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

Chapter 264 "Someone Wants to Bomb Your Grandson"

"If you're not going to pee, sleep a little longer. It's still early." Lin Zhao gently patted her son's shoulder. As she patted him, the little one didn't fall asleep, but she herself fell fast asleep.

Qianbao glanced at his mother, pulled the blanket up for her, lay down obediently, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep as well.

In the village.

After the first family finished setting off firecrackers, the crackling sounds continued in waves.

Fortunately, the sounds weren't too close together, so those who wanted to sleep in could still get some rest.

How many people can actually sleep in late? As soon as it gets light, people in every household are up.

Lin Shisheng felt he couldn't breathe. He opened his eyes and saw two huge faces!
It was Yu Bao and Heng Bao. The two of them hovered above him, their eyes wide open, looking down at him.

Lin Shisheng: "..."

"What?" He let out a long sigh and draped his arm over his eyes.

"It's still early, keep sleeping."

Hengbao tugged at his second uncle's arm, "Don't sleep! Second Uncle, you promised to take us to collect firecrackers."

Lin Shisheng wanted to slap himself in the face.

"Your mom will beat me to death." He felt a headache coming on; he shouldn't have spoken carelessly, or these two kids would have remembered it.

"No way!" Hengbao tugged at her second uncle's arm and shook it, her little face serious. "You promised us last night, Uncle, good second uncle~~!"

The tone was drawn out, the voice had a slight wave, and it had a softness that was unique to children.

Lin Shisheng wanted to cover his ears, but he couldn't ignore the sincere look in his nephew's eyes.

A moment later, he sat up.

"Get up." Lin Shisheng quickly put on his cotton coat, then helped his two nephews put on their new clothes, and instructed them, "You two have to listen to me. If you blow a hole in your new clothes, I guarantee your mother will hang you from a tree and beat you."

Of course, it's more likely that he'll beat up his second brother.

Yu Bao touched the new cotton-padded coat his father had sent them with a serious expression and solemn tone, "No, we'll stay far away from each other."

When Hengbao was naughty, his mother really slapped him. He was not even six years old yet, and his childhood was already quite complete, so he believed his second uncle's words without a doubt.

He quickly replied, "I will definitely be careful."

Feeling a little uneasy about herself, she looked at Yu Bao and said, "Brother, remind me."

"Uh-huh."

Lin Shisheng knelt down to put shoes on the twins.

As soon as they stepped outside, a cold wind swept over them, and the two boys shrank their necks.

"It's so cold," Hengbao said.

Yu Bao comforted her younger brother, "After washing our faces, we can put on hats and scarves and we won't be cold anymore."

"Okay." Hengbao rushed into the kitchen.

The fire in the stove burned all night, and the water in the iron pot was hot, just the right temperature for washing your face and brushing your teeth.

After Lin Shisheng helped his two nephews wash up, he added water to the pot and firewood to the stove. He then made a bowl of egg drop soup, which the two nephews and the two younger ones shared. Once their limbs were warm, he put two handfuls of fruit candies in his pocket, called Yu Bao and Heng Bao, and went out to collect firecrackers.

"Gu family twins, you're up too?" the village children called out to Yu Bao and Heng Bao.

Lin Zhao frequently visits her parents' home, and all the children in the village know her and her four children.

“Yeah, right.” Yu Bao responded, and seeing the firecrackers in the child’s hand, he said generously, “You guys come out and pick up the firecrackers too.”

"Do you want some?" The child reached out to him, looking slightly hesitant.

Looking at the twins' new clothes, the little black hand curled up uncomfortably.

"Give it to us?" Yu Bao asked in surprise. "But you picked it up yourself."

A smile appeared on the child's dark face. "It's okay, I can pick up more."

Yu Bao shook her head and politely declined, "We can't accept the things you went through so much trouble to pick up. My brother and I picked them up ourselves. Thank you."

Seeing that the children were getting along well, Lin Shisheng didn't rush over. Only after his nephew glanced back at him did he approach.

It's never a good thing for children to pick up firecrackers. When they see adults approaching, the village children, whose faces are red from the cold from picking up firecrackers early in the morning, hide their hands as if they were burying their heads in the sand.

Lin Shisheng didn't say anything, he just took out some candy from his pocket.

"...Come here, two candies each."

The village children's eyes lit up, and they stood there stunned, no one daring to believe it was true.

"Come on," Lin Shisheng called out again.

Now a child stepped forward.

He looked up at Uncle Lin and asked uncertainly, "Really for us?"

"Two for each person?!"

Lin Shisheng placed two pills in his palm. "Let's see if they're real or fake?"

The little black boy squeezed it, then subconsciously clenched his fist. "It's real, real candy. Thank you, Uncle Lin. Happy New Year, Uncle Lin! I wish you great success in your career."

Lin Shisheng patted the child's head and asked, "Why have you suddenly become so sweet-talking? Who taught you that?"

The little black boy chuckled, "I learned it from my grandma. I memorized it for a long time last night, but I forgot it when I woke up this morning, so I went to ask my grandma again."

What he didn't say was that his grandmother gave him a complicated look, the kind of look one would give a piece of rotten wood, and he knew it.

This kid is the grandson of the Lin family's neighbor, and he's been a troublemaker since he was little. Lin Shisheng knows the temperament of his family, guesses what's going on, and can't help but smile, but he doesn't show it for fear of embarrassing the kid.

Pretending nothing had happened, he handed out candy to the other children.

"Thank you, Uncle Lin," the polite child said.

The clever boy mimicked the first one to speak, saying auspicious words, "Wishing Uncle Lin and his family good health."

Each blessing brought Lin Shisheng joy.

"Second Uncle, my brother and I went over there to pick them up," Hengbao couldn't wait any longer and spoke up.

The village children said, "We'll go too. Twins, we can help you find them."

"Yes, your uncle gave us candy."

"The sugar is so sweet."

……

The children chattered excitedly, joining in without any hesitation.

Give all the unexploded firecrackers you find to your two kids.

"Here's one that didn't ring, Yu Bao, it's for you."

"I have one too, for Hengbao!"

The twins came to their maternal grandparents' house for the Chinese New Year, and they were as happy as ever. It was just a little sad that Li Bao and his cousins ​​weren't there.

"Yu Bao, Heng Bao, you didn't even call me when you came out!!"

A clear, crisp shout came from afar.

Yu Bao and Heng Bao squatted on the ground and turned around.

The ones who came running were Da Dan and his friends, and the one shouting was Xi Bao.

Xi Bao pulled Xuan Xuan and Zheng Zheng and ran up to them.

"You didn't even call us when you came out!!" she accused.

The two sisters looked at their father with resentment.

"Dad, have you forgotten that you have two daughters?" Zhengzheng muttered under her breath.

"How could that be?" Lin Shisheng denied. "I brought them out to collect firecrackers. You're girls, why are you playing with this? You should sleep a little longer."

Big Egg protested, "What about me and Second Egg? We're not little girls anymore, Uncle, why didn't you call us?!"

Erdan said, "Yes."

Lin Shisheng looked them up and down. "How old are you two? How old are Yu Bao and Heng Bao? How can you compare yourselves to them?"

“Why should I be embarrassed? My grandpa said that even if we live to be a hundred, we’ll still be the youngest in the family,” Big Egg said defiantly.

Lin Shisheng was speechless; these were indeed the words his father would say.

"From now on, I'll call you two when I need to poop, okay?" he said helplessly. See, Momo and Xiaobai are both silent, only these two talkative.

The two eggs had a "that's enough" look on their faces.

Ignoring their second uncle's rambling, the two brothers rushed toward their two cousins.

“I’ll help you two look for it. Your brother Da Dan is the best at finding things in the whole village. The amount we find will definitely keep you from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the fifth day!” Da Dan said proudly.

Erdan pouted. He thought he was the one who was best at finding a partner, and he felt it was too childish to argue with his own brother about this, so he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Lin Shisheng looked at Jingmo and Guangbai, who had a quiet demeanor and were completely different from the other children in the village.

Have you two ever picked up any unexploded firecrackers?

Jingmo shook his head. "No."

Yuan Qin thought it was dirty and wouldn't let them pick it up, nor would she allow them to play with the children playing with firecrackers.

“A childhood without this experience is incomplete. Come on, let’s go pick them up. Do you know what a firecracker that hasn’t gone off looks like?” Lin Shisheng raised his chin, gesturing for the two of them to go and play boldly.

Xiao Bai's eyes sparkled. She wanted to go but was afraid of getting her new clothes dirty, so she whispered, "What if my clothes get dirty?"

“It’s dirty, but it’s not like it can’t be washed,” Lin Shisheng said.

The two brothers immediately let go of their mental burden and walked toward Da Dan and Er Dan who were calling them.

Before long, feeling happy, he smiled much more brightly than usual.

Lin Shisheng: Tsk, boys should be allowed to play freely during their childhood!

Jingmo and Xiaobai, influenced by Xiaosi, are like two little old-fashioned people, always giving people a restrained feeling. This won't do. They're at home, what's there to be uncomfortable about!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, adults and children alike take a day off.

Lin Shisheng had nothing to do, so he stood in the corner watching the children pick up the firecrackers that hadn't exploded.

The mischievous boy threw something a short distance away from the little girl, scaring her so much she screamed. The boy laughed heartily, only to be given a good beating by the little girl's older siblings.

"Trying to scare my sister, huh? If this happens again, I'll throw a paw at your crotch!"

The mischievous boy was so frightened that his eyes widened. When he came to his senses, he shouted, "Grandma, help! Someone's trying to blow up your grandson's balls!"

Lin Shisheng: "Pfft..."

Whose little tiger cub is this? Upon closer inspection, it turns out to be the most honest and simple-minded boy in the village.

"Hahahaha..." The laughter echoed far and wide.

It was already broad daylight.

The sounds of parents calling their children to eat filled the air.

"Time to eat, Donkey Egg! Where are you? It's time to eat!"

"Where have you all gone to eat? You all have to be called to eat! I'm feeding you!"

……

Lin Zhao came to call out to the Lin family.

She stood at the door and gestured to Big Yellow Amber. The two dogs rushed out and ran straight towards their little master.

Upon arrival, he nuzzled Yu Bao and Heng Bao with his head, and after that, he gently bit their trouser legs and dragged them toward the Lin family's location.

"Is it time to eat?" Yu Bao asked.

"Awoo!" Big Yellow let out this sound.

Yu Bao put the firecrackers into a small cloth bag, tied the bag closed, and called his family to eat.

Upon hearing that it was time to eat, Da Dan and the others couldn't stay still and called their younger siblings to head home.

Jingmo patted Dahuang's head, his face filled with undisguised affection. "Dahuang is so smart."

Amber circled around him, her fluffy tail wagging happily.

"Yu Bao, Heng Bao...?" Jing Mo didn't understand and looked to the twins for help.

Hengbao exclaimed, "Amber also wants to hear you praise her!"

Jingmo seemed unconvinced, but tentatively praised, "Amber is also clever."

Amber hopped around a few times and then skipped forward, her joy was obvious to everyone.

“It really wants to hear me praise it.” Jingmo looked astonished.

Yu Bao explained, "Amber is a dog that likes to hear praise."

Da Dan only found out then, "My aunt's two dogs have become sentient beings."

Knowing that Dahuang was Qianbao's savior dog, the Lin family children liked the two dogs very much, and they liked them even more because they were so smart.

"That's nice," Xuanxuan said softly.

Lin Shisheng asked, "You want it?"

"No," Xuanxuan refused. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to raise the dog properly, and raising a dog would cost a lot of food. She didn't want to use her father's hard-earned money to satisfy her own desires.

"Don't you like dogs?" Lin Shisheng turned to look at his eldest daughter. "What about cats? Do you like cats? They're fluffy too, and they catch mice, so you don't have to worry about them much."

There are rats everywhere in the countryside, so keeping a cat is really convenient.

Yu Bao, with his sharp ears, overheard this and asked, "Second Uncle, do you know where there are cats?"

"What? You want to raise it?" Lin Shisheng retorted.

“Yes, yes, we want to raise one!” Hengbao interjected.

"You two already have two dogs and a monkey, and you want to add a cat too? Can you manage to keep up with all that?"

Yu Bao said, "My grandma said raising a cat is not troublesome."

Hengbao added, "Yes, my grandma said she would help us look for it, but we haven't found it yet."

He said with a hint of regret, "I heard someone say there was a big cat at the foot of the mountain, but when my brother and I ran over there, we didn't see it. Sigh."

Lin Shisheng grabbed his head with his large hand, "Don't sigh and complain during the New Year."

"Phew..." Hengbao took a breath and said with a grin, "I've brought back my good fortune!"

"..." Lin Shisheng was both amused and exasperated.

"If your mother agrees, I'll find one for you."

He knows many people, so he should be able to find Little Pear Blossom Cat eventually.

As they spoke, the group returned to the Lin family home.

Hengbao rushed into the yard, saw Lin Zhao, and asked in a clear voice, "Mom, you agree that we can keep a cat, right?"

"Why are we suddenly talking about cats?" Lin Zhao asked, puzzled.

"My second uncle said he can find us a cat. Mom, please tell me quickly, do you agree to let us keep a cat?" Hengbao's eyes were anxious, afraid that his mother would change her mind.

"Yes." Lin Zhao nodded.

"Second Uncle?" Hengbao looked at Lin Shisheng expectantly again.

"I heard you. I'll bring it to you as soon as I see it." Knowing that Jingmo and Xiaobai also wanted to have a fluffy cat, Lin Shisheng looked at them and asked, "Do you want a cat?"

Jingmo hesitated for a moment, but the thought of wanting it ultimately prevailed, and he asked apologetically, "Is it troublesome?"

"No trouble at all, what's the trouble?" Lin Shisheng thought his two nephews were being too distant, but it wasn't surprising, given their upbringing. He said, "I'll try my best to get it before you go back to your unit."

Cats are easy to handle, but also difficult; you have to handle them.

Coincidentally, his brother's big cat had just given birth to kittens.

If he had asked for it, his brother would have been overjoyed, but he was just wondering what to do with the kitten.

"Thank you, Second Uncle," Jingmo said happily.

Realizing he had forgotten to ask his father's opinion, he quickly asked Meng Jiusi, "Dad, can we keep a cat?"

Having already refused to let his son adopt a military dog, Meng Jiusi couldn't refuse Jingmo's request to keep a cat. He nodded, "If you want to keep one, then keep one."

Jingmo smiled brightly, "Dad, I will take good care of the new member!"

Xiao Bai was also very excited, and her voice was louder than usual, "I can do it too."

Lin Heling said gently, "Let's not talk about raising cats for now, come and eat..."

(End of this chapter)