed.

Lin Zhao looked at her and saw the little dumpling putting on clothes. The child, who was less than her knees, had short arms and legs and was having a hard time getting dressed.

"Pfft..." Lin Zhao couldn't help but chuckle.

"Baby, are you going to wear a new dress?"

Yao Bao nodded her little head a few times and said in her childish voice, "I want to wear it, I want to wear it..."

She handed the clothes to Lin Zhao and then stretched out her arms.

Lin Zhao said helplessly, "You want to change it now?"

The skirt is thick and slightly long, with a fluffy collar and cuffs. It has a slanted placket and red bow buttons, somewhat like Chinese knot buttons. Besides the top, there is also a pair of bright red fleece-lined pants that feel very soft to the touch and are gathered at the bottom, like little lanterns.

Just by looking at the clothes, you can imagine how adorable a little girl would look in them.

Yao Bao urged, "We need to change."

As he spoke, he stretched his arms out even wider.

Lin Zhao didn't try to persuade her further, "Okay, fine."

He quickly dressed Yaobao in a cotton-padded coat that her father had made.

This outfit really suits her; it makes our already delicate and pretty baby girl even more adorable.

"It looks good, little sister looks good in this dress," Yu Bao praised first.

He reached out and touched the fur at the collar, teasing his little sister with a smile, "Baby, is the fur comfortable?"

"Mmm." Yao Bao clearly liked it, her lips curving upwards.

Meng Jiusi said, "These clothes suit Yaobao."

Young girls are better suited to such fresh and vibrant colors. Those black, gray, and blue colors might look okay on men, but they make young girls look lifeless.

"It looks good, but children grow up quickly, and she probably won't be able to wear this outfit next year," Lin Zhao said.

"If you can't wear it, you can't wear it. We'll just buy new ones later," Meng Jiusi said nonchalantly. "Consider it taking care of that military wife."

He gently pinched Yao Bao's little tuft of hair and said in an extremely soft voice, "From now on, I will ask someone to make a new outfit for Yao Bao every year."

Hengbao asked casually, "Uncle, do we have any?"

"Yes." Meng Jiusi's eyes were gentle.

He teased his nephew, "I wouldn't dare not prepare it for you. If I didn't, I'd be considered a biased uncle!"

Upon hearing this, Hengbao felt unusually embarrassed and drew circles on the ground with his toes.

She twisted her body and called out in a wavering voice, "Little Uncle~~!!"

"Alright, alright, I won't say anymore." Meng Jiusi's expression was full of affection.

He looked at Lin Zhao, "Zhao Zhao, how's the preparation going?"

"I'm almost done here," Lin Zhao replied.

She asked the twins, "Yu Bao, Heng Bao, where are you two? Are you about to leave?"

"Coming right away, just two minutes," Yu Bao said quickly, pulling Heng Bao along as they rushed out of their parents' room and went back inside to continue packing.

The two kids didn't dawdle any longer and packed up quickly.

Before long, a person came out dragging a large bag.

Lin Zhao: "..."

How is this any different from moving house?!

Noticing her gaze, Yu Bao felt guilty and her eyes darted around.

"Uncle, how are we going to get back?" He asked Meng Jiusi, trying to sound calm.

“Let’s ride in an oxcart.” Meng Jiusi took Yu Bao’s bag and then picked up Heng Bao’s.

He said, "I arranged for an oxcart from the next brigade, and the old man driving it is waiting at the village entrance."

Upon hearing that there was an oxcart, the two brothers immediately became more relaxed.

There's an oxcart; it's okay to bring extra things.

"Have you ever ridden in an oxcart?" Meng Jiusi asked the two boys.

“I sat here,” Yu Bao said.

"You two take your younger brother and sister and walk towards the village entrance," Meng Jiusi instructed the twins.

Yu Bao winked at Heng Bao.

The two of them took their younger siblings out.

Big Yellow, with Little Gold on its head, followed along with Amber.

Hengbao turned his head, "Mommy, Big Yellow...?"

“Come with us,” Lin Zhao said. “Of course, the reunion dinner should be as complete as possible.”

The attentive Yu Bao asked, "Did Da Huang and the others bring any food?"

"...I brought it." What a worrywart!

Yu Bao felt relieved and called out to Da Huang Hu Po in a cheerful tone, making a gesture to start the journey.

The two dog tails spun wildly as it dashed off.

Little Gold on Big Yellow's head was almost thrown off.

Fortunately, the little golden monkey was agile and managed to stay steady.

"Xiao Jin is amazing!!" Heng Bao thought Xiao Jin's move was really cool and praised him loudly.

The little golden monkey heard the sound, turned its head, and its eyes were clear and bright.

“This monkey has become bolder,” Meng Jiusi said.

He looked at Lin Zhao and praised her with a smile, "You're good at raising anything."

Lin Zhao replied without hesitation, "That's right."

"Auntie, when will Little Golden Monkey let me hold him?" Jingmo looked at the little golden monkey that jumped onto Yubao's shoulder with great longing.

"When you get home, feed it, and it should be happy to let you hold it."

Jingmo's eyes lit up. "Really? I used to feed it every day, but it wouldn't let me touch it."

I can only touch it occasionally.

“Really?” Lin Zhao said. “Xiao Jin used to be timid and didn’t like strangers touching it. Now it’s bolder, and if you’re in a good mood, it will agree to be held if you want to.”

"Great, I'll feed it when I get back." Jingmo clenched his fist, encouraging himself.
"Don't feed it too much. Yu Bao and Heng Bao keep secretly feeding it, and I think it's a bit overweight," Lin Zhao reminded.

Jingmo agreed.

The group arrived at the village entrance, where the oxcart from the neighboring brigade was parked, and the old village head who drove it was also there.

He was speaking to the twins with a loving expression.

Meng Jiusi looked apologetic. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It's nothing," Old Zhuang waved his hands a few times. "It's nothing."

He looked at Lin Zhao with gratitude in his eyes, "Thanks to Comrade Lin, our brigade has made a lot of money from mushrooms, and everyone can have a bumper harvest."

Lin Zhao was slightly taken aback.

Why is she involved?
“I didn’t do anything special; it’s your hard work and dedication that have given you a good life,” she said earnestly.

“No, no, no, you started it. Your father told us all about it. You’re a good comrade. You’ve made something of yourself and haven’t forgotten your fellow villagers. All the members of our brigade say they want to thank you,” said the old man.

The father mentioned here refers to Gu's father.

Old Zhuangtou offered to help, putting away Lin Zhao's belongings and then helping Yu Bao, Heng Bao, and Jing Mo Guangbai to sit down.

"Thank you, Grandpa Zhuang," the children said politely.

Old Zhuangtou grinned from ear to ear, "Good boy."

It's a pity he didn't have any candy in his pocket, otherwise he would have stuffed a few into each doll.

Seeing the children sit down, the old man said again, "The oxcart has just been washed, and the straw laid on it is clean, so it won't get your clothes dirty."

Lin Zhao: "Thank you for your trouble."

"It's nothing, it's nothing," the old man said with a smile.

“When they heard that I was going to pick you up and your four children, the villagers volunteered to wash you and even laid out the straw in the early morning. Everyone has remembered your kindness.”

(End of this chapter)